2007 oozes with style. From the hipster cool of Grindhouse to the isolative frigidity of No Country For Old Men, 2007 showcases the patented styles of some of Hollywood’s freshest artists. I noted that 2005 was the new millennium’s year of the auteur, where the bravest of talent etched its mark into the epic cannon of cinema. That being said, 2007 is the year of the young-gun stylist. Youth is relative of course. The Coen brothers (No Country For Old Men), although vets in the game, still, fingers crossed, have their best work to come.
Wes Anderson (The Darjeeling Limited), a man steeped with tales of wealthy dysfunctional families, has just hit his glide of a stride and has deeper depths to dive.
At times I'm fascinated with Tarentino (Grindhouse) and other times I think he's just regurgitating gold. I'm keen on his style, but waiting for his genius to rethink and re-ink its way out of this self-indulgent broken-record phase.
My favorite of late, the innovative and campy Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz) is the ultimate stalwart stylist, homageing, parodying and furthering the likes of the stale zombie and buddy-cop genres. Wright invented a new genre, the parody tribute with Sean of the Dead and iced the cake with Hot Fuzz.
Then there's Paul Thomas Anderson. I don't won't to lessen the power of the word 'genius' by using it twice in one article but I really can't describe PTA in any other way. A friend of mine from college and owner of "I vidded it on The Screen" often likens Stanly Kubrick to King Midas; suggesting everything he ever touched turned to gold. Some of course say the same thing about Orson Wells. The only contemporary director in the world of film of this nature would be, in my opinion, PTA. There Will Be Blood is a masterpiece and if it wasn't for those pesky Coen Brothers, it would be the best film of 2007 and possibly the decade. But the Coens, somehow, beat PTA to the punch and gave us not only an impressive, deeply haunting western thriller, but gave us Anton Chigurh, the scariest villain the silver screen has ever seen and I'm not just talking about his haircut.
So here are the best films of 2007:
10- Once
9- Juno
8- Grindhouse
7- Hot Fuzz
6- Into The Wild
5- The King of Kong
4- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
3- The Darjeeling Limited
2- There Will Be Blood
1- No Country For Old Men.
2 comments:
WOW! an undate! and i mean on everything....Go Bro! i love the artfull masterpiece at the top! i still gotta see Juno! glad to see your still bloggin!
so i'm still waiting to see more. but i realized as i was looking over your list that i have only heard of very few of your favorites! and further realized you forgot some good ones...'music and lyrics' you can't say you don't smile when you hear pop goes my heart! and 'p.s. i love you' oh and what about 'family stone!' man, we REALLY have different taste don't we?? i already know what your going to say when you read this, so there's no need. i just don't think that you ever read your comments and therefore i feel it my duty to fill them with things that would most definitly push your buttons and round up your goats. love ya bro!
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