New thread for the new year.

* * * *
Goodbye Solo
Taking Chance

* * * ½
Adventureland
Coraline
District 9
An Education
I Love You, Man
Julia
Sita Sings the Blues
Two Lovers
Up

* * *
Away We Go
The Cake Eaters
Drag Me to Hell
The Hurt Locker
Sin Nombre

* * ½
Star Trek
State of Play
Watchmen

* *
The Girlfriend Experience
He's Just Not That Into You
Public Enemies
Sunshine Cleaning

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My Bloody Valentine

Defiance, Edward Zwick
B+

This film, took no time getting started. With blended archival footage, I didnt know if I would make it through to the end.
Determined, I'm glad I did.
Defiance has quite a bit to say about good leadership, why guerilla warfare works, the wisdom of elders, and how the collective can overcome anything.
It wasnt difficult to believe that Craig and Schreiber were brothers, and the scenes with them were among the best.
There is, a lot of grief in this film, but also courage. It wasnt easy to watch, but I'm not sorry I saw it.
One of Zwick's better efforts. The cinematography and score were terrific.

B+

"The best revenge, is to live" Tuvia Bielski

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"Watchmen" B-
"Not Easily Broken" B+
"Sunshine Cleaning" A-
"State of Play" B
"X-Men Origins: Wolverine" C-
"Star Trek" B+
"Notorious" B
"Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian" C
"Taken" C
"Up" B+
"Terminator Salvation" C+
"He's Just Not That Into You" B-
"The Hangover" B
"The Taking Of Pelham 1-2-3" B
"The International" C+
"Public Enemies" B-
"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" C-
"Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail" D-
"Bruno" B
"The Proposal" C+
"Confessions of a Shopaholic" C-
"Knowing" C
"(500) Days of Summer" B
"Coraline" A-
"I Love You Man" C+
"Inglourious Basterds" A-
"Julie & Julia" B+
"Whiteout" D
"Adventureland" C-
"District 9" B+
"The Informant!" B+
"Away We Go" B-
"Duplicity" C+
"The Brothers Bloom" C
"Sugar" B+
"Zombieland" C+
"Where the Wild Things Are" C+
"Adoration" B-
"The Informers" C-
"Saw VI" C-
"Whatever Works" C+
"The Men Who Stare at Goats" D+
"Pirate Radio" C+

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Here's mine for listing.

Defiance B+
The Unborn D-
The Uninvited D
Inkheart B-
Push C
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans C
The International B+
Watchmen A
Taken C+
Race to Witch Mountain C+

Knowing C-
Coraline B+
I Love You Man B+
Crank 2 A-
Grey Gardens B
A Haunting in Connecticut C
Bride Wars F
Star Trek A-
Last Chance Harvey A-
S.Darko C

Notorious B
Angels and Demons C-
Paul Blart: Mall Cop C
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian C+
The Young Victoria B+
X-Men Origins: Wolverine B/B-
Outlander B-
Up A/A+
Drag Me To Hell B
The Hangover B

Land of the Lost B
The Taking of Pelham 123 C
The Proposal B+
Year One D+
Public Enemies B
Away We Go B+
Transformers D+
Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs B-
Moon A-
Bruno B+

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince A-
Whatever Works A-
The Hurt Locker B+
Orphan C
Food Inc A-
Funny People B+
Julie and Julia A
A Perfect Getaway D-
Inglourious Basterds A-/A
District 9 A

Ponyo A
The Time Traveler's Wife C+
Taking Woodstock B-
The Final Destination D
9 B+
Gamer C+
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs B
The Informant B
Che A-
The Invention of Lying B+

Zombieland A-
Rudo u Cursi B
Capitalism: A Love Story A-
Bright Star B-
Pandorum D
Where the Wild Things Are A
Un prophete A/A+
Law Abiding Citizen F
Paranormal Activity B-
The Brothers Bloom B+

State of Play B-
Sunshine Cleaning B
Duplicity B+
An Education B+
2012 C-
The Blind Side B

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My list for 2009:

