Watch 1000 movies

441. Last House in the Woods – The Girl picked this out as our Friday night movie night pick…it was one of the movie. It was quite simply the worst movie I’ve seen in a long time. It was kind of a deformed hicks in the sticks cannibal movie…reminded me a bit of The Hills Have Eyes but not as good. It was also Italian, so it has subtitled.

442. Darling Companion – I don’t normally go in for dog movies, but this was quite good.

443. Resident Evil: Damnation – I must have missed one of these CGI movies, because it seemed like I missed something the the progression. I’ll have to check. Overall, just ok. the CGI always are less enjoyabe for me because they are realistic, but not quite.

444. Tomboy – very good french stubtitled movie about a young girl who movies into a new apartment bloc and passes herself off as a boy. It’s a gender exploration/lesbian coming of age film.

445. God Bless America – Funny. I liked it.

446. The Music Never Stopped – the description: Based on Oliver Sacks’ essay The Last Hippie, the film tells the father-son relationship between Henry Sawyer (J.K. Simmons) and his son, Gabriel (Lou Taylor Pucci), who suffers from a brain tumor that prevents him from forming new memories. Henry, with his son unable to shed light on their strained relationship, must connect with him through music. It was quite good and I really liked J.K. Simmons as teh dad and Pucci was very godo as the son. Excellent movie. :-)

447. The Raven – Enjoyable but I wouldn’t watch it again.

448. The Descendants – I liked it. It managed to be funny and have a decent plot.

449. The Long Kiss Goodnight – I rather liked the paring of Gena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson. I also don’t usually go in for spy movies, but I found this to be humorous and engaging.

450. Hank and Mike – Easter Bunnies get laid off, try to make it in the real world (with funny results) and finally there is a happy ending.

451. Offside – flim is an explortion of female Iranian soccer fans and the lengths to which they are willing to go (and the consequences of caught). Interesting, had some humor. A problem I’ve never really thought of and the movie does a good job of exploring the problem and creating sympathetic characters all around.

452. Living Proof – I didn’t realize this was originally a lifetime movie, or I would have had a box of kleenex handy. Good, but also very sad and yes, I did cry a lot.

453. Warm Bodies – this was our theatre movie for the month…it was funny and an interesting idea for a zombie movie. we enjoyed it. True Romero zombie fans may not like it. It’s more of a chick flick zombie movie.

454. The Dark Knight Rises – I liked it.

455. Town – Enjoyable, I’m rather tired of Affleck.

456. Chill – very lovecraftian. not a good movie, but bad in a way that I like.

457. Sleepwalk with Me – Semi-biographical movie with comedian Mike Birbiglia.

458. The Disappearance of Alice Creed – this kind of reminded me of the play Mousetrap (that was made into a movie with Christopher Reeves a long while back)...only more violent.

459. The Words – Good but predictable.

460. Wasted – the descritpion: A group of high school friends reunite in their hometown for the funeral of an old buddy, ‘Bender’; they will spend a weekend struggling to accept that Bender escaped what they can’t – adulthood. just ok.

421. Let Go – the description reads: Follows the intertwining stories of Walter Dishman, a melancholy parole officer struggling with the doldrums of married life, and three eccentric ex-convicts recently placed under his supervision. – I loves Ed Asner in this.,

422. The High Cost of Living – really enjoyed this, very sad and like the previous watch, a bit melancholy. One of the best movie I’ve seen in a while.

423. Seeking a Friend for the End of the World – Also very good. Absolutely LOVED Steve Carell in this.

424. The Last Kiss – ok, but not a terribly happy movie.

425. The Nude Bomb – Get Smart based movie. It was made of AWESOME!

426. Win Win – Wrestling themed coming of age and family dynamics drama. Quite good. :-)

427. The Hunter – I love Willem Dafoe and enjoyed his preformance here…but the movie was also very good. Great story and kept me on edge. Sad ending.

