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1938

7.5

7.8

Serenity (2005)

12/30/13 - Despite the (expected) pacing problems that would come from wrapping up an entire series with a movie Serenity is for the most part a really entertaining film and the Firefly cast are just as loveable as they always were.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

432

7.9

8.8

Steins;Gate (2011)

12/26/13 - Like all time-travel stories, there are plot-holes all over the place but Steins;Gate boasts one of the most likable overall casts of characters I've seen in an anime and though it feels like by the end there was maybe a few too many plot-devices, it's an undeniably fun and engaging series.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

1193

7.8

8.1

Prisoners

12/24/13 - Boring and silly with lots of pointless scenes.

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283

7.2

8.6

Clannad: After Story (2008)

12/20/13 - Life-changing.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

1859

8.5

Firefly

12/15/14 - After the lackluster 90 minute pilot, Firefly becomes a really well-written and fun adventure. Would have loved to see where this would have gone.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

312

6.9

7.9

Clannad (2007)

12/13/13 - Considering I marathoned the entire show in less than a day, yeah, this is good shit. The music is amazing and the writing is extremely tight in it's transitions to other story arcs and in emotional value. That and I'm a total sucker for this genre. Now I just can't wait to see what all the hubbub about After Story is.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

147

6.8

7.2

Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011)

12/11/13 - Makoto Shinkai delivers a disappointingly Ghibli-esque film with very bland themes of grieving but towards the end there was at least some interesting imagery and the animation from CoMix Wave is great as always.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

151

7.5

8.3

Usagi Drop (2011)

12/11/13 - Might be a bit sappy for some but I love this shit. Great animation and soundtrack and the opening scenes being done in pastel is a nice touch.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

258

6.7

7.5

The Garden Of Words (2013)

12/10/13 - Melodramatic, underwritten and a bit stale, Garden of Words is saved by it's brief 45 minute run-time, a beautiful score and the incredible advances in the blending of CGI and traditional animation on display.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

348

5.3

5.7

Oldboy (2013)

12/09/13 - Probably the worst movie I've ever seen. Good thing it was fucking hilarious.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

646

8.1

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

12/06/13

Ueno_Station54's rating:

172

7.6

7.9

American Movie (2000)

12/04/13 - Mike fuckin' Schank.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

319

7.4

8.1

The Corporation (2004)

12/01/13 - It was good I guess?

Ueno_Station54's rating:

395

6.9

7.5

This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)

12/01/13 - I don't really know how to judge a documentary but it was a fairly interesting look into the MPAA while being funny and entertaining. I liked it.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

6.1

5.4

Masked and Anonymous (2003)

11/30/13 - Badly shot, edited, directed, acted and scored, this faux-political cluster-fuck does and says absolutely nothing.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

1543

7.9

8.1

12 Years a Slave (2013)

11/18/13 - Technically great but a lack of flow and an abrupt ending hurt it. No surprises to be found here but the film does it's job. Great acting (minus Brad Pitt) and a brilliant score from Hans Zimmer are pluses.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

162

7.2

Pieta

11/16/13 - The first half was pretty bad but then it got really interesting.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

1444

7.1

7.2

Escape from New York (1981)

11/12/13 - Decent plot but weak acting and music really ruin it. Not one memorable scene.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

8.5

7.1

Portrait of Hell (1969)

11/05/13 - It started off pretty standard but it got pretty damn cool towards the end. Great cinematography.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

875

7.9

3-Iron

11/04/13 - A lot of neat ideas but it feels a little half-baked. Fortunately the film looks great, has a great soundtrack and has a really interesting feel.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

203

6.8

6.6

A Bay of Blood (1971)

11/04/13 - Passable "slasher" film with good music but the bad acting and sound mixing take away some of the punch.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

394

7.2

Benny's Video (1992)

11/03/13 - Like every Michael Haneke film it has some interesting ideas but he just manages to suck all the energy out of it.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

243

7.3

6.9

Air Doll (2009)

11/02/13 - Weakly scripted, filled with logic problems and overlong but is almost completely saved by Doona Bae's performance.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

1905

7.4

7.7

Gravity (2013)

11/01/13 - Though impressive technically it's a bit of a bore, likely because I can't see in 3D.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

227

8.1

7.8

Memories of Matsuko

10/31/13 - Gaudy to a fault but a solid story, acting, music and overall creativity make "Memories of Matsuko" a memorable film. Essentially a depressing Amelie.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

301

5.6

6.1

Grave Encounters (2011)

10/30/13 - Starts off pretty boring, then it gets dumb but then there's a few decent scares so I guess it did it's job.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

144

5.7

Blacula (1972)

10/28/13 - Some funny moments but is ruined by some terrible sound design.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

263

7.2

7.1

The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001) (2002)

10/28/13 - Fun and silly musical with some crazy claymation moments.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

6.3

Rampo Noir (2005)

10/25/13 - Some interesting segments but nothing too memorable in this anthology.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

557

6.3

6.6

The Heat (2013)

