Movies Seen in 2012

Discussion in 'TV & Media' started by Starbreaker, Jan 1, 2012.

  1. od0_ital

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    Ya know its a remake, right?
     
  2. Captain Craig

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    I didn't start in the thread till August that year, partial list
    1. Piranha 3D: C+
    2. Book of Eli: B
    3. Lethal Weapon: A
    4. Lethal Weapon 2: A-
    5. Lethal Weapon 3: B
    6. Lethal Weapon 4: C+
    7. The Crow: A
    8. Clash of the Titans: B+
    9. Prince of Persia: B
    10. The Fountain: D
    11. Resident Evil: A-
    12. Resident Evil: Apocalypse: B
    13. Resident Evil: Extinction: B-
    14. Resident Evil: Afterlife: B
    15. Resident Evil: Degeneration(animated): B
    16. Bad Boys: B+
    17. Zombieland: B
    18. The Evil Dead: B-
    19. R.E.D.: B
    20. 30 Days of Night: Dark Days: B+
    21. Conviction: A-
    22. Crazies(2010): A-
    23. Paranormal Activity: A+
    24. Paranormal Activity 2: A
    25. Shutter Island: B-
    26. Gamer: F
    27. Last House on the Left(orig): D+
    28. Thirst(asian film): C-
    29. The Hills Have Eyes: B
    30. When In Rome: B-
    31. Dr.Horrible Sing-A-Long: A
    32. Expelled No Intelligence Allowed(doc): B
    33. Zombie Strippers: D
    34. Mammoth: D+
    35. Everyone Else: D
    36. Dark Ages(doc): A
    37. Batman vs Dracula(anim): A-
    38. Independence Day: A
    39. Robin Hood(2010-Crowe): B
    40. Taken: A
    41. Only You: B-
    42. Momma Mia: C
    43. High Plains Drifter: C
    44. Joe Kid: A-
    45. Tron Legacy: B
    46. Voyage of the DawnTreader: B+
    47. Tourist: B
    48. Duchess: B
    49. Blade Runner: B+
    50. Men In Black: A
    51. Jumper: B-
    52. Interview with the Vampire: A-
    53. Brideshead Revisted: B
    54. Wizard of Oz: A
    55. Gone With the Wind: A
    56. True Grit: A
    1. The Fighter: B-
    2. Batman(90's saga): A-,B-,C-,D
    3. Star Wars OT-Special Edition: B+, A, B
    4. The Green Hornet: B
    5. True Grit(1969): C+
    6. Lord of the Rings saga: (A,A,A)
    7. The Machinist: A-
    8. Season of the Witch: B
    9. Frozen: A-
    10. Due Date: B+
    11. Planet of the Apes(2001): B-
    12. Faster: C
    13. Romance: D (French film, subtitled)
    14. YPF: C- (YPF=Young People F*&^ing)
    15. The Beautiful Truth: B-
    16. Strictly Sexual: C+
    17. DOOM: C
    18. Brothers: B+
    19. Men In Black II: B-
    20. The Crow: Wicked Prayer: C-
    21. The Soloist: C
    22. Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love: C+
    23. I Now Pronounce you Chuck & Larry: B-
    24. Battle in Heaven: C+ (Mexican film, subtitled)
    25. Legion: B-
    26. Battle: LA: B+
    27. Righteous Kill: B
    28. Dracula II: Ascension: B-
    29. Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li: D
    30. You Don't Mess With the Zohan: C+
    31. Finding Bliss: C
    32. Dracula III: Legacy: B-
    33. Tangled: B+
    34. Paul Blart Mall Cop: C-
    35. Chloe: B
    36. Kung Fu Panda: B-
    37. Centurion: B
    38. The People I've Slept With: C
    39. Grown Ups: B-
    40. The Conspirator: A-
    41. XXX: State of the Union: C+
    42. Fast Five: B+
    43. THOR: A-
    44. Priest: D+
    45. The Fourth Kind: B+
    46. POTC: On Stranger Tides: B-
    47. Turtles Forever: A-
    48. Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story: B+
    49. Easy A: A
    50. Inception: B
    51. #1 Cheerleader Camp: D
    52. Freakanomics: C+
    53. Green Lantern: C
    54. The American: C-
    55. Super 8: A
    56. Green Lantern: First Flight: B
    57. Transformers: Dark of the Moon: B-
    58. 9 Songs: F
    59. Kings Speech: A-
    60. Whiteout: C+
    61. Passion Play: D+
    62. Captain America: The First Avenger: A-
    63. Marley & Me: A
    64. Date Night: C+
    65. Frantic: B+
    66. Presumed Innocent: A
    67. Invictus: A
    68. Rocky: A
    69. Hurt Locker: A+
    70. Rocky II: C+
    71. Rocky III: B+
    72. Rocky IV: A
    73. Cowboys & Aliens: B
    74. Wonder Woman (DC Animated): B+
    75. Rocky V: B-
    76. Conan The Barbarian('11): B-
    77. Dinner for Schmucks: D
    78. Nothing But the Truth: B
    79. Snow Angels: B+
    80. Everybody's Fine: C-
    81. Rise of the Planet of the Apes: A+
    82. Fragments: C+
    83. Fright Night ('11): A-
    84. Cold Comfort Farm: D
    85. Machete: C-
    86. The Queen: A
    87. Public Enemies: B+
    88. Drive Angry: D
    89. Red Riding Hood: C+
    90. Fright Night ('85): B
    91. Love & Other Drugs: B
    92. X-Files: I Want to Believe - B+
    93. Source Code: A-
    94. Paranormal Activity 3: A
    95. Rachel Getting Married: C
    96. Love Guru: F
    97. Funny People: C-
    98. Win Win: B+
    99. Everything Must Go: B
    100. Scott Pilgrim vs The World: D+
    101. American Ninja: D
    102. Revenge of the Ninja: D
    103. Lonesome Dove: A
    104. Black Swan: B
    105. Westworld: B
    106. Fireproof: A-
    107. Mission Impossible(4):Ghost Protocol: A
    108. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: A
    109. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows: A-
    110. Belly: D-
    111. Despicable Me: B+
    Kicking off my 2012 list:

    1. Edge of Darkness: A
    2. Star Trek: The Motion Picture: B+
    3. Repo Men: B-
    4. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier: B-
    5. Underworld: Awakening: B
    6. Lost City Raiders: C+
    7. Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist: B+
    8. Contraband: B+
    9. Kick-Ass: B+
    10. Hereafter: A-
    11. Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance: B
    12. Act of Valor: C+
    13. John Carter: B
    14. Hunger Games: B+
    15. Wrath of the Titans: C
    16. Cabin In the Woods: B+
    17. The Rum Diary: C
    18. The Eagle: C+
    19. The Avengers: A+
    20. The Adjustment Bureau: A
    21. Sucker Punch: B-
    22. Knight & Day: C+
    23. Mechanic: B
    24. Devil: A
    25. Dark Shadows: C+
    26. Men In Black 3: B-
    27. Columbiana: B
    28. Haywire: C
    29. Snow White and the Huntsman: B-
    30. Meet the Parents: A-
    31. Meet the Fockers: B
    32. Prometheus: B
    33. Chernobyl Dairies: B-
    34. Little Fockers: B-
    35. Halloween III: Season of the Witch: B+
    36. Winters Bone: B+
    37. Battleship: A-
    38. Much Ado About Nothing: B+
    39. Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs: B
    40. Beauty & the Beast: A+
    41. Bambi: A-
    42. Sex & the City 2: D+
    43. Top Gun: B
    44. Abraham Lincoln-Vampire Hunter: B-
    45. Brave: B+
    46. Kill Bill vol.1: A-
    47. Kill Bill vol.2: B
    48. The Amazing Spider-man: B-
    49. Virgin Territory: C-
    50. 21 Jump Street: B+
    51. The Dark Knight Rises: A-
    52. Sicko: C
    53. Capitalism A Love Story: C
    54. Seven Pounds: B
    55. Hot Fuzz: B
    56. Total Recall (2012): A-
    57. Total Recall (1990): B+
    58. Hardware: D+
    59. The Bourne Legacy: A-
    60. Once Upon A Time in the West: B-
    61. Expendables 2: B+
    62. Hangover 2: C
    63. Moneyball: A-
    64. Adventures of Tin Tin: B-
    65. 2016 Obama's America: A-
    66. Unknown: B
    67. No Strings Attached: B+
    68. Megamind: A-
    69. Superman/Batman: Public Enemies: A-
    70. Halloween 4:Return of Michael Myers: A-
    71. Halloween 5:Revenge of Michael Myers: B+
    72. Halloween The Curse of Michael Myers: B
    73. Halloween H2O: A
    74. Halloween Resurrection: C+
    75. The Day the Earth Stood Still(2008): B
    76. Looper: A-
    77. Smart People: C-
    78. Atlas Shrugged-Part One: B
    79. Dredd: A-
    80. Bridesmaids: C-
    81. Taken 2: B
    82. Atlas Shrugged-Part Two: C+
    83. Alex Cross: A-
    84. RockNRolla: B-
    85. Paranormal Activity 4: B
    86. Argo: A+
    87. Skyline: F
    88. Cop Out: D

    Bruce Willis and Tracey Morgan in this buddy cop flick that feels like it's trying to be in the vein of Lethal Weapon. Especially when they toss in Sean William Scott as the thief that is befriended by our duo. He's essentially in the Joe Pesci role. I felt like Bruce did as good as could be expected for the role. It's the first movie of his I've seen in awhile I didn't just instantly like as I was watching it though. I just didn't buy Tracey Morgan as a cop AT ALL, not with that characterization. In hindsight looking at Willis career choices by and large of late he seems to be doing mostly films that might be or already are considered a franchise. He did R.E.D., that sequel is shooting. He took a larger role for Expendables 2, he is in the upcoming G.I.Joe2, of course Die Hard 5 and I think this was probably presented to him as a new spin on Lethal Weapon. His Moonrise Kingdom and Looper's are probably a break from franchise choices.
     
  3. Agent Richard07

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    Yeah.
     
  4. Harvey

    Harvey Admiral Admiral

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    Agreed. Have you seen the Spanish-language version of Dracula? It takes the same script, but is a little more cinematic in terms of camera placement and movement. Lugosi is probably better than his Spanish-language counterpart, though.
     
  5. od0_ital

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    'kay.
     
