On our way home from The Bourne Ultimatum, we (I and my wife) were amazed by the video editing style, so we decided that we should have the movie when it will be released for sale, and we thought that it would be a shame if the film editor, Christopher Rouse, would not get an Oscar for this. Well, he did get one.

As I’m a film fan, I will try to create a yearly top, with the “must have” movies. Most of them would be box office movies, since we don’t have easy access for the artistic and low budget ones. Also, because when it comes to movies everyone’s a critic, I will try to hold most of my opinions.

So, the 2008 movies that I like most and I want to have (the order is not random ;-)):

RocknRolla - don’t want to spoil anything, so I will just say that you have to be crazy and have guts to do a comedy like this.
Taken - I recommend this movie for when you fill like revenging or fighting someone that you don’t have access to.
The Dark Knight - If I consider Jack Nicholson as magnificent in playing Joker in the 1989 “Batman”, I’m stunned by Heath Ledger’s performance from this Batman.
Slumdog Millionaire - this is to me the best movie from 2008 from the film making point of view.
The Wrestler - great movie in the way it’s transmitting the feelings and defining the characters.
Kung Fu Panda - very funny animated movie for grown-up people, that’s drawing lots of ethics :-)
Australia - I’ve seen this movie from the first row seats… and it’s a loooong movie. Although, very good adventure and love story.
Seven Pounds - I love Will Smith’s acting performance from this movie (I would give him an Oscar for this one, though he’s not even among the nominees). He’s having like a constipated figure for the entire movie :-).

As for love stories (although I’m not a big fan), I liked to see and I would like to buy the 2008 movies: PS: I love you, Wall-E, Zack & Miri Make a Porno, Forgetting Sarah Marshall and, of course, Twilight. DiCaprio’s movies were very good too: Revolutionary Road and Body of Lies.

Although I’ve fallen asleep during Sex and the City and The Spirit, I can say that I regret none of the movies I’ve seen in 2008 and that the quality in general was very high. I hope that the economic crises will not affect the budgets in the near future.