46 Movies for 2016

[Bomby]

1. Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey - (John Little, 2000) - January 1 - Perhaps the best documentary on Bruce Lee available (and believe me, there are several). The inclusion of the uncut scenes Lee shot for Game of Death, which had never been seen before, is worth it alone.
2. Fearless Dragons aka Two for the Road - (Lee Chiu, 1980) - January 1 - One of those cheaply made old-school kung fu flicks. I have only a semblance of an idea of what the plot was because it was an English dub with crappy sound quality, but the action was good.
3. Legend of a Fighter - (Yuen Woo-ping, 1982) - January 2/3 - Now this is more like it! Leave it to the master Yuen Woo-ping to bring it to the next level. The story of Huo Yuan-Jia/Fok Yuen-Gap has been told several times, perhaps most recently in Ronny Yu's Fearless, starring Jet Li (which, coincidentally, was actually choreographed by Yuen). The fights are top notch, and the simple "my school vs your school" plot is well served. Also, I love getting to see Yasuake Kurata in Hong Kong movies.
4. * Crippled Avengers aka The Return of the Five Deadly Venoms aka Mortal Combat - (Chang Cheh, 1978 ) - January 3 - Let's get this out of the way: this movie is so not PC. That's fine though, because it's without one of the best martial arts films ever made. An evil lord disables four men in different ways - one blind, one deaf-mute, removes the legs from one, and perhaps most troublesome, turns one into an idiot. They combine what abilities they have left to form the ultimate team. How is that not an awesome plot? Add in top-notch action, and you have a certified classic. I had the pleasure of seeing a dilapidated print of an English dub of this film a few years back, and it still holds up with the campiness removed.
5. Vengeance - (Chang Cheh, ) - January 4 - This is it. I finally got to see it. This is a certified classic on the same level as Chang Cheh's Crippled Avengers. This is the nascent of the "heroic bloodshed" genre later popularized by John Woo. The difference between this and most other Shaw Bros. martial arts films is that, while most of their films are classics specific to the martial arts genre, the plot and drama in Vengeance could actually appeal outside of genre fans. That's not to say it's necessarily better than their other films, but it's definitely on par with the best.
6. The Big Boss - (Lo Wei, ) - January 4 - Bruce **** Lee. While with Vengeance, I finally got a chance to see it, with The Big Boss, I finally got around to watching it it. Or at least watching it the whole way through. For some reason the first time I tried to watch it, I just couldn't get into it, but now having seen the whole thing, it really gets better as it goes along. Better than Enter the Dragon (sue me, that movie is good but it's also ridiculously overrated), though not quite on par with Bruce Lee's best film, Fist of Fury. However, commits the cardinal sin of under-utilizing Nora Miao.
7. Born to Defense - (Jet Li, 1986) - January 5 - Jet Li's much maligned sole directorial effort. Not as bad as I expected it to be. In fact, the fight in the middle of the film in the flooding bar is really damn good. But as an overall film, not that great.
8. Kids from Shaolin - (Chang Hsin-Yen, 1984) - January 5 - Baby Jet Li! "Baby" as in "21 year old" I guess. He really shows his potential acting chops here that would lead him to a great career.
9. Martial Arts of Shaolin - (Lau Kar-Leung, 1986) - January 5 - Sadly, the only time Jet Li and Lau Kar-Leung would get to work together. Apparently something about them not getting along... Shame, that. They would have made an excellent team.
10. * Lady Snowblood - (Toshiya Fujita, 1973) - January 8 - Ah, an old favorite. I probably haven't seen this movie in at least six years, but considering that it was one of my favorite films during the beginning of my film studies, it's neat to see how many scenes influenced me that I almost forgot about. Definitely, definitely holds up almost a decade later.
11. The Hateful Eight -(Quentin Tarantino, 2015) - January 9 - I can see why this movie has been divisive, and it definitely started off slow, but I found myself liking it more and more as it went on. Still not sure where I'd rank this among Tarantino's films, but definitely not at the bottom. Zoe Bell is always a welcome presence though.
12. Kung Fu Cult Master aka Evil Cult aka Lord of the Wu-Tang - (Wong Jing, 1995) - January 9 - Typically ridiculous Wong Jing film. Mid-to-low tier Jet Li vehicle, especially considering that it was made during the height of his career. But hey, it had Chingmy Yau in it, and I'm always happy to see her.
13. Fruitvale Station - (Ryan Coogler, 2013) - January 12 - Some movies are too powerful for me to coherently express how I feel about them. This is one of them. Highly, highly, highly recommended.
14. Last Hero In China - (Wong Jing, 1993) - January 13 - Jet Li fighting Gordon Liu? Check. Jet Li performing drunken style? Check. Delightful supporting roles for Cheung Man and Anita Yuen? Check. This should be a great movie. But it's not. It's mildly watchable at best. This is low tier Jet Li. Low tier Gordon Liu. This is the film where Jet Li goes deaf and dresses up as a chicken. Take that as you will.

