Tomorrowland

Tomorrowland

Disney

May 22, 2015

Sci-Fi, Historical Comedy
DVD
D+

Annoying, although it did make me wonder what the inevitable "It's a Small World" movie will be like.  Brad Bird directed and co-wrote.

Tommy's Honour

Tommy's Honour

Tommy's Honour Productions

15 June 2016

Historical Drama, Sports Drama

DVD

D+

I felt like I'd watched this before, although I hadn't.  Jason Connery directed, seven years after The Devil's Tomb.

Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider

MGM etc.

14 March 2018

Sports Comedy
DVD
D+

I might've given this a C-, like I did Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), but I had to take it down a notch for opening with boxing practice.  Roar Uthaug directed.

To Live and Die in L.A.

To Live and Die in L.A.

New Century Productions etc.

November 1, 1985

Crime Drama

DVD
D+

This is super '80s, from the Wang Chung soundtrack to the voiceover of Reagan blathering about taxes to the extremely stereotypical Islamic Terrorist.  The counterfeiting sequence was my unironic favorite in the first quarter hour.  Director Friedkin helped Gerald Petievich adapt Petievich's novel, years after The Boys in the Band and The Exorcist.

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird

Universal

December 25, 1962

Historical Drama

DVD

B-

I've seen this movie a few times over the years, including I think on the big screen in the past twenty years.  I gave the Harper Lee novel a B eleven years ago (https://rereadingeverybookiown.blogspot.com/2012/06/to-kill-mockingbird.html) and I thought I might give the film one as well.  But, while I think the adaptation, by Horton Foote, is still pretty good, I felt less drawn in this time.  It's a combination of how the central tragedy happens mostly offscreen and the way that other characters, including Dill and his aunt, are not as fully developed as they could be.  (They probably were more so in the book, but I don't recall.)  The two main performances, by Oscar-winning Gregory Peck and non-child-actress Mary Badham as his daughter, remain strong and the movie did mostly hold my interest throughout.  This time, even on a TV screen, I was really impressed by the sets.

Robert Mulligan directed.

To Catch a Thief

To Catch a Thief

Paramount

August 5, 1955

Mystery?

DVD

C-

I didn't care about the story, but I did like the look of this, especially the aerial shots.  This is based on the novel by David Dodge.  Director Hitchcock's cameo is on the bus, fairly early on.

Titanic

Titanic

Paramount etc.

December 19, 1997

Drama

DVD
C-

I reluctantly saw this months after it came out, when it was still in theaters, with a wisecracking friend who had seen it before.  This time, I just gave it the first quarter hour, not caring about the modern-day characters, which is why I'm not listing this as a historical drama and/or romance.  As everyone knows, James Cameron wrote and directed.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

StudioCanal etc.

16 September 2011

Mystery

DVD
D

Rather dull, except for the cast list, although I tuned out before I recognized that many people.  This is based on the John le Carré novel and directed by Tomas Alfredson, six years before The Snowman.

The Tin Drum AKA Die Blechtrommel

The Tin Drum AKA Die Blechtrommel

Franz Seitz Filmproduktion etc.

3 May 1979

Historical Comedy, Fantasy

DVD
C

I enjoyed the movie when I saw it in '83 or '84, finding it funny and profound.  (My hippie aunt thought nothing of taking me and my same-age cousin to such a controversial film.)  I subsequently read the Günter Grass novel once or twice.  So I gave it over a half hour today, but I just couldn't get into it.  Volker Schlöndorff directed and co-wrote.

Tin Cup

Tin Cup

Regency etc.

August 16, 1996

Sports Comedy, Romcom

DVD
C-

I had to check that I hadn't seen this before, since it felt awfully familiar, but it's not terrible.  Ron Shelton directed and co-wrote.

Timeline

Timeline

Donners' Company etc.

November 26, 2003

Sci-Fi

DVD
D+

Cliched.  This is based on the Michael Crichton novel and directed by Richard Donner, his eighth movie I've rejected in this project.

Time to Kill

Time to Kill

Warner Bros.

July 24, 1996

Crime Drama

DVD
D

Hard to watch, but I appreciated that it takes rape more seriously than, for instance, Tightrope.  This is based on the John Grisham novel and directed by Joel Schumacher, who directed Tigerland, among many other movies I've rejected in this project.

Time Regained AKA Le Temps retrouvé

Time Regained AKA Le Temps retrouvé

Gemini Films

19 May 1999

Historical Drama

DVD

C-

Confusing but pretty.  This is based on the Marcel Proust novel and directed by Raúl Ruiz.

The Time Machine (1960)

The Time Machine (1960)

MGM/ Galaxy

July 22, 1960

Sci-Fi, Historical Drama, Romance

DVD
C+

While there were things I liked about this, especially the look of it, it is marred by sometimes slow plotting, unnecessary sexism, and the wrong kind of cheesiness.  This is based on the H.G. Wells novel and directed by George Pal.

Tim

Tim

Pisces Production etc.

