Movies Seen in 2012
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1. My Week With Marilyn (B-)
2. Fantasia 2000 (B+)
3. Blade Runner (B)
4. The Hidden Fortress (A-)
5. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (B+)
6. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (A+)
7. The Descendants (A-)
8. Monsieur Lazhar (A)
9. The Prestige (A+)
10. Blood Simple (A-)
11. The Big Lebowski (B+)
12. West Side Story (A-)
13. The Hours (A-)
14. Lady and the Tramp (B)
15. An Officer and a Gentleman (B)
16. All Quiet On The Western Front (A)
17. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (B-)
18. Spellbound (B+)
19. Seven Samurai (A+)
20. X-Men: First Class (A)
21. Do The Right Thing (N/A)
22. Martha Marcy May Marlene (B)
23. The Artist (A-)
24. LA Confidential (A)
25. Young Adult (B)
26. Children of Men (B+)
27. Gaslight (B+)
28. North By Northwest (A+)
29. American Beauty (A-)
30. Revolutionary Road (A-)
31. Being There (B)
32. Coriolanus (C+)
33. To Catch A Thief (B+)
34. A Separation (A+)
35. The Hunger Games (B+)
36. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (A)
37. Saturday Night Fever (A-)
38. The Tree of Life (A-)
39. Hero (B-)
40. Boogie Nights (A+)
41. Magnolia (A-)
42. The Lives of Others (A)
43. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (A-)
44. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (A)
45. A Streetcar Named Desire (A)
46. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (A)
47. Downfall (A+)
48. In Darkness (B+)
49. Cabaret (C+)
50. The Avengers (A)
51. The Incredible Hulk (B)
52. The Last of the Mohicans (A-)
53. Alien (A)
54. Mystic River (A)
55. Amadeus (A+)
56. Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (B)
57. Snow White and the Huntsman (C)
58. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (B+)
59. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (B)
60. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (A-)
61. Field of Dreams (A+)
62. The Conversation (B)
63. American Gangster (A)
64. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (B+)
65. Damsels in Distress (B+)
66. 3 Days of the Condor (B+)
67. Star Trek (A)
68. Thelma & Louise (A)
69. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (B)
70. Brave (B+)
71. The Grapes of Wrath (A-)
72. Where Do We Go Now? (B)
73. The Night of the Hunter (C)
74. Dangerous Liasons (A)
75. Amelie (A)
76. Glory (A)
77. Savages (B+)
78. The Amazing Spider-Man (B+)
79. There Will Be Blood (A)
80. Memento (A)
81. Nine (C)
82. Insomnia (B+)
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+)
Continuing with the watch/rewatch, just in time for the completion of the trilogy. Seven years later, this is still a blast, and, apart from perhaps The Incredibles, the best superhero movie ever made (I recall deciding I ultimately preferred this to The Dark Knight; we'll see if that holds up). It has a great cast (and Nolan has started gathering the actors who'll carry him through the next decade), apart from Katie Holmes; partly it's how the character is written (I once read a review describing Rachel in this movie as an eager student council president, which is pretty accurate), but she just seems out of place, and Maggie Gyllenhaal did far more with this character in her next appearance.
Cinema: 19
Home Video: 55 (+1)
Computer: 8
I like Batman Begins a lot, but Katie Holmes' performance is worth more than a small demerit in my book, and the idiotic science of the microwave generator/fear drug shouldn't have made it to screen. Apparently, it activates when water is vaporized, but no one was ever affected by taking a hot shower. And, of course, the microwave generator vaporizes water -- just not water in people's bodies, it seems.
The Dark Knight, in my recollection, replaces Katie Holmes with a better actress, but doesn't give her as much to do (and then kills the character). It also struggles to make Two-Face work, both in terms of realism and character motivation. Then, there's the Joker's schemes; Heath Ledger is magnetic, and his performance does well to distract from the twisted plot machinations, but his plans don't always make sense and often rely on our heroes lacking intelligence.
Which is not to say I dislike either film; the first one is excellent and the second nearly as good. It's a testament to their craft that The Dark Knight Rises is the only superhero movie that I've been anticipating in several years. I'm rather tired of the genre and don't expect to be looking forward to another superhero film anytime soon, unless someone finally does the Hulk justice (unlikely, given the tepid reception of the Ed Norton version, which got it mostly right, but was hurt in editing).
The Dark Knight, in my recollection, replaces Katie Holmes with a better actress, but doesn't give her as much to do (and then kills the character). It also struggles to make Two-Face work, both in terms of realism and character motivation. Then, there's the Joker's schemes; Heath Ledger is magnetic, and his performance does well to distract from the twisted plot machinations, but his plans don't always make sense and often rely on our heroes lacking intelligence.
