Complete Movie Rating List (348 movies)

Date Movie Kurt's Rating Marion's Rating Notes/Comments
  200 Cigarettes Liked it n/a  
  Butterflies Are Free Liked it Liked it Not new, but we'd never seen it
  Deep End of the Ocean Liked it n/a  
  Forces of Nature Hated it! Hated it!  
  The Mod Squad Hated it! n/a  
  The Red Violin Really liked it Really liked it  
  Wild, Wild West Hated it! Hated it! Oh, the humanity!
1999-01-01 The Faculty Liked it Liked it  
1999-01-01 Waking Ned Devine Really liked it Really liked it  
1999-01-02 Elizabeth Liked it Liked it  
1999-01-17 The Thin Red Line Liked it Liked it  
1999-03-07 Shakespeare in Love Really liked it Really liked it  
1999-03-31 EdTV Liked it Liked it  
1999-04-05 The Matrix Loved it! Really liked it  
1999-04-25 10 Things I Hate about You Liked it Liked it  
1999-05-01 October Sky Really liked it Really liked it  
1999-05-09 The Mummy Really liked it Really liked it  
1999-05-14 Black Mask Didn't like it Hated it! It's got Jet Li and nothing else
1999-05-16 Cookie's Fortune Liked it Really liked it  
1999-05-19 Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace Liked it Liked it  
1999-06-01 Saving Private Ryan Really liked it Really liked it We saw it twice
1999-07-05 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Hated it! Didn't like it  
1999-07-05 South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut Really liked it Really liked it One of the best movies of the year
1999-07-17 Extreme Really liked it Liked it IMAX - Sydney, Australia
1999-07-20 Eyes Wide Shut Liked it Didn't like it Highbrow porn or pointless rambling? You decide
1999-07-25 Arlington Road Didn't like it Didn't like it They didn't cop out on the ending
1999-08-05 Dick Liked it Liked it "Two for Dick, please."
1999-08-05 The Blair Witch Project Really liked it n/a  
1999-08-08 The Sixth Sense Really liked it Really liked it  
1999-08-22 Bowfinger Really liked it Really liked it  
1999-09-01 Election Really liked it Really liked it There's one thing you should know about Tracy Flick...
1999-09-25 American Beauty Really liked it Really liked it "I rule!"
1999-10-01 Run, Lola, Run Really liked it Liked it  
1999-10-31 Fight Club Loved it! Didn't like it  
1999-11-01 Bringing Out the Dead Hated it! Hated it!  
1999-11-13 Dogma Really liked it Really liked it  
1999-11-22 Sleepy Hollow Liked it n/a  
1999-11-28 Sleepy Hollow Liked it Liked it Visually stunning plus Christopher Walken
1999-12-09 Toy Story 2 Really liked it Really liked it  
1999-12-19 Being John Malkovich Really liked it Really liked it Malkovich?
1999-12-26 The Green Mile Really liked it Really liked it  
2000-01-02 The Talented Mr. Ripley Really liked it Really liked it  
2000-01-14 Magnolia Really liked it Liked it Check out the Aimee Mann soundtrack
2000-01-16 Galaxy Quest Really liked it Really liked it  
2000-01-17 Stuart Little Liked it Liked it  
2000-02-27 Topsy Turvy Really liked it Really liked it  
2000-03-17 Final Destination Hated it! n/a Yes, the trailer did look good...
2000-03-19 The Insider Really liked it Really liked it That Russell Crowe is good in everything
2000-04-30 U-571 Liked it Liked it There's no such thing as a bad submarine movie
2000-05-08 Gladiator Really liked it Really liked it An appropriate jpeg for a gladiator movie
2000-05-08 Keeping The Faith Liked it Liked it Ed Norton actually can lighten up
2000-05-21 The Big Kahuna Liked it Liked it Kevin Spacey rules
2000-05-25 Mission:Impossible 2 Really liked it Really liked it Better than the first (thanks to John Woo)
2000-06-25 Chicken Run Really liked it Really liked it Nick Park has a way with clay
2000-07-02 The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle Liked it Liked it No Mr. Peabody, but not bad. Rene Russo does a great Natasha
2000-07-21 X-Men Really liked it n/a Gee, were they leaving things open for a sequel?
2000-07-22 The Perfect Storm Really liked it Really liked it Fishing is not a job we're looking to do anytime soon
2000-08-13 The Patriot Really liked it Really liked it  
2000-09-10 Space Cowboys Liked it Liked it  
2000-09-17 Saving Grace Really liked it Really liked it Here's a place to grow your weed, man (wwhhffft)
2000-09-18 Nurse Betty Liked it Liked it It's more like a "thumb and a half" but that .jpg is hard to concoct.
