Last Movie You Watched

[Bogey]

Bring back Barbara Stanwyck I say. And Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn, Jean Arthur, Rosalind Russell, Myrna Loy.

Hear, hear!

[Cato]

Bring back Barbara Stanwyck I say. And Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn, Jean Arthur, Rosalind Russell, Myrna Loy.

Hear, hear!

Amen!   0:)

Speaking of Jean Arthur, one of my earliest memories from the mid-1950's was watching a movie at 6:00 A.M. on a Saturday. 

The movie was Danger Lights, with Jean Arthur and the incredible Robert Armstrong.

From Wikipedia:

Danger Lights was filmed during a period when some movie studios were experimenting with various widescreen film formats. As part of this trend, two versions of the film were created. One used standard 35mm film and Academy ratio, the other used an experimental 65mm widescreen format at a 2:1 aspect ratio. This latter process was called "Natural Vision" and was invented by film pioneers George Kirke Spoor and P. John Berggren. The Natural Vision print of the film was reportedly screened at only two theaters, and no copies of it are known to exist today.

My emphasis above.

There are two versions: one at under an hour, which was cut for TV commercials.

This is the original version:

http://www.youtube.com/v/5yrnDDa3QMI

[Ken B]

Hear, hear!

It's ironic. All my life I have run up against the stereotype, "oh old movies, with submissive women." My answer is if you have that impression, you just haven't been watching old enough movies.

And I forgot Carole Lombard.

[Brian]

Bring back Barbara Stanwyck I say. And Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn, Jean Arthur, Rosalind Russell, Myrna Loy.

The problem isn't the actors; the problem is the writers. We may not have those greats, but we do have the likes of Meryl, Tilda, Judi, Jennifer Lawrence, Marisa Tomei, Viola Davis, Hailee Steinfeld, etc., just waiting for somebody to write them better characters.

[Bogey]

One of my favorites is Kathrine Hepburn in Philadelphia Story.  Or Bette in All About Eve.  Nothing wrong with the writing in either of those.  It can be done well.  Check 'em out Brian.  You'll enjoy both my friend.

[Ken B]

The problem isn't the actors; the problem is the writers. We may not have those greats, but we do have the likes of Meryl, Tilda, Judi, Jennifer Lawrence, Marisa Tomei, Viola Davis, Hailee Steinfeld, etc., just waiting for somebody to write them better characters.

Bring back Preston Sturges! And Ben Hecht, Sam Raphaelson, Billy Wilder, Robert Riskin, and the Epstein brothers too.

I'm flexible 

[SonicMan46]

Nostalgia is GREAT!   Old Hollywood is like classical music - perfected years ago and still the best!

In my retirement, I've been watching more TV series (love Bones, The Closer, Justified etc.) - tonight started a new one Longmire staring an Australian actor, Robert Taylor (can you have a better name!) - he's a sheriff in modern day Wyoming solving murder crimes - now on episode 4 or 5 and enjoying.

BUT - one reason to mention this series is that the guy reminds me so much of Joel McCrea, who would have been perfect in this role - they even look similar depending on the pose - Dave

[Jaakko Keskinen]

This is one of those movies that I love passionately despite acknowledging that it is at parts corny and a bit predictable. I like these kind of movies that don't take themselves them too seriously (even though I don't object in any way whatsoever to movies that do take themselves seriously). I love James Horner's score and I enjoy especially Stuart Wilson and Matt Letscher as villains and (suprise surprise) Anthony Hopkins as old Zorro. Banderas is... okay, I guess and Catherine Zeta-Jones handles her role well enough.

[Mookalafalas]

It's ironic. All my life I have run up against the stereotype, "oh old movies, with submissive women." My answer is if you have that impression, you just haven't been watching old enough movies.

And I forgot Carole Lombard.

   The reason is interesting. Before actual research was done on how people choose which movies to go to, there was a long running Hollywood assumption that women chose movies--to get a break from the house, because their boyfriends were taking them on a date and wanted to please them, etc.  When it was discovered that males between the ages of 18-34 drive ticket sales, strong female leads disappeared from the screen. 