13 July 1979

Romance

DVD

D+

Sort of creepy movie starring a young Mel Gibson and a not so young Piper Laurie as a potential couple.  (And it's not the age difference that bothered me most.)  This is based on the Colleen McCullough novel and directed by Michael Pate.

Tightrope (1984)

Tightrope (1984)

Warner Bros.

August 17, 1984

Crime Drama

DVD
D-

Like a rubber-necked giraffe, you look into my past and see that I don't like Clint Eastwood, so I'm not going to like him when he's a cop who jokes about his rape case.  He co-directed with screenwriter Richard Tuggle.

Tigerland

Tigerland

Regency etc.

October 6, 2000

War Drama, Historical Drama

DVD
D-

Of course I didn't like this.  Joel Schumacher directed, and this is the sixth of his movies I've rejected.

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! AKA ¡Átame!

Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! AKA ¡Átame!

El Deseo S.A.

12 December 1989

Comedy
DVD
C-

Better than I expected. Pedro Almodóvar wrote and directed.

Thunder Road (2018)

Thunder Road (2018)

The 10 East etc.

October 12, 2018

Dramedy
DVD
C-

This is in that uncanny valley, where it's neither exaggerated enough to be a dark farce nor realistic enough to be both touching and funny.  Jim Cummings wrote, directed, and stars, so maybe he was too close to the project.

Thumbsucker

Thumbsucker

Bob Yan Productions etc.

October 7, 2005

Dramedy
DVD
C-

A little depressing but not bad.  Director Mike Mills adapted Walter Kirn's novel.

Three Worlds (2012) Trois mondes

Three Worlds (2012) Trois mondes

Pyramide Distribution

5 December 2012

Drama

DVD
D+

A hit-and-run accident, so, yes, the highlight is hearing French ambulance sirens.  Catherine Corsini directed and co-wrote.

Three Times AKA 最好的時光

Three Times AKA 最好的時光

First Distributors

28 October 2005

Drama

DVD
C-

Beautifully shot but almost wordless story of a pool-hall hostess.  Hsiao-Hsien Hou directed and co-wrote.

3:10 to Yuma (1957)

3:10 to Yuma (1957)

Columbia

August 7, 1957

Western

DVD
C-

Better than most Westerns, in that it actually adds a little depth to the (two) female characters.  This is based on an Elmore Leonard short story, and directed by Delmer Daves.

Disorder in the Court

Disorder in the Court

Columbia

May 30, 1936

Comedy

DVD
D+

This is on a Three Stooges collection and I am not a Stooges fan.  I might've gone with a C-, but it actually annoyed me that they bothered to resolve the "plot," and in such a half-assed way.  Jack White (not that Jack White, or him either) directed.

Three Men and a Baby

Three Men and a Baby

Touchstone

November 25, 1987

Comedy

DVD
C-

I found it a bit smarmy, but bumped up a notch for the 1920sesque mural that Guttenberg's character paints.  Leonard Nimoy, yes, that Leonard Nimoy, directed.

301, 302

301, 302

Park Chul-Soo Films Ltd.

22 April 1995

Mystery?

DVD
D+

A woman disappears and her neighbor acts mysteriously.  Cheol-su Park directed.

The Three Faces of Eve

The Three Faces of Eve

20th Century Fox

September 18, 1957

Drama

DVD
D+

Even though this is based on a real case, I couldn't help watching it as an unintentional commentary on the stifling life of a '50s housewife.  Director Nunnally Johnson adapted the book by Corbett H. Thigpen and Hervey M. Cleckley.

The Three Dogateers

The Three Dogateers

Hollywood Media Bridge

November 18, 2014 (straight to DVD)

Fantasy, Comedy
DVD
D+

Why are all the dogs white?  Because this is set at Christmastime?  Oh, and the dubbing is laughable but not entertaining exactly.  Jesse Bagel wrote, directed, and voiced both "Arfamis" and "Barkos."

Three Comrades

Three Comrades

MGM

June 3, 1938

Historical Drama

DVD

C-

I couldn't really tell the title characters apart, but this wasn't bad.  F. Scott Fitzgerald, Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and somebody I've never heard of co-adapted the Erich Maria Remarque novel.  Frank Borzage directed.

Three Came Home

Three Came Home

20th-Century Fox

February 20, 1950
War Drama

DVD
D-

Worse than some other World War II movies, because this one has a cheerfully misogynistic obstetrician, and a little boy hurling racist slurs.  This is based on Agnes Newton Keith's memoir, and directed by Jean Negulesco, a couple years after Johnny Belinda.

¡Three Amigos!

¡Three Amigos!

HBO Pictures/ Orion

December 12, 1986

Historical Comedy

DVD
C-

The funniest thing was the trio's 1920s garb.  John Landis directed.

Thor: The Dark World

Thor: The Dark World

Marvel/ Disney

November 8, 2013

Fantasy, Action

DVD
C-

Bumped up a notch or two for the stealth romcom (with Chris O'Dowd and Kat Dennings as not-good-enough-date and filter-free friend of Natalie Portman) snuck into a run-of-the-mill mythic superhero movie.  Alan Taylor directed

The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)

The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)

United Artists etc.