10/22/13 - Funny but cliche and a little awkward. Unfortunate music choices as well.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

500

7.6

7.5

Santa Sangre

10/22/13 - Apart from feeling like some scenes were missing, Santa Sangre is a fun, imaginative film that's weird but doesn't go overboard like some of Jodorowsky's other works.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

170

6.3

6.4

Ju-on 2 (2003)

10/21/13 - Sufficiently creepy and has some good imagery. The story is decent enough though there are a few lame special effects here and there. Overall, it's better than the first one.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

6.1

Father's Day (2011)

10/19/13 - The major problem is that it was trying really hard to be funny and wasn't at all. The plot is also totally retarded.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

1222

7.8

7.7

An Andalusian Dog (1929)

10/19/13 - No idea.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

6.9

Kick-Heart (2013)

10/17/13 - A fun little short with Masaaki Yuasa's trademark art style but at the end of the day there's not much substance here.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

5.1

Escape from Tomorrow (2014)

10/16/13 - One of the most admirable films I've ever seen. Escape from Tomorrow is a surprisingly uncomfortable movie, so I guess it's pretty effective despite being a horror movie secretly filmed at Disneyland.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

891

7.5

Green Street Hooligans (2005)

10/15/13 - The most cliche and formulaic film I've seen in a while and it's not particularly well made but it's entertaining and well acted enough.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

134

5.6

C.H.U.D. (1984)

10/12/13 - A neat story idea and the monsters look pretty cool but inept sound design and awful editing ruin any momentum C.H.U.D. may have been able to muster.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

133

7.3

7.4

Dodes'ka-den (1970)

10/11/13 - That was fucking magical. My only complaint is that it might be a little too long. The only Kurosawa film I've seen to impress me as a whole.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

6.7

Kotoko

10/10/13 - Far from a great movie in terms of writing I still really enjoyed it. Really didn't feel like a Tsukamoto movie.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

7.2

Bullet Ballet (1999)

10/09/13 - Really bad storyline but it looked great, the soundtrack was awesome and I can't say it wasn't at least somewhat entertaining.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

7.1

Tokyo Fist (1995)

10/09/13 - It felt a bit goofy at first but man were there some cool scenes in this.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

106

6.3

6.2

Scars of Dracula (1970)

10/07/13 - Check out my Hammer Films' Dracula series review for more info.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

110

6.1

6.3

Taste the Blood of Dracula

10/07/13 - Check out my Hammer Films' Dracula series review for more info.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

152

7.1

6.6

Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)

10/07/13 - Check out my Hammer Films' Dracula series review for more info.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

187

6.8

Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)

10/06/13 - Check out my Hammer Films' Dracula series review for more info.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

1697

7.2

7.3

Across the Universe (2007)

10/06/13 - A lot of the same pacing problems I have with every musicals and the film isn't really well constructed but it's decently entertaining though overlong.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

1717

7.1

7.7

Wreck-It Ralph (2012)

10/05/13 - Hackneyed and uninspired. Yep, sure sounds like Disney.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

1036

7.1

7.2

Seven Psychopaths (2012)

10/04/13 - That was a really dumb movie. Fortunately Sam Rockwell is a funny guy.

Ueno_Station54's rating:

133

6.6

6.7

The Brides of Dracula (1960)

10/04/13 - Check out my Hammer Films' Dracula series review for more info.

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JANUARY - 29 movies watched
Best: Himizu
Worst: Amer

FEBRUARY - 9 movies watched
Best: The Taste of Tea
Worst: Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

MARCH - 39 movies watched
Best: The Passion of Joan of Arc
Worst: I Am Keiko

APRIL - 33 movies watched
Best: Be Sure to Share
Worst: Tales From the Grave

MAY - 6 movies watched
Best: Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Worst: Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale

JUNE - 23 movies watched
Best: Spring Breakers
Worst: Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo

JULY - 19 movies watched
Best: Holy Motors
Worst: Sonatine

AUGUST - 11 movies watched
Best: Silver Linings Playbook
Worst: Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering

SEPTEMBER - 33 movies watched
Best: Why Don't You Play In Hell?
Worst: Zazie dans le metro

OCTOBER - 29 movies watched
Best: Dodes'ka-den
Worst: Father's Day

NOVEMBER - 10 movies watched
Best: 3-Iron
Worst: Masked and Anonymous

DECEMBER - 9 movies watched
Best: All Quiet on the Western Front
Worst: Prisoners

TOP 10:
01. The Passion of Joan of Arc
02. Barton Fink
03. Spring Breakers
04. Himizu
05. Rumble in the Bronx
06. Dodes'ka-den
07. Solaris
08. Eyes Without a Face
09. Contempt
10. Santa Sangre

BOTTOM 10:
01. I Am Keiko
02. Tales from the Grave
03. Tomie: Another Face
04. Setup
05. Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering
06. Sonatine
07. Creep Van
08. Evangelion 3.0
09. Saw IV
10. Zazie dans le metro