Schindler's List

I thought Ralph Fiennes was in this... Voldemort sure looks a lot like Liam Neeson right now. 

It was Liam Neeson. 

Two thumbs up - one tissue was not enough. That emotionally fucked me. 

Patriot Games

Oh that is Sean Bean! Hehe "Seen Bean"

One thumbs up - and turns out Jack Ryan is like Batman; there are many iterations.  

Rear Window

So pretty! I loved everything about her in this, but especially the 'Paris dress'. 

One and three quarters thumbs up!

Leon The Professional

This director and his movies with young or infantile girls creeps me out. And turns out he has married teenagers.... more than once (21 is still icky). 

Zero thumbs up - eh, the action got overwhelmed by my discomfort. And this once again supports my Natalie Portman argument - you think you like her films because of Natalie-Portman-the-cool-celebrity but really there are a lot of stinkers.

Fatal Attraction

I had to keep scanning my head to see the movie because my field of view was really narrowed when I was hiding behind my fingers. I also shrieked and jumped... a lot. 

One and a half thumbs up - real life scary but manageable because no ghosts. Very good, tight, no time wastage. Bonus: very cute dog. 

Everything You Wanted To Know About Sex *But Were Afraid To Ask

I think I generally prefer Woody Allen films he does NOT feature in as an actor.

Zero thumbs up - I only enjoyed like half the vignettes (Gene Wilder, Game Show, Woody as sperm) and at best my reactions were "oh yeah" *light smile* or "heh" *light singular laugh*

Batman Forever

I, for one, enjoy the comedic flailings of Jim Carrey. 

One thumbs up - I liked this much more than Batman Returns, even though the reviews rate this lower. I really liked the entire ensemble cast (sultry Nicole Kidman! Cackly Tommy Lee! Better-than-Keaton Kilmer)

Batman Returns

"The penguins are converging on Gotham Plaza"

An armed army of penguins?? This is the dumbest thing ever! Look at how un-intimidating they are! 

Half a thumbs up - it was a bit too silly, and only mild to medium fun. Tolerable scary level, which is to say it was not as scary as the childhood memories of this Batman poster in Grandma's glass coffee table - Danny DeVito Penguin was terrifying!

Chef

My favourite 'authentic' moment was that a 40 something year old man would need his 10 year old son to make a Twitter for him; that he would misuse it; and hold the phone further out to read it haha!

Two thumbs up - this movie just makes me happy. It is also making me want to travel to the States, roadtrip to eat Cubanos, Texas BBQ and beignets... and go pyrex hunting in huge American antique stores!

The Apartment

C.C. Baxter reminded me so much of Charles Boyle from Brooklyn 99.

Half a thumbs up

Legend

Double the Tom Hardy, and sent in 1960s London? Should be good!

One thumbs down - it was not good. Terrible narration, so boring. And the casting of the girl was all wrong; she is so tiny then some next to Hardy, that she just ends up looking like a runty child.

To think I almost considered paying to rent this. At least now I have only wasted two hours of my life, rather than two hours AND five dollars. 

Misery

Oh we are diving into the crazy pretty quickly! No wasted time; love it.

Two thumbs up - that was wild and tense in all the best ways. It reminded me of a Hitchcock, with an occasional Wes Anderson flat lay. Not at all a typical film for me, but it was just thrilling!

Hannah and Her Sisters

She (Lee) looks so familiar... (looks up on IMdB)... hmm, nothing recognisable... why is Bette Midler's photo here too? OH YEAH!! BEACHES!!

One and a half thumbs up - I kind of actually liked it. Chuckled a lot at the internal dialogues, loved the 'chapter cards' (as I call it) and the music, especially 'Bewitched'. However the child molestation joke at the beginning does NOT go down well anymore *grimace whilst tugging collar away from neck* Eugh....

You've Got Mail

I laughed so hard at 'A hotdog is singing. You need quiet while a hotdog is singing?". Frank is so underrated!

Two thumbs up - inadvertently chose another mail-themed movie. But this is the best and I will love it forever and ever.

The Lake House

The complimentary wine at the upscale restaurant was more unbelievable than the magical mail box. 

One thumbs down - that house looks like an insulation nightmare. 

Heathers

The shoulder pads! How did you even stand close to another back then?

One thumbs down - was this supposed to be good because I don't get it?

Fast and Furious 6

Starting about a third of the way in. 

Me: "So Daniel what happened in the beginning? Why are they stealing this chip?" 

Deniel: "I don't remember... .... but you will learn about their codes here" 

PRECISION. FAMILIA. Just because you know how I ride doesn't mean you me.

Half a thumbs up - just when I thought the tank bridge sling was so ridiculous, they out-did it ten minutes later. It was so stupid... but cool stunts. 

The Fifth Element

I hated everyone's hair in this. And their hats. 

One thumbs down - that was so bad it U-turned into good-bad. But like 'Cats' I will look back at this fondly because the viewing experience was fun! "Everything makes me feel itchy" - Cindy 

The Nest

We went through many analogies again (car rides, coloured pencils, artwork) but may I suggest another? Maybe it is more like "for the effort of flying in an aeroplane, I need to be going somewhere; whereas Nicole could be impressed by the airline's chair, the service, the ambience, even if it didn't go anywhere?"

One thumbs down - why dangle clues in front of us and never answer any of them. However personal thumbs up to us for the journey of the noodle nests!

The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift

I nominated this because at a games session, everyone was having a blast and chair dancing to 'Tokyo Drift' and I didn't know the song so could not dance along. NOW I CAN!

One thumbs up - fun, but I wish I watched it in 2006 to have the nostalgia factor to have more fun. Also personal thumbs up to Nicole for yelping 'fast and furious!' whilst she exerted all her strength to barely whisk the thick pancake batter. Lolz for days.