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Movie Diary 2014

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7.3

6.4

The Six Degrees of Helter Skelter (2009)

drugs's rating:

2020

7.6

8.2

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

drugs's rating:

545

6.3

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

drugs's rating:

1261

7.4

7.7

The Lego Movie (2014)

drugs's rating:

547

5.6

6.5

Sex Drive (2008)

drugs's rating:

312

7.2

7.1

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)

"Like your father said in that letter:
Since when do they let kids do what they want?"

drugs's rating:

1811

7.1

7.3

Monster (2004)

There aren't many good biographical movies about serial killers in my opinion. Monster does a good job and all the praise for Charlize Theron is well deserved. I'd say it's the best I've seen so far, but even the best movie of it's genre and topic hasn't yet amazed me. Film makers seem to have to make so many creative choices with the original stories and so on, and I still just really prefer the documentary format when it comes to real life serial killers.

It's funny how there are so many great films about fictional serial killers but they are successful and well done maybe because of the fact that they are so far away from the people the story and characters are based on but at the same time you have many similarities. Maybe that's why we love Hannibal Lecter, he has different qualities of different real life killers and there hasn't really been a killer like him in real life (Obviously even the cannibal doctor isn't completely like him).

"So I made a deal. I said God I gotta spend this 5 bucks but when it's gone so am I so, if you got something for me in this life you better bring it on, and there she was."

drugs's rating:

1512

6.7

"We had such potential. Such promise. But we squandered our gifts, our intelligence. Our blind pursuit of technology only sped us quicker to our doom. Our world is ending. But life must go on."

drugs's rating:

806

7.1

Bronson (2009)

"You don't want to be trapped inside with me sunshine. Inside, I'm somebody nobody wants to fuck with do you understand? I am Charlie Bronson, I am Britain's most violent prisoner."

drugs's rating:

344

6.6

6.8

The Iceman (2013)

Wow, I kind of really dig Michael Shannon. Even when he keeps doing the same kind of roles but he has an interesting diversity even with the same kind of characters. But over all, the film was kind of average... and the mix up between a mafia movie and a thriller felt kind of out of place somehow.

"Mr. Kuklinski, do you have any regrets about the things you've done?"

drugs's rating:

269

7.6

8.1

Blackfish

Wow. Powerful stuff. Humans are so ignorant. I can't even take all those whale cries, man that is tough. And watching all those "accidents", that is freaking terrifying. Like when even the really experienced people get those near mauled to death moments and you see them being all calm but finally when escaping you can just feel that fear when the majestic creature is still coming right there behind them. Geez. People need to see this documentary.

"There is no record of an orca doing any harm to a human in the wild."

drugs's rating:

1325

5.6

5.7

Valentine's Day (2010)

Franklin got it right. He was my favorite, even though I normally despise children. And that is all I am saying about this movie.

"Valentine's day was a massacre in Chicago where lots of people were killed
and they put a curse on the Chicago cubs."

drugs's rating:

136

7.2

7.6

It Might Get Loud (2009)

I watched this just for Jack White. Also because I kind of came across it in Netflix and didn't have anything interesting to do. Don't like U2, not a big fan of Led Zeppelin but a HUGE fan of Jack White... so why not?

But to be honest the whole doc was cool. Just three talented guys hanging out, one of them being maybe a bit of a fan boy (Jack White clearly adores Jimmy Page as we all know). But all in all a good look at each of their musical history with the occasional great jam session. Good stuff.

OH and that intro was awesome. Seriously.

"The day when you pick up a guitar there's nothing coming through whatsoever. There's no new pieces or new ideas. And that's the sort of gift any creative person has. There's always that point when it might happen to you, when you're too old to pick the guitar up. And we're just trying to keep that day far, far away, and out of sight."

drugs's rating:

6.1

Punk in Africa (2012)

"If you think about those days, it was easy. All you had to do was strap a guitar on, swear at the people, play some fairly aggressive music."

drugs's rating:

7.6

7.7

Miss Representation (2011)...

I don't like to call myself a feminist because of the stigma of the whole word and how women have abused the most important part of it, but I do find that these issues are important. For the very least I will defend my own self worth as a woman to the bitter end but this documentary makes good points, basically nothing I already haven't heard. A good basic documentary.

"I worry about how much pressure my daughters feel. In a society that features anorexic actresses and models and television stars, we get conditioned to think this is what women should look like."

drugs's rating:

1408

7.2

Shame (2011)

"We're not bad people. We just come from a bad place."

drugs's rating:

7.4

7.9

West of Memphis (2012)

"Every now and then, I turn around,
make sure you know, damn, is this really real?"

drugs's rating:

7.6

8.1

Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (2012)

What an excellent documentary series that really raises some serious questions about the legal system. Sometimes it is hard to believe that these things still happen. It's outrageous. It's not just a matter of the West Memphis Three being innocent, it's more about the fact how there was hardly any hard evidence against them and still they were sent to prison. And one even received a death sentence. There was so much prejudice and emotions involved that these three couldn't get a fair trial. I'm glad they got their freedom but the case is still unsolved and I think that's pretty upsetting.

