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Other Movies I Enjoyed: 2000 – 2009

Posted in John's Reviews - books, movies, whatever by John Brown on April 5th, 2010

Don’t have time to provide the logline and comments for each. But those with an * are movies I especially enjoyed.

2009

Avatar: except for all the moments when I thought the characters were going to break out in Pocohantas songs–”haaave yooooou ever heard the wolf cryyyyyy to the bluuuuuue cooooorn mooooooon…”–I enjoyed it. When I came out I defintely wanted to be a blue dude.
Julie & Julia: funny, although did they really need to show the “coarse” Julia?
Monsters vs Aliens: I didn’t like the villain or the story, but BOB was hilarious and worth it.
Star Trek: Best Star Trek movie. Second is Wrath of Khan.
Up

2008

Henry Poole is Here
*Iron Man: Wow, I’ve wanted to fly since forever. This movie was just cool.
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa: The penguins and King Julian.
*Slumdog Millionaire (RU)
Taken: great concept. Ending fell flat, but I love the concept
The Dark Knight: first 30 minutes all I could say was “I want to be Batman, I want to be Batman.” The Joker was amazing. However, something didn’t work for me in this movie. I thought there was only one heroic moment (the convict on the boat). I didn’t feel Batman’s dilemma in the end. The end was poetic, but I didn’t feel the drama. It was still a fun ride.

2007

The Bourne Ultimatum
*The Jane Austen Book Club: this one should have been a runner up. I really liked this.

2006

Cars: Mater
*Casino Royale (RU)
Firewall: a good Harrison Ford film, excellent villain and situation
Happy Feet: I thought it was going to be dumb, but I really liked it. The characters were great.
Invincible: the story of Vince Papale, a 30-year-old bartender from South Philadelphia who overcame long odds to play for the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles in 1976.
The Devil Wears Prada
The Lake House
The Pursuit of Happyness

2005

Batman Begins
Cinderella Man
Coach Carter: Loved the story and Samuel Jackon’s character
Hitch
*Hoodwinked: really loved the humor
Madagascar: Hate the lion and the story but the penguins and King Julian are hilarious. I laugh every time.
Serenity
*Sky High: fun with Kurt Russell and Bruce Campbell
*Walk The Line (RU)

2004

*Collateral: A cab driver finds himself the hostage of an engaging contract killer as he makes his rounds from hit to hit during one night in LA. He must find a way to save both himself and one last victim.
Ella Enchanted: goofy, but a lot of fun to watch with my girls
I, Robot
*Miracle: I hate hockey, but I liked this
Napoleon Dynamite: was in shock until Pedro shaved his head, then I couldn’t stop laughing.
*Spiderman 2 (#5)
The Bourne Supremacy
*The Incredibles (#2)
The Village: watched it with inlaws and it scared them for days–totally worth it

2003

2002

About a Boy
Drumline
*Ice Age (#3)
Minority Report
Reign of Fire: best dragon movie to come along in a long time
Snow Dogs: goofy fun, enjoyable to watch with the kids
*The Bourne Identity: really liked the suspense and action
The Sum of All Fears
*The Two Towers (#1)
Treasure Planet: I didn’t think it could work, but it did. Enjoyed the relationship between Jim and Silver
Two Week’s Notice: a good romance
*We Were Soliders (#6)

2001

*A Beautiful Mind (#10)
Behind Enemy Lines
Legally Blonde: you didn’t like Witherspoon? Come on, tell the truth.
*Lord of the Rings (#1)
Monsters Inc
Oceans Eleven
Recess: School’s Out: I loved watching these on Saturday morning with the kids. The movie was just as good.
The Princess Diaries

2000

28 Days
*Cast Away
Chicken Run: “Mrs Tweedy, the chickens are revolting…”
*Emperor’s New Groove (#4)
*Gladiator (#8)
*Miss Congeniality: this was excellent fun to watch with the wife
O Brother, Where Art Thou?: loved the soundtrack, characters, and story. Hated the abundant profanity
Space Cowboys
The Perfect Storm
The Kid: Bruce Willis and the kid are great
*Unbreakable: really liked this one, great superhero movie
X-Men: didn’t like it as much as others, but it rocks for pure super-hero power