Sven's Watched in 2012
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- DirectorScott SpiegelStarsKip PardueBrian HallisayJohn HensleyFour men attending a bachelor party in Las Vegas fall prey to the Elite Hunting Club, who are hosting a gruesome game show of torture.Jan 1
Better than the 2nd, but not as good as the 1st. 5/10 - DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogJean ClottesJulien MonneyWerner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France and captures the oldest known pictorial creations of humanity.Jan 1
Very interesting subject, but needed either more detailed information or to be 40 minutes shorter. The part with the albino crocs was pointless and lost credibility for Herzog. 6/10 - DirectorJohn SingletonStarsTaylor LautnerLily CollinsAlfred MolinaA young man sets out to uncover the truth about his life after finding his baby photo on a missing persons website.Jan 1
Sandra summed it up best "it started off bad, then got really good, then got really bad" 4/10 - DirectorCharles Martin SmithStarsMorgan FreemanAshley JuddHarry Connick Jr.A boy finds a dolphin that was injured in a trap. They become friends, but the dolphin needs to have its tail amputated to survive. With the help of a biologist and a prosthetics specialist, the boy tries to save the animal.Jan 2
Good story. Not so good everything else. 6/10 - DirectorSean McNamaraStarsAnnaSophia RobbDennis QuaidHelen HuntBethany Hamilton, a professional surfer, loses her left arm in a shark attack. Unwilling to pay attention to the gravity of her situation, Bethany decides to get back into the ocean and surf again.Jan 2
Terrible acting from Helen Hunt and Dennis Quaid. Lead actress was good, and not just because she looks like Lindsay Lohan. 6/10 - DirectorTarik SalehStarsVincent GalloJuliette LewisUdo KierA complex story of a misaligned man, though good intent, creating a nightmarish Dystopian existence.Jan 2
I usually don't like movies with animation that tries to look realistic (see waking life or polar express) , but I really liked the animation in this one. 7/10 - DirectorMike MillsStarsEwan McGregorChristopher PlummerMélanie LaurentA young man is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father: that he has terminal cancer and that he has a young male lover.Jan 3
Good movie. Far from exciting, but nice original subject matter. Better than expected. 7/10 - DirectorSteve McQueenStarsMichael FassbenderLiam CunninghamStuart GrahamIrish republican Bobby Sands leads the inmates of a Northern Irish prison in a hunger strike.Jan 3
Best Steve McQueen movie since The Great Escape. ;) 6/10 - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsSam NeillLaura DernJeff GoldblumA pragmatic paleontologist touring an almost complete theme park on an island in Central America is tasked with protecting a couple of kids after a power failure causes the park's cloned dinosaurs to run loose.Jan 3
Just got the Blu Ray in the mail, so wanted to re-watch this one. Its as good as ever. I have to say it is disappointing to not even hear a single MF from Samuel L Jackson. 8/10 - DirectorGus Van SantStarsMia WasikowskaHenry HopperRyô KaseThe story of a terminally ill teenage girl who falls for a boy who likes to attend funerals and their encounters with the ghost of a Japanese kamikaze pilot from WWII.Jan 4
Definitely not Gus Van Sant's best movie. Didnt really like characters and couldnt get into the story. 5/10 - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsJeff GoldblumJulianne MoorePete PostlethwaiteA research team is sent to the Jurassic Park Site B island to study the dinosaurs there, while an InGen team approaches with another agenda.Jan 4
The first one is definitely better, but this one makes up for a slightly lacking story with lots more dino fighting and Godzilla moments. 7/10 - DirectorJustin KurzelStarsLucas PittawayDaniel HenshallLouise HarrisBased on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder.Jan 4
I was excited to see this one as it was one that I missed seeing at TIFF. Turned out to be a disappointment. Very slow. 5/10 - DirectorTi WestStarsSara PaxtonPat HealyKelly McGillisDuring the final days at the Yankee Pedlar Inn, two employees determined to reveal the hotel's haunted past begin to experience disturbing events as old guests check in for a stay.jan 5
I watched this based on Mike's review. I agree with Mike's assessment, slow burn, but good in the end. My rating however is a bit lower. 7/10 - DirectorAaron HarveyStarsMalin AkermanNikki ReedDeborah Ann WollThree women are sent to intercept a major drug deal at a diner at 3 AM and get the money. Simple - save for Murphy's law: Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.Jan 5
