FIrst Post

As inspired by the VLV thread of setting a goal of how many movies to watch
and books to read in one year.

I am going to go for
30 books
300 movies

i usually watch at least one movie a day sometimes more
with books i have been a little disappointed in myself the last couple years
i am especially shooting for as many of the criterion dvds as possible as well as the critically acclaimed movies i have never seen. Netflix and our medial library will provide.

I will try to review as well as post a synopsis of each movie as i watch
I am already up to four or 5 movies this year and i will start there


1. Hostel 2 (eli roth)
"Return to the place where all your worst nightmares come true in this sequel to the hit gore fest. When three young American women take a break from their international studies and check into a Slovakian hostel, they have no idea they've walked into a chamber of horrors, where, for a price, wealthy psychopaths can live out their most gruesome fantasies by torturing and murdering visitors. Jay Hernandez reprises his role as Paxton."

Pretty much what you would expect. Predictable plot twists, boobs and gore. Dawn Weiner from welcome to the doll house is naked and tortured. The gore was pretty entertaining and a nice throw back to shock cinema.
3 of 5

2. Serial Mom (john waters)
"John Waters takes aim at his favorite target -- the social set of his hometown Baltimore -- in another of his taste-challenged satires. Kathleen Turner plays Beverly Sutphin, the suburban-mom-turned-serial killer who slays those who fail to uphold her idea of suburban perfection -- for instance, women who dare to wear white shoes after Labor Day! Along for the ride are Waters regulars Ricki Lake, Traci Lords, Mink Stole and Patty Hearst."

Kathleen Turner really steals this. As kitschy and campy as any John Waters movie.

3 of 5

3. Running With Scissors
" When Deirdre Burroughs (Annette Bening) impulsively decides that her adolescent son Augusten (Joseph Cross) should be raised by her unconventional psychiatrist (Brian Cox), her choice to give him away changes the course of his life forever. An all-star ensemble cast -- including Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Evan Rachel Wood, Alec Baldwin and Jill Clayburgh -- drives this quirky adaptation of Augusten Burroughs's best-selling memoir."

Joseph Cross as augusten is very well acted. This is a pretty slow and typical psychological trauma/fucked up family movie (royal tennenbaums, squid and whale) I fell asleep for a bit of it but i got enough of it to count. You're wealthy, Your family sucks, we get it.
2 of 5

4. Idiocracy (Mike Judge, Ethan Cohen)
"To test its top secret Human Hibernation Project, the Pentagon picks the most average Americans it can find -- an Army private (Luke Wilson) and a prostitute (Maya Rudolph) -- and sends them to the year 2505 after a series of freak events. But when they arrive, they find a civilization so dumbed-down that they're the smartest people around. Mike Judge and Etan Cohen ("Beavis and Butthead") reteamed for this futuristic farce."

It's what plants crave. I am a big fan of this movie. Lots of little stuff going on around the main story that is very funny. I work for Pepsi right now, filling shelving at various grocers, and every day i think of this movie as glassy eyed shoppers fill there carts with Mountain dew.
4 of 5

5. Melvin Goes to Dinner (Bob Odenkirk)
"When Melvin (Michael Blieden) and his friends gather for dinner in this film festival favorite, their casual conversation takes a sharp turn as they begin to disclose real, raw truths about themselves: their sexual encounters, their dirty secrets, and the mean, awful things they've done or had done to them. Maura Tierney is spectacular, and Jack Black and David Cross make hilarious cameos. Emmy-winning writer Bob Odenkirk directs."

Very similar in delivery to Waking Life. Basically a movie of talking heads. Not much to look at. Well written dialog. Fans of mister show will definitely recognize Bob Odenkirk's tone here. As stated in the synopsis the cameos were the best part. Stick around till the end of this one too, it has a pretty awesome punch line.
3 of 5
TOTAL COUNT THUS FAR
4 movies
0 books