Comments on: Top 10 Most Surprising Films of 2007 http://themovieblog.com/2007/12/top-10-most-surprising-films-of-2007 The Official Home of Correct Movie Opinions Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:45:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: David Lopan http://themovieblog.com/2007/12/top-10-most-surprising-films-of-2007#comment-167279 David Lopan Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:34:31 +0000 http://www.themovieblog.com/2007/12/top-10-most-surprising-films-of-2007#comment-167279 Agree with Die Hard 4, i was pleasantly surprised and loved it. As well as Mr. Brooks too! No one believed me when I said "Dane Cook is actually not that annoying in this film" Anyways, hell yeah! Can't go with you on Ocean's 13 though. Agree with Die Hard 4, i was pleasantly surprised and loved it. As well as Mr. Brooks too! No one believed me when I said “Dane Cook is actually not that annoying in this film” Anyways, hell yeah! Can’t go with you on Ocean’s 13 though.

]]> By: SİNEMA http://themovieblog.com/2007/12/top-10-most-surprising-films-of-2007#comment-136516 SİNEMA Fri, 16 May 2008 00:58:07 +0000 http://www.themovieblog.com/2007/12/top-10-most-surprising-films-of-2007#comment-136516 the most surprisng thing about stardust about robert deniro. i have never seen him in the role of gay the most surprisng thing about stardust about robert deniro. i have never seen him in the role of gay

]]> By: S.C. http://themovieblog.com/2007/12/top-10-most-surprising-films-of-2007#comment-113932 S.C. Sat, 05 Jan 2008 13:37:18 +0000 http://www.themovieblog.com/2007/12/top-10-most-surprising-films-of-2007#comment-113932 First of all I just want to thank John for shitting all over Rod. Die Hard 4 sucked? Cmon dude! This was not a great year for movies. I mean in the same year movies like: Fantastic 4 part 2, Ghost Rider, License to Wed, and Daddy Day Camp came out you should give Die Hard 4 a oscar. I agree with just about every thing on your list John except Next. I went into that movie knowing I was going to hate it because Nicholas Cage looks way too old next to Jessica Biel. I mean he is like 44 and she is like 25. The movie was not all bad but, I just could not get over that one thing. My top 5 good suprises from 2007 are: Disturbia, Waitress, Once, Die Hard 4, and Gone Baby Gone. My top 5 bad suprises from 2007 are: I now pronouce you chuck and larry, Fantastic 4 Part 2, Ghost Rider, War, and Shrek 3. First of all I just want to thank John for shitting all over Rod.

Die Hard 4 sucked? Cmon dude! This was not a great year for movies. I mean in the same year movies like: Fantastic 4 part 2, Ghost Rider, License to Wed, and Daddy Day Camp came out you should give Die Hard 4 a oscar.

I agree with just about every thing on your list John except Next. I went into that movie knowing I was going to hate it because Nicholas Cage looks way too old next to Jessica Biel. I mean he is like 44 and she is like 25. The movie was not all bad but, I just could not get over that one thing.

My top 5 good suprises from 2007 are:
Disturbia, Waitress, Once, Die Hard 4, and Gone Baby Gone.

My top 5 bad suprises from 2007 are:
I now pronouce you chuck and larry, Fantastic 4 Part 2, Ghost Rider, War, and Shrek 3.

