= Best =

Knocked Up
Death Proof
Planet Terror
Eastern Promises
Hot Fuzz
1408
Dead Silence
28 weeks Later
Resident Evil: Extinction (It pains me to put a Resident Evil movie on a best list)
Death at a funeral

= Worst =

Epic Movie
the hills have eyes 2
skinwalkers
transformers
rob zombie's halloween
War
Saw 4
Captivity
Spiderman 3
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Oh my god. You did not watch the same movie as me then, because the Resident Evil: Extinction I saw was pretty much the worst thing to be churned out in a while.

28 Weeks Later, yeah, i think the best horror that i have seen this year. Relentless, vastly superior to 28 days later.

I forgot to put this on my list. Then again, it was nice not remembering this piece of shit.

^ My thoughts exactly.

My revised Top 10 of the year (in no particular order):

• Paprika
• 28 Weeks Later
• Across the Universe
• Darjeeling Limited
• The Host
• Grindhouse
• Hot Fuzz
• Borderland
• Bug
• Juno

Newest addition to the list: Juno.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...grl/10m-13.jpg

Easily one of THE best movies of the year, this film is more than your typical coming-of-age film. It's definitely quirky, odd, and droll. Ellen Page plays an incredible 16-year-old preggo, and Michael Cera plays the loveable baby's daddy. Jason Bateman and Allison Janney are wonderful, as usual, and Jennifer Garner was surprisingly touching.

I actually cried a little. Honestly, it's well-done, well-written, and incredible well-acted. I would see it again and/or own it in a heartbeat.

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Some More Honorable Mentions:

I Am Legend
Here's the thing: I am a natural-born sucker for the post-apocalyptic genre. I am particularly geektacular about well-DONE post-apocalyptic movies... I thought that the first half of the movie was definitely good, while Will Smith played a very convincing sympathetic yet strong hero. I liked the concept, I liked the setting, I loved the first part of the movie. The second part, however, happened very VERY quickly (the action and "threat"... To tell you the truth, I did not get much of a sense of "threat" until the last 20 minutes or so, which is way too late). AND, the ending sucked. Seriously sucked. I have my hopes up for the book.

Sweeney Todd
Here's the thing: I am a sucker for the macabre musical (LOVED Buffy's Once More With Feeling). I love over-the-top sweeping singing and dancing (if done well). I love Tim Burton. And I love Johnny Depp. Therefore, this was pretty much a softball in regards to ChronoMovies. I thought that Depp was incredible, as well a Helena Bonam-Carter (I've always been so/so about her, but this movie REALLY sold her for me).
Downside: While SOME of the movie is over-the-top, some of it... Well, isn't. There are scenes just where Depp and Bonam-Carter are standing around and singing, as though with nothing to do... Other times, there was sweeping direction and amazing costumes (though though costumes were great throughout). Overall, I think it's just because muisicals, in general, are just difficult to convert to film.
Other downside: Sweeney Todd is a fairly lame musical in general. While the theme is different, it definitely suffers from musical sacarine... But I forgive it. And would see it again in a heartbeat. But I'm not sure it's for everyone.

Quote:

There's a hole in the world like a great black pit And it's filled with people who are filled with shit And the vermin of the world inhabit it. But not for long... They all deserve to die. Tell you why, Mrs. Lovett, tell you why. Because in all of the whole human race Mrs Lovett, there are two kinds of men and only two There's the one they put in his proper place And the one with his foot in the other one's face Look at me, Mrs Lovett, look at you. Now we all deserve to die Tell you why, Mrs. Lovett, tell you why. Because the lives of the wicked should be made brief For the rest of us death will be a relief We all deserve to die.

Really, how could you NOT love that?





P.S. This is NOT a movie to see with your mom (BOY was she disappointed... and slightly horrified... Burton does NOT hold back from the blood).

I really want to see JUNO.

Do. Yes, definitely do. It's a little more dark an edgy than your usual coming-of-age movie and definitely handles the topic of teen pregnancy in a way that isn't at all preachy, but instead creates a believable and moving character piece.

