MOVIE RATING THREAD 2011

[Strang]

I don't think I've ever seen my favorite movie of the year this deep into the next, but A Separation is amazing. I'm pretty sure at least one other person had it on his list, but I can't find it. If it was at the top as it should be, it would have been easier. So it's not my fault.

Anyway, more than just that guy should see it. I realize they are not making it easy.

[Dalton]

I looked for it in South Carolina but no.

[SaveALemming]

WE BOUGHT A ZOO NEW
50/50
COWBOYS AND ALIENS
HUGO
PAUL
SOURCE CODE
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 2
KUNG FU PANDA 2
RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO NEW
X-MEN: FIRST CLASS
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCOL NEW
ADVENTURES OF TINTIN
CRAZY STUPID LOVE
OUR IDIOT BROTHER
THE MUPPETS
ARTHUR CHRISTMAS
FRIGHT NIGHT
PUSS IN BOOTS
CAPTAIN AMERICA
SUPER 8
SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS
BRIDESMAIDS
THOR
ADJUSTMENT BUREAU
THE DEBT
HANNA
RANGO
HOP
RED STATE NEW
DREAM HOUSE
WAR HORSE NEW
30 MINUTES OR LESS
LARRY CROWNE
ARTHUR
THE HELP
WINNIE THE POOH
SCREAM 4
THREE MUSKETEERS
DRIVE
IDES OF MARCH
REAL STEEL
TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
FAST FIVE
APOLLO 18
A VERY HAROLD AND KUMAR 3D CHRISTMAS
HORRIBLE BOSSES
THE THING
THE SITTER
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES
THE CONSPIRATOR
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS
YOUR HIGHNESS
LIMITLESS
COLOMBIANA
THE DILEMMA
SANCTUM
JANE EYRE
THE DARKEST HOUR
BREAKING DAWN PART 1
BAD TEACHER
AFRICAN CATS
BATTLE LOS ANGELES
MARS NEEDS MOMS
TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT
GNOMEO AND JULIET
CHANGE-UP
THE RITE
MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS
SMURFS
FINAL DESTINATION 5
CARS 2
DRIVE ANGRY
GREEN LANTERN
SUCKER PUNCH
I AM NUMBER FOUR
GREEN HORNET
THE HANGOVER II
SEASON OF THE WITCH
PRIEST
RED RIDING HOOD

I was waiting until I finally saw Red State to close out the year, so eventhough there's still a hand full of 2011s I stll wanna see, I think I'm about wrapped up. Loved all these additions. Zoo and 50/50 are actually gonna go back and forth for the top spot: I think 50/50 was a better made movie, but Zoo just made me so super happy.

[sean]

I don't think I've ever seen my favorite movie of the year this deep into the next, but A Separation is amazing. I'm pretty sure at least one other person had it on his list, but I can't find it. If it was at the top as it should be, it would have been easier. So it's not my fault.

Anyway, more than just that guy should see it. I realize they are not making it easy.

I think it was Donnacha, and I thought it was his favorite movie of the year.

Anyway, I'll vouch for it.  It's pretty great.  The plotting reminded me of 'Breaking Bad' in a way [obviously without the crime element]. 

[Donnacha]

Yeah, I saw it. I had it #2. Strang's right about them not making it easy, it only just came out in Chicago; fortunately, it's been on DVD in the UK for ages.

[BrianLynch]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II
Attack the Block
The Muppets
Bridesmaids
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
Drive NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW NEW
Cedar Rapids
Kung Fu Panda 2
Midnight in Paris
Captain America: The First Avenger
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Young Adult
Winnie The Pooh
The Descendants
Bad Teacher
50/50
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
X-Men: First Class
The Help
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol
Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
Super 8
Rango
The Adjustment Bureau
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
Rio
Pearl Jam Twenty
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Thor
30 Minutes or Less
Super
Horrible Bosses
Fast Five
Arthur
The Guard
Zookeeper
Our Idiot Brother
Cowboys & Aliens
Cars 2
Your Highness
The Hangover Part II
The Greatest Story Ever Sold
Paul
The Smurfs
Just Go With It
Spy Kids: All The Time in The World
Transformers: The Dark of the Moon
Hall Pass
The Green Hornet
Green Lantern

I thought DRIVE was great.  The first half was fantastic in terms of dialog and character and direction.  The second half was more typical, but fun and really gave Albert Brooks a chance to shine.  It was flawed, but insanely entertaining.

