Snark, Critic and Pop!

Get that man away from the camera quickly – before he starts to make another movie!  M. Night Shyamalan has done it folks, he cleaned up at an awards show.  Unfortunately for him that show was the Razzies.  His film The Last Airbender won five Razzies including worst film, worst director (Shyamalan) and worst screenplay (Shyamalan).  The film also made $320 million at the global box office which will no doubt convince people to let him make more movies.  But seriously, someone should have put a stop to this nonsense a long time ago.  If not after Lady in the Water, then after The Happening.  The winners: (continue reading…)

The nominations for the 31st annual Razzies are out and Twilight: Eclipse tied The Last Airbender with 9 nominations to lead the pack.  Despite the fact that Twilight is a blight upon the world, it is hard for me to believe it will be able to slow down the speeding locomotive that is the terribleness of the Last Airbender.  M Night Shyamalan also received Razzie nominations for worst director and screenplay.  Oh, how the mighty have fallen… it’s like he is Orson Wells and Sixth Sense was his Citizen Kane, except that his failure to live up to it has nothing to do with Randolph Hearst and everything to do with a lack of ideas or film making skills. 

This year the Razzies have added a new award:  worst eye-gouging misuse of 3D.  Don’t let anyone tell you they are not with the times.  The biggest drama will be in the worst actress category (continue reading…)