2000-09-21 Bring It On Liked it Liked it Dumb fun.
2000-09-22 Erin Brockovich Liked it Liked it She's one feisty gal!
2000-09-23 Almost Famous Loved it! Liked it  
2000-09-24 The Cell Liked it Liked it Visually stunning in parts but the story was fairly pedestrian.
2000-10-13 Dr. T and the Women n/a Didn't like it Disappointed: expecting a light comedy. Forgot that it was a Robert Altman film (with all that that entails).
2000-11-20 Best of Show Really liked it Really liked it  
2000-11-27 Unbreakable Really liked it Really liked it  
2000-12-03 The Grinch Liked it Liked it  
2000-12-04 Billy Elliot Really liked it Really liked it Some people just gotta dance
2000-12-31 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Really liked it Really liked it Best movie of the year
2001-01-01 Chocolat Really liked it Really liked it This movie made me hungry
2001-01-13 O Brother, Where Art Thou Really liked it Really liked it  
2001-01-13 State and Main Really liked it Really liked it  
2001-01-14 Quills Really liked it Really liked it  
2001-01-28 Traffic Really liked it Really liked it Complex; there's a lot to think about on this subject.
2001-02-11 Castaway Liked it Liked it Think you could last 4 years alone on a deserted island?
2001-03-03 Monkeybone Liked it Liked it Goofy fun
2001-05-06 Memento Really liked it Liked it Remember Sammy Jankis
2001-05-12 The Mummy Returns Liked it Liked it Weaker than the first; still, some fun to be had.
2001-05-20 Shrek Really liked it Really liked it Shrek? Max Schreck?
2001-06-03 Pearl Harbor Liked it Liked it It would have been better without the sappy love story.
2001-06-17 Evolution Just okay Just okay Weak. If you must see this, save it for a matinee. Did I mention it was weak?
2001-06-17 Tomb Raider Liked it Liked it Not bad, we're pleasantly surprised to report.
2001-07-01 AI zzzz Liked it Allergies gave Kurt a major sneezing fit before the movie; he was exhausted and ended up sleeping through most of it. He does not claim that he's seen this film.
2001-07-08 Divided We Fall Really liked it Really liked it In Czech with English subtitles. A very good film.
2001-07-15 Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Really liked it Really liked it The animation is amazing!
2001-07-22 Kiss of the Dragon Liked it Liked it Good fight choreography
2001-08-04 Legally Blonde Liked it Liked it Predictable, fun
2001-08-21 The Others Liked it n/a I went without Marion to see if she should see it or not.
2001-08-24 Greenfingers Liked it Liked it Convicts turn to horticulture.
2001-08-27 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Liked it Liked it Thought it would suck, found it quite funny. - marion
2001-09-08 Rush Hour 2 Liked it Liked it "Enjoyable, but nothing special." - Kurt
"Better than Rush Hour, which isn't saying much." - Marion
2001-09-09 The Deep End Liked it Liked it Not a psychological thriller as billed, which was disappointing.
2001-10-13 The Most Fertile Man In Ireland Liked it Liked it Light comedy about an amazingly potent nebbish. (Sligo, Ireland)
2001-10-14 Moulin Rouge Really liked it Really liked it Frenetic at times, but quite nice. Good chemistry between Kidman and McGregor. (Sligo, Ireland)
2001-10-20 Hedwig and the Angry Inch Liked it Liked it Some good tunes. (Galway, Ireland)
2001-10-27 From Hell Really liked it Really liked it Excellent job of bringing Alan Moore/Eddie Campbell's graphic novel to the big screen.
2001-10-27 K-PAX Liked it Liked it 'Your produce alone was worth the trip.'
2001-11-04 Monsters, Inc. Really liked it Really liked it Standard Disclaimer: No monsters were harmed in the making of this movie.
2001-11-16 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Liked it Liked it  
2001-11-23 Amelie Loved it! Really liked it From the director of 'Delicatessan', 'The City of Lost Children' and 'Alien: Resurrection". Quite funny, sweet, and light (no, really!). In French, with English subtitles. 'Quinze!'
2001-11-25 The Man Who Wasn't There Really liked it Really liked it True noir from the Coen Bros. Great black and white cinematography.
2001-12-18 The Fellowship of the Ring Loved it! Really liked it Ahhh, nothing like opening day! This first installment is a fine film.
2001-12-23 Vanilla Sky Just okay Just okay Normally, Cameron Crowe is very reliable, but...
