Skyfall

Javier Bardem is a hoot!
Two thumbs up - one for a simple but beautiful Bond film, and another for my parents gasping 'whoa! ooo!! wee!!' during all the action scenes.

Love Actually

Watched this on Christmas afternoon, because it rained heavily at the beach (coldest Christmas ever?)
Two thumbs up, with extra points for the wafting BBQ smells towards the end!

Elf

The director is Pete (ultimate fighting champion) from Friends!
One 'seven-layers-of-the-candy-cane-forest' thumbs up for a delightful film.

Valentino: The Last Emperor

He is a man who has a classic way to him, and it obviously frustrates him when it is demanded of him to have to be anything otherwise because of how it conflicts with his vision.
One thumbs up for five pugs sitting a a row (heehee!) and another thumbs up for reminiscing about Rome (always, now).

Finding Nemo

Marlin cradles the egg Nemo is in... and I think 'salmon roe.... YUM'
Two thumbs up normally, but half a thumbs off for feeling indecisive on whether I should have stayed or not (I think, not, was the right thing to do though).

The Dark Knight Rises

What a bloody waste of Tom Hardy's face.

One thumbs down for a lull that made me disagree with whoever thought it was the best one of the franchise... but then two thumbs back up for BOMBSHELL and ensuing excitement thereafter.

Love Actually

'My wasted heart will continue to love you' (plaquard).
Two thumbs up, always - and punctuation special mention because I thought the title had a comma in it (it does not).

Jennifer's Body

The way Doug's eyes lit up when I told him it supposedly had a Megan Fox lesbian scene.
One thumbs down for being a shit movie, and another thumbs down for still being very scared despite it being very terrible.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

'We accept the love we think we deserve.'
Two thumbs up for a beautiful heartfelt movie, with just really good/lovely people (including Ann from ArrestedDevelopment).

Grey Gardens (1975)

Did not finish it - overseeing words of heartbreak and sorry instead.
One thumbs down for not as much squalor as I thought there would be... so far..., but do I need to set personal rules for minimum time watched?

27 Dresses

Chuck Norris once visited the Virgin Islands; they are now The Islands.
One thumbs up, for tuning in just in time for the bridesmaids dress montage (the best part, obviously).

Billy Madison

Muahaha Doug watched this again because he likes it so much muahaha!!
One thumbs up, and a personal thumbs up to Ray for knowing so so many lines (including the Shakespeare part, apparently).

Billy Madison

Two thumbs up, and LOL at exfoliating four times a day!!

The Devil Wears Prada

Post Christmas party, slightly tired/tipsy.
Two thumbs up!

Ruby Sparks

It reminded me of 'The Moustache' but in a more romantic sense.

Two thumbs up for a wonderfully surprising and beautiful film, where the manic pixie dream girl is truly that (and not in the hipster way I thought she might be).

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

What IS that glaze he puts on the sushi?
One and a half fishy thumbs up, plus extra points for the most endearing Coke story from Yoshikazu!

Sin City

Talk, and consolation (I try).
One thumbs up.

The World Is Not Enough

Ray is surprisingly knowledgeable about supermodel ethnicity and Bond girls.
One thumbs down for when friends become down.

Tomorrow Never Dies

Do you think Pierce Brosnan was famous before being James Bond?
Half a thumbs down because I did not really pay attention, but instead got distracted by Chuck Norris facts and the amazing ladder commercial.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Nicole has a penguin costume?! You can STOP brainstorming now.

One and a half thumbs up plus an extra half thumbs for the delightful summery-with-a-touch-of-asian mango/coconut/lychee gelato.

Katy Perry: Part of Me

It absolutely broke my heart seeing her cry like that.
One thumbs up for being able to see the reality of touring, and making me continuously sob happy and/or sad tears throughout the whole damn thing.

Ted

I cried (very mildly), and then stayed very still and quiet so no one would notice.

One thumbs up and a teddy bear wiggly tail/butt for Ted being so so cute!

