2008 in Review | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Another year has gone bye and that means that once again it is time to look back at the greatness and the horribleness of the films presented last year. As usual, do to time and money constraints, I was unable to see all films that were released in 2008. My apologies to all those whose films I was unable to see and hopefully I will see them sometime in the future and review them. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The Top Ten | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1. Slumdog Millionaire 2. The Dark Knight 3. Frost/Nixon 4. Recount 5. Changling 6. The Visitor 7. The Wrestler 8. WALL-E 9. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 10. The Express |
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Honorable Mention | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Valkyrie, Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull, Seven Pounds, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Cloverfield, Kung Fu Panda, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and Lakeview Terrance. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
I Also Valued | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Marley & Me, Rambo, The Incredible Hulk, Eagle Eye, Role Models, Tropic Thunder, The Bank Job, Journey to The Center of The Earth, Leatherheads, Get Smart, Jumper, The Rocker, Be Kind Rewind, Traitor, Hancock, Righteous Kill, Zack and Mira Make a Porno, and Semi-Pro. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2008 Westside Film Critic Awards Note: As usual, no actual award is given to the winners. |
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Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire Best Director: Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan - Slumdog Millionaire Best Actor: Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler Best Actress: Angelina Jolie - Changling Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight Best Supporting Actress: Marisa Tomei - The Wreslter Best Documentary: N/A Best Foreign Film: N/A Best Animated Film: WALL-E Best Screenplay: The Dark Knight Best Adapted Screenplay: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Best Cinematography: The Dark Knight Best Villain: Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight Best Tits Exposed on Film: Marisa Tomei(2 in a row!) - The Wrestler Worst Film: House Worst Actor: Every male actor in House Worst Actress: Every actress in House Worst Villain: The Talking Vines - The Ruins Film I Probably Overrated - Hancock Film Laserob says I Underated - Wanted Film I Probably Underated - Iron Man Worst Ending to a Film - House Best Ending to a Film - Slumdog Millionaire Most Disturbing Ending to a Film - Seven Pounds Saddest Ending to a Film - Marley & Me Best Film No One Saw - The Visitor Best Made For TV Film - Recount Film I Am Most Embarrased I Didn't See: Vicky Christina Barcelona Film I Am Most Embarrased I Did See: House Best Special Effects - The Incredible Hulk Most Fun Film of The Year - Rambo Best New Actress - Brittany Snow (Despite her bad films! aka. Prom Night and Finding Amanda.) Best Sequel: The Dark Knight Worst Sequel: Harold & Kumar: Escape From Guantanamo Bay Lazy Film Critic Award: JKORK, Laserob, and Laserick. Where did they all go? Best Television Comedy: The Office Best Television Drama: Mad Men Best Sports Moment: Every U.S. Medal win at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Worst Sports Moment: Minnesota Twins Lose One Game Playoff To The Chicago White Sox! Funniest Thing Heard in a Movie Theater - The ladies screaming when the old baby is first shown in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. |
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The Bottom 10 (Beginning with the worst film of the year.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1. House - Some of the worst acting ever! Terrible plot. You know its a bad horror film when it is ripping off ideas for other bad horror films. 2. Quarantine - I think this film lost me when the fire department didn't know what house they were suppose to go to! 3. Strange Wilderness - The worst comedy ever made. Nothing is funny. 4. The Ruins - Dumbest characters ever put on film. 5. One Missed Call - I didn't know ghosts could use cell phones. 6. Drillbit Taylor - Can a homeless guy really get a job as a substitute teacher? 7. The Eye - Jessica Alba looked hotter then ever! Unfortunately the Final Destination scene at the end was ridiculous. 8. Prom Night - When a convict escapes prison, does it really take two days to notify all police departments about it? Expecially the one that caught him? 9. Bangkok Dangerous - They wanted us to believe that Nicolas Cage could pick up a young hot asian chick and have a relationship with her! Yeah, I'm still laughing. 10 You Don't Mess With The Zohan - John Tuturro portrays the worst villain ever! |