First Act over the last 5 Years

I have decided to split the year in a 3 act structure. The First Act was January through April. The Second act will be May through August. The the Third and Final Act will be September through December. This should allow for similar movies to be grouped with each other, i.e. big summer won't be grouped with Oscar bait. Also since I have a thing for lists and stats, I will compare 2007 to the past 5 years to try to add a bit of perspective. Keep mind that for the foreign films I went by what IMDB listed as their US release date not the date I originally saw them even if it was in a theater in the middle of the fall. So here we go.

2007

1. Zodiac (9)
2. The Lookout (9)
3. Grindhouse (9)
4. Breach (9)
5. Hot Fuzz (8)
6. Reign Over Me (8)
7. 300 (8)
8. Black Snake Moan (8)
9. Smokin' Aces (6)
10. Shooter (6)
11. Blades of Glory (5)
12. Reno 911!: Miami (5)
13. The Condemned (5)
14. Ghost Rider (4)
15. Pathfinder (3)

Scoring Average: 6.80

Previous 5 Years

2006

1. Lady Vengeance (10)
2. Hard Candy (10)
3. Inside Man (9)
4. Brick (9)
5. V for Vendetta (8)
6. Block Party (8)
7. 16 Blocks (6)
8. The Sentinel (6)
9. Lucky Number Slevin (6)
10. Freedomland (6)
11. Silent Hill (5)
12. Underworld: Evolution (5)
13. Date Movie (1)
14. Ultraviolet (1)

Scoring Average: 6.43

2005

1. Oldboy (10)
2. Sin City (9)
3. Constantine (7)
4. Assault on Precinct 13 (7)
5. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (7)
6. Ong-Bak (7)
7. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (6)
8. Sahara (6)
9. Hostage (6)
10. Be Cool (5)
11. xXx: State of the Union (5)
12. Elecktra (3)

Scoring Average: 6.50

2004

1. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (10)
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (10)
3. Hellboy (7)
4. Man on Fire (7)
5. Dawn of the Dead (7)
6. Mean Girls (7)
7. The Passion of the Christ (7)
8. Hidalgo (6)
9. Secret Window (6)
10. Walking Tall (6)
11. 50 First Dates (6)
12. Starksy & Hutch (6)
13. Jersey Girl (5)
14. The Punisher (5)
15. The Big Bounce (4)
16. EuroTrip (4)

Scoring Average: 6.44

2003

1. Old School (8)
2. Daredevil (7)
3. Confidence (7)
4. Phone Booth (7)
5. The Hunted (6)
6. The Recruit (6)
7. Anger Management (5)
8. Shanghai Knights (5)
9. The Core (5)
10. The Life of David Gale (5)
11. Basic (4)
12. Bulletproof Monk (3)
13. Cradle 2 the Grave (3)
14. National Security (2)
15. Darkness (1)
16. Biker Boyz (1)
17. Identity (1)

Scoring Average: 4.47

2002

1. Panic Room (9)
2. We Were Soldiers (8)
3. Blade II (7)
4. The Salton Sea (7)
5. Resident Evil (5)
6. The Scorpion King (5)
7. Death to Smoochy (4)
8. Big Trouble (3)
9. State Property (2)

Scoring Average: 5.56

In the end 2007 easily has the best average so it gets to wear the crown and, man, The Condemned and Pathfinder really dragged down an average that could have been spectacular. But there is the lack of a 10 out of 10 film. 2006 and 2004 each had 2 by this point and 2005 had 1. Then again at this point in 2003, Old School was the best they could do. Really? 2003 also pulled a hat trick of 1's which is damn impressive.

All and all, it looks like we are in store for a great year.