Tuesday, December 1, 2009

121: The Blind Side


Loooooved this movie! It was such a good rags to riches story about Michael Oher, a football player who was given a second chance by a caring family. I really enjoyed it and I'm glad I saw it. I got tears in my eye when they showed the real Michael Oher getting drafted in the NFL.
9/10

120: The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day


I loved it!!! Sure it was basically like the first one, but I liked the first one so I don't think this is a problem... Connor and Murphy are back, and they're as kick ass as ever. There were some funny touches from the first one (bringing back the cat and the rope). Of course it was not as good as the original but still very much entertaining.
9/10

119: Wrath of Khan


KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNN!!!!
7/10

118: The Voyage Home


Another good one.
8/10

117: The Undiscovered Country


Yes, I am a Star Trek nerd. And yes, this is probably my favorite old movie. Bones is my 100% fave character as well! "I'm just a doctor, Jim!"
9/10

116: Air Force One



I can watch this movie over and over again and it will never get old! Harrison Ford is the most badass president of all time!!! Air Force One is just so entertaining throughout the whole movie. Ford has some great one liners of course and Gary Oldman is pretty awesome as a crazy Russian terrorist.

9/10

115: Euro Trip


Pretty funny. The guy on the train is the funniest part. And the epic robot battle. The guy from Supernatural is in this! :D
7/10

114: Power Rangers


BEST MOVIE EVER! I don't think I've ever enjoyed myself so much in a movie theater. Adam (the asian one) was the best of course!!! *nudge* "you're supposed to sad, Adam!" Hahahaha. So many great one liners.
9/10

113: 28 Weeks Later


From the opening scene to the ending this movie has tons of gore, action, and a nice plot to go with it. The opening scene is great and it sets off the storyline of the family torn apart by this disease. The movie does not get off pace from there, continuing along with more blood, guts, and zombies. Entertaining.
8/10

