Movies Watched 2008
An experiment, obviously based on my friendslist's year-end posts ...
January:
1. Princess Diaries 2 [New] - very bad
2. Stardust [Re-watch] - awesomesauce
3. Persuasion (2007 ITV) [N] - eh
4. Oklahoma (1999 stage) [N] - fantabulous
5. Northanger Abbey (2007 ITV) [N] - charming
6. Oklahoma (1955) [R] - v good
7. Mansfield Park (2007 ITV) [N] - not as bad as I had heard, but a very odd interpretation
February:
8. Never Been Kissed [N] - eh
9. Someone Like You [R] - mmmmm, nice
10. Emma (1996 Paltrow) [R] - lovely
11. Uptown Girls [N] - awwwww!
12. Pride and Prejudice (BBC Firth) [R] - last two thirds
13. How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days [N] - cute
14. The Holiday [N] - nice
March:
15. Northanger Abbey [R] - what can I say? I like it.
16. Emma (1996 Beckinsale) [R] - quite wonderful
17. Dogma [N] - eh
18. The Young Visiters [N] - exceedingly odd
19. Major League [R] - awesome as always
20. The American President [N] - enjoyable
21. The Wedding Date [N] - mmmmm
22. Fools Rush In [N] - okay
23. Spanglish [N] - not too bad
24. Enchanted [N] - lovely
25. Spaceballs [R] - good as ever
26. King Solomon's Mines (most of it) [N] - rather good
27. Adam and Evelyne [N] - not bad
28. Grease 2 [N] - pretty bad
29. Stardust [R] - still great
30. Wedding Date [R] - still hot, but palling
31. The Big Easy [N, mostly] - good
April:
32. First Daughter [N] - quite bad
33. King Solomon's Mines [R, mostly] - quite good actually
34. Love Actually [R] - good
35. Boom Town [N] - good
36. Operation Petticoat [N, mostly] - eh
37. The Little Shop Around the Corner [N] - wonderful
38. Good News [N] - good
39. Jersey Girl [N] - eh
40. Jewel of the Nile [R] - has its moments
41. The Producers (Mostel/Wilder) [N] - didn't ring my bells
42. Hidalgo [N] - pretty good
May:
43. My Best Friend's Wedding [R] - still great
44. Animal House [R] - brilliant, even when bowdlerized for TV
45. My Super Ex-Girlfriend [N] - okay
46. Ninotchka [N] - interesting
47. The Story of Us [N] - kind of dull
48. Sea of Love [R] - mmmmmmm
49. The Bodyguard [N] - surprisingly good
50. The Mummy [R] - still good
51. Raising Helen [N] - eh
52. Heartbreakers [N] - dumb but cute
53. Smokey and the Bandit [R] - NOOOOOOOOOOOO ... I TOTALLY DENY EVER DRESSING LIKE THAT, TALKING LIKE THAT, OR ENJOYING THIS MOVIE!!!
54. High Society [R] - Despite a couple of things that bug me, especially in comparison with Philadelphia Story, this is objectively a very good movie.
