My Top Twelve Favouritist Movies of 2007 (1427 hits)
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Submitted by The Caes (View user info) at 2008-02-06 18:34:14 EST
Well my friends, it appears that the New Year is almost upon us. In a few short days it will be a brand new day, as 2008, full of youth and vigor, muscles its way onto the scene, kicking the crap out of the elderly and brittle 2007 and choking it to death. I can almost hear the old year's death rattle now. Oh, Father Time. You make bitches of us all.
So I'm sure you're all expecting the regular onslaught of Best (insert thing here) of 2007 lists. And by the second day of 2008, you'll probably already be tired of hearing about them. So as a preemptory strike, I'll be giving you your most coveted - nay, THE most coveted - Best Films of 2007, right here, right now, five days early!!
What? What do you mean, "It's over?" SIX WEEKS ago?? Jesus. Oh, that's right, I injected myself with mongoose blood and drank a bottle of absinthe on New Year's Eve. It's all coming back to me. That explains why I woke up yesterday in the gutter in a bed of dead snakes and a kazoo stuffed halfway up my ass.
Well anyway, no time for the present I guess. First, here is a list of every single 2007 movie I saw. This is designed to bore you, so that when I actually get to my best of list, it won't seem so agonizing by comparison.
1. Alpha Dog *
2. Catch and Release *
3. Epic Movie *
4. Smokin' Aces
5. Seraphim Falls *
6. Ghost Rider
7. Zodiac
8. 300
9. TMNT
10. Blades of Glory
11. The Lookout *
12. Grindhouse
13. Hot Fuzz
14. Spider Man 3
15. 28 Weeks Later *
16. Shrek the 3rd
17. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
18. Knocked Up
19. Ocean's Thirteen
20. Surf's Up
21. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
22. Evan Almighty
23. Live Free or Die Hard
24. Ratatouille
25. Sicko
26. Transformers
27. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
28. The Simpsons Movie
29. The Bourne Ultimatum
30. Rush Hour 3
31. Stardust
32. Superbad
33. War
34. Balls of Fury
35. Halloween
36. 3:10 to Yuma
37. Mr Woodcock
38. Good Luck Chuck
39. Eastern Promises
40. Resident Evil: Extinction
41. The Kingdom
42. Michael Clayton
43. 30 Days of Night
44. Gone Baby Gone
45. American Gangster
46. Bee Movie
47. Fred Claus
48. No Country For Old Men
49. Beowulf
50. Enchanted
51. Hitman
52. The Mist
53. The Golden Compass
54. Juno
55. I Am Legend
56. Charlie Wilson's War
57. National Treasure: Book of Secrets
58. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
59. Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
60. The Host *
Well, there it is. As usual, the vast majority were seen in theaters (ones with * indicate I saw them on a television screen). Like every year, it's been a typical mixture of movies I'm glad I saw, movies I wished I had seen but never managed to get out to, and movies that I wish I had never even heard of, let alone paid ten dollars to bludgeon my senses with (I am looking at YOU, Good Luck Chuck. Even multiple unexpected naked breasts weren't enough to save you).
So, here are Caesar's Top 12 Favourite-ist Movies of Double-Aught-Seven.
12. The Kingdom. A movie about an FBI (or whatever) investigative team that manages to get sent to Saudi Arabia to track down the perpetrators of a terrorist bombing of American citizens. The Kingdom has just the right blend of drama, action, politics, and realism to make me want to extend my list to 12 just to recommend it to you. Even if you find the first 80 minutes slow, the giant action scene near the end makes up for it. I found I was sweating and gripping my seat hard enough to make my fingers hurt. Plus it has Jason Bateman in it, and I wuv him. Nooo, terrorists, don't hurt him! He's wearing a Pixies shirt!
11. Transformers. This film is a perfect example of all-style-no-substance-but-damn-if-it-didn't-make-me-giggle-like-a-schoolgirl film. You could tear it a new one if you wanted to, but it's just a ridiculously fun movie. I know girls who barely even know what a 'Transmorpher' is and they still loved it.
10. 30 Days of Night. What I liked about this movie is that they made it into a much better movie than the comic book it was based on. It had some great shots, some scary moments, some awesome moments, and was very realistic. Also, you need no knowledge of the comic to enjoy it. I don't go see a lot of horror films, but I think this is easily one of the best ones of the year.
9. No Country For Old Men. This is a Coen Brothers movie, the first in many a year. It will be on a lot of critic's top 10 lists, but it's on mine mostly to aggravate a friend of mine who hated it like it beat his dog. I can see his point, because No Country expertly builds to a masterful ending that never materializes, but where my friend feels brutally cheated and violated, I appreciate the non-conventional (and frankly more realistic) path the Coens took with this movie. And there is no denying that the first 80% or so of this movie is absolute brilliance.
8. Sicko. Michael Moore's eye-opening documentary on the state of health we-don't-really-care in the United States of America. This movie was filled with revelations that made me go, "You gotta be fucking kidding me." Like the girl that was denied financial assistance from her health insurer for her chemotherapy because she was "too young to have cancer." I don't think a film has ever made me more glad to live in Canada. Granted, one should never trust Michael Moore, as he is a shifty fellow in his own schlubby, hefty way, but seriously, America, get some free health care. And now I brace myself for the onslaught of "America: Fuck Yeah" comments.
7. I Am Legend. Will Smith did a fantastic job of being captivating in a film where he's pretty much the only actor on the screen for at least an hour (dog not included), and the director did an awesome job of making me crap my pants with some tense scenes. If only the vampires didn't look like naked rubber anatomy dolls, this would have inched a few spots higher on my list. Which is a covetous thing.
6. 300. This is based on a comic book based on the historical struggle of 300 Spartans against the millions-strong Persian army in 480 BC. Since it's a comic-book interpretation, it's not as historically accurate as I'd like (e.g. I'm pretty sure that ancient Spartan warriors didn't look like some kind of badass Chippendale army, and fuck, shouldn't they be wearing some kind of armor or something? Those abs are shredded, but they won't stop arrows, man), but it's oozing with cool. Directed in the same style of Sin City, it's a stylish kick-ass action movie for people who like stylized kick-ass action movies.
