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Watched on Thursday August 26, 2021.
My Ranking of Denis Villeneuve Films ๐ฟ๐บ
Watched on Thursday August 26, 2021.
This felt like some flavor of โStarship Troopersโ mixed with โBattle: Los Angelesโ and that’s part of why I liked it.
I enjoyed the first 2/3 better than the last third. Chris Pratt served his role very well but I feel like there could have been a dozen other actors in that role. It didn’t quite lend itself to allow Chris Pratt to shine or bring his charm out.
The pandemic delayed this movie release by over a year but wow, it was worth it!
Watched on Saturday July 10, 2021.
Recap on the Entire Marvel Cinematic Universe ๐ฟ
Reelblend Podcast: Quentin Tarantino Vol. 3: Live At The New Beverly Cinema ๐
Watched on Wednesday July 7, 2021.
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Upon a another viewing, I increased my rating to four stars.
While I still donโt like Kurt Russellโs character of Ego one little bit, there are still plenty of things to like about this movie.
I really like the character development for Rocket Raccoon and Nebula separately. They both show tremendous growth by the end of the movie and I think their roles are very well-written.
Still firmly in my top 5 MCU films! I am Groot! ๐ณ
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I felt extremely uncomfortable even after the first 60 seconds of the movie, which Iโm sure was intentional.
It is DARK and TWISTED and it took a turn I didnโt expect.ย
Terrific performances by Elliot Page and Patrick Wilson!
Hold onto your hats for this one! ๐ฑ๐ณ๏ฟผ
Itโs super dark but also very slapstick, which is a very strange dichotomy.
This has become one of my favorite Disney animation movies!
Terrific movie discussion of one of my all-time favorites, โRaiders of the Lost Arkโ ๐
One of my all-time favorites!
The plot of this movie is truly comical. But if youโre looking for mind numbingly-amazing slo-mo action, youโre in for a treat!
Podcast discussion of Mementoโ ๐
Even after having seen this movie a dozen or more times, I still learned some fascinating facts and anecdotes surrounding from this podcast.
Listen to The Rewatchables๐ง
The sequel doesnโt disappoint! It really builds on the suspense, thrills, and scope.
Watched on Wednesday June 2, 2021.
A terrific podcast discussion of one of my favorite movies:โThe Rockโ ๐ on The Rewatchables.
I found all of the Noise to be very distracting and hard to follow. It was just too much stimulation. I thought if I turned on closed captions, it would be easier but it definitely made it harder for me. Then I was trying to listen intently AND read the words on the screen.
I really like both Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley but that wasnโt enough for me. Overall, I found the story to be meh.
Not as good as the two LEGO movies or the LEGO Batman movie. Itโs a weaker story with weaker music. It does look amazing in 4K though!
โGoodfellasโ Podcast Discussion ๐
Despite what some people are saying, this trailer absolutely worked for me and I canโt wait to see the movie!
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A โ โ โ review of Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
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A โ โ โ โ โ review of 1917 (2019)
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A โ โ โ โ โ review of Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021)
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A โ โ โ โ review of Cherry (2021)
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A โ โ โ โ โ review of Saving Private Ryan (1998)
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A โ โ review of Free State of Jones (2016)
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A โ โ โ โ โ review of Gladiator (2000)
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A โ โ review of Body of Lies (2008)
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A โ โ โ โ โ review of Black Hawk Down (2001)
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A โ โ โ โ review of American Gangster (2007)
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A โ โ โ โ review of Tears of the Sun (2003)
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A โ โ โ review of The Fan (1996)
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A โ โ โ โ review of Smokin’ Aces (2006)
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A โ โ โ โ review of Spanglish (2004)
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A โ โ โ โ โ review of Collateral (2004)
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A โ โ โ โ review of 50/50 (2011)
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A โ โ โ review of Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
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A โ โ โ โ review of Sherlock Holmes (2009)
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A โ โ โ review of The Siege (1998)
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A โ โ โ โ review of Kick-Ass (2010)
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A โ โ โ review of Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)
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A โ โ โ โ review of G.I. Jane (1997)
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A โ โ review of Crawl (2019)
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A โ โ โ review of A Time to Kill (1996)
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A โ โ โ review of Safe House (2012)
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A โ โ โ review of Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
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A โ โ โ โ review of Triple Frontier (2019)
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A โ โ โ โ review of The Little Things (2021)
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A โ โ โ review of Palmer (2021)
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A โ โ โ โ review of Parasite (2019)
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A โ โ โ review of Dark Phoenix (2019)
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A โ โ โ review of Outside the Wire
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A โ โ โ review of The Tax Collector
