Undercurrent

Watched: 5/30/12
With: myself
Year: 1946
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Katherine Hepburn did another great job in this movie.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Calendar Girls

Watched: 5/30/12
With: myself
Year: 2003
Rating out of 5: 4.5
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: A humorous movie about a serious issue-charity for cancer.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: yes

Law & Order: Criminal Intent: Season 4: Episodes 10-14

Watched: 5/30/12
With: myself
Year: 2004
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Some interesting criminal episodes
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

North County

Watched: 5/29/12
With: myself
Year: 2005
Rating out of 5: 4.5
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Wow. Charlize Theron does an amazing job playing a single mother who ends up working in a mine and fighting against sexual harassment. This movie was based on a true story.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: yes

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

Watched: 5/29/12
With: myself
Year: 1963
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Ron Howard sure was a cute kid. Average movie. Some funny moments.
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

Hoffa

Watched: 5/29/12
With: myself
Year: 1992
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Jack Nicklaus really got into the role of Jimmy Hoffa. Well acted and well written.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Law & Order: Criminal Intent: Season 4: Episodes 5-9

Watched: 5/28/12
With: myself
Year: 2004
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Some interesting cases
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Watched: 5/28/12
With: John
Year: 2011
Rating out of 5: 4.5
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: A very touching drama about how a boy deals with the loss of his father who died in 9/11.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: yes

The Soloist

Watched: 5/28/12
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 5: 4.5
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Jamie Foxx did an AMAZING job in this movie.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: yes

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

Watched: 5/22/12
With: John
Year: 2011
Rating out of 5: 1
Reason for watching: on the cruise
Opinion: Could have been so much better. Tom Cruise...ugh.  Some special effects were pretty cool.
Watch again?: no
Recommend?: no

Law & Order: SVU: Season 6: Episodes 15-24

Watched: 5/17/12
With: myself
Year: 2004
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Many diverse episodes. Nice to see Christopher Meloni.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

One for the Money

Watched: 5/16/12
With: myself
Year: 2012
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Not as good as the books. Katherine Heigl was a good idea for Stephanie Plum but the other cast members were not who I would have casted.
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

The Devil Inside

Watched: 5/16/12
With: myself
Year: 2012
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: I didn't think that this movie about exorcisms was that bad. Some unrealistic scenes but overall was good.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Ocean's Thirteen

Watched: 5/15/12
With: myself
Year: 2007
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Definitely not as good as the first ones but still entertaining.
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

Bedazzled

Watched: 5/15/12
With: myself
Year: 1967
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: A funny comedy with Dudley Moore and Peter Cook (Satan).
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

New York, New York

Watched: 5/15/12
With: myself
Year: 1977
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Robert DeNiro and Liza Minnelli together. Not a bad combination.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Adam's Rib

Watched: 5/14/12
With: myself
Year: 1949
Rating out of 5: 4.5
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Very funny movie with Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy playing on opposite sides of a court room.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: yes

Diminished Capacity

Watched: 5/14/12
With: myself
Year: 2008
Rating out of 5: 2
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: I was hoping for more considering that Matthew Broderick and Alan Alda were members of the cast.
Watch again?: probably not
Recommend?: probably not

We're Not Married

Watched: 5/13/12
With: myself
Year: 1952
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watchingL DVR
Opinion: Highly entertaining movie about 5 couples whose marriages were not legal. What would you do if you found this out about your marriage?
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Man About Town

Watched: 5/13/12
With: myself
Year: 2006
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Ben Affleck plays a husband who finds out that his wife cheated on him and is trying to cope with it by attending a journal class. I found this fairly well done.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

On Borrowed Time

Watched: 5/13/12
With: myself
Year: 1939
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Average movie-nothing special
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

Hey, Hey We're the Monkees

Watched: 5/12/12
With: myself
Year: 1998
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: This band was my first IT band with my first celebrity crush-Davy Jones. This DVD is a documentary about their development. Rest in Peace Davy.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Happy Feet 2

Watched: 5/11/12
With: John
Year: 2011
Reason for watching: Netflix
Rating out of 5: 3
Opinion: Not as good as the first one. Brad Pitt was a good added character. Robin Williams continued to be funny.
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend? maybe

12 Days of Terror

Watched: 5/9/12
With: myself
Year: 2005
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Interesting factual drama about shark attacks that happened in 1916 off the coast of New Jersey.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Playing by Heart

Watched: 5/9/12
With: myself
Year: 1998
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: A decent ensemble cast (Gillian Anderson, Angelina Jolie, Ryan Phillippe) in an interesting drama about relationships.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Lullaby of Broadway

Watched: 5/9/12
With: myself
Year: 1951
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watchingL DVR
Opinion: Not a bad musical with Doris Day who plays a daughter of who she thought was a big Broadway actress but in reality was barely making it.
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

Stagecoach

Watched: 5/8/12
With: myself
Year: 1939
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: John Wayne's first movie. I'm not a big fan of Westerns but this one was rather amusing.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Rio Rita

Watched: 5/8/12
With: myself
Year: 1942
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: It is Abbott and Costello..need I say more?
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

The Brave One

Watched: 5/7/12
With: myself
Year: 2007
Rating out of 5: 4.5
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Jodie Foster and Terrance Howard did an outstanding job in this film.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: yes

Dark City

Watched: 5/7/12
With: myself
Year: 1998
Rating out of 5: 2
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: This movie could have been a lot better especially with Kiefer Sutherland and Jennifer Connelly in the cast. I was disappointed in this film.
Watch again? probably not
Recommend?: probably not

8 Million Ways to Die

Watched: 5/7/12
With: myself
Year: 1986
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Jeff Bridges did a decent job representing an alcoholic but the plot seemed unrealistic.
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

The Gift

Watched: 5/6/12
With: myself
Year: 2000
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Cate Blanchett as a person who see things that others cannot was well done. Overall a really decent movie.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chp Wrecked

Watched: 5/5/12
With: John
Year: 2011
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Not as good as the first Alvin and the Chipmunks movie. Most of the music was decent. Some it took a while to figure out what song they were singing.
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

The Minus Man

Watched: 5/5/12
With: myself
Year: 1999
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Owen Wilson as a serial killer....interesting concept...not exactly well executed.
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

Going Home

Watched: 5/4/12
With: myself
Year: 1971
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Another movie with Robert Mitchum-this time with Jan Michael Vincent as his son. Interesting dynamics between the two roles.
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

River of No Return

Watched: 5/4/12
With: myself
Year: 1954
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: I taped this because it was Robert  Mitchum and Marilyn Monroe. It was a decent movie with more action that I had anticipated.
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

The Tuskegee Airmen

Watched: 5/4/12
With: myself
Year: 1995
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: A great movie about the historically Tuskegee Airmen. Good cast with Lawrence Fishburn and Cuba Gooding Jr.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

We Bought a Zoo

Watched: 5/3/12
With: John
Year: 2011
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: A sentimental drama about a single dad buying and taking care of a zoo. Matt Damon did a good job in his role as the father.
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

CheersL Season 3: Episodes 14-25

Watched: 5/2/12
With: myself
Year: 1984
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: More laughs. More drama between Sam and Diane. Interesting cliffhanger.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

Bye Bye Love

Watched: 5/2/12
With: myself
Year: 1995
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: A touching story of 3 divorced men trying to take the next steps in their lives.
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

Cheers: Season 3: Episodes 9-13

Watched: 5/1/12
With: myself
Year: 1984
Rating out of 5: 5
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Carla gets pregnant again. Norm tries to hide from his dream. The jokes continue.
Watch again?: yes
Recommend?: yes

The Boys are Back

Watched: 5/1/12
With: myself
Year: 2009
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: Clive Owen's accent saves the movie for me. Dramatic movie with single father trying to connect with his two sons.
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

Henry: The Portrait of a Serial Killer

Watched: 5/1/12
With: myself
Year: 1986
Rating out of 5: 3
Reason for watching: Netflix
Opinion: A serial killer turned good at the last moment
Watch again?: maybe
Recommend?: maybe

Ray

Watched: 5/1/12
With: myself
Year: 2004
Rating out of 5: 4
Reason for watching: DVR
Opinion: Not a bad biographical movie about Ray Charles
Watch again?: probably
Recommend?: probably

Some of the movies I've watched over the last few months

In no particular order:
The More the Merrier
War of the Worlds
Victor, Victoria
Dead Silence
Gone with the Wind
Odd Couple
Caine Mutiny
Farewell to Arms
The Natural
Jay and Silent Bob Strikes Back
Funny Girl
On the Town
The Apartment
The Awful Truth
Blade Runner
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
House of the Seven Gables
The Yards
High Society
Hook, Line, and Sinker
Wordplay
The Edge
Open Water
The Family Stone
Hope Springs
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Where the Heart is
Prelude to a Kiss
Mystery, Alaska
Beloved
The Birdcage
Suspense
Star!
Marie Antoinette
Suddenly, Last Summer
The Outlaw
Chapter 27
The Illustrated Man
The Devil Wears Prada
What Happens in Vegas
Charly
Someone Like You
Get Shorty
Flight Plan
The Darjeeling Unlimited
The Godfather
The Godfather Part II
Bless the Beasts and the Children