I didn't expect to like the King Kong remake, but I loved it.
Having had the misfortune of seeing the other remake of it, I probably appreciate Jackson's version even more.
I loved the first PotC movie, but the second one for me overdid it in so many ways. It seemed like they looked at everything that made the first one so much fun and then just did more of all it, as though more = better, and it wasn't as fun anymore. Scenes that might have been entertaining for two minutes became tiresome after five.
The third one I think I liked a little better but I've only seen it once or twice and both the sequels have sort of blended together in my memory.
Avatar and Prince Caspian I haven't seen. I rented the first Narnia movie, and it wasn't awful, but it didn't motivate me to continue with the series. I didn't read the books as a child (and when I tried as an adult, I got bored before finishing the first one) so I have no nostalgic attachment to the stories, which might've made me cut it more slack than I did.
Avatar I'll prolly rent eventually, but it's not on my list of Must See Films.
Titanic, I saw in the theater and enjoyed well enough the first time through. Somebody gave me a copy when it came out for sale - I dunno why - and I couldn't get through it a second time. Best part of the movie was the actress playing the elderly Rose, needed more of her and less of the endless hours of Jack and Rose running around yelling "Jack!" and "Rose!" at each other. I seem to remember the effects were pretty good. And of course the emotional impact of seeing such a tragedy depicted, does not go away ever.
Spidey 3: eh. First one's still the best IMO. The third one lost me when they had Harry get hit in the head and develop temporary amnesia so the Green Goblin could be conveniently eliminated from the storyline while the rest of the "plot" developed. Second one was still pretty enjoyable. The worst thing about all of them IMO is Mary Jane, don't know if it's Dunst in the role I don't like or if the part as written is just lame.
Superman Returns - another "eh." Certainly not as cheesy as the Chris Reeve flicks seem now, but they're entitled to feel dated I think. Didn't leave me eagerly awaiting a sequel, but then I never was a big Superman fan anyway.
I know I saw Quantum of Solace but I'll be danged if I can remember anything about it. Other than Daniel Craig, who is the first Bond who's knocked my socks off since Sean Connery's first go 'round in the role. (Oh and somebody needs to start cloning Judi Densch so she can keep being badass for the next million years or so.) Only saw QoS once though, and I've seen Casino Royale several times so it sticks in my head while the sequel doesn't.
And having read (and bought) all the Potter books and seen (and bought) all the movies, I'm not gonna slag on The Half-Blood Prince. Despite all the flaws in both the books and the movies, I've enjoyed the series a lot. I don't think any of the latter movies have the same charm as the first ones... the kids growing up and the storyline getting progressively darker may be a factor in that. The Prisoner of Azkaban is still my favorite and unless The Deathly Hollows 1&2 really surprise me, it prolly always will be.
But I bet one or both of the Harry Potter finales knocks somebody off that top ten list.
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