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llcoolvadPosting this now because I'm so behind on my obsessive list-making. I'll post September once the month is over.
AUGUST MOVIES
66. War of the Worlds (2005), HBO. Rewatch. Very good. I forget sometimes how much I like Tom Cruise the actor, as opposed to Tom Cruise the man—especially when he's doing SF. Last month it was the excellent "Edge of Tomorrow," and this month it's the excellent "War of the Worlds." So claustrophobic. Only a few glimpses into the wider world and what's happening everywhere. Instead, it's what's happening immediately in front of you. Non-stop scariness. Dakota Fanning is impressive, but after a while you feel bad for the actress. It must have been kind of scary, really, to spend every day screaming and crying and being tiny in a huge huge world, even if your real world is grounded and smaller.
67. The Shawshank Redemption, AMC. Counting this as a separate movie than the pack below, because I surprisingly have never watched this before. Sometimes I get my back up about "good" movies, which is insanely dumb because I love movies and especially "good" ones. And Morgan Freeman? I have no idea why I never got around to watching this before. Because it was good! Tim Robbins really is so good.
68. Jaws, Cable. Rewatch. Also counting this as a separate movie than the pack below, because the last time I saw this movie it was college. Or maybe it was when I was 12 and saw it in the theater. Sometimes you go a long time without seeing a movie filmed in the 70s and you forget what an innovative time it was for filmmaking. The pacing, the shorthand, the acting, all so good and so different that what came before. Anyway, still scary. Easy to overlook the robot shark. Unsettling.
69-80: Cable. A shitload of rewatches between July-Sept. Die Hard #30, Dark Knight Rises, Bond Bond Bond (two Brosnans, two Craigs), Veronica Mars, Hobbit 2, Elysium, Mission Imp #30, Mission to Mars, National Treasure 1 and 2, Ocean's 11, Pacific Rim, basically about 40 more. If I was home, and there was a movie on cable, especially if it was on Starz, Encore, or HBO so no commercials? I was probably watching it. I vaguely wish I kept track, since I have a pretty terrible memory, but really, I don't think I watched anything new. Action/Spy/Thriller/SF/Caper. That's the ticket! Only giving myself credit for 11 here (because it takes me to a round number).
JULY MOVIES
61. X-Men: Days of Future Past, Theater. Missed mentioning this for May. I can't keep track of everything, clearly. Very good! I especially enjoyed the bullet-time effect when Quicksilver ran around. But really I enjoyed all of it. Good plot, good series reset, be interesting to see where they go next.
62. Enemy, Redbox. I am not smart enough to understand all of this movie. Lots of symbolism and imagery, etc. Jake Gyllenhaal is a history professor who sees a video clip of a man who looks exactly like him. Why? Who is he? Are they twins? His mother says no. How can he be identical? The ending is equally mystifying.
63. Joe, Redbox. Back to good Nic Cage. He's best when he's playing poor and conflicted and gritty. This was pretty dark.
64. Blood Ties, Redbox. Period piece set in the 70s. Clive Own has just been released from prison. His brother, Billy Crudup, is a cop. Brutal stuff happens. I kind of forget the actual details of the plot already. Mob? Assassinations? Robberies? Murder? Whatever. Good while you watch it, doesn't stick to your ribs.
65. The Grand Budapest Hotel, Redbox. Very good. I love Ralph Fiennes, and I like most of Wes Anderson's movies, so this was definitely a no-brainer. I wouldn't say a lot of it was surprising. But overall it was fun indeed.
66. The Lone Ranger. I thought I must have reviewed this earlier. It wasn't as awful as I thought it would be, but lord it wasn't good. Army Hammer was attractive. Johnny Depp was a caricature. The plot was insanely dumb. Still, for the mood I was in? It was ok.
AUGUST MOVIES
66. War of the Worlds (2005), HBO. Rewatch. Very good. I forget sometimes how much I like Tom Cruise the actor, as opposed to Tom Cruise the man—especially when he's doing SF. Last month it was the excellent "Edge of Tomorrow," and this month it's the excellent "War of the Worlds." So claustrophobic. Only a few glimpses into the wider world and what's happening everywhere. Instead, it's what's happening immediately in front of you. Non-stop scariness. Dakota Fanning is impressive, but after a while you feel bad for the actress. It must have been kind of scary, really, to spend every day screaming and crying and being tiny in a huge huge world, even if your real world is grounded and smaller.
67. The Shawshank Redemption, AMC. Counting this as a separate movie than the pack below, because I surprisingly have never watched this before. Sometimes I get my back up about "good" movies, which is insanely dumb because I love movies and especially "good" ones. And Morgan Freeman? I have no idea why I never got around to watching this before. Because it was good! Tim Robbins really is so good.
68. Jaws, Cable. Rewatch. Also counting this as a separate movie than the pack below, because the last time I saw this movie it was college. Or maybe it was when I was 12 and saw it in the theater. Sometimes you go a long time without seeing a movie filmed in the 70s and you forget what an innovative time it was for filmmaking. The pacing, the shorthand, the acting, all so good and so different that what came before. Anyway, still scary. Easy to overlook the robot shark. Unsettling.
69-80: Cable. A shitload of rewatches between July-Sept. Die Hard #30, Dark Knight Rises, Bond Bond Bond (two Brosnans, two Craigs), Veronica Mars, Hobbit 2, Elysium, Mission Imp #30, Mission to Mars, National Treasure 1 and 2, Ocean's 11, Pacific Rim, basically about 40 more. If I was home, and there was a movie on cable, especially if it was on Starz, Encore, or HBO so no commercials? I was probably watching it. I vaguely wish I kept track, since I have a pretty terrible memory, but really, I don't think I watched anything new. Action/Spy/Thriller/SF/Caper. That's the ticket! Only giving myself credit for 11 here (because it takes me to a round number).
JULY MOVIES
61. X-Men: Days of Future Past, Theater. Missed mentioning this for May. I can't keep track of everything, clearly. Very good! I especially enjoyed the bullet-time effect when Quicksilver ran around. But really I enjoyed all of it. Good plot, good series reset, be interesting to see where they go next.
62. Enemy, Redbox. I am not smart enough to understand all of this movie. Lots of symbolism and imagery, etc. Jake Gyllenhaal is a history professor who sees a video clip of a man who looks exactly like him. Why? Who is he? Are they twins? His mother says no. How can he be identical? The ending is equally mystifying.
63. Joe, Redbox. Back to good Nic Cage. He's best when he's playing poor and conflicted and gritty. This was pretty dark.
64. Blood Ties, Redbox. Period piece set in the 70s. Clive Own has just been released from prison. His brother, Billy Crudup, is a cop. Brutal stuff happens. I kind of forget the actual details of the plot already. Mob? Assassinations? Robberies? Murder? Whatever. Good while you watch it, doesn't stick to your ribs.
65. The Grand Budapest Hotel, Redbox. Very good. I love Ralph Fiennes, and I like most of Wes Anderson's movies, so this was definitely a no-brainer. I wouldn't say a lot of it was surprising. But overall it was fun indeed.
66. The Lone Ranger. I thought I must have reviewed this earlier. It wasn't as awful as I thought it would be, but lord it wasn't good. Army Hammer was attractive. Johnny Depp was a caricature. The plot was insanely dumb. Still, for the mood I was in? It was ok.
