Year End Movie Wrap 2007

This just in... I see a lot of movies. I probably go to the theater 30 times or so per year and try to catch other releases I missed on DVD. But I'll say this... if you're not going to the theater you're really not seeing the movies how they're meant to be. That setting, although sometimes loud and filled with rude people, is movie heaven. If you didn't see The Simpsons on the big screen, for instance, you basically saw a 90 minute episode. But on the massive screen with a theater full of people laughing and cheering at Bart's doodle... priceless.

So anyway, I guess I saw about 60 movies this year that were released in the calendar year 2007. Still, I always miss a few that probably would have made my list. My biggest regret this year is not catching Sean Penn's Into The Wild. I really wanted to see that one but never got out to it. But anyway, I guess I still saw plenty. Here's some year-end lists.

Favorite Actors:

Casey Affleck in Gone Baby, Gone
Gerard Butler in 300
Christian Bale in Rescue Dawn and 3:10 To Yuma
Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men
Denzel Washington in American Gangster

Favorite Actresses:

Michelle Monaghan in Gone Baby, Gone
Julia Stiles in The Bourne Ultimatum
Jessica Biel in I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry
Megan Fox in Transformers
Katherine Heigl in Knocked Up

Favorite Horror Movies of 2007

10. Wrong Turn 2: Dead End
9. Hostel: Part II
8. Hatchet
7. Saw IV
6. I Am Legend
5. The Mist
4. Halloween
3. Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
2. 28 Weeks Later
1. 30 Days of Night

Favorite Animated Movies of 2007

8. Meet The Robinsons (3-D)
7. Bender's Big Score
6. Surf's Up
5. Shrek The Third
4. Beowulf (3D)
3. Bee Movie
2. Ratatouille
1. The Simpson's Movie

Favorite Comedies of 2007

6. Blades of Glory
5. Wild Hogs
4. Music and Lyrics
3. Hot Fuzz
2. Superbad
1. Knocked Up

Best of Show 2007

10. Reign Over Me
9. The Kingdom
8. American Gangster
7. Rescue Dawn
6. No Country For Old Men
5. Gone Baby, Gone
4. 3:10 To Yuma
3. 300
2. Pan's Labyrinth
1. The Bourne Ultimatum

Funnest Popcorn Flicks of 2007

5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
4. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
3. National Treasure: Book of Secrets
2. Transformers
1. Live Free Or Die Hard

Movies I Really Liked But Didn't Fit On Any Of My Other Lists

Shooter
Live Free Or Die Hard
1408
Mr. Brooks
Black Snake Moan
Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee
Hannibal Rising