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Hugo, it wasn't what I was expecting at all but it was really good.

Due Date - Pretty entertaining though I thought Zach was better in The Hangover.

Fast Five - Easily, the most action packed of the series. I enjoyed watching this one.

Originally Posted by dmaul1114 http://www.focusfeatures.com/tinker_...r_spy/theatres It's in about 40 theaters currently--still pretty limited since some are multiple theaters in the same city. Read on another forum that there are plans for a wider release on the 23rd and maybe a true wide release on Jan 6th dependent on how well it does, Oscar buzz etc.

The wide release of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy on Jan. 6th is happening.

http://www.focusfeatures.com/tinker_...r_spy/theatres

Originally Posted by mr_burnzz REC was nice. I think I might have enjoyed quarantine a bit more though. Also saw the strangers and that movie just pissed me off.

Agree there. Saw all 4 REC 1/2, Quarantine 1/2. By far my favorite was Quarantine.

Been watching a few of the old animated Disney films lately. Still great and take me back to my childhood. The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast. Wish they made them like that nowadays.

MI:GP - 8/10

Wasn't bad. I totally thought for some reason that was Alicia Keys... Turns out it was Paula Patton. There were a few things that were totally fake thanks to Mythbusters.

Bad Santa - 9/10

Pontypool its a watcher and its a new spin on a known genre but in an odd way it straddle 2 genres.

The Hoax.

Very good. Richard Gere was great in it. It's the story of Clifford Irving's fake biography of Howard Hughes.

I finally broke down and purchased a new copy of Chris Marker's La Jetee & Sans Soleil last month. My copy was stolen awhile back. Anyways, I finally kicked back and watched them last night. Those films just never get old. Absolutely brilliant work.

Choke

Still collecting my thoughts about it - but leaning toward mind=blown.

I might have to check out Chuck Palahinuk's books. Or not. I'd like to remain sane.

Originally Posted by dm85 Agree there. Saw all 4 REC 1/2, Quarantine 1/2. By far my favorite was Quarantine.

Add me to the mix. I liked Quarantine. Some people hate her, but I think Jennifer Carpenter was awesome in that. I guess her acting style just added to the whole faux documentary feel.

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Fincher version). Highly recommend it, but some scenes might be pretty graphic for some people.

(1) A Christmas Story: When you actually sit down and watch it it's an easy watch. (2) Black Hawk Down: Always a solid movie, plenty of action. So many well known actors in one film. (3) Scrooged: Always one of my faves and a quirky, modern day take on christmas carol.

Mission Impossible was pretty bland, I don't understand how it's like, the highest rated movie this year. A few cool set pieces were the highlights, but other than that the whole movie was largely just white noise to me.

6/10

Fright Night actually enjoyed it.

The Next Three Days.

I liked it a lot, not sure why the reviews were so bad (51% on Rotten Tomatoes).

Originally Posted by dmaul1114 The Next Three Days. I liked it a lot, not sure why the reviews were so bad (51% on Rotten Tomatoes).

I never trust movie critic reviews. If you read the shit that most of them write, it's very apparent that they take their "job" way too seriously. It's a movie review, yet most of them feel the need to turn it into a long-winded love affair with their thesaurus. Not to mention the fact that most of the critics seem to be totally bi-polar in the way that they will pan a movie for being a popcorn movie with a thin plot one week and then applaud a mindless popcorn movie that's no better than the one they hated just a few weeks later.

I don't read reviews, just check the aggregate score sites to get a general sense of whether it's getting mostly positive or negative reviews. I've not found any one critic whose tastes mirror mind, but I seem to have fairly mainstream tastes as I tend to like most things that are 80% or above, and not like all that many 60% or below generally.

I used to pay no attention to reviews at all, but as I've gotten older and busier I spend a bit more time vetting movies, games, books etc. before taking the plunge as free time has shrank so I'm more annoyed by wasting time on something I end up hating than when I was younger.

But even aggregate reviews aren't perfect for vetting things by any means. I only checked The Next Three Days out because of a family member's recommendation. I didn't think it looked all that great from the trailer and had passed on it due to reviews.

Originally Posted by dmaul1114 The Next Three Days. I liked it a lot, not sure why the reviews were so bad (51% on Rotten Tomatoes).

that means the movie was good actually. Rotten Tomatoes isnt a grade scale, its a percentage of positive to negative reviews. 51% means technically more than half of critics enjoyed it, thus it's rated "fresh." completely different than the 1-10 point scale.

Glory. Nuff Said. If you've never seen it give it a watch.