The Lucky One (15/11/2010)

'Oh how convenient - death by treehouse' - Jenny and Mel.
On a scale from one to TOTALITY, I rated it a three (which the others thought was waaay too high)

Clueless

Now this is better.
One thumbs up... the day (and night previous) was so much fun!

Damsels In Distress

Worst movie ever, led by an insufferable pompous ass of a woman.
Tens thumbs down - this movie was so polarising.

Mean Girls

Dad LAUGHED SO HARD when Gretchen Weiners kicked the stereo to the guy's face... and then explained WHY it was funny to mum... and then laughed some more.
One thumbs up for when Dad laughed when Damien threw the shoe back, and one thumbs up when he thought Lindsay Lohan got her freckles lasered off.

The Royal Tenebaums

Downloaded The Royal Tenebaums because I wanted a Wes Anderson collection.... IT IS DUBBED IN ITALIAN!
Two thumbs up, and linguistic points for differentiating Spanish and Italian when he said 'prego' =D

The Talented Mr Ripley

Oh the beautiful Italian scenery and cities!
One and a half thumbs up, and maybe an extra half for the old fashioned American accents.

Toy Story 3

Over dinner, listening to my parents bemoan over my lack of boyfriend.
Two thumbs up for the movie, but one thumbs down (always) for my parents' love advice.

Batman Begins

Ray was watching this when I came home.
One raspy voiced thumbs up.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Danke Schoen = thankyou kindly.
One and a half thumbs up, whilst scrunching your eyes up and doing a grimace like Cameron would do - he is great stuff.

The Darjeeling Limited

Yesterday (and today) I was thinking about going to India myself, to get away from myself here, and be distracted by just having to survive the place.
Two thumbs up and extra points for Adrian Brody being so fine in a suit.

Armoured

Chinese food in bed.
One thumbs down for dumb criminals.

High Fidelity

Top 5 lists!!
One thumbs up, but four fingers down because I can't even make a top 5 break up list.

Jackass: The Movie

Now I'm going to stick sparklers on the end of my skateboard and see how cool that might look.
One thumbs down for being grossly riveting, though I must admit to laughing and laughing at 'bungee wedgie'.

The Five Year Engagement

Alison Brie's English accent was strange... and that made Emily Blunt's normal accent seem weird too?
One thumbs down for the unsexiest lead-up-to-sex-scene ever (it includes Sriracha sauce).

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

Two thumbs up for Harry Potter, two thumbs down for how much I hate Ginny, but TWO THUMBS UP for this amazing gif.

3 Idiots

WHAT?! We are ONLY just half way through?!?!?
Half thumbs up for this 'Bollywood movie recommended by a Chinese friend' for being literally EVERYTHING (where to begin?)

The Blind Side

I needed a feel good movie tonight, and ended up crying at parts - it was slightly cathartic.
One thumbs up, but dumb points off for not understanding the dress pattern.

Snow White and the Huntsman

Was going to watch the lion king, then High Fidelity, but decided against that because I was afraid it was going to be a good or sad love story and I was a bit slightly lonely, and not in the right frame of mind.
Half a thumbs up maybe... but I fell asleep again.

Funny Face

Oh I love everything about Audrey Hepburn in this movie! - except for her singing and ridiculous method of CPR.
Two thumbs up for 1950s New York/Paris everything, but then one thumbs down for her singing, which just cannot be excused.

Kung Fu Hustle

WHAT IS THIS MOVIE?! - Stephen Chow (director/producer/writer/main actor) - you are the WORST.
I'm SO confused - having different English dubbing and subtitles in no way helped.

Tangled

'It's a cartoon, that's why it can happen' (Dad explaining the magical healing tears to Daniel)
One thumbs up - and now I want to go to Thailand for the lanterns in the sky.

Becoming Jane

Not my favourite on-screen couple, but certainly one to root for.
One McAvoy thumbs up.

Thank You for Smoking

Cuba Libre and popcorn movie night!
One thumbs up!

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Tea and spouching.
One and a half thumbs up, and many lols for butt cheek talking!

The Muppets

I thought barbershop quartet 'Smells like Teen Spirit' was funny.... until I completely lost it during the chicken's rendition of 'Fuck You'
One Kermit thumbs up (does he have thumbs??)

Hot Tub Time Machine

I always want to listen to The Black Eyed Peas after watching this.
One and a half thumbs up - 'It's a Hot Tub Time Machine...!'

Don't mess with the Zohan

What a turd of a film.
Two thumbs down, and Doug has an early bedtime.

Moneyball

So it was just a massive steak at the end? lame
One thumbs down for falling asleep due to throbbing temporal headache with jaw claudication (omg please don't be GCA)

Ip Man

Turn it up! I don't understand what is happening!
Zero thumbs up, but some points for correctly identifying who Ip Man was (given the movie was in Chinese with no subtitles HAHA!)

Moonrise Kingdom

I want to wear binoculars against a peach coloured dress.
Two big thumbs up for a wonderfully sweet and funny movie - oh Wes Anderson you have done it again!

Elizabethtown

I sat on my parent's new and hardly used couch.
One thumbs down for le movie where nothing happened.

Exit Through the Gift Shop

Crazy French man Thierry Guetta (Guetta!) x Banksy (whose English robot voice I oddly enough still find sexy?)
One and a half spray painted thumbs up.

Rushmore

I lost in scrabble in the first half of the film.

One human thumb plus one bee thumbs up, and deciding I really like Wes Anderson and Bill Murray.

This is Spinal Tap

I used to think Spinal Tap was a real band... they are not (you get that within seconds lol).
Two thumbs up, and 'two words' - (NOT) a 'shit sandwich!'

You've Got Mail

There was an ad for cow vaccines (7 in 1!) during this... only in Nowra eh?
Two thumbs up for the movie - I always like it.

50/50

'Who would want to fuck me? I look like Voldemort'
One and a half thumbs for quite a great movie - how come I never knew about this when (if?) it was released in the cinema?

Freakonomics

That kid made a tattoo gun out of an electric toothbrush and guitar string...how?!
One thumbs up, because 'distinctively black names' segment made me chuckle.

Anchorman

We turned off the internet to smoke Ray out of his room, to make him watch it with us.
Two classy thumbs up, always.

My Week With Marilyn

I'm just not a Marilyn fan at all.
One thumbs up - half for the white sleeves, and half for Hermione!

Good Will Hunting

For some reason (mostly Robin William), it really hit home that I do in fact know what would make me happy...  but I cannot have that, because you can't have people/person.
TWO THUMBS UP, and no, it is not a romantic comedy.

Three Matthew McConaughys and a Baby

So.... it turns out it's not actually a real movie, but in fact a spoof video.

One thumbs down, for getting duped by IMDB.

Tiny Furniture

What a pretentious film.
Thumbs down, for making me realise that some people are dicks, some people are idiots unto themselves for letting the dicks get away with this, and that I am essentially going through the same pretentious little stupid problems but that is why it looks so ridiculous on screen - I've clearly had a hard day with confronting food for thought, humbling realisations and now disliking the fact that I've gone way over one sentence but am trying to disguise this by not using a fullstop till now.

Slumdog Millionaire

Lol/yay for Ricky Ponting mention - did you know that he is Usain Bolt's sporting idol?
One and a half thumbs up, which I think is slightly lower than what I would have given it the first time I watched it in the cinema... interesting...

Magic Mike

I still don't like Matthew McConaughy, but he is perfect as a greased up sleaze man stripper.
One thumb fake-sexily inclined upwards only a little bit, because I left feeling oddly empty inside... not sure why? Maybe the ending was just bad?

Conspiracy Theory

I got hooked in.

Half a thumbs up only, because I realised I really didn't understand what was going on, and also didn't understand MK Ultra when I looked it up on wikipedia.

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Emily Blunt is so great - she is so pretty and does beautiful understated emotions with just her face.
One fishy thumbs up and surprise at the number of fish close ups.

The Hunger Games (20/07/2012)

They didn't mention they were going to show The Hunger Games!
One thumbs up, plus many lols for Peter's powers of camouflage - but I really do feel for the guy.

Father of Invention (20/07/2012)

I fell asleep.
One thumbs down, but then one thumbs up for finding a great sleeping position across two seats - put your head on the aisle armrest, back along the back rests, curl up and support your feet in the magazine holder of the other seat.

Wrath of the Titans (20/07/2012)

Played Big 2 pick up and Bigs whilst really only listening to this - but I can tell you there are dragons and half gods and forests and giants and Rosemary DeWitt? and Hades.
One thumbs down but mostly because I lost in BIGS =(

The Lorax (20/07/2012)

*huffy sigh* 'Okay fine, I guess I'll watch the Lorax'
One thumbs up! for being an unexpected movie about TREES - and for free aeroplane drinks (haha!)

You've Got Mail (08/07/2012)

Trying to explain to Daniel that little burst of joy you do indeed get when you 'get mail' - or a red facebook flag or SMS (for these days).

Two thumbs up - one for Meg Ryan being so adorable, and one for pinpointing to feeling of remorse as well.

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (30/06/2012)

What is worse - to love someone, they love you but are taken away, or to love someone and not have them love back?
Half a momentous thumbs up, but I was also looking at the clouds and the coastline of some country.

Gladiator

This is the movie to make men cry.
Two thumbs up, but 0.2 thumbs down for not being able to think of a 'sword or Gladiator related-pun'.

The Inbetweeners Movie

Out of all the things in the movie (and there are many decadent things!), I still think the turd is the grossest.
Two thumbs up, for tan face and for young people holiday flings!

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

At the middle of the film, there is a Lady Gaga...ahead of its time!
Two thumbs up for John Cleese's sex ed class (juices! penetration! haha!) but half a thumbs down for being snubbed...?

Unsuitable for Children

It was truly a really good film as part of the Sydney Film Festival - yay for last minute!
One and a half thumbs up, which includes points for a really great soundtrack and good gossip catch up times too.

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Slow it down, speed it up, slow it down, speed it up - then throw Watson's wife out of the train haha!
One thumbs up - but then half a thumbs down because I dozed off sometimes again.

Iron Sky

So the Nazis went to live on the moon after the war, and now they are coming to attack Earth.
Two Space Nazi thumbs up for being EXACTLY what it sounds like - including a black man who got turned white.

The Dictator

Meh.
One thumbs down.

Failure to Launch

Working out the Bradley Cooper movie timeline.
One thumbs down - Sarah Jessica Parker or Matthew McConaughy are crap.

The Avengers

Three - the number of times I dozed off (morning blockbuster?!) and the number of times Yvonne cried.
Half a thumbs up, but also half a thumbs down for the ridiculousness that is Thor's hammer.

The Thin Red Line

Shallot Pancakes 2.0
Half a thumbs down? - eh, I wasn't really watching - but it reminds me that history is a huge gaping hole in my general knowledge.

The Royal Tenenbaums

When I first watched this I thought the brother-adopted sister thing was disgusting - but this time I thought there was a sickly sweetness to it all... have I become gross?

One and three quarters thumbs up plus more for the fantastic outfits worn by everyone (notable shoutouts to Gwenyth's fur coat, and Owen Wilson's leather fringed cowboy jacket)

About a Boy

I once bet my dad $100 that 'Killing Me Softly' was originally sung by a woman - he never paid me.
One and a half thumbs up, maybe plus another half thumbs up too.

Sleeping Beauty

Slow, boring movie with an apathetic pale main character and old men.
One and a half thumbs down, and extra thumbs down for not expecting old man dick even though they have a nudity warning.

The Truman Show

Was going to watch another movie but then got sucked into this.
Two thumbs up, but also a strange realisation that my life is not interesting enough for me to be the secret subject of a reality show - unlike the occasional fear that I've imagined all my friends and family (a la A Beautiful Mind)

Never Been Kissed

Tee hee... this is always a fun high school chick flick to watch.
One thumbs up, but also shock because I just channel flicked and found out there is a telemovie about how Kate Middleton and Prince William met... whaat/!

