Topping my 36 films from last month wasn't my intention, but I did expect to have time for a little more than ("just") 26 films. I had some time being sick, but I mostly watched Desperate Housewives then...But still, I managed to watch a few classics and films I've been wanting to watch for a long time. And then some quite bad films too, but that can't be avoided once in a while.Although this month held another record in blog stats, I want to excuse for not posting the Fabulous Filmic Fashion Friday post the last two (?) Fridays - I've been extremely busy and/ or sick. I hope I'll have the next post ready for next week. Other announcements... well, I might not be able to post from the 22.06 - 09.07, but we'll see. I also changed the sidebar and post layout a little, I hope you like it.Watched for the very first time:(500) Days of Summer (2009) Marc Webb - USAExactly as fresh and entertaining as I had expected, but much funnier. I loved all the small details and the varying cinematography and other experiments, for example the scene that is shown at two different times with two different dialogues. Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levit are a couple made in heaven, and both play their parts very well. Rating: 9.2Another Year (2010) Mike Leigh - UKA lovely and very psychologic drama, and the first Mike Leigh film I've seen. I like that the film focusses on elder people without really underlining its doing. If you know what I mean.Rating: 7.2Bandit Queen (1994) Shekhar Kapur - India/ UKHarsh but moving and... brave? Seema Biswas was great.Rating: 7.4City Lights (1931) Charles Chaplin - USAA typical but somehow special silent Chaplin film. But I still get tired of silent films quickly. They have to be short (except Sunrise).Rating: 8.1Der amerikanische Soldat [Int. Title: "The American Soldier"] (1970) Rainer Werner Fassbinder - West GermanySo, this is what a Fassbinder film looks like. I've heard a lot about him. Guess he's one of the most famous German directors ever. But HELL this film was boring! And whoever was the casting director, somebody needs to give that person some lessons in what good acting is. I did like the ending scene though.Rating: 2.0El laberinto del Fauno [Int. Title: "Pan's Labyrinth"] (2009) Guillermo del Toro - Mexico/ SpainAbsolutely fantastic. It's been a long time I've seen such a great fantasy movie - haven't seen Dark Shadows, but I think Tim Burton should watch this one if he hasn't yet.Rating: 8.9Få meg på, for faen [Int. Title: "Turn Me On, Dammit"] (2011) Jannicke Systad Jacobsen - NorwayI'm so in love with this movie, despite some of the scenes making me feel a little uncomfortable. The existence of a film like this is a triumph!Rating: 9.0Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006) Rohit Shetty - IndiaNot the worst Indian slapstick I've seen yet but still not very entertaining. The closest I came to laughing was a twitch of my upper-lip. Rating: 3.3Honeymoon Travels. Pvt. Ltd. (2007) Reema Kagti - IndiaSurprisingly amazing! Much like (500) Days of Summer, this film was all about the details and offered some fresh comedic entertainment - two years before 3 Idiots really shook up the Indian comedy genre. Rating: 7.7Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) Quentin Tarrantino - USAIt's hard to find a better word to describe this movie than "awesome". Rating: 9.1Le Salaire de la Peur [Int. Title: "Wages of Fear"] (1953) Henri-Georges Clouzot - France/ ItalySometimes I ask myself why I watch movies like these. Why I don't shut them off after an hour. Or half an hour. Whoever put this film in the 1001 Movies book must be a real bore. Okay, there were some good scenes, but in a nutshell it was a waste of time to watch.Rating: 5.3Million Dollar Baby (2004) Clint Eastwood - USASo, this movie has literally been following me ever since it came out - almost everyone of my mother's friends and other people I've visited had a copy of it and I walked past it in the library a thousand times. Anyway, I finally decided to watch it and was surprised by how suspenseful it was. And just how awesome is Hillary Swank in this one? Still, I don't really think the movie deserved all those awards, except for Hillary's.7.5One for the Money (2012) Julie Anne Robinson - USAYeah, I... watched this. My friend wanted to watch it. And honestly: it was better than some of the "classics" I watched this month (cough, Independence Day). Rating: 5.4Ordinary People (1980) Robert Redford - USADid I ever tell you about my love for Robert Redford? Although I haven't seen many of his films, I am a huge fan of his work... I mean, has he ever done something bad? This one was a little slow at the beginning but turned out to be an amazing psychologic study in the end.Rating: 8.4Reversal of Fortune (1990) Barbet Schroeder - USA/ Japan/ UKWow, how did this film become so famous? I mean, it was entertaining and everything, but pretty much ordinary and not unusual really. It was fun to see Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives) so young though. And Jeremy Irons was great.Rating: 7.1Rockstar (2011) Imtiaz Ali - IndiaI've been thinking about this movie a lot, trying to figure out whether I'm satisfied or disappointed. I think I liked it, but... it could have been really, really great with a different actress in the lead. Ranbir was excellent though.Rating: 8.1Salinui chueok [Int. Title: "Memories of Murder"] (2003) Joon-ho Bong - South KoreaThis one is supposed to be the greates South Korean film of all time - if that's the case I'm not sure if I want to see more of their films. It was a good crime film but a bit tiring in the end. Rating: 7.2Shutter Island (2010) Martin Scorsese - USAAll the things I've read and heard about this film are true: by far one of the best mainstream Hollywood film of the latest years. Rating: 8.0Tears of the Sun (2003) Antoine Fuqua - USAThe typical rough-Bruce-Willis-discovers-his-weak-point-and-saves-Africa-and-woman action film. A tad to long to truly entertain.Rating: 5.7That Girl in Yellow Boots (2010/11) Anurag Kashyap - IndiaAnother film I had been waiting for so long, and it was just as great as I had hoped for. A bit more ruthless than I had expected. Kalki Koechlin deserves a bright future.Rating: 8.0The Horse Whisperer (1998) Robert Redford - USAThis one was very different from what I had always thought it was. As I said, I love Robert Redford, and Scarlett Johannson and Kristin Scott-Thomas are great too. Actually, this one was much profounder and also more depressing than I had expected.Rating: 7.2Thor (2011) Kenneth Branagh - USAHigh quality cinematic fast food. Rating: 6.3Toy Story 2 (1999) John Lasseter - USA... "'Cause you've got a friend in me"...Rating: 9.5Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara ["You only live once"] (2011) Zoya Akhtar - IndiaThe perfect summer movie, with everything from eye candy to great music and settings to a good story. Rating: 8.0Re-watched with the purpose of intense examination:Independence Day (1996) Roland Emmerich - USAThis film is perhaps the worst blockbuster I have ever seen. It is so patriotic and violence-glorifying in a disgusting way, that I want to throw up. The last line: "I promised you fireworks, didn't I?" is the last straw.Rating: 2.1Terkel i knibe [Int. Title: "Terkel in Trouble"] (2004) Kresten Vestbjerg Andersen , Thorbjørn Christoffersen, Stefan Fjeldmark - DenmarkSadly not as good anymore when you're older than 14. Rating: 6.9Amount of films watched this month: 26Average rating: 7.0