Day Six Hundred Ninety Nine - Going to the Distance

Movie Total: 480

Day Six Hundred Ninety Eight - Creepshow

Movie Total: 479

Day Six Hundred Ninety Seven - Notorious

Movie Total: 478

Day Six Hundred Ninety Six - Tangled

Bonus Movie: Frozen

Movie Total: 477

Day Six Hundred Ninety Five - The Human Centipede (First Sequence)

Bonus Movie: Martyrs
Bonus Movie: The Expendables

Movie Total: 475

Day Six Hundred Ninety Four - Thankskilling

Movie Total: 472

Day Six Hundred Ninety Three - Faster

Movie Total: 471

Day Six Hundred Ninety Two - Skyline

Movie Total: 470

Day Six Hundred Ninety One - Altitude

Bonus Movie: Stomp The Yard: Homecoming

Movie Total: 469

Day Six Hundred Ninety - The Last Airbender

Movie Total: 467

Day Six Hundred Eighty Nine - School of Rock

Movie Total: 466

Day Six Hundred Eighty Eight - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1

Bonus Movie: Fair Game

Move Total: 465

Day Six Hundred Eighty Seven - RED

Movie Total: 463

Day Six Hundred Eighty Six -Victim

Bonus Movie: Funny People

Movie Total: 462

Day Six Hundred Eighty Five - Winnebago Man

Bonus Movie: One Eyed Monster

Movie Total: 460

Day Six Hundred Eighty Four - Cropsey

Movie Total: 458

Day Six Hundred Eighty Three - Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl

Year of release:

Written by: Yoshihiro Nishimura (based on the manga by Shungiku Uchida)

Directed by: Yoshihiro Nishimura & Naoyuki Tomomatsu

Starring: Yukie Kawamura, Eri Otoguro & Takumi Saito

What it's about: A vampire girl and a Frankenstein girl fight each other.

Thoughts Before Viewing: I had this movie laying around the house and I figured it would be perfect for a lazy Sunday. I’m a big fan of the over the top Japanese action (horror) movies. The last movie I saw that fits that criteria was MACHINE GIRL... I loved it. Can’t wait for this one.


Thoughts After Viewing: Maybe I went into the movie with my hopes too high because I was a little disappointed. Yes, the movie had lots of over the top blood and gore but it seemed lame, like it was trying too hard. I know it’s meant to be silly but I couldn’t get into it. The girls trying to be black, I don’t care if it came off as racist, it was just stupid. The movie takes forever to get going, and Frankenstein girl doesn’t even appear until the last 25 minutes of the movie... boooooo!

Movie Total: 457

Day Six Hundred Eighty Two - The 40-Year Old Virgin

Year of release:

Written by: Judd Apatow & Steve Carell

Directed by: Judd Apatow

Starring: Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Romany Malco, Seth Rogen & Jane Lynch

What it's about: A virgin, who is 40 years old

Thoughts Before Viewing: A late night of partying called for something funny but familiar. When looking through the On Demand channel, this movie jumped out at me.


Thoughts After Viewing: Not much to say about this one. This is one of my favorite comedies of all time and it only gets better and better every time I watch it. If you've never seen it, you should take the time to. It's definitely worth it.

Bonus Movie: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze

Movie Total: 456

Day Six Hundred Eighty One - Four Lions

Year of release: 2010

Written by: Chris Morris

Directed by: Chris Morris, Jesse Armstrong & Sam Bain

Starring: Riz Ahmed, Arsher Ali, Nigel Lindsay, Kayvan Novak, Adeel Akhtar & Craig Parkinson

What it's about: A humorist take on terrorism

Thoughts Before Viewing: Been hearing a lot about this movie since early this year when it played (and was a hit) at Sundance. I’m very excited to finally get a chance to check it out.


Thoughts After Viewing: For the second year in a row, my favorite comedy of the year comes from overseas. Last year it was IN THE LOOP and this year it’s FOUR LIONS (I doubt there’s anything coming out in the next 6 weeks to change that). They took a subject matter that most people don’t find any humor in and made it laugh out loud funny. It’s not very often we get smart edgy comedies so if the movie is playing anywhere near you, do yourself a favor and go out and see this movie.

