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Films I've Seen in 2014 (March)

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3541

7.2

7.6

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) (1938)

When: March 1st
First-Time Viewing: No.
How: DVD from my collection.
What'd I Think?: Groundbreaking and fun, but imperfect.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

187

6.3

The Ramen Girl (2008)

When: March 2nd
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: Netflix Instant.
What'd I Think?: Well intentioned, but not engaging enough.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

2021

6.4

Happy Gilmore (1996)

When: March 2nd
First-Time Viewing: No.
How: Netflix Instant.
What'd I Think?: A staple of mean-spirited comedy.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

1161

8.3

The Sting

When: March 3rd
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: The greatest con in movie history, in the best way possible.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

603

6.4

6.9

Non-Stop (2014)

When: March 7th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: In theaters.
What'd I Think?: Often implausible, but glorifyingly entertaining.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

1951

6.8

7.4

Frozen (2013)

When: March 7th
First-Time Viewing: No.
How: iTunes purchase on Apple TV
What'd I Think?: Bright, colorful, energetic, and subversively entertaining.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

1934

5.8

6.2

Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)

When: March 8th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from Netflix.
What'd I Think?: Unfocused, but pretty funny.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

2244

Annie Hall (1977)

When: March 9th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: A little too dry, but charming, funny and relatable.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

3422

7.2

7.7

Zodiac (2007)

When: March 9th-10th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Dark, meticulous, and compelling, but overlong.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

6.3

7.2

Lord, Save Us from Your Followers

When: March 10th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Occasionally flawed in thinking, but definitely interesting and a good conversation starter.
Other Notes: It's worth noting that I'm a Christian.

garfield2710's rating:

5.6

6.2

Miracle in Lane 2

When: March 10th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from Netflix.
What'd I Think?: A little too sentimental, but somewhat inspiring.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

347

8.1

7.9

In Cold Blood (1967)

When: March 11th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Chilling, cold, and ruthlessly merciless.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

6460

7.6

Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

When: March 12th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Ruthless, stylized and bloody good fun.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

684

7.5

7.8

The Wind Rises (2013)

When: March 13th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: In theaters.
What'd I Think?: Pacing could've been stronger, but poetically majestical.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

2532

6.8

7.2

Chicago (2002)

When: March 13th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from my collection.
What'd I Think?: Smart, savage satire, but doesn't completely shake off its theatrical genesis.
Other Notes: NA

garfield2710's rating:

110

3.4

3.2

The Starving Games (2013)

When: March 14th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: Netflix Instant.
What'd I Think?: A very unfunny, and mean-spirited spoof film.
Other Notes: For the record, this is the first Seltzerberg film I've seen.

garfield2710's rating:

825

7.5

7.8

About Time (2013)

When: March 14th-15th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Occasionally overly-sentimental, but touching and poignant.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

5.5

The Fighting Temptations (2003)

When: March 15th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from my collection.
What'd I Think?: Cliché, bland and predictable.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

694

7.4

Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

When: March 16th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: A brilliant character study regarding life's disappointments.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

1126

8.1

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

When: March 17th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Powerful, tragic and brilliantly paced.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

5888

6.4

6.5

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)

When: March 18th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Slick, smooth and funny.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

4449

6.7

6.9

The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

When: March 18th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from Netflix.
What'd I Think?: Nothing new, but well made and acted.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

4394

6.5

6.8

50 First Dates (2004)

When: March 19th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Surprisingly sweet and often very funny.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

1128

6.7

7.1

Flags of Our Fathers (2006)

When: March 20th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Structurally disjointed, but powerful and poignant.
Other Notes: For the record, "Letters from Iwo Jima" was the better film.

garfield2710's rating:

148

6.6

Moulin Rouge (1952)

When: March 21st
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Extravagant looking, but dull and boring.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

1091

6.2

6.6

Eagle Eye

When: March 21st
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Inordinately ludicrous, but gloriously entertaining.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

2617

5.3

5.8

2012 (2009)

When: March 21st
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Overlong and absolutely preposterous.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

307

5.1

Obsessed (2009)

When: March 21st-22nd
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Melodramatic, unoriginal and idiotic.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

628

5.6

5.9

Quarantine (2008)

When: March 22nd
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Chillingly atmospheric, but doesn't provide the scares that it should.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

2590

6.7

Burn After Reading (2008)

When: March 23rd
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: A wickedly funny and pitch black dark comedy.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

650

5.3

5.4

The Eye (2008)

When: March 24th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Competent, but mediocre horror film.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

547

6.3

6.5

A Perfect Getaway

When: March 26th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Smarter than the average slasher, but still implausible.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

1398

6.4

6.7

The Wolverine (2013)

When: March 27th
First-Time Viewing: No.
How: Blu-Ray from my sister's collection.
What'd I Think?: Action packed fun from start to finish.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

3552

7.5

7.7

(500) Days of Summer (2009)

When: March 28th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: A brutally honest romantic dramedy.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

626

3.7

3.8

The Love Guru

When: March 28th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: A stupid, painfully unfunny gross-out "comedy".
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

425

4.4

One Missed Call (2008)

When: March 28th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: In short, it's completely fright-free.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

1094

6.4

6.6

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)

When: March 28th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: A decent, and sweet little film.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

2740

6.5

Tropic Thunder (2008)

When: March 29th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Hilarious, gleefully offensive satire.
Other Notes: NA.

garfield2710's rating:

349

5.4

5.7

Love Happens (2009)

When: March 30th
First-Time Viewing: Yes.
How: DVD from the library.
What'd I Think?: Boring, dull, mediocre.
Other Notes: NA.

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Voters of this movie list - View all

Best Film: (500) Days of Summer
Biggest Surprise: 50 First Dates
I'm shocked it didn't suck: Fun with Dick and Jane
I'm shocked this wasn't better: Quarantine
Most Underrated: Burn After Reading
Most Overrated: Moulin Rouge
Worst Film: Close call, but I'll go with 2012.