Fresh
| Fresh 83%
| Avatar (2009) | "
A technical groundbreaker, if not a cinematic one, James Cameron's long-awaited return delivers on its promise to be a fully immersive, rousing spectacle." Posted Dec 12, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 28%
| The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) | "
Considering Lautner's acting improved so much sans shirt, I wonder if there might have been Oscar buzz had he taken off his pants" Posted Nov 19, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 6%
| Whiteout (2009) | "
The film's biggest crime is that no obvious effort was made here, everything flows with the rigidity of a check list of genre cliches and safe choices." Posted Sep 26, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 90%
| District 9 (2009) | "
An engaging sci-fi parable rooted in both universal themes and a specific setting that often takes you by surprise with both its smarts and intensity" Posted Aug 13, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 36%
| G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) | "
As a cheesy, mindless kid blockbuster it's perfectly mediocre, those already labeling it a highlight of the Summer need to get their heads examined" Posted Aug 6, 2009 |
Rotten 3/10
| Rotten 20%
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) | "
Bay's most unrestrained and ridiculous to date. The male teenage cinematic equivalent of snorting cocaine off a hooker's ass." Posted Jun 23, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 32%
| Terminator Salvation (2009) | "
Falls mighty short against James Cameron's filmmaking proficiency and the sharp blade of fickle fanboy nostalgia" Posted Jun 11, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 36%
| Angels & Demons (2009) | "
A tighter, more agreeable, decidedly more polished, and wider appealing movie that only occasionally drops into the traps of the last film" Posted May 11, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 36%
| X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) | "
Falling somewhere between noble failure and modest success, 'Wolverine' is ultimately a generic Summer film actioneer that will quickly be forgotten" Posted Apr 30, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 94%
| Star Trek (2009) | "
Reintroduces critical elements the franchise has not seen in years - cultural relevance, suspense, and a fresh sense of wonder" Posted Apr 13, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 28%
| Fast & Furious (2009) | "
A film that ultimately feels more like a cobbled together rent-a-car than a sleek Euro-styled crotch magnet" Posted Mar 31, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 33%
| Knowing (2009) | "
A few may find revelation in this awkward fusion of 'Left Behind' meets 'Close Encounters', but most will simply find grave disappointment" Posted Mar 21, 2009 |
Fresh
| Fresh 64%
| Watchmen (2009) | "
A wildly ambitious, often frustrating, but ultimately successful experiment that will divide audiences." Posted Feb 27, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 25%
| Friday the 13th (2009) | "
This 'Friday' is simply a pointless exercise beyond paying off Michael Bay's seventh mortgage" Posted Feb 13, 2009 |
Fresh
| Rotten 59%
| The International (2009) | "
A timely yet cold drama that's exquisitely produced but mechanical and off-base in intent and execution. As for the plot? 'Terrorism, brought to you by Citibank'" Posted Feb 11, 2009 |
Rotten
| Rotten 54%
| Australia (2008) | "
A flawed, formulaic family crowd pleaser that barely succeeds as campy anachronistic period fluff. Will go down as a self-indulgent disappointment in many corners" Posted Nov 19, 2008 |
Rotten
| Fresh 64%
| Quantum of Solace (2008) | "
Nothing less than a crushing disappointment - a barely plotted, poorly filmed, hyper-edited and most of all utterly flat vehicle" Posted Nov 15, 2008 |
— | Fresh 78%
| Red Eye (2005) |
Click here to read article Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
— | Fresh 92%
| The Bad News Bears (1976) |
Click here to read article Posted Oct 18, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 35%
| Igor (2008) | "
Ultimately the film can only dream of having the magic, personality and charm of the Tim Burton efforts it so obviously plagiarises" Posted Oct 6, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 47%
| Lakeview Terrace (2008) | "
Drums up the odd moment of effective mild suspense before succumbing to standard genre shenanigans" Posted Oct 6, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 28%
| Eagle Eye (2008) | "
An overcooked, far-fetched, break-neck paced thriller that has plenty of action but little time for anything else" Posted Oct 6, 2008 |
Rotten
| Fresh 61%
| The Duchess (2008) | "
Focuses far too much on the cold accuracy of details than actually emotionally involving the audience in the story. Sumptuous but barren" Posted Sep 29, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 15%
| Mirrors (2008) | "
An ultimately uninteresting work that serves as a potential low point for one of the more promising genre filmmakers in recent times" Posted Sep 11, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 90%
| Transsiberian (2008) | "
