I saw Nashville over the weekend. This was in the AFI 100 top movies, so I figured it would be worth watching. It wasn't really very good. A typical Robert Altman movie with lots of different story lines going on all at once, and no real plot to speak of. But it gave you a feeling of Nashville in the '70s. I'm not so sure that's a good thing. I wouldn't recommend it.

Then last night I saw Blue, the first of the three "color" films. Juliet Binoche. It wasn't bad. A typical foreign subtitle artsy film. I enjoyed it. Kinda slow, but it was supposed to be. It worked.

Pan's Labyrinth. Liked it. Bou't all.

I really want to see Pan's Labyrinth. I've read good things about it.

I am fond of his Yojimbo remake.
Still a piece of shit compared to the orig.

Watched it last week, not sure why I didn't post here about it.

I didn't like it ... some interesting fantasy elements, fairly clumsy special effects, but it was really what I should have expected based on the excitement over it during the Oscars. Whatever did I really think it would be ... foreign, subtitled, everybody gushes over it ... gotta be two hours of pure misery with an overlay of crushing depression.

Felt the same way about Life is Beautiful, incidentally.

Battlestar Galactica season 2

Pirates of the Caribbean...the first one, I've never seen them and decided it was time.

Screamers - How many times must I repeat the same mistake?? NEVER, EVER, EVER watch a movie based on a science fiction short story that you really liked. With very few exceptions (you know, that Schwarzeneggar movie based on the PK Dick Story, We Can Remember it For You Wholesale, I never remember the name of the movie, even though I actually liked it) they are all screwed up! At least I am glad that I didn't pay money to see this in a theater.

Monsters, Inc. - Super cute.

I also just started playing around with the Netflix "watch now" feature. Not bad, and I managed to clear some crap off my queue that I really don't need to see all of.

Total Recall

Thank you. See, the title makes it even funnier that I can never remember it, because I pretty much have that ...

Premonition
 

We watched Premonition with Sandra Bullock, it was ok. I'd give it a 6 out of 10.

The Oscars have been a joke for longer than I have been alive.
When I say I "liked" it, it means I was not bored and was interested enough to finish it.
Some elements were really good. The costumes (outstanding), cinematography, art direction, lighting and a few other elements were really good.
I'm looking at things many of you don't even see.
The script and a lot of the acting really sucked, the director should have been fired.

i think Pan's Labyrinth was way too hyped up for me. I was expecting something much better. Today I'm going to buy "Hot Fuzz" which I heard was good and "Zodiac" which I also heard was good...more to come.

Lady Death

Just purchased the BBC Planet Earth box set and David Attenborough's Life in the Undergrowth. The BBC has been kickin' ASS lately.
I also have the Blue Planet box set, I have watched it more than most movies that I own, that I can think of. It is amazing!
Can't wait to watch the new ones.
Purchased the Planet Earth box after only watching two of the episodes.

Gonna buy 300 today on Blu-Ray, cause he's hot...I mean cause it's a really good movie:D

Oh yeah, it is GREAT CINEMA! Move over Fellini!
I'm waiting for the porn version to come out.
Honestly, I'll probably get it, though it was one of Frank's worst and I think he should have scrapped the comic (historically it was shit also, not like him), but I will put it next to 16 Candles, Conan and Porkey's where it belongs.
It was no Big Numbers or Dark Knight, that is for SURE!

Also, gonna buy Pathfinder. Saw it at the movies - I liked it.

Just saw Pan's Labyrinth.
Loved it.

Hot Fuzz wasn't all it was cracked up to be IMO, tonight I'm going to watch Zodiac, which also got good reviews.

Downloaded the Simpsons Movie.

So far, nothing special.

300.

Saw it in the theater, but Man had to have it and watch it horizontal and in hi-def .

Still waiting on the "wholesalers" to sell some copies of 300 to the local used DVD shop

I loved HotFuzz. But, I am a huge fan of that particular comedy team (and the ever gorgeous Pegg, obviously) and I saw it at the cinema which gave it a bit more bite.

Zodiac was excellent.

Tarnation - From the description, I had expected something poignant, perhaps even sad. What I got was bitterness. The filmmaker expresses hate of himself, his mother, the mental health system, his grandparents, nearly everyone in his life. There was an opportunity here to humanize his mother's story, but I guess that wouldn't have been interesting enough, or hurtful enough. Film of his mother shows her at points of stability, rather than during exacerbations of her illness. I did not like this movie, even though I tried to be able to appreciate it on some level, any level. Jonathon Caouette filming himself taunting his post-stroke grandmother reveals his character.

Afro Samurai - Coolest dude with a sword in future Japan

Children of Men - Kind of dingy and dark, but it works for the plot. See this movie.

Watched Hot Fuzz as well - Too Funny - one favorite part is the "big guy" running "thru" the fence.

Life In The Undergrowth was awesome!

Been watching the first disc of Planet Earth, also awesome!

Disturbia - saw it at the movies - liked it as well

recent purchases:

- 300
- National Treasure (I'm a fan of secrets / conspiracy theories, both serious and hokey. Sue me.)
- The original Ocean's 11 (w/ the Rat Pack)
- the collector's edition of Red Dawn

Vacancy - decent - had some good suspense

The Machinist

Bridge to Terabithia

The Lookout--GREAT movie. Keep an eye out for Bone's one brief facial expression.

Star Wars OT for the nth time.

Hot Fuzz finally came from Netflix last night. Freaking hysterical. Better than Shaun of the Dead.

i think i might get "Fracture" today...updates to come.

The new TMNT movie... my son's, it was surprisingly interesting.

I fell asleep about 20 minutes into it, dammit--only because I was tired, not because it was boring. What I got to see of it was really good.

Black Snake Moan...

Well, I watched most of it, then fell asleep. I liked what I saw.....

Wild Hogs....

Cute movie.

I've now watched Shooter, 5 times....still drooling over Marky Mark.

Memento is an extraordinarily screwed up film. Everyone must see it.

I've been meaning to see that for a while. I love psychological thrillers.

I just got down watching The Producers. Funny movie.

Original or Remake?

Original, I haven't seen the remake yet.

I'm assuming it is worse.

That is a good'un.

We watched The Island last night. I thought it was quite good.

High Fidelity

Matchstick Men

You must have been very intoxicated. It's an expensive remake of Parts: The Clonus Horror, even if the filmmakers continually claim that it wasn't.

Intoxicated?!!! Me?

Yeah, you just sit there, hangin' with da goats, soaking up the millions you get from the Burger Bar, drinking expensive whiskey. You don't fool us, Griff. :)

I just bought Blades of Glory, Disturbia, and Fracture. I watched BOG last night and it was OK, definitely seen funnier stuff from Ferrel.

Ferrel peaked with Elf and Old School.

THAT was peaking? eeeek!

Well, not counting SNL, of course.

IMHO, Ferrell peaked during his high school senior class show, if that late.

Thank you wolf. I didn't want to come right out and say it.

He was funny in Zoolander. He's also done some cartoon voicework that has actually been really good. As long as he's not the lead role, trying to ham it up with the physical bullshit, he can be funny.

Dexter - Season 1, Disk 1

A friend told me about this series and told me that I'd like it, but I don't have Showtime and luckily remembered her comments when the series became available on DVD. Bizarre concept, but it really works. The main character, Dexter, is a forensic blood specialist ... but he got that way from practical experience, rather than just education. Believe it or not, by telling you that I haven't really spilled any significant information about the series. If you watched Oz on HBO, you'll recognize more than a few of the actors.

West Wing, season 2

About to start Battlestar Galactica season 3, as soon as my dad downloads it.

Entourage, season 2.

House - season 3.

Battlestar - season 1

It wasn't a DVD, it was OnDemand. I don't know what I was thinking. Clearly I wasn't. I had watched pretty much everything else I wanted to that I didn't have to pay extra for. Really. I mean, I even spent about an hour going through the Karaoke channel, and was belting out Copacabana, American Pie, Dry Bones, If you're going to San Francisco, and The Rose in the privacy of my living room. And then I did the stupid thing. I mean, I knew it was going to suck, but well, it's kind of like driving past a bad accident, you know, just like that.

House of Wax. The remake. I should have known better, really. You know how I feel about remakes. But there is one bright spot ... Paris Hilton gets gruesomely killed in a dusty warehouse.

Oh, come on. It's not a spoiler, you knew it was going to happen.

Heaven & Hell Live From Radio City Music Hall: Wow...they still fucking rock after all these years!