Zero Dark Thirty

Zero Dark Thirty

First Light Productions etc.

December 10, 2012

Action?

DVD

D-

Possibly racist, definitely violent.  Kathryn Bigelow directed, after Point Break and Strange Days, but before Detroit

Wrong Turn (2003)

Wrong Turn (2003)

Constantin Film

May 30, 2003

Horror

DVD
D-

At least the Canadian-passing-for-Appalachian scenery was pretty.  Rob Schmidt directed.

Wrath of Man

Wrath of Man

MGM etc.

May 7, 2021

Crime Drama

DVD
D-

Somehow both boring and offensive.  Guy Ritchie directed and co-wrote, after Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and his version of Sherlock Holmes.

Windtalkers

Windtalkers

Lion Rock Productions

June 14, 2002

War Drama

DVD
D-

Too much Nic Cage.  John Woo directed, and this is somehow worse than the other four of his movies I've rejected.

Watch the Sunset

Watch the Sunset

BarrLipp Productions

30 August 2017

Crime Drama

DVD
D-

Definitely not my kind of movie, but I guess the one-take gimmick is worth something.  Tristan Barr and Michael Gosden co-directed, and co-wrote with Chelsea Renee Zeller, while all three appear in the movie.

Wanted (2008)

Wanted (2008)

Relativity Media etc.

June 27, 2008

Action
DVD
D-

Unappealing on multiple levels, but I did like the cereal display.  Timur Bekmambetov directed.

The Wall

The Wall

Big Indie Pictures etc.

May 12, 2017

War Drama

DVD
D-

Definitely not my kind of movie.  Doug Liman directed, a dozen years after Mr. & Mrs. Smith.

Waking Madison

Waking Madison

Annapurna Productions

May 2, 2011

Drama

DVD
D-

Creepy and possibly racist, but I did like the trolleys.  Katherine Brooks wrote and directed.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Columbia etc.

October 1, 2021

Sci-Fi, Action

DVD
D-

Creepier than necessary.  Tom Hardy not only stars but co-wrote, while Andy Serkis directed.

Van Helsing

Van Helsing

Sommers Company etc.

May 7, 2004

Horror

DVD
D-

Of course I wasn't going to like this.  Stephen Sommers wrote and directed, after The Mummy, and before G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and Odd Thomas.  This is very loosely based on the books Dracula, Frankenstein, and The Wolf Man.

Twisted

Twisted

Kopelson Entertainment

February 27, 2004

Crime Drama

DVD

D-

Lives up to the title.  Philip Kaufman directed, long after The Right Stuff and four years after Quills.

12 Mighty Orphans

12 Mighty Orphans

Greenbelt Films etc.

June 11, 2021

Historical Drama, Sports Drama

DVD

D-

Depressing Depression era tale, with football!  Director Ty Roberts co-adapted Jim Dent's Twelve Mighty Orphans: The Inspiring True Story of the Mighty Mites Who Ruled Texas Football, which would've been an unwieldy movie title.

Primal Fear

Primal Fear

Rysher/ Paramount

April 3, 1996

Crime Drama

DVD
D-

Richard Gere, crime, yawn.  This is based on William Diehl's novel and directed by Gregory Hoblit, four years before Frequency.

Transporter 2

Transporter 2

EuropaCorp

3 August 2005

Action
DVD
D-

Racist and sexist, with bad acting.  Louis Leterrier directed, five years before Clash of the Titans.

Training Day

Training Day

Village Roadshow Pictures

October 5, 2001

Crime Drama

DVD
D-

Although the first quarter hour wasn't as violent as it could've been, Denzel's character was obnoxious.  Antoine Fuqua directed, between The Replacement Killers and Shooter.

Traffic

Traffic

Bedford Falls Productions

December 6, 2000

Crime Drama

DVD
D-

By now, the grade shouldn't surprise you.  Steven Soderbergh directed, and this is the sixth of his movies I've rejected in this project.

Touched by Fire

Touched by Fire

40 Acres and a Mule

March 15, 2015

Drama

DVD
D-

I wanted the main characters to be hit by a bus, or at least lose the power of speech forever.  According to Wikipedia, this "draws" on Kay Redfield Jamison's book.  Paul Dalio wrote and directed.

El Topo AKA The Mole

El Topo AKA The Mole

Producciones Panicas

18 December 1970

Western

DVD

D-

Not as bad as I expected, when I first heard of it, over thirty years ago, but I did watch only the first quarter hour.   Alejandro Jodorowsky wrote, directed, and played the title character.

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.

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.