2001-12-26 Ocean's Eleven Really liked it Really liked it  
2001-12-30 The Royal Tenenbaums Really liked it Liked it  
2002-01-13 A Beautiful Mind Liked it Liked it  
2002-01-20 Black Hawk Down Really liked it Really liked it What a mess!
2002-01-20 Gosford Park Really liked it Really liked it  
2002-01-27 Amelie Loved it! Really liked it So nice, we've seen it twice
2002-01-27 Lantana Liked it Liked it  
2002-03-10 The Time Machine Just okay Just okay  
2002-03-17 Ice Age Liked it Liked it  
2002-03-30 Panic Room Really liked it Really liked it  
2002-04-01 Death to Smoochy Liked it Liked it "Heil Smoochy"
2002-04-07 High Crimes Just okay Just okay Eh. Needed more Morgan Freeman.
2002-04-22 The Rookie Really liked it Really liked it A solid movie that didn't get falsely sentimental or mawkish
2002-05-11 Spiderman Really liked it Really liked it  
2002-05-12 Enigma Really liked it Really liked it  
2002-05-16 Star Wars: Episode 2 - Attack of the Clones Really liked it Really liked it Better than Episode 1
2002-06-01 Bad Company n/a Just okay Lame. Really lame.
2002-06-16 The Bourne Identity Really liked it Really liked it  
2002-06-16 The Importance of Being Ernest Really liked it Really liked it  
2002-06-17 Windtalkers Just okay Just okay The story is a bit by the numbers.
2002-06-23 Minority Report Loved it! Really liked it Fantastic cinematography and a compelling story.
2002-07-28 Road to Perdition Really liked it Loved it!  
2002-08-04 Signs Really liked it Really liked it  
2002-08-11 My Big Fat Greek Wedding Liked it Liked it Very light, but lots of fun
2002-08-24 Mostly Martha Liked it Liked it A food movie, but less than so than the trailer led us to believe.
2002-10-12 Red Dragon Liked it Liked it Not as good as Manhunter (the original version of this story)
2002-10-12 Spirited Away Loved it! Loved it! Miyazaki does it again
2002-10-27 Punch-Drunk Love Liked it Liked it Off-kilter might be a good description of this movie.
2002-11-17 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Liked it Liked it Still missing that elusive sense of wonder that the books have
2002-11-17 Jonah Just okay Just okay A Veggie Tales flick that we took the nephews to see. Cute.
2002-12-18 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Really liked it Really liked it  
2002-12-23 Gangs of New York Liked it Liked it  
2003-01-12 Nicholas Nickleby Liked it Liked it  
2003-01-19 Chicago Really liked it Loved it! Man, there were a lot of gams in this movie!
2003-02-09 The Recruit Just okay Just okay  
2003-02-22 Shanghai Knights n/a Hated it! Lame, lame, lame, lame, lame
2003-03-09 The Quiet American Liked it Liked it  
2003-03-11 Catch Me If You Can Really liked it Really liked it Marion says the book was even better
2003-03-16 The Hunted Hated it! Hated it! Kurt: There's an hour and a half of our lives we won't get back. Marion: How bad was this movie? Let me count the ways...
2003-05-04 Bend It Like Beckham Liked it Really liked it  
2003-05-15 The Matrix Reloaded Really liked it Really liked it  
2003-05-18 X2 Liked it Liked it  
2003-06-21 Finding Nemo Liked it Liked it Well done and enjoyable, but not really as fun as the others
2003-06-28 Winged Migration Liked it Liked it  
2003-06-29 28 Days Later Really liked it Liked it Not as scary as it was made out to be, but pretty creepy at times
2003-07-05 L'Auberge Espagnole Just okay Just okay Audrey Tatou didn't have much of a part
2003-07-05 Whale Rider Liked it Really liked it  
2003-07-20 Swimming Pool Liked it Liked it  
2003-08-03 Johnny English Liked it Liked it Goofy fun
2003-08-23 Seabiscuit Really liked it Really liked it  
2003-08-24 Freaky Friday Liked it Liked it Good clean fun
2003-09-03 Jeepers Creepers 2 Liked it n/a Not as good as the first one
2003-09-06 Pirates of the Caribbean Really liked it Really liked it Arrr!
2003-09-14 Lost in Translation Loved it! Really liked it One of the best movies of this year
2003-09-27 The Rundown Liked it Liked it Quite a lot of fun
2003-10-04 School of Rock Liked it Liked it  
2003-10-11 Kill Bill, vol. 1 Really liked it Liked it  
2003-11-05 Matrix Revolutions Liked it Liked it Marion: Better than I expected. The scenes with the sentinels in Zion were impressive
2003-11-15 Shattered Glass n/a Liked it Whiny little snot. Blew a good gig.
