Films seen: in 2008
Submitted by socialretard on Thu, 01/03/2008 - 02:27
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- 196. [28 Dec] /The Taking of Pelham One Two Three/ (1974, Joseph Sargent) (B+)
- 195. [28 Dec] The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951, Robert Wise) (B)
- 194. [28 Dec] Reprise (2008, Joachim Trier) (C+/B-)
- 193. [27 Dec] Doubt (2008, John Patrick Shanley) [*] (B)
- 192. [26 Dec] Snow Angels (2008, David Gordon Green) (C+/B-)
- 191. [25 Dec] OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2008, Michel Hazanavicius) (B)
- 190. [25 Dec] The Laughing Policeman (1973, Stuart Rosenberg) (C+/B-)
- 189. [25 Dec] The Fall (2008, Tarsem Singh) (C+)
- 188. [24 Dec] The TV Set (2006, Jake Kasdan) (C+/B-)
- 187. [24 Dec] /Big Trouble in Little China/ (1986, John Carpenter) (B-)
- 186. [22 Dec] The Stranger (1946, Orson Welles) (C+)
- 185. [22 Dec] Chop Shop (2008, Ramin Bahrani) (B/B+)
- 184. [21 Dec] /Die Hard/ (1988, John McTiernan) (B+)
- 183. [21 Dec] FBI Girl (1951, William Berke) (B-)
- 182. [21 Dec] /Dead Reckoning/ (1947, John Cromwell) (B-)
- 181. [18 Dec] Stuck (2008, Stuart Gordon) (B)
- 180. [15 Dec] Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix (2007, David Yates) (B)
- 179. [14 Dec] Outside Providence (1999, Michael Corrente) (C+)
- 178. [14 Dec] /Animal House/ (1978, John Landis) (B+)
- 177. [11 Dec] Red (2008, Trygve Allister Diesen & Lucky McKee) (B-)
- 176. [09 Dec] Mister Foe (2008, David Mackenzie) (B)
- 175. [08 Dec] Surfwise (2008, Doug Pray) (B)
- 174. [07 Dec) Girl 27 (2007, David Stenn) (B-)
- 173. [05 Dec] /High Fidelity/ (2000, Stephen Frears) (B)
- 172. [30 Nov] Rachel Getting Married (2008, Jonathan Demme) [*] (B-)
- 171. [27 Nov] Milk (2008, Gus Van Sant) [*] (B)
- 170. [26 Nov] /The Times of Harvey Milk/ (1984, Rob Epstein) (A-)
- 169. [24 Nov] /The Hudsucker Proxy/ (1994, Joel Coen) (B)
- 168. [23 Nov] The Recruiter (2008, Edet Belzberg) (B)
- 167. [18 Nov] Boy A (2008, John Crowley) (B)
- 166. [14 Nov] The Incredible Hulk (2008, Louis Leterrier) (C)
- 165. [11 Nov] Paranoid Park (2008, Gus Van Sant) (B-)
- 164. [09 Nov] Burn After Reading (2008, Coen Bros.) [*] (C+)
- 163. [05 Nov] Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008, Nicholas Stoller) (C+)
- 162. [02 Nov] Bigger Stronger Faster* (* The Side Effects of Being American) (Christopher Bell) (B)
- 161. [31 Oct] Corridors of Blood (1958, Robert Day) (B-)
- 160. [27 Oct] Mulberry Street (2006, Jim Mickle) (B)
- 159. [25 Oct] Theatre of Blood (1973, Douglas Hickox) (B-)
- 158. [25 Oct] W. (2008, Oliver Stone) [*] (C+)
- 157. [20 Oct] The Visitor (2008, Tom McCarthy) (B+)
- 156. [15 Oct] The Undying Monster (1942, John Brahm) (B-)
- 155. [10 Oct] Black Sheep (2006, Jonathan King) (B)
- 154. [09 Oct] Highway 301 (1950, Andrew L. Stone) [SAMNOIR] (C+)
- 153. [09 Oct] Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954, Jack Arnold) (B-)
