Movies Seen in 2012

[zakkrusz]

Updates in Bold:
2 Fast 2 Furious (8)
47 Ronin (7)
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (8)
The Amazing Spider-man (7)
The Avengers (10)
Bad Boys (8)
Battle of Los Angles (9)
Battleship (9)
Blade of the Phantom Master (8)
The Bourne Legacy (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: 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)
Prometheus (5)
Rambo: First Blood Part II (8)
Rambo III (8)
The Raven (9)
Redline (10)
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)
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: 81

[Captain Craig]

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-

I attended a sneak showing of this and really enjoyed it overall. I went with an A- but was waffling on B+. Bottom line is that it was a thoroughly enjoyable film. It's been so long since I've seen the Morgan Freeman installments, and I've not read any press details to know, if this is a continuation or type of reboot/re-imagining. It's the first film I've seen Tyler Perry in a leading role. I'm just not drawn to his other more well known series, maybe I'll watch some of them at some point. I found him to convincingly show a range of emotions and gravitas. I was equally impressed with Matthew Fox as the sociopathic assassin. The little girl in the movie had one really good scene with her father Alex after a sad situation. Very convincing performance out of her in that moment. My one big gripe was the final fight sequence. For that they utilized shaky cam and all it did was marginalize the moment. It was hard to fully determine who was getting the upper hand, when momentum was shifting during the fight. My guess is they did it to maybe to show disorientation, especially for Alex since he gets suckered by a blow to the back with a lead pipe to start the fight. Still, it ruined what should've been an awesome climatic fight.

[Harvey]

1. Holy Rollers (B-)
2. The Kids Are All Right (B)
3. History of the World, Part 1 (C-)
4. Blazing Saddles (A+)
5. Scarface [1932] (B-)
6. The Purple Rose of Cairo (A)
7. Rampart (B+)
8. We Need To Talk About Kevin (A+)
9. Tucker and Dale vs Evil (B+)
10. They Live (B-)
11. Darling Companion (D)
12. A Dangerous Method (B-)
13. Haywire (C+)
14. Mission: Impossible (B+)
15. Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (B+)
16. Twixt (C+)
17. Burn After Reading (B+)
18. Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy (B-)
19. Drive (A)
20. Crazy Stupid Love (A)
21. The Omega Man (D)
22. The Adjustment Bureau (B+)
23. The Artist (A-)
24. Lady and the Tramp (B)
25. Hugo (A-)
26. The Secret World of Arrietty (B)
27. Twelve Angry Men (A)
28. Act of Valor (F)
29. Walker (A)
30. Lonely Are The Brave (A-)
31. Executive Action (C)
32. Three Colors: Blue (A)
33. Bright Leaves (A)
34. Photographic Memory (A)
35. The People Vs. George Lucas (C-)
36. Avatar (B-)
37. The Life of Reilly (A-)
38. Limitless (B-)
39. Star Wars (A)
40. The Empire Strikes Back (A)
41. Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (A)
42. Machete (C+)
43. Unmasking The Idol (D-)
44. Alien (A+)
45. The Raid: Redemption (B-)
46. Attenberg (B)
47. 21 Jump Street (C+)
48. Piranha 3D (C+)
49. The Hunger Games (C-)
50. This Filthy World (B)
51. Bad Fever (C-)
52. The Conspirator (C)
53. We The Party (C-)
54. My Darling Clementine (C+)
55. Freakonomics (C+)
56. Sound of My Voice (A-)
57. Tales from the Script (C-)
58. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (B+)
59. Me and Orson Welles (B)
60. Everything Must Go (B+)
61. The Avengers (C)
62. The Pirates! Band of Misfits (B)
63. One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich (B)
64. Starship Troopers (A)
65. Alien (A+)
66. Aliens (A)
67. Into the Abyss (B)
68. The Expendables (D)
69. Dumbo (B+)
70. Bullet in the Head (B-)
71. City Streets (D)
72. Hard Boiled (A)
73. Burn After Reading (B+)
74. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (B+)
75. A Few Good Men (B)
76. Jiro Dreams of Sushi (A)
77. RoboCop (A-)
78. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (A-)
79. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (C-)
80. Your Sister's Sister (A)
81. The Gunfighter (B+)
82. The Sting (A-)
83. The Thin Blue Line (A)
84. Rango (A)
85. The Killing (B+)
86. The Order of the Black Eagle (F)
87. Jaws (A)
88. Marley & Me (B-)
89. Dominick Dunne: After The Party (B)
90. Prometheus (B-)
91. Collaborator (B-)
92. The Island of Lost Souls (B)
93. The Taking of Pelham 123 [1974] (B+)
94. High Anxiety (C+)
95. Carlos (A-)
96. Stargate (B)
97. Ben-Hur (B+)
98. Bringing up Baby (A)
99. The Trip (B+)
100. Observe and Report (D-)
101. The Conversation (A)
102. TRON (C)
103. Cat Ballou (B)
104. Monsters, Inc. (B)
105. Torn Curtain (C)
106. Marnie (A-)
107. Three Colors: White (A-)
108. Logan's Run (C+)
109. Horrible Bosses (B+)
110. Hotel for Dogs (C)
111. Election (B)
112. Independence Day (A)
113. Batman Begins (A-)
114. The Dark Knight Rises (B+)
115. Winnie the Pooh (A)
116. Sleeper (B)
117. Total Recall [1990] (B+)
118. Topaz (C-)
119. Stealth (F)
120. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (A)
121. Frenzy (B)
122. Robin Hood: Men in Tights (C+)
123. Primary (B-)
124. Kick-Ass (C-)
125. The Puffy Chair (C+)
126. Hopscotch (B)
127. Visioneers (C-)
128. Vertigo (A)
129. Che (B)
130. Spin (B-)
131. My Dinner with Andre (B)
132. District 9 (B+)
133. The Rescuers (B-)
134. Anatomy of a Murder (A)
135. The Tigger Movie (B-)
136. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (A)
137. Three Colors: Red (A)
138. The Tourist (D)
139. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (C+)
140. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (B)
141. Spies Like Us (D)
142. Mr. Mom (F)
143. Inside Man (B+)
144. 12 Monkeys (B+)
145. North by Northwest (A)
146. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (B+)
147. Bottle Rocket (B)
148. From Dusk Till Dawn (C-)
149. Some Like It Hot (A)
150. The Joneses (C+)
151. The House I Live In (B+)
152. Troll 2 (F)
153. The Right Stuff (A-)
154. Shadows and Fog (B-)
155. A Complete History of My Sexual Failures (C+)
156. The Front Page (B-)
157. Argo (B+)
158. 3:10 to Yuma [1957] (A-)
159. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (A)
160. The Man From Planet X (C-)
161. The Creature from the Black Lagoon (A-)
162. The Invisible Man (B)