  6. CaptainCanada

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    1. My Week With Marilyn (B-)
    2. Fantasia 2000 (B+)
    3. Blade Runner (B)
    4. The Hidden Fortress (A-)
    5. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (B+)
    6. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (A+)
    7. The Descendants (A-)
    8. Monsieur Lazhar (A)
    9. The Prestige (A+)
    10. Blood Simple (A-)
    11. The Big Lebowski (B+)
    12. West Side Story (A-)
    13. The Hours (A-)
    14. Lady and the Tramp (B)
    15. An Officer and a Gentleman (B)
    16. All Quiet On The Western Front (A)
    17. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (B-)
    18. Spellbound (B+)
    19. Seven Samurai (A+)
    20. X-Men: First Class (A)
    21. Do The Right Thing (N/A)
    22. Martha Marcy May Marlene (B)
    23. The Artist (A-)
    24. LA Confidential (A)
    25. Young Adult (B)
    26. Children of Men (B+)
    27. Gaslight (B+)
    28. North By Northwest (A+)
    29. American Beauty (A-)
    30. Revolutionary Road (A-)
    31. Being There (B)
    32. Coriolanus (C+)
    33. To Catch A Thief (B+)
    34. A Separation (A+)
    35. The Hunger Games (B+)
    36. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (A)
    37. Saturday Night Fever (A-)
    38. The Tree of Life (A-)
    39. Hero (B-)
    40. Boogie Nights (A+)
    41. Magnolia (A-)
    42. The Lives of Others (A)
    43. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (A-)
    44. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (A)
    45. A Streetcar Named Desire (A)
    46. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (A)
    47. Downfall (A+)
    48. In Darkness (B+)
    49. Cabaret (C+)
    50. The Avengers (A)
    51. The Incredible Hulk (B)
    52. The Last of the Mohicans (A-)
    53. Alien (A)
    54. Mystic River (A)
    55. Amadeus (A+)
    56. Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (B)
    57. Snow White and the Huntsman (C)
    58. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (B+)
    59. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (B)
    60. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (A-)
    61. Field of Dreams (A+)
    62. The Conversation (B)
    63. American Gangster (A)
    64. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (B+)
    65. Damsels in Distress (B+)
    66. 3 Days of the Condor (B+)
    67. Star Trek (A)
    68. Thelma & Louise (A)
    69. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (B)
    70. Brave (B+)
    71. The Grapes of Wrath (A-)
    72. Where Do We Go Now? (B)
    73. The Night of the Hunter (C)
    74. Dangerous Liasons (A)
    75. Amelie (A)
    76. Glory (A)
    77. Savages (B)
    78. The Amazing Spider-Man (B+)
    79. There Will Be Blood (A)
    80. Memento (A)
    81. Nine (C)
    82. Insomnia (B)
    83. Batman Begins (A+)
    84. Margaret (A-)
    85. The Dark Knight (A+)
    86. The Dark Knight Rises (A)
    87. Inception (A)
    88. Moonrise Kingdom (A+)
    89. The Aviator (A-)
    90. Safety Not Guaranteed (B+)
    91. The Quiet American (B+)
    92. The Piano (B)
    93. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (B)
    94. Intouchables (A-)
    95. The Seven Year Itch (B+)
    96. Born on the Fourth of July (B)
    97. 12 Angry Men (A+)
    98. Wild Strawberries (A)
    99. Broadcast News (A-)
    100. Jaws (A)
    101. Ikiru (A-)
    102. Beasts of the Southern Wild (B+)
    103. Lawless (B-)
    104. The Rules of the Game (B+)
    105. Tokyo Story (B+)
    106. Burn After Reading (B+)
    107. Brokeback Mountain (A+)
    108. Looper (A+)
    109. The Master (B+)
    110. Nosferatu (N/A)
    111. Argo (A)
    112. Farewell, My Queen (B+)
    113. King Kong (1933) (A)
    114. Tomorrow Never Dies (B)
    115. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (A-)
    116. Cloud Atlas (B+)
    117. Raiders of the Lost Ark (A+)
    118. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (C+)
    119. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (A-)
    120. Dracula (C-)
    121. Frankenstein (B)
    122. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (B)

    After two decades' hiatus, Indy returns again, for one of what has become a trend of "old action heroes reprising their roles in their sunset years" films. This attracted some serious dislike from portions of the fandom, and I can understand their POV, even if I don't share it.

    Probably the biggest change is that in the 20 years between Last Crusade and this, we've got from the era of practical effects to the era of CGI, and the whole feel of the film is very different. Actually, the film reminds me quite a lot of the sort of madcap action Spielberg would later do in his CGI The Adventures of Tintin -- but I don't think this is really so big a leap for the movies, particularly with things like Indy and co.'s exit from the plane in Temple of Doom. It is a bit amusing that Dr. Jones seems to get tougher the older he gets, but action heroes tend to shed any remaining human vulnerabilities as they go along (compare the most trailer for the fifth Die Hard movie with McClane's activities in the first one).

    Then there's the complaint, most famously verbalized in South Park, about aliens not belonging in an Indiana Jones movie. Seriously, why? Why do so many people think this is outside the sort of thing you'd see in these stories? It makes no sense to me, given the sort of pulp source material the Indy series was inspired by, and this already included pretty pervasive supernatural elements. Sci-fi explanations for ancient archaelogy is a pretty standard genre trope.

    Oh, and there's Shia LaBeouf. No real defence there, he's lame. It's nice to see Karen Allen back, and I enjoyed Blanchett as the main bad guy.

    Cinema: 34
    Home Video: 75 (+1)
    Computer: 13

    I've heard of that, but I haven't seen it.
     
  7. zakkrusz

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    2 Fast 2 Furious (8)
    47 Ronin (7)
    Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (8)
    The Amazing Spider-man (7)
    Argo (8)
    The Avengers (10)
    Bad Boys (8)
    Battle of Los Angles (9)
    Battleship (9)
    Blade of the Phantom Master (8)
    The Bourne Legacy (9)
    Cloud Atlas (9)
    The Dark Knight Rises (10)
    Daybreakers (5)
    Die Hard (9)
    Die Hard II (8)
    Die Hard: With a Vengeance (8)
    Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog (7)
    The Expendables 2 (8)
    Fargo (6)
    The Fast and the Furious (8)
    The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (7)
    Fast and Furious (2009) (8)
    Fast Five (10)
    First Blood (8)
    First Squad: The Moment of Truth (8)
    Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (8)
    Gantz: Perfect Answer (7)
    Garasu no Usagi (Glass Rabbit) (7)
    Gattaca (8)
    Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengence (6)
    Golgo 13: The Professional (6)
    Golgo 13: Queen Bee (6)
    Green Hornet (6)
    .hack//The Movie: Beyond The World (7)
    Haywire (7)
    Heaven's Lost Property: The Angeloid of Clockwork (5)
    Hellboy: Blood and Iron (8)
    Hellboy: Sword of Storms (6)
    Hunger Games (4)
    John Carter (9)
    Justice League: Doom (7)
    Justice League: New Frontier (6)
    Justice League: Starcrossed (8)
    King of Thorn (9)
    K-ON!: The Movie (8)
    L.A. Confidential (9)
    Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is the Sea of Stars (9)
    Legend of the Millennium Dragon (7)
    Lockout (8)
    Looper (8)
    Lupin the 3rd: Blood Seal of the Eternal Mermaid (9)
    Lupin the 3rd: Return of Pycal (7)
    Mardock Scramble: The First Compression (Director's Cut) (9)
    Men In Black III (8)
    The Men Who Stare at Goats (7)
    Mercury Rising (7)
    Mystic River (6)
    Negima!: Final (7)
    Nydenion (7)
    The Prestige (10)
    Prometheus (5)
    Rambo: First Blood Part II (8)
    Rambo III (8)
    The Raven (9)
    Redline (10)
    Resident Evil (4)
    Robotech II: The Sentinels (6)
    Safe House (2012) (8)
    Salt (7)
    Scott Pilgrim VS The World (8)
    Space Battleship Yamato (2010) (8)
    Starship Troopers: Invasion (6)
    Superman: Doomsday (8)
    Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (8)
    Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (9)
    Taken 2 (8)
    Time Traveler: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (8)
    Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (5)
    Total Recall (2012) (8)
    Towanoquon Movie 1 (9)
    Towanoquon Movie 2 (9)
    Towanoquon Movie 3 (9)
    Towanoquon Movie 4 (9)
    Towanoquon Movie 5 (9)
    Towanoquon Movie 6 (9)
    Toward the Tera (1980) (6)
    Underworld: Awakening (8)
    Wrath of the Titans (7)

