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A log of the movies I've seen since January of 2000. I blame my poor memory for inflicting this task upon myself.

474 movies rated as of August 20, 2008...
Over Her Dead Body	C	8-18-2008	That'll teach me to skip the plot summary beforehand.
The Other Boleyn Girl	B+	8-15-2008	An interesting story, afterall.
Hot Fuzz	A	8-11-2008	Wow! Much more than I anticipated.
Step Brothers	B	7-26-2008	Far more childish than expected, still, funny stuff.
Waitress	A	7-20-2008	Charming and real.
Jerry Maguire	B+	7-5-2008
I Want Someone To Each Cheese With	B-	7-1-2008	Felt awkward and unfinished. But maybe that's the point.
Definitely, Maybe	B+	6-27-2008	Deja vu premise, but it was entertaining.
Click	B	6-15-2008	Out there but enjoyable.
27 Dresses	A-	6-8-2008	Another great romantic comedy! Lovely story.
Paper Clips	B+	6-8-2008	Quite touching; a nice documentary.
P.S. I Love You	B+	5-31-2008	Above the norm for chick-flicks.
Semi Pro	B	5-26-2008	A solid silly movie.
I Am Legend	B-	5-6-2008	Eh, hoped for more... I liked it better as 28 Days Later.
National Treasure 2	B	5-3-2008	Nice for what it was.
The Darjeeling Limited	B+	2-29-2008	Odd, odd, odd... but touching and thoughtful.
Sweeney Todd	B-	2-26-2008	Eh, hard to understand their european singing accents.
Sixteen Candles	B+	2-15-2009	I'm sorry I waited so long to see it!
Hairspray	B+	2-17-2008	Absorbing and entertaining; a great musical!
Juno	A	2-10-2008	Sarcastic, smart, cute, funny and charming. Good stuff.
Once	A	2-5-2008	Raw and truly moving.
St. Elmo's Fire	B	1-25-2008
Erin Brockovich	A	12-23-2007	Fantastic! Wish I'd not nearly been caught by the RIAA the first time...
Superbad	A	12-22-2007	Wow, the ultimate high school movie.
28 Weeks Later	C+	12-21-2007	Had potential but just too gory & over-the-top
The Simpsons Movie	B+	12-8-2007	A pleasant surprise.
The Bourne Ultimatum	A	11-17-2007	This is exactly how to end a trilogy. Awesome.
Reign Over Me	A-	11-10-2007	Darkly comical and just well done.
License to Wed	B	11-3-2007
Premonition	B-	10-20-2007
Disturbia	A-	10-12-2007	A surprisingly fun thriller!
The Bourne Supremacy	B+	9-10-2007	More action in this sequal brought it down a bit.
The Bourne Identity	A-	8-26-2007	A rock solid action movie with brains and a heart.
Because I Said So	C	8-19-2007	I've enjoyed many a chick-flick... but this was too much!
Chuck and Larry	B+	8-4-2007	A solid, not-too-dumb comedy with an actual message!
Manufactured Landscapes	B+	7-20-2007	A true think-piece on the way society is changing the world.
Black Gold	B	7-15-2007	A nice intro to the subject, but I already drink fair-trade!
Cold Mountain	A-	7-6-2007	It's a wonder I never saw this 3 years ago. Bittersweet.
Ratatouille	B+	6-29-2007	Amusing and fun but a few too many dull moments.
Pirates 3	C	6-23-2007	Felt forced and created for the sake of a trilogy. L-o-n-g.
Knocked Up	A	6-8-2007	Very laugh-out-loud funny.
About A Boy	B	5-28-2007	Not bad.
Hannah and Her Sisters	B+	5-26-2007	Speedy, overlapping dialog like a night at the Spano's.
300	A-	5-10-2007	Surpassed expectations and just kicked-butt.
Fast Food Nation	B	4-29-2007	An important view into the industry, but could have said more.
Pirates 2	B+	4-28-2007	Outrageous and over the top, but still fun.
Blades of Glory	B	4-14-2007	Silly fun.