- 152. [05 Oct] /Near Dark/ (1987, Kathryn Bigelow) (C+)
- 151. [04 Oct] The Skull (1965, Freddie Francis) (B-)
- 150. [04 Oct] Alligator (1980, Lewis Teague) (C+/B-)
- 149. [02 Oct] Storm Warning (1951, Stuart Heisler) [SAMNOIR] (B-)
- 148. [30 Sep] Unknown Passage: The Dead Moon Story (2004, Kate Fix & Jason Summers) (B)
- 147. [29 Sep] /Cool Hand Luke/ (1967, Stuart Rosenberg) (B+)
- 146. [22 Sep] Charlie Bartlett (2008, Jon Poll) (C+)
- 145. [21 Sep] Lakeview Terrace (2008, Neil LaBute) [*] (C)
- 144. [18 Sep] /Sunset Boulevard/ (1950, Billy Wilder) (A-)
- 143. [16 Sep] Be Kind Rewind (2008, Michel Gondry) (B)
- 142. [15 Sep] Redbelt (2008, David Mamet) (C+)
- 141. [07 Sep] Big Rig (2007, Doug Pray) (B)
- 140. [07 Sep] I Confess (1953, Alfred Hitchcock) (C+)
- 139. [26 Aug] /The Wrong Man/ (1956, Alfred Hitchcock) (B)
- 138. [25 Aug] /North By Northwest/ (1959, Alfred Hitchcock) (B+)
- 137. [24 Aug] /Rear Window/ (1954, Alfred Hitchcock) (A)
- 136. [23 Aug] Stage Fright (1950, Alfred Hitchcock) (B-)
- 135. [23 Aug] Notorious (1946, Alfred Hitchcock) (B-)
- 134. [23 Aug] Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008, Guillermo del Toro) [*] (B-)
- 133. [22 Aug] Shadow of a Doubt (1943, Alfred Hitchcock) (B)
- 132. [21 Aug] /The Birds/ (1963, Alfred Hitchcock) (B+)
- 131. [18 Aug] To Catch a Thief (1955, Alfred Hitchcock) (B-)
- 130. [17 Aug] /Hellboy/ (2004, Guillermo del Toro) (B-)
- 129. [17 Aug] The Lady Vanishes (1938, Alfred Hitchcock) (B)
- 128. [16 Aug] Tropic Thunder (2008, Ben Stiller) [*] (C+)
- 127. [13 Aug] /The Man Who Knew Too Much/ (1956, Alfred Hitchcock) (B-)
- 126. [10 Aug] /Dial M For Murder/ (1954, Alfred Hitchcock) (B)
- 125. [10 Aug] Pineapple Express (2008, David Gordon Green) [*] (C+)
- 124. [09 Aug] Saboteur (1942, Alfred Hitchcock) (B-)
- 123. [09 Aug] /Suspicion/ (1941, Alfred Hitchcock) (B)
- 122. [08 Aug] /Strangers on a Train/ (1951, Alfred Hitchcock) (B+)
- 121. [08 Aug] Man of the West (1958, Anthony Mann) (B-)
- 120. [06 Aug] /The Enforcer/ (1976, James Fargo) (B-)
- 119. [03 Aug] /Magnum Force/ (1973, Ted Post) (B)
- 118. [02 Aug] Funny Games (2007, Michael Haneke) (B-)
- 117. [01 Aug] /The Dead Pool/ (1988, Buddy Van Horn) (C+)
- 116. [31 Jul] /Sudden Impact/ (1983, Clint Eastwood) (C)
- 115. [27 Jul] The Day of the Outlaw (1959, Andre de Toth) (B+)
- 114. [27 Jul] Dangerous Crossing (1953, Joseph M. Newman) (B-)
- 113. [27 Jul] The Dark Knight (2008, Christopher Nolan) [*] (B)
- 112. [12 Jul] Cassandra's Dream (2007, Woody Allen) (C+)
- 111. [06 Jul] Careless (2007, Peter Spears) (C)
- 110. [05 Jul] 2 Days in Paris (2007, Julie Delpy) (C+)
- 109. [05 Jul] Evil (2003, Mikael Hafstrom) (B-)
- 108. [04 Jul] E-dreams (2001, Wonsuk Chin) (C+)
- 107. [29 Jun] Super High Me (2007, Michael Blieden) (C+)
- 106. [28 Jun] Wall-E (2008, Andrew Stanton) [*] (B)
- 105. [27 Jun] In Bruges (2008, Martin McDonagh) (B+)
