Saw United 93 and Apocalypto. I could have seen (and wanted to) most of the others in the Top 10, but never got around to it. I'm very anxious to see Letters from Iwo Jima.
At an age when nearly everyone's professional peak is well behind them, Clint seems to get better (or at least stay in surprisingly good form) with each movie he makes. (I hated the sucker-punch he delivers in Million Dollar Baby, but I can't deny that, until he crushes you, he has you in the palm of his hand.)
What baffles me about movie makers is HOW they can make a bad movie in the first place! How is that possible? If you think about it, either they know they are making a bad movie and don`t care and/or are doing it strictly for the money, or they actually just don`t read the script or plan it out beforehand. If they are actually attempting to make a good movie, then why would anyone in their right mind film a script like Howard the Duck or Gigli?? What could possibly motivate someone to read those scripts and say "Oh, this is too good. We have to make this." I don`t get it at all.
Then you must not have seen Flags of Our Fathers. I looked forward to seeing it and was very disappointed.
The early shots looked as though they were taken from a stage play, the characters were poorly developed (I didn't really care for any of them) even though a lot of time (too much) was taken developing them. 23,000 Japanese soldiers on Iwo Jima and the movie showed what, three? Four? I felt cheated on the action sequences.
Why he chose to make this a depressing movie instead of a heroic one is beyond me. Save your money and rent Sands of Iwo Jima.