15. My Father is a Hero aka The Enforcer - (Corey Yuen, 1995) - January 15 - Good action and direction from Corey Yuen elevates a pretty crappy screenplay into something pretty enjoyable. I still wouldn't put it among Jet Li's best films, but I wouldn't put it among the worst, either.

[CaptHayfever]

Movies: 8/46

Mirror, Mirror (13 Jan): C+. Bollywood outta nowhere in the credits.
Ramona & Beezus (14/15 Jan): B-. The fantasy asides kill the pacing.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

[Calamity Panfan]

18/46

[QUOTE="Classic Panfan, post: 1581580, member: 29448"]
1. Major League (David S. Ward, 1989) - 1/3/16 - B
2. Half-Baked (Tamra Davis, 1998 ) - 1/4/16 - B+
3. Spy (Paul Feig, 2015) - 1/5/16 - B
4. Trainwreck (Judd Apatow, 2015) - 1/5/16 - A-
5. Space Jam (Joe Pytka, 1996) - 1/7/16 - B
6. Bone Tomahawk (S. Craig Zahler, 2015) - 1/8/16 - B+
7. Vacation (Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley, 2015) - 1/8/16 - C+.
8. Piranha 3DD (John Gulager, 2012) - 1/9/16 - D
9. R.I.P.D. (Robert Schwendtke, 2013) - 1/9/16 - D-
10. Star Leaf (Richard Cranor, 2015) - 1/9/16 - D-
11. Pay the Ghost (Uli Edel, 2015) - 1/9/16 - D-
12. No Escape (John Erick Dowdle, 2015) - 1/9/16 - F
13. American Ultra (Nima Nourizadeh, 2015) - 1/9/16 C-
14. National Treasure (Jon Turteltaub) - 1/11/16 - B
15. Taken 3 (Olivier Megaton, 2014) - 1/13/16 - C
16. 2 Fast 2 Furious (John Singleton, 2003) - 1/14/16 - C-[/QUOTE]

17. Dope (Rick Famuyiwa, 2015) - 1/15/16 - A
18. The Revenant (Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu, 2015) - 1/19/16 - C

Dope is my kinda movie. Good comedy, great cast, VINCE STAPLES CAMEOS, hip-hop references, solid all around.

I gave The Revenant a C because the first hour is great, the score is phenomenal, the cinematography is stunning and the performances shine, but it's an absolute chore to get through it after Leo's character is left for dead. The character is about as one-dimensional as you can get (aside from his family dying, he's an entirely blank slate. He's Survivor Dude.) and everything just feels overdone like Innaritu looked at a story about a dude who survived a **** bear attack and was like "nah that's not enough, let's do some silly-ass dream sequences and also he's a superhero now. Also maybe I missed something but I didn't understand the role of the Arikaras at all. I know they were looking for the chief's daughter but it seemed hastily put together and just there to make things more dangerous for Glass. It's such a **** frustrating movie

[CaptHayfever]

Movies: 10/46

Die Hard (16 Jan): A
Die Hard 2 (18 Jan): C-

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

[Bomby]

1. Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey - (John Little, 2000) - January 1 - Perhaps the best documentary on Bruce Lee available (and believe me, there are several). The inclusion of the uncut scenes Lee shot for Game of Death, which had never been seen before, is worth it alone.
2. Fearless Dragons aka Two for the Road - (Lee Chiu, 1980) - January 1 - One of those cheaply made old-school kung fu flicks. I have only a semblance of an idea of what the plot was because it was an English dub with crappy sound quality, but the action was good.
3. Legend of a Fighter - (Yuen Woo-ping, 1982) - January 2/3 - Now this is more like it! Leave it to the master Yuen Woo-ping to bring it to the next level. The story of Huo Yuan-Jia/Fok Yuen-Gap has been told several times, perhaps most recently in Ronny Yu's Fearless, starring Jet Li (which, coincidentally, was actually choreographed by Yuen). The fights are top notch, and the simple "my school vs your school" plot is well served. Also, I love getting to see Yasuake Kurata in Hong Kong movies.
4. * Crippled Avengers aka The Return of the Five Deadly Venoms aka Mortal Combat - (Chang Cheh, 1978 ) - January 3 - Let's get this out of the way: this movie is so not PC. That's fine though, because it's without one of the best martial arts films ever made. An evil lord disables four men in different ways - one blind, one deaf-mute, removes the legs from one, and perhaps most troublesome, turns one into an idiot. They combine what abilities they have left to form the ultimate team. How is that not an awesome plot? Add in top-notch action, and you have a certified classic. I had the pleasure of seeing a dilapidated print of an English dub of this film a few years back, and it still holds up with the campiness removed.
5. Vengeance - (Chang Cheh, ) - January 4 - This is it. I finally got to see it. This is a certified classic on the same level as Chang Cheh's Crippled Avengers. This is the nascent of the "heroic bloodshed" genre later popularized by John Woo. The difference between this and most other Shaw Bros. martial arts films is that, while most of their films are classics specific to the martial arts genre, the plot and drama in Vengeance could actually appeal outside of genre fans. That's not to say it's necessarily better than their other films, but it's definitely on par with the best.
6. The Big Boss - (Lo Wei, ) - January 4 - Bruce **** Lee. While with Vengeance, I finally got a chance to see it, with The Big Boss, I finally got around to watching it it. Or at least watching it the whole way through. For some reason the first time I tried to watch it, I just couldn't get into it, but now having seen the whole thing, it really gets better as it goes along. Better than Enter the Dragon (sue me, that movie is good but it's also ridiculously overrated), though not quite on par with Bruce Lee's best film, Fist of Fury. However, commits the cardinal sin of under-utilizing Nora Miao.
7. Born to Defense - (Jet Li, 1986) - January 5 - Jet Li's much maligned sole directorial effort. Not as bad as I expected it to be. In fact, the fight in the middle of the film in the flooding bar is really damn good. But as an overall film, not that great.
8. Kids from Shaolin - (Chang Hsin-Yen, 1984) - January 5 - Baby Jet Li! "Baby" as in "21 year old" I guess. He really shows his potential acting chops here that would lead him to a great career.
9. Martial Arts of Shaolin - (Lau Kar-Leung, 1986) - January 5 - Sadly, the only time Jet Li and Lau Kar-Leung would get to work together. Apparently something about them not getting along... Shame, that. They would have made an excellent team.
10. * Lady Snowblood - (Toshiya Fujita, 1973) - January 8 - Ah, an old favorite. I probably haven't seen this movie in at least six years, but considering that it was one of my favorite films during the beginning of my film studies, it's neat to see how many scenes influenced me that I almost forgot about. Definitely, definitely holds up almost a decade later.
11. The Hateful Eight -(Quentin Tarantino, 2015) - January 9 - I can see why this movie has been divisive, and it definitely started off slow, but I found myself liking it more and more as it went on. Still not sure where I'd rank this among Tarantino's films, but definitely not at the bottom. Zoe Bell is always a welcome presence though.
12. Kung Fu Cult Master aka Evil Cult aka Lord of the Wu-Tang - (Wong Jing, 1995) - January 9 - Typically ridiculous Wong Jing film. Mid-to-low tier Jet Li vehicle, especially considering that it was made during the height of his career. But hey, it had Chingmy Yau in it, and I'm always happy to see her.
13. Fruitvale Station - (Ryan Coogler, 2013) - January 12 - Some movies are too powerful for me to coherently express how I feel about them. This is one of them. Highly, highly, highly recommended.
14. Last Hero In China - (Wong Jing, 1993) - January 13 - Jet Li fighting Gordon Liu? Check. Jet Li performing drunken style? Check. Delightful supporting roles for Cheung Man and Anita Yuen? Check. This should be a great movie. But it's not. It's mildly watchable at best. This is low tier Jet Li. Low tier Gordon Liu. This is the film where Jet Li goes deaf and dresses up as a chicken. Take that as you will.
15. My Father is a Hero aka The Enforcer - (Corey Yuen, 1995) - January 15 - Good action and direction from Corey Yuen elevates a pretty crappy screenplay into something pretty enjoyable. I still wouldn't put it among Jet Li's best films, but I wouldn't put it among the worst, either.

