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02. Naruto [uncut] Vol.1 (2002, Japan) Masashi Kishimoto [episodes 1-13] - recommended

The same goes for these...

06. Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008, USA) Nicholas Stoller -

worth seeing [C+]

07. Transsiberian (2008,UK) Brad Anderson -

a must see [B-]

08. Trailer Park of Terror (2008, USA) Steven Goldmann -

worth seeing [C-]

09. Vampyr (1932, Germany) Carl Theodor Dreyer -

Masterpiece

10. The Incredible Hulk (2008, USA) Louis Letterier -

has redeeming facet [D+]

11. The Horse Thief (1986, China) Tian Zhuangzhuang -

worth seeing

14. The War Game (1965, UK) Peter Watkins -

a must see

15. Kung Fu Panda (2008, USA) Mark Osborne & John Stevenson -

worth seeing [C]

16. Lord of the Flies (1963, UK) Peter Brook -

a must see

18. Naruto [uncut] Vol.2 (2002, Japan) Masashi Kishimoto [episodes 14-25] - much of the same.... reliable mindless fun.

19. Dark Floors (2008, Finland) Pete Riski -

has redeeming facet [D+]

20. WALL·E (2008, USA) Andrew Stanton -

Masterpiece [A]

21. The Norliss Tapes (1973, USA) Dan Curtis -

Excellent

No other filmmaker in history married the horror genre with the medium of Television to greater effect than Dan Curtis.

22. Crawlspace (1972, USA) John Newland -

a must see

Do yourself a favor and track down Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, one of the best made for TV horror films in history… Then check this bizarre little tale out that has Arthur Kennedy caring for a schizo-hobo living in the crawlspace of his basement. Makes you wonder why John Newland isn’t a more recognized name.

23. Tropic Thunder (2008, USA) Ben Stiller -

has redeeming facet [D-]
I’m not above this overblown and inane comedy, but I could really give a shit about movie-biz parodies or any Hollywood self-loathing for that matter. This is no different from what the host of SNL does every Saturday and I believe those guys already made this movie 22 years ago and it was called Three Amigos…

24. Hot Moves (1985, USA) Jim Sotos -

a must see

By no means a great movie, it’s simply unfair to downplay anything this entertaining. Code Red DVD has packaged up a little time-capsule of joy with this forgotten 80’s sex farce.

26. Dead Set (2008, UK) Yann Demange & Charlie Brooker [5 episode mini-series] -

a must see

Ripping off 28 Days Later in every way imaginable, this zombie mini-series takes the outbreak and drops it right in the middle of the latest season of Big Brother, and the results trump the overrated Danny Boyle film in just about every way imaginable. Possibly the horror TV event of the year, even if nobody saw it…

27. Executive Koala (2005, Japan) Minoru Kawasaki -

has redeeming facet [D]

I’m down with giant koala bears in the workplace, but it takes more than that off-the-wall premise to make a film like this work. Jokes perhaps?

28. Witchblade - [Episodes 1-6] (2006, Japan, TV) Yoshimitsu Ôhashi - average

I believe this is the phrase no?

29. Priceless (2006, France) Pierre Salvadori [filed in 2007 based on festival screenings] -

a must see [B-]

A very pleasant throwback film that, while being nothing major, puts into perspective just how bad the romantic comedies in American cinema are these days. Loads of winks to sex-farces past make this one of the best modern Lubitsch films in years.

31. The Twilight Zone SSN1.25 - "People Are Alike All Over" (1960, USA, TV) Mitchell Leisen - Highly recommended.

32. The Twilight Zone SSN1.26 - "Execution" (1960, USA, TV) David Orrick McDearmon - Average

33. The Twilight Zone SSN1.27 - "The Big Tall Wish" (1960, USA, TV) Ron Winston - Not recommended

34. The Twilight Zone SSN1.28 - "A Nice Place to Visit" (1960, USA, TV) John Brahm - Highly recommended

I get it...good director/good writer = great episode

35. The Twilight Zone SSN1.29 - "Nightmare as a Child" (1960, USA, TV) Alvin Ganzer - Not recommended

36. Baraka (1992, USA) Ron Fricke -

worth seeing

aka Blu-ray player demo disc.

37. Presto (2008, USA) Doug Sweetland [short] - average

The sort of thing that tends to mop up in the Best Animated Short category of the Academy Awards that has always come across to me as middling at best.

38. WALL·E (2008, USA) Andrew Stanton - 2nd viewing [last seen Nov. '08] rating intact at **** Masterpiece [A]

40. Christmas Vacation (1989, USA) Jeremiah S. Chechik - umpteenth viewing [last seen prior to the start of this site] -

worth seeing

41. Fire and Ice (1983, USA) Ralph Bakshi -

a must see [B]

42. Stacy (2001, Japan) Naoyuki Tomomatsu -