I think I am going to start listing/reviewing the movies I see. I won’t be including movies I have seen before, rather I’ll focus on those I’ve seen for the first time. I think breaking it down by month will be the easiest way to go about this. All the movies may not necessarily be “new” movies, but I have a huge list of “old” movies I have yet to see.

District 9
My rating: A-.
I really, really, really liked this movie. I thought it did a wonderful job of portraying the world and how we as humans tend to segregate those that are “different” from us. It really makes you think about how we function in society, which is why I enjoyed it so much. Plus, it was pretty funny at points.

Invictus
My rating: B.
I honestly can’t remember a whole lot about this movie, but I know I enjoyed it. It’s really well made, and the rugby scenes are to die for. I think I ended up crying at one point, but that didn’t shock me. Morgan Freeman was amazing.

Where The Wild Things Are
My rating: A.
I absolutely adored this movie. I grew up reading the book, and the movie was equally amazing.  It was a rather powerful movie, and the way in which it was film was interesting and different. I cried, I laughed, I hurt at numerous times in the film, and it’s definitely one that I’ll be purchasing once it’s out on DVD.

The Lovely Bones
My rating: B.
I’m a HUGE fan of the book by Alice Sebold, but I think the movie kind of missed the mark. I mean, it was good for what it was, but it didn’t stay true enough to the book as I would’ve liked. It was made to be more of a murder-mystery than a focus-on-the-family. I think, as viewers, we missed out on a lot of the family tension and problems that were developed oh-so well in the book.

Pulp Fiction
My rating: B.
I went into this movie knowing that it’s ridiculously popular. I’m not about to say that it’s my favorite movie, but it was pretty good. Funny, random, and unique. I honestly don’t really quite understand what’s so “amazing” about it, but maybe I need to watch it again?

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Rating: A.
Absolutely loved this movie. It was nice to see Jim Carrey in a more “serious” (but still entertaining) role. Kate Winslet was fabulous as usual. It may just be the psychology-obsessed side of me, but I thought the premise of the film was absolutely genius. Perfect example of “you don’t know what you have until you lose it”.

Closer
My rating: A.
Yet another fabulous movie. I loved the fact that is was totally not PC, and it worked wonderfully. The acting was superb, almost to the point where I had to tell myself I was watching a movie and not someone’s actual life. I think Clive Owen was perfectly cast as an arrogant-cheater. I could go on, but I’ll spare you. Everything worked perfectly.

(500) Days of Summer
My rating: A/A+.
Seriously, hands down, probably one of my favorite movies ever. Aside from my love for Zooey Deschanel, it was fabulous. It was refreshing to see a “love story” that wasn’t like the typical “boy meets girl, they fall in love, they live happily ever after” scenario. Tom’s sister cracked me up, and I think everyone was perfectly cast for their roles. I also loved the non-chronological format, it made you pay attention, and also strung you along at points.

I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
My rating: D+.
Definitely not as funny as it was made out to be. I don’t understand the “gay-humor” that seems to be all the rage now-a-days. It’s annoying, and down-right rude most of the time. It had it’s moments, but I didn’t enjoy it enough to watch it again.