16. Flying Swords of Dragon Gate - (Tsui Hark, 2011) - January 15 - Jet Li and Tsui Hark are both in "Hey, we're past our prime, but we can still have a bit of fun, right?" mode here. Given Li's age and his recent reveal of his health problems, it's no surprise that the action itself is very CGI assisted to its own detriment, and kind of sad that his second (and more than likely last) fight with the great Gordon Liu had to happen this way. That it was made in 3D is more than obvious, given the gimmicky 3D-type shots that plague the film even watching it in 2D. In the end, however, the film is redeemed by a top-notch supporting cast and expertly retold story (this is the second time Tsui has been involved in a remake of King Hu's classic Dragon Gate Inn) make up for the understandably lackluster action. Hey, how often do you get to say that about an action movie?
17. * Ugetsu - (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1950) - January 15 - One of my all time favorite films, and one of the greatest ever made.
18. * Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - (Ang Lee, 2000) - January 18 - Also one of my all time favorite films, and also one of the greatest ever made. A lot of other dedicated fans of martial arts films would disagree with that second statement. They're wrong and stupid. I've seen well over 100 martial arts films. I've seen hundreds of movies, period. This is one of the best in both categories.
19. Once Upon a Time in China IV - (Yuen Bun, 1993) - January 22 - My understanding is that there was some sort of dispute between Jet Li and Tsui Hark (who respectively starred and directed the first three Once Upon a Time in China films), which is why Vincent Zhao takes over the lead role in the fourth film. Also, Tsui just produces, and lets his flunky protégé Yuen Bun direct. Zhao is a fine actor and martial artist, but he's no Jet Li. Similarly, Yuen is a solid director, but no Tsui. This is still an entertaining film nonetheless, though I was getting tired of Lion Dancing by the end of it. Essentially it's a mix and match of elements of the first three films.
20. Once Upon a Time in China V - (Tsui Hark, 1994) - January 22 - Rather odd addition to the series. One again, Vincent Zhao is in the lead role instead of Jet Li. Wong Fei Hung vs pirates. Huh. Good action, though.
21. Once Upon a Time in China and America - (Sammo Hung, 1997) - January 24 - Jet Li's return as Wong Fei-Hung is more than welcome, and the action sequences from Sammo Hung are great. That's about all I can say about this terminally silly film. This is a film in which Jet Li bangs his head against a rock and becomes a member of a Native American tribe. Make of that what you will.

[CaptHayfever]

Movies: 12/46

The Lego Movie (22 Jan): A
Die Hard with a Vengeance (23 Jan): A-

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

[CaptHayfever]

Movies: 16/46

Insidious (28 Jan): B-, though I'm sure somebody who likes horror films would rank it higher.
Clerks II (29 Jan): A-
Howl's Moving Castle (30 Jan): A
Split Infinity (30 Jan): C+

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

[Calamity Panfan]

22/46

[QUOTE="Classic Panfan, post: 1582425, member: 29448"]
1. Major League (David S. Ward, 1989) - 1/3/16 - B
2. Half-Baked (Tamra Davis, 1998 ) - 1/4/16 - B+
3. Spy (Paul Feig, 2015) - 1/5/16 - B
4. Trainwreck (Judd Apatow, 2015) - 1/5/16 - A-
5. Space Jam (Joe Pytka, 1996) - 1/7/16 - B
6. Bone Tomahawk (S. Craig Zahler, 2015) - 1/8/16 - B+
7. Vacation (Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley, 2015) - 1/8/16 - C+.
8. Piranha 3DD (John Gulager, 2012) - 1/9/16 - D
9. R.I.P.D. (Robert Schwendtke, 2013) - 1/9/16 - D-
10. Star Leaf (Richard Cranor, 2015) - 1/9/16 - D-
11. Pay the Ghost (Uli Edel, 2015) - 1/9/16 - D-
12. No Escape (John Erick Dowdle, 2015) - 1/9/16 - F
13. American Ultra (Nima Nourizadeh, 2015) - 1/9/16 C-
14. National Treasure (Jon Turteltaub) - 1/11/16 - B
15. Taken 3 (Olivier Megaton, 2014) - 1/13/16 - C
16. 2 Fast 2 Furious (John Singleton, 2003) - 1/14/16 - C-
17. Dope (Rick Famuyiwa, 2015) - 1/15/16 - A
18. The Revenant (Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu, 2015) - 1/19/16 - C
[/QUOTE]

