^ I know...don't worry, you're not alone. I really am very loathesome. Went to Blockbuster last night, and used a coupon to rent Let the Right One In. I kind of liked it. I watched it with the English dubbing, and English subtitles for the newspaper headlines. I think that, since I have it 'til Friday, I'll watch it again with the original Swedish and English subtitles. Addin' it to the list! - In Theaters - Gran Torino* Frost/Nixon Inkheart* Fanboys Friday the 13th (2009)* The International* Watchmen* Monsters vs Aliens* Fast and Furious* Star Trek (2009)* The Soloist* Battle for Terra* X-Men Origins: Wolverine Band from TV Concert Video Drag Me to Hell* Away We Go* Terminator: Salvation Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Moon Paper Heart* G-Force* (500) Days of Summer* G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra* District 9* Taking Woodstock* The Time Traveler's Wife World's Greatest Dad* Each movie with a * means I saw it at a free advanced screenin'. - On DVD - Taken The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Let the Right One In - On Demand - Eagle Eye
Got myself & my friends Barbara & Jeff into a free advanced screenin' of 9 tonight. I really liked it, especially 7. Soon as it was over, I told them I wanted to get it on DVD. They agreed it was a good movie. Addin' it to the list! - In Theaters - Gran Torino* Frost/Nixon Inkheart* Fanboys Friday the 13th (2009)* The International* Watchmen* Monsters vs Aliens* Fast and Furious* Star Trek (2009)* The Soloist* Battle for Terra* X-Men Origins: Wolverine Band from TV Concert Video Drag Me to Hell* Away We Go* Terminator: Salvation Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Moon Paper Heart* G-Force* (500) Days of Summer* G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra* District 9* Taking Woodstock* The Time Traveler's Wife World's Greatest Dad* 9* Each movie with a * means I saw it at a free advanced screenin'. - On DVD - Taken The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Let the Right One In - On Demand - Eagle Eye Next up, Sorority Row (2009) on Thursday night!
Saw The Final Destination last night, thought it was easily the worst of the series and I wasn't impressed at all.
L'arméedes ombres (The Shadow Army) - 1969 French movie about French Resistance during WW2. There's little actually resisting, more not getting caught and trying to rescue those who did. Holds up well for its age. 70's b-movies The People that Time Forgot - Sarah "Ursa" Douglas looking fine as hell, and there's the typical cave girl hottie. The plot makes little sense (samurai cave people?), but it costars Shane Rimmer and has Frank Frazetta murals in it, so... Slaughter's Big Rip-Off - Only saw the last half hour of this Jim Brown blaxplotation classic. I had to watch to see Ed McMahon playing a villain...in an exploitation movie! Also, Trek connection...Brock Peters is in it.
I like your list! I favor movies from the 30's to the 70's. That's mostly what I rent. Sunset Blvd. is one of my favorite movies and I personally loved The night of the hunter...LOVED IT!
Went to see Sorority Row (2009) last night. Even though I had three passes & gave the two extra to friends, I wound up on my own for the movie & for the after-party. Ah, well... There were a couple of good kills, and a few extras showed boobs, but none fo the stars. And Rumor Willis looks a lot like Demi Moore used to look! And Carrie Fisher was a bad ass in this. - In Theaters - Gran Torino* Frost/Nixon Inkheart* Fanboys Friday the 13th (2009)* The International* Watchmen* Monsters vs Aliens* Fast and Furious* Star Trek (2009)* The Soloist* Battle for Terra* X-Men Origins: Wolverine Band from TV Concert Video Drag Me to Hell* Away We Go* Terminator: Salvation Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Moon Paper Heart* G-Force* (500) Days of Summer* G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra* District 9* Taking Woodstock* The Time Traveler's Wife World's Greatest Dad* 9* Sorority Row (2009)* Each movie with a * means I saw it at a free advanced screenin'. - On DVD - Taken The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Let the Right One In - On Demand - Eagle Eye Next up, a free advanced screenin' of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs tomorrow mornin'!
So, I slept in this mornin', missin' the screenin' of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Ah, well...no tellin' what the next movie will be.
The last ten movies I watched... Sholay- F-ing Amazing! J.C.V.D.- Fabulous performance from Jean Claude... I'd love it if this film rejuvenated his career. My Name is Bruce- Exactly what I expected it to be. Murder by Death- Funny mystery spoof... particularily if you are familiar with characters that are being spoofed (Charlie Chan, Nick and Nora Charles, Sam Spade, etc.). Kung-Fu Hustle- Great fun. I absolutely loved Qiu Yuen as the landlady. Sukiyaki Western Django- Loads of fun. Inglorious Basterds- I loved this movie... though, I tend to love Tarantino. The Mouse That Roared- Why can't modern comedies be more like this? It was smart, clever, well made, and funny. Field of Dreams and A League of Their Own were both on TV this morning. Why can't baseball be this enchanting in real life? These films are absolute classics.
Since my post in early June... ...I have subsequently seen for the first time: Friday the 13th (remake) Rocky Balboa Outlander Push crazy/beautiful Watchmen Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (@ theater 2 times) Mr. Deeds Knowing The Secret Garden My Summer of Love The Last House on the Left (remake) Pride and Glory Cassandra's Dream District 9 (@ theater) Coraline Star Wars: The Clone Wars Wonder Woman (animated)
I'll post a list of the 2009 films I've seen sometime in the near future... I just ordered tickets to the Toronto International Film Festival. Later today, I'll be going to screenings of The Road and Joe Dante's new film The Hole. Very excited -- and I'll be sure to include them in my list when I post one.
Okay, it's late, so I'm not gonna post a list just yet after all, but I'll just quickly say that I thoroughly enjoyed the screenings I went to today. Viggo Mortensen was there (as was the young actor who plays his son) to introduce The Road, which is pretty much as bleak and depressing as you'd expect. Also, Joe Dante himself was on-hand to introduce The Hole (which was good fun, and about as creepy as a non-R-rated horror gets) and engage in a Q & A afterward. I'm not sure if I'll get to any more films in this year's festival, but at any rate, I had a great time at the showings today.
Updates: (Ratings out of 10) Angels & Demons (7) Bangkok Dangerous (6) Crank 2: High Voltage (6) The Day the Earth Stood Still (7) Dragonball Evolution (5) Elementors (6) GI Joe (7) Gran Torino (7) Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (6) Higurashi no Naku Koroni (When the Cicadas Cry) (9) The International (6) Kara no Kyoukai: Mujun Rasen (Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral) (10) Kara no Kyoukai: Boukyaku Rokuon (Garden of Sinners: Oblivion Recorder) (8) Knowing (6) L: Change the World (7) Laws of Eternity (3) Lupin the 3rd: Dead or Alive (7) Lupin the 3rd: Dragon of Doom (6) Lupin the 3rd: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure (5) Lupin the 3rd: The Secret of Twilight Gemini (9) Lupin the 3rd: Voyage to Danger (8) Naruto Shippuden Movie 2: Bonds (5) Night at the Museum (5) The Punisher: War Zone (1) Ponyo (8) The Seven Swordsmen The Sky Crawlers (8) Star Trek (10) Sword of the Stranger (10) Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Gurren-hen (Pierce the Heavens Gurren Lagann: Gurren Chapter) (8) Terminator: Salvation (7) Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen (8) Twilight (5) Underworld: Rise of the Lycan (6) Watchmen (9) X-Men Origins: Wolverine (8)
Did a one-day rental from Blockbuster last night, watched the animated Green Lantern: First Flight. It was alright, I suppose...nothin' great or anything. I may have liked it more if 1) Justice League: New Frontier hadn't had a better origin story goin' on and 2) Jon Stewart from Justice League/Justice League: Unlimited had been featured instead. That's the Green Lantern I'm used to, thanks to the cartoon series. Ah, well... I'll add it to the list later.
One day rentals from Blockbuster again last night, picked up Duplicity and Defiance, as well as the last two discs for Jericho - Season One for free. Wasn't too impressed with either movie, but the show kicked ass. Will add 'em to the list later.