2007 Movie Viewing Log
December
November
- 11/10 - American Dreamz (2006) ****
- 11/09 - Bobby (2006) ***
- 11/04 - V for Vendetta (2005) (R) OAR *****
- 11/02 - Goal! (2005) **** [+commentary]
- 11/02 - Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) (R) **
October
- 10/21 - Michael Clayton (2007) (T) *****
- 10/20 - Alien Autopsy (2006) ****
September
- 09/28 - Big Nothing (2006) DNF
- 09/27 - The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998) (R) **
- 09/25 - 300 (2006) ***
- 09/21 - Cold Comfort Farm (1995) **
- 09/17 - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) ****
- 09/17 - Stranger Than Fiction (2006) *****
- 09/14 - The Man Who Cried (2000) ***
- 09/02 - The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
- 09/02 - The Bourne Identity (2002)
August
- 08/29 - Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007) ***
- 08/15 - The Fifth Element (1997) **** [w/onscreen trivia track]
- 08/14 - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) (director's cut) ***** [w/director commentary]
July
June
- 06/29 - Hot Fuzz (2007) (R) [w/director and cast commentaries]
- 06/23 - The Last King of Scotland (2006) ***
- 06/19 - Scoop (2006) *** (without the Woody Allen character: ****)
- 06/18 - The Illusionist (2006) (R) *****
- 06/14 - Notes on a Scandal (2006) ***
- 06/13 - Music and Lyrics (2007) ***
- 06/12 - The Fountain (2006) **
- 06/09 - Hot Fuzz (2007) 2x *****
- 06/04 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) (T) (R) *****
- 06/03 - Little Miss Sunshine (2006) ****
May
- 05/30 - The Prestige (2006) (R) ****
- 05/27 - Pan's Labyrinth (2006) ***
- 05/27 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) (T) (R) *****
- 05/26 - The Queen (2006) ****
- 05/26 - Becket (1964) (R) ***** [+commentary]
- 05/25 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) (T) ****
- 05/23 - The Good German (2006) OAR? **
- 05/21 - Casino Royale (2006) **
- 05/11 - The Good Shepherd (2006) **
- 05/07 - The Harder They Come (1972) *
- 05/07 - Bedazzled (1967) ****
April
- 04/30 - Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) [ETV, R, DVD_TV] *****
- 04/26 - Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989) ****
- 04/25 - Nuts in May (1976) **
- 04/20 - Marie Antoinette (2006) **
- 04/17 - Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006, theatrical cut) OAR ***** [an improvement over the unrated version]
- 04/14 - Asylum (1972) ***
- 04/08 - Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) (R) *****
March
- 03/22 - And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973) **
- 03/21 - Babel (2006) ****
- 03/18 - Wuthering Heights (1998) ***
- 03/15 - Wuthering Heights (1939) (R) ****
- 03/13 - Hollywoodland (2006) **
- 03/12 - The Black Dahlia (2006) **
- 03/05 - The Calcium Kid (2004) OAR ETV ***
- 03/03 - L'Appartement (1996) (R) *****
- 03/02 - Stripes (1981, extended version) [w/commentary]
February
- 02/27 - The Prestige (2006) ****
- 02/26 - The Illusionist (2006) ***** [+commentary]
- 02/25 - Jane Eyre (1996) ****
- 02/11 - Somersault (2004) *
- 02/11 - Without a Clue (1988) (R) OAR *****
- 02/04 - The Phantom of the Opera (1962, Hammer Horror) OAR ****
- 02/02 - Groundhog Day (1993) (R) **** [+director's commentary]
- 02/02 - Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002) **
January
- 01/26 - Breaker Morant (1980) (R) *****
- 01/23 - Thank You For Smoking (2005) OAR ****
- 01/22 - Tristan + Isolde (2006) OAR ***
- 01/15 - The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978, Peter Cook/Dudley Moore) ***
- 01/06 - The Lion in Winter (1968) (R) *****
(R) = repeat viewing
x - watched multiple times in a short time period T = seen on the big screen
OAR = Pan & Scan (my library is unfortunately fond of fullscreen DVDs)
ETV = edited for TV
w/commentary = watched with commentary (obviously)
+commentary = watched the film alone and again with the commentary, back to back
This list includes movies (theatrical, made-for-video or made-for-TV) and recorded stage productions - basically anything feature-length that tells a story in dramatic terms. Miniseries and everything else not fitting this description go in the TV on DVD Viewing Log.
My Rating System:
***** - Loved it. Worthy of multiple viewings. Might just find its way into my DVD collection one day.
**** - Liked it. Entertaining and enjoyable. I wouldn't mind seeing it again. Recommended.
*** - It was OK. Watchable but not particularly noteworthy. I don't regret watching it, but I won't race to see it again either.
** - Did not like it. Boring, disappointing, or just not my cup of tea.
* - Hated it. Only managed to finish out of sheer willpower. Tedious and/or pathetic, a waste of time.
DNF - Did Not Finish.








Even though I'd probably never take the time to do it myself I really appreciate the time and effort you put into the aesthetics of lists like this.
Thanks. I don't watch as many movies as I used to, so making it pretty is the least I could do. ;)