A few months into 2009 it seems a good time to see how the films of 2008 have fared thus far on one of my favorite barometers, the IMDB Top 250:

#6. The Dark Knight

No longer #1.  Happy, haters?

#41. WALL•E

And, yes, early buzz on Up is that it’s even better.

#58. Slumdog Millionaire

I actually would have placed this higher, at least relative to WALL•E and The Dark Knight.

#77. Gran Torino

Still haven’t seen it, in part because the critical reception was pretty tepid.  Apparently the fans were a bit more rabid.

#90. The Wrestler

This was a really well done film.  But let’s not get crazy.

#168. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Probably as many people out there who think I overrate this film as think I underrate The Wrestler.

#191. Let the Right One In

I wasn’t as in love with this as everybody else, but definitely worth seeing.

#203. In Bruges

Underseen gem.  Hopefully this laurel will get it more eyeballs.

#216. Changeling

I know the critics were not happy with this one.  Gotta be some serious Eastwood love going on among IMDB users.

And, in case you were wondering, some of ‘08 made it into the Bottom 100 as well:

#20. Disaster Movie

#40. A Fox’s Tale (random Hungarian cartoon)

#50. The Hottie and the Nottie

Anybody wanna take a wild stab as to the first title of ‘09 to make it onto the Top 250?  Don’t try too hard:

#71. Star Trek

The only surprise here is that fanboys haven’t launched it into the top 25.