The Month in Movies - July 2007

[Adam J. Hakari]

Hey howdy hey, one and all. 'Tis Month in Movies time again, in which I let loose with the shitload of movies I've seen over the past month (rated on a **** scale) and encourage you to share your own viewings. I didn't catch many this month; July's usually pretty slow going for me, but things will undoubtedly pick up come August. Anyways, on with the list!

(And don't worry, the "Best Scene" choice from ARMY OF SHADOWS doesn't spoil anything, as it occurs very early on in the film.)

Number of Movies Seen This Month: 33
Number of Movies Seen This Year (so far): 304

THE BRILLIANT

Sicko - ****

THE GREAT

Ratatouille - *** 1/2
Contact - *** 1/2
Mystery Train - *** 1/2
Courage Under Fire - *** 1/2

THE PURTY GOOD

The Simpsons Movie - ***
Adventures of Zatoichi - ***
Renaissance - ***
Primal Fear - ***
Pretty Maid Cafe - ***
Army of Shadows - ***
Transformers - ***
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - ***
Zatoichi’s Revenge - ***

THE O.K.

Slow Burn (2007) - ** 1/2
The Ice Pirates - ** 1/2
The Karate Kid, Part II - ** 1/2
Out to Sea - ** 1/2
The Host - ** 1/2
Tears of the Black Tiger - ** 1/2
Factory Girl - ** 1/2

THE SO-SO

Fired! - **
Nomad: The Warrior - **
The Reflecting Skin - **
Breaking and Entering - **

THE SUCKY

Captivity - * 1/2
Live Free or Die - * 1/2
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry - * 1/2
Four Jacks - * 1/2

THE REALLY SUCKY

License to Wed - *

No rating:

The Film Crew: “Hollywood After Dark”
Masters of Horror: “The Black Cat”
Mystery Science Theater 3000: “Tormented”

First Movie I Saw This Month: THE ICE PIRATES
Last Movie I Saw This Month: THE KARATE KID, PART II

THE BEST:



THE WORST:



Best Actor: Denzel Washington, COURAGE UNDER FIRE
Best Actress: Jodie Foster, CONTACT
Best Supporting Actor: Guy Pearce, FACTORY GIRL
Best Supporting Actress: Nicoletta Braschi, MYSTERY TRAIN
Best Director: Michael Moore, SICKO
Best Original Screenplay: Brad Bird, RATATOUILLE
Best Adapted Screenplay: James V. Hart and Michael Goldenberg, CONTACT
Biggest Surprise: TRANSFORMERS
Biggest Disappointment: THE HOST
Most Fucked-Up Movie: THE ICE PIRATES
“I’m Pretty Damn Sure No One Else Has Seen This”: FOUR JACKS
Person/Character I Never Want to Meet: Anabelle Gurwitch, FIRED!
“Why Is He/She Still in Movies?”: Josh Flitter, LICENSE TO WED
Ultimate WTF? Moment: The climactic revelation, FOUR JACKS
Best Line: “For once, the rich white man is in control!” - Montgomery Burns (voice of Harry Shearer), THE SIMPSONS MOVIES
Best Scene: Philippe Gerbier escapes from the Gestapo, ARMY OF SHADOWS
Movie I Finally Got to Friggin’ See: PRIMAL FEAR
Coolest Title: ARMY OF SHADOWS
Hottest Lady: Kotono, PRETTY MAID CAFE

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Lemme see what y'all saw this month as well!

[SAI]

First up here's the final tally for the month, saw plenty this month.

First viewings in red

1st
Conversations With Other Women: CINE 4/5

2nd
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War On Journalism: ONLINE 3/5

3rd
Hostel Part 2: CINE 2/5
The Golden Door: CINE 3/5

4th
Doom: DVD 3/5
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters: ONLINE 4/5
This Film Is Not Yet Rated: ONLINE 3/5
Jesus Camp: ONLINE 5/5

5th
Die Hard 4.0: CINE 3/5

6th
Elf: DVD 4/5

7th
Sicko: ONLINE 2/5
Die Hard: DVD 5/5

8th
Die Hard 2: VHS 3/5
Undercover Blues: VHS 3/5

9th
Die Hard With A Vengeance: VHS 3/5

10th
1408: ONLINE 3/5
Top Secret: VHS 3/5
The Sure Thing: VHS 4/5

11th
Happy, Texas: DVD 4/5
Con Air: VHS 4/5

12th
Black Snake Moan: CINE 4/5

13th
Moliere: CINE 3/5
Die Hard 4.0: CINE 3/5
Waitress: CINE 5/5

15th
Catch and Release: ONLINE 2/5
Starter For 10: DVD 4/5

16th
Linda Linda Linda: ONLINE 3/5

17th
Cashback: (Short) ONLINE 3/5
Mr Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A Leuchter Jr: ONLINE 3/5
The Prestige: DVD 4/5
Class of 1984: DVD 2/5

18th
Capturing The Friedmans: DVD 4/5
Just A Clown: (Short) DVD 3/5
Cashback: (Feature) ONLINE 3/5
V For Vendetta: DVD 3/5

19th
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: CINE 4/5

20th
Point Pleasant: DVD 2/5
Holes: DVD 3/5
A Mighty Wind: DVD 4/5

21st
Weird Science: DVD 3/5
Transformers: CINE 3/5

22nd
Mr Brooks: ONLINE 3/5
Badlands: DVD 5/5

23rd
Dixie Chicks: Shut Up And Sing: ONLINE 4/5
Hairspray (2007): CINE 3/5

26th
Bill Hicks: Relentless: DVD 4/5

27th
The Simpsons Movie: CINE 2/5

28th
The Tin Drum: DVD 3/5
The Bionic Woman (2007 Pilot): ONLINE 3/5

29th
Q and A: VHS 2/5
Date Movie: ONLINE 0/5

30th
I Could Never Be Your Woman: ONLINE 3/5
The 40 Yoear Old Virgin: DVD 4/5
Ratatouille: ONLINE 2/5

31st
Deliver Us From Evil: ONLINE 4/5
The Thin Blue Line: ONLINE 4/5

BEST FILM: CINEMA

Waitress (5/5)

WORST FILM: CINEMA

Hostel: Part II (2/5)

BEST FILM: HOME

Jesus Camp (5/5)

WORST FILM: HOME

Date Movie (0/5)


Best Actor: Kevin Costner: MR BROOKS
Best Actress: Keri Russell: WAITRESS
Best Supporting Actor: William Hurt: MR BROOKS
Best Supporting Actress: Imelda Staunton: HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
Best Director: Adrienne Shelly: WAITRESS
Best Original Screenplay: Adrienne Shelly: WAITRESS
Best Adapted Screenplay: Michael Goldenberg: HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
Biggest Surprise: ELF
Biggest Disappointment: RATATOUILLE
Most Fucked-Up Movie: JESUS CAMP / DELIVER US FROM EVIL
“I’m Pretty Damn Sure No One Else Has Seen This”: I COULD NEVER BE YOUR WOMAN
Person/Character I Never Want to Meet: Father Oliver O'Grady: DELIVER US FROM EVIL
“Why Is He/She Still in Movies?”: Jason Freidberg and Aaron Seltzer: DATE MOVIE
Best Line: Dr. Pomatter: I want to talk to you, somewhere outside of here. Maybe we can have a coffee or something?
Jenna: I can't have coffee, it's on the bad food list you gave to me. What kind of doctor are you? WAITRESS
Movie I Finally Got to Friggin’ See: THE THIN BLUE LINE
Coolest Title: DELIVER US FROM EVIL
Hottest Lady:

Keri Russell: WAITRESS


Bae Doo-na: LINDA LINDA LINDA

[Lazy Boy]

First-time viewings: 25

Hairspray - 8/10
The Children's Hour - 8/10

Separate Tables - 7/10
The Simpsons Movie - 7/10
Cry-Baby - 7/10
Rescue Dawn - 7/10
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - 7/10
The Young Girls of Rochefort - 7/10
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer - 7/10
Sicko - 7/10
Pitfall - 7/10
Les Enfants Terribles - 7/10

The Face of Another - 6/10
Sunshine - 6/10
The Killers - 6/10
Boudu Saved from Drowning - 6/10

Wish You Were Here - 5/10
Transformers - 5/10
Winter Kills - 5/10
Ivan's Childhood - 5/10
Premonition - 5/10

Waiting... - 4/10

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - 3/10
The Hills Have Eyes 2 - 3/10

Primeval - 1/10

Best:


Worst:


Best Actor: Nikolai Burlyayev - Ivan's Childhood
Best Actress: Deborah Kerr - Separate Tables
Best Supporting Actor: John Travolta - Hairspray
Best Supporting Actress: Shirley MacLaine - The Children's Hour
Best Director: Werner Herzog - Rescue Dawn
Best Original Screenplay: The Simpsons Movie
Best Adapted Screenplay: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Biggest Surprise: Hairspray
Biggest Disappointment: Sunshine
Most Fucked-Up Movie: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Person/Character I Never Want to Meet: Mary (Karen Balkin) - The Children's Hour
“Why Is He/She Still in Movies?”: Andy Milonakis - ...Waiting
Ultimate WTF? Moment: John Turturro getting peed on by a giant frickin' robot - Transformers
Best Line: "Birds of a feather flock to vagina." - ...Waiting
Best Scene: Martha's confession - The Children's Hour
Movie I Finally Got to Friggin’ See: Les Enfants Terribles
Coolest Title: Winter Kills
Hottest Lady: Kim "Hatchet-Face" McGuire - Cry-Baby

[Le_Big_Mac]

Best Adapted Screenplay

Alvin Sargent and Nancy Dowd, Ordinary People (1980)

2. James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Ian Maxtone-Graham, George Meyer, David Mirkin, Mike Reiss, Mike Scully, Matt Selman, John Schwartzwelder and Jon Vitti, The Simpsons Movie (2007)
3. Ingmar Bergman, Det sjunde inseglet (1957)
4. Waldo Salt and Norman Wexler, Serpico (1973)
5. John Lee Mahin, Marc Connelly and Dale Van Every, Captains Courageous (1937)


Best Original Screenplay

Neil Jordan, The Crying Game (1992)

2. Jim Jarmusch, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
3. Paul Thomas Anderson, Magnolia (1999)
4. Brad Bird, Ratatouille (2007)
5. Bruce Joel Rubin, Jacob's Ladder (1990)


Best Supporting Actress

Melora Waters, Magnolia (1999)

2. Winona Ryder, A Scanner Darkly (2006)
3. Elizabeth McGovern, Ordinary People (1980)
4. Imelda Staunton, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
5. Elizabeth Peña, Jacob's Ladder (1990)


Best Supporting Actor

John C. Reilly, Magnolia (1999)

2. Tom Cruise, Magnolia (1999)
3. Rory Cochrane, A Scanner Darkly (2006)
4. Richard Baseheart, La Strada (1954)
5. Judd Hirsch, Ordinary People (1980)


Best Actress

Jane Fonda, Klute (1971)

2. Bette Davis, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
3. Mary Tyler Moore, Ordinary People (1980)
4. Giulietta Masina, La Strada (1954)
5. Nancy Allen, Blow Out (1981)


Best Actor

Bruno Ganz, Der Untergang (2004)

2. Spencer Tracy, Captains Courageous (1937)
3. Donald Sutherland, Ordinary People (1980)
4. Al Pacino, Serpico (1973)
5. James Cagney, Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)


Best Director

John Woo, Lat sau san taam (1992)

2. Adrian Lynne, Jacob's Ladder (1990)
3. Jim Jarmusch, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
4. Alan J. Pakula, All the President's Men (1976)
5. Sergei Eisenstein, Ivan Groznyy I (1944)


