277. 12/14 – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey* – The professional critics are wrong. This movie was fantastic and the 48FPS 3D was stunning. Like the LOTR trilogy, this defines an EPIC. (Cinema)
278. 12/14 – Butter* – A little girl is really good at creating butter sculptures. Decent comedy, my wife said it was “cute.” (DVD)
279. 12/14 – The Baytown Outlaws* – Small time redneck criminals are hired to kidnap a handicapped child from a would-be drug kingpin. Much mayhem follows. (DVD)
280. 12/15 – Santa Claus (1959)* – A bizarre film from Rene Cardona made even stranger for US release by K. Gordon Murray. This would be great for giving small children nightmares. This should be a holiday tradition! (Netflix) Full version from YouTube below!
281. 12/15 – Kill ‘Em All* – Even Gordon Liu couldn’t make this actioner good. International assassins are drugged and wake up together in a room to fight to the death. Kind of like “Saw” meets “Mortal Kombat.” (DVD)
282. 12/15 – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (extended version) – Very long and full of Tolkien lore. Excellent! (Bluray)
283. 12/16 – Last Exit to Brooklyn* – 1989 adaptation of the controversial Hubert Selby Jr. novel. A little toned down from the novel but still a great feel-bad film. (DVD)
284. 12/16 – Thunderstruck* – Kevin Durant portrayed himself and did a worse job of acting than Shaquille O’Neal in “Kazaam.” Terrible. (DVD)
* = first time viewing
Films viewed by Chris Slack 