I Love You, Man
Decent comedy with some laugh out loud jokes. Some really funny actors and actresses show up in supporting roles.
Monthly Archive: July 2009
The International
Not as good as I was hoping it would be. I really like all of Tom Tykwer’s other films, but this one just felt kind of flat.
Splinter
A surprisingly good little independent horror film. I really enjoyed the filmmaker’s use of mostly practical effects over tons of bad cgi.
That Completist Mentality
That Completist Mentality, or: Why do I own 2 versions of the Lord Of The Rings Trilogy when I really don’t even like it? That’s a good question, one I found asking myself recently as I began the yearly task of reorganizing my dvd collection. Usually I would end up have a box or two of new dvds that needed to be sorted and inserted into my ever expanding wall of dvds. But staring at this year’s pile sitting on my living room floor I knew something had to be done to stop this madness. I have a lot of...
Knowing
I was wondering why I was wasting time watching this movie until it took a very interesting and unexpected turn in the the last 30 minutes.
Adventureland
About 20 minutes too long and not as funny as I was expecting it to be from the trailer. That said, I still liked this movie quite a bit.
Surveillance
Three stories intersect during a horrific highway crash. Even though I figured it out pretty early this was still a good little thriller.
Killshot
A confusing and ultimately boring adaptation of the Elmore Leonard novel. A solid cast, including Mickey Rourke, couldn’t save this movie.
