Last Movie You Watched

[Todd]

Finished the first two (short) seasons of Trailer Park Boys.  So much good stuff.  Bubbles must be one of the finest television characters ever. 

[George]

Finished the first two (short) seasons of Trailer Park Boys.  So much good stuff.  Bubbles must be one of the finest television characters ever.

Indeed, I thought that at first too. Now I really love Ricky. The actor who plays Lahey is so commited to his part that he steals ever scene he is in. 

[Todd]

Now I really love Ricky. The actor who plays Lahey is so commited to his part that he steals ever scene he is in.

I agree with these comments.  The Rickyisms are great, even early on.  But some of Bubbles's lines, and the way they are delievered, and the timing; he's great.  The ending of the opening scene to The Bible Pimp was perfect. 

Bible Pimp: "Can you read, my son?"

Bubbles: "That depends, can you go fuck yourself?"

Crude and simple, sure, but the deadpan, earnest delivery cracked me up.  Who says low brow can't be good, clean fun?  Now I have to decide if I'm going to rent the rest, or buy the set.  I can see watching this again, rather like Arrested Development.

[George]

I agree with these comments.  The Rickyisms are great, even early on.  But some of Bubbles's lines, and the way they are delievered, and the timing; he's great.  The ending of the opening scene to The Bible Pimp was perfect. 

Bible Pimp: "Can you read, my son?"

Bubbles: "That depends, can you go fuck yourself?"

Have you seen Bubble's alter ego Conky yet? It's hilarious.

Crude and simple, sure, but the deadpan, earnest delivery cracked me up.  Who says low brow can't be good, clean fun?  Now I have to decide if I'm going to rent the rest, or buy the set.  I can see watching this again, rather like Arrested Development.

It's been reissued, I guess, but yeah, I watch it at least as as often as I watch Arrested Development.

[Todd]

Have you seen Bubble's alter ego Conky yet? It's hilarious.

Not yet.  Something to look forward to.

[Coco]

[Sergeant Rock]

I'm interested in that. Is it typically Woody Allen-esque or different? (no action spoiler, though, please ).

I saw it last night. Loved it. The opening montage was beautiful and, for me, a nostalgic trip through parts of Paris I'm familiar with. (Some of the best times of my life, some of the saddest, happened in Paris.) Woody loves Paris as much as Manhattan obviously.

Was it a typical Woody Allen film? Well, it reminded me of The Purple Rose of Cairo, the fantasy element, and the fact that...wait, you asked for no spoilers so I'll stop at that. The film does ask that you have some knowledge of the literary, film and art world centered in the Paris of the 1920s. It will be much more enjoyable if you already know certain characters. For example, one joke depends on knowing who Djuna Barnes was. Another on being familar with Eliot's Prufrock.

Sarge

[Florestan]

Thank you, Sarge. Sounds interesting enough,  I'll certainly watch it.

[Drasko]

[DavidW]

I've now seen all of the Planet of the Apes movies, before I had only seen the first (and the crappy remake with Marky Mark).

Planet of the Apes-- classic (my favorite)
Beneath the Planet of the Apes-- with telepaths and a doomsday bomb I thought this crossed the line from campy to schlock (my least favorite)
Escape from the Planet of the Apes-- I liked it, but the time travel paradox that ties all of these sequels together is dumb (good)
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes-- almost as good as the original!  I really liked it (my second fav)
Battle for the Planet of the Apes-- it's okay, kind of ended the series on a whimper (it's okay).

[Karl Henning]

Interesting timing, Davey! There's a chap turns up at the shop from time to time, and sometimes we strike up a conversation. Last Friday he was at the museum to watch a film, so he stopped in at the shop basically ready to talk cinema . . . and one bit was, he mentioned once going to a Planet of the Apes marathon in Brookline, all five of the movies screened in order.

That's a whole lotta ooga-booga!

[DavidW]

That's cool I'd like to see some some oldies back on the big screen.  I don't mean I endorse this re releasing movies in 3d thing though...

[SonicMan46]

Well a couple of films that were on my list to see - one rented from Netflix & the other streamed on my DVD player from Amazon - really wonderful w/ this new equipment & Wi-Fi to have so many options:

Fast Five (2011) w/ Van Diesel et al - now I seen maybe 2 others in this series and was not expecting much, but the reviews on Amazon & other sites were surprisingly good; liked some of the 'quieter' moments; the action scenes were prolonged but effective - gave it a 3* review on Netflix - worth a watch if you're into this series and action films w/ a LOT of car crashes - will not be a purchase for me.

Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011) w/ Steve Carell & Julianne Moore - streaming at the moment; holding my interest but will probably gleam another 3* rating - any film w/ Julianne attracts me (even in Evolution) - just love redheads esp. on her head! 

P.S. - just finished the Carell film and must say that my rating will go up to 4* - quite enjoyable for me!

 

[DavidW]

Hey Dave I'm watching Fast Five this weekend.  I'm not a big fan of the series, I'm just bored and running out of ideas for movies to watch... but I hope that it will entertain.

[Coco]

[SonicMan46]

Hey Dave I'm watching Fast Five this weekend.  I'm not a big fan of the series, I'm just bored and running out of ideas for movies to watch... but I hope that it will entertain.

Hi David - glad to see you back; I've only seen a couple of films in this series and remember not liking them much, but this one did hold my interest; could have done w/ less of the overly done violence and the innumerable car crashes/destruction but probably one of the best of the series - hope that you enjoy!     Dave

[Ataraxia]

Black Swan, pretty dark setting, played well, loved it.

Just watched it and now I want to hear the music from Swan Lake, a lot.

Contagion was okay.

[Drasko]

Wow, I thought I was the one of perhaps three people who saw that. Not half bad, finely created atmosphere and excellent Kidman. Maybe Kubrick influence is looming bit too large but still I think it flew under way too many radars.

[Coco]

Wow, I thought I was the one of perhaps three people who saw that. Not half bad, finely created atmosphere and excellent Kidman. Maybe Kubrick influence is looming bit too large but still I think it flew under way too many radars.

Agreed, I thought it was pretty overlooked.

Watched:

[Karl Henning]

Last night: Hitchcock's Marnie, first time ever.  Really like it.