SLACKING

I've been slacking off with my full movie reviews of late. I still need to delve into Public Enemies (A+), The Hurt Locker (A+), (500) Days of Summer (A), Transformers 2 (A), and Bruno (A-), all of which represent some of my favorite films of the year. All very different, all very satisfying on varying levels.

I might just wait until after the final deluge of summer product is released and seen and post a summer movie round-up. Still on my list: G-Force, Funny People, Julie & Julia, G.I. Joe, District 9, Inglorious Basterds, The Time Traveler's Wife, Adam, Paper Heart (hoping this opens in my area), Thirst (I doubt this will open in my area), A Perfect Getaway (I'll be renting this on Blu Ray), and The Final Destination 3-D.

Some films got away from me this summer: Land of the Lost, Away We Go, Drag Me To Hell, Whatever Works, Sugar, Moon, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Cheri, and The Brothers Bloom. I look forward to catching up with all of these on Blu Ray.

I've also got some DVD reviews coming up for Waltz with Bashir (A+), Notorious (B+), and Big Man Japan (at home, waiting to be watched). Coming up in the Netflix queue are: The Soloist, Speed Racer, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, Fast and Furious, The Class, Tyson, Julia, The Garden, The Last House on the Left, Harvard Beats Yale 29-29, Sunshine Cleaning, The Informers, Goodbye Solo, and Fighting. Some of those titles haven't been released yet, but all are due this month, and all should keep me busy.

Lots of viewing and writing on the horizon!