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!

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Weekly Recap: June 2- June 8, 2013

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

Featured:

Gangster Squad (2013)- 6/10

In 1949, a secret group of Los Angeles police officers work to take down mob king Mickey Cohen. With a great cast this movie had a lot of potential, but it never really hit the mark. Aside from the prosthetic nose, Sean Penn was great as Cohen, but the Gosling and Brolin weren't at their best. A lot of it could be chalked up to the writing.






The Rest:

Leaving Las Vegas (1995)- 5/10- Nicholas Cage played the role of a failed screenwriter turned alcoholic brilliantly, but I found the movie kind of boring.

Treasure Planet (2002)- 4/10- Although an interesting concept, it was not Disney's finest work.


Movies watched this week: 3
Movies watched in 2013: 87

Source: IMDB


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