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The Top Ten Films Of 2008

10) Bolt

"Bolt" was such a pleasant surprise. It was hip, funny, heartfelt and offered up a terrific screenplay. The characters were sensational, including John Travolta as the lead voice. Plus the 3-D animation made you feel like you were inside a video game.

Next come my two favorite comedies this year.

9) Step Brothers

"Step Brothers" reunited Will Ferrel and John C. Reilly and they were hilarious.

Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks were a riot in director Kevin Smith's "Zack And Miri Make A Porno," a movie that was wonderfully silly, clever and ultimately tender.

7) Towelhead

From the mind of writer-director Alan Ball came "Towelhead." The script is disturbing, crisp and darkly comedic. Summer Bashil is remarkable playing one-part Lolita, one-part victim. Peter Macdissi and Aaron Eckhart, who played very tough roles, were both brilliant.

6) Man On Wire

"Man On Wire" was a remarkable documentary about Philippe Petite, the man who went wire walking between the tops of the two towers of the World Trade Center - 1,350 feet high in the sky - back in 1974. It was an incredible caper, fully captured on film.

Mickey Rourke hung in there and resurrected his career with "The Wrestler," playing a down-and-out character looking for one more shot. An incredible performance by Rourke tops this Darren Aronofsky film.

4) Slumdog Millionaire

A great premise is in play in "Slumdog Millionaire." Director Danny Boyle made a very fresh, inventive movie about a poor kid from India who's gripping back story reveals how he can answer the popular game show questions correctly.

3) Changeling

Director Clint Eastwood knows how to tell a great story, and with "Changeling" he knocked it out of the park. Angelina Jolie was terrific as a mother whose son is kidnapped in 1928 and fell victim to the indifference of Los Angeles's corrupt police force.

2) W.

With "W.," director Oliver Stone brilliantly and humorously set forth the case that Bush would have happier if he had just remained a baseball team owner and that the American public and the world would have been better off too. Josh Brolin deserves an Oscar.

Finally, my favorite movie of the year is "WALL- E." The people at Pixar once again triumph making a movie that has real heart, humor and genuine emotion - despite having no dialogue for its first half and whose two main characters are robots. I laughed often, was ultimately quite moved and it was a lovely, beautiful moviegoing experience.

Happy Holidays from Neil Rosen, and here's to some more good movies in the coming year.