Honestly, Ellen Page was incredible and Jason batemen really outdid himself.

Go see it.

Extinction was a really fun action flick... not really a horror but that's ok. I guess I'm just not one of those people who go into a movie with a preconceived notion that the movie will suck because it's based on a videogame. Oh, and I'm a fanboy.

Oh, don't get me wrong. I love the Resident Evil video game series. I love survival horror video games in general (my favourite being Silent Hill, if you could label it so...) I am also not the type to judge a movie just because it's based on a comic book / video game, or if it is a sequel or a remake / re-imagining. I liked the first RE movie, I liked the second RE movie, and I had somewhat imagined that I would at least like this movie... but by god, it was bad. There were some redeeming moments, but those were only redeeming due to the cheese factor and unintentional funniness.

Chronogirl, I've been wanting to see JUNO for a long time... but living in a small town, it's not coming here. :(

I hated the other resident evil movies, I thought this one was quite entertaining though.

I can't really form a list so I'll put it simply.

Favorite movie of 2007: Knocked Up.
Least favorite movie of 2007: Transformers.

Still haven't seen (But want to): Sweeney Todd, No Country For Old Men, Juno.

See, I went into it thinking it would be awful, awful, AWFUL... But my boyfriend is a diehard zombie fan and just HAD to watch the first two movies (in the theater of course), which followed, naturally, that he HAD to see the third one. And, me, being the supportive wonderful girlfriend that I am, agreed to go with him (he's a lucky man... I see the lame action films, and have no interest in the hyper-girly-chickflick films, so there's nothing I can trade in for watching Resident Evil III, Spiderman III, and Ghostrider in the theater. :( )... That being said, I thought that Resident Evil III honestly wasn't all that bad... I saw it as a simple action, post-apocalyptic zombie film. And I enjoyed it. Mind you, that's without ANY sort of frame of reference whatsoever... No exposure to the video games or the first two movies. Without that frame of reference, I thought that the movie stood up fairly well on its own. She was a pretty badass superhero, and I liked the sort of RoadWarrior themes running throughout... Then again, I have said before that I AM a sucker of the post-apocalyptic... Honestly, I thought that the scene with the crows (which I know that you hated), was really well-done and the concept of [*SPOILER*] birds eating the rotting meat and becoming zombies definitely made sense... I mean, there were zombie-dogs... Why not zombie-birds? [*/SPOILER*]

So I'm not sure that Resident Evil deserves the bad rep that people give it. It was just entertaining, action gore. I had LOW expectation... And it surpassed them (it helps to have low expectations - I truly try to live my life that way). Oh, and I REALLY liked the beginning. Though the ultimate big bad at the end was kinda lame (as you already noted).

Oh, Honey... Suck. I know you've been wanting to see it, too (something I noticed and immediately decided I LIKED about you). Though, I've noticed that Juno's been making it to some major theaters out here (sure, I'm near Boston, but it's moving beyond the Dirty Water)... It's already up for a Golden Globe for Best Comedy; I have a feeling that it'll be up for Oscar-nominations, at which point it should circle the major theaters and even reach out to the po-dunks. :p I'll keep my fingers crossed for you.

Hey guys... I just joined!! Good to be here.

My favorite films of 2007 are:

- The Mist
- 300
- Zodiac
- Rob Zombie's Halloween
- Smokin' Aces
- Live Free or Die Hard


Yes, I know some of them are labeled as "sucky"... but I particularly loved The Mist and Zodiac

Welcome!

You know, I've actually wanted to hear back from the people who LIKED Rob Zombie's Halloween... I'm not a huge fan of Zombie, so, to tell you the truth, I want to hear more about the appeal. If you please, I would like to hear more about what you like about the movie... Either here or the Rob Zombie's Halloween Thread, also in Modern Horror Movies.

