This is not necessarily a best of list. Best of means im looking at it from a critical standpoint. This is a list of movies, music, games, etc... of things that impacted me the most from 2007.

Favorite Podcast
1. Mondo Movie - These Brits know their shit! They focus on cult movies, foreign, classics, and also new releases in a very entertaining format. Their comradarie and love for movies comes through in every podcast. Please check them out http://www.mondomovie.com/
2. 1Up Yours - The most entertaining comprehensive video game podcast on the net. It stars Garnett Lee as the host, and the one you love to hate Shane Bettenhausen and a few others every week in a round table discussion on all things video games. Highly entertaining.
3. Splattercast - A bunch of usually 5 friends that discuss all kinds of horror movies, and usually review one std or old school horror movie. Very funny and entertaining. You can download it from here: http://www.deadlantern.com/

Favorite Metal Albums
1. Machine Head - The Blackening. I love Machine Head and this is their best release in years.
2. Hardcore Superstar - Dreamin In A Casket. Its metal/hard rock at its finest. Best album of this type since GnR.
3. Dublin Death Patrol - DDP 4 Life. Infectious melodies and grooves. My most listened to album of the year.
4. Exodus - The Atrocity Exhibition. Kick ass speed metal from one of the masters.
5. Dimmu Borgir - In Sorte Diaboli. Something about this album that I love.
6. Behemoth - The Apostasy. I normally hate black metal but this album is monstrous.

Favorite Comedies of the Year
Ive made it clear im not a big fan of comedies but there was a handful this year that actually made me laugh.
1. Superbad - Do I need to say more? Not a perfect film and even a little bit uneven from the first half (great) to the second half (good) but still solid.
2. American Pie presents Beta House. Yep a straight to dvd movie that is fucking balls out. It has some of the most insane sex gag, jokes that Ive ever seen. No way this would have made a theater cut. The movie is better if you've seen the previous entry The Naked Mile.
3. Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny. If you love metal you should love this. Favorite line of the movie: The Devil: "Im the Devil and I love metal!"
Favorite Kid movie
1. Son of Rambow
2. there is no #2, kid movies suck!

Favorite Action Movies
1. Grindhouse - Its one movie not two separate ones from my point of view. I do like Death Proof more but I still like Planet Terror a lot. So both together make up my favorite action movie of 2007.
2. 300 - It gets better with repeat viewings.
3. Apocalypto - I dont care if you hate Mel Gibson or not this man can direct.
4. Live Free or Die Hard - Not as good as part 2 but maybe my second favorite entry.
5. SpiderMan 3 - Yes you read that right!
6. Dragon Wars - Good cheesy fun.
1. Inside - A L'Interiun - Fucking gory, creepy and awesome. Download or get it however you can.
2. First Born - Probably closer to a thriller than horror but the ending to me personally was hard hitting.
3. Altered - great alien horror movie.
4. Saw IV- Yes im one of the people that keep this franchise alive.
5. Flight of the Living Dead - best zombie movie in a year of bad zombie movies.
6. The Last Winter - Very unique but I dug it.
Hottie of the year!
Vida Guerra could probably take this title every year but for this year I pick Raven Riley! Shes sexy, hot and she plays Halo!

Favorite movies of the year.
Man this was hard to narrow down to just 10 movies. It was a pretty solid year overall for quality movies. There are a few that I wished I would have seen like There Will Be Blood and Johnny To's Exiled but heres my list nonetheless.
10. Superbad - I hate comedies but this one managed to win me over.
09. Grindhouse - What I was hoping for and more. Death Proof I loved and I really liked Planet Terror.
08. First Born - Another baby thriller starring hottie Elisabeth Shue. Slow paced, creepy and a great ending.
07. Inside- A L'Interieur - Sick movie about a pregnant lady fighting for her life.
06. Spiral - A dark romantic drama. I just found it to be quirky and refreshing. Luckily it had a double twist ending that negated the first twist.
05. No Country For Old Men - My favorite Coen brothers movie since The Big Lebowski. Just a solid story with solid acting.
04. Sunshine - I dont know of anyone else who has seen this. I love Danny Boyle and he created one of my favorite sci fi movies ever. The third act is seen by some as weak but I still enjoyed it a lot.
03. Perfume- Wow this movie blew me away. I just loved the story and the ending fit it perfectly. Very very unique.
02. Once - Holy crap this movie blew me away. Its basically a musical love story. Very powerful and emotional music. I was not expecting to like it this much. Go see the movie and get the soundtrack now!
01. Zodiac - David Fincher reclaims his throne as the best American director working today. While not perfect this movie had me riveted the whole time. Its a shame if David will be dissed again without a director nomination come oscar time.

1 comment:
Thanks for your kind comments about the Splattercast! We appreciate it very much.
And I agree with you, Sunshine kicked total ass!
MaT
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