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A terrific discussion of the film Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) on The Rewatchables podcast ๐
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A โ โ โ review of The Midnight Sky (2020)
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A โ โ โ review of Adrift (2018)
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A โ โ โ โ review of S.W.A.T. (2003)
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A โ โ โ review of Bird Box (2018)
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A โ โ โ review of Bleed for This (2016)
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Great discussion of the film First Blood (1982) on The Rewatchables podcast ๐
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A โ โ โ โ review of A Star Is Born (2018)
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A โ โ โ review of The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
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A โ โ โ review of Swordfish (2001)
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A โ โ โ review of Palm Springs (2020)
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A โ โ โ โ โ review of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
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A โ โ review of The Big Lebowski (1998)
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A โ โ โ review of The Fast and the Furious (2001)
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A โ โ โ review of The Descendants (2011)
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A โ โ โ review of The King of Staten Island (2020)
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A โ โ โ review of Dรฉjร Vu (2006)
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A โ โ โ โ review of Remember the Titans (2000)
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A โ โ โ โ review of Planet Terror (2007)
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A โ โ โ review of The Crazies (2010)
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I reviewed my movie log stats for 2020 on Letterboxd.
I logged 132 movies. Thatโs 266.9 hours for an average of 11 movies watched per month.
62.1% were rewatches of something Iโve already seen.
Of the 132 movies I watched, I rated 75 of them at 4-stars or higher.
The movie stars I watched the most movies from were Denzel Washington and Ian McKellen (The Middle-Earth saga) at 7 each.
On par with the movie stars above, the directors I watched the most movie from were Tony Scott and Peter Jackson at 6 movies each.
As always, I LOVE watching movies and Iโm excited to kick back and continue watching through 2021.
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A โ โ โ โ โ review of World War Z (2013)
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A โ โ โ โ review of I Am Legend (2007)
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A โ โ โ review of The Mule (2018)
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My Favorite Disney Animation Films ๐บ๐ฟ
Disney Animations have created some of the most beloved movies of all time, going all the way back to 1937, which is bonkers!
I picked my favorite 10 films for this list.
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A โ โ โ โ review of Frozen (2013)
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A โ โ โ review of Ocean’s Eight (2018)
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A โ โ โ review of Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
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A โ โ โ review of Kong: Skull Island (2017)
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A โ โ โ review of Godzilla (2014)
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A โ โ โ โ โ review of Wonder (2017)
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A โ โ โ โ โ review of The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
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A โ โ โ review of Soul (2020)
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A โ โ โ review of Lawless (2012)
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A โ โ โ review of Joker (2019)
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A โ โ โ review of Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
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A โ โ โ โ โ review of Bridesmaids (2011)
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A โ โ โ โ review of Wonder Woman (2017)
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A โ โ โ โ review of Tenet (2020)
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A โ โ โ โ โ review of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)
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A โ โ โ โ review of Ava (2020)
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A โ โ โ review of Peppermint (2018)
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A โ โ โ review of Shutter Island (2010)
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A โ โ โ โ โ review of Primal Fear (1996)
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A โ โ โ โ review of The Outpost (2020)
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A โ โ โ review of Enemy (2013)
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A โ โ โ โ review of Real Steel (2011)
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What is peak Martin Scorsese?
GoodFellas? The Irishman? Casino? The Wolf of Wall Street? The Departed? Raging Bull? Cape Fear?
Something else?
For me, Iโm going with The Departed and GoodFellas with The Wolf of Wall Street coming close behind.
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A โ โ โ review of Gangs of New York (2002)
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A โ โ review of The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
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A โ โ โ โ review of Total Recall (2012)
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A โ โ โ review of Commando (1985)
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My Ranking of Rambo Movies
After watching all 5 of the Rambo movies recently, Iโve come up with my ranking.
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A โ โ โ โ review of Rambo (2008)
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A โ โ โ review of Rambo III (1988)
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A โ โ โ โ review of Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
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A โ โ โ โ review of First Blood (1982)
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A โ โ โ review of The Book of Eli (2010)
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A โ โ โ โ review of The A-Team (2010)
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A โ โ โ review of The Hangover Part II (2011)
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A โ โ โ review of Jojo Rabbit (2019)
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A โ โ โ review of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
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A โ โ โ โ review of Upgrade (2018)
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A โ โ โ โ โ review of The Invisible Man (2020)
The Rewatchables Podcast Discussion of 1995โs โToy Storyโ ๐
Toy Story turns 25 years old this year - wow! Itโs arguably the most influential animated film in history and set Pixar up for an ongoing incredible run of creative stories through animation.
It falls firmly on my all-time favorite films and anytime thereโs a discussion surrounding this film, I will always tune in.
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The Manchurian Candidate (2004) ๐บ๐ธ๐๐ง
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The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) ๐ ๐ ๐
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WALLโขE (2008) ๐ซ ๐ค ๐ฅค
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Halloween (2018) ๐ช ๐ ๐ฑ
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The Sword in the Stone (1963) ๐ก ๐ ๐ฟ
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Halloween (1978) ๐น ๐ช ๐
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The Social Dilemma (2020)
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Doctor Sleep (2019) ๐ด ๐ฉ ๐ฉธ
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Ralph Breaks The Internet (2018) ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฆ
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Brave (2012) ๐น ๐ฏ ๐ป ๐ฉโ๐ฆฐ
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Mission: Impossible (1996) ๐๐จโ๐ป๐
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The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) ๐งฑ ๐ฆบ ๐ฆ
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Shooter (2007) ๐ฏ ๐
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The Ringerโs Bill, Sean, and Chris revisit David Fincherโs 1995 crime thriller starring Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, and Kevin Spacey.
Listen to the podcast episode ๐
If you need a rewatch of Se7en on your own, iTunes has it on sale right now for $6.99.
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Lady and the Tramp (2019) ๐ถ๐๐
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Aladdin (2019) ๐งโโ๏ธ ๐ ๐ธ ๐ช๐ฌ
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Moana (2016) ๐ ๐ ๐
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The Lion King (2019)
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Beauty and the Beast (2017)
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Extinction (2018)
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Crash (2004)
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John Q (2002)
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Free Willy (1993)
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Kiss of the Dragon (2001)
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Christopher Nolan ๐ณ & John David Washington Talk Tenet on the ReelBlend Podcast ๐
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The Way Back (2020)
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Ford v Ferrari (2019)
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3:10 to Yuma (2007)
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
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Yep, count me in! ๐ณ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐ช
Stuntwomen (2020) - Official Trailer ๐บ
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
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Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
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Movie Log ๐บ๐ฟ The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
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Own The Town (2010) in 4K HDR in iTunes.
What a steal! ๐ฟ ๐บ
Iโm about to embark on an epic visual adventure through Middle-Earth. ๐งโโ๏ธ โ๏ธ ๐ก ๐ ๐งโโ๏ธ
Iโm going to watch all 6 movies of the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.
At around 3 hours a pop, thatโs over 18-hours! ๐ฒ
I bought the Middle-Earth 6-Film collection on iTunes last week. I havenโt seen the LOTR movies in years and only saw the first Hobbit movie once so Iโm pretty excited to give it a go. Iโm going to watch them chronologically starting with the first Hobbit movie.
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I just watched ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ (2019).
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I just watched ‘The Brothers Bloom’ (2008).
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I just watched ‘Richard Jewell’ (2019).
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I just watched ‘The Rock’ (1996).
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I just watched ‘Enemy of the State’ (1998).
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I just watched ‘The Last Boy Scout’ (1991).
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I just watched ‘True Romance’ (1993).
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I just watched ‘Crimson Tide’ (1995).
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I just watched ‘Onward’ (2020).
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I just watched ‘A League of Their Own’ (1992).
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I just watched ‘War of the Worlds’ (2005).
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I just watched ‘Mission: Impossible - Fallout’ (2018).
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I just watched ‘Return of the Jedi’ (1983).
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I just watched ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ (1980).
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I just watched ‘The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3’ (2009).
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I just watched ‘Ready Player One’ (2018).
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I just watched ‘Blade Runner 2049’ (2017).
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I just watched ‘La La Land’ (2016).
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I just watched ‘Casino’ (1995).
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I just watched ‘Superbad’ (2007).
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I just watched ‘Four Rooms’ (1995).
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I just watched ‘Revenge’ (2017).
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I just watched ‘Rambo: Last Blood’ (2019).
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I just watched ‘Drive’ (2011).
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I just watched ‘Spies in Disguise’ (2019).
