Robyn Sparkles

bold for movies watched for Bad Movie Sunday and its derivatives; italics for movies watched for class; CAPS for movies that came out in 2009

1. Se7en
2. Zack and Miri Make a Porno
3. Frozen River
4. Castle in the Sky
5. Slumdog Millionaire
6. Rangeela
7. Shree 420
8. I’ve Loved You So Long
9. The Dark Knight - best superhero movie ever?
10. Chocolat
11. Vicky Cristina Barcelona
12. Chaudvin Ka Chand
13. Doubt
14. Tropic Thunder
15. Rope
16. Amar Akbar Anthony
    
17. Sholay - one of my favorite Bollywood films
18. Deewar
19. Ankur
20. Casanova
21. Hum Aapke Hain Koun!
22. Dil Se
23. Kal Ho Naa Ho - Shahrukh Khan! Preity Zinta! Maahi Ve! so many awesome things in one movie
24. Rang De Basanti
25. WATCHMEN - about as good of a movie that could have been made from the graphic novel
26. Notting Hill
27. 28 Days Later
28. Shaun of the Dead - my 2 favorite zombie movies, back to back
29. Volver - worth seeing if only for Penelope Cruz
30. 8 1/2 - one of the best movies I’ve ever seen
31. Cleo from 5 to 7
32. Heavenly Creatures
33. Two or Three Things I Know About Her - possibly the most boring film I’ve ever seen; incredibly pretentious
34. Lucia
35. Bonnie and Clyde
36. Mean Streets
37. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul - most uncomfortable movie; I spent the whole time cringing in my seat because it was so awkward that I could barely watch
38. Y Tu Mama Tambien
39. Ju Dou
40. Infernal Affairs - good, but not as good as The Departed
41. Space Jam
42. Bring It On
43. The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
44. Mamma Mia!
45. Boyz in the Hood
46. To Sleep With Anger
47. Logan’s Run
48. Good Bye, Lenin!
49. Death Race 2000
50. AWAY WE GO - lovely film
51. Hancock
52. EVERY LITTLE STEP
53. Sullivan’s Travels
54. Raising Arizona
55. On the Waterfront
56. On the Town
57. Day for Night
58. THE PROPOSAL - Sandra Bullock’s resurgence makes me so happy
59. HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE
60. Citizen Kane
61. Crossing the Line
62. Lawrence of Arabia
63. The Number 23
64. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
65. Happy Together
66. My Fair Lady - I watched this when I was having a particularly dreadful day and it cheered me up so much
67. Carnal Knowledge
68. X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE - awful. just awful
69. CORALINE
70. The Gleaners and I
71. Tarnation
72. The Adventures of Pluto Nash
73. Let the Right One In
74. 500 DAYS OF SUMMER
75. Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever - most boring action movie in existence?
76. Jurassic Park
77. Jesus Christ, Superstar
78. Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure - everyone knows there’s no basement in the Alamo!
79. Meshes of the Afternoon
80. Die Hard 2
81. Catwoman
82. The Princess Bride
83. 17 AGAIN
84. PONYO
85. HE’S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU
86. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
87. CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC - surprisingly enjoyable; Isla Fisher and the rest of the cast made it much more tolerable than expected
88. JENNIFER’S BODY - extremely disappointing; Diablo Cody, where did you go wrong?
89. The Cat in the Hat
90. DRAG ME TO HELL - fun horror done well
91. Big-Top Pee-Wee
92. THE HURT LOCKER - best movie of the year?
93. Battlefield Earth
94. The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters - one of my favorite documentaries
95. Center Stage
96. Troll 2
97. ZOMBIELAND
98. I Know Who Killed Me - watching Lindsay Lohan strip destroyed a little piece of my soul
99. Alone in the Dark
100. WHIP IT
101. From Justin to Kelly
102. E.T.
103. Jesus Christ, Vampire Hunter
104. Showgirls
105. House of the Dead - my favorite Uwe Boll film
106. Showtime
107. Scream
108. DEAD SNOW
109. Gigli
110. Waterworld
111. Bloodrayne
112. The Big Lebowski - the first Coen brothers movie I loved instead of just appreciated and respected
113. She’s All That
114. The Wicker Man - killing me won’t bring back your goddamn honey!
115. Galaxy Quest
116. Tunnel Rats
117. Heathers
118. Glitter
119. Titanic
120. Barton Fink
121. Howard the Duck
122. PRECIOUS - good, but overrated
123. Crossroads
124. Jingle All the Way
125. The Room
126. Shark Attack 3
127. FAR CRY
128. KNOWING
129. THE UGLY TRUTH
130. AN EDUCATION
131. UP
132. AVATAR - most impressive film of the year
133. THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG - love! this was such a good year for animated movies
134. The Running Man
135. The Cutting Edge
136. UP IN THE AIR
137. Tootsie

I’ll be there for all of winter term (2 1/2 months) and during that time I will have very limited internet access. I won’t be posting on tumblr very much, if at all.

Have a great winter, everyone!

tripsblairattack:

Why is it that in most science fiction extraterrestrial creatures usually seem to resemble generic humanoids, with bipedal forms, hands, fingers and heads?

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Because it’s easier for human actors to portray humanoid creatures. And because it’s easier for human audiences to sympathize with human-looking creatures than with slug-like creatures. From a scientific standpoint, it is indeed unlikely that so many extraterrestrial life forms are as similar to humans as portrayed in the movies, but from a narrative and practical standpoint, it makes some sense. This is not to say that movies featuring non-humanoid alien protagonists would be uninteresting, but it would be harder for audiences to make an emotional connection to the characters, which is a risk not many films are willing to make. That sort of alien is better saved for more cerebral science fiction literature, which can target a smaller audience since books do not need to make nearly as much money as feature films to be successful.

“The necessary” = best euphemism for toilet. Agree or disagree?

carolineyi:

1. I managed an 18-credit semester with a 24hr/wk internship and [sometimes once a week] a job.

2. I want to be in a peaceful home in Texas.

3. I’m grateful that I actually live in an apt in NY-effing-C.

1. I am spending my winter on an island in the middle of the Pacific.

2. I want to be finished with my Christmas shopping already.

3. I’m grateful for my 2-week free Netflix trial.

I bought a bikini today. It’s the first I’ve ever owned. It’s silly, because I got over my old body image issues a long time ago, but I still had this lingering unwillingness to show my stomach, this idea that I wasn’t good enough to wear a bikini. I decided today that was enough of that kind of thinking. Even if no one ever sees me in it, it feels oddly empowering to finally own a bikini.