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#1
02-01-2007, 12:17 AM
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The Month in Movies - January 2007
'Allo, 'allo, one and all. A.J. here, with the very first Month in Movies write-up for January 2007 (movies rated, as always, on a **** scale). This was my most bountiful month for flicks in a long time, and for this month's viewing summary, I've made two tweaks to the roster: I have a "First/Last Movie Seen This Month" added to the list, and for the first time, there was a tie for one of the awards. Read on if it pleases ya, and throw in your own viewing round-ups for January!
Number of Movies Seen This Month: 52 THE BRILLIANT The Queen - **** Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse - **** THE GREAT Children of Men - *** 1/2 Everything Is Illuminated - *** 1/2 It Happened One Night - *** 1/2 Dial M for Murder - *** 1/2 This Film Is Not Yet Rated - *** 1/2 Pan’s Labyrinth - *** 1/2 Babel - *** 1/2 THE PURTY GOOD The Movie Hero - *** Back to the Well: Clerks II - *** The Last Boy Scout - *** An Evening of Edgar Allan Poe - *** Smokin’ Aces - *** John Grisham’s The Rainmaker - *** Yesterday - *** Dreamgirls - *** Storefront Hitchcock - *** The Karate Kid - *** First Man Into Space - *** The 27th Day - *** New Tale of Zatoichi - *** The Night Listener - *** The Chamber - *** Freedom Writers - *** THE O.K. Curse of the Golden Flower - ** 1/2 Bandidas - ** 1/2 The Underneath - ** 1/2 Sanjuro - ** 1/2 Conversations with Other Women - ** 1/2 Bad Education - ** 1/2 THE SO-SO Idiocracy - ** D.O.A. (1950) - ** The Glimmer Man - ** Tune in Tomorrow - ** Broken Arrow (1996) - ** Raw Deal - ** White Zombie - ** The Good Shepherd - ** Zombie Honeymoon - ** The Last Tycoon - ** THE SUCKY Victor/Victoria - * 1/2 Primeval - * 1/2 The Hitcher (2007) - * 1/2 Xtro II: The Second Encounter - * 1/2 On Deadly Ground - * 1/2 Arthur and the Invisibles - * 1/2 THE REALLY SUCKY Million Dollar Mystery - * Epic Movie - 1/2 * Attack Force - 1/2 * Martin Lawrence: You So Crazy - NO STARS No rating: “Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King” THE BEST:  THE WORST:  First Movie I Saw This Month: THE KARATE KID Last Movie I Saw This Month: YESTERDAY Best Actor: Clive Owen, CHILDREN OF MEN Best Actress: Helen Mirren, THE QUEEN Best Supporting Actor: (tie) Michael Sheen, THE QUEEN and Eugene Hutz, EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED Best Supporting Actress: Rinko Kikuchi, BABEL Best Director: Stephen Frears, THE QUEEN Best Original Screenplay: Peter Morgan, THE QUEEN Best Adapted Screenplay: Liev Schreiber, EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED Biggest Surprise: THE CHAMBER Biggest Disappointment: THE GOOD SHEPHERD Most Fucked-Up Movie: PAN’S LABYRINTH “I’m Pretty Damn Sure No One Else Has Seen This”: THE UNDERNEATH Person/Character I Never Want to Meet: The Emperor (Chow Yun-Fat), CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER “Why Is He/She Still in Movies?”: Steven Seagal, ATTACK FORCE Ultimate WTF? Moment: Peter Stormare’s ending credits song, THE MOVIE HERO Best Line: “Thou movie which art on screen, hallowed by thy name. The time has come. Thou will be shown, in theaters as well as home. Give us this day our daily film, and forgive our bad choices as we forgive those whose movies were so bad to choose. And lead us not into television, but deliver us from that evil, for movies are the picture and the sound and the greatest thing in the whole wide world, forever and ever. Movies rule.” - Blake (Jeremy Sisto), THE MOVIE HERO Best Scene: The one-take “running to the apartment tower” scene, CHILDREN OF MEN Movie I Finally Got to Friggin’ See: THE KARATE KID Coolest Title: HEARTS OF DARKNESS: A FILMMAKER’S APOCALYPSE Hottest Lady: Salma Hayek, BANDIDAS 
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#2
02-01-2007, 01:15 AM
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Number of Movies Watched in January: 89
Number of First Time Viewings: 85 Number of TV Seasons Watched this Month: 1 Favorite Movie Watched this Month: Little Children Wost Movie Watched this Month: King's Ransom First Movie Watched this Month: The Quiet Duel Last Movie Watched this Month: Croupier Scores Given this Month, and How Many I Gave Out 1/10 - 0 2/10 - 0 3/10 - 1 4/10 - 1 5/10 - 3 6/10 - 7 7/10 - 36 8/10 - 27 9/10 - 10 10/10 - 5
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#3
02-01-2007, 01:28 AM
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89 is fucking amazing you realize!
Next month do clock your total time!  Top Ten for the month (and all movies I watch are good enough to be included without stretching  )01. The Testament of Dr. Mabuse 02. The Time of the Wolf 03. Point of Order! 04. Pan's Labyrinth 05. The Double Life of Véronique 06. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me 07. The Battle of Algiers 08. Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler 09. Far From Heaven 10. My Man Godfrey Scheduling a Fritz Lang surge for next month...see if it materializes...he's currently hot shit in my eyes.