A Serious Man A+
Up A+
(500) Days of Summer A
The Hurt Locker A
Inglorious Basterds A
Goodbye Solo A
Bright Star A
Passing Strange A
Tyson A-
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince A-
Sin Nombre A-
Sugar A-
Adventureland A-
Star Trek A-
The Cove A-
Coraline A-
Bandslam A-
District 9 B+
Ponyo B+
In the Loop B+
Away We Go B+
Every Little Step B+
An Education B+
The Damned United B+
Orphan B+
Observe and Report B+
The Hangover B+
Precious Based on the Novel 'Push' By Sapphire Grade: B
Public Enemies B
Rudo y Cursi B
Watchmen B
Julie & Julia B
This Is It B
The Soloist B
Sunshine Cleaning B
Zombieland B
Paranormal Activity B
Funny People B
Angels & Demons B
The Men Who Stare at Goats B
Bruno B
The Invention of Lying B
I Love You, Man B
Terminator Salvation B
Lymelife B-
Where the Wild Things Are B-
The Blind Side B-
The Last House on the Left B-
Adam B-
Moon B-
Whip It! B-
The Informant! B-
He's Just Not That Into You B-
Easy Virtue B-
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs B-
Taking Woodstock B-
Two Lovers B-
The Cake Eaters B-
Gamer B-
Extract B-
Cheri C+
Taken C+
The Proposal C+
Fanboys C+
17 Again C+
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 C+
Drag Me to Hell C+
X-Men Origins: Wolverine C+
State of Play C
The Girlfriend Experience C
The Informers C
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans C
Bride Wars C
Year One C
Antichrist C-
Duplicity C-
Whatever Works C-
My Life in Ruins C-
I Love You, Beth Cooper C-
The Brothers Bloom D+
Departures D+
Transformers: The Revenge of the Fallen D+
Fired Up D+
Friday the 13th D+
A Haunting in Connecticut D+
Coco Before Chanel D
Killshot D
The International D
Push D
Paul Blart: Mall Cop D-
Land of the Lost F
My Bloody Valentine F

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"Paul Blart: Mall Cop" Grade: D-

Fat guy falls. Repeat.

And yet the audience was eating it up. Proving yet again why I, like Daniel Day Lewis in "There Will Be Blood", want to make my millions so I can live alone in my castle leaving all these dolts behind.

(I only saw it because my cousin came in from out of town and she was in too bad a mood for a serious movie. Despite that she hated it too. I will be seeing "Waltz with Bashir" today and hopefully it can get that stupid movie taste out of my mouth.)

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1. Taken (C+)
2. Coraline (C-)
3. Friday the 13th (D+)
4. The Uninvited (B)
5. Push (C-)

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A+
À Deriva
Inglourious Basterds
Up
Simonal - Ninguém Sabe o Duro que Dei

A-
Star Trek
Coração Vagabundo
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
My Sister´s Keeper
Jean Charles
Angels & Demons
O Contador de Histórias

B+
A Christmas Carol
Garapa
Grey Gardens
Duplicity
Verônica
He's Just Not That Into You
Fiel - O Filme

B-
State of Play
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Public Enemies
The Hangover
Antichrist
District 9
The Time Traveler's Wife
Bride Wars
Coraline
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

C+
Law Abiding Citizen
A Mulher Invisível
Divã
Confessions of a Shopaholic
The Proposal
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Tempos de Paz
The International
Apenas o Fim
Budapeste
The Ugly Truth
Os Normais 2 - A Noite Mais Maluca de Todas
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Terminator: Salvation
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Monsters vs Aliens

C-
Drag Me to Hell
Transformers: The Revenge of the Fallen
Knowing

D+
Salve Geral!
My Life in Ruins
17 Again
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Watchmen
O Menino da Porteira

F
Brüno

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Here we go...

