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5.7
6.5
The Interview (2014)
December 27th
Directed by: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
Directed by: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg
CD Smiles's rating:
598
7.3
7.6
December 23rd
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
CD Smiles's rating:
1972
6.8
7.2
The Prince of Egypt (1998)
December 22nd
Directed by: Simon Wells, Steve Hickner, Brenda Chapman
it was okay.
Directed by: Simon Wells, Steve Hickner, Brenda Chapman
it was okay.
CD Smiles's rating:
529
5.4
6.1
December 19th
Directed by: Seth MacFarlane
I appreciate shooting on location and the set design, what I don't appreciate is having one joke for every 5 minutes of boring, generic narrative. This movie isn't funny, and isn't well made. I found myself just feeling bad for Charlize Theron the whole time, having to recite Seth MacFarlane's masturbatory dialogue.
Directed by: Seth MacFarlane
I appreciate shooting on location and the set design, what I don't appreciate is having one joke for every 5 minutes of boring, generic narrative. This movie isn't funny, and isn't well made. I found myself just feeling bad for Charlize Theron the whole time, having to recite Seth MacFarlane's masturbatory dialogue.
CD Smiles's rating:
114
7.9
7.9
December 19th
Directed by: Yasujiro Ozu
Daaang Ozu's pillow shot game is straight up baller in this.
Directed by: Yasujiro Ozu
Daaang Ozu's pillow shot game is straight up baller in this.
CD Smiles's rating:
20
7.1
6.9
December 18th
Directed by: Mikio Naruse
I have a few issues, but overall it was great.
Directed by: Mikio Naruse
I have a few issues, but overall it was great.
CD Smiles's rating:
137
7.5
7.4
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
December 18th
Directed by: Hiroshi Inagaki
Directed by: Hiroshi Inagaki
CD Smiles's rating:
97
6.6
7.8
December 16th
Directed by: Toshiyuki Kubooka, Michael Sinterniklaas
I'm now convinced the intent of this was to shit all over the original series. I'm really close to giving this a 1/10.
Update: I did.
Directed by: Toshiyuki Kubooka, Michael Sinterniklaas
I'm now convinced the intent of this was to shit all over the original series. I'm really close to giving this a 1/10.
Update: I did.
CD Smiles's rating:
338
7.4
7.4
December 15th
Directed by: Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
This movie made me think, and it made me think I should think more about Rosetta. But I think I didn't like this really.
Directed by: Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
This movie made me think, and it made me think I should think more about Rosetta. But I think I didn't like this really.
CD Smiles's rating:
1153
7.6
7.8
December 14th
Directed by: Dan Gilroy
I always appreciate movies that don't try to be realistic, and this movie is downright cartoonish in every way except, unfortunately, visually. The narrative is a tad predictable, but a lot better than my expectations. It was never repetitive. I was totally expecting to hate this, but it's an exciting, fun and sometimes suspenseful movie.
Directed by: Dan Gilroy
I always appreciate movies that don't try to be realistic, and this movie is downright cartoonish in every way except, unfortunately, visually. The narrative is a tad predictable, but a lot better than my expectations. It was never repetitive. I was totally expecting to hate this, but it's an exciting, fun and sometimes suspenseful movie.
CD Smiles's rating:
391
6.1
6.5
Magic in the Moonlight (2014)
December 13th
Directed by: Woody Allen
Pleasant, simple, easy to watch. Nothing wrong with it, but it just feels easy. It's definitely much better written than the average romantic comedy, but unfortunately Woody Allen just has such a fantastic backlog that the standard is very high. Again, it's quite nice. Emma Stone did a great job too.
Directed by: Woody Allen
Pleasant, simple, easy to watch. Nothing wrong with it, but it just feels easy. It's definitely much better written than the average romantic comedy, but unfortunately Woody Allen just has such a fantastic backlog that the standard is very high. Again, it's quite nice. Emma Stone did a great job too.
CD Smiles's rating:
77
6.7
6.6
The People vs. George Lucas (2011)
December 11th
Directed by: Alexandre O. Phillippe
As much as I hate George Lucas I was ready to hear arguments for why I shouldn't, and there really wasn't any of that. Which I guess makes sense, because it is called what it's called, so I guess it's just presenting what people's problems are with Lucas. So basically preaching to the choir here. Either way, it was well made and occasionally informative.
Directed by: Alexandre O. Phillippe
As much as I hate George Lucas I was ready to hear arguments for why I shouldn't, and there really wasn't any of that. Which I guess makes sense, because it is called what it's called, so I guess it's just presenting what people's problems are with Lucas. So basically preaching to the choir here. Either way, it was well made and occasionally informative.
CD Smiles's rating:
248
7.6
7.5
Rosetta (1999)
December 10th
Directed by: Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
Directed by: Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne
CD Smiles's rating:
756
6.4
6.8
Bloodsport (1988)
December 7th
Directed by: Newt Arnold
This is kind of the best
Directed by: Newt Arnold
This is kind of the best
CD Smiles's rating:
176
8
8.1
Where Is the Friend's Home? (1987)
December 4th
Directed by: Abbas Kiarostami
Directed by: Abbas Kiarostami
CD Smiles's rating:
119
6.7
7.6
December 4th
Directed by: Toshiyuki Kubooka
Usually I call this type of movie a "recap movie", but it didn't really feel like that for some reason. Maybe it's because it was made 15 years later that it doesn't really bother me. So I don't hate it for being a recap movie, I hate it for other reasons. Dumbed down and gussied up from the original and it looks totally gross. Typical of new anime to sacrifice all possible style for just trying to make things look as good as they can. Adding things to action scenes that are just there to look cool, and I groan at every one of them. Oh, and the soundtrack sucks, but that's probably just because the original is the best thing ever. In the end, it's not the worst thing ever, and it did make me appreciate the original anime more, so that's a benefactor. Watch the anime if you want to watch Berserk.
Directed by: Toshiyuki Kubooka
Usually I call this type of movie a "recap movie", but it didn't really feel like that for some reason. Maybe it's because it was made 15 years later that it doesn't really bother me. So I don't hate it for being a recap movie, I hate it for other reasons. Dumbed down and gussied up from the original and it looks totally gross. Typical of new anime to sacrifice all possible style for just trying to make things look as good as they can. Adding things to action scenes that are just there to look cool, and I groan at every one of them. Oh, and the soundtrack sucks, but that's probably just because the original is the best thing ever. In the end, it's not the worst thing ever, and it did make me appreciate the original anime more, so that's a benefactor. Watch the anime if you want to watch Berserk.
CD Smiles's rating:
125
7
7.5
The Dance of Reality (2013)
December 3rd
Directed by: Alejandro Jodorowsky
Directed by: Alejandro Jodorowsky
CD Smiles's rating:
21
6.7
6.4
November 72nd
Directed by: Yasujiro Ozu
This movie is about skiing.
Directed by: Yasujiro Ozu
This movie is about skiing.
CD Smiles's rating:
169
5.8
5.8
November 27th
Directed by: Senkichi Taniguchi, Woody Allen
Funny
Directed by: Senkichi Taniguchi, Woody Allen
Funny
CD Smiles's rating:
67
5.7
6.1
November 23rd
Directed by: Jeremy Snead
Kind of arrogant to call this "Video Games: The Movie" when it's edited worse and is less interesting than an episode of G4 Icons. This might be a decent thing to show someone who knows absolutely nothing about video games, but for me it's stuff I've heard a million times and it just looks like a shitty TV special. Except most shitty TV specials don't have typos.
