To pick up where I left off....
Heaven And Hell- A hybrid Kung Fu musical, legend and morality tale. Stars the gentlemen from the 5 Deadly Venoms
Sugar Hill- A Blaxploitation Zombie movie. Awesome. Thank you TCM!
Cloverfield- this was okay...I think?... the farther I get from watching it the less I seem to remember... or care.
The Orphanage- moody, atmospheric and somehow sweet. Horror movies the way they should be in my opinion more creep less gore. It made my skin crawl at times although some of it felt familiar.
Son of Rambow- a sweet film about the childhood and the adolescent fantasies of young boys. Made me nostalgic for my own wasted youth playing "guns" in the river valley where I grew up. The film was bittersweet and the two young male leads were believable as well as enthusiastic. They seemed to really love making their movie as well as enjoy each others companionship.
Silent Running- Dern and Drones. I liked it but would have preferred a more nihilistic outlook and ending.
The Omega Man- Heston vs. The Family- goofy sci-fi fun with the most blatant Christ figure analogy ever thrown in for good measure.
National Treasure 2- the book of garbage.
Baby Mama- Fey and Poehler are smart and funny people, it makes me wish they had written this movie.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall- B- Funny but not that memorable. Vampire Opera-A+
Grand Theft Auto- Enjoyable movie with a "Hey that's the guy/girl from ..." cast. I prefer this movie to anything Howard has done recently that for sure.
The Karate Kid- My wife finally understands what "wax on, wax off" means. Love it every time.
The Andromeda Strain- Could have been one of the most boring films ever. Yet I found myself riveted to the screen. Good 70's sci-fi.
Diary of the Dead- certainly not the best of the bunch, but i still enjoy Romero anytime.
Over Her Dead Body- Someone needs to speak to Paul Rudd. This is no way to build a career. Make me understand why you choose films like this Mr. Rudd. It is getting harder and harder to sell my friends on just how funny you are when they have to sit through garbage like this.
Cronos- Twisted and fun. Love it everytime I see it.
Le Samourai- Cool and elegant French gangster film. Jazz music, Citroens, and a nearly mute protagonist. What's not to dig about this film.
A Clockwork Orange- Sat in on a film studies lab with a friend of mine. This is not a breakfast movie.
Logan's Run- much to long, and the "blaster" effects are horrendous. This is a movie I would watch a remake of.
Bloodrayne- why does anyone give this clown money to make movies. Apparently Boll spent all the money on a helicopter to show us the 75 different ways somebody can ride a horse across a field. the money thing must be some kind of real life Producers scheme. Its the only way his career makes sense.
Rashomon- Beautiful and restrained (even in the scenes with the medium). Truly a classic.
Near Dark- Kathryn Bigelow is on of my all time favorite directors. The way she subtly subverts genre conventions is a wonder to behold. Also Point Break is awesome.
Pee Wee's Big Adventure- Gold everytime. I still miss Phil Hartman. Probably my favorite Burton film.
Untraceable- uninspired, unimaginative, unbelievable, unmemorable, unentertaining-is that a word? Because it fits this movie well. This cyber thriller had all the tension of Firewall and I do not mean that as a compliment.
At Land- an esoteric avant garde film by Maya Deren. Strangely beautiful and compelling. A silent black and white Jewel from the forties. Find it and watch it.
Street Kings- I can't imagine why this wasn't a bigger hit. (read this with a very sarcastic voice and you'll get what I'm saying.)
Jumper- see above. (although it was not as terrible a mess as it could have been)
Ghost Dog- The opening sequence of this film is one of the best at developing character I have every seen. Bravo.
The Ipcress File- This is a great spy movie starring Michael Caine. Unfortunately I now have to try and find the other Harry Palmer films.
Signs- Love it and am looking forward to The Happening this Friday. Although I wish he would direct something someone else wrote. It worked for Tarantino with Jackie Brown.
Inside Man- Clever and tight film making. The fantasy shootout sequences are awesome. Lee's camera work in the movie is compelling and reminded me a little of another great New York movie- After Hours.
I am now caught up on this list. But now I'm going to watch another movie. Blog you soon.