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, August 19, 2013

Weekly Recap: August 11- August 17, 2013

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

Featured:

Movie 43 (2013)- 3/10

An out of work writer pitches a movie with insane story lines.  They weren't lying when they said it was the biggest cast of stars ever assembled. That being said, it is just plain bad. I get why the actors would make a movie like this- take a break just to make a nonsense movie- but none of the stories were funny. They were just too over-the-top for my taste. 






The Rest:

It's a Disaster (2012)- 6/10- A funny movie in a not-so-funny situation. What would you do if you were stuck in a house with your closest friends, knowing you had just hours to live?

Something Borrowed (2011)- 5/10- A predictable rom-com in which John Krasinski is under utilized, but Ginnifer Goodwin is charming enough. 

Scooby Doo! Stage Fright (2013)- 5/10- Another Scooby Doo adventure- this one featuring a 'phantom' terrorizing a talent show. 

Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives (2013)- 5/10- It caused quite a stir when people discovered it was a mockumentary (although obvious) but still an interesting look at the largest shark that ever existed. 

Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977)- 5/10- A lot of the kids are back, but it's not the same without Buttermaker as the coach.

Deathstalker (1983)- 2/10- A warrior with a magic sword out to save a princess from an evil magician by winning a tournament. The plot sounded fun at least. 

Slap Her... She's French (2002)- 2/10- A teen comedy? featuring extremely bad accents. 


Movies watched this week: 8
Movies watched in 2013: 123


Source: IMDB

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