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Disagree with a lot of this list

I wouldn't call Live and Let Die, You Only Live twice and ESPECIALLY Man with the Golden Gun as essential Bond films. TMWGG is my 4th least favorite Bond film. It's so dull!

I would personally bump License to Kill and On Her Majesty's Secret Service to must watch. And For Your Eyes Only would go into semi-essential.

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I added The Spy Who Loved Me.

Live and Let Die is a personal favorite of mine...from the theme song, to the car and boat chase, to the awkward and cheesy race relations. I think it's a fun film. Plus...Baron Samedi.

You Only Live Twice is -- in my opinion -- underrated. Plus, the end is what gets parodied in the Simpsons, making it semi-essential nerd viewing. Plus I love the theme song again, and the gimmick (Bond dying) is good. I thought Skyfall sort of revisited some of the themes.

Man With The Golden Gun is perhaps a dull film...I just like Christopher Lee. Plus, it establishes the Golden Gun mythos.

I like OHMSS...I don't know how essential it is, just because it was in a lot of ways a one-off. The constant actor changes with Blofeld is annoying, imo.

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I also like The Spy Who Loved Me, but if I was to recommend a single Moore film, it would be for Your Eyes Only.

I think Live and Let Die is a fun film as well. Great score. And yeah, the whole racial thing is just bizarre to watch now, but makes for a very unique setting/villains for the franchise thus far.

YOLT.. is iffy.. it has a lot of goofy elements that I love.. the jet pack, Little Nellie, the lair in a volcano, the ninjas and the likes.. but we shall say it's more near the top middle for me.

I can't in good faith ever recommend the Man with a Golden Gun to anyone!

And I love OHMSS because it's one off.. it feels so vastly different from the entire franchise, partially because of that and how toned down it is.

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Yeah, OHMSS is an interesting film...I would say I definitely recommend it, but it gets sort of lost as "canon."

I think everyone can agree that Dr. No -> From Russian -> Goldfinger are essential....after that, things get crazy.

Best Bond villain? Now that's a question for the nerds.

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I think before it was a discussion, but hard to really say anything after Silva.

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Silva was great...but the whole part where Silva gets captured, and pulls out his teeth...and all that stuff.

It really reminded me of the Dark Knight and the scene with the Joker, when he is in the jail, and the guy has the phone inside him....

I thought the scene on the island was fucking perfect, and the stuff at the end with the Scottish house was fucking perfect. That whole mid-section was also really good, but yeah. It reminded me of the Dark Knight.

It's not a bad thing...I'm just not sure how I feel about it.

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Silva was indeed amazing - probably the best part of the movie. He owned every scene he was in. There were a ton of great moments though - I'm looking forward to seeing it again at home...I think the loud people at the theater tainted it a bit for me.

The only thing I don't like, when it comes down to it, is how dull Bond actually is in this movie. He probably experiences the least amount of character development. He's depressed almost the whole time, and doesn't really speak much. It's not Daniel Craig's fault - he's a great actor, it's just how the character was written in this movie.

I think in the next one if they combine the bad assery of Craig's Bond with the charm of Pierce Brosnan's, it would be perfect. I just want to like Bond the character a little more than I do, and be able to relate to him.

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I really enjoyed OHMSS as well. I watched it around the time that my buddy and I were playing No One Lives Forever 2.


Spoilers? who hasn't seen it yet though>>

Skyfall was sooo pretty. It culminated so well with the scottish homestead setting. agghh I'll probably go see it again because I enjoyed it that much. I really enjoyed the nostalgia comment that the ride with M signified, as well as the improv fight at his family's estate.

The opening for the movie fell short due to lack of thematic congruence. We were presented with the different set pieces of the film, like a chronological story board and I felt it was inappropriate in terms of Bond openings. The song was nice enough but it just didn't feel right.

I hear you Vampyr on the flat, depressed bond. It kind of makes sence in relation to quantum of solace and the idea that the service hasn't exactly been kind to him.

Something about the opening train-action scene was off. Maybe after watching the Great Train Robbery where Connery literally risked his life, ducking tunnels and all, it made the camera cut back and fight scene style not as grand.. I mean, they biked across the rooftop of the bazaar and it ended with a rather poor cinematography/director choice.
All in all the cinematography was soooo amazing.

