Happy Labor Day! It’s hard to believe it is September already… Here’s a look back at my August, which capped off in epic fashion.
In order of viewing:
1) Knuckleball! [2012] – 6/10
2) For Love of the Game [1999] – 5/10
3) Mr. Hulot’s Holiday [1954] – 5/10
4) Magic Magic [2013] – 7/10
6) Michael Clayton [2007] – 9/10
7) Jack the Giant Slayer [2013] – 6/10
8) Au Revoir Les Enfants [1987] – 8.5/10
9) Rebecca [1940] – 9/10
10) The Best Years of Our Lives [1946] – 8/10
11) The Rocky Horror Picture Show [1975]
12) The Campaign [2012] – 5/10
13) Hell Drivers [1957] – 7/10
14) Try and Get Me! (aka The Sound of Fury) [1950] – 7/10
15) All the President’s Men [1976] – 8/10
16) Rolling Thunder [1977] – 7/10
17) Good Will Hunting [1997] – 9/10
21) Carrie [1976] – 8/10
22) Drinking Buddies [2013] – 8/10
Video Games Completed:
1) Binary Domain [Xbox 360, 2012] – 8/10
2) Shadows of the Damned [Xbox 360, 2011] – 8/10
3) Lego Batman 2 [PS Vita, 2012] – 6/10
4) Muramasa Rebirth [PS Vita, 2013] – 9/10
TV Shows Finished:
1) Freaks and Geeks [Season 1] – 9/10
2) The Sopranos [Season 1] – 10/10*
* denotes rewatch
Best of the Month: For movies, I really, really enjoyed Michael Clayton, Rebecca and Good Will Hunting (thanks for that suggestion, readers!). I was also a big fan of the disturbing Bug and the way it kicked into high gear during its final act. For video games, I fell in love with Muramasa Rebirth and its gorgeous visuals. One of the better games I have played on the Vita.
Worst of the Month: Admission and The Campaign were run-of-the-mill comedies that offered little in the way of actual laughs. Quite disappointing considering the talent involved in both.
How about you? What was the best movie you saw last month? What’s your favorite of those listed above?
Looks like you saw some great stuff! Can’t disagree with a perfect score for The Sopranos, I think season 1 is probably the best season of television ever.
Oh man, yeah, The Sopranos is amazing. I’m enjoying it even more the second time around. I’m almost done with season two, which is just as good as the first. I never actually finished the series before — I think I made it through season four — so I can’t wait to see it all the way through.
Great to see Michael Clayton get a fine rating, Eric. Quite a month of movie viewing.
Thanks, Michael. Glad to hear you are a fan as well.
And thanks for the RT, too!
I was just thinking of seeing All the President’s Men, somehow I just never got around to seeing it. Curious to hear what you think.
Hi Ruth, I’ll be posting my review sometime in the next couple weeks (got quite the backlog queued up right now), but I’m happy to say that it is a *great* film. Especially worth a look if you’re into journalism at all.
hmmmm
?
I was thinking like those some awesome rating are pretty accurate. I am glad to hear you think highly of Sopranos. That was definitely my show.
sorry somethings when I am in rush, I writing hmmm or 🙂 🙂 just to support with a comment and view via I didn’t have enough time to write a great response. 🙂 I support your site and how you do your posts…
Hey, no problem man, thanks for clarifying. I greatly appreciate the kind words!
Happy you enjoyed Good Will Hunting, I consider that among the best films of the 90s.
I noticed you didn’t give a rating to The Rocky Horror Picture Show at letterboxd, so I was wondering if you loved or loathed it 🙂 It definitely was a weird movie, yet also unique.
Glad you liked Freaks and Geeks, I consider that a really good show, and fun to see those names that would later become famous.
Yeah, I was surprised by how much I liked Good Will Hunting. Makes me feel bad for missing out on it for so long.
Rocky Horror…. heh. You’ll understand my lack of rating once my post goes up. 😀
Freaks and Geeks seemed to get better and better with every episode. Such a shame it went off the air so quick.
Hi, Eric:
Great list!
It’s heartening to see you expanding your pallet in regards to film with ‘Au Revoir Les Enfants’, ‘Rebecca’ and ‘The Best years of Our Lives’.
‘Rebecca’ has miles of build up before a more than satisfying finish under the touch of a young Hitchcock.
Of course, ‘Rolling Thunder’ is always a great find. Just for the team up of William Devane and Tommy Lee Jones. While ‘Bug’ is “take a shower afterwards” creepy!
Hi Jack, this was definitely a rewarding month. I hit the project hard and was finally able to catch up with some of these classics. It was also great to finally see Rolling Thunder, as I had heard so much about that cult hit over the years. Bug was a nice surprise as well.
So awesome that you liked Michael Clayton, it’s one of my all time favorites.
I wasn’t sure what to expect with that one, but I loved it. Great film, one of Clooney’s finest, too.
Great stuff. Love the high grades for Michael Clayton and Rebecca. Those are two I love to revisit often.
Both of them were very impressive. Great to hear you are such a big fan as well!
My favorite film from your list has to be Au Revoir Les Enfants with Rebecca and Good Will Hunting being close.
The best films I watched in August are 2001, Habla con ella and Ran.
You can check out my list here: http://tothemoviesandback.blogspot.ro/2013/09/films-of-august-2013.html
Great blog, already a fan. We have similar taste in film.
Thanks! I just added your blog to my reader. That’s awesome that you really enjoyed 2001. That’s one of my all-time favorite films right there, but it seems to be a “love it or hate it” type deal.