2006 / Dir by Zack Snyder / Starring Gerard Butler, Lena Headey
A small band of brave men struggle against enormous odds, battling a superior force, and though ultimately they are defeated their sacrifice becomes a source of inspiration and hope that rings out like a clarion call through the pages of history. But enough about the Mighty Ducks.
2006 / Dir by Karyn Kusama / Starring Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas
"Seeing it ... made me feel helpless, humiliated and sad." A celebrity apologizing for their latest paparazzi shots? No, those are the words of Aeon Flux creator Peter Chung regarding the big screen adaptation of the TV show he created. Peter, Peter, Peter...Why the long face? You have it so good!
1997 / Directed by Joel Schumacher / Starring George Clooney & Chris O'Donnell
Crossroads. Battlefield Earth. A Visit to Santa. As if the RiffTrax audience hasn’t suffered enough, we put to them the extraordinarily challenge of writing us a script for what is universally considered to be the source of all evil and suffering in the world . . .
2006 / Dir by Martin Campbell / Starring Daniel Craig, Eva Green
A spine-tingling thrill ride that moves from the exotic poker tables of Montenegro, to the exotic hotel rooms of Montenegro, then back to the poker tables, then the rooms again, then a return visit to the poker table for . . .
"What if a monster attacked a city?" This is the shockingly novel concept behind the viral marketing triumph of the year! Filled with "fresh"* performances and "authentic"** cinematography, Cloverfield masterfully takes a page from The Blair Witch Project...
2003 / Dir by Mark Steven Johnson / Starring Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner
Daredevil tells the story of lawyer Matt Murdock (Ben Affleck), who due to a childhood accident involving toxic chemicals has no fear. He is thus able to leap off of skyscrapers . . .
2007 / Directed by Tim Story, Starring Michael Chiklis & Jessica Alba
The Fantastic Four are back! Or the Fantastic Four is back! Depending upon whether one is referring to the title of the film, the four individuals who are fantastic and number four, or the group of four fantastic people who use that title! The point is, they're back! And this time, unlike the first, there's a surfer made out of silver and he rises! It's fantastic!
1996 / Dir by Roland Emmerich / Starring Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum
In every single one of the 900 million aliens-come-to-earth movies that had come before it the aliens were malevolent, bent on man's destruction, but Independence Day changed all that. Yes, the alien's were once again malevolent, but this time Judd Hirsch was in the movie!
2008 / Steven Spielberg / Harrison Ford / Shia LaBeouf / Cate Blanchett / Karen Allen
2008/Jon Favreau/ Robert Downey Jr./Terrence Howard/Jeff Bridges/Gwyneth Paltrow
In the tradition of I, Robot comes I, Ronman, the story of a shy college student who is bitten by a radioactive guy named Ron. Our hero's DNA is transformed, his body taking on the attributes of Ron until - hang on.


