Svetlana and I are pretty obsessed with Netflix. I take the slightly more OCD route though by rating all my movies (between 1 and 5 stars) and rearranging my queue on an hourly basis. I will often berate her for giving odd ratings: "5 stars out of 5 for The Descent? Really?" She doesn't care. I also send a lot of "notes" to friends, a Netflix feature that allows you to suggest movies to your friends via an up to 200 character mini review. Svetlana wishes I would channel all my Netflix energy into BYT. So at her request every once in a while I'll post some of my mini-reviews from the past 4+ years, ten or so at a time. Feel free to give me shit like I give her shit:
Finding Nemo (Widescreen)
eeeeeeeeeeee!!
5 Stars
Strangers with Candy
About as funny as a typical episode stretched out, which is not a bad thing. If you liked the show you'll like this. If you hated the show this won't change your mind. Cale likey.
4 Stars
Wanted
Every other word being 4 letters starts to get really grating after a while. Sure, some of the action sequences are fun, but it's just too stupid to actually enjoy. I mean, it's really really stupid.
2 Stars
Charlie Wilson's War
Aaron Sorkin + Philip Seymour Hoffman + Tom Hanks = Brilliant
5 Stars
Pineapple Express
I have never once found a stoner comedy to be at all watchable until now.
4 Stars
Surf's Up
The improv mockumentary style and beautiful water effects elevate this paint by numbers animal CGI film to something worth a little bit of your time. Just barely.
3 Stars
Who the #$&% Is Jackson Pollock?
Everyone should watch this. Amazing parallels between both smart and stupid people being full of shit. Not sure who to root for... hilarious and awesome.
4 Stars
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
I've been trying to become a Trekkie lately. Just cause. This is the first thing I can really recommend, it's pretty great. A marked improvement over the last one and the TV series.
4 Stars
Hot Fuzz
As good as Shaun. If only Edgar Wright could direct every ridiculous comedy.
5 Stars
The Lookout
A fantastic performance by Gordon-Levitt. Good to dive into this one not knowing any details of the plot. Not essential, but def worth your time.
4 Stars
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Loved The Lookout too. Even Matthew Goode (who was in that trainwreck The Watchmen) was brilliant too.
i thought "charlie wilson's war" was just amazing. not a single wrong move in the whole movie