    Total Thus Far: 89
     
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  8. od0_ital

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    Taken 2 - free admission
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    Miami Connection (1987) - employee screenin'
    Salt - DVD
    The House at the End of the Street - theater
    Wake in Fright - free admission
    Sinister - free admission
    Beer is Cheaper than Therapy - matinee
    Here Comes the Boom - free admission
    Argo - free admission
    End of Watch - matinee
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    Alex Cross - matinee
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    Paranormal Activity 4 - free admission
    Bad News Bears (2005) - DVD
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    Cloud Atlas - free admission
    The Man with the Iron Fists - free admission

    Had to go to a realtors office near a Drafthouse, so I wound up gettin' the paperwork I needed, and goin' to see a movie.

    First up, I saw Looper again. Its still awesome.

    Then I went to see Cloud Atlas. I will definately be goin' to see it again, just so I'm not distracted tryin' to figure out which actors are playin' which characters in the different eras of the movie.

    And now I'm waitin' for the midnight showin' of The Man with the Iron Fists at a different Drafthouse...
     
  9. Captain Craig

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    Preach it! I can understand certain aesthetic complaints in regards to the filming technique and any given scene one has as "cheesy"(for me it's swinging with the monkey's) but I get that as a nod to the Tarzan films of the 50's which is where the film seems to be taking it's nostalgia.

    Aliens aren't that big a leap if they are a leap at all. The in story issue I had was that Lucas/Speilberg or whoever couldn't just leave it at aliens. They had to "live in the spaces between the spaces" and the extra narrative is my :rolleyes:.

    The online beef with the "nuke fridge" and yet in TDKR nary a peep about Batman's nuke escape.
    KoCS is a much better film, with a few admitted issues, than many want to admit.
     
  10. doubleohfive

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    No, it isn't.
     
  11. nvek86

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    125. Shrek Forever After

    While the "alternate reality" was a nice idea, the film as a whole was just average.
     
  12. od0_ital

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    Taken 2 - free admission
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    Salt - DVD
    The House at the End of the Street - theater
    Wake in Fright - free admission
    Sinister - free admission
    Beer is Cheaper than Therapy - matinee
    Here Comes the Boom - free admission
    Argo - free admission
    End of Watch - matinee
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    The Mummy (1932) - free admission
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    Bad News Bears (2005) - DVD
    Chasing Mavericks - free admission
    Cloud Atlas - free admission
    The Man with the Iron Fists - free admission
    Wreck-It Ralph 3D - free admission
    Flight - free admission

    Went to the first 3D show of the day for the new one from Disney. I enjoyed it - the established game character cameos were well done, and I liked seein' 'em poke fun at the first person shooters.

    There was a nice short before the movie, and a trailer for Monsters, Inc, which is gettin' re-released, this time in 3D, next month.

    Just about to see Flight, it starts in ten minutes. Gotta get the new movies out of the way, since I work openin' shifts the rest of the weekend...
     
  13. CaptainCanada

    CaptainCanada Admiral Admiral

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    Robert Zemeckis returns to the land of live-action for the first time since 2000, while Denzel Washington takes his first non-paycheque role in a while, and shags a white woman onscreen for the first time I can recall.

    This is a rare bird indeed: an adult-targeted, R-rated character drama produced by a major studio. It's also a pretty big departure from Zemeckis, who hasn't done anything R-rated in a very long time, and Washington only occasionally heads into territory like this, but in doing so he gives one of his best performances, and his best in a very long time (and I'm a big fan of the work he did in American Gangster). It's got a large cast of strong actors, including Bruce Greenwood, Don Cheadle, Tamara Tunie (who has one really dynamite scene), and John Goodman (who is prominent in the advertising but only has really three scenes, and who also appears to have borrowed his wardrobe from Jeff Bridges in The Big Lebowski). Kelly Reilly has the other really substantive role in the movie apart from Washington, and delivers a terrific performance. As you'd expect from Zemeckis, the technical aspects of the film are matchless.

    Oh, and Nadine Velazquez looks great naked.

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  14. tomalak301

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    Really going to try to see this movie this weekend (Maybe Monday). I've been looking forward to it for a while and it looks really really good. I'm happy for all the positive reviews.
     
  15. CaptainCanada

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    10. Blood Simple (A-)
    11. The Big Lebowski (B+)
    12. West Side Story (A-)
    13. The Hours (A-)
    14. Lady and the Tramp (B)
    15. An Officer and a Gentleman (B)
    16. All Quiet On The Western Front (A)
    17. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (B-)
    18. Spellbound (B+)
    19. Seven Samurai (A+)
    20. X-Men: First Class (A)
    21. Do The Right Thing (N/A)
    22. Martha Marcy May Marlene (B)
    23. The Artist (A-)
    24. LA Confidential (A)
    25. Young Adult (B)
    26. Children of Men (B+)
    27. Gaslight (B+)
    28. North By Northwest (A+)
    29. American Beauty (A-)
    30. Revolutionary Road (A-)
    31. Being There (B)
    32. Coriolanus (C+)
    33. To Catch A Thief (B+)
    34. A Separation (A+)
    35. The Hunger Games (B+)
    36. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (A)
    37. Saturday Night Fever (A-)
    38. The Tree of Life (A-)
    39. Hero (B-)
    40. Boogie Nights (A+)
    41. Magnolia (A-)
    42. The Lives of Others (A)
    43. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (A-)
    44. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (A)
    45. A Streetcar Named Desire (A)
    46. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (A)
    47. Downfall (A+)
    48. In Darkness (B+)
    49. Cabaret (C+)
    50. The Avengers (A)
    51. The Incredible Hulk (B)
    52. The Last of the Mohicans (A-)
    53. Alien (A)
    54. Mystic River (A)
    55. Amadeus (A+)
    56. Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (B)
    57. Snow White and the Huntsman (C)
    58. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (B+)
    59. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (B)
    60. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (A-)
    61. Field of Dreams (A+)
    62. The Conversation (B)
    63. American Gangster (A)
    64. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (B+)
    65. Damsels in Distress (B+)
    66. 3 Days of the Condor (B+)
    67. Star Trek (A)
    68. Thelma & Louise (A)
    69. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (B)
    70. Brave (B+)
    71. The Grapes of Wrath (A-)
    72. Where Do We Go Now? (B)
    73. The Night of the Hunter (C)
    74. Dangerous Liasons (A)
    75. Amelie (A)
    76. Glory (A)
    77. Savages (B)
    78. The Amazing Spider-Man (B+)
    79. There Will Be Blood (A)
    80. Memento (A)
    81. Nine (C)
    82. Insomnia (B)
    83. Batman Begins (A+)
    84. Margaret (A-)
    85. The Dark Knight (A+)
    86. The Dark Knight Rises (A)
    87. Inception (A)
    88. Moonrise Kingdom (A+)
    89. The Aviator (A-)
    90. Safety Not Guaranteed (B+)
    91. The Quiet American (B+)
    92. The Piano (B)
    93. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (B)
    94. Intouchables (A-)
    95. The Seven Year Itch (B+)
    96. Born on the Fourth of July (B)
    97. 12 Angry Men (A+)
    98. Wild Strawberries (A)
    99. Broadcast News (A-)
    100. Jaws (A)
    101. Ikiru (A-)
    102. Beasts of the Southern Wild (B+)
    103. Lawless (B-)
    104. The Rules of the Game (B+)
    105. Tokyo Story (B+)
    106. Burn After Reading (B+)
    107. Brokeback Mountain (A+)
    108. Looper (A+)
    109. The Master (B+)
    110. Nosferatu (N/A)
    111. Argo (A)
    112. Farewell, My Queen (B+)
    113. King Kong (1933) (A)
    114. Tomorrow Never Dies (B)
    115. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (A-)
    116. Cloud Atlas (B+)
    117. Raiders of the Lost Ark (A+)
    118. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (C+)
    119. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (A-)
    120. Dracula (C-)
    121. Frankenstein (B)
    122. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (B)
    123. Flight (A-)
    124. Wreck-It Ralph (A+)

    Two movies tonight, at two different theatres downtown; there was about a half-hour between them, which lined up nicely. The evening progressed from the sublime to the ridiculous.

    To start, Disney delivers their best film since The Lion King (not to say it's that good, mind you), easily outclassing the last two films from Pixar (indeed, while it will take some rewatching, I think this sits happily in that company). I have very little experience with the arcade games that form the basis for this, so I'm not even in the older nostalgia crowd, but the film works wonderfully on every level, from the animation, to the story, to the terrific voicework (particularly John C. Reilly).

    125. The Room (F)

    That would probably also be an A+ in terms of entertainment value, between the constant hilarity of the movie itself and the enjoyable group theatre experience. This is the first F I've handed out, because usually even terrible mainstream movies have some technical merit and basic scene construction.

    I've seen the internet highlight reels, but I couldn't miss this screening of Tommy Wiseau's masterpiece. And there's so much more to it then a ten-minute collection of clips could get across, including irrelevant supporting characters, the full extent of the pointless sex scenes, and dialogue where every sentence seems only tangentially related to the preceding and subsequent ones. It's the kind of thing that can only be made when someone with no talent is absolutely convinced that they're making art.

    Both movies highly recommended, though for very different reasons.

    Cinema: 37 (+2)
    Home Video: 75
    Computer: 13
     
  16. Agent Richard07

    Agent Richard07 Admiral Admiral

    Joined:
    Jun 20, 2001
    January

    1. Daddy Day Care (✩✩✩½) - Live TV
    2. Wild Child (✩✩) - Live TV
    3. Fling (✩✩✩½) - DVD
    4. Arthur 2: On the Rocks (✩✩✩✩) - DVD
    5. Havoc (✩✩✩✩) - DVD
    6. Contagion (✩✩✩✩½) - On Demand
    7. The Blind Side (✩✩✩½) - Live TV
    8. Batman: Under the Red Hood (✩✩✩✩½) - Live TV
    9. The Andromeda Strain (✩✩✩½) - Live TV
    10. The Last Man on Earth (✩✩✩✩) - Live TV
    11. Network (✩✩½) - Live TV
    12. Normal Adolescent Behavior: Havoc 2 (✩) - DVD
    13. Starsky & Hutch (✩✩½) - Live TV
    14. The Rundown (✩✩✩½) - Live TV
    15. Mallrats (✩✩✩✩) - DVD
    16. My Sister's Keeper (✩✩✩✩½) - Live TV
    17. Valkyrie (✩✩✩½) - Live TV
    18. The Anderson Tapes (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    19. Jack Goes Boating (✩✩✩½) - DVD
    20. Margin Call (✩✩✩½) - On Demand
    21. Away We Go (✩✩✩½) - Live TV
    22. Girl Fight (✩✩✩½) - Live TV
    23. Superman & Batman: Apocalypse (✩✩✩✩) - Recorded TV
    24. Pandorum (✩✩½) - Live TV
    25. Paper Man (✩✩✩✩½) - DVD
    26. In Like Flint (✩✩½) - Live TV
    27. Blood Diamond (✩✩✩✩) - DVD
    28. The Invisible Man (✩✩✩✩) - Live TV
    29. Frankenstein (✩✩✩½) - Live TV
    30. The Dilemma (✩✩✩½) - DVD

