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Films I've Seen in 2014 (June)

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2751

6.1

6.5

Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)

When: June 1st
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: The epitome of leave-your-brain-at-the-door entertainment.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

2143

7.1

7.5

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)

When: June 2nd
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Murky, twisty, overly-complicated adventure.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

3348

7.2

7.6

Zombieland (2009)

When: June 2nd
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Exciting, very funny, witty.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

5991

6.5

6.8

Bruce Almighty (2003)

When: June 2nd
First-Time Viewing: No.
How: On ABC Family and a DVD from my collection.
What'd I Think?: A high-concept film that takes advantage of most possibilities.
Other Notes: I watched the last hour on TV, and then went back to watch the first half hour on DVD.

garfield2710's rating:

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

3285

6.4

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)

When: June 2nd
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: A really funny, and sometimes clever, spy spoof.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

2956

6.1

6.6

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)

When: June 3rd
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Not as good as the original, but still funny.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

1028

6.2

6.4

Godzilla (2014)

When: June 3rd
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: In theaters.
What'd I Think?: Imperfect, but very fun creature feature.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

734

6.5

6.8

Green Zone

When: June 3rd
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Preachy, but thrilling war film.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

2571

7.8

Drive (2011)

When: June 4th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Smooth, slow, shocking and steller.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

2888

5.7

6.2

Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)

When: June 4th-5th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Funny, and still fresh.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

513

5.4

Dream House (2011)

When: June 5th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Slow, tedious, entirely unscary, and confusing.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

691

4.9

5.5

Collateral Damage (2002) (2002)

When: June 5th-6th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Disposable, but entertaining action film.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

486

7.6

7.7

Ordinary People (1980)

When: June 6th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Dramatic, pretty powerful, sometimes melodramatic.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

886

8.2

The Night of the Hunter (1955)

When: June 6th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Chilling, well directed, long-winded ending.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

5254

8.5

The Departed (2006)

When: June 6th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: A gritty, exciting, and engrossing crime thriller.
Other Notes: I had to watch some scenes online, because the disc I got was scratched.

garfield2710's rating:

914

5.1

5.6

Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)

When: June 6th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: A better version of the first film.
Other Notes: I watched the Unrated Director's Cut.

garfield2710's rating:

636

5.4

5.8

Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)

When: June 7th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Sometimes scary, but starting to wear thin.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

176

6.8

6.6

White Hunter, Black Heart (1990)

When: June 7th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: An insightful look at the obsession of filmmakers.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

371

4.3

4.6

Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)

When: June 7th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Some scary ideas, poor execution.
Other Notes: I watched the Unrated Director's Cut.

garfield2710's rating:

191

4.1

Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014)

When: June 7th-8th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: A stupid, unscary, nonsensical, spin-off/sequel.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

1757

5.7

6.2

Deep Impact (1998)

When: June 8th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Standard, formulaic, watchable, disaster film.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

1647

6.7

7.2

Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)

When: June 8th-9th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Exciting, funny, classic buddy cop film.
Other Notes: I watched the Unrated Director's Cut.

garfield2710's rating:

1475

6.3

6.7

Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)

When: June 9th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: A serious downgrade from the first two.
Other Notes: I watched the Unrated Director's Cut.

garfield2710's rating:

3.9

4.1

Devil's Due (2014)

When: June 9th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: Online.
What'd I Think?: Tedious, unoriginal, found-footage garbage.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

281

5.7

6.1

That Awkward Moment (2014)

When: June 9th-10th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: Online.
What'd I Think?: An unfunny, contrived, and uninspired sex romantic comedy.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

1734

7.9

8.1

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

When: June 10th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: Online.
What'd I Think?: Visually beautiful, and masterfully poignant.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

257

5.5

5.4

Vampire Academy

When: June 10th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: Online.
What'd I Think?: Too fast, too frantic, too boring.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

158

4.9

5.7

The Nut Job (2014)