163. Chinatown (A+)

Chinatown: Still a classic after all these years, I can't think of a single thing wrong with this movie. It is beautifully photographed, well-directed, tightly-written, perfectly-acted, and nicely scored by Jerry Goldsmith (mixing a romantic theme evocative of movies of the period with his more modernist tendencies of the 70s). I still haven't seen the 1990 follow-up, but reviews suggest it doesn't compare to this film.

Theatres: 53
Home Video: 100+1

[Tom Hendricks]

Pete's Dragon - BluRay - I wanted to share one of my favorite films from when I was a child with my sons. So I picked the film up yesterday and we watched it today, together. First thing I have to comment on is the beauty of the transfer, the movie is stunning. I only have a fuzzy recollection of the movie, last time I saw it was on broadcast tv as part of the Wonderful World of Disney when I was about 12, so over 30 years ago.

I was worried about my sons enjoying it but my fears were quickly vanquished within the first few minutes and they were laughing already. My sons loved the movie, to say love it is an understatment for they wanted to watch it again right away but it was time for bath and bed. It so brought me back, I loved it as much today as when I first saw it in the Theater and the last time I saw it on tv. Because of my fuzzy memory of it, I didn't realize how great the cast was, Helen Reddy as Nora is simply great. Mickey Rooney is simply at his Mickey best. Red Button in such a fun roll and probably the person who steals the movie, Shelly Winters as Lena Gogan.

[od0_ital]

