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, August 31, 2010

The Hunted

Watched: 8/30/10
With: myself
Year: 2003
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Pretty decent action movie.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Monday, August 30, 2010

Ghost Hunters International: Season 1: Part 2: Episodes 4-5

Watched: 8/28/10
With: myself
Year: 2008
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: South American investigations.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Planet Earth: Great Plains, Jungles, Shallow Seas

Watched: 8/28/10
With: myself
Year: 2007
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: Joey's Netflix
Opinion: Some more great documentaries.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

The Dinner Game

Watched: 8/29/10
With: myself
Year: 1998
Rating out of 5: 2
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: A poor comedy-foreign-French.
Watch again?: probably not
Recommend?: probably not

Dexter: Season 4: Episodes 4-7

Watched: 8/29/10
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Interesting things happening...people murdered, Dexter on the revenge.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

City Island

Watched: 8/29/10
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Redbox
Opinion: An amusing movie set in City Island, NYC
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

The Back-up Plan

Watched: 8/28/10
With: myself
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 3.5
Reason for watching: Redbox
Opinion: A cute movie
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: maybe

Chloe

Watched: 8/28/10
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: Redbox
Opinion: An average drama.
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

Friday, August 27, 2010

Ghost Hunters International: Season 1: Part 2: Episodes 2-3

Watched: 8/26/10
With: myself
Year: 2008
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Slovakia and Romania-some pretty cool places they investigated.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Ghost Hunters International: Season 1: Part 2: Episode 1

Watched: 8/25/10
With: myself
Year: 2008
Rating out of 5: 4.5
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: A couple of interesting investigations in South Africa.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Planet Earth: Episodes: Deserts, Ice Worlds

Watched: 8/24/10
With: myself
Year: 2007
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: Joey's Netflix
Opinion: 2 more great documentaries.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Planet Earth: Episode: Caves

Watched: 8/23/10
With: myself
Year: 2007
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: Joey's Netflix
Opinion: I learned a lot watching this episode.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Dexter: Season 4: Season 3

Watched: 8/23/10
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Dexter continues to tangle his own little web.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Dexter: Season 4: Episodes 1-2

Watched: 8/22/10
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Dexter's a dad.....and he still wants to kill.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Planet Earth: Episodes: Pole to Pole, Mountains, Fresh Water

Watched: 8/22/10
With: myself
Year: 2007
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: Joey's Netflix
Opinion: GREAT documentary!
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

The Cider House Rules

Watched: 8/21/10
With: myself
Year: 1999
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Not a bad drama
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Eat Pray Love

Watched: 8/21/10
With: myself
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 4.5
Reason for watching: loved the book.
Opinion: Good adaptation of the book. Picked up on different things that I didn't get from the book.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: probably

Friday, August 20, 2010

Bed of Roses

Watched: 8/19/10
With: myself
Year: 1996
Rating out of 5: 4.5
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: A good romantic movie.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: probably

Thursday, August 19, 2010

The Amazing Race: Season 1: Episode 6

Watched: 8/19/10
With: myself
Year: 2001
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: People try to get to Rome.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

The Amazing Race: Season 1: Episodes 4-5

Watched: 8/18/10
With: myself
Year: 2001
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: And the race continues and people's evil sides appear.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Staten Island

Watched: 8/18/10
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: Redbox
Opinion: An odd mob movie.
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Paranormal State: Season 2: Episodes 1-6

Watched: 8/16/10
With: myself
Year: 2008
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Some interesting paranormal investigations.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Monday, August 16, 2010

Heroes: Season 4: Episodes 12-15

Watched: 8/15/10
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Is Nathan really dead? What is Samuel's motivation?
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Heroes: Season 4: Episodes 9-11

Watched: 8/14/10
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: More good vs evil....more death, more mystery of what the heck is going on.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Open House

Watched: 8/14/10
With: myself
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: Redbox
Opinion: An average horror/gore film.
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

After Life

Watched: 8/13/10
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 5: 4.5
Reason for watching: Redbox
Opinion: A twisted horror/suspense film that deals with the after life.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: yes

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Heroes: Season 4: Episodes 5-8

Watched: 8/11/10
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Sylar/Matt twist is getting annoying. I'm not sure how I feel about the whole Carnival thing.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

5 Minutes of Heaven

Watched: 8/11/10
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Redbox
Opinion: Not a bad story about the dealings in Ireland.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Tenderness

Watched: 8/10/10
With: myself
Year: 2008
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: Redbox
Opinion: Great psychological drama
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Monday, August 09, 2010

Heroes: Season 4: Episode 4

Watched: 8/8/10
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Sylar's back........kinda.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

From Paris with Love

Watched: 8/8/10
With: myself
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 3.5
Reason for watching: Redbox
Opinion: Lots of action, decent plot
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: probably

Extraordinary Measures

Watched: 8/8/10
With: myself
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 4.5
Reason for watching: Redbox
Opinion: Great story with Harrison Ford and Brandon Frasier
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: yes

Remember Me

Watched: 8/8/10
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Redbox
Opinion: Better than I thought it was going to be.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Shrek: Happily Ever After

Watched: 8/7/10
With: John
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: date
Opinion: The last of the Shrek movies...or is it...some great laugh out loud moments
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

The Ghost Writer

Watched: 8/6/10
With: myself
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 3.5
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: An interesting story.
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: probably

Friday, August 06, 2010

Heroes: Season 4: Episodes 2-3

Watched: 8/5/10
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Sylar is back...............................And Claire's story is out.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Thursday, August 05, 2010

Heroes: Season 4: Episode 1

Watched: 8/4/10
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Season begins where last season ended.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Wednesday, August 04, 2010

I, Robot

Watched: 8/3/10
With: myself
Year: 2004
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Joey's Netflix
Opinion: I had read the books and enjoyed them. Will Smith does a decent job in this Sci-Fi film.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Paranormal State: Season 1: Episode 15-20

Watched: 8/2/10
With: myself
Year: 2007
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Some more interesting paranormal investigations.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Monday, August 02, 2010

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story

Watched: 8/1/10
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: What a great story about Ben Carson. Cuba Gooding, Jr. did another amazing acting job.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Sunday, August 01, 2010

Duplicity

Watched: 7/31/10
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Redbox
Opinion: Julia Roberts and Clive Owen were pretty good in this caper movie.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Hot Tub Time Machine

Watched: 7/31/10
With: myself
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Redbox
Opinion: A cute movie with John Cusack. Good soundtrack if you're an 80's hair fan.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Edge of Darkness

Watched: 7/31/10
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Redbox
Opinion: A dark movie with Mel Gibson fighting to solve the murder of his daughter.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Travel the World by Train: North America

Watched: 7/31/10
With: myself
Year: 1999
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: I've always enjoyed traveling by train-even though it can be a long trip. This featured some of the more beautiful routes throughout the North America.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

A Single Man

Watched: 7/30/10
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Redbox
Opinion: Colin Firth does an outstanding job in this drama.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably