Matt Stone

Updated with Metallica: Some Kind of Monster. Not the best doc ever, but as a fan of the band I found it really interesting. (****/*****)

Edwin Pereyra

M. Night Shyamalan's The Village


At Bat: De-Lovely

~Edwin

DVD Unwind: Paradise Now (Coming) • King Kong - - • Keane • The Squid And The Whale • A History Of Violence • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire • The Best Of Youth (Italy) • Good Night And Good Luck • Howl\'s Moving Castle • Walk The Line - - • Zathura • North Country - -


= Standouts
= Recommended
- - = Indifferent


Quality matters more than quantity.

Film Lists: 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002 • Best Films of 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 • Foreign & Independent Films: 2005, 2004, 2003

Matt Stone

Updated with The Bourne Supremecy (****/*****). Good, but not as good as the first.

ChrisBEA

Just added: Harold & Kumar go to White Castle.
Very funny movie.

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Seth Paxton

Harold and Kumar
6 of 10
Basically Dude, Where's My Car part 2 with improved depth to the 2 main characters. Sometimes pretty funny but mostly stitched together with a languid pace that is emphasized by the fact that many of the jokes are really pretty tame retreads from previous films.

The asshole jocks are not as good as they were in Dude, the animal in the car (or outside) is not as good as in Dude...in fact if it wasn't for some of the silly resolution in Dude that film would have been funnier than this one now that I think about it.

I will say that there is a genius bit about peeing in the woods.

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Seth Paxton

Yes, I understand you get maced when you do.

Brook K

Added 3

Greendale - Neil Young's video essay of his latest album. You definitely have to be a fan of the music to really get much out of this and I can't say that I am. Also from the trailer I thought it would be a lot more political but is really about the social conditions of a (relatively) small town family with a simple "Save the Earth!" message. B-

Napoleon Dynamite - At times a very funny and enjoyable movie and the Dynamite character is a strong comic creation. But too often the film concentrates on one-joke side characters and then rides that joke into the ground, contributing to a wildly uneven movie. The film wants us to feel for Napoleon but also wants us to laugh at what a "nerd" he is. It just never quite achieves the level of compassionate sweetness that a Revenge of the Nerds or The Jerk does. B

Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster - Interesting look inside how a major band really functions as a corporate enterprise. It explores the group interactions and dynamics as they experience various crises in recording their latest album. Sometimes riveting, sometimes funny, but overlong with certain scenes feeling contrived (why did they wait until cameras were rolling to have a heart-to-heart with Dave Mustaine?) and others completely unnecessary (why am I watching Lars' art collection being auctioned?). For fans worth seeing, for non-fans, worth seeing with the fast forward button handy. B

Yes, Captain Hammer's here, hair blowing in the breeze. The day needs my saving expertise! - Captain Hammer, Corporate Tool

2002 Sight & Sound Challenge: 314 Last Watched: An Autumn Afternoon

Last 10 Films Watched:
Mon Oncle Antoine - B / Late Autumn - A-
Paranoid Park - B / An Autumn Afternoon - A
Forgetting Sarah Marshall - B / Run, Fatboy, Run - B
Get Smart - C- / Rendition - B-
Springtime in a Small Town - B+ / Evan Almighty - C

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Matt Stone

Updated with Collateral (****/*****). Another great entry from Mann. Sometimes a little too predictable, but the interaction between Cruise and Foxx was fantastic. This is definitely an actor's showcase film.

Edwin Pereyra

Irwin Winkler's De-Lovely


At Bat: Before Sunset

~Edwin

DVD Unwind: Paradise Now (Coming) • King Kong - - • Keane • The Squid And The Whale • A History Of Violence • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire • The Best Of Youth (Italy) • Good Night And Good Luck • Howl\'s Moving Castle • Walk The Line - - • Zathura • North Country - -


= Standouts
= Recommended
- - = Indifferent


Quality matters more than quantity.

Film Lists: 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002 • Best Films of 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 • Foreign & Independent Films: 2005, 2004, 2003

Dana Fillhart

DVDs (24 Feb 2006): Discs - 2579, Titles - 1688 (Avg. 17 Titles/Month) • Films I\'ve Seen: 2005 • 2004 • 2003 • 2002 • 2001