Sunday 30 December 2012

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.

Tuesday 25 December 2012

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!

Monday 24 December 2012

Elf

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

Sunday 23 December 2012

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).

Monday 17 December 2012

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).

Sunday 16 December 2012

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.

Thursday 13 December 2012

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).

Monday 10 December 2012

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).

Friday 7 December 2012

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?

Wednesday 5 December 2012

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).

Tuesday 4 December 2012

Billy Madison
















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

Sunday 2 December 2012

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).

Saturday 1 December 2012

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!