Ollie's World of Movies

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

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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Bill Engvall: Here's Your Sign

Watched: 6/29/09
With: myself
Year: 2004
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: One of the better stand-up comedy acts that I've seen.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: probably

Monday, June 29, 2009

The Jane Austen Book Club

Watched: 6/29/09
With: myself
Year: 2007
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: A good chick flick movie. Strong casting.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: yes

Sunday, June 28, 2009

May

Watched: 6/28/09
With: myself
Year: 2003
Reason for watching: Joey's Netflix
Opinion: A strange...very strange woman.
Watch again?: probably not
Recommend?: maybe

Dead Silence

Watched: 6/27/09
With: Joey
Year: 2007
Reason for watching: Joey's Netflix
Opinion: If you have a fear of dolls, this movie will only increase it. A good horror film from the same people that did the Saw series.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Law & Order: Season 2: Episodes 18-21

Watched: 6/27/09
With: myself
Year: 1991
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Great episodes-good mixture of different cases.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Law & Order: Season 2: Episode 17

Watched: 6/26/09
With: myself
Year: 1991
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: This was an episode that I have seen several times.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Friday, June 26, 2009

Law and Order: Season 2: Episodes 15, 16

Watched: 6/25/09
With: myself
Year: 1991
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: 2 great episodes
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Law and Order: Season 2: Episode 14

Watched: 6/24/09
With: myself
Year: 1991
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: It was an episode I had seen before. Lots of little twists and turns for the DA.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Monday, June 22, 2009

A Guy Thing

Watched: 6/21/09
With: myself
Year: 2003
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: An okay movie.
Watch again?: no
Recommend?: maybe

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase

Watched: 6/20/09
With: myself
Year: 2001
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Not as great as the cartoons that I grew up on but still overall enjoyable.
Watch again?: probably not
Recommend?: probably

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Luther Vandross-Live at Wembley

Watched: 6/17/09
With: myself
Year: 1988
Reason for watching: Netflix, fan of his music
Opinion: Very much like the show that I had seen before he passed away.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

The Weight of Water

Watched: 6/16/09
With: myself
Year: 2001
Reason for watching: Netflix, enjoyed the book
Opinion: Not as good as the book but still entertaining. Took a while for the story to grab me.
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Traitor

Watched: 6/14/09
With: Joey
Year: 2008
Reason for watching: Joey's Netflix
Opinion: A good thriller with little twists and turns.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Doubt

Watched: 6/14/09
With: Joey
Year: 2008
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: A great movie with a big twist at the end. I can understand why it was nominated for so many awards. I liked it better than Slumdog Millionaire.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

The Incredible Hulk

Watched: 6/13/09
With: myself
Year: 2008
Reason for watching: Joey's Netflix
Opinion: Better than I thought it was going to be. The only major thing that I thought was wrong was that the computerized Hulk looked nothing like Ed Norton.
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: probably

Saturday, June 13, 2009

The Mirror Crack'd

Watched: 6/13/09
With: myself
Year: 1980
Reason for watching: Netflix, like Agatha Christie novels
Opinion: Not sure about Angela Lansbury as Miss Marple but the movie was enjoyable. I haven't read this book so I don't know how it compares.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Law and Order: Season 2 : Episodes 10-13

Watched: 6/12/09
With: myself
Year: 1991
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Little more diversity in what happens to different cases.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Thursday, June 11, 2009

My Sister's Keeper

Watched: 6/10/09
With: myself
Year: 2002
Reason for watching: 2002
Opinion: Not a bad Hallmark movie. Interesting look at how people's mental illnesses affect the whole family-even those who try to stay away.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: yes

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

High Tension

Watched: 6/9/09
With: myself
Year: 2005
Reason for watching: Joey's Netflix
Opinion: Not a bad thriller/horror film from the French.
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: probably

Monday, June 08, 2009

Homicide: Season 4: Episodes 20-22

Watched: 6/7/09
With: myself
Year: 1996
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: An interesting cliffhanger with one of the major characters.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Alone in the Dark

Watched: 6/6/09
With: Joey
Year: 1982
Reason for watching: Joey's Netflix
Opinion: Not a great movie
Watch again?: probably not
Recommend?: probably not

Dawn of the Dead

Watched: 6/6/09
With: Joey
Year: 1978
Reason for watching: Joey's Netflix
Opinion: A simple Zombie movie where some of the actions didn't make sense at all.
Watch again?: probably not
Recommend?: maybe

Homicide: Season 4: Episodes 14-19

Watched: 6/6/09
With: myself
Year: 1996
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: More great episodes
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Saturday, June 06, 2009

Homicide: Season 4: Episodes 12-13

Watched: 6/5/09
With: myself
Year: 1994
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Interesting pick up case and who gets to be the new captain.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Friday, June 05, 2009

Dead Alive

Watched: 6/4/09
With: Joey
Year: 1992
Reason for watching: Joey's Netflix
Opinion: I couldn't even watch the whole thing. It's a shame to know that Peter Jackson who directed Lord of the Rings was the director of this film.
Watch again?: no
Recommend?: no

Thursday, June 04, 2009

Homicide: Season 4: Episodes 10-11

Watched: 6/3/09
With: myself
Year: 1994
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: An episode with some of the brass from Law and Order. An interesting investigation of a motel murder.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Homicide: Season 4: Episodes 8-9

Watched: 6/2/09
With: myself
Year: 1994
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: A sniper and a copycat are on the loose in Baltimore.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Underworld: The Rise of the Lycans

Watched: 6/1/09
With: myself
Year: 2009
Reason for watching: Joey rented from Blockbuster, I liked the others
Opinion: A great detailed story of how the werewolves came to be and how the history of the vampires vs. the werewolves started.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Monday, June 01, 2009

Iron Man

Watched: 5/30/09
With: Joey
Year: 2008
Reason for watching: Joey's Netflix
Opinion: I'm not a huge Downey Jr. fan but his acting wasn't horrible in this film. Very unrealistic but isn't that the point of sci-fi?
Watch again?: no
Recommend?: probably

Law and Order: Season 2: Episode 5

Watched: 5/30/09
With: myself
Year: 2001
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Another great episode
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes