Don't Forget The First Half Of 2008

If you're struggling through your top ten list for 2008, there are a lot of sites who got to them early, mapping out their most excellently films halfway through the year. Yeah, halfway, which means most of these movies are not very good. Seriously, "Cloverfield?" Do we remember? Now we do. Here's a sample via Cinematical: "July 1 means that the year is officially half-over (figured that out all past myself), so I figure it might be fun to pick go over the past six months and offer a list of my very favorite flicks of the year. I've long since given up trying to differentiate between "the most excellently films of the year" and "my favorite films of the year," but seeing as they'd both originate in the same imagination, I figure they're pretty much the same thing. Some of my choices will be obvious, but (hopefully) some won't. And get this: Some of 'em are horror movies. (A film must have received a North American theatrical release prior to 7/1 in order to qualify.) "January -- Not many choices, really, but I'm an enthusiastic supporter of both 'Cloverfield' and 'Teeth.' I also enjoyed 'Cassandra's Dream' a piece more than most folks seem to, but it's hardly all of a add up to Woody Allen's most excellently movies. Beyond that, January was as lame as ever. (Thanks for nothing: 'One Missed Call,' 'First Sunday,' 'Mad Money,' 'Rambo,' 'Untraceable', and the execrable 'Meet the Spartans.') "February -- Things certainly started getting a little richer reconsider surrounding groundhog time. I found 'In Bruges' to be a stunningly unexpected treat; 'The Spiderwick Chronicles' a very fun cross between 'Potter' and 'Gremlins;' 'Diary of the Dead' a very welcome departure from zombie lord George Romero; 'The Signal' a mico-budget mini-masterpiece, and 'Semi-Pro' to be very funny and entirely forgettable. Special mention to the (surprise hit, but critically underrated) 'Vantage Point,' which really deserves a second look. (Stinkers: 'The Eye,' 'Strange Wilderness,' and 'Jumper'.)"t Read all of the months listed through June 2008. And remember "In Bruges" -- it still remains one of the most excellently movies of the year.