By my count, I saw 203 movies in 2007. 33 were in theaters, 170 were at home, and 6 movies were on both lists having watched them in theaters, then at home. For the record, here were the best movies I saw in theaters:
1) Across the Universe
2) Juno
3) Shoot 'Em Up
4) Live Free or Die Hard
5) Paris Je Taime
6) No Country For Old Men
7) Hot Fuzz
8) Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Children of Men would probably have been in the third spot had I decided it was eligible. I did see it in theaters this year, but it was a 2006 film. The worst movies I saw in theaters were:
31) Borat
32) Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
33) Evan Almighty
And even they were not spectacularly bad, so I guess that 2007 was a rather good year. Ranking the movies I saw on video this year is kind of like a crap shoot so I won't rank them. But here are four movies I saw for the first time (or first time in a long time) and loved: Leon: The Professional, Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and The Warriors. The movie I probably disliked the most was Night of the Hunter, because I still think its a terrible movie.
Musically, I listened to a lot of Beatles, and though a "single of the year" would be difficult to name, album of the year would be easy: Love by the Beatles. In fact, the majority of my top ten albums would be Beatles' albums. I also dug the new Fountains of Wayne (Traffic and Weather), The Fratellis' "Costello Music" and Volume 1 of the Traveling Willbury's.
Singles I loved (in no particular order) include "Fountains of Wayne Hotline" by Robbie Fulks, "I Want to Hold Your Hand" by TV Carpio, "East Nashville Skyline" by Todd Snider, "Candyman" by Christina Aguilera, "Someone to Love" by Fountains of Wayne, "Baby I Love You" by the Yayhoos. "Everybody Knows" by Leonard Cohen, and "I've Just Seen a Face" by the Beatles.
Other than that, 2007 was special as it heralded the release of Cineplexity, saw the birth of two nephews (my first), and brought me to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Canada on one of my favorite trips ever. It was a good year.
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