19. The Ridiculous 6 (Frank Caraci, 2015) - 1/30/16 - F
20. Superfast! (Aaron Seltzer & Jason Friedberg, 2015) - 1/30/16 - D
21. Mega Shark vs. Mecha Shark (Emile Smith, 2014) - 1/30/16 - D-
22. Shrek (Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson, 2001) - 1/30/16 - B

i don't know why i hate myself so much

[CaptHayfever]

Movies: 20/46

Gamera (1 Feb): D+
The Martian (3 Feb): A
Gamera vs. Barugon (4 Feb): D
The Fifth Element (6 Feb): A-

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

[CaptHayfever]

Movies: 25/46

Gamera vs. Gaos (8 Feb): D+. Gaos > Barugon.
Aladdin (10 Feb): A-
Hairspray [original] (11 Feb): B+
Deadpool (12 Feb): A
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (12 Feb): C-

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

[Calamity Panfan]

25/46

1. Major League (David S. Ward, 1989) - 1/3/16 - B
2. Half-Baked (Tamra Davis, 1998 ) - 1/4/16 - B+
3. Spy (Paul Feig, 2015) - 1/5/16 - B
4. Trainwreck (Judd Apatow, 2015) - 1/5/16 - A-
5. Space Jam (Joe Pytka, 1996) - 1/7/16 - B
6. Bone Tomahawk (S. Craig Zahler, 2015) - 1/8/16 - B+
7. Vacation (Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley, 2015) - 1/8/16 - C+.
8. Piranha 3DD (John Gulager, 2012) - 1/9/16 - D
9. R.I.P.D. (Robert Schwendtke, 2013) - 1/9/16 - D-
10. Star Leaf (Richard Cranor, 2015) - 1/9/16 - D-
11. Pay the Ghost (Uli Edel, 2015) - 1/9/16 - D-
12. No Escape (John Erick Dowdle, 2015) - 1/9/16 - F
13. American Ultra (Nima Nourizadeh, 2015) - 1/9/16 C-
14. National Treasure (Jon Turteltaub) - 1/11/16 - B
15. Taken 3 (Olivier Megaton, 2014) - 1/13/16 - C
16. 2 Fast 2 Furious (John Singleton, 2003) - 1/14/16 - C-
17. Dope (Rick Famuyiwa, 2015) - 1/15/16 - A
18. The Revenant (Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu, 2015) - 1/19/16 - C
19. The Ridiculous 6 (Frank Caraci, 2015) - 1/30/16 - F
20. Superfast! (Aaron Seltzer & Jason Friedberg, 2015) - 1/30/16 - D
21. Mega Shark vs. Mecha Shark (Emile Smith, 2014) - 1/30/16 - D-
22. Shrek (Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson, 2001) - 1/30/16 - B

23. White Chicks (Keenan Ivory Wayans, 2004) - 2/6/16 - D+
24. Deadpool (Tim Miller, 2016) - 2/12/16 - B
25. 200 Pounds Beauty (Kim Yong-Hwa, 2006) - 2/13/16 - C

[Spritedude]

Movies 7/46

Italic/bold - First time viewing
Yellow - Watched in theaters (in 2016)

The Hateful Eight - 8.5/10
Inside Out - 10/10

Kung Fury - 1000000/10
The 5th Wave - 3/10
The Finest Hours - 6.5/10
Big Hero 6 - 9/10
Deadpool - 8.5/10

[CaptHayfever]

Movies: 27/46

Holiday in the Sun (14 Feb): F
Live Free or Die Hard (14 Feb): B+

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

[Calamity Panfan]

