weekly movie post
And Boo! to the rumors going around the Crossing Jordan is canceled. (Hooray Beer!) I agree that the show was going downhill and it makes sense but that was a horrible SERIES finale! Come on!
i love how on flixster, the only picture uploaded for nick nolte is his mug shot.
In other news: my legs hate me today.
I can't even think if curtis and i did anything worth mentioning this week. we finished cleaning the house on Monday or Tuesday so it's all nice and sparkly clean. on friday we went and ate at brixx (which is my new favorite restaurant) and then we went to center city park and walked around. then we went and wandered through an art exhibit filled with giant pottery. then we went shopping. on saturday morning we went downtown for the arts & antiques fesitval that we went to last year. it seemed like it was both bigger and smaller this year but we did go a lot earlier. there were more tables set up with vendors from outside of greensboro (but still nc) but there were less tables out in front of local stores. i got two really cool anklets and a pair of earrings. then we had to rush home and change and rush back out to go to a wedding and we hit traffic right as we got on the highway...but we made it exactly on time. one of my coworkers from youth focus got married. it was such a cute ceremony and the weather was absolutely PERFECT for a wedding. :-)
This was a random movie week. For a few of them curtis picked numbers and we went with 2 out of 3 of his random choices.
The movies were Alpha Dog, Meet the Fockers, Hotel Rwanda, and The Devil Wears Prada (I watched this one by myself cause curtis is in DE for a few days).
Alpha Dog 2006 - Nick Cassavetes helmed this gritty, character-driven drama based on the true story of Jesse James Hollywood -- one of the youngest men ever to appear on the FBI's Most Wanted list. Planning to follow in his criminal father's footsteps, drug-peddling Johnny Truelove (Emile Hirsch) finds himself in dutch with the feds and facing a lifetime behind bars. The high-powered cast includes Justin Timberlake, Sharon Stone and Bruce Willis.
It was a pretty good movie...it ranks up there on my most depressing movies list but it didnt really make me cry. I felt like the documentary-ish feel took away from the movie and the print was so tiny that I could barely even read it anyway. Timberlake's performance wasn't really as awesome as I've heard it was. The movie is about a truely horrible story...they could have stopped things and it didn't have to end the way it did.
Meet the Fockers 2004 - In this sequel to the hilarious Meet the Parents, ex-CIA man Jack Byrnes ( Robert De Niro) and his wife Dina (Blythe Danner) head for Florida to meet son-in-law-to-be Greg's ( Ben Stiller) mom and dad, Bernie ( Dustin Hoffman) and Roz (Barbra Streisand) Focker. Unlike their happily matched offspring, the senior Byrnes and Fockers find themselves in a situation of opposites that don't attract!
I liked this one better than the first I think. Maybe because I love Dustin Hoffman and I can't believe that he's 70! I thought it was really cute.
Hotel Rwanda 2005 - Amid the holocaust of internecine tribal fighting in Rwanda that sees the savage butchering of hundreds of thousands of men, women and children, one ordinary man (Oscar nominee Don Cheadle) musters the courage to save more than 1,000 helpless refugees by sheltering them in the hotel he manages. Sophie Okonedo, Nick Nolte and Joaquin Phoenix co-star in this powerful film (sort of an African version of Schindler's List) directed by Terry George.
I don't know how to explain this movie without being cliche or sounding like a tagline. I mean it really just was a powerful story about one ordinary man in Rwanda who saved 1200 lives. It was a very informative movie and very touching. I think Don Cheadle was just the perfect pick to play Paul.
The Devil Wears Prada 2006 - After taking a job in the Big Apple as assistant to powerful fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly ( Meryl Streep, in an Oscar-nominated role), small-town girl Andrea Sachs (Anne Hathaway ) is thrilled -- at first. But the magic soon wears off, leaving Andrea feeling battered and used -- and wondering whether working for the boss from hell will pay off. Helmed by David Frankel, this adaptation of Lauren Weisberger's best-seller also stars Stanley Tucci .
This was cute. I thought it was going to be funnier. It was more just amusing than laugh out loud funny. It seems like Anne Hathaway is getting type-cast into these "Cinderella" type roles. And Meryl Streep seems a lot like Cruella De Ville in this movie (I think Glenn Close actually played Cruella).
I was working on this last week but because it was so insane I just didnt have time. I went through the rotten tomatoes worst to best list of movies based on comics (strips, books, manga, and graphic novels). I turned it into one of those silly movie memes where you bold the ones that you've seen. My comments are in italics.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/features/special/2007/comic/?r=94&mid=1142437
I felt like adding in the info about which comic company the movie is from and the comic book if it's different than the title.
94. Son of the Mask (2005 - Dark Horse)
93. Elektra (2005 - Marvel)
92. Catwoman (2004 - DC)
91. Garfield the Movie (2004 - Comic Strip by Jim Davis) ugh...i will never ever see this movie
90. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003 - DC)
89. Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties (2006)
88. Batman & Robin (1997 - DC)
87. Pathfinder (2007 - Dark Horse)
86. Virus (1998 - Dark Horse)
85. Monkeybone (2001 - Graphic Novel Dark Town) i didnt know this was based on a comic
84. Judge Dredd (1995 - IPC Media (British))
83. Alien vs. Predator (2004 - Dark Horse)
82. Bulletproof Monk (2003 - Comic Book by Michael Avon Oeming)
81. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987 - DC)
80. The Crow: City of Angels (1996 - Comic Book by James O'Barr)
79. Fantastic Four (2005 - DC)
78. Steel (1997 - DC)
77. Supergirl (1984 - DC)
76. Blade: Trinity (2004 - Marvel)
75. Appleseed (2004 - Manga)
74. Tales from the Crypt - Bordello of Blood (1996 - EC)
73. Punisher (2004 - Marvel)
72. Ghost Rider (2007 - Marvel)
71. Superman III (1983)
70. Howard the Duck (1986 - Marvel)
69. Spawn (1997 - Image)
68. The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green (2006 - Comic Strip by Eric Orner)
67. TMNT (2007 - Mirage)
66. Art School Confidential (2006 - Comic by Daniel Clowes)
65. Richie Rich (1994 - Harvey) just a silly kids movie
64. Dennis the Menace (1993 - Comic Strip by Hank Ketcham)
63. Barb Wire (1996 - Dark Horse)
62. The Shadow (1994 - famous pulp hero created by Walter B. Gibson)
61. Men in Black II(2002 - Comic Book by Lowell Cunningham) utterly forgettable
60. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 - The Secret of the Ooze (1991 - Mirage)
59. Tank Girl (1995 - British Comic by Jamie Hewlett)
58. The Phantom (1996 - DC)
57. Casper (1995 - Harvey) this was just a simple family movie...i didnt think it should have gotten such a bad review
56. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - The Movie(1990)
55. Daredevil (2003 - Marvel)
54. Batman Forever (1995)
53. Constantine (2005 - DC Hellblazer)
52. Azumi (2006 - Manga)
51. Timecop (1994 - Dark Horse)
50. Blade (1998)
49. Annie (1982 - Comic Strip by Harold Gray, Little Orphan Annie)
48. Josie and the Pussycats (2001 - Archie)
47. Uzumaki (2002 - Manga)
46. The Addams Family (1991 - based on characters from cartoons in the New Yorker by Charles Addams)
45. The Princess Blade (2003 - Manga)
44. Blade 2 (2002)
Here's where the actual tomatometer score gets positive with a 61% but it fluctuates a bit between rotten and fresh for the next few movies
43. Popeye (1980 - Comc strip character created by E. C. Segar)
42. Creepshow (1982 - homage to EC horror comic books from the '50s)
41. From Hell (2001 - Graphic novel by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell)
40. Heavy Metal (1981 - Sci-Fi and Fantasy Comics Magazine)
39. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006 - Marvel)
38. Ichi the Killer (2002 - Manga)
37. Mystery Men (1999 - loosely based on Image's Flaming Carrot Comics) i think this movie is very unappreciated
36. Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004 - Manga)
35. Spider-Man 3 (2007 - Marvel)
Here's where the adjusted tomato score gets positive with a 60
34. 300 (2007 - Graphic Novel by Frank Miller)
33. The Rocketeer (1991 - Comic Book by Dave Stevens) i remember watching this on the disney channel when i was younger
32. Hulk (2003 - Marvel)
31. Dick Tracy (1990 - Comic Strip by Chester Gould)
30. Swamp Thing (1981 - DC)
29. Barbarella (1968 - French Comic Book by Jean-Claude Forest)
28. Addams Family Values (1993)
27. Batman (1989)
26. The Mask (1994)
25. Flash Gordon (1980 - Comic Strip created by Alex Raymond) what about flesh gordon? don't pornos spoofing comic book movies count?