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I've been doing a lot of renters lately...lots of movies that I just didn't feel were worth the admission price in theaters.

Ted - This movie was dumb as hell, but it had a few hilarious moments...namely the darker kidnapping stuff. Seth MacFarlane isn't funny. I'm sorry. The glory days of Family Guy are long past...and the glue holding this crappy B-comedy together is Marky Mark and Mila Kunis. I laughed, it was cute...I have no desire to watch this again.

Also, Mila Kunis has come a long way since That 70's Show.


Savages - I don't get this movie...because it's awful. It's a movie about two "bros" who like to surf, live in Orange County, and smoke lots of weed. One happens to be a veteran who served in Afghanistan, the other is a peace-loving-Buddhist-douche bag. Somehow, they grow a massive marijuana empire, and the Mexican cartel tries to buy them up.

The movie centers around "Ophelia," played by Blake Lively. Apparently she is on the Disney Channel. Blake Lively is getting double-reamed and DPed by the two bros, although the movie only hints at it.

She gets kidnapped or something...and then shit happens. It's all violent but feels as limp as a tween drama. This shit has to be marketed for the 14-18 demographic.

There's ONE scene that's kind of creepy and cool...with Salma Hayek and Blake Lively...otherwise the rest largely drags. Benecio Del Toro is awesome, as always, but meh. Even he can't save this mess.

The biggest slap in the face (aside from the two bros...chica chica) is the ending. This movie has two endings: an okay ending, and a phoned in Hollywood ending.

My only question is: Oliver Stone, is this entire movie some REALLY meta satire? Is this just a giant "fuck you" to everyone? If so, then this movie is a brilliant farce.

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The Cabin in the Woods

This was pretty fun. I always like a good horror movie that messes with the boundaries a bit. You can't say too much about this without spoiling the general idea of it, but it does a pretty amazing job balance a meta-ness without being too annoying.

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The Other Guys
Pretty fun. Nice educational end credits.

Looper
Quite liked this, but JGL's makeup looked ridiculous a lot of the time. Also did not expect it to go all Akira at the end. But that was a damn good actor for a kid so young.

Sleepwalk with Me
Great movie. Funny and thought provoking.

Dredd
Wow, that ended up being way better than I expected. I can't find any faults with it. Quite pretty as well. And for once slow motion in an action movie actually makes sense and is integral to the story. It did feel like I was watching a video game at times with that gun of his. Not a bad thing though.
Plus the OST is AWESOME.

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Django Unchained.

Loved it. Tarantino at his best.

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I enjoyed this one too...and would definitely recommend. There's some stuff in Cabin in the Woods where I was like, "holy shit! that's brilliant!"

Looper was pretty darn good, albeit it kind of heavy-handed and depressing. I think Looper did a good job providing a cohesive story from the two character's vantage points. The movie was well made, minus some nitpicking about time travel paradoxes.

I enjoyed Django quite a bit...but I'm not sure if it's my favorite Tarantino movie. It got a bit long at the end, but maybe I was just tired.

DiCaprio plays a total scumbag in that movie. He did a really good job.

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Watching the Lord of the Rings trilogy with friends. Yesterday 1, Friday 2, Monday 3! I forgot how good the movies were, it's been 4 years since I've seen them. :)

We actually wanted to do a marathon and watch all 3 on 1 day. But nobody was available on the same day... and now we're kind of glad we weren't. Even 1 movie (extended edition) is a long sit!

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One of the reasons I can't re-watch them
They are good.
But not good enough for me to sit through 3-4 hour movies that often.

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I just put LotR in all the time and have it on in the background. One of my favorite movies to just have going.

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I've seen LoTR...once. Same with most movies.


John Dies At The End
Sadly this was a bit disappointing. I enjoyed the book a good deal but the movies left out more than half of the story. There really wasn't anyway to include it all I guess...but still, wasn't enough there.

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I don't think Lord of the Rings has aged as well as I remember the experience for the first time in the theaters.

At some point...I need to sit down and rewatch the trilogy, along with Star Wars. I knocked out Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones, and Back to the Future a few months ago. Along with the Alien "Quadrilogy" in anticipation for Prometheus.

I should probably do Die Hard as well, in anticipation for the new Die Hard movie...which looks really dumb. But Live Free or Die Hard was okay, so I can't be too cynical.

