Sunday, February 23, 2014

The Mikey Awards



Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the First Annual Mikey Awards!  The awards honor the best and worst moments in film in 2013.

Biggest Over-Achiever
Robert De Niro – 6 films (“Grudge Match”, “The Family”, “The Big Wedding”, “American Hustle”, “Last Vegas”, “The Killing Season”)

The “It’s Been Months And I Still Don’t Know How I Feel About You” Award
“Spring Breakers”

The Terrence Malick Award for Most Pretension In A Single Film Award
“As I Lay Sleeping”

The Overused Natural Disaster That Should Be Retired From Film As A Major Plot Point Award
Hurricane Katrina, “Hours”

The Overused Tragedy That Should Be Retired From Film As A Major Plot Point Award
The JFK assassination, “Parkland”

The Movie That Could Have Been A Contender in the 80s Award
Tie, “Homefront” and “White House Down”

Worst Trend
Tie, Keanu Reeves, Martial Arts Star (“47 Ronin”, “The Man of Tai Chi”); End of the world “comedies” (“Rapturepalooza”, “The World’s End”, “This Is The End”)

Most Depressing Film of the Year
Tie, “12 Years A Slave” and “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete”

The Movie That Bombed Because It Came Out Two Years Too Late Award
“The Fifth Element”

Best Use of a Prosthetic Penis
“Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa”

Worst Use of a Prosthetic Penis
 “The Wolf of Wall Street”

Best Biopic
“42”

Worst Biopic
Tie, “Jobs” and “Diana”

Worst Remake
Tie, “Carrie” and “The Evil Dead”

Best Studio Independent Film
“Enough Said”

Best Low Budget Independent Film
“Short Term 12”

The “Not As Bad As I Thought It Would Be Because It Bombed Terrifically” Award
Tie, “The Lone Ranger” and “The Internship”

Most Overrated Film
Tie, “Nebraska” and “Frozen”

Most Underrated Film
“The Way Way Back”

The “Surprised It Didn’t Do Better Than It Did” Award
“Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom”

The Comic-Book Hero That Works Best In An Ensemble, So Stop Making Franchise Films Of His Own Award
Tie, Wolverine and Thor

The “Please Stop While You’re Not Ahead” Award
Tie, James Franco and Tyler Perry

The When Bad Movies Happen To Good Casts Award
Tie, “August: Osage County”; “American Hustle”

Best Independent Horror Film
“Contracted”

The Decent Film That Would Have Never Been Made If It Didn’t Have Star Power Behind It
“Don Jon”

Best Romantic Comedy
“Enough Said”

Worst Romantic Comedy
“Baggage Claim”

The “I’m So Bored I Could Care Less How This Turns Out, So I’m Turning You Off Now” Award
“Rush”

Best Heroine In A Horror Film,
“You’re Next”

Worst Heroine In A Horror Film,
"The Purge"

The “I Know I Should Have Liked This Movie More, But It Was Missing Too Much For Me To Care” Award
“Lee Daniels’ The Butler”

The “Much Better Than You Could Ever Have Expected This Movie To Be” Award
Tie, “Austenland” and “I Give It A Year”

The Sci-Fi Movie That Should Have Been Awesome, But Ended Up Sucking Award
“Elysium”

The “How Did These Two End Up In Such A Boring Film” Award
Denzel Washington and Mark Whalberg, “2 Guns”

The “You Deserve To Die Because You Keep Doing Stupid Things While The Killer Is After You” Award
Tie, The cast of “The Purge”; the cast of “Black Rock”

The “Um, This Movie Was Marketed As A Comedy, But It’s Getting Dark Reeeeeally Quick” Award
Tie, “August: Osage County”; “Pain and Gain”

Most Surprisingly Decent Thriller
“The Call”

The “If You Hadn’t Been In 3D, I Might Have Really Hated You” Award
“Oz: The Great and Powerful”

The “What In Holy Hell Am I Watching?” Award
“Stoker”

Most Surprising Horror Film
“Dark Skies”

Most Original Independent Horror Film
“Haunter”

The “Please Let This Franchise Finally Die” Award
“Die Hard”

The “I Thought I Was Going To Walk Out On This, But It Got 100 Times Better” Award
“Philomena”

Best “So Bad, It’s Awesome” Guilty Pleasure Film
Tie, “The Canyons” and “Nurse 3D”

The “I’d Have Gone To The Theaters To See That Movie…Until I Saw Its 3 Hour Run Time” Award
Tie, “The Wolf of Wall Street” and “Blue Is The Warmest Color”

The Laughable Casting Award
Alexis Bledel as a hitwoman, “Violet and Daisy”

The “Can Someone Give This Girl A Good, Wide Release Film To Be A Part Of?” Award
Lily Collins

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