You got the bends from that transition, didn't you? There are nitrogen bubbles coursing through your veins as we speak from that drastic change in coolness-pressure. That's why I was hopeful but not optimistic about Indy 4. Why people have such affection for Last Crusade, I don't know but it was almost as silly, just without the CGI.

Isn't this what Tobee Hooper attempted to do with his mid 1986 film Invaders From Mars? Or even that other mid 80s flick, Strange Invaders.

Fell free to rip me apart for this but I just wanna let you know that it's really not the stinker a lot of you think it is.

Give the title to something deserving of worst. Something that strove for greatness or strove for something specific but failed massively.

Someone gave the Movie-movies duo $20 million to make their 4th film and Disaster Movie was the result. The complete lack of effort that went into that putrid excuse for a motion picture is despicable. These movies, and those that make them, should not be ignored; they should take their rightful place atop every "Worst of" list for all to see. As a result, hopefully, the next time a film is billed as "from the guys who brought you Disaster Movie & Meet the Spartans" people all over the world will say "you mean the guys who made, according to every film critic on the planet, the two worst films of last year? NO THANK YOU!" How will the studios know these films are shit if Mary Hart doesn't say it? They obviously can't tell by just looking at them - the seem to need to be told.

But no, seriously, I do. However, those movies make their money from schmucks that probably don't look at top 10 lists, best or worst. I agree that news of their terribleness must be spread to every living soul paying to go to the theater, and I believe the studios know how shit the movie is by looking at something like Rotten Tomatoes (not that it's the end-all of determining a film's worth, but I think a 2% for Disaster Movie is pretty deserving).

But how to get through to the masses? Perhaps we should fundraise and contract Kanye West and Fall Out Boy to write songs about how bad the movies are, then the idiots who listen to their music will stop being the idiots who pay for "____" Movies.

While 2007 had Diving Bell & The Butterfly, The Band's Visit, No Country For Old Men, There Will Be Blood, Ratatouille, etc. 2007 had some better dramas perhaps. I liked 2007 but was more entertained by 2008. Not because I don't like dramas, but stuff like NCFOM and The Band's Visit while very good aren't what I call great and memorable.

In contrast I'll remember 2008's films (especially Dark Knight and Wall-E) as being perfect examples of film making and marketing. Perhaps that's why people didn't like 2008. Hollywood won.

And Quint-- you are the man for resisting cashing in on the Top 10 list. Don't become anything like Capone and you'll be just fine, dude.

plus it was just lazy directing, but really both movies sucked ass.

I think I'm getting sick of Will Smith.

It therefore makes it worse than those other films.

Not saying I necessarily agree that it was the worst film of the year (hello THE LOVE GURU) but there you go.

If you're going to come here to talk movies, you better know what the fuck youre talking about.

Then we can add Spiderman 3, Transformers, Pirates At Worlds End and Shrek 3 to the list.

And bitch as you may about CGI monkeys, gophers, nuking the fridge (can AICN officially take credit for that term?), aliens, Shia and the rest, I still say Spielberg can stage and shoot action set pieces (the rocket sled room fight, and yes, the jungle truck chase) with the best of them...

D.Vader - Lost World did have the gymnastic kick (GYM-DINO-KATA!), which one could argue equals Shia's vine swinging moment.

And no fucking way is the gymanstic raptor kick anything like Shia's vine swing. For one thing its a practical effect which automatically makes it 10 times more tolerable. And secondly, it makes sense with her charactetr-- as she is discussing gymnastics the whole fucking movie. Shia swinging on vines, communicating with monkeys, and sword fighting like Douglas fucking Fairbanks is such a whacked out, out of fucking nowhere shockingly "What the fuck is happening?!!" moment it makes me want to spit. There is absolutely no comparison here.

Given the budget, the cast, the caliber of production talent involved (not even counting the first 3 films mind you) Indy IV was the worst film of the year for me, hands down. Something like the Incredible Hulk is fucking Chinatown compared to Indy IV.

Sigh. Both scenes blew in each of the movies. I mean, WTF are they thinking when they initially kick around these ideas. Do they really think they will work and look good?

That trigger-happy vet that blasted the dude in Benjamin Button for talking. He should have shot Spielberg in the face instead.

"Why did you do that? Why would you do that to me? I'm answering your questions. I'm doing my job. Why would you do that?"

Regarding the "gymnastic raptor kick", my problem with that scene is that it takes WAY too long. I mean, Kelly yells "Hey YOU!" and the raptor turns and stares at her in AWE for god's sake. It would have worked MUCH much better if we didn't get the silly premeditated twirls (I recall this happens before the raptor even jumps up to the second floor), or the raptor's reaction. She should have jumped to the poles the second the raptor landed, did one twirl maybe to gain momentum, and then yelled her line right as she was swinging for the Raptor so that the poor dino had no time to react once he saw what was coming. As it stands now, the raptor looks mesmerized by her gymnastic ability.

As for Shia's swordfighting, Danny, I have to chip in that, like Kelly's talk about her getting cut from the gymnastic team, Shia's skills with a blade are setup early in the film through innocent conversation. He tells Indy that he'd been in many prep schools and had taken fencing classes too.

As far as his character goes, I wish there had been a little bit more development early on to show that he was smarter and more skillful than your average greaser biker, so that when these moments popped up, they weren't so outlandish. Would have made him a better rounded character too.

Argue his point, but admit he didn't choose the obvious. Yes Danny, I'm basically repeating what you just said. Capone's conclusion was just different.

By the way, just caught Ghost Town last night, and was suprised (not by Ricky Gevais) that it was such a cleanly directed, well paced, tart but still sweet romantic comedy that didn't end with the obvious. Keopp may be a better director than script doctor.