Best Picture

Allan Ekelund, Det sjunde inseglet (1957)

2. Richard Guay and Jim Jarmusch, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
3. Dino De Laurentiis and Carlo Ponti, La Strada (1954)
4. George Litto, Blow Out (1981)
5. Terence Chang and Linda Kuk, Lat sau san taam (1992)
6. James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, Al Jean, Richard Sakai, Mike Scully, The Simpsons Movie (2007)
7. Alan Marshall, Jacob's Ladder (1990)
8. Stephen Woolley, The Crying Game (1992)
9. Sergei Eisenstein, Ivan Groznyy I (1944)
10. Samuel Goldwyn, The Pride of the Yankees (1942)



Biggest Surprise: THE SIMPSONS MOVIE
Biggest Disappointment: THE HOST
Most Fucked-Up Movie: JACOB'S LADDER
“I’m Pretty Damn Sure No One Else Has Seen This”: GENEVIEVE
Person/Character I Never Want to Meet: Satan, JACOB'S LADDER
“Why Is He/She Still in Movies?”: Martin Sheen, THE DEAD ZONE (really the best I can think of)
Ultimate WTF? Moment: the twist, THE CRYING GAME
Best Line: “I like men now.” - Ralph Wiggum, THE SIMPSONS MOVIES
Best Scene: the hospital shootout, HARD BOILED
Movie I Finally Got to Friggin’ See: HARD BOILED
Coolest Title: A FISTFUL OF DYNAMITE
Hottest Lady: Claudia Ramírez, SOLO CON TU PAREJA











THE BRILLIANT

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai - ****
The Seventh Seal - ****

THE GREAT

Ivan the Terrible, Part One - *** 1/2
The Crying Game - *** 1/2
Blow Out - *** 1/2
Hard Boiled - *** 1/2
La Strada - *** 1/2
The Simpsons Movie - *** 1/2
Jacob's Ladder - *** 1/2
Magnolia - *** 1/2

THE GOOD

Lifted (short) - ***
Ratatouille - ***
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? - ***
The Incredible Shrinking Man - ***
The Right Stuff - ***
The Rules of the Game - ***
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) - ***
Wise Guys - ***
Yankee Doodle Dandy - ***
Miracle on 34th Street - ***
The Dead Zone - ***
Downfall - ***
A Dog's Life (short) - ***
Ivan the Terrible, Part Two - ***
Spielberg on Spielberg - ***
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - ***
Hoosiers - ***
The Bad and the Beautiful - ***
Klute - ***
The Proposition - ***
Pink Flamingos - ***
Greed - ***
Captains Courageous - ***
Divine Trash - ***
Moulin Rouge (1952) - ***
A Day at the Races - ***
Hairspray (2007) - ***
Laura - ***
Fury - ***
The Pride of the Yankees - ***
Serpico - ***
On the Town - ***
A Scanner Darkly - ***
High Sierra - ***
Panic Room - ***
Kiss Me Deadly - ***
Ordinary People - ***
Mrs. Miniver - ***

THE O.K.

Port of Shadows - ** 1/2
A Fistful of Dynamite - ** 1/2
Destry Rides Again - ** 1/2
Dark Passage - ** 1/2
Sorry, Wrong Number - ** 1/2
The Haunting (1963) - ** 1/2
Go - ** 1/2

THE SO-SO

Topper - **
All the President's Men - **
Baby Face - **
Blow Up - **
At War With the Army - **

THE SUCKY

Dodsworth - * 1/2
Genevieve - * 1/2
L'Avventura - * 1/2
The Front Page (1931) - * 1/2
Follow the Fleet - * 1/2

THE REALLY SUCKY

Me and You and Everyone We Know - *

[Hannibal21]

I Vitelloni (1953) - 9/10
Decalogue I (1989) - 9/10
Diva (1981) - 9/10

The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) - 8/10
Doctor Zhivago (1965) - 8/10
Dodsworth (1936) - 8/10
Petulia (1968) - 8/10
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) - 8/10

