What I watched in November

In the past few months I've gained a couple of regular movie watching buddies. One is a friend I've known for years who has been spending a little more time with me lately as his schedule allows. We catch things like Guy Ritchie movies and Bond films. The other is an 11 year old young man who has become a big part of my life over the last year. He and I catch things like animated films and TWILIGHT. I'm lucky to have both of these people in my life and its a blast to be going to the theater with them as much as I do these days.

BODY OF LIES (2008)- 8 (strong political action film)
976-EVIL (1988)- 2 (abysmal horror effort)
BEHIND THE MASK: THE RISE OF LESLIE VERNON (2007)- 7
PHASE IV (1974)- 7 (fascinating- a shame Saul Bass didn’t make more movies)
ROCKNROLLA (2008)- 8 (Guy Ritchie crime fun)
TOWER OF EVIL (1972)- 6 (rewatch) (sleazy, set bound British horror tale)
THE HOUSE ON SKULL MOUNTAIN (1973)- 6 (good non-exploitative black cast horror film)
FRANKENSTEIN (1931)- 10 (rewatch)
THE LAST HOUSE ON THE BEACH (1978)- 6 (well made sleazy Euro-thriller that earns its cringe moments)
CHANDU THE MAGICIAN (1932) – 6 (rewatch) (silly pulp hokum)
THE ROAD WARRIOR (1982)- 10 (rewatch) (caught up with the Blu-Ray)
ADAPTATION (2002)- 9 (rewatch)
RED EYE (2005) - 8 (rewatch)
MADAGASCAR 2 (2008)- 6 (by the numbers animated film but it has some solid laughs)
TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE: THE MOVIE (1990)- 6 (rewatch)
A TALE OF TWO SISTERS (2003)- 7 (strong Korean scare film)
SATELLITE IN THE SKY (1956)- 3 (fairly dull early British sci-fi)
THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951)- 9 (rewatch)
THE CRIME DOCTOR’S MAN HUNT (1946)- 6
QUANTUM OF SOLACE (2008)- 5 (as much done well as done poorly- very disappointing with incomprehensible action scenes)
THE SISTER OF URSULA (1978)- 7 (rewatch) (sleazy Italian thriller)
THE STREET WITH NO NAME (1948)- 7 (good docu-noir)
TUROK: SON OF STONE (2007)- 7 (excellent animated resurrection of a great old character- I hope there are more)
PAGANINI (1989)- 6 (bizarre take on the musician by Klaus Kinski- writer, editor & director)
TWLIGHT (2008)- 6 (much better than I expected- but too much lovey vamp crap- at least we caught it without too many screaming teen aged girls)
BEYOND THE WALL OF SLEEP (2006)- 1 (Tennessee made attempt at a Lovecraft adaptation- godawful- but a buddy of mine was the key grip and he warned me)
HUDSON HAWK (1991)- 1 (Willis’ vanity project IS as bad as you’ve heard- there is nothing worse than an unfunny comedy)
DANGEROUS SEDUCTRESS (1992)- 3 (Indonesian madness- funny as it can be)