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The following is a list of all of the movies that "Z-list internet personality" [[Moviebob]] has reviewed or otherwise discussed.
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* ''[[21 Jump Street]]'': An extremely funny movie. Didn't review it, but he mentioned it in his ''Casa de Mi Padre'' review, noting that the reason why he reviewed that film instead of this one was because ''Casa'' was trying something unique.
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* ''[[Alice in Wonderland (
* ''An American Carol''
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* ''Anonymous'': He used [https://web.archive.org/web/20121022200144/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/columns/moviebob/9196-Shaken-Up one of his weekly "Intermission" editorials] to examine the [[
* ''Appaloosa''
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* ''[[Atlas Shrugged]] Part I'': Takes a book full of deep political philosophy and [[Genre Busting|genre-bending]] sci-fi, and only covers the dull introduction while [[Bowdlerise|Bowdlerising]] many of the edgier parts of [[Ayn Rand]]'s [[
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* ''[[Avatar (
* ''[[The Avengers (
* ''[[Bad Lieutenant Port of Call New Orleans (Film)|Bad Lieutenant Port of Call New Orleans]]'': It's certainly not a forgettable film for its [[Refuge in Audacity]], noting that [[Werner Herzog (Creator)|Werner Herzog]] made good use of [[Nicolas Cage]]'s [[Large Ham]] nature as the [[Villain Protagonist]].▼
When it finally came time to review it, he loved the hell out of it, saying that it was a great film on its own merits and a downright miracle given [[Marvel Cinematic Universe|what it took]] to make the film possible, and that it was the new standard against which all future comic book movies will be judged. It marked the first time that a movie of its kind had managed to bring the full "comic book" experience—the sprawling storylines, the disregard for genre, the [[Loads and Loads of Characters|massive cast]]—to life on the screen without being too timid or serious. Much of the credit goes to writer/director [[Joss Whedon]], who is an expert at handling these kinds of large casts and group dynamics thanks to his experience with ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' and ''[[Firefly]]'', and who takes a fairly simple and straightforward main plot and manages to elevate it head and shoulders above nearly anything like it.
* ''[[Battle Los Angeles]]'': He praises it for its realistic depiction of what a war between [[Semper Fi|the Marines]] and [[Alien Invasion|alien invaders]] would actually look like, but felt that its underwritten plot and characters made it hard for him to care. It's worth a matinee if you're in the mood for a gritty war movie, but overall, it doesn't get his recommendation. Didn't review it, but he mentioned it in his ''[[Paul (Film)|Paul]]'' review.▼
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* ''[[Battleship (Film)|Battleship]]'': "Pretty much every bit as bad as everyone kind of assumed it was going to be all along." Bob was actually rooting for this one to be at least decent, just so that it could surprise those who felt it was a bad idea to adapt [[Battleship (Tabletop Game)|a board game]] into a movie (he's of the school that there's no such thing as bad ideas, just bad execution). Its big problem is that it's got a director who is far smarter than the material (having made films like ''[[Friday Night Lights (Film)|Friday Night Lights]]'' and ''The Kingdom'') trying to dumb himself down and make a [[Michael Bay]]-esque, empty-calorie popcorn blockbuster, and failing because he and the movie keep out-thinking themselves, comparing it to the [[Urban Legend]] about the elite chef who couldn't make a Big Mac. He did like the last twenty minutes and some of the cheekier nods to the board game (even if nobody utters "the line"), and was surprised by how good an actress [[Rihanna (Music)|Rihanna]] turned out to be, but it's not enough to save a crappy movie.▼
▲* ''[[Battle: Los Angeles]]'': He praises it for its realistic depiction of what a war between [[Semper Fi|the Marines]] and [[Alien Invasion|alien invaders]] would actually look like, but felt that its underwritten plot and characters made it hard for him to care. It's worth a matinee if you're in the mood for a gritty war movie, but overall, it doesn't get his recommendation. Didn't review it, but he mentioned it in his ''[[
* ''[[Black Swan (Film)|Black Swan]]'': "Bottom line: ''do not miss out''." Bob was absolutely blown away, with [[Natalie Portman]] in particular deserving the Oscar that she received for her performance. He starts off the review speaking in a [[Fake Brit|faux-stuffy-Brit]] accent listing off all the reasons why he liked it, then drops it for the second half, in which he talks about the [[Les Yay]] and how enjoying such scenes isn't necessarily shameful or objectifying.▼
▲* ''[[Battleship (
* ''[[The Book of Eli]]'': Found the plot to be silly and overly reliant on literal [[Deus Ex Machina]] -- after all, if Eli is on a [[Mission From God]], then there's no way he can lose, thus sucking out all the tension. Ultimately, the rest of the film is no different than any other [[After the End]] movie, though he thinks the actors did a good job with their roles.▼
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▲* ''[[The Book of Eli]]'': Found the plot to be silly and overly reliant on literal [[Deus Ex Machina]]
* ''Born to be Wild'': "Monkeys and baby elephants in 3D? That works for me." Didn't review it, but he mentioned it at the beginning of his ''[[Your Highness]]'' review.
