Best Films of 2007

I am a huge film buff, although from my blog you probably wouldn't know it. My film posts are admittedly very few and far between. I'll try to rectify that a bit in the new year. In any case, these were the Top 10 films I saw in 2007 (most released in 2007...only a couple a bit older than that). It was a pretty good film year. Even movies I thought were overrated (e.g. Waitress), were still pretty acceptable, all things considered.

1. No Country for Old Men: The Coen Brothers do it again.
2. The Lives of Others: The German Conversation
3. Eastern Promises: A new Cronenberg film, plus Viggo Mortenson naked (need I say more)
4. Zodiac: Engaging crime procedural that still satisfies as an unsettling thriller. Must have been released early in the year--it kind of got lost in the shuffle.
5. 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days: Grim Romanian film about illegal abortion. Winner of the top prize at Cannes in 2007.
6. Rescue Dawn: What? An accessible Werner Herzog film? :)
7. Once: Bittersweet love story with a fab soundtrack
8. 13 Tzameti: French combination of Fight Club and Spain's Intacto
9. Ratatouille: Loved it--cartoon or not.
10. The Lookout: Underrated heist indie

My Top 5 popcorn movies of 2007:

1. The Bourne Ultimatum
2. 300
3. Grindhouse
4. Shoot 'Em Up
5. 1408

Top 5 Films from 2007 on my Netflix queue:

1. There Will Be Blood
2. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
3. Sweeney Todd
4. I'm Not There
5. Control

And if you've got more time to fritter away, check out my picks for Best Albums and Songs of 2007!