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Movies Seen in 2015

Silent Night, Deadly Night ★★
Prom Night ★
Zombeavers ★★1/2
Another Me ★
Mad Max: Fury Road ★★★1/2
Chappie ★
Area 51 ★
 
All-Star Superman (8/10)
American Sniper (8/10)
Avengers: Age of Ultron (9/10)
Avenger's Confidential: Black Widow and The Punisher (9/10)
Bad Ass (7/10)
Bayonetta: Bloody Fate (7/10)
Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace (7/10)
A Certain Magical Index: The Miracle of Endymion (8/10)
Chappie (8/10)
Expelled from Paradise (9/10)
Furious 7 (9/10)
The Gunman (6/10)
Harry Brown (7/10)
Heaven's Lost Property: Final (2/10)
Insurgent (6/10)
Jupiter Ascending (6/10)
Jurassic World (8/10)
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (8/10)
K: Missing Kings (10/10)
Kingsman: The Secret Service (8/10)
Lupin the 3rd: Napoleon's Dictionary (8/10)
Lupin the 3rd: From Siberia with Love (7/10)
Mad Max: Fury Road (8/10)
Odin: Starlight Mutiny (5/10)
Planet Hulk (7/10)
Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (9/10)
Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (9/10)
Son of Batman (7/10)
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Art of the Stars (9/10)
Taken 3 (7/10)
Tomorrowland (8/10)
When Marnie Was There (2014) (9/10)

Recently Seen:
Max (10/10)

Running Total: 33
 
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
Get On Up - DVD
Dallas Buyers Club - DVD
American Sniper - matinee
The Conspirator - Netflix Instant
The Bag Man - Netflix Instant
Patton Oswalt: Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time (2014) - Netflix Instant
Brick Mansions - Netflix Instant
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis - DVD
Lego Justice League vs Bizarro League - DVD
Kingsman: The Secret Service - theater
Earth to Echo - Netflix Instant
Jupiter Ascending 2D - theater
Ralphie May: Unruly - Netflix Instant
In a World... - Netflix Instant
Focus - theater
Bad Grandpa: Unrated Version - Netflix Instant
The Quick and the Dead - Netflix Instant
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn - Netflix Instant
Chappie - theater
The Judge - DVD
Birdman: or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) - DVD
Lucy - DVD
Friday the 13th, Part 2 - Netflix Instant
Friday the 13th, Part III - Netflix Instant
Divergent - DVD
Raising Arizona - DVD
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter - Netflix Instant
Jason Lives: Friday the 13th, Part VI - Netflix Instant
Whiplash - DVD
Into the Woods - DVD
Friday the 13th, Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan - Netflix Instant
Life Itself - Netflix Instant
Horrible Bosses 2 - DVD
Wolverine versus Sabretooth: Reborn - DVD
Snowpiercer - Netflix Instant
The Divergent Series: Insurgent 3D - theater
Furious Seven - theater
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death - DVD
Batman vs Robin - DVD
Woman in Gold - theater
The Sound of Music (1965) - theater
Captain America (1979) - DVD
Captain America II: Death Too Soon (1979) - DVD
The Six Million Dollar Man (1973) - DVD
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War (1973) - DVD
The Six Million Dollar Man: Solid Gold Kidnapping (1973) - DVD
Avengers: Age of Ultron 3D - Alamo Drafthouse
Mad Max: Fury Road 2D - theater
Pitch Perfect 2 - theater
San Andreas 3D - theater
The Boxtrolls - Netflix Instant
The Ref - Netflix Instant
The Station Agent - Netflix Instant
Spy - theater
Mr. Peabody & Sherman - Netflix Instant
Mortal Kombat: The Movie - Netflix Instant
Rodney Carrington: Laughter's Good - Netflix Instant
Pressure Point - Netflix Instant

Finished the second season of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., decided to watch a few movies before I decide what tv show to watch next.

MP&S was a cute little movie, even my sister laughed a bit at it. Not great, but my favorite bit was with the Trojan horse.

MK was cheesy stupid, with dated effects and a predictable plot.

I remember hearin' Rodney Carrington on the Bob & Tom Show when it was broadcast on an Austin radio station awhile back. He was funny then, still pretty funny in his stand up special. Could have done with out the music video of a song that was shown right after he performed the song live, but other than that, not a bad special.

Watched PP for Sidney Poitier, just finished it. Not that good a movie, though a lot was packed into its hour & a half run time.

Got a plan to see Jurassic World tomorrow.
 
1. Searching for Sugar Man (B+)
2. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (A)
3. The Imitation Game (B+)
4. Selma (A)
5. Inherent Vice (B+)
6. Foxcatcher (A-)
7. Back to the Future (B)
8. American Sniper (B-)
9. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (B)
10. Beloved Sisters (A)
11. Force Majeure (B+)
12. A Most Violent Year (A-)
13. Wild (B+)
14. The Conformist (A-)
15. Blue is the Warmest Colour (A+)
16. Jean de Florette (A)
17. Two Days, One Night (A+)
18. Manon of the Spring (A)
19. Atonement (A+)
20. Honeymoon (B-)
21. The Brothers Bloom (B)
22. Mr. Turner (B+)
23. Still Alice (B+)
24. One Hundred and One Dalmatians (B+)
25. Kingsman: The Secret Service (A)
26. Birdman (A-)
27. Black Book (A-)
28. Leviathan (B+)
29. Terms of Endearment (B)
30. Marty (B+)
31. The Greatest Show on Earth (C+)
32. Focus (B)
33. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (A)
34. The Quiet Man (C+)
35. My Left Foot (B+)
36. Shame (B+)
37. Heavenly Creatures (A)
38. When Harry Met Sally (A+)
39. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (B-)
40. The Invisible Woman (B)
41. All That Jazz (A-)
42. Smashed (B)
43. Serena (D+)
44. Malcolm X (A-)
45. The Iron Giant (A-)
46. Cinderella (A-)
47. Elmer Gantry (B+)
48. Kiss Me Kate (B-)
49. Singin' in the Rain (A-)
50. The Band Wagon (A-)
51. Take Shelter (B+)
52. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (A+)
53. Hateship Loveship (B-)
54. The Truman Show (A-)
55. Wild Tales (A-)
56. A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night (B+)
57. The Room (F)
58. Titanic (A)
59. Avengers: Age of Ultron (A-)
60. Mad Max: Fury Road (A+)
61. The Tin Drum (B+)
62. Tomorrowland (B-)
63. White Bird in a Blizzard (C+)
64. Mud (B+)
65. Nightcrawler (A)
66. Say Anything (B+)
67. Blood Diamond (B)
68. Ex Machina (A)
69. Inside Out (A+)
70. The Terminator (B)

Partially motivated by the impending new film in the franchise (which I don't really plan to see, ironically), I decided to finally watch the Cameron-directed films, starting with the 1984 original. Cameron doesn't quite have the same touch he'd show in later films; though obviously the budget is much lower her, that still doesn't account for things like some odd structuring, such as all the Reese flashbacks to the future which really don't feel like they add much of anything.

71. Terminator 2: Judgement Day (A)

The high point of the franchise, though watching this really drove home that the Terminator franchise is not terribly well-suited for sequelization. They've really only got one plot to tell, and every time that yet another Terminator gets sent back despite all the previous movies' attempts at resolution just makes the whole thing feel quite meaningless. Anyway, that's all in the future when this was made, and Cameron is in top form, as are Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton. I think the degree of emotional attachment the characters form to the Terminator is a bit overplayed, but on the whole, a highly successful action film.

72. The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him (B)

Ned Benson's narrative experiment in filming the story of a couple's dissolving relationship as two films, one from each POV. In this case, the portion told from the POV of James McAvoy. It's sometimes effective, and has some good and perceptive writing, but mostly it feels like a feature-length teaser for the Jessica Chastain half of the story, where one is lead to believe more significant character drama is occurring. McAvoy is reliably good, don't get me wrong, but his character and his situation are really not that interesting in the scenes Chastain isn't in.

73. Jurassic World (B+)

As has been widely discussed, the plot hinges on pretty much nobody at the park having any common sense, but that's true of every installment of the franchise, so I don't think you can use that as a reason to deride this one in comparison to the first movie (which is better, don't get me wrong). Anyway, there's some real imagination here, and most of the best parts relate to the running of the park (which we've never really seen before; I think the premise of dinosaurs be loose in a fully operational park could have been taken a lot further; apart from the pterodactyl swarm, the crowd really doesn't feature at all in the drama) and the climactic fight. On the negative side, some of the CGI dinosaurs are remarkably unconvincing (the scenes of the kids roving amongs the herbivores, especially), and poor Bryce Dallas Howard is saddled with an ice-queen-career-woman character arc straight from an 80s movie.

Cinema: 26 (+1)
DVD/Blu-ray: 18
Streaming Service: 29 (+3)
 
1. Searching for Sugar Man (B+)
2. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (A)
3. The Imitation Game (B+)
4. Selma (A)
5. Inherent Vice (B+)
6. Foxcatcher (A-)
7. Back to the Future (B)
8. American Sniper (B-)
9. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (B)
10. Beloved Sisters (A)
11. Force Majeure (B+)
12. A Most Violent Year (A-)
13. Wild (B+)
14. The Conformist (A-)
15. Blue is the Warmest Colour (A+)
16. Jean de Florette (A)
17. Two Days, One Night (A+)
18. Manon of the Spring (A)
19. Atonement (A+)
20. Honeymoon (B-)
21. The Brothers Bloom (B)
22. Mr. Turner (B+)
23. Still Alice (B+)
24. One Hundred and One Dalmatians (B+)
25. Kingsman: The Secret Service (A)
26. Birdman (A-)
27. Black Book (A-)
28. Leviathan (B+)
29. Terms of Endearment (B)
30. Marty (B+)
31. The Greatest Show on Earth (C+)
32. Focus (B)
33. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (A)
34. The Quiet Man (C+)
35. My Left Foot (B+)
36. Shame (B+)
37. Heavenly Creatures (A)
38. When Harry Met Sally (A+)
39. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (B-)
40. The Invisible Woman (B)
41. All That Jazz (A-)
42. Smashed (B)
43. Serena (D+)
44. Malcolm X (A-)
45. The Iron Giant (A-)
46. Cinderella (A-)
47. Elmer Gantry (B+)
48. Kiss Me Kate (B-)
49. Singin' in the Rain (A-)
50. The Band Wagon (A-)
51. Take Shelter (B+)
52. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (A+)
53. Hateship Loveship (B-)
54. The Truman Show (A-)
55. Wild Tales (A-)
56. A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night (B+)
57. The Room (F)
58. Titanic (A)
59. Avengers: Age of Ultron (A-)
60. Mad Max: Fury Road (A+)
61. The Tin Drum (B+)
62. Tomorrowland (B-)
63. White Bird in a Blizzard (C+)
64. Mud (B+)
65. Nightcrawler (A)
66. Say Anything (B+)
67. Blood Diamond (B)
68. Ex Machina (A)
69. Inside Out (A+)
70. The Terminator (B)
71. Terminator 2: Judgement Day (A)
72. The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him (B)
73. Jurassic World (B+)
74. The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her (B+)

The better of the two separate installments (at some point I may watch the Them version to see if I think they would work better together, or if the McAvoy one, in particular, just has a lot of superfluous material). There are a lot of similarities between what the two leads are going through in these films, but Eleanor (Chastain) has the more developed angst, and her family situation feels much more interesting and fleshed out. I definitely think Him --> Her is the correct order to watch these, those, particularly given the ending. Viola Davis could have been used a bit more, I think, though her weary professor is a somewhat unusual spin on this sort of presumed mentor figure.

Cinema: 26
DVD/Blu-ray: 18
Streaming Service: 30 (+1)
 
^

You aren't goin' to watch the other two movies in the Terminator series, or the Sarah Connor tv series?
 
All-Star Superman (8/10)
American Sniper (8/10)
Avengers: Age of Ultron (9/10)
Avenger's Confidential: Black Widow and The Punisher (9/10)
Bad Ass (7/10)
Bayonetta: Bloody Fate (7/10)
Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace (7/10)
A Certain Magical Index: The Miracle of Endymion (8/10)
Chappie (8/10)
Expelled from Paradise (9/10)
Furious 7 (9/10)
The Gunman (6/10)
Harry Brown (7/10)
Heaven's Lost Property: Final (2/10)
Insurgent (6/10)
Jupiter Ascending (6/10)
Jurassic World (8/10)
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (8/10)
K: Missing Kings (10/10)
Kingsman: The Secret Service (8/10)
Lupin the 3rd: Napoleon's Dictionary (8/10)
Lupin the 3rd: From Siberia with Love (7/10)
Mad Max: Fury Road (8/10)
Max (10/10)
Odin: Starlight Mutiny (5/10)
Planet Hulk (7/10)
Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (9/10)
Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (9/10)
Son of Batman (7/10)
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Art of the Stars (9/10)
Taken 3 (7/10)
Tomorrowland (8/10)
When Marnie Was There (2014) (9/10)


Recently Seen:
Terminator: Genisys (9/10)