    February

    31. That One Night (✩✩✩½) - Internet
    32. Sex Drive (✩✩½) - DVD
    33. Chronicle (✩✩✩½) - Theatre
    34. Couples Retreat (✩✩✩) - DVD
    35. RV (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    36. Chaos Theory (✩✩✩✩) - Live TV
    37. Black Swan (✩✩✩✩✩) - DVD
    38. One Missed Call (✩) - DVD
    39. Kramer vs. Kramer (✩✩✩✩½) - Live TV
    40. When in Rome (✩✩½) - Live TV
    41. Love to Kill (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    42. Possession (✩✩) - Recorded TV
    43. Sex and the City 2 (✩✩✩½) - DVD
    44. Little Fockers (✩✩✩½) - DVD
    45. Breach: (✩✩✩½) - On Demand
    46. Broken Flowers (✩✩✩✩½) - DVD
    47. Bronson (✩✩✩✩) - DVD
    48. Edge of Darkness (✩✩✩½) - Live TV
    49. In & Out (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    50. Secrets of Eden (✩✩½) - Live TV
    51. Shooter (✩✩✩½) - Live TV
    52. Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (✩✩✩½) - Live TV

    March

    53. 10 Items or Less (✩✩✩½) - DVD
    54. The Old Man and the Sea (✩✩✩✩) - Live TV
    55. The Reader (✩✩✩✩✩) - Live TV
    56. The Stunt Man (✩✩) - Recorded TV
    57. Nine (✩✩✩✩) - Live TV
    58. Untraceable (✩✩½) - DVD
    59. The Quiet (✩✩✩½) - DVD
    60. My Mother's Secret (✩✩½) - Live TV
    61. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (✩✩✩½) - DVD
    62. Sex and Death 101 (✩✩✩✩) - DVD
    63. The Human Contract (✩✩✩✩) - DVD
    64. The Craigslist Killer (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    65. Life As We Know It (✩✩✩½) - DVD
    66. She's the Man (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    67. Witchslayer Gretl (✩½) - Live TV
    68. The Adjustment Bureau (✩✩✩✩) - DVD
    69. Young Adult (✩✩✩½) - On Demand
    70. My Silent Partner (✩✩) - Live TV
    71. Middle Men (✩✩✩✩) - DVD
    72. The Rebound (✩✩) - On Demand
    73. The Descendants (✩✩✩✩) - On Demand
    74. Melancholia (✩✩✩✩) - On Demand
    75. Walking the Halls (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    76. Hoodwinked! (✩✩✩½) - Live TV
    77. 21 Jump Street (✩✩✩½) - Theatre
    78. Clerks II (✩✩✩½) - Live TV
    79. Henry's Crime (✩✩✩½) - DVD
    80. Hannah Montana: The Movie (✩✩✩½) - DVD
    81. Chasing Amy (✩✩✩✩) - DVD
    82. The Hunger Games (✩✩✩✩) - Theatre
    83. Like Crazy (✩✩✩✩) - On Demand
    84. Newlyweds (✩✩✩½) - On Demand
    85. Dear John (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    86. Carriers (✩✩½) - Live TV
    87. The Karate Kid (✩✩✩✩) - DVD
    88. Vertical Limit (✩✩✩) - DVD
    89. Killers (✩✩½) - DVD
    90. Cyberbully (✩✩½) - On Demand
    91. The Change-Up (✩✩✩) - On Demand
    92. 50/50 (✩✩✩✩½) - On Demand
    93. The Seven Year Itch (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    94. Confined (✩✩✩½) - On Demand
    95. Love Happens (✩✩✩) - Live TV

    April

    96. La Jetée (✩✩✩✩) - Live TV
    97. Some Like It Hot (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    98. Starman (✩✩✩) - DVD
    99. Adam (✩✩✩✩½) - DVD
    100. The Other Woman (✩✩½) - DVD
    101. The Good Night (✩✩✩) - DVD
    102. The Spy Next Door (✩✩) - Live TV
    103. Paranormal Activity (✩✩✩½) - Live TV
    104. Breakaway (✩✩½) - Live TV
    105. Moneyball (✩✩✩½) - On Demand
    106. The Iron Lady (✩✩✩½) - On Demand
    107. Crazy, Stupid, Love. (✩✩✩✩) - On Demand
    108. American Reunion (✩✩✩½) - Theatre
    109. Bedazzled (✩✩✩✩) - Live TV
    110. Picture This (✩✩½) - Live TV
    111. Hall Pass (✩✩✩) - DVD
    112. Field of Dreams (✩✩✩½) - Live TV
    113. Thirst (✩✩½) - Live TV
    114. Saint John of Las Vegas (✩✩✩) - DVD
    115. Shame (✩✩✩½) - On Demand
    116. The Men Who Stare at Goats (✩✩½) - DVD
    117. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (✩✩✩½) - On Demand
    118. The Company Men (✩✩✩½) - DVD
    119. This Movie is Broken (✩✩) - DVD
    120. Finding a Family (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    121. Cop Out (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    122. The Fantastic Four (✩✩✩) - Internet
    123. The Illustrated Man (✩✩✩) - Recorded TV
    124. Winter's Bone (✩✩½) - DVD
    125. Never Cry Werewolf (✩✩½) - Live TV
    126. The Astronaut Farmer (✩✩✩✩) - DVD

    May

    127. The Road (✩✩✩½) - DVD
    128. Unstoppable (✩✩✩½) - DVD
    129. The Avengers (✩✩✩½) - Theatre
    130. The Runaways (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    131. Anonymous (✩✩✩) - On Demand
    132. The Hangover (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    133. The Hangover Part II (✩✩✩) - On Demand
    134. Duplicity (✩✩½) - Live TV
    135. Leap Year (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    136. Puncture (✩✩✩½) - On Demand
    137. Amelia (✩✩½) - DVD
    138. Lymelife (✩✩½) - DVD
    139. Raising Helen (✩✩½) - Live TV
    140. Waiting... (✩✩) - DVD
    141. Still Waiting... (✩✩½) - DVD
    142. Lemonade Mouth (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    143. Justice League: Doom (✩✩✩) - On Demand
    144. One for the Money (✩✩) - On Demand
    145. One Day (✩✩✩½) - DVD
    146. Red Riding Hood (✩✩✩) - DVD
    147. Hollywoodland (✩✩✩½) - DVD
    148. Whip It (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    149. The Young Victoria (✩✩✩½) - Live TV
    150. Trapped (✩✩✩½) - Live TV
    151. DOA: Dead or Alive (✩✩✩✩) - DVD
    152. Chernobyl Diaries (✩✩✩½) - Theatre
    153. Harry and the Hendersons (✩✩½) - Live TV
    154. The Last Song (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    155. Women in Trouble (✩✩✩½) - DVD
    156. Elektra Luxx (✩✩✩) - DVD
    157. The China Syndrome (✩✩✩½) - Recorded TV
    158. Men in Black 3 (✩✩✩½) - Theatre
    159. The Way Back (✩✩✩✩) - DVD
    160. It's Complicated (✩✩✩✩) - DVD
    161. The Note (✩✩) - Internet

    June

    162. The Note II: Taking a Chance on Love (✩✩) - DVD
    163. The Vow (✩✩✩✩) - On Demand
    164. Helen (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    165. Snow White and the Huntsman (✩✩✩✩) - Theatre
    166. Living with the Enemy (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    167. Insidious (✩✩✩) - DVD
    168. How Do You Know (✩✩✩) - DVD
    169. She Drives Me Crazy (✩✩½) - Live TV
    170. Flirting With Disaster (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    171. Earthquake (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    172. 17 Again (✩✩✩½) - DVD
    173. Prometheus (✩✩✩✩) - Theatre
    174. How to Make Love to a Woman (✩✩✩✩) - Internet
    175. Good Dick (✩✩✩✩) - DVD
    176. Gojira (✩✩✩✩) - Live TV
    177. Rodan (✩✩½) - Live TV
    178. Mothra (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    179. Adoration (✩½) - Live TV
    180. Love, Wedding, Marriage (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    181. The Ghost Writer (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    182. 3000 Miles to Graceland (✩✩✩½) - DVD
    183. Spartacus (✩✩✩✩) - Live TV
    184. Last Night (✩✩✩) - DVD
    185. Shutter Island (✩✩✩) - DVD
    186. Hereafter (✩✩✩) - DVD
    187. Waitress (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    188. Bridesmaids (✩✩✩✩) - DVD
    189. The Back-Up Plan (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    190. Triage (✩✩✩) - DVD
    191. Easy A (✩✩✩) - DVD
    192. The Switch (✩✩✩) - DVD
    193. Horrible Bosses (✩✩✩✩) - DVD
    194. Hot Tub Time Machine (✩✩½) - Live TV
    195. Eat Pray Love (✩✩✩½) - DVD

    July

    196. Columbus Circle (✩✩✩½) - On Demand
    197. The Next Three Days (✩✩✩✩½) - DVD
    198. The Amazing Spider-Man (✩✩✩) - Theatre
    199. Date Night (✩✩✩) - DVD
    200. 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (✩✩✩✩) - Live TV
    201. It Came from Beneath the Sea (✩✩✩½) - Live TV
    202. Fugitive at 17 (✩✩½) - Live TV
    203. The Adventures of Robin Hood (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    204. The Three Musketeers (✩✩½) - Live TV
    205. Ninja Assassin (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    206. The Rival (✩✩½) - Live TV
    207. Brokeback Mountain (✩✩✩✩) - DVD
    208. Due Date (✩✩✩) - DVD
    209. Something Borrowed (✩✩✩) - DVD
    210. Something New (✩✩✩) - DVD
    211. The Dark Knight Rises (✩✩✩✩½) - Theatre
    212. Faster (✩✩✩) - DVD
    213. This Means War (✩✩✩½) - On Demand
    214. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (✩✩✩½) - Live TV
    215. Heavenly Creatures (✩✩✩½) - DVD
    216. Knight and Day (✩✩✩) - DVD
    217. Gettin' It (✩✩½) - DVD

    August

    218. The Hoax (✩✩✩✩) - DVD
    219. The Invention of Lying (✩✩✩✩½) - DVD
    220. Total Recall (✩✩✩) - Theatre
    221. Hanna (✩✩½) - DVD
    222. Tower Heist (✩✩✩) - DVD
    223. Friends with Kids (✩✩✩) - On Demand
    224. Gone (✩✩✩) - On Demand
    225. Wanderlust (✩✩✩✩) - On Demand
    226. Brick (✩✩✩½) - On Demand
    227. The Bourne Legacy (✩✩✩) -Theatre
    228. Defendor (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    229. The Lookout (✩✩✩½) - On Demand
    230. I Could Never Be Your Woman (✩✩✩) - On Demand
    231. Fast Food Nation (✩✩✩) - On Demand
    232. 88 Minutes (✩✩✩) - On Demand
    233. The Terrorist Next Door (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    234. The Expendables 2 (✩✩✩) - Theatre
    235. The Losers (✩✩✩½) - DVD
    236. Bangkok Dangerous (✩✩✩½) - DVD
    237. The Pleasure Drivers (✩✩½) - DVD
    238. The Butterfly Effect 2 (✩✩✩) - DVD
    239. D.E.B.S. (✩✩✩) - DVD
    240. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    241. Prozac Nation (✩✩✩) - DVD

    September

    242. Thunderbirds Are Go (✩✩✩½) - Live TV
    243. Fail-Safe (✩✩✩½) - Live TV
    244. Robin Hood (✩✩✩½) - Live TV
    245. The Other Guys (✩✩✩½) - Live TV
    246. The Pregnancy Project (✩✩½) - Live TV
    247. The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations (✩✩✩) - DVD
    248. The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard. (✩✩✩½) - DVD
    249. Unknown (✩✩✩½) - DVD
    250. Thunderbird 6 (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    251. Resident Evil: Afterlife (✩✩✩½) - Live TV
    252. Extraordinary Measures (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    253. The Five-Year Engagement (✩✩✩½) - On Demand
    254. Deception (✩✩✩½) - On Demand
    255. Fail Safe (✩✩✩½) - DVD
    256. Answers to Nothing (✩✩✩½) - On Demand
    257. Capitalism: A Love Story (✩✩✩✩½) - Live TV
    258. The Notorious Bettie Page (✩✩✩½) - Live TV
    259. Resident Evil: Retribution (✩✩½) - Theatre
    260. Grown Ups (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    261. Extract (✩✩✩✩) - Live TV
    262. Niagara (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    263. New York, I Love You (✩✩✩✩✩) - Live TV
    264. Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (✩✩✩) - DVD
    265. Katy Perry: Part of Me (✩✩✩) - On Demand
    266. Take This Waltz (✩✩✩✩✩) - On Demand
    267. Management (✩✩✩) - DVD
    268. Too Big to Fail (✩½) - Live TV
    269. Dredd (✩✩✩½) - Theatre
    270. talhotblond: (✩✩½) - Live TV
    271. The Cabin in the Woods (✩✩✩✩½) - On Demand
    272. The A-Team (✩✩✩) - DVD
    273. Easy Virtue (✩✩✩) - DVD
    274. The Bounty Hunter (✩✩½) - DVD
    275. Say Anything... (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    276. Looper (✩✩✩½) - Theatre
    277. Salt (✩✩✩) - Live TV

    October

    278. Whiteout (✩½) - DVD
    279. The Game (✩✩✩) - DVD
    280. Law Abiding Citizen (✩✩✩) - DVD
    281. Taken 2 (✩✩✩) - Theatre
    282. The Fourth Kind (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    283. All About Steve (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    284. Going the Distance (✩✩✩½) - DVD
    285. House of Wax (2005) (✩✩) - DVD
    286. The Ides of March (✩✩✩✩½) - Blu-ray
    287. The Last Unicorn (✩✩✩✩) - Blu-ray
    288. Daybreakers (✩✩✩✩) - Live TV
    289. From Dusk Till Dawn (✩✩✩✩½) - Live TV
    290. Post Grad (✩✩✩½) - Live TV
    291. Surrogates (✩✩✩✩) - Live TV
    292. Cabin Fever (✩) - Live TV
    293. Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever (✩✩) - Live TV
    294. The Groomsmen (✩✩✩½) - DVD
    295. Exotica (✩✩✩✩) - DVD
    296. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (✩✩✩½) - On Demand
    297. That's My Boy (✩✩✩½) - On Demand
    298. The Illusionist (✩✩✩✩½) - DVD
    299. Fright Night (✩✩✩½) - DVD
    300. House of Wax (1953) (✩✩✩) - Live TV
    301. Dinner for Schmucks (✩✩✩✩) - DVD
    302. Safety Not Guaranteed (✩✩✩✩½) - On Demand
    303. How to Train Your Dragon (✩✩✩✩) - Live TV - A viking village called Berk has been attacked by fearsome dragons for generations and the people have always fought back. Their entire culture has been built around killing these monsters as trophies. Then one day after an attack, a cowardly boy finds an injured dragon and instead of killing it, he ends up taming it through understanding rather than bringing it down through brute force. I found this to be an insightful morality tale with substance and fun characters. It's good for all ages. And for a kids movie it takes you places you don't expect.

    After the movie was done, I saw the first two episodes of Dragons: Riders of Berk. It picks up with the same characters and much of the all-star voice cast. Given that it's a series, the animation isn't as sharp, but it's good. Story-wise, I look forward to seeing how it goes since it promises to expand on the world and mythology. It's like The Matrix though, in that the story has already been told, so there doesn't appear to be too much else they can do beyond just showing us more stuff with dragons.

    304. Flight (✩✩✩✩) - Theatre - The trailer made it seem like this was a movie full of humorous absurdity. That was a good hook because the event surrounding the plane got people into seats. What we got instead was a story about something else. It was a solid and occasionally humorous drama that dealt with a man and his personal troubles.

    The ending was heartfelt, but...

    In a way, it's too bad he blew it all.
    I also had one gripe… Looked like the plane didn't skid far enough after it hit the ground.

    Theatre: 19
    DVD/Blu-ray: 113
    Live TV: 120
    Recorded TV: 5
    On Demand: 43
    Internet: 4
     
  17. nvek86

    nvek86 Commander Red Shirt

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    126. Cop Out

    While by no means a great comedy, it was funnier than I expected, so I'd consider it two hours well spent.
     
  18. Unicron

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    Just got back from Flight. I thought DW was great in it, but I'm kind of mixed on the story. I like that he's not a perfect character without flaws, but I'm a little skeptical at how quickly he goes into a downward spiral in dealing with the pressures of the investigation. That's not to belittle the effects that addiction can have on a person, cause I know sometimes it's very much like that. But I think one accurate criticism I've read is that the movie doesn't spend a lot of time on the media's perception that, known flaws or not, Whitaker is a hero for landing the plane under the circumstances he did, and keeping most of the passengers and crew alive. It focuses instead on his problems and his inability to keep his head straight long enough to avoid going to jail, even though presumably he's successfully lied about his addictions on many flights.
     
  19. CaptainCanada

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    He wasn't under investigation for drug and alcohol abuse before.
     
  20. Unicron

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    Right, but he's smart enough to know how bad such investigations could be for him under the most ideal circumstances, and the film's setup seems to be based on the assumption that, despite those problems, Whitaker is still an exceptionally skilled pilot. That's presumably why he's able to land the plane in relatively one piece with few casualties. So if he knows that his skill could have accomplished that, at least partially, and he knows not to let his addictions become obvious enough to get him reprimanded or fired, why does the movie so quickly abandon that premise and just show Whitaker getting drunk out of his gourd at every opportunity?

    I just feel like the good premise gets a bit drowned in the addiction aspect (no pun intended :angel:), and it's unfortunate because it denies Whitaker the chance to have some heroic tendencies. He's not perfect, but he's clearly not a completely bad person either.