I liked Zombie's Halloween but I think the best thing about the film wasn't actually "in" the movie at all. Remakes are pouring out of Hollywood now and the biggest problem with them is the lack of creativity used in reshaping the original. Zombie reimagined the film and wasn't afraid to add a lot of material of his own to flesh out the story and make the film truly his. I'm not against remakes at all, if they interest me I'll watch them and if they're good I'll buy them... if they're bad I won't. I feel the same way about remakes as I do cover songs, if the artist makes the material their own and really embraces it then there's a chance the outcome will be decent. If not then they're just shoveling more crap down our open throats trying to make the most money with the least work. Now I'm not suggesting that simply changing the original as much as possible is the way to go but some imagination and willingness to contort the source material is a must. The same goes with Asian translations. To paraphrase Chan Woo Park, I hate when they make an American remake by simply changing the actors and locations to their American counterparts but some remakes can be good and maybe even great. Ummmm, so yeah, I liked the Halloween remake and even though the backstory was weak the story still played out well. I think he even did a good job holding back with his giant Michael, sure he used more brute force than the original did but he still stalked his prey and I liked that. I bet Zombie held back there and I really think he could have turned Michael into more of a beast and less of a monster. Also, I liked the theatrical release MUCH more than the workprint and before anybody judges the film they should have scene the theatrical release.

Thanks for the welcome!

Well, I thought Rob Zombie's direction was very good. I HATED his first two movies, and well, I had very low expectations about his Halloween... but I was proven wrong.

I think what separates this film from its predecessor's is two things:

1. Michael's origin.. which is fresh and new.
2. The increase in horror.

When I say "increase", I simply mean that the level of intensity and suspense was raised quite a bit. I'm not dissing Carpenter's vision (since I believe Carpenter's film is still the best), but it feels like Rob Zombie tastefully brought the story into a modern world for an audience that craves more blood and guts.

I also think this generation of movie-goers has a lower attention span than back in the 70's.... so I think Rob Zombie's vision mirrored that. I personally don't mind "slower" films - in fact I prefer them - and I love the original Halloween films... but I think Zombie treated the material with great respect.

The original is always superior, though. :cool:

Zodiac was brilliant...it's really too bad that the general public has their collective head up their ass and let masterpieces like this whiz by...

The 2-Disc director's cut comes out on Tuesday!

I think that that's a really good point... Remakes definitely interest me too. I think that I agree that the backstory was crap, but it was interesting to see how Rob Zombie made that crux of the film, the older Mike Myers part I found significantly more interesting than the backstory because I enjoyed RZ's take. I thought that the death scenes were pretty brutal and, honestly, there were a couple of slashes that really SHOCKED me.

Also - Those last 3 minutes or so... I thought were pretty damn amazing, and I would say that, if you were going to change the ending of a movie, that's the damn way to do it. I think that if he had ignored the concept of creating a past and just focused on JC's movie, the remake would have been pretty strong. But, MAN did the "past" suck. I thought that little Mikey Myers was just... laughable.

I woulda beat him up.

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But did you actually like the origin tale?

I definitely agree with the intensity... Zombie's films are definitely raw and bring a bit more to the slasher genre then some of his predecessors. And I thought that there were some aspects of the intensity that definitely added to the film...

But at least you agree about the far superior Original. :p


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And back on topic... I finally saw No Country For Old Men.

My take: A very pretty, artistic, action film. Definitely makes me want to read the book (has anyone read it)? I feel as though it examines three men with three different objectives, and attempts to examine and call into question their separate purpose and obsession on their objects of striving.

It was pretty, intense, a little slow, but ends REALLY well. Tommy Lee Jones is spectacular.

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But I am NOT sure that I would necessarily put it on my BEST OF 2007 list.

Anyone want to discuss why it made theirs?

ChronoGrl, you'll be happy to hear that my theatre finally received JUNO, and I will be going to see it in approximately 20 hours.

I'm looking forward to seeing not only JUNO, but Gone Baby Gone. I'm sure both will make my top films of 2007 list.

YAY!

I KNEW it would happen... Of course, you'll have to report back.