24. Batman - Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
23. Batman Returns (1992)
22. V For Vendetta (2005 - Comic Book by Alan Moore and David Lloyd) see a recent lj entry for my complete review
21. Akira (1988 - Manga)
20. Over the Hedge (2006 - Comic Strip by Michael Fry and T. Lewis
19. Superman II (1980)
18. The Crow (1994) i really enjoy this movie and it took me a long time to actually see it and i could watch it a milliion times
17. Superman Returns (2006) boring
16. X-Men (2000)
15. Sin City (2005 - Graphic Novel by Frank Miller) one of my absolute favorites!
14. Ghost in the Shell (1995 - Manga)
13. Hellboy (2004 - Dark Horse)
12. Oldboy (2005 - Manga)
11. Road to Perdition (2002 - Graphic Novel by Max Allan Collins)
10. Metropolis (2002 - Manga)
9. Superman: The Movie (1978)
8. Batman Begins (2005)
7. Men in Black (1997)
6. A History of Violence (2005 - Graphic Novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke)
5. X2: X-Men United (2003)
4. Spider-Man (2002)
3. Ghost World (2001 - Graphic Novel by Daniel Clowes) i was surprised to see this movie on here. i love this movie except for the fact that it is the reason why i had the infamous dream about me making out with steve buscemi in a closet *shudders*
2. American Splendor (2003 - Graphic Novels and Comic Books by Harvey Pekar)
1. Spider-Man 2 (2004)
i love how on flixster, the only picture uploaded for nick nolte is his mug shot.
In other news: my legs hate me today.
I can't even think if curtis and i did anything worth mentioning this week. we finished cleaning the house on Monday or Tuesday so it's all nice and sparkly clean. on friday we went and ate at brixx (which is my new favorite restaurant) and then we went to center city park and walked around. then we went and wandered through an art exhibit filled with giant pottery. then we went shopping. on saturday morning we went downtown for the arts & antiques fesitval that we went to last year. it seemed like it was both bigger and smaller this year but we did go a lot earlier. there were more tables set up with vendors from outside of greensboro (but still nc) but there were less tables out in front of local stores. i got two really cool anklets and a pair of earrings. then we had to rush home and change and rush back out to go to a wedding and we hit traffic right as we got on the highway...but we made it exactly on time. one of my coworkers from youth focus got married. it was such a cute ceremony and the weather was absolutely PERFECT for a wedding. :-)
This was a random movie week. For a few of them curtis picked numbers and we went with 2 out of 3 of his random choices.
The movies were Alpha Dog, Meet the Fockers, Hotel Rwanda, and The Devil Wears Prada (I watched this one by myself cause curtis is in DE for a few days).
Alpha Dog 2006 - Nick Cassavetes helmed this gritty, character-driven drama based on the true story of Jesse James Hollywood -- one of the youngest men ever to appear on the FBI's Most Wanted list. Planning to follow in his criminal father's footsteps, drug-peddling Johnny Truelove (Emile Hirsch) finds himself in dutch with the feds and facing a lifetime behind bars. The high-powered cast includes Justin Timberlake, Sharon Stone and Bruce Willis.
It was a pretty good movie...it ranks up there on my most depressing movies list but it didnt really make me cry. I felt like the documentary-ish feel took away from the movie and the print was so tiny that I could barely even read it anyway. Timberlake's performance wasn't really as awesome as I've heard it was. The movie is about a truely horrible story...they could have stopped things and it didn't have to end the way it did.
