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, April 16, 2013

April A to Z Challenge: Movie Villains N


Norman Bates- Psycho (1960)

 
 A motel owner with serious mommy issues; played by Anthony Perkins.

Source: IMDB  

Monday, April 15, 2013

April A to Z Challenge: Movie Villain M


Michael Myers- Halloween Franchise

This masked man is pure evil that just will not die. 

Source: IMDB

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Weekly Recap: April 7 - Aril 13, 2013

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

Featured:

Argo (2012)- 7/10

A CIA operative (Ben Affleck) rescues six U.S. diplomats during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis using a fake movie script. Perhaps it was a case of over-hyping, but I wasn't in love with Argo. It is a good movie but it did not move in the way I was expecting it to. It still has a solid cast with a solid script.






The Rest:


A View to a Kill (1985)- 7/10- Roger Moore was looking old, and the Bond girls were pretty weak, but Christopher Walken played a solid villain.

The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)- 5/10- A pretty decent kids flick, although Freddie Highmore's 'American' accent was unbearable at times.

Push (2009)- 5/10- Actually better than I was expecting; Chris Evans sure likes his superhero movies.

Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000)- 3/10-  Quite comical at first, but got old pretty fast.


Movies watched this week: 5
Movies watched in 2013: 54

Source: IMDB

Saturday, April 13, 2013

April A to Z Challenge: Movie Villains L


Lex Luthor- Superman I, II &IV


Gene Hackman plays a real estate obsessed criminal mastermind.

Source: IMDB

Friday, April 12, 2013

April A to Z Challenge: Movie Villains K



Khan- Star Trek II- The Wrath of Khan (1982)

 Ricardo Montalbon plays a genetically-engineered tyrant seeking revenge. 

Source: IMBD  

Thursday, April 11, 2013

April A to Z Challenge: Movie Villains J


The Joker- The Dark Knight (2008)


Terrorizing Gotham while wearing purple; played by Heath Leger.

Source: IMDB

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

April A to Z Challenge: Movie Villains I


Imhotep- The Mummy (1932)


Played by Boris Karloff, he's back to life and looking for his lost love.

Source: IMDB