100 Best DVDs of the Year

When we began collecting votes for this year's editor's picks, we naturally thought that The Dark Knight, clearly the biggest box-office phenom of the last 10 years and a critics' favorite, would assume the mantle of Best DVD of 2008. Imagine our surprise, as the votes were tallied, when a little film called Juno gently nudged Batman off his gargoyle perch instead. It seems forever ago that Juno ruled the Sundance crowd, then charmed the Academy, then came to the brink of overexposure in one fell swoop. But our editors remembered everything they loved the first time around: the starmaking turn from Ellen Page, the turnscrew dialogue by Diablo Cody ("This is one doodle that can't be un-did, homeskillet."), the Moldy Peaches, and even that hamburger phone. Here's the list of the top 10 DVDs the Amazon editors picked as Best of 2008. For the full 100, check it out here. More Best of the Year lists to come in the coming days.

1. Juno

2. The Dark Knight

3. Iron Man

4. John Adams

5. Mad Men: Season One

6. Dexter: The Complete Second Season

7. The Office: Season Four

8. Sex and the City: The Movie

9. 30 Rock: Season Two

10. 3:10 to Yuma

How does this compare with your own favorite DVDs? Here's the list of the top 100 Customer Favorite DVDs of the Year (hint: You guys really like your Stargate). -- Ellen

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Comments

[Randy on December 04, 2008 at 09:46 AM]

Seeing Juno on your list, just made me ignore the rest of the list.