It's funny that Bruce Willis is so prominently featured on the poster for the movie since he is only in the movie for about 5 mins. I enjoy watching anything with Malin Ackerman in it, but this was pretty bad. 3/10 - DirectorMarvin KrenStarsMichael FuithTheo TrebsAnka GraczykJust when Michael arrives in Berlin to visit his ex-girlfriend Gabi, a terrible virus starts spreading across the city at a rapid pace, turning people into mindless homicidal maniacs. Much to Michael's concern, Gabi's not home; instead, he meets Harper, a teenage plumber's apprentice at work in her apartment block. Together, they manage to barricade themselves when raging hordes of infected people swarm the building. Surrounded by these thirsty zombies, Michael and Harper have their hands full to survive - and it will take all of their ingenuity to make their way out to try and find Gabi.Jan 5
Another one recommended by Mike. Nice and short. Kept a good pace throughout the hour. Alot of movies could learn from that. So many movies are ruined by being 30-40 mins too long. There is definitely nothing wrong with a movie being 60 mins long. 8/10 - DirectorGavin WiesenStarsFreddie HighmoreEmma RobertsMichael AngaranoGeorge, a lonely and fatalistic teen who has made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally, a popular but complicated girl who recognizes in him a kindred spirit.Jan 5
There was something enjoyable about this movie despite it being Supremely blah. Maybe it was just Emma Roberts. 5/10 - DirectorSiu-Tung ChingStarsJet LiShengyi HuangRaymond LamA master monk tries to protect a naive young physician from a thousand-year-old snake demon. A contest of psychic powers results in mayhem.Jan 5
I don't think I can find the words to explain how terrible this was. I was expecting Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, but it turned out to be more Chronicles of Narnia: The Tiger, the Dragon and the Wardrobe. Terrible visual effects, terrible make-up, terrible cgi. Terrible. 3/10 - DirectorHo-Cheung PangStarsJosie HoChing WongHelen ToCheng Li-sheung is a young, upwardly mobile professional finally ready to invest in her first home. But when the deal falls through, she is forced to keep her dream alive - even if it means keeping her would-be neighbors dead.Jan 6
Interesting look at the housing market, and killing, and blood. 8/10 - DirectorJay LeeStarsJade DornfeldAmara ZaragozaJames DuvalAfter accidentally knocking her best friend off a roof, Alyce is haunted by guilt and delves into a brutal nightmare wonderland of sex, drugs and violence, her mind tearing itself apart along with anyone else who gets in her way.Jan 6
Very fun chick kills everyone kinda movie. 8/10 - DirectorPaddy ConsidineStarsPeter MullanArchie LalJag SangheraJoseph, a man plagued by violence and a rage that is driving him to self-destruction, earns a chance of redemption that appears in the form of Hannah, a Christian charity shop worker.Jan 6
No matter what the title suggests, this is not a Jurassic Park sequel. Slow going movie, but pretty good nonetheless. Both of the lead actors were good. Seems like something that stands an outside chance at an acting nom. 6/10 - DirectorJon HurwitzHayden SchlossbergStarsJohn ChoKal PennNeil Patrick HarrisAfter being mistaken for terrorists and thrown into Guantánamo Bay, stoners Harold and Kumar escape and return to the U.S., where they proceed to flee across the country with federal agents in hot pursuit.jan 7
We watched (part of) the top 100 music videos of the decade. After being disappointed with the idea that much music has of a good video this movie came on. We decided to keep it on in the background as we made dinner and ate. Its good enough for that. 5/10 - DirectorSean HoganAndrew ParkinsonSimon RumleyStarsLuke de LaceyHolly LucasSiubhan HarrisonComposed of three disturbingly sensual and terrifying short narratives, unified by the twin themes of sex and death.jan 8
3 kinky stories involving killing and sex. Can't go wrong with that. Unless you forget to hire good actors. Not bad anyway. 5/10 - DirectorAntonio NegretStarsJim CaviezelJames FrainElisabeth RöhmA gang of bank robbers hide their loot in the car of a family going camping. They chase down the family to kill them and get the loot back, but run into a fight.Jan 9
Never heard of this movie. Not bad actually. Decent action thriller with a not so original story. 6/10 - DirectorTomas AlfredsonStarsGary OldmanColin FirthTom HardyIn the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet Agent within MI6.Jan 9
I guess it was pretty good, but I had a really hard time getting into it. Seemed very slow. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood for it but I might have been a 9 for me if it had been 20-30 mins shorter. 7/10 - DirectorMin-suk KimStarsGang Dong-wonGo SooJung Eun-chaeCho-In can control other people's minds when they are within his field of sight.Except one man.Jan 9
Wow 50 titles in 9 days. This one wasnt too bad. Didnt know much about it going into it, but it was a fun thriller. A few laughs to go with it. 6/10