February Review
Posted by Primogeniture on March 2nd, 2008
This month I saw a surprising 10 films for the first time. Most of the films I saw (6) were from 2007 as I continue to catch up on the year and prepare my top 10 list. Like January, I saw only a single 2008 release, this time Semi-Pro, a movie I would recommend to Will Ferrell fans and only Will Ferrell fans. It is definitely in the lower tier of Ferrell movies.
’50s: 1
’00s: 9
Not much diversity in time periods this time around, mostly reflecting my desire to see all of the ’07 releases I can before starting any sort of top 10 list. Three films were seen in theater, while two came from regular television with commercials. For the first time, I saw a film through Netflix’s Instant Watch option. The rest came through DVD rentals.
Sadly, I was unable to finish North by Northwest, what was to be my first complete Hitchcock viewing. The biggest surprise of the month was easily Gone Baby Gone, while Atonement was a massive disappointment. I feel I may have rated that particular film too high. In better news, There Will Be Blood finally arrived in my area. A great film showcasing an incredible performance from Daniel Day-Lewis.
I began watching The X-Files from the beginning and also read The Great Gatsby for the third time in my life. The first was in high school, the second in college, this was the first time I’ve read it simply for pleasure.
Rewatches: Ghostbusters, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (’07)
March 4th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
Did you buy Jesse James? I’m holding off. I wanted to buy it so badly but I keep telling myself that I want to wait until I have a high def TV, DVD player, and can buy the Blu-Ray disc (since that’s the winner of the war). I’m waiting on a number of movies to do this actually. Jesse James, No Country For Old Men, and There Will Be Blood. As well as The Planet Earth DVD series. These movies are SO good-looking that I know I won’t want to see them in any format that won’t do them justice.
It’s agonizing though. All 3 of those movies are in my top 10 of the year. I don’t know how I’ll hold off cause I know I’m not buying a new TV or DVD player for probably a year.
March 6th, 2008 at 3:26 am
I am in the SAME boat. I am holding off on Jesse James, as well as several other movies this year, like No Country and TWBB, etc. Usually at the end of the year I buy a few of my favorite movies from the year, but I haven’t gotten anything this time. I have the HD TV, but I still need the Blu-Ray player, and that may be a while. If Jesse James wasn’t such a visual film, I might have sprung for it, but with those visuals, I just can’t stand not getting an HD version.
I’d like to get a player this year, but I’m still working on getting the Wii. The Blu-Ray player (probably a PS3) will be the second thing on my need-to-get list.