Film 31 - Superbad

Brilliantly funny, just brilliantly funny. I don't care what anyone says, and I'm sure there are people who don't like it, but Superbad is an immense film, and most of its laughs are delivered by Seth and McLovin, two of the funniest comedy characters. Michael Cera is as usual great as the comic foil Evan, and he must be the most appearing character on this blog (Youth In Revolt, Juno,

It's really a modern comic farce, nothing goes right for most of the film but somehow the characters manage to stumble through, make it to the party, and each in their own way get what they want. The unexpected part of the film was the emotional core at the end, making this not just another high school comedy.

(As you might have guessed, I've given up on the 100, and maybe even on the 50. What can I say, I've failed you all)

Film 30 - Spinal Tap

Frequently named amongst the funniest films ever made, Spinal Tap is a mockumenty rockumentry and side-splittingly satirical masterpiece.

The humour comes mostly from the stupidity but genuine sincerity and belief in their own ability that the band have. The funniest moment may have to be Nigel Tufnel's touching piano piece which he provisionally entitles: Lick My Love Pump, or the moment their new album is shown to them "There's something about this that's so black, it's like how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black." or the films crowning moment, the amps which go up to eleven, which prompts the immortal line from Tufnel: "But these go up to eleven"

Just a complete classic.

Film 29 - The Pursuit Of Happyness

One of the few films that has ever reduced me to tears, just brilliant. The story of a single father struggling to bring up his five year old son whilst trying to get a decent job. Will Smith played the father, and was brilliant as an inspiring dad who would do anything for his son.

The saddest moment in the film - and possibly the saddest in any film I've ever seen - was the moment when the father and son had to spend the night sleeping in a subway bathroom. The middle of the film was heartbreaking, as the two of them struggle to find somewhere to sleep each night.

The end however was inspiring, just showing that with hard work anything can be achieved (in retrospect, that's a little corny, but the film was genuinely inspiring).

Film 28 - Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

A fantasy, slightly Potter-esque fight between good and evil film becomes the 28th film on my list. At the rate I'm going I'm beginning to think that 50 may be a more realistic target for this year. Anyway, back to the film at hand. The critics hated it but I quite liked it.

The whole premise was simple but time-tested, an ultimate fight between good and evil, light and dark. The person who had to lead the fight was a 14 year old boy, the seventh son of a seventh sun (supposedly magical). The film was paced well but ultimately the main flaw was that it was just too simple.

Too many major revelations were telegraphed badly, and it was too easy to keep up with. The whole film didn't have the complexity to move it beyond a decent film to a good or very good one.