"If I focused on the things I can't change, the things that have hurt me, what people have done to me, then they would have already broken me. They would have killed me inside and out. I can get up in the morning and I don't feel sorry for myself, I don't hate my life."

drugs's rating:

7.1

7.6

Paradise Lost 2: Revelations (2000) (2001)

drugs's rating:

Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills

121

8.3

Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills... (1996)

I am going to submerge myself in the controversial topic of the West Memphis Three. And so far, I've enjoyed the first documentary.

"I knew from when I was real small people were gonna know who I was, I always had that feeling... I just never knew how they were gonna learn. I kind of enjoy it now because even after I die, people are gonna remember me forever. People are gonna talk about me for years."

drugs's rating:

1029

7.2

7.3

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)

Naturally after (FINALLY) watching Twin Peaks, I felt uttely lost because of that ending and had to watch Fire Walk With Me. I am still so very confused.

"He says he wants to be me, or he'll kill me."

drugs's rating:

296

3.4

3.3

Sharknado (2013)

I very reluctantly watched this and was neither disappointed or surprised. It was exactly as bad as I thought. But I do like sharks.

"We can't just wait here for sharks to rain down on us."

drugs's rating:

111

6.5

6.8

Flashbacks of a Fool (2008)

"When I was a child I used to think that being brave meant that you had to take ownership. That to have a dream and to move forward in life you needed courage. But the only thing you need courage for is for standing still."

drugs's rating:

310

6.2

6.4

Veronika Decides to Die (2009)

"I decided to test the only remedy I've come to have any faith in: Awareness of life."

drugs's rating:

1815

7.2

7.3

Ghost World (2001) (2002)

"I think only stupid people have good relationships."

drugs's rating:

7.4

7.5

Six Shooter (2004)

"What a fucking day."

drugs's rating:

1051

7.1

7.3

They Live (1988)

"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum."

drugs's rating:

1179

6.7

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2003)

Sam Rockwell is spectacular.

"When you are young, your potential is infinite. You might do anything, really. You might be Einstein. You might be DiMaggio. Then you get to an age where what you might be gives way to what you have been. You weren't Einstein. You weren't anything. That's a bad moment."

drugs's rating:

200

6.6

The Funeral (1996)

"They're criminals, and there's absolutely nothing romantic about it."

drugs's rating:

268

6.8

7.1

The Butcher Boy (1998)

"What's this world coming to, Sergeant?"

drugs's rating:

1734

7.9

8.1

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

I haven't had much interest in upcoming and new movies in recent years and I rarely see new films within the year they are released but The Grand Budapest Hotel was always something I had a need to watch. From the moment people started to talk about this new film, I was ready to watch it. And even though I took my time to watch this because of certain financial issues, I am so glad I did manage to watch it. Because The Grand Budapest Hotel was spectacular. Everything from the amazing cast to the breathtaking cinematography was an absolute joy to watch. Being a Wes Anderson fan, I somehow knew I wouldn't be too disappointed but I'm almost speechless because of the beauty of this film. Now I only have one new film to wait for which is of course Sin City 2.

"You see, there are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity. Indeed that's what we provide in our own modest, humble, insignificant... oh, fuck it."

drugs's rating:

521

5.4

6.1

A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)

As I expected, the movie had some great and actually funny jokes and such (I've always been somewhat into the Seth MacFarlane humor) but those jokes aren't enough to make a truly good movie. So besides having a few good laughs, the movie wasn't very impressive and lacked consistency.

" I'm not the hero. I'm the guy in the crowd making fun of the hero's shirt; that's who I am."

drugs's rating:

Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel

242

Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel

"It's time travel, shit like that can happen."

drugs's rating:

4.3

5.2

Rat King (2012)

Um.. So Juri doesn't have a gaming problem... that's for sure. So, the plot was very predictable so the "twist" fell flat and I'm just not sure what to think about the whole thing. I mean.. shit, shouldn't a mother recognize her own son from some random dude who just happens to have same glasses and a haircut. And that wasn't even the only inconsistency. I don't know... it just wasn't that impressive. I wasted almost two precious sleeping hours for this film and regret it. But I should've known better, so shame on me. BUT I did kind of like the scenery in the movie. And the kind of depressing feel of everything.

Oletko pelaaja vai tehtävä? [Are you the gamer or the task?]

drugs's rating:

2001

6.8

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

"Let this remind you why you once feared the dark..."

drugs's rating:

7.3

Made in Britain

That Trevor really is an annoying little prick. But Tim Roth is so brilliant, once again.

