Go see Slumdog Millionaire.

[Indy Coug]

The movie was rated-R for a gratuitous fecal immersion scene. As much as it pains me to agree with RockyBalboa on what is and isn't a great movie, I really enjoyed watching this movie.

[MarkGrace]

So looks like I'm the last person the planet to see this. The Mrs. and I just finished watching and we both thought that it was good, though not great. Knowing the premise to the story beforehand, I couldn't get past the idea that they wouldn't be able to pull it off without being cheesy. Given all the hype, I thought that must have exactly done that, but in the end, I don't know, the ending just felt too Hollywood for me. I did like the brother's redemption in the final scene, but this film kind of seemed out of place for a Best Picture winner. It was incredibly well shot and I appreciated the highly stylized visuals, but the storyline felt more like a cheer-out-loud-blockbuster kind of film.

Anyway, I liked the last two Best Picture winners significantly more than Slumdog.

[MarkGrace]

In the pantheon of Boyle works, I'd put it below both Trainspotting and Millions.

I also recently saw his movie Sunshine. I'm not a sci-fi geek, so I really wasn't that into it, but I thought his use of light as evil and dark as good as incredibly interesting.