Cowboys & Aliens- DVD
Rise of the Planet of the Apes - DVD
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - free screenin'
Limitless - Netflix Instant
The Next Three Days - Netflix Instant
Man on a Ledge - free screenin'
Red State - Netflix Instant
Mars Needs Moms - Netflix Instant
S.W.A.T.: Firefight - Netflix Instant
Red Tails - free screenin'
Resident Evil: Degeneration - Netflix Instant
The Last Exorcism - Netflix Instant
Frozen - Netflix Instant
The Perfect Host - Netflix Instant
Tucker & Dale vs Evil - Netflix Instant
Brooklyn's Finest - Netflix Instant
Stone - Netflix Instant
The Woman in Black - free screenin'
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen - free screenin'
Haywire - free admission
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) - free admission
The Artist - free admission
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - free admission
Ted & Eric's Billion Dollar Movie - tech screenin'
Hugo - free admission
Safe House - free screenin'
The Captains - Netflix Instant
Troll Hunter - Netflix Instant
The Evil Dead (1981) - Netflix Instant
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D - tech screenin'
Underworld Awakening 3D - free admission
We Need to Talk About Kevin - free admission
The Innkeepers - free admission
Big Miracle - free admission
Chronicle - free admission
Underworld: Unrated Extended Cut - DVD
The Grey - free admission
Contraband - free admission
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D - free admission
One for the Money - free admission
The Ouija Experiment - free admission
Ghost Rider - Extended Cut - DVD
The Secret World of Arrietty - free admission
Bullhead - free admission
Underworld Evolution - DVD
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D- free admission
Castle in the Sky - free admission
Oscar-Nominated Short Films, Live Action: Pentacost, Raju, The Shore, Time Freak & Tuba Atlantic - free admission
This Means War - free admission
Alien Trespass - Netflix Instant
My Neighbor Totoro - free admission
Rampart - free admission
Dr Suess' The Lorax 3D - free screenin'
Comin' At Ya! 3D - free admission
Wanderlust - free admission
Act of Valor - free admission
Oscar-Nominated Short Films, Animated: A Morning Stroll, Dimanche/Sunday, La Luna, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore & Wild Life - free admission
Dune (1984) - free admission
Doctor Strange - DVD
Project X (2012) - free admission
Martha Marcy May Marlene - free admission
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind - free admission
Friends with Kids - free admission
The Lincoln Lawyer - Netflix Instant
Gabriel Iglesias: Hot and Fluffy - Netflix Instant
John Carter 2D/3D - free admission/free admission
Silent House - free admission
21 Jump Street - free screenin'
Casa de Mi Padre - free admission
Support Your Local Gunfighter - Netflix Instant
The Grudge: Unrated Extended Director's Cut - DVD
Jeff, Who Lives at Home - free admission
My Bloody Valentine (2009) - DVD
Battle Royale (2000) - Alamo Drafthouse
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocal - discount theater
The Butterfly Effect - DVD
The Butterfly Effect 2 - DVD
Sound of Noise - free admission
The FP - free admission
Harold & Maude - free admission
The Double - Netflix Instant
No Strings Attached - Netflix Instant
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey - Netflix Instant
Louis C.K. Hilarious - Netflix Instant
Gamer - Netflix Instant
Rising Sun - Netflix Instant
Death Race 2000 - Netflix Instant
Beverly Hills Cop III - Netflix Instant
Inferno: The Making of The Expendables - Netflix Instant
Street Kings - DVD
Kiki's Delivery Service - free admission
Dark Country - DVD
Wrath of the Titans 3D - free admission
Jiro Dreams of Sushi - free admission
The Raid: Redemption - free admission
The Incredible Hulk Returns - DVD
Titanic 3D - free admission
The Hunger Games - free admission
Mirror, Mirror - free admission
American Reunion - free admission
Justice League: Doom - DVD
W. - DVD
Night of the Running Man - Netflix Instant
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk - DVD
The Hunter - free admission
An Education - DVD
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part Two - DVD
The Prophecy - DVD
Them Idiots Whirled Tour - DVD
The Prophecy II - DVD
Cabin in the Woods - free admission
Juan of the Dead - free admission
Lockout - free admission
Get the Gringo - free screenin'
Only Yesterday - free admission
Pirates! Band of Misfits 3D - free screenin'
Street Kings 2: Motor City - Unrated - DVD
The Cat Returns - free admission
The Prophecy 3: The Ascent - DVD
Marley - free admission
The Lucky One - free admission
Cool Hand Luke - free admission
The Grudge 2: Unrated Director's Cut - DVD
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans - DVD
The Raven - free admission
Colombiana - Unrated - DVD
Princess Mononoke - free admission
The Five-Year Engagement - free admission
Last Days Here - free admission
The Three Stooges - free admission
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter - DVD
The Avengers 3D/2D - free admission
Damsels in Distress - free admission
Sound of My Voice - free admission
Yellow Submarine - free admission
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - free screenin'
The Skulls - DVD
Dark Shadows - free admission
The Skulls II - DVD
Sleepless Night - free admission
Conan the Barbarian (1982) - DVD
Battleship - free admission
The Skulls III - DVD
The Dictator - free admission
What to Expect When You're Expecting - free admission
Men in Black 3 3D - free screenin'
Chernobyl Diaries - free screenin'
Batman: Year One/Catwoman - DVD
The Batma vs Dracula - DVD
Seven Pounds - DVD
He's Just Not That Into You - DVD
Final Destination - DVD
The Black Six (1973) - free admission
Final Destination 2 - DVD
Snow White and the Huntsman - free admission
Final Destination 3 - DVD
Piranha 3DD - free admission
The Final Destination - DVD
Final Destination 5 - DVD
Conan the Destroyer - Netflix Instant
Jesse Stone: Stone Cold - Netflix Instant
Ralphie May: Austin-tatious - Netflix Instant
Ralphie May: Too Big to Ignore - Netflix Instant
Shark Night 3D - Netflix Instant
Jesse Stone: Night Passage - Netflix Instant
Kevin Smith: Burn in Hell - Netflix Instant
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise - Netflix Instant
Jesse Stone: Sea Change - Netflix Instant
Moonrise Kingdom - free admission
God Bless America - free admission
Prometheus 3D/2D - free admission
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted - free admission
Rock of Ages - free admission
That's My Boy - free admission
Cursed - DVD
Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter 3D/2D - free screenin'
Escape 2000 (1982) - free admission
Brave 3D/2D - free screenin'
Dracula 2000 - DVD
The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) - free admission
Superman vs The Elite - DVD
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World - matinee
Mr. Popper's Penquins - HBO
The Hangover Part II - HBO
Ted - free admission
The Amazing Spider-Man 3D - free admission
Powder Blue - DVD
Crazy, Stupid Love - HBO
To Rome With Love - free admission
The Do Deca Pentathlon - free admission
ZAAT! - free admission
Manhattan - free admission
Extraterrestre - free admission
Magic Mike - free admission
Coraline 3D - free admission
Ice Age: Continental Drift 3D - free admission
Beasts of the Southern Wild - free admission
The Dark Knight Rises - matinee
Savages - matinee
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut - DVD
Class of 1984 (1982) - free admission
Dracula II: Ascension - DVD
Dracula III: Legacy - DVD
The Watch - free admission
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford - DVD
Klovn: The Movie - free admission
The Watcher - DVD
Silver Bullet - free admission
Logan's Run (1976) - DVD
17 Again - DVD
Total Recall (2012) - free admission
The Queen of Versailles - free admission
Adventureland - DVD
The Campaign - free admission
Hope Springs - free admission
The Bourne Legacy - free admission
Killer Joe - free admission
The Odd Life of Timothy Green - free screenin'
The Box - DVD
Short Circuit - free admission
Ruby Sparks - free admission
American Reunion: Unrated - DVD
Moneyball - DVD
The Expendables 2 - free admission
Into the Blue 2: The Reef - Unrated - DVD
Take This Waltz - free admission
Resident Evil: Afterlife - DVD
ParaNorman 3D - free admission
Pets (1974) - free admission
Hit & Run - matinee
Premium Rush - free admission
Sparkle - free admission
Celeste and Jesse Forever - free admission
Cosmopolis - free admission
Reno 911!: Miami - Unrated Cut - DVD
Bedevilled - free admission
The Revenant - free admission
The Ambassador - free admission
Lawless - free admission
Punisher: War Zone - DVD
Trouble with the Curve - free screenin'
Deja Vu - DVD
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai 3D - free admission
Compliance - free admission
Red Hook Summer - free admission
The Words - free admission
Bright Lights, Big City - DVD
For a Good Time, Call - free admission
The Cold Light of Day - matinee
Ms. 45 - free admission
Resident Evil: Retribution 3D - free admission
Finding Nemo 3D - free admission
The Bad News Bears (1976) - DVD
The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate 3D - free admission
Arbitrage - free admission
Hostage - DVD
The Bodyguard - DVD
Hausu - free admission
The Guy from Harlem - free admission
Dredd 3D - free admission
The Master - free admission
The Possession - matinee
Knuckleball! - free admission
Samsara - free admission
Liberal Arts - free screenin'
Voodoo Black Exorcist - free admission
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part One - DVD

Hatari! - DVD
Bachelorette - free admission
Hotel Transylvania 3D - free admission
Looper - free admission
Won't Back Down - free admission
Taken 2 - free admission
Pitch Perfect - free admission
Frankenweenie 3D - free admission
The Perks of Being a Wallflower - free admission
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
Paranormal Activity 2: Extended Director's Cut - DVD
Paranormal Activity 3 - DVD

Gettin' ready for Paranormal Activity 4!

I rewatched Paranormal Activity on DVD the other day. Watched it for the first time a couple of years ago, before the second one came out.

Saw the theatrical cut of the second one at an advanced screenin'.

Finished the extended cut of the second one on DVD this mornin' before work. The case says its seven minutes longer than the theatrical version, but I only noticed two differences from what I saw a couple of years ago - the teenager & her boyfriend gettin' caught in the hot tub & the father boilin' his balls in the hot tub the next day.