55. Runaway Jury [N] - very enjoyable
56. Barefoot in the Park [R] - wonderful as always
57. Roman Holiday [R] - fabulous
58. Hobson's Choice [N] - good
59. Juno [N] - pretty good
60. Cutthroat Island [N] - enjoyable
61. Lucky You [N] - strangely awesome
62. * Iron Man [N] - great
63. Yentl [N] - cute
64. Clueless [R] - brilliant as always
65. Just My Luck [N] - not very good
66. The Electric Horseman [N] - good
June:
67. The Man Who Cried [R] - kind of good
68. Coming to America [R] - still a pleasure
69. Alfie [N] - eh
70. Knocked Up [N] - really quite good
71. Steel Magnolias [N] - goodish, but no match for the play
72. Beverly Hills Cop [R] - I love this movie
73. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang [N] - very nice
74. Romancing the Bride [N] - not good
75. The Pirate [R] - wonderful
76. American Pie [N] - okay, I guess
77. 27 Dresses [N] - okay, I guess
78. Robocop [R] - eh
79. Victor, Victoria [R] - mmmm, nice
Avatar, Season 1, ch. 1-8 [N] - eh
80. The Fabulous Baker Boys [R] - fabulous as always
81. While You Were Sleeping [R] - okay
82. Ella Enchanted [N] - pretty bad
Avatar, Season 1, ch. 9-12 [N] - eh
83. Tootsie [R] - wonderful
Avatar, Season 1, ch. 13-16 [N] - hmmm, getting better
84. The Cutting Edge [R] - awesome
Avatar, Season 1, ch. 17-20 [N] - goodish
Avatar, Season 2, ch. 1-5 [N] - not bad
85. Foul Play [R] - eh
Avatar, Season 2, ch. 6-15 [N] - quite good, really
86. Legend of Zorro [N] - okay
Avatar, Season 2, ch. 16-20 [N] - nice
87. Mask of Zorro [R] - mmmmmm
Avatar, Season 3, ch. 1-5 [N] - good
Avatar, Season 3, ch. 6-10 [N] - still good
July:
88. An American in Paris [N, mostly] - eh
89. Paris When It Sizzles [N] - not so much
Avatar, Season 3, ch. 11-15 [N] - still good
Avatar, Season 3, ch. 16-20 [N] - awesomesauce
90. Prince of Foxes [N] - A+++
August:
91. Crossing Delancey [R] - okay, I guess
92. Bus Stop [N] - eh
93. Back to the Future II [R] - eh
94. Sense and Sensibility (2007 BBC) [N] - pretty good
95. The Mark of Zorro (1940) [N] - excellent
96. Scaramouche [N] - has its moments
September:
97. Cyrano de Bergerac (Depardieu) [N] - very good
98. Fiddler on the Roof [R] - good
99. Tin Cup [R] - mmm, yummy
100. What Happens in Vegas [N] - kind of fun
101. The Feminine Touch [N] - odd
102. Fool's Gold [N] - okay
103. Some Like it Hot [N, sort of] - great
104. Tootsie [R] - wonderful as always
105. Mulan [N] - good, ravishing visuals
106. Beauty and the Beast [R] - still wonderful
October:
107. Tin Cup [R] - have seen too many times now
108. Life of Brian [R] - still very good
109. Iron Man [R] - very good
110. * Burn After Reading [N] - pretty good
111. Dirty Dancing [R] - awesome as ever
112. Life of Brian [R] - better and better
113. Pillow Talk [R] - eh
114. Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail [R] - fabulously wonderful
115. Captain Blood [N] - okay
116. Witness for the Prosecution [N] - very good indeed
117. Mannequin [N] - not good
November:
Monty Python's Flying Circus, Season 1 [R, mostly] - v. good
118. All the President's Men [N] - really quite good
119. Chasing Liberty [R] - appeal waning
Monty Python's Flying Circus, Season 2 [R] - v. good
120. Made of Honor [N] - not very good
The West Wing, Season 1 [N] - OMIGOD SO GOOD!!
The West Wing, Season 2 [N] - very very very very good
December:
The West Wing, Season 3 [N] - really really good
The West Wing, Season 4 [N] - really really good
The West Wing, Season 5 [N] - not so good
The West Wing, Season 6 [N] - quite good
The West Wing, Season 7 [N] - GREAT!
