I forbid you to leave this room.

Title: Torn Curtain
Date Watched: 5/13/2013
Original Ranking Out of 10: N/A
Revised Ranking Out of 10: 6

Synopsis: A physicist spy goes undercover as a defector in East Germany in order to uncover a nuclear secret. His fiance tags along.

The Good: Has some good stretches. One sequence, which involves killing a ( Read more... )

Pop quiz, hot shot. There's a bomb on a bus. Once the bus goes 50 miles an hour, the bomb is armed. If it drops below 50, it blows up. What do you do? What do you do?

Title: Speed
Date Watched: 5/13/2013
Original Ranking Out of 10: 10
Revised Ranking Out of 10: 10

Synopsis: An LA cop must stop a terrorist who's rigged a bus with an impractically ( Read more... )

I'm talking about her views on everything. The private and secret longings of a princess. Her innermost thoughts as revealed to your own correspondent in a private, personal, exclusive interview.

Title: Roman Holiday
Date Watched: 5/11/2013 - 5/12/2013
Original Ranking Out of 10: 8
Revised Ranking Out of 10: 8

Synopsis: A princess escapes from ( Read more... )

I saw Bigfoot once. 1951. It made a sound that I would not want to hear twice in my life.

Title: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Date Watched: 5/5/2013
Original Ranking Out of 10: 10
Revised Ranking Out of 10: 8

Synopsis: A man and a woman travel across the country to witness first contact from an alien species.

The Good: Surprisingly ( Read more... )

You see, I'm very particular who I dance with.

Title: The Gold Rush
Date Watched: 4/28/2013
Original Ranking Out of 10: N/A
Revised Ranking Out of 10: 7

Synopsis: A prospector endures hunger, cold, and heartbreak on his way to fortune.

The Good: Very funny and surprisingly touching in moments.

The Bad: Too drawn out and lacking in structure.

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Those two girls at the party last night. Did you, by any chance, happen to fuck them?

Title: Eyes Wide Shut
Date Watched: 4/21/2013
Original Ranking Out of 10: 9
Revised Ranking Out of 10: 6

Synopsis: After hearing about his wife's imaginary infidelities, Tom Cruise goes on a journey to get revenge and pretty much just fails miserably.

The Good ( Read more... )

My desert island, all-time, top-five most memorable breakups, in chronological order, are as follows: Alison Ashmore; Penny Hardwick; Jackie Alden; Charlie Nicholson; and Sarah Kendrew. Those were the ones that really hurt. Can you see your name on that list, Laura? Maybe you'd sneak into the top ten. But there's just no room for you in the top ( Read more... )

But I do want to go to bed, Marnie. I very much want to go to bed.

Title: Marnie
Date Watched: 4/14/2013
Original Ranking Out of 10: N/A
Revised Ranking Out of 10: 5

Synopsis: A man catches a kleptomaniac, marries her, and uncovers her deep dark secrets.

The Good: The reveal at the end is awesome. There are a few good sequences on the way to the ( Read more... )

This is very cruel, Oskar. You're giving them hope.

Title: Schindler's List
Date Watched: 4/13/2013
Original Ranking Out of 10: N/A
Revised Ranking Out of 10: 10

Synopsis: A war profiteer slowly grows a heart, and uses his company as a cover to save Jewish families during the Holocaust.

The Good: Fearless portrayal of the horrors of the ( Read more... )

Great snakes!

Title: The Adventures of Tintin
Date Watched: 4/6/2013
Original Ranking Out of 10: 8
Revised Ranking Out of 10: 8

Synopsis: A young journalist goes on an Indiana Jones-esque adventure.

The Good: The joy of being in the hands of a born filmmaker who's having the time of his life. One tracking shot goes on FOREVER and it's AMAZING.

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