Mid-Year Update

What I watched from 1/1/09-/6/30/09

66 movies so far this year. Average 11 per month (~3/week).

I might change my rating to be more like Netflix. It’s a simpler system:
1/5 – hated id
2/5 – didn’t like it
3/5 – liked it
4/5 – really liked it
5/5 – loved it

Top Rated:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) – 5/5
Synecdoche, New York (2008) – 5/5
“Battlestar Galactica” (2004) – 5/5
Adaptation. (2002) – 5/5 (seen bef0re)
The Graduate (1967) – 5/5 (seen before)

Bottom Rated:
Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009) – 1/5
Cobra (1986) – 1/5

All movies (66):
Revolutionary Road (2008) – 4/5
Doubt (2008/I) – 4.5/5
Land of the Lost (2009) – 3.5/5
Taking Chance (2009) – 3.5/5
Away We Go (2009) – 4.5/5
Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009) – 1/5
The Love Guru (2008) – 3.5/5
The Tale of Despereaux (2008) – 3/5
Terminator Salvation (2009) – 3/5
The Dam Busters (1955) – 3.5/5
Lost in La Mancha (2002) – 3/5 documentary
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) – 5/5
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (20…
My Name Is Bruce (2007) – 3/5
The Incredible Hulk (2008) – 2.5/5
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) – 2.5/5
Speed Racer (2008) – 2.5/5
Star Trek (2009) – 4/5
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Definitely, Maybe (2008) – 4/5
“Caprica” (2009) – 3.5/5
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009) – 3.5/5
The Wrestler (2008) – 4.5/5
“Spaced” (1999) – 2.5/5 tv series
Adventureland (2009) – 4/5
Adaptation. (2002) – 5/5
Henry Poole Is Here (2008) – 3/5
High Fidelity (2000) – 3.5/5
The Foot Fist Way (2006) – 3/5
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) – 4.5/5
Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001) – 4/5 documentary
Son of Rambow (2007) – 3/5
Deconstructing Harry (1997) – 2.5/5
The Fountain (2006) – 3.5/5
The Graduate (1967) – 5/5
Smultronstället (1957) – 4/5 subtitles
Bigger Stronger Faster* (2008) – 4/5 documentary
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (2008) – 4/5 documentary
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) – 4.5…
Duplicity (2009) – 3/5
Hud (1963) – 3/5
Haine, La (1995) – 2.5/5
Synecdoche, New York (2008) – 5/5
Apocalypto (2006) – 3.5/5
Bolt (2008) – 3.5/5
Helvetica (2007) – 3/5 documentary
Young at Heart (2007) – 4/5 documentary
Man on Wire (2008) – 4.5/5 documentary
frontline: is wal-mart good for america? – 4/5 documentary
Sunshine (2007) – 3.5/5
Cop Land (1997) – 3/5
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) – 4.5/5
Death Proof (2007) – 4/5
Taken (2008/I) – 3.5/5
He’s Just Not That Into You (2009) – 4/5
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist (2008) – 4/5
Planet Terror (2007) – 3/5
28 Weeks Later (2007) – 3/5
28 Days Later… (2002) – 3.5/5
What Happens in Vegas (2008) – 1.5/5
Hitman (2007) – 3/5
Yes Man (2008) – 3.5/5
“Battlestar Galactica” (2004) – 5/5
Cobra (1986) – 1/5
The Queen (2006) – 3.5/5
Marley & Me (2008) – 4/5

From Netflix (43 – avg ~7/month):
Revolutionary Road
The Return of Captain Invincible
Doubt
Taking Chance
The Dam Busters
Lost in La Mancha
My Name Is Bruce
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Incredible Hulk
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Speed Racer
Definitely, Maybe
Battlestar Galactica: Caprica
The Wrestler
Spaced: The Complete Series: Disc 2
Spaced: The Complete Series: Disc 1
The Foot Fist Way
Dogtown and Z-Boys
Son of Rambow
Slumdog Millionaire
The Fountain
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
Hud
La Haine
Apocalypto
Helvetica
Young @ Heart
Breach
Man on Wire
Is Wal-Mart Good for America?: Frontline
Sunshine
Cop Land
The Last Sin Eater
The Bourne Ultimatum
Grindhouse: Death Proof
Grindhouse: Planet Terror
28 Weeks Later
28 Days Later
Ali
Hitman
Battlestar Galactica: Season 4: Disc 4
Battlestar Galactica: Season 4: Disc 3
Battlestar Galactica: Season 4: Disc 2