428. The Marc Pease Experience – stupid funny. enjoyable,

429. Brokeback Mountain -I know, I feel like the last person EVER to watch this. It was very good but also kind of depressing and very sad. I think it’s rather a tragic love story.

430. Take this Waltz – I was expecting it to be much funnier and lighter based on the previews I saw, but it was rather the same feel as most of the movies in this section, a bit sad and melancholgy…a bit about finding your way in life and finding the “right” love for oneself. I enjoyed it.

431. Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter – Lincoln seems to be all the rage right now. I expected this to be stupid but I rather enjoyed it.

432. Tamara Drewe – This this another that I thought would be light hearted and funny (a bit on the chick flick side of things), but it turned out to be much more…enjoyable and unexpected and more serious than I thought. It did have lots of humor in it as well.

433. Happy Tears – Fantastic and I actually liked Demi Moore in this. :-)

434. Chernobyl Diaries – pretty good up to a point…and overall I enjoyed the movie, there were just a few plot points that spoiled it for me…most especially the annoying “heroine” who kept insisting they needed to go back for people. I wanted to slap her.

435. Mean Girls – as expected.

436. Mean Girls 2 – also as expected.

437. Blue Eyed Butcher – Holy shit. I wouldn’t say enjoyable, but it was a good movie.

438. Damsels in Distress – There was a lot of good chatter about this, but I found it depressing and only moderatly enjoyable. eh, just not for me.

439. The Magic of Bell Island – I would like Morgan Freeman to narriate my life…also a lovely movie. I enjoyed it quite a lot.

440. The Boys are Back – also very good, a little sad but highly enjoyable.

401. He’s Just Not That Into You – eh, chick flick. Just ok.

402. Ted – When teddy bears go wrong, it’s kinda funny.

403. Arthur Christmas – was on my list at Christmas, but didn’t arrive at the library in time. Cute and fun.

404. Outlander – I remember wanting to see this when it came out in the theatre…I’m glad I waited, I would probably have been disapointed to pay to see it. An tinteresting idea, ok execution, but I wouldn’t watch it again.

405. Larry Crowne – I enjoyed this much more than I thought I would and I don’t even like Tom Hanks all that much.

406. You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger – Quirky and a bit off, but overall good.

407. Salvation Boulevard – kind of f’d up plot based on a real life story (I think)..not great, just ok. Sometimes people are crazy though and religion can REALLY bring it out in them (not always, but yea…sometiems).

408. You’ve Got Mail – cute, but I don’t get why this was SO huge back in the day.

409. Happy-Go-Luky – Perpetually optimistic school teacher reamins so despite life’s sometimes negative turns (and those of the peoopl around her). A bit on the odd side, but it does help put a perspective on how trying it can be to seize the day and remain optimistic all the time…it works though, I enjoyed it.

410. Mrs. Miracle – Sticky sweet Halmark channel christmas movie.

411. Irene In Time – The description said: Director Henry Jaglom explores the complex relationship between fathers and daughters, and the effects that it has on the relationships women develop later in life. – it sounded interesting, but turned out to be very annoying and had grown women sitting around talking about how their fathers ruined or didn’t ruin thier lives. It also included one of my absolute most hated things ever…grown women calling thier father’s “daddy.” YUCK!

412. Gracie – She was awefully whiny for a tough girl who wanted to play with the boys. It was ok.

413. Def by Temptation – just wow…

414. I Sell the Dead – period comedy about grave robbing. I liked it (naturally).

415. The Five Year Engagement – cute chick flick.

416. Meet Dave – Kids movie with Eddie Murphy. It was funny and silly and a little stupid.

417. City Island – Love it and all it’s messed up family dynamics.

418. Tonight Your Mine – rock and roll love story…I didn’t realize it when I picked it that it was a musical. I really enjoyed it.

419. Page 8 – BBC movie with spies and espionage and such. I enjoyed it more than I expected, as I don’t usually go in for spy movies.

420. Blue Crush – entertaining but lacking any real depth.

381. The Fourth Kind – Alien abduction movie based on a true story that mixes real life footage with reenactments.

382. The Lake House – romantic comedy, total chick flick.

383. The Hobbit – totally awesome.

384. Thin Ice – Dishonest insurance salesman gets conned.

385. The Might Macs – Good.

386. The Ghost of Greevile Lodge – Boy finds family and experiences the past to discover how to heal his family.

387. Young Adult – Really immature woman spends entire movie missing the point of growing up. It had funny moments, but overall, blech.

388. Like Crazy – Follows the romance of an English woman and an American guy through the trials and tribulations of visas, deportations and various other seperations. Interesting, but not terribly uplifting.

389. Whatever Works – It was ok, funny at points, but I’m not a big fan of Larry David, so that might be why I didn’t enjoy it as much as some others who recommended it.

390. Paris Texas – Guy found wandering in desert with photo of plot of land with sign Paris, TX. Follows his return to his real life and learning how to integrate back into “normal” life while still trying to find himself.

391. Dark Country – my daughter picked this one as one of our movie night movies…really, really wierd. Newly wed couple out of LV, NV discover some strange incidnets in the desert as they try to leave LV. I figured out the twist early on, but the whole movie was just odd.

392. The Apparition – six people conduct supernatural experiment to create a “supernatural entity” a year later we cut to scenes from the lives of one of the six…erie things are happening and he and his girlfriend try to figure it out. It wasn’t scary, I found it annoying…and for the record, mold IS evil, just not creepy evil the way they tried to make it in the movie.

393. Beauty and the Briefcase – brainless romantic comedy. Light and fluffy.

394. Appropriate Adult – BBC crime drama about sadistic husband and wife serial killer team in the UK. Very engaging. I belive it was based on a real life case.

395. Table for Three – disturbing on many levels. Supposed to be funny, sort of romantic comedy about a couple whose move in with a single guy and he becomes their “third wheel” – things get wierder when he finds a girl he is interested in. Interesting idea, ok overall.

396. Crazy on the Outside – Tim Allen stars in this commedy about life a guy who just got out of prision and finds that life on the outside is sometimes harder than life in jail.

397. What to Expect When Expecting – silly comedy. enjoyable, if light and fluffy.

398. Shallow Grave – messed up dark comedy about trio of English flatmates who find their new fourth border dead with a suitcase full of cash…pretty good, but also very odd.

399. Zach and Miri Make a Porno – funny, light and easy to watch.

400. Rock of Ages – broke my no Tom Cruise rule because this came highly recommended to me by a close friend. It was funny, I didnt’ realize it was a musical…enjoyable overall, but I still won’t go out of my way to watch any Tom Cruise.

361. The Guilty – pretty good thriller,if you can overlook that the two crucial plot points are utterly highly unlikely.

362. I Don’t Know How She Does It – mildly amusing

363. Phoebe in Wonderland – slightly sad, but overall a good watch.

364. Paradise Texas – very odd, independent movie.

365. Land of the Lost – This one was my daughter’d choice, stupid funny.

366. Answers to Nothing – the lives of various people over five days (not in a row). Over time, their lives intersect. The individual stories are moving and the overall story arc real and manages to be sad, funny, and interesting.

367. Get Low: A True Tale – Interesting, a bit sad overall. I really enjoyed this one.

368. Carolina Moon – This was a Nora Roberts book, made for TV movie about a psychic woman who moves back to her hometown (where her best friend was killed when she was a child). Murder mystery ensues. It was ok, if a bit predictable.

369. Peace, Love and Misunderstanding – very amusing, I quite enjoyed this. Loved Jane Fonda as the aging hippie mom/grandmother.

370. Redemption – good, but not my usual fair.

371. Lovely, Still – A good movie, but had a twist that I wasn’t expecting. Made me cry.

372. Moon – Started out being about a guy alone supervising a moon mining project and turned into something completely different. Was very good, but also made me sad.

