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!

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Weekly Recap: Jan 27- Feb 2, 2013

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

Featured: 


Looper (2012)- 7/10

It will take me more than a few lines to describe the plot for this one, but you can read it here. I wasn't as in-love with this movie as a lot of folks seem to be, but it is a solid sci-fi flick; it is certainly an original story, so that was refreshing. I was especially amazed at how much JGL really looked like a young Bruce Willis. 





 
Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)- 4/10

The fifth installment of the Resident Evil franchise brings back a lot of old faces- including Jill Valentine for all those fans of the game. Gamers will also appreciate the introduction of Leon to the big screen. But in the end, Retribution is just another mediocre installment to a franchise that started off so well. 





The Rest: 

Rock of Ages (2012)- 6/10- Tom Cruise's character was strange at times, but the music was enough to keep me entertained.

Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)- 5/10- A decent animated feature, but no where near as good as the first Ice Age.

Gran Torino (2008)- 5/10- Clint was good, but I didn't see what all the fuss is about.

Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders (2000) - 5/10- The movies just aren't as good as the old TV series.



Movies watched this week: 6
Movies watched in 2013: 21


Source: FilmAffinity

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