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Roger Ebert's Top Ten of 2007

December 21, 2007
Source: Awards Daily
by Alex Billington

Still one of the most respected and well-known critics around, Roger Ebert is still chuggin' along and reviewing movies. He started in 1967 and although he's still battling with cancer, 40 years later he's still telling us what's good and what's bad with his one thumb. I can't keep saying it, but this is another one of those lists that you've got to take a look at. If you haven't seen Ebert's top ten movies by now, then they should be the ten you make a priority to catch this holiday.

1. Juno
2. No Country for Old Men
3. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
4. Atonement
5. The Kite Runner
6. Away From Her
7. Across the Universe
8. La Vie en Rose
9. The Great Debaters
10. Into the Wild

Again, an odd selection, including Juno in the number one spot - but still admirable. Where's There Will Be Blood, which has been otherwise sweeping every other top ten list? And I'm glad Across the Universe finally got a mention somewhere! Thanks to Awards Daily for originally posting the list.

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1

2007 is not even over, what an arrogant prick

Peter on Dec 21, 2007

2

@Peter

WTF, theres only two weeks left of 2007 and I am sure he has seen everything that will be coming out in the next two weeks. It's not like AVPR is going to be making his list now is it? Anyway, I have seen most of those movies except for the ones that haven't been released here yet. I can't wait to see Juno.

Foshi on Dec 21, 2007

3

bravo ebert…good job!!!
here is my list (btw bravo as well for writing beyond the valley of the dolls)

A = 4/5 stars:
Sicko
Across the Universe
310 to Yuma
Gone Baby Gone
Assassination of Jesse James…
Lust, Caution
Eastern Promises
Juno
Bourne Ultimatum
Sunshine
28 Weeks Later
Namesake
Chapter 27 (Thanks Sweden)
300
Grindhouse
No country for old men
This Christmas
Atonement
Angel - A
Once
Michael Clayton
Before the Devil knows you're dead
The Lookout
Bee movie
Revolver
Transformer
I will be Legend
Kite Runner
Silk
Lars and The Real girl
Sweeney Todd …
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
The Savages

B = 3 stars:
The Orphanage
Wriscutters: the love story
Evening
Away From Her
Waitress
Interview
Breach
Into the wild
In the valley of elah
There will be blood
American gangater
Lions for Lambs
Control
La vie en rose
I'm not there
Margot at the wedding
Youth w/o Youth
Persepolis
Cassandra's Dream
Bella
Rails and ties

C = 1/2 stars:
Romance & Cigarettes
The Ten
Ocean's 13
Hot Fuzz
Simpsons
Knocked up
The Host
The Number 23
Disturbia (ehh remake)
Zodiac
Home of the Brave
Charlie Wilson's War
Kingdom
Rendition
Redeacted
Southland Tales
December Boys
Ira and abby
Daywatch


hey firstshowing.net….what you guys think???
email me…?

scar on Dec 21, 2007

4

Ha!

For anyone who read Ebert's article defending "Crash" as the Best Picture Winner (it was his number one, so it has to win Best Picture)… this has got to be amusing….

I wonder what Ebert will say when Juno isn't nominated.

Andrew Wickliffe on Dec 21, 2007

5

@scar

I cant even begin to go through all of my grievances with your list. 300, sicko, sunshine, and grindhouse over michael clayton, before the devil knows your dead, the diving bell and the butterfly, and the kite runner???

and zodiac 1 to 2 stars???

Evening over knocked up and charlie wilson's war???


very unique list i must say.

Keith on Dec 21, 2007

6

Roger Ebert has his head too far up his ass, because he is missing a few good movies on his list.

1. 28 Weeks Later
2. 300
3. Transformers

And where the hell is 30 Days of Night? I heard that it was very good and very well made.

It's a good thing I don't listen to this fool anyway.

Connor on Dec 23, 2007

7

Peter, Ebert and other professional reviewers see movies before they are released in theaters. Congrats on looking like an ignorant prick.

El Bicho on Dec 25, 2007

8

To: Scar

I agree with most of your movies, and in their catagories, but then again I agree with Keith in the fact that the order is a little wrong. But I can tell you have great taste in movies.

To: Connor

Agreed that Ebert missed some of the years' best film, but then again 30 Days of Night was one of the worst Vampire movies I have ever seen, especially with today's technology! Completely unrealistic too, they would have just killed everyone the first night.

CloudZeroX on Dec 27, 2007

9

DUDES EVERYONE crities get to see movies BEFORE they get out
so stop complaining, oh btw good job !

patti on Dec 29, 2007

10

I am now in Portland, Oregon and haven't seen Great Debaters yet. I agree with many of the films on Ebert's list, but Juno at # 1? It is more like 20th on my list. Where is There will be Blood, and Diving Bell and the Butterfly which haven't come here yet, and The Savages? How come there are no documentaries on his list like No End In Sight and Hear and Now which Ebert praised when he was at Sundance. And what happened to Once, the little picture that could which was an audience favorite?

michael S. on Jan 1, 2008

11

To answer your question about "There Will Be Blood", he put it on his list as "Tied for 11th place", indicating that he had just the same affection for it as he did with the other films on his Top Ten.

Tascky on Jan 3, 2008

12

28 Weeks Later
300
Transformers???

Come on, great movies but they are what they are. Juno, No Country for Old Men, Before the Devil Knows You're Dead are exellent, this year's crop of films have been superb compared to previous.

Mike on Jan 22, 2008

13

anybody who insults roger ebert better watchout. who the fuck ar u to judge one fo the greatest american critics of all time.

ron on Feb 2, 2008

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