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19 articles from 2009

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Metacritic's best- and worst-reviewed movies of the decade: How many have you seen?

18 December 2009 12:41 PM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »

Here's the perfect illustration of how critics and mainstream audiences don't always coincide. The site Metacritic has posted a list of the top-reviewed films of the past decade, and according to their data, Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth is No. 1 with a score of 98. Just below it is the Romanian drama 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days (97). It's a great list, packed with terrific movies like The Hurt Locker (No. 5), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (No. 9), No Country for Old Men (No. 23) and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (No. 42). But with the exception of a few titles — Pixar (duh) and The Lord of the Rings …

- Missy Schwartz

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Rotten Tomatoes' Worst Movies of the Decade

28 September 2009 2:18 AM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

It's a little early for an end-of-the-decade list, but Rotten Tomatoes has unveiled the 100 worst movies of the past ten years. As you might expect, it's quite a doozy. I'll spare you the 90 "best" movies on the list and jump ahead to the worst reviewed films of the decade, ranked in order beginning with the most offensive:

Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002)

One Missed Call (2008)

Pinocchio (2002)

King's Ransom (2005)

National Lampoon's Gold Diggers (2004)

Suberbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004)

Strange Wilderness (2008)

3 Strikes (2000)

Redline (2007)

Witless Protection (2008) …

- Colin Boyd

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Rotten Tomatoes Picks the Worst Movies of the Decade

25 September 2009 12:27 PM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

When it comes to reviewing movies, I've always found that one of the most difficult things is not deciding whether a movie is good or bad, but rather, deciding whether a movie is bad or downright terrible. Make no mistake, there are many different levels of bad movies, but does anyone really care to get down to the nitty gritty of debating which ones are slightly better than others? It just seems like a colossal waste of energy. Fortunately, the good folks over at Rotten Tomatoes [1] have recently decided to sift through their vast review archives to give us the definitive Worst of the Worst list [2] for the past 10 years in film. I don't think there are too many surprises here, although the good news is that I think quite a few of these are movies that no one has seen. Maybe now they'll finally find the audience they deserve! …

- Sean

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What's the Worst Film of This Decade?

25 September 2009 11:02 AM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

Ya know, it doesn't feel like we're nearing the end of another decade, does it? There's no special millennium celebration or Y2K nonsense to get excited about, so it seems people are just sorta whatever about the past decade as if it wasn't very monumental or iconic, except for the part where our African-American president said something geeky about Star Trek. But I bet all the best end-of-the-decade content is yet to come, and it looks like Rotten Tomatoes is getting things started by presenting us with the worst (reviewed) films of the decade ... which they probably should've waited a couple more months to launch since, ya know, we still haven't seen Avatar (I'm kidding Jim - I'm kidding! Calm down!).

So what's the worst reviewed film of the decade? Well, that honor goes to --drum roll please -- 2002's Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, starring the always enticing duo …

- Erik Davis

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Steve Zahn Fathers A Wimpy Kid

3 August 2009 10:53 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »

Steve Zahn is an enigma. The dude can act and if you.ve seen Rescue Dawn, you know that. Yet, he continues to take roles that expect nothing from him. If you.ve seen Strange Wilderness, then you know that as well. The flick would.ve satisfied me if all we had seen of it was the trailer (Come on. How hilarious was the laughing shark?). Watching the entire movie really ruined the experience. And it looks as though Steve plans to continue his foray into unchallenging work, as Variety reports that he has signed on to star as the father of the wimpy kid in Diary of a Wimpy Kid, an adaptation of the insanely popular youth fiction series. The movie follows a middle school aged social outcast through a single school year. As you can imagine, it doesn.t go entirely well. You can.t blame the guy …

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Lame trailer for 'Old Dogs' debuts online

11 June 2009 3:01 PM, PDT | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »

Penguins attacking John Travolta and Robin Williams? A gorilla rocking Seth Green? Ladies and gentleman, the end of the world is near. These are signs of another disaster heading our way.