1408 (2007) - 7/10
Decalogue II (1989) - 7/10
Divorce - Italian Style (1961) - 7/10
Little Red Flowers (2006) - 7/10
November (2005) - 7/10

Night at the Museum (2006) - 6/10

Whispering Corridors 4: Voice (2005) - 5/10
Cul-de-sac (1966) - 5/10

Perfect Stranger (2007) - 4/10

Transformers (2007) - 3/10

BEST MOVIE:



WORST MOVIE: Transformers
BEST ACTOR: George C. Scott - Petulia
BEST ACTRESS: Julie Christie - Doctor Zhivago & Petulia
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Alberto Sordi - I Vitelloni
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Imelda Staunton - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
BEST DIRECTOR: Jean-Jacques Beineix - Diva
BEST SCREENPLAY: Federico Fellini - I Vitelloni
BIGGEST SURPRISE: Doctor Zhivago
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Cul-de-sac
MOST FUCKED-UP MOVIE: Cul-de-sac
"I'M PRETTY DAMN SURE NO ONE ELSE HAS SEEN THIS": Little Red Flowers
PERSON/CHARACTER I NEVER WANT TO MEET: Dolores Umbridge (Imelda Staunton) - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
"WHY IS HE/SHE STILL IN MOVIES?": Michael Bay - Transformers
BEST SCENE: "They Can't Take That Away From Me" - The Barkleys of Broadway
MOVIE I FINALLY GOT TO FRIGGIN' SEE: Doctor Zhivago (well, more like "movie I finally got to friggin' finish)
HOTTEST LADY: Wilhelmedia Fernandez - Diva

[dman476]

All first time views...

Best: Die Hard 3
Worst: Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
Most WTF: Eraserhead
Most disappointing: Rescue Dawn
Biggest Surprise: Perfume and Sunshine
Funnest film: The Simpsons Movie and Twilight Zone
Lamest Title: ...Chuck and Larry
Hottest Lady: Jessica Biel in "Chuck and Larry"
Dumbest Blockbuster: Transformers
Smartest Blockbuster: The Simpsons Movie

The Big Empty - 5/10
Perfume - 8/10
Sweet Land - 7/10
Cashback - 6/10
Sunshine - 8/10
Charlie Bartlett - 6/10
The Simpsons Movie - 8/10
No Reservations - 4/10
Transformers - 6/10
Rescue Dawn - 7/10
Creepshow - 4/10
This Is England - 6/10
Hairspray - 7/10
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry - 4/10
Hard Boiled - 6/10
The Monster Squad - 8/10
Conversations with Other Women - 6/10
Harry Potter 5 - 5/10
Twilight Zone The Movie - 8/10
Die Hard 3 - 9/10
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman - 3/10
Big Nothing - 4/10
Life as a House - 5/10
The People vs. Larry Flynt - 8/10
Puccini for Begginers - 4/10
Eraserhead - 9/10

[ilovemovies]

* = rewatch


1. Die Hard - 9/10*
2. Minority Report - 9/10*
3. Daredevil - 8/10*
4. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - 7/10
5. The Rundown - 7/10*
6. The Stickup - 7/10
7. The Quiet - 7/10
8. The Lost Boys - 7/10*
9. Live Free or Die Hard - 7/10*
10. Jeepers Creepers - 7/10*
11. The Contract - 7/10
12. Rescue Dawn - 7/10
13. Premonition - 7/10*
14. The Simpsons Movie - 7/10
15. Man on Fire - 7/10*
16. Clerks - 7/10
17. Crazy in Alabama - 7/10*
18. Elektra - 7/10*
19. The Punisher (2004) - 7/10*
20. The Watcher - 7/10*
21. License to Wed - 7/10
22. The Shaggy Dog (2005) - 7/10*
23. Double Impact - 7/10*
24. Transformers - 6/10
25. Evan Almighty - 6/10
26. I Know Who Killed Me - 3/10