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#4
02-01-2007, 01:39 AM
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My Month In Movies - Janurary
Number of Movies Seen This Month: 42 5/5 - Excellent The Queen Pan’s Labyrinth An Inconvenient Truth 4.5/5 - Really Great Blood Diamond Howl’s Moving Castle Apocalypto 2:37 4/5 - Great Dreamgirls The Pursuit Of Happyness In Bed With Madonna (a.k.a. Madonna: Truth Or Dare) Mr. Saturday Night 3.5/5 - Really Good Urban Cowboy The Matador Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby Dead Man’s Shoes Beerfest Cat People (1942) The Hills Have Eyes (1977) The Quiet Déjà Vu (2006) Footy Legends Back To The Well: The Making Of Clerks II 3/5 - Good Babel The Book Of Revelation 13 Tzameti P.S. Richard III (1995) Stormbreaker (a.k.a. Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker) 2.5/5 - Okay Something New Fragile Shadowboxer Cheaper By The Dozen 2 2/5 - So-So Nacho Libre Step Up John Tucker Must Die Four Rooms Grease 2 1.5/5 - Bad Invaders From Mars (1986) Supercross Little Man 1/5 - Terrible Fink! Attack Of The 50 Foot Woman (1958) THE BEST  THE WORST  Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, BLOOD DIAMOND Best Actress: Helen Mirren, THE QUEEN Best Supporting Actor: David Paymer, MR. SATURDAY NIGHT Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson, DREAMGIRLS Best Director: Guillermo del Toro, PAN'S LABYRINTH Best Original Screenplay: Peter Morgan, THE QUEEN Best Adapted Screenplay: Hayao Miyazaki, HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE Biggest Surprise: THE QUIET Biggest Disappointment: BABEL Most Fucked-Up Movie: FOUR ROOMS "I’m Pretty Damn Sure No One Else Has Seen This”: (five way tie) 2:37, 13 TZAMETI, THE BOOK OF REVELATION, FINK! and FOOTY LEGENDS Person/Character I Never Want to Meet: Richard (Paddy Considine), DEAD MAN'S SHOES Why Is He/She Still in Movies?: Hillary Duff, CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN 2 Recurring Genre: 2006 Oscar Nominated Films Ultimate WTF? Moment: The "Reproduction" Song, GREASE 2 Best Line: "So by physcosomatic, you mean like, he can start a fire with his thoughts?" - Cal Naughton Jr. (John C. Reilly), TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY Best Scene: Effie singing "I Am Telling You I'm Not Going", DREAMGIRLS Movie I Finally Got to Friggin’ See: THE HILLS HAVE EYES (1977) Coolest Title: APOCALYPTO Hottest Lady: (tie) Elisha Cuthbert, THE QUIET and Paula Patton, DÉJÀ VU (2006) Last edited by Terror Australis; 02-02-2007 at 11:14 PM..
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#5
02-01-2007, 02:03 AM
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A rough estimate for January is 178 hours of watching movies, give or take. I guess that's like a full week of watching movies, non-stop.
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#6
02-01-2007, 02:05 AM
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Children of Men - 9/10
Half Nelson - 9/10 Images - 9/10 Little Miss Sunshine - 9/10 Rocky Balboa - 9/10 United 93 - 8/10 Casino Royale - 6/10 The Wicker Man - 2/10 Yeah, that's all. Pretty sad month.
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#7
02-01-2007, 02:16 AM
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Star is for First Time Viewing
Magnificent Red Beard The Snow Walker Garden State Master and Commander The Shawshank Redemption Grand Prix *The House of Sand and Fog Great A Matter of Life and Death The Rainmaker Born on the 4th of Jully The Ghost and The Darkness The Right Stuff *Mrs. Miniver *Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (SO COOL) Good Adam's Rib (Screwball comedy played to prefection by Cukor) *Munich (I think I stayed away from this as long as I did because my expectations were super big. It lived up to them for the most part) *The Brothers Grimm (I found myself laughing a whole lot) Any Given Sunday (Stone makes an overall good sports movie. With intresting characaters and scenes. And the film has some great editing) Okay *The Constant Gardner (I don't yet know where I stand with this film) *Buffulo Soldier (A satire that doesn't alltogether work) *Crank (Lots of silly fun) *The Protector (Losts of Hype crazy fight sequences but nothing great) Red Planet (One of those films I can put on at night and if I fall asleep it's no big deal. I'll just put it on in the morning from where I can remember it last being. The Day After Tomorrow (I don't know about you guys but I thought this film was entertaining from the start) Much Ado About Nothing (Remember it Being way better) Cool Runnings (I like John Candy) Ugly *Poesiden (Give me the Original any day) *Dreamcatcher (Top Five Worst Film Made in the Last 10 Years) Last edited by Philip Marlowe; 02-01-2007 at 02:21 AM..
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#8
02-01-2007, 02:56 AM
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The Double Life of Veronique - 10/10
Mouchette - 10/10 Children of Men - 9/10 The Lake House - 8/10 Murmur of the Heart - 8/10 The Devil's Backbone - 8/10 Jesus Camp - 8/10 The Painted Veil - 7/10 Kwaidan - 7/10 Kalifornia - 7/10 La Haine - 7/10 Mimic - 7/10 Lili - 7/10 Le Samourai - 7/10 The Phantom of the Opera (1925) - 7/10 Playtime - 7/10 Nights of Cabiria - 6/10 Divorce, Italian Style - 6/10 Dreamgirls - 5/10 Catch a Fire - 5/10 Notes on a Scandal - 4/10 Smokin' Aces - 4/10 The Tin Drum - 3/10 Best:  Worst: The Tin Drum Best Actor: Clive Owen - Children of Men Best Actress: Irene Jacob - The Double Life of Veronique Best Supporting Actor: Toby Jones - The Painted Veil Best Supporting Actress: Juliette Lewis - Kalifornia Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron - Children of Men Best Original Screenplay: The Devil's Backbone Best Adapted Screenplay: The Painted Veil Biggest Surprise: Mouchette Biggest Disappointment: Nights of Cabiria Most Fucked-Up Movie: Jesus Camp Person/Character I Never Want to Meet: Earley Grayce (Brad Pitt) - Kalifornia/Becky Fischer - Jesus Camp (tie) Ultimate WTF? moment: Weronika getting flashed by an elderly gentleman - The Double Life of Veronique Best Line: "As the sound of the playgrounds faded, the despair set in. Very odd, what happens in a world without children's voices." - Children of Men Best Scene: Weronika's opera recital - The Double Life of Veronique
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#9
02-01-2007, 04:14 AM
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A light month, largely because I've been buried in the first 3 seasons of The West Wing
January 1st Three Colours Blue: DVD 4/5 Them!: VHS 4/5 Three Colours White: DVD 2/5 Three Colours Red: DVD 3/5 3rd Casino Royale: ('06) CINE 4/5 4th Summer Time: ONLINE 3/5 Beautiful Girls: DVD 5/5 5th Hollywoodland: CINE 2/5 7th Patty Hearst: DVD 3/5 10th Les Valseuses: DVD 3/5 Barking Dogs Never Bite: DVD 2/5 Apocalypto: CINE 3/5 11th Law & Order: Criminal Intent: S1: DVD 3/5 12th The Last King of Scotland: CINE 4/5 Red Road: CINE 4/5 Starter For 10: CINE 4/5 A Prairie Home Companion: CINE 4/5 14th Max Mon Amour: DVD 3/5 Stepfather 2: DVD 3/5 Get Over It: DVD 3/5 15th Sex is Zero: DVD 2/5 The Goonies: DVD 4/5 16th Smokin' Aces: CINE 3/5 The Descent: DVD 4/5 17th Black Angel: DVD 2/5 Bandits: DVD 4/5 20th The West Wing: Season 1: DVD 5/5 21st An Evening With Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder: DVD 3/5 Pourquoi Pas Moi?: DVD 3/5 24th The West Wing: Season 2: DVD 5/5 25th Shallow Hal: VHS 2/5 26th Black Book: CINE 4/5 Babel: CINE 2/5 Them: CINE 1/5 27th Children of a Lesser God: DVD 3/5 29th Some Kind of Wonderful: DVD 3/5 30th The Page Turner: CINE 5/5 31st Madonna: Confessions Tour Live From London: DVD 5/5 COLOR=red]The West Wing: Season 3/COLOR]: DVD 5/5 Totals Cinema: 12 DVD (Inc TV Shows): 24 VHS: 2 Online: 1 TV Shows: 4 Home Total (Inc TV Shows): 27 Films Total: 35 First Viewings Total (Inc TV shows): 32 BEST FILM (Cinema)  BLACK BOOK (4/5) WORST FILM (Cinema)  THEM (1/5) BEST (Home) TIE  THE WEST WING (Seasons 1-3)  MADONNA: CONFESSIONS TOUR (5/5) WORST FILM (Home)  SHALLOW HAL (2/5) Best Actor: JOHN SPENCER: The West Wing / FOREST WHITAKER: The Last King of Scotland Best Actress: CARICE VAN HOUTEN: Black Book / MARLEE MATLIN: Children of a Lesser God Best Supporting Actress: RINKO KIKUCHI: Babel Best Director: PAUL VERHOEVEN: Black Book / MARTIN CAMPBELL: Casino Royale Biggest Surprise: CASINO ROYALE Biggest Disappointment: BABEL Most Fucked-Up Movie: SEX IS ZERO “I’m Pretty Damn Sure No One Else Has Seen This”: SUMMER TIME / SEX IS ZERO Best Scene: The final scene of Season 2 of THE WEST WING Movie I Finally Got to Friggin’ See: SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL Coolest Title: CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD Hottest Lady:  JANEL MOLONEY: The West Wing  CARICE VAN HOUTEN: Black Book
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#10
02-01-2007, 05:29 AM
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* = rewatch
1. Seabiscuit - 9/10* 2. Star Trek: First Contact - 8/10* 3. Catch Me If You Can - 8/10* 4. The Good Shepherd - 8/10 5. M:I-3 - 8/10* 6. Children of Men - 7/10 7. We Are Marshall - 7/10 8. Rocky Balboa - 7/10 9. Runaway Jury - 7/10* 10. The Hitcher (2007) - 7/10 11. Eragon - 7/10 12. Blood Diamond - 7/10 13. Alpha Dog - 7/10 14. Primeval - 7/10 15. The Holiday - 7/10 16. Thr3e - 6/10 17. Apocalypto - 5/10 18. Dreamgirls - 5/10 19. Method - 3/10 20. Code Name: The Cleaner - 2/10 BEST NEW FILM: The Good Shepherd WORST NEW FILM: Code Name: The Cleaner BEST ACTOR: Matt Damon - The Good Shepherd BEST ACTRESS: Kate Winslet - The Holiday BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Jude Law - The Holiday BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Angelina Jolie - The Good Shepherd BEST DIRECTOR: Robert De Niro - The Good Shepherd BEST SCREENPLAY: The Good Shepherd BIGGEST SURPRISE: Primeval BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Dreamgirls/Apocalypto (tied) COOLEST TITLE: Apocalypto I’m Pretty Damn Sure No One Else Has Seen This: Method HOTTEST LADY: Sophia Bush - The Hitcher
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#11
02-01-2007, 10:19 AM
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Pan's Labyrinth (2006) - 9/10
The Beguiled (1945) - 9/10 The Enchanted Cottage (1945) - 9/10 The Dreamlife of Angels (1998) - 9/10 Children of Men (2006) - 9/10 Carrie (1952) - 9/10 The Haunting (1963) - 8.5/10 My Summer of Love (2004) - 8.5/10 Café Lumière (2004) - 8.5/10 The Painted Veil (2006) - 8.5/10 The End of the Affair (1955) - 8/10 Stardust Memories (1980) - 8/10 Notes on a Scandal (2006) - 7.5/10 The Double Life of Veronique (1991) - 7/10 Crime of Passion (1957) - 7/10 The Thirteenth Floor (1998) - 7/10 Dreamgirls (2006) - 7/10 Fists in the Pocket (1965) - 7/10 Witness to Murder (1954) - 6/10 Jagged Edge (1985) - 6/10 Mimic (1997) - 6/10 The Devil's Playground (1976) - 6/10 Undertow (2004) - 5/10 Nine Lives (2005) - 4/10 Alpha Dog (2006) - 4/10 First Watched: Dreamgirls Last Watched: The Dreamlife of Angels BEST MOVIE:  WORST MOVIE: Alpha Dog BEST ACTOR: Laurence Olivier - Carrie BEST ACTRESS: Elodie Bouchez - The Dreamlife of Angels BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Hebert Marshall -The Enchanted Cottage BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Maribel Verdu - Pan's Labyrinth BEST DIRECTOR: Guillermo Del Toro - Pan's Labyrinth BEST SCREENPLAY: Pan's Labyrinth BIGGEST SURPRISE: The Beguiled BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Nine Lives MOST FUCKED-UP MOVIE: Pan's Labyrinth PERSON/CHARACTER I NEVER WANT TO MEET: Captain Vidal (Sergi Lopez) - Pan's Labyrinth "WHE IS HE/SHE STILL IN MOVIES?": Shawn Hatosy - Alpha Dog BEST SCENE: The Pale Man - Pan's Labyrinth MOVIE I FINALLY GOT TO FRIGGIN' SEE: The Haunting HOTTEST LADY: Emily Blunt - My Summer of Love
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02-01-2007, 10:36 AM
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02-01-2007, 11:19 AM
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1/1: The 27th Day (1957) – 7/10
The Devil Wears Prada (2006) – 5/10 1/2: The Good Shepherd (2006) – 7/10 1/3: An Inconvenient Truth (2006) – 8/10 The Whole Town’s Talking (1935) – 7.5/10 1/4: Little Children (2006) – 9/10 The Blob (1958) – 9/10 Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) – 7/10 1/5: Gunfight at the OK Corral (1957) – 8/10 Rocky Balboa (2006) – 8/10 1/6: Dreamgirls (2006) – 5/10 She Done Him Wrong (1933) – 5/10 1/7: All That Heaven Allows (1955) – 9/10 1/8: Jezebel (1938) – 7/10 Far From Heaven (2002) – 8/10 1/9: My Favorite Year (1982) – 5/10 Flags of our Fathers (2006) – 5/10 1/10: The More the Merrier (1943) – 8/10 Children of Men (2006) – 9/10 1/11: Bell, Book, and Candle (1958) – 6/10 1/12: Clerks II (2006) – 7/10 1/13: Forbidden (1931) – 5/10 Thunder Road (1958) – 6.5/10 1/15: Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) – 9/10 The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (1962) – 4/10 1/16: Kiss Me, Stupid (1964) – 7.5/10 1/18: A Canterbury Tale (1944) – 7/10 The Protector (2006) – 4/10 How To Steal A Million (1966) – 7/10 1/19: Volver (2006) – 8/10 Bubble (2006) – 5/10 1/20: Half Nelson (2006) – 8.5/10 1/21: Venus (2006) – 8/10 1/22: The Night Listener (2006) – 7/10 Human Desire (1954) – 8/10 1/23: Sherrybaby (2006) – 6/10 1/24: Written on the Wind (1956) – 7.5/10 1/25: Marnie (1964) – 5/10 Best in Show (2000) – 7.5/10 1/27: Titanic (1997) – 7.5/10 Saw III (2006) – 4/10 1/28: Billy the Kid versus Dracula (1966) – 4/10 1/29: Gladiator (2000) – 5/10 The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) – 8/10 1/30: Terms of Endearment (1983) – 7/10 1/31: This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006) – 8/10 First Viewings: 46 Average Rating: 7.08/10 Best Picture  2. The Blob (1958) 3. Children of Men (2006) 4. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) 5. Little Children (2006) 6. Half Nelson (2006) 7. The More the Merrier (1943) 8. Human Desire (1954) 9. Far From Heaven (2002) 10. Venus (2006) Best Director  Guillero del Toro; Pan's Labyrinth 2. Alfonso Cuarón; Children of Men (2006) 3. Todd Haynes; Far From Heaven (2002) 4. Douglas Sirk; All That Heaven Allows (1955) 5. George Stevens; The More the Merrier (1943) Best Actor  Peter O'Toole; Venus 2. Edward G. Robinson; The Whole Town’s Talking (1935) 3. Kirk Douglas; Gunfight at the OK Corral (1957) 4. Charles Coburn; The More the Merrier (1943) 5. Robert Mitchum; Thunder Road (1958) Best Actress  Kate Winslet; Little Children 2. Penélope Cruz; Volver (2006) 3. Ivana Baquero; Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) 4. Julianne Moore; Far From Heaven (2002) 5. Jean Arthur; The More the Merrier (1943) Best Supporting Actor  Jackie Earle Haley; Little Children 2. Sergi López; Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) 3. Dennis Haysbert; Far From Heaven (2002) 4. Michael Caine; Children of Men (2006) 5. Jack Lemmon; Bell Book and Candle (1958) Best Supporting Actress  Jennifer Hudson; Dreamgirls 2. Carmen Maura; Volver (2006) 3. Kim Novak; Kiss Me, Stupid (1964) 4. Dorothy Malone; Written on the Wind (1956) 5. Rhonda Fleming; Gunfight at the OK Corral (1957) Best Screenplay Little Children (2006) Far From Heaven (2002) The More the Merrier (1943) Kiss Me, Stupid (1957) The Good Shepherd (2006)
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#14
02-01-2007, 11:20 AM
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Number of Movies Seen This Month: far too many
10/10 Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer This Film Is Not Yet Rated Little Children Kill Bill X 9/10 Dead Waters Silk Last King Of Scotland, The Tenacious D: The Pick Of Destiny Running Scared Déjà Vu Scanner Darkly, A 8/10 Hills Have Eyes, The Negadon: The Monster From Mars Cargo Subject Two Going To Pieces: The Rise And Fall Of The Slasher Film Beowulf & Grendel Holiday, The We Are Marshall Rocky 6: Rocky Balboa Pursuit Of Happyness, The Jesus Camp 7/10 D.E.B.S. Pulse Idiocracy Zodiac, The Lake House, The Queen, The Da Vinci Code, The I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer Visitation, The 6/10 Take The Lead Family Stone, The Ultrachrist! Turistas Good Year, A Save The Last Dance 2 X Monsturd Living Death Guardian, The Resurrection Of Broncho Billy, The Poseidon Just Friends Death Tunnel Flags Of Our Fathers Maximum Overdrive An American Haunting Killer Must Kill Again, The Cannibal Apocalypse Shock Waves 5/10 Salvage Lady In The Water Santa Clause 3, The: The Escape Clause Grudge 2, The Death Ship Plan 9 From Outer Space Slaughterhouse Of The Rising Sun It Waits Derailed 976-Evil 2: The Astral Factor Blood Diamond Caligula: The Untold Story I, Zombie: A Chronicle Of Pain Cannibal 4/10 Hitcher, The Invaders From Mars Dead Meat Deadly Friend Night Feeders Suffer Little Children Mondo Cannibale Eragon City Of Rott Edmond Barnyard Open Season Cannibal Ferox 2 Time Of The Wolf, The 3/10 Cemetary Gates Megalodon Sea Serpent, The Happy Birthday To Me SS Experiment Camp Home Sweet Home Tideland You, Me And Dupree Little Man SS Camp 5: Women's Hell Scalps Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The: The Beginning Night At The Museum Valley Of The Wolves: Iraq Headhunter Marie Antoinette 2/10 Uptown Girls Employee Of The Month Left In Darkness Roost, The Mardi Gras Massacre Aunt Rose 1/10 Camp Cuddly Pines: Powertool Massacre Dark Fields Achtung! The Desert Tigers Flesh Meat Doll: Psycho Terrorists, Killers And Middle-East Wackos Black Christmas THE BEST:  THE WORST:  First Movie I Saw This Month: AN AMERICAN HAUNTING Last Movie I Saw This Month: WE ARE MARSHALL Best Actor: Forest Whitaker, THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND Best Actress: Louise Salter, DEAD WATERS Best Supporting Actor: Alan Rickman, PERFUME: THE STORY OF A MURDERER Best Supporting Actress: Vera Farmiga, RUNNING SCARED Best Director: Tom Tykwer, PERFUME: THE STORY OF A MURDERER Best Original Screenplay: DEAD WATERS Best Adapted Screenplay: PERFUME: THE STORY OF A MURDERER Biggest Surprise: LITTLE CHILDREN Biggest Disappointment: TIDELAND Most Fucked-Up Movie: JESUS CAMP “I’m Pretty Damn Sure No One Else Has Seen This”: ULTRACHRIST Person/Character I Never Want to Meet: The Monsturd, MONSTURD “Why Is He/She Still in Movies?”: Martin Short, SANTA CLAUSE 3: THE ESCAPE CLAUSE Ultimate WTF? Moment: basket ball meets womans face, DEADLY FRIEND Best Line: John Wayne was a faggot..., RUNNING SCARED Best Scene: on the platform, PERFUME Movie I Finally Got to Friggin’ See: DEAD WATERS Coolest Title: THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND Hottest Lady: Sophia Bush, THE HITCHER / Jordana Brewster, D.E.B.S.