* ''[[Buried]]'': A tight, suspenseful thriller with a great performance from [[Ryan Reynolds]] that, for some reason, is being treated by its distributors like a high-minded arthouse film (limited release, promotion to match) rather than the low-budget [[B-Movie]] that it is.
* ''[[The Cabin in
* ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger
* ''[[
** ''Cars 2'': Despite being the first Pixar film to be a [[Money, Dear Boy|blatant]] [[Cash Cow Franchise|cash grab]], it's a better film than the original, ironically because it seemed as though Pixar wasn't trying as hard. While the first film stumbled due to failed attempts at sentimentality, the sequel simply didn't bother with that and instead focused on [[Rule of Funny|being funny]] while sidelining the (in his opinion) bland character of Lightning McQueen to focus on Mater.
* ''Casa de Mi Padre'': "One of the funniest damn things I've seen in years." It manages to somehow mine astounding levels of hilarity out of just two real jokes -- [[Will Ferrell]] [[Fake Nationality|playing a Mexican]], and [[Stylistic Suck|the cheesy production values]] of Latin American ''[[Soap Opera|telenovelas]]''
* ''[[Centurion]]'': "Proof that making an action-oriented [[B-Movie]] doesn't mean you also have to suck at it."<ref>That last comment, for what it's worth, was spoken with a poster for ''[[The Expendables]]'' [[Take That|in the background]].</ref>
* ''[[Chloe]]'': If watching [[Amanda Seyfried]] and [[Julianne Moore]] having [[Les Yay|hot lesbian sex]] is your idea of a good time, then you're probably already in line to see this, and you won't be disappointed. Bob compared it to ''[[Mulholland Drive]]'' in terms of inappropriately-purchased art films. Didn't review it, but he mentioned it during his ''[[
* ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'': Hyper-literal adaptation + wacky slapstick and 3D antics = confused and unsatisfied Bob.
* ''[[
* ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]: [[The Voyage of the Dawn Treader]]'': A reasonably good fantasy movie, though not as good as the [[The Lion, the Witch
* ''[[
** ''Wrath of the Titans'': A slightly better film than the last one, but not by much, with the [[Jittercam]] ruining several of the action scenes and not meshing well with the film's [[Ancient Greece|ancient Greek]] setting. He also notes how the ''Clash'' remake was one of those blockbusters that made a ton of money but was quickly forgotten (seemingly justifying the sequel's [[Character Derailment]] to the filmmakers), and gushes about how awesome ''The Raid: Redemption'' was and how much ''[[Mirror Mirror (
* ''[[Conan the Barbarian 2011]]'': On the remake: "By Krom, is this piece of shit ''awful''." [[Conan the Barbarian
* ''[[Cowboys and Aliens (
* ''[[The Dark Knight Saga|The Dark Knight]]'': Enthusiastically positive, to a point where he compares most movies to it. He counts it as one of the three greatest superhero movies ever made, the others being ''[[Superman (
* ''[[Dark Shadows (
* ''The Darkest Hour'': Spent the opening of his ''[[Final Destination]] 5'' review mocking the premise of it, saying that he didn't know whether to be offended or impressed by the fact that "somebody pitched, greenlit and produced an entire movie of guys shooting guns at, running away from, and getting grabbed up ''by nothing''."
* ''[[Daybreakers]]'': Absolutely loved it. Compared it to [[Cool Versus Awesome|"Godzilla vs. Voltron"]]. Also dubbed it the "Anti-Twilight".
* ''Demon Seed'': Said that it was the only good film adapted from a [[Dean Koontz]] book (as well as [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made
* ''Detention'': "... an awful poster, but the movie is kind of ''amazing''. Not on your radar? ''Fix that.''" It's an entertaining [[Post Modernism|meta]] take on ''[[The Breakfast Club]]'' that doesn't fully succeed in its satire of teenage life, but was still highly enjoyed by Bob, being a lot smarter and more coherent than it appears on the surface. It also gets points for accurately reflecting contemporary high school life rather than feeling [[Two Decades Behind]]. If only it hadn't had the misfortune of opening in limited release the same weekend that ''[[The Cabin in
* ''[[Devil]]'': "''Devil'' should not be booed and maligned because of the tangential connection to [[M. Night Shyamalan]]. No, ''Devil'' should be booed and maligned on ''its own'' merits, because it's ''awful''." Bob calls it one of the dumbest movies he's ever seen in theaters, with an [[Idiot Plot]] that [[Fridge Logic|makes no sense if you think about it]] for more than five seconds, as well as cheap scares and a total lack of suspense.
* ''[[
* ''[[Drag Me to Hell]]'': The best horror film in years, with Raimi keeping on form by using his trademark tone (that of a horror/humor mix seen in carnival ghost trains) and his love of '30s and '40s film.
* ''[[Drive (
* ''[[Dungeons
* ''The Eagle'': Bob was "bored stupid" by it, to the point of [[Is This Thing Still On?|snoozing off during the review]]. While there's nothing truly ''bad'' about it, [[So Okay It's Average|nothing stands out either]], with one-dimensional characters, bland action scenes, and a story that's been done a hundred times before and better. As for claims that professional critics like him are [[Critical Dissonance|out of touch with the average moviegoer]], having seen so many movies that [[It's Been Done|they become jaded]], he responds by saying that "it's good if you don't know any better" shouldn't be a mark in a film's favor.
* ''[[Edge of Darkness (2010
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* ''[[The Exorcism of Emily Rose]]'': Called it the low point in the history of exorcism movies (a genre that he doesn't like to begin with), saying that it "plays out like a drunken game of ''[[Clue (
* ''[[
* ''[[The Expendables]]'': Hated it, calling it one of the worst action films in recent memory, and saying that it was pandering to nostalgia for its stars' prior, better films. The fact that this film was a hit while ''[[Scott Pilgrim
** ''The Expendables 2'': At the end of his review of ''[[The Grey]]'', Bob summed up his views on this film thusly: "[It] might be rated PG-13 because [[Chuck Norris]] doesn't like to make movies with swear words in them. What joke could I tell that would be funnier than ''that?''"
* ''[[The Fast and
** ''Fast Five'': Felt that it was a couple of cool (but not spectacular) car chases bookending an overly long and boring story. He also expressed surprise at how the franchise has still been going strong for a whole decade.
* ''[[The Fighter]]'': The world didn't really need another inspirational boxing movie in the vein of ''[[Rocky (
* ''[[Final Destination]]'': Found the first movie to be an amazingly imaginative and original change of pace for the horror genre... so of course, they had to run that idea into the ground with [[Sequelitis|sequels]].
** ''[[Final Destination]] 5'': "If you're trying to watch this for any reason other than [[Just Here for Godzilla|to see what kind of crazy crap]] [[Rube Goldberg Hates Your Guts|they'll use to kill people this time]]... well, in that case you shouldn't be watching ''[[Final Destination]] '''5''''' to begin with." Overall, if you're looking for a decent movie to see in the doldrums of August, you could do a lot worse, but don't expect any real changes to the series' formula (though he did find the ending to be a hell of a twist).
* ''[[Four Lions]]'': An audacious and hilarious satire in the vein of [[Mel Brooks]] that works best in the contrast between its bumbling main characters and the horror of what they are planning to do, while giving viewers a surprisingly deep look into the mindset of a terrorist. However, some of the British pop culture jokes might be lost on American viewers, and director [[Chris Morris]]' background in TV comedy is obvious.
* ''[[Fright Night (2011 film)]]'': "One vampire, [[Your Vampires Suck|no sparkling]], great summer movie." Even though it's just cashing in on ''[[Twilight (
* ''[[Gamer]]'': Nice to see a movie about videogames that doesn't demonise games and gamers, but still a waste of your time and money. Don't bother.
* ''[[G.I. Joe:
* ''[[Ginger Snaps]]'': "Have you ever looked at a bad movie [''[[
* ''[[The Millennium Trilogy|The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo]]'' (the remake): The directing and filmmaking quality are as great as one would expect from a [[David Fincher]] film, and he feels that [[Rooney Mara]]'s version of the title character is more fleshed out than [[Noomi Rapace]]'s "[[Terminator]] who shops at Hot Topic" (though he did enjoy that version of Lisbeth too). Ultimately, though, its story has several major weaknesses, all of which trace back to the source material, which Bob (admittedly removed from the book's Swedish context) regards as overrated and comparable to "a late '90s Ashley Judd vehicle written by [[Dan Brown]]." It's still a good movie, and recommended by Bob, as long as you don't go in expecting a great one.
* ''[[
* ''[[Green Zone]]'': Gets points for being audacious enough to try and make a left-wing version of ''[[
* ''[[The Green Hornet (
* ''[[Green Lantern (
* ''[[The Grey]]'': Bob called it "the first great movie of 2012", a hard-nosed "man movie" that provides crowd-pleasing thrills without giving viewers an easy ride or insulting their intelligence. He argues that director Joe Carnahan has the potential to be the next great action director a la [[Ridley Scott]] or [[Michael Mann]], and that one scene in particular involving [[Primal Fear|heights]] was the first time in years where he had to close his eyes in fear during a movie.
* ''[[Halloween (
** ''Halloween II'': It's ''Halloween'' [[In Name Only]] and has an incoherent tone that's all over the place, but damn if it's not a fresh and original take on the series, combining [[Slasher Movie]] tropes with real-world [[Serial Killer]] mythos while examining [[If It Bleeds, It Leads|the media's role]] in such crimes. It doesn't work all the way through, but it's easily the best film in the series since the 1978 original (though that may be [[Damned By Faint Praise|damning it with faint praise]]), and much better than most other horror remakes thanks to [[Rob Zombie]]'s singular, if flawed, vision.
* ''[[Halo Legends]]'': Bob makes it clear he's contemptuous at best about the ''[[Halo]]'' franchise as a whole, though he finds that a few of the shorts rather interesting, particularly the ones that deviate the most from the normal [[Rated "M" for Manly]] tone of the series.
* ''[[The Hangover]]'': Loved it, despite it being the kind of "dude-bro" movie that he usually hates, saying that it was worth owning on DVD to watch over and over again. Didn't review it, but he was compelled to mention it in his review of its sequel...
** ''[[The Hangover]] Part II'': On the other hand, he hated the sequel, calling it a cash grab that lazily rehashed the original's story and jokes while throwing in a ton of [[Unfortunate Implications]] and failing to understand what made the first film work.
* ''[[Hanna]]'': "Proof that the ''[[The Bourne Series (
* ''[[The Happening]]'': The spot is mostly about [[M. Night Shyamalan]] and the increased egocentricity in his films. Bob found this to have the trappings of a good film, and felt it to be Shyamalan's best since ''[[Signs]]'', but that it was too [[Anvilicious|heavy-handed]] and [[
* ''[[Harry Potter (
* ''[[
* ''[[Heavy Metal (
* ''[[The Help]]'': While it's not a bad movie (he feels that Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer deserve Oscar nods for their performances), he sharply criticized it for [[Unfortunate Implications|inserting]] a [[White Man's Burden]] plot into the [[Civil Rights Movement]]. "Rosa who? Martin Luther what? Nah, it was [[Emma Stone|that chick]] from ''[[
* ''[[Hercules (
* ''[[Hobo
* ''[[
* ''[[How to Train Your Dragon (
* ''[[
* ''[[The Hunger Games (
* ''[[I Am Legend (
* ''[[I Am Number Four]]'': Bob found the first hour to be torture, with a woefully miscast protagonist and a horribly generic [[Teen Drama]] storyline, but felt that [[So Cool Its Awesome|a killer third act]] saved it from being a waste of his time. Overall, it's worth watching if you're in the target audience, with Bob comparing it to the '80s live-action ''[[Masters of the Universe (
* ''[[
* ''[[In Time]]'': Highly recommended. It's more interested in ideas than plot, and it's not quite as good as the director's previous film ''[[Gattaca]]'', but it's still well-made and [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|extremely relevant]].
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Insidious]]'': "Proof that the ''[[Saw]]'' guys weren't one-trick ponies after all." Didn't review it, but he mentioned it at the beginning of his ''[[Your Highness]]'' review.
* ''[[
* ''[[Iron Man (
** ''Iron Man 2'': Liked it even more than the original. It doesn't change the winning formula of the first film, instead fixing only the parts that needed fixing, allowing it to bear the weight of the much higher expectations that it has.
* ''[[
* ''[[John Carter (
* ''[[Kick-Ass (
* ''[[
* ''[[The King's Speech]]'': Bob found it to be little more than pandering (though admittedly well-made) [[Oscar Bait]], even going so far as to make his review of it into a "How To Make Oscar Bait" instruction video.
* ''[[Knight and Day]]'': Nothing objectively wrong with
* ''Lakeview Terrace''
* ''[[Legion]]'': Unimpressed, seeing the whole "[[Our Angels Are Different]] because they're [[Badass
* ''[[Leprechaun (
* ''Lockout'': A decent [[George Lucas Throwback|throwback]] to mid-late '90s sci-fi/action thrillers like ''[[Soldier]]'' and ''[[Escape From
* ''[[The Lorax (
* ''[[The Losers]]'': A safe, generic actioner that's been done better many times before, and plays the cheeseball, '80s and '90s action movie formula so straight that one would think it was a parody, but it sadly isn't. The only reason to see it is so you can sneak into a better, R-rated movie.
* ''[[Love and Other Drugs]]'': Proof that the Hollywood [[Romantic Comedy]] formula doesn't have to suck. Unlike many films of its ilk, this one is completely frank and honest about the sexual urges that drive many relationships, giving audiences a visceral connection to its two sexy romantic leads that the average [[Bowdlerise|PG-13]] "[[Chick Flick]]" doesn't have.