Best New Film: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Worst New Film: I Know Who Killed Me
Best Actor: Christian Bale, Rescue Dawn
Best Actress: Elisha Cuthbert, The Quiet
Best Supporting Actor: Steve Zahn, Rescue Dawn
Best Supporting Actress: Imelda Staunton, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Best Director: Werner Herzog
Best Screenplay: The Stickup/The Quiet (tied)
Biggest Suprise: The Stickup
Biggest Disappointment: Transformers
Most Fucked Up Movie: I Know Who Killed Me
Person/Character I Never Want to Meet: Paul Deer (Martin Donovan) in The Quiet
Best line: "You are all suckers, especially you!" Homer Simpson in The Simpsons Movie
Best Scene: Dieter (Christian Bale) trying to survive in the jungle during a lot of the second half of Rescue Dawn.

The 5 Hottest Women of the Month:

1. Megan Fox - Transformers
2. Lindsay Lohan - I Know Who Killed Me
3. Elisha Cuthbert - The Quiet
4. Mandy Moore - License to Wed
5. Leslie Stefanson - The Stickup

[Terror Australis]

My Month In Movies - July

Number of Movies Seen This Month: 54
Number of Movies Seen This Year (so far): 355

5/5 - Excellent
Letters From Iwo Jima
Knocked Up
Häxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages

4.5/5 - Really Great
Little Women (1994)
Transformers
The Host

4/5 - Great
Tom Jones
Lorenzo’s Oil
Murder On A Sunday Morning
Citizen Ruth
Postcards From The Edge
Hollywoodland
Six Degrees Of Separation
Rocky Balboa

3.5/5 - Really Good
The Accidental Tourist
Slap Shot
Affliction
Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
Lord Of The Flies (1963)
Hidden (2005) (a.k.a. Caché)
Where The Truth Lies (2005)
Miss Potter
Over The Hedge
Commando
Lassie (2006)
White Noise: The Light

3/5 - Good
Notes On A Scandal
The Illusionist
The Good German
Curious George
Regarding Henry
The Invisible (2007)
We Are Marshall
Caterpillar Wish
American Ninja
Showdown In Little Tokyo

2.5/5 - Okay
Pretty Baby
Hannibal Rising
Fantastic 4: Rise Of The Silver Surfer
A Night At The Roxbury
Pee Wee’s Big Adventure
Anastasia (1997)

2/5 - So-So
Razzle Dazzle: A Journey Into Dance
Catch And Release
Joe Dirt
The Deep
The Fly II

1.5/5 - Bad
The Last Kiss (2006)
Primeval
Hollow Man II
Rebound

1/5 - Terrible
The Astronaut’s Wife
Welcome To Woop Woop


First Movie I Saw This Month: PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE
Last Movie I Saw This Month: A NIGHT AT THE ROXBURY

THE BEST


THE WORST


Best Actor: William Hurt, THE ACCIDENTAL TOURIST
Best Actress: Laura Dern, CITIZEN RUTH
Best Supporting Actor: (tie) Ben Affleck, HOLLYWOODLAND and Will Smith, SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION
Best Supporting Actress: Imelda Staunton, HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
Best Director: Clint Eastwood, LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
Best Original Screenplay: Judd Apatow, KNOCKED UP
Best Adapted Screenplay: Iris Yamashita, LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA
Biggest Surprise: LITTLE WOMEN (1994)
Biggest Disappointment: NOTES ON A SCANDAL
Most Fucked-Up Movie: PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE
"I’m Pretty Damn Sure No One Else Has Seen This”: (four way tie) CATERPILLAR WISH, HAXAN: WITCHCRAFT THROUGH THE AGES, MURDER ON A SUNDAY MORNING and RAZZLE DAZZLE: A JOURNEY INTO DANCE
Person/Character I Never Want to Meet: Glen Whitehouse (James Coburn), AFFLICTION
Why Is He/She Still in Movies?: Martin Lawrence, REBOUND
Recurring Genre: Satires
Ultimate WTF? Moment: Everything from beginning to end, WELCOME TO WOOP WOOP
Best Line: "Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done. Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hit, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you are because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that!" - Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone), ROCKY BALBOA
Best Scene: (tie) The Creature's first attack, THE HOST and the arrival of the Autobots, TRANSFORMERS
Movie I Finally Got to Friggin’ See: COMMANDO
Coolest Title: LORD OF THE FLIES (1963)
Hottest Lady: Megan Fox, TRANSFORMERS

