My Favorite Movies of 2007

I'm in NYC for my birthday and the lesser holidays, so excuse the infrequent posting. I've seen so many movies that I need to write about on here, but haven't been able to find the time and energy. In the meantime, head over to Cinematical and check out My Favorite Movies of 2007. I put a lot of time into it, these lists are always so frustrating to write, but such fun to hear feedback on. Even when the Cinematical commenters hit me with delicately crafted quips like "NO TRANSFAURMERS?!?! UR GAY!" 

For further reading, here is My Top Ten of 2006.

And my Top Ten of 2005.

Frequent commenter, recent newlywed, and American Hero Dale recently asked in the comments why I never give a movie the 'F' rating. It's not a conscious thing, really, but I guess it's the same reason I rarely give out an A+. If I give a movie an A+, it better be an all-time classic, worthy of inclusion on My 100 Favorite Movies of All Time (a list I resolve to publish on this site before 2009). If I give a movie an 'F," it better be absolutely without worth, and should be one of the worst movies I've ever seen.

In high school I saw every movie released, so I saw a lot more 'F' flicks. These days, I'm a bit more choosy with my time. I don't need to see Daddy Day Camp to know it's crap, so I just don't see it. Dale asked what movie I would give an 'F' to -- a few that come to mind are Battlefield Earth, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie's Island Adventure, Flubber, Bicentennial Man, Father's Day, Patch Adams...a lot of Robin Williams... 

Below is the list of all the 2007 movies I saw this year, with ratings. And nope, not an A+ or an F in the bunch! I still have a few left to see, and they'll be added to the list in the coming days. Several of these ratings have changed slightly since my original reviews, I didn't have the time to look all my ratings up, so I had to go by how I feel about them right now...

THE MOVIES OF 2007

No Country for Old Men (A)
Knocked Up (A)
Into the Wild (A)
Gone Baby Gone (A)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (A)
In the Valley of Elah (A)
The Lookout (A)
The King of Kong (A)
The Mist (A)
Michael Clayton (A-)
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (A-)
Atonement (A-)
Zodiac (A-)
Eastern Promises (A-)
The Lives of Others (A-)
Sweeney Todd (A-)
Sicko (A-)
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (A-)
Once (A-)
Breach (A-)
Grindhouse (B+)
American Gangster (B+)
The Bourne Ultimatum (B+)
Lars and the Real Girl (B+)
Juno (B+)
Margot at the Wedding (B+)
The TV Set (B+)
Bee Movie (B+)
Away From Her (B+)
Rescue Dawn (B+)
3:10 to Yuma (B+)
Crazy Love (B+)
Walk Hard (B+)
Superbad (B+)
The Simpsons Movie (B+)
The Ten (B+)
The Savages (B+)
Black Snake Moan (B+)
There Will Be Blood (B)
I’m Not There (B)
The Hottest State (B)
Black Book (B)
Hairspray (B)
This Christmas (B)
Bug (B)
Hot Fuzz (B)
Paris Je T’Aime (B)
My Kid Could Paint That (B)
Dan in Real Life (B)
The Great Debaters (B)
Talk to Me (B)
Waitress (B)
The Namesake (B)
In the Shadow of the Moon (B)
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (B)
Ratatouille (B)
No End in Sight (B)
Ocean’s Thirteen (B)
Spider-Man 3 (B)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (B)
Live Free or Die Hard (B)
Hostel Part 2 (B)
I Am Legend (B)
Hot Rod (B)
28 Weeks Later (B)
This is England (B)
Control (B)
Interview (B)
Lust, Cauttion (B)
Lions for Lambs (B-)
Charlie Wilson’s War (B-)
Grace is Gone (B-)
Fracture (B-)
Transformers (B-)
1408 (B-)
Reign Over Me (B-)
The Host (B-)
The Year of the Dog (B-)
Smokin’ Aces (B-)
Air Guitar Nation (B-)
Across the Universe (C+)
Shoot ‘Em Up (C+)
King of California (C+)
Beowulf 3D (C+)
P.S. I Love You (C+)
Vacancy (C+)
Mr. Brooks (C+)
The Brothers Solomon (C+)
Disturbia (C+)
Blades of Glory (C+)
30 Days of Night (C+)
Reno 911: Miami (C+)
Reservation Road (C+)
Things We Lost in the Fire (C+)
Rocket Science (C+)
Diggers (C+)
The Heartbreak Kid (C+)
300 (C)
Seraphim Falls (C)
Pride (C)
The Kingdom (C)
An Unreasonable Man (C)
Balls of Fury (C)
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (C)
The Invasion (C)
Shrek the Third (C)
Alpha Dog (C)
The Kite Runner (C)
The Darjeeling Limited (C-)
Southland Tales (C-)
The Golden Compass (C-)
Enchanted (C-)
The Amateurs (C-)
The Bucket List (C-)
Fay Grim (C-)
Skid Row (C-)
Rendition (C-)
The Walker (C-)
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (C-)
Mr. Woodcock (C-)
The 11th Hour (C-)
Music and Lyrics (C-)
I Think I Love My Wife (C-)
Right at Your Door (D+)
Fred Claus (D+)
In the Land of Women (D+)
Norbit (D+)
Halloween (D+)
Saw IV (D+)
Death Sentence (D+)
Feast of Love (D+)
Shooter (D+)
The Number 23 (D+)
Zoo (D+)
Georgia Rule (D)
Stardust (D)

The Best Music of 2007 soon to come...
                                                                                                                                                   

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