A Year (and some) in Film
posted August 23, 2006 - 3:04pmA friend posited to me that I see too many movies. Now, while I think this is just an absurd concept (too many movies? Bah! There is no such thing), I decided to humor him and look at all the movies I’ve seen in the theater since January of 2005. The list goes up to August 23rd, 2006.
It’s a long list … is it too long?
2005
Elektra
20th Century Fox, 96mins, PG-13
In Good Company
Universal Pictures, 110mins, PG-13
Constantine
Warner Bros. Pictures, 121mins, R
Son of the Mask
New Line Cinema, 86mins, PG
The Pacifier
Buena Vista Pictures, 91mins, PG
Millions
Fox Searchlight, 97mins, PG
Kung Fu Hustle
Sony Pictures Classics, 95mins, R
The Amityville Horror
MGM Pictures, 86mins, R
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Walt Disney Pictures, 110mins, PG
Kingdom of Heaven
20th Century Fox, 145mins, R
Mindhunters
Miramax Films, 105mins, R
Unleashed
Focus Features, 103mins, R
Layer Cake
Sony Pictures Classics, 110mins, R
Star Wars - Episode III:
Revenge of the Sith
20th Century Fox, 140mins, PG-13
Madagascar
Dreamworks SKG, 86mins, PG
Lords of Dogtown
Sony Pictures, 107mins, PG-13
High Tension
Lions Gate Films, 86mins, R
Batman Begins
Warner Bros. Pictures, 137mins, PG-13
Heights
Sony Pictures Classics, 93mins, R
Land of the Dead
Universal Pictures, 93mins, R
March of the Penguins
Warner Independent Pictures, 85mins, G
War of the Worlds
Paramount Pictures, 117mins, PG-13
Fantastic Four
20th Century Fox, 115mins, PG-13
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Warner Bros. Pictures, 118mins, PG
The Edukators
IFC Films, 126mins, R
The Aristocrats
THINK Film, 89mins, Unrated
Broken Flowers
Focus Features, 106mins, R
The Exorcism Of Emily Rose
Screen Gems Films, 114mins, PG-13
An Unfinished Life
Miramax Films, 100mins, PG-13
A History of Violence
New Line Cinema, 96mins, R
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
Dreamworks Pictures, 99mins, PG-13
Waiting
Lions Gate Films, 93mins, R
Where the Truth Lies
ThinkFilm, 106mins, NC-17
Shopgirl
Buena Vista Pictures, 104mins, R
Saw II
Lions Gate Films, 91mins, R
Jarhead
Universal Pictures, 100mins, R
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Warner Bros. Pictures, 157mins, PG-13
Walk the Line
Sony Pictures, 133mins, PG-13
The Chronicles of Narnia:
The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
Walt Disney Pictures, 135mins, PG
Brokeback Mountain
Focus Features, 134mins, R
The Producers: The Movie Musical
Universal Pictures, 134mins, PG-13
Munich
Universal Pictures, 164mins, R
The Matador
WeinsteinCo, 97mins, R
2006
Underworld: Evolution
Sony Pictures, 102mins, R
Match Point (expanding wide)
Dreamworks Pictures, 124mins, R
The New World (expanding wide)
New Line Cinema, 149mins, PG-13
Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story
Picturehouse, 91mins, R
The Pink Panther
MGM Pictures, 92mins, PG
Freedomland
Sony Pictures, 113mins, R
16 Blocks
Warner Bros. Pictures, 102mins, PG-13
Ultraviolet
Sony Pictures, 85mins, PG-13
The Hills Have Eyes
20th Century Fox, 105mins, R
V for Vendetta
Warner Bros. Pictures, 132mins, R
Thank You For Smoking
Fox Searchlight, 92mins, R
Lucky Number Slevin
WeinsteinCo, 110mins, R
Scary Movie 4
WeinsteinCo, ??mins, PG-13
Silent Hill
Sony Pictures, 119mins, R
RV
Sony Pictures, 98mins, PG
Keeping Up With The Steins
Miramax Films, 99mins, PG-13
The Da Vinci Code
Sony Pictures, 149mins, PG-13
X-Men: The Last Stand
20th Century Fox, 104mins, PG-13
The Break-Up
Universal Pictures, 106mins, PG-13
The Omen
20th Century Fox, 110mins, R
A Prairie Home Companion
Picturehouse, 105mins, PG-13
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Walt Disney Pictures, 145mins, PG-13
Clerks II
WeinsteinCo., 98mins, R
Accepted
Universal Pictures, 90mins, PG-13
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Comments
If you can afford it why not
Celanith
Hello everyone, stop and set awhile.
Movie-hopping--those were
Movie-hopping--those were the days. Haven't made time for it these days; it's been a good 10 years. Three was my limit, too, and I think that happened only once. We used to have a cheapie theater in my hometown, back in the day: a double feature for $1.99, and then 99 cents on Tuesdays. Now it's a Starbucks or something.
Antonia Dwells
I am a big fan of movie
I am a big fan of movie hopping. Pay for a matinee on Sunday afternoon and stay for three movies. When you're poor and you love movies, it's what you do. Impressive list. I'll have to bust mine out and see how they compare!
It's a shame you don't taste the world I taste. Everything's sugar laced.
It's a shame you don't taste the world I taste. Everything's sugar laced.
Kingdom of Heaven was one of
Kingdom of Heaven was one of the best films I've ever seen. Sheer brilliance.
You must have seen "Napoleon
You must have seen "Napoleon Dynamite." Oh...that was 2004.
How 'bout "Nacho Libre"?
Antonia Dwells
Some good ones there. Some
Some good ones there. Some stinkers.
How would you RANK them?
Antonia Dwells
Admittedly, it is not the
Admittedly, it is not the wisest financial decision I could make. But I am a die hard cinephile and there are a lot of films that I just need to see in a theater.
And I don't just mean the big budget extravaganzas either. I love the intimate setting of seeing a small release film (like the Austrian film "The Edukators") in a small theater with only a handful of people at 1 AM. It's a great experience and the only way some movie should be watched.
- BAM -
- BAM -
I'm just impressed that you
I'm just impressed that you have the money to see so many movies in the theater. I think some movies have something to offer you can only get on the big screen, but often I wait for video, or cheaper yet, On Demand.
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