FILMS WATCHED
JULY - SEPTEMBER 2006

.....Highest rating. Deserves to be considered a classic.
½ ...Very good. The movie greatly entertains or greatly moves me on a personal level.

.......Good. It is a solid, enjoyable film.

½ ........I like the movie, but can't muster strong feelings for it.

............I dislike it, but can't muster strong emotions against it.

½ ...........Terrible, but not hateful. May have cult appeal.
BOMB ........Lowest rating. The movie is offensive, inept or both.
Titles in bold indicate first time viewing.






7/1 The Shaggy Dog (1959, Charles Barton)  

7/2 The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971, Dario Argento)  

7/3 Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960, Charles Barton)  

7/3 Shrek (2001, Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson)  

7/4 Shrek 2 (2004, Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon)   ½

7/4 The Prince and the Pauper (1962, Don Chaffey)   ½

7/5 Das Zweite Erwachen der Christa Klages (1978, Margarethe von Trotta )   ½

7/7 Schwestern oder Die Balance des Glücks (1979, Margarethe von Trotta )   ½

7/7 The Absent Minded Professor (1961, Robert Stevenson)  

7/8 Heller Wahn (1983, Margarethe von Trotta)  

7/9 Babes in Toyland (1961, Jack Donohue)   ½

7/10 Cut and Run (1985, Ruggero Deodato)  

7/11 Rosenstrasse (2003, Margarethe von Trotta)  

7/13 Oberst Redl (1985, István Szabó)  

7/16 Mephisto (1981, István Szabó)   ½

7/17 Bon Voyage! (1962, James Nielson)  

7/19 Eolomea (1972, Herrmann Zschoche)  

7/20 In Search of the Castaways (1962, Robert Stevenson)   ½

7/22 Winterschläfer (1997, Tom Tykwer)   ½

7/22 Terminal Island (1973, Stephanie Rothman)   ½

7/23 Der Krieger und die Kaiserin (2000, Tom Tykwer)  

7/24 Two-Lane Blacktop (1971, Monte Hellman)  

7/25 Der Amerikanische Freund (1977, Wim Wenders)  

7/26 Son of Flubber (1963, Robert Stevenson)   ½

7/28 Schatten - Eine Nächtliche Halluzination (1923, Arthur Robison)   ½

7/28 Miracle of the White Stallions (1963, Arthur Hiller)   ½

7/29 Heaven (2002, Tom Tykwer)   ½

7/30 War Between the Planets (1966, Antonio Margheriti)   ½

7/30 The Creation of the Humanoids (1962, Wesley Barry)   ½

7/30 Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (1958, Louis Malle)  

8/1 Asphalt (1929, Joe May)   ½

8/2 Le Souffle au Cœur (1971, Louis Malle)  

8/3 Lacombe Lucien (1974, Louis Malle)   ½

8/4 Summer Magic (1963, James Neilson)   ½

8/5 Dixie Dynamite (1976, Lee Frost)   ½

8/5 Guns and Guts (1974, René Cardona Jr.)  

8/6 Legend of the Northwest (1978, Rand Brooks)   ½

8/6 La Isla de los Hombres Solos (1974, René Cardona)  

8/7 The Misadventures of Merlin Jones (1964, Robert Stevenson)  

8/7 Hannibal (1960, Edgar G. Ulmer)  

8/7 Without Honor (1949, Irving Pichel)   ½

8/8 À nos Amours. (1983, Maurice Pialat)  

8/9 Triple Agent (2004, Eric Rohmer)  

8/9 Gulliver's Travels (1939, Dave Fleischer)  

8/10 Stray Dog (1949, Akira Kurosawa)  

8/11 The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (1952, Ken Annakin)   ½

8/12 Kidnapped (1960, Robert Stevenson)  

8/13 The Horse Without a Head (1963, Don Chaffey)   ½

8/14 The Young Land (1959, Ted Tetzlaff)  

8/15 Rashômon (1950, Akira Kurosawa)   ½

8/16 Ikiru (1952, Akira Kurosawa)  

8/17 Throne of Blood (1957, Akira Kurosawa)  

8/18 Donzoko (1957, Akira Kurosawa)  

8/19 Chappaqua (1966, Conrad Rooks)   ½

8/20 The Hidden Fortress (1958, Akira Kurosawa)  

8/21 God's Little Acre (1958, Anthony Mann)  

8/22 The Bad Sleep Well (1960, Akira Kurosawa)  

8/23 Yojimbo (1961, Akira Kurosawa)  

8/24 High and Low (1963, Akira Kurosawa)   ½

8/25 A Tiger Walks (1964, Norman Tokar)   ½

8/25 Cover-Up (1949, Alfred E. Green)  

8/26 Circus World (1964, Henry Hathaway)   ½

8/27 Sanjuro (1962, Akira Kurosawa)  

8/28 Bootleggers (1974, Charles B. Pierce)  

8/29 Red Beard (1965, Akira Kurosawa)  

8/31 The Three Lives of Thomasina (1964, Don Chaffey)  

9/1 The Chase (1946, Arthur Ripley)  

9/2 Hansel and Gretel (1954, John Paul)   ½

9/2 Bury Me Dead (1947, Bernard Vorhaus)  

9/4 Kagemusha (1980, Akira Kurosawa)   ½

9/6 Dersu Uzala (1975, Akira Kurosawa)  

9/7 Akira Kurosawa's Dreams (1990, Akira Kurosawa)  

9/8 Madadayo (1993, Akira Kurosawa)   ½

9/9 The Lone Ranger (1956, Stuart Heisler)   ½

9/9 Those Calloways (1965, Norman Tokar)  

9/9 Rhapsody in August (1991, Akira Kurosawa)  

9/9 Ugetsu Monogatari (1953, Kenji Mizoguchi)  

9/10 That Darn Cat! (1965, Robert Stevenson)  

9/10 The Lone Ranger and the Lost City of Gold (1958, Lesley Selander)  

9/12 A Story of Floating Weeds (1934, Yasujiro Ozu)   ½

9/13 55 Days at Peking (1963, Nicholas Ray)  

9/14 Late Spring (1949, Yasujiro Ozu)  

9/16 The Ugly Dachshund (1966, Norman Tokar)   ½

9/16 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005, Tim Burton)   BOMB

9/17 Early Summer (1951, Yasujiro Ozu)  

9/17 Lupin III: The Mystery of Mamo (1978, Yasuo Ootsuka)   ½

9/18 Goin' Down the Road (1970, Donald Shebib)   ½

9/19 Good Morning (1959, Yasujiro Ozu)   ½

9/20 Guyana: Crime of the Century (1979, René Cardona Jr.)  

9/21 Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004, Kerry Conran)  

9/22 Weasels Rip My Flesh (1979, Nathan Schiff)   BOMB

9/23 Floating Weeds (1959, Yasujiro Ozu)  

9/24 Samurai 1: Musashi Miyamoto (1954, Hiroshi Inagaki)  

9/24 Fort Algiers (1953, Lesley Selander)  

9/25 Tokyo Story (1953, Yasujiro Ozu)  

9/25 Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. (1966, Byron Paul)  

9/26 El Cid (1961, Anthony Mann)  

9/26 Flat Top (1952, Lesley Selander)   ½

9/26 Can You Keep It Up for a Week? (1974, Jim Atkinson)   ½

9/27 Have a Nice Funeral (1970, Giuliano Carnimeo)  

9/27 Follow Me, Boys! (1966, Norman Tokar)  

9/28 Samurai 2: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955, Hiroshi Inagaki)  

9/29 A Town Called Hell (1971, Robert Parrish)  

9/29 Moon Over Harlem (1939, Edgar G. Ulmer)   BOMB

9/30 Five Savage Men (1970, Ron Joy)