5. Quantum of Solace
Brutal and breathless. Not quite at the same level as the excellent Casino Royale, James Bond still made a strong showing this year. Daniel Craig continues to be the coolest dude on earth, exuding quiet masculinity in every frame.
4. Tropic Thunder
Ben Stiller breaks out of his usual put-upon everyman role to create one of the most subversively funny movies of the year. Stellar cameos from Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Cruise keep Tropic Thunder humming along.
3. In Bruges
This movie didn’t receive much notice when it opened, but it’s well worth seeing. Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes all brilliantly play their main roles. In Bruges winningly mixes dark wit with real tragedy – not an easy feat for any movie. Plus, In Bruges gets the award for most sweartasic movie of the year – there’s almost no scene that’s not rife with obscenity.
2. Iron Man
Directed by Jon Favreau and starring Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man was a superhero movie that even non-comics fans enjoyed. Downey’s quirky charisma elevated Iron Man beyond the typical summer blockbuster fare. Equal parts brains and brawn, the movie delivered dazzling action sequences and surprisingly funny comedic moments.
1. The Dark Knight
The #1 box office movie of 2008 is also the #1 guy movie of the year. Christian Bale is a brooding Batman and Heath Ledger in a final role brilliantly creates a truly scary, psychopathic Joker. Did The Dark Knight live up to the endless hype? Nope. But it did provide enough gripping action and twisted characters to entertain the most discriminating guy.
Honorable mentions this year go to Rambo
If you missed any of these movies in the theater, most of them are available on DVD. Also, check out JAGT’s list of the 100 movies every guy must see, and 10 guy movies you’ve probably never seen.
Think we got it wrong for this years Top 10 guy movies? Did we leave something out? Tell us in the comments.
Mon, Dec 29, 2008
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