Watchin' the theatrical cut of the third movie on DVD now, with a plan to watch the unrated director's cut tomorrow-ish.

And I'll be gettin' together with my friend Chellis to see the fourth PA this Wednesday for free, since its the only new movie any of the Austin Alamo Drafthouses are showin' this week.

Wish we had gotten Alex Cross...wanna see it, but to pay for it, too? Why, god, why???

[Lord Garth]

Movies seen in 2012 for the first time: not a lot.

A Crack in the Earth (1964) -- *** (a solid pre-Star Wars science-fiction film)
AEon Flux (2005) -- *** (great commentary on the decay caused by constant recycling, substitute people for franchises and you'll see the film was ahead of its time)
Barbarella (1968) - N/A (so bad it's good... so I can't bring myself to call it one-star even though I should)
The Andromeda Strain (1971) -- **1/2 (I don't care if Robert Wise directed it, it's over-rated)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) - ** (don't argue, let's just agree to disagree)
Mr. Deeds (2002) - **1/2 (better than I expected because I usually can't stand Adam Sandler)
Prometheus (2012) -- **** (a much more ambitious concept than the Alien series, and I'm a bigger Alien fan than Star Trek)
Take Me Home (2011) -- ***1/2 (a good romantic comedy and road movie rolled into one)
The Transatlantic Tunnel (1935) -- **1/2 (not bad per se, but a little plodding)
When Do We Eat? (2005) -- *** (not recommended for the more conservative-minded)

I use a four-star scale. Yeah, this has been more of a TV year for me.

I don't remember if I saw AEon Flux the beginning of this year, or the end of last, but I'll throw it in anyway.

Soon I'll be adding Argo, Skyfall, and A Cabin in the Woods to the list.

One more thing: I got to see Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home in a theater this past summer. I'd only ever seen it on VHS or DVD. TFF was the first Star Trek film I saw in the theater. It didn't convert me. I didn't become a fan, in fact, until I saw TVH on video when my parents bought it around the beginning of 1991. We only had a VCR for six months at that point.

[CaptainCanada]

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)

This was the second feature at the Screening Room's weekly "Birth of Horror" series, which I didn't actually get to see, because the Queen's Law Journal annoyingly scheduled an overlapping work session. But I rented it anyway, to watch on a considerably smaller screen, and having seen it I regret not getting a chance to see it theatres. Every appearance by the titular giant ape is captivating -- I can imagine what it would have been like to see this onscreen in 1933, and while effects have obviously advanced enormously since then, the knowledge of how much work this would have been means that the scenes keep their "wow" factor in a way many other films with dated special effects don't. The characters are mostly forgettable, but whatever, this is a rare film that I found very enjoyable to watch despite how almost every scene has been referenced, parodied, and copied ad infinitum.

Seeing this also means I've now seen at least one film from every year from 1930 to the present.

Cinema: 31
Home Video: 69
Computer: 13 (+1)

[nvek86]

122. The Man from Earth

This film is basically several people talking in one room, so it needed a strong script and strong actors to make it work - it's got the great script and for the most part the actors are very good as well. The concept is brilliant (a man trying to convince his friends that he is an immortal), so I am thankful that they pulled it off so well.

[Agent Richard07]

^ I saw that last year and thought it was an excellent little scifi piece.

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 (✩✩✩) - 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 (✩✩) - DVD

286. The Ides of March (✩✩✩✩½) - Blu-ray - A campaign manager stick handles his way through the machinations of the political system as he works to get a govornor elected to the presidency. Stars Ryan Gosling and directed by George Clooney. It also has an impressive supporting cast that includes Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Marissa Tomei, Jeffrey Wright, Gregory Itzin and Evan Rachel Wood. It was adapted from a play called Farragut North. It's writer based the story and its characters on his own experiences with a recent political campaign. The movie was raw, very gripping, pretty cynical, and I liked the turns and developments. It also looked like George Clooney, who plays the candidate, infused a bit of his own politics into the movie through his character.

287. The Last Unicorn (✩✩✩✩) - Blu-ray - I don't review movies in this thread that I've already seen, but I'm reviewing this one because I don't think I really saw it the first time when it was shown at my school in the early 80s as part of movie day. So here we go... I really saw it this time and did so with fresh new eyes. This is an animated movie about a lone unicorn that sets out to find others of her kind that were driven away by the Red Bull. I remember the Red Bull being pretty scary as well as a bit at the end, but not much else. The bull wasn't as scary this time around, but the movie itself is pretty good. It had what I thought were some good insights into the spiritual side of life. I was also surprised at the mild nudity with an emphasis on bosoms. I'm just surprised that a kids movie could get away with showing such content. Anyway, as far as animated movies go, this is one of the better ones.

288. Daybreakers (✩✩✩✩) - Live TV - Most of the human race has turned into vampires and the blood supply is running out. Stars Ethan Hawke and Sam Neill. It was a pretty solid movie with a decent commentary on the pharmaceutical industry.

289. From Dusk Till Dawn (✩✩✩✩½) - Live TV - Finally saw this. It never looked very good to me, so I wasn't in any rush to see it. Well, I loved it. I like how it's a movie in two parts. Part one is pretty grounded with two criminals on the run with a family held hostage, but then it goes all wacky when it shifts gears and turns into a vampire slasher horror movie. I also loved the Tarantino-style B-movie/70s exploitation schlock. It really added a sense of fun to the action. And here's one of my favorite parts...



George Clooney pretty much says it all.

290. Post Grad (✩✩✩½) - Live TV - An ambitious college grad finds her perfect plans dashed when she doesn't get her dream job and can't find work. Stars Alexis Bledel and Michael Keaton. Bledel was a joy to watch and Michael Keaton was a real hoot. This was the funniest I've seen him.