The first trailer for Walt Becker's new comedy "Old Dogs" has just debuted online, and to be honest, it kind of looks like a combination of "Wild Hogs" and Strange Wilderness." In other words, it looks quite aweful.

In the film, Williams and Travolta play two business partners whose lives take a sharp turn when Williams' character finds out he has 7-year-old twins. Oh and by the way, that guy's horrible with kids, so you can imagine what happens next...

The whole thing is a Walt Disney production, but judging by this trailer, it seems this is just the kind of flick you should not take your kids to, unless you want them to be sucked into the realm of unnecessary, …

- Franck Tabouring

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The Cleaner Will Premiere Its Second Season on June 23rd

27 May 2009 12:59 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

Season two of the hit A&E original scripted drama series The Cleaner, starring Benjamin Bratt, Grace Park, Amy Price-Francis and Esteban Powell premieres Tuesday, June 23 at 10Pm Et/Pt. The second season will feature thirteen one-hour episodes.

In its first season, on a weekly three telecast cume basis, The Cleaner averaged 4.2 million total viewers, 2.4 million adults 25-54 and 2.2 million adults 18-49 in primetime, becoming the number one original drama in A&E history.

Inspired by the true story of real life "extreme interventionist" Warren Boyd, who also co-executive produces the series, The Cleaner stars Bratt as William Banks, a recovering addict who must balance his unwavering dedication to helping others get clean with an increasingly rocky personal life and the ghosts of his addictions. Banks and his teammates Akani Cuesta (Park) and Arnie Swenton (Powell) employ an unconventional - and often by any means necessary - approach to getting …

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[DVD Review] Black Sheep

19 May 2009 9:24 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

Following so closely on the heels of Tommy Boy that audiences had little time to breathe, Black Sheep tried to cram another heaping serving of the Chris Farley and David Spade buddy comedy down our throats. The forced second serving however, never comes close to the tasty comedy morsels of its predecessor. Instead we get stale jokes, ineffective slapstick and a plot that’s so horribly half-assed it’s surprising Black Sheep was made as a movie instead of a series of 25 vignettes. What really shears all the comedic fluff off the back of Black Sheep is the poorly used chemistry of Spade and Farley. The formula that produced the ever-classic lines “Shut-up, Richard”, “Niner? Did I hear a niner in there?” and “You’re brain has a thick candy shell” gets left by the wayside in favor of a far-too cohesive friendship based more out of mutual distraction than disgust. …

- Lex Walker

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Fat Guys at the Movies Ep. 111 - State of Fat

17 April 2009 4:00 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

On This Week's Show: Neil has his tail between his legs because he hasn't seen any movies this week, but he still maintains that he is awesome. Kevin enjoyed a nice dose of Zefron at the multiplex, then caught last-minute showings of State of Play and Crank: High Voltage. Guest film critic Chris Alexis from 7mpictures.com joins Kevin for a middle segment to spew out some hatred for Crank. Later in the show, Kevin sings praises for the cancellation of The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Neil gives some love to Inglorious Basterds. And everyone sighs when Zac Efron bats those baby blues. Films Reviewed this Week: 17 Again, Crank: High Voltage and State of Play. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?http://media.filmschoolrejects.com/audio/episode111.mp3] Download this Episode Episode Schedule: Segment 1 [8:50] - Review of 17 Again and a discussion of Jamie Foxx's fued with Miley Cyrus Segment 2 [10:40] - Reviews of Crank: High Voltage and State of Play Segment 3 [12:45] - Box Office Overview, venom …

- Kevin Carr

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[DVD Review] Strange Wilderness

16 April 2009 11:42 AM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

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When you see a really horrible and worthless movie you're hesitant to ever watch it again; but when a friend insists that you missed the humor the first time through and to give it a second chance, you humor them. I did that with Strange Wilderness. That friend will never be allowed to recommend movies to me ever again. Ever. If you thought Date Movie was funny, then have we got the movie for you! If not, just pass by Strange Wilderness and never think twice.

Let's just be clear: there will be those who will defend this movie to the death calling it a "stoner film" and claiming it immune to all criticism. Not so. If Cheech & Chong set the bar all those years ago, Strange Wilderness passes safely underneath the bar with no worries about hitting its head. Being a …

- Lex Walker

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This Week on DVD: The Spirit, The Reader, House of Saddam

14 April 2009 8:14 AM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

If you thought the last few weeks were slow for new DVD releases, well, think again. There are only two major releases this week, one of which is the Frank Miller bomb The Spirit, and the other being the Oscar-nominated film The Reader (you know, the one that no one saw because they thought it looked boring). To make matters worse, the Blu-ray release of The Reader won't be out for another two weeks. Other discs hitting stores today include the low budget horror film Splinter, the HBO mini-series House of Saddam, and a series of 8 "lost" cult classics from Lionsgate. Yikes. Are there any other noteworthy releases that we missed this week? The Reader [1] (DVD) The Spirit [2] (DVD, Blu-ray [3]) Splinter [4] (DVD, Blu-ray [5]) North Star [6] Dark Matter [7] My Best Friend is a Vampire: The Lost Collection [8] Repossessed: The Lost Collection [9] Hiding Out: The Lost Collection [10] Slaughter High: The Lost Collection …

- Sean

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The Tale of Despereaux, Arctic Tale and Strange Wilderness Blu-ray Reviews -- A DVD Review Roundup

14 April 2009 | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

Occasionally we have a lot of DVD reviews waiting to post. When that happens, we post a DVD review roundup article. In this one we’ve got DVD reviews for The Tale of Despereaux, Arctic Tale and Strange Wilderness Blu-ray. The Tale of Despereaux Written by Jackson I’ve always enjoyed both family films and children’s literature. When done well, they work on multiple levels, thus appealing to adults as well as children. Disney and Pixar’s animated offerings are excellent examples of films designed to enthrall all audiences. So when I first saw the trailers for The Tale of Despereaux and thought the film seemed charming and potentially like a fun adventure yarn, I was intrigued. Alas, it was not to be. Despereaux, based on Kate Dicamillo’s Newbery-award-winning book, is the story of a mouse (voiced by Matthew …

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This Week On DVD and Blu-ray: April 14, 2009

14 April 2009 1:50 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

DVD Links: DVD News | Release Dates | New Dvds | Reviews | RSS Feed Wow, what a horrible week for DVD and Blu-ray releases. Sure, some people will be interested in picking up The Reader after it was nominated for Best Picture, beating out poor ol' Dark Knight. I had it at #10 on my Best of 2008 list and I would love to own a Blu-ray version for reasons I will soon tell you, but I think that is a film I will remain in the minority and I would never recommend anyone pick it up on a blind buy. So what does that leave you with? The Spirit? I know a few people will probably be interested in the Blu-ray edition of Pride and Prejudice and the other half might think about buying 8 Mile on Blu-ray, but all-in-all there is really nothing to suggest here. So, while you can still read my mini-capsules …

- Brad Brevet

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Strange Wilderness - Blu-ray Review

13 April 2009 12:15 PM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »

One has to wonder why Paramount even bothered to circle back and release .Strange Wilderness. on Blu-ray as the film is a sloppy, low-budget mess with only a few random laughs in it.s corner. It certainly doesn.t scream to be viewed in high-def. A product of Adam Sandler.s Happy Madison productions with a few of Sandler.s second-string getting supporting roles (Peter Dante and Allen Covert), one has to guess that Sandler just finances these film.s out of a loyalty to friends that would be akin to taking a bullet . .Grandma.s Boy. and .The Benchwarmers. spring to mind. .Strange Wilderness. is a particularly lackluster example that seems almost completely derived from a random string of ineffective improv. …

- Frankie Dees

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Sunshine Cleaning Movie Trailer