5. The Simpsons Movie. It's hard to bring a TV show to the silver screen and not make it feel like a much longer, more boring version of the TV show. But The Simpsons Movie did it. Has there ever been a show with this much longevity? I used to work with some 18 year olds, and it staggered me to think that they have never known a world in which the Simpsons never existed.
4. Grindhouse. Such a fun movie, sooooo underappreciated. By now the hype for this tongue in cheek double-feature homage to grindhouse films of the 70's has blown up to the point that if you ever did see it, you'd be disappointed, but it's your own damn fault for not going to see it in the theater in the first place, you lazy bastards. This movie made way less than it should have. Also, some people complain that the second feature was terrible, but I liked Tarantino's segment just as much, if not more, than Rodriguez's; just for different reasons.
3. Stardust. Probably the best movie you never saw all year. It's based on a Neil Gaiman comic book about a star that falls to earth and seeks to return to the sky with the help of an ordinary boy (also, that star happens to look just like Claire Danes). It's a fun, epic adventure-romance tale, and I think it's the closest thing to a new Princess Bride that you'll ever see.
2. Superbad. Okay, I saw some funny movies this year, but none of them made me laugh as long or as hard as Superbad. Oh Jesus. It's so good. It's SOOOOOO good. Funniest movie of the year. Wikka-wikka-YEEEEAH! The only disappointing part is that they didn't manage to fit the song "Superbad" by James Brown in there.
1. Gone, Baby Gone. Another film overlooked by audiences this year. Directed by Ben Affleck (yeah, for real) and starring his younger brother Casey, it's the story of a detective hired to find a missing child in Boston. Casey really proves his chops as an actor here, and the story is gripping and heartbreaking. It's a really powerful film and I loved it, even though the ending didn't make me feel particularly cheerful.
Other movies I adored that didn't quite make it on the list: Eastern Promises, Blades of Glory, Knocked Up, American Gangster, The Lookout, The Bourne Ultimatum, Juno.
Again, keep in mind that my list is not set in stone and the order of these films changes daily. In fact, I'd change it right now if the automatic numbering system in Word wasn't so friggin' retarded with the tabbing and the indenting and the ordering. Also keep in mind that there are lots of movies I wanted to see this year but never did...films like The Darjeeling Limited, Waitress, Paprika, There Will Be Blood, Youth Without Youth, The King of Kong, and a few others.
And of course, Hollywood screwed me this year, like they do every year, by releasing movies so bad that watching them feels like my mom kicked me in the crotch with her hobnail boots. Here are two such movies.
Spider Man 3. Granted, it wasn't even close to being the worst movie I saw this year, but it definitely wins Most Disappointing Movie of 2007. As if wearing an evil symbiotic costume would make you get an emo haircut and break into impromptu jazz dancing (though I admit I did like the Saturday Night Fever strut he did down the street, ridiculous though it was). And what the hell was that about the butler saying, "Oh, by the way Master Harry, your father died by his own hand because the blade wound in his abdomen matched the blade on his glider." WTF? First of all, are you a doctor or forensic scientist that can match wound patterns to weapon dimensions? Secondly, you think you might have told Harry this information before he embarked on a misguided quest for revenge? The dude took a grenade to the face, by Odin!
But The Worst Movie I Saw in 2007 award goes to Mr. Woodcock. This comedy was about as funny as child abduction, and much more pointless. I saw this at a drive in, playing as a double feature with Good Luck Chuck, which is like a Divine and Mighty Duo of Crap. Thank god I had a ridiculously horny date with me, or there would have been nothing to stop me from turning on my car and deepthroating the exhaust pipe until merciful oblivion embraced me.
Well, I think this message is long e-fucking-nuff.
Until next year.
User Reviews
Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2008-02-12 01:06:58 EST (#)
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I've only seen Lebowski once, a long time ago...I remember liking it but not why.
Oh, and my apologies to ConorJS, he mentioned Gone Baby Gone earlier, but he's the only one.
Submitted by hidden101 (user info) at 2008-02-11 23:14:17 EST (#)
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Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2008-02-11 10:31:45 EST (#)
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You're in the minority, my friend.
It's so strange to me how a movie can be obscenely popular, to the extent where I hear nothing but good things about it, and no one I know who's seen it thinks it's anything less than cinematic gold, yet there's always someone who thinks it's the worst pile of crap they've ever seen. Just goes to show you how much taste differs.
It's really strange...but I think everybody has a movie that they hate that everyone else seems to love, for reasons they can't understand.
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i don't understand how anyone could say Superbad sucked unless it was like, my grandma or something.
i don't get it with The Big Lebowksi either. how could anyone NOT like that movie???
Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2008-02-11 12:08:24 EST (#)
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Eh, I liked the intro. I didn't just want a boring list, who gives a fuck about that? I wanted it to be entertaining to some extent. Though it seems I needn't have bothered, since most people apparently prefer to bitch about how their favourite movie wasn't in the exact proper placement on the list.
Speaking of which, did Green Ranger just say No Country should be #1 and Epic Movie should be #3? EPIC MOVIE, third best film of 2007?? That makes no sense to me whatsoever. What's your number 2 pick? Superbad, still?
And hell, has ANYONE seen Gone Baby Gone? No one has said a single thing about it.
Submitted by Jeanneee (user info) at 2008-02-11 12:01:01 EST (#)
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You could have cut the intro, since apparently you meant to post this 2 months back and just now got around to it.
Submitted by forthewin (user info) at 2008-02-11 11:10:52 EST (#)
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I didn't even see 12 movies in 2007.
Submitted by Green_Ranger (user info) at 2008-02-11 11:04:41 EST (#)
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no country for old men isn't #1
epic movie is #3
Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2008-02-11 10:31:45 EST (#)
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You're in the minority, my friend.
It's so strange to me how a movie can be obscenely popular, to the extent where I hear nothing but good things about it, and no one I know who's seen it thinks it's anything less than cinematic gold, yet there's always someone who thinks it's the worst pile of crap they've ever seen. Just goes to show you how much taste differs.
It's really strange...but I think everybody has a movie that they hate that everyone else seems to love, for reasons they can't understand.
Submitted by CarterPFly (user info) at 2008-02-11 09:45:37 EST (#)
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Superbad was the single worst movie I've seen a really really long time. I honestly cant remember a movie that was so awful I just has to switch it off, try agin to watch it, switch it off again and delete it. They should rename it "fuckingshit" and give free cyanide capsules to people who rent it.
Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2008-02-11 01:29:46 EST (#)
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Ahhh, South Park. I liked that episode too. Now THERE'S a show that defies convention. Normally a show sucks at first, then gets better, then starts to suck shortly thereafter, but SP just keeps getting better EVERY season, it seems -- for what, 10 years now? Unbelievable. Though I admit I only catch new episodes sporadically.
I wonder why they never did a second SP movie? The first one was successful, and I can't see how a sequel would be difficult to make, or unprofitable in any way.
Submitted by hidden101 (user info) at 2008-02-10 18:37:47 EST (#)
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yeah, i definitely think the Simpsons writers are just running out of ideas. 20 years is a long time.
i liked that South Park episode where Butters kept trying to come up with evil plans and that other kid kept saying "the Simpsons already did it!" every time he came up with something.
anyway, my taste in movies is pretty limited to stuff that involves lots of guns and explosions or has a lot of dick and fart jokes.
Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2008-02-10 18:01:07 EST (#)
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Ha, fair enough, Hidden. I think you and I just have different standards, b/c I thought the Simpsons movie was really funny -- I didn't think it was that different in quality of humour than the show, actually. Sure, Simpsons isn't as funny now as it was ten years ago, but hell, that show's been on FOREVER. It's hard to keep something fresh and unique after 19 years.
Thanks for the reply.
Submitted by hidden101 (user info) at 2008-02-10 16:13:35 EST (#)
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well, i didn't laugh a single time throughout the Simpsons movie. the dialog was just really bad. i expected more. it's pretty sad when the previews had Schwarzenegger saying "i was elected to LEAD, not to READ" and that was supposed to be a highlight. the whole movie was cheesy lines like that and none of them were funny.
as far as the Grindhouse flicks, i know they were supposed to be kind of cheesy, but i just don't think they pulled it off. maybe i'll watch them again and give them another shot, but i sure as hell won't do that for the Simpsons movie.
Submitted by i_can_get_you_a_toe (user info) at 2008-02-10 14:28:42 EST (#)
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I've never understood why people loved 'Superbad' I watched it a couple times to make sure I knew what I was talking about when I said it was awful. and boring. and loooong. The whole 'virgins going to a party to meet girls' thing has be DONE.
Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2008-02-09 21:04:41 EST (#)
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What was bad about Grindhouse, or The Simpsons Movie? Just curious...especially about what you thought was bad about Grindhouse. I mean, that movie was kind of INTENDED to be bad.
Submitted by hidden101 (user info) at 2008-02-09 20:04:49 EST (#)
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Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2008-02-08 14:44:28 EST (#)
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Submitted by hidden101 (user info) at 2008-02-07 14:26:45 EST (#)
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damn, i can't believe some of the good movies you saw didn't make the list while shit like the Simpsons Movie and Grindhouse did. and then you said Mr. Woodcock sucked... come on, while it may not have been the most awesome movie ever, it had some really funny moments and it's nowhere near as bad as some of the movies you listed.
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I've always loved the Simpsons. And Grindhouse is just too clever to not be on the list...doesn't seem that way if you don't know what the directors are trying to accomplish, though. I mean, the fake previews alone were worth the price of admission for me -- they were hilarious!
Orph, thanks for the warning on Run, Fatboy, Run. Too bad.
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i've always loved the Simpsons too, but the movie was REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY BAD. i mean, like, i'm still amazed at how bad it was. it was like the writers were TRYING to make it bad. that's how bad it was.
same thing with Grindhouse. i LOVE everything else Rodriguez and Tarintino have done, but both of them made absolutely horrible features for Grindhouse. just fucking terrible. i couldn't even watch either of them all the way through.
i know everyone has their own taste in movies, but you really like some BAD ones by ANYONE'S standards.
Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2008-02-09 19:04:42 EST (#)
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I usually go see a movie a week. I just like movies (unlike most of the people who commented here, it seems), and I have a couple of friends who like going a lot too, so we sort of encourage each other that way. I never have popcorn though, that stuff is just too expensive to have every time I go.
Submitted by Maddog (user info) at 2008-02-09 14:50:51 EST (#)
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Dude, you must smell like an old bag of popcorn to have gone to the movies this much. some of your choices weren't terrible, though.
Submitted by earth_collapse (user info) at 2008-02-09 09:13:29 EST (#)
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I can't believe this shit pile has a positive rating.
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2008-02-09 08:22:45 EST (#)
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Where's "The Lookout" on this crappy list?
Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2008-02-08 15:13:41 EST (#)
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Submitted by Charlilot (user info) at 2008-02-07 22:43:35 EST (#)
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I do have to disagree about grindhouse though. While I loved the movie and recommended it to everyone, I didn't think Death Proof was as good as Planet Terror. Waaaay to much bla bla bla. Don't get me wrong, the dialogue was good, but if I want to sit around listening to chicks talk shit for an hour I'd go hang out at the fucking hair salon.
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Yeah, I hear that a lot. It's a valid point, but I happen to really like Tarantino's dialogue. I think they made a biiiiig mistake putting Death Proof second. People go into that film and see Planet Terror and they're all pumped up because it's nothing but camp and action and gore, and then the second half of the showing is all dialogue. It's a huge letdown in that way.
Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2008-02-08 15:10:34 EST (#)
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Submitted by someone (user info) at 2008-02-07 21:38:28 EST (#)
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I have no choice to give you a negative rating because, while some of the movies you've mentioned are noteworthy, your taste overall is horrendous and the fact you PAID to see some of the worst mainstream Hollywood crap makes me think very little of you.
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Oh, awesome, someone (HAR HAR, it's your name AND your designation) who judges my character based on the fact that I don't like the same movies as him. I think that's a little more telling about what kind and quality of person YOU are than it is about me. Perhaps if you had trained your finely-honed critical eye on the title of my post, you would have noticed that it said they were my FAVOURITE movies of the year...not my opinion of the BEST movies of the year. If it were a Best Of list, it would be filled with all the movies you probably like, and would look like pretty much every other film 'aficionado's' list. These are not the highest quality movies that were released last year; they're just the ones I enjoyed the most.
