X-Men: First Class

Year: 2011

Why'd I Watch It?: Because I had faith despite being horribly burned by the last two installments of the franchise.

What's It About?: Charles and Erik becoming loversfriends and their subsequent break up, and also the origins of the x-team.

What'd I Think?: I seriously loved it, like woah. McAvoy and Fassbender are perfect. It's a well done comic book movie, better than almost anything else in the genre, except maybe TDK (honestly TDK pretty much transcends the comic book movie genre into actual legit film territory). I mean, sure it has some problems, but I'm willing to overlook them, like continuity errors with the other films and with characters in the film vs in the comics. Seriously guys, it's a comic book movie.

Rating: 5 waffles

Priest

Year: 2011

Why'd I Watch It?: It looked bad and we had whiskey and free tickets.

What's It About?: The future when the church rules everything and vampires are weird four legged worm things that rule the wastelands.

What'd I Think?: Yep, it was bad! Karl Urban was fun, as usual. No one else was in the theater so we yakkity saxed the fight scenes and talked all through it. It brought a lot of entertainment for such a bad movie.

Rating: 1 1/2 waffles

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Year: 2011

Why'd I Watch It?: It was there and we were bored?

What's It About?: The continuing adventures of the best characters from the franchise.

What'd I Think?: It was better just because it lacked William and Elizabeth, that being said it wasn't just over the top awesome. It was fun and entertaining, but lacked something. It's so much like all the other movies, though. It wasn't different enough. Bits felt reused. So, eh. That being said, it was a good way to spend a couple hours.

Rating: 3 1/2 waffles

Bridesmaids

Year: 2011

Why'd I Watch It?: Ann wanted to see it for her birthday.

What's It About?: A shitty string of events having to do with a wedding and Kristen Wiig.

What'd I Think?: It was pretty entertaining. I really don't like when a movie relies too much on throw-up/poop jokes, so I could have done without that segment of the film. Otherwise it was pretty good and actually made me kind of care about Kristen Wiig's character, which I was impressed by. Also managed to be pretty funny, though I could have gone for some less typical sitcom comedy at some points.

Rating: 3 1/2 waffles

Hanna

Year: 2011

Why'd I Watch It?: It looked good.

What's It About?: A girl who has been raised as a tactical killing machine striking out on a mission of revenge.

What'd I Think?: This movie was really pretty. Full of color and wonderful sets. Also a very solid cast. Overall a pretty entertaining, good movie that was well orchestrated. Good show!

Rating: 5 waffles

London

Year: 2005

Why'd I Watch It?: Chris Evans.

What's It About?: A guy who's still sad about a girl he broke up with and there's a party with Jason Statham and his hair and it's all in a posh bathroom? I don't even know.

What'd I Think?: Someone watched some stylized, Tarantino-esque movies and thought "I want to do that, except with way more ANGST." It was bad. Statham managed to be kind of interesting to a point, but other than that, what. Chris Evans needs to do better movies.

Rating: 1 1/2 waffles

Exorcist II: The Heretic

Year: 1977

Why'd I Watch It?: Pazuzu. My dad wanted me to understand why he kept saying Pazuzu about the cicadas all the time.

What's It About?: Making a terrible sequel.

What'd I Think?: Who cares what I think, what was Richard Burton thinking? I mean, there are some good actors forced into doing and saying redonkulous crap. At any rate, it had its moments, but overall it's a giant piece of entertaining mess.

Rating: 1 1/2 waffles

Battle Los Angeles

Year: 2011

Why'd I Watch It?: Aaron Eckhart, also the premise sounded neat.

What's It About?: Alien invasion war movie.

What'd I Think?: It wasn't quite what I envisioned, but it was fun. A little more video game like. I guess my main problem is I want everything to be character driven and this was all super action, which makes for a good time but not a standout movie. But, as Jonathan pointed out, this is probably the closest I'll ever get to Aaron Eckhart being Captain America. ;_;

Rating: 3 waffles