Which is not to say I dislike either film; the first one is excellent and the second nearly as good. It's a testament to their craft that The Dark Knight Rises is the only superhero movie that I've been anticipating in several years. I'm rather tired of the genre and don't expect to be looking forward to another superhero film anytime soon, unless someone finally does the Hulk justice (unlikely, given the tepid reception of the Ed Norton version, which got it mostly right, but was hurt in editing).
I liked Mark Ruffalo in The Avengers and think he could carry a Hulk movie if done well. I never saw the Ed Norton Hulk film, and I find Eric Bana kind of boring, as was the entire movie as a whole.
I too am looking forward to Dark Knight Rises, but I think I'm just more looking forward to the finality of it all. I just hope the hype is worth it and we have a truely epic conclusion. Of course this being Christopher Nolan, I expect that to be the case but I can't have my expectations too high just in case there is some disappointment.
I too am looking forward to Dark Knight Rises, but I think I'm just more looking forward to the finality of it all. I just hope the hype is worth it and we have a truely epic conclusion. Of course this being Christopher Nolan, I expect that to be the case but I can't have my expectations too high just in case there is some disappointment.
Sci-fi science never really makes much sense; it just needs a gloss of plausibility, which I think the movie provides.
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+
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+
After watching Moonrise Kingdom, I kind of wanted to see another Wes Anderson movie, and in searching for a movie to see on Itunes tonight, I looked up Fantastic Mr. Fox to see if it was available to rent. I've heard many good things about it, and figured I'd continue visiting Anderson's films to see if I liked this one as much as Moonrise Kingdom. (I also saw that he did Life Aquatic and I didn't like that movie very much, and right now, I still consider it the weakest in his catalog).
Anyway, Fantastic Mr. Fox wasn't as good as Moonrise Kingdom, but I still enjoyed it. It has the quirkiness of Anderson (Not to mention the soundtrack, which I noticed with MK and now with Fox, has a certain Anderson Charm to them) but I thought the charm was missing somewhat. Still, I really liked the cast (George Clooney actually having to act and, who knew, Meryl Streep wasn't playing Thatcher/Juila Childs here) and the story was fun, not to mention short and sweet. However, people called this movie funny and while there were some humorous bits, I didn't laugh that much. It was mainly the cast, that quirkiness, the music, and the scenery that made this movie.
In this revisit, I think sometime this year I might finally check out Royal Tenenbaums. I remember watching the trailer thinking that it was going to be a stupid movie, but I think I remember hearing the reception was positive.
Theater: 8
BluRay: 6
On Demand/TV: 2
Itunes: 6 (+1)
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-
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-
46. Kill Bill vol.1: A-
47. Kill Bill vol.2: B
48. The Amazing Spider-man: B-
49. Virgin Territory: C-
Although I've not see A Knight's Tale I feel this movie plays in a similar vein. It's about how a young Florence woman of nobility is betrothed to marry a Russian prince after her family perishes from the Black Plague. All over young woman are heading to convents as that seems the be a place of solace from the disease. However, these woman don't all really also care about taking the vows. The young men are trying to find ways in. It's a breast fest basically but it was nice to be reintroduced to Kate Groombridge. It was a silly movie to break things up.
Wrath of the Titans
...l wasn't crazy about the first one, maybe because it lived too much in the shadow of the original '80's version. But this sequel totally defied my expectations. Badass beyond belief.
Evangelion 1:11
...Supreme amime awesomeness. Apocalyptic giant robot madness on a truly epic scale. Cannot be recommended enough.
...l wasn't crazy about the first one, maybe because it lived too much in the shadow of the original '80's version. But this sequel totally defied my expectations. Badass beyond belief.
Evangelion 1:11
...Supreme amime awesomeness. Apocalyptic giant robot madness on a truly epic scale. Cannot be recommended enough.
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)
Daybreakers (5)Die Hard (9)
Die Hard II (8)
Die Hard: With a Vengeance (8)
Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog (7)
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)
Gattaca (8)
Golgo 13: The Professional (6)
Golgo 13: Queen Bee (6)
Green Hornet (6)
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: Starcrossed (8)
King of Thorn (9)
Legend of the Millennium Dragon (7)
Lockout (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)
Time Traveler: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (8)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (5)
Toward the Tera (1980) (6)
Underworld: Awakening (8)
Wrath of the Titans (7)
Total Thus Far: 59
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)
Daybreakers (5)Die Hard (9)
Die Hard II (8)
Die Hard: With a Vengeance (8)
Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog (7)
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)
Gattaca (8)
Golgo 13: The Professional (6)
Golgo 13: Queen Bee (6)
Green Hornet (6)
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: Starcrossed (8)
King of Thorn (9)
Legend of the Millennium Dragon (7)
Lockout (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)
Time Traveler: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (8)
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (5)
Toward the Tera (1980) (6)
Underworld: Awakening (8)
Wrath of the Titans (7)
Total Thus Far: 59
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+)
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+)
As with most people, only now do I have the opportunity to see Kenneth Lonergan's second film, the subject of long delays, protracted legal battles, and a campaign by critics to raise its profile after its initial two-theatre release. I'm reviewing the theatrical version here.