The Pursuit of Happiness	B+	4-1-2007	Well done.
Blood Diamond	A	3-28-2007	Absolutely engrossing story.
Shooter	B	3-25-2007	Gripping but still just silly action.
Babel	B+	3-18-2007	Slow, subtle and very well done.
Hollywoodland	C+	3-16-2007	Eh, I just didn't care.
Zodiac	A-	3-11-2007	I'm so glad I knew nothing about the actual case.
The Prestige	A+	3-9-2007	Best movie I've seen in a long time.
Casino Royal	B+	2-23-2007	Best Bond flick yet.
Little Children	A	2-17-2007	Eerie and potent.
Children of Men	A	2-11-2007	Just what I'd hoped for; superb.
The Painted Veil	B+	2-8-2007	Good looking but too slow to build.
The Illusionist	B	1-27-2007	Nice to watch despite holes in the story.
Pan's Labyrinth	B+	1-20-2007	Well done, dark but not scary enough.
Idiocracy	B-	1-16-2007	Silly fun.
Happy Feet	B+	1-7-2007	Amusing.
Invincible	B	1-6-2007	Great for a sports film.
Lady in the Water	B	1-3-2007	Actually engrossing and interesting.
The Last Kiss	B	1-2-2007	A little too convienent.
Little Miss Sunshine	A	1-1-2007	Way more than I expected.
The Holiday	B-	12-25-2006	Made me miss a certain someone too much...
Scoop	B	12-2-2006	Typical light-hearted Woody Allen fun.
Junebug	B-	11-24-2006	Slow but fairly interesting.
You, Me and Dupree	B+	11-24-2006
The Departed	A-	11-21-2006	Very solid and entertaining
Cars	A-	11-19-2006	Fun!
The Lake House	A-	11-18-2006	Surprisingly good!
Stranger Than Fiction	A-	11-12-2006	Just my kind of strange.
Man of the Year	C+	11-4-2006
Borat	B+	11-4-2006	Horrifyingly funny.
XMen The Last Stand	B	10-15-2006
The Great Warming	A-	10-15-2006	Left me seeking action.
The Black Dahlia	B	9-16-2006	Entertaining but confusing!
Friends With Money	A-	9-3-2006	Slow & kinda depressing but it sucked me in. Well done.
The Devil Wears Prada	A-	8-26-2006	Well written with a solid message. Surprise!
M:I 3	B-	8-22-2006	Eh, decent for an action movie.
A Scanner Darkly	A	7-22-2006	Brilliantly animated, fun dialog and a cool story.
Failure to Launch	B	6-30-2006	Moments of hilarity and oddballness but too corny.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang	A	6-28-2006	Sarcastic, self-defacing and frank; loved it.
V for Vendetta	A	6-16-2006	Very engaging; perhaps not so fictional a future...
Thank You for Smoking	A-	6-7-2006	Quirky and brutally funny for the most part.
Just Friends	B	6-4-2006	Highly predictable but fun getting there.
Art School Confidential	B	5-30-2006	Nearly fantastic, nearly a disaster.
eXistenZ	B+	5-6-2006	An enjoyable mind-twister.
Breakfast at Tiffany's	A	4-10-2006	Just fantastic.
The Hills Have Eyes	C-	3-19-2006	At least it ended well...
Squid and the Whale	A-	3-14-2006	Quirky and attention sustaining
Walk The Line	A-	3-11-2006	Well done, interesting and heart-warming.
Better Off Dead...	B+	2-26-2006	Silly hilarity.
A History of Violence	B+	2-14-2006	Oddly surreal.
Capote	B+	2-7-2006	Fully believed in the performance.
Match Point	A-	2-3-2006	Shed new light on "luck".
Broken Flowers	B-	1-22-2006	Over my head; too understated and minimal.
Munich	B	1-15-2006	Well done but just depressing.
Brokeback Mountain	A-	1-13-2006	Made me want to be a cowboy. Nope.
Shopgirl	A-	1-4-2006	I really wanted to love this more.
