Movies Seen in 2015

Might as well start this off right, since I'm already watchin' a new to me movie via Netflix Instant!

A Long Way Down - Netflix Instant

Starrin' Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Aaron Paul & Sam Neill, its about four people in London who meet on the same rooftop on New Year's Eve to commit suicide.

Figured tonight was the night to watch it, or else it would have to wait a year.

 

1. Searching for Sugar Man (B+)

2012's Oscar winner for Best Documentary, a somewhat unfocused but interesting looking into how an artist unknown in his home country unknowingly became a megastar in the hermetically-sealed environment of apartheid South Africa. The film is a bit unfocused, with the most interesting parts revolving around the view of Rodriguez from the POV of people in South Africa; once they progress to the part of actually meeting Rodriguez, none of the interviews with or about him are especially penetrating. He maintains his aura of impenetrability even in person.

2. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (A)

The late spring/summer of 2014 gave us three great superhero movies. This is in some respects the least flavourful of the three, lacking Guardians' quirks or Days of Future Past's thematic weight, but it's a first-rate action picture, with strong characterizations. I do hope that the changes being made to the next movie don't head off its following up on the various threads from this one.

Cinema: 0
DVD/Blu-ray: 1
Streaming Service: 1

 

A Long Way Down - Netflix Instant
Nick Offerman: American Ham - Netflix Instant

A Netflix Original stand up special featurin' the DEA agent from We're the Millers (its the only other thing besides tv commercials I've seen him in), Nick Offerman sings a couple of songs, tells some funny jokes, and gives ten tips to livin' a better life.

Not too bad, I suppose, though I won't be makin' a run to watch Parks & Recreation any time soon.

 

1. Flammen & Citronen / Flame and Citron (2008) ★★★☆

Watched on the recommendation of a coworker and I really enjoyed it. Mads Mikkelsen is great as always, and I think it's a pretty consistent with the true story of two Danish special forces officers who are tasked with killing Danish informants. Reminds me of Black Book a little bit, which is from 2006 I believe. I really like the looks into this part of the world during WWII.

2. Das Boot (1981) ★★★★

This movie is phenomenal. I watched the 1997 Director's Cut. At well over 3 hours, it still feels like there's a lot of story to be told. I'd be interested in getting the uncut version that runs about 5 hours. And I imagine there was hours and hours of footage on top of that I would one point in time. I could follow this crew until my eyeballs bleed. I never really knew this was an anti-war film either. There is only one character who is entirely sympathetic with Hitler and the rest of the crew is just trying to survive. This is my favorite German language film now, rivalling even The Lives of Others, which I love.

I just got my Blu-ray copies of The Lives of Others and the original version of Solaris. They will be rewatches, but I am excited to see them again after having not seen them for a decade.

3. Into the White (2012) ★★★☆

Another pretty good movie based on a true story of a German and British air crew who have to work together to survive a harsh winter in Norway after their planes go down. This one is mostly English for those of you afraid of subtitles.

4. Hot Fuzz ★★★☆

I rented this years ago from Netflix and never finished it. I found it while I was cleaning my room today and decided to watch it all the way through. It's much better than At World's End, but it's not quite Shaun of the Dead level of awesome.

 

5. Apocalypse Now: Redux ★★★★

I'm not sure the Redux scenes are necessary, but they certainly make the movie weirder. Much weirder. I really need to buy this on Blu-ray because I bet it's a special features gold mine.

6. The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies ★★★

It's a technical marvel, but it just made me long for the gravitas of a Lord of the Rings film. There's no character development, no rousing speeches, nothing that genuinely tugs at your heartstrings. It's all style and no substance, unfortunately.

 

A Long Way Down - Netflix Instant
Nick Offerman: American Ham- Netflix Instant
The Interview - xbox

Finally went for the download, since I couldn't pay to see it theaters...

...it was kinda dumb, kinda funny, and very crude, which is about what I expected from the capitalist pigs that brought me Neighbors and This is the End.

Both nephews got mad that I was watchin' it without 'em, too, but its for their parents to decide if they can watch R rated movies.

 

Expelled from Paradise (9)

Running Total: 1

 

DVD



1 Guardians of the Galaxy
Rewatch.
A Marvel movie. I found it as good as the first time. The story of the Guardians of the Galaxy and how they come to save Xandar from Ronin was well written. Each of the characters (except Ronin, Nebula and Thanos) were well realized. 8/10.

 

Spoiler: 2010 viewed movies=56

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

Spoiler: 2011 viewed movies=111

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+

Spoiler: 2012 viewed movies=102

1. Edge of Darkness: A
2. Star Trek: The Motion Picture: B+
3. Repo Men: B-
4. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier: B-
5. Underworld: Awakening: B
6. Lost City Raiders: C+
7. Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist: B+
8. Contraband: B+
9. Kick-Ass: B+
10. Hereafter: A-
11. Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance: B
12. Act of Valor: C+
13. John Carter: B
14. Hunger Games: B+
15. Wrath of the Titans: C
16. Cabin In the Woods: B+
17. The Rum Diary: C
18. The Eagle: C+
19. The Avengers: A+
20. The Adjustment Bureau: A
21. Sucker Punch: B-
22. Knight & Day: C+
23. Mechanic: B
24. Devil: A
25. Dark Shadows: C+
26. Men In Black 3: B-
27. Columbiana: B
28. Haywire: C
29. Snow White and the Huntsman: B-
30. Meet the Parents: A-
31. Meet the Fockers: B
32. Prometheus: B
33. Chernobyl Dairies: B-
34. Little Fockers: B-
35. Halloween III: Season of the Witch: B+
36. Winters Bone: B+
37. Battleship: A-
38. Much Ado About Nothing: B+
39. Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs: B
40. Beauty & the Beast: A+
41. Bambi: A-
42. Sex & the City 2: D+
43. Top Gun: B
44. Abraham Lincoln-Vampire Hunter: B-
45. Brave: B+
46. Kill Bill vol.1: A-
47. Kill Bill vol.2: B
48. The Amazing Spider-man: B-
49. Virgin Territory: C-
50. 21 Jump Street: B+
51. The Dark Knight Rises: A-
52. Sicko: C
53. Capitalism A Love Story: C
54. Seven Pounds: B
55. Hot Fuzz: B
56. Total Recall (2012): A-
57. Total Recall (1990): B+
58. Hardware: D+
59. The Bourne Legacy: A-
60. Once Upon A Time in the West: B-
61. Expendables 2: B+
62. Hangover 2: C
63. Moneyball: A-
64. Adventures of Tin Tin: B-
65. 2016 Obama's America: A-
66. Unknown: B
67. No Strings Attached: B+
68. Megamind: A-
69. Superman/Batman: Public Enemies: A-
70. Halloween 4:Return of Michael Myers: A-
71. Halloween 5:Revenge of Michael Myers: B+
72. Halloween The Curse of Michael Myers: B
73. Halloween H2O: A
74. Halloween Resurrection: C+
75. The Day the Earth Stood Still(2008): B
76. Looper: A-
77. Smart People: C-
78. Atlas Shrugged-Part One: B
79. Dredd: A-
80. Bridesmaids: C-
81. Taken 2: B
82. Atlas Shrugged-Part Two: C+
83. Alex Cross: A-
84. RockNRolla: B-
85. Paranormal Activity 4: B
86. Argo: A+
87. Skyline: F
88. Cop Out: D
89. Skyfall: A
90. Red Dawn (2012): B-
91. Dracula (1979): B
92. Dracula (2009): C+
93. Slither: B-
94. Your Highness: F
95. Goldeneye: A
96. Whistleblower: B+
97. The Town: A+
98. Ted: A
99. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy: B+
100. Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: A
101. Jack Reacher: A-
102. Django Unchained: B+

Spoiler: 2013 viewed movies=105

1. A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas: C-
2. Les Miserables(2012): B
3. Lincoln: A+
4. Parental Guidance: C+
5. Warm Bodies: B
6. Waiting for Superman: B
7. Grindhouse: Planet Terror: B-
8. Grindhouse: Death Proof: C+
9. Zero Dark Thirty: A
10. Last Stand: B
11. Red Tails: A-
12. Hansel & Gretel-Witch Hunters: C-
13. Parker: B-
14. Bullet to the Head: B+
15. Judge Dredd(1995): C
16. The Mist: B+
17. A Good Day to Die Hard: B-
18. Fired Up: C+
19. Fling: C
20. Ask the Dust: D+
21. Mulan: A-
22. The Lovely Bones: B
23. The Initiation of Sarah: D
24. Jack the Giant Slayer: C+
25. Oz the Great and Powerful: B+
26. Olympus Has Fallen: A-
27. The Lives of Others: B+ (German film)
28. The Croods: B+
29. Jennifers Body: D+
30. Evil Dead (2013 remake): B+
31. G.I. Joe: Retaliation: B
32. The Dark Knight Returns pt.1: A+
33. The Dark Knight Returns pt.2: A+
34. Batman: Gotham Knight: B
35. Superman/Shazam: Return of Black Adam: A-
36. Batman: Year One: B
37. Batman/Superman: Apocalypse: A+
38. Superman vs The Elite: B+
39. Justice League: Doom: A
40. Green Lantern First Flight: A
41. Oblivion: B+
42. Iron Man 3: B-
43. Planet Hulk: A-
44. Welcome to the Jungle: F
45. The Time Travelers Wife: B+
46. Star Trek into Darkness: A-
47. The Lost Tomb of Jesus: B
48. The Heat: C+
49. Fast and Furious 6: A-
50. Hangover III: C-
51. Now You See Me: A
52. Boot Camp: B-
53. Green Zone: C
54. Ninja Assassin: B
55. Mr&Mrs. Smith: A-
56. Silver Linings Playbook: A-
57. Man of Steel: B+
58. Doubt: A
59. Godfather: A
60. World War Z: B
61. Much Ado About Nothing: A-
62. The Lone Ranger: C+
63. Godfather pt.II: A+
64. Godfather pt.III: B
65. Beyond Sherwood Forest: D
66. R.E.D. 2: B-
67. The Wolverine: B+
68. R.I.P.D.: C+
69. Proof of Life: B-
70. The Conjuring: B
71. Pacific Rim: B-
72. Alone in the Dark: D
73. Apocalypto: A
74. Stargate: Ark of Truth: A-
75. Stargate: Continuum: A
76. Mortal Instruments: City of Bones: B-
77. Pi: C-
78. Riddick: B+
79. Percy Jackson: Lightning Thief: B
80. The World's End: C+
81. The Other Woman: B
82. The Other Guys: B-
83. The Sorcerer's Apprentice: C+
84. Catfish: A-
85. Wild Hogs: C
86. Zach & Miri Make a Porno: B
87. Gravity: A+
88. Supergirl: D
89. Escape Plan: B+
90. Prisoners: A
91. Disappearance of Alice Creed: A
92. Deathrace 2000: C+
93. Thor Dark World: A-
94. Superman Unbound: B+
95. JCVD: B-
96. Drive: B-
97. Hunger Games: Catching Fire: B+
98. War Horse: B
99. How to Train Your Dragon: A
100. Scrooged: A-
101. W: D+
102. 127 Hours: A-
103. Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug: B+
104. Moonrise Kingdom: A
105. Piranha DD: D

Spoiler: 2014 viewed Films=76

1. Saving Mr.Banks: A
2. American Hustle: A-
3. Larry Crowne: B+
4. The Grey: C
5. Real Steel: B-
6. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit: B
7. Just Go With It: A-
8. The Road: B
9. Blue Valentine: B
10. Fifth Element: C
11. Boy in the Stripped Pajamas: A
12. Hachi: A Dog's Tale: A
13. She's Out of My League: C
14. The Lego Movie: A
15. Whip It: B
16. Up in the Air: B
17. 300: Rise of an Empire: B+
18. Splice: C-
19. Mirrors: B-
20. Pitch Perfect: A-
21. Noah: C-
22. 2 Guns: B
23. The Seventh Seal: B+
24. Mongol: A-
25. Captain America The Winter Soldier: A+
26. Munich: B
27. Amazing Spider-man 2: C-
28. The Killer Inside Me: A-
29. Rio 2: B
30. Welcome to the Rileys: B+
31. X-Men: Days of Future Past: A-
32. Atonement: B
33. Charlie Wilson's War: A
34. Frozen: A-
35. Rio: B
36. Godzilla: B
37. Bowfinger: B-
38. Transformers Age of Extinction: C+
39. We Bought A Zoo: A-
40. Chronicle: D+
41. Knights Tale: C+
42. 9: D+
43. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: A-
44. The Help: A
45. From Paris w/Love: B
46. Guardians of the Galaxy: A-
47. Wreck It Ralph: A
48. Land of the Lost: C-
49. Expendables 3: B-
50. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: B
51. Never Let Me Go: D
52. Ghostbusters 30th Anniversary viewing: A
53. Yes Man: B+
54. The Joneses: B
55. The Informant: A-
56. Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore: B
57. Twelve: B+
58. Cyrus: A-
59. We're the Millers: A-
60. Big Hero 6: A
61. Fun Size: B-
62. Friday: A
63. White House Down: B+
64. Metropolis: B/B-
65. E.T. The Extra Terrestrial: A
66. ELF: A
67. THX 1138: C+
68. Dirty Harry: A-
69. Magnum Force: A
70. The Enforcer: B+
71. Sudden Impact: B
72. The Dead Pool: B-
73. In the Land of Blood & Honey: A+
74. Harry Potter & the Philosophers Stone: A
75. Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets: B+
76. Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban: A

The 2015 list:

1. Mockingjay part 1: A-

The book, which I'm about to start reading, takes some heat from fandom for allegedly being the worst book in the series. I managed to read the other 2 before seeing the films. That didn't happen this time, however, I found MJpt.1 to be a very good film that had it's own feel of a movie while still being a cliffhanger. I'm curious how much of the book they used cause I'm optimistic this last film from the MJ book ends on a high octane note.

 

Spoiler: Films seen in 2015.

1. Searching for Sugar Man (B+)
2. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (A)

3. The Imitation Game (B+)

First cinema trip of the new year.

The script for this movie about the work of Alan Turing topped the annual Blacklist of unproduced screenplays a few years ago, and now comes to theatres -- this is the sort of film that gets automatic Oscar consideration if done well, and just as automatically acquires a contingent of people who hate it because it's "Oscar bait" (a term that has become a scourge of the cinematic discourse). In any event, this isn't a great film, but it's a pretty good one, featuring excellent acting (Keira Knightley does some of her best and most subtle work here). On the demerit side, in its least-compelling moments it does give into biopic cliche (a recurring phrase, featured in the trailers, especially).

Cinema: 1 (+1)
DVD/Blu-ray: 1
Streaming Service: 1

 

7. M (1931) ★★★☆

Fritz Lang's self-proclaimed masterpiece about a child murderer who evades police causing the townsfolk to take matters into their own hands. I think it's a really good film, but I'm not quite convinced it's a masterpiece. I'm sure it was a touchy subject 80+ years ago.

8. What We Do in the Shadows (2014) ★★★☆

A New Zealand comedy about loser vampires. I laughed out loud several times.

 

Birdman. B-

It's not about Superheroes. Brian the Dog from Family Guy had this (which made him sound like a creep) short speech where had admitted that he is most attracted to women who were unhealthily thin. 10 years ago Emma stone used to be nicely plump, I liked it, and her friends today if they love her should think about staging an intervention.

 

DVD - 1
Cinema - 1


1 Guardians of the Galaxy
Rewatch.
A Marvel movie. I found it as good as the first time. The story of the Guardians of the Galaxy and how they come to save Xandar from Ronin was well written. Each of the characters (except Ronin, Nebula and Thanos) were well realized. 8/10.


2 Big Hero 6
A Disney Animated Canon movie based on a Marvel property. I found that this was well realized, especially when it came to Hiro's grieving for his brother, Tadashi. His character was well written. The moral quandaries that he and his new friends face as they track down a new villain in San Fransoyko are also well written. 8.5/10.

 

9. Birdman (2014) ★★★☆

It's beautifully shot, but its not quite the Best Picture quality I was expecting. Amazing performances all around, though.

 

Spoiler: Films seen in 2015.

1. Searching for Sugar Man (B+)
2. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (A)
3. The Imitation Game (B+)

4. Selma (A)

And with that and The Imitation Game, that's all the "major" 2014 releases covered, at least in the English-speaking market (there's a passel of foreign films and other more minor releases still logged as being worth seeing). Ava DuVernay's 2011 feature Middle of Nowhere drew very strong reviews from its time on the festival circuit, but it basically went unreleased, which was kind of frustrating -- this was my first chance to see one of her films, and she largely lives up to the hype. This is a terrific ground-level story about civil rights activism, centered around a terrific David Oyelowo performance as Martin Luther King, Jr.; but every second black character actor is in this movie.

There's been some controversy around the portrayal of Lyndon Johnson, and while it is inaccurate, this is hardly the first film to do that for dramatic purposes. My only quibbles would be the inclusion of the Birmingham church bombing in the opening, which doesn't seem especially connected with the rest of the film (though King does refer to it in his final speech); and a series of text captions, supposedly from the FBI, that neither establish atmosphere nor provide any useful exposition.

Cinema: 2 (+1)
DVD/Blu-ray: 1
Streaming Service: 1

 

10. Big Hero 6 ★★★★

I loved the hell out of this film. Baymax steals the show and I hope Disney can mine some more obscure Marvel characters for some more animated films, because I don't have kids and I want to go find one so I can watch this a bunch of more times. Much better than Frozen or The Lego Movie in my opinion.

 

Spoiler: Full 2015 List

Expelled from Paradise (9)

Recently Seen:
Bayonetta: Bloody Fate (7)
Heaven's Lost Property: Final (2)
Taken 3 (7)

Running Total: 4

 

11. Whiplash (2014) ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★

One of the best films of the year. Rarely do I ever get glued to a movie, but I couldn't miss a second of this masterpiece of a film.

12. Laggies ★★★☆

Pretty good time waster of a film.

 

A Long Way Down - Netflix Instant
Nick Offerman: American Ham- Netflix Instant
The Interview - xbox
The Book Thief - DVD
As Above, So Below - DVD
30 for 30: Pony Excess - Netflix Instant
All Is Lost - Netflix Instant

Got a couple of free rentals from Hastings on Saturday, thanks to store credit and a coupon.

Watched TBT with my sister, we both agreed it was an alright movie. Not too bed for a comin' of age drama set durin' WWII. And it proves I'll watch Geoffrey Rush in any damn thing, since he's the reason I rented it in the first place.

Had to wait for the household to go to bed to watch AASB, since no one else does horror films. Very low key kind of found footage/first person horror, minimalist in the way the scares are presented. And it actually solves one of my biggest complaints about these types of movies - why would they keep filmin', why not drop the camera? In this one, the cameras are in the headlamps they wear, with just one handheld unit that actually does get dropped, and picked back up later.

- edit -

Watched Insomnia (the Christopher Nolan one) and A Knight's Tale with my sister earlier tonight, both old favorites.

After she called it a night, I watched an ESPN documentary about the SMU recruitin' scandals of the 1980s, which was pretty interestin'.

Followed that with Robert Redford in AIL. Not sure what I was expectin', but I get the feelin' that whatever it was that motivated his character to be out in the middle of the ocean, it was a new experience, or something he had only done on weekends, or something.

 

1) The Invasion - C

It's an interesting premise and Jeffrey Wright is great, but are Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig supposed to be their true Australian/British or American because they seemed to alternate between their accents and faux American ones.

Kidman spends the entire movie running after her children is such a way that she should be screaming "WALLLTTTT!"

Some of the scenes have great ambiance in scenes with the affected, but it suffers from Kidman running for the entire movie and having nothing to do besides that.