Wednesday, December 4, 2024

2024 Movie Rankings: November



I watched ten movies in the month of November. As always, I will briefly run down my experience with each of these movies and pick which five of them will advance to my ultimate year end movie ranking. Four movies this month were Saw movies. Just one left and I will have seen them all.

Here are the ten movies:

Prey
Saw V
Star Trek The Motion Picture
Sleeping with the Enemy
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
A Quiet Place: Day One
As Above, So Below
Saw VI
Saw: The Final Chapter
Jigsaw


Not Moving On:


A Quiet Place: Day One

I've liked the Quiet Place movies in the past, but this one really missed the mark. I found it to be incredibly dull compared to the more tightly paced original movies. Got to wonder what they were thinking here.


Prey

I've watched this movie twice now in my life, and both times it has failed to resonate with me. I know people like this movie but for some reason it just doesn't seem to do anything for me.


Saw V, VI, and The Final Chapter

Bye bye to these Saw movies. I enjoyed all these movies individually, and I am enjoying the series as a whole, but looking back on them, I could not tell you which one was which, or what happened in which movie. They all sort of blend together after a while.


Moving On:


Jigsaw

This is the one Saw movie that moves on this month. I like how it was a reboot of the series after a long absence. It felt a bit more fresh. The big twist that Jigsaw was back kind of blew my mind for a while. I was like HOW could he possibly be alive? Turns out it was a twist I should have seem coming a mile away, but I didn't. Anyway, at least this Saw movie has an identity and stands out from the others.


Star Trek: The Motion Picture and The Wrath of Khan

As big of a Trekkie as I am, I am very unfamiliar with the movies based on the Original Series. I've seen all of them, but it has been a long time since I have. I decided to start rewatching them this year. Oddly, I enjoyed The Motion Picture a tiny bit more than Wrath of Khan. I've always found this movie to be a bit overrated in my opinion. But it is still very good. The Motion Picture is slow and deliberate, but it gave me a Dune vibe at times. I liked it.


Sleeping with the Enemy

I remember watching this movie with an ex of mine, and she loved it. It was one of her favorite movies. I haven't seen it since me and her were together - which was over 20 years ago. It was a fun movie to revisit, even if I knew what was going to happen in advance. I've never been a big Julia Roberts fan, but I liked her in this. Her evil husband really knocks it out of the park in this role, too. 


As Above, So Below

This was probably my favorite movie I watched this month. I had never heard of this movie before, but then it suddenly showed up on my Netflix queue as a recommendation. I almost watched it one night, but then decided to pass last minute. The next day, I fired up the next Staff Picks episode in my downloads, and it was about this movie - which I thought was a crazy coincidence. The episode really sold me on it, and I decided to watch it immediately afterwards. And you know what? I thought the movie was great. I'll dive into more detail about it when I do my year end ranking, but this is a serious contender to finish in my top 10.


With these 5 movies advancing, here is a look at the top 55. 11 months down, 1 to go! At the end, we'll have 60 movies - 5 from each month that move on. And then I will rank them from worst to best and determine my favorite. In no particular order, here are the 55 that have moved on so far:

Last Night
The Help
The Greatest Night in Pop
Doctor Sleep
A Star is Born
Mystic River
Stephen King's IT miniseries
Stand By Me
Dune (1984)
Dune: Part One
Dune: Part Two
Legends of the Fall
Cloverfield
Grave of the Fireflies
As Above, So Below
Glass
The Shape of Water
The Menendez Brothers
Milo and Otis
Gerald's Game
Dr. Giggles
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Extended Edition
Ghost
Milk
Forrest Gump
Platoon
Sleeping with the Enemy
Fried Green Tomatoes
The Four Falls of Buffalo
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Open Water
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Old
The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker
Bone Tomahawk
Deadpool & Wolverine
Grizzly Man
Manhunter
The Purge
Dumb and Dumber
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
The Skeleton Key
The Illusionist
The Prestige
Trauma (2017)
Rear Window
Martyrs (2008)
Jigsaw
Transformers
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Extended Edition
The Disaster Artist
Eden Lake
Saw
Halloween




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Sunday, December 1, 2024

2024 Things: November





11.01: Listened to 2 episodes of Carrier (ep 5 and ep 6). Listened to 1 episode of Collateral Gaming (ep 47 pt 1). Watched 1 episode of Survivor (47.07).

11.02: Listened to 1 episode of Carrier (ep 7). Watched 2 episodes of The Amazing Race (13.05 and 13.06). Listened to 1 episode of The Losers Club (Recapping The Stand: The Vigil). Watched 1 episode of Big Brother Canada (10.02). Watched movie: Prey. Watched 1 episode of The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox (ep 1). 

11.03: Listened to 1 episode of Retroblast (Snatcher). Listened to 1 episode of Staff Picks (As Above, So Below). Listened to 1 episode of the Stephen Kingcast (ep 220). Watched movie (As Above, So Below). 

11.04: Listened to 2 episodes of Dynasty Happy Hour (ep 413 and 414). Finished video game: Jersey Devil. Listened to 2 episodes of Arcade Attack (ep 184 and 185). Listened to 1 episode of Retrograde podcast (Banjo-Kazooie). Listened to 1 episode of Worth it or Worthless (ep 3). Listened to 1 episode of Collateral Gaming (Parasite Eve). Watched 1 episode of Star Trek Lower Decks (5.03).

11.05: Watched 2 episodes of The Amazing Race (13.07 and 13.08). Watched 1 episode of This is the Zodiac Speaking (1.03). Watched 2 episodes of Big Brother Canada (10.03 and 10.04). 

11.06: Watched movie: Saw V. Watched 1 episode of Band of Brothers (1.06). Watched 3 episodes of The Amazing Race (13.09, 13.10, and 13.11). Listened to 1 episode of the Stephen Kingcast (ep 221). Watched 1 episode of Big Brother Canada (10.05). Listened to 1 episode of Unsolved Mysteries (Where's Alicia?).

11.07: Listened to 1 episode of the Cartridge Club (CC Weekly #78). Listened to 1 episode of Fantasy Football Happy Hour (11.5.24 episode). Watched 1 episode of Big Brother Canada (10.06). Watched movie: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Watched 1 episode of Survivor (47.08). Watched 1 episode of Homicide: Los Angeles (2.01).

11.08: Watched 1 episode of Big Brother Canada (10.07). Listened to 1 episode of Dynasty Happy Hour (ep 415). Watched 1 episode of Homicide: Los Angeles (2.02). Listened to 1 episode of Collateral Gaming (Game Launch Edition: Call of Duty Black Ops 6). Watched 1 episode of The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox (ep 2). 

11.09: Watched 1 episode of Homicide: Los Angeles (2.03). Listened to 1 episode of Retrograde podcast (Wario's Woods). Listened to 2 episode of Fantasy Football Happy Hour (11.7 and 11.8.24 episodes). Watched 1 episode of Big Brother Canada (10.08). Listened to 1 episode of Digging Six Feet Under (S05E06). Watched 1 episode of The Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox (ep 3). 

11.10: Finished video game: Lego Indiana Jones The Original Adventures. Listened to 1 episode of The Losers Club (Recapping the Stand: The Walk). Watched movie: Star Trek The Motion Picture. Listened to 1 episode of Sega Saturn Shiro (Editor's Corner 7). Listened to 1 episode of Collateral Cinema (Cheech and Chong's Up in Smoke). Listened to 1 episode of Retrograde podcast (Batman Returns SNES). Listened to 1 episode of Staff Picks (Who Can Kill a Child?). Listened to 1 episode of the 7th Rule (T7R#252). Listened to 1 episode of the Stephen Kingcast (ep 222). Listened to 1 episode of I Finally Watched (ep 3). Listened to 1 episode of Worth it or Worthless (ep 4). Listened to 1 episode of Arcade Attack (ep 186). 

