Daily Special: Week 30

By far one of the busiest movie watching weeks of the year. I also passed the 365 mark well ahead of last years pace. Bring on the movies.

Below are my movies of the week:

July 20

            Ganbriel Iglesias: Hot and Fluffy (Directed by Manny Rodriguez) This was the first time I saw Gabriel perform for more than a few minutes. I hope Netflix adds more of his comedy specials soon because this was one of the funniest specials I have watched this year.

            Alien (Director's Cut) (Directed by Ridley Scott) I didn't watch this movie for the first time all the way through until I was 30. I watched it with my dad and I remember him laughing more than once when I would jump at random points of the movie.

            48 Hours (Directed by Walter Hill) I was not very impressed with this buddy cop movie. I don't know why but I just didn't think there was much chemistry between Nick and Eddie.

            That Awkward Moment (Directed by Tom Gormican) Watched this after my friend Wendy suggested it and I am glad I listened to her. The plot of the movie isn't anything very special but Zac Efron, Michael Jordan and Miles Teller make this movie. They are very believable as best friends and they made me wish I could be friends with them. I would have no problem watching the three of them in a movie together again.

July 21

            Explorers (Directed by Joe Dante) For some reason I don't remember seeing this movie when I was a kid. Watching it now though I can tell it was filmed around the time of one of my all time favorites, Monster Squad. Some of the actors are the same and even some of the set pieces look similar.

            Four Rooms (Directed by Allison Anders & Alexandre Rockwell & Robert Rodriguez & Quentin Tarantino) This is one of those movies that you need to pay attention to because you might miss something important if you happen to look away for even a brief moment. All four stories are good on their own and I would welcome longer versions of each.

            Animal House (Directed by John Landis) I loaned this movie to a friend at work so he could show his daughter. She wasn't very impressed. I made sure to watch as soon as I got it back and laughed quite a bit.

            Nothing to Lose (Directed by Steve Oedekerk) This is another one of those movies that I remember seeing for the first time with my dad in the theater. I still laugh as much now as I did back then.

July 22

            They Came Together (Directed by David Wain) This Romantic Comedy was hilarious. It is from the same people that gave us Wet Hot American Summer and it has the same kind of humor.

            Aziz Ansari: Dangerously Delicious (Directed by Jason Woliner) I am still waiting to actually laugh at this comedy special. I was hoping that I would get some insight to what people find funny about Aziz watching him do stand-up, I was wrong.

July 23

            Rio 2 (Directed by Carlos Saldanha) Not as good as the original. I know it came out a few years after the original but it felt rushed and not planned out very well.

            TINY: A Story About Living Small (Directed by Merete Mueller & Christopher Smith) Seventeen days ahead of last year I hit movie 365 for the year. The tiny house movement is very interesting. I don't think I could do it but I give props to anyone that can.

July 24

            Wedding Crashers (Directed by David Dobkin) This is one of Vaughn & Wilson's beat movies, so many funny moments from beginning to end. Bradley Cooper is such an ass in this movie it is hard not to want to see him fail.

July 25

            Superheroes (Directed by Mike Barnett) I don't know what is worse about this movie. Is it that there are so many people that think they are superheroes or is it the guy who thinks Bruce Wayne is a real person?

            Lucy (Directed by Luc Besson) The idea of this movie was really interesting. The biggest problem is the movie is too short. Key parts felt way too rushed and supporting characters were under utilized.

July 26

            Hercules (Directed by Brett Ratner) I'll watch pretty much anything that The Rock is in. This should've been the perfect role for him. He is a great choice for Hercules. If only Ratner didn't try to include so much humor. It would've worked better as a serious action movie

            Beethoven (Directed by Brian Levant) I am not sure why I decided to watch this movie. I remembered laughing at it as a kid and wanted to throw something on. I think I have now watched this movie enough times for a lifetime.

            Sabotage (Directed by David Ayer) This movie goes crazy after only five minutes. From that point until the very end it jumps around a lot. I got confused at one point about who a couple people were. I wish they would have given the audience a bit more of a back story on the characters.

Days Watched: 207

Movies Watched: 371

Daily Special: Week 29

This week included a good variety of movies. Finally got to watch a WWE documentary I have been wanting to see.

Below are my movies of the week:

July 13

            Free Birds (Directed by Jimmy Hayward) I know I am not a child but I can't believe that kids actually enjoyed this movie.

            I, Frankenstein (Directed by Stuart Beattie) This is quite the shitty movie. This is what we get instead of a new Underworld movie? I didn't understand what was going on most of the time.

            Apollo 13 (Directed by Ron Howard) Little Opie Taylor really knows how to direct movies based on true events. He delivers enough nostalgic moments while telling an interesting story.

            Snowpiercer (Directed by Joon-ho Bong) This is one of those movies that I would have passed on if I hadn't heard about it from some friends. It is a very good movie with lots of action and an intriguing story. The end was my least favorite part but the movie as a whole was very good.

            The Attitude Era (Directed by Kevin Dunn) I have been a fan of the WWF/WWE since I was a very little kid. When I was a teenager my interest wasn't as much, but once the Attitude Era with Steve Austin, DX, Mick Foley and The Rock kicked off I was back in full force.

July 14

            You Don't Know Bo: The Legend of Bo Jackson (Directed by Michael Bonfiglio) I will always remember that Bo Jackson was my brothers favorite athlete while he was growing up. I learned a lot about Bo Jackson has his early playing days in this documentary. I never knew that Tampa Bay drafted him initially and that he refused to play for them after they ended his college baseball career.

July 15

            The Big Year (Directed by David Frankel) This is still one of my quiet favorites from the last few years. It isn't a big blockbuster but it tells a good story from three different perspectives.

July 16

            Delivery Man (Directed by Ken Scott) This movie was very stupid but surprisingly it still made me laugh more than once. Chris Pratt had more than a few funny moments,

July 17

            The Crow (Directed by Alex Proyas) I am sure this movie will be remade in the next 5-7 years because technology has come a long way from when it was originally released.

July 18

            Metallica: Through the Never (Directed by Nimród Antal) I am not a big fan of Metallica, but I do know most of their hits. This was an interesting take on a concert movie.

July 19

            The Paper (Directed by Ron Howard) This movie has quite the ensemble cast. I wonder how many people that have worked for newspapers over the years have wanted to shout "Stop the Presses" and actually got to stop them then.

            Sunshine (Directed by Danny Boyle) It took me a little bit to figure out what was going on in this movie. Once I started getting in to it, it progressed nicely. The ending was a bit predictable though.

            Rio (Directed by Carlos Saldanha) This is a fun animated film that feels like a musical at times.

Days Watched: 200

Movies Watched: 353

Daily Special: Week 28

Good week filled with movies. I watched one of my all time favorites for the first time this week too.

Below are my movies of the week:

July 6

            Crimson Tide (Directed by Tony Scott) This movie is filled with tension from beginning to end. Denzel & Gene make a great competing pair.

            Zombieland (Directed by Ruben Fleischer) I wish the Amazon original series would have worked out to see where these characters go.

            Field of Dreams (Directed by Phil Alden Robinson) This was one of the first sports movies I ever remember watching. I still enjoy it just as much today as I did when I was a kid.

July 7

            Step Up Revolution (Directed by Scott Speer) At this point in the series the plot of the movie doesn't mater. The dance scenes are the only reason I still watch.

            The Karate Kid (Directed by John G. Avildsen) I had forgotten how long this movie was. It really isn't that long but it had been so long since I last saw it that I forgot how much goes on in the movie before he actually learns karate.

July 8

            Dead Man on Campus (Directed by Alan Cohn) In a way this is what I had hoped Saved by the Bell: The College Years would have been like, instead of what we were actually given.

July 9

            Adventures in Babysitting (Directed by Chris Columbus) Long before Marvel gave us a Thor movie, we were given Thor in the form of a tow truck driver. Fast forward 27 years and the same actor who played Thor is set to play the Kingpin in the Daredevil series for Netflix.

July 10

            Ocean's Eleven (Directed by Steven Soderbergh) Still one of my favorite movies of all time. I am surprised I held out on watching it for the first six months of the year.

July 11

            Double Jeopardy (Directed by Bruce Beresford) Following The Fugitive and U.S. Marshals I think Tommy Lee Jones was starting to be typecast a bit. Thankfully this movie was a new role for him. Oh wait, it really wasn't, oops.

July 12

            Robots (Directed by Chris Wedge & Carlos Saldanha) This might be a bit of a shocker but even in animated form, Robin Williams was a bit over the top in this movie.

            Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (Directed by Matt Reeves) This is one of the best movies to come out this summer. The story was thought provoking but what really put it over the stop was the motion capture for the apes. I do not understand how Andy Serkis does not have an Oscar yet.

            Warrior (Directed by Gavin O'Connor) The end of this movie always gets to me. For most of the movie everyone is super tough but at the very end the last moments in the final fight and what is said just about does me in.

Days Watched: 193

Movies Watched: 340

Daily Special: Week 27

Wrapped up June and started off July with some old favorites and a yearly tradition.

Below are my movies of the week:

June 29

              Kiss the Girls (Directed by Gary Fleder) I've read a handful of the Alex Cross books and Morgan Freeman fits the role pretty well. I wish they would have kept going with the movies instead of rebooting with Tyler Perry.

