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I'd also add Shine A Light, Doomsday and Redbelt to the memorable list.

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Nothing memorable till Iron Man? Wow, what a sad movie existence you live in! So far for me as was mentioned obviously Iron man, In Bruges and Charlie Bartlett, additional to those for me memorable pics so far this year were Penelope, Paranoid Park, 21 (!!!), The Bank Job, and even Forgetting Sarah Marshal.

I agree that all of these movies were good, but I think that a "memorable" movie would be something, that in 2 or 3 years you could say "hey, do you remember (insert movie) back in 2008, that was a great movie." I really don't think many people, in the year 2011, are going to be saying, "hey, remember The Bank Job? God that movie was awesome, let's go rent it." THese movies are memorable for maybe the next 6 months, but then forgotten.

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Becs wrote:

Nothing memorable till Iron Man? Wow, what a sad movie existence you live in! So far for me as was mentioned obviously Iron man, In Bruges and Charlie Bartlett, additional to those for me memorable pics so far this year were Penelope, Paranoid Park, 21 (!!!), The Bank Job, and even Forgetting Sarah Marshal.

I agree that all of these movies were good, but I think that a "memorable" movie would be something, that in 2 or 3 years you could say "hey, do you remember (insert movie) back in 2008, that was a great movie." I really don't think many people, in the year 2011, are going to be saying, "hey, remember The Bank Job? God that movie was awesome, let's go rent it." THese movies are memorable for maybe the next 6 months, but then forgotten.

Thats exactly what i meant by memorable. But also the closest theater is 30 minutes away and its a crappy one with old screens and bad service. If i want to go to a good theater its over an hour away. so i usually to wait till the movie comes out on DVD, unless i want to watch it really bad. So i have to be selective in which movies i go see in theaters. You know with gas prices and everything.

I see your point UDM, but i personally think in a couple of years I , and many others like me, will want to see Cloverfield. I have also seen plenty of other movies which I would class in that bracket this year, but most of them were released in the US last year (Juno, No Country, Lars, 2 Days In Paris, Darjeeling Limited).

I agree that Cloverfield is a memorable movie, but that came out in January. I think my original point was that a lot of people flocked to Iron Man b/c nothing "memorable" has come out since then. Sure there have been plenty of good movies, but for most of the public, nothing that will demand their attention in a few years. Iron Man, thus, was a breath of fresh air to a lot of people who haven't been thrilled by a movie for some time. Just an idea

Anyway, that's sure to change once August comes around, b/c there are some huge hitters coming up! Good luck to all in their leagues.

I can understand that Brock, I think it'll be interesting to see how Iron Man holds up box office wise this weekend and next weekend.

brockster wrote:

Becs wrote:

Nothing memorable till Iron Man? Wow, what a sad movie existence you live in! So far for me as was mentioned obviously Iron man, In Bruges and Charlie Bartlett, additional to those for me memorable pics so far this year were Penelope, Paranoid Park, 21 (!!!), The Bank Job, and even Forgetting Sarah Marshal.

I agree that all of these movies were good, but I think that a "memorable" movie would be something, that in 2 or 3 years you could say "hey, do you remember (insert movie) back in 2008, that was a great movie." I really don't think many people, in the year 2011, are going to be saying, "hey, remember The Bank Job? God that movie was awesome, let's go rent it." THese movies are memorable for maybe the next 6 months, but then forgotten.

Well I guess that is the nature of subjectivity, I am definitely much more likely to have that conversation about The Bank Job than I ever would be about Iron Man.
But then I also rarely rent movies I've already seen before, probably the only exception in the past 5-10 years has been Pan's Labyrinth. (and that is not because I am one of those people with extravagant movie collections, I only have about 20-25 dvds).

Very true Becs...I was more thinking the majority of the public, not us nerds!!

Yeah Brock, we do definitely have to distinguish between us movie geeks and the general populace. Although I think Iron Man was simply awesome, I talk about Into the Wild much more often. For me that movie was almost perfect. (watched it on dvd so it is this year for me)

I know my friends and I will be remembering Cloverfield for a long time. I also have to add that although released in 07, Juno did make most of its money in 08, meaning most people saw it in 08 and trust me, that movie isn't going anywhere for a long time. Simply because it is a perfect date movie that girls will love and guys can actually enjoy too. I personally loved it, and my list of favorites is about as "guy movie" as they come. So yeah, I'd say Juno is going to be sticking around in the next few years, even though it opened limited in 07.

I believe that Juno was a flavor of the week and will do more to hurt the industry than to help it (as in everyone will soon be coping Juno's style similar to the coping of Napoleon Dynamite and Garden State's style). Also, Juno abused the actual meaning of "independent film" (it's a film that wasn't made by a studio, not something that doesn't look like a studio film), as Juno was completely studio-funded yet swept the Independent Spirit Awards along with other indie-based awards.

Buscemi, no offense, but the general public doesn't give a flying fuck whether it was an indie film or not. All they care is that it is a sweet, funny, uplifting movie. It is completely heartwarming. It is a terrific film. That is why people will remember it. Who cares how many Independant Spirit Awards it won?

Redbelt - 8/10. Not exactly a summer blockbuster, but a summer release nonetheless, so I figured I would throw it on here. Really enjoyed the movie, was glad to see a return to form from Mamet after the debacle that was Edmond. Chiwetel Ejiofor is one of the more underrated actors out there and he handled the leading role very well. Mamet's dialogue is not easy to deal with without sounding wooden or awkward, but he came off so natural in the role. The script is fun, with all the typical Mamet Spanish Prisoner style twists and turns, although I don't think it was quite as seamless as SP. Many of the usual Mamet players are there to contribute as well (his wife, Ricky Jay, Joe Mantegna, etc.). In terms of Mamet-directed movies, I would prolly go:
Spanish Prisoner
House of Games
State and Main
Redbelt
Heist
Spartan
Any family vacation or wedding he happened to film
Edmond (only wrote the screenplay and directed the play, but felt the need to reiterate it's awfulness...)

As for the other piece of this thread, I would agree that there hasn't been too much memorable this year, but I would argue that rarely from Jan.-May do you get much to go on in any given year, (disregarding flicks like Juno and other Oscar releases, as I caught them in 2007). I usually only have 1 slot in my Top 10 by end of year that comes out in these months, and I personally think Cloverfield has a good shot at that for this year. So far this year, I would prolly go Cloverfield, Redbelt, Bank Job, Sarah Marshall, Iron Man, in that order, although I've been a little slow to get to the theater so far this year, (maybe seen about 12 movies or so from 2008). So I'm very excited for summer season to pick up.

I finally saw Iron Man today. I expected a lot from it and it absolutely delivered. Looking forward to the sequel. 9/10

If the Spanish Prisoner is Mamet's best movie, I better avoid the rest. I hate it. It was a ridiculous, badly paced, with pointless twists, like an episode of CSI.

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