#110 - Saw IV - Enough already, it's the same damn movie over and over again, only each time the story gets less plausible.
#109 - The Nanny Diaries - There's some interesting social commentary in this film, but the presentation is sloppy and fairly predictable.
#108 - The Hitcher - Yet another re-make of a classic horror movie. You know, like it's hard to come up with an original way to have someone run around and kill a bunch of people.
#107 - In The Land Of Women - A bit boring and way too whiny. It's like Garden State without the depth or the music.
#106 - Evan Almighty - A piss-poor sequel to the above average Bruce Almighty, this film has almost no connection to the original, worse jokes and less story development. Of course, the movie wasn't written to be a sequel to Bruce Almighty, which is probably why it doesn't fit worth a damn.
#105 - Ghost Rider - When Marvel gets a hit, they hit it out of the park, when they don't? They get this piece of shit, which featured an uninspiring hero, a lame story, bad acting and villains borrowed from the Underworld series.
#104 - The Reaping - There's a good twist at the end, I'll give them that, but for the most part this is a nasty and stupid movie. It reminds me of Silent Hill, actually, the movie not the games.
#103 - Resident Evil: Extinction - Better than the second, worse than the first, at least this one had credible acting and a semi-decent story. It's still trash, but at least it's not painful this time.
#102 - I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry - Just because you add a tolerant ending doesn't mean you haven't made the most homophobic movie of all time, Adam. Was David Duke your executive producer? Even if I could ignore the obvious bigotry, it's still a stupid movie with a sitcom plot.
#101 - License To Wed - Too much Robin Williams is a bad thing and this film has oodles.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Top 1000 Songs #710-#701
#710 - "Head On" - The Pixies - Trompe Le Monde - The first of eight Pixies songs on the countdown, "Head On" was actually written by the Pixies, though the Jesus and Mary Chain had the definitive version. I do prefer the JMC version, but this one, which is heavier is still excellent.
#709 - "Insane In The Brain" - Cypress Hill - Black Sunday - The first and only Cypress Hill song on the list, "Insane" is their biggest hit, though the success of the song did ruin the future of the band, as they got pigeonholed as the pro-pot band.
#708 - "Big Brat" - Phantom Planet - Phantom Planet - The second and highest-charting Phantom Planet song in the top 1000, "Big Brat" was one of the best post-punk songs of the 21st century with great lyrics and an excellent chorus.
#707 - "Bankrobber" - The Clash - The Clash On Broadway - The fourth of eighteen Clash songs on the list, "Bankrobber" is one of their best reggae-infused songs that the band ever created.
#706 - "Love Me Two Times" - The Doors - Strange Days - The third of ten Doors songs on the list, "Love Me Two Times" is one of the band's early, radio-friendly, not 9 minutes long hits from the mid-60's.
#705 - "Wake Me Up When September Ends" - Green Day - American Idiot - The second of nine Green Day songs on the list, "Wake Me Up" was the second-biggest hit off of the band's epic album American Idiot, and one of the band's best ballads.
#704 - "Heartbreaker" - Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II - The second of twenty-four Zeppelin songs on the countdown, "Heartbreaker" is usually paired with "Living Loving Maid", though the songs aren't together on the actual album. Here they're being judged separately and this is where it ranks as one of the best blues rock songs ever written.
#703 - "Nobody's Fault But My Own" - Beck - Mutations - The second of nine Beck songs in the top 1000, "Nobody's" is Beck's best ballad and a huge departure from his usual style.
#702 - "Love In A Void" - Siouxsie And The Banshees - The Peel Sessions - The second of four Siouxsie songs on the list, "Love In A Void" features the band's best chorus and a great beat throughout.
#701 - "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" - The Charlie Daniels Band - The first and only Charlie Daniels song on the countdown (what, you're surprised?), "Devil" is easily the best song to employ a fiddle prominently and one of the best in all of Southern Rock.
#709 - "Insane In The Brain" - Cypress Hill - Black Sunday - The first and only Cypress Hill song on the list, "Insane" is their biggest hit, though the success of the song did ruin the future of the band, as they got pigeonholed as the pro-pot band.
#708 - "Big Brat" - Phantom Planet - Phantom Planet - The second and highest-charting Phantom Planet song in the top 1000, "Big Brat" was one of the best post-punk songs of the 21st century with great lyrics and an excellent chorus.
#707 - "Bankrobber" - The Clash - The Clash On Broadway - The fourth of eighteen Clash songs on the list, "Bankrobber" is one of their best reggae-infused songs that the band ever created.