373. Obsessed – almost a remake of Fatal Attraction. Well done.

374. Into the Electric Mist – There are really two stories going on at once. A southern crime drama. Good, but I was confused at times by the timeline.

375. Jolene – 25 years of one womans rather messed up life. Good.

376. Lighthouse Hill – quirky romance.

377. An Invisible Sign – Jessica Alba plays an odd math teacher who teacher her students while they also teach her. Ultimately it’s a romantic comedy. They try to dress her down in the movie, but it’s just awkward.

378. The Reception – I didn’t like it very much, but it was an interesting idea.

379. Four Lions – funny terrorism movie…or at least it was supposed to be. I didn’t enjoy it all that much.

380. Prom Wars – My daughter chose this…it was kind of stupid, but also cute and funny.

341. Miss Nobody – quirky, odd girl rises to the top of the corporate ladder via murder…a bit slapstick. Fairly entertaining.

342. Ninja’s vs. Vampires – yea, that’s right, I watched it. WOW…was this a ‘B’ movie. It was bad, but I liked it anyway.

343. Stakeland – I was expecting it to be funny and satirical like Zombieland…but it was surprisingly good and not at all what I expected.

344. Transformers: Dark of the Moon – as expected.

345. Identity – Ten strangers bound together in a rainstorm…murders start to happen. Twist at the end. Interesting.

346. The Hole – evil hole in the floor (in the basement of course) causes evil things to happen. I enjoyed it.

347. The Pact – Two sisters return to their mothers home after she dies only to find there is something from her past that is discovered through seemingly paranormal activities and the sister’s own research. Genuinly creept (at least for me).

348. Hidden – creepy rehab center in the middle of nowhere, experimental drugs and surgury…dr dies, son comes to check out the inheritance, more creepy stuff happens. It was good, but very odd.

349. Shadow Island Mysteries: Wedding for One – I enjoyed the Christmas themed one so very much that I thought I’d try this one out. I enjoy the characters and the puzzle theme of these…sadly it looks like only these two where made and there aren’t/won’t be any others.

350. Nemesis Game – A game of riddles results in murder and mayhem…movie was good, it was also dark and more than a bit odd.

351. The New Daughter – this genuinly creeped me out also…but was ruined a bit at the end with too much CGI.

352. The Tall Man – kids disappearing in rural mountain community…you think it’s one thing…but it has a pretty whopping twist. I enjoyed it.

353. Safety Not Guaranteed – I enjoyed this one, it was offbeat and a little sad, I was surprised at the end, but in a good way.

354. The Amazing Spider Man – I’m not sure why they remade Spider Man again, since they did a three movie set not too long ago…but this was good and I enjoyed the difference between it and the previous live action Spider Man movies.

355. Primer – REALLY f’ing strange movie. It was slow going and a lot of it (to my way of thinking) was men staning in a garage, a parking lot, or outdoors mumbling to each other…it had some interesting points, but overall, confusing.

356. Hancock – Will Smith as alcoholic super hero with memory issues. It was ok, but not great.

357. The Ghost Writer – Just OK.

358. The Dilemma – exploring a number of middle life themes, it was funny and sad and the funny again. It was good.

359. Life as We Know It – Light and Fun.

360. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen – I’d heard good things about this movie…but didn’t think I would enjoy it. It turns out I was wrong. I found it to be enjoyable. Made me laugh and cry.

321. Midnight Clear
322. Holiday in Handcuffs
323. All She Wants for Christmas
324. Dreamworks Holiday Classics
325. Holiday Engagement
326. Desperately Seeking Santa
327. Crazy for Christmas
328. Christmas With a Capitol C
329. Noel
330. Christmas Cupid
331. Christmas Town
332. The Heart of Christmas
333. Snowglobe
334. Christmas Angel
335. The Christmas Bunny
336. Santa Claus: The Movie
337. Santa Claus Conquers teh Martians
338. A Christmas Too Many
339. Shadow Island: The Last Christmas
340. Walk a Mile in My Pradas

These are all the Christmas movies that I talked about over on my Watch 43 Holiday Movies. :-)

301. The Hoax – interesting, but not great.

302. Chrysalis – French film. Very, very odd. It was good, but very dark and at times, hard to follow. Good overall

303. Baby on Board – light and easy.

304. Beautiful Girls – kind of about finding yourself…but not exactly…kind of a chick flick/romance, but not exactly. It eas funny and kind of “slice of life”...if life is really f’d up.

