Best Films of 2008

A great display of the dark biting comedy and tragedy that McDonagh plays are known for. A fantastic debut feature film with a nearly perfect cast

Very charming, lots of fun, and full of heart. Another great movie from Pixar

Mickey Rourke gives the performance of a lifetime in a film that is gritty, bloody, tender, and tragic. Not as "artistic" as Aronofsky's other films but, perhaps it is in a different sort of way.
One of the year's best.

Amazing film with each sequence topping the previous. The greatest superhero movie hands down and a tough one to beat.

A fascinating story told in a very entertaining fashion that is far from the norm of typical documentaries. One of the year's best films.

The visuals of this film are amazing, and the "real world" story is touching. It is a very unique and beautiful film.

The little girl would be my major complaint in the film. While she had an unparalleled authenticity to her performance (she wasn't really an actress to begin with and she didn't know English, but learned it as filming progressed), she was very hard to understand and, at times, annoying (though much like a child would have been).
This was a small complaint, and the film is still quite worth seeing, if for nothing else, than to see the incredible visuals (which, from what I read, were used without any CGI whatsoever).

DiCaprio and Winslet give strong performances in a tragic story of a young couple filled with hopes and dreams but find themselves trapped in a suburban life where all their dreams have gone unfulfilled and their love for each other dies. Mendes directs another mostly-solid film.

Although it contains moments that make audience members cringe, the film has a good share of laughs and has some actual tender moments. A very enjoyable movie.

If there is one thing that Ron Howard is good at, it is making crowd-pleasing films. Frost/Nixon is no different.
Although some scenes seem like a stage-play-adapted-to-screen, the parts are well-performed, especially by Langella and Sheen in the titular roles, and the story is engaging.

A powerful film with strong performances (namely that of Kate Winslet). Lags a bit at times, but overall a very well made, heart-wrenching film dealing with love and the complexities of doing what is right and doing nothing at all.