Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

1st View
Format: XD
Venue: Tinseltown (Summer 2011)

I was absolutely blown away by RotPotA. It simultaneous remakes Conquest of the Planet of the Apes and ties together the entire franchise; retracing and better explaining certain elements. Loved it; probably my favorite movie of the Summer.


Rating: 9/10 Atkins

 

The Replacements (2000)

Revisit
Format: DVD
Venue: Rivendell

Timely for the end of the NFL lockout, here's my Junkfood Cinema tribute to this terrible, terrible sports film.

The Invisible Man (1933)

Revisit
Format: Netflix WI
Venue: Rivendell

Showed this to Luke as it was on Netflix. Still far and away my favorite of the Universal Monster movies. The effects, given the time in which it was made, are unbelievable.


Rating: 9/10 Atkins

100 Feet (2008)

Revisit
Format: Netflix WI
Venue: Rivendell

Saw this a while back at a buddy's all-night horror marathon. Watched it again with Luke on a whim. Still pretty decent.

Vanishing Point (1971)

Revisit
Format: Blu-ray
Venue: Rivendell

Still an awesome carsploitation film. The gleaming white Challenger is remarkably iconic and its driver Kowalski was the subject of my Reel Men column for Movies.com. Check it!

Rating: 7/10 Atkins

Corvette Summer (1978)

1st View
Format: Netflix WI
Venue: Rivendell

Had never seen this, watched it on a whim. Turns out Corvette Summer is a fantastic comedy featuring a young Mark Hamil in the midst of the Star Wars hullabaloo. Absolutely loved it! Here's a little article I wrote for Hollywood.com when this movie made me nostalgic for good ol' Mark.


Rating: 7/10 Atkins

Village of the Damned (1995)

1st View
Format: Netflix WI
Venue: Rivendell

One of the last remaining Carpenter films I hadn't seen. Arguably the first of his really shitty films, it definitely marked the beginning of his epic slump. Holy hell is this thing atrocious. Oi!

Rating: 3/10 Atkins

Rango (2011)

1st View
Format: Blu-ray
Venue: Rivendell

I had heard nothing but great things about this film, and I was stoked to see it. The animation is spectacular, the concept is unique, and the western and exploitation film reference machine seemed custom-made for me. But something, and I admit my lacking in not being able to pinpoint it, kept me from enjoying Rango. I felt like it was holding me at arms-length. I don't know, I wasn't terribly impressed.

Rating: 6/10 Atkins

Captain America (2011)

Revisit
Venue: Alamo Village

If I'm not mistaken, this is the first movie of this summer that I have seen twice in theaters; further testament to the greatness of Johnston's film. Captain America is my favorite Marvel movie since Iron Man.