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Top 10 Best Scenes Of 2008

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Ali

1st January 2009

The din has barely stopped ringing: in movie terms at least, 2008 was certainly one louder than last year. Superheroes in particular had an annus awesomis, with The Dark Knight topping charts around the world and erstwhile Avengers Iron Man and Hulk assembling decent individual efforts. But 2008 wasn't all biff, bam, kapow - it was one of the best years in living memory for action, comedy and drama. With our rose-tinted glasses placed firmly on our collective nose, enjoy this look back at the best movie moments from last year. 2009? You've got a lot to live up to.

10. DRIVING MISS CRAZY
As seen in... WANTED (Read review)
Anyone who saw Russian mentalist Timur Bekmambetov's Night Watch/Day Watch double-header knew what they were in for in Wanted - insane action scenes, guns a-go-go, hot women and hotter cars. He didn't disappoint. The highlight was this opening salvo, where weedy James McAvoy is recruited by foxy Angelina Jolie, whisking him away amidst a hail of gunfire to embark on the maddest car chase in 2008. Michael Bay, eat your black heart out.



9. HOLY FUCKING SHIT
As seen in... THE MIST (Read review)
Frank Darabont's adaptation of Stephen King's short story was, up until this point, a small and intimate affair, where hero Tom Jane and his fellow townsfolk were holed up in the local mini-mart, swathed in mist containing all manner of mysterious monsters. Upon escaping, Jane and friends finally realise the true futility of the situation when they spy this lumbering behemoth - a fifty-story high bug from another world, striding high over Earth's apparently decimated cities. A genuinely jaw-dropping moment in a marvellous movie.



8. INTRODUCING LES GROSSMAN
As seen in... TROPIC THUNDER (Read review)
Tom Cruise before Tropic Thunder: a jumped-up, grinning little shit, best known for ruining Katie Holmes and paving the way for the invasion of Xenu. Tom Cruise after Tropic Thunder: still a jumped-up little shit, granted, but one with a never-before-seen knack for foul-mouthed comedy. His Hollywood uber-producer spat profanity like none other in 2008 (telling one terrorist to "literally fuck his own face" was the choice highlight) and ended the movie with a funky dance number that almost made you forgot who was under the prosthetics. Almost.



7. HOLY FUCKING SHIT, PART II
As seen in... [REC] (Read review)
Forget the half-hearted American remake Quarantine - the greatest zombie movie of 2008 was original Spanish horror [Rec]. The concept was hardly high-concept - virus breaks out in small-town apartment complex, government assholes lock the residents in, zombie havoc ensues. The execution, on the other hand, was exemplary; with the action framed via handheld camera, viewers felt every jolt and jump. The cherry on the cake was the final scene - seen in night-vision, natch - where our heroes come across a truly ungodly creation in the attic. Brrr.



6. TAI LUNG'S ESCAPE
As seen in... KUNG FU PANDA (Read review)
Who says Pixar have the monopoly on modern animation? Not us... well, not any more, anyway. Dreamworks' Kung Fu Panda is the first non-Pixar CG animation to stir our loins for quite a while, containing more than its fair share of stunning vistas and immaculate action scenes. Despite the fact that villainous snow leopard Tai Lung was voiced by Ian McShane aka cuddly old Lovejoy, he provided the year's animation action highlight bar none - a thrilling escape from prison that John Lasseter and colleagues would be proud of.

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