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12-29-2007, 11:00 AM
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The Best, Worst, and Most Disappointing Movies of the Year
Idea from the VG Section. So what were your favorite movies? Movies you thought sucked? Movies that you had high hopes for but ended up a disappointment?
Favorite Movies: Transformers- Yeah it was basically explosions. More of a focus on humans, but I like Shia and Megan Fox is ****in’ hot so I was fine with it. 300- Great visuals. Amazing in IMAX. Doesn’t hold up for multiple viewings sadly. Grindhouse- Best theater experience ever. Over the top action and violence. Fake Trailers. Just Awesome. Hot Fuzz- Saw it on DVD after my roommates kept bugging me to watch it. I was surprised, it was a funny movie. The Bourne Ultimatum- Just as good as the rest. Fitting end to possibly my favorite trilogy ever. Superbad- Funny, realistic look into high school life. The cops and Fogal really made the movie. Knocked up- I don’t know…it was just funny. I Am Legend- Never read the book. Thought it was a good movie. Will Smith is great. …other movies I thought were ok…. Blades of Glory- I love Will Ferrell but this one wasn’t anything great. John Heder sucks. TMNT- If I wasn’t such a TMNT fan this would be in the “garbage” section. Shooter- Average action flick. I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry- Typical Sandler movie. Rolled my eyes when I saw the previews. Caught it on DVD because I like Sandler and Kevin James is a funny guy. It was surprisingly good. And Jessica Biel….my god! The Simpsons Movie- Not a big fan of the show…wasn’t half bad. Smokin’ Aces- Great action and violence. Disappointing: Spiderman 3- Too much stuffed into one movie. Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At Worlds End- I was bored. Loved the first. Harry Potter and the Oder of the Phoenix- They’re all disappointing. Garbage: Reno 911! Miami- I hate that show now. Ghost Rider- No. Wild Hogs- **** no. Delta Farce- ****in’ Hell No. Fantastic Four 2: Rise of the Silver Surfer- The first was terrible. This one was worse. What’s that say? Resident Evil: Extinction- Cheap and cheesy. Good Luck Chuck- Jessica Alba and hot topless babes couldn’t even save this Dane Cook disaster. Hitman- So. Bad. Movies I missed and want to see: Meet the Robinsons- Looks like a neat animated movie. Heard good things. Ratatouille- ^^^ Mr. Brooks- Heard it’s decent by quite a few people. Rush Hour 3- Sue me. I liked the first 2. I like Jackie Chan and I may be the only person in the world who can still laugh at Chris Tucker. Shoot ‘em Up- I really like Clive Owen and I like people shooting things. 3:10 to Yuma- I heard it was badass. No Country for Old Men- ^^^ National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets- Loved the first one for some odd reason. Watched it too many times to count on HBO. Charlie Wilson’s War- Looks funny. Wald Hard: The Dewey Cox Story- ^^^ American Gangster- My roomates voted to see Hitman instead. So I'll have to catch it on DVD. I hate them. Last edited by Mr. Snackpants; 12-31-2007 at 11:21 AM. |
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12-29-2007, 12:13 PM
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Once more, with feeling!
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Zodiac was the best-made film of the year, hands down.
Ratatouille was as entertaining for kids as it was for adults, a hard feat to accomplish. Superbad was probably the funniest movie this year, and Knocked Up was a close second. Hairspray was pure gold, I haven't enjoyed a musical so much in a very long time. 28 Weeks Later was one of my favorites- I love zombies more than anything. (I know, they aren't actual zombies. Go to Hell.) Transformers was awesome! F*ck you, 80s fanboys, it was great. Blades of Glory was hilarious. Juno looks like it's going to rule, I can't wait to see it. Sweeney Todd also looks excellent. Grindhouse too! The Simpsons movie was better than the Simpsons have been for a long time- but it doesn't do well as a movie in general. Spider-man 3 was terrible, Harry Potter was no good but neither are any of the others.
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12-29-2007, 12:30 PM
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Simpsons- Bad. Just bad. I've never been so angry because of a movie. AVP2- Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, how could it be worse than the first? These are the only ones that jump out right away |
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12-29-2007, 12:53 PM
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Hmm, I've seen a sh*tload of movies this year so most of them haven't really stuck with me. Let's see.
Really enjoyed 300 and Transformers. Dumb, overrated, what-f*cking-ever. They were fun, awesome movies that I enjoyed every second of, and while I wouldn't call Transformers a 'good' movie, I will say 300 is one. TMNT wasn't really anything special, but as a fan I liked it. Pleasantly surprised with Live Free or Die Hard. I expected it to suck hard (...no pun intended) but it turned out to be the best of the Die Hard sequels. Pirates of the Et Cetera...Whatever. I don't get the hype for this series. It wasn't bad at all (except for it being far too f*cking long) but I wasn't impressed by it. Dissappointed with Zodiac and American Gangster; I did not find either of them very interesting. Spider-Man 3 was the best comedy of the year. Really, really hated Beowulf, but I am biased. That's all that comes to mind at the moment.