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* ''[[Machete]]'': Even without its underlying message, it's one of the best action movies of the year. However, its angry, un-subtle righteousness regarding its subject matter makes it that much better.
* ''Machine Gun Preacher'': "Whatever [[Based on a True Story|the real Sam Childers]] may or may not be, we can now add 'deserving of a better movie' to the list." While the true story it's based on is admirable and inspiring, overall Bob found the film itself to be a mess that was too in awe of its subject matter to be able to tell a good story.
* ''[[Mamma Mia!]]'': "Bottom line -- ''bad, bad, bad!''" Calls it "shallow, base and hinged on meaningless spectacle" and "suitable only for use as an [[Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique|interrogation]] [[Cool and Unusual Punishment|technique]]," while opening his review with a rant against [[Jukebox Musical|jukebox musicals]] in general.
* ''[[Mazes and Monsters]]'': A terrible attempt to cash in on the anti-''[[Dungeons
* ''[[Men in Black (
** ''Men in Black III'': "You'll come out looking for the neuralizer." [[Josh Brolin]]'s impeccable performance can't save a film that makes all the same mistakes the second one did, while at the same time doing nothing with the ideas it brings up and clashing with plot points and character beats from previous films.
* ''[[
* ''[[Mirror Mirror (
* ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'': Felt that none of the films ever rose above average. Regarding the fourth film, ''Ghost Protocol'', he feels that it "kinda sucks", and was let down by shallow writing and characters, but that it was saved by [[Brad Bird]]'s eye for action. While he hasn't done video reviews of any of the movies, he did mention them in his "The Look Ahead" special on ''Escape to the Movies'' while discussing ''Ghost Protocol'', and he later compared ''Ghost Protocol'' to ''[[Sherlock Holmes (
* ''[[Monsters (2010 film)]]'': Hugely disappointed, feeling that the unlikable lead characters made it an utter slog to sit through.
* ''[[The Muppets (
* ''[[
* ''[[Film/A Nightmare On Elm Street 2010|A Nightmare On Elm Street 2010]]'': Casting [[Jackie Earle Haley]] as Freddy Krueger was the only thing this film did right, and his great performance is put to waste by a total mess of cop-outs and cheap scares. It's a disgrace to its namesake, and it's down there with ''[[Freddys Revenge The Final Nightmare]]'' as one of the worst films in the franchise.
* ''[[Ninja Assassin]]'': The action scenes were awesome, but it's overall a [[Cliché Storm]] not worth caring too much about.
* ''[[No Strings Attached]]'': While the rom-com formula prevented it from examining its themes in any real depth, Bob still found it to be a good movie, with a funny script, likable leads and a very welcome (given the subject matter) R rating.
* ''[[O Brother, Where Art Thou?]]'': One of the greatest films that [[The Coen Brothers]] ever made, even if it's to blame for digital color-correction and, with it, the annoying trend of the [[Orange-Blue Contrast]]. Didn't review it, but he mentioned it in his ''Intermission'' editorial [https://web.archive.org/web/20130805153852/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/columns/moviebob/9521-Consequences "Consequences".]
* ''[[The Other Guys]]'': Pretty funny, but it never really adds up to anything, and it's been done better before. He also goes into an analysis of the roots of the "buddy cop" genre.
* ''[[Paranormal Activity]]'': Despite the fact that he usually hates [[Found Footage Films|found-footage movies]], he loved this one, for one simple reason: "tripod." In other words, rather than using the "handheld camera" setup as an excuse to cover up a lack of talent and budget, this film used it to make sure that the audience saw everything that was happening, while avoiding the "shaky-cam" pitfall of so many other found-footage films.
** ''[[Paranormal Activity]] 2'': Not impressed. He felt that the larger scale and the greater explanation of the backstory, combined with the fact that it's a sequel to a film that relied on surprise for its scares, all diluted the tension compared to the original.
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean|Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides]]'': Calls it a lazy cash grab and declares the franchise to be in [[Franchise Zombie|zombie mode.]]
* ''[[Ponyo]]'': "It's good! Go see it, so you too can spend weeks on end trying to figure out what the hell this guy's deal is. Weird dude." Didn't review it, but he mentioned it at the end of his ''[[Surrogates]]'' review.
* ''[[
* ''[[Prince of Persia:
* ''[[
* ''[[Public Enemies]]'': A return to form for [[Michael Mann]] which went a great way towards improving the otherwise limp output of summer '09. It's suspenseful and action-packed (Mann knows how to do shootouts) without requiring you to leave your brain at the door, and its application of an ultra-modern aesthetic to a [[Period Piece]] makes it a thrill to watch. The worst he could say about it was that it ran a bit too quickly and there wasn't enough of it, which in his opinion, is a sign of a damn good movie.