Bruno

That was just, well just gratuitious offensive wow.
One and a half thumbs down for not having the heart of Borat - just an unnecessary amount of dick and anal.

Bill Cunningham New York

Literally laughed out loud for the former UN ambassador to Nepal standing next to his extravagant wardrobe - 'so uh, this is my alphabet outfit... this er used to be my old sofa... this is my ottoman'
Cool kid thumbs up for the most adorable old man.

Our Idiot Brother

Zooey Deschenal and Rashida Jones make a hot lesbian couple - but then so does Hugh Dancy.
Only one thumbs up?

Hitman

Phil was so excited for it he RAN to the door not to miss it.
Zero thumbs up - it is no good at all - much like how blogger had changed their format and it looks too fancy for this blog now.

Pulp Fiction

'You know you've found someone special when you can just shut the fuck up for a minute and comfortable enjoy the silence'
One and a half thumbs up plus a bad motherfucka wallet.

Bridesmaids

Kristen Wiig speaks a bit too softly.
One and a half thumbs up - a little bit less than last time because this version had some extra unnecessary scenes, and I am a bit tired today.

Ever After

It is always an entertaining film.
One thumbs up, but boo-urns for expensive flights to Italy (and hidden taxes!)

The Hunger Games

Yeah, because things are not bloody/exciting enough - let's add some PUMAS.
One and a half thumbs up, plus acid coloured points for the Marie Antionette getups in Capitol (fantastic juxtaposition with costuming)

Sliding Doors

Gwenyth Paltrow's boyfriend is the film, is, and looks like such a loser douche - it fits perfectly!

One thumbs up because I think it is one of the better 'split'/'alternative storyline' films out there.

Superbad

McLovin doesn't need to be in anything else, he is MCLOVIN.
Two thumbs up - it is hilarious!

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

I remember when I wanted to be Cho Chang so I could hang out with/make out with Harry Potter.

One and a half thumbs up, and surprise that dad recognised Cedric Diggory to be Robert Pattinson, the vampire from Twilight.

Paris - Manhattan

How does a pharmacist get away with dressing so casually?
Half a thumbs up, and extra Frenchy points for wearing red in Paris whilst riding a Razor scooter with a guy.

Snatch!

Did you know that Jason Statham used to model for FCUK?
Half a thumbs up - was not properly watching but the half the thumbs is for use of Madonna's 'Lucky Star'more than once

What’s Your Number? (28/02/2012)

Chris Evans is so hot.

One thumbs down because it is actually quite a bad concept and movie.

Midnight in Paris (28/02/2012)

Because parts of Havana reminded me of this movie

One and a half? Thumbs up

Toy Story 3 (28/02/2012)

Ken outfit montage and tortilla potatohead!

Two thumbs up and a Spanish Buzzlightyear (senorita!)

The Artist (28/02/2012)

A silent film about silent films!

One and a half thumbs up, plus a dog’s paw (The Dog – Uggie!)

New Year’s Eve (28/02/2012)

Why is Michelle Pfeiffer such a frump in this?

One thumbs down, especially for 12 hours to go (plane ride).

The Descendents (28/02/2012)

It is a very good movie.

Two thumbs up.

The Last Song (16/02/2012)

Miley Cyrus is quite unattractive.

One thumbs down.

500 Days of Summer (16/02/2012)

In Spanish, on the bus to Merida.

Two thumbs up.

Miss Congeniality (13/02/2012)

In Spanish, but I could still tell you what was happening and being said.

One thumbs up for knowing it too well, even if Peter was not really concentrating.

500 Days of Summer (03/02/2012)

Look out for the VAGIANT (part vampire, part giant).

Two thumbs up for being quite wonderful.

Martha Marcy May Marlene (03/02/2012)

She exists, but is not really living.

One thumbs up, despite the fact that it leaves you feeling the opposite.

The Help (03/02/2012)

I don’t remember that much except that I cried and thought of you.

One thumbs up, I guess?