Edgar Wright's Top 29 Movies Of 2008

The Top 10 Lists keep rolling in. First we had Roger Ebert, then Time Magazine, followed by bestselling horror author Stephen King and the American Film Institute.

Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz director Edgar Wright has listed his top 29 films of 2008 on his official blog. Edgar notes that he still hasn't seen The Wrestler, The Reader, Timecrimes, Funny Games, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Bolt, Valkyrie, Australia, Revolutionary Road and Wendy and Lucy, so the rankings may change in the coming weeks. Check out the list below:

1. Let the Right One In

2. Synecdoche, New York

3. Iron Man

4. Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!

5. Man on Wire

6. Hunger

7. Frost/Nixon

8. The Dark Knight

9. Burn After Reading

10. Wall-E

11. Rachel Getting Married

12. Slumdog Millionaire

13. Happy-Go-Lucky

14. Gran Torino

15. Kung Fu Panda (IMAX)

16. Rec

17. Cloverfield

18. JCVD

19. Son of Rambow

20. Rambo

21. The Ruins

22. Hellboy II: The Golden Army

23. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

24. The Foot Fist Way

25. Tropic Thunder

26. Milk

27. W.

28. Zack and Miri Make a Porno

29. Pineapple Express

Let The Right One In is a great top choice. Synecdoche is a love it or hate it type of film, and obviously Wright loved it. I'm surprised that he ranked Iron Man so much higher than The Dark Knight. I am also surprised to see that he's listed a lot of the comedy films of the year very low on the list, especially considering his background. But overall its a pretty good list. The only great film (aside from the ones he has listed as unseen) that might be missing aside from the heart-wrenching documentary Dear Zachary. Edgar, if you're reading this – Please see Dear Zachary!

Update: Wright has since updated his blog with another message saying that he's now seen Timecrimes and "it was just great". It seems his Top 29 will be in flux. We might give an update when its final. And reguarding The Dark Knight, Edgar writes: "putting THE DARK KNIGHT at Number 8 does not constitute a backlash. I loved it."Discuss: What do you think of Edgar's list?

via: FirstShowing