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 28, 2011

The Lincoln Lawyer

Watched: 6/27/11
With: myself
Year: 2011
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: borrowed from Rich
Opinion: Not too bad of a lawyer movie.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Monday, June 27, 2011

Murderous Intent

Watched: 6/26/11
With: myself
Year: unsure
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Good idea for a thriller but it failed to be anything more than average
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Watched: 6/26/11
With: myself
Year: 1963
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: A hilarious movie
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Route 9

Watched: 6/26/11
With: myself
Year: 1998
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Average movie
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

Taking Chance

Watched: 6/26/11
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 4.5
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: A heart wrenching movie about a military soldier escorting a deceased soldier home.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: yes

Our Family Wedding

Watched: 6/25/11
With: myself
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Average film about two different ethnic families marrying.
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

Friday, June 24, 2011

The Dirty Dozen

Watched: 6/23/11
With: myself
Year: 1967
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: A really good movie.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Temple Grandin

Watched: 6/22/11
With: myself
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Pretty good documentary. Claire Danes does a great job in portraying Temple Grandin.
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Some Like it Hot

Watched: 6/20/11
With: myself
Year: 1959
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Fun movie with Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Monday, June 20, 2011

The Banger Sisters

Watched: 6/19/11
With: myself
Year: 2002
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: A much better movie than I was thinking it would be.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Nanny McPhee Returns

Watched: 6/19/11
With: myself
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: A cute kids movie
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Knight and Day

Watched: 6/19/11
With: myself
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Eh...average film.
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

MacArthur

Watched: 6/19/11
With: myself
Year: 1977
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Not a bad documentary about MacArthur.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Watched: 6/17/11
With: John
Year: 2011
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: date
Opinion: The series is going downhill. Loved Ian McShane as Blackbeard though.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably-if you're a fan of the series

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Broken Arrow

Watched: 6/14/11
With: myself
Year: 1950
Rating out of 5: 3.5
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Jimmy Stewart in a Western...not horrible, not great but like many of his films, social issues is heavily involved.
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: probably

Monday, June 13, 2011

My Blueberry Nights

Watched: 6/12/11
With: myself
Year: 2007
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Average film with Norah Jones, Jude Law and Natalie Portman
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

You Don't Know Jack

Watched: 6/12/11
With: myself
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Great movie with Al Pacino about Dr. Death.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Ramona and Beezus

Watched: 6/11/11
With: myself
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 3.5
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Cute movie.
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: probably

Daredevil

Watched: 6/11/11
With: myself
Year: 2003
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Not too shabby considering that it is Ben Affleck in a tight suit.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Apocalypse Now Redux

Watched: 6/11/11
With: myself
Year: 2001
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Still a powerful movie. I had seen this years ago when it came back out in theater release.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Friday, June 10, 2011

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Watched: 6/9/11
With: myself
Year: 2007
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Thought that Cate Blanchett did an amazing job.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Wednesday, June 08, 2011

True Grit

Watched: 6/7/11
With: myself
Year: 1969
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Pretty good movie considering I'm not a huge Westerns fan. First John Wayne film
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Monday, June 06, 2011

I am Number Four

Watched: 6/5/11
With: John
Year: 2011
Rating out of 5: 2
Reason for watching: date
Opinion: Wow did that suck. Didn't give it a one because I didn't walk out of the theater and Timothy Olyphant.
Watch again?: probably not
Recommend?: probably not

Friday, June 03, 2011

Wall Street

Watched: 6/2/11
With: myself
Year: 1987
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Much better than the sequel.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Oceans

Watched: 6/2/11
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Great documentary by Disney
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Brothers

Watched: 6/2/11
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Not a bad movie despite Tobey Maguire's bad hair and Natalie Portman's horrible acting.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably