Off the Mark

Unlike last year, I am not going to split this apart into any categories and am only listing them chronologically. I am also only listing them by months instead of by explicit date. Those seen in the theater are so noted, as are a few other details of little relevance to anyone else.

Last year’s list

As best as I remember:

• * - particularly enjoyed. I have no doubt that there are others I really enjoyed but I am not sure which.
• ** - one of this year’s favorites

January 2007

Touch the Sound
Pirates of the Caribbean 2
Akeelah and the Bee
Wordplay
Goal: The Dream Begins

February

Night at the Museum - at theater with Jenn Miller
Crank - borrowed from Terry & Mary
Cars - borrowed from Terry & Mary

March

Black Snake Moan — theater
300 — theater
War of the Worlds (Spielberg) - borrowed from Terry & Mary
Babel - borrowed from Terry & Mary
The Prestige - borrowed from Terry & Mary
Spanglish - library
Unleashed - library

April

Dirty Pretty Things - library
Porco Rosso - library
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls - library *
Casino Royale - borrowed from Mary & Terry
Nanny McPhee - borrowed from Mary & Terry

May

Ladder 49 - IFSI
The Guys - IFSI
Pirates of the Caribbean III - Boardman’s Theater

June

all i want - library
Blue Crush - library
De-Lovely - library
Sicko - with Tracy at Boardman’s

July

D.E.B.S. - library
Hidalgo - library (pretty sure i saw it before)
Constantine - library
Blade Trinity
Swimming Pool
Ghost Rider
Curse of the Golden Flower
La Tigre e la neve (The Tiger & the snow) **
The Cave of the Yellow Dog (Mongolian) **
Price of Milk (NZ) *
Sensitive New Age Killer (Australia ?)
Heights
Children of Men
Crash
Coffee and Cigarettes (Jarmusch) *

August

Shortbus **
A Toute de Suite
Wild Tigers I Have Known
Tarnation (Jonathan Caouette) documentary
Yellow
Factotum
The Bow (Korean)
Intermission (IRE)
Big Girls Don’t Cry (Grosse Madchen Heisse Nicht) (DE)
Succubus: Hell-Bent
Tideland

September

Offside (Iran)
The Last Mimzy
The Triplets of Belleville *
Hot Fuzz *
Day Watch - Boardman’s with Richard & Jenn *
White Palms (Hungarian gymnast)
L’Iceberg (BE) **

October

Transformers
The Goddess of 1967 (AU) - 1967 Citroen
Old Joy - Will Oldham, camping in the woods of Oregon

November

Dynamite Warrior (Thai) *
Happy Times (China) **
Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others) *
Citizen Dog (Thailand) at Boardman’s for East Asian Film Festival *
Sepet (Malaysia) at Boardman’s for East Asian Film Festival
Singapore Dreaming (Singapore) at Boardman’s for East Asian Film Festival
Meet the Robinsons
The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico *
Pathfinder
Played - British gangsters
Daredevil - library
R.O.D.: Read or Die - library
Respiro (It) - library - saw before
The Barbarian Invasions (Fr) - library - saw before *
Taste of Cherry (Iran) - library
American Gangster - Columbus, OH with Sara, Max, Max’s parents, Joey & Ben [Turkey Day]
Buena Vista Social Club *

December

Running with Scissors
Danny Deckchair
Beshkempir: The Adopted Son (Kyrgyzstan)
Beowulf 3D - theater
The Thin Man - at Jeanne’s (I’m counting this because it’s been decades since I last saw it)
I am Legend - theater with Mom
Superbad
Ratatouille
Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix
The Bourne Ultimatum

It appears that I saw almost 91 movies new to me this year. Yes, I watched more than this. Except in 3 cases, I did not list any movies that I had seen before.

I certainly recommend any with * and I highly recommend those with **, at least if your movie mind is wrapped as oddly as mine.