Welcome to The Movie Tree

Hello and welcome to The Movie Tree. Like most people, I am a big fan of movies. I, however, take movie watching to the extreme. In 2012 I watched 242 'new' movies (Yes, I track how many I watch). When I say new movies, I mean new to me. This number does not include the movies I watched for a second, or however many, time. You might be wondering how I was able to watch 242 'new' movies in 365 days. Well, I tend to watch movies in segments. I'll watch a little during lunch, a little more while working out, then finish it up during my early morning shift of feeding our baby boy. It's probably not the way the director intended me to watch it, but it allows me to watch more movies! I also have a wife that enjoys watching movies as well.

I am also big on rating movies. Usually I rate movies on sites such as IMBD and Film Affinity, but I will share those here as well. I rate movies based on a 1-10 scale ( you can see my translation of the scale on the Rating Tree). I'm not big on writing lengthy reviews, but I will from time to time. You will also see Top 10 lists, weekly recaps of the movies I watched, and my reactions to upcoming films and movie news. Feel free to agree or disagree with any post- I welcome the discussion. Enjoy!

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Weekly Recap: Feb 3- Feb 9, 2013

A recap of the movies I watched for this first time this week.

Featured: 

The Watch (2012)- 6/10

I was very intrigued by this one when the teaser trailer was released. I figured a movie with Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn and Jonah Hill had to include a few laughs. Then I found out it was about aliens invading their town- not at all what I was expecting from the first trailer. I went in expecting to be underwhelmed, but it really is a decent comedy. Not great by any means, and a bit over-the-top at times (to be expected in a comedy about alien invaders), but in the end, pretty fun.


The Rest:

Magic Mike (2012)- 7/10- Actually a pretty good movie. For those who are worried, there is only one 'money' shot, and it is easily avoidable.

Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music (1970)- 5/10- It definitely paints a good picture of Woodstock, but I would have preferred just a little commentary in a 4 hour documentary. 

Tornado! (1996)- 4/10- Bruce Campbell and Ernie Hudson chasing tornadoes sounds fun, but it really isn't.

Arthur (1981)- 3/10- I actually found the remake with Russell Brand to be better; neither are very good though.



Movies watched this week: 5
Movies watched in 2013: 26



Source: FilmAffinity

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