INFERNO (1980)

DATE: 6/11/2008
WHERE: at home, DVD, personal collection.
I was in an Argento mood…and after having re-watched OPERA, and parts of SUSPIRIA….I got excited to see this.  I did watch it, once, many years ago on video…remembered very little, and who knows what cut of the film it was.  Another trip to Pre-Played, another score…as this was [...]

ENCHANTED (2007)

DATE: 6/9/2008   FIRST VIEWING
WHERE: at home, DVD personal collection…with Robyn
Robyn took the boys to see this last fall, and they all really liked it.  My teenage son was surprised at how much he liked it, and ever since they had been trying to get me to see it.  After buying it on DVD, and me [...]

BLACK CAESAR (1973)

DATE: 7/25/2008   FIRST VIEWING
WHERE: at home, on IFC.
Flipping around Friday night, I found this was going to be on IFC’s Grindhouse.  I enjoy the “blaxploitation” genre, and had never seen this.  I don’t think I have ever seen a Fred Williamson film before this either.  My friend Michael G. had seen this a few months [...]

DERAILED (2005)

DATE: 6/9/2008   FIRST VIEWING
WHERE: at home, DVD…borrowed from Rod F.
This had been sitting on my shelf for a while since I had borrowed this from Rod.  I was having to start keeping my leg elevated, so I thought that I should finally watch this and return the DVD.
THE GOOD: pretty well acted
THE BAD: ridiculous storyline; [...]

OPERA (1987)

DATE: 6/8/2008
WHERE: at home, Anchor Bay DVD, personal collection.
When I bought INSIDE from Best Buy, I also picked up a copy of SUSPIRIA on the new Blue Underground release. I had watched a few scenes, and kind of got the jones to watch some more Argento. Then, the Mondo Movie guys announced that [...]

HOT WHEELS – WORLD RACE (2003)

DATE: 6/7/2008
WHERE: DVD, Matt’s house, with Aaron and Bryan, Matt watching off and on
I traveled with my boys to Green Bay to visit my brothers and to go to my neice’s baptism.  I brought this along for something to do with Aaron…and he totally wanted to watch it.  This was a great find about a [...]

ILS (2006)

DATE: 5/25/2008   FIRST VIEWING
WHERE: at home, DVD from Mike G.
Finally released on DVD, I was excited to be able to borrow this one and finally watch it.  I had originally heard about this on an old episode of the Mondo Movie podcast, and was immediately intrigued.  But if I remember right, I think Ben and [...]

MST 3K – “THE STARFIGHTERS” (1994/1964)

DATE: 5/25/2008   FIRST VIEWING
WHERE: youth room propjector, on DVD.  with Peter, Michael, Adam and Bryan.
After the rummage sale set up, I hung out with some of the youth and watched some movies downstairs on the youth room projector.  I popped in and out while they watched A HARD DAY’S NIGHT, and this was the next [...]

HELLO, DOLLY! (1969)

DATE: 7/21/2008
WHERE: Westgate Cinema, Madison…with Robyn
I saw this quite a few years ago, again, with my wife. She and I had sort of an impromptu dinner and date night…and this seemed like fun. Especially since it was playing again on the big screen, and the tie ins with WALL-E.
THE GOOD: the great [...]

ROBOCOP (1987)

DATE: 7/18/2008
WHERE: at home, DVD from the library….with Bryan.
In another instance of reliving my childhood through my son <AHEM> I mean watching some classic movies with my son that I enjoyed when I was his age…this one came up. Partly because of Be Kind Rewind and the sweded version…I picked it up Thursday, I [...]

THE DARK KNIGHT (2008)

DATE: 7/18/08 FIRST VIEWING
WHERE: Star Cinema, with Bryan…Aileen and Braedy.
We went to this on opening day…not counting the midnight shows. Scooted over to a before noon show, had a long lunch, and well, I ended up staying at work until nearly 7pm, but getting into the movie, having great seats and not [...]

