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Movies Seen in 2009
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I enjoyed Basterds, not what I really expected but still good.
Spies Like Us
The Duchess
Let the Right One In
The Black Balloon
Star Trek
City of Lost Children
Samson & Delilah
The Dish
District 9
City of Lost Children I'd already seen before. The others I was watching for the first time.
The Duchess
Let the Right One In
The Black Balloon
Star Trek
City of Lost Children
Samson & Delilah
The Dish
District 9
City of Lost Children I'd already seen before. The others I was watching for the first time.
Got together with a buddy of mine last night, went to see Taking Woodstock.
It was an alright movie, filled with quite a few familiar faces, but I wasn't too thrilled with it overall.
My buddy Ryan seemed to enjoy it, though.
I've already got passes to see World's Greatest Dad at a screenin' next week.
- In Theaters -
Gran Torino*
Frost/Nixon
Inkheart*
Fanboys
Friday the 13th (2009)*
The International*
Watchmen*
Monsters vs Aliens*
Fast and Furious*
Star Trek (2009)*
The Soloist*
Battle for Terra*
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Band from TV Concert Video
Drag Me to Hell*
Away We Go*
Terminator: Salvation
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Moon
Paper Heart*
G-Force*
(500) Days of Summer*
G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra*
District 9*
Taking Woodstock*
Each movie with a * means I saw it at a free advanced screenin'.
- On DVD -
Taken
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- On Demand -
Eagle Eye
It was an alright movie, filled with quite a few familiar faces, but I wasn't too thrilled with it overall.
My buddy Ryan seemed to enjoy it, though.
I've already got passes to see World's Greatest Dad at a screenin' next week.
- In Theaters -
Gran Torino*
Frost/Nixon
Inkheart*
Fanboys
Friday the 13th (2009)*
The International*
Watchmen*
Monsters vs Aliens*
Fast and Furious*
Star Trek (2009)*
The Soloist*
Battle for Terra*
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Band from TV Concert Video
Drag Me to Hell*
Away We Go*
Terminator: Salvation
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Moon
Paper Heart*
G-Force*
(500) Days of Summer*
G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra*
District 9*
Taking Woodstock*
Each movie with a * means I saw it at a free advanced screenin'.
- On DVD -
Taken
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- On Demand -
Eagle Eye
Watchmen - ech. Overblown, pretentious baloney. What a waste of (some) good actors. The music choices were aggressively stupid (Dylan? Phillip Glass?) Oh well I just watched it to see why everyone hated it. 
Saw Funny People yesterday. I know a lot of people don't like Adam Sandler, but I liked it.
Got together with some friends yesterday, to see The Time Traveler's Wife. Most of us have already read the book, and the one hold-out had borrowed my copy and is currently readin' it.
The book was so much better! I know they have to cut characters, situations, and make a few changes, here & there, but for cryin' out loud...
Anyway, addin' it to the list!
And I'll be goin' to a free advanced screenin' of World's Greatest Dad tomorrow night.
- In Theaters -
Gran Torino*
Frost/Nixon
Inkheart*
Fanboys
Friday the 13th (2009)*
The International*
Watchmen*
Monsters vs Aliens*
Fast and Furious*
Star Trek (2009)*
The Soloist*
Battle for Terra*
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Band from TV Concert Video
Drag Me to Hell*
Away We Go*
Terminator: Salvation
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Moon
Paper Heart*
G-Force*
(500) Days of Summer*
G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra*
District 9*
Taking Woodstock*
The Time Traveler's Wife
Each movie with a * means I saw it at a free advanced screenin'.
- On DVD -
Taken
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- On Demand -
Eagle Eye
The book was so much better! I know they have to cut characters, situations, and make a few changes, here & there, but for cryin' out loud...
Anyway, addin' it to the list!
And I'll be goin' to a free advanced screenin' of World's Greatest Dad tomorrow night.
- In Theaters -
Gran Torino*
Frost/Nixon
Inkheart*
Fanboys
Friday the 13th (2009)*
The International*
Watchmen*
Monsters vs Aliens*
Fast and Furious*
Star Trek (2009)*
The Soloist*
Battle for Terra*
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Band from TV Concert Video
Drag Me to Hell*
Away We Go*
Terminator: Salvation
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Moon
Paper Heart*
G-Force*
(500) Days of Summer*
G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra*
District 9*
Taking Woodstock*
The Time Traveler's Wife
Each movie with a * means I saw it at a free advanced screenin'.
- On DVD -
Taken
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- On Demand -
Eagle Eye
Updates:
Angels & Demons
Bangkok Dangerous
Crank 2: High Voltage
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Dragonball Evolution
Elementors
GI Joe
Gran Torino
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Higurashi no Naku Koroni (When the Cicadas Cry)
The International
Kara no Kyoukai: Mujun Rasen (Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral)
Kara no Kyoukai: Boukyaku Rokuon (Garden of Sinners: Oblivion Recorder)
Knowing
L: Change the World
Laws of Eternity
Naruto Shippuden Movie 2: Bonds
Night at the Museum
The Punisher: War Zone
Ponyo
The Seven Swordsmen
The Sky Crawlers
Star Trek
Sword of the Stranger
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Gurren-hen (Pierce the Heavens Gurren Lagann: Gurren Chapter)
Terminator: Salvation
Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen
Twilight
Underworld: Rise of the Lycan
Watchmen
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Angels & Demons
Bangkok Dangerous
Crank 2: High Voltage
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Dragonball Evolution
Elementors
GI Joe
Gran Torino
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Higurashi no Naku Koroni (When the Cicadas Cry)
The International
Kara no Kyoukai: Mujun Rasen (Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral)
Kara no Kyoukai: Boukyaku Rokuon (Garden of Sinners: Oblivion Recorder)
Knowing
L: Change the World
Laws of Eternity
Naruto Shippuden Movie 2: Bonds
Night at the Museum
The Punisher: War Zone
Ponyo
The Seven Swordsmen
The Sky Crawlers
Star Trek
Sword of the Stranger
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Gurren-hen (Pierce the Heavens Gurren Lagann: Gurren Chapter)
Terminator: Salvation
Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen
Twilight
Underworld: Rise of the Lycan
Watchmen
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
MeanJoePhaser
Admiral
The Savage Seven - While I watched I thought this 60's bikers vs. native americans movie was so bad only Tarantino could love it...and I checked, he does.
Elizabeth - 1998 Cate Blanchett movie about the Virgin Queen. She gives a good performance, but too much blatant fictionalization in the plot where there needn't be. I'll still try to catch the sequel.
Public Enemies - What is it with Bale? Is he only gonna take roles where he gets outshown by another male actor? Pretty decent movie, but not Micheal Mann's best at all. Again, some fictionalization kinda soils it. Embellishment is expected in such movies, but changing Baby Face Nelson's death...not so forgivable.
Angels and Demons - Tom Hanks, the hero for middle-aged average guys who can't fight. To be fair, it was watchable for utter bullshit.
Inglourious Basterds - Overblown (by Tarantino's fans), pretentious baloney (my zoology professor made the same point about rats and squirrels once)...but still fun.
Elizabeth - 1998 Cate Blanchett movie about the Virgin Queen. She gives a good performance, but too much blatant fictionalization in the plot where there needn't be. I'll still try to catch the sequel.
Public Enemies - What is it with Bale? Is he only gonna take roles where he gets outshown by another male actor? Pretty decent movie, but not Micheal Mann's best at all. Again, some fictionalization kinda soils it. Embellishment is expected in such movies, but changing Baby Face Nelson's death...not so forgivable.
Angels and Demons - Tom Hanks, the hero for middle-aged average guys who can't fight. To be fair, it was watchable for utter bullshit.
Inglourious Basterds - Overblown (by Tarantino's fans), pretentious baloney (my zoology professor made the same point about rats and squirrels once)...but still fun.
Notorious - Stilted, overlong semi-hagiography. Moral of the story: don't let your mother executive-produce your biopic, especially not if you're dead. I should have gone for the one with Ingrid Bergman.
Went to the free screenin' of World's Greatest Dad tonight.
It wasn't good at all...
...still, gotta add it to the list.
- In Theaters -
Gran Torino*
Frost/Nixon
Inkheart*
Fanboys
Friday the 13th (2009)*
The International*
Watchmen*
Monsters vs Aliens*
Fast and Furious*
Star Trek (2009)*
The Soloist*
Battle for Terra*
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Band from TV Concert Video
Drag Me to Hell*
Away We Go*
Terminator: Salvation
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Moon
Paper Heart*
G-Force*
(500) Days of Summer*
G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra*
District 9*
Taking Woodstock*
The Time Traveler's Wife
World's Greatest Dad*
Each movie with a * means I saw it at a free advanced screenin'.
- On DVD -
Taken
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- On Demand -
Eagle Eye
It wasn't good at all...
...still, gotta add it to the list.
- In Theaters -
Gran Torino*
Frost/Nixon
Inkheart*
Fanboys
Friday the 13th (2009)*
The International*
Watchmen*
Monsters vs Aliens*
Fast and Furious*
Star Trek (2009)*
The Soloist*
Battle for Terra*
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Band from TV Concert Video
Drag Me to Hell*
Away We Go*
Terminator: Salvation
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Moon
Paper Heart*
G-Force*
(500) Days of Summer*
G.I. JOE: The Rise of Cobra*
District 9*
Taking Woodstock*
The Time Traveler's Wife
World's Greatest Dad*
Each movie with a * means I saw it at a free advanced screenin'.
- On DVD -
Taken
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- On Demand -
Eagle Eye
Well, I will start with the ones I've seen theaters first,than after that it will be the ones I own.
New Movies:
Star Trek (I have seen 8 times)
Wolverine
Transformers The Revgene of the Fallen
Ice Age 3
The Night At The Muesunm 2
Mall Cop
Yes Man
Fast And Furious
Street Fighter
Knowing
Movies I own I DVD and Blu Ray I watched:
Star Trek The Motion Picture
Star Trek II The Wrath Of Khan
Star Trek III The Search For Spock
Star Trek IV The Voyage Home
Star Trek V The Final Frontier
Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country
Star Trek Genarations
Star Trek First Contact
Star Trek Inserection
Star Trek Nemeis
Titanic
Disney Pocahontas
Iron Man
Disney Pixar Cars
And may more i've watched but I can't keep track of it.
New Movies:
Star Trek (I have seen 8 times)
Wolverine
Transformers The Revgene of the Fallen
Ice Age 3
The Night At The Muesunm 2
Mall Cop
Yes Man
Fast And Furious
Street Fighter
Knowing
Movies I own I DVD and Blu Ray I watched:
Star Trek The Motion Picture
Star Trek II The Wrath Of Khan
Star Trek III The Search For Spock
Star Trek IV The Voyage Home
Star Trek V The Final Frontier
Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country
Star Trek Genarations
Star Trek First Contact
Star Trek Inserection
Star Trek Nemeis
Titanic
Disney Pocahontas
Iron Man
Disney Pixar Cars
And may more i've watched but I can't keep track of it.
Rarely, are things ever truly "free" in my experience.
