Movies watched (for the first time) in 2010...

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	Title	Date	Rating	Format	Comments
1	Only You	05/01/10	***	DVD	Good girly film, a bit of humour and a romantic if predictable end
2	The Falcon and The Snowman	12/01/10	***	Rental	Compelling drama, a little different from the average spy thriller
3	All The President's Men	13/01/10	****	Rental	Fast paced and a great attention to detail, holds interest until the last moment
4	Avatar	14/01/10	***	Cinema	Stunning landscape and good premise, drags a little at times
5	Daybreakers	17/01/10	*****	Cinema	Fast paced and a bit different from the usual vampire films
6	The Hunger	25/01/10	***	Rental	Very visual film, good to look at but ultimately plotless
7	Carlito's Way	27/01/10	***	Rental	In a similar vein to other mafia films, some excellent set pieces
8	Fast Times at Ridgemont High	06/02/10	**	Rental	Very disjointed high school drama, dated and lacking direction
9	Mystic River	08/02/10	****	Rental	Shocking story and highly emotional, Sean Penn, Kevin Bacon and Tim Robbins excellent
10	The Wolfman	16/02/10	****	Cinema	Enjoyable Victorian horror tale, good effects, jumpy at times and emotive
11	P.S. I Love You	17/02/10	***	DVD	Slightly odd premise, a little comedic, some touching moments
12	Burn After Reading	27/02/10	**	Rental	Quirky and madcap, but the point seemed to pass me by
13	The Holiday	28/02/10	****	Rental	Sweet and touching film with a lot of heart
14	Wholey Moses	28/02/10	***	Online	Quirky indie short, could be expanded and built on
15	Death Race	07/03/10	***	Rental	Extremely violent and engrossing, lacking plot
16	Alice in Wonderland	11/03/10	****	Cinema	Some amazing performances in a suitably surreal adaptation
17	Borat	14/03/10	**	Rental	Very few funny moments, pretty cringe worthy
18	Underworld: Rise of the Lycans	20/03/10	****	Rental	Excellent prequel to Underworld, far superior to the previous sequel
19	Fly Away Home	21/03/10	*****	DVD	Sweet and moving tale, Anna Paquin in an early and brilliant role
20	Chasing Ghosts	22/03/10	****	DVD	Painfully indie film, enjoyable even though the twist was obvious
21	Ghost Town	27/03/10	***	Rental	Interesting premise, quite a few laughs but ultimately predictable
22	Mirrors	04/04/10	***	Rental	Quite unsettling, a couple of jumpy moments and a little gore. A little muddled.
23	Revolutionary Road	11/04/10	****	Rental	Harrowing at times, good to see Leo and Kate together again
24	Kick Ass	18/04/10	*****	Cinema	Great fun, very funny and Hit Girl steals the show.
25	The Spirit	19/04/10	**	Rental	Slow, lacking coherent plot but visually interesting
26	Taken	25/04/10	****	Rental	Tense and disturbing, Liam Neeson an excellent action star
27	Two Lovers	01/05/10	***	Rental	Interesting, Joaquim very good, slightly random
28	Knowing	08/05/10	***	Rental	Intriguing premise, starts strong & shocking, conclusion disappointing
29	Crank: High Voltage	13/05/10	****	Rental	Ridiculously over the top premise, very violent but lots of fun
30	Rachel Getting Married	15/05/10	****	Rental	Filmed in an almost documentary-style, very natural, funny and poignant
31	Iron Man 2	18/05/10	*****	Cinema	Great fun, all actors (old and new) excellent
32	Drag Me To Hell	26/05/10	***	Rental	A little tense and sickening in parts but not original or scary overall
33	One Missed Call	27/05/10	****	Rental	Shannyn Sossamon excellent, lots of suitably creepy elements & shocking deaths
34	My Bloody Valentine	05/06/10	**	Rental	Jensen Ackles good but film plot built around 3D effects rather than actual plot
35	Blindness	06/06/10	*****	Rental	An incredibly moving, shocking and clever film. The film managed to make me actually feel blind
36	Twilight: New Moon	23/06/10	***	Rental	Most of the issues relate to source material, actually a pretty good film considering, and wolves!