#706 - "Love Me Two Times" - The Doors - Strange Days - The third of ten Doors songs on the list, "Love Me Two Times" is one of the band's early, radio-friendly, not 9 minutes long hits from the mid-60's.
#705 - "Wake Me Up When September Ends" - Green Day - American Idiot - The second of nine Green Day songs on the list, "Wake Me Up" was the second-biggest hit off of the band's epic album American Idiot, and one of the band's best ballads.
#704 - "Heartbreaker" - Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II - The second of twenty-four Zeppelin songs on the countdown, "Heartbreaker" is usually paired with "Living Loving Maid", though the songs aren't together on the actual album. Here they're being judged separately and this is where it ranks as one of the best blues rock songs ever written.
#703 - "Nobody's Fault But My Own" - Beck - Mutations - The second of nine Beck songs in the top 1000, "Nobody's" is Beck's best ballad and a huge departure from his usual style.
#702 - "Love In A Void" - Siouxsie And The Banshees - The Peel Sessions - The second of four Siouxsie songs on the list, "Love In A Void" features the band's best chorus and a great beat throughout.
#701 - "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" - The Charlie Daniels Band - The first and only Charlie Daniels song on the countdown (what, you're surprised?), "Devil" is easily the best song to employ a fiddle prominently and one of the best in all of Southern Rock.
Top 1000 Bands #710-#701
710 - Modern English - An 80's New Wave band who had a big hit with "I Melt With You", one of the best songs of the genre.
709 - Avenged Sevenfold - They're one of the biggest bands in mainstream rock right now, but outside of one solid album, they haven't done much of note.
708 - Porno For Pyros - Perry Farrell's first post-Jane's Addiction band, PFP had big hits with "Pets" and "Tahitian Moon".
707 - Saliva - You wouldn't think that this band would be any good, but I've liked several of their songs for their Clutch / Monster Magnet over-the-top style.
706 - Ben E. King - He was pretty popular during the early days of rock n roll, but to me he'll always be best remembered for his all-time classic "Stand By Me".
705 - Elbow - An indie rock band that hasn't broken through yet but has made a couple of great albums so far.
704 - Manfred Mann - They're best known for their covers of "Blinded By The Light" and "The Mighty Quinn", but they were also responsible for that "Yellow Bikini" song.
703 - Madness - An 80's New Wave band that had a couple of solid albums before fading away.
702 - Natalie Merchant - The former lead singer of 10,000 Maniacs went solo in the early 80's and realeased a couple of great albums.
701 - The Silver Jews - Pavement frontman Stephen Malkmus' side-project has produced a lot of great, but unappreciated songs over the years.
709 - Avenged Sevenfold - They're one of the biggest bands in mainstream rock right now, but outside of one solid album, they haven't done much of note.
708 - Porno For Pyros - Perry Farrell's first post-Jane's Addiction band, PFP had big hits with "Pets" and "Tahitian Moon".
707 - Saliva - You wouldn't think that this band would be any good, but I've liked several of their songs for their Clutch / Monster Magnet over-the-top style.
706 - Ben E. King - He was pretty popular during the early days of rock n roll, but to me he'll always be best remembered for his all-time classic "Stand By Me".
705 - Elbow - An indie rock band that hasn't broken through yet but has made a couple of great albums so far.
704 - Manfred Mann - They're best known for their covers of "Blinded By The Light" and "The Mighty Quinn", but they were also responsible for that "Yellow Bikini" song.
703 - Madness - An 80's New Wave band that had a couple of solid albums before fading away.
702 - Natalie Merchant - The former lead singer of 10,000 Maniacs went solo in the early 80's and realeased a couple of great albums.
701 - The Silver Jews - Pavement frontman Stephen Malkmus' side-project has produced a lot of great, but unappreciated songs over the years.
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Best Movies Of 2007 #120-#111
#120 - Next - This movie is confusing, stupid, poorly written and poorly acted. If Nick Cage wasn't involved, it probably would have went straight to the frickin' Sci Fi Channel.
#119 - Wild Hogs - One of the biggest hits of 2007, though I have no explanation why. What I saw was four people engaging in the same gay and fart jokes that have been in every bad comedy for decades. Dreadful and stupid.
#118 - Pathfinder: Legend Of The Ghost Warrior - A big-time disappointment, this movie had story elements that could have made for a great picture, but instead was a disjointed mess.
#117 - I Think I Love My Wife - Re-makes of European films rarely work and this one, which stars Chris Rock, didn't either. The sensibilities just don't translate well to American film-making.
