Films I've Seen in 2016 (July)

When: July 1st
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: In theaters.
What'd I Think?: Very solid, tense, but slow to start, and somewhat predictable.
My Rating: 7/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 3rd
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: In theaters.
What'd I Think?: More serious, pretty entertaining, somewhat flawed sequel.
My Rating: 7/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 4th
First-Time Viewing: No.
How: Netflix Instant.
What'd I Think?: Enjoyable and sweet, but not as good as the first film.
My Previous Rating: 7/10
My Next Rating: 7/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 4th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from my collection.
What'd I Think?: Horribly dated, but still intriguing old school Hitchcock.
My Rating: 7/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 5th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: Amazon Instant.
What'd I Think?: Uneasy, interesting, unique story of friendship and character growth.
My Rating: 8/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 5th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from Netflix.
What'd I Think?: Faithful, but artless, adaptation of great Gary Paulsen novel.
My Rating: 5/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 6th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How:DVD from my collection.
What'd I Think?: Nice, sweet, female-centric, occasionally melodramatic, teen drama.
My Rating: 7/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 7th
First-Time Viewing: Yes
How: DVD from Netflix.
What'd I Think?: Sometimes amusing, but frustratingly fuzzy satire.
My Rating: 5/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 8th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: In theaters.
What'd I Think?: Predictable but entertaining, mostly funny raunch-fest.
My Rating: 7/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 8th
First-Time Viewing: No.
How: DVD from Netflix.
What'd I Think?: Still powerful and haunting political thriller.
My Previous Rating: 10/10
My Next Rating: 10/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 9th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from my collection.
What'd I Think?: Great stuntwork, and beautiful world building masks an underwhelming second half.
My Rating: 8/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 10th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from my collection.
What'd I Think?: Gothic, creative, clever twist on the original horror classic.
My Rating: 9/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 11th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: In theaters.
What'd I Think?: Intriguing, sometimes gripping, but bloated, heavily flawed attempt at Oscar Bait.
My Rating: 6/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 12th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from my collection.
What'd I Think?: Generic, mostly entertaining, standard Eastwood western.
My Rating: 6/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 12th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from my collection.
What'd I Think?: Inoffensive, but so-so, predictable, not that funny.
My Rating: 5/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 13th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from my collection.
What'd I Think?: Entertaining, but generic Statham vehicle.
My Rating: 6/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 13th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: In theaters.
What'd I Think?: Gripping, but kind of jumbled real crime drama.
My Rating: 7/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 13th
First-Time Viewing: No.
How: DVD from Netflix.
What'd I Think?: More clever, smarter than I first gave it credit for.
My Previous Rating: 8/10
My Next Rating: 9/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 13th-14th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Emotionally limp, style over substance satire.
My Rating: 4/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 14th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Short, but middling, mostly uninspired drama.
My Rating: 5/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 14th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from my collection.
What'd I Think?: Terrifying, well crafted, classic in horror slasher genre.
My Rating: 10/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 14th-15th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from my collection.
What'd I Think?: Campy, underwhelming, but still entertaining.
My Rating: 6/10
Other Notes: Honestly, if you compare this to the 2015 disaster film, this was far, far better.

When: July 15th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from my collection.
What'd I Think?: Some scary ideas, but not enough, and the climax is ridiculous.
My Rating: 4/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 15th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from my collection.
What'd I think?: Competent, but kind of slow.
My Rating: 6/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 16th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: In theaters.
What'd I Think?: Sometimes lowbrow, but charming, delightful film by Spielberg.
My Rating: 8/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 16th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from my collection.
What'd I Think?: Really entertaining, old school Bond.
My Rating: 8/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 17th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: In theaters.
What'd I Think?: Dull, poorly paced, unnecessary re-imagining of a classic character.
My Rating: 4/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 17th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: Online.
What'd I Think?: Sometimes charming, but completely mishandles a very complex and touchy subject matter.
My Rating: 4/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 18th
First-Time Viewing: No.
How: Blu-Ray from my sister's collection.
What'd I Think?: Entertaining, goofy light-hearted fun.
My Previous Rating: 8/10
My Next Rating: 8/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 18th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: A clever, and cynical approach to a dark Christmas comedy.
My Rating: 9/10
Other Notes: I watched the Director's Cut.

When: July 19th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: In theaters.
What'd I Think?: Decent, amusing, but unspectacular family film.
My Rating: 6/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 20th
First-Time Viewing: No.
How: In theaters.
What'd I Think?: Relentlessly nihilistic, and undeniably entertaining anarchic experience.
My Previous Rating: 10/10
My Next Rating: 10/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 22nd
First-Time Viewing: No.
How: DVD from my collection.
What'd I Think?: Exposition-laden, but imaginative, charming fantasy.
My Previous Rating: 9/10
My Next Rating: 9/10
Other Notes: This was the first movie that we watched with my family's new giant outside screen, by our poolside.

When: July 23rd
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: In theaters.
What'd I Think?: Scary, effective, simplistic horror tale.
My Rating: 8/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 23rd
First-Time Viewing: No.
How: DVD from Netflix.
What'd I Think?: Gripping, powerful, well directed tale of "Moby Dick" inspired true story.
My Previous Rating: 8/10
My Next Rating: 8/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 24th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: In theaters.
What'd I Think?: Flawed, but very entertaining Sci-Fi adventure.
My Rating: 7/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 26th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: In theaters.
What'd I Think?: Disjointed, but dark, gothic Batman tale.
My Rating: 7/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 29th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: In theaters.
What'd I Think?: Occasionally ridiculous, but clever and smart satire.
My Rating: 8/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 30th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: In theaters.
What'd I Think?: Exciting, gripping, well directed Bourne extension.
My Rating: 9/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 30th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: In theaters.
What'd I Think?: Occasionally funny, but pointless and unnecessary sequel to a long and tired franchise.
My Rating: 4/10
Other Notes: NA.

When: July 31st
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: In theaters.
What'd I Think?: Well written, if disjointed, this is standard, but unspectacular Woody Allen.
My Rating: 8/10
Other Notes: This is the 2400th film I've seen.