Regardless, thanks for at least stating some of your favorites...let's see what we have here...
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First, Transformers is the biggest piece of shit I have had the displeasure of watching.
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Okay, I get your point, but what do you expect, going into a big budget action movie? Answer: big budget action. Did Transformers deliver that? Hell yes. It was fun to watch and it had big fucking robots beating the crap out of each other. Does it fall short in other areas? Of course! But I didn't go into Transformers expecting Shakespeare-quality-dialogue and Oscar-caliber acting, because only an idiot does that.
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SECONDLY, 300 is the biggest testosterone-fueled 'achievement' to ever hit the cineplex, EVER. This however, does not make the movie good. In fact, the movie is actually quite NOT GOOD. The camera work and editing is done, again, for an audience of ADHD males who can't sit through good action movies like Ran or Seven Samurai, and instead like Game-boy programmed techno playing at ear-splitting volumes while their ideal males (six packs and no clothes) make pseudo-love to each other and their swords while screaming nonsensically to each other and to their equally dumb audience. The plot is paper-thin and not worth mentioning, and the characters follow suite, but are actually WORSE if that's even possible.
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Wow, this criticism makes me think you don't hate the movie so much as you hate the audience it's intended for. Are you pissed off at the movie, or at the fact that there are people out there who want to see the movie?
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No Country For Old Men is a worthwhile addition to cinema, and it makes me smile to think of the morons who got suckered into seeing this hoping for more of the crap they usually fill their heads with. I'm actually not a Coen bros. fan, but this movie is fantastic almost consistently.
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I agree with this -- I'm not a Coen bros. fan either; they seem to be very hit-or-miss with me. I particularly enjoyed the slow but gripping pacing No Country managed to achieve. I also kind of liked that the movie ended in a much more realistic, true-to-life fashion than a typical movie, like you mentioned.
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Eastern Promises is also just great stuff from start to finish. If Cronenburg doesn't get the cred he deserves for this.
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I thought History of Violence was similarly awesome.
In general though, "someone"; stop being such a pompous ass. You sound like you're really working on your 'scathing commentary' skills so you can be a real honest-to-gosh film reviewer when you grow up. But the problem with you, and with most film reviewers, is that you automatically assume you're better than everyone else if you hate a movie that someone else loves -- you assume your hate is more justified than their adoration, which is not the case, because, you are really not that smart or that special, and you are not the authority on what makes a good movie.
Another common failing of movie critics, and one that you seem like you wrote the book on, is that you shouldn't critique a movie based on a universal standard. Think about it: action movies are action movies, romantic comedies are romantic comedies, and so on. The Simpsons Movie was not intended to be Walt Disney's greatest achievement. Grindhouse was not meant to be cutting edge special effects. You judge the movie based on whether or not it achieves what it intends to achieve. Otherwise you'll pretty much hate everything because it's not an Oscar caliber film. I like Oscar movies as much as anyone, but how fucking boring would going to the movies be if that's all that there was to watch?
I mean, do you even enjoy watching movies? It doesn't sound like it. It sounds like you only enjoy tearing them apart with your clever wit and sharp tongue. Try appreciating a movie for what it is, not for the intellectual thespian masterpiece you wish it would be. I guarantee you'll have more fun. But hey, if being a snobby dick is what you prefer, then go ahead. That seems to be working out pretty well for you.
Also, I hate to break it to you sunshine, but even though you're SOOOOO much more critical than me, and even though you know SOOOOOO much more about movies and appreciate them on SOOOOOO many esoteric levels, no one gives any more of a crap about your ridiculous opinion than they do about mine.
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Boo hoo, you hate stuff
Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2008-02-08 14:44:28 EST (#)
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Submitted by hidden101 (user info) at 2008-02-07 14:26:45 EST (#)
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damn, i can't believe some of the good movies you saw didn't make the list while shit like the Simpsons Movie and Grindhouse did. and then you said Mr. Woodcock sucked... come on, while it may not have been the most awesome movie ever, it had some really funny moments and it's nowhere near as bad as some of the movies you listed.
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I've always loved the Simpsons. And Grindhouse is just too clever to not be on the list...doesn't seem that way if you don't know what the directors are trying to accomplish, though. I mean, the fake previews alone were worth the price of admission for me -- they were hilarious!
Orph, thanks for the warning on Run, Fatboy, Run. Too bad.
Submitted by Hookhand (user info) at 2008-02-08 07:55:14 EST (#)
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I didn't see a ton wrong with this list. I'm glad someone else liked "The Kingdom" as much as I did.
Submitted by Charlilot (user info) at 2008-02-07 22:43:35 EST (#)
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because now I want to see superbad.
I do have to disagree about grindhouse though. While I loved the movie and recommended it to everyone, I didn't think Death Proof was as good as Planet Terror. Waaaay to much bla bla bla.
Don't get me wrong, the dialogue was good, but if I want to sit around listening to chicks talk shit for an hour I'd go hang out at the fucking hairdresser.
Submitted by bob (user info) at 2008-02-07 21:51:08 EST (#)
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There Will Be Blood > Every other movie.
Submitted by someone (user info) at 2008-02-07 21:38:28 EST (#)
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Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2008-02-07 03:42:52 EST (#)
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Also, to everyone on their high horse about 'good movies' this and 'good taste' that, I wonder how many of you can actually list any cogent or valid reasons as to why a certain movie is good or bad. If you just say 'ALL THOSE MOVIES SUCK' you just sound like an idiot. And why are so few people offering up any alternate suggestions? So many of you are bitching about how shitty all these movies are...are there any movies you saw last year that you like? If so, recommend them. Discuss.
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I have no choice to give you a negative rating because, while some of the movies you've mentioned are noteworthy, your taste overall is horrendous and the fact you PAID to see some of the worst mainstream Hollywood crap makes me think very little of you.
That said, I'll offer some critique(s) on the movies you claim to like, as I watch probably no less then 100 movies a year and as such feel like my opinion is worth writing about (it most likely isn't, but this IS THE INTERNET LOL!!111).
