Jabcat Movie Awards

Every year they remake at least a few movies from years past, trying to recapture some of that earlier magic. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. When it does, the old story is brought back to life in a new and exciting way. Witness Sherlock Homes with Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law. But then there are failures, wooden [...]

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Casting is an art form. When actors play brothers or sisters in a film we often forgive the fact that they don’t look very much like one another. Did we care when Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock played sisters in Practical Magic? Not really. But there are times when the differences are so stark that we, as movie-goers, are unforgiving. We sit in [...]

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When I go to a movie featuring a great cast and the film doesn’t live up to expectations, it bugs the living daylights out of me. What’s worse than a waste of talent? Answer: The two hours I spend sitting in a theater hoping for better. Which leads us to the Biggest Waste Of Talent I Saw In A Movie In [...]

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The Jabcat Movie Awards for 2009 just keep on going . . .  like the Energizer bunny.  Several offbeat Jabby™ Awards to follow. Let’s begin with the Most Surprisingly Enjoyable Movie I Saw In 2009 (low expectations meet solid movie-going experience).

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Here are the nominees for Best Actress In A Movie I Saw In 2009:

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Here are the nominees for Best Actor in a movie Jabcat saw in 2009:

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It’s always crushing when a movie you’re looking forward to disappoints.

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The nominees for Best Supporting Actress In A Movie I Saw in 2009 are:

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Here are the nominees for Best Supporting Actor In A Movie I Saw In 2009:

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You  know the Top 10 Movies I Saw In 2009. Let’s travel down (way down!) to the bottom of the barrel.

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The Top 10 Movies I Saw In 2009 have been revealed. What about the movies which almost made Jabcat’s Top 10? Funny you should ask. Here they are, The 15 Next Best Movies I Saw in 2009: 

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Here are the Top 10 Movies I Saw in 2009:

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2009 is almost history and Top Ten lists will arrive shortly (some already have). Before recapping 2009, I recently looked back and posted the Top 10 Movies I Saw In 2008. Let’s do it again. This time, two years back. Here are the . . . Top Ten Movies I Saw In 2007: 10. Stardust (world of fantasy and [...]

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2009 is almost history and Top Ten lists will arrive shortly. But for now, let’s look back one year. Here are the . . . Top Ten Movies I Saw In 2008: 10. Vicky Christina Barcelona (Woody Allen seems to be back, ‘nuff said) 9. The Lucky Ones (returning army vets take a road trip [...]

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The Love Guru (Mike Meyers, brillaint as Wayne/Austin strikes out here)

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