Another excellent movie.

FWIW Whiteout made the list of Worst of the Worst in the past 10 years.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/guides...f_the_worst/1/

Of those on the list I've seen:
The New Guy (94)
The Fog (66)
88 Minutes (59)
Battlefield Earth (27)
Strange Wilderness (7)

The New Guy is exactly what I expected, The Fog sucked, 88 Minutes wasn't THAT bad, Battlefield Earth is one of those movies that's so bad it's good (I've seen it twice), and Strange Wilderness had some pretty funny parts in it.

hmmm, of that list i've seen

cheaper by the dozen 2 (98)
the new guy (94)
house of the dead (42)
fear dot com (30)
battlefield earth (27)

didnt think new guy was all that bad.

house of the dead was more disturbing but meh, typical horror film

battle field earth was all kinds of awesome. the only part i actually remember of that movie is where john travolta is shooting cow legs behind his back with his laser gun.

It's a beautifully made movie, and both hysterical and moving in its own way.

Strongly recommended.

This would be on my list of movies I really wish I could go back in time and see again for the first time.

And no, not all great movies qualify for that list.

I picked up Manhattan. Gonna watch it tonight.

Would make a good thread sometime maybe.


Films I'd love to see for the first time again:

Blade Runner
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Jennifer's Body - OK, yes, I should have listened to all the negative reviews I heard about this beforehand and just not bothered. But I did go see it because I thought it would be kind of zainy and scary/funny...

I was very wrong.

Not scary, not funny, not zainy. Just very, very boring. There wasn't a good flow to anything...the characters felt very superficial (not atypical for a horror movie) but yet not interesting at the same time...

The title alone sounds like they were going for a cheap out on the story.

I've seen quite a lot of films lately, too bad my mind forgets them so soon.

Can say I did like The Express; about AFootball star Ernie Davis. Found it to be inspiring/overall fun to watch.

A Perfect World - saw this before a long time ago but enough not to remember most of it. one of costner's best performances, him and the kid's interactions worked very well. the side story with eastwood/dern/etc drags the story down a bit though. but definitely a very good movie

"The Informant"

I first became aware of this story when NPR had to issue a disclaimer before they reported the ADM price fixing scandal because ADM is a major contributor to NPR. Later, there was an excellent "This American Life" episode that covered the story.

To begin with, the idea that a global conspiracy, worth billions of dollars, to fix prices, was based in a crappy little town in downstate Illinois, always amused me. And that ADM has so much influence over people's lives, yet most people have no idea it even exists.

I thought the movie was great, with especially good performances by Matt Damon and Scott Bakula. Since I've been fascinated with the story for a long time, there were no real surprises for me, I knew everything that was going to happen. Nevertheless, much like Apollo 13, I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. If you see this movie without knowing the history, some of it may seem implausible. But it followed the true story pretty closely. And even left out some of the crazier, funnier incidents.

Overall, a nice combination of suspense and comedy. With some subtle little things thrown in that you may get a kick out of, if you're familiar with downstate Illinois. I also strongly suggest everyone check out the Ira Glass link I posted above.

You'll take Manhattan. The Bronx and Staten Island, too.

Cool. I see tons of movies and I haven't seen any of the movies on that list.

Rewatched Dr Strangelove, inspired by this nuclear thing with Iran. Just as good as ever, and each time I watch it, Sellers' performances just blow me away. I like Mandrake the best of the three, but they are all terrific.

This film must has been hated in America when it came out. It was so ridiculously ahead of its time.