Has anyone seen Atonement yet?!
It's so good it's rediculous.

I'm so good it's rediculous. :p

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Haven't seen Atonement, but I just saw a movie last night that SERIOUSLY needs to make Honorable Mention (Runner Up) at the VERY LEAST.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...grl/10m-16.jpg


Shoot Em Up

Not just an action movie. Not just a parody. Just just an homage. It's an actiody-mage.

Not just decent action, but EXCELLENT action - a strict homage to the action greats, and incredibly well done too! The writing is quirky and clever and over-the-top just enough without getting to be too ridiculous.

The story IS ridiculous, but only in as much as to create an enjoyable nod to previous films.

But what makes it one of this year's BEST is the fact that it's just really really well made. I was impressed. I'd definitely own it.

Shoot Em Up was excellent. It was stylish, fast-paced, and so over-the-top you couldn't help but be filled with both laughter and adrenaline. Clive Owen and Paul Giamatti are two excellent actors, and you can just tell they had fun the entire time they were making this film. Just when you thought it couldn't get any better, he whips out a carrot. He fights and manuevers while being inside of a women. He spews out numerous one-liners. Someone tries to back over a baby. Ahhh... such fun.

I'll post the final versions of my list this upcoming Friday. :)

I couldn't agree more. Movie was awesome!

I've been catching up on some movies lately and here is my top 5 for the year:

5.Juno
4. Grindhouse
3. Sweeney Todd
2. Knocked Up
1. No Country For Old Men

Honorable mentions: Hot Fuzz, The Simpsons Movie, Superbad.

Alky's Updated List:

1. No Country For Old Men
2. Atonement
3. Gone Baby Gone
4. Grindhouse
5. Zodiac

hmmm, i'd really like to see atonement. i still NEED to see the diving bell and the butterfly, before the devil knows you're dead, and there will be blood!

Giddyup! Now!

Me too. Especially There Will Be Blood.

I've managed to convince a few people to go see Atonement. I'm on a mission to see all the Oscar-buzz films this year. After seeing a mere 2 or 3 last season.

Great fun

another over the top action movie--------->http://jayfan.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/crank.jpg

I couldn't do a numerically organized "best films of 2007" list, since I suck at prioritizing... but I do consider the following films to be "the best films of 2007." Give them all a watch, and decide your own order. But they are all great.

Zodiac

Gone Baby Gone

Atonement

No Country for Old Men

JUNO

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I have a strong feeling that There Will Be Blood will make it's way on to this list... but my theatre is, as I've been told, NEVER getting it. So it will be a while until I get a chance to see this (aka... DVD... in April. :()

I also want to see Michael Clayton, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly and The Darjeeling Limited... but it's the same predicament as above.

I never got a chance to see Grindhouse in it's theatrical state.

As far as indie horror goes... Fido, Hatchet and Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon were pretty notable.

I'm waiting for The Lookout on DVD.

Superbad was the best comical buddy film of the year... were there any other contenders?

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Did anyone mention Balls of Fury on their WORST list?

Best

28 Weeks later
Grindhouse
Live Free or Die Hard
Mr. Brooks
The Simpsons Movie
Wrong Turn 2

Worst


Balls of Fury
Blades of Glory
Dead Silence
Evan Almighty
Ghost Rider
I Know Who Killed Me
The Messengers
TMNT




Everything else I've seen from 07 was somewhere in between best and worst.

i recently watched both juno and once, and i'll be adding those two to my favorites of 2007. i was really really impressed with both of them.

I still stand by The Mist as being the best of '07.

Seriously ?

Seriously. It just hit me harder than any film this year.

Maybe I should see it again, since I've only seen it once, but the ending kinda ruined it for me. Found it good, but in no way the best I've seen this year (though I haven't seen many).

It's the acting, the direction, the atmosphere... all spot on. This is the best King adaptation ever.... and Frank Darabont is a freakin' genius.

Wait, so you're saying it's better than The Green Mile AND The Shawshank Redemption??