Rather than choose between a book and a comic, I’m going to choose one of each.
Winona Ryder starred in the film, but it was Angelina Jolie’s coming out party, and she took home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
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2011 Movie Review – Part 2
The 131 movies I saw last year was good (bad?) enough for 4th all time, behind only 2000, 2008, and 2001.
Now, continuing Tuesday’s look at the first batch of 50 movies that I saw last year, here are movies 51-100.
The Thirst (2006)
A dying girl becomes a vampire to stay alive.
The Good Life (2007)
A kid who doesn’t fit in meets a girl who encourages him to look beyond the town’s borders.
Thor (2011)
The Norse thunder god falls from grace and recovers quickly to save Asgard.
The American (2010)
George Clooney stars as a former hitman trying to go straight.
Due Date (2010)
Robert Downey Jr goes through his own Planes, Trains, and Automobiles moments while trying to get home for the birth of his child.
Valentine’s Day (2010)
A group of vignettes celebrating the day that celebrates love.
MacGruber (2010)
The latest one-note SNL sketch to get strectched out to feature length.
2011 Review – Movies Part 1
Like last year, I’m going to take a look back at the movies I saw during the previous year. When not working, watching too much TV, going to baseball games, or reading, I managed to watch 131 new movies last year.
Natalie Portman starred in 4 films I saw for the yearly lead, with Leonardo DiCaprio coming in second with 3.
For fun, here’s a quick review of the first 50 films I saw last year and what recollection, if any, I have of them. They are listed in the order I saw them.
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
2 vacationing American girls fall in love with the same Spanish painter.
Night At the Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian (2009)
I never saw the first one, but Amy Adams was enough of a draw to give this one a chance.
Splice (2010)
An entertaining look at what happens when scientists worry more about what they can do instead of what they should do.
The Kids Are All Right (2010)
The children of two lesbians go searching for their father. My first exposure to Mia Wasikowska, who I think has a chance to be really good.
Bandslam (2009)
A kid obsessed with music lies about his father in order to fit in.
All Good Things (2010)
Ryan Gosling kills Kirsten Dunst, and then dresses up in womens clothing.
Frozen (2010)
A very engaging tale of three friends stuck on a ski lift for a week.
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Tom Hanks goes looking for Leonardo DiCaprio.
Inception (2010)
Leonardo DiCaprio (him again?) looks for secrets in other people’s dreams while avoiding his own.