Films I've Seen in 2016 (December)

Started Watching: December 2nd
Finished Watching: December 4th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Charming, funny, well made, even if it doesn't stand out phenomenally.
My Rating: 9/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: December 3rd
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: In theaters.
What'd I Think?: Uneven, choppy, semi-entertaining semi-fictionalized Hollywood morality tale.
My Rating: 5/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: December 5th
First-Time Viewing: No.
How: In theaters.
What'd I Think? A charming, delightful and funny coming-of-age down to earth comedy.
My Rating: 10/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: December 6th
First-Time Viewing: No.
How: DVD from my mom's collection.
What'd I Think? Incredibly funny, memorable holiday comedy.
My Rating: 9/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: December 7th
First-Time Viewing: No.
How: ABC Family
What'd I Think? Old fashioned, funny high concept comedy.
My Rating: 8/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: December 7th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: In theaters.
What'd I Think? Decent concept, but horrific final act drags it down.
My Rating: 4/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: December 8th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: In theaters.
What'd I Think? Predictable, generic plot, a fair amount of funny moments.
My Rating: 6/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: December 9th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: In theaters.
What'd I Think? A haunting, artsy and original examination of relationships.
My Rating: 9/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: December 14th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Entertaining, semi-witty, if unmemorable light screwball.
My Rating: 6/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: December 14th-15th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Disjointed, but intriguing, entertaining, passion project with an excellent performance by Don Cheadle.
My Rating: 7/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: December 15th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: In theaters.
What'd I Think?: Looks good, starts out strong, but falls apart in the third act.
My Rating: 5/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: December 15th
First-Time Viewing: No.
How: DVD from my collection.
What'd I Think?: A dark, and clever holiday satirical comedy.
My Rating: 9/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: December 16th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: In theaters.
What'd I Think?: Occasionally disjointed, but entertaining and brilliantly ended.
My Rating: 8/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: December 16th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: More serious, but still very funny, not unnecessary sequel.
My Rating: 7/10
Other Notes: I watched the Unrated version.

When: December 17th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from my collection.
What'd I Think?: Clever and smart, witty and meta, but the middling second act drags it down a hair.
My Rating: 9/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: December 17th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from my collection.
What'd I Think?: Admittedly campy and brainless, but incredibly and endlessly entertaining, definitive Arnie action satire.
My Rating: 9/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: December 18th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: In theaters.
What'd I Think?: Flawed, but effective, engaging and well acted drama.
My Rating: 8/10
Other Notes: NA.

Started Watching: December 21st
Finished Watching: December 23rd
First-Time Viewing: No.
How: Netflix Instant.
What'd I Think?: Unimpressive, but funny, creative poorly disguised pilot.
My Previous Rating: 6/10
My Next Rating: 7/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: December 21st
First-Time Viewing: No.
How: DVD from my collection.
What'd I Think?: Smart, engaging, and action-packed drama.
My Rating: 9/10
Other Notes:

When: December 22nd
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: In theaters.
What'd I Think?: Standard plot, a touch too long, but a really funny, cruder version of "Meet the Parents."
My Rating: 7/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: December 23rd
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: A nasty, derivative, and reprehensibly unfunny copy of the original film.
My Rating: 2/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: December 23rd
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Mixes up the formula, but does little to revitalize this tired series of films.
My Rating: 3/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: December 26th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Unimpressive, offers little food for thought, but engaging, and intelligent enough political thriller.
My Rating: 7/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: December 26th-27th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: Online.
What'd I Think?: Ridiculously stock, substandard, confusing waste of time.
My Rating: 2/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: December 27th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: In theaters.
What'd I Think?: Cliched, predictable, but still uplifting family film.
My Rating: 6/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: December 27th
First-Time Viewing: No.
How: DVD from my collection.
What'd I Think?: A charming, and delightful collection of Christmas tales.
My Previous Rating: 7/10
My Next Rating: 8/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: December 27th
First-Time Viewing: No.
How: In theaters.
What'd I Think?: Iconic, masterful, entertaining action pioneer.
My Rating: 10/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: December 28th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: In theaters.
What'd I Think?: Beautifully written, haunting, powerful character drama.
My Rating: 10/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: December 29th
First-Time Viewing: No.
How: DVD from my collection.
What'd I Think?: Heavily entertaining, well done escapist action thriller.
My Rating: 8/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: December 30th
First-Time Viewing: No.
How: Netflix Instant.
What'd I Think?: Flawed, but entertaining, and funny cartoon.
My Previous Rating: 4/10
My Next Rating: 6/10
Other Notes: I'll admit, the film was a touch more clever than I first gave it credit for.

When: December 30th-31st
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Predictable, but charming enough indie dramedy.
My Rating: 7/10
Other Notes: NA.