RT Editors' Best Movie Picks of 2007
20 2007 films we think are definitely worth your time.
It's a fact: 2007 was great for movies. In honor of those 52 bountiful weeks past, we present the RT Editors' Picks -- our personal favorite films of the year!
When it comes to movies, everyone here in the RT office has their own singular tastes -- one of us loves all things Amanda Bynes (and it's not who you'd think), some love a good action yarn, and another counts John Cassavetes' Shadows among his all-time greats. So the year two thousand and seven -- with such varied fare as No Country For Old Men, Superbad, 300, Atonement, and more -- offered quite the cinematic buffet for everyone to dig into. Here are our editors' picks of the very best films of the year, in no particular order!
When it comes to movies, everyone here in the RT office has their own singular tastes -- one of us loves all things Amanda Bynes (and it's not who you'd think), some love a good action yarn, and another counts John Cassavetes' Shadows among his all-time greats. So the year two thousand and seven -- with such varied fare as No Country For Old Men, Superbad, 300, Atonement, and more -- offered quite the cinematic buffet for everyone to dig into. Here are our editors' picks of the very best films of the year, in no particular order!
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No Country For Old Men
(95% on the Tomatometer)
"Who knew Prince Valiant could be such a terrifying badass? Even Javier Bardem's character's name is scary. Chigurh? That sounds like something that could eat Cthulhu." -- Jeff Giles (Click here to read Jeff's full Top 10 list.) |
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Atonement (85%) "Atonement excels on so many levels, like a fine seven-course meal. Or maybe it's more like a heady after-dinner scotch, to be sipped on in melancholy repose, cigarette in hand, perched solo at the end of a heavy oak bar. On a stool lined with green velvet. Remembering lost loves past. You get the picture." -- Jen Yamato (Read Jen's list.) |
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There Will Be Blood (89%) "There Will Be Blood had me completely captivated from the first frame, thanks to astounding cinematography, a brilliant score, and jaw dropping performances from Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Dano." -- Rachel Sandor (Read Rachel's list.) |
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Lars and the Real Girl (78%) "Lars empowers the viewer with humanism and emphatic goodwill. I especially remember Paul Schneider and Ryan Gosling discussing childhood while doing the laundry, and the scene of Gosling consoling a lonely co-worker in the break room. No scenes have moved me more this year." -- Alex Vo (Read Alex's list.) |
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Zodiac (89%) "The ending...put enough of a cherry on top of my sundae for me to deem it worth spreading all over my body. Sorry, inappropriate metaphor." -- Ryan Fujitani (Read Ryan's list.) |
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on Dec 27 2007 08:07 PM I agree about most of these. Replace 300 with Rescue Dawn though. (Reply to this) |
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on Dec 27 2007 08:20 PM hot fuzz anyone? i have to admit, living in a small market most of these movies came and went before i really had a chance to see them, but i would agree with most of this.... but seriously, hot fuzz? where is it? and i liked 300. (Reply to this) |
on Dec 27 2007 08:23 PM Um, 2007 was a pretty lousy year for movies. I don't think I'm alone in this opinion. Oscar season was almost a complete bust. But the year was good for one thing: comedies. Hot Fuzz, Ratatouille, Knocked Up, Superbad, & Juno are some of the best in recent memory. Hell, you could probably add Planet Terror to that list as well. (Reply to this) |
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on Dec 27 2007 08:23 PM Throw out "300," "Superbad," and "Knocked Up," and include "Rescue Dawn," "The Host," and "The Bourne Ultimatum," and you'll have a list that seems more relevant and respectable and less like a ****ing advertising board for the latest trends in teen and young adult viewing. (Reply to this) |
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on Dec 27 2007 08:50 PM I think Bourne could be added, and dare I say it, Hairspray, too. (Reply to this) |
on Dec 27 2007 09:00 PM Gotta say 3:10 to Yuma was a surprise for me and American Gangster was just great but two films had me smiling more than I have in some time...Ratatouille and Grindhouse, earning them year end kudos. Hot Fuzz was something special and The Host was amazing. Lots of great docs to watch this year but I think ...This Film is Not Yet Rated might be my fave but there were many I enjoyed. But No Country for Old Men is my top film of the year. Haven't seen There Will Be Blood or Juno and Rescue Dawn was supposed to be here TODAY! (Netflix) ps Superbad was better than Knocked Up in my opinion and Hills Have Eyes 2 is the worst film of the year. (Reply to this) |
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on Dec 27 2007 09:11 PM GRINDHOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Reply to this) |
on Dec 27 2007 09:20 PM GRINDHOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Reply to this) |
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on Dec 27 2007 09:29 PM ARENDR, you are so right about that. all of those movies fit well on this list except for 300. Rescue Dawn would be a great choice, or The Assassination of Jesse James. (Reply to this) |
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on Dec 27 2007 09:31 PM what no FF 4 Rise of the Silver Pooper? (Reply to this) |
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on Dec 27 2007 09:42 PM Disappointing year hardly. You probably missed the huge slate of October releases, I know I did, which was crap(3:10 to Yuma*, In the Valley of Elah, Eastern Promises*, Into the Wild, and The Assasination of Jesse James). American Gangster did disappoint, but No Country, Zodiac, and Rescue Dawn were great. And of course the comedies(Knocked Up, Superbad, Simpsons Movies, Blades of Glory, Hot Fuzz). Haven't seen There Will Be Blood, Juno, Atonement, Sweeney, or Diving Belle and The Firefly. *Did catch these. (Reply to this) |
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on Dec 27 2007 09:43 PM Disappointing year hardly. You probably missed the huge slate of October releases, I know I did, which were crappily distributed(3:10 to Yuma*, In the Valley of Elah, Eastern Promises*, Into the Wild, and The Assasination of Jesse James). American Gangster did disappoint, but No Country, Zodiac, and Rescue Dawn were great. And of course the comedies(Knocked Up, Superbad, Simpsons Movies, Blades of Glory, Hot Fuzz). Haven't seen There Will Be Blood, Juno, Atonement, Sweeney, or Diving Belle and The Firefly. *Did catch these. (Reply to this) |
on Dec 27 2007 09:54 PM LOL I using this list to help me make a list of movies I want to see. I just started a few minutes ago and it's huge! Thanks RT :P (Reply to this) |
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on Dec 27 2007 10:24 PM Of the films I've seen on this list, I recommended them all on my Journal and the Forums. Some truly fine choices by the RT Gang. As far as the year's best are concerned, I would have personally added "The Savages," "The Lookout," "A Mighty Heart," and "Bridge to Terabithia." Honorable mention would also go to "The Simpsons Movie," "Charlie Wilson's War," "Across the Universe," and "Live Free or Die Hard," among others. Best, MH (Reply to this) |
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on Dec 27 2007 10:29 PM What about "The King of Kong; A Fistful of Quarters?" Easily the best film of the year, if not the best documentary. (Reply to this) |
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on Dec 27 2007 10:33 PM SWEENEY IS THE BEST. if you like musicals. (Reply to this) |
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on Dec 27 2007 10:54 PM Every film year this decade seems to have provided instant classics in a particular genre. 2007 was clearly the benchmark for quality in recent comedy. (Reply to this) |
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on Dec 27 2007 11:43 PM I think this was a great year for movies. Much better than ones in recent memory. (Reply to this) |
on Dec 28 2007 01:58 AM I really do think 2007 was an excellent year for movies, definitely the best in a long while (for me). I hope more people outside of NY/LA/cities with arthouse theaters get to see truly great films like Diving Bell and the Butterfly, There Will Be Blood, La Vie En Rose, Control, etc...in the very least, everything will be available on DVD so there's really no excuse. :) As for the great films we left out -- some of you mentioned Grindhouse, King of Kong, The Lookout -- well, these here are just a few selections from our editors, and if you check out everyone's blog for their full lists I think you'll find quite a bit more of those solid 2007 films, in variation from list to list. Hope you all enjoy our picks! (Reply to this) |
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on Dec 28 2007 05:59 AM While 300 would not be on my top ten list this year, if you did have to include a big dumb action movie, it was probably the best of the year. Better than any of the summer sequels or Transformers, to me at least. (Reply to this) |
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