* ''Pulgasari'': Bob devoted an entire ''Big Picture'' episode, [https://web.archive.org/web/20140122080033/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/the-big-picture/5273-Monsters-Movie "Monster's Movie"], to the film and, by extension, the crazy world of the [[
* ''[[The Raid]]'': If you haven't seen it yet, and you're a fan of action movies, look up where it's playing near you and go seek it out, because it's awesome. It's thin on plot and not that different from most other martial arts movies, but it more than makes up for that by having more kickass action scenes per minute than any other film you'll see this year. Even its occasional use of [[Jittercam]] is forgivable, as said action scenes are still coherent and easy to follow even with the camera moving about. He first mentioned it at the end of his ''Wrath of the Titans'' review, then did a proper review of it the following week.
* ''[[Rango]]'': Called it the best-looking animated film he's ever seen, even beating out movies from [[Pixar]], but felt the storyline was lacking and that it didn't do much with its metanarrative ideas.
* ''[[The Raven]]'' (the 2012 film): "A complete wash. An utter waste of time and money." Bob specifically points to [[John Cusack]]'s performance as one of the bigger problems, with him being too plain and unable to convincingly play the manic and unhinged [[Edgar Allan Poe]]
* ''[[Real Steel]]'': A movie that Bob was spending all year preparing to rip to shreds, but which surprised and humbled him by actually being a solid film with a lot of heart. If you have a young son who's into Legos or robots, he is going to think it's the ''bestest movie ever!!!'', and you'll probably love it too.
* ''[[
* ''[[Red Riding Hood (
* ''[[Red State]]'': "[[Punctuated!
* ''[[
* ''[[Repo Men]]'': While it cribs liberally from many other dystopian sci-fi films,<ref>And that's not even getting into the comparisons to ''[[Repo!
* ''[[Repo!
* ''[[Resident Evil (
** ''[[Resident Evil: Apocalypse
** ''[[Resident Evil: Extinction
** ''[[Resident Evil
* ''[[Rise of the Planet
* ''[[The Rite]]'': Falls into the same trap as countless other retreads of ''[[
* ''[[The Road]]'': What worked great as a novel fails in the transition to the screen, as the book's lengthy chapters of atmosphere building are something that can be done with just a few minutes of film. The result is an emotionally empty movie with a threadbare plot and no reason to care about the characters. It would've worked great as a short film or a ''[[The Twilight Zone
* ''[[Robin Hood (2010 film)]]'': All of the technical aspects (acting, directing, cinematography, even the writing) are very good, but they can't save a plodding, unfocused, overly-long snoozer of a story that has almost nothing to do with the [[Robin Hood]] legend. Whatever good ideas were in the original ''Nottingham'' script are buried under the weight of its many rewrites.
* ''[[Salt]]'': Casting [[Angelina Jolie]] in a role originally written for a ''male'' action star turned out to be a brilliant decision. Plus, the plot works a lot better than it should, and the action scenes are slickly
* ''[[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World]]'': One of the best films of the year. He noted that, if you're seeing it just for the action, you'll probably be disappointed, but you'll appreciate it a lot more if you go in knowing that it's also a [[Romantic Comedy]]
* ''[[Scream (
** ''Scre4m'': All of the above criticisms apply, and it doesn't even have any good, original kills to smoothen the ride. Bottom line: if you want a great, insightful [[Sliding Scale of Comedy and Horror|horror-comedy]], watch ''[[Shaun of the Dead]]'' instead. He also mocks the film's [[Letters 2 Numbers|numerical title]] by referring to it as "''Scre-Four-m''" throughout the review.
* ''[[Sex and
* ''[[Sherlock Holmes (
* ''[[Shrek]]'': The first movie was great, a refreshing, character-focused parody of the overblown, corporatized [[Disney Animated Canon]] with a great cast. Sadly, the sequels wound up turning the film into [[He Who Fights Monsters|everything that the original had mocked]], while [[Disney]] itself managed to turn itself around from its [[Dork Age]]. Didn't review it, but he was compelled to mention it in his review of...
** ''Shrek Forever After'': A pointless retread of the last movie that proves that the series has completely run out of ideas, while highlighting all of the biggest problems with the [[Dreamworks Animation]] formula.
* ''[[Shutter Island]]'': You'll see the twist coming from a mile away, but [[Martin Scorsese]] still knew how to make it work, and work extremely well.
* ''[[The Sitter]]'': Very well-written on the character and story side of things, but it was supposed to be a comedy, and on that front it just falls flat.
* ''[[The Smurfs (
* ''[[Snow White and
* ''[[The Social Network]]'': One of the most exciting, watchable and well-made movies of the year even if, like Bob, you're not a fan of [[
* ''[[Source Code]]'': Very good, though a bit too long. Didn't review it, but he mentioned it at the beginning of his ''[[Your Highness]]'' review.