Theatre: 18
DVD/Blu-ray: 108
Live TV: 115
Recorded TV: 5
On Demand: 40
Internet: 4

[tomalak301]

1) The Artist (2011) - A+
2) Midnight in Paris (2011) - B
3) Tree of Life (2011) - F
4) The Descendants (2011) - B
5) Drive (2011) - B
6) Hanna (2011) - C
7) Take Shelter (2011) - A-
8) 50/50 (2011) - B
9) Baby Mama (2008) - B-
10) United 93 (2006)
11) Rango (2011) - B
12) The Hunger Games (2012) - B+
13) 21 Jump Street (2012) - B+
14) Goon (2012) - A-
15) The Avengers (2012) - B
16) Cars 2 (2011) - C+
17) Men in Black 3 (2012) - B+
18) Prometheus (2012) - D+
19) The Iron Lady (2011) - C-
20) Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011) - B+
21) Moonrise Kingdom - (2012) - A
22) Fantastic Mr. Fox - (2009) - B+
23) The Dark Knight Rises - (2012) - B+
24) Contagion - (2011) - B
25) Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2012) - C

26) Premium Rush (2012) - B-
27) The Bourne Legacy (2012) - C
28) Haywire (2012) - B
29) LA Confidential - A (1997)
30) Boogie Nights - A- (1997)
31) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2011) - C-

Man I was surprised on how slow and boring this movie was. There's barely any action, it really is just guys sitting in a dark room whispering stuff, and I was somewhat disappointed because the hype for this movie was pretty good I remember. The only reason I gave it a C- was because Gary Oldman was very good and the music was atmospheric. Other than that, this isn't a movie I would seek out to watch again.



Theater: 11
BluRay: 10 (+1)
On Demand/TV: 4
Itunes: 6

[Captain Craig]

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

RockNRolla: I jumped this one up the queue cause of Tom Hardy. Didn't realize he was in it when I put it in there. I really liked the story but some of the humor didn't work for me otherwise I might've gone with A. Good cast, worth checking out for sure imo.

Paranormal Activity 4: gave a few thoughts in the thread here.

[od0_ital]

