unknown

*1/2 yawn.

the way of the gun

*** got better since jason had commentary on why things were filmed and same writer as usual suspects

the proposal

**1/2 kind of cute but predictable love story.

Avatar

**** flawless. W lora and Gage. At sunset

law abiding citizen

***1/4 would have been 4 stars if not for the crappy ending. its like they gave up and/or ran out of budget. overall worth seeing

world's greatest dad

***1/4 at joe's. great movie. i likey. need to sleep and finish this work.

drag me to hell

*1/2 couldn't believe they actually made this. i like justin long but assumes he says yes to all roles.

district 9

***1/2 awesome. great action. amazing way of filming and presenting story. good story line. fully enjoyable

never back down

**1/2 for a movie that was supposed to be cheesy i enjoyed it. thanks gabe.

the ugly truth

* wow they really made this movie. stupid. not funny.

sunshine cleaning

** it was okay. cute premise. didnt care for characters.

bottle rocket

** wes craven. weird and kind of good. maybe intending to be cult classic but just weird.

the hills have eyes

*** surprisingly good. thanks gabe.

transformers 2: revenge of the fallen

*1/2 horrible. how the F did that make $800 million

zombieland

***1/4 really well done directing. with lora on couch in nyc.

Bruno

*1/2 not really that funny. just trying to go to extreme and wasn't funny.

last house on the left

*** really realistic and well done. one of those that i wouldnt pay to see but i would at least check out and definitely scared me.

i love you, man

**1/2 stupid for the first half and then turned out okay. basically, overrated.

coraline

*** not sure who that movie was made for and its one of those ones i download but just never watch. surprisingly entertaining and weird plot. ending was a bit anti-climatic but overall worth seeing.

push

* meh. had to stop it, because it was so bad.

knowing

** horrible. well not too bad but i hate sci fi movies that are super fake. kind of neat premise to start.

500 days of summer

**3/4 i wanted it to be cute. the directing and cinematography were awesome. it was a nice and entertaining movie but something was missing.

the hangover

*** - at my old austin home. cute.

he's just not that into you

* one of the worst movies ever.

fired up

**1/2 surprisingly funny. i think it helps when you have low expectations. @loras.

up

***1/2 really cute. surprisingly sad but great movie for everyone. with lora, in 3d WITH GLASSES.

bloods and crips, made in america

**3/4 insightful and i love gangsta movies. nice history movie. would prefer a bit more violence and more gang member interviews. given that the movie people could die it was a bit scary. nice insight into what is going on today in gang violence. at loras.

star trek

** i was tired.

dear zachary

**** phenomenal movie. perfection in film format.

ghandi

*** i like. simple

first snow

** like guy pierce but meh.

touching the void

*** re-enactment but surprisingly gripping story. at chad's in LA

crank

*** lots of action, good plot. jason statham kicking ass as usual.

x-men origins: wolverine

***1/2 surprisingly amazing. going to be a huge blockbuster. at johnnys.

the express

*** saw with lora. good movie. developed characters. fun.

eat drink man woman

*** cute family asian movie

the big lebowski

*** surprisingly good this time around (#3)

happy go lucky

*1/2 stupid. boring. dont care about girl, etc...

prefontaine

** decent. watched with sasha.

barbarians at the game

*** great book and movie about takeovers in the 80.

the foot fist way

*** napoleon dynamite for martial arts movies. great quotes. funny

vicky cristina barcelona

***1/2 god i love woody allen. there are no movies he make that i dont like. well black & white are always tough of his but still they win.

transporter 3

* did they really make this?

the doors

young and dangerous

*** not as great as i remembered but tons of fake chinese film violence and decent writing.

nick and norah's infinite playlist

*** cute date movie.

rest stop 2

*1/2 my parents need to stop renting stupid movies.

charlie wilsons war

**1/2 didnt care too much about it. likely cause i was distracted and not paying that much attention.

the bridge

*** interesting. really gripping. crazy tales.

the wrestler

*** really great acting. good character development. at smoaks

ps i love you

** cute plot, nice but didnt move the actress forward to some point.

defiance

***3/4 really great. just perfect jew movie. really enjoyed.

taken

*1/2 so much potential and started strong. too easy for him to kick all the bad guys asses.