              Transformers: Age of Extinction (Directed by Michael Bay) Thank you Michael Bay for taking a part of my childhood that brought me so much joy and taking a giant dump on it. This is easily one of the worst movies that I have seen this year. Almost three hours of my life that I will never get back.

June 30

              Wet Hot American Summer (Directed by David Wain) Why have I never seen this movie? Where was I when it originally came out? This movie is ridiculous but in the best ways.

Movies watched in 30 of 30 Days. 51 Total Movies in June. 319 Movies in 6 Months.

July 1

            Crocodile Dundee II (Directed by John Cornell) This is more proof that the 1980's created some crazy movie characters.

July 2

            Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (Directed by Joe Johnston) I don't know why but I was really excited when I saw this movie was available to stream on Netflix.

July 3

            Without a Paddle (Directed by Steven Brill) I don't really care about what the plot of this movie was about. I just liked the main actors and how well they played off one another. I'd gladly watch another movie with them together.

July 4

            Jim Breuer: And Laughter for All (Directed by Jay Chapman) I like Jim Breuer. His comedy doesn't feel forced when he is on stage.

            The Replacement Killers (Directed by Antoine Fuqua) This movie doesn't know the time period it wants to be in. There are parts that are very modern and then other parts feel very dated by way of the surroundings or technology.

            Independence Day (Directed by Roland Emmerich) My dad was out of town this year for our annual viewing of this movie but my mom was nice enough to watch it with me. Of course I did have to agree to take her out to dinner as a bribe.

July 5

            Doin' It in the Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC (Directed by Kevin Couliau & Bobbito Garcia) Interesting documentary that looked at the basketball played in parks all over New York City. The trash talking and different nicknames were very interesting to here.

            Sharktopus (Directed by Declan O'Brien) I wish I could be a fly on the wall in the room when people at SyFy come up with their crazy movie ideas.

            Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown (Directed by Michael Jai White) I wonder how long it took the writers and director to decide to change the last name of the villain of this movie. I bet it took about thirty seconds after they saw the actor had a GIANT tattoo across his back of his last name.

Days Watched: 186

Movies Watched: 328

Daily Special: Week 26

Watched a great film this week and then to counter that I ended up watching a couple duds.

Below are my movies of the week:

June 22

              Less Than Zero (Directed by Marek Kanievska) Besides being very confusing the one thing I couldn't get over were the televisions in this movie. Everyone has these ultra modern apartments with lots of fancy stuff, yet they still rock the old black and white televisions.

              Anger Management (Directed by Peter Segal) This movie started the downward trend of Adam Sandler movies for me. It had some funny parts but overall it was stupid.

              John Leguizamo's Ghetto Klown (Directed by Fisher Stevens) Very funny comedy special about John's career ups and downs. I forgot how many different characters he has played.

June 23

              Forever Young (Directed by Steve Miner) The scene in the library with Mel Gibson using the microfilm machine made me feel very dated. My office still uses a microfilm machine on an almost daily basis.

              How to Train Your Dragon 2 (Directed by Dean DeBlois) This is one of the best movies I have seen all year. Halfway through the movie I knew I wanted to go see it again. I loved the first Dragon movie and this one is right up there.

June 24

              The Reunion (Directed by Michael Pavone) Surprisingly this was one of the better WWE Studio movies they have released. The story was fun and the characters all had their own funny quirks.

June 25

              Dolphin Tale (Directed by Charles Martin Smith) Fun and heartwarming movie about an injured Dolphin that while getting a little help to repair her fin, brings an entire community and families together.

June 26

              Underdogs (Directed by Doug Dearth) This isn't the best sports themed movie i have watched this year but it was still enjoyable. Of course it was a bit predictable in parts, but it still kept me interested throughout the entire movie.

June 27

              John Carter (Directed by Andrew Stanton) Wow is this movie bad. The only enjoyable part was the last 5-10 minutes. The rest of the movie was over the top special effects that didn't help tell a story in my opinion.

June 28

              Daddy Day Care (Directed by Steve Carr) This family movie starring Eddie Murphy is beyond goofy but for some reason I really enjoy watching it. I always end up laughing at different parts.

              Along Came a Spider (Directed by Lee Tamahori) Very entertaining thriller based on the Alex Cross book series. I will admit I did not see the final twist coming, it did surprise me.

              Life (Directed by Ted Demme) I remember originally seeing this movie in the theater with my dad. I don't remember the language being as strong back then but it might have been because I was laughing too much.

Days Watched: 179

Movies Watched: 317

Daily Special: Week 25

Three hundred mark is now behind me.

