Save me the time and $$$ of going to see bombs!
Without any spoilers or comments, rate some of the newer films in theaters (or new on video/DVD) that you have seen recently.
Scale of 1-10 with 10 being the best.
My recent reviews:
Spiderman 5
Road To Predition 4
Lord Of The Rings 9.5
Ok, I’ll play along…
Spiderman - 7
Minority Report - 5
Men in Black II - 2
Signs - 2
Goldmember - 6
Lord of the Rings - 8 (for a scale comparison)
Attack of the Clones - 5
Ta-da!
Signs- 8
LOTR- 10
Spiderman- 6
Attack of the clones- 7
Goldmember- 7
Minority Report- 7.5
Road to Perdition- 7
Blue Crush- 4
Attack of the clones- 7.5
Goldmember- 6
Men in Black II- 4
Mr.Deeds- 7 (but I like Sandler, if you don’t then this is a 1)
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9: Y Mama Tambien
8: Insomnia, The Lady and the Duke, Late Marriage, Monsoon Wedding, Nine Queens, Read My Lips
7: About a Boy, Spider-Man, Thirteen Conversations About One Thing*
6: Cherish, The Count of Monte Cristo, Ice Age, Kissing Jessica Stein, Reign of Fire, Signs, Undercover Brother
5: Minority Report
4: Showtime, The Time Machine, Unfaithful, Windtalkers
3: Episode II
Let’s see:
9: LOTR, Amelie, The Royal Tennenbaums
8: Minority Report, Insomnia (I give the original a 9.5)
7: Spider-man, The Bourne Identity
6: Goldmember, Ice Age
5: Attack of the Clones, Eight Legged Freaks (I sooo wanted this to be better, sigh)
In theaters:
Spiderman: 7
Eight Legged Freaks: 6
The Bourne Identity: 6
Minority Report: 8
Attack of the Clones: 4
Signs: 7
Reign of Fire: 3
Insomnia: 7
Road to Perdition: 8
The Time Machine: 4
Men in Black II: 3
On DVD:
Amelie: 9
Amores Perros: 9
The Royal Tennebaums: 9
Blood Simple: 8
Moulon Rouge: 8
Metropolis (anime): 8
Legend of the Red Dragon: 8
Lord of the Rings: 6
The Bridge on the River Kwai : 10 (listed for the sake of comparison, and because I watched it this weekend)
I’ll play. These are the movies I’ve seen in the theater since the beginning of the year (some multiple times):
10 - 2001: A Space Odyssey (70MM presentation)
9.5 - Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring
9.0 - Frailty
9.0 - The Royal Tenenbaums
8.5 - Lantana
8.5 - No Man’s Land
8.0 - Road To Perdition
8.0 - The Killing (midnight showing)
8.0 - Insomnia
8.0 - Y Tu Mama Tambien
8.0 - Sunshine State
8.0 - Dinner Rush
8.0 - Changing Lanes
7.5 - Lovely & Amazing
7.5 - Gosford Park
7.5 - Black Hawk Down
7.5 - Last Orders
7.5 - ET: 20th Anniversary
7.5 - The Panic Room
7.0 - Spider-Man
7.0 - Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones
7.0 - Ice Age
7.0 - Signs
7.0 - Minority Report
7.0 - Monster’s Ball
6.5 - Lilo & Stitch
6.5 - Undercover Brother
6.5 - In The Bedroom
6.5 - Birthday Girl
6.5 - Training Day
6.5 - Iris
6.0 - Harry Potter
6.0 - I Am Sam
6.0 - Tadpole
6.0 - Blade II
6.0 - Murder By Numbers
5.5 - Scotland, PA
5.5 - Italian For Beginners
5.5 - Windtalkers
5.5 - Jimmy Neutron
5.5 - Reign Of Fire
5.5 - Ali
5.0 - Festival In Cannes
5.0 - Eight Legged Freaks
5.0 - Clockstoppers
5.0 - Resident Evil
4.5 - Orange County
4.5 - The Scorpion King
4.5 - Men in Black II
(I don’t go to movies that would likely rate a 1-4)
LOTR:FOTR: 10
Spider-Man:8
K-19:8
Sum of All Fears: 7
I give K-19 an 8 as well.
Spiderman - 9.5
Signs - 5.0
K-9 The Widowmaker - 8
Mr. Deeds - 7.5 (and I usually dislike Adam Sandler’s movies)
Stuart Little 2 - 7
Crocodile Hunter - 7.5
Like Mike - 7
Men in Black 2 - 5.0
Time Machine - 6.0
The Rookie - 9.0
Spiderman - 8
Minority Report - 9
Signs - 8
Goldmember - 7
Lord of the Rings - 9.5
Men in Black II - 1.5
Attack of the Clones - 4
Minority Report - 6
Spiderman - 7
Road to Perdition - 9
LotR: FotR - 9.5