Best of 2008

I thought it was better than both "Knocked Up" and "Superbad!"

FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL is my favorite comedy in recent memory, and is the most mature effort so far from the Apatow cannon. I can see it perplexing some audiences (mostly do to it's slower pace and Jason Segel's exposed "member"), but those without A.D.D or repulsion towards the male anatomy should be thuroughly entertained. SARAH MARSHALL is sure to become a classic, and I loved every minute of it.

(My new favorite film of 2008)

A dark comedy/crime thriller/character study that is so much more than a genre picture, and amazingly avoids cliche

"The Bank Job" is the best heist film in recent memory, and is a ton of fun... the most I've had with a movie in some time actually.


Director Donaldson handles this "based of facts" material masterfully, and delivers the genre's standard double, and triple crosses with suprising coherency (unllike Steven Soderbergh's "Oceans" franchise). Jason Statham is also very strong here, giving, arguably, the best performance of his career.


A huge surprise!

With a less than stellar script and a running time that over stays it's welcome, SPEED RACER remains a visual dazzler, and a theatre experience not to be missed. A lot of fun!

IRON MAN's perfect blend of wit, humor, romance and stylized action makes it one of the finest of super hero films.

Despite a rather forgettable creature(when it is in focus and in full view), CLOVERFIELD delivers the goods by utilizing perfect usage of shacky-cam and digital effects, and showcasing characters to actually care about. It's also (suprisingly) quite thrilling, chilling, and eerie through it's portrayal of the chaos, which obviously holds 9/11 undertones. Remarkably well-made, CLOVERFIELD is one of the few films to actually live up to it's hype, and deliver what was promised: One hell of a thrill ride!

GET SMART is the years biggest surprise. The trailers looked "iffy," but the film isn't. It boasts great special effects, perfect lead casting (Steve Carell is great, and Anne Hathaway is smokin'), and most of all it's genuinely funny. Just about every joke works... and that is rarely accomplished outside the realms of Apatow! Strong supporting work aswell from the likes of Alan Arkin, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Terrence Stamp, and the very funny Ken Davitian of BORAT fame.

And keep an eye out for Bill Murray in one of his oddest cameos.

WANTED is a slick, well acted, and very well made action picture that is almost always entertaining... but it's over-the-top nature (to the point of INSANITY) makes the film lack the heart and soul that many scene try to incorporate. So on a human level, the film just doesn't work.

But the blood-soaked action sequence are the reason most will be at the multiplex in line to see the film anyway, and although they do get repetitive and exhaustive after a while, they are a ton of fun to behold. James McAvoy also makes for a very unique (and suprisingly likeable) action hero.

Mix things up with some very funny dialogue, and WANTED is a film I can easily recommend. But what I'm saying is this; as far as Orgasmic-action romps go... I liked SHOOT 'EM UP more.