Yeah, and I got a couple of mosquito bites on my ankles from waitin' in line last night.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) [A]
Hancock [C]
The Ex [C]
Blue Velvet
The Visitor [A]
My Best Friend's Girl [C]
Winter Passing
Zack and Miri Make A Porno
Crank
Pulse [F]
Saw V [C]
Pathology
Dazed and Confused [B-]
Fast Times at Ridgemont High [D]
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist [A]
Changeling [B+]
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Blindness [B-]
Elegy [B-]
Slumdog Millionaire [A+]
Mojave Phone Booth
X-Men Origins: Wolverine [C]
Star Trek [A+]
The Executioner's Song [C]
Taken
The Alphabet Killer [D]
Prince of the City
Helter Skelter
The Last Emperor [A]
Valkyrie [A]
Twilight [B-]
Serpico
The Hangover (2009)
Appaloosa (2008) [B-]
Revolutionary Road (2008) [C]
Frost/Nixon (2008) [A]
Friday the 13th (2009) [F]
Let the Right One In (2008)
Milk (2008) [A]
The Reader (2008) [A]
The Wrestler (2008) [A]
Synedoche, New York (2008) [A]
Doubt (2008) [B+]
Defiance (2008) [B-]
Franklyn (2008) [C]
Eden Log [D]
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen [C+]
Coraline (2009) [B+]
My Bloody Valentine (2009)
Adventureland (2009) [A]
Sunshine Cleaning [A]
Lady in the Water [C]
The Mask [C]
The Fifth Element
We Own the Night [B-]
The Devil's Backbone [A]
Fracture [B+]
Brick [C]
Hancock [C]
The Ex [C]
Blue Velvet
The Visitor [A]
My Best Friend's Girl [C]
Winter Passing
Zack and Miri Make A Porno
Crank
Pulse [F]
Saw V [C]
Pathology
Dazed and Confused [B-]
Fast Times at Ridgemont High [D]
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist [A]
Changeling [B+]
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Blindness [B-]
Elegy [B-]
Slumdog Millionaire [A+]
Mojave Phone Booth
X-Men Origins: Wolverine [C]
Star Trek [A+]
The Executioner's Song [C]
Taken
The Alphabet Killer [D]
Prince of the City
Helter Skelter
The Last Emperor [A]
Valkyrie [A]
Twilight [B-]
Serpico
The Hangover (2009)
Appaloosa (2008) [B-]
Revolutionary Road (2008) [C]
Frost/Nixon (2008) [A]
Friday the 13th (2009) [F]
Let the Right One In (2008)
Milk (2008) [A]
The Reader (2008) [A]
The Wrestler (2008) [A]
Synedoche, New York (2008) [A]
Doubt (2008) [B+]
Defiance (2008) [B-]
Franklyn (2008) [C]
Eden Log [D]
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen [C+]
Coraline (2009) [B+]
My Bloody Valentine (2009)
Adventureland (2009) [A]
Sunshine Cleaning [A]
Lady in the Water [C]
The Mask [C]
The Fifth Element
We Own the Night [B-]
The Devil's Backbone [A]
Fracture [B+]
Brick [C]
I'll be goin' out tomorrow to pick up passes for free screenings of 9, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and Sorority Row. The screenings themselves are spread out, Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday.
I'm hopin' to hear back about a pass for The Informant, too, but I think its on Thursday night, so I may be out of luck.
I'm hopin' to hear back about a pass for The Informant, too, but I think its on Thursday night, so I may be out of luck.
How do you get passes? 
http://soulciti.com/forreel
http://trueviewreviews.net
http://collegemoviereview.com (haven't gotten one from them, yet, but I know folks who have)
http://salsatv.com
http://austinchronicle.com (online contests)
http://www.gofobo.com/
And, occasionally, I can get on the list for AICN events.
http://aintitcool.com
And Jason of SciFi4Me got me into the first screenin' of Star Trek, where I was four seats away from Leonard Nimoy.
http://scifi4me.com
It really helps to live in Austin.
http://trueviewreviews.net
http://collegemoviereview.com (haven't gotten one from them, yet, but I know folks who have)
http://salsatv.com
http://austinchronicle.com (online contests)
http://www.gofobo.com/
And, occasionally, I can get on the list for AICN events.
http://aintitcool.com
And Jason of SciFi4Me got me into the first screenin' of Star Trek, where I was four seats away from Leonard Nimoy.
http://scifi4me.com
It really helps to live in Austin.
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