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Posted 12-30-2007 at 08:37 PM by BrotherMan

I know you've been waiting with baited breath, so here it is. My year in movies. I left out rentals because they just don't count. And I didn't watch very many.

Transformers

Yeah, I don't get it either. It's just robots beating the crap out of each other. I shouldn't have enjoyed it as much as I did. But I did enjoy it. A lot.
Harry Potter

This movie was everything that Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith should have been. Although the outcome was the opposite, it was a better characterization of how a good boy can be seduced into darkness. I'm not a book reader but I could tell there was a lot left out. The remaining story was cohesive enough for me to follow. This is my favorite Potter movie.
Live Free or Die Hard

Another one that probably shouldn't be so high in my rankings. Even less believable than the others but still one heck of a good time.
Grindhouse

I loved both installments of this double feature. Complete with the gore and the "missing" reels. A beautiful statement of babes, blood, bullets, zombies and mayhem.
300

This! Is! SPARTA! A comic book fable retelling of … feh, you know this. Mostly naked men shouting and fighting in slow motion. A man's man movie, but not in a gay way. (Yeah, right.)
Pirates of the Carribean

At least it's over. Although not as horrid as the Matrix trilogy. I liked it but I wasn't infatuated with it as I was the first.
The Bourne Ultimatum

If they'd given the camera crew the steady-cam this would have been a much better movie. It ended like a Stephen King novel. It's just kinda over now.
30 Days of Night
Sweeney Todd
The Golden Compass

I can't put my finger on why this wasn't better (in my opinion). Part of it was the ending expected a sequel that, well, may not be deserved. But there was something missing before the end came. Despite those misgivings, I enjoyed it. Especially the bear. I loved the bear. It took me a few lines, but, yay! Sir Ian McKellen!
Beowulf
Spider-Man 3

Too busy, too whiny. Not enough Spider-Man as Spider-Man and too much Toby as Peter as Spider-Man. Pick one plot line and run, not three.
I am Legend
National Treasure
TMNT

A fun cg movie about those whacky mutated martial arts wise cracking turtles. Very fluff but very fun.
Resident Evil

Admission: I purposely went to see this with a friend who I knew would be in for watching a bad movie. It may have been atrocious, but I was having fun anyway. I'm actually considering buying the trilogy.
Fantastic Four

The Surfer was the best thing about this movie. I think it was a little better than the first installment. But the fucking Dodge commercials before and during the movie set me off and I refuse to like it.
Ghost Rider

Another movie with a friend who can enjoy a bad cinema experience. We laughed and laughed and it didn't help this bomb.
AvP

Despite the stinkers I saw this year, this was the absolute worst of them.

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Unless you've been eating sardines that should be 'bated breath' in your opening line of this post.

I didn't see many of the movies you did. I saw Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I recall being fairly well entertained by that one. I'd have to say that Spiderman 3 and Pirates 3 were two that I rather enjoyed, great escapism. I saw 300, but it failed in many respects. Not only do I find it unlikely that there were 300 men anywhere with abs that cut, I found it unlikely that the Persians were led by a bald giant with a voice impediment.

My two favorite movie of 2007 were The Bourne Ultimatum and 3:10 to Yuma, followed closely by Rattatouille. Yes, an animated film was a favorite, as was The Incredibles last year. I was pretty well entertained by Superbad, August Rush, Waitress, Stardust and Enchanted. The other movies I saw this past year weren't very notable, only mildly entertaining, such as Astronaut Farmer, Wild Hogs, Meet the Robinsons, Hot Fuzz, and Shrek 3. But none of the movies I saw in 2007 made me want those minutes of my life back.

Posted 12-31-2007 at 11:34 AM by Dingfod Dingfod is offline

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Unless you've been eating sardines that should be 'bated breath' in your opening line of this post.

I should stop using that phrase.

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I'd have to say that Spiderman 3 and Pirates 3 were two that I rather enjoyed, great escapism.

I agree. They were fun in a year of unserious movies. Looking up, I think Spider-Man deserves another cheer. I think I got a little zealous taking out some emoties because I can only have 50 per post. Neither were bad but I could hope for more.

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I saw 300, but it failed in many respects.

That's the joy of subjectivity. I got more entertainment out of it even knowing everything was blown outlandishly out of proportion.

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Ratatouille

I should have been all over this movie. First, Brad Bird. He's directed two of my favorite animated movies. The Iron Giant and The Incredibles. Plus, Pixar. Maybe I was still gun shy because of Cars? (A movie I thought was good but not Toy Story good.)

I don't know how I missed Hot Fuzz in my search, but I did. I hadn't seen Shaun of the Dead before but I knew of it from the in-geek-crowd. It's a definite :cheer:

I'd stick it between 300 and Grindhouse.

And I didn't see any of the others you mentioned.

Posted 12-31-2007 at 05:13 PM by BrotherMan BrotherMan is offline

	Other than 3:10 to Yuma, you didn't miss much.
	Posted 01-04-2008 at 09:50 PM by Dingfod