First, Transformers is the biggest piece of shit I have had the displeasure of watching. The only reason I did so is because my younger brother bought it and I had the misfortune of borrowing it from him. The dialogue, written most likely by a group of monkeys, is so stereotypical and cliche' it actually makes me ashamed of the English language. They typecast EVERY race (including the Transformers themselves), and when Optimus Prime says he learned the English language from the 'internet' I almost wanted to vomit. Thankfully, I was stoned for the entire movie, which doesn't excuse it but makes it ALMOST tolerable in short amounts. The directing, or lack there of (M. Bay should seriously be shot in both kneecaps for his disgrace to cinema) is the perfect example of HOW NOT to make a movie. It's designed for an ADD audience, of dumbed down American degenerates who don't even know how to formulate their own likes/dislikes. This movie makes me ashamed of the country I live in (GOD I love being dramatic to the point of absurdity, it really makes me smile).
SECONDLY, 300 is the biggest testosterone-fueled 'achievement' to ever hit the cineplex, EVER. This however, does not make the movie good. In fact, the movie is actually quite NOT GOOD. The camera work and editing is done, again, for an audience of ADHD males who can't sit through good action movies like Ran or Seven Samurai, and instead like Game-boy programmed techno playing at ear-splitting volumes while their ideal males (six packs and no clothes) make pseudo-love to each other and their swords while screaming nonsensically to each other and to their equally dumb audience. The plot is paper-thin and not worth mentioning, and the characters follow suite, but are actually WORSE if that's even possible.
I could go on with your terrible choices, but instead I'll talk about some of the (few) good picks you made.
No Country For Old Men is a worthwhile addition to cinema, and it makes me smile to think of the morons who got suckered into seeing this hoping for more of the crap they usually fill their heads with. I'm actually not a Coen bros. fan, but this movie is fantastic almost consistently. The cinematography in this movie is FANTASTIC, with great sets, great lighting (overlit intentionally by the way), and absolutely amazing performances. If Tommy Lee Jones final monologue doesn't blow your mind, you probably are not fit for any kind of 'absract' (I dislike using that word, but I don't care that much in this context) thought, and probably should find the nearest mindless job as soon as possible and not voice your opinion, EVER. Also, the buildup to a fantastic climax is exactly the kind of let down this movie needed. Thought: Real life doesn't happen like it does in Hollywood, which is why the movie was paced perfectly and ended exactly how it should have ended. There was not a wasted scene in the entire movie (I could probably argue that Woody H. character could be wasted time, but I won't because you probably won't understand) and everything about this movie screams GOLD.
Eastern Promises is also just great stuff from start to finish. If Cronenburg doesn't get the cred he deserves for this, I can't justify the mindset behind the average consumer (I can't anyways, but MORE SO IF NOT). This is how a mobster movie should be made. It's dark, shot with such precision you would think a surgeon was behind the lens, and gritty and slow FOR A REASON. Viggo M. has quite possibly the greatest acting of his career, the climatic and intense shower fight scene is without a doubt one of the greatest action scenes in film history, and the ending is absolutely flawless. Did you notice how the camera switches to a medium-close shot for this scene to intensify the claustrophobic elements commonly found in a steam-house? Probably not, because you're an idiot just like the rest of the common viewing audience.
PS--There Will Be Blood will own your soul. Going to see it with my girlfriend tommorrow for the second time. Watch it, and stop watching crap like you seem to do 99.999999% of the time.
End this thread.
Submitted by Shadecaster (user info) at 2008-02-07 20:09:26 EST (#)
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I liked your list, except that Sicko was in it. Michael Moore's a fat fag.
Submitted by haikumikoo (user info) at 2008-02-07 19:52:05 EST (#)
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Transformers!
Beeeeeow, BOMP
Submitted by haikumikoo (user info) at 2008-02-07 19:50:49 EST (#)
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Robots in disguiiise
Submitted by haikumikoo (user info) at 2008-02-07 19:50:29 EST (#)
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Autobots something doo doo doo, beep doop dee dooby doo doo Decepticons!
Submitted by haikumikoo (user info) at 2008-02-07 19:50:03 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
More than meets the eye
Submitted by haikumikoo (user info) at 2008-02-07 19:49:29 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Transformers
Submitted by haikumikoo (user info) at 2008-02-07 19:49:19 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
So that was a pretty epic fail at amending that random rating thing...
Submitted by haikumikoo (user info) at 2008-02-07 19:49:00 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
No Comment
Submitted by haikumikoo (user info) at 2008-02-07 19:48:21 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
Hey, look, an open "Review A Message" window, don't remember opening this guy.
A random rating seems in order, but what...
A random -2 seems like the most humorous option, but what if this post happens to be a good one?
Good point.
Submitted by rob_berg (user info) at 2008-02-07 19:20:40 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
LOVED Stardust... saw it on the plane from Mexico to LA.
It was the best movie I had never even heard about before seeing.
Good lord - you have lots of time to watch movies.
you = LUCKY.
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2008-02-07 19:16:13 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Look, OMG, see two below. Pointless.
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2008-02-07 19:15:20 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Submitted by sicosemen (user info) at 2008-02-07 14:49:35 GMT (#)
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You can't possibly be serious about stardust, can you? That movie, no matter how great the cast, was designed for children and was treated as such.
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Also, this comment pissed me off. For a film of its genre, Stardust was fantastic. I think you can find pleasure in 'kids' films whatever age. Often, they are fast paced, easy to watch, have charming characters and fantastic effects. They are the epitomy of a 'feel good film' and often the creators add in little 'for adult' jokes as entertainment for parents who are forced to watch such films.
Kids or no kids, I would watch these films anyway. Shrek (original) was a masterpiece of its kind (I am not comparing it to Lawrence of Arabia or anything, you can not compare movies cross-genre) and I loved Monsters Inc, Spirited Away etc.
What also bugs me about this post, is like you say, everyone is willing to drop 'they are shit films' kinda comments but no one says why or suggests their own. Uber is not good for movie debate, I feel :)You would probably get more response if you posted a bunch of cocks!
Submitted by firefly (user info) at 2008-02-07 19:14:41 EST (#)
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most of those movies are crap
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2008-02-07 18:59:52 EST (#)
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Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2008-02-07 13:44:38 GMT (#)
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Orph, I've not heard of that Pegg/Schwimmer movie. I am looking forward to Run Fatboy Run, though.
