Top 10 Guy Movies of 2007
After much debate, it’s time to announce our favorite movies from 2007. Most of these movies are more likely to end up being the butt of the jokes of whatever slightly past his prime comedian on Oscar night than they are to receive an award. We also do not recommend that you give these to your wife or girlfriend as a Valentine’s gift. But if you’re looking for something you can plop in your DVD player, check your brain at the door and have a good time for a couple of hour while your wife and neighbors yell at you to turn the surround sound down, here’s your hookup!
Bringing up the rear we have what amounts to our token gangster movie of the year. After last year’s brilliant The Departed, we were stoked for another gangster movie. So one set in Harlem instead of Boston and starring Russell Crowe and Denzel Washingston seemed like exactly what the doctor ordered! Unfortunately, it didn’t quite live up to our expectations, but it’s still an excellent movie nonetheless. [Full Review]
9. I Am Legend
This remake of a remake of a remake is another of 2007’s slight underachievers. Will Smith provides big name star power, and the movie has the proven premise of a man alone against monsters. The same thing has been spun into countless alien and zombie movies over the years. You will get some really cool visuals in this one, and although you might be tempted to use this movie to make your girlfriend crawl up close to you while watching a booger movie, don’t do it. We have a strict no spoilers policy, so I’m not going to say why, but trust us on this one. [Full Review]
Want to feel old? If you saw the original Die Hard in the theaters, that was like 20 years ago. And it looks like we’re going to be still watching John Mclain when all of the product placements in the movie change to Depends and Viagra. Pee Free and Get Hard! We rolled our eyes when we saw yet another Die Hard movie was being made, and we wondered if Bruce Willis could still pull it off. He did, it’s non-stop action, and the gimmick still works. Only bad news is that Sylvester Stallone saw it, and now we get another Rambo movie too. [Full Review]
7. Hot Fuzz
This one isn’t for everyone. But if you laughed your butt off at Shaun of the Dead, you’re going to love this too. The same crew is back, this time they’re doing a cop movie. On the other hand if you do not like or get that style of British humor, skip it. Otherwise, sit back on the couch, giggle and let the IQ points slip away. [Full Review]
This is the best movie experience you likely missed in 2007. If this movie ever comes around again, and you have an IMAX screen playing it in 3D anywhere in driving range, go see it. If there’s not one in driving range, buy a ticket and see it some place fun like Las Vegas. We’re serious, it’s that good, a true groundbreaking experience in the movie going experience. Unfortunately if you’re going to see it on a flat screen without 3D, well, you’ll wonder what all of the fuss is about. Every IMAX theater should feature this as a midnight movie on weekends for at least one month out of the year.[Full Review]
We love the entire Jason Bourne series of movies, and this one continues the story very nicely. Jason is still a tad ticked off about the whole identity and trying to kill him thing, and now he’s coming to America taking the fight to the agency. As the James Bond series continues to try to find itself in the new millenium, Matt Damon has found himself a great role and brought a great spy series to life. You can always count on Bourne for outstanding fights and some really unique chase sequences, the latest installment does not disappoint. [Full Review]
4. Grindhouse
This is a two for one deal, as it includes two movies. The name Grindhouse is the nickname for those theaters in the early 70’s that showed back to back B-movies in all their glory complete with the violence and boobies intact. And who better to come up with this idea and direct it than Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez. Their knowledge and love for this genre shows as both movies are very faithful to the feel. It nearly maxes out every category including car chases, gun play, blood and gore, laughs and of course last but not least bare naked tig old bitties! Oh how we love it so! [Full Review]
3. Transformers
Now here’s a movie you can really watch with the entire family. And they might as well join you because you’re going to want to crank up the old home theater to volumes where they’re going to feel the movie even if they are elsewhere in the house….or at the neighbor’s house for that matter. Inside of every guy there’s a little boy who never quite grows up, and what could appeal to them more than sports cars, trucks, fighter jets, tanks, and what not that can turn into giant robots and start beating ass? This is also the movie that will answer the question of can there be too much action in a movie? Director Michael Bay takes it to the limit in this film as there are points where there’s so much action on the screen our itty bitty limited attention span brains struggle to process it all. [Full Review]
2. Shoot ‘Em Up
Wait til the girlfriend or wife is out of town before you watch this one. She’s not going to get it. You know how when you watch a typical action movie that she doesn’t like she questions why you like movies that are nothing but guys shooting at each other constantly? Well, this movie really is 90 minutes of pretty much nothing but shoot outs and fights. But the beauty is the movie doesn’t take itself too seriously, it knows exactly what it is and goes so far over the top that you cant help but have a good time and just revel in it for exactly what it is. If you tried to come up with a porn style plot for an action movie, this would be it. “So a guy answers the door while wearing his gun. It’s the pizza guy, the pizza guy see’s the gun and they immediately start shooting each other!” [Full Review]
1. 300
We predicted this would be the best movie of 2007 way back in January of last year, we were not wrong. It follows the graphic novel style of Sin City, which is suited absolutely perfectly for this story. Based on actual historical events, 300 Spartan warriors take on tens of thousands from the invading hoard. If this sounds like an underdog story, it’s not, the 300 are so bad the other side looks overmatched at times. This movie is loaded with violence, naked young flesh and some outstanding fight sequences with extraordinary visuals. Be warned though, this is the type of movie that will make you want to eat 3 pounds of raw red meat and then pick a fight with 275 pound former pro linebacker down the street. [Full Review]
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