Even the most positive reviews I've seen for this often use the adjective "messy", and I think that's definitely the case. The 150-minute cut includes a number of characters who come across as seriously extraneous (Matt Damon and Jean Reno, mainly); possibly the 183-minute version is different. As it is, I think this version of the movie needed more editing, as it's left in some things that seem there just enough to be noticeable but not enough to be worthwhile.
I debated whether this was a B+ or an A-, and ultimately ended up on the high side, after looking at the other movies I've recently assigned that rating. Margaret has too many really strong scenes, and even most of the more extraneous parts can be tied into the protagonist's journey in a way. Anna Paquin's performance is astonishingly good; the best female lead performance of 2011 (or 2006, I guess?), I'd say.
Cinema: 19
Home Video: 56 (+1)
Computer: 8
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+
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+
47. Kill Bill vol.2: B
48. The Amazing Spider-man: B-
49. Virgin Territory: C-
50. 21 Jump Street: B+
My friend and her fiancee just moved into their new house. He went out of town and she didn't want to be alone on a Sat night so me and another girlfriend went to keep her company.
She wanted to watch this. She knew I was hesitant about it, I just don't like Jonah Hill overall. Tatum doesn't lite my fire either as being good.
Dammit though if I'm not big enough to say my opinion based on the trailers and it not being at all "my 21 JS" didn't still allow for this to be way better than it had any right to be. I enjoyed it, I did and I did peg the Johnny Depp cameo before it was revealed.
I still as a rule wouldn't rush to pay theater price for it but it is a solid $1 RedBox rental. She got it from OnDemand though, not sure what she paid for that.
86. Snow White and the Huntsman
Pretty average fantasy film that doesn't seem to know where its focus lies (it changes from the Evil Queen to the Huntsman to Snow White). But it does have very good effects for the most part.
I think this would have been better if they had ditched the few things connecting it to the Snow White fairy tale and created their own fantasy world.
Pretty average fantasy film that doesn't seem to know where its focus lies (it changes from the Evil Queen to the Huntsman to Snow White). But it does have very good effects for the most part.
I think this would have been better if they had ditched the few things connecting it to the Snow White fairy tale and created their own fantasy world.
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)
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)
104. Monsters, Inc. (B)
Cat Ballou -- The AFI called this the tenth best Western in a 2008 TV special. That's an inflated score for this comedy, but it's hard to deny how good Lee Marvin is in the dual role of a drunken cowboy/deadly gunman. It's a bit uneven at times, but the performances keep it moving along (Jane Fonda is good in the lead role, playing against the conventions of what a female can do in a Western film), and it often is quite funny ("I'm drunk as a skunk" makes for a memorable scene). It looked good in 35mm, especially for a film that was shot so quickly.
Monsters, Inc. -- A perfectly good Pixar movie, but not a great one. There isn't a scene that approaches the emotion you'll find in the prologue to Up, for example. One would expect more imagination in the world of the monsters, too -- the kind on display in the futuristic setting of Wall-E -- but what we get turns out to be fairly ordinary. The voice acting is quite good, though, and Randy Newman's score is spot on.
Theatres: 41 +1
Home Video: 55 +1
Computer: 8
Theatre/Cinema
17. Brave
DVD
Television Broadcast
1. Meet the Robinsons
2. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
4. Transformers: Dark of the Moon
5. Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace (3D)
6. Spider-Man 2
7. Green Lantern
8. Tron: Legacy
9. Rio
10. Groundhog Day
11. The Lorax
12. The Avengers
13. Men in Black 3
14. Ice Age 4: Continental Drift
15. The Amazing Spider-Man
16. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Television Broadcast
1. Meet the Robinsons
2. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
3. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
4. Transformers: Dark of the Moon
5. Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace (3D)
6. Spider-Man 2
7. Green Lantern
8. Tron: Legacy
9. Rio
10. Groundhog Day
11. The Lorax
12. The Avengers
13. Men in Black 3
14. Ice Age 4: Continental Drift
15. The Amazing Spider-Man
16. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Mirror Mirror - We watched it on demand and glad we did. I'll give it a C and I think that is being generous. There were things I like a lot about the movie. I actually liked Julia Roberts over the top Queen. I think it actually made the movie. Also the Dwarves were great as well, I really liked the whole training of Snow White montage with them. Also the vintage Tarsem visual style was there but toned down, which I think was a mistake. I think with Snow White he had the opportunity to go all out. However those few things couldn't save this film from being crushed under its own weight. While fiddling around with the story is okay, this story meanders around and never seams to be more then a string of set pieces.
