I'm not sure any movie this past year jumped out and said, "Ooo! Ooo! Pick me! Pick me!" If I had to pick a movie that came closest, though, it would definitely be "Fellowship of the Ring," followed by Memento.
LOTR. I actually waited a week to see this so I could read the book first. Then the movie just blew me away. . . I was curious to see what they would do with tom b. well they axed tom b. that answered my question