Ready To Get Razzied?

The Razzie nom's are here! Below are the Best of The Worst of 2009 films! Can't wait to see who wins!!

Worst Picture

All About Steve
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Land of the Lost
Old Dogs
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen



Worst Director

Michael Bay - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Walt Becker - Old Dogs
Brad Silberling - Land of the Lost
Stephen Sommers - G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Phil Traill - All About Steve



Worst Actor

Will Ferrell - Land of the Lost
The Jonas Brothers (as themselves) - Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience
Steve Martin - The Pink Panther 2
Eddie Murphy - Imagine That
John Travolta - Old Dogs

Worst Actress

Beyonce - Obsessed
Sandra Bullock - All About Steve
Miley Cyrus - Hannah Montana: The Movie
Megan Fox - Jennifer's Body / Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Sarah Jessica Parker - Did You Hear About the Morgans?

Worst Supporting Actor

Billy Ray Cyrus - Hannah Montana: The Movie
Hugh Hefner (as himself) - Miss March
Robert Pattinson - The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Jorma Taccone - Land of the Lost
Marlon Wayans - G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Worst Supporting Actress

Candice Bergen - Bride Wars
Ali Larter - Obsessed
Sienna Miller - G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Kelly Preston - Old Dogs
Julie White - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Worst Screenplay
All About Steve - written by Kim Barker
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra - screenplay by Stuart Beattie, David Elliot and Paul Lovett; story by Beattie, Michael B. Gordon and Stephen Sommers, based on the comic book by Larry Hama
Land of the Lost - screenplay by Chris Henchy and Dennis McNicholas; based on the television series created by Sid and Marty Krofft
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - screenplay by Ehren Kruger, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci
The Twilight Saga: New Moon - screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg; based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer

Worst Screen Couple
Any member of the Jonas Brothers - Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience
Sandra Bullock and Bradley Cooper - All About Steve
Will Ferrell and any co-star, creature or "comic riff" - Land of the Lost
Shia LeBeouf and either Megan Fox or any Transformer - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Kristen Stewart and either Taylor Lautner or Robert Pattinson - The Twilight Saga: New Moon

Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Land of the Lost
The Pink Panther 2
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
The Twilight Saga: New Moon

SYS

Blu-Ray Review: Fame (2009)

If you want a bad remake, this is the perfect definition of it. A lame remake of a good 1980 film.

In a special school, students are taught to sing the sing and dance the dance. They have to be the best they can be and more. See several students have their lives changed..forever.

The problem with the film is that several characters appear and disappear. For instance, an African-American child is shown in the beginning, has an intriguing plot and isn't shown again. It's things like this, coupled with the children's bad acting, that put the film as just a large piece of crud.

The adult do well, though, Kelsey Grammer is exceptional actually. But the children shoud get acting lessons, not dancing lessons. It's a bad film that really should've been more.

SYS

Top 10 of 2009

A little late I know. However, here finally is my best films of 2009:

10. The Blind Side: This will tick off critics, but I definitely say this film deserves every penny it gets. Cute, funny and inspiring, this film is a wonderful exporation of the type of roles Sandra bullock can portray. And at the end if you ain't crying...wel you have no soul, pure and simple.

9. A Christmas Carol: Another unexpected 'un. This film cuaght me off-guard completley and dazzled me. The UnCanny Valley has completley been washed away. Jim Carrey gives a pitch perfect performance and makes this one of the best adaptations of the classic tale ever.

8. Star Trek: J.J. Abrams has created, along with Avatar, a Star Wars type film that has fun, laughs and action coming through in spades. This film leaves you awe-struck and makes you wish The Enterprise came around much more often. Good job, Kirk for this one.



7. 2012: A modern day Towering Inferno? Mayhaps. This film combines thrilling events (they're gonna crash...into Mount Everest!!) with down-to Earth humans. A tale full of sacrifice and destruction, it's one of those rare films that's a little bit of everything...and is just flat-out perfect.

6. Sherlock Holmes: This choice is elementary, my dear readers. Robert Downy Jr. gives an Oscar winning performance as the grand sleuth and makes Sherlock a hero...but still unlike any version we've seen of him before. It's quite a film and quite a mystery as to why no one else thought Holmes could be an action hero.

5. The Princess and The Frog: Disney was in a rut earlier this decade with Home on The Range and Atlantis. Now, they hit the gold mine of fun, music and depth they were missing. This film may even be on par with films like Dumbo and The Little Mermaid. It's a classic, one that deserves so much more. This is a film that'll stick like glue to future generations and prove Disney is still an animation king.



4. Where The Wild Things Are: A kids movie? As if. Dismemberment, tantrums and betrayl are all an integral part of this polarizing, but brilliant film. It may be a stretch, but I certainly think this film is a modern day E.T.



3. The Fantastic Mr. Fox: Talk about misleading marketing. This film will leave in stitches and awe as Wes Anderson creates a film that leaves you begging for more. George Clooney is stunning as Mr. Fox and leads you to love him like in Michale Clayton and the Ocean's films. Wes has created a picture that will remain essential to any animation viewing.



2. Up: Wow. PIXAR ain't number one. Still, this film is a masterpiece, PIXAR's near best. Carl Fredrickson's sad montage at the beggining is guranteed to leave you in tears. And about Dug...well let's just say he's a great tracker, okay? SQUIRELL!



1. Avatar: James Cameron has created The Godfather of sci-fi. A modern day Star Wars. He has transformed cinema from nice to breathtaking. Every single 3D moment leaves you breathless, wanting to see it again immediatly. Thisi s a film that'll one day be known as a triumph of both storytelling and visual effects. A rare modern day masterpiece.



There you have it. Hope you enjoyed reading it. I can't wait to seee what 2010 brings.

SYS

Editorial: Where Disney Goes Now

The Princess and The Frog has held up well this week. So well in fact, that it still has a chance of surpassing Bolt. Which would put this picture in blockbuster status. So after this hit, where does Disney go?

Next up is Rapunzel and you probably saw the post with the 1st image from the film. The film has been in production for 6 years, with the image aboving being from a 2006 version of the film. However, it finally will be in 3D cinema's later this year. When that arrives on November 12 2010, what's after it?

5 months later it's back to the Hundred Acre Woods as we go back to a Winnie the Pooh film like the grand Winnie the Pooh shorts Walt used to make. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is among my favorite films. I remember watching the VHS over and over and over again. A 2D film like that would be marvelous. Of course, this film won't just be aimed at pre-schoolers, a saving grace. That film should be out by April 2011.

Afterwards, well as the indian said to Bart in "Bart To The Future" 'It gets kind of hazy after that.' The film Disney had afterwards was King of The Elves, which was set for December 2012. That film has been pushed to 2014. What takes it's place? Joe Jump. That film was thought to be a big CGI film back Eisnier was in power. He thought the film would be out by 2009. However, John Lassetter scrapped it.

Yet, John has decided to take it and another 2D picture out from the shelved department and forge ahead. Both of these Eisnier era films will continue on. Joe Jump will be out in November 2012.

Finally, in 2013 that other 2D picture shall be out. What's it called? The Snow Queen, that film I reported on not too long ago. It'll be out in 2013.

Just as note, I think you might notice a pattern. Look at the list below:

*The Princess and the Frog-2009-2D
*Rapunzel-2010-CGI
*Winnie The Pooh-2011-2D
*Joe Jump-2012-CGI
*The Snow Queen-2013-2D
*King of The Elves-2014-CGI



On even years, Disney will release a CGI film, wheras on odd years a 2D film will be released. That is Disney animation's buisness paln thus far. I'll report on any Disney Animation film updates.