Meet the Fockers 2004 - In this sequel to the hilarious Meet the Parents, ex-CIA man Jack Byrnes ( Robert De Niro) and his wife Dina (Blythe Danner) head for Florida to meet son-in-law-to-be Greg's ( Ben Stiller) mom and dad, Bernie ( Dustin Hoffman) and Roz (Barbra Streisand) Focker. Unlike their happily matched offspring, the senior Byrnes and Fockers find themselves in a situation of opposites that don't attract!
I liked this one better than the first I think. Maybe because I love Dustin Hoffman and I can't believe that he's 70! I thought it was really cute.
Hotel Rwanda 2005 - Amid the holocaust of internecine tribal fighting in Rwanda that sees the savage butchering of hundreds of thousands of men, women and children, one ordinary man (Oscar nominee Don Cheadle) musters the courage to save more than 1,000 helpless refugees by sheltering them in the hotel he manages. Sophie Okonedo, Nick Nolte and Joaquin Phoenix co-star in this powerful film (sort of an African version of Schindler's List) directed by Terry George.
I don't know how to explain this movie without being cliche or sounding like a tagline. I mean it really just was a powerful story about one ordinary man in Rwanda who saved 1200 lives. It was a very informative movie and very touching. I think Don Cheadle was just the perfect pick to play Paul.
The Devil Wears Prada 2006 - After taking a job in the Big Apple as assistant to powerful fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly ( Meryl Streep, in an Oscar-nominated role), small-town girl Andrea Sachs (Anne Hathaway ) is thrilled -- at first. But the magic soon wears off, leaving Andrea feeling battered and used -- and wondering whether working for the boss from hell will pay off. Helmed by David Frankel, this adaptation of Lauren Weisberger's best-seller also stars Stanley Tucci .
This was cute. I thought it was going to be funnier. It was more just amusing than laugh out loud funny. It seems like Anne Hathaway is getting type-cast into these "Cinderella" type roles. And Meryl Streep seems a lot like Cruella De Ville in this movie (I think Glenn Close actually played Cruella).
I was working on this last week but because it was so insane I just didnt have time. I went through the rotten tomatoes worst to best list of movies based on comics (strips, books, manga, and graphic novels). I turned it into one of those silly movie memes where you bold the ones that you've seen. My comments are in italics.
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/features/special/2007/comic/?r=94&mid=1142437
I felt like adding in the info about which comic company the movie is from and the comic book if it's different than the title.
94. Son of the Mask (2005 - Dark Horse)
93. Elektra (2005 - Marvel)
92. Catwoman (2004 - DC)
91. Garfield the Movie (2004 - Comic Strip by Jim Davis) ugh...i will never ever see this movie
90. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003 - DC)
89. Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties (2006)
88. Batman & Robin (1997 - DC)
87. Pathfinder (2007 - Dark Horse)
86. Virus (1998 - Dark Horse)
85. Monkeybone (2001 - Graphic Novel Dark Town) i didnt know this was based on a comic
84. Judge Dredd (1995 - IPC Media (British))
83. Alien vs. Predator (2004 - Dark Horse)
82. Bulletproof Monk (2003 - Comic Book by Michael Avon Oeming)
81. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987 - DC)
80. The Crow: City of Angels (1996 - Comic Book by James O'Barr)
79. Fantastic Four (2005 - DC)
78. Steel (1997 - DC)
77. Supergirl (1984 - DC)
76. Blade: Trinity (2004 - Marvel)
75. Appleseed (2004 - Manga)
74. Tales from the Crypt - Bordello of Blood (1996 - EC)
73. Punisher (2004 - Marvel)
72. Ghost Rider (2007 - Marvel)
71. Superman III (1983)
70. Howard the Duck (1986 - Marvel)
69. Spawn (1997 - Image)
68. The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green (2006 - Comic Strip by Eric Orner)