305. I Hate Valentines Day – romantic comedy, standard fair. light and easy.

306. The Devil Inside – overall good, I always feel these movies “now-a-days” rely a bit too much on CGI and leave little to the imagination.

307. Brief Interviews with Hideous Men – funny, but at times a bit hard to follow with the jumping between the “interviews” and the scenes (some present tense and some flashbacks) of the researchers life. Ok, but not as fun as it looked in a preview I saw.

308. Dolphin Tale – cute, light and fun. It did make me tear up a couple of times.

309. Rise of the Guardians – saw at the theatre with my daughter. Enjoyed it a great deal. I don’t think it’s the kind of movie I would buy and watch over and over, but it was good and we laughed and cried (not at the same time). :-)

310. Sanctum – another caving gone wrong movie that turns out to be more about human fortutide, family and endurance in the face of unbelievable circumstances. Taut suspense and drama. Pretty good actually.

311. Dare – teen angst meets independent movie…a bit provocative, I think, but in a good way. Interesting and sometimes painful look at the world of three teens in a semi-romance. I liked it.

312. The Answer Man – awkward romantic comedy. I enjoyed it more than some others I’ve watched recently.

313. Tumbleweeds – mother and daughter tumble from place to place, but always stick together. Mom is a bit messed up, but it was sweet and entertaining.

314. The History Boys – the write up says - Centers on an unruly class of bright, funny teenage boys in pursuit of sex, sport and a college degree - overall qirky, sad in places, but enjoyable.

315. My House in Umbria – an explosion on a train throws together a small group of survivors including a young girl whom all become attached to. A bit sad, but I really liked it.

316. Snow – reviewed under my christmas movies goal.

317. Snow 2: Brain Freeze – reviewed under my christmas movies goal.

318. Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale – reviewed under my christmas movies goal.

319. Kung Fu Panda Holiday – reviewed under my christmas movies goal.

320. 12 Dates of Christmas – reviewed under my christmas movies goal.

279. This Means War – Romantic comedy. Silly, but light and entertaining.

280. Mirror, Mirror – Snow White retelling, interesting take on the story. I don’t know if I really liked Julia Roberts as the evil step mother…but overall enjoyable.

281 – Smoke Signals – slice of life Native American story, sad and a bit slow moving, but I really enjoyed it. A bit odd.

282. Atrocious – Quite startling, spanish horror movie. Starts out as ghost story, has interesting twist. Very well done. Suspenseful.

283. As Good as it Gets – Loved this movie. Nicholson was great. Made me laugh out loud.

284. Mao’s Last Dancer – Made me cry. Very well done!

285. Mother and Child – interesting slice of life about motherhood via adoption. Lives intertwine for three women. I enjoyed it a lot, but I wouldn’t say it was a happy movie, but I felt it was very good.

286. Kung Fu Panda 2 – Cute and light, not as good as the original.

287. Baby Mama – Light and fun. A little stupid with the humor, but overall message was sweet.

288. When in Rome – magic coins and lots of silliness…and a happy ending of course. Light and fun.

289. 30 Minutes or Less – stupid funny…but enjoyable.

290. Devolved – absolutely ridiculious movie about high school students who become shipwrecked on a remote island. It had moments that were funny, but overall it made me cringe and feel embarassed for the people that made it.

291. Sordid Lives – independent movie based on a play…wickedly funny. Oliva Newton John had a small part in it and I enjoyed her character. Cast was great!