121. A Knight's Tale [mostly N] - eh
122. John Adams [N] - pretty good
PLAYS (in theaters)
June:
1. The Gershwins' An American In Paris (musical), Alley Theater, very good
August:
2. School for Wives, Utah Shakespeare Festival, really quite good
3. Two Gentlemen of Verona, Utah Shakespeare Festival, very nice
4. Cyrano de Bergerac, Utah Shakespeare Festival, awesome
5. Fiddler on the Roof (musical), Utah Shakespeare Festival, brilliant
6. The Taming of the Shrew, Utah Shakespeare Festival, very good
7. Othello, Utah Shakespeare Festival, really really good
October:
8. Cyrano de Bergerac, Alley Theater, fabulously good
January:
1. Princess Diaries 2 [New] - very bad
2. Stardust [Re-watch] - awesomesauce
3. Persuasion (2007 ITV) [N] - eh
4. Oklahoma (1999 stage) [N] - fantabulous
5. Northanger Abbey (2007 ITV) [N] - charming
6. Oklahoma (1955) [R] - v good
7. Mansfield Park (2007 ITV) [N] - not as bad as I had heard, but a very odd interpretation
February:
8. Never Been Kissed [N] - eh
9. Someone Like You [R] - mmmmm, nice
10. Emma (1996 Paltrow) [R] - lovely
11. Uptown Girls [N] - awwwww!
12. Pride and Prejudice (BBC Firth) [R] - last two thirds
13. How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days [N] - cute
14. The Holiday [N] - nice
March:
15. Northanger Abbey [R] - what can I say? I like it.
16. Emma (1996 Beckinsale) [R] - quite wonderful
17. Dogma [N] - eh
18. The Young Visiters [N] - exceedingly odd
19. Major League [R] - awesome as always
20. The American President [N] - enjoyable
21. The Wedding Date [N] - mmmmm
22. Fools Rush In [N] - okay
23. Spanglish [N] - not too bad
24. Enchanted [N] - lovely
25. Spaceballs [R] - good as ever
26. King Solomon's Mines (most of it) [N] - rather good
27. Adam and Evelyne [N] - not bad
28. Grease 2 [N] - pretty bad
29. Stardust [R] - still great
30. Wedding Date [R] - still hot, but palling
31. The Big Easy [N, mostly] - good
April:
32. First Daughter [N] - quite bad
33. King Solomon's Mines [R, mostly] - quite good actually
34. Love Actually [R] - good
35. Boom Town [N] - good
36. Operation Petticoat [N, mostly] - eh
37. The Little Shop Around the Corner [N] - wonderful
38. Good News [N] - good
39. Jersey Girl [N] - eh
40. Jewel of the Nile [R] - has its moments
41. The Producers (Mostel/Wilder) [N] - didn't ring my bells
42. Hidalgo [N] - pretty good
May:
43. My Best Friend's Wedding [R] - still great
44. Animal House [R] - brilliant, even when bowdlerized for TV
45. My Super Ex-Girlfriend [N] - okay
46. Ninotchka [N] - interesting
47. The Story of Us [N] - kind of dull
48. Sea of Love [R] - mmmmmmm
49. The Bodyguard [N] - surprisingly good
50. The Mummy [R] - still good
51. Raising Helen [N] - eh
52. Heartbreakers [N] - dumb but cute
53. Smokey and the Bandit [R] - NOOOOOOOOOOOO ... I TOTALLY DENY EVER DRESSING LIKE THAT, TALKING LIKE THAT, OR ENJOYING THIS MOVIE!!!
54. High Society [R] - Despite a couple of things that bug me, especially in comparison with Philadelphia Story, this is objectively a very good movie.