Bride Wars: B
Taken: D+
He's Just Not that Into You: C
Confessions of a Shopaholic: B+
Pall Blart Mall Cop: C
17 Again: B
Sunshine Cleaning: A-
Fast and Furious: C-
Duplicity: B
I Love You Man: A
Monsters v. Aliens: B-
Sin Nombre: A-
Paris 36: B
State of Play: A-
Wolverine: B+
Every Little Step: A
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past: C
Star Trek: A-
Angels and Demons: B
Terminator Salvation: B-
Up: A+
Land of the Lost: D+
The Hangover: A
The Proposal: A-
Public Enemies: A-
My Sister's Keeper: B-
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: C+
Bruno: B
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince: A
The Ugly Truth: C+
Funny People: D
Julie & Julia: A
GI Joe: D+
Inglourious Basterds: A-
Taking Woodstock: B


at Festivals:
Hollywood Je T'aime: A
Make the Yuletide Gay: B-

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Adding "Bride Wars" (B-) to my list.

Adding:

"Coraline" Grade: A-

Wonderfully inventive, visually dazzling stop-motion animation fantasy. Scottie dogs with bat wings and creatures made of knitting needles were sights I never expected to see in my life. The film is also truly and deeply scary... the three or four year old boy next to me had to be taken out... but in the best and most satisying way. Dakota Fanning voices the lead character with pluck and charm while Teri Hatcher is surprisingly terrific as both Coraline's put-upon real Mom and the strange, seemingly perfect Other Mom in the alternate world. The film is a delight and a visual wonder. It alternately reminded me of the work of Tim Burton, who collaborated with director Henry Selick on "The Nightmare Before Christmas", and David Lynch... it reached a Lynchian level of weirdness and like many of his films it comments on suburban ennui. A terrific film made even better in 3-D, a living garden and mouse circus explode to life in the 3-D format, and a worthy contender for next year's animated film Oscar.

I've Seen "The Edge of Love". Sienna Miller gives the performance of her life and is on my Supporting Actress ballot.

Adding "Verônica" (B+) to my list.

Adding:

The Uninvited; Charles and Thomas Guard

Ugh. This film was such a mess. Never committing to being either supernatural, horror, or thriller, it ends up being none of them.
Once again we see Elizabeth Banks, who is everywhere these days, in a thankless role where, her character is a cartoon. David Strathairn has nothing to do and the lead, Emily Browning, is disengaging.
The one bright light is Arielle Kebbel, the only 'character' with any interest.
The screenplay showed signs of true crappiness right from the beginning, and by the end it left absolutely no doubt.

D

"Welcome back..." lunatic


Inkheart; Iain Softley

Gorgeous to look at, and even self-mocking, with a Topeka Kansas sign clattering in the aftermath of a tornado; with a promising cast including Helen Mirren, Andy Sirkis, Paul Bettany and Jim Broadbent, with a cameo by Jennifer Connelly, we have Brendan Fraser once again romping in a visual-effects driven fantasy, replete with the requisite ferret, creatures, and 'toto'.
The young lead, Eliza Bennett (Nanny McPhee), is completely wasted and didnt inspire me to root for her one bit. In fact, a fantasy about scary creatures and characters being pulled in or out of a fantasy novel doesnt exactly inspire a child to read, imo.
Helen Mirren's Elinor declares early in the film that she's had enough, and departs, for a while.
Only Paul Bettany rises above this mished-mashed screenplay. He is terrific here, showing that his commitment to a character even in a light film is a saving grace. He effectively drew me in, and made me care about what happened to him.
I give Softley credit for tackling a fantasy genre that even had moments (well, seconds) of brilliance, particularly in the world seen through Dustfinger's eyes. I like Brendan Fraser, but his character here is sock-puppet friendly. Although, the common bond he forges with Dustfinger has something to say about promises made and a shared struggle.
For Paul Bettany, I'm giving this a B-.

"I miss my family too..." Dustfinger

Will anyone see the Friday the 13th remake this weekend?

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Originally posted by DoubleD:
Will anyone see the Friday the 13th remake this weekend?

Absolutely no chance in hell I'll see it.

I am looking forward to the Friday The 13th remake. I thought Rob Zombie did a pretty good job on his remake of Halloween. So i want to see what this director will do for the Friday remake.

My Bloody Valentine 3D

Adding "Coraline" (B-) to my list.