by
the_real_linda
@ Saturday, Dec. 29, 2007 - 00:27:29
Films... those wonderful things... yes cinema of 2007... guess I'm gearing up for 2008 and what that has install for me, but lets not forget 2007. Here's my own personal Top 10... this may take me a while to do... and don't expect it to be in a perfect order since what I like changes.... often...
Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin 10...
hmmm, I think i'll go get my ticket stubs first to see what I've seen at the cinema, that might help
10. Saw 4
You know I'm not sure why this is here, I didn't like it first time I saw it but second time I really enjoyed it... I love the entire series... some Amanda
(I mean newly filmed stuff)
would have been a big bonus but I still think they've got it... Once again Horror fan so opinion probs isn't worth much lol. 
Great to see Emmanuelle Vaugier as Addison(Saw 2) briefly (My friend didn't notice...but hawk eye me did)
I personally liked when someone commented on a teddy or something (im not too clear on it) that Hoffman had and they asked about his kids... he said something along the lines of it being a long story but it was Jeff's daughter, Corbett's teddy... as Hoffman had kidnapped her and it had nothing to do with Amanda... nice little touches like that.
Tobin Bell (The Kill Point, Boogey Man 2, The Quick and The Dead) was fantastic per usual really getting to the centre of his character John.
Lyriq Bent (Harvest Moon, Angela's Eyes, Four Brothers) did a great job as Rigg, again... I remember in Saw 3 thinking he was gonna be central from him intro shot at the start... he is framed like a hero... honestly go back and watch the start of Saw 3 and you'll get what I mean.
9. 28 Weeks Later
Personally I think this took risks visually and it seemed that it was all 2nd unit that did it, you can just tell... but it didnt do anything new with the genre, it went down the inevitable path. (as me and a friend had a script in the works that was more or less but mostly more this film, just we were gonna film it in Newcastle... but bygones) It was harsh and jumpy and creepy and saddening. I saw this to a packet out preview and a friend couldn't get in cause she got there a few minutes after us (always get tickets in the morning if you're going on a night time... it's what I do)... I felt such an energy from the audience that I rarely get. (1408 and Final Destination were other instances where I got a woompfy audience feeling from a film)
8. Stardust
Fantastic visually and fun for everyone. Only annoyance was Ricky Gervais having to promote it... not that he wasn't good in it and I get why he promoted it, still dosent make him any less annoying.
Eventually a film where Michelle Pfeiffer didn't annoy me in and she almost stole it for me, and looked hot (which I never thought she did) and no not when she was all hagged and icky. I mean how old is she now anyways? Gotta be nearly 50?
Robert De Nero as a gay pirate...
made it for me, he is such an excellent actor and living legend that he can pull this off so incredibly and when I got in from seeing this I rang my grandad and told him (he's a fan) and he thought it was fantastic.
Mark Heap and Julian Rhind-Tutt were fantastic!
7. Black Sheep
I'm a horror fan through and through and this did it for me gore wise, not that gore is scary its not, its icky and i like to be icked out... sometimes...The effects were great because they were not flashy CGI bollocks.
I can't wait to see something new from Jonathan King, his next film called 'The Tattooist' is another horror staring Jason Behr (Roswell).
This had echoes of 'Brain Dead' or 'Undead' (both I recommend if you ain't seen them) and it wasnt just cause it was made in New Zealand (yes I know 'Undead' is Australian... just it felt like Peter Jackson's early work) plus I love the Kiwi accent... so another plus, for me.
Nathan Meister was great and cute,
as was Tammy Davis
and Danielle Mason
6. Rob Zombie's Halloween
I love it, not with the theatrical ending but im hoping on the dvd that it'll have the other one on (some may know what im talking about) so i saw it at the cinema and it wasn't as good as an earlier cut but it was still fantastic... remember horror fan, i know what the view on the genre usually is but i love them.
Tyler Mane(Sabertooth)
as the tallest to play Michael Myers seemed a little too tall for me
but with Sherri Moon
in I wasnt complaining.
Im a Rob Zombie (House of 1000 Corpses, Devils Rejects) fan and I can tell from his films that he gets horror films. I think he's into 'The Munsters' actually.
Danny 'Machete' Trejo,
Bill Moseley,
Sid Haig
and Ken Foree
I would have enjoyed more Brad Dourif
(Chucky)
and Malcolm McDowell turned in a stellar performance as Loomis also,
and nice to see that kid from 'Spy Kids' be Michaels first kill... Daryl Sabara.
I love the original more but if Rob didn't change it we would have moaned that he didn't do anything new with it, I don't think it needed a re-make and I don't think any film does but this was a bloody great take on it.
5. Sunshine
.
I mean wow it looked fantastic, it seems with films like this that indie film making (stylistically) has came into the mainstream. It took risks and to me it paid off.
Michelle Yeoh was fantastic and there could have done more with her.
and Rose Byrne(28 Weeks Later) was great too
I have enjoyed Danny Boyle's previous films and all are reccomended. I hopefully this isnt just for sci-fi fans.
Though my mum hates this film so warning but I loved it. Had to be seen on the big screen, some films are just like that you know?
4. 1408
I was hesitant on going to see this but then i found out Tony Shalhoub
was in it and so I went. Boy was I glad I did, personally i thought it was one of the best Stephen King adaptations... (personal fav is Misery)... it made me jump and all creeped out, tense while watching it and tense when i got home.
Samuel L. Jackson was so cool as always adn his delivery of lines is second to none (he was fantastic in 'Black Snake Moan' this year too.)
It was great and a surprise to see Andrew Lee Potts (Ideal) too.
3. Waitress
I saw this on account of loving Nate Fillion (Firefly, Drive and White Noise 2, which was awful and I saw for him and Katee Sackhoff)
and it was sooo unexpectedly great... bitter sweet and funny and so quaint. Jeremy Sisto (Dead and Breakfast, Six Feet Under) was fantastic as Earl, Jenna's (Kerri Russel of 'Felicity') husband.
The writer, director and star Adrienne Shelly died (1st November) before its release and it makes it all the more heartbreaking.
2. Hairspray
Yeah I said it i love 'Hairspray'... My sister had to beg and beg and force me to take her to see it and I boogied my bum off at the Cinema... Loved the songs, Loved James Marsden and Elijah Kelley.
Made my mum watch it Christmas Day but she got out of it on account of cooking most of the time (she cant tolerate singing in films... this is the woman who flicked past 'Colors Of The Wind' in 'Pocahontas'...! Sacrilege indeed!)
1. Hot Fuzz
I loved, no I still Love this film. Down to meeting the guys- Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost and the fact it was such a rich film that you get something from it every time. I wish there was more Bill Bailey
but I love everyone in this film... British Comedy is great with the likes of my personal favs Olivia Colman
and Kevin Eldon,
not forgetting a nice cameo by Peter Jackson and Cate Blanchett.
So there you have it folks just some of the films i enjoyed... tho i also saw a lot of children films courtesy of my sister. And since Ive looked over that I think its in the wrong order but it's too much trouble to move stuff. Okay I attempted a move and I'm still not happy but I need a cup of tea.
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