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I just watched ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ (2012).
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I just watched ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’ (1989).
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I just watched ‘Moneyball’ (2011).
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I just watched ‘Noelle’ (2019).
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I just watched ‘6 Underground’ (2019).
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I just watched ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ (2019).
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I just watched ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ (2017).
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I just watched ‘Home Alone 2: Lost in New York’ (1992).
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I just watched ‘The Polar Express’ (2004).
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I just watched ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ (2015).
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I just watched ‘Home Alone’ (1990).
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I just watched ‘Signs’ (2002).
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I just watched ‘Bad Times at the El Royale’ (2018).
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I just watched ‘The Irishman’ (2019).
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I just watched ‘Frozen II’ (2019).
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I just watched ‘Spider-Man: Far from Home’ (2019).
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I just watched ‘Frozen II’ (2019).
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I just watched ‘One Hundred and One Dalmatians’ (1961).
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I just watched ‘Lady and the Tramp’ (1955).
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I just watched ‘Bright’ (2017).
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I just watched ‘Pain & Gain’ (2013).
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I just watched ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ (2019).
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I just watched ‘Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw’ (2019).
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I just watched ‘Deadpool 2’ (2018).
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I just watched ‘Atomic Blonde’ (2017).
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I just watched ‘Spy Game’ (2001).
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I just watched ‘Chasing Amy’ (1997).
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I just watched ‘It’ (2017).
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I just watched ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ (2018).
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I just watched ‘Glass’ (2019).
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I just watched ‘The Post’ (2017).
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I just watched ‘Hereafter’ (2010).
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I just watched ‘The Green Mile’ (1999).
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I just watched ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ (2017).
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I just watched ‘The Edge of Seventeen’ (2016).
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I just watched ‘John Wick: Chapter 3 โ Parabellum’ (2019).
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I just watched ‘John Wick: Chapter 2’ (2017).
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I just watched ‘Street Kings’ (2008).
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I just watched ‘Dunkirk’ (2017).
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I just watched ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ (2019).
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I just watched ‘Shazam!’ (2019).
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I just watched ‘Super 8’ (2011).
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I just watched ‘That Awkward Moment’ (2014).
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What a filmography! ๐คฉ
For my podcast enthusiasts out there, this is a great episode of The Incomparable discussing JAWS. Two of the panelists had never seen it so it was interesting to hear their fresh perspective. I’ve seen it countless times and it easily falls in my top 5 favorite movies of all time.
I just saw Captain Marvel and right off the cuff, it’s a good Marvel movie, probably in-line with something like Dr. Strange or Guardians of the Galaxy 2.
Brie Larson is great โ fits the role really well.
The movie had an interesting story that I knew not a single thing about but kept me engaged the whole time.
Glad to finally cross this one off my Full Media Blackout list.
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My Ranking of M. Night Shyamalan Films
While I wouldn’t consider his latest film, Glass, a hit in my book, I’m excited about the possibility of some more original thrillers in the years to come.
Jason Snell and crew kick off the Summer of Marvel discussing “Iron Man” and “Iron Man 2”.
As I’ve mentioned previously, Iron Man remains to be in my top 5 Marvel Studios movies.
My rating: โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ (out of5)
The less you know about this movie going into it, the better โ and certainly the more exciting it will be to watch.
This is the second film by the guy who wrote and directed Ex Machina so it was pretty high on my list of movies to see. I watched the trailer once and that was plenty. I wanted to keep the rest a mystery until I saw it.
Parts of it were beautiful, heartbreaking, terrifying, mystifying, and brilliant.
One question I kept asking myself was: “what the bleep?!”
My rating: โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ (out of 5)
Overall, it was a bit too intellectual for my liking, which brought it down to 3 stars. I’ll watch it again someday but along the same lines as Interstellar, every few years is fine.
David Gordon Green is an odd choice for director (Pineapple Express, Your Highness, The Sitter). Not exactly known for quality horror. To his credit, he has made some better films in the last 3 or 4 years.
This trailer doesn’t make it seem as scary as it could be. I just remember the Rob Zombie Halloween trailer being absolutely terrifying.
Time will tell whether this one positively adds to the franchise.
Teaser trailer for ‘Bublebee’ - a spin-off of the Transformers franchise.
I’m such a sucker for a Transformers movie. I’m game ๐
Based on a true story, a family of five (with three young boys) were vacationing in Thailand over Christmas in 2004 when the deadliest Tsunami in history hit the coast.