2003-11-16 Master and Commander Really liked it Liked it It's hard to make a bad wooden ship movie (corollary to the Submarine movie rule)
2003-11-21 Love Actually n/a Loved it! Love in many forms (I sense a trend in Marion seeing movies without me :( )
2003-11-23 Cat in the Hat Just okay Liked it Needed more LSD, less Mike Myers
2003-11-23 Elf Just okay Liked it  
2003-11-28 Secondhand Lions Liked it Liked it A bit schmaltzy, but enjoyable
2003-11-30 Elephant Liked it Just okay Marion: Stressful and distressing. Kurt: Hard to say that you liked a movie that is about something so ugly, but it was well made and did a good job not trying to provide easy pat answers. Hard to take
2003-11-30 Gothika Just okay Just okay Paranormal thriller that ended with a whimper. Too many plot holes and a waste of Robert Downey, Jr.
2003-12-07 Love Actually Really liked it Loved it! Went back so Kurt could see it
2003-12-07 The Last Samurai Loved it! Really liked it What I wouldn't give for a set of that armor!
2003-12-17 Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Loved it! Really liked it The series ended on a really high note. An astounding cinematic and storytelling achievement
2003-12-26 In America Liked it Liked it  
2003-12-26 The Cooler Liked it Liked it William H. Macy - he's good in everything
2004-01-01 Calendar Girls Liked it Just okay  
2004-01-10 Bubba Ho-Tep Liked it Liked it Not as campy as we thought it would be
2004-01-18 Big Fish Really liked it Really liked it  
2004-02-08 The Triplets of Belleville Really liked it Really liked it Pretty much wordless storytelling. Amazing!
2004-02-14 Touching the Void Really liked it Really liked it Marion: Nerve-racking. This is why I have no interest in mountain climbing.
2004-02-29 Eurotrip Liked it Liked it Dopey fun
2004-03-07 Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen Just okay Just okay  
2004-03-10 The Passion of the Christ n/a n/a Mel's version of a very small section of the New Testament. A Christian's movie, it is impossible to tell why the action is taking place unless you already know the story. Cinematography was great. Ratings intentionally omitted.
2004-03-27 Jersey Girl Liked it Liked it  
2004-03-28 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Loved it! Really liked it  
2004-03-28 Goodbye, Lenin! Liked it Liked it  
2004-04-04 Hellboy Loved it! Loved it! A dash of Nazi occultism, a pinch of Cthulu, and bit of ass kicking
2004-04-19 Kill Bill, vol. 2 Really liked it Liked it  
2004-05-02 Ella Enchanted Just okay Just okay Rehashed and cliched, but tolerable. Complete waste of Joanna Lumley and Cary Elwes.
2004-05-22 Troy Just okay Liked it Marion says it gets bumped a point for the beefcake factor. I disagree.
2004-05-23 Shrek 2 Liked it Liked it Goofy summer fun
2004-05-23 The Ladykillers Liked it Just okay Haven't seen the Alec Guiness version...
2004-06-06 SuperSize Me Liked it Liked it Obviously an extreme case, but certainly gives food for thought (want fries with that thought?)
2004-06-07 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Really liked it Really liked it Best one so far
2004-06-12 Saved Liked it Really liked it  
2004-06-19 Twilight Samurai Loved it! Loved it! Need to see it again, next time without the fire alarm and mid-movie theater evacuation
2004-06-27 Dodgeball Really liked it Really liked it Hilariously stupid. "You had me at blood and semen"
2004-06-27 The Notebook Really liked it Really liked it Break out the hankies....
2004-06-30 Spiderman 2 Really liked it Really liked it Continues the goodness from the previous film. Doesn't remove the essential element: Peter Parker's struggle with his secret identity versus his desires for a normal life
2004-07-04 Van Helsing Just okay Just okay Vampires and werewolves and Frankenstein's monster, oh my. I can't even remember all the snarky comments we made about this afterwards. Good thing we saw it at the cheap theater.
2004-07-05 The Clearing Really liked it Really liked it An acting master class from Redford, Mirren and Dafoe.
2004-07-11 Fahrenheit 9/11 Liked it Liked it Hard to rate something like this. Everyone should see this regardless of your political leanings.
2004-07-12 King Arthur Liked it Liked it Interesting take on an old story. Drags a bit in spots.
2004-07-18 I, Robot Really liked it Really liked it  
2004-07-24 The Bourne Supremacy Really liked it Really liked it Another nice performance by Matt Damon in a spy movie that breaks the mold of self-assured agent
2004-07-25 The Door in the Floor Loved it! Loved it! Great translation of the Irving book (A Widow for One Year)
2004-07-31 The Village Liked it Liked it  
2004-09-05 Hero Loved it! Loved it! Jet Li kicking ass. How can you go wrong?
2004-09-13 Collateral Loved it! Loved it! Michael Mann is a master of mood and style. Jamie Foxx gives a great performance.
2004-09-18 Silver City Liked it Liked it  
2004-10-16 Red Lights Liked it Liked it  
2004-10-16 Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Just okay Just okay Stunning visuals, pedestrian story
2004-10-24 I Heart Huckabees Liked it Liked it Odd and filled with psychobabble, but fun
2004-10-27 The Grudge Really liked it n/a Buckets of creepiness (Marion doesn't do horror movies - hence no rating from her)
2004-10-31 Being Julia Just okay Just okay  
2004-11-14 The Incredibles Really liked it Really liked it  
2004-11-17 Saw Liked it n/a Again, horror = no Marion
2004-11-21 Spongebob Squarepants: The Movie Liked it Liked it  
2004-11-28 National Treasure Liked it Just okay Utterly implausible, but still fun
2004-11-28 Ray Loved it! Loved it! Outstanding performance by Jamie Foxx (again). Doesn't sand off the rough edges of the man
2004-12-05 Sideways Loved it! Loved it! Yet another great movie from Alexander Payne
2005-01-07 House of Flying Daggers Really liked it Really liked it  
2005-01-15 A Very Long Engagement Loved it! Loved it! Another excellent film from Jeunet
2005-01-17 The Aviator Really liked it Liked it  
2005-02-06 Million Dollar Baby Loved it! Really liked it  
2005-02-13 Finding Neverland Loved it! Loved it! Another fantastic performance by Johnny Depp. Sad that he'll most likely be overlooked by Oscar again in favor of (admittedly deserving) Jamie Foxx
2005-02-21 Constantine Just okay Just okay Not as bad as we'd feared, but not Hellblazer to be sure.
2005-04-03 Sin City Loved it! Loved it! An amazing replication of the comic book stories down to the exact compositioins in many cases.
2005-04-05 Hitch n/a Just okay  
2005-04-22 Kung Fu Hustle Really liked it Really liked it Another fun movie from Steven Chown, creator of God of Cookery and Shaolin Soccer
2005-05-01 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Liked it Liked it Enjoyable overall, if a bit flat
2005-05-01 The Interpreter Liked it Liked it  
2005-05-08 Kingdom of Heaven Liked it Liked it You just gotta love a movie with trebuchets and siege engines
2005-05-19 Star Wars: Episode 3 - Revenge of the Sith n/a Liked it Kurt was in L.A. attending E3, so only Marion got to go during the opening days.
2005-05-23 Star Wars: Episode 3 - Revenge of the Sith Liked it n/a Kurt's opportunity to finally stop worrying about spoilers
2005-05-29 Layer Cake Really liked it Loved it! Taut British gangster movie
2005-05-29 Unleashed Liked it Just okay Marion thought the fights were too long. I didn't.
2005-06-24 Batman Begins Liked it Liked it They got the tone right and Christian Bale does a nice job (Michael Caine as well)
2005-06-25 Howl's Moving Castle Loved it! Loved it! Miyazaki puts together another enchanting film
2005-06-26 Mr. & Mrs. Smith Liked it Just okay Breezy summer fun
2005-07-09 War of the Worlds Liked it Liked it  
2005-07-23 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Liked it Liked it Depp plays Wonka as a total nutbar (ironic, eh?)
2005-07-31 Bad News Bears Liked it Just okay Not a bad remake. They didn't cop out and change the ending.
2005-07-31 Wedding Crashers Really liked it Really liked it  
2005-08-21 Broken Flowers Liked it Liked it  
2005-08-21 The Aristocrats Really liked it Really liked it Not for the faint of heart or the easily offended
2005-08-28 40 Year Old Virgin Liked it Really liked it  
2005-08-28 Brothers Grimm Liked it Just okay Visually stunning, but emotionally dead
2005-09-18 2046 Liked it Liked it Not quite the sci-fi movie we expected from the trailer
2005-09-30 Serenity Loved it! Loved it! I swallowed a bug.
2005-10-22 Wallace & Grommit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Loved it! zzzz  
2005-10-29 A History of Violence Really liked it Really liked it  
2005-10-29 Flightplan Liked it Liked it  
2005-11-05 Jarhead Really liked it Really liked it  
2005-11-12 Good Night and Good Luck Loved it! Loved it!  
2005-11-18 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Really liked it Really liked it  
2005-12-11 The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Liked it Just okay  
2005-12-19 Syriana Loved it! Loved it! Very intense all the way through. Not for those looking to switch their brains off at the movies.
2005-12-23 King Kong Really liked it Loved it! Marion doesn't like the story (she feels that Kong gets the shaft), but we both felt movie was well done
2005-12-24 Fun with Dick and Jane Just okay Just okay  
2006-01-02 Munich Really liked it Really liked it Complex issues addressed in an even handed way
2006-01-07 The Good Shepherd Loved it! Loved it!  
2006-01-10 Hostel Liked it n/a Travel tip: Avoid Bratislava
2006-01-15 Brokeback Mountain Loved it! Loved it!  
2006-01-29 Underworld Evolution Just okay Just okay  
2006-03-06 Capote Really liked it Really liked it  
2006-03-17 V for Vendetta Really liked it Liked it  
2006-05-13 Thank You for Smoking Liked it Liked it  
2006-06-06 X-Men: The Last Stand Liked it Liked it Dumb summer fun
2006-06-07 Over the Hedge Liked it Liked it  
2006-06-17 Cars Really liked it Liked it  
2006-07-04 The Devil Wears Prada Liked it Liked it  
2006-07-10 Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest Liked it Liked it  
2006-07-22 Clerks II Really liked it Really liked it  
2006-07-23 Lady in the Water Really liked it Liked it  
2006-08-13 Little Miss Sunshine Really liked it Really liked it  
2006-08-20 The Descent Liked it n/a  
2006-08-27 The Illusionist Really liked it Liked it Sumptuous clothing and great performances
2006-09-22 Fearless Liked it Liked it Jet Li's final martial arts epic. An epic, but not as stunning as Hero.
2006-09-29 School for Scoundrels Just okay Just okay Most of the truly funny bits were in the trailer
2006-10-31 The Prestige Liked it Liked it Ratings are based on not considering how well it translates the book ( since it doesn't do so well on that count)
2006-11-10 Saw III Liked it n/a  
2006-11-12 Borat Liked it Liked it So, so terribly painful, yet humorous. We thought about adding a new rating for this one (Two Hands Holding Your Head).
2006-11-24 Casino Royale Really liked it Really liked it Daniel Craig is a great Bond
2007-01-27 Dreamgirls Liked it Really liked it  
2007-01-28 Volver Liked it Liked it Amazing how a gay man can put so much feminine pulchritude on display
2007-01-30 The Queen n/a Really liked it  
2007-03-04 Reno 911!: Miami Liked it Liked it Good fun for those that like the show
2007-03-11 Zodiac Really liked it Loved it!  
2007-03-16 300 Really liked it Loved it! Marion's rating is jacked up one level due to all of the fan-AB-ulous beefcake
2007-03-29 Namesake n/a Liked it  
2007-05-10 Black Book n/a Liked it Dutch & German w/subtitles - not your usual violent Verhoeven flick
2007-05-12 Disturbia Just okay Just okay If the kids like this one, get them to watch the inspiration - Rear Window
2007-05-19 Shrek the Third Liked it Liked it  
2007-05-20 Spiderman 3 Just okay Just okay  
2007-06-14 Hostel: Part II Liked it n/a Travel tip: Really, really avoid Bratislava
2007-06-15 Knocked Up Really liked it Really liked it  
2007-07-04 Ratatouille Liked it Liked it  
2007-07-08 Transformers Liked it Liked it  
2007-07-12 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Liked it Liked it  
2007-07-28 The Simpsons Movie Liked it Liked it  
2007-08-18 Superbad Loved it! Loved it!  
2007-08-18 The Bourne Ultimatum Really liked it Liked it  
2007-08-19 The Last Legion Just okay Just okay A mix of history and hooey
2007-09-16 3:10 to Yuma Liked it Liked it  
2007-09-30 Resident Evil: Extinction Just okay Just okay Milla Jovovich as an ass-kicking genetically altered zombie killing machine...is there any real question what this movie is like?
2007-10-07 Death at a Funeral Just okay Just okay Lots of funny bits, but also some dead spots between them
2007-10-27 Gone Baby Gone Loved it! Loved it!  
2007-11-04 American Gangster Loved it! Loved it!  
2007-11-12 30 Days of Night Really liked it n/a Really great performance from Danny Huston and an overall great vibe
2007-11-16 Love in the Time of Cholera n/a Really liked it Kurt was out of town
2007-12-08 Enchanted Really liked it Really liked it  
2007-12-08 The Golden Compass Liked it Liked it  
2007-12-09 No Country for Old Men Loved it! Loved it!  
2008-01-12 I Am Legend Really liked it Really liked it  
2008-01-12 Sweeney Todd Loved it! Loved it!  
2008-01-19 Cloverfield Loved it! Really liked it  
2008-01-19 Juno Really liked it Really liked it  
2008-01-25 Untraceable Just okay n/a Went as work outing. The technobabble wasn't nearly as stupid as I'd feared/hoped
2008-01-26 Atonement Really liked it Loved it!  
2008-02-23 In Bruges Liked it Liked it  
2008-03-08 Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day Really liked it Really liked it Ciaran Hinds is the man
2008-03-23 Doomsday Just okay Just okay George Miller called and wants his shots from Road Warrior back
2008-03-29 The Spiderwick Chronicles Liked it Liked it  
2008-04-19 Forgetting Sarah Marshall Really liked it Really liked it  
2008-05-11 Iron Man Really liked it Really liked it  
2008-05-17 Prince Caspian Liked it Just okay  
2008-05-18 Son of Rambow Really liked it Loved it! Bonjour, Angleterre!
2008-05-24 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Liked it Liked it  
2008-06-01 Speed Racer Liked it Liked it Candy-colored fun
2008-06-11 Sex and the City Really liked it Really liked it  
2008-06-19 The Strangers Just okay n/a Some very creepy moments
2008-06-26 Kung Fu Panda Liked it Liked it  
2008-06-28 Wall-E Really liked it Really liked it  
2008-07-03 Get Smart Just okay Just okay  
2008-07-04 Wall-E Loved it! Really liked it  
2008-07-14 Hellboy II: The Golden Army Liked it Liked it  
2008-07-21 The Dark Knight Loved it! Loved it! Heath Ledger did an amazing job
2008-08-09 Pineapple Express Liked it Really liked it  
2008-08-24 Mamma Mia! Just okay Just okay  
2008-09-21 Burn After Reading Just okay Just okay  
2008-09-27 The House Bunny Liked it Just okay Dumb, summer fun
2008-10-13 Quarantine Just okay n/a  
2008-11-01 Zack and Miri Make a Porno Liked it Liked it Kevin Smith is a romantic
2008-11-08 Role Models Really liked it Really liked it Way funnier than we had thought it would be
2008-11-15 Let the Right One In Really liked it Liked it Billed as a horror movie, but not particularly scary or disturbing overall
2008-11-15 Quantum of Solace Liked it Liked it  

Movies we have rented from Netflix (140 movies).

Date Movie Kurt's Rating Marion's Rating Notes/Comments
2000-08-01 My Father the Hero Liked it Liked it Jet Li; Film also known as "The Enforcer"
2000-09-01 Crimes and Misdemeanors Really liked it Liked it  
2000-09-01 Ulee's Gold Really liked it Really liked it  
2000-09-28 Picnic at Hanging Rock Didn't like it Didn't like it  
2000-10-07 High Fidelity Really liked it Liked it  
2000-11-19 The Emperor and the Assassin Really liked it Really liked it  
2000-11-20 A Simple Plan Really liked it Really liked it It's painful to watch people behaving this stupidly.
2000-11-23 Limbo Liked it Liked it  
2000-12-01 The Thomas Crown Affair Liked it Liked it The McQueen/Dunaway version is better.
2000-12-07 As Good As It Gets Really liked it Really liked it An excellent movie
2000-12-12 An Ideal Husband Liked it Liked it Would have enjoyed it more if we had realized it from the beginning was Oscar Wilde.
2001-01-07 My Best Friend's Wedding Liked it Liked it  
2001-01-07 The Cider House Rules Really liked it Really liked it  
2001-02-03 Wings of the Dove Liked it Liked it  
2001-02-04 Price Above Rubies n/a Just okay Eh.
2001-02-15 George of the Jungle Liked it Liked it Goofy fun. They did a decent job of maintaining the spirit of the cartoon.
2001-03-16 Six String Samurai Liked it Liked it post-apocalyptic/samurai/showdown/roadtrip/master&student flick.
Ends with "The Wizard of Oz" imagery. Kinda weird.
2001-05-14 King of Masks Liked it Really liked it In Mandarin, with English subtitles.
2001-05-28 Flawless Liked it Liked it Interesting, but the whole drug money subplot seemed unnecessary.
2001-07-03 Papillion Liked it Liked it An oldie but a goodie.
2001-07-10 The Pillow Book Just okay Just okay Hmmm. We don't know what to make of this one.
2001-07-20 My Dog Skip Really liked it Really liked it A very sweet movie...made Rob teary-eyed.
2001-07-31 All About My Mother Liked it Liked it Pedro Almodovar is one strange filmmaker.
2001-08-04 Croupier Liked it Liked it "So, that happened." - Kurt
2001-08-20 The War Room Liked it n/a  
2001-11-25 Breaker Morant Really liked it Really liked it Scapegoats for the Empire
2001-11-26 Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Really liked it Really liked it A bit slow to start, but ultimately quite interesting.
2001-12-08 Duck Soup Liked it zzzz Eh.
2001-12-16 You Can Count On Me Really liked it Liked it  
2001-12-18 Proof Of Life Liked it Liked it  
2002-01-02 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Liked it Liked it  
2002-01-02 Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport Liked it Liked it  
2002-01-10 I'm the One That I Want Liked it Just okay "I wasn't ready for that! It was just ass right away!"
2002-01-30 Dancer in the Dark Liked it n/a Nice songs, but brutal subject matter
2002-03-19 The 400 Blows Liked it n/a Not quite what I expected, given the reputation
2002-05-04 Traffik Liked it Liked it British miniseries that Soderburgh's film was based on. 6 hours long, so it is more in-depth and one major story line is different
2002-05-12 Open Your Eyes Liked it Just okay Original Spanish film that became Vanilla Sky. Better than that, since the lead was better than Tom Cruise.
2002-06-28 Donnie Darko Really liked it n/a Intriguing movie with an endearing lead character
2002-06-28 Unforgiven Really liked it n/a Damn fine western that I hadn't seen in a long while
2002-07-02 Waking Life Just okay Didn't like it Interesting experiment, but uneven
2002-07-10 The Tao of Steve Liked it Liked it nice little movie
2002-07-23 Insomnia Liked it Liked it Marion finally got around to finishing watching this; I'd watched it a few weeks before
2002-07-27 The Game of Death Just okay Just okay  
2002-08-12 Mr. Death Just okay Just okay The guy is a bit off
2002-08-24 Pollock Liked it Liked it  
2002-08-28 The Straight Story Just okay Just okay  
2002-09-15 Hard Eight Liked it Liked it Paul Thomas Anderson's first movie
2002-09-15 Iron Monkey Loved it! Loved it! The commercials didn't do this movie justice!
2002-09-26 Heist Really liked it Just okay  
2002-09-28 Blade Liked it Liked it  
2002-10-06 Blade 2 Liked it Just okay  
2002-10-20 Ghost World Liked it Just okay  
2002-10-27 The Closet Liked it Liked it  
2002-11-30 The Way of the Gun Really liked it Just okay From the writer of The Usual Suspects
2002-12-05 The Brotherhood of the Wolf Hated it! Hated it! Not the movie the promos made it out to be. Painfully dull. Watched it to the end, but we're not proud of it.
2002-12-05 The Dinner Game Liked it Really liked it French farce, english subtitles. Quite funny, some people should be careful what they ask for.
2003-01-26 Monsoon Wedding Liked it Liked it  
2003-06-20 Lagaan Really liked it Really liked it A strange mix of Gandhi, Hoosiers and Showboat
2003-07-26 All About Eve Really liked it Loved it! Not as snarky as we'd thought it would be. Snappy dialogue
2003-08-02 Wonder Boys Really liked it Really liked it Didn't go at all the way we expected
2003-09-18 Get Carter Just okay Just okay 60s Michael Caine movie that was remade by Stallone
2003-10-20 Sexy Beast Liked it Liked it Ummmmmm, okay. This is a strange one. Ben Kingsley does a great job
2003-11-28 Everybody's Famous Liked it Liked it Sort of a Flemish "King of Comedy"
2003-11-28 Monster's Ball Just okay Just okay  
2004-02-16 About a Boy Liked it Liked it  
2004-03-03 The Hurricane Liked it Liked it  
2004-04-24 Daimajin Really liked it Loved it!  
2004-05-21 Irma Vep Didn't like it Didn't like it The blurb I saw said movie industry satire. I'm not sure what movie they were talking about, but it wasn't this one.
2004-05-21 Kissing Jessica Stein Just okay Just okay Not as much hot lesbian action as Bound. :D
2004-05-29 Igby Goes Down Liked it Just okay  
2004-06-04 Secretary Liked it Liked it Marion: Well, at least they found each other
2004-06-21 Made Liked it Liked it Marion: liked it against my will. Rick Slade so needs a beat down. I was disappointed he didn't get it
2004-07-02 Gentleman's Agreement