11.11: Watched movie: A Quiet Place Day One. Watched 1 episode of Star Trek Lower Decks (5.04). Listened to 1 episode of Retroblast (The Thing 2002). Listened to 1 episode of Arcade Attack (ep 187). Listened to 1 episode of Unsolved Mysteries (Blood & Oil). Listened to 1 episode of Ear Biscuits (ep 44). Listened to 1 episode of The Losers Club (Recapping the Stand: The Stand). Listened to 1 episode of Fantasy Football Happy Hour (11.11.24 episode). Listened to 1 episode of Worth it or Worthless (ep 5). Watched 1 episode of Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles (2.01). Finished video game: Heavy Barrel.

11.12: Watched movie: Sleeping with the Enemy. Watched 1 episode of Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles (2.02). Watched 1 episode of Killing Eve (3.01). Listened to 1 episode of Unsolved Mysteries (Silent Witness).

11.13: Watched 1 episode of Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles (2.03). Watched 2 episodes of Homicide: Los Angeles (2.04 and 2.05). Watched 3 episodes of Big Brother Canada (10.09, 10.10, and 10.11). Listened to 1 episode of The Cartridge Club (ep 52).

11.14: Watched 1 episode of Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles (2.04). Listened to 1 episode of Collateral Gaming (Ep 48 Part 1). Listened to 1 episode of Retrovaniacs (ep 2). Listened to 1 episode of Collateral Cinema (Top 5 Favorite Cinema Snob Episodes + Bloodsucking Freaks Review). Watched 1 episode of Worst Ex Ever (1.01). Watched 1 episode of Big Brother Canada (10.12).

11.15: Watched 1 episode of Survivor (47.09). Listened to 1 episode of Fantasy Football Happy Hour (11.12.24 episode). Watched 1 episode of Cobra Kai (6.06). Finished video game: Shining Force II. Watched 1 episode of Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles (2.05). 

11.16: Watched 2 episodes of Big Brother Canada (10.13 and 10.14). Listened to 1 episode of The Losers Club (Recapping the Stand: The Circle Closes). Listened to 1 episode of Dynasty Fantasy Football - UTH (11.11.24 episode). Watched 1 episode of Cobra Kai (6.07). Listened to 1 episode of Post Show Recaps: The White Lotus (Post Show Recaps Rewatches Season 1). Watched 1 episode of Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles (2.06). Listened to 1 episode of Fantasy Football Happy Hour (11.13.24 episode).

11.17: Listened to 1 episode of The Cartridge Club (CC Weekly #79). Listened to 1 episode of Retrograde podcast (Tetris for Gameboy). Listened to 1 episode of Arcade Attack (ep 188). Listened to 1 episode of Retroblast (Super Punch-Out!!). Listened to 1 episode of Collateral Cinema (Street Fighter 1994).  Listened to 1 episode of The Losers Club (Benjamin Cavell on landing Stephen King's Stand coda). 

11.18: Watched 1 episode of Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles (2.07). Listened to 1 episode of Digging Six Feet Under (S05E07). Listened to 1 episode of Sega Saturn Shiro (BONUS PRGE 2022 Panel - Why You Should Own A Sega Saturn). Listened to 1 episode of Unsolved Mysteries (Deadly Intruders). Watched 1 episode of Star Trek Lower Decks (5.05).

11.19: Watched 1 episode of The Challenge Argentina (1.01). Listened to 1 episode of Collateral Cinema (Intruder 1989). Watched 1 episode of Worst Ex Ever (1.02). Watched 1 episode of Big Brother Canada (10.15). 

11.20: Listened to 1 episode of the Stephen Kingcast (ep 223). Watched 1 episode of The Challenge Argentina (1.02). Watched 1 episode of Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles (2.08). Watched 1 episode of Big Brother Canada (10.17). Finished video game: Parasite Eve. Listened to 1 episode of Dynasty Happy Hour (ep 416). 