"It's your fucking world, mate, not mine.
You can stick it up your arse, I don't want it!"

drugs's rating:

763

5.5

5.9

Carrie (2013)

As I expected, the whole movie was just blah. It lacked the truly terrifying feel of the original movie. In the original movie, Sissy Spacek showed so much emotion with so little, it was just a chilling performance. I'm not saying Chloe Moretz isn't a good actress, and she did the best she could with such an iconic character, but Carrie is just one of those movies that DO NOT and never did need a remake.

"Carrie had some sort of power. But she was just like me...
like any of you. She had hopes, she had fears, but we pushed her.
And you can only push someone so far before they break."

drugs's rating:

1396

7.9

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

"Kid, the next time I say, "Let's go someplace like Bolivia,"
let's GO someplace like Bolivia."

drugs's rating:

3494

7.5

7.9

Children of Men (2006)

Excellent. The concept of the movie is pretty epic.

"As the sound of the playgrounds faded, the despair set in. Very odd, what happens in a world without children's voices."

drugs's rating:

1655

7.5

7.6

Dark City

"Their civilization was in decline, and so they abandoned their world seeking a cure for their own mortality. Their endless journey brought them to a small, blue world in the farthest corner of the galaxy. Our world. Here they thought they had finally found what they had been searching for."

drugs's rating:

136

6.5

6.4

Deranged (1976)

Well it was funny alright. I'm not even sure how to react to the whole thing. It was funny and creepy and I don't know... Nice and campy. Roberts Blossom was seriously creepy with his performance.

"Remember what I've always told you:
The wages of sin is gonorrhea, syphilis, and death."

drugs's rating:

194

5.9

6.1

Dead Like Me: Life After Death (2009)

There was no real point to the whole movie. It was just an episode that was too long and too awful. A not so important "ending" to an otherwise decent TV series. I am almost baffled by the lack of any kind of intelligent plot and even though at first you think there is a good plot there, it just falls apart as you go along and all you have in the end is a rushed ending that's supposed to be somehow funny and brilliant. This movie fell apart as sadly as Bryan Fuller's original plans for the show (for example the scrapped plot line about George's dad). Had Fuller himself been in charge of the TV series to the end, this movie wouldn't have happened because the series would've had a decent and probably pretty satisfying ending.

"And just because I'm dead doesn't mean I can't have a splitting headache."

drugs's rating:

1156

7.1

7.2

Heathers (1989)

Ah, what a great movie. So good. Winona Ryder is as good as always and Christian Slater is seriously hot.

"Dear Diary, my teen-angst bullshit now has a body count."

drugs's rating:

377

6.8

6.4

Repo! The Genetic Opera

I was so sure I would like this movie. It seemed like the kind of movie I would like but in the end it just didn't do it for me. Somehow things about it made me uncomfortable in a bad way. I would think that when you mix epic gore with a musical it should be great. But something felt so off about the whole movie and even though I really liked the idea I didn't like the musical scenes like at all (with only few exceptions).

"Chase the morning. Yield for nothing."

drugs's rating:

6.9

6.2

Higher Ground (2012)

"God saved us."

drugs's rating:

6.4

Doctor Who (1996)

I really like Paul McGann as the Doctor but the movie itself is not that special.

"The universe hangs by such a delicate thread of coincidences that it would be useless to meddle with it, unless like me you're a Time Lord."

drugs's rating:

129

5.7

5.5

Karla (2006)

I've come to the realization that I'd rather watch documentaries about true crime. And Karla once again proved that. Misha and Laura did a good job but still I'd rather watch the real thing, as in watch a documentary on the subject. That is also why I haven't bothered to watch films like Ted Bundy (2002) or Ed Gein (2000).

To be honest, I'm really not that interested in the case of Karla Homolka And Paul Bernardo.

"He had a great job. He was smart.
He was living the life I always dreamed of."

drugs's rating:

995

6.9

The World's End (2013)

"We're going to see this through to the bitter end. Or... lager end."

drugs's rating:

6.1

6.3

The Jeffrey Dahmer Files

I can never get enough of good documentaries, especially in this area of interest. I am still so very fascinated by the case of Jeffrey Dahmer so I had to see this one. It did present the basic facts and other interesting things to know and also the fictionalized scenarios gave a nice feel to the documentary. Some of the interviews were great and very informative. All in all the Jeffrey Dahmer Files is a decent document, if you're interested in the subject. I liked it.

"You could smell sickness, death, something."

drugs's rating:

391

5.7

5.6

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)

Well. For one, I wasn't expecting this to be as campy as it was. So a little surprise there. And, even though I didn't really like the first movie that much, I would rather watch it again. You can do a lot of good with epic gore and overall campiness in movies but The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 did not succeed in doing it. I am to be honest a little disappointed. But I'm still probably gonna be checking out more movies about our friend Leatherface.

"But the saw, the saw is family."

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I do not watch movies frequently enough to make a monthly movie diary but I am trying to watch more movies so I made your basic movie diary for the whole year.