Cowboys & Aliens- DVD
Rise of the Planet of the Apes - DVD
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - free screenin'
Limitless - Netflix Instant
The Next Three Days - Netflix Instant
Man on a Ledge - free screenin'
Red State - Netflix Instant
Mars Needs Moms - Netflix Instant
S.W.A.T.: Firefight - Netflix Instant
Red Tails - free screenin'
Resident Evil: Degeneration - Netflix Instant
The Last Exorcism - Netflix Instant
Frozen - Netflix Instant
The Perfect Host - Netflix Instant
Tucker & Dale vs Evil - Netflix Instant
Brooklyn's Finest - Netflix Instant
Stone - Netflix Instant
The Woman in Black - free screenin'
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen - free screenin'
Haywire - free admission
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) - free admission
The Artist - free admission
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - free admission
Ted & Eric's Billion Dollar Movie - tech screenin'
Hugo - free admission
Safe House - free screenin'
The Captains - Netflix Instant
Troll Hunter - Netflix Instant
The Evil Dead (1981) - Netflix Instant
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D - tech screenin'
Underworld Awakening 3D - free admission
We Need to Talk About Kevin - free admission
The Innkeepers - free admission
Big Miracle - free admission
Chronicle - free admission
Underworld: Unrated Extended Cut - DVD
The Grey - free admission
Contraband - free admission
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D - free admission
One for the Money - free admission
The Ouija Experiment - free admission
Ghost Rider - Extended Cut - DVD
The Secret World of Arrietty - free admission
Bullhead - free admission
Underworld Evolution - DVD
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D- free admission
Castle in the Sky - free admission
Oscar-Nominated Short Films, Live Action: Pentacost, Raju, The Shore, Time Freak & Tuba Atlantic - free admission
This Means War - free admission
Alien Trespass - Netflix Instant
My Neighbor Totoro - free admission
Rampart - free admission
Dr Suess' The Lorax 3D - free screenin'
Comin' At Ya! 3D - free admission
Wanderlust - free admission
Act of Valor - free admission
Oscar-Nominated Short Films, Animated: A Morning Stroll, Dimanche/Sunday, La Luna, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore & Wild Life - free admission
Dune (1984) - free admission
Doctor Strange - DVD
Project X (2012) - free admission
Martha Marcy May Marlene - free admission
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind - free admission
Friends with Kids - free admission
The Lincoln Lawyer - Netflix Instant
Gabriel Iglesias: Hot and Fluffy - Netflix Instant
John Carter 2D/3D - free admission/free admission
Silent House - free admission
21 Jump Street - free screenin'
Casa de Mi Padre - free admission
Support Your Local Gunfighter - Netflix Instant
The Grudge: Unrated Extended Director's Cut - DVD
Jeff, Who Lives at Home - free admission
My Bloody Valentine (2009) - DVD
Battle Royale (2000) - Alamo Drafthouse
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocal - discount theater
The Butterfly Effect - DVD
The Butterfly Effect 2 - DVD
Sound of Noise - free admission
The FP - free admission
Harold & Maude - free admission
The Double - Netflix Instant
No Strings Attached - Netflix Instant
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey - Netflix Instant
Louis C.K. Hilarious - Netflix Instant
Gamer - Netflix Instant
Rising Sun - Netflix Instant
Death Race 2000 - Netflix Instant
Beverly Hills Cop III - Netflix Instant
Inferno: The Making of The Expendables - Netflix Instant
Street Kings - DVD
Kiki's Delivery Service - free admission
Dark Country - DVD
Wrath of the Titans 3D - free admission
Jiro Dreams of Sushi - free admission
The Raid: Redemption - free admission
The Incredible Hulk Returns - DVD
Titanic 3D - free admission
The Hunger Games - free admission
Mirror, Mirror - free admission
American Reunion - free admission
Justice League: Doom - DVD
W. - DVD
Night of the Running Man - Netflix Instant
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk - DVD
The Hunter - free admission
An Education - DVD
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part Two - DVD
The Prophecy - DVD
Them Idiots Whirled Tour - DVD
The Prophecy II - DVD
Cabin in the Woods - free admission
Juan of the Dead - free admission
Lockout - free admission
Get the Gringo - free screenin'
Only Yesterday - free admission
Pirates! Band of Misfits 3D - free screenin'
Street Kings 2: Motor City - Unrated - DVD
The Cat Returns - free admission
The Prophecy 3: The Ascent - DVD
Marley - free admission
The Lucky One - free admission
Cool Hand Luke - free admission
The Grudge 2: Unrated Director's Cut - DVD
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans - DVD
The Raven - free admission
Colombiana - Unrated - DVD
Princess Mononoke - free admission
The Five-Year Engagement - free admission
Last Days Here - free admission
The Three Stooges - free admission
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter - DVD
The Avengers 3D/2D - free admission
Damsels in Distress - free admission
Sound of My Voice - free admission
Yellow Submarine - free admission
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - free screenin'
The Skulls - DVD
Dark Shadows - free admission
The Skulls II - DVD
Sleepless Night - free admission
Conan the Barbarian (1982) - DVD
Battleship - free admission
The Skulls III - DVD
The Dictator - free admission
What to Expect When You're Expecting - free admission
Men in Black 3 3D - free screenin'
Chernobyl Diaries - free screenin'
Batman: Year One/Catwoman - DVD
The Batma vs Dracula - DVD
Seven Pounds - DVD
He's Just Not That Into You - DVD
Final Destination - DVD
The Black Six (1973) - free admission
Final Destination 2 - DVD
Snow White and the Huntsman - free admission
Final Destination 3 - DVD
Piranha 3DD - free admission
The Final Destination - DVD
Final Destination 5 - DVD
Conan the Destroyer - Netflix Instant
Jesse Stone: Stone Cold - Netflix Instant
Ralphie May: Austin-tatious - Netflix Instant
Ralphie May: Too Big to Ignore - Netflix Instant
Shark Night 3D - Netflix Instant
Jesse Stone: Night Passage - Netflix Instant
Kevin Smith: Burn in Hell - Netflix Instant
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise - Netflix Instant
Jesse Stone: Sea Change - Netflix Instant
Moonrise Kingdom - free admission
God Bless America - free admission
Prometheus 3D/2D - free admission
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted - free admission
Rock of Ages - free admission
That's My Boy - free admission
Cursed - DVD
Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter 3D/2D - free screenin'
Escape 2000 (1982) - free admission
Brave 3D/2D - free screenin'
Dracula 2000 - DVD
The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) - free admission
Superman vs The Elite - DVD
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World - matinee
Mr. Popper's Penquins - HBO
The Hangover Part II - HBO
Ted - free admission
The Amazing Spider-Man 3D - free admission
Powder Blue - DVD
Crazy, Stupid Love - HBO
To Rome With Love - free admission
The Do Deca Pentathlon - free admission
ZAAT! - free admission
Manhattan - free admission
Extraterrestre - free admission
Magic Mike - free admission
Coraline 3D - free admission
Ice Age: Continental Drift 3D - free admission
Beasts of the Southern Wild - free admission
The Dark Knight Rises - matinee
Savages - matinee
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut - DVD
Class of 1984 (1982) - free admission
Dracula II: Ascension - DVD
Dracula III: Legacy - DVD
The Watch - free admission
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford - DVD
Klovn: The Movie - free admission
The Watcher - DVD
Silver Bullet - free admission
Logan's Run (1976) - DVD
17 Again - DVD
Total Recall (2012) - free admission
The Queen of Versailles - free admission
Adventureland - DVD
The Campaign - free admission
Hope Springs - free admission
The Bourne Legacy - free admission
Killer Joe - free admission
The Odd Life of Timothy Green - free screenin'
The Box - DVD
Short Circuit - free admission
Ruby Sparks - free admission
American Reunion: Unrated - DVD
Moneyball - DVD
The Expendables 2 - free admission
Into the Blue 2: The Reef - Unrated - DVD
Take This Waltz - free admission
Resident Evil: Afterlife - DVD
ParaNorman 3D - free admission
Pets (1974) - free admission
Hit & Run - matinee
Premium Rush - free admission
Sparkle - free admission
Celeste and Jesse Forever - free admission
Cosmopolis - free admission
Reno 911!: Miami - Unrated Cut - DVD
Bedevilled - free admission
The Revenant - free admission
The Ambassador - free admission
Lawless - free admission
Punisher: War Zone - DVD
Trouble with the Curve - free screenin'
Deja Vu - DVD
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai 3D - free admission
Compliance - free admission
Red Hook Summer - free admission
The Words - free admission
Bright Lights, Big City - DVD
For a Good Time, Call - free admission
The Cold Light of Day - matinee
Ms. 45 - free admission
Resident Evil: Retribution 3D - free admission
Finding Nemo 3D - free admission
The Bad News Bears (1976) - DVD
The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate 3D - free admission
Arbitrage - free admission
Hostage - DVD
The Bodyguard - DVD
Hausu - free admission
The Guy from Harlem - free admission
Dredd 3D - free admission
The Master - free admission
The Possession - matinee
Knuckleball! - free admission
Samsara - free admission
Liberal Arts - free screenin'
Voodoo Black Exorcist - free admission
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part One - DVD

Hatari! - DVD
Bachelorette - free admission
Hotel Transylvania 3D - free admission
Looper - free admission
Won't Back Down - free admission
Taken 2 - free admission
Pitch Perfect - free admission
Frankenweenie 3D - free admission
The Perks of Being a Wallflower - free admission
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
Paranormal Activity 2: Unrated Director's Cut - DVD
Paranormal Activity 3 - DVD
The Mummy (1932) - free admission
Creature from the Black Lagoon 3D - free admission
Paranormal Activity 3: Unrated Director's Cut - DVD

Went over to the Drafthouse S Lamar this afternoon for a Universal double feature.

First up, the Boris Karloff original Mummy movie...I still like the Brendan Fraser version, but this one wasn't bad, considerin' its age.

Waited about an hour, and then got into a restored 3D print of Creature from the Black Lagoon. I enjoyed it, too, especially the underwater sequences in 3D.

Still workin' my way through the unrated director's cut of Paranormal Activity 3, or else I'd add it to the list, too.

- edit, to add -

Finished the director's (directors'? since there were two of 'em, right?) cut of PA3 this mornin'. Only noticed a few differences (mostly involvin' Randy, the assistant, early on) and the bit with the babysitter & the blanket is still the best part of the movie.

All set to see the fourth one with my friend Chellis on Wednesday!

[nvek86]

123. Judge Dredd

There are some hints and elements that show that it could have been an interesting film, so it's disappointing that the end result is so mediocre. Well, it nearly works as an unintentional comedy...

[od0_ital]

Cowboys & Aliens- DVD
Rise of the Planet of the Apes - DVD
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close - free screenin'
Limitless - Netflix Instant
The Next Three Days - Netflix Instant
Man on a Ledge - free screenin'
Red State - Netflix Instant
Mars Needs Moms - Netflix Instant
S.W.A.T.: Firefight - Netflix Instant
Red Tails - free screenin'
Resident Evil: Degeneration - Netflix Instant
The Last Exorcism - Netflix Instant
Frozen - Netflix Instant
The Perfect Host - Netflix Instant
Tucker & Dale vs Evil - Netflix Instant
Brooklyn's Finest - Netflix Instant
Stone - Netflix Instant
The Woman in Black - free screenin'
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen - free screenin'
Haywire - free admission
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) - free admission
The Artist - free admission
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - free admission
Ted & Eric's Billion Dollar Movie - tech screenin'
Hugo - free admission
Safe House - free screenin'
The Captains - Netflix Instant
Troll Hunter - Netflix Instant
The Evil Dead (1981) - Netflix Instant
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace 3D - tech screenin'
Underworld Awakening 3D - free admission
We Need to Talk About Kevin - free admission
The Innkeepers - free admission
Big Miracle - free admission
Chronicle - free admission
Underworld: Unrated Extended Cut - DVD
The Grey - free admission
Contraband - free admission
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 3D - free admission
One for the Money - free admission
The Ouija Experiment - free admission
Ghost Rider - Extended Cut - DVD
The Secret World of Arrietty - free admission
Bullhead - free admission
Underworld Evolution - DVD
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance 3D- free admission
Castle in the Sky - free admission
Oscar-Nominated Short Films, Live Action: Pentacost, Raju, The Shore, Time Freak & Tuba Atlantic - free admission
This Means War - free admission
Alien Trespass - Netflix Instant
My Neighbor Totoro - free admission
Rampart - free admission
Dr Suess' The Lorax 3D - free screenin'
Comin' At Ya! 3D - free admission
Wanderlust - free admission
Act of Valor - free admission
Oscar-Nominated Short Films, Animated: A Morning Stroll, Dimanche/Sunday, La Luna, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore & Wild Life - free admission
Dune (1984) - free admission
Doctor Strange - DVD
Project X (2012) - free admission
Martha Marcy May Marlene - free admission
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind - free admission
Friends with Kids - free admission
The Lincoln Lawyer - Netflix Instant
Gabriel Iglesias: Hot and Fluffy - Netflix Instant
John Carter 2D/3D - free admission/free admission
Silent House - free admission
21 Jump Street - free screenin'
Casa de Mi Padre - free admission
Support Your Local Gunfighter - Netflix Instant
The Grudge: Unrated Extended Director's Cut - DVD
Jeff, Who Lives at Home - free admission
My Bloody Valentine (2009) - DVD
Battle Royale (2000) - Alamo Drafthouse
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocal - discount theater
The Butterfly Effect - DVD
The Butterfly Effect 2 - DVD
Sound of Noise - free admission
The FP - free admission
Harold & Maude - free admission
The Double - Netflix Instant
No Strings Attached - Netflix Instant
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey - Netflix Instant
Louis C.K. Hilarious - Netflix Instant
Gamer - Netflix Instant
Rising Sun - Netflix Instant
Death Race 2000 - Netflix Instant
Beverly Hills Cop III - Netflix Instant
Inferno: The Making of The Expendables - Netflix Instant
Street Kings - DVD
Kiki's Delivery Service - free admission
Dark Country - DVD
Wrath of the Titans 3D - free admission
Jiro Dreams of Sushi - free admission
The Raid: Redemption - free admission
The Incredible Hulk Returns - DVD
Titanic 3D - free admission
The Hunger Games - free admission
Mirror, Mirror - free admission
American Reunion - free admission
Justice League: Doom - DVD
W. - DVD
Night of the Running Man - Netflix Instant
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk - DVD
The Hunter - free admission
An Education - DVD
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part Two - DVD
The Prophecy - DVD
Them Idiots Whirled Tour - DVD
The Prophecy II - DVD
Cabin in the Woods - free admission
Juan of the Dead - free admission
Lockout - free admission
Get the Gringo - free screenin'
Only Yesterday - free admission
Pirates! Band of Misfits 3D - free screenin'
Street Kings 2: Motor City - Unrated - DVD
The Cat Returns - free admission
The Prophecy 3: The Ascent - DVD
Marley - free admission
The Lucky One - free admission
Cool Hand Luke - free admission
The Grudge 2: Unrated Director's Cut - DVD
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans - DVD
The Raven - free admission
Colombiana - Unrated - DVD
Princess Mononoke - free admission
The Five-Year Engagement - free admission
Last Days Here - free admission
The Three Stooges - free admission
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter - DVD
The Avengers 3D/2D - free admission
Damsels in Distress - free admission
Sound of My Voice - free admission
Yellow Submarine - free admission
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - free screenin'
The Skulls - DVD
Dark Shadows - free admission
The Skulls II - DVD
Sleepless Night - free admission
Conan the Barbarian (1982) - DVD
Battleship - free admission
The Skulls III - DVD
The Dictator - free admission
What to Expect When You're Expecting - free admission
Men in Black 3 3D - free screenin'
Chernobyl Diaries - free screenin'
Batman: Year One/Catwoman - DVD
The Batma vs Dracula - DVD
Seven Pounds - DVD
He's Just Not That Into You - DVD
Final Destination - DVD
The Black Six (1973) - free admission
Final Destination 2 - DVD
Snow White and the Huntsman - free admission
Final Destination 3 - DVD
Piranha 3DD - free admission
The Final Destination - DVD
Final Destination 5 - DVD
Conan the Destroyer - Netflix Instant
Jesse Stone: Stone Cold - Netflix Instant
Ralphie May: Austin-tatious - Netflix Instant
Ralphie May: Too Big to Ignore - Netflix Instant
Shark Night 3D - Netflix Instant
Jesse Stone: Night Passage - Netflix Instant
Kevin Smith: Burn in Hell - Netflix Instant
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise - Netflix Instant
Jesse Stone: Sea Change - Netflix Instant
Moonrise Kingdom - free admission
God Bless America - free admission
Prometheus 3D/2D - free admission
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted - free admission
Rock of Ages - free admission
That's My Boy - free admission
Cursed - DVD
Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter 3D/2D - free screenin'
Escape 2000 (1982) - free admission
Brave 3D/2D - free screenin'
Dracula 2000 - DVD
The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) - free admission
Superman vs The Elite - DVD
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World - matinee
Mr. Popper's Penquins - HBO
The Hangover Part II - HBO
Ted - free admission
The Amazing Spider-Man 3D - free admission
Powder Blue - DVD
Crazy, Stupid Love - HBO
To Rome With Love - free admission
The Do Deca Pentathlon - free admission
ZAAT! - free admission
Manhattan - free admission
Extraterrestre - free admission
Magic Mike - free admission
Coraline 3D - free admission
Ice Age: Continental Drift 3D - free admission
Beasts of the Southern Wild - free admission
The Dark Knight Rises - matinee
Savages - matinee
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut - DVD
Class of 1984 (1982) - free admission
Dracula II: Ascension - DVD
Dracula III: Legacy - DVD
The Watch - free admission
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford - DVD
Klovn: The Movie - free admission
The Watcher - DVD
Silver Bullet - free admission
Logan's Run (1976) - DVD
17 Again - DVD
Total Recall (2012) - free admission
The Queen of Versailles - free admission
Adventureland - DVD
The Campaign - free admission
Hope Springs - free admission
The Bourne Legacy - free admission
Killer Joe - free admission
The Odd Life of Timothy Green - free screenin'
The Box - DVD
Short Circuit - free admission
Ruby Sparks - free admission
American Reunion: Unrated - DVD
Moneyball - DVD
The Expendables 2 - free admission
Into the Blue 2: The Reef - Unrated - DVD
Take This Waltz - free admission
Resident Evil: Afterlife - DVD
ParaNorman 3D - free admission
Pets (1974) - free admission
Hit & Run - matinee
Premium Rush - free admission
Sparkle - free admission
Celeste and Jesse Forever - free admission
Cosmopolis - free admission
Reno 911!: Miami - Unrated Cut - DVD
Bedevilled - free admission
The Revenant - free admission
The Ambassador - free admission
Lawless - free admission
Punisher: War Zone - DVD
Trouble with the Curve - free screenin'
Deja Vu - DVD
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai 3D - free admission
Compliance - free admission
Red Hook Summer - free admission
The Words - free admission
Bright Lights, Big City - DVD
For a Good Time, Call - free admission
The Cold Light of Day - matinee
Ms. 45 - free admission
Resident Evil: Retribution 3D - free admission
Finding Nemo 3D - free admission
The Bad News Bears (1976) - DVD
The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate 3D - free admission
Arbitrage - free admission
Hostage - DVD
The Bodyguard - DVD
Hausu - free admission
The Guy from Harlem - free admission
Dredd 3D - free admission
The Master - free admission
The Possession - matinee
Knuckleball! - free admission
Samsara - free admission
Liberal Arts - free screenin'
Voodoo Black Exorcist - free admission
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part One - DVD

Hatari! - DVD
Bachelorette - free admission
Hotel Transylvania 3D - free admission
Looper - free admission
Won't Back Down - free admission
Taken 2 - free admission
Pitch Perfect - free admission
Frankenweenie 3D - free admission
The Perks of Being a Wallflower - free admission
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
Paranormal Activity 2: Unrated Director's Cut - DVD
Paranormal Activity 3 - DVD
The Mummy (1932) - free admission
Creature from the Black Lagoon 3D - free admission
Paranormal Activity 3: Unrated Director's Cut - DVD
Alex Cross - matinee

Decided to skip the free screenin' of Cloud Atlas tonight, went to an early bird matinee of Alex Cross, instead.

I agree with Captain Craig, the shaky cam durin' the final fight sequence was out of place and annoyin'. Completely unnecessary.

And I don't see why this couldn't have just been a generic cop drama. They just used Alex Cross for the name, or brand or whatever, 'cause the character Tyler Perry was playin' wasn't the same guy from the books.

But, I will give 'em credit for not usin' an origin story to develop Alex Cross as a bad ass detective/profiler. No flashbacks to the police academy or medical school. They didn't have to show him assemblin' his team, they were already there. And the movie kicked off with 'em chasin' a baddie. Kinda wish the folks who made superhero movies would follow this approach.

Think I may go see Seven Psychopaths tomorrow. For sure goin' to see An American Werewolf in London tomorrow night...

[CaptainCanada]

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)

While buying Moonrise Kingdom on a visit to FutureShop, they had a few of the new James Bond Blu-rays there (in addition to the huge set) for $9. I got this, which I'd seen before, but not in many years, as well as On Her Majesty's Secret Service, which is rated as one of the best but I've never gotten around to seeing it.

Anyway, I'd say this is a pretty decent movie, though not as good as I remembered when I saw it in the 90s (much younger then, was I). The Brosnan films (the first three, anyway) had really good villains, and Pryce's Carver is a lot of fun. Most of the one-liners are horrible, but then, that's Bond for you; there's probably a tone about halfway between this and some of the grimmer parts of the Craig films that would likely be ideal for the franchise. There are a number of examples of mid-90s CGI that haven't aged especially well.

The best thing about the film is (as, I remembered) Michelle Yeoh's ass-kicking Wai Lin, by far the most useful Bond girl the franchise has ever had. If she and Brosnan had any real sexual chemistry, she'd be easily the best; as it is, she's an awesome partner for 007, but they don't exactly light up the screen, so she'll have to settle for being one of the best.

Cinema: 31
Home Video: 70 (+1)
Computer: 13