Best and Worst of Year 1

Its been 1 full year since Kris and I first started this blog and to celebrate this occasion we have decided to list the BEST and WORST movies that we've reviewed. The 11 best movies we have seen this year (because 10 just wasn't enough). And the 5 Worst (because they suck double so it equals 10). The Best equaling must see movies and movies you can watch over and over again. The Worst meaning just awful, terrible wastes of time. First up IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER...



THE BEST

Steph

1. Fantastic Mr. Fox

2. When You're Strange

3. Crazy Heart

4. Up In The Air

5. Inception

6. The Town

7. Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

8.Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

9. The Runaways

10. Paranormal Activity 2

11. Winter's Bone

Kris.........

IN ORDER

1. Inception

2. The Town

3. The Crazies

4. Up In The Air

5. Day Breakers

6. Shutter Island

7. Law Abiding Citizen

8. The Road

9. When You're Strange

10. Ghost Writer

11. Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps


THE WORST



Steph

1. Jonah Hex

2. Killers

3. After Life

4. Expelled No Intelligence Allowed

5. Takers

Kris... There is nothing I would classify as being the worst

Jonah Hex

Steph...Where do I begin? You know a movie isn't that great when you stop paying attention. I think there was a plot or at least an attempt at one, but I couldn't tell you what it was. Josh Brolin is good at being angry and trying to hunt down and kill the man that scarred him and killed his family. Megan Fox is there being sassy and sexy in a corset. And believe it or not I'm not going to hate on her, thats what the role called for and that's what she did. Though I would really like to see her in a role that wasn't strictly about her appearance. The bright spot of this movie was John Malkavich. He is a true professional because he made this crap entertaining. He was just so deliciously evil and fun to watch. In my opinion this is so not worth watching unless you must see Megan Fox in a corset.

Kris... Megan Fox in a corset? Yes please. This one was just ok. It kept my interest but thats about all. Brolin is good and Malkavich is pretty good. My only complaint is the music was too loud and made it hard to hear the actors at times. Also keep an eye out for Michael Fassbender. You will remember him from Inglorious Bastards. He is solid here. All in all this is a decent movie thats worth checking out. Megan Fox should be in a corset in every movie she is in ;)

Peacock

Steph... This movie was definitely weird and definitely interesting. The main character is John/Emma played wonderfully by Cillian Murphy (Batman Begins, 28 Days Later). He is a quiet and shy man that likes to keep to himself. This is mainly because he has a split personality. The other half of his personality is Emma who does his chores and cooks his food and never leaves the house. Everything changes one day when a train skips off the track and lands in John/Emma's backyard and almost hits Emma. The neighbors are all surprised that Emma is in John's backyard because they assumed that John lived alone. After meeting Emma they all just assume that she's John's wife. Things get even more complicated when Maggie (Ellen Page) a down on her luck waitress and baby momma of John's child shows up looking for help in leaving town. This movie was ok but in my opinion had one BIG flaw.....

Seriously! How dumb are these towns people!?! If they had never met John and had just seen him as a woman I could buy that they had no idea because he was passable as a chick. But this was supposed to be a small town where everyone knew each other and grew up together and it was CLEARLY Cillian Murphy in wig. WTF towns people!

So all and all, its not something to run out and watch but its not bad. Its one of those movies that makes you think.

Kris... Its like the old superman movie and TV show. You clearly see its superman, but with glasses on everyone thinks its Clark Kent. I was impressed with Cillians performance. As Steph said he was passable as a frumpy woman. Story was a kind of boring and the end was unsatisfying. Maybe check this one out if there isnt anything else to watch.

Splice

Steph...This movie was wrong on SOO many levels! And yet it was entertaining, but wrong. I had a great time watching it though. It was our Movie Night movie so after a few beers and with some great company Splice was wrong and hilarious (more than once the creature as an infant was referred to as a fucked up chicken/turkey). If you're curious go watch it but this is not a must see.

Kris.... I liked this one. I liked that it was disturbing and went were other movies wont go. Adrian Brody and Sara Polly are both solid actors and they do their best here. Check this one out and squirm through out the movie :)

Unstoppable

Steph... Two morons who don't know how to do their jobs screw up and now a train was hazardous chemicals is on the loose and no one can stop it except for Denzel Washington and Chris Pine with the help of Rosario Dawson. I liked this movie. It was a lot better than I thought it would be. For a movie that is supposed to be a fun thriller about a runaway train,, it was actually pretty smart.

