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I'm a reader who enjoys posting comments and recommendations about the books I read. You will not find a synopsis with my recommendations because you can just click on the book title for a link to www.goodreads.com for a synopsis and reviews by other readers. I prefer the 3 Reason format: the reason I chose to read it; the reason I liked (or disliked) the book; and the reason I recommend it.

Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Movie Recommendations from 2006

Movie watching is a favorite hobby of mine. Has it gone beyond a hobby to obsession if I admit I watched 214 movies in 2006?

I started to document the titles of the movies I watch in 2004, when I first subscribed to Netflix. After a review of that list, I decided Netflix was worth the monthly fee to give me access to some movie genres I prefer and that I cannot get from cable or satellite subscriptions, from a local video store or the public library. Netflix allowed me to watch a movie once and that kept me from buying lots of movies that I did not need to keep in our home DVD library . The In-Demand feature that came with cable movie channels was a nice feature that freed me from their broadcast schedule. The pause feature on DVRs is the handiest thing since the bookmark!

Keeping a film list is as useful to me as the book list is (See Dec 18 posting). A list reveals some preferences for genres and some dislikes. My list won't have gory horror movies. I also hate movies that put women and children in jeopardy and treats them as victims for the sake of a plot device.
In 2007, I plan to annotate my list to include who recommended the movie to me or how I heard about it. I'm also planning to add a note about how long I watched before I said, "This is a lousy movie" and turned it off.

This list is 20% of the movies I watched in 2006. There is no ranking to the list. I made this list with the hope that you may find something you like.
Dear Frankie
Must Love Dogs
Bride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice
Wedding Crashers
Zathura
Harry Potter: The Goblet of Fire
The Thing About My Parents
North Country
L4Yer Cake
Madagascar
Rabbit Proof Fence
Walk the Line
40-Year Old Virgin
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
The Chronicles of Narnia
Love, Ludlow
Shaun of the Dead (more parody and satire than gruesome zombies)
My Date with Drew
The Widow of Saint Pierre
DaVinci Code
A Love Song for Bobbie Long
Transporter II
Tristan and Isolde
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
The World's Fastest Indian
In Her Shoes
Memoir of a Geisha
Wallace and Grommit: The Curse of the WereRabbit
The Producers
Just Friends
Transamerica
Lucky Number Slevin
Capote
Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story
16 Blocks
Diary of a Mad Black Woman
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School
Madison
Duma
Mrs. Henderson Presents
X-Men III
Casino Royale
Superman Returns
Eragon
Akeelah and the Bee