9) GONE BABY GONE- Ben Affleck directed this??? That was the recurring thought in my head while watching this classy, well-acted thriller. IÕm still surprised it didn't get nominated for more Oscars. It sure as hell beats the shit out of Michael Clayton.

8) BLADES OF GLORY- Its goofy, ridiculous and also one of Ferrell's finest comedies. Few movies this year were filled with consistent laughter all throughout, and this was the first.

7)  NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN- I know, I'm as shocked as you are that I actually liked a Coen Brothers movie. But this flick is just too damn good to dislike. A seemingly uninteresting story manages to hold your attention for 2 hours thanks to flawless direction and acting. And Javier Bardem still makes me pee my pants.  

6) LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD- Despite a bullshit PG-13 rating, Len Wisemen and co. still managed to cook up the ultimate, old fashioned action picture. Bringing McClane into the 21st century was no easy task, and Willis and Wisemen seemed to accomplish this effortlessly.  

5) KNOCKED UP- Judd Apatow's sophomore picture proved that The 40 Year-Old Virgin wasn't a fluke. This guy knows how to produce the laughs for an R-rated audience and the cast shines bright. And I still stand by my theory that this will be the best comedy Katherine Heigl ever makes.  

4) THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM- Very rarely does a threequel come through like this. The Bourne series does something that few film series do- it ends with the best. The ultimate of edge-of-your-seat thrillers filled with some of the most well executed action sequences of the past two decades.

3) THE SIMPSONS MOVIE- Maybe its because I've never watched The Simpsons, but I laughed my ass off for a solid hour and a half straight. While the movie should've been released ten years ago at the peak of the show's popularity, it still packed a mighty comedic punch and almost made me start tuning in on Sunday evenings (even though I hear it blows now).

2) BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD- Where the hell is the love for this flick? The best drama of the year seems to have been overlooked by every major film critics association in the U.S. which also makes it the most underrated of the year. This film was just superb. Heartbreaking, gut wrenching and funny all at the same time, ancient director Sydney Lumet proves he still has the kahunas to deliver some kickass drama.

1) SUPERBAD- This movie and Knocked Up changed the face of comedy in Hollywood. Producers and development execs now refer to the comedy market as a Òpost-Apatow world. I dug this flick a bit more than Knocked Up. A childhood project of Seth Rogen and best friend Evan Goldberg, the movie finally came to life with a hilarious young cast. And who knew that the story of two dudes getting laid could have so much heart?  

HONORABLE MENTION

DEATH SENTENCE

GRINDHOUSE

HOT FUZZ

REIGN OVER ME

28 WEEKS LATER

FLETCH'S BOTTOM TEN OF 2007

10) FRED CLAUS- Oh Vince Vaughn, how far you've fallen. You are now on the shitty movie naughty list.

9) DEAD SILENCE- If only this flick were made 20 years ago, it might have actually been taken seriously. I never thought a movie could actually take a dump all over the Child's Play series.

8) THE INVISIBLE- What the fuck was this??? From the guy that did Blade and Batman Begins? This movie should've went straight to download.  

7) THE HILLS HAVE EYES 2- The apple falls far from the tree as there are no signs of the original hit remake of 2006 within this wretched excuse for a horror flick. This movie makes the military look like an event at the Special Olympics.

6) HANNIBAL RISING- Is Anthony Hopkins in it? No? THEN WHO GIVES A SHIT?!

5) WAR- How the fuck are you gonna pair up two of the biggest action stars and NOT have them fight each other??? This is a disgrace to straight-to-video action movies.

4) THE REAPING- Two time Oscar winner Hilary Swank in... what's that? Her star just got sucked up into a giant black hole?

3) RESCUE DAWN- What the fuck was this movie about??? No matter what they say in interviews, I doubt the filmmakers even know. The strangest, most pointless and incoherent piece of cinema released this year.

2) NORBIT- More Razzie nominations than any other movie. Nuff said. Kill yourself, Eddie Murphy. 

1) PIRATES: OF THE CARRIBEAN: AT WORLD'S END- This movie angers me to the point of murder. They were doing so well with the second installment, and then they decided to let Depp and Keith Richards write the screenplay. It didnÕt make a lick of sense during its 3 hour screen time. The only flick ever to make me dive into a movie theater fountain to get my money back in change.  

DISHONORABLE MENTION

FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER

GHOST RIDER

HITMAN

NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS

RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION

FLETCH'S MOST ANTICIPATED OF 2008

10) PUNISHER: WAR ZONE

9) DEATH RACE

8) THE X-FILES 2

7) WANTED

6) FOUR CHRISTMASES

5) HAROLD AND KUMAR ESCAPE FROM GUANTANAMO BAY

4) ZACK AND MIRI MAKE A PORNO

3) IRON MAN

2) THE HAPPENING

1) THE DARK KNIGHT