doubleohfive
Fleet Admiral
At the theater:
Safety Not Guaranteed
The Amazing Spider-Man
Men In Black III
John Carter
Prometheus
The Artist
Hugo
War Horse
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
The Avengers
The Hunger Games
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1
Titanic 3D
At special screenings:
Predator
Predator 2
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (at the La-La Land CD release party/screening)
The Living Daylights
Licence to Kill
Perv: The Cat
From Russia With Love
Starship Troopers (At the 15th Anniversary screening)
At marathons:
Alien
Aliens
Predator
Predator 2
Alien 3
Alien: Resurrection
At home on video/DVD/Blu-Ray:
Midnight in Paris
The Descendants
Good Will Hunting
Local Hero
American Dreams Do Come True
Horrible Bosses
Star Trek Generations
Star Trek: First Contact
Safety Not Guaranteed
The Amazing Spider-Man
Men In Black III
John Carter
Prometheus
The Artist
Hugo
War Horse
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
The Avengers
The Hunger Games
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1
Titanic 3D
At special screenings:
Predator
Predator 2
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (at the La-La Land CD release party/screening)
The Living Daylights
Licence to Kill
Perv: The Cat
From Russia With Love
Starship Troopers (At the 15th Anniversary screening)
At marathons:
Alien
Aliens
Predator
Predator 2
Alien 3
Alien: Resurrection
At home on video/DVD/Blu-Ray:
Midnight in Paris
The Descendants
Good Will Hunting
Local Hero
American Dreams Do Come True
Horrible Bosses
Star Trek Generations
Star Trek: First Contact
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 - 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
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 - 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
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
Went to Weird Wednesday last week at Drafthouse South Lamar, and not only saw a cheesy "man in suit" monster movie from the early '70s, but got a miniposter autographed by the movie's writer for $10!
Thursday night was the last night for Manhattan at Drafthouse Slaughter, and I got into that showin' pretty easily.
Went back to South Lamar Saturday night for the foreign film Extraterrestre, and it was pretty funny.
Saw When Harry Met Sally... on the big screen for the first time Sunday mornin'.
And then got together with my friend Donna at Alamo Slaughter to see Magic Mike yesterday afternoon.
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-)
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-)
With the finale to the trilogy only days away (I know I've got my ticket), time at last to revisit the movie. In many ways a change of pace from the first movie, I still think I prefer the first one in many respects, but this is a magnificent film on its own. I have quibbles here and there, but that's true of pretty much every film.
Cinema: 19
Home Video: 57 (+1)
Computer: 8
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)
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)
106. Marnie (A-)
Torn Curtain: I've seen most of the canon of Alfred Hitchcock, but little of his black and white output, and none of his films made after The Birds. It's the latter period that I attended to yesterday, with his films from 1966 and 1964, which I ended up watching in reverse chronological order.
The first, starring the great Paul Newman and Julie Christie, is at best inessential Hitchcock and at worst a tepid, laborious thriller. Both leads are woefully miscast -- Newman has too much of a glint in his eye to be believable as an everyday man inexperienced at espionage, and he and Christie rarely make a believable couple. Worse, there are so many poorly shot background plates and badly painted backdrops on display that the tension is often destroyed before it can build (the bus sequence, a key set piece, is made laughable by shaky rear projection). Then there's a late incident with a Polish woman, which I gather is supposed to raise the suspense and engender our sympathy, but the woman is so annoying and over-the-top that it results in neither. The MacGuffin here -- a mathematical equation for... well, something -- is too intangible, and too easily acquired after being built up. The film does have one effective sequence, however -- the farmhouse murder -- which is brutal and intense, and rather unlike the rest of the movie.
Marnie: This is a fascinating and well-acted psychological thriller starring Tippi Hedren and Sean Connery (hot off the heels of Dr. No), and possibly the last essential Alfred Hitchcock movie. More Vertigo than The Man Who Knew Too Much -- Connery's character shares Jimmy Stewart's obsessions from that movie -- I can only fault it for a couple of preposterous backdrops that betray the backlot locations. It's little surprise to me that this failed while Torn Curtain succeeded -- the public never turned out when Hitchcock made a movie focused on psychology rather than suspense -- but it's a shame it didn't do better during the filmmaker's lifetime.
Theatres: 41
Home Video: 57 +2
Computer: 8
87. Superman vs The Elite
And very good Superman film that could have been a great one with a longer runtime to flesh some things out more (I know, they don't have the budget for longer films).
I think that something like this might actually be a good idea for a live action Superman film.
And very good Superman film that could have been a great one with a longer runtime to flesh some things out more (I know, they don't have the budget for longer films).
I think that something like this might actually be a good idea for a live action Superman film.