11.21: Listened to 1 episode of Arcade Attack (ep 189). Watched 1 episode of Survivor (47.10). Listened to 1 episode of the Cartridge Club (CC Weekly #80). Watched 1 episode of Big Brother Canada (10.18). Listened to 1 episode of Fantasy Football Happy Hour (11.19.24 episode). 

11.22: Listened to 1 episode of the Cartridge Club (CC Weekly #81). Listened to 1 episode of Worth it or Worthless (ep 6). Watched 1 episode of Big Brother Canada (10.19). Watched 1 episode of Cobra Kai (6.08). Watched 1 episode of The Challenge Argentina (1.03). Watched movie: Saw VI.

11.23: Watched 2 episodes of Cobra Kai (6.09 and 6.10). Listened to 1 episode of Digging Six Feet Under (S05E08). Watched 1 episode of Big Brother Canada (10.20). Watched 1 episode of Star Trek Lower Decks (5.06).

11.24: Watched 1 episode of Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles (2.09). Listened to 1 episode of Digging Six Feet Under (S05E09). Listened to 1 episode of Ear Biscuits (ep 45). Listened to 1 episode of the 7th Rule (T7R #253). Listened to 1 episode of Retrograde podcast (Crazy Taxi). Listened to 1 episode of Retrovaniacs (ep 3). Listened to 2 episodes of the Cartridge Club (CC Weekly #82 and CC Portable #8). Listened to 1 episode of Staff Picks (Dark Knight of the Scarecrow). Listened to 1 episode of Fantasy Football Happy Hour (11.21.24 episode). 

11.25: Listened to 1 episode of Sega Saturn Shiro (Editor's Corner: Ep 8). Listened to 1 episode of Digging Six Feet Under (S05E10). Listened to 1 episode of Unsolved Mysteries (Missing from the Bridge).  Listened to 1 episode of the 7th Rule (T7R #254). Listened to 1 episode of Collateral Cinema (Terrifier 2). Listened to 1 episode of Fantasy Football Happy Hour (11.22.24 episode). Watched movie: Saw: The Final Chapter. 

11.26: Watched 2 episodes of Big Brother Canada (10.21 and 10.22). Watched 1 episode of Band of Brothers (1.07). Watched 2 episodes of The Edge of Sleep (1.01 and 1.02). 

11.27: Listened to 1 episode of Collateral Gaming (Ep 47 Part 2). Listened to 1 episode of Dynasty Happy Hour (ep 417). Listened to 1 episode of the 7th Rule (T7R#255).  Listened to 1 episode of Sega Saturn Shiro (Editor's Corner: Ep 9). Watched 1 episode of The Challenge Argentina (1.04). Watched 1 episode of Big Brother Canada (10.23). Watched 1 episode of The Edge of Sleep (1.03).

11.28: Watched movie: Jigsaw. 

11.29: Watched 1 episode of Survivor (47.11). Listened to 1 episode of Arcade Attack (ep 190). Watched 3 episodes of The Edge of Sleep (1.04, 1.05, and 1.06). Finished video game: Crazy Taxi. Watched 1 episode of Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles (2.10).

11.30: Listened to 1 episode of Fantasy Football Happy Hour (11.26.24 episode). Watched 1 episode of The Challenge Argentina (1.05). Watched 1 episode of Worst Ex Ever (1.03). Watched Making Squid Game: The Challenge. Watched 1 episode of Big Brother Canada (10.24). Listened to 1 episode of Digging Six Feet Under (S05E11). Listened to 1 episode of Sega Saturn Shiro (Editor's Corner: Ep 10). Watched 1 episode of Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles (2.11).


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22 episodes of Big Brother Canada watched
11 episodes of Terminator:  Sarah Connor Chronicles watched
10 movies watched
10 episodes of Fantasy Football Happy Hour played
7 episodes of The Amazing Race watched
7 episodes of Arcade Attack played
7 episodes of The Cartridge Club played
6 episodes of Digging Dix Feet Under played
6 video games completed
6 episodes of Edge of Sleep watched


*had to skip 1 episode of Big Brother Canada (10.16) as I could not find it anywhere to watch.

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