Below are my movies of the week:

June 15

              The Jewel of the Nile (Directed by Lewis Teague) This sequel to Romancing the Stone suffers the same way that a number of sequels do. The first movie worked well so a sequel is created that doesn't have the same heart as the original.

              Thor: The Dark World (Directed by Alan Taylor) Before seeing the first Thor movie I didn't know much about the comic book hero. That movie along with this sequel has been a great way to learn about the mighty Asgardian.

              The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Directed by Ben Stiller) This movie tells a very exciting story with amazing visuals. I really wish I could have Walter's cell phone coverage and battery life.

June 16

              What About Bob? (Directed by Frank Oz) I remember at one point I watched this movie so many times that I got burnt out on it and didn't find it funny. Thankfully after close to a decade of not watching it, I find it hilarious all over again.

June 17

              The Recruit (Directed by Roger Donaldson) This is a fun spy thriller that keeps you guessing about what side everyone is on; that is until it becomes totally predictable.

June 18

              Cop and a Half (Directed by Henry Winkler) The fact that Burt goes to bed with his Indians jersey tucked in to his sweats was too funny for me to focus on much else. The movie is a step backward in the 'Buddy Cop' dynamic.

June 19

              Rocky IV (Directed by Sylvester Stallone) I have decided that Stallone filmed this and the movie Cobra at the same time or very close together. His beard is the same during the training montage as it was all through Cobra.

June 20

              Never Back Down (Directed by Jeff Wadlow) Finally decided to watch this movie after yet another person shared a clip of it thinking that the video was from a real fight. The clip circulating the internet looks to have been filmed from an extra on set.

June 21

              Ice Age: Continental Drift (Directed by Steve Martino & Mike Thurmeier) The last in the Ice Age series. I like the movies but there really isn't much that makes each one stand out from the other.

              Bob Saget: That's What I'm Talkin' About (Directed by Jay Karas) I usually like watching dirty Bob Saget perform but this special wasn't very funny to me. I laughed a little bit but there weren't any bits that really got me going.

              Now You See Me (Directed by Louis Leterrier) I don't care what people say, I really like this movie. It reminds me of Ocean's Eleven but with magic. I also really like the cast that they put together in it.

Days Watched: 172

Movies Watched: 304

Daily Special: Week 24

Another steady week of movies. Getting very close to the three hundred mark for the year.

Below are my movies of the week:

June 8

               The Big Hit (Directed Kirk Wong) Should this movie be taken serious or is it more a parody on assassin type movies? It has its ups and its downs for sure and more than a couple "WTF" moments.

               Assault on Precinct 13 (Directed Jean-François Richet) This movie is more than a little unbelievable but it was still enjoyable to watch. Ethan Hawke was actually tolerable in it.

               700 Sundays (Directed Des McAnuff) I really enjoyed this comedy special from Billy Crystal. 700 Sundays was the amount of Sundays he had with his dad before he passed away. I can't imagine only having that many Sundays with my dad, he is one of the most important people in my life.

June 9

               Three Men and a Baby (Directed Leonard Nimoy) The 80's sure had a lot of goofy ideas for movies. If someone left a baby on the doorstep of someone today and just bolted it wouldn't end up as happily ever after as this movie.

June 10

               Non-Stop (Directed Jaume Collet-Serra) Taken on a Plane was much better than Taken 2. There was some nice twists in the movie. I just hope that this doesn't spawn a sequel.

June 11

               Wayne's World (Directed Penelope Spheeris) This is still the best Saturday Night Live related movie that has been released. Of course, the same can't be said for the sequel.

June 12

               Eddie (Directed Steve Rash) Every sports fan thinks that they would be a better coach for their favorite team. This goofy comedy puts that to the test. The cameo by Dennis Rodman was one of my favorite parts.

June 13

               Not Another Teen Movie (Directed Joel Gallen) The title says it all, this parody movie covers the majority of teen movies from the late 90's and early 00's. This movie was actually better than some of the movies it parodied.

               Edge of Tomorrow (Directed Doug Liman) This Tom Cruise Sci-Fi movies is one of my favorites of the summer. It had a very interesting story and the characters were easy to get attached to.

June 14

               The Neverending Story (Directed Wolfgang Petersen) I have not watched this movie in almost 20 years. I am a bit surprised I was able to get through it back then. It gets pretty intense in some parts.

               Step Up 3 (Directed Jon M. Chu) Not sure what the plot of this movie was about but I did watch the whole thing. The dance scenes are what makes these movies at least watchable.

               The Art of the Steal (Directed Jonathan Sobol) This movie reminds me of Ocean's Eleven and Now You See Me. A crime caper with a good amount of misdirection thrown in, plus some cool magic.

Days Watched: 165

Movies Watched: 293