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!

Monday, May 13, 2013

Weekly Recap: May 5- May 11, 2013

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

Featured:

Iron Man 3 (2013)- 8/10

It has quite a different feel than the first two Iron Man movies, but is still a pretty awesome time. There are a few references to The Avengers, but this is no doubt a stand-only Iron Man movie.  I especially enjoyed the way the Mandarin was handled; Ben Kingsley was great. There will be those who wish it didn't go in the direction it did, but I liked it. No surprise, Robert Downey, Jr. was great again as Tony Stark- this time a little more vulnerable after the events of New York.




The Rest:

Silver Linings Playbook (2012)- 7/10- A movie full of people with problems. Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence were great together.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)- 7/10- It's time for Bilbo's story. Not quite as good as The Lord of the Rings trilogy, but a worthy edition.

John Dies at the End (2012)- 6/10- Much like Bubba Ho-Tep, Don Coscarelli delivers a fun little horror-comedy involving a drug called Soy Sauce and multiple dimensions.

You Again (2010)- 4/10- Another female rivalry story- nothing we haven't seen before. There are a few funny moments.

Age of the Dragons (2011)- 3/10- Has to be Danny Glover's worst acting performance as he plays Ahab in a retelling of Moby Dick...with dragons. 


Movies watched this week: 6
Movies watched in 2013:  73


Source: IMDB


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