The December Roundup

The good, the bad and the ones that caused arguments in December...

The best 3 films we saw this month:

Terminator 2

10/10

Is this the perfect sci fi?It's violent,frightening and exlosive.Haunting score and CGI that refuses to age.




Heat

10/10
A cops & robbers story like you've never seen before. De Niro & Pacino combine sublimely in Mann's stunning, intense crime study


The Dark Knight


10/10
Nolan's crime epic is not just the best comic book movie ever made or the film of 2008, it's a visionary masterpiece

The worst 3 films we saw this month:

The Happening


1/10
Shyamalan’s decent hits all time low with this abysmal eco-horror. Embarrassing on all fronts. Worst film of 2008.



Sex And The City


4/10
Bad for the soul and mankind as a whole. It's as superficial and shallow as its pathetic anti-feminist protagonists.





Saw V


2/10
More dross from the franchise that should have quit after great original. You could endure less painful bouts of root canal.

And the one that we couldn't agree on...

Hellboy 2

7/10
Del Toro's imagination runs wild as Big Red's back on comic form in a fun yet predicable film.Good but no Pan's Labyrinth.

...Really?!

The others from December

The Changeling

9/10. Compelling heart-wrenching drama of a bleak,corrupt 20s LA.More proof that Eastwood is 1 of America's most vital filmmakers

Lakeview Terrace

6/10. A tense and strange thriller with mixed messages about racial tensions in the US. Won over by a terrifying Samuel L

The Terminator

9/10. A relentless, iconic sci-fi thriller defining Arnie's movie career with Cameron giving birth to a genre. Phenomenal.

Speed Racer

7/10. Good fun and laugh out loud cheesy at points.Incredibly colourful and visually stunning.

Transformers

5/10. Controversial I know but...bad acting, patronising fake science and a travesty to the cartoon. Although La Beouf is good.

Saw V

2/10. More dross from the franchise that should have quit after great original. You could endure less painful bouts of root canal.

Ghost Town

7/10. Not groundbreaking but a pleasant, witty comedy in a gorgeously shot NY.Strong cast as Gervais steals it in first lead film.

Burn After Reading

8/10. Hilarious, sharp and original.A brilliant snapshot of a mad world.Understated Simmons is a hero.Coen's on a roll.

24 Redemption

7/10. Jack's back.But in Africa.Cracking but not vintage 24.Fresh angle blending apt presidency theme with some classic Bauer

Quantum of Solace

6/10. Disappointing. Weak villain &messy plot but good Bourne-style action. Craig comes out unscathed still a hard-edged Bond.

Prince Caspian

4/10. The novel aside this is a poor sequel to a poor first film. Great CGI but laughable acting and a very, very dull score.