Other Movies I Enjoyed: 2000 – 2009

Other Movies I Enjoyed: 2000 – 2009

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

• Elf: syrup
• Holes: we loved the book and the movie did it justice
• *Last Samurai (#7)
• *Luther (RU)
• *Matchstick Men (RU)
• *Open Range: best cowboy movie in a looong time–I just love Duvall
• *Pirates of the Carribean: Curse of the Black Pearl (#9)
• *Return of the King (#1)
• Runaway Jury
• *Saints and Soldiers
• *Seabiscuit (RU)
• Secondhand Lions
• The Italian Job: Yes, I cheered for criminals

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