Here is what I have watched:

Here is a list of the movies that I saw while coping with my infected balloon leg -
FIRST TIMERS

THE FALL
LAGAAN
THE STARFIGHTERS by way of MST 3K
ENCHANTED
P.S., I LOVE YOU
DERAILED
4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS, AND 2 DAYS
LARS AND THE REAL GIRL
3:10 TO YUMA [2007]
THE SQUID AND THE WHALE
HEIST
KHARTOUM
THE EXECUTIONER [SONNY CHIBA!]
PROJECT A 2
TEKKON KINKREET
PERSEPOLIS
ZODIAC
BLACK SABBATH
NIGHTMARE DETECTIVE
FRONTIERE(S)
DRACULA (SPANISH [...]

WANTED (2008)

DATE:  7/12/2008   FIRST VIEWING
WHERE: AMC Theaters, Mall of America, Minneapolis, MN…with Bryan.
When I first saw previews for this movie, I really wasn’t excited.  In fact, it looked pretty dumb to me, and I am not particularly a big fan of Angelina Jolie.  But, as I started looking over some reviews, which were typically more than [...]

WALL*E (2008)

DATE: 6/29/2008 FIRST VIEWING
WHERE: The Mariner Theater, Marinette, WI…with Aaron and Nana.
From the minute that I had seen the first trailers, I was hooked. The more I saw, the more I knew that I was going to love this movie. My 4 year old and I would watch the trailer on [...]

KUNG FU PANDA (2008)

DATE:  6/15/2008   FIRST VIEWING
WHERE: Star Cinema, with Aaron and Robyn.
Bryan left to go on the mission trip to New Orleans without me today…had to stay home with my infected leg.  Not the best father’s day news, but to sort of make up for it, Aaron, robyn and I went to see this at Star…it made [...]

CHILDREN SHOULDN’T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS (1972)

DATE: 6/10/2008
WHERE: at home, DVD.
This is one of those movies that brings me back to my childhood.  Yes…I know that sounds creepy.  This was on rotation through our local tv stations, and would come up once in a while.  there was a show on a local affiliate called TJ and the ANT (All Night Theater) [...]

OK, Here is the deal…

As far as updates go…ugh…I am still waaaaay behind.
The short long story goes like this:
Towards the end of the school year (we have a high schooler and a pre schooler in the house) I fell a bit behind in updating…
Then I ended up injuring myself playing softball at the beginning of June…line drive to the [...]

MUSIC AND LYRICS (2007)

DATE:  5/18/2008   FIRST VIEWING
WHERE: at home, DVD.  with Robyn and Bryan.
Robyn had been wanting to sit down and watch this with me for quite a while now.  She made Bryan and I watch the opening 80’s spoof video for “Pop Goes My Heart” – but timing hadn’t worked out until tonight.
THE GOOD: Hugh Grant; Kristin [...]

THE EVIL DEAD (1981)

DATE:  5/17/2008
WHERE: at home, DVD.  with Bryan.
I don’t think that I had seen this movie from start to finish since the first time I saw it,I don’t know how many years ago.  Bryan and I had recently read Marvel Zombies vs Army of
Darkness, and with Ash fresh in our minds, I thought that it [...]

SPEED RACER (2008)

DATE:  5/10/2008   FIRST VIEWING
WHERE: Sands Star Cinema, WI Dells.  Movie trip on youth alpha retreat with Bryan, Billy, Jon, Zac L, PRod and Janet.
 I wasn’t really that excited about this movie…I thought that it looked pretty unnecessary, and like it might give me a headache.  The youth on our retreat wanted to go see a [...]

CLOVERFIELD (2008)

DATE: 5/10/2008
WHERE: PPV, the Wilderness in the Dells.  On the youth alpha retreat with Diane and PRod.
We were sitting around the living room area in our suite on the youth alpha reatreat (my bedroom) kind of chatting and looking through the list of movies that were available.  PRod hadn’t seen Cloverfield yet, but Diane and [...]