I liked this one a lot.

50/50 was so much better than I anticipated...I usually hate Rogen, but everyone kept saying how he actually wasn't annoying in this movie. I didn't believe it, but you guys were right.

It was actually funny too...some great lines

Drive was the perfect level of stylish in that I wasn't turned off by the style, but I wasn't particularly impressed enough by it to make up for the rest of the story's weaker/average points.

Pretty neat, but I imagine I'll forget about it by next year.

I know it's not new, but I recently saw Into the Wild, and I thought it was outstanding. I don't recommend a lot of movies, but this is one that I think a lot of poker players would like. Highly recommend it.

rewatched Michael Clayton for the first time since it was in theatre. great movie, probably my favourite Clooney performance

Since we're talking about some tv shows here, the British Peep Show is excellent and available on Netflix Instant. It's ****ing hilarious.

Michael Clayton is one of my favourite of all time, can't really put my finger on why, I just love it.

The Descendants

Meh. Was okay, I guess.

Best Picture? lol.

Rambo

I enjoyed it, but there was quite a bit of movie in this violence.


6/10

The screenplay is verrrrrry good.

Burden of Dreams - great documentary on the craziness that was Fitzcarraldo (and Herzog and Kinski, of course!). Only Herzog would actually try to haul a boat over a mountain just for a movie.

Death in the Garden - early Bunuel movie. It had some touches of surrealism and black humor, but it was mostly an action/adventure movie (weird from Bunuel, I know). Was pretty good. I wasn't blown away by it, but I liked it. 7.5/10

The Blue Angel - amazing movie. The great Emil Jannings plays a professor who falls in love with a burlesque dancer (the amazing Marlene Dietrich). Wonderful movie. 9/10

Re-watched the first three Return of the Living dead movies. The first one is so funny and clever. Very underrated. The 2nd was basically a copy of the first, but still very funny. Very dark ending. The 3rd one had a more serious tone. Had a lot of references to greek mythology. It was interesting, and probably a much better and smarter script than it gets credit for.

Re-watched Fulci's Zombi. It has a lot of great scenes (the eyeball scene in particular .

Yi-Yi - Edward Yang's 3 hour family drama. Very good. Heart wrenching at times. Well acted. 8/10

Man of Aran - very interesting early "documentary" from Flaherty. Has some amazing shots for a 1934 movie.

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean - the first 2/3rds of the movie are amazing and hilarious. I loved this movie so much. Then the wheels kind of came off in the last 30 minutes or so. 8/10

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot - Completely blown away by how much I liked this movie. Great crime caper starring Jeff Bridges and Clint Eastwood. Directed by Michael Cimeno. 8.5/10

Bob Le Flambeur - Melville's heist caper about a degenerate gambler and his plans to rob a casino. Great movie. Did not expect it to turn out the way it did. 8.5/10

one of a personal favs of mine... I simply can not understand why this movie is not available on BD as yet

The Grey - I am so disappointments at the ending, or the final hour in general. Starts off excellent and goes down hill taking on more than it can chew. 6/10

Superheroes - Real life people donning costumes and fighting crime at night. All I can say is uhhh yeah... Kick-Ass is a documentary? 7/10

Dance Party USA - Am I allowed to review something I saw 15 minutes of and turned off? Rented this because I loved Cold Weather and didn't hate Quiet City, so let's just say Dance Party really feels like a first time feature. That's not a compliment. 2/10?

The Descendants

A man must deal with his two daughters once his wife suffers an incapacitating boating injury.

Very well acted drama about families and relationships. A plot synopsis might make you think about those afternoon made for tv movies where brave women battle the cruel twists of fate. It's a lot less heavy handed then that and despite the big emotional moments that come up it never descends into soap-opera melodrama.

Looking forward to seeing Safe House this weekend.