- 104. [22 Jun] Starting Out in the Evening (2007, Andrew Wagner) (B-)
- 103. [21 Jun] The Comedians of Comedy (2005, Michael Blieden) (B)
- 102. [21 Jun] Joy Division (2007, Grant Gee) (B+)
- 101. [18 Jun] The Star Chamber (1983, Peter Hyams) (C)
- 100. [16 Jun] Resolved (2007, Greg Whiteley) (B)
- 099. [15 Jun] Union Station (1950, Rudolph Maté) (B)
- 098. [15 Jun] Towelhead (2007, Alan Ball) [SIFF] (B-)
- 097. [13 Jun] Triangle (2007, Tsui Hark/Ringo Lam/Johnnie To) [SIFF] (B-)
- 096. [12 Jun] Lady Jane (2008, Robert Guédiguian) [SIFF] (C+)
- 095. [11 Jun] /Raiders of the Lost Ark/ (1981, Steven Spielberg) (B+)
- 094. [11 Jun] Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008, Marina Zenovich) (B)
- 093. [10 Jun] Island of Lost Souls (2007, Nikolaj Arcel) [SIFF] (C+)
- 092. [08 Jun] The Great Buck Howard (2008, Sean McGinly) [SIFF] (B-)
- 091. [07 Jun] Frontier(s) (2007, Xavier Gens) (C-)
- 090. [07 Jun] Choke (2008, Clark Gregg) [SIFF] (C+)
- 089. [07 Jun] Man on Wire (2007, James Marsh) [SIFF] (B+)
- 088. [06 Jun] The Wave (2008, Dennis Gansel) [SIFF] (B)
- 087. [06 Jun] Jar City (2007, Baltasar Kormákur) [SIFF] (B)
- 086. [05 Jun] Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2008, Sacha Gervasi) [SIFF] (B+)
- 085. [04 Jun] Encounters at the End of the World (2007, Werner Herzog) [SIFF] (B+)
- 084. [03 Jun] Mad Detective (2007, Johnnie To) [SIFF] (C+)
- 083. [02 Jun] Sparrow (2007, Johnnie To) [SIFF] (B)
- 082. [01 Jun] American Gangster (2007, Ridley Scott) (B-)
- 081. [31 May] Ain't Scared (2007, Audrey Estrougo) [SIFF] (C+)
- 080. [31 May] Ploy (2007, Pen-ek Ratanaruang) [SIFF] (B)
- 079. [30 May] American Teen (2008, Nanette Burstein) [SIFF] (B-)
- 078. [29 May] We Want Roses Too (2007, Alina Marazzi) [SIFF] (B+)
- 077. [27 May] Blast of Silence (1961, Allen Baron) (B)
- 076. [26 May] Dust (2007, Hartmut Bitomsky) [SIFF] (C+)
- 075. [26 May] Transsiberian (2008, Brad Anderson) [SIFF] (B-)
- 074. [25 May] It Always Rains on Sunday (1947, Robert Hamer) [SIFF] (B)
- 073. [25 May] Heavy Metal in Baghdad (2008, Suroosh Alvi & Eddy Moretti) [SIFF] (B+)
- 072. [24 May] Juno (2007, Jason Reitman) (C+)
- 071. [24 May] Gonzo: The Life & Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008, Alex Gibney) [SIFF] (B)
- 070. [23 May] /Soylent Green/ (1973, Richard Fleischer) (C+)
- 069. [22 May] I Want Someone To Eat Cheese With (2007, Jeff Garlin) (C)
- 068. [19 May] Blazing Saddles (1974, Mel Brooks) (B+)
- 067. [18 May] Silent Running (1972, Douglas Trumbull) (B-)
- 066. [17 May] The Orphanage (2007, Juan Antonio Bayona) (B-)
- 065. [13 May] Teeth (2007, Mitchell Lichtenstein) (C+)
- 064. [11 May] Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy (2001, Scott J. Gill)
- 063. [11 May] The Andromeda Strain (1971, Robert Wise (C+)
- 062. [09 May] No Way Out (1950, Joseph L. Mankiewicz) (B)
- 061. [04 May] Iron Man (2008, Jon Favreau) [*] (B-)