King Kong	B+	12-25-2005	Incredible in every sense of the word.
Return to Me	B-	12-24-2005	David, you still can't act.
Syriana	B	12-10-2005	Long & slow but quite interesting.
Bad Santa	B+	12-9-2005	Really bad, in a good way.
12 Angry Men	A	12-6-2005	I'm still amazed it kept my supreme attention.
Hotel Rwanda	B	12-5-2005	Good performances over a tragic story.
War of the Worlds	C	12-4-2005	Neat special effects.
Proof	B-	12-3-2005	Well done but... I was unable to care about it.
Me and You and Everyone We Know	A	12-2-2005	Amazing. Left a mark.
Chicken Little	A-	11-16-2005	Great, silly fun.
In Good Company	A-	11-13-2005	A nice story about work, life and love.
Madagascar	A	11-6-2005	Absolutely hilariously cute.
Prime	B-	11-5-2005	Funny and simple.
Serenity	A	11-2-2005	Faithful to the show, funny & entertaining.
Wallace and Gomit	C-	10-23-2005	Put us all to sleep, sadly.
The Red Violin	A-	10-7-2005	Solid storytelling of a favorite instrument.
Red Eye	B	9-25-2005	Fairly smart for a thriller.
The Constant Gardener	A+	9-11-2005	Awe-inspiring, depressing, beautiful and lingering.
Last Days	B	9-6-2005	Lacked anything, contained everything. Decently simple.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith	C+	9-3-2005	Silly, but not as bad as expected.
40 Year Old Virgin	A-	9-3-2005	So very funny; Steve Carell rules.
The Island	B-	8-28-2005	Overused action phrases aside, it was fun.
Crash	A-	8-24-2005	Impressively tough and solid; it kept my attention.
A Lot Like Love	B+	8-17-2005	Only a few cringe-moments; otherwise a lot like good!
Elf	B+	7-13-2005	Cute and funny, as expected.
Distant	B-	6-12-2005	Too distant; too close to reality to enjoy.
Star Wars III	B-	5-19-2005	Cringe They said what??
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy	A-	5-8-2005	Quirky and cute, me like.
The Sea Inside	A	3-27-2005	Wow, very powerful and moving.
Finding Neverland	A+	2-20-2005	Found my heart. Exceptional movie.
The Notebook	B+	2-5-2005	Overly mushy or pathetic at times, nonetheless I'm a sucker for this genre.
The Aviator	A	1-26-2005	Brilliant!
Closer	A+	1-20-2005	Enrapture from scene #1.
Kinsey	B	1-16-2005	Fairly interesting...
Beyond the Sea	A-	1-9-2005	Spacey keeps it afloat.
The Life Aquatic	A	1-8-2004	Hella quirky and very enjoyable.
Lemony Snicket's	B+	12-25-2004
The Machinist	B+	12-22-2004
Sideways	A	12-20-2004	Wine! Real acting! A fun story! Win.
The Yes Men	A-	12-19-2004
We Don't Live Here Anymore	B-	12-1-2004
Birth	A-	11-20-2004
Ray	B+	11-13-2004	Awesome performance.
The Clearing	A-	10-23-2004
Team America	B+	10-23-2004	Still no South Park...
Eulogy	A-	10-17-2004
A Slipping-Down Life	B	10-16-2004
Open Water	B-	10-10-2004	Great for a low-budget.
Shaun of the Dead	A	10-9-2004
Shark Tale	B+	10-8-2004
Before Sunset	A	9-28-2004	I'm not afraid to say I loved this.
Super Size Me	A-	9-25-2004
Paparazzi	B	9-19-2004
Garden State	A+	9-12-2004	One of my new favorites. Yeah Zach Braff!
Without a Paddle	B-	8-25-2004	...and without much brains.
Collateral	B	8-14-2004
The Door in the Floor	A+	8-13-2004	Indescribably good.
Napoleon Dynamite	A	7-31-2004
I, Robot	A-	7-17-2004
Fahrenheit 9.11	B	7-10-2004
Anchorman	A-	7-9-2004
The Terminal	B+	6-26-2004
The Stepford Wives	A	6-24-2004
Seeing Other People	B+	6-21-2004
Dodgeball	B+	6-18-2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	A-	6-5-2004
Secret Window	B-	5-30-2004
Day After Tomorrow	B+	5-29-2004
Touching the Void	A	5-28-2004
Shrek 2	A	5-22-2004
Troy	B-	5-14-2004
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself	A	5-2-2004
American Cousins	B	4-30-2004
Bright Young Things	A	4-25-2004
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands	A-	4-25-2004
Mystic River	A-	4-24-2004
Intermission	B+	4-16-2004
Eurotrip	B	4-13-2004
The Reckoning	B	4-4-2004
Elephant	C+	3-28-2004
Monsieur Ibrahim	A-	3-26-2004
The Big Empty	C	3-22-2004
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotline Mind	A-	3-21-2004
The Barbarian Invasions	A	3-19-2004
Twisted	B-	3-7-2004
Starsky & Hutch	B	3-6-2004
The Butterfly Effect	B-	2-20-2004
Intolerable Cruelty	A-	2-14-2004
50 First Dates	B	2-13-2004
Under the Tuscan Sun	B+	1-31-2004
Owning Mahowny	B	1-31-2004
Whale Rider	B+	1-20-2004
The Cooler	B-	1-18-2004
Love Actually	A	1-17-2004
Along Came Polly	B+	1-16-2004
Big Fish	A-	1-11-2004
Les Triplettes de Belleville	B+	1-10-2004
My Architect	B	1-4-2004
Finding Nemo	A	1-2-2004
American Wedding	C	1-2-2004
The Station Agent	A	12-15-2003
Something's Gotta Give	B	12-13-2003
The Last Samurai	A-	12-12-2003
The Godfather	A	12-2-2003
Shattered Glass	A-	11-28-2003
BRAZIL	A-	11-26-2003
The Matrix Revolutions	B+	11-8-2003
Equilibrium	A-	11-5-2003
The Rundown	B	11-1-2003
School of Rock	B	10-25-2003
Moonlight Mile	A-	10-23-2003
Matchstick Men	B+	10-4-2003
Lost in Translation	A+	9-28-2003
Italian Job	B-	9-24-2003
Underworld	C	9-20-2003
Northfork	A	9-13-2003
Solaris	A	8-24-2003
Poolhall Junkies	C	8-23-2003
Pirates of Silicon Valley	B	8-22-2003
May	C+	8-18-2003
The Negotiator	A	8-17-2003
Python 2	F-	8-17-2003
Freddy Vs. Jason	B+	8-16-2003
Heathers	C-	8-15-2003
Falling Down	B	8-14-2003
Final Destination 2	C	8-12-2003
Swimming Pool	B	8-10-2003
The Good Girl	B+	8-3-2003
The Hours	C+	7-24-2003
Pirates of the Caribbean	B+	7-20-2003
25th Hour	A	7-19-2003
Just Married	B	7-12-2003
Love & Sex	C	7-6-2003
28 Days Later	A	6-27-2003
Bruce Almighty	B	6-26-2003
They	D	6-15-2003
Matrix Reloaded	B+	5-16-2003
A Mighty Wind	A-	5-11-2003
X2	C	5-2-2003
When Harry Met Sally	B+	5-1-2003
Better Luck Tomorrow	A-	4-26-2003
Phone Booth	B+	4-21-2003
Igby Goes Down	A-	4-18-2003
Anger Management	B-	4-13-2003
White Oleander	B	4-10-2003
Secretary	B+	4-2-2003
Catch Me If You Can	A-	4-2-2003
Goldmember	A	3-31-2003
Basic	B	3-28-2003
The Life of David Gale	B+	3-20-2003
Akira Kurosawa's Dreams	A	3-19-2003
Adventures of Priscilla	B	3-16-2003
Ringu 2	B-	3-10-2003
Ringu 0	C+	3-9-2003
In and Out	B+	3-9-2003
America's Sweethearts	A-	3-5-2003
Chicago	A	3-4-2003
Blood Simple	A-	3-2-2003
City by the Sea	B-	3-1-2003
Old School	B-	2-23-2003
How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days	B+	2-22-2003
Legally Blond	B	2-21-2003
SLC Punk	A	2-20-2003
A Walk to Remember	B	2-19-2003
S1m0ne	C+	2-19-2003
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind	A-	2-10-2003
Shanghai Knights	B+	2-8-2003
Shanghai Noon	B	2-7-2003
Signs	B+	1-20-2003
Adaptation.	A-	1-10-2003
About Schmidt	A-	1-3-2003
Raising Arizona	B-	1-2-2003
Bowling For Columbine	A	12-29-2002
Scotland, Pa.	B+	12-26-2002
Frailty	B-	12-23-2002
Slumber Party Massacre 2	F	12-22-2002
The Addiction	D	12-22-2002
Spirited Away	B+	12-20-2002
The Two Towers	A	12-18-2002
Ghost World	B+	12-17-2002
Far From Heaven	B+	12-13-2002
The Producers	B-	12-6-2002
The Transporter	C	12-3-2002
Die Another Day	B-	11-22-2002
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	B-	11-16-2002
8 Mile	B	11-14-2002
Jason X	F+	11-9-2002
Run Lola Run	B+	11-8-2002
Natural Born Killers	A-	11-4-2002
Battle Royale	B+	10-31-2002
Punch-Drunk Love	B-	10-26-2002
Angel Heart	A	10-23-2002
The Ring	B+	10-18-2002
Ringu	B+	10-18-2002
Mulholland Dr.	A-	10-10-2002
My Big Fat Greek Wedding	A	10-6-2002
Red Dragon	A	10-5-2002
Van Wilder	B+	9-26-2002
100 Girls	B	9-22-2002
One Hour Photo	A	9-14-2002
Amadeus	A	9-6-2002
Lovely & Amazing	A-	9-3-2002
Human Traffic	B	8-31-2002
Demon Knight	B	8-19-2002
Risky Business	B	8-17-2002
The Business of Strangers	A-	8-11-2002
Sleepers	B	8-9-2002
Midnight Run	B+	8-4-2002
Super Troopers	B	8-3-2002
Read My Lips	B-	7-27-2002
Martin and Orloff	A	7-19-2002
Road to Perdition	B+	7-16-2002
Kissing Jessica Stein	A	7-10-2002
Lilo & Stitch	B+	7-5-2002
Men In Black II	B	7-3-2002
Four Rooms	B+	7-1-2002
Minority Report	A-	6-27-2002
Life As A House	A	6-25-2002
Monster's Ball	B	6-23-2002
Startup.com	A	6-22-2002
Orange County	B+	6-19-2002
Cube	B	6-14-2002
Big Trouble in Little China	A-	6-12-2002
The Last Unicorn	B	6-9-2002
Donnie Darko	A	6-4-2002
From Hell	C+	6-3-2002
Spy Game	B	5-30-2002
Wet Hot American Summer	A+	5-29-2002
Not Another Teen Movie	B+	5-27-2002
Insomnia	A	5-25-2002
Star Wars: Episode II	B	5-21-2002
Hollywood Ending	C+	5-17-2002
Taxi Driver	C+	5-15-2002
The Man Who Wasn't There	B+	5-11-2002
The Virgin Suicides	B+	5-6-2002
Spiderman	B+	5-3-2002
Tape	B+	4-25-2002
Cannibal! The Musical	B	4-24-2002
Novocaine	B+	4-19-2002
The Emperor's New Groove	A	4-8-2002
K-PAX	B	4-3-2002
A Beautiful Mind	A-	4-1-2002
Panic Room	B	3-30-2002
Death to Smoochy	B+	3-29-2002
Hedwig and the Angry Inch	A	3-24-2002
