2007 Film Diary - 2007 Releases Only

Slow, beautifully paced and brilliant. The Coens are true masters. That this film is allowed to breathe is its true genius. It also doesnt treat it's audience like a bunch of dumb 12 year old kids. A smart and powerful "grown up" movie. hypnotic in it's structure and pacing and definately creates a powerful atmosphere. When I think of this film I just hear the sound of wind blowing across the prarie. One of the best of 2007, for sure.

Same ol' thing you've seen twice before. Done well and its definately fun. Just take the same story structure move it to Vegas and you have a new new caper. A good time and then immediately forgettable. You'll never need to see this more than once.

Great, simple idea for a Documentary, just maybe not feature length material. After about 40 minutes it really just drags and becomes a struggle to finish. YEA.. I get it.. there is HElvetica Fonts all around us..got it within the first 20 minutes, yet the film continues showing these long montages of endless Helvetica everywhere. STOP!!

This was a blast! Great dialouge, alot of obvious improv and the "Police" side story is truly fun ride. Yes, this is light stuff but it works perfectly within it's structure. I AM MCLOVIN.

The ending is so devestating that it turns this Twilight Zone episode into a true Horror film. It is so painful that it makes you almost HATE the film, but you still cannot deny that it is so well crafted that the sickness you feel is all part of the plan. I still have no idea how I can rate this thing.

WOW!! This film depicts everything that SICKENS me about Hollywood. Very true to life. Its like oyu just keep getting stabbed with a knife deeper and deeper everytime someone has "notes" or "concerns". Abravise and devastating this film truly says it all with an incredible wit. I cant imagine that Hollywood enjoys seeing films like this that hit very close to home and exposes them for the retarded frauds that they are.

YES, the CGI bugged me. Sorry. I did, however really like the Christian symbolism that no one seems to be discussing. "The Cure is in the Blood". Ha, that says it all right there. Overall, I dont think the theatrical canvas helped this story. It lacked an EPIC feel, which stories about the end of the world really should have. I would like to see it play out over 6 hours or so to give it the proper perspective it deserves. In the end I like it, much to my suprise, even though I think the CGI is abyssmal. Will Smith was great as well.

It was inevitable that I would eventually get around to seeing this flick, as I am a life long Eddie fan. As expected this is pretty awful crap for the most part. I had a few
"guilty pleasure" type giggles from time to time, but overall it's just plain stupid. On the other hand, Rick Baker should win awards from the make-up effects. Turning Eddie into Rasputia is one of Baker's most amazing pieces of work.. cellulite and all. The FX works is also pretty amazing with Eddie dancing with himself and such. The doubling thing has reached a level of being completely seamless now. Amazing work. To bad these technical acheivements had to be wasted in this, for the most part, bland Murphy comedy.

This is a hillarious and extremely dark comedy that is kind of in search of a better movie. The performances are great, especially Billy Connelly as the title character who with only grunts and wails can convey a lot of information and emotion. Not a great film but very funny and a biting satire of the 50s and continuing consertavie ideology. Everything seems turned on it's head. Great job at re-creating the 50s-60s as well. this is a must for Zombie movie fans as it is a completely new spin on the genre.

How is this entertainment? Depraved, disgusting and over the top. What does a film like this do for an unstable person? This is basically a snuff film. It's competently made, but I just dont see why anyone and how anyone could enjoy this. I saw the UNRATED version and it's the most graphic, sick thing Ive ever seen.

Nice film. Very "Peter Berg" in his familiar "Friday Night Lights" style. followers of FNL will feel very at home here with the shakey hand held docu-drama style and similar music score. Overall the film is powerful and sad but still strong.

Oh how I hated this moronic tripe. It's only redeeming value is that Monica Bellouci is so amazingly gorgeous. Sure, it's dumb on purpose, but why do I want to watch a dumb movie than fails to even be the least bit intelligent as it tries towink at it's audience. I can just see people thinking this is great "action". It's not. It's parody action that secretly wants to be John Woo-tastic, but fails miserably in a bath of moronic, souless, cartoonish and weak mockery of what good action can really be. I'm glad this movie was such a raving failure, as I want this kind of shit stopped before people just decide to start making more of these movies with no zero writing skills. Check my brain at the door, you say? No thanks, I like my brain just how it is and movies with, at the very least, some sort of coherent thought process other than, HOW cool would it be to shoot people with Carrots?? REALLY hated this thing.

Simply Heartbreaking. Fantastic Performances all around. It truly makes you understand the power of parenting. Everything wrong that happened in this film (which is based on a true story) could have been avoided with good or at least an attempt at parenting. Truly heartbreaking.

This is a near perfect film for me. Really loved it. This is the kind of hard sci-fi flick that is most important to me. The enormity of the dire situation and the sheer size and power that the sun is presented in gives great scope to this very atmospheric film. Great music as well. It's nice to see Cilliam Murphy in something other than the "bad guy" role for a change. Nice performances all around. If I really have to nit-pick the only thing that I didnt like was the film's minor dabbling in the "horr/slasher" genre for a brief period. It doesnt destroy the entire film, but probably could be a little less almost supernatural in its presentation. That overlooked this is definately one of the best sci-fi films out in a few years.

This is content over action, which is fine if the content is strong. The message was compellingly shared even if it was a little finger piointing and on the nose. A nice call to action, even if you might not agree with it.

Brilliant performance from Viggo Mortensen. I was simply blown away. Slow and fascinating, you simply become enthralled in the Russian culture that is Cronenberg is sharing with us. The Star tatto story is great. Very smart, powerful film. Great music by Howard Shore as well. Oustanding film.

Not the worst movie of 2007, but pretty damn close. Poorly executed to a massive degree, the basic idea at it's core could be a decent film if handled by the right person. It just reeks of amateur. The script itself is brain dead and needed a complete overhaul by someone with any kind of process of cohesion as this silly story dabbled in and out of the supernatural. Needless and moronic gore shots pollute the film as well.
To me, Lindsey Lohan is always likable in her films. This material is way beneath her abilities and seen mostly as an attempt to continue to distance herself from the "Disney" scene. I can just haer her saying with this film.. IM A GROWN UP NOW!! Apparently it takes her playing a Stripper to prove so. Saldy for Lindsey lovers her Stripping is a joke because apparently she is the ONLY stripper in the film that doesnt go topless. IF your gonna go this far show me show candy Lindsey, jeez.
And finally, Atrificial Limbs as "Spooky" is officially TIRED now. Moronic with a called M.

The real gem of this film is discovering Sienna Miller. Beautiful and smart she handles her role her with a lot of sass and depth. My main problem with the film itself is that that conversation doesnt feel real... it feels written. Handled well by Miller and Buscehi but still ultimately with a canned vibe. The cat and mouse game is fun, but it's difficult to follow since you never know what is real or bullshit. Nice ending. I will definately be interested to see where Miller's career goes. Was it me or was she trying to look exactly like Jessica Simpson?

simple perfection.

When it was over the only thing I could think to say is "Delightful Film". WOnderful performance by Ellen Page, who after this should have no trouble finding other great roles. Sweet movie, but the songs got on my nerves after a while.

An OK film with a totally unbelievable ending. Kind of a letdown. Crowe was great as usual. Nice Score.

Something felt like it was missing. Whereas Ricchard Shephard's previous film, THE MATADOR, nailed it with strong and fun characters this movie felt miscast or something. It felt like drinking a bottle of flat soda or bread thats a few days past it's expiration date. Not bad, but not good at all.

Maybe 2 laughs in the entire movie. A chore to sit through. Maybe the kids like it, but Shrek the 3rd doesnt even stand up to the previous one which sucked in comparison to the 1st. The law of diminishing return I guess. Im amazed that it made so much incredible bank. People really know how to throw their money away.

Hot Chicks, Bad Ass Kung Fu, Lots of Slow-Mo, WHats NOT to like. The definition of a Guilty Pleasure film that is smart enough to never take itself too seriously.

As a Time Travel/Sci-Fi fan I found this film very fun. Very touching at the end. Great film for the Family. Thanks for the recomendation, Wesley.

Absolute bottom of the barrel. Hideous. The WORST film of 2007 hands down. A chore to fight through.

What a fantastic suprise. Amazing animation. Loved the point of view shots. Laugh out loud funny. Seinfeld's script is golden. Really enjoyed this big time.

What an utterly amazing wretched piece of shit. They have actually managed to make a Alien film LESS appealing than Alien Ressurection. A chore to get through. Absolute garbage. Makes AVP1 look like a masterpiece. FOX you are a bunch of raging idiots.

WOW! Who knew Ben Affleck had this in him. It looks like an old pro directed this film. I'm stunned. An all around haunting film that will continue to ask you the question.. what is indeed better for the child? Fantastic performances all around.

Up until the last few minutes of the film I was simply transfixed. Beautiful, emotional, powerful on all counts. Fantastic and strange music score as well. Daniel Day-Lewis is simply amazing. Heartbreaking. and then BOOM.. the ending is confusing, feels oiut of place and awkward..BUT its also got me kind of floating in a sense of WTF was that? Still an amazing work from PTA.

Ya know....ZZZZzzzzzzzz..... whatever. It was fine. I see the point, I see why this is a critical darling of a film, but honestly I was bored. Wonderful performances, especially from Tom Wilkinson. Great "jam it up ya ass" ending was nice but couldnt pay me back for the haul of getting through the film. Nice film, just not for me.

The failure of this film is heartbreaking, especially since it has some true moments of brilliance in it. The use of music is strong and reminded me of Michael Mann's Manhunter. Erie, yet hauntingly beautiful. I quite enjoyed Costner in this role. The scenes where he silently prays to himself are powerful. The intteraction between Costner and William Hurt is simply fantastic and the real heart of the film. Somehow before the end that gets lost.
The failure of the film is due to " too much plot". There are nothing short of 4 seperate serial killers/wannabes in the film, not only making it unbelievalbe but also a little hokey. Can their be that many serial killers walking amongst us on a regular basis? Spread out over a longer time it might have been a little more believable. This would have worked better as a Mini-Series type of deal.. but then it would just be DEXTER (whihc is MUCHG better than this). Worst of all is the angle of following the Millionaire Cop Divorcee (Demi Moore) who is hunting multiple killers. Her plotline and character development take time away from the main plot of Mr. Brooks and sinks this ship. Demi Moore is also very mis-cast in this role. She in no way felt like a grizzled Manhunter and really just came off as an annoyance. AND we wasted time on chasing a completely other serial killer that was after her. I enjoyed the Father/Daughter relationship much more than the wasted time with Demi's character. MArk this one down as a big ol Coulda Been. To damn bad.

Nifty Polar Bears. Thats about all I can say for the big, expensive piece o' LAME.

A well made and Beautiful film (cinematography). I very much liked the perspective device used to keep us off guard and not know what is reality and what is.. something else. While the film attempts to make a big war statement it kind of feels a little empty around the middle not exactly knowing what the main point is. In the end it kind of just feels like a tragic romance chick flick.. but with very high standards. Its OK. Just OK. I'll forget it by tomorrow.

Fantastic Bio doc. on simple people with a dream to become famous. Sad yet heartwarming, the film follows these "actors" as they dress as superheros and pose with tourists for tips in front of Mann's Chinese Theater. Always inresting and endaering we follow these folks who, at the very least, have an optimisstic outlook on their quest for fame. Best of all, this Doc. just follows it's subjects and lets their world dictate the path of the film. It never tries to push any agenda, just that here are these unlikely and strange people moving through life in a way different than most of us. Christor Dennis (Superman) has slowly become a Hollywood Icon and as he says has, all of the Fame and none of the Fortune. Great Doc.

This was just great. Funny and charming across the board. Amy Adams is just GOLD in this.

This film in all it's simplicity makes a major statement about the cost of dreaming big and hoping for more. Cast in the duel role of The DUPERS and the DUPED themselves are Pat Healy and Kene Holliday who simplu outstanding. At the heart of the film are these auditions sessions which I believe are of REAL people rather than actors auditioning with the hopes of scoring a record deal. Fi that is the cast then the process of making this film is simply brilliant to me. Heartbreaking, absorbing and powerful, you almost feel guilty as these guys almost unknowingly fleece the hopeful. A sad but true portrait, in the micro, of how the Entertainment Industry manipulates people into dreaming beyond the reality of there eathbound situations. IS American Idol any worse than The Great World of Sound Productions? Great Movie.