When: June 10th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from Netflix.
What'd I Think?: Decent potential, ruined by over-complication, and badly written characters.
Other Notes: For the record, I also partially watched this on June 18th, with my sister, but I am not recounting it because I rewatched it so soon, and because I was out of the room for about 10 minutes while it kept playing.

garfield2710's rating:

412

5.5

Pompeii (2014)

When: June 10th-11th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from Netflix.
What'd I Think?: Misleading, dull and unoriginal.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

370

4.7

5.1

I, Frankenstein (2014)

When: June 11th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: Online.
What'd I Think?: Dull, listless, and weird.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

603

2.5

1.9

Disaster Movie (2008)

When: June 11th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: Online.
What'd I Think?: Pure torture.
Other Notes: I watched the Unrated cut.

garfield2710's rating:

713

3.7

3.4

Vampires Suck (2010)

When: June 11th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: Online.
What'd I Think?: Poor parody, but not painful to sit through.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

1373

6.2

6.7

Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)

When: June 12th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Dull, overlong, unnecessary sequel.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

7.8

7.4

David Copperfield (1935)

When: June 12th-13th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Simple, poignant, but a tad disjointed.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

500

3.7

3.6

The Room

When: June 13th-14th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: Online.
What'd I Think?: A film so awful, it must be seen to be believed.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

788

6.8

7.1

Wag the Dog

When: June 14th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: Online
What'd I Think?: A brilliant, very funny, dark political satire.
Other Notes: I was planning to watch the library's copy, but the disc was so badly damaged, I had to watch it online.

garfield2710's rating:

320

6.7

6.8

Out of the Furnace (2013)

When: June 15th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Dark, grim, rewarding, revenge film.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

1528

6.2

6.5

Due Date

When: June 15th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Sporadically funny, but too mean spirited.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

1577

6.8

7.2

21 Jump Street (2012)

When: June 15th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Hilarious, clever, and enjoyable.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

480

5.3

5.6

R.I.P.D. (2003)

When: June 15th
First-Time Viewing: No.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Not a good film, but guiltily enjoyable.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

1016

7.2

7.1

Dredd

When: June 16th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: An intense, well-made, and entertaining action film.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

1136

7.3

7.8

How to Train Your Dragon 2

When: June 17th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: In theaters.
What'd I Think?: A key example in how to make a sequel.
Other Notes: I saw this in 3-D and it looked great.

garfield2710's rating:

690

6.2

6.6

Ender's Game (2013)

When: Started Watching June 17th. Finished Watching June 18th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: iTunes
What'd I Think?: An intelligent and challenging film.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

506

5.7

6.1

The Monuments Men (2014)

When: June 19th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from Netflix.
What'd I Think?: Jumbled, but actually pretty entertaining.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

2105

6.1

6.2

Dark Shadows (2012)

When: June 20th-21st
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Sometimes creative, but too dark, and unfunny.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

700

5.6

6.4

Bowfinger (1999)

When: June 21st
First-Time Viewing: No.
How: DVD from my collection.
What'd I Think?: Witty, sharp, very funny Hollywood satire.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

2742

7.2

7.5

Collateral

When: June 21st-22nd
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from my collection.
What'd I Think?: A tad too long, but still thrilling, and intelligent.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

787

7.1

The Pink Panther (1963)

When: June 22nd
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from my collection.
What'd I Think?: Sometimes dull, but moderately enjoyable.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

494

6.2

6.4

Faster (2010)

When: June 22nd-23rd
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: Online.
What'd I Think?: Slow, cold, ultimately lacking.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

6.3

The First of May (1999)

When: June 23rd
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: Borrowed DVD from my Aunt.
What'd I Think?: Slow, amateurishly made, overlong treacle.
Other Notes: NA.

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Best Film: The Departed
Biggest Surprise: Copycat
I'm shocked it didn't suck: Collateral Damage
I'm shocked this wasn't better: The Monuments Men
Most Underrated: Wag the Dog
Most Overrated: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Worst Film: Disaster Movie