Movie Total: 454

Day Six Hundred Eighty - Red Hill

Year of release: 2010

Written by: Patrick Hughes

Directed by: Patrick Hughes

Starring: Ryan Kwanten, Steve Bisley, Tom E. Lewis & Claire van der Boom

What it's about: Johnny has escaped jail and he’s looking for revenge against the men that put him there.

Thoughts Before Viewing: The trailer for this movie was on the DVD of something I saw recently, and it looked good. Based on the trailer, it looked like some kind of western and horror movie combination. That combo was very appealing to me. BUT, I have since heard that this is not the case; it is not a horror movie at all. Even with that new knowledge, I still wanted to check it out. Today (Thursday) is apparently the last day it’s playing in the city, so I made it a point to jump on the train and check it out. Hope it was worth the trip.


Thoughts After Viewing: It was definitely worth the trip because I loved this movie. Two weeks ago I talked about how Detective Hoffman from the SAW franchise was a badass. Pssshhhh... he’s nothing compared to Jimmy, the antagonist in this movie. Great movie with great performances. In the past couple of years, I have learned that I really enjoy westerns. I know this is more or a thriller but it has cowboys in it, so it’s a western. Either way I think a Western theme is coming soon.

Movie Total: 453

Day Six Hundred Seventy Nine - Jonah Hex

Year of release: 2010

Written by: Neveldine/Taylor & William Farmer (based on the comic by John Albano & Tony Dezuniga)

Directed by: Jimmy Hayward

Starring: Josh Brolin, John Malkovich, Megan Fox, Michael Fassbender, Will Arnett & Michael Shannon

What it's about: An ugly cowboy is looking for revenge.

Thoughts Before Viewing: There’s not much to say here, The only reason I’m watching this is because it’s supposed to be one of the worst movies of the year.


Thoughts After Viewing: Yup, this movie is terrible. Is it the worst movie of the year? Oh, it’s definitely up there but I can’t say for sure because I haven’t looked back at all the 2010 movies I’ve seen. I usually try to forget about the bad movies I see, so I always need to be reminded. Either way, yes JONAH HEX will be making an appearance on my worst of 2010 list.

Movie Total: 452

Day Six Hundred Seventy Eight - Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work

Year of release: 2010

Written by: Ricki Stern

Directed by: Ricki Stern & Anne Sundberg

Starring: Joan Rivers

What it's about: A documentary about the Crypt Keeper.

Thoughts Before Viewing: I didn’t have any DVDs laying around, and Netflix Watch Instant wasn’t working so I went through the On Demand movies to see if there was anything good on there. I try to stay away from movies that I can get from the Redbox or Netflix, as there’s no point in spending 7 bucks for something I can easily get for much cheaper. Because of that I usually go straight to the Independent section. This movie was recently added and I had been hearing some good things. I’m not a Joan Rivers fan, but that’s only because I really don’t know anything about her comedy. I’m at the age (27 years old) where Joan Rivers is just the scary looking lady that makes fun of what celebrities are wearing at award shows. A lot of comedies say that she’s very funny, let’s find out.


Thoughts After Viewing: I always find it interesting to see how stand up comedians are always so insecure. Joan Rivers has been around forever; you might not know what she does but you know who she is. That doesn’t mean a thing to her, she’s still reading the reviews and getting angry when someone “doesn’t get her jokes.” The documentary was good, but did it change my opinion about her? Not really, I didn’t think the little bit of stand up that was shown was very funny. Maybe I’ll rent one of Tonight Show DVDs... Nah, I don’t care enough.

Movie Total: 451

Day Six Hundred Seventy Seven - House

Year of release: 1977

Written by: Chiho Katsura (story by Chigumi Obayashi)

Directed by: Nobuhiko Obayashi

Starring: Kimiko Ikegami, Miki Jinbo, Kumiko Oba, Ai Matubara, Mieko Sato, Eriko Tanaka, Masayo Miyako & Yōko Minamida

What it's about: Something about a house

Thoughts Before Viewing: I've been hearing alot about this movie for a few months now. Almost all of it has been about how bat shit crazy it is, which was more than enough to peek my interest. The movie played very briefly at the IFC Center in the city but I didn’t get a chance to check it out. Now, months later, it’s been released on DVD (and Blu-Ray). I was told by my fellow veryaware writer Manny, that the movie is best watched very drunk or very high. Well, I took his advice and have had quite a bit to drink before this viewing. This should be fun.


Thoughts After Viewing: People weren’t kidding when they said it was bat shit. My goodness, what a crazy movie. I plan on picking this up on DVD and showing all my friends. Man, that piano scene.. haha! I’m still cracking up. Definitely check this out if you can.

Movie Total: 450

Day Six Hundred Seventy Six - Best Worst Movie

Year of release: 2010

Written by: Michael Stephenson

Directed by: Michael Stephenson

Starring: Michael Stephenson, George Hardy, Jason F. Wright, Darren Ewing, Jason Steadman & Claudio Fragasso

What it's about: Documentary about the popularity of TROLL 2

Thoughts Before Viewing: I have been dying to see this movie for months now. My movie today was supposed to be WINNEBAGO MAN, but I left the DVD at my house, so I had to browse the On Demand for something to watch. Just the other day, I was looking online to see when BEST WORST MOVIE was coming out on DVD, so as soon as I saw that this was On Demand, I knew what I was watching. Thank God I left the DVD at home. I was ready to order the movie when I had a great idea, I should re-watch TROLL 2 first. Thankfully, TROLL 2 is on Netflix Watch Instant. I remember watching this movie a lot when I was younger. I didn't watch it because I thought it was a good movie, I just knew this was one of the most bizarre movies I had very seen and I couldn't get enough of it. Even though I had not seen the movie in quite a while (I watched the Rifftrax version earlier this year, but there was drinking involved so I don’t remember a thing about it), I still knew when certain scenes or lines were coming up. This was great because I was watching it with a first time viewer. It allowed me to stop watching the movie and pay attention to her reaction. She could not believe how bad it was.


Thoughts After Viewing: TROLL 2 might be one of, if not the worst movie ever made, but this documentary is great. Seeing how people have embraced this movie over the years is astonishing. In KING OF KONG, we got a wacky main character, Billy Mitchell, that carried the movie into greatness; in this movie, George Hardy shines. He might be playing it up for the camera (something people say about KING OF KONG), but no matter what he is a very entertaining character to follow for 90 minutes. I’ve always thought about going to one of those special TROLL 2 screenings but decided against it at the last minute. Now, after seeing this movie, I will be going for sure.

Bonus Movie: Troll 2

Movie Total: 449

Day Six Hundred Seventy Five - 127 Hours

Year of release: 2010

Written by: Simon Beaufoy & Danny Boyle

Directed by: Danny Boyle

Starring: James Franco

What it's about: Based on the true story of Aron Ralston.

Thoughts Before Viewing: I think most people remember hearing this story on the news. I mean, it's not something you can easily forget: a man cuts off his arm with a dull knife to survive. Its not something many people would think of doing, let alone actually do, so it's pretty incredible. When it was announced that Danny Boyle was going to be making a movie about this story, I was very intrigued to see how he would pull it off. Essentially, the movie is about a guy who gets stuck under a rock for 5 days. But it is Danny Boyle, and if anybody could do it, it would be him.


Thoughts After Viewing: This movie is awesome. James Franco delivers a great performance, and once again Danny Boyle has made a beautiful movie. For a movie about a guy stuck under a rock, it never gets boring, and builds perfectly to “the scene.” It was funny to see the two people on both sides of me covering up and turning their heads, but that goes to show how well done it is. It might not be my favorite movie of the year, but it will definitely be high on that list and it is sure to get plenty of Oscar love.

Movie Total: 447

Day Six Hundred Seventy Four - Due Date

Year of release: 2010

Written by: Alan R. Cohen, Alan Freedland, Adam Sztykiel & Todd Phillips

Directed by: Todd Phillips

Starring: Robert Downey, Jr., Zach Galifianakis, Michelle Monaghan, Juliette Lewis & Jamie Foxx

What it's about: It's like PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES, but shitty.

Thoughts Before Viewing: I’m a fan of Robert Downey Jr. and I’m a fan of Zach Galifianakis but for some reason I'm not really looking forward to this. The trailer was OK, and I knew I would be seeing it opening day (a friend who never goes to the movies was going to be in town and wanted me to tag along to see if with him). Hopefully my low expectations will make this movie enjoyable.