]]> By: Rod Hilton http://themovieblog.com/2007/12/top-10-most-surprising-films-of-2007#comment-112859 Rod Hilton Fri, 28 Dec 2007 07:01:16 +0000 http://www.themovieblog.com/2007/12/top-10-most-surprising-films-of-2007#comment-112859 <blockquote> You know what really pushes my buttons? When people who think they know better than everyone else say “your opinion or list is INVALID” because it doesn’t match up with their own opinions. </blockquote> Kind of an interesting objection from someone whose blog tagline is "the official home of correct movie opinions" ;) Seriously though, I'm not bagging on your list (which is fine), but rather on Die Hard 4 (which is the opposite of fine). I did honestly scroll back up to make sure I didn't misread the title of the post though. For me, Die Hard 4 was every bit as awful as I expected and worse. I was expecting a brainless action flick that was needlessly watered down to get a PG-13 rating. I got that, but also I got one of the most technologically silly plots since Hackers, incredibly poor story-writing, way over-the-top action scenes (he launches a car into a helicopter, and then later attacks a jet with a piece of road), and a generally tiresome and repetitive 'buddy' movie ("It's called [blah], kid - ever hear of it?"). I loved Die Hard 1 and 3, but nobody was clamoring for a fourth, and it was pretty damn terrible. I watched this movie with morons, and even they thought it was terrible. Die Hard 4 commits one of the worst offenses a sequel can commit: it actually ruins the prior movies. Next time you watch Die Hard 1 and McClane has to fight a bunch of generic thugs, try not to wonder to yourself why he's sturggling to fight the guy when the 90 year old version of him is able to dispatch a ninja monkey in a cooling room with relative ease.

You know what really pushes my buttons? When people who think they know better than everyone else say “your opinion or list is INVALID” because it doesn’t match up with their own opinions.

Kind of an interesting objection from someone whose blog tagline is “the official home of correct movie opinions” ;)

Seriously though, I’m not bagging on your list (which is fine), but rather on Die Hard 4 (which is the opposite of fine). I did honestly scroll back up to make sure I didn’t misread the title of the post though. For me, Die Hard 4 was every bit as awful as I expected and worse.

I was expecting a brainless action flick that was needlessly watered down to get a PG-13 rating. I got that, but also I got one of the most technologically silly plots since Hackers, incredibly poor story-writing, way over-the-top action scenes (he launches a car into a helicopter, and then later attacks a jet with a piece of road), and a generally tiresome and repetitive ‘buddy’ movie (”It’s called [blah], kid – ever hear of it?”).

I loved Die Hard 1 and 3, but nobody was clamoring for a fourth, and it was pretty damn terrible. I watched this movie with morons, and even they thought it was terrible.

Die Hard 4 commits one of the worst offenses a sequel can commit: it actually ruins the prior movies. Next time you watch Die Hard 1 and McClane has to fight a bunch of generic thugs, try not to wonder to yourself why he’s sturggling to fight the guy when the 90 year old version of him is able to dispatch a ninja monkey in a cooling room with relative ease.

]]> By: Ipecac http://themovieblog.com/2007/12/top-10-most-surprising-films-of-2007#comment-112405 Ipecac Sun, 23 Dec 2007 05:24:10 +0000 http://www.themovieblog.com/2007/12/top-10-most-surprising-films-of-2007#comment-112405 John, many thanks for recommending Stardust. When it came out in theatres, I was completely turned off by the ad campaign. I watched it tonight on DVD thanks to you. What a wonderful, funny, tremendous movie. Wow, that was great! Ipecac John, many thanks for recommending Stardust.

When it came out in theatres, I was completely turned off by the ad campaign. I watched it tonight on DVD thanks to you. What a wonderful, funny, tremendous movie. Wow, that was great!

Ipecac

]]> By: frid http://themovieblog.com/2007/12/top-10-most-surprising-films-of-2007#comment-112326 frid Sat, 22 Dec 2007 02:19:44 +0000 http://www.themovieblog.com/2007/12/top-10-most-surprising-films-of-2007#comment-112326 If you had no idea that Shia could act you surely haven't seen "The Greatest Game Ever Played". I avoided that flick for years because I thought it to be a sweet, sugarcoated Disney movie... but darn it, it really is a gem and Shia is wonderful in it. If you had no idea that Shia could act you surely haven’t seen “The Greatest Game Ever Played”. I avoided that flick for years because I thought it to be a sweet, sugarcoated Disney movie… but darn it, it really is a gem and Shia is wonderful in it.

]]> By: NOR CAL http://themovieblog.com/2007/12/top-10-most-surprising-films-of-2007#comment-112304 NOR CAL Fri, 21 Dec 2007 23:22:02 +0000 http://www.themovieblog.com/2007/12/top-10-most-surprising-films-of-2007#comment-112304 Die Hard 4 was terrible. Cant compare it to the others or any good action flick period. Next was a joke. Nicolas Cage needs to go back to movies like Leaving Las Vegas. And wow Oceans 13!! Did you watch this with your mother? Cause thats the only person i could see watching these movies. 35-55yo married women who dream about the cast being inside them. Die Hard 4 was terrible. Cant compare it to the others or any good action flick period. Next was a joke. Nicolas Cage needs to go back to movies like Leaving Las Vegas. And wow Oceans 13!! Did you watch this with your mother? Cause thats the only person i could see watching these movies. 35-55yo married women who dream about the cast being inside them.

]]> By: N_V_D http://themovieblog.com/2007/12/top-10-most-surprising-films-of-2007#comment-112230 N_V_D Fri, 21 Dec 2007 15:37:10 +0000 http://www.themovieblog.com/2007/12/top-10-most-surprising-films-of-2007#comment-112230 Next? Really? I thought the ending was a giant cop-out as were many parts of the movie. Solid premise, poor execution. DH4 was better than I expected, so I'm with you on that. I'd have to throw Across The Universe on the list because even though I thought it might be good, I was blown away by it. Next? Really? I thought the ending was a giant cop-out as were many parts of the movie. Solid premise, poor execution.

DH4 was better than I expected, so I’m with you on that. I’d have to throw Across The Universe on the list because even though I thought it might be good, I was blown away by it.

]]> By: The Jim Walker http://themovieblog.com/2007/12/top-10-most-surprising-films-of-2007#comment-112225 The Jim Walker Fri, 21 Dec 2007 14:58:47 +0000 http://www.themovieblog.com/2007/12/top-10-most-surprising-films-of-2007#comment-112225 The only one that i would disagree with you John is Die Hard 4. I thought that sucked. Overall, it was by no means terrible, it was average summer action at best. But, when you throw in the absurd action sequences, the location incongruities, the weakness of Olymphant as a villain (who i love as an actor), and the fact that they removed the "fucker" from the tagline that made this franchise... sucked. (I by no means NEED profanity in my movies, however when the line that is now famous reads "Yipee-Kay-Yay motherfucker", you damn well better keep it that way. Yipee-Kay-Yay mother-BANG" is just lame.) The only one that i would disagree with you John is Die Hard 4. I thought that sucked. Overall, it was by no means terrible, it was average summer action at best. But, when you throw in the absurd action sequences, the location incongruities, the weakness of Olymphant as a villain (who i love as an actor), and the fact that they removed the “fucker” from the tagline that made this franchise… sucked.

(I by no means NEED profanity in my movies, however when the line that is now famous reads “Yipee-Kay-Yay motherfucker”, you damn well better keep it that way. Yipee-Kay-Yay mother-BANG” is just lame.)

]]> By: Terry Letourneau http://themovieblog.com/2007/12/top-10-most-surprising-films-of-2007#comment-112217 Terry Letourneau Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:54:00 +0000 http://www.themovieblog.com/2007/12/top-10-most-surprising-films-of-2007#comment-112217 Tranformers was my biggest surprise. I never played with the toys (I was 16 when they came out), read the comics, or see the cartoon. I only saw it because Steven Spielberg and Michael Bay was involved. It ended up being the most fun I had in a theater this year. Tranformers was my biggest surprise. I never played with the toys (I was 16 when they came out), read the comics, or see the cartoon. I only saw it because Steven Spielberg and Michael Bay was involved. It ended up being the most fun I had in a theater this year.

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