#116 - Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium - Certainly there were worse movies aimed at children this year, but this is one of the few ones that I've actually seen. Bottom line is that the movie was BORING. I can't imagine that worked too well with children whose attention spans are just shorter than that of a ladybug.
#115 - Premonition - A dumb science fiction movie that I've absolutely seen before, Premonition also features one of the absolute worst endings of all-time. See, if Sandra Bullock didn't have her premonitions, her husband would have never been killed, but the important thing is that he got her pregnant before she accidently got him killed in a gruesome accident. After all, a man's life is worthless compared to a baby's, right? Right? You can almost hear the screenwriter getting dumped right when they put together that ending.
#114 - The Heartbreak Kid - Ugly, stupid and trite. Most of the jokes are complete whiffs and everyone involved with the film has done so much better throughout their careers.
#113 - Mr. Woodcock - Billy Bob Thornton has played this role too many times now, I think. It's a nasty little movie with no redemption at it's core.
#112 - Good Luck Chuck - A dumb little movie with two of Hollywood's least talented in the lead roles, this one has a horrible story, too many plot contrivances and more than a few scenes which are downright bad for society.
#111 - The Condemned - Rather than just making a straight-up fight to the death action flick this movie decides it needs to add social commentary and morals and shit when a pointless, but slick bloodbath would be best.
#119 - Wild Hogs - One of the biggest hits of 2007, though I have no explanation why. What I saw was four people engaging in the same gay and fart jokes that have been in every bad comedy for decades. Dreadful and stupid.
#118 - Pathfinder: Legend Of The Ghost Warrior - A big-time disappointment, this movie had story elements that could have made for a great picture, but instead was a disjointed mess.
#117 - I Think I Love My Wife - Re-makes of European films rarely work and this one, which stars Chris Rock, didn't either. The sensibilities just don't translate well to American film-making.
#116 - Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium - Certainly there were worse movies aimed at children this year, but this is one of the few ones that I've actually seen. Bottom line is that the movie was BORING. I can't imagine that worked too well with children whose attention spans are just shorter than that of a ladybug.
#115 - Premonition - A dumb science fiction movie that I've absolutely seen before, Premonition also features one of the absolute worst endings of all-time. See, if Sandra Bullock didn't have her premonitions, her husband would have never been killed, but the important thing is that he got her pregnant before she accidently got him killed in a gruesome accident. After all, a man's life is worthless compared to a baby's, right? Right? You can almost hear the screenwriter getting dumped right when they put together that ending.
#114 - The Heartbreak Kid - Ugly, stupid and trite. Most of the jokes are complete whiffs and everyone involved with the film has done so much better throughout their careers.
#113 - Mr. Woodcock - Billy Bob Thornton has played this role too many times now, I think. It's a nasty little movie with no redemption at it's core.
#112 - Good Luck Chuck - A dumb little movie with two of Hollywood's least talented in the lead roles, this one has a horrible story, too many plot contrivances and more than a few scenes which are downright bad for society.
#111 - The Condemned - Rather than just making a straight-up fight to the death action flick this movie decides it needs to add social commentary and morals and shit when a pointless, but slick bloodbath would be best.
New Shit This Week
DVDs:
Buy It:
None This Week
Rent It:
The Invasion - I couldn't tell you if the movie was any good, but audiences avoided it like the plague as it was one of the few blockbuster releases last summer that didn't make money.
Trade / The King Of California / Bordertown - Three indie movies that I don't know anything about, but they all look like they might be good.
The Comebacks - A spoof of sports movies. Not as good as Airplane, but much better than any of the Scary, Epic or Date Movies.
Skip It:
Daddy Day Camp - A completely unnecessary sequel to a lousy movie that was a hit for reasons beyond me. Oh and this one stars Cuba Gooding Jr. as well. Cuba, the Academy called. You need to give back your Oscar immediately.
CDs:
Buy It:
The Mars Volta - The Bedlam In Goliath - Their last album was a disappointment, but I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt this time around because previous albums were so damn good.
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend - The bloggers nailed it once again with this band, which has a unique and exciting new sound.
Borrow It:
Louis XIV - Slick Dogs And Ponies - They are an acquired taste to be sure, but if you like their first album, you'll like this one as well.
Buy It:
None This Week
Rent It:
The Invasion - I couldn't tell you if the movie was any good, but audiences avoided it like the plague as it was one of the few blockbuster releases last summer that didn't make money.
Trade / The King Of California / Bordertown - Three indie movies that I don't know anything about, but they all look like they might be good.