12 March 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »

Back Lot Pictures sent us this new movie trailer for the upcoming comedy “Sunshine Cleaning” by director Christine Jeffs (Sylvia, Rain) and starring Amy Adams (Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Enchanted), Emily Blunt (The Wolf Man, Gulliver’s Travels), Jason Spevack (Hollywoodland), Steve Zahn (Strange Wilderness), Mary Lynn Rajskub (24) and Alan Arkin (Get Smart, Marley & Me). Synopsis: In order to raise the tuition to send her young son to private school, a mom starts an unusual business — a biohazard removal/crime scene clean-up service — with her unreliable sister. Overture’s Sunshine Cleaning is opening this Friday, March 13th! Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest from “Sunshine Cleaning”. …

- Brian Corder

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Sandler, James to star in new Columbia comedy

11 February 2009 11:47 AM, PST | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »

Kevin James, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider and David Spade are all in talks to star in an untitled comedy for Columbia Pictures.

According to Variety, the film follows five best friends from high school who decide to reunite on a Fouth of July weekend 30 years later.

Sandler wrote the screenplay with Fred Wolf, who recently directed "Strange Wilderness" and "The House Bunny." Sandler's Happy Madison is producing.

Directing the flick is Dennis Dugan, whose credits include "You Don't Mess With the Zohan," "I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry" and "Big Daddy."

James is currently onscreen in "Paul Blart: Mall Cop." Sandler last starred in "Bedtime Stories," and Rock recently voiced a character in "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa."

As for Schneider, he's got a couple of projects coming up, including "Virgin on Bourbon Street." Spade is working on "Carpet Bros." …

- Franck Tabouring

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Sandler, James, Rock, Schneider, and Spade Together At Last

11 February 2009 4:59 AM, PST | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »

Columbia Pictures has hit the jackpot! Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider and David Spade are negations to star in an untitled comedy to be directed by Happy Gilmore and You Don't Mess With the Zohan helmer Dennis Dugan. Sandler's Happy Madison is developing and is planning to shoot over the upcoming summer. Taking a cue from some of Judd Apatow's comedies that take place over one day of time, the story, written by Sandler and Strange Wilderness writer Fred Wolf, is about five best friends from high school who reunite 30 years later on a Fourth of July weekend. Hilarity ensues. As exciting as this is at first glance, let's not forget that Kevin James and Adam Sandler already teamed up once to bring us I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry. And the last big ensemble film that Adam Sandler starred in was The Longest Yard. Not …

- Alex Billington

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Robbie Williams' Girlfriend Refuses To Move To The U.K.

4 February 2009 12:45 AM, PST | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »

Robbie Williams' girlfriend is refusing to move to the U.K. Actress Ayda Field is reportedly arguing with the former Take That star about his relocation to the U.K. from Los Angeles and putting her Hollywood career before their relationship.

A friend of Ayda's said: "Everyone who knows Ayda says she isn't going to sit in a house in the English countryside. She has been working hard for years to get this stage of her career."

"Either Robbie will have to stay in the U.S. or they will split."

American Ayda has starred in U.S. TV shows "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" and "Back to You" as well as the film "Strange Wilderness" alongside comedian Jonah Hill.

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Night Train Movie Poster

1 February 2009 10:18 AM, PST | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »

A-Mark Entertainment released this brand new movie trailer from the upcoming thriller “Night Train” by director Brian King and starring Harry Anichkin (Cyclops), Geoff Bell (RocknRolla), Luca Bercovici (Richard III), Danny Glover (2012, Saw V) and Steve Zahn (Strange Wilderness, Monk) Synopsis: Two Passengers and the conductor discover that a person has passed away on their Night Train cabin. They come across valuable diamonds on his person, that they wish to keep for themselves. So, to make it look like the man never boarded the train, they conspire to dump his body in a river that the train passes. Their scheme to get rid of the corpse escalates to the point [...] …

- Brian Corder

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2009 | 2008

19 articles from 2009

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