Natasha's Shelf: Movie Reviews

As a new mom, I've not had as much time for watching movies, but I will be posting reviews as I can. These reviews will likely be for movies recently out on DVD, or older, since diapers are more important than movie tickets. Still, I am an avid movie watcher, as you'll see by looking at my profile where my list of favorite movies is longer than that of books.

Fairytale Adaptations

Red Riding Hood (in theaters March 2011)
Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil on DVD 2011 (animation)
Snow White and the Huntsman (SWATH) in theaters June 2012
Mirror Mirror (2012) on DVD
Jack the Giant Slayer in theaters March 2013
Frozen in theaters November 2013 (animation)
Maleficent in theaters May 2014
Into the Woods in theaters December 2014

Comedy

Easy A on DVD (2010)
You Again on DVD (2010) - Clean! (PG)
What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012) on DVD (Drama/Romance)

Action Comedy

Red in theaters October 2010
Knight and Day on DVD
The Tourist on DVD (2011)
The A-Team (2010) on DVD
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (in theaters December 2011)
The Three Musketeers 2011
One for the Money on DVD (based on a book)
This Means War on DVD (2012)

Romantic Comedy

Letters to Juliet on DVD
Crazy, Stupid, Love. in theaters September 2011
New Year's Eve (2011) on DVD
All's Faire in Love (2009) on DVD

Period Romance

Water for Elephants on DVD (adapted from a book)

Nicholas Sparks Romantic Tragedies (Gets its own category!)

Dear John on DVD
The Last Song on DVD
The Lucky One (2012) on DVD (has a happier sort of ending, not as tragic)

Animation

Tangled in theaters November 2010
Despicable Me on DVD
Rango on DVD (for adults)
Cars 2 on DVD
The Adventures of Tintin on DVD 2012 (for adults)
Brave in theaters June 2012 (Pixar!)
Winnie the Pooh (2011) on DVD (good for little kids!)
The Secret World of Arrietty (2010) on DVD (Studio Ghibli!)
Wreck-It Ralph (on DVD March 2013)
Monsters University on DVD October 2013 (Pixar)
Frozen in theaters November 2013

Musical Drama

Footloose on DVD (2011 version)
Les Miserables in Theaters December 2012

Drama/Action

Abduction on DVD January 2012
The Descendants on DVD April 2012 (Emotional Drama, not action; rated R)
Man on a Ledge on DVD 2012
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011) on DVD (Emotional Drama)
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (on DVD February 2013, adapted from a book, Romantic Drama)
Life of Pi (on DVD early 2013, adapted from a book)

Family Drama

The Karate Kid (2010)
Voyage of the Dawn Treader (in theaters December 2010)
Hugo (2011)

True Drama

Hachi: A Dog's Tale on DVD (not recommended)
The Social Network on DVD
The King's Speech on DVD 2011 (Rated R, highly recommended)
Mao's Last Dancer on DVD (with notes on Gulliver and Jack Sparrow)
127 Hours on DVD (Rated R)
Soul Surfer on DVD (family friendly)
Munich on DVD (Rated R)
We Bought a Zoo on DVD
The Vow on DVD (romance similar to Nicholas Sparks movies)
Act of Valor on DVD 2012 (fictionalized but inspired by reality)
Lincoln on DVD 2013
Zero Dark Thirty on DVD 2013 (Rated R)
Argo on DVD 2013 (Best Picture Oscar winner, Rated R)
12 Years a Slave on DVD 2014 (Best Picture Oscar winner, Rated R)
Unbroken (in Theaters Christmas 2014)
Belle on DVD August 2014

Historical Fictionalized Drama

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan on DVD 2011 (based on Lisa See's book)
The Help on DVD 2012 (based on a fiction book)
Anna Karenina (on DVD February 2013)

Documentary

Babies on DVD 2011

Crime Drama

Memento on DVD (Film Noir, Rated R)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991, Suspense/Horror, Rated R)
Veronica Mars (in theaters March 2014)

Romantic Sci-Fi Drama

Never Let Me Go on DVD (Rated R)

Suspense/Thriller

Unknown on DVD
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol in Theaters January 2012
Premium Rush in Theaters August 2012
Gravity (2013) on DVD

Never Watch This!

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (yucky!)
Winter's Bone (depressing, tragic, hopeless)
The Master (on DVD February 2013)

TV Shows

Avatar: The Last Airbender (animation, 3 seasons)
Stargate Universe (sci-fi drama, season one)
Downton Abbey (British period piece, season one)
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (Entire Series) on DVD (anime)

Sci-Fi/Fantasy Action

Tron: Legacy (in theaters December 2010)
I Am Number Four (in theaters February 2011)
Thor (in theaters May 2011)
The Adjustment Bureau on DVD (based on Philip K. Dick story)
Limitless on DVD 2011 (sci-fi)
Sucker Punch on DVD 2011 (rated PG-13 but should be R for sexuality)
Source Code on DVD 2011 (science fiction thriller)
Real Steel (in theaters October 2011)
Breaking Dawn, Part 1 (in theaters November 2011; this is more romance than action)
Super 8 on DVD 2011
Captain America: The First Avenger on DVD 2011
In Time on DVD 2012
John Carter in theaters March 2012 (adapted from a book)
The Hunger Games in theaters March 23, 2012
The Avengers, in theaters May 2012
Chronicle (2012)
The Amazing Spider-Man in Theaters July 2012
The Dark Knight Rises in Theaters July 2012
Total Recall in Theaters August 2012
Battleship (2012) on DVD
Looper in Theaters September 2012
Breaking Dawn, Part 2 in Theaters November 2012
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in Theaters December 2012
Oz the Great and Powerful (in theaters March 2013)
Iron Man 3 (in theaters May 2013)
Ender's Game (in theaters November 2013)
Pacific Rim (on DVD October 2013)
Thor: The Dark World (in Theaters November 2013)
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (in theaters November 2013)
Divergent (in theaters March 2014)
Captain America: The Winter Solider (in theaters April 4, 2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy (in theaters August 2014)
The Maze Runner (in theaters September 2014)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (in theaters November 2014)
Interstellar (in theaters November 2014)
Snowpiercer (dark, gritty thriller; rated R; on DVD October 2014)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (on DVD October 2014)
The Giver on DVD November 2014