Film: 1 Year, 100 Movies - February

Last month I told you all about my goal to see 100 movies in 2010. Another month has come and gone and I've seen 7 more movies.

Enjoy!



2/5/10: Edge of Darkness
So we all know Mel Gibson has passed his prime. He’s been caught in scandal, seemed to age 20 years in a matter of weeks, and walked the line between respected actor and Hollywood has been. No matter his personal life I can’t easily forget the actor he used to be which is why me, and apparently only like 5 other people, actually watched Edge of Darkness. It was surprisingly action packed and interesting. The story was pretty liberal and pretty cliché which doesn’t usually suit my fancy, but I enjoyed it.

Bottom line: If, like me you can’t resist a story about a bad ass father with nothing to lose, Netflix this, you won’t have to worry about a wait list either.

2/12/10: The Wolfman
Vampires…werewolves…they are both the hottest thing in Hollywood these days. I’m not buying it and I don’t think I’m the only one. Anthony Hopkins is in this movie so it gets an auto 5 points, but other than his awe inspiring BAMFness this film has got nothing. It’s basically just a bunch of blood and gore (think Sweeney Todd goes wild), with a depressing ending and crappy love story. I’m all for blood and guts, but I like it to make sense with what I’m watching. Violence for violence sack just doesn’t do it for me.

Bottom line: Skip this, an old werewolf film on the 99 cent movie rental shelf will be way more satisfying than this one.

2/13/10: Dear John
I have a severe love, hate relationship with Nicholas Sparks. A Walk to Remember is my favorite movie of all time, whereas the notebook makes me cringe. I gave Dear John a try mostly because of my Amanda Seyfried obsession (“my breasts can tell the weather) and Tatum’s abs didn’t hurt much either. This story is dumb. I don’t like sad love stories. If I wanted to witness that I’d just hit up my friends and hear about their dramatic personal lives. The relationship is rushed and underdeveloped and the “other man” is downright creepy.

Botton line: Don’t put any guy through the torture of watching this, save yourself too. Buy A Walk to Remember and watch that…seriously you’ll be happy you did.

2/14/10: Valentine's Day
Valentine’s Day joins the ranks of my favorite type of romcom, the ensemble. Rivaling some of my favorites such as Love Actually and He’s Just Not That Into You, Valentine’s Day has a great cast and entertaining set of intertwining stories. It explores almost every type of relationships, friends to lovers, marital affair, career vs. love. This is the perfect anecdote for people in love, and those who wish they were.

Bottom line: Valentine’s offers something for everyone, look for it soon as a great date rental or movie night with the girls.

2/18/10: Shutter Island
After is delayed release I was super stoked to see this Scorcese-DiCaprio compilation as soon as it hit theaters. For the most part it met my expectations. I was confused and sat wanting to find out what would happen next. This type of movie usually ends with the I-know-how-it’ll-end-but-hope-it-doesn’t type thing and I can’t say Shutter Island broke the mold. Scorcese did it well though and an ending that would usually leave me angry, left me pretty satisfied.

Bottom line: This is a solid psych thriller that will keep your attention.

2/19/10: Percy Jackson
This movie was marketed as the supposed runner up to the Harry Potter series. I haven’t read the books, but it’s quite a stretch to compare this to the great teen wizard. The Greek mythology theme is interesting and this is definitely a great movie for a wide range of age groups. The special effects are pretty good. The acting is also fairly decent.

Bottom line: It’s worth a watch, especially if you have kids you are trying to entertain.

2/29/10: The Crazies
The best movie I saw in February award goes hands down to The Crazies. This movie is awesome. I’m not a huge horror film fan because half the time they make no sense, fail to freak me out, and have no intelligent bone in their skeletal plot. The Crazies breaks down all my horror hating walls. Josh Deschanel’s doppelganger does a good job as the small town sheriff trying to save his pregnant wife from an accidental government induce epidemic. This movie has some sweet kills and surprisingly pleasing relationship development and personal sacrifice. The social commentary is obvious, yet not that annoying. I love a sci-fi type story that fits in the real world.

Bottom line: Watch this, as soon as you can. This is my favorite horror movie in a long, long time. Paranormal Activity wasn’t that great, so see this.

Total count for 2010: 16