2007 Film Recommendations

EireEV

Hi,

Just wondering if anybody would care to recommend their best film/films of 2007 - and not just the so called "Blockbusters" - I'd be more interested in some hidden gems that may not have attracted the media interest they deserved.

Thanks.

EireEV

SuperSean11

EireEV wrote: »

Hi,

Just wondering if anybody would care to recommend their best film/films of 2007 - and not just the so called "Blockbusters" - I'd be more interested in some hidden gems that may not have attracted the media interest they deserved.

Thanks.

EireEV

Once

Ryaller

Anything but "Once". Stay away.







Seriously.

johnny_ultimate

INLAND EMPIRE: Brilliant and insane epic from David Lynch.
Paprika: One of the most refreshing animé films of recent times. An imagination riot.
The Science of Sleep: The most disgracefully ignored film of last year. Almost as good as Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (although that film remains the finest Gondry masterpiece), but it is quite high on the whimsy scale so not for everybody.
The Darjeeling Limited Wes Anderson's latest opus, and my favourite since Rushmore.
Paris, je t'aime: Uneven anthology film, but has some absolutely terrific segments, including excellent shorts by Tom Tyker (Perfume, Run Lola Run), Alexander Payne (Sideways, Election) and many others.
The Fountain: There is a strong possibility you will hate it, but it tries something different, and I for one felt it succeeded.
2 Days in Paris: Basically Annie Hall in Paris, but a very assured debut from Julie Delpy.

I also second Once, truly wonderful film. This is England is also an astonishing piece of work from Shane Meadows, well worth seeking out. Hallem Foe was also a refreshing but pitch dark little British gem.

grames_bond

you know what? im going to say death proof. id say a LOT of people will disagree with me, but i really enjoyed it!!

jor el

grames_bond wrote: »

you know what? im going to say death proof. id say a LOT of people will disagree with me, but i really enjoyed it!!

Brainless, idiotic, stupid, needlessly gore-filled and oh so much fun. I loved it. The bit with Zoe Bell on the bonnet of the car was just class.

The Bourne Ultimatum. Bit of a blockbuster, but I enjoyed it. Not the best of the Bourne films, but well worth a watch, only if you've seen the other two first though.

Dont be at yourself

2007 was a comparatively poor year for cinema, in my opinion.

I'd recommend Zodiac, and Blood Diamond was also worth a look. The Bourne Ultimatum was the best of the big-budget flicks. 30 Days of Night, I Am Legend and We Own The Night are all worth watching, but nothing to write home about.

I'm still waiting for the release of The Assassination of Jesse James and American Gangster over here, so my opinion may change!

Crumbs

I thought 2007 was better than previous years for overall quality of output. Sorry for giving a boring list but some of my recommendations are:

Into The Wild
Eastern Promises
Zodiac
Inland Empire
4 Months, 3 Weeks And 2 Days
No Country For Old Men
The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
Before The Devil Knows You're Dead
Gone Baby Gone
Bridge To Terabithia
Control
Lars And The Real Girl

Beelzebub

Once - good but not great.
The Namesake - liked that.

humanji

I'd recommend Shoot Em Up for those who haven't seen it (and watch it again, for those who have). It's an absolutely genius film. The action is unbelievable, the acting is way over the top and the story is obsurd. Put it all together and you get my film of the year. Sit back, switch off the brain and enjoy every damn second of it.

How can you fault a film where a guy is killed with a carrot?

BopNiblets

^ Yes very entertaining, that and Planet Terror were ridiculously good fun!

bogman44

Into The Wild
Michael Clayton
Once
300
Lives of Others *****
American Gangsters

ChuckProphet

blood diamond was gud.
days of glory was v good

grames_bond

jor el wrote: »

Brainless, idiotic, stupid, needlessly gore-filled and oh so much fun. I loved it. The bit with Zoe Bell on the bonnet of the car was just class.

exactly, it was mindless brillaint entertainment!! with action, dialogue and feet fetish that you only come tp expect from a tarantino film!!

NekkidBibleMan wrote: »

2007 was a comparatively poor year for cinema, in my opinion.

ah i dont know about that, i think it was better than previous years and it did have 300, die hard 4 transformers and death proof so i was happy!

Snake Plisken

Zodiac best movie this year by a long shot Fincher is back on form with this one!

c0rk3r

Favourite Film would have to be The man from Earth [url="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0756683/]imdb[/url] Other films worth having

Other films worth having a gander at Babelimdb
Other films worth having a gander at, 2007
Tropa de Elite imdb
Attonement imdb
300 imdb
Bourne ultimatum imdb
last king of scotland imdb
Leben der Anderen, Das imdb
4 luni, 3 saptamani si 2 zile imdb
Eastern Promises imdb
American gangster imdb
Letters from Iowa jim imdb
Babel imdb

Bad year me hole!