* ''[[Spider-Man (
* ''[[
* ''[[Star Trek (
* ''[[Star Wars]]'': A big fan, but that's to be expected. Didn't review it, but in his ''Intermission'' editorial [https://web.archive.org/web/20130805153852/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/columns/moviebob/9521-Consequences "Consequences"], he discussed how chaste and masculine the movies were compared to prior bodice-ripping [[Space Opera]] stories.
** ''[[Star Wars]] Episode I: [[The Phantom Menace]]'': Did a retrospective review of the film for its rerelease in 2012. For a very long time, Bob counted himself among the ''[[Star Wars]]'' fanboys who felt that ''The Phantom Menace'' had raped their childhood memories, though he's since changed his mind, coming to regard it as [[So Okay It's Average]] rather than the total disaster that the more vocal parts of the fandom proclaim it to be (and yes, he's seen the famous [http://redlettermedia.com/plinkett/star-wars/star-wars-episode-1-the-phantom-menace/ Plinkett review]{{Dead link}}). In fact, he feels that it's not even the worst ''[[Star Wars]]'' movie, that "honor" belonging to ''[[Attack of the Clones]]''. The reason why he feels so many people hate it is because it had the weight of sixteen years of anticipation on its shoulders, which turned a mediocre film into an awful experience for many old-school fans.
* ''[[Star Wars:
* ''[[Straw Dogs]]'' (the remake): [[Completely Missing the Point|Totally missed the point]] of the original film, turning a bleak, nihilistic thriller about [[Black and Gray Morality|the breakdown of morality]] into a preachy, redneck-baiting, values-affirming [[Wish Fulfillment]] power fantasy, though he couldn't go into further detail without spoiling both the original and the remake. {{spoiler|In the original film, the [[Rape
* ''[[Sucker Punch]]'': Seems to be [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|fanboy-bait]], and is probably going to be [[Love It or Hate It|polarizing]], but is deeper than that. "Do ''not'' miss this movie ([[G.I. Joe|"This I command!"]])."
* ''[[
* ''[[Super Mario Bros. (
* ''[[Superman (
* ''[[Surrogates]]'': "Pretty Damn Good". A bit more than [[So Okay It's Average]]. Sets out some reasonably ambitious goals and hits them; Bruce Willis really carries the emotional core of the movie; an interesting exploration of its premise... and there's not much more you can say. "Pretty Damn Good". He ended the review by mentioning ''[[Ginger Snaps]]'' and ''[[Ponyo]]'' (he liked both of them).
* ''[[Team America: World Police]]'': Mentioned in the ''Big Picture'' episode [https://web.archive.org/web/20140122080033/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/the-big-picture/5273-Monsters-Movie "Monster's Movie"]. He regards its parodies of celebrity activism as [[Shallow Parody]] and [[Unintentional Period Piece|rather dated]], though its [[Large Ham|hammy]] portrayal of [[
* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (
** ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (
* ''[[The Thing (
* ''[[This Means War (
* ''[[Thor (
* ''[[Tim and Eric]]'s Billion Dollar Movie'': Bob's a huge fan of Tim and Eric, mainly due to the way that their parodying of corporatized [[Flyover Country|middle America]] actually understands what it's like to grow up there (unlike Hollywood's frequent condescension), though he acknowledges that their humor is definitely an acquired taste. Regarding their first feature film, it's quite funny, particularly with the huge [[Hey, It's That Guy!|supporting cast]], and is recommended for fans of both Tim and Eric and of surreal comedy in general, though it falls into much the same trap that many TV comics turned first-time filmmakers fall
* ''[[Tower Heist]]'': Bob found it to be utterly forgettable, lifeless and a symbol of all of the worst features of the studio system, with the only thing memorable about it being its role in the controversy that surrounded [[Universal]]'s on-demand release plans. Making it worse was that there was a lot in it that he felt [[They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot|could've made for a great movie]] if it had a competent writer and director.
* ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]] 3'': Couldn't have been made at a better time (the kids who grew up with the first two movies are now high school- and college-age, much like Andy), and an emotional rollercoaster that's both hilarious and heartbreaking. Part of the strength of the whole series, in Bob's opinion, is that it has never shied away from themes of mortality and obsolescence [[Never Say "Die"|the way that other kids' movies do]], and now, it's hitting those themes head-on. At the very least, the discomfort caused by the [[3D Movie|3-D glasses]] will make a handy excuse for why you're [[Tear Jerker|crying crocodile tears during the last 15 minutes]].