67. TMNT (2007 - Mirage)
66. Art School Confidential (2006 - Comic by Daniel Clowes)
65. Richie Rich (1994 - Harvey) just a silly kids movie
64. Dennis the Menace (1993 - Comic Strip by Hank Ketcham)
63. Barb Wire (1996 - Dark Horse)
62. The Shadow (1994 - famous pulp hero created by Walter B. Gibson)
61. Men in Black II(2002 - Comic Book by Lowell Cunningham) utterly forgettable
60. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 - The Secret of the Ooze (1991 - Mirage)
59. Tank Girl (1995 - British Comic by Jamie Hewlett)
58. The Phantom (1996 - DC)
57. Casper (1995 - Harvey) this was just a simple family movie...i didnt think it should have gotten such a bad review
56. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - The Movie(1990)
55. Daredevil (2003 - Marvel)
54. Batman Forever (1995)
53. Constantine (2005 - DC Hellblazer)
52. Azumi (2006 - Manga)
51. Timecop (1994 - Dark Horse)
50. Blade (1998)
49. Annie (1982 - Comic Strip by Harold Gray, Little Orphan Annie)
48. Josie and the Pussycats (2001 - Archie)
47. Uzumaki (2002 - Manga)
46. The Addams Family (1991 - based on characters from cartoons in the New Yorker by Charles Addams)
45. The Princess Blade (2003 - Manga)
44. Blade 2 (2002)
Here's where the actual tomatometer score gets positive with a 61% but it fluctuates a bit between rotten and fresh for the next few movies
43. Popeye (1980 - Comc strip character created by E. C. Segar)
42. Creepshow (1982 - homage to EC horror comic books from the '50s)
41. From Hell (2001 - Graphic novel by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell)
40. Heavy Metal (1981 - Sci-Fi and Fantasy Comics Magazine)
39. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006 - Marvel)
38. Ichi the Killer (2002 - Manga)
37. Mystery Men (1999 - loosely based on Image's Flaming Carrot Comics) i think this movie is very unappreciated
36. Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004 - Manga)
35. Spider-Man 3 (2007 - Marvel)
Here's where the adjusted tomato score gets positive with a 60
34. 300 (2007 - Graphic Novel by Frank Miller)
33. The Rocketeer (1991 - Comic Book by Dave Stevens) i remember watching this on the disney channel when i was younger
32. Hulk (2003 - Marvel)
31. Dick Tracy (1990 - Comic Strip by Chester Gould)
30. Swamp Thing (1981 - DC)
29. Barbarella (1968 - French Comic Book by Jean-Claude Forest)
28. Addams Family Values (1993)
27. Batman (1989)
26. The Mask (1994)
25. Flash Gordon (1980 - Comic Strip created by Alex Raymond) what about flesh gordon? don't pornos spoofing comic book movies count?
24. Batman - Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
23. Batman Returns (1992)
22. V For Vendetta (2005 - Comic Book by Alan Moore and David Lloyd) see a recent lj entry for my complete review
21. Akira (1988 - Manga)
20. Over the Hedge (2006 - Comic Strip by Michael Fry and T. Lewis
19. Superman II (1980)
18. The Crow (1994) i really enjoy this movie and it took me a long time to actually see it and i could watch it a milliion times
17. Superman Returns (2006) boring
16. X-Men (2000)
15. Sin City (2005 - Graphic Novel by Frank Miller) one of my absolute favorites!
14. Ghost in the Shell (1995 - Manga)
13. Hellboy (2004 - Dark Horse)
12. Oldboy (2005 - Manga)
11. Road to Perdition (2002 - Graphic Novel by Max Allan Collins)
10. Metropolis (2002 - Manga)
9. Superman: The Movie (1978)
8. Batman Begins (2005)
7. Men in Black (1997)
6. A History of Violence (2005 - Graphic Novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke)
5. X2: X-Men United (2003)
4. Spider-Man (2002)
3. Ghost World (2001 - Graphic Novel by Daniel Clowes) i was surprised to see this movie on here. i love this movie except for the fact that it is the reason why i had the infamous dream about me making out with steve buscemi in a closet *shudders*
2. American Splendor (2003 - Graphic Novels and Comic Books by Harvey Pekar)
1. Spider-Man 2 (2004)