Movie Watchings 2010 – January

Deutsche Version | December 2009 | January (Part 2)

You might have noticed that the old year is over, so I’m starting a new diary.
But I will only review movies I haven’t reviewed before – unless my opinion has changed drastically.

January, 1st

You’ve Got Mail

Director: Nora Ephron

Tom Hanks … Joe Fox
Meg Ryan … Kathleen Kelly
Greg Kinnear … Frank Navasky
Parker Posey … Patricia Eden
Jean Stapleton … Birdie Conrad
Steve Zahn … George Pappas

Synopsis: Joe Fox is one of the owners of the “Fox Books Superstore” chain and he sells cheap books. And now he wants to open a new store in New York. Kathleen Kelly owns the children book store “Shop Around the Corner” in close proximity to the new superstore. When they are Kathleen Kelly and Joe Fox they can’t stand each other. When they are Shopgirl and NY152 they are close online friends. The question is what happens when these world collide.

My Opinion: I like this movie, it’s a sweet little romance where Meg Ryan plays the role she always plays and Tom Hanks shows his romantic side once more. I have to say I like it even better than its “predecessor” Sleepless in Seattle. That is a nice movie, too, but when I have the choice between these two, I choose this one. And even though I don’t really like The Godfather I like the running gag references to it.

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DVD Statistics 2009 – now with Blu-ray, too

2009 End Totals:

New Purchase Items: 141 (109 in 2008)
New Movies: 93 (in 82 Purchase Items)
New TV Seasons: 63 (in 59 Purchase Items)
New Blu-ray Movies: 11

Money Spent: 1,869.30€ (1,628.60€ in 2008)
Money Spent on Movies: 706.04€
Money Spent on TV Seasons: 1,163.26€

Avg Spent: 13.26€ (15.66€ in 2008)
Avg Spent on Movies: 8.61€
Avg Spent on TV Seasons: 19.72€

Runtime: 56,852m (39d 11h 32m)
Runtime Movies: 10,049m (6d 23h 29m)
Runtime TV Seasons: 46,803 (32d 12h 3m)

Cheapest Item: Along Came Polly (4.47€)

Most Expensive Item: LOST: Season 4 (38.46€)

First Item: Cloverfield (4.49€)

Last Item: How I Met Your Mother: Season 2 (17.97€)

Purchase by Locality:
United States: 25
Canada: 1
United Kingdom: 78
Germany: 37

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Movie Watchings 2009 – November

Deutsche Version | October | December

November, 3rd

Rambo

Sylvester Stallone … John Rambo
Julie Benz … Sarah
Matthew Marsden … School Boy
Graham McTavish … Lewis
Jake La Botz … Reese
Tim Kang … En-Joo
Paul Schulze … Michael Burnett

Synopsis: In Burma a civil war is causing countless deaths on a daily basis. But John Rambo isn’t interested in war anymore. He lives a quiet life in Thailand and doesn’t care about the world. But one day christian missionaries want to rent his boat to get into that war zone. And when they don’t return he does what he was born to do.

My Opinion: A very bloody movie. Make sure you have a bucket under your TV to catch all the blood that is dripping out of it. But it’s also a very honest movie; it does not hide or glorify the truth of battle. After the first, this is the best Rambo movie and it brings the story full circle. I don’t think Stallone should make another one. Just like with Rocky he finished the story of the character in a satisfying way and he should leave it at that.

BTW: Check out the body count chart. 😉

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