Hustlers

The biggest crime was Constance Wu's fringe and Cardi B's voice.
Half a thumbs up - but personal thumbs up to J. Lo who is SLAMMING and SO HOT RIGHT NOW. This was hotter than that car boot scene with George Clooney... and Maid in Manhattan (not hot, but this rivals MiM as her best performance).

The Bonfire of the Vanities

By about 15 minutes into the movie we had deducted that it was terrible, but mostly because of terrible acting and cinematography - it was like they were allergic to having the camera at eye-level, but were having a sale on unnecessarily extreme angles and dolly zooms. Then we read about how at the time it an epic box office fail and attracted a lot of negative reviews and criticisms. Deservedly so.

Two thumbs down - more like Trash-fire of Vanities. You think Kim Cattrell's accent was terrible then you get hit with the hot mess called Maria who had an insanely bad accent and was casually super racist. 

Parasite

This sums up why this blog will never feature horror films - because I am a baby and a chicken.
Two thumbs up - that was so much better than it reads on Wikipedia! But seriously, it was everything in a good way - drama, thriller, comedy (to my initial disbelief when Nicole said that), sad, and also social commentary.

Joker

In contrast to Josh, I found the use of the pop/rock music jarring because it made certain scenes have a 'rockstar' or 'red carpet' feel, which just felt very inappropriate.
Zero thumbs up - I am conflicted because it was well done, but I felt it was sympathetic and glorifying of some really violent and grotesque stuff, as well as serious mental issues. Also, personal thumbs down to the family who brought their three or four year old daughter to this movie - that was also fucked up.

The Farewell

I liked the cemetery scene the best - even though it wasn't the funniest, I just loved seeing all those relatable moments and rituals. Also reminds me of how funnily morbid and badass it is to see our own grandma sitting on her future grave during these events.
One and a half thumbs up - it was better than I expected and I genuinely cry/laughed at the uncle's wedding speech. 

The Blind Side

It is one of Annie's favourite movies; and she likes the part where Sandra Bullock does the blind side talk at their training.
One and a quarter thumbs up - and it was a much-needed games sesh, even though I came last in the game that counted.

A Star Is Born

I always interpreted the SNL scene as Ally being a bit "musically lame" or "selling out" - I didn't realise that was meant to represent a high pinnacle until I read the IMDb trivia. Oops!
One thumbs up - Lady Gaga is amazing and I love her.

Big

Tom Hanks was nominated for an Oscar for this role; he was fantastic in, but I guess you just don't think this type of family friendly comedy is Oscar fare. It would be like Billy Madison or Kindergarten Cop getting nominations.
One and a quarter thumbs up - it was very sweet and I loved the small child-like details (e.g. running with flailing arms, eating baby corn).

Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindewald

It followed way too many characters no-one cares about on boring plot-lines, and all the answers came too forced and late.

One thumbs down - it was really bad, and made worse by stupid rat face Johnny Depp.  

Dirty Dancing

I surprised myself by mostly being not grossed out by Johnny and Baby's underage-age difference.
One thumbs up - oh sweet Penny I hope the best for you!

Bachelor Party

"This is going to be a risky download.... are you sure you don't want Bachelor Party Fuck Fest 7?" - Josh. Yes I am sure.
Two thumbs down - basically every bad or raunchy marriage/bachelor party/stripper/80s stereotype/mullet (men and women) is chucked into this terrible terrible lame movie.

Wolf of Wall Street

Just like Tony Soprano, these scummy men have no interest in their children until the divorce, and then it is all "MY KIDS!" Deadbeat dads, just rich. 

One and a quarter thumbs up - Leo crawling to his car is never not funny. 

Crazy Rich Asians

What is with everyone calling her by her full name "Rachel Chu". I don't meet a friend's new partner and go "Oh hi firstname/lastname". That would be strange.
One thumbs up - it's fun, Gemma Chan's Astrid grew on me more, but the real winner is Michelle Yeoh who is amazing!

Apollo 13

Apparently at a test screening, someone commented that the ending was unbelievable and "too Hollywood". *shakes head*
One and a quarter thumbs up - can you imagine being an actor or cameraman on this, having to go to work each day and get inside the 'Vomit Comet'? Oh the dread!

Kiki's Delivery Service

Jiji was hilarious!!
One thumbs up - I liked that it was more simple than other Studio Ghibli films, but it was still very sweet.

700 POSTS ANNIVERSARY!

And with that, we reach 700 posts!!
Celebrating this milestone, because I mis-calculated and missed the blog's 5th year birthday some years ago.

Summary
The blog has been activate since 15th October 2011 with first movie "Billy Elliot" and Andrea's reaction, which prompted me to record that.
700 movies have been recorded. There are 509 unique movie titles, although I think the true number is actually 500ish because of accidental duplicates and some promos or advertisements sneaking their way in.
Out of the 700 posts, thumbs up has been rewarded 581 times (83%), zero thumbs awarded 34 times (4.86%), thumbs down awarded 75 times (10.71%) and no thumbs applied or miscellaneous ratings 10 times (1.43%).

Frequency
My most watched movie (to no surprise) is "You've Got Mail" with 11 viewings. It also miraculously received a perfect two thumbs up each of those 11 times. I think this really secures it as my favourite movie, and will now OFFICIAL, throwing the de facto "Moulin Rouge" off the list. Moulin Rouge does not appear on the blog at all since 2011, which is surprising because I swear I have watched it (but probably did not finish it; hence no record).
Next come "Bridesmaids" (10), "Love Actually" and "Midnight in Paris" (8) and rounding out fifth spot are "Mean Girls", "Superbad" and "The Devil Wears Prada" (7). All of these should come as no surprise to myself, or people who know me.
I was surprised that the following made it high up the list in terms of frequency: "A League of Their Own", "About A Boy", "The Inbetweeners Movie", "Chef", "The Blind Side", "The Help", "The Proposal". 
Also surprised I have only seen "Singin' In the Rain" and "Ratatouille" twice each in eight years. I love those movies, I would have thought I watched them much more. 

Two Thumbs Up
Two thumbs up has been rewarded 126 times, to 66 unique movie titles. First place goes to "You've Got Mail" again with 11 two thumbs up!
Next come "Love Actually" (7), "Superbad" (7), "Mean Girls" (6) and rounding out fifth spot are "Finding Nemo" and "Midnight in Paris" (5).
Some movies that I awarded two thumbs up at the time, but are shocking to me now include “Bad Grandpa”, “Chennai Express”, “Iron Sky”, “Les Miserables”, “Life of Pi”, “Police Academy”, “Ruby Sparks”, “Silver Linings Playbook”, “Skyfall”, “The Bank Job”, “The Descendants”, “This Is The End”. WHAT WAS I THINKING?! 
"Zoolander" (2013 viewing) received ten billion thumbs up...

Two Thumbs Down
The stinkers. 
Do NOT watch “Don’t Mess with the Zohan”, “Somewhere”, “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues”, “College”, “Empire Records” (controversial I know), “Bad Moms”, “Man on the Moon”, “Tiptoes”. Save yourself the time and do something better with your life. 
"Damsels in Distress" received minus ten thumbs down...
I have never repeated viewing of any of the thumbs down movie titles. I am not an idiot. 

Special Mentions
32 people were mentioned by name, in 122 reviews. 1 dog was mentioned, Snitzel! 
As expected, Josh leads the pack with 54 special mentions. 
Next come Dad (9), Daniel (8), Nicole (6) and Snitzel (6). Apologies to many people who got fewer shout-outs than Snitzel the dog. 

Other Random Stuff
In eight years, I have seen Toy Story 3 twice, but have not watched Toy Story or Toy Story 2 in its entirety. 
I am not consistent. See "Avengers Infinity War (25.01.2019) vs. Endgame (26.04.2019)" and "Deadpool (14.02.2016) vs. Deadpool 2 (18.05.2018)" for ratings that do not match the sentiment. 

Conclusion
So now you know a lot about me based purely on my movie viewing patterns. You will probably judge me for the quality and calibre of movies that I love. But whatever; I love what I love, and I will gobble up my comfort-movies like a fat kid eats cake.

Thank you to everyone for following this so far. By everyone, I mean like 3 - 4 people, you know who you are. 

Love, Katrina

You've Got Mail

I am about to embark on my weekly Tom Hanks movie session for HonkForHanks, which means technically I can't watch You've Got Mail for another year because it is last on the list... I don't think I can last that long!
Two thumbs up - I love this so much, hopefully for forever and ever.

First Man

They referred to what I consider one of the most interesting facts about the moon landing, which was the speech prepared for President Nixon "In the Event of a Moon Disaster" if they could not get Armstrong and Aldrin back from the moon. Luckily it never had to be read. 

Three quarters thumbs up - it really demonstrated all the difficulties and tragedies associated with it, but it was very slow for most of it. 

My Cousin Vinny

I was just saying Marisa Tomei is good but I don't think she is in this enough to win an Oscar, and then she gets her time on the stand. Cute.
One and a quarter thumbs up - and now Josh can't complain that I didn't watch it anymore.

Once Upon A Time in Hollywood

No, it was not close to overtaking my favourites "Kill Bill" or "Inglorious Basterds"
One and a quarter thumbs up - the first half was full of waffle and way too long. I reckon I could have cut 45 mins and it wouldn't change the story or essence at all.