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12-29-2007, 01:34 PM
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My favorites were Bourne, Transformers, Ratatouille, Die Hard, Simpsons, 3:10 to Yuma, Sweeney Todd, Superbad, Shoot 'Em up, Enchanted, The Mist and...that's all I can think of for now.
The only movie I can think of that disappointed me right now is Golden Compass. That movie was a whole lotta nothin'.
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12-29-2007, 02:05 PM
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Movies I Saw:
Smokin Aces 300 The Host The Hills Have Eyes 2 Shooter TMNT Grindhouse Hot Fuzz Paris, je'taime Spider-Man 3 28 Weeks Later Once Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Knocked Up Hostel 2 Ocean's 13 Black Sheep Evan Almighty Sicko Live Free or Die Hard Ratatouille Transformers Rescue Dawn Dynamite Warrior Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Hairspray Sunshine Becoming Jane The Bourne Ultimatum The Ten Underdog Superbad Halloween Across The Universe The Darjeeling Limited No Country for Old Men Beowulf The Mist Jackass 2.5 Movies I Missed/Still Wanna See/Haven't Had a Chance to See Yet: Zodiac Reign Over Me Killer of Sheep The Lookout Black Book The Tripper Angel-A Bug Fido 3:10 to Yuma Eastern Promises The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Into the Wild The Kingdom Lust, Caution Shoot 'Em Up Lars and the Real Girl 30 Days of Night Gone Baby Gone American Gangster Lions for Lambs Southland Tales I'm Not There Juno Atonement Sweeney Todd Charlie Wilson's War Walk Hard The Bucket List Persepolis There Will Be Blood With that out of the way, here are my lists: Top 10 Favorite of the Year(Top 5 Are in order, the Rest Aren't): 1. Once 2. Across the Universe 3. Rescue Dawn 4. Sunshine 5. Grindhouse 6. Smokin' Aces 7. Hot Fuzz 8. The Darjeeling Limited 9.Sicko 10. Knocked Up Honorable Mentions: The Host, Superbad, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Paris, je'taime, Ocean's 13, Black Sheep, Live Free or Die hard, Transformers, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Ten, Jackass 2.5 Middle of the Road (Not good or bad, just average): 300, Shooter, TMNT, Hostel 2, Dynamite Warrior, Hairspray, Becoming Jane, Beowulf Biggest Disappointments(Not necessarily bad, just didn't live up to my expectations): Spier-Man 3 Ratatouille Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Halloween The Mist Worst: The Hills Have Eyes 2, Spider-Man 3, Evan Almighty, Underdog, Halloween, The Mist I think that about covers it. Didn't feel like going into more detail now, might do so later.
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12-29-2007, 03:37 PM
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Right now, two stand out as really bad. One of them disappointing, because of the director; but the other I never really had high hopes for.
Zodiac - A David Fincher film. But an absolute snoozefest and the 'tension' or mystery was so forced and unconvincing I felt insulted. And it was so damn long. Pirates of the Caribbean 3 - absolute ****ing crap. |
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12-31-2007, 05:37 AM
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Transformers- I haven't had that much fun at the movies in a long time. Honorable mentions: 300 Live Free or Die Hard I Am Legend TMNT Ratatoille Hot Fuzz Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Disappointments Spider-Man 3- I still liked it, but not nearly as much as the other two installments. Too much crammed into 2+ hours. Beowulf- Again, I kinda liked it, but I was hoping it was going to be better. Worst Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End- Didn't know when this movie was going to "End" (sorry for the bad pun). Too long and too bloated. Good Luck Chuck- Unfortunetly I was on a date and got dragged to this. F'n horrible. The Heartbreak Kid- I would put this with the disappointments, but it was so bad it went beyond disappointing. Unhonorable Mentions: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Hannibal Rising Misc. The Simpsons Movie- I wasn't crazy about it, I wasn't looking forward to it so I wasn't disappointed, and it wasn't bad. Meh. Ghost Rider- I kinda liked it at first, but then I bought the DVD and watched it again, the more I see it, the less I like it.
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12-31-2007, 10:08 AM
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Here's a list of the all topo few movies I've seen this year:
TMNT The Simpsons Ratatoullie Shrek 3 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Bee Movie I swear I saw another too. I didn't really see too many movies, and I wanted to See Pirates 3, Spiderman 3, and Transformers, but diddna.... The Worst movies of the year by association: Underdog- So bad, that even the original creator of Underdog said it was terrible. But then again, they completely deviated from his original idea, turning it into "Air Bud 308: This time he's a superhero, but for the sake of stealing a franchise to try to get people to actually see it, let's just plop down names from an established product." But then again, the Mezco action figures based on the actual cartoon were great. Especially Riff Raff. Good Luck Chuck- What's Dane Cook's appeal? What is it? Tell me? License to Wed- I love Robin Williams. I really do. But why oh why has his career degradated into such lousy, losuy films. And this is coming from someone that kinda liked Patch Addams. Dude should go back to stand up. I would say Chipmunks, butI've heard it actually is pretty good, if nothing special. So I'll give that a shot next week. But out of the ones I've seen, the only real one I'd even call a disappointment was Shrek 3. And even then, I found some of it enjoyable. Paled in comparison to Shrek 2. Bee Movie was really quite fun, actually. Even though, it seemed to be nothing too much more than a cartoon version of Seinfeld's stand up schtick. (Examples- "What's the deal with Toe rings? it's like wearing a hat on your knee?" "What's the deal with Honey coming in bear shaped Jars, dispite the fact the bear is the bee's natural enemy?) I will say, it helped me to appreciate those stinging little pests a little more. Still not a fan. But pretty depressing year for some movies. I mean, the best ones were based on TV shows- Aqua Teen, Simpsons... I would say TMNT, but technically it's a free floating sequal to a movie based on a comic book. But it is close enough to the 2k3 series. My favorite is Ratatoullie. There are multiple reasons, but I'll give 3 of them: 1) NO poop or fart jokes. None! In a kid's movie. It may not sound like much, but in this day and age, it's like finding Bigfoot partying down with Nessie and Elvis. 2) Patton Oswalt finally gets a starring role in something. Too long has he had to play second fiddle to others. I love King of Queens and all, but the best moments were between him and Jerry Stiller. 3) Just because they made fun of 2 things: People that cash in off someone else's legacy after their death (funny that Disney released it, then...hah hah), and celebrity chef sell outs the license their likeness to horrible, horrible food products. Emeril... Wolfgang? Did you see that? The movies I wanted to see but missed: Transformers Pirates 3 Spidey 3 I would say I'd give this Fantastic 4 a chance Walk Hard (I might see that one soon)
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12-31-2007, 10:19 AM
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Good (not any particular order)
TMNT Transformers Ratatouille Harry Potter Middle of the road Pirates 3 Worst Meet the Robinsons Most Disappointing Spider-Man 3 The Simpsons (slow developing plot) >>I did not get a chance to watch very many movies this year<<
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12-31-2007, 01:01 PM
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12-31-2007, 02:50 PM
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I think the best movie of this year that I saw was Grindhouse. It was a fun experience, like nothing else I've ever seen, and had a perfect mix of action and dark comedy. Death Proof didn't really hold up to multiple viewings, but Planet Terror is still awesome and overall I think this was the best movie I've seen in theatres.
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12-31-2007, 02:51 PM
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01-01-2008, 06:03 AM
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The best movies of the year for me were Rescue Dawn with Christian Bale, second would be 300, and both features from Grindhouse.
I absolutely HATED Transformers! Spider-Man 3 was just a terrible mess. Other stuff like Ghost Rider, Live Free or Die Hard, Smokin' Aces, and some other stuff was good but not my favourite. EDIT: Also forgot Letters from Iwo Jima came out this year. By far one of the best WWII movies you will see from the Japanese point of view. |
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01-01-2008, 10:08 AM
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I saw the fantastic four with a friend but got really disappointed, hated it from the start. Jessica Alba where good looking but that's it. |
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01-01-2008, 10:42 AM
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Stone Warrior
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Best: No Country For Old Men, Superbad, Ratatouille, The Mist, and Disturbia,
Worst: The Invisible, The Condemned, Pirates 3, Bee Movie, Beowulf Most Dissapointing: Harry Potter 5, The Bourne Ultimatum, |
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01-01-2008, 06:05 PM
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Transformers, it's going to be a long wait for the sequel. TMNT Bourne Ultimatum 3:10 to Yuma We Own the Night Wild Hogs Die Hard 4 (after the unrated cut was released.) Disturbia Not too bad, held my interest, but not buy worthy for me: Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix American Gangster National Treasure: Book of Secrets (I still may or maynot get this one) Ghostrider Dissappointing and sucked! Spider-Man 3 POTC Shrek the Third Zodiac |
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01-01-2008, 06:23 PM
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It's my desire?
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I think I'm one of the few people that liked "At World's End". It wasn't the best thing in the world, and the ending wanted to make me throw a fit, but I liked it otherwise. Personally I think if "Dead Man's Chest" put some of the start of "World's End" into it, everyone wouldn't be so upset with both movies.
Surprisingly I didn't get to see many movies this year. Here's what I've seen, though: Liked: - TMNT - Rataouille - Pirates 3: At World's End - The Simpsons Movie (Not the best, but it entertained me for an hour or so) Disliked: - Shrek the Third - Harry Potter 5 - The Golden Compass - Spiderman 3 (Although I loved Venom. Shame we didn't see more of him in the movie...)
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01-01-2008, 06:28 PM
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I liked "At World's End," too. Much more so than "Dead Man's Chest."
Also liked Transformers and, naturally, TMNT. I really, really disliked both Spider-man 3 and Harry Potter 5.
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Besides... Dane Cook? Am I the only one that thinks he's unfunny? But then again, I like a lot of classic comedians like George Burns and stuff...
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