Contraband

** waste of time.

killer joe

** - wtf did i just watch?

21 jump street

*** funny. surprisingly.

queen of versailles

**1/2 mildly entertaining, fun to watch and good biz lessons.

beasts of the southern wild

**1/2 definitely different. not as emotional as expected. great acting, almost seemed like a documentary.

Dark Knight Rises

** bleh. weak action scenes. lots of ok dialog

headhunters

**** awesome foreign film. loved it.

the grey

** stupid

moonrise kingdom

*** not amazing but classic wes anderson. cute love story. not enough development or consistency on characters. great set, music, clothes and cinematography.

safe house

**1/2 typical denzel washington movie. some plot inconsistencies. id watch it again in the background.

beginners

**1/2 decent acting, similar to big fish with a modern spin.

avengers

** i like a good ole action movie the same as others but found it a bit dull and unnecessarily complicated plot. some funny moments.

chimpanzee

**1/2 great visuals but i fell asleep.

no strings attached

**1/2 decent love / chick-flick.

sherlock holmes, game of shadows

***1/2 really good. great everything.

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

*** Really well done. Acting, plot, directing, etc....

hugo

***1/2 i love it. great set, good acting, neat plot, love the cinematography

the artist

***1/4 loved it. great idea. re-invention of history.

50/50

*** need to finish. seemed promising.

win win

**1/2 im a sucker for paul giamatti. loved the acting. plot was good. nice ending. fun to watch.

bronson

*1/2 showed tons of potential just not well executed. stopped 1/4 way in.

ides of march

**1/2 decent but not amazing. more drama / politics / strategy would have been better.

warrior

**3/4 much better than expected. good acting. reasonable plot. entertaining

shame

***1/4 different, simple, complicated, amazing acting / character development. enjoyable. warning: sexual

the girl next door

***1/4 really intense and scary. sad that it was a true story ;/

the fall

*** really good. surprised i didnt hear about it until now.

nine dead

** bad saw knock off

altered states

*** interesting and way different.

crazy stupid love

*** predictable yet enjoyable romantic vid.

hangover 2

** no idea why they made such a shitty movie.

take shelter

** crappy. decent character development but missing a great plot.

antibodies

***1/4 well done. interesting plot. a bit slow at times and not as graphic as i was expecting. intense and good.

horrible bosses

*1/2 horrible

buried

*** a bit slow but well done so far (3/4 way threw)

adjustment bureau

**1/2 neat plot but not ultimately stimulating

tucker max's i hope they serve beer in hell

* SO much potential and so little follow through. could have been next american pie but humor was weak

the company men

** bleh affleck

the wild and wonderful whites of west virginia

**1/2 sad but interesting documentary on middle well low america

rabbit hole

*** shockingly honest. well acted about loss of a child

buffalo 66

**1/4 kinda artsy, good actors

hall pass

*1/2 why do they even make these movies?

blitz

*** jason statham just kicks ass

trust

** tons of potential and then just falls apart.

sucker punch

**1/2 nice attempt and some great directing but a bit disconnected and plot could have been greatly improved.

lincoln lawyer

*** really well done. suspenseful and great acting

paul

**1/2 a bit disappointing from these guys. some funny moments

hope they serve beer in hell

*1/2 tons of next generation american pie humor in this movie. just not well executed. surprised tucker allowed it to get released.

fantastic four silver surfer

*1/2 why do they even make this trash?

nothing but trouble

**1/2 a funny classic.

hp 7.2

*** as good as hp can get.

hp 7.1

**1/2 i liked it. excited to see the finale

x-men first class

** standard shit. mindless entertainment. cool new powers.

conviction

*** pretty good. not as much drama or suspense for the type of film i was expecting.

source code

**3/4 interesting montage of a premise.

I saw the devil

**** flawless. scary as hell and well done. ending was a bit lite on one part but amazing.

fair game

**1/2 sean penn is always good

man who souled the world

**1/2 interesting documentary on the story of skateboarding.

transformers 3

* horrible.

The tourist

* cant believe they made this movie.

crimes and misdemeanors

*** basically anything woody allen puts out i love.

midnight in paris

**** basically perfect. i love woody allen.

hanna

**1/2 had such a great story line, fighting scenes were weak, villain person was great. wanted to like it more.

limitless

*** awesome. love movies with super poweresque stuff

confessions

**** japanese. flawless.

food inc.

*** 1/2 really great. solid all-around.

in a better world

** great directing and music. very deep. not bad. with taylor + rachel y lora

rubber

* horrible

the next three days

*** loved it and super suspenseful. surprised it got such low reviews.

blood in

* nice directing on some of the shooting scenes but overall horse shit.

waiting for superman

***1/2 really great. would have been better to tie what works better on the better schools and then how people can take action to make a difference.

my sister's keeper

** 1/2 good movie. bummed it wasnt as good as lora talks about the book.

the informant

**1/2 not bad, hard to believe it's a true story.

to save a life

**1/2 christian movie that turned out to be decently cheesy :)

cincinnati kid

*** i love old movies. like cool hand luke, etc. saw on airplane.

the town

** 1/2 predictable yet enjoyable. i like the bank robbery kind of movies. affleck didn't ruin it too much :)

flesh and blood

*** really interesting insight into a unique tattoo and piercing culture. thanks uncle kenny.

atlas shrugged part 1

**1/2 tough to rate cause i love the book so much. movie was pretty on point just felt directing and some acting lacked tier a. overall i liked but not sure id watch sequel. a bit bummed they split it up but i guess 1000 pages does that to you.

i spit on your grave

** i love the gore but could have used more suspense

exit through the gift shop

**** go watch it.

true grit

**1/2 bleh. it was good but just not moving or connecting.

127 hours

*** for a movie about a guy trapped in a cave for 5 days it was really well done.

megamind

*** not as good as how to train your dragon but definitely entertaining. reminded me of the meatball movie.

the fighter

*** well done. great story. interesting plot. definitely enjoyable. i love seeing good guys kick ass.

the expendables

** decent action but too much and horrible directing. stallone looks disgusting as well.

the good, the bad, the ugly

*** pretty good. love westerns. wish there were 10k of them or i could relive those days.

the king's speech

*** a bit slow but very well done. worth the hype

the tourist

*1/2 fell asleep. horrible

red

** bleh. some good directing but mostly boring.

knight and day

** tons of potential. super choppy. corny and disappointing. tom cruise needs to stop.

silverado

*** good, classic, western. confusing plot or i wasnt paying enough attention.

entrapment

**3/4 had its moments. in a thief movie watching phase.

the thomas crowne affair

**3/4 love the plot and acting. decent.

i'm here

***1/2 really cute, short and well done.

salt

* waste of time.

tron 3d

** beginning got my heart beating fast and quickly lost it. crappy acting. amazing special effects. overall shit.

Restrepo

***1/2 really intense and well done.

black swan

*** darren is always good. some intense scenes, good plot and nice cinematography

best worst movie

***1/2 wasnt even sure what the movie was about. almost cried at the end. very well done about worst movie on imdb and the cult following. austin alamo draft house was in it!!

the jigsaw files

**1/2 better than i was thinking. basically showcasing his best work. sounds weird to write but worked.

rudy

**** phenomenal and unbelievable. with lora at home. totally cried.