AAA Still Watches Movies!: A Viewing Journal
Submitted by AAA v. 2.0 on Wed, 03/04/2009 - 06:01
Tags:
- September
- The Fifth Element (Luc Besson, 1997) [Netflix instant queue]
- The Informant! (Steven Soderbergh, 2009) [in theaters]
- Slap Shot (George Roy Hill, 1977) [Netflix instant queue]
- Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993) [Netflix instant queue]
- 9 (Shane Acker, 2009) [in theaters]
- The Ten (David Wain, 2007) [Netflix instant queue]
- Inglorious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, 2009) [in theaters, twice]
- Day of the Dead (Steve Miner, 2008) [Netflix instant queue]
- Los cronocrímenes / Time Crimes (Nacho Vigalondo, 2007) [Netflix instant queue]
- August
- From Dusk Till Dawn (Robert Rodriguez, 1996) [Netflix instant queue]
- Lakeview Terrace (Neil LaBute, 2008) [Netflix instant queue]
- Låt den rätte komma in / Let the Right One In (Thomas Alfredson, 2008) [Netflix instant queue]
- Watchmen (Zach Snyder, 2009) [DVD]
- Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppolla, 2003) [DVD]
- District 9 (Neill Blomkamp, 2009) [in theaters]
- The Thing (John Carpenter, 1982) [DVD]
- Shrooms (Paddy Breathnach, 2007) [DVD]
- Topsy-Turvy (Mike Leigh, 1999) [DVD]
- The Wrestler (Darren Aronofsky, 2008) [DVD]
- Spellbound (Jeffrey Blitz, 2002) [DVD]
- The Last of the Mohicans (Michael Mann, 1992) [DVD]
- Primer (Shane Carruth, 2004) [Netflix instant queue]
- Funny People (Judd Apatow, 2009) [in theaters]
- July
- The Station Agent (Todd McCarthy, 2003) [DVD]
- Cabaret (Bob Fosse, 1972) [Netflix instant queue]
- Southland Tales (Richard Kelly, 2007) [Netflix instant queue]
- Wet Hot American Summer (David Wain, 2001) [DVD]
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (David Yates, 2009) [in theaters]
- United 93 (Paul Greengrass, 2006) [screening, DVD]
- The Hangover (Todd Phillips, 2009) [drive-in theater]
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Michael Bay, 2009) [drive-in theater]
- Dance Flick (Damien Dante Wayans, 2009) [drive-in theater]
- June
- Rendition (Gavin Hood, 2007) [screening, DVD]
- The Watermelon Woman (Cheryl Dunye, 1996) [screening, VHS]
- The Hangover (Todd Phillips, 2009) [in theaters]
- Mad Max 2 / The Road Warrior (George Miller, 1981) [DVD, partial viewing]
- Blow-Up (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1966) [screening, DVD]
- Year One (Harold Ramis, 2009) [in theaters]
- The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (Seth Gordon, 2007) [DVD]
- May
- Koyaanisqatsi (Godfrey Reggio, 1982) [DVD]
- Role Models (David Wain, 2008) [DVD, three times]
- Adaptation. (Spike Jonze, 2002) [DVD]
- Up (Pete Docter, 2009) [in theaters, 3D]
- Star Trek (JJ Abrams, 2009) [in theaters]
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Gavin Hood, 2009) [in theaters]
- April
- Chicago (Rob Marshall, 2002) [DVD]
- Observe and Report (Jody Hill, 2009) [in theaters]
- The 40-Year-Old Virgin (Judd Apatow, 2005) [DVD, partial viewing]
- A History of Violence (David Cronenberg, 2005) [DVD]
- Sexy Beast (Jonathan Glazer, 2000) [DVD]
- Sideways (Alexander Payne, 2004) [DVD]
- Entre les murs / The Class (Laurent Cantet, 2008) [in theaters]
- Knocked-Up (Judd Apatow, 2007) [DVD]
- Fa yeung nin wa / In the Mood for Love (Wong Kar-Wai, 2000) [screening, DVD]
- Mononoke-hime / Princess Mononoke (Hayao Miyazaki, 1997) [DVD, dubbed]
- Monsters vs Aliens (Rob Letterman & Conrad Vernon, 2009) [in theaters, 3D]
- March
- Coraline (Henry Selick, 2009) [in theaters, 3D, twice]
- Davendeh / The Runner (Amir Naderi, 1985) [screening, DVD]
- Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi / Spirited Away (Hayao Miyazaki, 2001) [DVD, dubbed]
- Southland Tales (Richard Kelly, 2007) [DVD, twice]
- Role Models (David Wain, 2008) [DVD]
- Primer (Shane Carruth, 2004) [DVD]
- The Wackness (Jonathan Levine, 2008) [DVD]
- Khaneh siah ast / The House is Black (Forugh Farrokhzad, 1963) [screening, DVD]
- The Reader (Stephen Daldry, 2008) [DVD]
- February
- Gaav / The Cow (Daiush Mehrjui, 1969) [screening, DVD]
- Best in Show (Christopher Guest, 2000) [TV]
- W. (Oliver Stone, 2008) [DVD]
- Kung-Fu Panda (Mark Osborne & John Stevenson, 2008) [DVD, three times!]
- Be Kind, Rewind (Michel Gondry, 2008) [DVD]
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Nicholas Stoller, 2008) [DVD]
- Shortbus (John Cameron Mitchell, 2006) [DVD]
- Iron Man (Jon Favreau, 2008) [DVD]
- Nassereddin Shah, Actor-e Cinema / Once Upon a Time, Cinema (Mohsen Makhmalbaf, 1992) [screening, DVD]
- Vera Drake (Mike Leigh, 2004) [DVD]
- Friday the 13th (Marcus Nispel, 2009) [in theaters]
- Range de Basanti / Paint it Yellow (Rakesh Omprakash Mehra, 2006) [screening, DVD]
- The Fall (Tarsem Singh, 2006) [DVD]
- Fah talai jone / Tears of the Black Tiger (Wisit Sasanatieng, 2000) [screening, DVD]
- The Visitor (Todd McCarthy, 2008) [DVD]
- January
- Slumdog Millionaire (Danny Boyle, 2008) [DVD]
- Notorious (George Tillman, 2009) [in theaters]
- The Wrestler (Darren Aronofksy, 2008) [once in theaters, twice on DVD]
- Frost/Nixon (Ron Howard, 2008) [DVD]
- Milk (Gus Van Sant, 2008) [DVD, twice]
- Låt den rätte komma in / Let the Right One In (Thomas Alfredson, 2008) [DVD w/ original subs, three times]
- In Bruges (Martin McDonagh, 2008) [DVD, three times]
Hey AAA! What did you think of 9 and Inglourious Basterds?
Hey AJ! Good to hear from ya!
9 was somewhat underwhelming. Overall, some great visuals with a plodding, predictable plot.
Inglorious Basterds is a work of mad genius. I loved it with a passion reserved for few movies these days. I'll compose my thoughts and write something more substantive at some point. But consider this a huge recommendation.
Yeah, I had actually already seen Inglorious Basterds and was a big fan as well. And I agree with you about 9 too.
How was the Fifth Element? I have it on my DVR and have been pondering whether to actually watch it...
Fifth Element is a must-see, in my book. It's not a truly great film, but the design is the most groundbreaking sci-fi work since Bladerunner, and it's impossibly entertaining.
The story/mythology itself is mostly a decent-to-good pastiche of sci-fi cliches, but that matters very little when you can't stop gawking at every little thing that comes on screen.
What did you think of District 9?
The Fifth Element sure is pretty to look at...
Shalom, y'all!
L. Bangs
I'm conflicted on District 9. I want to love it, but I can't get past the inherent contradiction between its message and its portrayal of Nigerians as cannibalistic, alien-humping criminals.