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, August 29, 2011

21 Jump Street: Season 2: Episodes 3 and 4

Watched: 8/28/11
With: myself
Year: 1987
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Didn't remember Pauly Shore on the show but there he was.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Unknown

Watched: 8/28/11
With: myself
Year: 2011
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Redbox
Opinion: Pretty decent movie
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Limitless

Watched: 8/28/11
With: myself
Year: 2011
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Redbox
Opinion: I wanted this to be better, even with Bradley Cooper in it.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Formula 51

Watched: 8/28/11
With: myself
Year: 2001
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Average movie with Samuel Jackson
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

Spider

Watched: 8/28/11
With: myself
Year: 2002
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Pretty decent movie
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

The Rite

Watched: 8/27/11
With: myself
Year: 2011
Rating out of 5: 4.5
Reason for watching: Redbox
Opinion: Anthony Hopkins does it again
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: yes

Source Code

Watched: 8/27/11
With: myself
Year: 2011
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: Redbox
Opinion: Great concept. Very well done.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Paranormal Activity 2

Watched: 8/27/11
With: myself
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Redbox
Opinion: Decent horror movie. Didn't quite like the ending
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Frenzy

Watched: 8/23/11
With: myself
Year: 1972
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Another great Hitchcock movie
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Girl 6

Watched: 8/23/11
With: myself
Year: 1996
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Pretty good movie directed by Spike Lee
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

The Pale Horse

Watched: 8/23/11
With: myself
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Pretty good Agatha Christie adaptation
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Saving Pelican 895

Watched: 8/23/11
With: myself
Year: 2011
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Great HBO documentary about the work that people did in saving the pelicans after the oil spill in Louisiana
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Gloria: In Her Own Words

Watched: 8/22/11
With: myself
Year: 2011
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Great HBO documentary about Gloria Steinem
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Monday, August 22, 2011

Paradise Road

Watched: 8/21/11
With: myself
Year: 1997
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Great drama about WWII
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Unstoppable

Watched: 8/21/11
With: myself
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: DVR/Denzel Washington
Opinion: Finally got to see the whole movie. Very gripping
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

The Sand Pebbles

Watched: 8/20/11
With: myself
Year: 1966
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Interesting concept.
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

The Song of Bernadette

Watched: 8/20/11
With: myself
Year: 1943
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Now I'm not a religious fan of any means but this was a well done movie about a woman who sees the Virgin Mary.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Get Him to the Greek

Watched: 8/20/11
With: myself
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 1
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: I ended up turning this off halfway through the movie. Just wasn't grabbing me
Watch again?: no
Recommend?: no

Friday, August 19, 2011

Inception

Watched: 8/19/11
With: myself
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: DVR/rewatch
Opinion: Love this movie
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

It Runs in the Family

Watched: 8/15/11
With: myself
Year: 2003
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Great movie with Kirk and Michael Douglas.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Love Crimes of Kabul

Watched: 8/15/11
With: myself
Year: 2011
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Pretty good documentary about women in Kabul who are arrested for having sex before marriage, etc.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Monday, August 15, 2011

Every F...ing Day of My Life

Watched: 8/14/11
With: myself
Year: unknown
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Interesting look at a battered woman's last days before being incarcerated for murdering her abusive husband
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

Life as We Know It

Watched: 8/14/11
With: John
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Decent romantic comedy
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Species

Watched: 8/14/11
With: myself
Year: 1995
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Average sci-fi horror movie
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

Wrong Turn

Watched: 8/14/11
With: myself
Year: 2003
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Great horror/suspense movie. Too bad Jeremy Sisto died in it
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

The Trigger Effect

Watched: 8/14/11
With: myself
Year: 1996
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Pretty decent suspense film.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

The Weight of Water

Watched: 8/9/11
With: myself
Year: 2000
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Good adaptation of the book that I loved.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Tuesday, August 09, 2011

Rings on her Fingers

Watched: 8/8/11
With: myself
Year: 1942
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Average film. Some funny moments with Henry Fonda
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

Watched: 8/8/11
With: myself
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Amazing graphics
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Monday, August 08, 2011

Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi

Watched: 8/7/11
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 5: 4.5
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Great HBO documentary
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: yes

Going the Distance

Watched: 8/7/11
With: myself
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Great romantic comedy with Drew Barrymore
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Chance

Watched: 8/7/11
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Funny foreign film about when maids took over the home that they worked for
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

X-Men: First Class

Watched: 08/06/11
With: John
Year: 2011
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: date
Opinion: Considering I didn't know the story...pretty good
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Watched: 8/6/11
With: myself
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: Redbox
Opinion: Average movie
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

Insidious

Watched: 8/6/11
With: myself
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Redbox
Opinion: Great thriller
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Just Go With It

Watched: 8/5/11
With: John
Year: 2011
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Redbox
Opinion: A cute romantic comedy
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Thursday, August 04, 2011

Kung Fu Panda 2

Watched: 8/3/11
With: John
Year: 2011
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: date
Opinion: Just about as good as the first one. Very cute.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Tuesday, August 02, 2011

True Grit

Watched: 8/1/11
With: myself
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: borrowed from Rich
Opinion: A decent remake. Can definitely see why Jeff Bridges was given the Oscar nomination.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Monday, August 01, 2011

The Kids are All Right

Watched: 7/31/11
With: myself
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Decent movie about family and homosexuality and donor fathers
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Control

Watched: 7/31/11
With: myself
Year: 2007
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Another average drama/biography
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

Grey Gardens

Watched: 7/31/11
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Drew Barrymore does a decent acting job in this average drama/biography film
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

Basketball Diaries

Watched: 7/31/11
With: myself
Year: 1995
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Decent movie about the dangers of heroine use
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Intimate Relations

Watched: 7/30/11
With: myself
Year: 1996
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Average movie-had it more on for background
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

Flipped

Watched: 7/30/11
With: myself
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Average drama about childhood romance
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

Death Defying Acts

Watched: 7/30/11
With: myself
Year: 2007
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Average film about Houdini
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

The Transporter

Watched: 7/29/11
With: myself
Year: 2002
Rating out of 5: 3.5
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Decent action movie
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: maybe