Sunday, November 1, 2009

112: Law Abiding Citizen

80 Things I Learned From Law Abiding Citizen

1. There’s always plenty of time to relocate explosives from City Hall to prison, even when you don't want to arouse any suspicion.
2. Strip down to your birthday suit before being arrested by SWAT.
3. Continue murdering people even after Jamie Foxx's tells you to "end this."
4. Judge Burch probably takes it up the ass.
5. When cars are blowing up around you, don't try to get out, just stare at Jamie Foxx.
6. Also, staring at your colleague could possibly free her from an exploding car.
7. Even though you have a day job mindlessly killing people for the government, bitch and moan when that same mindless violence comes back around to find you.
8. Wrenches are for bolts… dumb ass.
9. Don’t fuck with Gerard Butler.
10. Spies love openly admitting they are spies.
11. One man is smarter than the entire police force, FBI, and CIA but he prefers to live in a modest house in the suburbs.
12. The justice system never works.
13. Be careful when answering your cell phone, because you never know…
14. Being punctual can mean life or death.
15. If you're the most wanted man alive, just put on a cop or janitor's uniform. No one will bat an eye.
16. Tonight, we dine in a cell!
17. That when a cell gets blown to shit, nothing happens. No alarms, no guards running… nothing.
18. After killing a guy, you can go sit through your daughters’ recital like nothing happened.
19. When cars are exploding… don't bother to run, just stare at everyone getting blown up.
20. To all Prosecutors - before you agree to a plea bargain, make sure that the survivor of the murder victims is not a genius Engineer Macgyver-type that will exact revenge and can kill from a distance.
21. Wearing the wrong necktie can kill you.
22. If you are in prison and your bed is uncomfortable, just bargain for a new mattress. You are probably going to be there a while so why not be comfortable?
23. When your mother tells you not to open the DVD, do NOT open the DVD!
24. Apparently, it’s out of style for a burglar to sneak in your house while you are away or asleep - now they just knock on the door and barge on in!
25. When someone knocks on your door at night and you are not expecting company, there is no need to look out the peep hole before opening the door. I am sure that it;s not two crazy men that have come to kill your family.
26. If Clyde wants you dead, then you're dead.
27. Apparently a screenwriter can write an entire film without realizing that "law-abiding" is hyphenated.
28. Gerard Butler has a nice backside.
29. 600 cops and attorneys don't notice an armed bomb squad robot diffusing unit roaming around a cemetery.
30. After telling everyone to be careful and diligent, when the vehicles in which you are riding automatically stop don't bother to get out.
31. Children like Darby.
32. Gerard Butler is so tough he can take a baseball bat to the forehead and remain conscious. 33. There is no legal reciprocity with Panama.
34. Never take a gun from a stranger without first examining the grip.
35. When you bury someone alive, make sure he only has enough oxygen until 1:15 pm.
36. Prisons scan catered food for weapons but don't realize there's a bone in the steak.
37. Killing your cellmate will land you in solitary every time.
38. Napalm only works in slow motion.
39. Every computer ever made is an Apple laptop.
40. A D.A. is armed, only when it suits the "plot", and can walk around a prison with a gun.
41. When you've called your legal team to prison for safety while they search for evidence on a psycho killer who says to free him by 6:00 am or he'll kill everybody, send everyone home on their own at 6:02. Threat's over!
42. Jamie's Foxx will check your emails from your boyfriend after you're dead. Said boyfriend apparently doesn't know you're dead...because he's sending you emails.
43. Guards don't really ever check up on their prisoners to see if they are in their cell.
44. If you are an accomplice to Murder/Rape, always let the guy who did the actual killing/raping talk to cops first so he can cut a deal leave you out to dry.
45. Jamie Foxx can get you out the back door of prison - just so can put his fist into your face a few times - then quietly return you to the inside. Without anyone around. Chuck Norris?!!
46. Puffer fish poison may paralyze you but you'll have just enough strength to continue standing perfectly still in an upright position.
47. Industrial property in Philly is a downright bargain.
48. Always listen to a stranger with a computerized voice when running from the cops!
49. You can’t fight fate!
50. You can just move armed napalm without detonating it.
51. When you went through so much trouble to hide your transactions of purchasing buildings, you don't bother to change the amount transferred. In fact, you leave them to exact change, so that a simple number comparison would reveal your only exit.
52. When you're a genius mastermind who have planned to "bring the whole system down" for 10 years, there is no such thing as plan B. When your only exit is identified, you're done.
53. Napalm will only destroy one cell block; the rest of the prison will be fine. No chaos can occur from it.
54. An effective torture method is to first saw off the feet, then cut off the toes with tin snips.
55. The black guy doesn’t always die first!
56. Everyone = 3 people in a few cars.
57. Clyde never told his daughter to run away from people with weapons.
58. Clyde has enough energy to say NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO but nowhere near enough to tell his daughter to RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN!
59. You can get into any secure building by disguising yourself as the janitor.
60. If a compelling story has too many holes, you can plug them up with explosives.
61. If the movie makes enough money, you figure out a way to live through a fire in an inescapable cell such as the water sprinklers coming on.
62. Jamie Foxx has used his razor flip phone for 10 years
63. They had razor flip phones 10 years ago.
64. Your life really does depend on the next phone call you make which could only have 25 seconds left in it.
65. 25 seconds is enough time to close a secure hatch and walk 1 mile underground before napalm goes off... you should be just fine.
66. Leaving your janitoral cart outside the room where you left the napalm bomb is a bad idea, it might bite you in the ass later.
67. Nobody will suspect a thing when you leave City Hall without the janitorial cart you came in with.
68. Underground Parking garages will bypass any police roadblock in downtown Philly.
69. It takes Jamie Foxx about 10 or 15 murders to realize he needs to get his family into protective custody.
70. No one thinks it's a good idea to get bullet-proof cars for high-ranking legal officials who are probably on a madman's death list.
71. When you're tapping into security cameras to monitor the room you're about to blow up, also tap into the security cameras that monitor the other room where you left the bomb in plain view.
73. If you're going to use your cell phone to detonate a bomb, there’s no need to do it before you return to your prison cell. I mean, there’s no way that the bomb has somehow moved to be under your bed. You wouldn’t want it to go off and blow up the guy who put it there and armed it and is now waiting in your cell to chat with you because he thinks you won't blow it up until you come back and lay back on your bed.
74. If the world's most notorious prisoner is incinerated in a huge conflagration while talking in his cell to the district attorney, nobody will ask any embarrassing questions. These things happen all the time.
75. The pillow under the blanket to make it look like you’re sleeping in bed works whether you’re a teenage sneaking out after curfew or a high security criminal.
76. The sinks in Philly prison cells are mounted to free-swinging trap doors, with no plumbing hooked up to them behind the door to hold them in place.
77. If you find yourself in a solitary confinement cell in a Philly prison, be sure to check that weird submarine hatch at the back of the cell. It probably leads to a tunnel that you can use to escape.
78. A steak bone to the neck = gallons of spurting blood. Getting hit with a hundred or so 50-caliber, armor-piercing rounds fired through your SUV = hardly any blood, as if the shooting victim only cut himself shaving.
79. Gadget guys are only into the high-tech stuff, and can't be bothered with low-tech things like a peephole for their front door.
80. Your family can’t feel anymore because they are dead. DUH!

