Monday, January 9, 2012
Our movie critic picks the top 10 worst films of 2011.
As a critic I generally have the privilege of choosing which movies I see each week, so therefore there are many films reputed to be awful that I did not see this year. These include: That said, here are the ten worst films I did see: 1. Just Go With It This "comedy" from Adam Sandler kicked off with ten minutes of ugly-Jewish-girl jokes, yet somehow went all downhill from there. Deeply mean-spirited and unfunny, Just Go With It is at the vanguard of Sandler's new, more loathsome sensibility: While he usually played an underdog earlier in his career, he now regularly plays a rich, selfish jerk, taking shots at people below him. 2. Sucker Punch It's Inception for idiots. Zack Snyder obliterated any remaining goodwill with this violent, "…
Friday, September 30, 2011
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen lead a strong cast in a witty script with this remarkable 'dramedy' that's also based on a true story.
50/50 has made a near-great movie out of the hardest-to-thread, most oxymoronic genre imaginable – "cancer comedy." The film is a triumph, because it succeeds at being both moving and hilarious. Originally bearing the much better (but less marketable) title I'm With Cancer, 50/50 is based on the real-life experience of screenwriter Will Reiser – a friend of co-star and producer Seth Rogen. Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays the Reiser role as a 27-year-old man suddenly diagnosed with a potentially deadly spinal cancer, while Rogen is his best friend. The film was shot in Seattle and directed by Jonathan Levine, who previously made the highly underrated 2008 picture The Wackness. Rogen may be the producer and biggest name, but this movie belongs …
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Despite a popular brand, director, screenwriting team and cast, "Green Hornet" couldn't be saved from crashing into a big mess.
The new "Green Hornet" movie brings together almost a dream team of elements - a popular pedigree, a standout director, a screenwriting team that's written some quality films, and even a highly likable cast. Unfortunately, all of these elements add up to only a very small fraction of the sum of their parts. The movie's just a huge mess. Michel Gondry, who made the best American film of the 2000s thus far ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind") is the director, Seth Rogen is the titular star and also wrote the movie, along with writing partner Evan Goldberg (the two co-wrote "Superbad"). The Green Hornet character began life as part of radio serials in the 1930s, but is best known as a 1960s TV show. In the new movie, Rogen is the Hornet…
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7:17 am on Friday, January 27, 2012
Unfortunately it is possible there weren't any great movies. I for one likes to go to the movies but didn't all last year. Guess that was because there wasn't one that seemed worthwhile. On a positive note, I saw The Descendants and would give it a 7.5 on my scale of 1-10. more ›