I never expected how hard this film would hit me, emotionally.
Against my better judgment, I had to watch this in two parts because it was getting late. On the first night, I had about an hour left. The Tsunami had hit and miraculously all five members of the family are safe but they are split up. After turning it off the first night, I was a little shaken up by how this family was ripped apart but I felt hopeful that they would find a way back to each other.
Then, without thinking, I opened my Photos app on my phone and saw the last photo I took โ one of my two boys (ages 4 and 2), holding hands going down a slide at the park.
I immediately burst into tears. ๐ญ
Not just silently weeping, I’m talking full on grown-ass-man sobbing. I was helpless. I was so overcome with emotion that I literally couldn’t keep it together. Thankfully (or unfortunately), my wife and kids were already in bed so it was just me sobbing on the couch using my dog for comfort.
On the second night, I knew going into it that I’d better prepare for more waterworks. Sure enough, once the brothers were reunited, I completely lost it. I kept picturing both of my boys and it just hit me like a ton of bricks.
While, I probably won’t plan to rewatch this for several years due to the emotional tax on me, I will certainly watch it again eventually.
What an incredible story.
My rating: โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ (out of 5)
In general, I’m not a scary movie guy. That being said, this movie did catch my attention from a few friends as being a good one to see so I couldn’t resist.
I have to say, it was scarier than the plot line leads you to believe.
A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter.
There were more than a few moments where I felt legitimately uncomfortable sitting in my chair watching what was on screen and that’s not something that I can say about a lot of movies. For the budget of $1.3 million, this is tremendously smart and creative filmmaking and I can definitely recommend it.
My rating: โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ (out of 5)
This is simply stunning! ๐ ๐ณ
David Attenborough returns in this breathtaking documentary showcasing life on Planet Earth.
This is a surprisingly great movie and it’s only $4.99 in iTunes right now. It’s the movie that put Miles Teller on the map for me.
It’s been a few years since I’ve seen it but I think I may need to put it on my movie watch list.
It’s about as dumb as you can imagine. It’s streaming on Netflix right now and my 4-year old saw the poster and decided that’s what he wanted to watch ๐
Parents, be warned.
My rating: โญ๏ธโญ๏ธ (out of 5)
I’ve only seen this movie three times and it’s been years since my last viewing. I really want to like this movie but I just don’t. The first hour and a half are so dull and boring that I’m surprised anyone keeps watching beyond that. The second half picks up but by that point, I just want to get to the end.
Knowing nothing about the source material, I’m not sure if the story is really that bad or if Zack Snyder just butchered it that badly. I think this movie has sort of a cult following but I just can’t get into it.
Rating: โญ๏ธโญ๏ธ (out of 5)
This film has some of the most gruesome gore and violence that I’ve ever seen. I haven’t seen this much blood since The Bride took on the Crazy 88 in Kill Bill Vol. 1. That being said, it’s a very edgy and compelling revenge story with a powerful soundtrack. The female lead is nothing short of bad-ass.
For what it’s worth, hereโs the MPAA Rating:
Rated R for strong bloody gruesome violence, a rape, sexuality, graphic nudity, drug use and language
Rating: โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ (out of 5)
Just watched Wonder. Let me tell you, that’s one inspiring and heart-warming film. Bravo! ๐
Rating: โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ (out of 5)
A great discussion and breakdown of the film Terminator 2: Judgement Day on this week’s Defocused podcast.
Listen for yourself.
I recently watched the Paterno HBO movie with Al Pacino portraying Penn State football coach Joe Paterno. As a Penn State alumni, my mouth was agape the entire movie – I was riveted. The film was very well done but it definitely re-opened some wounds about the Jerry Sandusky child abuse scandal that I had mostly tried to bury deep in my memory.
As someone who has seen countless interviews and videos of JoePa over the years, I was struck by how well Al Pacino pulled off his portrayal of Paterno. After a few minutes, my brain stopped seeing Pacino on screen and just saw Paterno.
The film made it very clear that Gary Schultz, Graham Spanier, Tim Curly, and of course, Jerry Sandusky, the child molester, are the absolute scum of the Earth.
Paterno is available for purchase on iTunes or Amazon Video.
I first heard about this concept from a brilliant guy on Twitter, @tvaziri and it immediately struck a chord with me. He defines full media blackout as: avoiding all trailers, articles, photos, or any pre-release information for a film you know you’re going to see.