Other movies i caught in 2007 that are worth a mention.
Dead Man shoes [up there with Man from earth as favourite film of the year. Thats how you make a movie]
Patton
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Cashback
Crash
Everything is Illuminated

Mark Hamill

My suggestions:
The Host
Pans Labyrinth
Ratatouille
1408
Day Watch (well I only saw it last year)

Thats all I can remember at the moment

ztoical

twas a bit of a blah year film wise:

really enjoyed perfume [thou not sure if it counts, it came out tail end of '06 but took forever to get here]

Persepolis I thought was fantastic but I'm biased cus I'm an animator

The Science of Sleep def one of most overlooked films of the year

Into the wild I thought was very well made all round but I hated the book and the subject matter just annoyed me - glorifying someone for being really stupid.

What would jesus buy was pretty entertaining

La Vie En Rose I enjoyed alot and Zodiac but man its really hard to think of anymore. And the worse part is it wasn't that there was millions of really bad films this year, there were just so many blah films - at least you remember the really bad ones.

nacho libre

aside from many of the films mentioned...

The Buckest List
He Was a Quiet Man
Tropa de Elite
Poor boys Game
King Of California
Lost in Beijing
Big Bang Love Juvenile
Eduart
Before the devil knows you're dead

ThOnda

Disturbia
Ratatouille
Babel

Films I am going to remember from the previous year. And maybe some more, but not too many.

Placebo

you all forgot.

ztoical

Placebo wrote: »

you all forgot.

cus its easily forgotten

pickarooney

What language is The Science of Dreams supposed to be in? I assumed looking at the cast it would be in French but the... VHS tape I rented has a French soundtrack that appears to be (really badly) dubbed.

phasers

The Darjeeling Limited is fantastic, definitely worth a look
also:
Zodiac
Planet Terror
Black sheep
300

johnny_ultimate

pickarooney wrote: »

What language is The Science of Dreams supposed to be in? I assumed looking at the cast it would be in French but the... VHS tape I rented has a French soundtrack that appears to be (really badly) dubbed.

Do you mean the Science of Sleep? It is in a mix of French, Spanish and English, mostly French. No poor dubbing as far as I am aware.

MisterAnarchy

I'd recommend the following films,all high quality in my opinion.
American Gangster
The Hoax
Eastern Promises
The Last King of Scotland
Mr Brooks
Zodiac
1408
Transformers
Seraphim Falls
The Illusionist
The Prestige
Blood Diamond
Good Luck Chuck
Shoot Em Up
Deja Vu
Unknown
No Country for Old Men

ztoical

phasers wrote: »

Black sheep

man totally forgot about Black Sheep that was class

ThOnda

I wanted to mention Black sheep, however according to IMDB, it has been made in 2006. What a film!

L31mr0d

stumbleupon churned out this link a few days ago and I bookmarked it, haven't seen any of the films on the list yet but I mean to over the next few weeks

http://www.firstshowing.net/2007/12/24/best-19-movies-you-didnt-see-in-2007/

EDIT: Sorry, actually i've seen the 2 grindhouse movies, the host and sunshine. They're all movies I liked a lot, which is why I plan to watch the other movies on the list.

nacho libre

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

I'd recommend the following films,all high quality in my opinion.
American Gangster
The Hoax
Eastern Promises
The Last King of Scotland
Mr Brooks
Zodiac
1408
Transformers
Seraphim Falls
The Illusionist
The Prestige
Blood Diamond
Good Luck Chuck
Shoot Em Up
Deja Vu
Unknown
No Country for Old Men

mr brooks is definitely underrated. the prestige is a very good film too. i knew i was forgetting a few films in my list

Jesus Wept

So many mediocre movies listed. It truly was another sh1t year for movies.

c0rk3r

The-Rigger wrote: »

So many mediocre movies listed. It truly was another sh1t year for movies.

Why not be constructive instead of taking the emo approach and suggest alternative years with better quality movies. Im all ears.

Jesus Wept

c0rk3r wrote: »

Why not be constructive instead of taking the emo approach

Why not tongue my balls?

I was offering my opinion that a lot of the 2007 movies that have been recommended aren't worthy of recommendation, IMO.

How you manage to invoke 'emo' into the conversation I don't know.

c0rk3r wrote: »

and suggest alternative years with better quality movies. Im all ears.

It's not about previous years.

c0rk3r

How very pedantic and anal of you.

Go Wild, think outside the boarders. Gwan make some suggestions

Karl Hungus

The-Rigger wrote: »

Why not tongue my balls?

That kind of comment is not acceptable here, so please don't repeat it.