Last Five Movies

Quantum of Solace (2008)
Or, The Bond Supremacy. Anything that made Casino Royale a new and fresh take on the Bond franchise is gone in favor of making, essentially, a fourth Bourne movie. In fact, I'd go so far as to say this movie isn't as good as the Bourne movies OR the last couple Brosnan Bonds, for that matter. It doesn't help that the movie is burdened with a boring villain, or that the movie is at times incomprehensible due to some Michael Bay-level editing. And if you think Quantum of Solace is a stupid title, wait until you say it aloud at the box office. Disappointing.

Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)
Not the worst movie Kevin Smith has made, not the best movie he's made. Like 99% of his movies, it's basically another take on Clerks. Funny as hell, but nothing we haven't seen before.

Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971)
Yet another of the 100,000,000 Italian murder mysteries that came out during the '70s. The only thing that separates this one from the other 99,999,999 is that it features three Bond Girls in various stages of undress.

Hell Ride (2008)
Really? 2008 and people are still making Pulp Fiction rip-offs? Isn't there a more recent movie people can rip-off? It's not helped by the fact this piece of crap was written, directed, and stars Larry Bishop, who directed another deplorable Pulp Fiction rip-off called Mad Dog Time back in '96, back when it was actually fashionable to do so. Let's leave the Pulp Fiction plagiarism to Tarantino, who's making an entire career out of it.

Zack and Miri is a close second, but...

Role Models (2008)
Take any romantic comedy that Kate Hudson or Anne Hathaway (who actually have a really terrible-looking joint flick coming out) has ever made, reverse the genders, and actually make it funny, and you have some idea of what Role Models is like. It's a heavily-disguised Chick Flick, with a plot that you've seen a thousand times before. But the fact that it's so goddamned funny sets it apart from the rest of its ilk. It's a great date movie that everyone will enjoy.

Check it out.