55. Runaway Jury [N] - very enjoyable
56. Barefoot in the Park [R] - wonderful as always
57. Roman Holiday [R] - fabulous
58. Hobson's Choice [N] - good
59. Juno [N] - pretty good
60. Cutthroat Island [N] - enjoyable
61. Lucky You [N] - strangely awesome
62. * Iron Man [N] - great
63. Yentl [N] - cute
64. Clueless [R] - brilliant as always
65. Just My Luck [N] - not very good
66. The Electric Horseman [N] - good
June:
67. The Man Who Cried [R] - kind of good
68. Coming to America [R] - still a pleasure
69. Alfie [N] - eh
70. Knocked Up [N] - really quite good
71. Steel Magnolias [N] - goodish, but no match for the play
72. Beverly Hills Cop [R] - I love this movie
73. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang [N] - very nice
74. Romancing the Bride [N] - not good
75. The Pirate [R] - wonderful
76. American Pie [N] - okay, I guess
77. 27 Dresses [N] - okay, I guess
78. Robocop [R] - eh
79. Victor, Victoria [R] - mmmm, nice
Avatar, Season 1, ch. 1-8 [N] - eh
80. The Fabulous Baker Boys [R] - fabulous as always
81. While You Were Sleeping [R] - okay
82. Ella Enchanted [N] - pretty bad
Avatar, Season 1, ch. 9-12 [N] - eh
83. Tootsie [R] - wonderful
Avatar, Season 1, ch. 13-16 [N] - hmmm, getting better
84. The Cutting Edge [R] - awesome
Avatar, Season 1, ch. 17-20 [N] - goodish
Avatar, Season 2, ch. 1-5 [N] - not bad
85. Foul Play [R] - eh
Avatar, Season 2, ch. 6-15 [N] - quite good, really
86. Legend of Zorro [N] - okay
Avatar, Season 2, ch. 16-20 [N] - nice
87. Mask of Zorro [R] - mmmmmm
Avatar, Season 3, ch. 1-5 [N] - good
Avatar, Season 3, ch. 6-10 [N] - still good
July:
88. An American in Paris [N, mostly] - eh
89. Paris When It Sizzles [N] - not so much
Avatar, Season 3, ch. 11-15 [N] - still good
Avatar, Season 3, ch. 16-20 [N] - awesomesauce
90. Prince of Foxes [N] - A+++
August:
91. Crossing Delancey [R] - okay, I guess
92. Bus Stop [N] - eh
93. Back to the Future II [R] - eh
94. Sense and Sensibility (2007 BBC) [N] - pretty good
95. The Mark of Zorro (1940) [N] - excellent
96. Scaramouche [N] - has its moments
September:
97. Cyrano de Bergerac (Depardieu) [N] - very good
98. Fiddler on the Roof [R] - good
99. Tin Cup [R] - mmm, yummy
100. What Happens in Vegas [N] - kind of fun
101. The Feminine Touch [N] - odd
102. Fool's Gold [N] - okay
103. Some Like it Hot [N, sort of] - great
104. Tootsie [R] - wonderful as always
105. Mulan [N] - good, ravishing visuals
106. Beauty and the Beast [R] - still wonderful
October:
107. Tin Cup [R] - have seen too many times now
108. Life of Brian [R] - still very good
109. Iron Man [R] - very good
110. * Burn After Reading [N] - pretty good
111. Dirty Dancing [R] - awesome as ever
112. Life of Brian [R] - better and better
113. Pillow Talk [R] - eh
114. Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail [R] - fabulously wonderful
115. Captain Blood [N] - okay
116. Witness for the Prosecution [N] - very good indeed
117. Mannequin [N] - not good
November:
Monty Python's Flying Circus, Season 1 [R, mostly] - v. good
118. All the President's Men [N] - really quite good
119. Chasing Liberty [R] - appeal waning
Monty Python's Flying Circus, Season 2 [R] - v. good
120. Made of Honor [N] - not very good
The West Wing, Season 1 [N] - OMIGOD SO GOOD!!
The West Wing, Season 2 [N] - very very very very good
December:
The West Wing, Season 3 [N] - really really good
The West Wing, Season 4 [N] - really really good
The West Wing, Season 5 [N] - not so good
The West Wing, Season 6 [N] - quite good
The West Wing, Season 7 [N] - GREAT!
121. A Knight's Tale [mostly N] - eh
122. John Adams [N] - pretty good
PLAYS (in theaters)
June:
1. The Gershwins' An American In Paris (musical), Alley Theater, very good
August:
2. School for Wives, Utah Shakespeare Festival, really quite good
3. Two Gentlemen of Verona, Utah Shakespeare Festival, very nice
4. Cyrano de Bergerac, Utah Shakespeare Festival, awesome
5. Fiddler on the Roof (musical), Utah Shakespeare Festival, brilliant
6. The Taming of the Shrew, Utah Shakespeare Festival, very good
7. Othello, Utah Shakespeare Festival, really really good
October:
8. Cyrano de Bergerac, Alley Theater, fabulously good