The Comebacks - A spoof of sports movies. Not as good as Airplane, but much better than any of the Scary, Epic or Date Movies.
Skip It:
Daddy Day Camp - A completely unnecessary sequel to a lousy movie that was a hit for reasons beyond me. Oh and this one stars Cuba Gooding Jr. as well. Cuba, the Academy called. You need to give back your Oscar immediately.
CDs:
Buy It:
The Mars Volta - The Bedlam In Goliath - Their last album was a disappointment, but I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt this time around because previous albums were so damn good.
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend - The bloggers nailed it once again with this band, which has a unique and exciting new sound.
Borrow It:
Louis XIV - Slick Dogs And Ponies - They are an acquired taste to be sure, but if you like their first album, you'll like this one as well.
New Movies This Week
Skip It:
Strange Wilderness - I like a lot of the members of the cast, but from what I've seen of this movie I think it looks stupid and pointless.
The Eye - Not that the J-Horror trend isn't dead and in the water, but the original version of this movie was one of my favorites and they go and re-make it starting Jessica Alba? Who really thinks that she can act? I mean, seriously, has there been any proof of this? Oh, and all of her movies flop too. Sure, she was in the Fantastic Four movies (both of which sucked) and Sin City, but she wasn't the reason they succeeded. Everything else has been a disaster with horrible reviews and lousy profit margins. I know she's hot as all hell, but why can't Hollywood figure out that she doesn't have what it takes?
Over Her Dead Body - Well this one certainly looks stupid. Why didn't this go straight to DVD? Eva Longoria does have acting ability, but it'll be wasted in this which appears to be a lowest common denominator type of movie.
Hannah Montana Concert Movie - This one is certain to be number one for this week for sure. Hopefully it will tail off and not become a 100 million dollar hit (I have seen and will continue to see every movie that makes it to that milestone... I REALLY don't want to see this movie). Apparently this Montana character is the hottest thing in tweener music, as if that's a genre that deserves to exist, and lots of unfortunate adults are going to get dragged by their kids to watch this crap, which signals new low water marks for both film and music.
Strange Wilderness - I like a lot of the members of the cast, but from what I've seen of this movie I think it looks stupid and pointless.
The Eye - Not that the J-Horror trend isn't dead and in the water, but the original version of this movie was one of my favorites and they go and re-make it starting Jessica Alba? Who really thinks that she can act? I mean, seriously, has there been any proof of this? Oh, and all of her movies flop too. Sure, she was in the Fantastic Four movies (both of which sucked) and Sin City, but she wasn't the reason they succeeded. Everything else has been a disaster with horrible reviews and lousy profit margins. I know she's hot as all hell, but why can't Hollywood figure out that she doesn't have what it takes?
Over Her Dead Body - Well this one certainly looks stupid. Why didn't this go straight to DVD? Eva Longoria does have acting ability, but it'll be wasted in this which appears to be a lowest common denominator type of movie.
Hannah Montana Concert Movie - This one is certain to be number one for this week for sure. Hopefully it will tail off and not become a 100 million dollar hit (I have seen and will continue to see every movie that makes it to that milestone... I REALLY don't want to see this movie). Apparently this Montana character is the hottest thing in tweener music, as if that's a genre that deserves to exist, and lots of unfortunate adults are going to get dragged by their kids to watch this crap, which signals new low water marks for both film and music.
Modern Rock Update
Albums:
The Juno Soundtrack is #1 this week. That's right, a soundtrack featuring Kimya Dawson, The Moldy Peaches and Antsy Pants is the best selling album of the week. How cool is that?
Debuting this week were Cat Power at #12 and The Drive-By Truckers at #37.
Modern / Mainstream Rock
Seether stayed at #1 on both charts again.
Debuting this week on Modern was the tepid Jimmy Eat World "Always Be" at #19 and The Killers Joy Division cover "Shadowplay", which isn't even the best single from the album currently out ("Tranquilize" is vastly superior).
Nothing debuting this week on Mainstream.
The Juno Soundtrack is #1 this week. That's right, a soundtrack featuring Kimya Dawson, The Moldy Peaches and Antsy Pants is the best selling album of the week. How cool is that?
Debuting this week were Cat Power at #12 and The Drive-By Truckers at #37.
Modern / Mainstream Rock
Seether stayed at #1 on both charts again.
Debuting this week on Modern was the tepid Jimmy Eat World "Always Be" at #19 and The Killers Joy Division cover "Shadowplay", which isn't even the best single from the album currently out ("Tranquilize" is vastly superior).
Nothing debuting this week on Mainstream.
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