Ollie's World of Movies

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

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Monday, September 27, 2010

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey

Watched: 9/26/10
With: myself
Year: 1999
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Some of the better moments of Dana Carvey during his SNL time.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Paranormal State: Season 2: Episodes 8-11

Watched: 9/26/10
With: myself
Year: 2008
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: UFOs, exorcisms, renovations
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Paranormal State: Season 2: Episodes 5-7

Watched: 9/25/10
With: myself
Year: 2008
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Different paranormal investigations
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

The Missing

Watched: 9/25/10
With: myself
Year: 2003
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Great drama.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Mama Flora's Family

Watched: 9/25/10
With: myself
Year: 1998
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: A great African American drama
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Thursday, September 23, 2010

The Last Airbender

Watched: 9/22/10
With: John
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 2.5
Reason for watching: date
Opinion: Plot was fine but the acting of one character was annoying and some of the special effects/action sequences was poorly done.
Watch again?: probably not
Recommend?: maybe

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Cheers: Season 2: Episodes 7-12

Watched: 9/20/10
With: myself
Year: 1987
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: More funny episodes from the gang in Boston.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Prince of Persia

Watched: 9/18/10
With: myself
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: I had enjoyed watching the video game. I enjoyed the action scenes and the crazy stunts.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Monday, September 20, 2010

The Hurt Locker

Watched: 9/20/10
With: myself
Year: 2008
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Joey's Netflix
Opinion: Not a bad war movie. I can see why it won Best Picture.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Buster

Watched: 9/15/10
With: myself
Year: 1988
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: A decent movie with Phil Collins as a robber.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Stomp Live

Watched: 9/13/10
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: I've seen the show 2 times previously and I'm always amazed at the talent of these performers. Great performance.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Monday, September 13, 2010

The Usual Suspects

Watched: 9/12/10
With: myself
Year: 1995
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: A fun little movie with some well known actors.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Against All Odds

Watched: 9/11/10
With: myself
Year: 1984
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Not quite what I was expecting but still a decent movie.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Saturday, September 11, 2010

The Amazing Race: Season 1: Episodes 10-11

Watched: 9/11/10
With: myself
Year: 2001
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: First race has ended. At least the winners played fairly and didn't try to undercut other teams.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

The Amazing Race: Season 1: Episodes 8-9

Watched: 9/10/10
With: myself
Year: 2001
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: The race is coming to an end.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Friday, September 10, 2010

The Amazing Race: Season 1: Episode 7

Watched: 9/9/10
With: myself
Year: 2001
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: The teams continue to dwindle...Italia to India.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

Interstate 60

Watched: 9/7/10
With: myself
Year: 2002
Rating out of 5: 1
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: It's not a horrible movie, just boring. I didn't finish it.
Watch again?: no
Recommend?: no

Monday, September 06, 2010

The Ant Bully

Watched: 9/6/10
With: myself
Year: 2006
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: An average kids movie
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

Then She Found Me

Watched: 9/6/10
With: myself
Year: 2007
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Helen Hunt's directoral debut. Editing was kinda choppy but overall a good story. Not a comedy as it is listed.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

A Mighty Heart

Watched: 9/6/10
With: myself
Year: 2007
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Great movie based on what happened to Daniel Pearl. Angelina Jolie did a great job in portraying Daniel's wife.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Twisted

Watched: 9/6/10
With: myself
Year: 2004
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: At first the acting of Ashley Judd was throwing me off but as the movie continued, it got better.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

The Cove

Watched: 9/5/10-9/6/10
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: What an eye opener. I knew that the whale and dolphin slaughter in Japan was bad, but never thought it was this bad. I highly recommend that people take some sort of action to stop this.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Most Evil: Episodes: Murderous Women, Gangs

Watched: 9/5/10
With: myself
Year: 2006
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Last two episodes of great forensic psychology show
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

Watched: 9/5/10
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Redbox
Opinion: Better movie than I was expecting.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Saturday, September 04, 2010

The Real World Movie: The Lost Season

Watched: 9/4/10
With: myself
Year: 200
Rating out of 5: 2
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Definitely not supposed to be taken seriously but still ugh
Watch again?: probably not
Recommend?: probably not

Double Identity

Watched: 9/4/10
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: Redbox
Opinion: Average thriller with Val Kilmer
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

The Square

Watched: 9/4/10
With: myself
Year: 2008
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: Redbox
Opinion: An average suspense
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

Lockdown

Watched: 9/3/10
With: myself
Year: 2003
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: An average drama
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

Friday, September 03, 2010

The Expendables

Watched: 9/3/10
With: John
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: date
Opinion: An average action film starring all of the major action films.
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

Most Evil: Episode: Vampire/Cannibals

Watched: 9/2/10
With: myself
Year: 2006
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Forensic look at vampire/cannibal criminals who mostly are schizophrenic.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Thursday, September 02, 2010

Most Evil: Episode: Manson

Watched: 9/1/10
With: myself
Year: 2006
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: An indepth look at Charles Manson and his followers.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Under the Tuscan Sun

Watched: 8/31/10
With: myself
Year: 2003
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: A fairly decent movie.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably