Movies Seen in 2009

1. Balls of Fury (What can I say I'm curious when it comes to Christopher Walken...)
2. Mr. Woodcock (Not even sure it was worth a rental)
3. American Gangster (with Danzel... need I say more?)
4. xXx* (a little Vin does the imagination good!)
5. Rob Roy* (one of my favorite Liam Neeson's movie)
6. The Bucket List (one of Jack's good movie, plus I just love Mr. Freeman)
7. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (not Brad's best, but must say he's good at playing the weirdos)
8. Un dimanche à Kigali (touching and yet another proof "we are not animals but humans")
9. Elizabeth: The Golden Age (interesting if you like history)
10. Hell Boy
11. Hell Boy II: The Golden Army
12. High Fidelity (Yum, John Cusack!)
13. Dead Poets Society* (Robin William was amazing in there, so inspiring...)
    
14. The Golden Compass (a mixture of Narnia meets Potter, interesting)
15. Pushing Tin* (Cusack again, what can I say!)
16. Bee Movie (cute movie with funny lines)
17. Dan In Real Life (cute)
18. Gone Baby Gone (interestingly twisted)
19. Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (really cute, best line: "Your life is an occasion. Rise to it. ")
20. Rendition (scary to think this is REALLY happening...)
21. Atonement (slow, but good)
22. Death Sentence (interesting... I think)
23. Butterfly Effect*
24. Two Days in Paris (blah)
25. The Spiderwick Chronicles (loved it!)
26. I am Legend (liked it, but interesting time to watch it with the Swine Virus...)
27. Taken (enjoyed the action)
    
28. The Island (weird, and scary to think that we might be heading that way...)
    
29. Shake Hands with the Devil (touching, disturbing and sad...)
    
30. The Breed (the "Making Of" was more interesting than the actual movie)
31. Wall-e (cute)
32. Slumdog Millionaire (worth the prizes it won!)
33. The Rocket: The Story of Maurice Richard (interesting piece of our Canadian history)
34. Journey to the End of the Night (really different role for B. Fraser)
35. Out of Time (Denzel, need I say more?)
36. A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (interesting cast)
    
37. Grindhouse Presents: Planet Terror (What can I say other than "Typical Tarantino", plenty of gore and blood!)
38. Alvin and the Chipmunks (Cute...)
39. Evita Peron (with Faye Dunaway, a decent look on a woman who left her mark on history)
40. Twilight (much prefer the book, even if it was "pleasant" to look at...)
41. TrueBlood - Season 1 (I prefer the books, but it's still fun)
42. Golden Girls - Season 1 and 2
43. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Yet another Depp special role, I actually enjoyed it...)
44. The Grudge 2 (not muych to say other than weird)
45. Juno (interesting and cute!)
46. National Treasure: Book of Secrets (An Indiana wanna be... )
47. 27 Dresses (cute)
48. Under The Sea 3D - IMAX Theater (interesting)
49. Kung Fu Panda (twice within a week, love it!)
50. Beowulf (cartoon type, not bad, but not really good either. The rendition of the actors was pretty good though, I must say)
51. You Don't Mess With the Zohan (a Sandler movie, need I say more?)
52. Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay (Ridiculously gross yet funny!)
53. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (just love Indi, even with aliens...)
54. Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince (Theater - enjoyed it)
55. Grande Ourse (On a plane direction Vegas - good Québécois thriller)
56. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (On a plane direction Mtl - cute chick flick)
57. One Missed Call (one weird movie)
58. Enchanted (Cute for a "real people" Disney story...)
59. Get Smart (had it's funny moments)
60. The Devil's Own (an old Pitt and Ford together, not bad!)
61. The Josephine Baker Story (quite an interesting lady & life)
62. 21 Grams (interestingly twisted)
63. 101 Dalmatians (cute)
64. The Dark Knight (Heath deserve that Oscar, he was great!)
65. Driving Miss Daisy (interesting and I just love Mr. Freeman)
66. Mamma Mia! (enjoyed it, and this despite Mr. Browsman's signing!)
67. Hancock (I just like Will Smith...what can I say?)
68. 10 Items or Less (I have a thing for Mr. Freeman, what can I say?)
69. The X-Files: I Want to Believe (I've had a Mulder crush for years...)
70. Nanny McPhee (Loved it, cute!)
71. Batman Begins (Good set up for "Dark Knight")
72. Law Abiding Citizen - Theater(Really enjoyed it. Jamie Foxx is growing on me, as well as Gerard Butler)
73. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (has it's funny moments)
74. Freedomland (good acting, even if I didn't like it that much... quite messed up)
75. Stargate* (I much prefer Colonel O'Neil from the series than Kurt Russel's)
76. The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants (cute movie)
77. The Other Boleyn Girl (interesting)
78. Journey to the Center of the Earth (nice remake)
79. Swing Vote (the kid in it was really good, and Costner still doesn't hurt the eyes)
    
    

Movies Seen in 2008

This year I'll be listing not only new movies I've seen throughout the year, but also movies I've re-watched, because I enjoy them so much. I'll list them as I did last year, except that the re-watched ones will have a little *, I'm sure there will be a few of them.

1. The Adventures of Pluto Nash (yeah... I know...)
2. The Prestige
3. Ghost Rider
4. The Last Mimzy
5. Perfect Stranger
6. The Messengers
7. Flags of Our Fathers
8. The Skeleton Key*
9. C.R.A.Z.Y.*
10. Are We Done Yet?
11. Zodiac
12. The Ex
13. Ma fille, mon ange.
14. Black Snake Moan
15. I think I love My Wife
16. The Contract
17. Grindhouse Presents: Death Proof
18. Knocked Up
19. Inland Empire (the worst movie ever... couldn't finish it!)
20. The Bourne Ultimatum
21. Fracture
22. Hot Fuzz
23. Georgia Rule
24. Practical Magic *
25. Transformers
26. Evan Almighty
27. Live Free or Die Hard
27. 28 Weeks Later
28. Ocean 13
29. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
30. House, M.D. (Complete Season 1, 2, 3 and 4)
31. 1408
32. The Last King of Scotland
33. Nip / Tuck (Season 1)
34. Surf's Up
35. U2 3D (Imax Theatre)
36. Dexter (Season 1)
37. Nip / Tuck (Season 2)
38. Dexter (Season 2)
39. Meet the Robinson
40. The Reaping
41. License to Wed
42. Nip / Tuck (Season 3)
43. The Proposition
44. Nip / Tuck (Season 4)
45. The Kingdom
46. Nip / Tuck (Season 5)
47. Deck the Halls
48. The Insider
49. The Bone Collector *
50. The Invasion
51. The Hoax
52. 30 Days of Night
53. Mr. Brooks
54. No Reservations
55. Eastern Promises
56. Flags of Our Fathers *
57. Letters from Iwo Jima
58. Mr & Mrs Smith *
59. The X-Files, The Movie (on the plane)
60. No Country for Old Men
61. Resident Evil - The Extinction
62. Shoot 'Em Up
63. The Brave One
64. Lions for Lambs
65. Rush Hour 3
66. Happy Feet *
67. Joyeux Noel *
68. Aurore *

Events Attended in 2008

I'm realising that I don't see much theatre, plays and such... I'll need to address that!
In the meantime here's the list of "events" I've attended this year:

1. On July 2nd, 2008 @ Théâtre St-Denis: "Gala Juste pour rire" hosted by Rachid Badouri (which included Stéphane Rousseau, Patrick Groulx, Philippe Bond, Kathy Gauthier, Louis-José Houde, André-Philippe Gagnon, François Morency, Charlypop (amazing!), Billy Tellier & many others).

2. On July 9th, 2008 @ Place des Arts: "Anthony Kavanagh" - stand up.

3. On September 22nd, 2008 @ Bell Centre: "Sheryl Crow" - concert.

4. On October 27th, 2008 @ Polynesian Cultural Center (Oahu, HI) - show.

5. On November 20th, 2008 @ Place des Arts: "Robin Williams" - stand up.

Movies Seen in 2007

1. The Devil Wears Prada
2. Astérix & les Vikings
3. Da Vinci Code
4. You, Me and Dupree
5. Miami Vice
6. Friends With Money
7. World Trade Center
8. Little Miss Sunshine
9. An Inconvenient Thruth
10. The Barnyard
11. The Gardian
12. OSS 117
13. Le secret de ma mère
14. The Number 23 (cinema)
15. All The King's Men
16. The Sentinel
17. Flushed Away
18. Open Season
19. Wild Hogs (cinema)
20. The Holiday
21. Stranger Than Fiction
22. The Pursuit of Happyness
23. Blood Diamond
24. The Departed
25. Babel
26. Night at The Museum
27. Bobby
28. The Good Shepherd
29. Apocalypto
30. Music & Lyrics
31. Alpha Dog
32. Catch and Release
33. Stomp The Yard
34. Pan's Labyrinth
35. Snakes on A Plane
36. Perfect Strangers
37. James Bond: Casino Royal
38. Undisputed
39. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
40. 1984
41. Premonition
42. The Astronaut Farmer
43. Man on Fire
44. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
45. The Shawshank Redemption
46. I, Robot
47. Shaun of the Dead
48. Fabulous 4
49. Men with Brooms
50. Marnie
51. Beacause I Said So
52. Undisputed 2: Last Man Standing
53. The Illusionist
54. Bridge to Terabithia
55. 300
56. Disturbia
57. Shrek 3
58. A Christmas Story
59. Shooter
60. Vacancy
61. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
62. Harry Potter and Chamber of Secrets
63. Harry Potter and Prisonner of Azkaban
64. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
65. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
66. Blades of Glory
67. Joyeux Noël

Events Attended in 2007

Here's a list of events I've attended in 2007, in hopes it would broaden my culture...

1. Stand-up show: François Morency, Théâtre St-Denis, Feb. 17th
2. Just for Laughs Festival: John Pinette's Gala, Théâtre St-Denis, July 20th
3. Festival Juste pour Rire: Gala Hommage à Yvon Deschamps, Théâtre St-Denis, July 30th
4. Coupe Rogers: Men Tennis, Stade Jarry, August 9th
5. Cirque du Soleil: "O", Belagio Las Vegas, September 26th
6. Cirque du Soleil: "Love", Mirage Las Vegas, September 27th
7. Stand-up show: Boucar Diouf, Théâtre Pauline-Julien (Pierrefonds), October 5th

Joyeux Noel / Merry Christmas (DVD)

What it's about: Based on actual facts, during world War I, the Germans, French, and Scottish on Christmas Eve are trying to make peace, so they bury their deads and play football.

What I thought of it: What a movie! EVERYBODY should see this! I watched it on Friday and again on Sunday! Love it! It will now be a movie I will watch every Christmas! It is the type of movie that gives you goosebumps. It is now your usual war movie. It has humor, tears and most of all it shows that we are all the same...

My favorite scene/quote:

If you want to watch only one movie during the holidays - THIS is the ONE!!!

Ice Age: The Meltdown (DVD)

What it's about: Diego, Manny and Sid this time around are facing the fact that the Ice Age is over and everything is starting to melt. Their valley will be destroy and they should evacuate.

What I thought of it: Not bad at all for a sequel. The humour is still quite present and good. I liked it too!

My favorite scene/quote:

As you see the animals (in couplees or families) moving out of the valley:

Mr. Start: Oy, this global warming is *killing* me!
Mrs. Start: This is too *hot*, the Ice Age was too *cold*, what will it take to make you happy? Aah!
[the ice that she is sitting on cracks and she falls into the water]
Mr. Start: *This* I like!


After Manfred meets Ellie, a female mammoth (Queen Latifah):
Manfred: So, still think she's the girl for me?
Sid: Sure. She's tons of fun, and you're no fun at all. She completes you.

Also a very good rental, you should watch it - funny and grea rendition!

Ice Age (DVD)

What it's about: Set during the Ice Age, Diego a sabertooth tiger (Denis Leary), Sid the sloth (John Leguizamo), and Manfred, a wooly mammoth (Ray Romano) find a lost human infant, and they try to return him to his tribe.

What I thought of it: It was such a pleasant surprise. The humour was very good and I honeslty truly enjoyed it.

My favorite scene/quote:

Manfred talking to Sid: If you find a mate in life, you should be loyal. In your case, grateful.

If you haven't seen it - rent it!

Happy Feet (Theater)

What it's about: The story of Mumble (voiced by Elijah Wood) a penguin born with happy feet instead of a signing voice, which he needs to find his soul mate.

What I thought of it: We had been waiting to see it for a long time, and it was soooooo worth it! The soundtrack is really good, the fur rendition is amazing and the story is interesting. It touches upon topics of current events such as polution, environmental issues, commercial fishing. Despite its cutenest, it is not really a film for young kids - there are a few scenes that are scary. Robin Williams is once again, stealing the show.

My favorite scene/quote:

Ramón (voiced by Robin): [in response to Mumble's horrible singing] Yeah, I heard an animal once do that, but then they rolled him over and he was dead.

If you have a chance, go see it - it is worth it!
That's one movie that we will get on DVD once it comes out.

Supernatural - Season One - 32 episodes (DVD)

What it's about: After the mysterious disappearance of their father, two brothers Dean (Jensen Ackles) and Sam (Jared Padalecki) seek out and combat paranormal and supernatural events to figure the meaning linking their mother's death whom was killed years earlier by a malevolent poltergeist. (IMDb's)

What I thought of it: I had seen some episodes here and there, and since I enjoyed the two main characters (Jensen used to play in "Days of Our Lives" and Jared in "The Gilmore Girls" among other things), cute guys and the story line, a bit like the X-Files.

My favorite scene/quote: Too many to mention. Lots of fraternal teasing that makes it intersting and funny.

Worth watching, especially if you enjoy "supernatural" things!