[Fisting Ackbar]

Ranked from best to worst:

SHAUN OF THE DEAD 8/10 (rewatch)
TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A. 8/10

AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE COLON MOVIE FILM FOR THEATERS 7/10 (rewatch) (twice)
CASHBACK (2006) 7/10
CRONICA DE UNA FUGA 7/10
HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX 7/10 (twice)
SAMARITAN GIRL 7/10

LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD 6/10
AACHI & SSIPAK 6/10

M. HULOT'S HOLIDAY 5/10

TRANSFORMERS 4/10


First movie I saw this month: LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD
Last movie I saw this month: TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A.

Best Actor: Rodrigo De la Serna – CRONICA DE UNA FUGA
Best Actress: Emilia Fox – CASHBACK (2006)
Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe - TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A.
Best Supporting Actress: Evanna Lynch - HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
Best Director: William Friedkin - TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A.
Best Original Screenplay: SAMARITAN GIRL
Best Adapted Screenplay: CASHBACK (2006)
Biggest Surprise: CASHBACK (2006)
Biggest Disappointment: TRANSFORMERS
Most Fucked-Up Movie: AACHI & SSIPAK
"I'm Pretty Damn Sure No One Else Has Seen This": AACHI & SSIPAK
Person/Character I Never Want to Meet: Dolores Umbridge (Imelda Staunton) - HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX
"Why Is He/She Still in Movies?": Justin Long - LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD
Recurring Genre: 2007 releases
Ultimate WTF? Moment: "ALLAH ACKBAR!!!!!" - TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A.
Best Scene: The extended car chase - TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A.
Movie I Finally Got to Friggin' See: TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A.
Coolest Title: LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD
Hottest Lady: Irene Bagach - CASHBACK (2006)

[Kucha]

JULY 2007
BOLD = First Viewing

Sicko - 9/10
Harry Potter and the Philosphers Stone - 9/10

Hairspray - 8/10
Jesus Camp - 8/10
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - 8/10
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - 8/10

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - 7/10
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - 7/10
Drop Dead Gorgeous - 7/10
The Simpsons Movie - 7/10

Transformers - 5/10

The Handmaid's Tale - 4/10

THE BEST:

SICKO

THE WORST:

THE HANDMAID'S TALE

[Cronos]

THE BEST


THE WORST


Best Actor: Christopher Walken, COMMUNION
Best Actress: Megan Fox, TRANSFORMERS
Best Supporting Actor: John Hurt, THE ELEPHANT MAN
Best Supporting Actress: Maggie Q, LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD
Best Director: MIchael Bay, TRANSFORMERS
Best Original Screenplay: DEFENDING YOUR LIFE
Best Adapted Screenplay: COMMUNION
Best Sountrack: TRANSFORMERS
Biggest Surprise: LAUREL CANYON
Biggest Disappointment: the Cheech and Chong movies other than Up In Smoke
Most Fucked-Up Movie: BUG
"I'm Pretty Damn Sure No One Else Has Seen This": REVERB
Person/Character I Never Want to Meet: the killer, THE TRIPPER
"Why Is He/She Still in Movies?": Shia Leboug, TRANSFORMERS
Recurring Genre: HORROR
Ultimate WTF? Moment: watching any David Lynch film other than The Elephant Man
Best Line: Parents are irritating... Can I take 'em out?, TRANSFORMERS
Best Scene: any of the action scenes, TRANSFORMERS
Movie I Finally Got to Friggin' See: TRANSFORMERS
Coolest Title: LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD
Hottest Lady: Megan Fox, TRANSFORMERS

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