Running Total: 34
 
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
Get On Up - DVD
Dallas Buyers Club - DVD
American Sniper - matinee
The Conspirator - Netflix Instant
The Bag Man - Netflix Instant
Patton Oswalt: Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time (2014) - Netflix Instant
Brick Mansions - Netflix Instant
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis - DVD
Lego Justice League vs Bizarro League - DVD
Kingsman: The Secret Service - theater
Earth to Echo - Netflix Instant
Jupiter Ascending 2D - theater
Ralphie May: Unruly - Netflix Instant
In a World... - Netflix Instant
Focus - theater
Bad Grandpa: Unrated Version - Netflix Instant
The Quick and the Dead - Netflix Instant
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn - Netflix Instant
Chappie - theater
The Judge - DVD
Birdman: or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) - DVD
Lucy - DVD
Friday the 13th, Part 2 - Netflix Instant
Friday the 13th, Part III - Netflix Instant
Divergent - DVD
Raising Arizona - DVD
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter - Netflix Instant
Jason Lives: Friday the 13th, Part VI - Netflix Instant
Whiplash - DVD
Into the Woods - DVD
Friday the 13th, Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan - Netflix Instant
Life Itself - Netflix Instant
Horrible Bosses 2 - DVD
Wolverine versus Sabretooth: Reborn - DVD
Snowpiercer - Netflix Instant
The Divergent Series: Insurgent 3D - theater
Furious Seven - theater
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death - DVD
Batman vs Robin - DVD
Woman in Gold - theater
The Sound of Music (1965) - theater
Captain America (1979) - DVD
Captain America II: Death Too Soon (1979) - DVD
The Six Million Dollar Man (1973) - DVD
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War (1973) - DVD
The Six Million Dollar Man: Solid Gold Kidnapping (1973) - DVD
Avengers: Age of Ultron 3D - Alamo Drafthouse
Mad Max: Fury Road 2D - theater
Pitch Perfect 2 - theater
San Andreas 3D - theater
The Boxtrolls - Netflix Instant
The Ref - Netflix Instant
The Station Agent - Netflix Instant
Spy - theater
Mr. Peabody & Sherman - Netflix Instant
Mortal Kombat: The Movie - Netflix Instant
Rodney Carrington: Laughter's Good - Netflix Instant
Pressure Point - Netflix Instant
Jurassic World 3D - theater

Went to the theater Monday night after work to see JW 3D.

I enjoyed that movie quite a bit, definitely better than TLW & III.

I may have to go see it again, but in 2D, since I don't think the 3D really added anything to the film, and the big climax happens at night...thankfully, no storms this time.
 
1) The Invasion - C
2) Goodfellas - B
3) Flowers In The Attic - D-
4) The King's Speech - B
5) Kingsman: The Secret Service - A-
6) In Time - B+
7) Guardians of the Galaxy - A
8) You May Not Kiss The Bride - B
9) This Means War - C
10) Parallels - A-
11) Stolen - C
12) Unknown - C+
13) Black Hawk Down - B
14) The Interview - D+
15) The Love Punch - C-
16) Jurassic World - B
17) Eagle Eye - B+

A decent premise, especially in our super tech world. Shia LaBeouf can play both the slacker protagonist and his straight laced spy twin brother. Julianne Moore shines as the voice of the computer, who somehow manages to be threatening as the cold, stoic voice.
 
1. Searching for Sugar Man (B+)
2. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (A)
3. The Imitation Game (B+)
4. Selma (A)
5. Inherent Vice (B+)
6. Foxcatcher (A-)
7. Back to the Future (B)
8. American Sniper (B-)
9. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (B)
10. Beloved Sisters (A)
11. Force Majeure (B+)
12. A Most Violent Year (A-)
13. Wild (B+)
14. The Conformist (A-)
15. Blue is the Warmest Colour (A+)
16. Jean de Florette (A)
17. Two Days, One Night (A+)
18. Manon of the Spring (A)
19. Atonement (A+)
20. Honeymoon (B-)
21. The Brothers Bloom (B)
22. Mr. Turner (B+)
23. Still Alice (B+)
24. One Hundred and One Dalmatians (B+)
25. Kingsman: The Secret Service (A)
26. Birdman (A-)
27. Black Book (A-)
28. Leviathan (B+)
29. Terms of Endearment (B)
30. Marty (B+)
31. The Greatest Show on Earth (C+)
32. Focus (B)
33. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (A)
34. The Quiet Man (C+)
35. My Left Foot (B+)
36. Shame (B+)
37. Heavenly Creatures (A)
38. When Harry Met Sally (A+)
39. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (B-)
40. The Invisible Woman (B)
41. All That Jazz (A-)
42. Smashed (B)
43. Serena (D+)
44. Malcolm X (A-)
45. The Iron Giant (A-)
46. Cinderella (A-)
47. Elmer Gantry (B+)
48. Kiss Me Kate (B-)
49. Singin' in the Rain (A-)
50. The Band Wagon (A-)
51. Take Shelter (B+)
52. The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (A+)
53. Hateship Loveship (B-)
54. The Truman Show (A-)
55. Wild Tales (A-)
56. A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night (B+)
57. The Room (F)
58. Titanic (A)
59. Avengers: Age of Ultron (A-)
60. Mad Max: Fury Road (A+)
61. The Tin Drum (B+)
62. Tomorrowland (B-)
63. White Bird in a Blizzard (C+)
64. Mud (B+)
65. Nightcrawler (A)
66. Say Anything (B+)
67. Blood Diamond (B)
68. Ex Machina (A)
69. Inside Out (A+)
70. The Terminator (B)
71. Terminator 2: Judgement Day (A)
72. The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him (B)
73. Jurassic World (B+)
74. The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her (B+)
75. Far from the Madding Crowd (B+)

Danish director Thomas Vinterberg (The Hunt) does a good job overall with this adaptation, though when you restrict the running time to around two hours it leads to some parts feeling a bit rushed, and other aspects on the periphery of the story a bit shaggy. There's one structural innovation -- withholding from the audience the truth of Troy's survival -- that I think works very well compared to the novel, but the payoff for this isn't handled all that well. The climactic confrontation in the novel is a marvelous bit of elevating tension, but the way it's staged here leaches a lot of that out, and Boldwood's intervention seems to come out of nowhere. The cast is all great here, and the central relationship between Bathsheba and Gabriel Oak is well-done.

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


1. Mockingjay part 1: A-
2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: A
3. Dairy of a Mad Black Woman: A-
4. Dolphin Tale: A-
5. The Equalizer: A
6. Veronica Mars-The Movie: B+
7. Monsters University: A
8. Demolition Man: B-
9. Jack & Jill: D+
10. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: B+
11. Rango: B-
12. Cinderella: A+
13. Insurgent(Divergent Series): C
14. John Wick: B
15. Immortals: C-
16. Tower Heist: B-
17. Lucy: C+
18. Avengers Age of Ultron: A-
19. 22 Jump Street: C-
20. A Million Ways to Die in the West: B-
21. Night at the Museum(3): Secret of the Tomb: B
22. Kingsman The Secret Service: B
23. Fast&Furious 7: A
24. Mad Max Fury Road: A-
25. Robocop (2014): C
26. Jurassic World: B+
27. Terminator Genisys: C

My full review with initial thoughts is in the Discussion & Grading thread for the film, here.

Once, and IF, you can accept that this is a soft reboot that injects a whole new dynamic while shunting the dynamics you likely appreciated the best about the series out the nearest Nexus Temporal Point, you'll be ok...maybe.

My rank: T2, T1, T4, T3, T5

The biggest flaw of Genisys is that it doesn't continue the forward momentum of the 4 prior films. Despite what one thinks of them T3 & T4 still move the story forward from T1 & T2. While only JD changed marginally the 2029 aspects remained. In T4 we were starting the road to 2029 and mankind's last ditch battle with Skynet to win the war. To send Kyle back and complete the loop.
Now, with Genisys...who the hell knows. It's a film looping back across itself so many times it'll end up knotted.
 
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
Get On Up - DVD
Dallas Buyers Club - DVD
American Sniper - matinee
The Conspirator - Netflix Instant
The Bag Man - Netflix Instant
Patton Oswalt: Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time (2014) - Netflix Instant
Brick Mansions - Netflix Instant
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis - DVD
Lego Justice League vs Bizarro League - DVD
Kingsman: The Secret Service - theater
Earth to Echo - Netflix Instant
Jupiter Ascending 2D - theater
Ralphie May: Unruly - Netflix Instant
In a World... - Netflix Instant
Focus - theater
Bad Grandpa: Unrated Version - Netflix Instant
The Quick and the Dead - Netflix Instant
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn - Netflix Instant
Chappie - theater
The Judge - DVD
Birdman: or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) - DVD
Lucy - DVD
Friday the 13th, Part 2 - Netflix Instant
Friday the 13th, Part III - Netflix Instant
Divergent - DVD
Raising Arizona - DVD
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter - Netflix Instant
Jason Lives: Friday the 13th, Part VI - Netflix Instant
Whiplash - DVD
Into the Woods - DVD
Friday the 13th, Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan - Netflix Instant
Life Itself - Netflix Instant
Horrible Bosses 2 - DVD
Wolverine versus Sabretooth: Reborn - DVD
Snowpiercer - Netflix Instant
The Divergent Series: Insurgent 3D - theater
Furious Seven - theater
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death - DVD
Batman vs Robin - DVD
Woman in Gold - theater
The Sound of Music (1965) - theater
Captain America (1979) - DVD
Captain America II: Death Too Soon (1979) - DVD
The Six Million Dollar Man (1973) - DVD
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War (1973) - DVD
The Six Million Dollar Man: Solid Gold Kidnapping (1973) - DVD
Avengers: Age of Ultron 3D - Alamo Drafthouse
Mad Max: Fury Road 2D - theater
Pitch Perfect 2 - theater
San Andreas 3D - theater
The Boxtrolls - Netflix Instant
The Ref - Netflix Instant
The Station Agent - Netflix Instant
Spy - theater
Mr. Peabody & Sherman - Netflix Instant
Mortal Kombat: The Movie - Netflix Instant
Rodney Carrington: Laughter's Good - Netflix Instant
Pressure Point - Netflix Instant
Jurassic World 3D - theater
The Road Warrior - DVD
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome - DVD
Big Eyes - DVD

Picked up the two Mad Max sequels on DVD, watched 'em both last week. I thought both were pretty good, in their own ways.

I had no idea Tina Turner's song, 'We Don't Need Another Hero', came from the "Thunderdome" soundtrack, as often as I head that song as a kid in the '80s. Found the music video on YouTube after watchin' the movie, and it seemed pretty obvious. I guess that's what I get for not havin' MTV when they only showed music videos.

I have now seen all four of the franchise's movies, the Mel Gibson trilogy & the Tom Hardy version. Fury Road is kinda my favorite.

Used a coupon from Hasting's to rent a couple of DVDs after work yesterday. Got the first disc for the second season of Game of Thrones for my sister & I to (re)watch and Big Eyes.

We (re)watched GoT last night, I watched BE tonight.

I'd say its one of the better Tim Burton movies to come out lately, and Christoph Waltz is always awesome.
 
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
Get On Up - DVD
Dallas Buyers Club - DVD
American Sniper - matinee
The Conspirator - Netflix Instant
The Bag Man - Netflix Instant
Patton Oswalt: Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time (2014) - Netflix Instant
Brick Mansions - Netflix Instant
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis - DVD
Lego Justice League vs Bizarro League - DVD
Kingsman: The Secret Service - theater
Earth to Echo - Netflix Instant
Jupiter Ascending 2D - theater
Ralphie May: Unruly - Netflix Instant
In a World... - Netflix Instant
Focus - theater
Bad Grandpa: Unrated Version - Netflix Instant
The Quick and the Dead - Netflix Instant
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn - Netflix Instant
Chappie - theater
The Judge - DVD
Birdman: or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) - DVD
Lucy - DVD
Friday the 13th, Part 2 - Netflix Instant
Friday the 13th, Part III - Netflix Instant
Divergent - DVD
Raising Arizona - DVD
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter - Netflix Instant
Jason Lives: Friday the 13th, Part VI - Netflix Instant
Whiplash - DVD
Into the Woods - DVD
Friday the 13th, Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan - Netflix Instant
Life Itself - Netflix Instant
Horrible Bosses 2 - DVD
Wolverine versus Sabretooth: Reborn - DVD
Snowpiercer - Netflix Instant
The Divergent Series: Insurgent 3D - theater
Furious Seven - theater
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death - DVD
Batman vs Robin - DVD
Woman in Gold - theater
The Sound of Music (1965) - theater
Captain America (1979) - DVD
Captain America II: Death Too Soon (1979) - DVD
The Six Million Dollar Man (1973) - DVD
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War (1973) - DVD
The Six Million Dollar Man: Solid Gold Kidnapping (1973) - DVD
Avengers: Age of Ultron 3D - Alamo Drafthouse
Mad Max: Fury Road 2D - theater
Pitch Perfect 2 - theater
San Andreas 3D - theater
The Boxtrolls - Netflix Instant
The Ref - Netflix Instant
The Station Agent - Netflix Instant
Spy - theater
Mr. Peabody & Sherman - Netflix Instant
Mortal Kombat: The Movie - Netflix Instant
Rodney Carrington: Laughter's Good - Netflix Instant
Pressure Point - Netflix Instant
Jurassic World 3D - theater
The Road Warrior - DVD
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome - DVD
Big Eyes - DVD
Ralphie May: Imperfectly Yours - Netflix Instant
Grace of Monaco - Netflix Instant
Inside Out 2D - theater
Terminator: Genisys 3D - theater

Watched a couple of movies on Netflix yesterday and couple more at the theater today.

Ralphie May's special was about the same as his previous ones. If ya enjoy his shows, go ahead & watch this one.

The Nicole Kidman pseudo biopic was a mess of a movie.

IO was alright...not quite what I was expectin', I was kinda hopin' for better. Still better than the Cars movies and that one with the rats. The short, Lava, wasn't very good, either.

TG is probably the best of the franchise since the second one. I don't think the 3D was worth the upcharge, though.
 
DVD - 6
Cinema - 6
Streaming Service - 9
Television Broadcast - 2

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.


3 Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Rewatch
A Disney Animated Canon movie based on the novels by Lewis Carrol. I found this movie, just as strange as I remembered. Especially with the Cheshire Cat causing Alice to provoke the Queen of Hearts (not that she needed it much) into wanting to execute her. The other characters, including the Hatter and the White Rabbit are just as strange as I remembered. 7.5/10.


4 The Water Diviner
A movie loosely based on a true story about an Australian farmer who tries to find the bodies of his sons who went to fight at Gallipoli. This movie showed the grief and loss of war very well (and also the impact of trench warfare on the unfortunate participants involved). The characters of the farmer and the people he meets during his quest are well realised. As is the situation in the post-war Ottoman Empire. 9/10.


5 Cinderella (1950)
Rewatch
A Disney Animated Canon movie based on the fairy tale by Charles Perrault. I found this movie just as interesting as I remembered (although I remembered less than with Alice in Wonderland). This story of the kind orphaned girl who is abused by her stepfamily is still quite powerful in an emotional sense. The interaction between Cinderella and her fairy godmother was well done. As was the character of the stepmother. 8/10.


6 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
The third in the Night at the Museum series, based on a children’s book. I found that this movie is just as enjoyable and well written as the first in the series. The situations and the various characters involved in this film were well realized. Larry Daley's character growth is impressive, particularly when it came to discussing with his son about the latter's choices about life after school. Additionally knowing that this was Robin Williams' last role made his scenes rather poignant, particularly towards the end. 9/10.


7. Thor: The Dark World
Rewatch
A Marvel movie. The scond in the Thor series, based on the Marvel comic series. This is still enjoyable on the third (or fourth) viewing. The situation with the convergence is well written (although the Dark Elves', and Melekith's in particular, motivations seem a little simplistic). Thor and Jane Foster's reunion is well done, both Hemsworth and Portman's performances were very good. The plot thread involving Loki is very well realized, easily continuing his story from the first Thor and Avengers.
Well worth seeing again. 8/10.


8 Fantasia (1940)
Rewatch
A Disney Animated Canon movie. A series of short stories set to classical music. I found it quite as interesting as I remembered it. All of the sequences set to the classical pieces are well done, especially in the animation. (Some are not quite to my taste, like the Chernoborg sequences, or the Bacchanalia, but Disney and his animators did them well.) As for a part did like, the Sorceror's Apprentice, liked well. Not just because of Mickey Mouse, but because of the lesson involved. To not get over your head in a power you barely involved.
The Sorceror's response is the way would expect a master to react. A great rewatch. 9/10.


9 Muppet Treasure Island
Rewatch
A Muppet movie based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. As is usual for the Muppets, the movie is filled with humour. The role of Jim Hawkins has been expanded to include Rizzo and The Great Gonzo. (Although most of his original plot line is intact). The Jim Henson Company has outdone themselves, they had built upon their experience with the A Muppet Christmas Carol. Tim Curry is great as Long John Silver. Humourous, and yet; threatening. Easily believable as the pirate leader.
All the musical numbers are great, younger children can easily sing along. Not only that, but they add to the comedic atmosphere of the film. 9/10.


10 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Rewatch
A movie based on the Roald Dahl novel of the same name. The story of a reclusive chocolatier who sends out five golden tickets for visitors to his factory. It is also the story of the recipients of those tickets, and how their character flaws influence their journey through the factory. Johnny Depp is his usual idiosyncratic self as Willy Wonka, the chocolatier who takes the flawed children and their guardians through the factory. He was rather good in the role, albeit quite weird. The other characters are well portrayed (as in the events lead to the consequences are quite believable).
Charlie Bucket, the poor (as in socio-economically; not in character, nor in fate) boy who is the final recipient of the golden ticket is better portrayed than the other child characters. 8/10.


11 Toy Story
Rewatch
A Pixar movie. A film about sentient toys. Specifically two toys belonging to a seven year old named Andy. A cowboy action figure named Woody, who is Andy's favourite toy finds himself threatened when Andy receives a spaceman action figure named Buzz Lightyear for his birthday. The movie is mainly about their rivalry. It is also about Sid, Andy's neighbour, who shows sociopathic tendencies in his behaviour towards toys. He not only mutilates them, he also blows them up with actual explosives.
The main plot, of Woody and Buzz' rivalry and their eventual reconciliation, is well written. Pixar set themselves with a high standard with their first outing. Andy's reactions to his toys going missing are also well done. 9/10.


12 A Bug's Life
Rewatch.
A Pixar movie. A film about an ant colony which is subjected to extortion by a gang of grasshoppers every year. It is also about Flik, a young ant who accidently destroys the colony's offering to the grasshoppers with one of his inventions. Another plot thread is about a troop of circus bugs that Flik accidently recruits to help the ant colony fight off the grasshoppers. It is also about the budding romance between Flik and Princess Adda, who is the heir to the colony's Queen. Overall this movie was well written and directed.
The motivations of the main villain, Hopper, the leader of the grasshopper gang, are well realised, easily paralleling real life situations of a similar nature. The comedy of errors in relation to the circus bugs being mistaken for warrior bugs is also well done. 8.5/10.

13 Toy Story 2
Rewatch
A Pixar movie. The second in the Toy Story trilogy. A year after the events of the first movie, Woody is stolen by a toy collector while Andy is at a cowboy camp. Buzz Lightyear then mounts a rescue mission. There are many elements to this movie, relating to the concept of sentient toys, and what will happen to them (a thread that continues into the third movie). One relates to what happens when a toy is damaged. They are liable to be thrown away, or forgotten. The other is what happens when an owner outgrows a toy.
The scenes involving this latter point are particularly poignant, especially When You Loved Me. The reasons why Jessie is the way she is are well realised. The case of the Prospector is also well realized, in the case of never being bought. Almost as good as the first movie. 8.5/10.


14 Monsters Inc
Rewatch
A Pixar movie. The story of two monster friends. Sully (James P. Sullivan) a professional scarer, and his friend Mike Wazowski, his scare coach. As the movie starts they are competing with other Scarer's for the All Time Scare Record. But as time goes on, they are drawn into a conspiracy that runs deep within the company. Again, Pixar has included many elements in this movie. The scare record, the conspiracy and the fact that the Monsters consider humans toxic to them. The plot thread covering Sully and Mike's plight is well realized.
The scenes regarding the details of the conspiracy within the company can be frightening, but this is balanced by Mike being a source of comic relief. This balance is also achieved by a revelation that changes everything for the monsters, while also providing a new opportunity. A great movie. 8.5/10.

