January 1st – The Watch

Being advertised as one of the biggest films of 2012, I felt slightly let down after Watch-ing (that joke isn't going to get old fast...). Without trying to give too much away, I found myself watching 102 minutes of things I'd seen many times before, with most of the main cast playing characters they can't seem to escape. Ben Stiller stars as the stubborn, strung-up lead with personal issues, a role he seems to play in nearly every movie he stars in. Vince Vaughn is once again the loudmouth man-child complete with basement mancave. The slightly obscure casting of Richard Ayoade, running his predictable, yet still funny semi-simpleton is what made the movie in my eyes. Although sticking a British TV actor into a Hollywood blockbuster may seem a little weird, he managed to make it work.

There's not too much I can say without spoilers, and as the film is still recent enough for people not to have seen it, I'll hold off for now, but might end up re-watching it towards the end of the year to do a proper review. After calling the film clichéd and predictable, I still highly recommend it for those of you who like a laugh as there are some sleeper lines that keep it flowing and enjoyable the whole way through, assuming you can get past Vaughn's incessant need to call his fellow castmembers by a different nickname every time he opens his mouth.

All in all, I still think it's a worthwhile flick that you can watch more than once even knowing the whole plot. - 3.5 Costco memberships out of 5

And we're live!

As the new year dawns, I rise to the challenge.

So yeah. Welcome to the beginning of what could as easily turn out to be something magical or a steaming pile. I'm hoping for the former.

I guess a more formal introduction to what's happening should, well, happen.
Throughout the year, I will be watching a film every day and giving a small review of personal opinion. As I've said before, I'm no blogger, film critic or buff, just an avid watcher with a want to escape for a few hours a day.
With an aim to watch varying genres, and not just the same thing over and over again, I'll be needing your help. I want you guys to be my cinema, my library. I want you to suggest what I should watch, whether it be a film, series of films, something of a particular era or with a certain actor/actress. I will watch near enough anything, even if Rotten Tomatoes gives it 21%. Yes, I'm looking at you Birdemic: Shock and Terror.

I was going to be corny and start off with New Year's Eve, a film released before Christmas 2011. Because that's when people celebrate the coming of the new year. The beginning of December.....

Then I thought to myself, No. I enjoy being cheesy as much as the next... cheesemeister (?), but just no. So I settled on something more current and ultimately more enjoyable. In hindsight, I should have left it until later in the year so as not to provide spoilers for those who have yet to see it, but hey. Whatcha gonna do?
I could quite easily watch another movie and save the review I've written until later down the line, but I'm gonna stick to my guns and just go with it. That's how I roll!
So without further adieu, I give you... ThreeSixtyFiveFilms!