SYS

Avatar Box Office Part V: 700 Million Is So Sweet

In just a mere 12 days, Avatar has crossed over into the 700 million dollar worldwide frontier. Not only that, but it has made 250 million in 13 days in the USA alone. What an exciting development. I can't wait to see how it works out in the third weekend.

SYS

Have A Safe Evening!

Celebrate 2010 tonight n every way possible! I'll be back tomorrow with a review on Avatar. I hope you all ring in the new decade with joy and friends.

Thanks for reading our blog for two months.

SYS

2009: The Year of Death, 3D and Animation

Death, 3D and Animation took over this year, as we saw film profits make over 10 and a half billion dollars. That gross comes courtesy of 3D preniums, perhaps stating that 3D is here to stay.

Death played a big part as well, from Farrah Fawcett to Michael Jackson, the stars that died were tremendous and left their marks on the world forever. I can honestl say that with Michael Jackson, he proves you don't know what you've got until it's gone.

Animation really became the star of the year though. When we saw preety bad live-action films (et tu Couples Retreat and Gentleman Bronco's), animation gave us mature and thoughtful fare like Fantastic Mr. Fox & Up. Even usual kiddie fare made us laugh harder like Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs. Toss all of that in with The Princess and The Frog & Coraline and you have one heckuva impressive lineup.

Live-Action got some great stuff, notable the Star Wars of our time that is Avatar. Brilliance like Where The Wild Things Are also played. Stupid comedies were anjoyable as well like Land of The Lost and Paul Blart.

2009 can be summed up as a landmark year for all of us, changing cinema for good and doing away with the old...and in with the new.

Film Review: Sherlock Holmes

Holmes? An action man? Has the world gone mad? Maybe it has, but this is still a wonderful film, one of the years best. Personally, the film easily becomes the most potential franchise maker alongside Star Trek.

Holmes (Robert Downy Jr.) is a detective that can't stop thinking. That helps him in his work, but not when meeting Watson's fiancee'. Despite that, he still feels wonderful..until Lord Blackwood seems to rise from the grave!! Now the fate of 1893 London is in the balance.

The great thing about the film is it's easily distinguishable amongst it's brethern of shoot-em ups. Why? Because Holmes is fascinating, pure and simple. Like Jake Sully from Avatar, he dosen't have much brawn. But man does he have a brain. In a wonderful idea, Holmes thinks about his fighting before he does it. He wonders how long it'll take his opponent to react from a punch or to even twist his head to see. It's wonderful to watch and makes it quite a highlight not just of the film but from 2009 altogether.

Robert Downy Jr. is charasimatic and gets to hsine as Holmes. You get the feeling he IS Sherlock and those other puny adaptations didn't do the doctor justice. Robert gives a performance that is commendable, his best yet. In fact, I see a Best Actor Nom. coming his way in the Oscar season.

Jude Law is alright as Watson, though it must be admitted Robert overshadows him and everyone in the film. Still, these days, when Daniel Radcliffe is lifeliss in Harry Potter 6, the fact that acting overshadows the action (almost), well, then that's the greatest compliment of all.

Rating: 8.9 out of 10 or A

SYS

Continuing The FInal Lap

The Final Lap series of Cars have started to pour in. Some of these look quite well and I am excited to have Contanzo Della Corsa.

Pit Crew Sarge is one of those "Where Have You Been?" Cars so good to see him.



Now this guy is Lightning McQueen slathered in mud. I thought he was coming early this year, not early 2010/late 2009. BEtter late than never though.



I will collect htem all my friends

Apologies to Take Five A Day for images.

SYS

Avatar Box Office Part III: Tuesday Is A Lucky Day

Avatar continues to be successful. But yesterday was amazing. Here are the three things it accomplished:

*Helped propel 2009 to over 10 billion dollars, making it the biggest year ever and the first time we have ever hit 10 billion dollars in a year.