15 Finding Nemo
Rewatch
A Pixar movie. The story of two clownfish from the Great Barrier Reef. Marlin and his son Nemo. It is also the story of a blue tang fish named Dory, who Marlin looks for while searching for Nemo after Nemo is caught by a dentist from Sydney. The movie has two threads, one is Marlin's search for Nemo. The other is Nemo meeting an eccentric of fish (and other aquatic organisms) in the dentists aquarium, and his attempts to escape. The desperation in which Marlin searches for Nemo is well realized.
As is the depiction of Dory's amnesia. The depiction of the other individuals in the film are also well done. Nemo's growth in his befriending of the other aquarium inmates and attempts to escape are well done. He has an obvious character growth as a result of his experiences. A very good movie. 8/10.

16 The Incredibles
Rewatch
A Pixar movie. The story of a family of 'supers' who are in hiding after the government forced all 'supers' to give up their vigilante activities less than two decades prior. Specifically, it is the story of Bob Parr (formerly known as Mr. Incredible), who is unsatisfied with his life as a paperpusher and father (especially the former). He is hired by a mysterious individual to fight against some machines, not knowing that he's actually helping a new villian with his plans. His dissatisfaction with his lot is well realized.
The characterisation of his wife and kids are well realized. Helen's struggle to keep her family's 'talents' hidden (along with her suspicions about what he's up to), his daughter's introvertedness and struggles with her own powers, and his son's own troubles are well done. As is the characterisation of the villain. 7.5/10.

17 Cars
Rewatch
A Pixar movie. The story of Lightning McQueen, a young hotshot racecar who ends up in an out-of-the-way town on Route 66 while on the way to California. It follows his maturation as he interacts with the denizens (Carizens? Vehiclezens?) of Radiator Springs during his community service. The process of his character growth as he gets to know the inhabitances of that town is well done, as is the characterisations of the other vehicle characters. Specifically that of the tow truck, the lawyer and the doctor/mechanic with a secret.
The movie is also about McQueen's rivals, a retiring racecar and his constant runner up. Their characterisation is also well done, particularly pertaining to the latter's resentment towards the former and the role of that attitude in the climax. This is a really good movie, that is well worth seeing again. 8.5/10.


18 Ratatouille
A Pixar movie. The story of Remy, a rat with a advanced senses of smell and taste. It details how he gets his dream of cooking in a Parisien restaurant, while helping one of the waiters there achieves his own dreams in the kitchen. It is also the story of Alfredo, the aformentioned waiter, and his burgeoning relationship with Colette, one of the chefs at that restaurant. A third plotline is Remy's relationship with his family, particularly his father, who doesn't want his son getting too close to the humans, who consider rats vermin to be exterminated.
All in all, all of these plotlines are well developed. The story of the rats and the measures they take in order to survive is well developed. But the best aspect to this film is the relationship between Remy and Alfredo. The way they come to trust each other as they work out how to communicate each others intentions is particularly well done. 8/10.


19 Avengers (2012)
Rewatch
A Marvel movie. The story of how Tony Stark as Iron Man, Steve Rogers as Captain America, Bruce Banner as the Hulk, Clint Barton as Hawkeye, Natasha Romanov and Thor first team up as the Avengers, when Loki steals an artefact from SHEILD, and uses it as part of a scheme inspired by a third party. It is also part of a story about SHEILD (how it is trying to defend humanity from aliens and superhuman threats). Robert Downey Jr. continues to play Iron Man well (from his portrayal of the role in Iron Man and Iron Man 2).
The same with Chris Hemsworth as Thor, continuing his character arc from the first Thor movie. Thor's actions and motives regarding his adoptive brother are very believable. Tom Hiddleston similarly continues to portray Loki in a way that is consistant with the way the character was developed in the Thor movie. Overall a very good film. 9/10.


20 Avengers: Age of Ultron
A Marvel movie and the Sequel to the 2012 Avengers movie. Tony Stark as Iron Man, Steve Rogers as Captain America, Bruce Banner as the Hulk, Clint Barton as Hawkeye, Natasha Romanov and Thor have been fighting against the forces of HYDRA, since the fall of SHIELD. However, as they capture the scepter that Loki used in his scheme at that time, some plans go awry. Partially as a result of his encounter with Wanda Maximoff 'Scarlett Witch', Stark's plans for world security go awry...
The plot as it plays out (and there is one), is a great one, although there are some scenes which can be misinterpreted (such as one between Banner and Romanov), but overall it plays out well, albeit not as well as the first film. Downey Jr. continues to play Iron Man in a way that continues from earlier installments (albiet maybe not the immediate earlier installment). An enjoyable film. 8.5/10.

21 Death on the Nile (1978)
A movie based on the novel by Agatha Christie with Peter Ustinov starring as Hercule Poirot. The film is a good adaption of Christie's work. The tale is of Poirot's cruise on a paddle steamer on the Nile river, where on it's journey from Cairo to Abu Simbel and return there is treachery. A rich heiress has many enemies, and when there is a murder, Poirot has to find out who did it. Most of the people on the cruise ship had both motive and opportunity, but was it possible that the circumstances around the murder had been contrived?
Ustinov was great as Poirot (but not as good as David Suchet), Mia Farrow and Simon MacCorkindale were great in their roles as two of the suspects and Lois Chiles portrayed the heiress in a believable way. The location filming, on the Nile and on and around the ancient Egyptian monuments was also well done, as well as that in England. A great film, as enjoyable as other Christie adaptations. 8.5/10.


22 Jurassic World
The fourth film in the Jurassic Park franchise, based on novels by Michael Chrichton (albiet not based on any one novel). Starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, B. D Wong and Vincent D'Onofrio. A Dinosaur theme park, called Jurassic World, has been running on Isla Nublar for more than ten years, but attendance has been declining. As such a new hybrid predatory dinosaur has been created. However the motives behind the creation of that hybrid may have nothing to do with declining attendance...
Pratt was great as the 'Raptor trainer Owen Grady, delivering a believable performance as someone who sees the dinosaurs as living animals, and would rather not see them used for nefarious purposes. Howard was great as the park's operations manager and aunt, and D'Onofrio as the human antagonist. The CGI and animatronics were an improvement on that in the earlier installments of the franchise. A great film, almost as good as the original Jurassic Park. 9/10.

23 Terminator Genisys
The fifth film in the Terminator franchise. Starring Arnold Schwartzeneggar, Emilia Clarke, Jason Clarke, Jai Courtney and Matthew Smith. Skynet is loosing, Techcom is winning. A Terminator is sent back to 1984, so is Kyle Reece. But to a different 1984 than was expected. What had started out as a simple predestination paradox has become a Timey-Wimey mess. (An appropriate term, given the role that Matthew Smith is most known for.) Kyle Reece has found himself in a completely different situation than in the original film.
Schwartzeneggar hasn't lost any of the qualities that allowed him to be a presence in each of the first three films. Being the Governor hasn't seemed to impact his acting ability. Emilia Clarke portrays Sarah Conner well. Of course, this is a different Sarah one who has been aware of the threat that Skynet poses for years. Comparison's to the version played by Linda Hamilton wouldn't be fair. Matthew Smith is also good in his role. However, the writing and direction doesn't hold up to the standard set by James Cameron with the first two films. 7.5/10.
 
