Movie Rankings 2008

As noted in my review for "The Wrestler", I am not a professional movie critic. (Still awaiting offers, Ebert and Roeper.) Therefore, I often don't get to see many of the films that make their debuts during award season until sometime after the end of the year. This year is no exception. Several of the films I looked forward to most as Award Season approached weren't even available to the masses in Dallas/Fort Worth until recently. I don't feel like it would be proper to have a rankings list when I have yet to take in some of Hollywood's best. As such, my annual movie rankings can't really make their debut until some time in February (like February 7th for instance). But with "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (review to come) finally under my belt, I've gotten to see the majority of the nominated movies; at least the ones that I'm ever going to get to.

So without further delay, I present to you, dear reader(s), my official 2008 Movie Rankings, number 1 through 55.

A+
Batman: The Dark Knight
Slumdog Millionaire
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

A
Tropic Thunder
Iron Man
WALL*E
Frost/Nixon
The Wrestler
Marley and Me
Hancock
Seven Pounds
Burn After Reading

A-
Step Brothers
Defiance
The Hammer

B+
Prom Night in Mississippi
RocknRolla
Quantum of Solace
Baby Mama
Kung Fu Panda
The Rocker
Valkyrie
Definitely, Maybe
In Bruges

B
Pride and Glory
Eagle Eye
Cloverfield
Ghost Town
Vantage Point
The Bank Job
Incredible Hulk
Forgetting Sarah Marshall

B-
Street Kings
Role Models
21
Smart People
Yes Man
City of Ember
The Visitor
The Express
Superhero Movie
Wanted
Body of Lies
Appaloosa
The Promotion
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist
Bedtime Stories
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Gran Torino
Cassandra’s Dream
Four Christmases

C+
The Miracle of St. Anna
Death Race
27 Dresses
Righteous Kill
The Tale of Despereaux
Veggie Tales: The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything
Run Fatboy Run
Leatherheads
W.
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
Traitor

C
88 Minutes
Drillbit Taylor
Horton Hears a Who
What Happens in Vegas

C-
Lakeview Terrace
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Mamma Mia!
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Twilight
Babylon A.D.
Blindness
Pineapple Express
Made of Honor

D
Semi Pro
The Lucky Ones
You Don’t Mess with the Zohan
Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Crystal Skull
The Happening
Jumper
Strange Wilderness
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
10,000 BC
The Other Boleyn Girl

F
Be Kind Rewind
In the Name of the King
House Bunny