- 060. [15 Apr] Executive Suite (1954, Robert Wise) (B)
- 059. [14 Apr] Yellow Sky (1948, William Wellman) (B-)
- 058. [10 Apr] Run for the Sun (1956, Roy Boulting) (B-)
- 057. [06 Apr] /Panic in the Streets/ (1950, Elia Kazan) (B)
- 056. [06 Apr] /Kiss of Death/ (1947, Henry Hathaway) (B-)
- 055. [05 Apr] Coming Apart (1969, Milton Moses Ginsberg) (B)
- 054. [04 Apr] Payday (1973, Daryl Duke) (B)
- 053. [30 Mar] Bone (1972, Larry Cohen) (C)
- 052. [29 Mar] /Alien/ (1979, Ridley Scott) (B+)
- 051. [29 Mar] /Across 110th Street/ (1972, Barry Shear) (B-)
- 050. [28 Mar] Brubaker (1980, Stuart Rosenberg) (C+)
- 049. [25 Mar] All That Jazz (1979, Bob Fosse) (B-)
- 048. [23 Mar] The Seven-Ups (1973, Philip D'Antoni) (B-)
- 047. [22 Mar] /52 Pick-Up/ (1986, John Frankenheimer) (B-)
- 046. [16 Mar] Baby Face (1933, Alfred E. Green) (B)
- 045. [15 Mar] 3:10 To Yuma (2007, James Mangold) (B+)
- 044. [15 Mar] The Omega Man (1971, Boris Sagal) (C+)
- 043. [08 Mar] Crazy Love (2007, Dan Klores) (B)
- 042. [04 Mar] Manufacturing Dissent (2007, Rick Caine/Debbie Melnyk) (B-)
- 041. [03 Mar] Witchfinder General (1968, Michael Reeves) (B)
- 040. [02 Mar] 5 Against the House (1955, Phil Karlson) [*] (B-)
- 039. [01 Mar] The Gods of Times Square (1999, Richard Sandler) (C+)
- 038. [26 Feb] The Killing Kind (1973, Curtis Harrington) (C+)
- 037. [24 Feb] Park Row (1952, Samuel Fuller) (B+)
- 036. [09 Feb] Isle of The Dead (1945, Mark Robson) (C+)
- 035. [09 Feb] Cloverfield (2008, Matt Reeves) [*] (B)
- 034. [07 Feb] Victim (1961, Basil Dearden) [SAMBRIT] (B+)
- 033. [06 Feb] The Seventh Victim (1943, Mark Robson) (B-)
- 032. [03 Feb] La Vie en Rose (2007, Olivier Dahan) (C+)
- 031. [03 Feb] Away From Her (2007, Sarah Polley) (B-)
- 030. [02 Feb] Once (2007, John Carney) (B)
- 029. [31 Jan] /Night of The Demon/ (1957, Jacques Tourneur) [SAMBRIT] (B-)
- 028. [27 Jan] Night Has 1000 Eyes (1948, John Farrow) [SFNOIR] (B)
- 027. [27 Jan] Moonrise (1948, Frank Borzage) [SFNOIR] (B-)
- 026. [26 Jan] /Gun Crazy/ (1950, Joseph H. Lewis) [SFNOIR] (B+)
- 025. [26 Jan] The Prowler (1951, Joseph Losey) [SFNOIR] (B)
- 024. [25 Jan] The Hard Way (1943, Vincent Sherman) [SFNOIR] (B)
- 023. [25 Jan] Repeat Performance (1947, Alfred Werker) [SFNOIR] (B-)
- 022. [20 Jan] After The Wedding (2007, Susanne Bier) (B+)
- 021. [20 Jan] Adam's Apples (2007, Anders Thomas Jensen) (B-)
- 020. [19 Jan] Poison Friends (2007, Emmanuel Bourdieu) (C+)
- 019. [18 Jan] Cashback (2007, Sean Ellis) (C+)
- 018. [14 Jan] Gone Baby Gone (2007, Ben Affleck) (B+)
- 017. [13 Jan] Joshua (2007, George Ratliff) (B)
- 016. [13 Jan] Billy The Kid (2007, Jennifer Venditti) [*] (C+)
- 015. [12 Jan] My Best Friend (2007, Patrice Leconte) (C+)
- 014. [11 Jan] Fido (2007, Andrew Currie) (B-)
- 013. [10 Jan] Father Brown (aka The Detective) (1954, Robert Hamer) [SAMBRIT] (B-)
- 012. [09 Jan] Sunshine (2007, Danny Boyle) (C+)