1) The Invasion - C
2) Goodfellas - B
3) Flowers In The Attic - D-
4) The King's Speech - B
5) Kingsman: The Secret Service - A-
6) In Time - B+
7) Guardians of the Galaxy - A
8) You May Not Kiss The Bride - B
9) This Means War - C
10) Parallels - A-
11) Stolen - C
12) Unknown - C+
13) Black Hawk Down - B
14) The Interview - D+
15) The Love Punch - C-
16) Jurassic World - B
17) Eagle Eye - B+
18) Mister Smith Goes To Washington - A-

Found the classic among the movies available on the flight home from my honeymoon. With the wife fast asleep, it seemed like a good idea.

It was a great movie, well deserving of the classic moniker, but I had two points where I felt it left the tracks:

1) If Taylor's men are forcing children off the road and injuring them in different ways, was there any public uproar? Seems a little much, even if you are trying to stop them from spreading the message against you.

2) The ending confused me. Since Paine stood up and confessed, since he is so beloved, everyone believes him and Smith is exonerated? And people believe him? One more scene to tie it up would've been nice.
 
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
Get On Up - DVD
Dallas Buyers Club - DVD
American Sniper - matinee
The Conspirator - Netflix Instant
The Bag Man - Netflix Instant
Patton Oswalt: Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time (2014) - Netflix Instant
Brick Mansions - Netflix Instant
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis - DVD
Lego Justice League vs Bizarro League - DVD
Kingsman: The Secret Service - theater
Earth to Echo - Netflix Instant
Jupiter Ascending 2D - theater
Ralphie May: Unruly - Netflix Instant
In a World... - Netflix Instant
Focus - theater
Bad Grandpa: Unrated Version - Netflix Instant
The Quick and the Dead - Netflix Instant
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn - Netflix Instant
Chappie - theater
The Judge - DVD
Birdman: or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) - DVD
Lucy - DVD
Friday the 13th, Part 2 - Netflix Instant
Friday the 13th, Part III - Netflix Instant
Divergent - DVD
Raising Arizona - DVD
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter - Netflix Instant
Jason Lives: Friday the 13th, Part VI - Netflix Instant
Whiplash - DVD
Into the Woods - DVD
Friday the 13th, Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan - Netflix Instant
Life Itself - Netflix Instant
Horrible Bosses 2 - DVD
Wolverine versus Sabretooth: Reborn - DVD
Snowpiercer - Netflix Instant
The Divergent Series: Insurgent 3D - theater
Furious Seven - theater
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death - DVD
Batman vs Robin - DVD
Woman in Gold - theater
The Sound of Music (1965) - theater
Captain America (1979) - DVD
Captain America II: Death Too Soon (1979) - DVD
The Six Million Dollar Man (1973) - DVD
The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War (1973) - DVD
The Six Million Dollar Man: Solid Gold Kidnapping (1973) - DVD
Avengers: Age of Ultron 3D - Alamo Drafthouse
Mad Max: Fury Road 2D - theater
Pitch Perfect 2 - theater
San Andreas 3D - theater
The Boxtrolls - Netflix Instant
The Ref - Netflix Instant
The Station Agent - Netflix Instant
Spy - theater
Mr. Peabody & Sherman - Netflix Instant
Mortal Kombat: The Movie - Netflix Instant
Rodney Carrington: Laughter's Good - Netflix Instant
Pressure Point - Netflix Instant
Jurassic World 3D - theater
The Road Warrior - DVD
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome - DVD
Big Eyes - DVD
Ralphie May: Imperfectly Yours - Netflix Instant
Grace of Monaco - Netflix Instant
Inside Out 2D - theater
Terminator: Genisys 3D - theater
Chris Tucker Live - Netflix

Watchin' Chris Tucker's stand up special on Netflix. Pretty funny, especially his Michael Jackson story/impersonation.
 
I watched two movies back to back last night, didn't get done till after midnight.

Ex-Machina - On Demand - I wanted to see this not only for the subject matter of the movie but because it also had two of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in it. This is one of those little movies that are way more satisfying than the big blockbuster, well for me anyway. I have some minor quibbles with it but nothing to outweigh the fantastic nature of this film. When Oscar Isaac was cast in TFA, I had no idea who he was but I knew this film would be coming out soon. For me, he is a find. That actor you have a periphery awareness of but until you actually see his performace, it's like discovering gold. He does an amazing layered performance in this. Now I can't wait until I see what he does in TFA.

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - On Demand - I've always meant to see this movie, but I've always just put it off. Usually because I wanted to watch a different kind of movie. When I was going through available movies to rent last night, it came up. So I said what the hell. Sure it was already almost 10pm and it was over 2 hours long, which means that it wouldn't be done until after midnight.

I'm so glad that I watched it, it was riveting. The cinematography is just captivating and for the most part, that acting is superb. While I didn't hate Russell Crowe's Captain Aubrey, there just wasn't something there for me. Now, Paul Bettany and James D'Arcy as ships surgeon and confidant and 1st Lieutenant and future Captain were fantastic.

I was surprise how well this was written, knowing the smushed two different books together to make it. They literally sit still in the water for almost a half hour, yet you never get board or inpatient. Even with Crowe or perhaps re-casted, I would love to see many more of these.
 
