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Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 7:47 am
by Eric
Four votes for WALL-E? Jeez, how many times did Damien get to vote.
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:39 am
by Reza
The Dark Knight followed closely by Slumdog Millionaire. At least the latter was watchable unlike the former film that just droned on and on.
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Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 1:49 am
by Sabin
Just because The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is bound to be laureled with Oscar nominations doesn't mean it's overrated. Slumdog Millionaire though absolutely is a horrendously overrated film, overrated to the point where suggesting any form of fault is a form of evil. I want to see the movie again and I can imagine it growing in my estimation a little but there has not been another movie this year where so much has been made out of so little.
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 1:04 am
by Uri
The only ones I saw so far are The Dark Knight and Happy Go Lucky, and still I am tempted to vote for TDK.
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 12:00 am
by Jim20
Easiest choice in years...Slumdog Millionaire. Good, but not exactly the film the critics are calling "life-changing" or even "the best picture of the year" for that matter.
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:32 pm
by OscarGuy
Haven't seen Rachel Getting Married or Man on Wire, but I can say with absolute certainty that Slumdog Millionaire is the most overrated film of the year. It hasn't deserved a single award it has won so far...
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:27 pm
by Eric
Man on Wire was my strong second choice. I'm no fan of Benjamin Button, but it's hard for me to think of the movie as overrated given how audiences haven't really embraced it.
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:11 pm
by The Original BJ
Interesting. For as lame a movie year as I think '08 was, most of the acclaimed titles ARE among the best of the year.
I've still not seen Let the Right One In, but my tentative pick is Man on Wire. An enjoyable film? Sure. But every documentary prize on the planet? You'd think it was Shoah.
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:07 pm
by Eric
I actually like more than dislike most of these (for a change, right?) ... I'm going to go with The Wrestler, the appeal of which completely eludes me outside of Rourke's comeback (which I realize is sort of folded within the storyline of the film itself).
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Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:55 pm
by abcinyvr
The only one I have not seen is RGM. I have liked the rest and don't think that they have been overpraised. Guess I will not vote just now.
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:45 pm
by jack
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:37 pm
by Penelope
It's that time again! This year's list is based on the compilation of critics' top 10s found at MCN; I've rearranged them alphabetically, but if you're curious, here's the list.
I presume you don't need to guess which one I voted for.