The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
1925
★★★✰✰
So I read this book a while ago.  I'm still unsure of what to think of it.  I know it is an American classic that everyone loves but I was a little iffy.  All I could think of what Paris Hilton and Lindsey Lohan and how obnoxious they are.  Maybe I needed to be in a different frame of mind.

The Madness of King George

The Madness of King George directed by Nicholas Hytner
1994
★★★★✰
So I didn't know too much about this movie or this king.  Turns out the movie was good and the story quite fascinating.  Well worth a look.

Cars Toon: Mater's Tall Tales

Cars Toon: Mater's Tall Tales directed by John Lasseter
2010
★★★✰✰
So I am not too sure how this got so high up on our queue but my kids loved it.  I saw some of it and actually laughed out loud a few times.  It's really just a bunch of shorts that were most likely shown on the Disney channel trying to promote the DVD of Cars.

Due Date

Due Date directed by Todd Phillips
2010
★★✰✰✰
So I was expecting a little more from this film.  It was just plain dumb at times and way too unbelievable.  Still, Zach Galifanakis is funny.  A little more funny considering all the Charlie Sheen references and the Charlie Sheen fiasco going on now.

Winter's Bone

Winter's Bone directed by Debra Granik
2010
★★★✰✰
So I knew this would be a downer and it was.  Man there are some crazies in the Ozarks!

It's Kind of a Funny Story

It's Kind of a Funny Story directed by Ryan Fleck
2010
★★★★✰
So I didn't know anything about this film before watching it.  It was very good.  I enjoyed Craig's inner thought sequences.  The "Under Pressure" part was fantastic.  Great movie.

The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps directed by Alfred Hitchcock
1935
★★★✰✰
So I needed to see this film since it is a supposed Hitchcock classic.  When we started the film, I did not realize it was so old.  I felt like I was watching an old Sherlock Holmes movie at times.  When I think of Hitchcock films, I immediately think of Rear Window and North by Northwest, amazing films from the 1950s.  I guess it just shows how incredible Alfred Hitchcock was to have a career span five decades.