CPO: Best of 2007

Like I said before: I don’t do best of lists.

Instead, I bring you:

CPO’s 2007 Year in Review Final Exam

All right, you have the rest of the class period to finish the test. We’ll start on my mark.

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Sorry, I’m just waiting for the second hand to get back to the twelve.

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Damn I missed it.

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Screw it. GO!

1. Which of the following does not describe a Nicole Kidman movie of 2007?

A. Nearby humans seem to be losing their humanity and it is up to Nicole Kidman to fight this menace! (Daniel Craig co-stars.)
B. Nicole Kidman is a menace separating humans from part of their humanity. (Daniel Craig co-stars.)
C. Nicole Kidman is underwhelmed by her sister’s choice for a fiancé. (Jack Black co-stars.)
D. Nicole Kidman takes a bath in front of a little boy. (Anne Heche co-stars.)

2. Which of the following was NOT one of 2007’s number 3s?

A. The Bourne Supremacy
B. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End
C. Spider-Man 3
D. Shrek the Third

3.Which of the following movies did Judd Apatow direct?

A. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
B. Superbad
C. Knocked Up
D. Juno

4. IMDB lists this actor as appearing in 11 movies in 2007. His roles include: Carlos Santana, Junk, El Chivo, and Uncle John. Who is he?

A. Christopher Walken
B. Antonio Banderas
C. Danny Trejo
D. Carlos Santana

5. Which of the following 2007 movies does not feature Bruce Willis?

A. Planet Terror
B. Nancy Drew
C. Perfect Stranger
D. Cutlass

6. 2007 saw this actor play Douglas Freeman and Robert Graysmith. Who is he?

You get no choices.

7. Which of the following actors has a voice credit for both Grindhouse and Ratatouille?

A. Brad Bird
B. Will Arnett
C. Brian Dennehy
D. Ian Holm

8. Which of the following actors can not be heard in Shrek the Third?

A. Julie Andrews
B. Seth Rogen
C. Maya Rudolph
D. Molly Shannon

9. Which of the following films of 2007 isn’t a remake?

A. I Think I Love My Wife
B. The Heartbreak Kid
C. 3:10 to Yuma
D. Sunshine

10. Which of the following is not a 2007 movie which features Reggie Bannister?

A. Sigma Die!
B. Necronaut
C. Blood Smasher: The Bloodening
D. Interstate

11. Which 2007 film features the voices of Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr., George Carlin, Andy Dick, and Sigourney Weaver?

You get no choices.

12. Which 2007 film features uncredited appearances by Peter Jackson, Cate Blanchett, and Steve Coogan?

Again, no choices.

13. Which of the following actors appears (or provides a voice) in 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer, The Nanny Diaries, and TMNT?

A. Chris Evans
B. Andre Braugher
C. Paul Giamatti
D. Kevin Smith

14. John Di Maggio (A.K.A. the voice of Bender the Robot) did not provide a voice for which of the following?

A. The Simpsons Movie
B. TMNT
C. Underdog
D. The game Halo 3.

15. Which of the following people are blameless for the wonderfully awful Ghost Rider?

A. Mark Steven Johnson (A.K.A. the hack behind Daredevil)
B. David S. Goyer (A.K.A. director of the franchise killing Blade:Trinity)
C. Wes Bentlley (A.K.A. that kid that thinks plastic bags are pretty)
D. Eva Mendes (Long rumored to be an actress)
E. The stench of all these people is all over Ghost Rider.