Well, the Oscar nominations came out today; congratulations to all the nominees. Lord only knows what the ceremony will look like if the writers' strike continues, but bask in your glory for the day and worry about seeming like a scab tomorrow. Since it’s often more fun to read a bad review than a good one, let’s talk about this year’s worst performances instead. That’s right, the 2007 Razzie Award nominations are out. It appears to have a bad year for students and/or strippers who could be amnesiacs and/or long-lost twins and who are being chased by a serial killers. But then, I’d imagine any year would be hard for someone with that mix of attributes.

Seeing the list makes me feel pretty good about my own taste in movies, since I haven’t seen I Know Who Killed Me or any of the other Worst Picture nominees: Bratz, Daddy Day Camp, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry and Norbit.

In fact, of all the nominees, I’ve seen only one of the performances, that of Worst Supporting Actor stinker Orlando Bloom in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. And mostly I saw that out of my long-standing affinity for Johnny Depp, who might as well be a woman because he’s so damn pretty. What? Don’t judge. … continue reading