polytourist97 on 12/12/2007 at 03:25
My best list:
-Zodiac was probably the best film I saw this year
-Ratatouille was also fantastic
-Michael Clayton, 310 to Yuma, and Eastern Promises I liked, but none of them were as good as the aforementioned.
-Hot Fuzz is hillariously good fun, but certainly didn't work as well as Shaun of the Dead.
-Grindhouse was probably the most fun I had at a theatre all year
Some of the "meh" entries:
-Transformers, probably the worst movie I saw this year oh wait..
-The Golden Compass, nevermind THIS was the worst movie I saw this year, it was actually the closest I've ever been to walking out of a movie.
-Die Hard 4.0, not so much bad as it is ridiculous and just not good.
-Superbad, didn't quite live up to it's namesake. I thought it was just Sortabad.
-Shooter
-Bourne Ultimatum, severely disappointed how this series turned out after "Identity". I blame Paul Greengrass for most of it, but the stories for the second two just weren't written very well either.
Tocky on 12/12/2007 at 03:29
Dude. THE BOOKS were not well written. The movies are at least entertaining.
Rug Burn Junky on 12/12/2007 at 03:53
I'm only going to give you one. All the other contenders are going to be covered in this thread anyway.
If you want to be technical, it came out last year: after sitting on a shelf for two years, being mutilated by the studio, and then being quashed with a limited release of about ... oh 5 theaters. So, nobody saw it until DVD and cable this year. If at all. So it definitely gets a waiver on the date limit.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuvK1NenUQ4) Idiocracy As much as Office Space skewers office politics, Idiocracy takes on all of American culture, where the stupid people are breeding, and the most average man in the country wakes up 500 years in the future as the smartest man alive.
Even with the bad editing, the soul of the movie survives. It works on pretty much all levels, cheap slapstick and social commentary, and, most importantly for a ridiculous comedy, it's inherently quotable ("I like money"). Just like Office Space, this is one that's just got to find it's audience.
Scots Taffer on 12/12/2007 at 04:26
I totally forgot about Idiocracy, caught that earlier in the year. I still don't know exactly how I feel about it, on one hand it was so goofy and almost pandering to the exact audience it was mocking, but perhaps that's what it made it feel so...
angry. A large part of my lack of interest in the movie was the fact that it was so butchered and that I hate Luke Wilson as an actor. It did have some great lines though.
"Brawndo's got what plants crave."
"Yeah, it's got electrolytes."
"What are electrolytes? D'ya even know?"
"It's what they use to make Brawndo."
"Yeah, but why do they use them to make Brawndo?"
"Cos Brawndo's got electrolytes."
After several hours Joe finally gave up on logic and reason and simply told the Cabinet that he could talk to plants and that they wanted water.(lol, I took to youtube too to (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xz1Y0moIFs) find a clip because nowhere had a direct quote and then I transcribed it like a nerd)
"Wait, you like money
and sex, you're freaking me out here."
entertainer on 12/12/2007 at 08:45
1. Trade
9. American Gangsta
10. Death Proof
Angel Dust on 12/12/2007 at 13:03
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I saw one movie from this end of the world: Black Sheep. Fucking terrible.
Yeah it is bad and my country produced it! It was trying very hard I think to be like one of Peter Jackson's old school splatter films.
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I don't know if I like Paul Thomas Anderson, Magnolia was interesting but I thought Punch-Drunk Love was rather boring.
Personally I loved 'Punch-Drunk Love' but what about 'Boogie Nights'?
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I've got The Lives Of Others to watch, only got my hands on it recently though. Didn't know it won an Oscar either.
Yeah it snatched it from 'Pans Labyrinth'. There was much wailing and gnashing of teeth on movie forums by Pans fanboys who hadn't even seen 'The Live of Others'. I think they are both fantastic films but 'The Live of Others' resonates with me more.
Stitch on 12/12/2007 at 15:15
Black Sheep was actually incredible, although not all have a refined enough cinematic palette to appreciate its myriad levels.
Hier on 12/12/2007 at 15:29
Quote Posted by Rug Burn Junky
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuvK1NenUQ4) Idiocracy As much as Office Space skewers office politics, Idiocracy takes on all of American culture, where the stupid people are breeding, and the most average man in the country wakes up 500 years in the future as the smartest man alive.
Even with the bad editing, the soul of the movie survives. It works on pretty much all levels, cheap slapstick and social commentary, and, most importantly for a ridiculous comedy, it's inherently quotable ("I like money"). Just like Office Space, this is one that's just got to find it's audience.
Forgot about that. To me Idiocracy sounded better on paper or in retelling than the actual movie. It was a hilarious idea and had some great jokes, from the main plot down to the little details (playing slots at the hospital to win "free health care", Costco greeter saying "Welcome to Costco, I love you", etc).
But I don't think it worked quite well enough in the final product. One too many dildo jokes, a lame ending, and just sloppy direction don't put it at the level of Office Space. Office Space I can watch again and again and it's still funny. Idiocracy is funny to think about, or to tell people about, but I don't really feel the need to see it again.
Mazian on 12/12/2007 at 17:52
I also felt underwhelmed the first time I saw Idiocracy, then I caught it one night on IFC and enjoyed it a hell of a lot more the second time through. I think it suffers mostly in comparison to Office Space, it's much better after having the burden of expectations removed.
ercles on 12/12/2007 at 18:05
Although I liked a whole bunch of films this year, I honestly can't go past Michael Clayton. It was a great cast, with a great script, and was very very well shot. It's incredible how George Clooney has managed to turn his career around and churn out consistently great films over the last few years (Syriana, Good Night and Good Luck, the Good German).
