Thirteen Movies Released in 2007 Land in the IMDB Top 250 of All Time: What the Hello Kitty?

As noted previously, the polls and rankings on Internet Movie Database (IMDB) are heavily slanted toward the most recent movies. The daily poll consistently pits older movies and actors against lesser but more recent movies and actors and it is distressing to view these polls as an indication of the lack of movie knowledge among today's younger filmgoers. As for the user generated ratings that determine the best 250 movies of all time, anyone who knows anything about movies will use this list purely for the purposes of a good laugh. As an example, consider that an astonishing 13 movies released in 2007 have earned high enough ratings to make into the IMDB Top 250.

First, some math. Thirteen is an exceptional number of movies from any one year to be named among the 250 best ever made. I mean 1939 is generally considered the finest year ever for movies, yet only three films made that year can be found among the IMDB Top 250. If you think that's outrageous then consider the fact that only 23 films made during the entire 1970s make the list. That's less than twice the number for 2007 alone, and the 1970s are considered the last great decade for movies. My own personal choice for the last truly great year for movies, 1980, is only represented four times. Meanwhile, no less than seven movies from 2006 made the list. Now for the real shock: this decade has already produced 32 movies that IMDB visitors consider to be one of the best 250 movies ever made.