111: The Fugitive


Love me some Harrison Ford. This movie is badass, just like U.S. Marshalls.
7/10

110: Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back


Funny. Really.
6/10

109: Alien Resurrection


I like it better than the first one.
7/10

108: Alien 3


Not as good as the first one but still good.
6/10

107: Alien


Classic.
7/10

106: Paranormal Activity


I'm sorry but I'm getting lazy now that my 100 movies are technically watched. Paranormal Activity was creepy and the home video route gave it a realistic feel. I like how the movie starts off sort of slow and slowly builds and builds. It is quite scary, and yes I slept with my lights on the night after I watched it. Overall a very entertaining and creepy movie!

Monday, October 19, 2009

105: Grandma's Boy


Not the best movie I've ever seen. Funny enough though.
5/10

104: Zombieland


EPIC! It was as funny as people said and the gore was ridiculously awesome! I srsly had to look away a few times it was nasty. These people sure know how to make an audience happy... comedy + gore + zombies = blockbuster! The "rules" were a really hilarious touch and I liked that they kept going back to them. Also the slow motion killings was a great touch! So funny.
10/10

103: The Princess Bride


Cute story and really funny in some parts. I probably would've enjoyed it more as a kid.

6/10

102: Jennifer's Body



Wow. Just wow. The first half hour seemed promising! It actually quite funny in a sort of twisted kind of way. After that it just went completely downhill. A semi interesting story brought down by bad acting and writing. I did almost start crying with laughter when the band sang Tommy Tutone while killing Jennifer.

5/10

101: THE Final Destination


Not terrible. The NASCAR part at the beginning was great. There was one reeeeeally gorey death that looked great but the rest were so obviously fake because of the 3D, which I feel actually detracted from the movie. Acting sub-par. Entertaining but nothing special.
6/10

Monday, September 7, 2009

100: John Tucker Must Die


Jesse Metcalfe is cute. It was funnier than I thought it would be... nothing special though.
6/10

99: Dogma


I really do love this movie. I've seen it a few times already so it's not as good as the first time but still very much enjoyable. The way they poke fun at religion is so great. Bartleby and Loki are great sorta protagonists sorta antagonists and all the other characters are just as funny.
"BUT I'M A FUCKING DEMON!"
7/10

98: P.S. I Love You


It was sad and touching, not the typical romance. Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler were both great in their roles.
7/10

97: Old School



It was funny enough.

6/10

Saturday, August 15, 2009

96: 500 Days of Summer


I 100% love this movie. I didn't think I would but it was so not at all what I thought it would be. Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel are just SO PERFECT in the roles they play. Joseph was amazing as an naive, unfufilled greeting card writer looking for his soul mate and Zooey was equally great as the on again off again girl that everyone loves without knowing exactly why. Both of them are portraits of real people, with problems and small, tender moments... unlike the majority of romantic films. The music fit the movie perfectly (esp Joesph's dance number, soooo great), the cinematography is stunning and I absolutley love the way the movie skips around between Day 1 and Day 500. Skipping through different days in Tom's life, good and bad, reveals the true disconnected nature of the relationship between Tom and Summer. The ending is bittersweet but in a good way and I'm so happy I saw this movie. :)
9/10

95: Bend it Like Beckham


Always an entertaining movie. It's been a while since I last saw it and I very much enjoyed it this time. A cute, funny movie with a nice ending. I love the music as well!
7/10

Sunday, August 9, 2009

94: Suicide Kings



Winner winner chicken dinner! This movie is one of the best dark comedies I've ever seen. I feel it's severely underated. Christopher Walken stars as the likeable mob boss kidnapped by five guys trying to find ransom money to save one of the group's sister. The twist is unexpected and the acting is all superb. Denis Leary is amazing as Lono, Walken's man, trying to get his boss back. "Me and Mickey will come back for you." I loved his monologue. T.K. and Ira were cool characters, Avery was a little bitch, as were Max and Brett. The funny part was the fact that Walken seemed so much more likable than the supposed "good guys". Great ending, great movie. Seriously funny.