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02-01-2007, 04:42 PM
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Hannibal. Pleased you finally saw and liked Dreamlife. I'm intrigued to know why you picked Elodie Boucez's performance over Natacha Regnier's though. It's a close run thing to be sure, but Regnier is the standout for me.
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02-01-2007, 05:16 PM
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Wasn't able to see too many movies over the past month due to my busy schedule, but nevertheless, saw some great pieces of cinema.
First viewings from January...  01. 12 Angry Men - 9.5/10 02. Children of Men - 9/10 03. Fargo - 9/10 04. Pan's Labyrinth - 8.5/10 05. In the Bedroom - 8/10 06. The Insider - 8/10 07. The Ilusionist - 8/10 08. The Hours - 8/10 09. The Last Kiss - 7/10 10. Apocalypto - 6/10 11. The Descent - 6/10 12. Jackass: Number Two - 5/10 Best Director:  01. Alfonso Cuaron - Children of Men 02. Sidney Lumet - 12 Angry Men 03. Guillermo Del Toro - Pan's Labyrinth 04. Michael Mann - The Insider 05. Todd Field - In the Bedroom Best Actor:  01. Tom Wilkinson - In the Bedroom 02. Russell Crowe - The Insider 03. Clive Owen - Children of Men 04. Henry Fonda - 12 Angry Men 05. William H. Macey - Fargo Best Supporting Actor:  01. Lee J. Cobb - 12 Angry Men 02. Ed Harris - The Hours 03. Sergi Lopez - Pan's Labyrinth 04. Michael Caine - Children of Men 05. Paul Giamatti - The Illusionist Best Actress:  01. Sissy Spacek - In the Bedroom 02. Ivana Baquero - Pan's Labyrinth 03. Nicole Kidman - The Hours 04. Francis McDormand - Fargo Best Supporting Actress:  01. Julianne Moore - The Hours 02. Claire-Hope Ashitey - Children of Men 03. Meryl Streep - The Hours 04. Natalie Mendoza - The Descent 05. Blythe Danner - The Last Kiss Best Screenplay:  01. Guillermo Del Toro - Pan's Labyrinth 02. Reginald Rose - 12 Angry Men 03. Robert Festinger - In the Bedroom 04. Joel and Ethan Coen - Fargo 05. Alfonso Cuaron - Children of Men Last edited by FilmKing2000; 02-01-2007 at 05:21 PM..
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#17
02-01-2007, 06:35 PM
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Btw, the 'Black Angel' movie that you watched, is it the 1946 Film Noir with June Vincent and Dan Duryea? If so, then I agree with your rating, I saw it a few years ago and thought it had some interesting moments, but mostly I just found myself waiting for a twist that never came. Last edited by Hannibal21; 02-01-2007 at 07:13 PM..
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#18
02-01-2007, 07:22 PM
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Number of First Time Viewings: 51
Best Supporting Actor Tommy Lee Jones - Natural Born Killers Kevin Kline - A Fish Called Wanda Alan Arkin - Little Miss Sunshine Steve Carrell - Little Miss Sunshine Peter Boyle - Young Frankenstein  Best Supporting Actress Helena Bonham Carter - Fight Club Doris Day - The Man Who Knew Too Much Dame May Witty - The Lady Vanishes Abigail Breslin - Little Miss Sunshine Anne Bancroft - The Graduate  Best Visual Effects Eraserhead El Laberinto del Fauno Species Natural Born Killers Bride of Frankenstein  Best Sound Design Eraserhead El Laberinto del Fauno Young Frankenstein American Graffiti Kung Fu Hustle  Best Original Score El Laberinto del Fauno Life of Brian The Wind and the Lion Dressed To Kill Children of the Corn  Best Actress Toni Colette - Little Miss Sunshine Juliette Lewis - Natural Born Killers Patricia Arquette - After Hours Jamie Lee Curtis - A Fish Called Wanda Linda Hamilton - Children of the Corn  Best Actor John Cleese - A Fish Called Wanda Marcello Mastroianni - La Dolce Vita Dustin Hoffman - The Graduate Dustin Hoffman - Midnight Cowboy Michael Douglas - The War of the Roses  Best Screenplay La Dolce Vita The Graduate Little Miss Sunshine A Fish Called Wanda The Lady Vanishes  Best Director Mike Nichols - The Graduate Mel Brooks - Young Frankenstein Alfonso Cuaron - Children of Men David Lynch - Eraserhead Federico Fellini - La Dolce Vita Best Motion Picture of the Month Little Miss Sunshine His Girl Friday La Dolce Vita The Lady Vanishes Eraserhead First Movie I Saw This Month: Duck Soup Last Movie I Saw This Month: Life of Brian Biggest Surprise: La Dolce Vita Biggest Disappointment: Smokin' Aces Most Fucked-Up Movie: Eraserhead "I'm Pretty Damn Sure No One Else Has Seen This": Willie Dynamite Person/Character I Never Want to Meet: The Lady in the Radiator - Eraserhead Ultimate WTF? Moment: Henry with the mutant baby's head - Eraserhead Best Line: "I want you to hit me as hard as you can." - Fight Club Best Scene: the whorehouse shootout - Rolling Thunder (1977) Movie I Finally Got to Friggin' See: Rolling Thunder (1977) Coolest Title: The Guns of Navarone Hottest Lady: Jennifer Connelly - Blood Diamond Last edited by Le_Big_Mac; 02-04-2007 at 01:35 AM..
