Best Movies Of 2007 #10-#1

#10 - Zodiac - David Fincher's latest is a tense and frustrating masterpiece of what obsession can do to ordinary men.

#9 - The Bourne Ultimatum - One of the very few franchises that gets better with every entry, The Bourne Ultimatum features action sequences so fast that they're practically subliminal, great performances and sharp writing as always.

#8 - The Simpsons Movie - The movie that got screwed over by the Academy in favor of, umm, Surf's Up, The Simpsons Movie is like an extended version of a really great episode of the show with a great story and hilarious guest stars.

#7 - Gone Baby Gone - My pick for the movie that should have been nominated for Best Picture instead of Atonement, Gone Baby Gone is a whip-smart film with great performances and a brilliant story courtesy of the same author as Mystic River.

#6 - Knocked Up - The smartest comedy since The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up stars Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl as a couple that gets pregnant on a one-night stand and deals with the consequences of the necessary maturity that goes along with it.

#5 - Grindhouse - Not the best movie of the year, but by far the best movie-going experience of the year, Grindhouse features the latest films by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez as well as the most hilarious fake trailers ever made, featuring Nicholas Cage as Fu Manchu!

#4 - There Will Be Blood - A tour de force performance by Daniel Day Lewis who eats this movie alive and won Best Actor for his trouble, There Will Be Blood is a character study as a ruthless sociopath tangles with a false prophet in a war for land and resources.

#3 - Juno - A clever dramedy, Juno is a different take on the same type of story as Knocked Up and features a star-making turn from Ellen Page as well as great supporting work from the rest of the cast, including comedy's latest Woody Allen, Michael Cera.

#2 - No Country For Old Men - The Coen Brothers' greatest achievement in film, No Country has the best cast of the year and the greatest performance of the year from Javier Bardem as the most unnerving villian since Hannibal Lector. The ending is a bit confusing, but it's not like it's impossible to figure out if you try.

#1 - 300 - Not exactly an Oscar contender, in fact it wasn't nominated for anything because of when it was released in theaters, 300 is all about the spectacle, though it doesn't sacrifice performance or story in the process. It's easily the best experience at the movies I had all year.