Movie #299

12/31/2008

299. Death Race (2008)
Off DVD
Paul W.S. Anderson sucks the big one again, BIG SURPRISE! There's not really even any guilty pleasure to be had.

Movies #290-298

12/28/2008

297. Lakeview Terrace (2008)
Other Means
This movie had some terrible trailers for it out during the summer that put me off seeing it until now, and I don't really understand the acclaim that this movie is getting, it's just an average movie with Sam Jackson. I was surprised of how much the movie gave his character solo screen time, because in the trailer it seemed like the entire movie was just from the viewpoint of the neighbors.


298. Ghost Town (2008)
Other Means
This is the first movie to really capture some of the magic that Ricky Gervais showed in The Office. Overall this movie is really funny, but in the last 40 minutes it really goes for the heart and forgets the comedy somewhat. Overall worth the watch.

12/27/2008

294. Towelhead (2007)
Other Means
I really enjoyed this disturbing at times film. Harvey Dent really shines here as always.


295. Seven Pounds (2008)
Other Means
So I remember watching the trailer for this and wondering what the hell is actually going on in the movie. And I was left with the same feeling over 100 minutes into the movie, and then when I found out the twist that puts everything into context, it just wasn't that interesting. This movie is pretty much unwatchable.


296. Religulous (2008)
Other Means
While Bill Maher is pretty funny in this, he does kind of bully people a few times that are so dumb you almost empathize with them. But overall there are quite a few laughs throughout.

12/25/2008

293. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
In Theaters
This movie was sooo good, and definitly worth the lengthy run time. After I saw the movie I heard people compare it to Forrest Gump which completely baffled me, the two movies are nothing alike in tone or structure. David Fincher once again gets cinematic gold.

12/24/2008

292. Surfer, Dude (2008)
Other Means
I was surprised at how good this movie was, it really got slammed by the press but it a movie so relaxed and semi-wacky that it all works when put together. If you take life too seriously then you probably won't like this movie.

12/23/2008

290. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
In Theaters
I really liked this movie, definitely worth watching. This movie has so much hype around it already I don't want to add to it and then spoil your enjoyment of the movie.


291. Gunnin' for That #1 Spot (2008)
Off On Demand
While this documentary is extremely engaging in the profiles of the top high school basketball players, the documentary is built around the game they play on THE court in Harlem. But the doc features way too much in game footage, it's boring compared to the actual profile of the players. This is good, but flawed.

Movies #287-289

12/21/2008

288. The Day The Earth Stood Still (2008)
In Theaters
Wow, so this movie really has nothing to do with the original, and it makes me wonder why this movie was necessary at all. At the end of the movie you feel like everything that happened was completely pointless.


289. American Teen (2008)
Other Means
While this comes off almost too polished for me to believe that's completely a documentary I really did enjoy the presentation of the stories and characters. I'm the last person who wants to relive high school but I still enjoyed this.

12/16/2008

287. Gran Torino (2008)
Other Means
This movie is really good, I hadn't seen Clint play the main character do this much acting in years and he's perfect for the part. While the movie isn't perfect by any means, it's just a lot of fun seeing Clint play a grizzled badass.

Movies #285-286

12/10/2008

285. My Name is Bruce (2007)
Other Means
I think the concept for the movie in my mind greatly exceeded anything that this movie ended up putting on the screen, i wanted a mad cap film full of humor and this movie is really sentimental and barely held my interest sometimes. I didn't know tell I saw the credits at the end of the film that Bruce Campbell directed it.


286. Hamlet 2 (2008)
Other Means
While this movie does have a few points were I doubt if I should be watching it, overall I found this movie to be really funny even with the terrible trailers that plagued it at the time of release.

Movies #283-284

12/06/2008

283. Resident Evil : Degeneration (2008)
Other Means
While this is miles a head of all of the live action Resident Evil movies (that doesn't take a whole lot), this still has some plenty clunky writing that reminds me the cutscenes from the original Resident Evil games, and no surprise this movie is a continuation of those so it does fit in nicely with the games though.

12/03/2008

284. Season of the Witch (1972)
VHS
This movie is a real trip, don't watch this sober if you must watch this at all.

Movies #281-282

11/29/2008

281. Zach and Miri Make A Porno (2008)
Other Means
While this pretty has the entire cast from a Judd Apatow movie this film pales in comparison to any of the recently produced Apatow flicks, this movie just isn't funny and it was sold as a comedy. It's just too sentimental for it's own good, this was hard to sit through the whole movie even though I like pretty much all the actors in this individually.


282. Eagle Eye (2008)
Other Means
Yes, this is as stupid as you could have predicted. I couldn't really even enjoy this as a guilty pleasure, it just lots of mildly interesting plot devices staged around some action scenes.