I still haven't seen The Hobbit and I'm kind of putting it off. The playoffs are going to keep me out of the theater, methinks. And Django was a 3 hour movie...so yeah.

There's a lot of potential renters our right now. I don't particularly give a fuck about Les Miserables, but I'm sure it's good. RENT. Jack Reacher looks stupid, but I bet it's fun if you just want to get drunk and eat popcorn. RENT. This is 40 just looks depressing, I don't even know if I want to rent that shit. I have absolutely no desire to see Lincoln...I'd rather just history channel the real shit. Jim from The Office and Matttttt Dammmmon are definitely pulling for RENT with Promise Land. Parental Guidance is a reminder that Billy Crystal needs to go get more botox and then retire. What a washed up, unfunny, actor.

I still need to rent Paranormal 4 so I can be like, "why?"

And even though "A Huanted House" and "Texas Chainsaw 3D" both look pretty bad...they look bad in a good way. Like...I get to eat popcorn, turn my brain off, and laugh. So I may catch those flix in the theater.

Gangster Squad has to be decent with the cast it has, right? That movie has been hyped up like crazy...I'm hoping it's more gritty than the previews are leading on, and that there is more gangster grit than Ryan Gosling "come hither" moments and finger banging. We get it, Emma Stone and Gosling are hot.

Oh...and I still need to see Hitchcock. Probably a renter in that one too.

It's not a bad time for movies, which is bad, because it's not a bad time for TV shows either. Tooooo much to watch.

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Seriously, go watch The Hobbit in HFR while you still can. It takes some minutes to get used to, but it's so pretty!

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We saw The Two Towers yesterday. I was a bit underwhelmed. It always was the worst of the 3 for me, but I thought that was because it has beginning nor ending. And I figured the books don't have much going on either...

Now I realized it's partly because it's not filmed that well. They tried to add a lot of dramatic stuff, like Aragorn falling off the cliff, Éowyn falling in love with him, the Ents deciding not to go to war, Faramir thinking of taking the Ring... but I feel most of those changes are for the worse.

I'm really really looking forward to finally reading the books again. I read them twice when I was 16/17, but not since. So that's 12 years ago!

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I'm currently reading Fellowship right now, they just got to Bree and are with Strider.

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Awesome. When I was 17, I dreamed of reading LotR when in Ireland. Rain pouring down while you're warm inside with the book.

I might start reading the book really really fast... but I guess I should finish NSMBU and Nintendo Land first.

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Tower Heist
Fun movie, though towards the end you have to disregard your knowledge of physics and the density of certain elements to keep up the enjoyment factor. Some other plotholey things as well. Never felt bored though. That's a plus. Hmm, and Ben Stiller's NY accent was a bit overdone at times.

Alien 3 (Assembly Cut)
I never saw the theatrical release so I can't comment on this being the worst of the franchise. I rather enjoyed the assembly cut. Prefer it to Aliens. The one problem is the alien didn't blend with the background as well as it could. Still, the best looking of the xenomorphs in the way it moved. The supporting cast was all great as well.

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NSMBU is a trying experience. It's very good, and very difficult. I just can't bring myself to play it for long periods of time. I feel like once I pass a peak of how good I am at the game, I have to take a break for a while or I'll just die over and over.

Also I hate the ghost mansions. Never any idea where I'm going.

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Yeah same here, I've been playing it from time to time. It's a great game, but it's hard to get through. Which is good I guess.

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Alien: Resurrection
And with that I've finished all the Alien movies (not including the AvPs). The xenomorphs looked awesome swimming. In fact other than the stupid cgi bug in the first couple of seconds of the movie, the sfx were very well done. Beyond that, it not a good movie. Felt like a parody of those that came before it.

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I recommend AvP2, much better than half of the Alien/Prometheus movies.

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Ah, I did see the first AvP though my memory of it is hazy. One of the criticisms for the sequel is bad lighting. I watch most movies on my monitor where low light situations make it hard to see. I imagine this movie would be horrible for that. But shall see.

The Town
Quite good, but felt done before. Especially the romance aspect.

Django Unchained
I liked it. Felt awfully long and the music choices did take me out of it at times...but still good.

Slither
Fun body horror. Not much else to say. I did keep thinking about Prometheus while watching it though and how this movie made a simple to understand alien life cycle that made perfect sense.

