Miscellaneous Movie Musings the Sequel - Page 18

Ghoulish Delight · 12-30-2009, 10:48 PM

So I've resolved to attempt to keep track of my movie watching, with personal ratings and notes. I hate that I can never remember what I've seen, and even when I have seen something I can't remember what I thought about it. I'm not sure if this will be different than the numerous attempts I've made in the past to do this, but perhaps Google docs and the fact that I can access it from anywhere thanks to my magic phone will help.

I also just went back and, with the help of this thread, other threads on the board, and our Netflix viewing history, I've reconstructed as well as I could my viewing habits from 2009.

28 movies viewed, 8 of them in theaters (that's really high for us). Discounting Harold & Maude, which we just watched tonight but have seen a few times before and gets a 10 from me, the movie I rated the highest was 1974's The Conversation. What a brilliant piece of film making. The worst was Burn After Reading

Among new movies, The Hangover edged Avatar, with Watchmen being my least favorite (not by much).

Alex · 12-30-2009, 11:06 PM

Logging is good.

Want to see the list of 1,316 movies I've seen since January 1, 2002?

Movies seen this year: 177. 57 of them 2009 releases.
Lowest rated (1 out of 5): Perfect Stranger, Battlefield Earth, Fast & Furious, Max Payne, Living Hell, Silent Hill, Krull, This Girl's Life, Xanadu, Sex and Breakfast, The Proposal, Godzilla (the Matthew Broderick one), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Highest rated (5 out of 5): You Can't Take It With You, Up, The Shawshank Redemption, Avatar, Up in the Air, Precious.

Bold are 2009 movies.

flippyshark · 12-30-2009, 11:29 PM

Just watched The Hangover, and it is a heck of a lot of fun. Heather Graham's character was underused, I thought. I especially enjoyed Ken Cheong as Mr. Chow. At first, I thought I was going to hate Zack Galifianakis' character, but he did a wonderful job here.

Gn2Dlnd · 12-31-2009, 12:33 AM

How is it Alex, with so many movies that you legitimately had to see this year, that you decided to watch Battlefield Earth? I still can't get that stink out of my head.

Alex · 12-31-2009, 07:50 AM

Curiosity. I actually quite enjoy the book where most people say they hate it (though surprisingly often it seems to be simply because L. Ron Hubbard wrote it and not for anything in the book itself) so I've always wondered if the movie really was horrible or if the same prejudice was maybe involved.

It was available for streaming from Netfilx so one afternoon I watched it.

Gemini Cricket · 12-31-2009, 09:56 AM

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

Spoiler. Don't read if ya don't wanna know stuff.

Spoiler:

One of Hitchcock's better ones.
Joseph Cotton. He wasn't the best looking actor, but there is something quite likable about him. Great casting choice by Hitchcock.

Oh, I also sat through Marnie again and still find it dull.

cirquelover · 12-31-2009, 10:41 AM

We finally watched Harry Potter and the half blood prince. You know, I was kind of meh about the whole thing. I think it's just been too long since this whole thing started and I really don't care at this point how it all ends. Although Luna has grown on me and I actualy liked her more.

Andrew · 12-31-2009, 10:43 AM

I liked the book Battlefield Earth. If it has any of Hubbard's later insanity in it, he hid it well.

The movie was just horrible.

Alex · 12-31-2009, 10:49 AM

Oh, there's a fair bit of his silliness in it (particularly anti-psychiatry) but that doesn't necessarily make for bad fiction.

ETA: I know Hubbard denied his silliness was in there, I just don't agree with him, though it may not have been intentional

alphabassettgrrl · 12-31-2009, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by cirquelover

We finally watched Harry Potter and the half blood prince. You know, I was kind of meh about the whole thing. I think it's just been too long since this whole thing started and I really don't care at this point how it all ends. Although Luna has grown on me and I actualy liked her more.

I thought exactly those same things! First one- cool! Crazy! Love it! But the longer it goes on, the more my enthusiasm wanes. I hardly even remembered reading the book, and I haven't read the last one at all. I hardly even care.

But I love Luna.

12-30-2009, 10:48 PM	#171
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	So I've resolved to attempt to keep track of my movie watching, with personal ratings and notes. I hate that I can never remember what I've seen, and even when I have seen something I can't remember what I thought about it. I'm not sure if this will be different than the numerous attempts I've made in the past to do this, but perhaps Google docs and the fact that I can access it from anywhere thanks to my magic phone will help. I also just went back and, with the help of this thread, other threads on the board, and our Netflix viewing history, I've reconstructed as well as I could my viewing habits from 2009. 28 movies viewed, 8 of them in theaters (that's really high for us). Discounting Harold & Maude, which we just watched tonight but have seen a few times before and gets a 10 from me, the movie I rated the highest was 1974's The Conversation. What a brilliant piece of film making. The worst was Burn After Reading Among new movies, The Hangover edged Avatar, with Watchmen being my least favorite (not by much). __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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12-30-2009, 11:06 PM	#172
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Logging is good. Want to see the list of 1,316 movies I've seen since January 1, 2002? Movies seen this year: 177. 57 of them 2009 releases. Lowest rated (1 out of 5): Perfect Stranger, Battlefield Earth, Fast & Furious, Max Payne, Living Hell, Silent Hill, Krull, This Girl's Life, Xanadu, Sex and Breakfast, The Proposal, Godzilla (the Matthew Broderick one), *Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen* Highest rated (5 out of 5): You Can't Take It With You, Up, The Shawshank Redemption, Avatar, Up in the Air, Precious. Bold are 2009 movies.
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12-30-2009, 11:29 PM	#173
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	Just watched The Hangover, and it is a heck of a lot of fun. Heather Graham's character was underused, I thought. I especially enjoyed Ken Cheong as Mr. Chow. At first, I thought I was going to hate Zack Galifianakis' character, but he did a wonderful job here.
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12-31-2009, 12:33 AM	#174
Gn2Dlnd Parmmadore Jim Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Casita del Queso Posts: 3,810	How is it Alex, with so many movies that you legitimately had to see this year, that you decided to watch Battlefield Earth? I still can't get that stink out of my head. __________________ Does anyone still wear a hat?
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12-31-2009, 07:50 AM	#175
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Curiosity. I actually quite enjoy the book where most people say they hate it (though surprisingly often it seems to be simply because L. Ron Hubbard wrote it and not for anything in the book itself) so I've always wondered if the movie really was horrible or if the same prejudice was maybe involved. It was available for streaming from Netfilx so one afternoon I watched it.
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12-31-2009, 09:56 AM	#176
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Shadow of a Doubt (1943) Spoiler. Don't read if ya don't wanna know stuff. Spoiler: It's interesting to watch this movie again when you know what the outcome is. The wholesome Uncle Charlie at the beginning of the film is quite a villain. Some of the looks he gives his niece early on are creepy. "Sing at the table and you'll marry a crazy husband." lol! One of Hitchcock's better ones. Joseph Cotton. He wasn't the best looking actor, but there is something quite likable about him. Great casting choice by Hitchcock. Oh, I also sat through Marnie again and still find it dull.
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12-31-2009, 10:41 AM	#177
cirquelover Cruising around in my automobile... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,617	We finally watched Harry Potter and the half blood prince. You know, I was kind of meh about the whole thing. I think it's just been too long since this whole thing started and I really don't care at this point how it all ends. Although Luna has grown on me and I actualy liked her more.
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12-31-2009, 10:43 AM	#178
Andrew Making Good Girls Go Bad Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Palo Alto, CA Posts: 734	I liked the book Battlefield Earth. If it has any of Hubbard's later insanity in it, he hid it well. The movie was just horrible. __________________ -- Andrew Just Andrew. Do I contradict myself? Very well then, I contradict myself. (I am large, I contain multitudes.) -- Walt Whitman, "Song of Myself"
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12-31-2009, 10:49 AM	#179
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Oh, there's a fair bit of his silliness in it (particularly anti-psychiatry) but that doesn't necessarily make for bad fiction. ETA: I know Hubbard denied his silliness was in there, I just don't agree with him, though it may not have been intentional Last edited by Alex : 12-31-2009 at 10:54 AM.
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