August 6, 1999

Crime Drama

DVD
D+

Yeah, so this one doesn't have the '60s touches going for it, but it's not terrible.  Ironically, I didn't watch enough of the '68 version to see Faye Dunaway, but she shows up early on as The Psychiatrist here.  (So then I didn't see Rene Russo.)  John McTiernan directed, eleven years after Die Hard.

The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)

The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)

United Artists etc.

June 26, 1968

Crime Drama?

DVD
C-

I liked the '60sness, including the split screens, but I didn't care about the characters or story.  Norman Jewison directed, between The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming and Fiddler on the Roof.

This Is Our Land AKA Chez nous

This Is Our Land AKA Chez nous

Synecdoche

22 February 2017

Drama

DVD
C-

Apparently this turns into a political thriller later, but the first quarter hour is very slow-moving.  Lucas Belvaux directed and co-wrote.

This Is Martin Bonner

This Is Martin Bonner

Monterey Media

January 20, 2013

Drama

DVD
C-

The title character is the least interesting person.  Chad Hartigan directed and co-wrote.

This Happy Breed

This Happy Breed

Eagle-Lion

28 May 1944

Historical Drama

DVD
C+

I would say I was more interested than entertained.  Director David Lean co-adapted Noël Coward's play, and I can actually see this working better onstage, where it wouldn't feel so odd to have scenes with characters referred to as being nearby.  (Including the neighbor lady we never meet, although we see her husband and son.)  Still, this domestic drama, set in 1919 to '39, is more my kind of movie than The Bridge Over the River Kwai or Lawrence of Arabia.

13 Rue Madeleine

13 Rue Madeleine

Twentieth Century Fox

January 15, 1947

War Drama

DVD
D+

Bumped up a notch for the pompous narrator.  Henry Hathaway directed, after The Shepherd of the Hills and before O. Henry's Full House and The Sons of Katie Elder.

13 Going on 30

13 Going on 30

Columbia etc.

April 23, 2004

Fantasy, Romcom

DVD
C+

This is what I call a popcorn movie, nothing fancy, not particularly filling, but in its own way somewhat satisfying, even if some of it gets stuck in your teeth.  I have to note that, like most movies that look nostalgically back at the late '80s (e.g. The Wedding Singer, Romy & Michele), the soundtrack is more early '80s, because pop music was better in the first half of that decade.  Gary Winick directed, six years before the weaker Letters to Juliet.

Thirsty (2016)

Thirsty (2016)

Thin Edge Films

June 15, 2016

Musical?, Historical Drama?

DVD
C+

While there are times that this is quite good, I also considered stopping watching it a half dozen times.  The central performance(s) of the title character, a "girly boy" who grows up to be a Cher drag queen, is generally solid, but some of the supporting performances are amateurish.  The zigzagging timeline is both intriguing and off-putting, and there are definitely some sad and/or dark moments.  It was worth watching once, but I don't know that I'd want to see it again.

One of the saddest parts is the end credit that this is dedicated to the memory of writer-director Margo Pelletier, who died of cancer in the November after this debuted in film festivals.

Things to Come

Things to Come

London Film Productions

21 February 1936

Sci-Fi

DVD
C-

While I suppose this was somewhat prescient about a "world war" in 1940, and I do like the look of the movie, especially the sets, I found the writing (apparently by H.G. Wells, based on his novel) and acting melodramatic.  William Cameron Menzies directed.

The Thin Man

The Thin Man

MGM

May 25, 1934

Mystery, Comedy

DVD
C+

I think I've seen this before, or at least one of the movies in the series.  While I know there are people who adore Nick & Nora, and their movies, they've never quite clicked for me.  The movie is at best cute and interesting, especially Asta (and I'm not a dog person), but there's too much where my mind wanders.  This is based on the Dashiell Hammett book, and directed by W.S. Van Dyke

Thick as Thieves (1999)

Thick as Thieves (1999)

Rogue Pictures

January 28, 1999

Crime Comedy
DVD
C

I liked the quirkiness and of course the appearance of Garofalo, but I wasn't that into the story.

They Were Expendable

They Were Expendable

MGM

December 19, 1945

War Drama

DVD

D

Predictably expendable John Wayne war movie.  Robert Montgomery co-stars and co-directed with John Ford.

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

Warner Bros.

November 20, 1941

Historical Drama

DVD
C-

I appreciated the touches of humor in this story of Custer, but it is a story of Custer and thus of limited interest to me.  Raoul Walsh directed.

The Theory of Everything

The Theory of Everything

Working Title Films

7 September 2014

Historical Drama

DVD
B-

Although I'm definitely someone who's generally more interested in the domestic/romantic/personal side of people's lives more than their accomplishments, I do feel if you're going to make a movie about Stephen Hawking, there should be more of him developing and explaining his theories.  And if you are going to go for the personal side, it would be nice if the children were more than just props.  That said, there is a lovely, complicated portrait of his eventual ex-wife, Jane, whose Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen this is somewhat based on.  James Marsh directed, about four years before The Mercy, which has good period details, like this, but a much less interesting story.