Shutter Island

Point I Fell Asleep: 2:00 out of 2:18 (87%)
Location: Theater
Time I Started Movie: Afternoon
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1130884/

You know how you always have that annoying friend that will figure out the ending of the movie like half way into it? Yeah, that's never me. I usually just immerse myself into the movie and let it go where it'll take me. Like, I still don't know the plot for "Mission Impossible 2." That's how immersed I get. However, I don't know if I've gotten smarter over the years, but for some reason, half way through this movie, I actually figured out the ending. To my detriment, the next hour was anticlimatic, thus leading me to fall asleep near the end. I had so many thoughts while watching the movie though, so let's pound through them:

• Wow, you can't go wrong with a Leo movie. When was his last bad movie? "The Beach?"
• You can't go wrong with a Leo and Scorsese movie
• When was the last time these 2 didn't work together? Jeez.
• I may have to put this movie on my recommended list
• SNAP! I just figured out the movie
• Okay this movie is getting long
• zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
• Whew, I woke up and didn't miss much
• Yup, sure enough, my prediction was true.
• Sorry, I can't put this movie on my recommended list. It was "good," but I can't go around recommending it to people. Definitely rent it though.

The Informant!

Point I Fell Asleep: ACTUALLY STAYED AWAKE
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Primetime
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1130080/

From the previews, I thought this movie was going to be a comedy. It turned out to be this oddball story of an idiotic whisleblower where his actions and thoughts provided the comedy. I think 1) Matt Damon carried the movie and I can't see anyone else playing the part and 2) the movie was so weird and confusing and intriguing that I stayed awake. I'd queue this up in Netflix.

Couple's Retreat

Point I Fell Asleep: 1:00 out of 1:53 (44%)
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Afternoon
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1078940/

I thought this was going to be like the very funny "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," and I was expecting a lot out of it. The movie started out strong, and I was even thinking to myself, "Hey, I think I like Vince Vaughn movies." However, once they got to the island, then that's where things just went downhill. The movie got all serious and it was no longer as light-hearted and funny as I wanted it to be. Sure, there were funny moments here and there, but not enough to save the movie. Probably a good "plane" movie, and "rent-able" if you don't see anything else available.

Idiocracy

Point I Fell Asleep: ACTUALLY STAYED AWAKE
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Primetime
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/

This movie was about 2 people being cryogenically frozen and waking up 500 years in the future, where people are...idiots. This was a Mike Judge movie, which is also the guy who did "Beavis and Butthead." I think that's all you need to know. I could have done without watching this movie.

2012

Point I Fell Asleep: ACTUALLY STAYED AWAKE
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Afternoon
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1190080/

I love disaster movies! One of my favorite all time movies is "Armageddon," and although "ID4" really wasn't a disaster movie per se, it's close enough since aliens were going to take over Earth. The only gripe I have with disaster movies, and this makes no sense, but the unbelievability of parts of the movie. It's like, "Okay, I'll believe the sun's solar flares will shift the Earth and everything will die. I'm FINE with that." However, when the heroes escape death 10 times in the movie when they really should have died, that's where I have a problem. So while I enjoyed this movie, I couldn't keep muttering to myself, "Oh c'mon, they should have died." That's why I can't recommend this movie although it's definitely rent-worthy. By the way, I got in trouble with my neighbors cuz there was so much bass in this movies, so be forewarned.

A Perfect Getaway

Point I Turned It Off: 0:33 out of 1:47 (31%)
Location: Home
Time I Started Movie: Primetime
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0971209/

Thirty minutes into this movie, I asked to myself, "Why am I watching this movie? I really don't like Timothy Olyphant (the guy from the TV show "Samantha Who".) This movie is too slow. What other movie can I watch?" And that was that.

Avatar

Point I Fell Asleep: ACTUALLY STAYED AWAKE
Location: IMAX 3D
Time I Started Movie: Primetime
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499549/

So I finally get around to watching this movie, but that's because I wanted to see it in Imax 3D. Even in February, the movie is still sold out. But it definitely lived up to the hype. However, as much as I enjoyed it, the movie was pretty predictable, and it really didn't have THAT MUCH substance to it. I mean the 3 hours of "eye candy porn" was worth the price of admission, but c'mon, even my half-FOB mom could understand it. My biggest gripe about the movie was this though - (not really a spoiler so don't worry) - when he was his avatar, it was usually daytime on Pandora, and when his avatar went to sleep, that's when he was in human form, and therefore, at night. However, there were scenes when it was daytime in his human form, so therefore, what was his Avatar doing then?