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Best Movies, CD, Song, DVD, Game, & Entertainers of the 1st 1/2 of '08
By an Amazon.com customer
Iron Man: Beneath the Armor (Iron Man (Del Rey))Iron Man: Beneath the Armor (Iron Man (Del Rey)) by Andy Mangels
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $3.70
1. IRON MAN
Kung Fu Panda: The Movie StorybookKung Fu Panda: The Movie Storybook by Catherine Hapka
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.04
2. KUNG FU PANDA/WALL-E
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Special Edition)Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Special Edition)
Buy new: $14.49 / Used from: $2.44
3. INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL
U2 - Rattle and HumU2 - Rattle and Hum
Buy new: $8.49 / Used from: $1.87
4. U2 3D/SHINE A LIGHT
Rambo [Blu-ray]Rambo [Blu-ray]
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $9.29
5. RAMBO
Cloverfield [Blu-ray]Cloverfield [Blu-ray]
Buy new: $16.49 / Used from: $9.13
BEST-TO-WORST MOVIE OF THE 1ST 1/2 OF '08: CLOVERFIELD
Semi-Pro - Unrated (Two-Disc "Let's Get Sweaty" Edition)Semi-Pro - Unrated (Two-Disc "Let's Get Sweaty" Edition)
Buy new: $24.49 / Used from: $1.17
WORST MOVIE OF THE 1ST 1/2 OF '08: 1. SEMI-PRO (tied with other awful SNL alum attempts at comedy: BABY MAMA, YOU DON'T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN, THE LOVE GURU)
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (Widescreen)Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (Widescreen)
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2. WELCOME HOME ROSCOE JENKINS/COLLEGE ROAD TRIP
The Butterfly Effect (Infinifilm Edition)The Butterfly Effect (Infinifilm Edition)
Buy new: $6.49 / Used from: $0.08
3. WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS
The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Widescreen Edition)The Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $1.95
4. PRINCE CASPIAN/THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES
Get Smart: The Complete SeriesGet Smart: The Complete Series
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $3.22
5. GET SMART
Stop-LossStop-Loss
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $1.12
Movies released during the 1st 1/2 of '08 that I have yet to see and may or may not be good: STOP-LOSS; FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL; THE FALL; BE KIND REWIND; SNOW ANGELS; WHERE IN THE WORLD IS OSAMA BIN LADEN?; THE VISITOR; HAROLD & KUMAR 2; PARANOID PARK; 88 MINUTES; THE HAPPENING; & THE INCREDIBLE HULK
Viva La VidaViva La Vida by Coldplay
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $4.88
Best CD of the 1st 1/2 of '08: COLDPLAY--VIVA LA VIDA
There Will Be BloodThere Will Be Blood
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $2.40
Best DVD of the 1st 1/2 of '08: THERE WILL BE BLOOD
Grand Theft Auto IVGrand Theft Auto IV
Buy new: $26.99 / Used from: $17.49
Best Video Game of the 1st 1/2 of '08: GRAND THEFT AUTO IV
Iron Man (Ultimate Two-Disc Edition + BD Live) [Blu-ray]Iron Man (Ultimate Two-Disc Edition + BD Live) [Blu-ray]
Buy new: $19.49 / Used from: $17.04
1. ROBERT DOWNEY JR. (Iron Man, Charlie Bartlett, Tropic Thunder, The Soloist).
X&YX&Y by Coldplay
Buy new: $11.94 / Used from: $2.18
2. GWYNETH PALTROW & CHRIS MARTIN (married couple, Paltrow (Downey's co-star in Iron Man) and Martin (lead singer of Coldplay, whose hit CD, Viva La Vida, and collaboration with Kanye West, "Homecoming," have both dominated the charts during the 1st 1/2 of '08)).
A Mighty HeartA Mighty Heart
Buy new: $26.99 / Used from: $0.18
3. ANGELINA JOLIE (Golden Globe nod for A Mighty Heart; Kung Fu Panda, Wanted; great reviews and early Oscar buzz from Cannes for her performance in Clint Eastwood's The Changeling, coming out later this year).
The Love Guru (Single-Disc Edition)The Love Guru (Single-Disc Edition)
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $0.74
4. BEN KINGSLEY (starred in The Love Guru, The Wackness, War Inc., Transsiberian, and Elegy).
Definitely, Maybe (Widescreen)Definitely, Maybe (Widescreen)
Buy new: $10.49 / Used from: $1.73
5. ELIZABETH BANKS & JOSH BROLIN (co-stars in W.--Brolin coming off a great year in 2007 (No Country for Old Men, In the Valley of Elah, Grindhouse, & American Gangster) and now getting Oscar buzz for Milk & W.; Banks in Role Models, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Meet Dave, & Definitely, Maybe).
Tha Carter IIITha Carter III by Lil' Wayne
Buy used from: $2.26
(Dis)honorable Mention: LIL WAYNE (undeservedly ruling the charts with his CD, "The Carter III," along with songs featuring him by what seems like every artist in the music industry).