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02-01-2007, 07:42 PM
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Adam J., where did you get a copy of Hearts of Darkness? I've wanted to see that movie for so long now but I can't find it anywhere. Why didn't they just release it with the Apocalypse Now special edition DVD that just came out last year?
 Just like last month, I watched more movies this month than I feel compelled to write mini-reviews of, so I'm just going to write about the top 10 and then list the rest. *** 1/2 (very good) 1. Blood Simple (1985)- The Coen brothers were masters from the start, as proved here in their very first movie. It's one of the best in the neo-noir genre, which I am a fan of. Everything that makes the Coen brothers among the most original and interesting filmmakers around can be found in here, from the memorable, quirky characters to the plot twists that just ooze with irony to the half-funny, half-disturbing violence--it's all here. A great movie. 2. New York Doll (2005)- Starts off as a fairly interesting look at a singular rock musician who has completely changed his ways, and ends up being the most bittersweet documentary in recent memory. I'm not even a big fan of the New York Dolls, but that's not what this movie is about. Most rock documentaries are concert movies with some interview footage to tie it together (not that there's usually anything wrong with that). In this movie, the reunion performance of the Dolls is clearly not the focus. This is a deep, heartfelt character study of Arthur Kane, a man who I didn't realize until the movie's end how close it made me feel to him. Really touching stuff. 3. Love and Death on Long Island (1998)- I've always been such a fan of John Hurt, from his wonderfully show-stealing performance in Midnight Express to his heartbreaking transformation into John Merrick in The Elephant Man. He's really been an actor that I've kept my eye on over the years. And here is this little indie movie that went completely under the radar, and it has what is probably his best performance in it. This is a very subtle British comedy, and it is very funny at times, but John Hurt's performance elevates it to something very moving. 4. May (2003)- Despite the recommendations of many fellow schmoes, I never got around to seeing this movie until just this month. I rarely think cult movies are much more than curiosities with a few bizarrely interesting elements, but finally, here's a movie with a cult following that I can now call myself a member of. I guess the reason I liked it so much is because, although it is very weird, it never felt like it was weird just for the sake of being weird. It has a story, and a character you can actually care about. Needless to say, this is by far the most unique and interesting take on the usual "shy girl dates popular guy" story out there. 5. Notes on a Scandal (2006)- The performances by Dench and Blanchett got their notice, but why not many people saw this for the firecracker of a movie it is puzzles me. The whip-smart script allows Dame Judi Dench to deliver a vicious voice-over over the best performance of her career. Cate Blanchett nearly matches her as the teacher involed in the title's scandal. The movie gets more and more intriguing as it goes along, and ends up being devastatingly harsh in its depiction of these two women in desperation. 6. Funny Games (1997)- Shocking, disturbing, and everything else that's been said about it. It isn't the first time I've seen a movie in which the characters directly addressed the audience, but this is the one that caught me the most off-guard in doing so, since it was playing it so realistically until that point. By actually mentioning what the audience is expecting at various points, this is changed from what would have been a cold, harsh look at senseless violence into a thought-provoking commentary on violence itself, and specifically violence in the media. 7. Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2006)- One of the better concert movies I've seen. I think what sets Dave Chappelle apart is not only that he's effortlessly hilarious, but even moreso, that he's effortlessly likeable. There's no one better to host an event like this. The music is great, the atmosphere is laid-back and fun, and it's just the kind of movie that makes my hobby of watching movies all the more fun. 8. Sherrybaby (2006)- Maggie Gyllenhaal's performance in this movie is, without exception, my favorite performance of 2006. Granted, I still haven't seen Little Children, Venus, Half Nelson, or Inland Empire yet, but this beats anything else out there. Everything from her eyes, her facial expressions, and the subtlest of gestures contribute to making this not just a great performance, but one that could single-handedly make a case for Gyllenhaal being one of the best actresses of her generation. That's not to say that her performance is the only reason to see this movie. It's a heartbreaking look at a desperately lost woman just trying to find her place in the world. Sherry is a character who has not yet accepted the responsibilities that come with being an adult, like she's refusing to believe that she even has grown up. Throughout the movie, I was of course hoping that things would work out for her and especially her relationship with her daughter, but at the same time there is this wave of anger, frustration, and sadness just surfacing beneath everything she does. It's an emotional movie made even more effective by a stunning performance. 9. The Sunshine Boys (1975)- Hilariously funny movie that hasn't really aged a bit. It's got one-liners flying left and right, and nearly all of them work. I've been praising a lot of the movies I've been writing mini-reviews of here for having characters you could actually care about, and that applies to this one too. The comedy is great, but what makes this movie really special is the warmth provided by the characters. What's even more impressive is that the main character isn't even a warm guy or anything; the movie never demands or even asks the viewer to like him. But it's hard not to. Walter Matthau is such a brilliant actor for being able to pull off that kind of feat. He plays the grumpy old man that no one wants to be around better than anyone else probably in movie history. We can just as easily laugh hysterically at him, think he's a complete jerk, or be endeared by him. Come to think of it, the cumulative effect is a mix of all three of those. George Burns is just as great in the role he won an Oscar for. It was the first movie he had starred in for 36 years at the time, and that makes you wonder how much comic brilliance we were deprived of during that time. 10. Children of Men (2006)- A bleak dystopian view that has more heart than a good majority of science fiction movies out there. Usually, dystopian movies of its type are thought-provoking and all, but rarely are they this touching. Of course, the movie also looks amazing. Several moments sent shivers down my spine, such as the wordless sequence that leads to the movie's haunting ending. It's been described as "Blade Runner for the 21st century," but I have a suspicion that in given time, this will be regarded as every bit the equal of that earlier dystopian vision that has since been elevated to the status of a masterpiece. Oh, and the use of King Crimson's "The Court of the Crimson King" was absolutely perfect. There isn't a song that better fits the atmosphere of the movie. And the rest: 11. Pan's Labyrinth (2006) *** (good) 12. The Singing Detective (1986) 13. Stray Dog (1949) 14. Volver (2006) 15. Art School Confidential (2006) 16. Hilary and Jackie (1998) 17. Little Voice (1998) 18. Exotica (1994) 19. Pi (1998) 20. Shallow Grave (1994) 21. Office Space (1999) 22. Shopgirl (2005) 23. Cache (2005) 24. Bubba Ho-Tep (2003) 25. Akeelah and the Bee (2006) 26. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) 27. Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) 28. The Illusionist (2006) 29. Max (2002) 30. Jesus' Son (2000) ** 1/2 (decent) 31. Alfie (1966) 32. The Last King of Scotland (2006) ** (average) 33. Foreign Correspondent (1940) 34. The Ruling Class (1972) * (very bad) 35. M. Hulot's Holiday (1953) 1/2 * (awful) 36. The Seventh Continent (1989) I've refrained from doing "awards" for a while now since I never saw the point in handing out awards for a roster of movies that just one person viewed in only a month's time, but it is awards season after all, so I'll do it this once: Best Director- Joel Coen, Blood Simple Best Actor- Michael Gambon, The Singing Detective Best Actress- Maggie Gyllnehaal, Sherrybaby Best Supporting Actor- Alec Guinness, Kind Hearts and Coronets Best Supporting Actress- Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal Best Screenplay- Blood Simple Best Cinematography- Children of Men Biggest Surprise- New York Doll Biggest Disappointment- The Seventh Continent
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02-01-2007, 07:45 PM
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Babel (2006) - 5/5
Children of Men (2006) - 4/5 The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (2006) - 4/5 Notes on a Scandal (2006) - 4/5 The Swindle (1955) - 4/5 Lola Montes (1955) - 4/5 Y tu mama tambien (2002) - 4/5 Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) - 3/5 The Illusionist (2006) - 3/5 The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) - 3/5 Three Times (2006) - 3/5 Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) - 3/5 Conversations with Other Women (2006) - 3/5 Time to Leave (2006) - 3/5 Unknown White Male (2006) - 3/5 Jackass: Number Two (2006) - 2/5 Mr. Arkadin (1955) - 2/5 Duck Season (2006) - 2/5 Dreamgirls (2006) - 2/5 The Descent (2006) - 2/5 A Scanner Darkly (2006) - 1/5 Little Man (2006) - 1/5 Total: 22 BEST MOVIE: Babel WORST: Little Man FIRST SEEN: Jackass 2 LAST SEEN: The Swindle BEST DIRECTOR: Alfonso Cauron - Children of Men & Y Tu Mama Tambien BEST ACTOR: Frank Sinatra - The Man with the Golden Arm BEST ACTRESS: Cate Blanchett & Judi Dench - Notes on a Scandal *tie* BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Richard Basehart - The Swindle BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Rinko Kikuchi - Babel BIGGEST SURPRISES: The Illusionist, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENTS: The Descent, Duck Season, Mr. Arkadin MOST FUCKED UP: Jackass 2 “I’M SURE NO ONE ELSE HAS SEEN THIS”: The Swindle (it's the most obscure anyway, even though it's a Fellini film). “WHY IS HE/SHE STILL IN MOVIES?”: The Wayon’s Bros. ULTIMATE WTF MOMENT: Every moment of Little Man had me saying that. BEST SCENE: The ecstasy scene from the park to the club in Babel. Best scene of any movie from 2006 so far. MOVIE I FINALLY GOT TO SEE: Babel BEST TITLE: Notes on a Scandal
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02-01-2007, 08:42 PM
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10/10
Pan’s Labyrinth Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut Brokeback Mountain Gangs of New York 9/10 Baby Face Jarhead Rain Man 8/10 Casablanca Children of Men Midnight Cowboy Little Children Babel 7/10 Mr. Deeds Goes To Town The Queen 6/10 Girl, Interrupted Factory Girl The French Connection 5/10 True Romance 4/10 Romeo and Juliet(1968) Best Actor: Daniel Day Lewis, GANGS OF NEW YORK Best Actress: Kate Winselt, LITTLE CHILDREN Best Supporting Actor: Benicio Del Toro, FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS Best Supporting Actress: Michelle Williams, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN Best Director: And Lee, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN Best Original Screenplay: Guillermo del Toro, PAN’S LABRINYTH Best Adapted Screenplay: Terry Gilliam, FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS Biggest Surprise: FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS Biggest Disappointment: THE FRENCH CONNECTION Most Fucked-Up Movie: GIRL, INTERRUPTED “Why Is He/She Still in Movies?: Patricia Arquette Best Line: “We can’t stop here- this is bat country!” Best Scene: Jake Gyllenhaal dancing in a Santa thong, JARHEAD Movie I Finally Got to Friggin’ See: Midnight Cowboy Coolest Title: FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS BEST MOVIE  WORST MOVIE 
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02-01-2007, 08:42 PM
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*'s nest to rewatches.
Movies Seen: 46 First Time Viewings: 36 10/10: Mulholland Drive Requiem for a Dream Children of Men Fight Club* Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind* American History X Short Cuts* 9/10: Half Nelson Clerks 2* Gerry A Scanner Darkly 21 Grams Weeds: Season 1 12 Monkeys Le Samourai Elephant My Own Private Idaho 8/10: To Kill A Mockingbird The 400 Blows Amores Perros Pi* Clerks* Blow Days of Heaven The Last King of Scotland An Inconvenient Truth Dead Man Office Space* Groundhog Day* Goodfellas* Pan's Labyrinth 7/10: Midnight Cowboy Mallrats* The Warriors Heavenly Creatures Back To The Well: Clerks II Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle 6/10: Shadow of a Doubt The Alphabet (David Lynch short film) Don't Be A Menace To Society While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood Hard Candy 5/10, 4/10, 3/10: Nothing. 2/10: The Grandmother (David Lynch short film) The Cowboy and the Frenchman (David Lynch short film) 1/10: The Amputee (David Lynch short film) No Rating: Six Men Getting Sick (David Lynch short film) Lumiere (David Lynch short film) I love how rarely I see movies I don't like. From now on, only first time viewings will be listed. Favorite:  Requiem for a Dream Least Favorite:  The Amputee .. and pretty much the rest of the Short Films of David Lynch. First Movie I Saw This Month: Midnight Cowboy Last Movie I Saw This Month: My Own Private Idaho Best Actor: Ryan Gosling in Half Nelson Best Actress: Naomi Watts in Mulholland Drive Best Supporting Actor: Robert Downey Jr. in A Scanner Darkly Best Supporting Actress: Kate Winslet in Heavenly Creatures Best Director: David Aronofsky for Requiem for a Dream Best Screenplay: I don't know enough about screenwriting to be able to answer this..  Biggest Surprise: Half Nelson Biggest Disappointment: Hard Candy Most Fucked-Up Movie: One of the Short Films of David Lynch Person/Character I Never Want to Meet: Edward Norton's and Edward Furlong's dad in American History X. Ultimate WTF? Moment: The "Silencio" scene because I still don't understand it even after reading about it. And pretty much every moment of all the Short Films of David Lynch. Best Line: I never can remember lines unless people say them a ton... Best Scene: Probably the Children of Men scene where... you know which one I'm talking about. Movie I Finally Got to Friggin’ See: Requiem for a Dream Coolest Title: Requiem for a Dream Hottest Lady: Jennifer Connely in Requiem for a Dream Last edited by damien22; 02-01-2007 at 08:45 PM..
