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, September 16, 2013

Weekly Recap: September 8- 14, 2013

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

Featured:

 Wreck it Ralph (2012)- 8/10

I always wondered what it was like to 'live' inside a video game. As cool as it would be, I'm sure, as Ralph finds out, it would get tiresome doing the same thing over and over again. This movie is funny, clever and just down-right fun. I enjoyed all the video game references, and the DVD has the coolest pause feature I've come across. 





The Rest:

Chinatown (1974)- 8/10- I can see why it is considered a classic. Nicholson was great in this murder mystery.

Now You See Me- (2013)- 5/10- The 'magic' parts were pretty awesome, but the rest of the movie was just okay.

Scooby Doo! The Mystery Begins (2009)- 5/10- Despite being a lower-budget, direct-to-DVD, it is just as good as the live-action Scooby Doo flicks that hit the big screen. 

Along Came a Spider (2001)- 4/10- Even if you didn't see it coming, the 'twist' at the end isn't enough to save it.

Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil (2011)- 4/10- A funny fairy-tale flick at times, but lacked something. Maybe it needed more Andy Dick.

Screwballs 2: Loose Screws (1985)- 3/10- A raunchy 80's comedy that just wasn't very funny.


Movies watched this week: 7
Movies watched in 2013: 139

Source: IMDB 

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