How do I accomplish this?
Setting up a pretty rigorous set of mute filters in my Twitter client helps a lot. That blocks a bunch of keywords, hashtags, and any official Twitter user accounts for the films that I’m trying to avoid.
How do I avoid trailers when I’m in a theater waiting for a movie to start?
Answer: the only way I know how. Fingers in my ears, eyes closed, while humming to myself to drown out any noise and dialogue. Yes, I’m that guy but I’ve come to terms with it because it works.
Here’s a list of upcoming movies for which I’m on full media blackout:
I know it wonโt be easy but it will be worth it to see them with fresh eyes.
Just watched The 15:17 to Paris. Itโs an incredible story and I really appreciate the risk Clint Eastwood took on casting the original heroes in the film.
My favorite film made by these modern (ish) great directors:
What are your picks?
Rating: โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ (out of 5)
I just watched Justice League and here are a few quick thoughts:
Rating: โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ (out of 5)
My ‘Cornetto Trilogy’ rankings:
I’m an avid movie collector. I love watching movies and have added a lot of my favorites to my collection over the past ten years or so. I have around 400+ movies in my collection – mostly Blu-ray for obvious reasons (HD > standard definition). They are stored on some shelves in my basement but I started to run out of space to store them all. Those plastic cases really take up a lot of space – I had to find a better way to store them.
I did some research on the interweb and found some other methods on how people store DVD movies. Then I found Samba Tech Media Storage Solutions who make DVD sleeves, binders, boxes, and dividers. That was exactly what I was looking for. I ended up getting a bunch of the DVD sleeves and dividers from them and then just picked up a couple of smaller plastic tubs from Walmart to store them in.
With each DVD/Blu-ray movie that I wanted to rip to my computer, this was my process:
It took me over 2 months of ripping movies nearly non-stop but I’m finally finished. Each Blu-ray disc took about 5 hours to rip and since I had to go to work during the day, I was only able to rip about 4 movies a day between both disc drives I have.
Now when I want to watch a movie, I can browse my collection using the Plex app on the Apple TV or using the Plex app on my iPhone or iPad. I can either watch the movie right there on my device or I can go to my 4 bins of movie discs, track it down, and play it in the Blu-ray player. The Blu-ray discs themselves will ultimately give me the greatest movie experience because they are the highest video and audio quality and also contain all the bonus features.
Even though all the ripped DVD’s are now stored safely on my redundant storage drive, the Drobo, I also use a secure offsite backup service called Backblaze. This allows me to backup an unlimited amount of data to a secure datacenter and is perfect to further protect my hefty investment in my movies. Once the backup is up to date, if there were a disaster like a fire or flood or theft at my house, I could still restore my data from my offsite backup. I strongly recommend every household have an offsite backup to protect your valuable data like family photos, home movies, and documents.
If that wasn’t enough already, here’s where my OCD really shines through. I have a very particular way I like my movie collection organized. These are the main categories by which I have them organized:
This probably looks like I’ve completely lost my marbles but it actually makes it very easy to find what movie I’m looking for. I’ve organized the movies in the same method in Plex on my Mac mini so all the categories match up and I can quickly locate a particular movie.
By ripping my purchased videos to my computer, I’m now able to quickly stream them to my Apple TV and Roku without having to fumble through the discs and watch all the trailers and other ads. Most importantly, completing this project has brought me peace of mind that all my movies are backed up to a safe location and filed away. It’s a very satisfying feeling.
I saw Spider-man: Homecoming last week and it got me thinking about where I would place it in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) of films. Turns out, itโs firmly in my top 5. Go see it. If you’ve already seen it, there’s a great podcast episode of The Incomparableย that dissects the film in detail. Go listen to it.
On with my list:
Honorable mentions: Ant-Man (2015),ย Iron Man 3 (2013), andย Spider-man: Homecomingย (2017).
What are your top 5?
Updated: 12/05/17
I sawย Thor: Ragnarok last week and I have to say, it bumped Spider-man: Homecoming out of my top 5. I also rewatched Captain America: The Winter Solider recently and was reminded just how fantastic that movie is.
If you want to hear a great podcast discussion aboutย Thor: Ragnarok, I highly recommend Vector 027: Bonus Episode - Thor Ragnarok.
Wicked movie poster for ‘The Wolverine’