Ice Age	B-	3-17-2002
Amelie	A	3-16-2002
The Anniversary Party	C-	3-1-2002
Happiness	B-	2-26-2002
Following	B+	2-25-2002
The Royal Tenenbaums	A	2-16-2002
Manhattan	A	2-14-2002
The Brotherhood of the Wolf	B+	2-9-2002
The Shipping News	A-	1-20-2002
In the Bedroom	B+	1-9-2002
Kiss Me Kill Me	C-	12-28-2001
The Majestic	B-	12-25-2001
Vanilla Sky	A-	12-23-2001
Swingers	A	12-23-2001
Pearl Harbor	B	12-22-2001
The Fellowship of the Ring	A	12-20-2001
Philadelphia	A-	12-14-2001
True Romance	B+	12-13-2001
Citizen Kane	A	12-10-2001
A River Runs Through it	B+	12-9-2001
Ocean's Eleven	B+	12-7-2001
Croupier	A	12-3-2001
Waiting for Guffman	A-	11-26-2001
Pleasantville	A-	11-24-2001
Sliding Doors	B+	11-21-2001
The Hole	A	11-17-2001
Harry Potter and Sorcerers Stone	B+	11-16-2001
Save the Last Dance	B	11-16-2001
13 Ghosts	C-	11-15-2001
The Ice Storm	B+	11-14-2001
Swordfish	B-	11-13-2001
Monsters, Inc	A	11-8-2001
Best in Show	A	11-4-2001
The Skulls	B	10-29-2001
Proof Of Life	A	10-24-2001
Lost Souls	C	10-17-2001
Bridget Jones's Diary	B-	10-14-2001
Training Day	B+	10-7-2001
Princess Bride	A-
Finding Forrester	B+
Twelve Monkeys	B+
Tomb Raider	D
Wag The Dog	B+
Crimes and Misdemeanors	A
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back	A-
Your Friends & Neighbors	B-
American Pie 2	B+
Nurse Betty	A-
The American President	B+
The Others	B+
Planet of the Apes	B+
Sexy Beast	B+
200 Cigarettes	C
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon	A
What Women Want	B
Blade Runner	B+
The Score	B
Annie Hall	A
Duets	B+
Python	D-
Hamlet	A-
Scary Movie 2	D
A.I.	A-
Pieces	B+
State and Main	B+
Moulin Rouge	B+
The Limey	B-
Life is Beautiful	A-
Miller's Crossing	B
With a friend like Harry	A
Hard Eight	B
Zero Effect	A-
You've Got Mail	A
Quills	B-
This is Spinal Tap	B
15 Minutes	B
Blow	B
Shrek	B+
Antitrust	B
Heat	C-
The Wizard	B-
The Tailor of Panama	C
Dark City	A-
Dude, where's my car?	C+
Pollock	A-
Memento	A-
Clue	B-
Fear and Loathing	A-
The Boondock Saints	A-
Ronin	C
O Brother Where art Thou	A-
The Green Mile	B+
Wallace & Gromit	A
Enemy at the Gates	B
Princess Mononoke	B+
Manhunter	C
Chocolat	A
The Rock	C
Road Trip	B
Sneakers	B-
Payback	C-
Coyote Ugly	B
Pi	B+
Hannibal	B+
Silence of the Lambs	A-
Gattaca	A-
Shadow of the Vampire	B+
Thirteen at Dinner	B+
Das Boot	B-
Charlie's Angels	B-
Traffic	A-
American Graffiti	A-
The Family Man	B
Cast Away	A-
The Whole Nine Yards	B+
Dungeons & Dragons	F
Requiem for a Dream	A-
The Grinch	B+
Unbreakable	B
Way of the Gun	B
Almost Famous	A
The 6th Day	B
American History X	A
Magnolia	A
Any Given Sunday	A-
Primal Fear	A
Fight Club	A+
The Usual Suspects	A+

A's = 180 (37%), B's = 247(52%), C's = 39 (8%), D's = 5 (1%), F's = 4 (0%)