My Tops of 2013 - July

WORLD WAR Z was the worst as an book adaptation but it is an entertaining "zombie" epic.

THIS IS THE END made myself laugh at the apocalypse again.

HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS had some fine gore and some campiness but nothing to truly warrant a rental.

MOVIE 43 was an abysmal sketch movie, wasting the talents of its huge cast.

THE LAST EXORCISM PART II shouldn't have been been released into theaters, considering it is just another bad DTV sequel to a much better horror movie.

THE CALL was a pretty good thriller until its highly questionable last act.

JACK THE GIANT SLAYER had bipolar tendencies, a crappy script that took from the PIRATES franchise wholesale, and an entertainment rating in the negatives.

DESPICABLE ME 2 was like its first film, another breezy sitcom-like script with the Minions unwisely in the background.

MONSTERS UNIVERSITY had some great laughs, characters, and a new side of the monsters world but it drove myself to extremes with its anti-American Dream message.

PACIFIC RIM had some shortcomings in the plot yet it was just too damn enjoyable and breathtaking to behold.

THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE was an unfunny, arrogant comedy with an awful lead performance by Steve Carell.

WOULD YOU RATHER had a nice Jeffrey Combs but its Twilight Zone story was easy to plan out.

DEAD MAN DOWN had some good performances, direction and drama but was nicked by its slow pacing and harsh editing.

TEMPTATION: CONFESSIONS OF A MARRIAGE COUNSELOR is a great Murphy's Law film.

IDENTITY THIEF maybe had a nice Melissa McCarthy performance but its misgiving with its story are too hard to forgive.

20 FEET FROM STARDOM was a rip-roaring celebration of the unsung voices in the music industry.

PHANTOM was a snore where Russians speak perfect American.

TURBO spent too much time rip-offing Pixar works than crafting its own characters or plot.

THE WOLVERINE wasn't that bad, though it seemingly wanted us to care more about its next franchise entry than the actual film.

THE HEAT had a too flimsy story but it was extremely funny.

PARKER was an okay action vehicle for Jason Statham but not for Jennifer Lopez.

WELCOME TO THE PUNCH was a vibrant, thrilling John Woo-esque journey through English cops and robbers. Too bad the twists are easily expected.


Best Films of 2013


1. Pain & Gain

2. Spring Breakers

3. 20 Feet from Stardom

4. Pacific Rim

5. The Croods

6. Now You See Me

7. Side Effects


Worst Films of 2013


1. After Earth

2. The Hangover: Part III

3. Man of Steel

4. Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor

5. The Internship

6. Movie 43

7. The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

8. A Good Day to Die Hard

9. Jack the Giant Slayer

10. To the Wonder

11. Beautiful Creatures

12. A Haunted House

13. The Last Exorcism Part II