Archive for the ‘ movies i’ve seen ’ Category

10 Movies in 2009

I was right. I can count the number of times i went to the theater last year on my fingers. As far as i can remember, these are the ten movies i went to see in 2009. Slumdog Millionaire Taken Sin Nombre Star Trek (IMAX) UP (3D) Funny People District 9 9 Fantastic Mr. Fox [ READ MORE ]

We Were Soldiers (2002)

  • January 6th, 2010
  • Posted in on DVD

With countless copies of the DVD around the house, i’m finally sitting down to watch We Were Soldiers. I’m kinda live-blogging this as it plays. This movie is pretty much all musical montage. Noticing a trend in war movies: the leader that makes bad calls right off the top then the lower-ranking soldier steps up [ READ MORE ]

The Hurt Locker (2008)

So i had seen a preview for this probably over a year ago, then i guess i came out in limited release over the summer, but i missed it. It happened to be playing again at a local theater, so i got some friends to check it out with me. One of the most intense [ READ MORE ]

Avatar (2009)

“Enhance” the security footage. Something big falls apart. Same theme song as the 97 version. And Jack dies in the end. I mean Jake. #Avatar[ READ MORE ]

The Illusionist (2006)

  • February 23rd, 2007
  • Posted in on DVD

The lamer of the two magic flicks. The other being The Prestige which i saw in the theater. It’s weird how some movies come out in pairs, which ultimately demands a comparison. Deep Impact and Armageddon comes to mind. (Though those were both bad movies, but for different reasons.) It’s probably easiest to put it [ READ MORE ]

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