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02-01-2007, 08:57 PM
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02-01-2007, 09:09 PM
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JANUARY 2007
First Time Viewings: 11 Rewatches: 0 Babel - 9/10 Sophie Scholl: The Final Days - 8/10 Little Children - 8/10 Freedom Writers - 7/10 The Station Agent - 7/10 Children of Men - 7/10 The Break-Up - 7/10 Sherrybaby - 7/10 Last Night - 6/10 The Queen - 6/10 Saw III - 4/10 THE BEST:  BABEL THE WORST:  SAW III First Movie I Saw This Month: LAST NIGHT Last Movie I Saw This Month: SHERRYBABY Best Actor: Patrick Wilson, LITTLE CHILDREN Best Actress: Kate Winslet, LITTLE CHILDREN Best Supporting Actor: Jackie Earle Haley, LITTLE CHILDREN Best Supporting Actress: Adriana Barraza, BABEL Best Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu, BABEL Biggest Surprise: FREEDOM WRITERS Biggest Disappointment: SAW III Most Fucked-Up Movie: SAW III Movie I Finally Got to Friggin’ See: SOPHIE SCHOLL: THE FINAL DAYS, BABEL, LITTLE CHILDREN and SHERRYBABY - Waited to see these a long time! Coolest Title: BABEL
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02-02-2007, 05:21 AM
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24 films seen, 23 first time viewings, rewatches aren't eligible for awards
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FYI, the Best Scene category contains a spoiler for PERFUME. Ranked from best to worst: THE LIVES OF OTHERS 8/10 CHUNGKING EXPRESS 8/10 PERFUME: THE STORY OF A MURDERER 8/10 APOCALYPTO 8/10 THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND 8/10 THE PAGE TURNER 7/10 13 TZAMETI 7/10 RE-ANIMATOR 7/10 ROCKY BALBOA 7/10 FAT GIRL 7/10 THE ILLUSIONIST 7/10 SAW 7/10 (rewatch) IDIOCRACY 7/10 BLACK NARCISSUS 7/10 FLUSHED AWAY 7/10 THE QUEEN 7/10 THE HOST 7/10 LITTLE CHILDREN 6/10 HALF NELSON (2006) 6/10 THE BLACK DAHLIA 5/10 HAPPY FEET 5/10 DREAMGIRLS 5/10 SAW III 4/10 THE LAST KISS (2006) 4/10 First Movie I Saw This Month: THE LAST KISS (2006) Last Movie I Saw This Month: THE LIVES OF OTHERS Best Actor: Forest Whitaker - THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND Best Actress: Deborah Francois - THE PAGE TURNER Best Supporting Actor: Michael Sheen - THE QUEEN Best Supporting Actress: Mia Kirshner - THE BLACK DAHLIA Best Director: Wong Kar-Wei - CHUNGKING EXPRESS Best Original Screenplay: THE LIVES OF OTHERS Best Adapted Screenplay: PERFUME: THE STORY OF A MURDERER Biggest Surprise: ROCKY BALBOA Biggest Disappointment: THE LAST KISS (2006) Most Fucked-Up Movie: RE-ANIMATOR "I'm Pretty Damn Sure No One Else Has Seen This": THE LIVES OF OTHERS Person/Character I Never Want to Meet: Amanda (Shawnee Smith) - SAW III "Why Is He/She Still in Movies?": Justin Long - IDIOCRACY Recurring Genre: 2006 movies Ultimate WTF? Moment: The ending - FAT GIRL Best Line: "She died of woman cancer." - ROCKY BALBOA Best Scene: The mass orgy - PERFUME: THE STORY OF A MURDERER Movie I Finally Got to Friggin' See: RE-ANIMATOR Coolest Title: APOCALYPTO Hottest Lady: Roxane Mesquida - FAT GIRL
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02-03-2007, 02:08 AM
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Number of movies seen this month: 28
Best: CHILDREN OF MEN  Runner-ups: American Beauty, Taxi Driver, Magnolia, Layer Cake Worst: IDIOCRACY First Movie I Saw This Month: BEERFEST Last Movie I Saw This Month: TAXI DRIVER Best Actor: Robert De Niro, TAXI DRIVER Best Actress: Frances McDormand, FARGO Best Supporting Actor: Tom Cruise, MAGNOLIA Best Supporting Actress: Claire Hope-Ashitey, CHILDREN OF MEN Best Director: Alfonso Cuarón, CHILDREN OF MEN Best Original Screenplay: MAGNOLIA Best Adapted Screenplay: CHILDREN OF MEN Biggest Surprise: HULK (re-watch, sky-rocketed in my books) Biggest Disappointment: IDIOCRACY Most Fucked-Up Movie: FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS Ultimate WTF? Moment: frogs, MAGNOLIA Person/Character I Never Want to Meet: Gaear Grimsrud (Peter Stormare, FARGO) Best Line: I had always heard your entire life flashes in front of your eyes the second before you die. First of all, that one second isn't a second at all, it stretches on forever, like an ocean of time... For me, it was lying on my back at Boy Scout camp, watching falling stars... And yellow leaves, from the maple trees, that lined my street... Or my grandmother's hands, and the way her skin seemed like paper... And the first time I saw my cousin Tony's brand new Firebird... And Janie... And Janie... And... Carolyn. I guess I could be pretty pissed off about what happened to me... but it's hard to stay mad, when there's so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I'm seeing it all at once, and it's too much, my heart fills up like a balloon that's about to burst... And then I remember to relax, and stop trying to hold on to it, and then it flows through me like rain and I can't feel anything but gratitude for every single moment of my stupid little life... You have no idea what I'm talking about, I'm sure. But don't worry... you will someday. -Lester Burnham (AMERICAN BEAUTY) Best Scene: The one-take “running to the apartment tower” scene, CHILDREN OF MEN Movie I Finally Got to Friggin’ See: TAXI DRIVER Coolest Title: PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE Hottest Lady: I'll call it a tie between Rosario Dawson, CLERKS 2 and Jennifer Connelly, LITTLE CHILDREN/HULK
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