Month: December 2014

I think we have time for one more make-remake before the year rolls over. I liked it, even if it was a bit of a challenge keeping focus. This film is apparently impossible to get hold of, so I watched it on the youtube.

Title:	Solaris
Director:	L. Ishimbaeva / Boris Nirenburg
Score:	3/6
Scifi level:	Barely registers.

In a word: Tedious.  In two words: Occasionally funny.

Title:	The Trip
Director:	Michael Winterbottom
Score:	3/6
In three words:	Tristram Shandy was better.

I watched the rest.  Actually, I watched the whole film.  I stand by my original assessment.

Title:	Rubin & Ed
Director:	Trent Harris
Score:	8/10
Potential mantra:	I’m on a collision course with the brick wall of success.

I lolled out loud several times. 

Title:	Bad Santa
Director:	Terry Zwigoff
Score:	6/6
Mall santa:	A fate worse than alcoholism.

 

 

Never have I seen so many things come flying towards the camera.

Title:	A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas
Director:	Todd Strauss-Schulson
Score:	3/6
Watched in:	2D

Maybe I’m just desensitized, but I thought this was really boring, and the characters were completely unbelievable.  I thought Terrence was supposed to be good!

Title:	Badlands
Director:	Terrence Malick
Score:	2/6
Finished:	at 1.5x

Again with the lazy writing, Hollywood! I won’t bother with retyping my argument yet again! 

Title:	The Wolverine
Director:	James Mangold
Score:	3/7
Crush:	Yes, a little bit.

Noisey uploaded it to youtube, so I couldn’t help clicking, and then I couldn’t turn it off, even though it sits on the shelf behind me. 

Title:	loudQUIETloud
Director:	Matthew Galkin / Steven Cantor
Score:	5/6
Peeve:	Foley artist? Why does a documentary about the Pixies need a foley artist!?!!!!1ELEVEN!!11!

Saturday is family movie day, even when postponed. 

Title:	Home Alone
Director:	Chris Columbus
Score:	2099/2099
Dad thinks:	Slapstick never gets old.

Well made, but pointless.. 

Title:	Countdown
Director:	Robert Altman
Score:	3/6
CGI:	No CGI!