Frankenweenie

Looking back at this week amuses me.

Once again I’m logging a week where my viewing habits clocked up into double-digits. That means that again, I’m keeping a pace of more than one film per day. What amuses me is how much higher it could have been. Last Sunday for instance was dedicated to recording, editing and posting The Matineecast. That turned into a zero-watch day. Then just yesterday, I had an entire day off from work, but promised myself that it wouldn’t be spent watching copious amounts of movies. So it too could have added two or three more titles to the tally.

As if those moments of active restraint weren’t enough, there’s the fact that night before last I dove into “House of Cards”. My plan at the moment is to watch one a night before hitting the hay. I know several people mainlined it over a weekend, but that’s never been my style. I’m hoping to keep up the one-a-night pace and polish it off in two weeks or so. What that might mean, when coupled with the amount of time it takes me to crank out a blog entry, is that my weekly tally of films drops that much more.

Like I say – it’s amusing. Amusing that by now I could be up closer to 70 titles on the year overall. But that’s alright. This pace suits me, and it keeps the balance between watching for fun…and watching for the sake of watching.

 

Here’s The Week at Hand…

 

Screenings
SIDE EFFECTS – The more I listen to other people’s reactions, the more I like Soderbergh’s theatrical swan song.

Blu-Rays/DVD’s I’ve Never Seen
GIGI – Handsome, but not my favorite.
HAMLET (1948) – There’s nothing not to like about Olivier in his element.
THE FP – A night that will live in infamy.
TOM JONES – A heavy contender for the worst Best Picture I’ve watched.
THE BROADWAY MELODY – This, on the other hand, remains truly charming.

Blu-Rays/DVD’s I’ve Watched Before
SOLARIS (2002) – In the wake of SIDE EFFECTS, I went back for another hit.
FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH – “People on ‘ludes should not drive”
STRANGER THAN FICTION – Made for some great writing inspiration.
INCEPTION – Do I need to give a reason?

 

Boxscore for The Year
32 First-Timers, 26 Re-Watched
8 Screenings
58 Movies in Total
How’s about you – seen anything good?

23 Replies to “Days of The Week (Films Watched Feb 9 – Feb 15)”

  1. ugggh The FP…was not a fan at all. It was a small film week for me.

    TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay documentary had some interesting moments but the director missed so many opportunities to delve into the story much deeper.

    Nairobi Half Life – Really enjoyed this film. It has actually grown on me even more now that I am a few days removed from it.

    Side Effects – Loved it. It is my favourite of Soderbergh’s post-2000 films. Solaris would be a close second.

    2. Agreed, the SOLARIS remake is amazing. I watch it often. VERY often. That Martinez Score is one of the great all time film scores for me.

  2. This week, I watched just two films, but both were great documentaries:

    The Interrupters – I thought this would be interesting, but I didn’t expect to be so engaged by the stories of the CeaseFire members. Such an intriguing story, and all three of the main people are equally memorable.

    Searching for Sugar Man – I just watched this last night, and I can understand all the acclaim. An interesting story and some good music too. Even if he wasn’t as hard to find as the movie claims, it’s still a great documentary.

  3. As I continue through the filmographies of Arnold, Jackie Chan and Peter Jackson, I suppose that re-watch list will continue to be a presence in my comments. It just seems weird to have my list be 50/50 as I almost always just focus on new-to-me stuff.

    First Time:
    Stay Hungry
    Shoot, Gringo… Shoot!
    The Day Time Ended

    Re-Watch:
    The Killer Meteors
    Meet the Feebles
    Pumping Iron

      1. I can assure you it’s not on purpose. 🙂 Pretty soon here, there should be a lot of 2012 titles that I missed filling up the ranks.

  4. I might do the “watching all the Best Pictures” thing after exams. Contemplating it.

    Firsts: Warm Bodies– Awwwwwwwwwwwww.
    Rewatched: Four Weddings and a Funeral– A bigger awww and 1994 might be my favourite best picture line-up of the ones I have seen.

  5. First Timers: Side Effects, Killer of Sheep, California Split, That’s My Boy! (my god, that was awful), La Promesse, The Kid with a Bike, two Charles Burnett shorts in The Horse and When It Rains, and later tonight, Beasts of the Southern Wild.

    Re-Watches: Kill Bill Vol. 1, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, North Country, and Empire Records.

    2. I have sadomasochistic tendencies to watch bad movies just to see how bad it is and how much I can take the punishment. It wasn’t as bad as Jack & Jill which is an unwatchable abomination. Still, this was pretty bad in terms of its subject matter like pedophilia, statutory rape, and incest. And brought to you by Budweiser.

    3. I call “shenanigans”.

      Your time is valuable Mr. Flores – far too valuable to see just “how bad” without good reason. I understand getting suckered by something you thought would be better, but there are way too many greats out there to waste time rubbernecking at the crash scene.

  7. A pretty standard 7 day/7 film week.

    New to Me:
    My Left Foot: Reaffirms my belief that Daniel Day-Lewis is the best actor working, and has been for some time.
    The English Patient: Good, but less substantial than I thought it should be.
    The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short: Part Lolita, part mystery, part psychosis, all weird.
    Don’t Look Now: It’s hard to watch films in which children die.

    Rewatches:
    The Caine Mutiny: One of my favorite war films, hands down.
    Reservoir Dogs: Such a promising beginning for Tarantino.
    Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: I find myself coming back to this frequently.

    3. …and YOU were responsible for my introduction to it. First you mentioned it on a Cinecast, and then you loaned me your DVD copy.

      Hopefully I can repay the favour sometime.

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