*Hit 100 million in 5 days. It's total gross is standing at 109 million, on par with Star Wars: Episode I which went on to make 431 million.

*Biggest of all, this was the 2nd biggest Non-Holiday Tuesday ever. Even counting holidays, it's still the 3rd biggest Tuesday ever.

Wow. Avatar really is a success. Can't wait to see it in IMAX 3D this weeekend.

SYS

Considering Up

Up really has a good shot this year at the Best Picture. In fact, it (along with Precious, Invictus, The Hurt Locker and Up In The Air) is a shoo-in for Best Picture. Now this ad came in today for Variety ,asking the Academy to consider the film for Best Picture and Director!! I dearly hope it gets those nominations, because animation needs this recognition.

SYS

TOnight, WE Celebrate 20 Years of D'oh...

Tonight THe Simpsons turn 20. Congrats to all my deat yellow friends. You desevre such a grand honor!!

SYS

Passing: Jennifer Jones has Died at age 90

Another day, another sad death. Star Jennifer Jones had died in her home at age 90. The highly respected actress shall be missed.

R.I.P.

Box Office: New Moon Falls, Blind Side Hits A Touchdown, Carol Lifts Holiday Spirits, 2012 Stays, Old Dogs Not Quite A Dog, Fox Not So Fantastic

New Moon won, but it was The Blind Side that struck up the news. New Moon made 42.5 million, dropping 70.2% from last weekend, one of the biggest drops of the year. It made 10,515 dollars at each cinema it played at. It has now made 230 million total.

The Blind Side went up 17.6%. This is a rare as the yeti in Hollywood and was the
4th smallest drop at the Box Office ever. It has now made 100.2 million and will soon surpass the Proposal to become Sandra Bullock's biggest film ever.

Old Dogs made 16.6 million. It wasn't quite a flop though thanks to it only costing 35 million to make. The marketing, though, kept it from becoming really big. It has made 24 million right now.

The Fantastic Mr. Fox made 7 million. Like Old Dogs, the film isn' quite a bomb thanks to it's low budget.

2012 stayed at No.3, the same spot it was last weekend. It has now made 138.7 million and is behind The Day After Tomorrow by 14.4 million.

The only other new release was Ninja Assassin. It made 13.1 million and 21 million thus far.

A Christmas Carol made 16 million and made 106 million so far. It's way ahead of The Polar Express and Santa Clause 2 at this point, though behind Elf by 23 million.

The Princess and The Frog made 712,000 at only 2 theatres and had a theatre average of 356,000, the 3rd best ever. It will go wide December 11.

The Road had the best theatre average in the Top 12, with 13,000 pet theatre (The Princess and The Frog was at number 18)

The weekend's total gross was 176 million. This made it the 2nd biggest November weekend ever, behind last week.

We have now ended the biggest november on record. Plus, with this weekend, 2009 became the biggest year ever and by December 2009 will likely make a record: It'll be the first year ever to have sold 10 billion dollars worth of tickets.

SYS

Blu-Ray Review: Harry Potter 6

Now this was a really boring flick. It's hard to compare it to Twilight, since in it's original November 2008 date it would have been come out before Twilight, but man it seems all the romance in this film has come form Twilight!

The story this time around, is that Harry Potter and Dumbledore have to stop Voldemort soon. They leanr of a powerful secret that may help them...or destroy them. Meanwhile, love abounds as 45 minutes are spent trying to get all the boys and girls together.

This film may be 159 minutes, but it still feels short. There is never any realy ending it just...ends. I felt at the end like we needed a little more meat. There is some good acting here as well by Michael Gambon and Jim Broadbent and Dnaiel Radcliffe, but a few others stink without a trace.

This franchise is one of the greatest in history, so one average installment can be forgiven. I am excited for the Deathly Hallows films next year and in 2011, but for now, this weak adventure just dosen't seem to represent what Harry Potter really means.

Rating: C+ or 6.1 out of 10

SYS