- 011. [07 Jan] Protagonist (2007, Jessica Yu) (A-)
- 010. [05 Jan] Waitress (2007, Adrienne Shelly) (C+)
- 009. [05 Jan] Private Property (2007, Joachim Lafosse) (B-)
- 008. [05 Jan] There Will Be Blood (2007, P.T. Anderson) [*] (B+)
- 007. [04 Jan] Breach (2007, Billy Ray) (C+)
- 006. [03 Jan] Election 2 (2007, Johnnie To) (B+)
- 005. [02 Jan] Helvetica (2007, Gary Hustwit) (B)
- 004. [01 Jan] /Zodiac/ (2007, David Fincher) (B+)
- 003. [01 Jan] Letter From an Unknown Woman (1948, Max Ophuls) (B+)
- 002. [01 Jan] Day Night Day Night (2007, Julia Loktev) (B)
- 001. [01 Jan] Secret Beyond The Door (1948, Fritz Lang) (B)
Author Comments:
A = loved it
A- = liked it a lot, almost loved it
B+ = liked it a lot
B = liked it
B- = liked it, worth seeing with some reservations
C+ = liked things about it, but just falls short of recommending
C = didn't like it much
C- = really didn't like it
D+/D/D-/F = various shades of hating it
[*] = seen in theatre
/ / = previously seen
SEANOIR = Noir City: Seattle
SFNOIR = Noir City: SF Film Noir Festival
SFIFF = San Francisco Int'l Film Fest
SIFF = Seattle Int'l Film Fest
SAMNOIR = Seattle Art Museum Noir Series
SAMBRIT = Seattle Art Museum British Series
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I want a T-shirt made up that says, "Deranged Penguin."
Ha...yeah, that would be cool. I was also hoping that Elysian Brewing would do shirts for a beer they just put on called Poison Dwarf. What would happen if Deranged Penguin met Poison Dwarf. It could be epic.
No grade for Raiders?
Been thinking about it. Odd to grade stuff I've seen several times. The 12 yr. old me who saw it in 1981 in a theater would have given it an A. The late-teen/early 20's me who saw it again would have given it an A-. Now, at age 38, it didn't seem as magical. Still very entertaining and all, but maybe only a B+ for me. I'm scared to watch Temple of Doom again. Even a much younger me thought Kate Capshaw was annoying as hell.
Yeah, Temple of Doom is pretty weak. Capshaw *is* incredibly annoying and that Asian kid isn't much better. I saw all three of the Indiana Jones movies at least once each on cable before Crystal Skull came out. Raiders, for me, is still an A-, while Temple is a C+ and Last Crusade is a B.
Do you even remember what you thought of Brad Anderson's Transsiberian? It sounds like something I would really be into.
If you can turn your brain off and enjoy the ride, you'll like it. If you start thinking rationally about the things some of the characters do, you'll get annoyed. So yeah...ridiculous but entertaining.
Damn, guess that kinda thing should be left to Hitchcock.
Whoah, a "B-" for "Notorious"? Really?
I'm sure I lowballed it...good performances, just solid all around. But, honestly, it just bored me. I don't really respond much to stuff that's got a heavy romance angle. I didn't like Suspicion much either and that was solid.