Ollie's World of Movies

Decided to post what I've been watching via DVD, VHS, or in the theater.

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Saturday, January 26, 2008

No Country for Old Men

Watched: 1/25/08
With: Joey
Year: 2007
Reason for watching: friend's night out
Opinion: The ending was sudden but understandable. Kinda slow in spots. Nice comedic lines by Tommy Lee Jones
Watch again?: probably not
Recommend?: not in the theater

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Law and Order: Special Victims Unit: The Second Year Episodes 1-4

Watched: 1/21/07
With: myself
Year: 2000
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: I had seen some of these before. I just enjoy the chemistry between Olivia and Elliott. I continue to laugh when I see former Oz enemies working together.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Monday, January 21, 2008

Predator

Watched: 1/19/08
With: Joey
Year: 1987
Reason for watching: Joey owns it and I've never seen it
Opinion: A classic 80 over the top action flick. Some great one liners.
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

The Ring Two

Watched: 1/19/08
With: Joey
Year: 2005
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Not as good as the first one but still a decent movie. No jumping out of my skin moments however.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: only if you liked the first one

Friday, January 18, 2008

Jack Ass

Watched: 1/16/08
With: Joey
Year: 2002
Reason for watching: unwind from car accident
Opinion: Some funny bits but mostly it was like why are they doing something so stupid.
Watch again?: probably not
Recommend?: only if you like the stupidness of others

Underworld: Evolution

Watched: 1/16/08
With: Joey
Year: 2006
Reason for watching: unwind from car accident
Opinion: Not as good as the first one. Some gliches with the computer animation but overall decent plot.
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: only if you've watched the first one.

Sunday, January 06, 2008

Empire Falls

Watched: 1/5/07
With: myself
Year: 2005
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: I had read the book when it came out and really enjoyed it. The movie adaption was a decent one.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Saturday, January 05, 2008

Not Without My Daughter

Watched: 1/4/07
With: myself
Year: 1991
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: An average drama movie. Some of the acting didn't match up throughout the movie.
Watch again?: no
Recommend?: maybe

Thursday, January 03, 2008

Even Money

Watched: 1/1/08
With: Denise and John
Year: 2007
Reason for watching: It's what Denise rented
Opinion: Very slow and it took a while for the storyline to develop. With as much talent as was in the movie, I was hoping for more.
Watch again?: no
Recommend?: probably not

Along Came Polly

Watched: 12/27/07
With: myself
Year: 2004
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: I thought that it was a decent and sweet movie with some real good funny bits.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably