The 19 Best Movies That You Didn't See in 2008

[Oneironaut Zero]

List I watched Let the Right One In, last night. I liked it.

[dylanshmai]

I agree with practically the whole entire list (even Speed Racer in many regards), but when I saw "Australia", I had to laugh, I almost left the movie half way through it, it was so unbearable, but I was with my mom. It was obviously trying to be a movie buff kind of movie, but I found movies like the new Indiana Jones much much more enjoyable and hardly mediocre like Australia. I know many Indian Jone fans didn't like the new one, but I thought it was great, no matter how true it kept to the originals.

[AmazeO XD]

I saw Hamlet 2, Charlie Bartlett, Son of Rambow, The Wackness (which was amazing), Nick and Norah and that's it. To be fair this list isn't quite forgiving. "Movies You Didn't See" implies that we didn't want to, or something like that. When in actuality I would've seen alot of these movies had they been in major theaters. Take The Wackness and American Teen for example. They were both independent movies that were playing in theaters at least 2 hours away from my home. Movies I didn't see? Movies I couldn't see.

[eppy]

Haha. I didn't see any of them. I'm so proud of myself.

[Oneironaut Zero]

To be fair this list isn't quite forgiving. "Movies You Didn't See" implies that we didn't want to, or something like that. Nah, I think it's just more of an expression than an accusation. Just saying "Movies you didn't see" because they are lesser known and, if you are the general, movie-going population, you probably haven't seen them.

[AmazeO XD]

Nah, I think it's just more of an expression than an accusation. Just saying "Movies you didn't see" because they are lesser known and, if you are the general, movie-going population, you probably haven't seen them. True. But I think, given the chance, alot of these movies would have done well.

[guitarboy]

Hamlet 2?

[dylanshmai]

Let The Right One In was my favorite movie this year. Hamlet 2, Nick & Norah were also good. I really want to see The Wackness though

[Bearsy]

The Promotion was awesome, I don't know how it didn't get a wide release, especially considering it was John C. Reilly and Seann William Scott in the lead with Jenna Fischer as a supporting actor. Charlie Bartlett was pretty good, I was tempted to call it a Ferris Bueller rip-off because, well, because it was. But at the same time it was fresh, and funny and Robert Downey Jr. was splendid as the principal. City of Ember I haven't yet seen(only because I didn't know it was out already), but I picked up the book on a Friday night and I finished it by 4am the next morning. Very engrossing. I love me some Bill Murray. Even if you don't see the movie, read the book(I have to find the sequels and get to reading). Choke was great, it didn't quite do the book justice, but it's next to impossible to do so with Chuck Pahlaniuk's writing style, it just can't be transferred to film easily. However it was funny and sad and dirty and deep. Both the book and the movie are highly recommended. Let The Right One In was the only Vampire movie out this year that was worth seeing. Fuck Twilight. American Teen was alright. The biggest qualm I had with it was I don't believe it's really a documentary. I don't think there has ever been such clear-cut-cliques like there are in the film. I just don't buy it. However, I rewatched it as a mockumentary and I really enjoyed it. Taken was, for lack of a better word, amazing. Liam Neeson was so bad ass, and it was quite a believable story as well. The Wackness was great, Josh Peck was terrific and so was Ben Kingsley. The soundtrack was probably my favorite part of the movie though. Throwback to mid-90s East-coast rap... brought back memories for every song I heard. Young People Fucking, Man on Wire, Nick & Norah, Baghead, Hamlet 2, Ping Pong Playa, Son of Rambow and The Fall are all on my computer waiting for me to watch. The Escapist isn't available to watch yet, so only critics and film festival attendees have seen it.

[AirRick101]

I definitely am going to sink my teeth in on some of the titles on this list.....these are quite the group of underground movies, haven't even heard of most of'em.

[tkdyo]

hehe, the only one on here i saw was speed racer, and that is because it was an inflight movie. That being said, I actually agree with him, it was a lot more fun then I thought it would be and the races where very well done!