End of Year Ketchup

234. 12/20 – Don Jon* – A man (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) meets the girl of his dreams (Scarlett Johansson) but porn gets in the way. (VOD) 7/10

235. 12/20 – Runner, Runner* –  A man (Justin Timberlake) loses a bunch of money playing online poker and ends up going to Costa Rica to work for the man (Ben Affleck) who was responsible for his loss. (VOD) 6/10

236. 12/21 – Insidious Chapter 2* – More of the same but it worked. (DVD) 6/10

237. 12/21 – Out of the Furnace* – Christian Bale and Casey Affleck are brothers in a small Rust Belt town. Bale goes to jail and Affleck gets in trouble with Woody Harrelson and his inbred kinfolk. Horrible things ensue. (Cinema) 8/10

238. 12/23 – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug* – The incredible dragon Smaug (voiced perfectly by Benedict Cumberbatch) was the star of this one. Gorgeous film that is best seen in HFR 3D. (Cinema) 9/10

239. 12/24 – Black Christmas – Holiday horror classic from Bob Clark. (DVD) 8/10

240. 12/26 – Prince of Darkness – A cast of John Carpenter regulars play scientists who are researching something evil. (Bluray) 8/10

241. 12/26 – Blade Runner: The Final Cut* – It’s hard to say if this is better than the theatrical version but it’s still a fantastic film. (Bluray) 8/10

242. 12/27 – In the Mouth of Madness – Sam Neill plays an insurance investigator looking into the disappearance of author Sutter Cain. Madness ensues.  (Bluray) 9/10

243. 12/27 – Contest* – Feature film about bullying that plays like an afterschool special. Too wholesome for me.  (DVD) 5/10

244. 12/27 – C.O.G.* – A Yale student hits the road and ends up picking apples in Oregon. (Netflix) 7/10

245. 12/28 – Sightseers* – Two Brits head off for an RV holiday and things go south quickly. (Netflix) 7/10

246. 12/28 – National Lampoon’s Dad’s Week Off* – How Henry Winkler could act in such a pile of dreck is beyond me. (Netflix) 5/10 Sorry, no trailer for this. Full movie on YouTube in ten parts, below is the first.

247. 12/30 – Not Fade Away* – Story about a band in New Jersey in the late 60’s hoping for fame and fortune (Netflix) 6/10

248. 12/30 – Losers Take All* – Funny film about a punk band in 1986 trying to make it.  (Netflix) 7/10

249. 12/30 – You’re Next* – A family’s anniversary celebration is interrupted by a gang of crossbow wielding killers. (VOD) 7/10

250. 12/30 – American Hustle* – A fictionalized account of some incidents in the Abscam investigation in the late 1970s. Stellar performances by Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner and Jennifer Lawrence. (Cinema) 8/10

* = first time viewing

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HBO Documentaries +Two

212. 11/22 – Tales from the Organ Trade* – Very good documentary which offers a look into the underground organ trade. Definitely thought provoking, (HBO) 8/10

213. 11/23 – Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon* – A serial killer gives a documentary crew exclusive access to his life as he plans a “Halloween” type massacre. Funny!  (Bluray) 7/10

214. 11/23 – Hell’s House* (1932) – Very low budget oldie about a kid who end up in reform school for taking the rap for a smooth bootlegger he idolizes. Most notable for early appearances of Pat O’Brien and Bette Davis.  (Netflix) 6/10

215. 11/24 – Life According to Sam* – Documentary about a family who is fighting to save their on who is suffering from progeria. It helps that they are doctors, but the 13 year old Sam of the title seems like a great kid who is very smart and courageous.  (HBO) 7/10

216. 11/24 – Redemption* – Short documentary about people who eke out a living collecting cans and bottles to redeem for the deposit, (HBO) 6/10

* = first time viewing

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October Ketchup

I got a bit behind due to illness so just links and trailers this time!

181. 10/05 – Leaving Las Vegas (Cable) 8/10

182. 10/05 – Hellbound?* (Netflix) 6/10

183. 10/05 – The Other F Word* (Netflix) 7/10

184. 10/06 – Hitchcock* (HBO) 8/10

185. 10/06 – Dog Pound* 6/10 (Netflix)

186. 10/06 – The Antics Roadshow* (Netflix) 5/10

187. 10/07 – Snow on tha Bluff* (Netflix) 6/10

188. 10/08 – A Bag of Hammers* (Netflix) 6/10

189. 10/08 – High Road* (Netflix) 6/10

190. 10/09 – Gang Tapes* (Netflix) 6/10

191. 10/09 – Bro’* (Netflix) 5/10

192. 10/10 – The Brass Teapot* (Netflix) 6/10

193. 10/09 – Cellmates* (Netflix) 6/10

 

* = first time viewing

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I’m Ashamed to Admit It

178. 09/19 – World War Z* – I thought the first 30 minutes or so was really good but it went quickly downhill from there. I may have liked it better if it had a different title. Also, nobody should EVER make a PG-13 rated zombie movie. (Bluray) 6/10

179. 09/20 – Katy Perry: Part of Me* – I am ashamed to admit I watched this, however I am not ashamed to say I did not enjoy it. The things a man will sit through for his wife!  (HBOGo) 2/10

180. 09/21 – Jim Breuer: And Laughter for All* – This was quite funny, quality standup here. (Netflix) 7/10

