| Movie | Rating | Review | Date | Your Rating | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Fisher King - R | December 31, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| The Ultimate Gift - PG | December 31, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Sex and the City 2 - PG | December 31, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Låt den Rätte Komma In (Let the Right One in) - R | December 31, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Fantastic Mr. Fox - PG | December 31, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Everything is Illuminated - PG-13 | December 31, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Ballerina - Unrated | Fascinating and beautiful documentary that follows the growth and rise of five young Russian ballerinas. It made me want to be a dancer again... | December 29, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Nine - PG-13 |
Oh, I wanted so badly to love this movie. Fishnets, dancing, musical numbers, Italy, Rob Marshall, a cast of marvelous women... Instead I left the theater feeling unsatisfied, like eating an expensive meal that was just *meh*. The music and lyrics were overly simplistic and insipid, and Marshall's trick of blending musical numbers into the main storyline (which was seamless in "Chicago") just didn't work here, leaving everything bumpy and lumpy. Daniel Day-Lewis's character Guido was also entirely unloveable. If you're not going to create a character that has the theater rooting for redemption, where does that leave the audience? The saving graces... Gorgeous Marion Cotillard stole the show for me as Guido's graceful and intelligent wife, and showed her performing chops in both a heartfelt ballad and saucy striptease. Penelope Cruz also left everyone panting with her sexified romp of ropes and peekaboo tulle gloves. I also loved Judi Dench's performance (as always), and snippets of choreography here and there (the big sandy chair dance number, for one). I guess what I'm saying here is this movie succeeds as a series of music videos and a showcase of beautiful faces, and not much else. |
December 29, 2009 | N/A | |||
| The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day - R | December 17, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| The Reader - R | December 7, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Frost/Nixon - R | December 7, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Little Miss Sunshine - R | Refreshingly original, unlike this review. | December 7, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Brüno (Bruno) - R | Absolutely disgusting. I made the mistake of eating dinner while watching this. Certain scenes were hilarious (and I love when he gets the two reps from the Middle East to do an impromptu ballad/music video with him), but I'm never watching this again. The most vile scene, interestingly enough, contained no nudity... the baby casting call with sick, sick, humans that should never be allowed near children. | December 7, 2009 | N/A | |||
| The Twilight Saga: New Moon - PG-13 | The wolves were the best part. I want one! (Beast, not man...) | December 6, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Happy-Go-Lucky - R | December 6, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Mickey's Christmas Carol - G | A Disney classic, and a very good version of the Dickens tale. This animation introduced me to A Christmas Carol when I was a child. The perfect casting of Disney characters is a bonus. | December 1, 2009 | N/A | |||
| The Seventh Seal (Det Sjunde inseglet) - Unrated | November 30, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Michael Jackson's This Is It - PG | The next best thing to seeing his farewell tour live. I was so scared this would be a showcase of the recent freakish, clownish faces of Michael Jackson, but was relieved and uplifted that the man on stage was the man we grew up loving... Talented, charismatic, humble, and a gentle soul. I went into the theater thinking I would be bawling throughout the movie, but instead I left with a smile and a peaceful heart (and of course, the need to blast Michael Jackson on the stereo for the next couple of weeks). See it to renew your secret love of those boogie beats, sharp feet, and soulful croons of quite possibly the greatest entertainer and superstar the world will ever know. | November 30, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Zombieland - R | Good, rollicking fun! | November 30, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Metropolis - Unrated | November 30, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Moon - R | November 30, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Smultronstället (Wild Strawberries) - Unrated | November 30, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Funny People - R | November 30, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| 2012 - PG-13 | November 20, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| (500) Days of Summer - PG-13 | Loved the twists and turns this story threw at me, and Gordon-Levitt and Deschanel are so adorable it makes you want to kiss the screen. Unique and endearing, and not at all sappy (big plus). | November 12, 2009 | N/A |
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