Kris... Denzel Washington just doesn't make bad movies and he delivers here again. There are 3 or 4 moments where you will be like "no way that really happens" but that doesn't take away from the movie. This one is solid. Some laughs and a lot of suspense. So I say check this one out.

RED

Steph...This movie was very entertaining. Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman where great as usual. John Malkovich was hilarious. And of course, Helen Mirren was wonderful. This movie is not going to win any awards but if your looking for something fun its worth seeing.

Kris.... We saw this one at the drive in as a double feature with unstoppable. Like that movie this one is solid. The whole cast is good but Malkovich kind of stole the show. If your heading to the movies then you should check this one out.

Valentine's Day

Steph...This movie was ok. The only problem is that everyone under the sun is in this movie. There is just way too much going on. I forgot about half of the story lines. If the cast was reduced by 50% I think it would have been a lot better.

Kris.... I only caught the last half of this one. Typical romantic comedy. Huge cast, but is just ok as a movie. Oh ya, Jessica Biel is amazingly hot. Maybe thats enough to go see this one.

Killers

Steph...This movie was better than I thought it would be but it was just ok. It was very predictable and not very funny. There were a few cute scenes but in the end it was just alright.

Kris.... This one will keep you entertained but you will forget about it as soon as its over. It was good to see Tom Selleck again. Rent this if you dont have many options and you might like it. But then again maybe not.

Get Him To The Greek

Steph..This movie was totally funny! The opening sequence is just hysterical! Jonah Hill and Russell Brand are just wonderful. This is definitely worth watching.

Kris.... This one was funny. Brand and Hill are perfectly cast here and both do a great job. Only thing disappointing here was not one Oasis reference in the whole movie. Elisabeth Moss was good and it was nice to see her outside of her Mad Men role. Also check out Lars Ulrich as himself in a funny cameo.

Stolen

Steph...Jon Hamm stars in this movie as a detective whose son has been missing for 8 years. Things get interesting when the skeletal remains of a boy from 1958 is found with the same toy his son had when he went missing. He soon becomes obsessed with the case, but is there a connection between this boy and his son? And will he ever find out what happened to either one of them?

This movie is so sad but very good. Jon Hamm is amazing as always. Josh Lucas and James Van Der Beek also star in this and are very good. This is definitely worth watching.

Winter's Bone

Steph... Winter's Bone is about a girl who at age 17 is taking care of her invalid mother and 2 young siblings, when the local sheriff comes and tells her that if her father doesn't show up for court that they will lose their house. So she sets out to find him or what happened to him by asking his drug dealing friends where he is, but is that such a smart thing to do?

I really like this movie. The scenery is very dark and drab but its very hypnotic. Nothing really happens but before you know it you've been watching it for an hour. I would definitely recommend this movie

Avatar

Steph...So I'm probably about the last person on Earth who hasn't seen this movie so I'm sure this review seems a bit redundant. But anyways, I just finished watching it and I don't really understand all the hype that surrounded it. I mean don't get me wrong its an ok movie but I didn't go gaga over it. In fact I think I've seen it before (imagine the Native Americans in Dances With Wolves and 8ft tall and blue and its pretty much the same movie). So all in all its ok. I don't really need to say if you should see it or not because I'm sure you have :)

Kris..... Solid movie.... yes. Actually a very good movie.... yes. Best movie ever..... Not close. Avatar is a solid action movie but did stole the whole idea from dances with wolves. But for the 2 or 3 people who haven't seen this one go ahead and check it out.

Saw 3D

Steph... Well this is basically just another Saw film. Traps are set up and people are killed in gruesome sick ways. I don't think that the 3D aspect really added anything to the movie. It still would have been gross and disturbing either way. For those of you, like myself, who watching the show "Scream Queens." What a fucking waste of time. The girl who won was barley in it (like maybe 1 minute). I don't even think she said anything. She just screamed a lot and then was killed. But anyways, if you like the Saw films go see it. If not don't bother.

Kris.... if you have seen the other movies in the series then you have to see this one too. It actually was better than the last 2. They should end it here and go out on a high note.