93: Six Ways to Sunday


It was creepy and weird. I was confused. I guess I didn't really get it. I don't know. Norman Reedus was just weird and extremely unlikeable...
6/10

92: 13 Ghosts


Why I like it;
1. MONK! lolz.
2. The ghosts are super creepy and just awesome in general.
3. Acting is decent.
4. Story is interesting.
Why I don't like it;
1. It's really not that scary.
2. No cool cinematography whatsoever...
7/10

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

91: Mothman Prophecies


The Mothman Prophecies is artistically stunning, with lots of colorful and frightening visuals throughout the entire film. The scenes are beautifully dismal, I love the travel scenes with the light on the road and the trees. A creepy and mysterious plot with an interesting twist at the end, this film is an exciting and beautiful thriller.
8/10

Monday, July 27, 2009

90: Final Destination 3


A decent scary movie to watch with friends. It's funny, fairly interesting, and basically the same as the first two. If you liked those, you can't go wrong this one!
6/10

Saturday, July 25, 2009

89: Session 9


If you want a scary movie that defies the slasher flick... this is it! Watch it in the dark, but make sure you're not alone.
1. I thought there was a very good intro of characters, and the stories between the characters were very good.
2. The cinematography is RIDICULOUS! There were so many cool shots, odd angles, and interesting ways of filming common scenes. There was an attention to details which created a sense of foreboding.
3. The mental hospital itself is such a creepy setting to begin with, it just sets the mood for the entire film!
4. Definately liked the Cloverfield-esque filming for a couple parts... an interesting feature to the film.
5. The blackouts at random parts were CRAZY and the tense music completely enhanced the entire film.
6. Loved the Se7en style "Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday... etc"
An insanely creepy movie with a great twist and thought provoking ending. Don't watch alone!

88: Major League


Major League is an alltime favorite baseball movie of mine. The character are just sooooo funny! You got the pitcher with the uncontrollable arm, the speedster who always pops up, the "supa star" third baseman who can't field, and the ex allstar catcher with injuries... hilarity ensues. So many great lines, so many great scenes, and overall hugely funny movie.
7/10

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

87: Donnie Darko


What I like about this movie:
a. I feel that Donnie's character certainly makes the audience feel sympathetic to the confusion and loneliness he is experiencing.
b. The cinematography and graphics are very cool.
c. Frank is one badass bunny.
d. The story is very interesting.,. the concept of time travel and all.
e. I really enjoy all the parallels between the characters and the separate universes (aka Frank's eye... Donnie laughing...)
What I didn't like:
a. It was confusing... which made it a little less enjoyable. I think if I watched it a second time I would enjoy it more (see letter e. above).
8/10

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

86: The Machinist


Ooooh looks like this Christian Bale flick just kicked another (Terminator Salvation) off the Top 20 list! Ouch. First off- the bleak, gray feel of the entire film just set if apart from the very start. As does Bale's shocking appearance. This guy really confuses me sometimes. Some movies he's amazing, and some movies... not so much. The Machinist is definately one of his best performances in my opinion. He really makes the viewer almost understand what Trevor is going through as the film progresses. Some stunning imagery is used, most notably for me is the refridgerator dripping blood which seems beautifully grotesque. The reappearance of crossroads and the subtley emerging hints towards the end of the movie are beautifully done to lead to audience to the ultimate conclusion. The white cell at the end of the movie is another everlasting image. This film feels like a mix between Memento and Fight Club... and that's an extremely good thing!
9/10

Thursday, July 16, 2009

85: Moscow Chill


Noooorman Reedus! He plays such a great bad guy/good guy type of character... and this doesn't travel far from that. The soundtrack is awesome, featuring Russian folk songs, rap, and rock! The acting is great though it it minorly hard to understand some of the characters with their accents. The storyline is somewhat confusing at first but still keeps your interest. An enjoyable movie overall! And NORMAN REEDUS IS SO SEXY!
8/10

84: Hamlet 2



First things first. ROCK ME SEXY JESUS! Steve Coogan plays a failed actor turned drama teacher whose ridiculous play is not allowed to be performed on school property. Which a posse of misfit students the play goes on in an abandoned warehouse... much to the extreme pleasure or shock of the audience. The kids are decent but the musical numbers are simply specatcular. Well worth it!

9/10

83: Touch Luck


Norman.Reedus.is.so.hot. And this movie doesn't change a thing. Even though he's a thief, I find his character easily likeable. He's trying to get by the only way he can and keeps getting caught in the middle of things along the way. It's a good thriller with an interesting setting and not as predictable as you think storyline.
9/10

82: The 10th Kingdom



What a great mini series this was! I remember watching it on TV when it first came out. All the main characters are extremely likeable. Virginia- the girl just trying to deal with her mother leaving her, Tony- her loveable dunce of a dad, Wolfie- the bad guy turned good turned bad... turned good?, and Wendell- the prince soon to be king stuck in a dog's body. It's a funny, exciting, twisted take on everyday fairytales.

9/10

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

81: 12 Monkeys


It was an interesting story with a crazy twist but what really struck me was the suberb acting by Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt. They were so convincing in their portrayal of characters consumed by instability and confusion and it really made the movie worth it. An all around interesting and exciting thriller.
8/10

80: Intimate Stranger


It's a Lifetime movie so I wasn't expecting much. It was predictable, but I was entertained for two hours... though it was 2AM in the morning. Nothing special.
5/10

79: Signs


One of M. Night's best work. It's a tense thriller without being gorey or gross (even though I do enjoy gore). Mel Gibson and Joaquin Phoenix are actually really good and so are the kids. Don't see Scary Movie 3 before you see this tho bcuz it ruins it a little bit!
"Swing away!"
7/10

78: Water Boy


A funny movie the first few times but I've seen it a lot... which makes it less entertaining. Bobby Boucher is one of the classic Sandler characters (along with Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore, I'd say). It's stupid, it's funny, and I particularly like those two guys that are in all of his movies. Plus Rob Scheider... YOU CAN DO IT!
6/10

77: Shaun of the Dead



This movie is the best romzomcom (romantic zombie comedy) I have every seen! But really. This is a classic movie that must be watched if
a. you're a fan of horror
b. you're a fan of British comedy
c. you love Simon Pegg
d. you're a fan of ZOMBIES!
e. you enjoy "parodies"

It's not really a parody in the sense that it is really quite humorous on it's own (I've never seen Dawn of the Dead). It's a great story, I love the characters, the gore is awesome, and it's a good action movie.

8/10

76: Roll Bounce


An entertaining teen comedy... it's funny and has a decent, if typical story. Plus I love Brandon T. Jackson.
6/10

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

75: Children of Men


What stunned me the most about this movie is the absolutley captivating cinematography that depicts such a bleak and dystopian film. The single shot scenes were just amazing to watch and I was holding my breath the whole time. I really connected with the characters which made this movie so deep for me.
9/10

74: Being John Malkovich


In the words of John, himself: "WHAT THE FUCK?!" This movie is a trip, that is for sure, but a very worthwhile trip. From the beginning with Cusack's new job on the 7 and 1/2th floor to the end, this movie is a ridiculous romp about trying to be someone else. Malkovich is always amazing and I seriously think that he is the only one who could ever pull off a movie like this. And Spike Jooooonze!
8/10

73: Anacondras: Trail of Blood


Wow. I didn't even know there was a fourth one! It was as bad as the third but still funny. The snake is so fake and the kill scenes suck but hey if you have nothing better to do, why not?
5/10

72:


A gruesome portrait of a serial killer. Or is it? Patrick Bateman is the perfect psycho, a wealthy, good-looking, likable businessman... with a seriously twisted side. A look into the vanity of a man who just happens to act out more than the norm, as opposed to someone with some sort of psychological twist, makes this film as good as it is. Driven by ego and fueld by greed, Batemen brutally murders anyone who stands in his way. A scary, revealing movie that I truly enjoyed.