I didn't start in the thread till August that year, partial list
  1. Piranha 3D: C+
  2. Book of Eli: B
  3. Lethal Weapon: A
  4. Lethal Weapon 2: A-
  5. Lethal Weapon 3: B
  6. Lethal Weapon 4: C+
  7. The Crow: A
  8. Clash of the Titans: B+
  9. Prince of Persia: B
  10. The Fountain: D
  11. Resident Evil: A-
  12. Resident Evil: Apocalypse: B
  13. Resident Evil: Extinction: B-
  14. Resident Evil: Afterlife: B
  15. Resident Evil: Degeneration(animated): B
  16. Bad Boys: B+
  17. Zombieland: B
  18. The Evil Dead: B-
  19. R.E.D.: B
  20. 30 Days of Night: Dark Days: B+
  21. Conviction: A-
  22. Crazies(2010): A-
  23. Paranormal Activity: A+
  24. Paranormal Activity 2: A
  25. Shutter Island: B-
  26. Gamer: F
  27. Last House on the Left(orig): D+
  28. Thirst(asian film): C-
  29. The Hills Have Eyes: B
  30. When In Rome: B-
  31. Dr.Horrible Sing-A-Long: A
  32. Expelled No Intelligence Allowed(doc): B
  33. Zombie Strippers: D
  34. Mammoth: D+
  35. Everyone Else: D
  36. Dark Ages(doc): A
  37. Batman vs Dracula(anim): A-
  38. Independence Day: A
  39. Robin Hood(2010-Crowe): B
  40. Taken: A
  41. Only You: B-
  42. Momma Mia: C
  43. High Plains Drifter: C
  44. Joe Kid: A-
  45. Tron Legacy: B
  46. Voyage of the DawnTreader: B+
  47. Tourist: B
  48. Duchess: B
  49. Blade Runner: B+
  50. Men In Black: A
  51. Jumper: B-
  52. Interview with the Vampire: A-
  53. Brideshead Revisted: B
  54. Wizard of Oz: A
  55. Gone With the Wind: A
  56. True Grit: A
1. The Fighter: B-
2. Batman(90's saga): A-,B-,C-,D
3. Star Wars OT-Special Edition: B+, A, B
4. The Green Hornet: B
5. True Grit(1969): C+
6. Lord of the Rings saga: (A,A,A)
7. The Machinist: A-
8. Season of the Witch: B
9. Frozen: A-
10. Due Date: B+
11. Planet of the Apes(2001): B-
12. Faster: C
13. Romance: D (French film, subtitled)
14. YPF: C- (YPF=Young People F*&^ing)
15. The Beautiful Truth: B-
16. Strictly Sexual: C+
17. DOOM: C
18. Brothers: B+
19. Men In Black II: B-
20. The Crow: Wicked Prayer: C-
21. The Soloist: C
22. Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love: C+
23. I Now Pronounce you Chuck & Larry: B-
24. Battle in Heaven: C+ (Mexican film, subtitled)
25. Legion: B-
26. Battle: LA: B+
27. Righteous Kill: B
28. Dracula II: Ascension: B-
29. Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li: D
30. You Don't Mess With the Zohan: C+
31. Finding Bliss: C
32. Dracula III: Legacy: B-
33. Tangled: B+
34. Paul Blart Mall Cop: C-
35. Chloe: B
36. Kung Fu Panda: B-
37. Centurion: B
38. The People I've Slept With: C
39. Grown Ups: B-
40. The Conspirator: A-
41. XXX: State of the Union: C+
42. Fast Five: B+
43. THOR: A-
44. Priest: D+
45. The Fourth Kind: B+
46. POTC: On Stranger Tides: B-
47. Turtles Forever: A-
48. Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story: B+
49. Easy A: A
50. Inception: B
51. #1 Cheerleader Camp: D
52. Freakanomics: C+
53. Green Lantern: C
54. The American: C-
55. Super 8: A
56. Green Lantern: First Flight: B
57. Transformers: Dark of the Moon: B-
58. 9 Songs: F
59. Kings Speech: A-
60. Whiteout: C+
61. Passion Play: D+
62. Captain America: The First Avenger: A-
63. Marley & Me: A
64. Date Night: C+
65. Frantic: B+
66. Presumed Innocent: A
67. Invictus: A
68. Rocky: A
69. Hurt Locker: A+
70. Rocky II: C+
71. Rocky III: B+
72. Rocky IV: A
73. Cowboys & Aliens: B
74. Wonder Woman (DC Animated): B+
75. Rocky V: B-
76. Conan The Barbarian('11): B-
77. Dinner for Schmucks: D
78. Nothing But the Truth: B
79. Snow Angels: B+
80. Everybody's Fine: C-
81. Rise of the Planet of the Apes: A+
82. Fragments: C+
83. Fright Night ('11): A-
84. Cold Comfort Farm: D
85. Machete: C-
86. The Queen: A
87. Public Enemies: B+
88. Drive Angry: D
89. Red Riding Hood: C+
90. Fright Night ('85): B
91. Love & Other Drugs: B
92. X-Files: I Want to Believe - B+
93. Source Code: A-
94. Paranormal Activity 3: A
95. Rachel Getting Married: C
96. Love Guru: F
97. Funny People: C-
98. Win Win: B+
99. Everything Must Go: B
100. Scott Pilgrim vs The World: D+
101. American Ninja: D
102. Revenge of the Ninja: D
103. Lonesome Dove: A
104. Black Swan: B
105. Westworld: B
106. Fireproof: A-
107. Mission Impossible(4):Ghost Protocol: A
108. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: A
109. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows: A-
110. Belly: D-
111. Despicable Me: B+
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+
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
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


1. Mockingjay part 1: A-
2. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: A
3. Dairy of a Mad Black Woman: A-
4. Dolphin Tale: A-
5. The Equalizer: A
6. Veronica Mars-The Movie: B+
7. Monsters University: A
8. Demolition Man: B-
9. Jack & Jill: D+
10. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: B+
11. Rango: B-
12. Cinderella: A+
13. Insurgent(Divergent Series): C
14. John Wick: B
15. Immortals: C-
16. Tower Heist: B-
17. Lucy: C+
18. Avengers Age of Ultron: A-
19. 22 Jump Street: C-
20. A Million Ways to Die in the West: B-
21. Night at the Museum(3): Secret of the Tomb: B
22. Kingsman The Secret Service: B
23. Fast&Furious 7: A
24. Mad Max Fury Road: A-
25. Robocop (2014): C
26. Jurassic World: B+
27. Terminator Genisys: C
28. Chef: B

This small indie flick starring John Favreau with Dustin Hoffman, Robert Downey Jr and Scarlett Johansson was not entirely what I thought it would be going in, but I still enjoyed it all the same.

I was expecting the film to playout like a pseudo documentary. I thought it would be about the lives of Food truck owners in&out of their trucks. Perhaps jockeying for places in the best parts of town for foot traffic etc.

Instead it's really about a chef, Carl(Favreau), who is burnt out on doing the same old same old and his career goes south, getting laid off. It's one part him rediscovering his passion and reclaiming his pride along with his reputation AND building a stronger relationship with his 12yr old son. In that regard it plays out like a family film at times during the middle part of the film where his son travels cross country with him in the truck during summer break.

A nice, solid little film.
 
All-Star Superman (8/10)
American Sniper (8/10)
Avengers: Age of Ultron (9/10)
Avenger's Confidential: Black Widow and The Punisher (9/10)
Bad Ass (7/10)
Bayonetta: Bloody Fate (7/10)
Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace (7/10)
A Certain Magical Index: The Miracle of Endymion (8/10)
Chappie (8/10)
Expelled from Paradise (9/10)
Furious 7 (9/10)
The Gunman (6/10)
Harry Brown (7/10)
Heaven's Lost Property: Final (2/10)
Insurgent (6/10)
Jupiter Ascending (6/10)
Jurassic World (8/10)
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (8/10)
K: Missing Kings (10/10)
Kingsman: The Secret Service (8/10)
Lupin the 3rd: Napoleon's Dictionary (8/10)
Lupin the 3rd: From Siberia with Love (7/10)
Mad Max: Fury Road (8/10)
Max (10/10)
Odin: Starlight Mutiny (5/10)
Planet Hulk (7/10)
Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (9/10)
Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (9/10)
Son of Batman (7/10)
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Ark of the Stars (9/10)
Taken 3 (7/10)
Terminator: Genisys (9/10)
Tomorrowland (8/10)
When Marnie Was There (2014) (9/10)



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