THE BEST
Horrible Bosses
Forget about The Hangover, this was the comedy everyone should've seen this summer. If you didn't you are an idiot. The cast was impeccable and completely on point. The jokes were fantastic and kept coming. There were some very unexpected surprises and we all know I'm talking about Colin Farrell. I cannot wait to own this movie on blu-ray because I'm sure there will be some special features I will not want to miss out on. This movie made me want to bend Jason Sudeikis over a barrell and show him all fifty states, if you know what I mean.
Final Destination 5
Yes, this is in my best category. As a big fan of the FD series it wasn't my absolute favorite, but was it an enormous step up from the last one. I like to pretend FD4 just didn't happen. The actors weren't annoying, but very good at dealing with their potential deaths and what was going to happen. And how can you not enjoy a Final Destination movie with Dave Koechner? Will this be the last final destination? I say most likely, and here comes a spoiler for those of you who haven't seen it.
*SPOILER*
As it turns out the final two people at the end of the movie are alive, one of them actually never died in the first vision so she was always safe, and the other took another life in order to keep his own. They board a plane to Paris and you see footage from the first movie and they are on the doomed Flight 180 and it is infact the year 2000. So, having the series come full circle should mean the end right?
30 Minutes or Less
This is on my best list for the sole reason that it was unexpectedly hilarious. Danny McBride and Aziz Ansari were in high form of comedic greatness. Jesse Eisenberg was good as usual as the frantic fast talker he usually is, but his delivery was in a much better, more frantic place. I've never seen Nick Swardson perform so well on screen before, honestly it was the best work he's ever done. Definitely check it out because it was packed with a lot of great laughs.
THE WORST
Friends With Benefits
Justin Timberlake is hot. Mila Kunis is hot. The two of them having sex should be hot too theoretically, but this movie was a huge, ugly mess. Probably the best word I could describe this movie would be boring. So damn boring. Did the guy who made The Room write this monstrosity? I love Woody Harrelson, and it wasn't his portrayal of a gay man, but it was the shit lines they made him say. This movie was predictable garbage. Not even a good predictable rom com cheesy movie. Such a shame. Such hotness wasted.
The Hangover Part 2
I figured that part two would be the same thing as one, but it left out the whole being funny thing. It was so forced, and just unappealing. One over the top thing to the next over the top thing to the next became so daunting. I didn't like how they wanted to copy the original to a T, and then just add anal sex with a transvestite and expect everyone to flip their shit with hilarity. Access denied. I will write the one line I laughed at though, "Hey mom, I'm done with my lunch it's just sitting here." Thanks Zach Galifinakis, for your delivery and fat Jesus attitude.
Even though there was a lot more good, bad and ugly of this past summer I wanted to hit on the big movies I considered to be the best and the worst. I would like to also shortly mention Super 8. It wasn't just any typical JJ Abrams affair a la Cloverfield. The kids were fantastic and acted their butts off, and it was a very sweet, touching and not trying to be cliche almost magical and made me feel like a kid again. Now it's time for the fall to begin and a lot of Oscar contenders will most likely be coming up and causing a whole new best and worst list to come.
Tori
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