This is a slow, deliberate and carefully thought out piece for adults who like to savour rather than devour their thrills" Posted Sep 11, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 19%
| The Clone Wars (2008) | "
Even with the bar having been lowered by the vacuous, overblown prequels though, 'Clone Wars' takes things to crass new lows" Posted Sep 11, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 53%
| Mamma Mia! (2008) | "
ABBA's legacy will stand the test of time far longer than this" Posted Sep 11, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 13%
| The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) | "
Miscast, fumbled action sequences, flat humor, and one of the most disjointed and problematic scripts of a major movie this year" Posted Sep 11, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 2%
| Disaster Movie (2008) | "
If Judd Apatow is the Jesus of modern comedy, Seltzer and Friedberg are the Anti-Christ - and sadly just as prolific" Posted Sep 11, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 7%
| Babylon A.D. (2008) | "
Loses the few bits of intriguing groundwork it lays amidst a cacophony of mangled editing, lethargic performances, and an utterly unfocused and often contradictory narrative" Posted Sep 11, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 9%
| Bangkok Dangerous (2008) | "
Neutered, but pretty, and lacking any real development, this is the cinematic equivalent of a eunuch whose voice unfortunately broke pre-castration" Posted Sep 11, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 43%
| Death Race (2008) | "
Like a monster car rally without a Truckosaurus in sight, this is more about the smashes and crashes than the vehicles themselves" Posted Sep 11, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 32%
| The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008) | "
Cheaply shot, discernibly under-written, decently acted, unimaginatively directed, and ultimately pointless." Posted Jul 24, 2008 |
Fresh 9.5/10
| Fresh 94%
| The Dark Knight (2008) | "
A dark, ambitious, mature and gritty crime saga the likes of which Michael Mann or Martin Scorsese would be proud to call their own." Posted Jul 7, 2008 |
Rotten
| Fresh 72%
| Wanted (2008) | "
For any red-blooded, alpha male who loves to masturbate while armed - this is your movie" Posted Jun 29, 2008 |
Rotten 1.5/5
| Rotten 40%
| Hancock (2008) | "
A clumsily executed, forgettable mess that's too dark for kids, too dull for teens and too dumb for adults" Posted Jun 28, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 18%
| The Happening (2008) | "
Excluding moments of chilling effectiveness, this could fairly be called his worst film. Even his saving grace of keen directorial acumen visibly loses cohesion on screen." Posted Jun 12, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 66%
| The Incredible Hulk (2008) | "
Good enough for its fans and a decent enough actioneer for the rest of us." Posted Jun 10, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 77%
| Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) | "
In spite of an over reliance on CG, and one too many obvious moments of George Lucas-involved tomfoolery, this is a great piece of studio-produced escapist entertainment" Posted May 19, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 28%
| What Happens in Vegas (2008) | "
The formula is too contrived and the chemistry not enough for any genuine sparks to fly" Posted May 12, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 37%
| Speed Racer (2008) | "
The actors are lost amidst the orgy of pixels writhing around like the special effects equivalent of a bukkake film" Posted May 12, 2008 |
Fresh
| Fresh 93%
| Iron Man (2008) | "
Its cast, principally Robert Downey Jr, and some solid direction from Jon Favreau breathe a lot of life and energy into an otherwise run-of-the-mill comic book origin movie." Posted Apr 28, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 40%
| 27 Dresses (2008) | "
Manages to cover every wedding film cliche in the canon, and does so without yielding any genuine laughs" Posted Feb 4, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 14%
| Untraceable (2008) | "
Takes the two most cliched types of serial killer movie and tries to fuse them together to create a spark of something original - it doesn't work" Posted Feb 4, 2008 |
Fresh
| Rotten 37%
| Rambo (2008) | "
Those going in knowing what to expect will likely welcome this send-off" Posted Feb 4, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 2%
| Meet the Spartans (2008) | "
One of the most painfully bad comedies I've ever had to endure, and I've seen the collected works of Martin Lawrence, Tim Allen, Ice Cube AND Cedric the Entertainer" Posted Feb 4, 2008 |
Rotten
| Rotten 10%
| Fool's Gold (2008) | "
Once the eye candy value wears off, there's precious little left to salvage from this awkward and only mildly diverting genre bender" Posted Feb 4, 2008 |
Fresh 3/5
| Fresh 76%
| Cloverfield (2008) | "
Cloverfield is simply a clever, albeit derivative, spin on a very predictable genre, and as such its easy to indulge in if you go with the inherit silliness." Posted Jan 16, 2008 |
— | Rotten 25%
| Failure to Launch (2006) |
Click here to read article Posted Jan 15, 2008 |
— | Fresh 72%
| In the Valley of Elah (2007) |
Click here to read article Posted Jan 15, 2008 |
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