[2007 and 2008, Online Rental History]


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2007 and 2008, Online Rental History

Title Date Received Notes and thoughts
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert 12/03/2008  Loved – fun, campy, Elrond in drag?! Lol
Crumb 11/28/2008  Liked – insightful, unsettling, lots of art shots
The Element of Crime 11/24/2008  Liked – visually rich, slow pace, tons of symbolism
The Big Red One 11/19/2008  Ok – Decent war flick, some historical basis
12:08 East of Bucharest 12/03/2008  Ok – interesting characters, slow pace, in Romanian
The Beastmaster 11/12/2008  HAHAHAHA, whatever
Silent Running 11/19/2008  Ok – Interesting, lacked direction, sort of depressing
Smoke 11/12/2008  Loved – great stories, better acting, Harvey Keitel
There Will Be Blood 11/05/2008  Loved – milkshake nuff said
The Worst Witch 11/03/2008  Loved – classic childhood favorite, Tim Curry sings
3:10 to Yuma 11/03/2008  Liked – good acting, westerns are cool
Grave of the Fireflies 10/22/2008  Liked – T_T crying face, classic anime
The Name of the Rose 11/05/2008  Boo – injustice to book, didn't watch all of it
Gladiator 10/16/2008  Liked – hardly historically accurate, entertaining anyway
My Own Private Idaho 10/20/2008  Liked – Keanu's wooden acting helped him here, surreal
O Brother, Where Art Thou? 10/16/2008  Loved – Based off the Odyssey, bluegrass like whoa
1408 10/08/2008  Liked – Far out spooky time with Samuel L. Jackson
Total Recall 10/09/2008  Liked – life on mars, Aaahnold, neato scifi, & chick with 3 boobs
Gangs of New York 10/08/2008  Liked – Violent, fake accents, Daniel Day Lewis's moustache
Raging Bull 10/01/2008  Liked – boxer's tale, classic DeNiro, black and white
The Haunting 10/01/2008  Liked – the original film, black and white, psychological not boo scary
Natural Born Killers 10/02/2008  Liked – black and white, surreal, violent, fascinating characters
Persona 09/15/2008  Liked – Ingmar Bergman, black and white, psychological exploration, in Swedish
Cabaret 09/15/2008  Liked – musical, Germany, decadence, Liza Minelli, open-minded themes on sexuality
Cloverfield 09/15/2008  Liked – Crazy intense shakey cam survival nightmare
Platoon 09/08/2008  Boo – if it weren't for Willem Dafoe I would have turned it off
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 09/08/2008  Loved – I watched this more times than I care to mention, musical, de-saturated colors
The Tudors: Season 01 08/18/2008  Loved – excellent characters, shaky historical accuracy, lush costumes
The Other Boleyn Girl 08/06/2008  Boo – crappy acting, abrasive plot, just didn't enjoy
Robert Anton Wilson: Maybe Logic 06/20/2008  Loved – collective snapshots of RAW's life, thought experiments
Naked Lunch 06/20/2008  Loved – surreal, sexual exploration, kinda gross, intensely tangled story
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story 06/20/2008  Loved – John C. Reilly, running gags, culture references
Batman 04/21/2008  Liked – Prince soundtrack, classic quotes, good overall visual style
Aliens 04/09/2008  Loved – THEY'RE COMING OUT OF THE FUCKING WALLS MAN
Unforgiven 04/09/2008  Liked – classic Clint Eastwood, western, revenge tale
Full Metal Jacket 03/20/2008  Liked – two movies in one, thought provoking, war flick
The Last Seduction 03/26/2008  Loved – great turn-abouts, black comedy, sharp acting
Stranger Than Paradise 02/25/2008  Liked – black and white, traveling story, bonding
Walk the Line 02/25/2008  Liked – interesting portrayal of Cash, found Witherspoon remarkably tolerable
Garden State 02/19/2008  Boo – didn't develop a point after about 45 mins, hated the acting, gave up on it
Brazil 05/27/2008  Didn't finish, decided to come back it later when more focused
The Butterfly Effect 01/30/2008  Liked – a lot more than I thought I would, T_T story elements
Something Wicked This Way Comes 01/30/2008  Loved – classic childhood favorite, Bradbury story, still spooky
Dragonslayer 01/30/2008  Ok – Peter McNichol as a total baby face lol, decent swords-n-dragons flick
Faust: Love of the Damned 01/02/2008  BAHAHAHA. Already blogged about this one.
Drugstore Cowboy 01/02/2008  Didn't finish, didn't really like it, but might give it another chance
Peter Pan 01/02/2008  Ok – Nice adaptation, visually well done, pretty standard
The Virgin Suicides 10/03/2007  Liked – dark tale of teenage remembering with some comedic moments
Igby Goes Down 10/03/2007  Loved – sort of like Catcher in the Rye but with more “fuck you” attitude
Kill Me Later 10/03/2007  Ok – bank robbery, relationships, comedy, kind of dry
Big Fish 08/06/2007  Loved – Ewan McGregor is great, visuals are great, wonderful all around
Girl With a Pearl Earring 07/25/2007  Ok – pretty period piece, demure Scarlett Johanssen is lovely
Boogie Nights 07/25/2007  Liked – Great cast, “you've got the touch” reference (lol), terrific story
Excalibur 07/18/2007  Ok – pretty good Arthurian legend tale, good cast, minimal cheese factor

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