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I saw AvP2 on my monitor and apparently it didn't ruin my experience. It's just a way cooler concept than AvP1, Aliens3&R and Prometheus. A human village on Earth gets overrun by Aliens, while Predators come to hunt them.

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You've convinced me. Shall watch it sometime soon. With that I'll have watched every Alien and Pre- damn. I still need to watch Predators.

The Dark Knight Returns Part 2
Did not care for it. Babs goes a great job explaining why in his review for it: http://nerdsontherocks.com/dark-knig...-part-2-review

Super
I enjoyed it, though of the normal-if-a-bit-unhinged-guy-becomes-a-superhero movies I've seen, it ranks last. I did really like the ending.

If I want to be completist about it I still need to see Griff the Invisible and Defendor. Special remains my favorite.

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Grabbers
"When an island off the coast of Ireland is invaded by bloodsucking aliens, the heroes discover that getting drunk is the only way to survive."
That description sold me on it, and it did not disappoint. Fun movie with some great looking critters.

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The Sword in the Stone. 7.5/10.
I've seen this several times when I was a kid. Now as an adult it's still a very enjoyable movie.

I've almost finished The Legend of Korra (not a movie but a series...). Good stuff, the steampunky setting was a nice surprise!

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Best show on TV right now, IMO.

Including live action stuff like Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead.

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I just finished the final (double) episode and it was AWESOME. :D

So I read season 2 is coming in a few months... I wonder what it will be about. I was expecting Aman to escape, but it didn't look like it.

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They've teased some concept art. I think it's going to involve them leaving Republic City and going into a jungle area.

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Predators
Fine movie. All the characters were interesting.

Seven Psychopaths
Very good. Not In Bruges good. But few things are.

Die Hard 2
My least favorite of the series. Found it incredibly boring and the whole "Isn't it crazy how the same stuff is a happening again?" got tiresome.

Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Been a while since I saw the first but I think this is my favorite of the bunch. Seeing mid-90s NYC played a large role in that.

Live Free or Die Hard
Don't really get why folks hate this one. Decent movie. No more crazier than anything that came before it.

Terminator Salvation
Probably could tear this apart if I remember the timeline of the series. But I enjoyed. Christian Bale, not so much.

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Haven't seen the first one. Just watched this one because it was the Crank directors. It was..........well, it was something. Things I did like: 1) How crazy Nic Cage acted, especially while trying to keep back the Rider and when transforemed. 2) How the rider moved. Loved how twitchy he was. 3) Idris Elba. Probably the worst performance I've seen from him...but still one of the better parts of the film. Needs to star in his own superhero movie already.

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Casablanca 9/10
Great movie, I can see why it's in the top 10 or so.

Walkabout 7/10
These 70 movies could be quite slow, but it was pretty interesting nontheless.

Blood Diamond 8/10
Woah, quite shocking but such a good movie.

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I feel like Die Hard 3 is the campiest of the bunch...but it's still a fun movie. If I had to rank the sequels (because let's face it, the original is the best), I'd probably change my rankings based on my mood.

As films: 2, 4, 3

If I'm drinking (as I'm wont to do when watching movies like Die Hard): 3, 2, 4

I have pretty low expectations for the new one....but you know, I'll see it, because I'm stupid like that.

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Warhorse 4/10
UGH! Such a painfully bad movie. From the beginning to end it's full of clichés, overacting, bad story, frustrating decision making...
We actually thought of not finishing the movie, but we decided to just watch it for laughs.
Anyone with a horse can see how unrealistic it all is... and I assume most other people can as well.

Edit: There was actually one scene that I enjoyed: where the horse runs on the battlefield and jumps over the trenches. Pretty epic... until it runs through 3 barbed wire fences (but still doesn't die!).

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In Search of Steve Ditko
A nice documentary about the co-creator of Spider-Man. It's up on youtube in full if want to watch.

Valhalla Rising
Took me forever to get around to watching this. I knew it was going to be quiet and slow, so waited until I was in the right mood. And I'm glad it did. It's awfully quiet (the main character is completely mute) and very slow. But I enjoyed it a good deal.

Skyfall
Not much of a Bond fan, but I enjoyed this well enough. That is until we learn James Bond is actually Bruce Wayne and rather than become Batman joined the MI6. And then it goes all Home Alone. http://i.imgur.com/Sf0JC.jpg Nice looking film though.