29/46

1. Major League (David S. Ward, 1989) - 1/3/16 - B
2. Half-Baked (Tamra Davis, 1998 ) - 1/4/16 - B+
3. Spy (Paul Feig, 2015) - 1/5/16 - B
4. Trainwreck (Judd Apatow, 2015) - 1/5/16 - A-
5. Space Jam (Joe Pytka, 1996) - 1/7/16 - B
6. Bone Tomahawk (S. Craig Zahler, 2015) - 1/8/16 - B+
7. Vacation (Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley, 2015) - 1/8/16 - C+.
8. Piranha 3DD (John Gulager, 2012) - 1/9/16 - D
9. R.I.P.D. (Robert Schwendtke, 2013) - 1/9/16 - D-
10. Star Leaf (Richard Cranor, 2015) - 1/9/16 - D-
11. Pay the Ghost (Uli Edel, 2015) - 1/9/16 - D-
12. No Escape (John Erick Dowdle, 2015) - 1/9/16 - F
13. American Ultra (Nima Nourizadeh, 2015) - 1/9/16 C-
14. National Treasure (Jon Turteltaub) - 1/11/16 - B
15. Taken 3 (Olivier Megaton, 2014) - 1/13/16 - C
16. 2 Fast 2 Furious (John Singleton, 2003) - 1/14/16 - C-
17. Dope (Rick Famuyiwa, 2015) - 1/15/16 - A
18. The Revenant (Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu, 2015) - 1/19/16 - C
19. The Ridiculous 6 (Frank Caraci, 2015) - 1/30/16 - F
20. Superfast! (Aaron Seltzer & Jason Friedberg, 2015) - 1/30/16 - D
21. Mega Shark vs. Mecha Shark (Emile Smith, 2014) - 1/30/16 - D-
22. Shrek (Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson, 2001) - 1/30/16 - B
23. White Chicks (Keenan Ivory Wayans, 2004) - 2/6/16 - D+
24. Deadpool (Tim Miller, 2016) - 2/12/16 - B
25. 200 Pounds Beauty (Kim Yong-Hwa, 2006) - 2/13/16 - C

26. Hail, Caesar! (Joel & Ethan Coen, 2016) - 2/18/16 - A-
27. Gone in 60 Seconds (Dominic Sena, 2000) - 2/19/16 - C
28. The Babysitters (David Ross, 2008 ) - 2/19/16 - F
29. The Overnight (Patrick Kack-Brice, 2015) - 2/20/16 - B-

Hail Caesar was great! Just a really fun time even though it's not the Coens' best. Gone in 60 Seconds is classic Cage. The Babysitters was exploitation garbage. The Overnight was weird but had some funny moments

[CaptHayfever]

Movies: 28/46

Rise of the Guardians (18 Feb): B+

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

[CaptHayfever]

Movies: 32/46

Kiki's Delivery Service (4 Mar): A. An absolute delight.
Gamera vs. Guiron (4 Mar): D+. The ridiculous aliens kept it above Barugon.
Secondhand Lions (5 Mar): B+. Bit rushed, but loads of fun.
Serenity (6 Mar): A-.

And remember, "I'm-a leaf on the wind..."

[CaptHayfever]

Movies: 34/46

Gamera vs. Zigra (9 Mar): D+. Again with the goofy aliens.
Pan's Labyrinth (10 Mar): B+. Points off for gratuitous on-screen gore.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

[CaptHayfever]

Movies: 37/46

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (13 Mar): A-
Back to the Future II (14 Mar): A
Caddie Woodlawn (14 Mar): C

Man, at this rate I'm gonna be done before Civil War even comes out!

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

[Spritedude]

Movies 12/46

Italic/bold - First time viewing
Yellow - Watched in theaters (in 2016)

The Hateful Eight - 8.5/10
Inside Out - 10/10
Kung Fury - 1000000/10
The 5th Wave - 3/10
The Finest Hours - 6.5/10
Big Hero 6 - 9/10
Deadpool - 8.5/10

Triple 9 - 6/10

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang - 7.5/10

10 Cloverfield Lane - 8.5/10
A super good Misery-esque psychological thriller... until the ending. I won't spoil anything, but the fact that they had to tie it into the Cloverfield franchise pretty much ruined what could've been an amazing standalone movie. If you see it, pretend it ends 15 minutes early.

Goosebumps - 8/10
This one surprised me. What I thought would be a dumb juvenile CGI-fest actually turned out to be pretty entertaining. Not all of the humor hits, but I'd say it's worth a watch.

Zootopia - 9.5/10
I was looking forward to seeing Zootopia for a long time, so I'm glad it was this good. It went further than just having likable characters and good humor, it did for prejudice and stereotypes what Inside Out did for emotions and life changes, it addressed a complex life issue in a sincere way that anyone of any age can understand. I'd very much recommend seeing it if you haven't yet.

[CaptHayfever]

Movies: 38/46

Allegiant (18 Mar): B.
I would never have expected an actress who started out as a kid in a Brenda Hampton show would do a nude scene one day....except that Jessica Biel already did it. ;)

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"