2007. End.
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So another year has past us by at an alarming speed, and as tradition I will give a minor postmortem of 2007.

2007 brought the end of green cloth
The onslaught of survival
And the reminder of romance.
With various new acquaintance
And distant destinations
Jesus saw me through
the very last dance.

And with tradition, I will now list out my top ten films of 2007 (please note that I have yet to see films that may/may not make it to my list, including My Blueberry Nights, Elizabeth, Michael Clayton)

10. Spider-man 3: Despite all the flak this drew from critics, as an arden Spider-man fan (with undoubted credentials of at least 300 Spider-man single issue comic books), I do like a lot of what Sam Raimi accomplished in the film. I thought he remained very true to Peter Parker throughout the film (Yes even in the much loathed 'musical' sequences). My major gripe is the treatment of the Venom character. You can see Sam Raimi's distaste for the character by the complete lack of a story/buildup for Venom, and I believe that's what hurt the film significantly. That's why the film is not 1 as I wanted it to be, but number 10.

9. Futurama - Benders Big Score: Not yet released in Singapore, but obtained through "other means" this was everything the Simpsons movie wasn't. While I enjoyed the Simpsons, Futurama is such an absurdly brilliant concept that the Simpsons can't help but pale in poor comparison to it's ratings under performing little brother. After all, brilliance is hardly accepted in the mainstream. This film is MAD FUN, and a blast every scene of the way.

8. Stardust: It's a Neil Gaiman story which lends it's weight in gold. Gaiman is very much the sort of writer I intend to become, so it's no surprise this ended up on the list. Added with the casting of my all-time Hollywood crush: Claire Danes, and it's a no brainer. Very capably executed, this would have been rather high on my list, but I do have a feeling that (with the notable exceptions of the sensational Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer in their BEST performances in YEARS) Charlie Cox, Claire Danes and even narrator Ian Mckellen all kinda cruised along to the film. Director Michael Vaughn who helmed the excellent "Layer Cake" will be taking on Marvel Comic's "Thor" as his next project, and despite Stardust's weakness, he has already sold one theater seat in advance.

7. Grindhouse - Death Proof: Tarantino at his very best. Undiluted invention, outrageous characters and the Decalogue that Kevin Smith grew up on. The only film I saw in a GV theatre that received an actual round of applause. By a theater of no more than 20 people at that. It had that much impact. Kurt Russel has my vote for villain of the year.

6. Across The Universe: The latest addition to the list. I would agree with the trailer tagline of Most "Original" and "Spectacular" and "Groundbreaking" motion picture of the year. That being said, the film has serious flaws. But what it lacked in structure, flow and characterization, it made up in inventiveness and pure cinematic insanity. Plus probably the best score of the year, with incredible arrangements of the Beetles, plus "I am the Walrus" by Bono. Nuff said.

5. 300: Ouch.

Some of the drama inherent in the actual Frank Miller graphic novel was lost in the translation, but what made it to screen was definitely worth the loss. Easily the greatest use of screen violence in recent times. I'm terribly worried about Watchmen, but there is hope that Zack Synder can pull it off.

4. Pirates of the Caribbean - At World's End: If you don't already know how much I adore this trilogy, scroll down and see my spoof "Pirate(d)."

3. Lust, Caution: Probably the film that affected me the most, emotionally. Not a film I believe I can watch again. The ending just leaves with such a sense of hopelessness that engulfs your heart for days. A bitter sombre depiction of war, minus the blood and carnage of the battlefield.

But I could so do without the shot of Tony Leung's testicles. The worst single frame of film I have seen in 2007.

2. Transformers: HOLY CRAP ON A STICK! A MICHAEL FREAKING BAY FILM IS SITTING ON NUMBER 2 OF MY YEARLY TOP TEN. MICHAEL FREAKING BAY. It is indeed a sign of the apocalypse.

All the bitching aside, I've always hated the superficiality in every single of Bay's films (Pearl Harbour?), so what better film for him to excel in but a film about artifical giant freaking robots. Absolute Carnage and with the comic line of the year ("Are you ebay user: Ladiesman217?). I am still pissed they killed Jazz though. And Optimus Prime was kinda weak for "the greatest warrior" the autobots ever had.

Easily the most geeked-out fun I had the entire year, cinematic wise.

1. Ratatouille: It made me hungry. But I went to Paris and never got to try Ratatouille. Sigh.

To 2008.

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