how hi the fi?

How Hi The Fi is the personal blog of Paul Rehm that might more aptly be named "Ranking Everything." The focal points of the blog are the posts in which I take an artist's career - be it musical, directorial or something else - view, listen to or read their work chronologically and then rank them from best to worst. In between these posts, I share my day-to-day happenings and plans for future lists. The blog is named after an album by jazz musician Buck Clayton that captures the attitude this blog would ideally convey. Be sure to bookmark this page and come back often!

Sunday, January 11, 2009

The 50 I've Seen So Far

As promised, I won't post the damned movie list unless there are at least 5 or 10 new movies to add to it. Here we have 10 since the last update. As always, they are bolded. These 10 were among the best of the year as we get into Oscar season.

In fact, 5 of the 10 make the cutoff for must buy (the cutoff is between Get Smart and Vantage Point). Even the worst of the 10 (Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa) was a really good one.

I'll be seeing Choke, Valkyrie, Frost/Nixon, Seven Pounds, Milk, The Wrestler, Appaloosa, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, The Duchess, Revolutionary Road, The Tale Of Despereaux and a few others in the next week or two so the top of the list should change significantly if the reviews of these hold up. I have enjoyed the hell out of this project and hope to keep it going for at least 50 more.

50. Happening, The
49. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
48. Eye, The
47. Mamma Mia
46. Jumper
45. Promotion, The
44. Charlie Bartlett
43. Zombie Strippers
42. Drillbit Taylor
41. Definitely, Maybe
40. Incredible Hulk, The
39. Journey To The Center Of The Earth
38. House Bunny, The
37. Baby Mama
36. Semi-Pro
35. Hancock
34. Meet Dave
33. Hellboy 2
32. What Happens In Vegas
31. You Don't Mess With The Zohan
30. Step Brothers
29. Wanted
28. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
27. Love Guru, The
26. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
25. Fools Gold
24. Pineapple Express
23. Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, The
22. In Bruges

21. Australia
20. Happy-Go-Lucky
19. Felon

18. Kung Fu Panda
17. Horton Hears A Who
16. Tropic Thunder
15. Deception
14. Vantage Point
13. Get Smart
12. Role Models
11. Bolt
10. Let The Right One In

9. Gran Torino
8. Burn After Reading
7. Iron Man
6. Changeling
5. Man On Wire
4. My Blueberry Nights
3. Dark Knight, The
2. Synecdoche New York
1. WALL-E

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