The Best Movie Moments of 2008

As the year comes to a close, we look back on the best movie moments of 2008
1. The Dark Knight: The armored car chase/the pencil trick- You can't pick just one scene from The Dark Knight. The armored car chase is so good because of the amazing effects and some pretty good acting from Heath Ledger. The pencil trick is my favorite part. Why? The Joker says "Let me do a magic trick. I will make this pencil disappear." Then he shoves some guy's head down and sticks it into his eye.

2. WALL-E: The silent first half hour-Daring and cool, the silent first half hour spins new animation on the old genre of the silent movies. It basically says "Look how far we have come in the movie business". Pixar, as per usual, amazes me. In fact, even if it is the worst Pixar film, it is the worst of the best.

3. Wanted-The "goodbye" bullet/the train crash-Again, in Wanted there are way too many cool scenes to pick just one. Aside from the fact that Morgan Freeman utters the lines "Shoot this motherfucker!", the "goodbye" bullet scene is awesome because Angelina Jolie curves a bullet in a circle, killing five men and eventually taking herself as well. The train crash is just another cool rush of adrenaline.

4. Cloverfield-The monster throws the Statue of Liberty's head into a New York street-There isn't really much to say about the scene other than the fact that it is really memorable. Not often do PG-13 movies make such a lasting impression, but this one is a fun, new twist on the genre of the monster movie.

5. Iron Man-Iron Man takes flight-Seeing as Iron Man was such a surprise hit, it seems necessary to include it on the list. When he first lifts off from the ground, it is just so cool. This year was the year in intelligent superhero movies and this was just the beginning to this new genre.

Runners Up:
Australia-Darwin gets bombed
The Bank Job-The events after the bank is robbed
Pineapple Express-The ultraviolent ending