The 2008 ReclaimHollywood.com Awards

The awards season is quickly approaching. Every year, I give out my own awards. They encompass any movie I have seen over the past year, new or not. No one gets anything, but I like to give shout outs when they are earned ... and shout downs when they are earned, also. The winners for 2008 were:



Favorite Movie - The Dark Knight

Least Favorite Movie - Superman: Doomsday

Best Movie - The Dark Knight

Worst Movie - Bride of the Monster

Best Actor - Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)

Best Actress - Gweneth Paltrow (Iron Man)

Worst Actor - Harvey B. Dunn (Bride of the Monster)

Worst Actress - Florence Marly (Queen of Blood)

Best Performance - Heath Ledger as the Joker (The Dark Knight)

Worst Performance - Florence Marly as the Alien Queen (Queen of Blood)

Best Hero or Heroine - Iron Man (Iron Man)

Best Villain - the Joker (The Dark Knight)

Most Surprising Movie - The Signal

Most Disappointing Movie - Superman: Doomsday

Best Action Movie - Iron Man

Best Comedy - How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Best Horror Movie - The Omen (1976)

Movie I Wish I Saw on the Big Screen - Jaws

Movie I Wish I Waited to Watch on DVD - Cloverfield


What were your winners and losers for 2008?

New Year's Resolutions 2009

Every year, people all over the world make New Year's Resolutions. Most are about diet and exercise, or being nice to their fellow man. Mine, however, are about movies. Last year, I gave you a list of fifteen movies that I have never seen. Of the fifteen, I watched three of them, lowering my list down to twelve. The Black Hole, Casablanca, and Johnny Dangerously were the three, and I enjoyed each. Casablanca was a real treat; a true classic!

Many of the people who know me have been shocked that I, a self-proclaimed moviebuff, have not seen so many of the films that people consider classics, or even just favorites. I am guilty as charged, folks. There are plenty of great movies that I have not seen. Some, not so great, but enjoyable or famous, all the same. I give to you, the faithful of ReclaimHollywood.com, a list of my resolutions. The following is a list of movies that I wish to see this year, in alphabetical order. Movies in red I have not seen. Movies in black, I have seen this year. I will add to this list and scratch off from this list as the year goes on.

- All That Jazz
- Apocalyspe Now
- Citizen Kane
- A Clockwork Orange
- The Godfather
- The Godfather II
- The Godfather III
- Gone With the Wind
- L.A. Confidential

- Lawrence of Arabia
- The Seven Samurai
- A Streetcar Named Desire
- To Kill a Mockingbird

If any of you can think of other movies that you know I have not seen, or movies that are hidden gems, post and let me know.

My other New Year's Resolution was to post this New Year's Resolution article sooner than the last year's. Last year's article was posted on January 19th. Looking good already!

Happy New Year, movie fans!