Favorite Movies of 2007

Here are my favorite films of 2007...

7. 1408 - (7.0/10) - Best suspense thriller of the year - I had high expectations for this movie...Looked like a good scare from the trailer...John Cusack..Sam L Jackson....Stephen King...And it delivered just as expected.


6. The Bourne Ultimatum - (7.3/10)


5. Knocked Up - (7.7/10) - Favorite comedy of the year - Not as funny or as good as the 40 year Old Virgin but still great fun. It's much more of a relationship movie than a flat out comedy. I enjoyed the cast A LOT..Pretty much every character/actor was fun to watch.



4. The King of Kong - (8.5/10) - Best Independent and Biggest Surprise of the Year - Just awesome. A documentary about the battle for the world record for Donkey Kong. Even if you're not into this kinda stuff I am 100% certain you will be entertained from start to finish


Must Watch the Trailer!

3. The Simpsons Movie - (9/10) - Favorite Animated/Family - I saw this right after I took the MCAT's and is was just what I needed. It was everything a Simpsons movie should have been.


2. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - (8/10) - Favorite Summer Blockbuster - Hella Fun.


1. Grindhouse: Planet Terror - (10/10) - This was the my most anticipated movie since 2005's Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith! And it delivered exactly the way I thought it would. Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror is pretty much my perfect movie - over-the-top B-horror, awesome action, funny, cool and super likeable characters, great cameos, romance, excitement, and just all around non-stop fun. The Fake trailers between the two movies were HILARIOUS and perfect. Can't wait to see this one again



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And as always you can check out my all-time favorite movies by clicking here!

Happy New Year! (Hopefully!)

Final Quick Reviews of the Year

Well here are the last of the movie reviews for this year. I didn't really get to watch as many as I had hoped during my break because I spent most of my viewing hours watching The Wonder Years Marathon...

There are too many to give full reviews...So keeping them as short as possible.
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MOVIE RATING SYSTEM

Total Movies Rated - 507
Current Average - 5.5
Go Check It Out (6.5-10)
Simply Okay (5.1-6.4)
Not Missin' Much...But Not Horrible (4-5)
Avoid! (3.9 and Below)
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Lucky You (2007) - (6/10) - Cool cast of characters...Movies about poker, gambling, and Vegas are always enjoyable to watch. The biggest issue with this one is that it is way too predictable. There are NO surprises...And therefore very little excitement.


Graduation Day (1981) - (6/10) - Contains all the elements of an 80's teen horror slasher flicks. If you consider yourself an 80's horror fan then you need to make sure you've seen it.


Vampire Hunter D (2000) - (6/10) - I am not a fan of anime...But I have always been drawn to Vampire Hunter D for some reason...Probably just the title. I did end up enjoying it because of the cool horror elements....But still a bit iffy on the whole anime thing - too perverse.


Devour (2005) - (5.9/10) - Finally a movie starring Jensen Ackles! His friends signs him up for a computer game which ends up causing violence and death to the people around him..


Movin' Too Fast (2005) - (5.9/10) - Two women are chased by a killer highway patrolman.


The Dream Team (1989) - (5.2/10) - A group of guys from a mental institute get lost on their own in the city. Michael Keaton and Christopher Loyd star so you get some great acting even though the movie itself falls flat in the plot department.
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Doctor Strange (2007) - (6.7/10) - I am even more surprised than you with the score I gave this little animated comic book movie.
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Fade To Black (1980) - (5.8/10) - A really good movie premise about a young man who is obsessed with classic cinema and more specifically Marilyn Monroe. After getting stood up by a Marilyn look alike he loses it and kills people.


The Curse of Pirate Death (2006) - (1.5/10) - This movie was BAD.

Mustang Sally's Horror House (2006) - (4.9/10) - Bunch of twentysomethings go to a whore house that's really a horror house. Get it? Ha. So clever? No.


Double Dragon: The Movie (1994) - (5/10)


Revenge of Billy The Kid (1991) - (4.8/10) - A western horror film about billy the kid? No. A movie that takes place after a farmer takes advantage of goat and goat has a baby with a human body and goat head who grows up to have serious issues with the locals? Yes. Didn't see that coming now did ya??

Initial D (2005) - (7.9/10) - A great movie about competitive drifting in Japan. Fun characters and great racing = great flick.


Nosferatu (1922) - (4/10) - I've seen it before...And for some reason I still can't enjoy or even appreciate this horror classic.

The Lookout (2007) - (5/10)

Surf's Up (2007) - (6.9/10) - I rarely enjoy these CGI animal features....But it's documentary style was just so well done.

Mortuary (2005) - (7/10) - A really fun campy B-horror about a teenage boy dealing with the troubles of living at a mortuary.
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Invasion of the Pod People (2007) - (2.5/10) - To all those people who slammed The Invasion this past summer...I guarantee this one is at least 10x worse.


True True Lie (2006) - (4.9/10)


Mummy an' the Armadillo (2004) - (6/10)
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It Happened At Nightmare Inn (1970) - (4.8/10)

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) - (6/10) - Alba..Pregnant....oh why??

Murder Mansion (1972) - (4.9/10)

Tourist Trapp (1979) - (7/10)


Hoosiers (1986) - (6.5/10)


Everything is Illuminated (2005) - (5/10)


Stage Fright (1987) - (3.5/10)

I Am Legend (2007) - (5.6/10) - I recommend seeing The Last Man on Earth with Vincent Price before seeing this remake.


Vertigo (1958) - Hitchcock continues to amaze.


