Blu-Ray.com. A reboot that shows some promise for a flagging franchise. Reviewed by Casey Broadwater, December 13, 2011 The five original Planet of the Apes films—and even the bafflingly bad 2001 Tim Burton remake—are essentially B-movies with unobtainable A- level aspirations. They're campy and far out and (mostly) entertaining, of course, but you can't take them seriously at all.
Charlton Heston in a loincloth? Today's audiences are a bit more savvy, though, and for this year's unlikely reboot—Rise of the Planet of the Apes—20th Century Fox has opted to take the series in a slightly more sophisticated direction. Though it borrows bits and pieces from most of the films that came before, especially 1972's Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Rise starts from scratch and asks us to forget that the other movies even exist.
James Franco stars as Will Rodman, a scientist doing Alzheimer's research at an ultra-high-tech pharmaceutical laboratory outside San Francisco. The 50 Best Movies of the Decade (2000-2009) 10. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)Writer/Director: Wes AndersonWriter: Owen WilsonStars: Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Andrew Wilson, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Danny Glover, Bill MurrayStudio: Buena Vista Pictures With his third movie, Wes Anderson let all his quirks run rampant: a storybook setting that is and is not New York, a uniform for each character and an obsession with childhood detritus. Rather than deflect the family’s conflicts (as Anderson’s critics claim), these elements only enhance its spiritual conundrums, making The Royal Tenenbaums Anderson’s most directorially confident and emotionally cathartic film—a bittersweet ode to regret, forgiveness and hard-won contentment.
—Stephen Deusner 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Best Movies (of All-Time) 50 Best Movies of 2010. Much has been debated about the quality of the top movies released this year, but that we were able to pull together a list of the 50 best movies of 2010 means it couldn't have been so bad after all.
After the jump, we count down our favorite movies of the year, from the mind-bending 'Inception' to the movie that may have defined our generation, 'The Social Network.' Think you can figure out which movie topped our list? There's only one way to find out. - the Moviefone Editors, Dec. 21, 2010 50. 'Alice in Wonderland' What's with the hate, critics? Granted, Tim Burton's refashioning of Lewis Carroll's tale lacked some narrative focus, and it probably didn't need to be in 3-D. But the film is visually striking, Helena Bonham Carter's Red Queen and her gigantic head (not to mention those frog servants) had us in stitches, and Mia Wasikowska is lovely as an Alice who only wants to live her own life. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 49. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 48. Rotten Tomatoes Rating 47. 46. 45. 44. 43.
The 50 Best Movies of 2009. Call us greedy, but we've said it once, and we'll say it again: Ten is not enough. While nearly all movie critics engage in the time-honored tradition of ranking their picks for 10 best flicks of the year, we prefer to take this time of year to recognize the admirable quantity of quality movies being produced, despite our occasional moaning that says otherwise. Therefore, like we have the past several years, we count to 50. The big stories from 2009's list: Family fare ruled, with four animated films ranking in our top 15. It was also a good year for action and big budget movies, even if six of the year's 10 highest grossing movies didn't make the cut (prior to 'Avatar's' final figures, anyway).
And perhaps the biggest lesson learned? Movies with the word "up" in the title totally rock. At least this year. Presenting our 50 favorite films of 2009... 50. Watch the Trailer | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews 49. Watch the Trailer | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews 48. Watch the Trailer | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews. The 50 Best Movies of 2008. Most movie critics make it an annual tradition to rank their top 10 films of the year. We think that's way too limiting -- what with instantly classic superhero flicks ('The Dark Knight,' 'Iron Man'), top-notch comedies ('Tropic Thunder,' 'Role Models'), fantastic family fare ('WALL-E,' 'Kung Fu Panda') and must-see Oscar contenders ('Milk,' 'Slumdog Millionaire') all in the running.
