My Tops of 2013 - March

OZ: THE GREAT AND POWERFUL was pretty luminous and pretty disappointing. James Franco sandbags and the green-screening is generally awful, yet the wonderful world has some nice leading ladies and colorful sidekicks.

A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD could have been okay or barely passing but it just took a hard crash down after the courthouse scene. John McClane Sr. was a major asshole, coupled by a ultra-lame performance by Bruce Willis, and the script still makes absolutely no sense, even after carefully breaking it all down.

WARM BODIES was way too serious to earn a nice and hearty laugh. It has charm and some nice performances but the overall metaphor of love was exhausting.

OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN was a good ole-fashioned pomp and circumstance action flick. It was a far, far better DIE HARD film than the one actually released.

G.I. JOE: RETALIATION had ninjas, Jonathan Pryce, and black ops and it still had many disappointing features. Either slightly better or on par with the first film, the sequel had horrendous 3D, boring new characters, and a screenplay full of holes and ret-cons. There is still some fun amid the muck but only as a rental.


So far, 2013 hasn't brought many interesting features, beyond a cavalcade of bombs and failures. SIDE EFFECTS has been the only thing standing tall, though I predict it to fall off the list later. Of course, if this bumpy course of film output continues, it may be the only one.


Best Films of 2013


1. Side Effects


Worst Films of 2013


1. A Good Day to Die Hard