Movie Log

As I get older I find myself forgetting if I’d seen a movie or read a book. Since 2005 I have been keeping track of everything I watch, read and sometimes listen too or play. I have also organized this list by title and rating.

2006

Zombie Genocide

5/10
Sixty minute homemade zombie film. Admirable for a bunch of Scottish undergrads, but sloppy as all get out.

My Neighbor Totoro

8/10
Miyazaki film with beautiful characterization and animation. The plot is a bit thin and just seems to end at... more

Gattaca

7/10
Slow moving sci-fi ala Brave New World. The DNA distopia idea isn’t very interesting, but a decent formula mystery.

The Return of the Streetfighter

6/10
Mediocre sequel. Too many flashbacks and not enough story. A few good fights make up for the bad spots.

2005

Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror

6/10
This one is so bad it’s good. Another Italian zombie movie. This one has bad overly lit make-up, no... more

The Streetfighter

8/10
A violent and gritty kung-fu movie starring Sonny Chiba. Terrisan is basically playing a kung-fu version of Tuco from... more

Don’t Torture a Duckling

8/10
Early thriller by Lucio Fulci. Moves along pretty well , but the story is predictable with some laughably misplaced... more

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

8/10
Much better than the Royal Tanenbaums. Slow paced and unfunny at times, but worth viewing for the art direction... more

The Diabolical Doctor Z

6/10
Low Budget 60s exploitation by Jess Franco. Entertaining, but not quite as stylish as I expected. The soundtrack is... more

Spellbound

7/10
Documentary about National Spelling Bee. Not a terribly deep movie, but entertaining nonetheless.

The Bird with the Crystal Plumage

10/10
Dario Argento murder thriller. Fairly ridiculous plot, but makes up for it in style, pacing and music.

Blind Fury

7/10
Surprisingly good drug cartel style 80’s actioner about a blind martial artist hero played very well by Rutger Hauer.

Ring 2

5/10
Some scary moments, but mostly just retread and patchy story telling.

Serenity

10/10
The best sci-fi movie since The Matrix. Fast, funny and intense. My opinion is probably tainted by my liking... more

Five Man Army

3/10
Dario Argento wrote this boring Italian Western. Featuring a non-exciting action sequence of a man running for five minutes... more

The City of the Living Dead (a.k.a. The Gates of Hell)

5/10
More Fulci horror. Not much in terms of memorable scenes here, just the tacked-on drilled head scene. The zombies... more

The Beyond

8/10
Metaphysical Fulci Zombie movie. Lots of close-up gore and some good atmospheric scares.

Kung Fu Hustle

8/10
Very funny and action packed kung-fu movie. Special effects aren’t that great but it makes up for it in... more

Zombi 2

8/10
Refreshingly scary zombie movie. Nice soundtrack. My DVD was broken at one point.

Satanico Pandemonium

7/10
Nice nun-sploitation film with lots of nudity and satanic creepiness.

Suspiria

10/10
One of the most beautiful horror movies ever made. Great Goblin soundtrack included with the DVD.

Undead

3/10
Really poorly handled zombie sci-fi movie from Australia. Bad acting, not enough gags, and boring.

Mill of the Stone Women

7/10
French Gothic horror from the 60s. Some creepy imagery and fairly good pacing for an old movie.