‘Fanboys’ is uneven but funny You can tell a lot about a comedy by its cameos. Actually, if a comedy stoops to having cameo appearances by celebrities, it is usually a sign of desperation and a willingness to interrupt the illusion of the story with a cheap gag. But every once in a while, cameos work. Such is the case with “Fanboys,“ and you can tell a lot about “Fanboys” by its cameos.

The most unintentionally hilarious moment in “Watchmen”? There are so many to choose from, so very many.  But it would have to be the love scene played out on a desert planet at sundown, the two naked lovers standing and kissing in front of a nuclear explosion and mushroom cloud.

Really?

Maybe “The Wrestler” isn’t the best movie of the year, as I believe it is. But surely it’s in the top five.

Not Easily Broken” might be dull and lacking complexity, but you can say this for it: One scene is completely unexpected. Bizarre, yes. Unlikely to the point of being a virtual impossibility, you betcha. Maybe even a little stupid, sure. But you don’t see it coming.

All in all, 2008 wasn’t the best movie year. Even so, the 10 best movies of the year were pretty darned good. 1. “The Wrestler” - Mickey Rourke is brilliant - yes, that Mickey Rourke - as a has-been pro-wrestler trying to find fame again after 20 years.

Presumably, Baz Luhrmann could not decide whether to make an old-fashioned Western or a war film.  Hey, he must have said, let’s do both! And let’s throw in a little “Wizard of Oz,“ too!  The unhappy result, “Australia,“ feels exactly like an old-fashioned Western with a war film tacked on at the end.

In the preview for the new animated family comedy “Bolt,“ it’s all hamster, all the time. That was a smart move by the marketing people. The hamster, whose name is Rhino, is by far the best thing in the movie. He isn’t funny, exactly, but he is funnyish, which will have to do. The problem is, he doesn’t show up until the film is halfway over.