[Luke Erik]

Watched 50/50 last night.

I must not have a pulse, because not once did I ever make an emotional connection with any of the characters. "I'm peeing right now" was  the highlight of the film to me.

[Tom K.]

Watched 50/50 last night.

I must not have a pulse, because not once did I ever make an emotional connection with any of the characters. "I'm peeing right now" was  the highlight of the film to me.

It is with total sincerity and no intended disrespect that I have to ask:  Have you ever known anyone with cancer?

[Luke Erik]

It is with total sincerity and no intended disrespect that I have to ask:  Have you ever known anyone with cancer?

Tom, I don't think you've ever been disrespectful to anyone on this board. No worries.

My Mother is a survivor (thyroid), my Father in law is a survivor (prostate), my Grandmother is a survivor (lung), my friend who paid for the majority of my lap dances at my bachelor party is a survivor (testicular), my cousin is a survivor (breast cancer at 26), my pal who posts here as Magoonie is a survivor, and the list goes on and on.

Unfortunately I also have a list of friends and family who aren't survivors.

Also I've been very close to losing my life twice, and almost had both of my legs amputated, so I have my own personal experiences of what it feels like to have your life hanging in balance.

But for some reason 50/50 fell flat on me. I had more emotions flow through me when I watched Theo Huckstable visit his cancer diagnosed friend in The Cosby Show.

 

[Dalton]

Tom, I don't think you've ever been disrespectful to anyone on this board. No worries.

My Mother is a survivor (thyroid), my Father in law is a survivor (prostate), my Grandmother is a survivor (lung), my friend who paid for the majority of my lap dances at my bachelor party is a survivor (testicular), my cousin is a survivor (breast cancer at 26), my pal who posts here as Magoonie is a survivor, and the list goes on and on.

Unfortunately I also have a list of friends and family who aren't survivors.

Also I've been very close to losing my life twice, and almost had both of my legs amputated, so I have my own personal experiences of what it feels like to have your life hanging in balance.

Does your family live near a nuclear power plant or something?

[Luke Erik]

Does your family live near a nuclear power plant or something?

Another post you'll look back at and ask yourself "why did I type that?".

In all honesty, I know you're not trying to be rude.


Interesting story:

My Grandmother never smoked. Not a puff. Still she was diagnosed with lung cancer at about the same time my Grandfather's Alzheimer's started to progress rapidly. While in a waiting room, my Grandparents started chatting with another older couple, and within minutes they realized that both my Grandparents had attended the same high school with the husband of the couple, who also suffered from Alzheimer's disease.

Small world.

What was even more of a coincidence was that the husband of the couple also knew my Grandfather's best friend from WW2, Ganka. To this day my Grandmother tells me stories of my Grandfather and Ganka as Army MP's, both who died within weeks from each others death; God bless 'em both.     

[Dalton]

Another post you'll look back at and ask yourself "why did I type that?".

No, this one I'm comfortable with.

[Luke Erik]

No, this one I'm comfortable with.

Did you grow up near a jerk factory or something?

[Dalton]

Did you grow up near a jerk factory or something?

Ok George Coztanza.  Sorry to come off jerky.  You and your family and friends seem to face way more than your share of maladies. 

[Luke Erik]

Considering the "jerk factory", it was only in jest.

My family, friends, and everyone I've worked with would agree with you about my luck. "Well, that's Luke luck" is a phrase I hear too often. That said my life is a breeze compared to those who have no luck at all.