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Oh, I think you may be disappointed with Run Fat Boy, Run. For a start, it doesn't have Nick frost in which is a bloody shame. It feels like one of those movies made for the sake of it - piggybacking on the success of SOTD and Hot Fuzz.
I don't know how much of the plot you are familiar with but basically, Pegg jilts his girlfriend at the alter when he finds out she is pregnant. It takes him months, wallowing in his own pity, to contact her and to be honest this makes the film really hard to watch. You simply don't feel sorry for him but her (he tries a few jokes but they come across as mean) and he is extremely hard to like. So you are basically wanting him to fuck off and leave her alone.
I actually disliked it that much I switched off after 30 odd minutes. The dialogue is appalling, the characters deeply flawed and it is on whole, a real turkey of a film.
If you like the cast of Hot Fuzz/Shaun of the dead, you may be interested to know they were in a UK cult TV show called 'spaced' first. The programme ran for 2 series and is one of the funniest shows ever. http://imdb.com/title/tt0187664/
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2008-02-07 15:17:16 EST (#)
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thecaes - the film is called Big Nothing http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0488085/
Submitted by Linus (user info) at 2008-02-07 15:07:44 EST (#)
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+2 Front page.
Submitted by hidden101 (user info) at 2008-02-07 14:26:45 EST (#)
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damn, i can't believe some of the good movies you saw didn't make the list while shit like the Simpsons Movie and Grindhouse did. and then you said Mr. Woodcock sucked... come on, while it may not have been the most awesome movie ever, it had some really funny moments and it's nowhere near as bad as some of the movies you listed.
Submitted by The_taste_of_Monkeys (user info) at 2008-02-07 13:41:47 EST (#)
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Transformers was fucking balls and Bay needs a good kicking before he wastes another 2 hours of my life with his fucking shit movies
Submitted by forensicgirl3 (user info) at 2008-02-07 13:35:19 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Oh Lordy, don't even get me started about Sicko!
I have a general dislike for Moore but he was pretty much spot-on for Sicko.
Remember, I've worked in healthcare most of my employed life and our current healthcare system sickens and enrages me.
Only in America.
Only in America.
Submitted by ghola (user info) at 2008-02-07 11:33:48 EST (#)
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Submitted by CaptainThorns (user info) at 2008-02-07 10:24:29 EST (#)
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You sure do watch a lot of movies.
The only one on your top 12 that I've seen is Simpsons....I'll have to check out some of the others
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The simpsons is the only one i haven't seen in his top twelve.
Submitted by polyamorousaj (user info) at 2008-02-07 10:41:15 EST (#)
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I Am Legend is a poor-man's Omega Man.
Submitted by CaptainThorns (user info) at 2008-02-07 10:24:29 EST (#)
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You sure do watch a lot of movies.
The only one on your top 12 that I've seen is Simpsons....I'll have to check out some of the others.
Submitted by MANICMOTHER (user info) at 2008-02-07 10:24:11 EST (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2008-02-07 09:53:14 EST (#)
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I thought Stardust was great for what it was...in fact, I think that of that type of movie, Stardust is probably top three in the genre. It really does remind me of Princess Bride -- that movie too, is definitely designed as a childish fairy tale, but look at how many people (adults) have it on their favourite movies of all time lists. Sure, most of them are girls, but still.
Submitted by sicosemen (user info) at 2008-02-07 09:49:35 EST (#)
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You can't possibly be serious about stardust, can you? That movie, no matter how great the cast, was designed for children and was treated as such.
Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2008-02-07 08:44:38 EST (#)
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Orph, I've not heard of that Pegg/Schwimmer movie. I am looking forward to Run Fatboy Run, though.
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2008-02-07 04:00:20 EST (#)
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Also, it may not be a new film but I saw a film the other day with Simon Pegg and David Schwimmer (not doing that irrataing Ross-from-Friends voice, thank the Lordy)about blackmailing some man of the cloth. Why the fuck did they make Simon Pegg use that awful (I am not American, so I can't say if it was true to life, but it sounded appalling to me) American accent? It didn't seem to have any relevance to the plot to make him American and it ruined an otherwise quite enjoyable film, despite me wanting to annihilate David Schwimmer and all is spawn everytime I hear his stumbling, stupid, annoying 'Ross'.
I really enjoyed I am Legend but the woman and kid irritated me, the lady in particular felt miscast. Also, it didn't have as much 'shock' value as I would have liked when they appeared. And the ending made me fell cheatd, for some reason - like I had been lead up the garden path.
Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2008-02-07 03:50:07 EST (#)
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Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2008-02-07 03:46:53 EST (#)
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For what it is worth, I was very disappointed with Hot Fuzz. SOTD was brilliant, and while I did laugh out loud a few times, Hot Fuzz is nowhere near as good. The whole thing felt 'uncomftable' and the plot turns felt contrived.
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Exactly! I kept waiting for them to poke a little more fun at the cop genre -- there's a lot of rich material there -- but they didn't do it like I'd hoped. I felt it was a bit of a waste.
Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2008-02-07 03:48:23 EST (#)
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Oh yeah, and to k-sama; Beowulf was cool -- and from a CGI perspective, fucking gorgeous -- but I was a little let down with it because they changed the story from the original poem in a way that made him a lot less heroic. I guess it gives the character humanity, but at the same time it's very contrary to the original spirit of the character. And it made it harder for me to like him.
I can see why they made that change, though.
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2008-02-07 03:46:53 EST (#)
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For what it is worth, I was very disappointed with Hot Fuzz. SOTD was brilliant, and while I did laugh out loud a few times, Hot Fuzz is nowhere near as good. The whole thing felt 'uncomftable' and the plot turns felt contrived. It was one of those films that, while watching, I waited for it to either a. get better or b. end, whichever came first.
I am a huge Nick Frost fan, by the way, so I know my coconuts.
Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2008-02-07 03:42:52 EST (#)
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Also, to everyone on their high horse about 'good movies' this and 'good taste' that, I wonder how many of you can actually list any cogent or valid reasons as to why a certain movie is good or bad. If you just say 'ALL THOSE MOVIES SUCK' you just sound like an idiot. And why are so few people offering up any alternate suggestions? So many of you are bitching about how shitty all these movies are...are there any movies you saw last year that you like? If so, recommend them. Discuss.
Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2008-02-07 03:39:45 EST (#)
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Sigh.