man on wire

** different but not too interesting.

gran torino

*1/2 stupid. some of the worse acting ive seen in awhile

transsiberian

**1/2 decent but not great as reviewed on rotten tomato

doubt

* stupid.

yes man

**1/2 decent. laughed more than i expected.

a history of violence

***1/2 really intense so far. at sashas.

the yes men

** witty but not engaging or motivating for me to do anything. saw with lora at rhondas.

the visitor

***1/2 really good plot, nice characters, interesting. at sashas. worth watching, no action but good.

get smart

* complete shit.

shooter

*** surprisingly good. decent plot. lots of action.

city of angels

** nick cafe did okay. nice plot. not breath-taking but decent.

don juan de marco

**1/2 cute. not much memorable stuff but nice plot. great acting.

tropic thunder

**1/2 meh. i chuckled a few times.

Persepolis

*** good dark, interesting plot. wish i had paid more attention
.

a good year

**3/4 surprisingly good russel crowe love film. cute, simple. he could have been harsher but overall i was pleased.

primer

*** good, weird, made on $7,000 budget, made it even better.

under the tuscan sun

**1/2 not bad. cute chick flick. but surprisingly nice. almost teared

3:10 to yuma

***1/2 really good. great acting, dialogue, characters. bravo. watched at home.

garbage warrior

***1/2

really good. watched with lora. didn't finish. love the concept and documentary.

dewey cox, walk hard

* did they really make this piece of crap.

baby momma

** stupid.

the promotion

** not great but decent. yay.

charlie bartlett

***1/4 my roommate rented it and this was surprisingly good. great acting, cute plot. enjoyable.

things we lost in the fire

***1/4 good movie. slow but entertaining and great character development. lots of anticipation. ending didnt really make sense.

bella

*** really cute movie. watched with roommate. interesting!

shotgun stories

*** indie, decent, nice acting. okay story line.

what happens in vegas

**1/2 cute but expected. nothing special

american psycho

*** original, creepy, weird. great movie

bully

**1/2 decent. didnt draw me in that much but enjoyable entertainment. good rec from rachel

stop-loss

** yawn. this movie is whatevers.

vantage point

** wannabe a good movie.

real genius

** with shivani. meh. love val kilmer. disappointing.

the breakup

** normal break up movie. yawn. they overreact which i guess is realistic.

batman begins

**** amazingly awesome movie. no complaints at all. definitely more looking forward to the next film.

balls of fury

1/2 most disappointing movie ever. a few funny quotes but mostly shit. especially about a subject, ping-pong that i love dearly.

the guy from reno 9-11 was great

"the years have not been kind to YOU!
i will not either"

"this is freddie finger's house" - terry crews. love him!

harold & kumar escape ...

**1/2 i loved the first one. maybe i needed to get really high to laugh more at the second one. it was okay but not hysterical.

21

**1/2 not bad. i liked the book better but this was okay.

in bruges

**1/2 decent british movie with colin ferrel and guy from tiger's tail. was okay.

national treasure: book of secrets

**1/2 entertaining but thats all it is. not much more to it...

wanted

*** really good movie. surprisingly. watched with j in union city.

mongol

***1/2 really great movie with shivani at balboa theatre. long, not too much action, great character development, a bit of unnecessary scenes but overall great film.

the kite runner

*** good movie. missing some parts of the book but overall no complaints.

wall*e

*** fell asleep for part of it but overall really good. saw with andrew and john. great animation and cute plot. opening pixar short film with rabit / magician was cute.

darjeeling limited

** i like wes andersons most movies. this was a just a bit too weird.

the happening

? fell asleep on pre-fathers day with parents;)

bigger, stronger, faster

**1/2 decent. with ori,hilary and tim f. nothing spectacular. glorifies steroids a bit but makes some decent arguments.