Thoughts After Viewing: The movie was OK, but so much has been shown in the trailers that I think it hurt this movie. Well, for me it did anyway; the theater wasn’t packed but everybody there was laughing at those jokes like it was the first time they’ve seen them. I got two big laughs out of the movie, and both of them involved Robert Downey Jr., as he was great in this movie. Mr. Galifianakis? Not so much. Maybe it’s one of those comedies that gets better with multiple viewings, although I don’t plan on watching this again anytime soon, so I’ll just have to take other people's word for it.

Movie Total: 446

Day Six Hundred Seventy Three - A Town Called Panic

Year of release: 2009

Written by: Stéphane Aubier & Vincent Patar

Directed by: Stéphane Aubier & Vincent Patar

Starring: Jeanne Balibar, Nicolas Buysse & Véronique Dumont

What it's about: A good idea for a friend's birthday present turns bad when they order too many bricks

Thoughts Before Viewing: While going through my Netflix queue, I found this movie on there. The name vaguely sounded familiar but I had no clue it was about. To be honest, I don't even know why I put it on there. So, I made quick visit to Rotten Tomatoes, where I found that mostly all the reviews have been positive.


Thoughts After Viewing: I loved the quirky stop motion animation. The movie was very weird at times (it is a French film so maybe there are things lost in translation), but it was very good. Still don’t know why it was on my queue, but I’m glad it was.

Movie Total: 445

Day Six Hundred Seventy Two - How To Train Your Dragon

Year of release: 2010

Written by: Adam F. Goldberg, Peter Tolan, Dean DeBlois & Chris Sanders (bases on a story by Cressida Cowell)

Directed by: Chris Sanders & Dean DeBlois

Starring: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jonah Hill, America Ferrera & Craig Ferguson
What it's about: Training a Dragon

What it's about:: Training a dragon

Thoughts Before Viewing: This is one of my favorite movies of the year. I've seen this movie twice in theaters (loved it both times). Now that the Blu-ray is out, I had to check it out again.


Thoughts After Viewing: Of course seeing it in 3D was a better experience, but the Blu-ray is beautiful. As for the movie itself, I still loved it. I love the characters but I love them in this movie; not really a fan of the upcoming sequel and Television series.

Movie Total: 444

Day Six Hundred Seventy One - Superman/Batman: Apocalypse

Year of release: 2010

Written by: Tab Murphy

Directed by: Lauren Montgomery

Starring: Tim Daly, Kevin Conroy, Andre Braugher, Summer Glau, Susan Eisenberg & Edward Asner

What it's about: Supergirl... no, I'm not kidding.

Thoughts Before Viewing: Marvel is the king of the live action super hero movie (Yes, I know DC has Batman), but when it comes to animated films, DC reigns. Off the top of my head, I don't think there's one of their recent films that I didn't like. I really liked the last Superman/Batman movie, so I'm looking forward to this one.


Thoughts After Viewing: …. Yeah, so, after hyping up how great DC animated movies are, this movie comes along. It's not very good. The last Superman/Batman movie was great, because it was about Superman and Batman joining forces to save the day. This movie is about Supergirl. Yes Batman is in this one, but he's more of a side character to Supergirl and even Wonder Woman. Very disappointing. Definitely the weakest of the DC animated films. I hope the Superman/Shazam movie can make up for this.

Movie Total: 443

Day Six Hundred Seventy - Leaves of Grass

Year of release: 2010

Written by: Tim Blake Nelson

Directed by: Tim Blake Nelson

Starring: Edward Norton, Richard Dreyfuss,Susan Sarandon, Keri Russell, Melanie Lynskey & Tim Blake Nelson

What it's about: Brady Kincaid needs the help of his twin brother to pull off a dangerous scheme.

Thoughts Before Viewing: I don't know anything about the movie other than Ed Norton plays two roles, a professor and a pothead (dealer). Ed Norton is one of my favorite actors, so I see pretty much anything he's in. The reviews have been very mixed, which is why I waited 'till it was out on Blu-Ray.


Thoughts After Viewing: I liked it. Ed Norton is great in both performances. The ending is a little predictable and kinda lame, but it didn't take away from my enjoyment of it. Not the best thing I've seen this year, but a very solid movie that people should check out.

Movie Total: 442