Directed by: Jeremy Snead
Kind of arrogant to call this "Video Games: The Movie" when it's edited worse and is less interesting than an episode of G4 Icons. This might be a decent thing to show someone who knows absolutely nothing about video games, but for me it's stuff I've heard a million times and it just looks like a shitty TV special. Except most shitty TV specials don't have typos.
CD Smiles's rating:
106
7.5
6.8
Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? (1966)
November 20th
Directed by: William Klein
Directed by: William Klein
CD Smiles's rating:
1074
7.5
7.9
November 12th
Directed by: Richard Linklater
The movie being so long it's kind of hard to keep track of all my nitpicks. There's a lot of cool subtleties but also a lot of times they beat you over the head with "REMEMBER THIS? LOL". Which, I suppose took a small amount of foresight to realize these things would last. Also, I think it's a bit arrogant to call your film "Boyhood" like it's the quintessential example of a male's young life, because this character doesn't resemble my experience or the experiences of anyone I know, as far as I know. I don't relate to this, and unfortunately the things I love about Richard Linklater are scarce in Boyhood. I think the first really memorable conversation happens two hours into the film. Ironic, this being so long that there's somehow no time for dialogue. Honestly, this is probably about as good as I could imagine a movie operating under this gimmick being. What's weird is last month I couldn't stand Ethan Hawke and now I can't help but love him.
Directed by: Richard Linklater
The movie being so long it's kind of hard to keep track of all my nitpicks. There's a lot of cool subtleties but also a lot of times they beat you over the head with "REMEMBER THIS? LOL". Which, I suppose took a small amount of foresight to realize these things would last. Also, I think it's a bit arrogant to call your film "Boyhood" like it's the quintessential example of a male's young life, because this character doesn't resemble my experience or the experiences of anyone I know, as far as I know. I don't relate to this, and unfortunately the things I love about Richard Linklater are scarce in Boyhood. I think the first really memorable conversation happens two hours into the film. Ironic, this being so long that there's somehow no time for dialogue. Honestly, this is probably about as good as I could imagine a movie operating under this gimmick being. What's weird is last month I couldn't stand Ethan Hawke and now I can't help but love him.
CD Smiles's rating:
1093
7.8
7.7
The French Connection (1971)
November 9th
Directed by: William Friedkin
Directed by: William Friedkin
CD Smiles's rating:
1727
7.7
8.1
November 6th
Directed by: Richard Linklater
I don't want to say anything because I was angry just at the fact that I knew the setting of this movie beforehand. So I'll just say I love the way these films are done, I love the kind of "gimmick" of this one, and I don't know if I can stop myself from watching the third immediately.
Directed by: Richard Linklater
I don't want to say anything because I was angry just at the fact that I knew the setting of this movie beforehand. So I'll just say I love the way these films are done, I love the kind of "gimmick" of this one, and I don't know if I can stop myself from watching the third immediately.
CD Smiles's rating:
100
7.4
7.3
November 4th
Directed by: Takashi Miike
Directed by: Takashi Miike
CD Smiles's rating:
506
7.7
7.7
The Invisible Man (1933)
October 31st
Directed by: James Whale
Not to say the movie was bad, I'm just a big fan of the source material now and I think a lot could be done with it other than just this. The effects were obviously incredible and that would be the highlight if it weren't for The Invisible Man's amazing one-liners.
Directed by: James Whale
Not to say the movie was bad, I'm just a big fan of the source material now and I think a lot could be done with it other than just this. The effects were obviously incredible and that would be the highlight if it weren't for The Invisible Man's amazing one-liners.
CD Smiles's rating:
2274
5.5
5.9
The Grudge (2004)
October 31st
Directed by: Takashi Shimizu
I wonder who thought Sarah Michelle Gellar was a good idea.
Directed by: Takashi Shimizu
I wonder who thought Sarah Michelle Gellar was a good idea.
CD Smiles's rating:
488
7.3
7.2
The Wolf Man (1941)
October 30th
Directed by: George Waggner
Honestly enthralling. Great performance by Lon Chaney Jr. definitely has a lot to do with my amount of engagement.
Directed by: George Waggner
Honestly enthralling. Great performance by Lon Chaney Jr. definitely has a lot to do with my amount of engagement.
CD Smiles's rating:
4315
6.4
7.1
The Ring (2002)
October 30th
Directed by: Gore Verbinski
Comparing it to the original, it's actually got much nicer cinematography and pacing. It's much more consistently entertaining, despite still feeling much too long. I do like the original and it also has it's advantages, but this is a better movie.
Directed by: Gore Verbinski
Comparing it to the original, it's actually got much nicer cinematography and pacing. It's much more consistently entertaining, despite still feeling much too long. I do like the original and it also has it's advantages, but this is a better movie.
CD Smiles's rating:
10
5.3
5.2
October 29th
Directed by: David L. Hewitt
Directed by: David L. Hewitt
CD Smiles's rating:
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Films per decade:
1910s: 1
1920s: 2
1930s: 8
1940s: 6
1950s: 20
1960s: 41
1970s: 22
1980s: 17
1990s: 22
2000s: 42
2010s: 103
Most watched directors:
Yasujiro Ozu: 9
Woody Allen: 9
Nagisa Oshima: 6
Sion Sono: 6
Hirokazu Koreeda: 5
Jean-Luc Godard: 4
Akira Kurosawa: 4
Richard Linklater: 4
Abbas Kiarostami: 4
Kon Ichikawa: 3
January - 30 watched
Best - Her
Worst - Rush
February - 26 watched
Best - Love Exposure
Worst - I Wish I Knew
March - 33 watched
Best - Cabaret
Worst - Nymphomaniac: Volume II
April - 19 watched
Best - Last Life in the Universe
Worst - Star Trek Into Darkness
May - 17 watched
Best - The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
Worst - The Great Race
June - 14 watched
Best - Lenny
Worst - A Prophet
July - 30 watched
Best - Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Worst - The New World
August - 12 watched
Best - Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
Worst - The Friends of Eddie Coyle
September - 13 watched
Best - La Strada
Worst - X-Men: Days of Future Past
October - 48 watched
Best - Ganja & Hess
Worst - Land of the Dead
November - 19 watched
Best - Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
Worst - Video Games: The Movie
December - 24 watched
Best - Late Autumn
Worst - Berserk: The Golden Age Arc 2
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Here's re-watches if that's your thing or whatever
Films per decade:
1910s: 1
1920s: 2
1930s: 8
1940s: 6
1950s: 20
1960s: 41
1970s: 22
1980s: 17
1990s: 22
2000s: 42
2010s: 103
Most watched directors:
Yasujiro Ozu: 9
Woody Allen: 9
Nagisa Oshima: 6
Sion Sono: 6
Hirokazu Koreeda: 5
Jean-Luc Godard: 4
Akira Kurosawa: 4
Richard Linklater: 4
Abbas Kiarostami: 4
Kon Ichikawa: 3
January - 30 watched
Best - Her
Worst - Rush
February - 26 watched
Best - Love Exposure
Worst - I Wish I Knew
March - 33 watched
Best - Cabaret
Worst - Nymphomaniac: Volume II
April - 19 watched
Best - Last Life in the Universe
Worst - Star Trek Into Darkness
May - 17 watched
Best - The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
Worst - The Great Race
June - 14 watched
Best - Lenny
Worst - A Prophet
July - 30 watched
Best - Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Worst - The New World
August - 12 watched
Best - Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets
Worst - The Friends of Eddie Coyle
September - 13 watched
Best - La Strada
Worst - X-Men: Days of Future Past
October - 48 watched
Best - Ganja & Hess
Worst - Land of the Dead
November - 19 watched
Best - Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?
Worst - Video Games: The Movie
December - 24 watched
Best - Late Autumn
Worst - Berserk: The Golden Age Arc 2
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