37	The Sin Eater	24/06/10	****	Rental	Another good Heath Ledger/Shannyn Sossamon film, intriguing concept
38	March of the Penguins	27/06/10	****	TV	Entertaining documentary that doesn't shy away from the tragic moments
39	Jennifer's Body	04/07/10	****	Rental	Different from the usual teen slasher films, Amanda Seyfried excellent
40	Shrek Forever After	15/07/10	****	Cinema	A strong ending to the Shrek saga
41	Inception	20/07/10	*****	Cinema	Feels like a dream, incredibly elaborate and action packed, want to see it again!
42	Toy Story 3	27/07/10	*****	Cinema	Totally worth the 11 year wait since No.2! Funny, emotive, scary and stunning
43	The Color Purple	02/08/10	****	Rental	Moving and engaging, several funny moments
44	Aimée & Jaguar	05/08/10	****	Rental	An angle on WWII that I'd not seen before, an amazing and moving true story
45	Nosferatu (1922)	07/08/10	**	TV	Good for its time, but does not hold up well to modern eyes
46	FAQ About Time Travel	08/08/10	*****	Rental	Very clever, funny and entertaining, a little mind bending as well
47	The Sorcerer's Apprentice	23/08/10	***	Cinema	Fairly typical of the wish fulfilment fantasy genre, but very funny and entertaining
48	Dear John	31/08/10	****	Rental	Sweet and touching love story, with plenty of interesting supporting characters
49	Salt	02/09/10	****	Cinema	Angelina Jolie excellent in a role that would usually be played by a man
50	Scott Pilgrim vs The World	02/09/10	*****	Cinema	Geeky, funny and action packed, probably should read the comic
51	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo	06/09/10	****	Rental	A less complex plot than the book, but the characterisations are spot on, another great Swedish film
52	The Final Destination	25/09/10	**	Rental	The effects are terrible, the premise ridiculous and the gore over the top, but it still scares me!
53	The Ghost	30/09/10	****	Rental	An intriguing thrill ride, some big shocks near and at the end
54	Paranormal Activity	13/10/10	***	Rental	A slow build of tension throughout, gets very intense towards the end
55	Coraline	14/10/10	****	Rental	Beautifully shot and full of child-like wonder
56	The Social Network	20/10/10	****	Cinema	Fast paced and fun interpretation of the origins of Facebook
57	Letters to Juliet	25/10/10	****	Rental	Sweet romantic drama, with a hint of Romeo and Juliet
58	The Kids Are All Right	05/11/10	****	Cinema	A quite different comedy drama, excellent cast, interesting plot
59	Thirst	07/11/10	***	Rental	Very twisted love story, quite dream-like with moments of gore
60	The Princess Bride	14/11/10	*****	Rental	Sweet and funny fantasy adventure classic
61	I Love You Phillip Morris	14/11/10	****	Rental	Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor both excellent in this comedic and full of heart true story
62	Highlander III: The Sorcerer	24/11/10	***	Rental	Better than H2, copied a lot of the best moments of the original
63	A Single Man	04/12/10	****	DVD	Moving and beautiful, Colin Firth excellent
64	The Box	05/12/10	***	Rental	Slow moving sci-fi thriller, interesting premise
65	He's Just Not That Into You	05/12/10	***	Rental	A great cast, lots of cute and funny moments, ultimately shallow
66	Chloe	17/12/10	****	Rental	Amanda Seyfried and Julianne Moore's chemistry was amazing, a very dream-like feel
67	Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 1	19/12/10	****	Cinema	Action packed, but with funny and sad moments, need part 2!
68	Conversations with Other Women	26/12/10	****	Rental	Beautifully made, quietly sensual, great chemistry between the leads
69	Repo Men	26/12/10	****	DVD	Stolen premise and a slightly cop out ending, but action packed and fun
70	Burlesque	27/12/10	****	Cinema	Great fun, great musical numbers and great cast

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