Believe it or not, we've got 42 more where those came from ... Presenting our third annual list of the year's 50 best movies. 50. 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' The alien-themed plot (not to mention that scene where Shia LaBeouf channels Tarzan) incurred the wrath of some diehard Indy fans -- and earned the flick a hilariously controversial send-up courtesy of 'South Park.' But at its essence, 'Crystal Skull' keeps up with the previous 'Jones'es, delivering a long-awaited, and whip-cracking, fourth dose of our favorite globe-trotting archaeologist. -- Tom DiChiara 49. 48. 47. 46. 45. 44.
The 50 Best Movies of 2007 (and the 10 Worst) Some 300 movies came out in 2007, and we managed to see almost every one that mattered (sorry, 'Who's Your Caddy? '). Hollywood had a good year, despite all those three-quel let-downs. We battled like Spartans (but with fewer casualties) to hammer out this definitive list of the year's 50 best, plus 10 we could've lived without. 50 Best Movies of 2007 50. 'Transformers' Director Michael Bay took a washed-up, aging toy line and transformed it into one of the biggest, baddest action flicks we've seen in a long time. Throw in a charming performance from Shia LaBeouf, and 'Transformers' hit harder than Optimus Prime on steroids. --Erik Davis 49. 48. 47. 46. 45. 44. 43. 42. 41. 40. '300' We! 39. 38. 37. 36. 35. 34. 33. 32. 31. 30. 29. 28. 27. 26. 25. 24. 23. 22. 21. 20. 19. 18. 17. 16. 15. 14. 13. 12. 11. 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 3. 2. 1. 10 Worst Movies of 2007 As members of the media, we don't generally pay for most of the movies we see (we love you, press screenings). 10.
The Only 2011 Movie Calendar You Need. The greatest films of all time: download the data, as a spreadsheet | News. Greatest films of all time: Psycho Photograph: Allstar/Cinetext/ The Guardian/Observer greatest films of all time are being revealed and you can follow the whole lot here. Each day, our top 25 movies will be released, and each day here on the Datablog we will add them to our and the sortable table below. Today is the horror 25. We're led by Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.
What films would you add to the list? Horror crashes through boundaries and challenges the prohibitions of taste and thinkability in a way few other genres can match. We've added loads of extra info to the spreadsheet, including the key Guardian and IMDB links, plus the country of origin. The full list - so far Download the data • DATA: download the full list as a spreadsheet Can you do something with this data? Flickr Please post your visualisations and mash-ups on our Flickr group World government data • Search the world's government datasets. The best films of the '00s | Film. The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) Top 100 Tuesday: 100 Best Movies of the Decade. EmailEmail Since we first published our 100 Best Movies of the Decade in 2009, films have continued to get bigger and better.
Here’s an update to the original list. Here’s what we originally wrote five years ago. We are leaving Kubrick behind and fast approaching Hyams. If you get that reference, go grab yourself a cookie. It is time for us to reflect back on the decade that was. On January 1st, 2000, Disney released FANTASIA 2000. Quick Year-to-Year by the Numbers: 2009 – 11 2008 – 11 2007 – 7 2006 – 14 2005 – 12 2004 – 8 2003 – 7 2002 – 12 2001 – 10 2000 – 8 100. 99. 98. 97. 96. 95. 94. 93. 92. 91. 90. 89. 88. 87. 86. 85. 84. 83. 82. 81. 28 DAYS LATER… (2002) – Danny Boyle 80. 79. 78. 77. 76. 75. 74. 73. 72. 71. 70. 69. 68. 67. 66. 65. 64. 63. 62. 61. 60. 59. 58. 57. 56. 55. 54. 53. 52. 51. 50. 49. 48. 47. 46. 45. (500) DAYS OF SUMMER (2009) – Marc Webb 44. 43. 42. 41. 40. 25th HOUR (2002) – Spike Lee 39. 38. 37. 36. 35. 34. 33. 32. 31. 30. 29. 28. 27. 26. 25. 24. 23. 22. 21. 20. 19. 18.