We’ve wrapped up another great theme week — Noir Week — here at Mutant Reviewers, and as a special surprise, we’ve brought back our theme weeks page to the new format. So head on over and check it out!
Can you believe The Matrix is ten years old today? I remember when that came out in college, and me and my friends had absolutely no idea what it was going to be… and walked out of the theater with our minds blown. XKCD has a special strip in commemoration.
Also, today marks MRFH’s 2200th review! Sooner or later we’re going to have to invest in new tires.
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Been missing our old movie series page? Looking for inspiration for that next movie marathon you’re planning? Then check out our new and updated Series page — now with more Vitamin Awesome!
Have you ever gone back to watch an older movie and recognized an actor or actress who has since gotten a lot more successful? Isn’t that WEIRD?
Why not head over to the Mutant forums and jaw about it!
Do you ever wake up in the middle of the night, bathed in cold sweat, with a single thought bouncing around in your head like a banshee’s scream: What are the Mutant’s all-time favorite movies?
If so, you might have a sleeping condition. Even so, we’re here to help! Check out our new page, Top Tens, for… y’know… I shouldn’t have to spell it out for you.
Finally, to cap things off with our nearly week-long 2008 Revue, here are my annual Justies — the awards that don’t get soggy in milk!
Uwe Boll Cannot Be Stopped By Human Force Or Box Office Returns – In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale and Postal
Eruption of Mount St. Nerd – The Harry Potter 6 delay
If I’m being perfectly honest with you, I have to say that 2008 was a magnificent year for movies. For the first time in quite a while, the Good far outweighed the Bad. Granted I didn’t see every movie that came out, but by this point I know to stay far away from titles like The Love Guru and Disaster Movie, and anyone who doesn’t deserves to pay 9 bucks to sit through that kind of trash. But for the more selective film-lover, the pickins were mighty fine.
So, 2008, huh?
I have to be honest — a lot of 2008 was a blur to me. Granted, my big, life-changing event didn’t happen in 2008, it happened on December 14, 2007. That’s when T2 joined our family, depriving Duckie and I of sleep and bringing a heck of a lot of love to make up for it. A baby coming really wipes a year from your mind, and certainly wipes the time off your plate. But it was a good blur, and I wouldn’t trade it for the world.
Just wish all my Mutant brethren could say the same thing. (::kicks Sue’s 2008. Hard::)
I don’t like being wrong. I’m happy to say I can admit when I’ve screwed up, but it doesn’t make it any easier realizing that I’ve been on the wrong side of a fight or I’ve totally miscalculated something. Look back at 2008, I think I must admit that I was wrong.
Last January, with all of the bright, shiny possibilities for the year, I believe I actually said the words “2008 is going to be a fantastic year!” There were sequels and sequels and sequels to look forward to, like Rambo, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, Batman, Star Trek, and Narnia. Interesting original projects were popping up like Tropic Thunder, Be Kind Rewind, Pineapple Express, Hancock, and Where in the World is Osama bin Laden? New stuff was in production from Kevin Smith, Spike Lee, Bryan Singer, Simon Pegg, and Pixar. It was a lot to look forward to, and I worked myself up into a frenzy over it.
