Ollie's World of Movies

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

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Sunday, October 30, 2011

Homicide: Season 6: Episodes 13-16

Watched: 10/30/11
With: myself
Year: 1997
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Some more good episodes-tie old cases into new episodes and new characters.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Hard Lessons: The George McKenna Story

Watched: 10/29/11
With: myself
Year: 1986
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Denzel Washington does a good job portraying George McKenna-a principal hired to change up a high school.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Harper's Island: Episodes 6-13

Watched: 10/29/11
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: A pretty good murder mystery. Ending was kinda predictable.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Friday, October 28, 2011

Harper's Island: Episodes 1-5

Watched: 10/28/11
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: I missed this when it was on TV. A fairly decent murder mystery mini series. Hope that they don't screw it up by making a bad ending.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Law & Order: Criminal Intent: Season 2: Episodes 20-23

Watched: 10/28/11
With: myself
Year: 2002
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Finished an interesting season with some very different type of cases
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Case 39

Watched: 10/27/11
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 5: 4.5
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Great suspense film.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: yes

Law & Order: Criminal Intent: Season 2: Episodes 15-19

Watched: 10/27/11
With: myself
Year: 2002
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Some interesting episodes
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Don't Look Now

Watched: 10/27/11
With: myself
Year: 1973
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: average movie. Interesting concept
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

Winnie the Pooh

Watched: 10/27/11
With: myself
Year: 2011
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: I heart Eeyore and he got his tail back. Very good graphics
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Marley and Me: The Puppy Years

Watched: 10/26/11
With: myself
Year: 2011
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: Redbox
Opinion: Very similar to the Air Buddy movies
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

Life is Beautiful

Watched: 10/25/11
With: myself
Year: 1997
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Well done movie. Can see why it won some Oscars
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

The Zookeeper

Watched: 10/24/11
With: myself
Year: 2011
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Redbox
Opinion: A cute movie with Kevin James and talking animals
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

The Presence

Watched: 10/23/11
With: myself
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Redbox
Opinion: Pretty good looking movie
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Rango

Watched: 10/23/11
With: myself
Year: 2011
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: Redbox
Opinion: Disappointed. No real plot.
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

Scream 4

Watched: 10/23/11
With: myself
Year: 2011
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Redbox
Opinion: Not a bad sequel
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Bridemaids

Watched: 10/22/11
With: myself
Year: 2011
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: Redbox
Opinion: A bad women's rendition of Hangover
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

ER: Season 3: Episodes 15-22

Watched: 10/22/11
With: myself
Year: 1996
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Carter stands up for what he believes, Hathaway has gotten great MCAT scores, Green gets attacked.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Law & Order: Season 3: Episodes 20-22

Watched: 10/21/11
With: myself
Year: 1992
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: end of another good season.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Law & Order: Season 3: Episodes 16-19

Watched: 10/18/11
With: myself
Year: 1992
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Some more great and interesting episodes
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

The American

Watched: 10/18/11
With: myself
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: George Clooney does a decent job in this thriller.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Gulliver's Travels

Watched: 10/17/11
With: myself
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Fairly good movie with Jack Black.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Monday, October 17, 2011

Law & Order: Season 3: Episodes 12-15

Watched: 10/17/11
With: myself
Year: 1992
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Some interesting racial, mental illness, and religious biased episodes.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Planet Earth: The final episodes

Watched: 10/15/11
With: myself
Year: 2007
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Great final episodes about humans working together to save the planet.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Law & Order: Season 3: Episodes 9-11

Watched: 10/12/11
With: myself
Year: 1992
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: More decent episodes. Paul is gone. Boscoe is back.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

The Lady Vanishes

Watched: 10/12/11
With: myself
Year: 1938
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Decent Hitchcock film.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Planet Earth: Episodess: Seasonal Forests, Oceans Deep

Watched: 10/11/11
With: myself
Year: 2007
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Amazing documentaries
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

The Smurfs

Watched: 10/11/11
With: John
Year: 2011
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: date
Opinion: Graphics were well done. Acting by Neil Patrick Harris and the Smurfs was good.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

The Andromeda Strain

Watched: 10/10/11
With: John
Year: 2008
Rating out of 5: 3.5
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Better than I thought it was going to be.
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: probably

Law & Order: Season 3: Episodes 5-8

Watched: 10/10/11
With: myself
Year: 1992
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: more well written episodes
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Friday, October 07, 2011

Fast Food Nation

Watched: 10/7/11
With: myself
Year: 2006
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Average film
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

Thursday, October 06, 2011

The Cotton Club

Watched: 10/6/11
With: myself
Year: 1984
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Decent mob movie with a mix of racial stereotypes.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton

Watched: 10/5/11
With: myself
Year: 2010
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this romantic comedy
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

It's Kind of a Funny Story

Watched: 10/5/11
With: myself
Year: 2011
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Pretty good-better than I was anticipating.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably