Movie posters have the power to make or break a films success in the box office, so it’s important to get it right.

However, designing a poster that is both striking, attractive, intriguing and memorable is no easy task. As a graphic designer on the side, I know this first hand. For this reason, I feel it important to commend the posters of 2008 that were able to achieve such a standard of quality. While I’m at it, I also feel like letting off some steam and listing the posters that completely missed the mark.

At a time when film critics are busy compiling lists of the films they fanatically adored or severely detested over the last year, I’m here to point out 5 films where I think the critical masses got it all wrong. These are the five films of 2008 that I believe most critics simply didn’t “get”; possibly because they approached the films with the wrong mindset or because they failed to see the rose a top of the thorns.

In Shreds is the weekly game where I “shred together” 3 movie posters and you have to guess what they are. Leave your answers as a comment. 1 point for each film correctly guessed , and a bonus 2 points (this week only!) if you can spot what all three films have in common. As always, I have removed obvious title words from the posters to make it a bit more of a challenge.

In last week’s In Shreds I became a bit of a points whore. I was simply giving them away; Fletch snapped up two whilst  Wendymoon and Elise each scored 1 Point each. It’s not to late to join in folks and get some points lovin’ this week, but get in quick!

Due to my laziness it’s been a while since the last In Shreds, which Fletch from Blog Cabins successfully answered, correctly guessing all three posters; Babylon A.D, American History X and Dune. However, no one got the bonus point for correctly guessing the link: the directors of all three films were so unhappy with the final product, they each wanted to remove their names from the films credits (In Dune’s case, director David Lynch even opted to use the infamous alias of discontent “Alan Smithee” for the credits).

The decorations are up, the carols are playing and the presents are wrapped and ready: Christmas time is here again! The fun and festivities of Christmas have not gone unnoticed in Hollywood; rather, many movies have been made with the silly season a main feature. Most Christmas films are made not with the intention of winning Academy Awards, but to put a smile on your face, make you feel good and get you into the Christmas spirit. Being a Christmas nut, I have watched many a Christmas movie over the years, and so have put together a list of some of the most enjoyable Christmas films.

Super Mario Bros, Street Fighter, Hitman, Doom, Tomb Raider and more recently Max Payne. What do all these gaming greats have in common? They’ve all become feature films that are a whole lot like the product of our trips the porcelain throne. In layman’s terms, they’re Shit.

In celebration of the latest outing of the world most famous spy in Quantum of Solace, which hits Australian cinemas next week, IGN put together a funny little video that pits ex-Bond Pierce Brosnan vs.  Daniel Craig.

Who would you rather win?

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBg1DE0EZMo