Jeremiah’s Best of 2007: At the Movies
7 January 2008 in Blog | Comments enabled

I’m working on the post-production of the film. We’re a few weeks away from picture lock (and I know we’ve been saying that for months.)

I got bored trying to figure out what to do about the ADR of the film and decided to write a top ten list. So here it is.

This is my top ten movies that I saw in the theater in 2007. I saw 30 films last year (but I shouldn’t count Live Free of Die Hard because I fell asleep in it.) Here is my top ten… and this doesn’t necessarily mean I think they are the best movies I saw this year, just the most enjoyable movie going experience.

10. Pirates of the Carribean: At World’s End - I didn’t think it was a great movie or even coherent, but I did enjoy it and the world is a fun one to visit for several hours.

9. Meet the Robinsons - I saw this in Disney 3D and I liked it a lot. The soundtrack is great and the storyline is fun (though a little predictable.) Tom Selleck’s cameo is awesome.

8. National Treasure: Book of Secrets - My father and I loved the first one so we had to see the second. And even though it is basically the first one told again with a different bad guy, I liked it a lot. It’s not Raiders of the Lost Ark but I certainly had fun.

7. Enchanted - Good movie. Good songs. It’s a loving spoof sort of like Galaxy Quest.

6. 3:10 to Yuma - A western starring Christian Bale. Did they make this movie with me in mind? Because Christian Bale is one of my favorite actors working today and I love westerns. They got my $8 at the theater and tomorrow, they’ll get my $19.95 for the DVD. I don’t necessarily think it deserves a lot of Oscar buzz. It’s good but it’s no The Searchers.

5. Rocky Balboa - It’s like getting a visit from your favorite dead uncle or grandfather. You thought he was dead, you missed him, and now that he’s back, you don’t mind that he’s a little gross and decomposed. You’re just glad he’s back. (Is that twisted?) I can’t wait for him to return again in January. Rambo - January 25th. I’ll be there opening night. Though I don’t expect it to be great.

4. Children of Men - Good movie. Amazingly similar to a screenplay we were writing.

3. The Mist - I loved watching this movie. The ending was great. I don’t usually like endings like that but this time, it really worked. And it was soo cool to see Tiffany Morgan and Brandon O’Dell on the big screen. They both have parts in our film as well.

2. Blood Diamond - I posted about this after I saw it. I was watching it today on my iPhone while sitting on the… er… couch. I like it a lot. It’s another film I can’t really explain why I like - like Bridge on the River Kwai.

and finally…

1. Hot Fuzz - Probably the most fun I’ve had at the movie theater in a long time. The writing is brilliant and the actors are soo funny. They make movies they want to see. And they do it with excellence.

Some honorable mentions are TMNT and Alvin and the Chipmunks. I had fun. They weren’t great but as a kid of the 80’s, you gotta love the Turtles and the Chipmunks. Disturbia was also very enjoyable.

Here are a few of the WORST of 2007 in no particular order.

Alien Vs Predater 2 - quite possibly the worst expensive movie ever made

The Last Mimzy - most definitely the worst kids movie ever made (Dwight Schrute, what were you thinking?)

Ghost Rider - Haha. I like Nicolas Cage but this was awful.

Spiderman 3 - Upon a second look, it isn’t as bad as I thought but when I first saw it, I was so dissappointed.

I would also mention a certain big budget film with these large robots that transform, but if I did, I’m sure I’d get hate mail. So I won’t. I just hope Stephen Sommers takes G.I. Joe more seriously. Wait, he made Van Helsing. So… Hehe.

So that is my top 10 movies I saw at the theater in 2007.