* ''[[The Toxic Avenger]]'': More relevant now than ever, and just as enormously entertaining as it was back in 1984. He also found it funny how they made a [[Merchandise-Driven]] [[Saturday Morning Cartoon]] (''Toxic Crusaders'') out of a movie so violent that he couldn't even show that much of it for the episode. Didn't review it for ''Escape to the Movies'', but he covered it in his "Schlocktober" special for ''The Big Picture'', one day after Halloween.<ref>"As though Moviebob can be constrained by puny dates!"</ref>
* ''[[Transformers (
** ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'': Still sucks, though filming in 3D toned down most of [[Michael Bay]]'s worst tendencies as a director, leading to more coherent action scenes and a (slightly) better movie than the last one.
* ''[[The Tree of Life]]'': "[[True Art|Pretentious?]] Possibly. [[Mind Screw|Strange?]] Definitely. Compulsively watchable? Absolutely." Bob didn't review it, but at the end of 2011 he named it his favorite film of the year, comparing it to ''[[
* ''[[The Troll Hunter]]'': One of the best monster movies of the year, with great effects and a fun, satirical take on classic Norwegian mythology and the concept of the heroic monster hunter. Plus, it highlights one of the positive effects that CGI has had on modern
* ''[[
** ''[[Tron
* ''[[True Grit]]'': Discussed both the 1968 version starring [[John Wayne]] and the 2010 remake by [[The Coen Brothers]] while reviewing the latter. Bob considers the original to be good, but not a classic, most notable for being the film that Wayne received his long-awaited and much-deserved Oscar for. Regarding the remake, the entire cast (including Josh Brolin, who is officially forgiven for ''[[Jonah Hex (
* ''[[Twilight (
** ''New Moon'': Just as bad as the first, though he thought [[Fiction Identity Postulate|some of the plot points]] ''[[Fiction Identity Postulate|could]]'' [[Fiction Identity Postulate|make a good movie]], [[So Bad It's Horrible (Darth Wiki)|even if they didn't]].
** ''Eclipse'': "Two hours of [[Taylor Lautner]] standing around not getting the message, briefly interrupted by a sad excuse for a monster battle." Found the rehashing of ''New Moon'''s [[Love Triangle]] especially painful.
** ''Breaking Dawn - Part 1'': Painfully slow, [[Bowdlerise|overly tame]], [[Narm|unintentionally hilarious]], and carrying an [[Anvilicious]] pro-life message that made Bob cringe. By this point, he seemed hopeful that the franchise would finally die already, given that ''Breaking Dawn'' was the [[Black Sheep]] of the book series, and that the generation of tween girls that turned the books and films into blockbusters was growing up and leaving high school.
* The films of [[Tyler Perry]]: While he's never done a proper review of any of his movies, Bob has stated on multiple occasions that he regards him as a hack, and a consequence of Hollywood's failure to pay attention to black audiences (and why, in turn, the games industry shouldn't make the same mistake). He feels that black moviegoers had been left so alienated by the crappy, low-budget action movies and crude comedies that Hollywood sent their way that, in desperation, they latched onto Perry in order to have a filmmaker -- ''any''
* ''[[Underworld (
* ''[[Unstoppable]]'': It's hardly all that original or meaningful, and [[Chris Pine]] is pretty bland, but Tony Scott knows his action, and it's got everything that Bob loves about [[Disaster Movie|disaster movies]].
* ''[[Up]]'': This lifted Bob's spirits after an abysmal summer run. The video is less of a review and more or a treatise on the success of [[Pixar]] due to their choice of stories.
* ''[[Vicky Cristina Barcelona]]'': Positive, in that it's the [[Woody Allen]] spin on [[The Oldest Ones in
* ''[[Wanted]]'': Neutral. "[[So Okay It's Average|It's not good, but it's definitely not bad]]."
* ''[[War Horse]]'': "It's simple, it's old-fashioned, it's brazenly corny, but in the end it earns the right to be just that." Bob declared it to be one of the best films of the year, saying that it should've sank under the weight of its schmaltz if not for the fact that [[Steven Spielberg]] is ''just that good'' at making these kinds of movies.
* ''[[Watchmen (
* ''[[Where the Wild Things Are]]'': Bob found the film "quietly brilliant, compared its tone to ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]'', and stated that it ''almost'' revived his faith in humanity.
* ''[[Film The Wolfman]]'': He notes that the change in directors ended up making the film a "hodgepodge" of [[Mood Whiplash]], but ultimately decides it's a competent horror movie.
* ''[[The X-Files]]: [[The X
* ''[[X
* ''[[Yogi Bear
* ''[[Your Highness]]'': "How much of a movie can you make out of [[Stoners Are Funny|one joke]]?" He felt that it will probably be a footnote in the careers of all involved (though it must've been incredibly cathartic for [[Natalie Portman]] after the ''[[Star Wars]]'' prequels and ''[[Black Swan]]''), and that your enjoyment will depend on your tolerance for stoner humor, but overall, he enjoyed it. He opened the review with little mini-reviews of ''[[Hanna]]'', ''[[Source Code]]'', ''[[Insidious]]'' and ''[[
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