Spring/Summer Movie Review...

My Favorites...

1. Stepbrothers- the language is off the chart bad... but it's the funniest thing I've seen years... John C. Riley has made the full blown transition to serious comic power house....

2. The Dark Knight- Heath Ledger is pure insanity... Nolan's dark vision is a true accomplishment... easily the best in the series.. should garner serious Oscar consideration...

3. Forgetting Sara Marshall- cute, funny and foul... A lot of typical Aptow: laughs every minute... Warning ( excessive male nudity)

4. Iron Man- not really a superhero guy but Downey Jr. is just great.. John Faveru has finally found his calling...

5. Wanted- Nice surprise... creativity high octane action sequences...

6. Whats Happens In Vegas- Surprising good, Kucher & Diaz are usually poison for me not this time... they good chemistry... it befuddles the mind...

7. Hancock- I liked it better than most critics... Jason Bateman is great as always... and there is a solid back story that emerges... I liked it a lot more than I anticipated...

8. Prince Caspian- For a kids adventure movie they did it right.. I thought it was a big step forward from The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe...

What I didn't hate:

9. Pineapple Express- For an Aptow movie it sucked which means it was still pretty funny in places but not the witty laugh 'til you drop Stepbrothers, Superbad, Knocked Up level... Maybe if I had ever smoked weed I would have a different take... James Franco is one great stoner though.

10. Tropic Thunder- On the strength of Tom Cruise and Downey TT had some hopeful moments... but they were to few and far between... Jack Black has literally lost it...

11. Get Smart- The best thing I can say about it is that wasn't as stupid as I thought it would be... Alan Arkin is the best part of the film...

12. Made of Honor- Had to see it with the wife... its very predictable but I'm sucker for romance done with a little wit... so I didn't hate it...

Movies I hated:

13. Sex In The City- Read the full review: http://tim-reber.blogspot.com/2008/07/if-this-is-sex-ill-take-abstinence.html

14. The Happening- I was tracking okay with the movie until the end...I think there was a story in there worth telling.. unfortunately there was no ending of substance... a growing problem with Hollywood films... Mark Walhberg at his worst...

15. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull-

Dear Steven Spillberg & George Lucas,

Thank you for systematically tearing apart the movie franchises that I have loved since childhood. I hope you both choke on the hundreds of millions of dollars you've made ruining Star Wars and now Indiana Jones. Fortunately for you corn holes this is a pseudo family friendly blog or else this rant would get a little crusty.

Enjoy your tarnished legacy,

TSR