Birds (1963) - See above.


Blood Car (2007) - (6/10) - Gas prices get really high...like $30/gallon...Kindergarden teacher builds a car that runs on blood.


The Poseidon Adventure (2005 TV) - (5.2/10)

Everyday Normal Guy - Funny Video

Rear Window and James Bond

MOVIE RATING SYSTEM

Total Movies Rated - 475
Current Average - 5.5
Go Check It Out (6.5-10)
Simply Okay (5.1-6.4)
Not Missin' Much...But Not Horrible (4-5)
Avoid! (3.9 and Below)

Night Shift (1954) - (6.5/10) - Working the night shift at the city morgue turns into being a pimp for a group of prostitues...And falling in love with one of them.


Don't Go Into The Woods...Alone! (1981) - (2/10)


Dr. Chopper (2005) - (2/10)


Blow (2001) - (6/10) - I'm sick of Depp being such a freakin' good actor!


Citizen Kane (1941) - (7/10) - One of the few classics that isn't overrated. The technical execution is just brilliant.


Diamonds Are Forever (1971) (Eon Bond film #8) - (6.5/10) - The last time Sean Connery was James Bond.


Rear Window (1954) - (8/10) - Just brilliant every single time I watch it.

Nooooooo!

Jessica Alba is pregnant.

Nooooooo!

Catchin' Up on the Quick Movie Reviews..

Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988) - (8.5/10) - Another one of my favorite 80's B-movie classics. I mean come on...Horror, Sci-Fi, comedy and Killer Clown Aliens from Outer Space? The title says it all.


Tin Man (2007) - (5.5/10) - The Sci-Fi Special remake of the Wizard of OZ. It was "eh". The lovely Zooey Deschanel was what got me to watch it.


Thanks You For Smoking (2005) - (5/10)


March of the Penguins (2005) - (4/10) - So why was there so much hoopla over this movie?? No one watches National Geographic or Discovery?


Awake (2007) - (5.7/10) - Big fan of Alba since her Idle Hands and Dark Angel days and I like Hayden...The movie has an interesting premise but the execution is a bit flawed and predictable. Worth a rent or download since it's only 78 minutes long.


Factotum - (6.7/10) - Independent movie about a guy who can't keep a job longer than a day or two. The trailer:


Inside Man - (6.8/10)


Amazon Women on the Moon - (4.5/10) - A set of skits spoofing stuff like 1950's sci-fi B-movies.


Monster Man - (6.9/10) - This is a fun little straight-to-DVD campy horror movie with the familiar storyline of a couple of teens getting chased by a pick-up in a cross country road trip.
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Futureworld - (5.9/10) - Not as good or creepy as the original "Westworld".


5ive Girls - (4/10)


The Lost Boys - (7.3/10) - 80's classic with the two Coreys.


Cat People - (2/10)

The Brother from Another Planet (1984) - (6/10) - An alien who doesn't speak experiences the streets of Harlem. A very original film.


Hot Rod - (5.5/10) - Not super laugh-out-loud funny...But worth a rent. If you are expecting a bunch of crude humor like superbad then skip this one.


American Gangster - (6/10)

The Chase (1994) - (8.9/10) - One of my all-time favorite movies! Perfect hour and a half car chase + comedy + action + Charlie Sheen + Kristy Swanson = Awesomeness every time I see it.


Mannequin On The Move - (5.6/10)

Scrooged - (6.7/10) - Second favorite Christmas movie after A Christmas Story.


My Favorite Martian - (4/10)


Failure to Launch - (5/10) - I still can't stand Sarah Jessica Parker.

Zathura - (5.7/10) - Jumanji 2? Great fun in HD.


Blood Diamond - (7/10) - I knew I would like this movie and since I missed in theaters I had to wait until it was released on HD before I could watch it. It's got Leo and is made by the same dude who made 2 of my favorite movies - Glory and The Last Samurai


Zombie Honeymoon - (5/10) - Just after getting married the husband turns into a zombie.
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RV - (4.7/10)

Bug - (3.9) - This movie sucked. Glad I didn't see it in the theater. Advertising it as a horror movie is just wrong. And how does Ashley Judd keep getting work?


The Zodiac - (5/10) - Yet another movie about the Zodiac killer...Nothing new or original.

City of the Living Dead - (3.7/10)

Broken English - (6/10)
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The HIlls Have Eyes 2 (2006) - (5/10)


Akeelah and the Bee - (6/10) - Girl from a poor public school in Los Angeles gets into the spelling bee competition circuit.


The Boys and Girls Guide To Getting Down (2006) - (4/10) - A comedy about 20-somethings living the clubbing and party nightlife of Los Angeles.

Transformers - (4.5/10) - No, I still don't want to join the military.

The Slaughter (2006) - (6.5/10) - A surprisingly campy horror about a group of college kids stuck cleaning an abandoned and of course haunted house.


The Bourne Ultimatum - (7.3/10) - Another solid addition to the series. I enjoyed it more than Supremacy.. - Comes out on HD-DVD this Tuesday.

Demons (Uncut) (1985) - (5/10)


Bloodlines - (2/10)

Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas (2006) - (6.7/10) - The Meaning of Life..Great cast..Check out the trailer to see what it's about..


Mother's Day (1980) - (2/10)

Hot Fuzz - (6/10)


Cherry Crush (2007) - (5/10)
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Beneath (2007) - (5/10)
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Wind Chill (2007) - (6/10) - Two people stuck in a car in the middle of nowhere in the freezing cold.
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Reno 911: Miami - (5/10)