Superman: Doomsday (2007)

Superman: Doomsday

The Good:
I love the Bruce Timm universe (or Timverse as some call it) in general.
It was much more adult than I was expecting, more adult than any animated Superman I have ever seen.
The Superman/Doomsday fight was sweet.
The story was focused heavily on Luthor and Lois Lane.
Well directed and scripted, with drama, cool "shots" and neat effects.
Had some of the iconic moments from the comic version, not a whole lot, but enough.

The Bad:
Clancy Brown will always be the voice of the animated Lex Luthor to me, but in James Marsters defense, he wasn't terrible.
It was just a little short... I would have liked to see about 10 or 15 minutes devoted to Lex.

Overall: After the Timmverse-ish Superman: Brainiac Attacks, I was nervous about another straight to DVD animated feature, but this one is soooooo much better. It delivers on so many levels. Very cool.

30 Days of Night (2007)

30 Days of Night

The Good:
I liked the secondary characters a great deal, they seemed to give the town life.
I enjoyed the "The Stranger" character a lot, sort of a combination between Renfield and Festus from Gunsmoke.
Certain aspects of the vampires were cool (their speed, their language, pack cohesion).
Cool concept, but that is more a commentary on the graphic novel than the film I think.

The Bad:
I disliked most of the main characters, they seemed to be bland and flat.
I would have liked for it to be a little more subtle... at least for a little longer than it was.
Wouldn't a week or more of constant even light snowfall cover up a bloody spot in the snow on the ground?
It wasn't really all that exciting or scary.
I prefer a more limited consistent POV than this film provided (it is not necessary in all films, but the continuity of his movie wasn't engaging enough to inconsistently jump around from person to person - even though it only did so seldomly).

Overall: The vampires themselves were the most interesting part of the film. Other than that, I prefer Lost Boys, or Near Dark, or Fright Night, or maybe even Blade.

3:10 To Yuma (2007)

3:10 To Yuma

The Good:
I always enjoy a good western and this one had all the great elements, gun-fighting, indians, outlaws, the railroad... cattle.
The acting was excellent in the film, both Christian Bale and Russell Crowe were very convincing in their roles.
The plot was simple but the main characters were complex, it really draws you into the story.
The theme and, dare I say masculine aspects of the plot, were very appealing to me.

The Bad:
Some of the secondary cast's acting was so-so.
A few characters were 2D, but it wasn't distracting from the story.

Overall: A good western. A damn good western.

AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem (2007)

AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem

I have little good to say about the film. I suppose it did have a touch of the feel of the old monster versus monster classics, but it wasn't even that engaging. The characters were at best 2D. The plot was overly simple. Some things happened unbelievably fast. I was happy when it was all over. You do get to see a Predator at home though, that was neat at least for those 10 seconds.

Shoot 'Em Up (2007)

Shoot 'Em Up

The Good:
Some of the action was kinda fun.
I somewhat enjoyed Paul Giamatti and Monica Bellucci.

The Bad:
Horrible one-liners throughout the whole freaking movie.
Extremely ridiculous action that begins even before the film attempts to establish any kind of suspension of disbelief.
I didn't realize Clive Owen could act badly.
The "good guy" was too too much of an expert at everything.
There was so much over-the-top action that it got a bit boring.
The whole carrots thing was stupid.

Overall: Even as a farce, this is a bad movie. Skip it. It has few redeeming qualities. I have no idea how it has a 7 out of 10 on IMDB, some one please tell me.