###. 09/22 – Dredd – Just as good the second time. (Netflix) 7/10

* = first time viewing

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Film Time is Limited

132. 07/05 – GI Joe: Retaliation* – Not too bad for a mindless action flick. (Vudu) 6/10

133. 07/05 – 42* – Very well done biopic about Jackie Robinson. (Vudu) 7/10

134. 07/07 – Terminal Force* – Bad, yet somewhat entertaining, sci-fi action film.  (Netflix) 4/10

* = first time viewing

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Some Films Are Simply Wrong

120. 06/20 – Fish Story* (Netflix) – Can punk rock save the world? Watch this and find out! 7/10

121. 06/21 – V/H/S/2* – Much better than the first one. This features segments from Gareth Evans (The Raid) and Jason Eisener (Hobo With a Shotgun). Quite enjoyable!  (Vudu) 7/10

122. 06/22 – 21 and Over* – Pretty average comedy about young adults that drink too much. (Vudu) 5/10

123. 06/22 – The Incredible Burt Wonderstone* – Uninspired acting and jokes that simply are not funny. (Vudu) 3/10

124. 06/22 – Wrong* – From the creative force behind “Rubber” comes this WAY off beat comedy about a man who wakes up in the morning and finds his dog gone. Don’t try to make sense of anything and you’ll enjoy this mental film. (Vudu) 7/10

125. 06/23 – Zeta One* – Boring as heck, I gave it a second star simply because of the abundance of breasts.  (Netflix) 2/10

126. 06/23 – Warm Bodies* – Decent comedy, I still hate running zombies. (DVD) 6/10

127. 06/23 – Leave It To Beaver – Not so great big screen adaptation of the classic TV show. (Streampix) 5/10

* = first time viewing

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Mother’s Day Weekend

091. 05/10 – Mama* – This was pretty good up until it fizzled badly at the end. (Vudu) 6/10

092. 05/10 – John Dies at the End – Right up there with the book and just as good the second time. (Netflix) 8/10

093. 05/11 – Iron Man 3* – This was the weakest entry in the series but was still good. (Cinema) 7/10

094. 05/11 – The Avengers – As I have stated before, one of the best superhero films ever. (BluRay) 9/10

095. 05/12 – The Story of Ricky – Chinese insanity about a young man with super strength fighting continuously stronger foes in a corrupt prison. Classic! (Netflix) 7/10

096. 05/12 – Brian Posehn: The Fartist* – Decent standup show filmed right here in Seattle. (Netflix) 6/10

097. 05/12 – Slap Shot 3: The Junior League* – This POS did nothing other than to tarnish the name of the greatest sports comedy ever. (Netflix) 4/10

098. 05/12 – Grassroots* – A guy helps his friend run for City Council. (Netflix) 6/10

* = first time viewing

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Two of My Favorites (and a few others)

066. 04/11 – Sunshine – Watched once normally, then once again with the Dr. Brian Cox commentary. Beautiful. (Bluray) 10/10

067. 04/12 – Bachelorette* – Some funny stuff but not enough. (Netflix) 5/10

068. 04/12 – Cheech & Chong’s Hey Watch This* – I probably would have been disappointed had I gone to this actual show. I think they are just too old to do their classic routines. (Netflix) 5/10

069. 04/12 – Walk Hard – The best music biopic ever and one of the best comedies ever. John C. Reilly is just fantastic in this. (Bluray) 10/10

070. 04/13 – Antiviral* – Brandon Cronenberg probes himself to be his fathers son in this good debut. (Comcast On Demand) 6/10

071. 04/13 – Drive – I liked this much better on a second viewing! (Netflix) 8/10

072. 04/14 – Megan is Missing – All parents should make their teenagers watch this. (Netflix) 6/10

* = first time viewing

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The Worst Movie Ever?

047. 03/21 – Rise of the Guardians* – Good animation but too juvenile for my liking. (Vudu) 5/10

048. 03/22 – Hercules in the Haunted World* – Mario Bava is responsible for what could be the best Swords and Sandals movie in history. Even though the print streaming from Netflix is sub-DVD quality I can tell that this was a visually stunning fantasy film. Now to find a better print. (Netflix) 6/10

049. 03/22 – This is 40* – Sort of a sequel to “Knocked Up” but not really funny.  (DVD) 4/10

050. 03/22 – Bully* – Interesting documentary abut bullying in US schools. (Vudu) 6/10

051. 03/23 – Death Race 2000 – Classic (1975) Roger Corman drive-in actioner. I saw this at the drive-in at age 11!  (Netflix) 7/10

052. 03/24 – Big Money Rustlas* – I’m in a group where once a week one of the members picks a bad/obscure film and we watch it and comment/joke about it as we watch.  I can usually find something about a movie to enjoy regardless of how bad it might be. I had to watch this in three sittings it was so bad. I could find nothing to even laugh about in this one and can only recommend it to juggalos with IQs under 100.  (Netflix) 1/10

* = first time viewing

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Another Weekend Down

076. 03/18 – Legion of the Dead* – Horrible film from Olaf Ittenbach. Do not watch. (Netflix)

077. 03/18 – The Sci-Fi Boys* – All old-school horror and sci-fi fans need to watch this documentary. This was a serious walk down memory lane. (Netflix)

078. 03/18 – Footlose (2011)* – I can’t believe I watched this. (DVD)

* = first time viewing