292. Man on a Ledge – this had a lot of hype as I recall. I thought it was ok, but not great.

293. Men in Black 3 – I liked the first movie a lot and the second was ok as well…I felt the third was a bit of a stretch, but overall, it was fun and I enjoyed it. I rather hope they don’t make anymore of these.

294. Hope Springs – I loved Streep and Tommy Lee Jones in this, absolutely fantastic movie.

295. Grave Encounters – “ghost hunters” reality type movie with “real” twist. Good special effcts, but over use of CGI…leave something to the imagination guys…you don’t HAVE to show everything.

296. New Years Eve – great cast, interesting idea. I enjoyed it a lot.

297. Shuffle – the tale of a man who begins experiencing his life out of order; every day he wakes up at a different age, on a different day of his life…was a little confusing at first, and at times hard to follow…but overall, I liked it a lot.

298. Carried Away – listed under christmas movies goal.

299. Martian Child – John Cusack movie (yes, with Joan too) about a guy who winds up trying to adopt a young boy who claims to be from Mars. Very sweet, kind of sad, but I liked it.

300. The Station Agent – from the net…Finbar McBride, a quiet, withdrawn, unmarried man with achondroplastic dwarfism, has a deep love of railroads. He works in a Hoboken model train hobby shop owned by his elderly and similarly taciturn friend Henry Styles. Because he feels ostracized by a public that tends to view him as peculiar due to his size, Fin keeps to himself.When Henry dies unexpectedly, Fin is told that the hobby shop is to be closed. However, he also learns that Henry’s will left him a piece of rural property with an abandoned train depot on it. —-and the story grows from there…I enjoyed it quite a bit, it was a slow start though.

260. Jeff, Who Lives at Home – Odd but cute and fun.

261. Dark Shadows – Hated it. Found it to be really stupid.

262. A Thousand Words – Kind of stupid, but I enjoued it anyway. Cute message.

263. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted – Cute…loved the rainbow afros.

264. Prometheus – Interesting idea, overall ok, but the ending annoyed me and I disliked the lack of viable explanation overall.

265. The Deep End – slow moving, kind of dark. Exploring family dynamics/dysfunctions. I liked it.

266. Shirley Valentine – Fun and super enjoyable…about finding yourself at middle age.

267. Nights in Rodanthe – Chick Flick, unexpected ending. I rather liked it.

268. Helena from the Wedding – A bit strange, I think it was an indie film. About relationship dynamics, growing up and friendship. Good!

269. Grimm Love – Dark, or tries to be. Based on a real life story (at least the research part of it) where Kerri Russell narriates (while looking sad or intense) the progression of a budding canabalistic serial killer in Germany and his willing vicitim. Disturbing on many levels but ultimately flopped for me.

270. Grey Gardens – not the original documentary, the movie based on it with Drew Barrymore. Interesting story, but overall, I didn’t like the movie.

271. Cedar Rapids: The Super Awesome Edition – Stupid Funny but also kind of cute. I enjoyed it.

272. The Smurfs – Cute…I seem to be on a roll with cute movies lately…but I wouldn’t watch it again, which is not a good thing for cartoon movies in my opinion. They are all about wanting to see it again and again.

273. Moonrise Kingdom – Odd, slow-moving, and a little sad, but enjoyable…and cute (yes, I said cute again). It made me smile a lot.

274, The Big Year – Much more enjoyable than I thought it was going to be. Easy to watch and fun, but with an uplifting message as well.

275. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days – Total Chick Flick. ok, but not great.

276. The Decoy Bride – Another Chick Flick, but cute and funny. Made me laugh. I liked it.

277. Ruby Sparks – Odd and Understated. I didn’t really like any of the characters, they were very neurotic. I enjoyed the movie but wouldn’t watch it again.

278. The Sitter: The Totally Irresponsible Edition – Stupid Funny…reminds me of a movie with a similar title and theme in the 80’s. Cute overall.