Now we are finally getting somewhere. In my journey to watch 100 Movies I’ve Never Seen Before, I watched a grand total of 32 in the month of June and the last one of June was a real sucker. I will make a note of where June ended and July begins. Once again, if there is any movies listed here you would like to see full reviews, just let me know. I will get to each at some point. No promises, cuz I like to keep people guessing.
31. Angels & Demons- 2009: Ron Howard has made some good movies. This is not one of them. It’s not that bad, it’s just kinda boring. While I do think it’s a little better than The DaVinci Code, I still just think its missing on so many levels. Maybe the material would have been better off in the hands of someone like David Fincher and maybe instead of Tom Hanks you get someone like, I don’t know, Clive Owen, it doesn’t matter. Tom Hanks is a great actor but he seemed kinda bored in this movie. 6/10
32. Running Scared- 2006: What a fucking abomination. Easily one of the worst damned movies I’ve ever seen. Paul Walker (right) is such a fucker. Nothing against him personally, but this one is bad; REALLY bad. I heard some good things and was looking forward to it but I don’t get it. It really tries to be slick and cool and edgy and in-your-face but if fails miserably on every level. PW is a gangster who is supposed to get rid of a gun, but the neighbor kid finds it and kills his dad, who is also a mobster. A bunch of stupid shit happens. There are a lot of dumb ass plot twists Elizabeth Mitchell, (Juliet from LOST) shows up…and man, Fuck this movie. 0/10
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33. Hot Tub Time Machine- 2010: Great movie. Funny as hell. Weird cast that works well together. This movie is dumb as hell but that’s kinda what makes it fuckin’ awesome. You probably have to have some intimate knowledge of radical 80’s movies to really appreciate some of the humor. As you can tell from the name it doesn’t take itself seriously, but it’s a great John Cusack flick if you miss old school John Cusack flicks. 8/10
34. Percy Jackson and the Olympians- The Lightning Thief- 2010: Percy Jackson, you are no Harry Potter. Based on a series of books, which my 11 year-old has read most of, it’s basically Harry Potter meets Clash of the Titans. Percy is “Persius” and he’s the son of Zeus, but he doesn’t know it until James Bond turns in a centaur and they set off on an adventure to stop the Lightning Thief. Uma Thurman (Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill) plays Medusa is interesting and Sean Bean is cool ’cause he was in Lord of the Rings. Here he’s Zeus. Then there is Rosario Dawson as Persephone mmmmmm…but even so: BORING. 6/10
35. Valentine’s Day- 2010: Oh, cooome ON! As if the existence of the day isn’t bad enough, we glorify it with a movie? Valentine’s Day is a stupid day. This is a stupid movie with a really, pretty good cast, except Ashton Kutcher. Jennifer Garner is her usual cute-sy character. Bradley Cooper, he’s either a douche or tolerable. Here he’s gay. And Jamie Foxx is officially every where. Topher Grace still talks like Eric Forman. Everyone blabs about love, does it exist? what does Valentine’s Day mean? Couples break up, others find love. Some are just idiots. Ugh. Sadly a sequel is coming. 7/10
36. The Crazies- 2010: Well, this movie is kinda crazy, but not like the HOLY SHIT THIS MOVIE IS FUCKING CRAZY!!! kind of crazy. It’s just more like, oh, this is crazy because this isn’t quite what the trailers promised. It really isn’t quite a horror movie either but it has some moments of terror. Timothy Olyphant (Die Hard 4, Justified) is the main character here as the sheriff of a town that goes wacko when some toxin gets in the water supply. Not typical horror. Not a bad flick. 7/10
37. Underworld- Rise of the Lycans- 2009: You really can’t go wrong with Kate Beckensale wearing skin tight leather and kicking vampire and wear wolf ass. BUT– she’s not in this movie. Instead we get a bit of a prequel to Underworld and Underworld 2. This one goes back and explains why the dogs and the bats are enemies. Micheal Sheen is in this one as well as Lucian the Lycan. If you have seen and enjoy the other ones, you might care about this. Otherwise, pass. 7/10
38. It’s Complicated- 2009: Am I old for liking this movie? Actually the cast alone is worth at least one viewing. Before I continue, I want to say, I would totally get stoned with Alec Baldwin, Merryl Streep and Steve Martin. Pretty funny flick about a divorced couple (Streep and Baldwin) who can’t stay away from each other even though he’s re-married. Everyone brings their A game here, including John Krasinski from The Office. 8/10
39. North Shore- 1987: Wow, found this one channel surfing at 5 a.m. on HBO. It’s the Karate Kid with surfing instead of karate. I won’t try and BS you on this. This movie isn’t very good. You’ve probably never heard of it and you probably will never be in a position to watch it. I haven’t seen it since. BUT it does take place on Oahu and ridiculously stupid plot and really awful acting aside, it is a beautiful movie. It made me miss The Island. 6/10
40. Away We Go- 2009: Was pretty stoked to see this. That’s when disappointment really gets you- when you least expect it. Former SNL lady Mya Rudolph and John Krasinski (again) are getting ready to have a baby, so like normal people they go around the country trying to figure out where to start their family. I didn’t really like this. Despite a ton of likable actors, none of the characters are remotely likable. It’s a little over dramatic and less than funny. 6/10
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