Archive for December, 2008

Steve Addington [Matthew McConaughey] has returned home to California from his trip around the world of riding all the most awesomest waves around. His previous cash horse has sold out their assets to some company that doesn’t understand Addington’s world of surfing and they want to digitize him and monetize his skills by way of reality TV and video games and all other which ways, but that is not the Addington way of life. Addington is the most one minded character you’ve seen in a long while, he doesn’t want anything other than to lay on the beach all day and surf when a wave comes along. The movie follows this fun character around as he is messed with by the business to try and taint that purity for him.

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Now I want to make it clear that I’m not trying to say that these are the ultimate critical best of the year they are just my favourite ten movies of the year past. Also I would like to preface my list by listing a few movies that I think that if I had seen by now would have a very good chance of making my list are: Synecdoche, New York, Doubt, The Wrestler, Chop Shop, Rachel Getting Married, and The Bands Visit; and a few more that I can’t think of right now as a type up this list.

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So if you don’t follow my Twitter Account – which you should here at http://twitter.com/gmanreviews – two nights ago my friend Simon Brown [who has written a couple of articles here at gmanreviews] and I decided to talk about our Top Ten Movies of 2008.  This is the precursor to the upcoming official podcast for the website that I hope you all will enjoy. (more…)

 

 Episode Zero - The Top Ten of 2008: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

So here out of nowhere comes this really funny movie that you just didn’t see coming. I mean, it follows all the rules that make it look like it will be the run of the mill movie that will just try to cash in on the holiday season. Just like slasher movies have taken over October, and Blockbusters have taken over the summer, we will always get a movie that embodies all that is Christmas – or the Christmas experience – during the Christmas holidays. This movie is that, but at the same time really good. This movie is really about this couple who have now been forced to face one of their greatest fears, that is their families during the holidays.

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Klaatu [Keanu Reeves] lands on earth along with a huge unknown organic and mechanical being that is only referred to as GORT. When Klaatu lands in the middle of Manhattan the entire US Army is there to greet him along with a group of top scientists, including Dr. Helen Benson [Jennifer Connelly] who feels that we should not completely fear this alien. Klaatu befriends Dr. Benson, and she is trying to understand why Klaatu is here – on Earth – and at the same time trying to keep herself and her stepson, Jacob [Jaden Smith], safe from this impending doom.

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