AFI's Lame Top Ten 2008 Movie List

Posted by Scanner Matt



Maybe The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is telling us something. Americans grow up to be children (who think superhero flicks and fancy cartoons deserve critical acclaim). Yet another list of the "best" movies of 2008. This time from the American Film Institue.

Is it us or were last year's picks (with the exception of Ratatouille) far more interesting? And no Slumdog Millionaire? No Doubt? This list is only 40% right in our opinion.


AFI AWARDS 2008

AFI MOVIES OF THE YEAR-OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

THE DARK KNIGHT

FROST/NIXON

FROZEN RIVER

GRAN TORINO

IRON MAN

MILK

WALL•E

WENDY AND LUCY

THE WRESTLER



We'll throw in the TV list too:



AFI TV PROGRAMS OF THE YEAR-OFFICIAL SELECTIONS

BREAKING BAD

IN TREATMENT

JOHN ADAMS

LIFE

LOST

MAD MEN

THE OFFICE

RECOUNT

THE SHIELD

THE WIRE
 
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Comments

solstice2005 said:

Has anybody noticed that 5 of the top ten movies came out in the last month?  Is it stacking by Hollywood or short term memory by the AFI?

December 15, 2008 6:51 PM

solstice2005 said:

Has anybody noticed that 5 of the top ten movies came out in the last month?  Is it stacking by Hollywood or short term memory by the AFI?

December 15, 2008 6:52 PM

iantonio said:

I think it only takes American films into account, which is why Slumdog (the best film of the year, imho) isn't on it.  It's a British production filmed entirely in India.  Given the international nature of film financing these days, it seems stupid to use that as a cutoff, though.

December 15, 2008 10:08 PM

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