AJ, the asterisks indicate movies I didn't see in the theater...ones I had rented or caught on TV or whatever. Transformers wasn't the best movie, but it was SO entertaining. And I don't know what you're talking about with I Am Legend...I thought it was really emotional and intense.
As for the Hot Fuzz complainers: eat me. I was disappointed by Hot Fuzz. I liked it, but not as much as Shawn of the Dead, which I thought was brilliant. I think I was expecting it to be more satire, or at least a little more clever with its satire. It didn't make me laugh as much as I was hoping.
There Will Be Blood is not on my list because I didn't see it because it's one of those movies that gets released in like, five theaters across the world in the last week of December just for Oscar consideration, and then doesn't get wide release until weeks or months later. It just recently started playing in a small theater in my area and I'd really like to see it.
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2008-02-07 03:37:39 EST (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by Lambchop (user info) at 2008-02-07 00:42:50 EST (#)
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I think No Country for Old Men should higher. I don't see There Will Be Blood in there either.
Submitted by Tigre (user info) at 2008-02-07 00:30:33 EST (#)
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Where the fuck is Hot Fuzz goddamnit? Go. Go burn somewhere.
Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2008-02-07 00:06:29 EST (#)
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you watched 60 movies?
jesus christ.
get a life
Submitted by strwbryfanatic (user info) at 2008-02-06 23:41:48 EST (#)
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I haven't talked to you in forever.
Hope you're well.
Shoot me an email sometime if you're bored: strwbryfanatic.at.gmail.com
:)
Submitted by Quint (user info) at 2008-02-06 22:34:38 EST (#)
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11 of my 12 favorite movies last year were pornographic. I also liked 300, which actually may have been a gay porno. I'm not sure. Lots of homo-eroticism nonetheless.
Submitted by Socialist_Joe (user info) at 2008-02-06 22:28:11 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
No Comment
Submitted by locksly (user info) at 2008-02-06 22:04:59 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
If hot fuzz isn't on your list you can go fuck yourself.
You should ashamed to have watched so many poor movies in one year, as now it skews your perception of what a good movie is
Submitted by ConorJS (user info) at 2008-02-06 21:23:30 EST (#)
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I thought Gone Baby Gone was pretty awesome, but then there is a special place in my heart for Dennis Lehane.
Submitted by polyamorousaj (user info) at 2008-02-06 20:32:27 EST (#)
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What are the asterisks for?
Submitted by polyamorousaj (user info) at 2008-02-06 20:30:12 EST (#)
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Transformers and I Am Legend were TERRIBLE.
FUCKING TERRIBLE!
Submitted by Badlands (user info) at 2008-02-06 20:13:07 EST (#)
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Ha! I DO know know those ladies...and unfortunately, I do understand why visits back would only be brif layovers to better places.
But...I trust you when you say that 2008 will be a better year. I offer the promise of unlimited brown liquor and good looking women -- as much fun as I think I am, I do realize that haging out with a group of 26 year old blondes with casual morals is much more entertaining.
And I'm buying the Tahous.
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2008-02-06 20:06:44 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
Yeah- that IS fucked up because I'm usually extremely trustworthy.
My basic problem with my Rochester visits is I'm there for probably 8 hours - always on our way somewhere ELSE - and I try and see 20 people in those 8 hours- and it NEVER works out because I'm too busy getting loaded with my same ol' friends.
And strangely enough, I always visit a few of my old agency friends - you know the one shop I always see and the other one is out of business- a former buying service on Penfield Road- you know those fine ladies, too, I'm sure.
I'll do better this year!
Submitted by kuroneko_sama (user info) at 2008-02-06 20:00:39 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
you get the 2 back... simply for using the term "by odin"
Submitted by Badlands (user info) at 2008-02-06 19:56:37 EST (#)
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You can't be trusted, Shlong. I can't even get you to look me up when you visit your hometown...how can you be expected to make me look like a superstar by growing the business in Charlotte?
Submitted by kuroneko_sama (user info) at 2008-02-06 19:52:07 EST (#)
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my bad... no country was in there....
beowulf was better than more than half of those however
Submitted by kuroneko_sama (user info) at 2008-02-06 19:50:56 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
where was beowulf... that guy is THE BADASS of all movie history... anyone badass enough to cut off his own arm to extend his reach deserves to be on top
no country for old men was also better than everything on your list
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2008-02-06 19:50:46 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
I ain't moving from here; are you kidding? - This severely limits my "upward job mobility".
But I can fly to Charlotte regularly - in about and hour.
Submitted by Crystle (user info) at 2008-02-06 19:50:04 EST (#)
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I'm tragic.
I've only seen 2 of the movies on your list.
Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2008-02-06 19:41:02 EST (#)
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Right, right...because your tastes and opinions are SOOOOOO much more valid than everyone else's. It must be nice to think you're so much better and smarter than everyone.
Submitted by earth_collapse (user info) at 2008-02-06 19:32:58 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
HORRIBLE TASTE.
Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2008-02-06 19:28:09 EST (#)
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SHADDAP, HOTWILLIE
I feel bad enough as it is
Submitted by HotWillie (user info) at 2008-02-06 19:21:38 EST (#)
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You paid to see Mr. Woodcock?
Submitted by Badlands (user info) at 2008-02-06 19:19:50 EST (#)
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And Caesar...you're 100% correct. I've been there before and it's bad news. Unfortunately, I have a weakness for blended canadian brown (aka Crown)...she looked good and she was thowing it at me. What's a red-blooded male to do?
Submitted by Badlands (user info) at 2008-02-06 19:13:13 EST (#)
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I've got nothing going in SC...but I'm in Charlotte regularly with a new client - Weyerhaeuser. Close enough?
We're also about to close a deal with Epson in San Diego. If it happens, we'll be opening a satellite out there. Inerested in the move? Weather's great and the golf is unreal. You might be a fit.
(and I didn't decline)
Submitted by Jack_McCallum (user info) at 2008-02-06 19:12:50 EST (#)
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btw the Host blew dick. I kept waiting for REAL suspense and horror - usually the Asian mix of horror and kookie characters doing kookie things works, but it killed this movie dead dead DEAD. Some reviewers said it was as good as Jaws. Roy Scheider should kick the shit out of them.
Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2008-02-06 19:11:52 EST (#)
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Hmm, there's a case to be made for both. Getting with a married chick is dangerous, though...you're inserting yourself into a bad and risky place (yes, a married woman's vagina). I think it's generally a good idea to keep your distance.
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2008-02-06 19:10:51 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
Fuck- I love Mrs. Shlongy to death but I would NOT have been able to decline THAT offer.
Speaking of "offers", when is your agency going to open their "South Carolina " branch office because I am getting out of my biz, soon.
I give myself 4 months. Because then my contract is up.
Submitted by Jack_McCallum (user info) at 2008-02-06 19:10:20 EST (#)
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http://www.driveintheater.com/drivlist.htm
(May not be completely up to date, but it's a good place to start a search.)
Submitted by Badlands (user info) at 2008-02-06 19:09:46 EST (#)
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Caes - Hot...for a 43 year old with big fake knockers. And incredibly married. If that sort of thing turns you on...
I've got colleagues who only go after the Cougars, as they feel the sex is unreal. Personally, I'll take a stupid 23 year old with an amazing body and no baggage any day of the week.
Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2008-02-06 19:00:11 EST (#)
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Pandora, I was surprised too, but yeah, apparently there's still a few drive ins hither and yon.
Badlands: was she hot?
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2008-02-06 18:58:56 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
I actually really like Alpha Dog.
The fact that it really happened. Seeing it all spiral out of control.
And the Jake Mezerske character. That actor did a great job, and I don't know how true that character is but anyone who sports SS and Hebrew letter tattoos gets my attention.
Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2008-02-06 18:58:43 EST (#)
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Has anyone else seen Eastern Promises? It's worth bringing up just for the naked knife fight scene, which is really freaky to watch. "Naked" is my new least-desirable status to get into a knife fight with, trumping the previous title holder, "On fire."
Submitted by pandora (user info) at 2008-02-06 18:57:30 EST (#)
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They still have drive-in movies where you live?? I used to love those as a kid.
Submitted by Badlands (user info) at 2008-02-06 18:56:52 EST (#)
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In unrelated news, I had dinner with a client last evening who downed a few bottles of red and proceeded to offer me, quote - "the hummer of my life" in her beamer afterwards. I politely declined and was told that she'd personally see that the retainer we've been working under would continue thru 2010 if I accepted.
I sure hope those bastards I work for realize what a team player I really am.
Submitted by HurtByTheSun (user info) at 2008-02-06 18:55:40 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2008-02-06 23:49:35 GMT (#)
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Submitted by HurtByTheSun (user info) at 2008-02-06 18:46:03 EST (#)
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Having said that, 'Superbad' was the funniest movie I've seen since 'Grandma's Boy'.
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...that says a lot.
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Does it? I didn't think so, I'm just not a fan of American comedy movies. Saying that, American Pie: Beta House (which went straight to DVD over here) was so retarded I almost died of laughter. I can't watch these kind of retarded movies all the time though, stuff like 'Little Miss Sunshine' is way better.
Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2008-02-06 18:52:27 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2008-02-06 18:48:13 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
Fuck...if Badlands thought this was an "OK" post, I'd better read it.
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Wow, Badlands has some influence on the Shlongster. I guess I don't know the social landscape anymore.
By the way, my title is only 7 words long, one of those words is a number and four of them are only one syllable. But if it helps you, next time I'll call it DEESE MOVEES R GUD or something.
Submitted by Badlands (user info) at 2008-02-06 18:50:02 EST (#)
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Don't use me as the benchmark here. I just thought a couple of the movies on this list were pretty good. I'm sure your -2 was deserving as you are a fair and impartial judge...smails.
Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2008-02-06 18:49:35 EST (#)
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Submitted by HurtByTheSun (user info) at 2008-02-06 18:46:03 EST (#)
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Having said that, 'Superbad' was the funniest movie I've seen since 'Grandma's Boy'.
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...that says a lot.
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2008-02-06 18:48:13 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
Fuck...if Badlands thought this was an "OK" post, I'd better read it.
I'll get back to you.
Submitted by ghola (user info) at 2008-02-06 18:46:28 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Paprika was great.
Submitted by HurtByTheSun (user info) at 2008-02-06 18:46:03 EST (#)
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I hated a lot of the movies you have in your top 12. 'The Kingdom', for example, was shameless propaganda. 'I Am Legend' was also shit. 'The Simpson's Movie' was also garbage.
Having said that, 'Superbad' was the funniest movie I've seen since 'Grandma's Boy'.
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2008-02-06 18:46:03 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
Didn't read your list - although I'm sure I would hate that too - because your fucking post TITLE was too annoying and stupid.
Submitted by Badlands (user info) at 2008-02-06 18:45:56 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Good show.
Couldn't agree more about grindhouse and Superbad.
Plus, I saw Mr. Woodcock last weekend. I was stuck indoors, ripped up on Crown Royal and bought this steaming pile if crap on InDemand. What a fucking waste of time.
Submitted by DudeThatsBOSH (user info) at 2008-02-06 18:42:54 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
"..there would have been nothing to stop me from turning on my car and deepthroating the exhaust pipe until merciful oblivion embraced me."
hahahahahahha
Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2008-02-06 18:42:44 EST (#)
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Ha! Sunshine was in theaters here for about a week before it disappeared. And I've only heard two things about it: 1. It's Fucking Amazing 2. What a piece of shit. I'm guessing you're in the first camp. Maybe I'll rent it someday.
Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2008-02-06 18:41:15 EST (#)
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Thanks Jack. Spider Man 3 made me so sad. They should have only gone with one villain and not been such idiots about it.
Submitted by Linus (user info) at 2008-02-06 18:40:14 EST (#)
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Haven't seen Sunshine? Shame.
Submitted by Jack_McCallum (user info) at 2008-02-06 18:38:05 EST (#)
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+2 for cracking me up and writing a lot of words most people won't read.
---And what the hell was that about the butler saying, "Oh, by the way Master Harry, your father died by his own hand because the blade wound in his abdomen matched the blade on his glider." WTF? First of all, are you a doctor or forensic scientist that can match wound patterns to weapon dimensions?---
This shit is too true. I literally shouted WHAT THE FUCK!?!?! during that scene.