Sunday, January 27, 2008 Rant Archive
The most surprising thing about RAMBO is that it isn’t the shoe-in for the 2008 Razzie Award like a lot of us thought it would be. The fourth installment of the “First Blood” franchise is actually a pretty faithful throwback to the “man-movie” action flicks of the 80’s and early 90’s, such over-the-top testosterone romps like DIE HARD, or LETHAL WEAPON, which would never play in our modern, femme-powered culture.
I am not even sure why I pay attention to awards ceremonies since I continue to prophesize the winners at an astrounding rate. Mark my word, once I’ve seen all the nominated films there’s no way I won’t know who’ll win in whatever category for the Academy Awards. Please, place your bets and invite me to Las Vegas to offer you my under qualified expert opinion. In this same fashion, two weeks ago, I mentioned my pick among the nominees for the Directors Guild of America’s best director and of course, I was correct.
UNTRACEABLE isn’t some masterpiece of thrilling cinema—it’s a been-there, seen-that type of thriller. But it does a decent job of exposing the very realistic, very scary possibilities of the Internet. Most of us can’t function without the Internet—it’s in our homes, our businesses and our cars. Naturally, a movie about an Internet killer would scare the crap out of a good bit of people, even though the story that surrounds it is rather predictable.
Before Lindsay Lohan killed her career doing multiple stints in rehab, stealing cars or having high speed chases—she actually slaughtered it with some of the worst career choices a burgeoning actress can make. Her dual roles in I KNOW WHO KILLED ME take the cake for some of the worst acting I have ever seen. It turns out I am not just running my mouth as the people backing the 28th Annual Razzie Awards appear to agree with me handing out two nominations to Lindsay for I KNOW WHO KILLED ME. Check out the full list of nominees inside. for the worst Hollywood had to offer last year.
Films that are pure camp flounder when they take themselves too seriously. Films that try to delve into dark and sordid territory with a wink and a smile, often risk falling off the tightrope that is black comedy. TEETH—the story of a young girl with the fearsome anatomical mutation of “vagina denta”—is a movie which never pretends to be any less ridiculous than its laughable premise. And that is what makes it so darn enjoyable.