Walk Away the Pounds Express: 4 Mile Walk

Watched: 5/29/08
With: myself
Year: 2003
Reason for watching: exercise
Opinion: I did a mile of this DVD in order to hopefully get back on the exercise track. I've noticed that I'm able to tune out Leslie Sansone's commentary and pay attention only to the directions.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

Watched: 5/26/08
With: myself
Year: 2003
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Not a bad movie. Some funny bits which I'm not surprised since Brad Pitt played Sinbad.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: maybe

Homicide: Life on the Streets: Season 3: Episodes 18-20

Watched: 5/25/08
With: myself
Year: 1994
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Another great season with the gang in Baltimore. The bonus features was interesting, in particular the commentary for the final episode for the season.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Homicide: Life on the Street: Season 3: Episodes 12-17

Watched: 5/24/08
With: myself
Year: 1994
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: 3 critically injured detectives, turmoil from that and then add on the strong social issues. A wonderfully powered show.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Homicide: Life on the Streets: Season 3: Episodes 10-11

Watched: 5/21/08
With: myself
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: More strong episodes that hit strong social issues
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Homicide: Life on the Streets: Season 3: Episode 9

Watched: 5/20/08
With: myself
Year: 1994
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Racism, loss of family are the two main points of this episode.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Homicide: Life on the Streets: Season 3: Episode 8

Watched: 5/19/08
With: myself
Year: 1994
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: It's Christmas and the gang is stuck doing the graveyard shift. Munch is tested and Bayliss gets played.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Homicide: Life on the Streets: Season 3: Episodes 5-7

Watched: 5/18/08
With: myself
Year: 1994
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: A few more great episodes of this police drama. What I'm enjoying is the choice of songs that they're using...Hurt by NIN was perfect.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Homicide: Life on the Streets: Season 3: Episode 4

Watched: 5/17/08
With: myself
Year: 1994
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: A powerful episode about one of their own.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Eureka: Season 1 (Episode 1)

Watched: 5/15/08
With: a very sleepy Joey
Year: 2006
Reason for watching: Joey's Netflix
Opinion: I'm not a big Sci-fi as most of you know and this show has a lot of sci-fi stuff to it. I didn't hate the first episode and I'm still willing to give it a shot...should Joey continue to rent it.
Watch again?: no
Recommend?: I need to give it more of a chance

Homicide: Life on the Streets: Season 3 (Episodes 1-3)

Watched: 5/15/08
With: myself
Year: 1994
Opinion: The start of another well scripted, well directed police drama in Baltimore.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Inside Man

Watched: 5/14/08
With: myself
Year: 2006
Reason for watching: birthday present to myself
Opinion: I had seen this movie before and enjoyed. When I saw it on sale for about $10, how could I not get it? It was mostly background.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Cardio Boot Camp

Watched: 5/13/08
With: myself
Year: 2006
Reason for watching: exercise
Opinion: I've never been a huge fan of Denise Austin. This routine is not prompted well. However, with that being said, I did work up a sweat and feel good with getting my heart rate up.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: maybe

Where Eagles Dare

Watched: 5/13/08
With: myself
Year: 1968
Reason for watching: Joey's Netflix
Opinion: I mostly had this on as background while I was doing other things. What I did watch of it was decent. Clint Eastwood's tough guy attitude didn't quite fit his character in the movie.
Watch again?: probably not
Recommend?: maybe

A Chorus Line

Watched: 5/12/08-5/13/08
With: myself
Year: 1985
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Not one of the better musicals I've seen. Some of the songs I recognized but it just didn't really do anything for me.
Watch again?: no
Recommend?: only for true musical lovers

P. S. I Love You

Watched: 5/12/08
With: myself
Year: 2007
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: The premise behind this movie is great along with the cast...but if fell flat...very flat.
Watch again?: no
Recommend?: no

Fire Down Below

Watched: 5/11/08
With: mostly myself
Year: 1997
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Decent plot but action scenes not appropriate in this film. Also, never have been a big Steven Seagal fan.
Watch again?: no
Recommend?: only if you like Steven Seagal

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Watched: 5/11/08
With: Joey
Year: 2007
Reason for watching: Joey's Netflix
Opinion: A strong movie about the Sioux Territory in the Black Hills of SD. Many familar HBO actors that I'm still having a hard time in getting over from Oz.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Fight Club

Watched: 5/11/08
With: Joey
Year: 1999
Reason for watching: Joey's Netflix
Opinion: I have watched this before and enjoyed it, especially the little psychological twist at the end.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

And Then There Were None

Watched: 5/10/08-5/11/08
With: Joey
Year: 1945
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: As an adaptation of a book (this one by Agatha Christie), this is probably one of the best adaptations that I've seen in a really long time.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

A Bridge Too Far

Watched: 5/5/08
With: myself
Year: 1977
Reason for watching: Joey's Netflix
Opinion: I barely paid any attention to this so I don't think that it's fair that I really rate it but I did try to. Another example of how I'm not enjoying things.
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: not at this time

Gandhi

Watched: 5/4/08
With: Joey
Year: 1982
Reason for watching: Joey's Netflix
Opinion: I had watched this back in my middle school History class so I was taken back to the cold classroom where I was one of the few students that was actually interested in the film about one of the world's most powerful leaders.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Red Without Blue

Watched: 5/4/08
With: myself
Year: 2007
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: An okay documentary about twin brothers who fight their battles of homosexuality and gender identification.
Watch again?: probably not
Recommend?: maybe

Payback

Watched: 5/3/08
With: Joey
Year: 1999
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: I've seen better movies with Mel Gibson in it. The movie just kinda ended and didn't hold my attention.
Watch again?: no
Recommend?: no

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

Watched: 5/2/08
With: myself
Year: 1967
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: A really strong story for the time period. Mixed racial couple telling their parents and their plans.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes