From Jan. 1 - Dec. 31st, 2008

I don't see any forums for this week's new films, which means you probably haven't selected a Worst of the Weak yet.  What's it gonna be, the dogs, the slasher, or the King of Queens?

Originally posted by dEd Grimley Is it too much to hope for all three?

Seriously. "Dog Hotel" is just kiddie fluff, "Mall Cop" has Adam Sandler's finger prints all over it, and "My Bloody Valentine" is just a gimmick-fest hack-job. One will get the top spot and the other two will be bonuses.

Underworld 3, with the HORRIBLE subtitle "The Rise of the Lycans" has the vampires fighting Lycans, AKA Werewolves, as they have been doing. I like the idea of going back in time, as one of my biggest problems with Underworld up until this point has been the guns, which really make the vampire aspect a mood point.

I liked the Underworld movies (when I stop trying to see it as a vampire movie), and I'm going to see this, but I'm going to set my expectations somewhere in the realm of Bangkok Dangerous, in the hopes I might get SOME enjoyment out of it. Don't worry HeadRazz, I doubt I'll be coming back from it to defend it... If I make it back at all.

How the Saw franchise never gets any Razzie nominations is beyond me. They look so horrible, and the reviews progressively get worse as one gets released after the other. Or does Lionsgate paint their movies with a sheen that prevents them from even being Razzie-worthy (i.e. Tyler Perry's Christianity propogandas/soap operas).

Hey, HeadRAZZ, are we gonna move on to a 2009 forum very soon?

RESPONSE from Head RAZZberry: At least 3 of the 5 SAW titles have been listed on our Nominating Ballots over the years, but our voters never seem to "elevate" them into the final five in any category. Given that they've mostly been competing against the HOSTEL franchise in the same catgegories, maybe our members have somehow decided the HOSTEL films are actually worse... 

On the subject of 2009 Forums, several are already posted (BRIDE WARS, HOTEL FOR DOGS, THE UNBORN and UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS) as well as a running LIST of ELIGIBLE 2009 RELEASES... 

 

I can't find the nominees on the web.  Haven't you revealed them?

RESPONSE from Head RAZZberry: They auto-posted at 5:30am/PST. Here's the LINK...

Oh my, I have news that will make Razzie voters' mouths water.

"Arnold Schwarzenegger is heading back to the big-screen - he has signed up to appear in fellow muscleman Sylvester Stallone's upcoming film The Expendables.

Schwarzenegger put his acting career on hold when he was elected Governor of California in 2003. But he is set to make a return with a brief appearance playing himself in Stallone's star-studded movie.

The film, about a team of mercenaries heading to South America on a mission to overthrow a dictator, will also star Ben Kingsley, Eric Roberts, and Mickey Rourke. Filming is scheduled to start shooting next month."

Schwarzenegger and Stallone in a movie together?! Not to mention poor Kingsley, the way his career has gone to hell as it were, and Roberts whose career has it's share of ups and down (I saw this clip of him in a movie in which the last spoken line of dialog was "Ever sky dive naked into a volcano?" WTF?!). And Rourke, this is how you follow up an Oscar worthy preformance? My head hurts just thinking about it.

Movie ratings:

1)*/*****:

-ONE DAY YOU’LL UNDERSTAND got 0%/1,0/F.

-SYNECDOCHE,NEW YORK and THE EDGE OF LOVE got 10%/1,0/F.

2)**/*****:

“NICK” & “NORAH”’S INFINITE PLAYLIST and ROLE MODELS got 30%/3,0/D-.

3)***/*****:

-“ADAM” RESURRECTED, LAKEVIEW TERRACE and THE BOY IN THE STRIPPED PIJAMAS got 50%/4,5/C-.

-BROKEN WINDOWS, DEFINATELY,MAYBE, PINEAPPLE EXPRESS, THE BROTHERS “BLOOM”, THE WRESTLER and “VICKY” “CRISTINA” BARCELONA got 60%/5,0/C.

4)****/*****:

-AUSTRALIA, DOUBT, EL FRASCO/THE BOTTLE, CHERRY BLOSSOMS, THE DARK KNIGHT and THE HURT LOCKER got 70%/5,5/B.

-“21”, DIE WELLE/THE WAVE, EL REGALO, RACHEL GETTING MARRIED and SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE got 80%/6,0/B+.