Watched - Movies.

Like 3 months worth of movie watching here...

Eh, okay, I guess... if you're into that kinda thing
Observe and Report - tried too hard to be dark and edgy
Paul Blart: Mall Cop - the clear winner of the battle of the mall cop movies
Zack & Miri Make a Porno - I haven't really felt a Kevin Smith film since Clerks II
Fanboys - thought it'd be better
Surfer, Dude - not Mcconaughey's finest work
Couples Retreat - with this cast, shoud've been waaaaaay better
W - Brolin's performance was good, but wasn't served by the script
School for Scoundrels - not bad, really...  predictable though
The Informers - just not that good a film...  I imagine it makes Brett Easton Ellis cry
Be Cool - likewise, this probably made Elmore Leonard cry
Margaret Cho: Beautiful - I really dug Cho's early specials, the last few didn't really do it for me...  this was a step up, but still kind of "eh" for me

Pretty good
Rules of Engagement - older flick, Tommy Lee Jones & Sam Jackson as jarheads
The Proposal - surprisingly good romcom
American Gangster - Denzel and Russell Crowe ensures impressive acting
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past - funny
The Ron Clark Story - was watching an education docu with clips from the film, so decided to check it out.  Dig Matthew Perry and while the inspirational/motivational "true story" is a little cliched, it IS based on a true story that's pretty cool.  Ended up picking up some books by Ron Clark on education.  Good stuff.  Review on that to come later.
Walking Tall - the remake.  Good, if cliched, action-y fun
12 Angry Men - never seen the Henry Fonda version, despite being in the high school play... still remembered some lines of dialogue...  crazy
Wilde - it is, indeed, probably the role Stephen Fry was born to play
Get Smart - Steve Carrell, pretty funny
Fred Claus - Vince Vaughn, likewise

Recommended
The Hangover - hilarious


District 9 - maybe some of the best scifi of the last few years


A Christmas Story - obligatory Xmas watching


Crank: High Voltage - turn your brain off, enjoy the ride












Zombieland - rivals Shaun of the Dead as best zombie comedy ever

The Wrestler - outstanding performance by Rourke, a moving film...  really resonated with me


Big Fan - Patton Oswalt showed off some damn impressive acting chops in this...  you slowly get to watch an obsessive compulsive spiral downward










The Ringer - yes, a 5 year old Johnny Knoxville flick makes the "recommended" cut...  I lmao...  and it made a potentially cringe worthy film damn funny

Sherlock Holmes
- saw it in the theater... count me among the fans of Downey & Law as Sherlock and Watson.  The script could've been better, but the visuals and the acting were top notch.  Just a lot of fun.

[...and watching Sherlock Holmes led me to track down a copy of] The Seven Percent Solution - based on one of the best Holmes pastiches of all times - outstanding book by Nicholas Meyer I first read back in high school - Alan Arkin as Freud, Robert Duvall as Watson... good stuff.  [The link on the left takes you to Amazon, but if you've got a region free DVD player, you can get it for cheap from Amazon.co.uk]





Three outstanding comedy specials you can't go wrong with - Eddie Izzard: Stripped



Eddie Izzard: Wembley



Doug Stanhope - Deadbeat Hero













Finally, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths - damn good animation, story, voice acting, action/fight scenes... for geeks only, clearly.  But awesome.