I remember Toy Story like it was yesterday. Not only was it the first computer animated feature length movie, it was also pretty good. The story hadn’t suffered one bit from all the technical wizardry. Much like Pixar, Aardman has always been great at telling stories. With clay. Wallace & Gromit – The curse of the were-rabbit was great, and showcased some truly amazing clay animation. Now Aardman has switched from plasticine to pixels. This is their first digital movie, and you can hardly tell.

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They’re back, those undernourished skinny ladies with a questionable sense of fashion. I am referring to the women of The L Word, who continue to proliferate the mythology of the “power dyke”. This season the producers have promised to address the criticisms, directed at the show, that it does not accurately represent the LBGT community. Last night was the premier to season 4, so buckle up your safety belt.

SPOILER WARNING: If you read further some plot line stuff will be revealed!

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A lot of critics felt gleeful when they saw this colossal failure known as Lady in the Water. The writer-director, M. Night Shyamalan has been known to be a little arrogant. “Except for Pixar, I have made the four most successful original movies in a row,” he once said. Shyamalan also stated that, “the idea is to always go for the thing that’s risky. I want to be courageous and original. And original means, you don’t know what ‘colour’ movie you just saw.” With Lady in the Water, Shymalan succeeds at being courageous and original…and also succeeds at making a bad film.
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2006 was a surprising year in movies for me. For the most part, the past year has been nearly free of lousy overproduced films. There is one or two, but at least the masses wre not hit over the head this past year with an army of them like two to three years ago. Consider it an act of mercy, or at least an oversight on Hollywood’s part. Yes, I’m well aware we were handed Jackass 2 this past year as well- but I can’t really knock a cheap film for being anything other than it pretends to be. I will, however question the intellect of those who paid hard earned money to see it and made it a hit film in the States for two weeks straight. In the meantime, read on and question my intellect on whatever forces possessed me to watch the following pieces of high priced trash.
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