[Karl Henning]

This is one of those movies that I love passionately despite acknowledging that it is at parts corny and a bit predictable. I like these kind of movies that don't take themselves them too seriously (even though I don't object in any way whatsoever to movies that do take themselves seriously). I love James Horner's score and I enjoy especially Stuart Wilson and Matt Letscher as villains and (suprise surprise) Anthony Hopkins as old Zorro. Banderas is... okay, I guess and Catherine Zeta-Jones handles her role well enough.

Yes, very likeable, I agree.

[Cato]

Nostalgia is GREAT!   Old Hollywood is like classical music - perfected years ago and still the best!

In my retirement, I've been watching more TV series (love Bones, The Closer, Justified etc.) - tonight started a new one Longmire staring an Australian actor, Robert Taylor (can you have a better name!) - he's a sheriff in modern day Wyoming solving murder crimes - now on episode 4 or 5 and enjoying.

BUT - one reason to mention this series is that the guy reminds me so much of Joel McCrea, who would have been perfect in this role - they even look similar depending on the pose - Dave

My wife and I started following Longmire about two years ago: yes, nicely done, like The Closer, Major Crimes, Justified, etc.

Also fun, what might be called a comedy with drama: In Plain Sight featuring "strong American woman"  Mary McCormack as a nasty but hurting U.S. marshal with Frederick Weller as a truculent, mumbling, nerdy sidekick.

[Mookalafalas]

Just watched Lego movie with the kids.  Besides the main story line being lifted directly from "Kung Fu Panda", but with legos, enjoyed it a lot.

[TheGSMoeller]

The most fun I've had watching a movie in the theater since back when I was a kid. Maybe that is not entirely accurate, but that's the feeling I have at the moment.
I'm a huge Marvel Comics fan, but never really got into Guardians of the Galaxy or its core characters, and was a little skeptical when I heard about this project. But this is the epitome of what a fun, summer film is all about. Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy brought comic book films and the summer films into a period of brooding and dramatic action, a well needed serious element was added to some of the summer fluff that would come and go. GOTG is very serious at times, but is also willing to laugh at itself and characters at the drop of a hat. For every eye-popping action scene or delicious CG-created image there is an equal moment of laugh-out-loud dialogue or endeavor and even touching gestures. The use of 70s-80s rock and pop songs are used with such a particularly smart purpose, that even when David Bowie's Moonage Daydream begins to jam while the group is entering an outer space mining station it feels appropriate.
The acting is good and campy, which fits in perfectly. And the film's true stars are the CG creations of Groot, a walking tree with a vocabulary consisting of three words, and Rocket, a raccoon with an attitude.

[Brian]

The most fun I've had watching a movie in the theater since back when I was a kid.

For me that's still...

[TheGSMoeller]

For me that's still...

I'll need to search for that online, Brian.
I do miss the days of living in Irving, right near Dallas where there were three independent/foreign cinema theaters. I now have to wait for these films to reach online viewing or on BR/DVD.

[SonicMan46]

The most fun I've had watching a movie in the theater since back when I was a kid. Maybe that is not entirely accurate, but that's the feeling I have at the moment.

I'm a huge Marvel Comics fan, but never really got into Guardians of the Galaxy or its core characters, and was a little skeptical when I heard about this project. But this is the epitome of what a fun, summer film is all about. ............

 

Greg - saw the Guardians.... this afternoon on a big screen in 3D - enjoyed and loved the CGI - convinced Susan to go (she did read the reviews and was interested) w/ me and she was not as enthused, so early next week I'll be taking her to see the other film I inserted above.

For the guys into these comic film productions, this one is well done and recommended - Dave

[Ken B]

The most fun I've had watching a movie in the theater since back when I was a kid.

Dagnabbit, I cannot find the ASIN for Debbie Does Dallas.

[TheGSMoeller]

Dagnabbit, I cannot find the ASIN for Debbie Does Dallas.

So were you the only one actually watching the film in the theater? 

[TheGSMoeller]

Greg - saw the Guardians.... this afternoon on a big screen in 3D - enjoyed and loved the CGI - convinced Susan to go (she did read the reviews and was interested) w/ me and she was not as enthused, so early next week I'll be taking her to see the other film I inserted above.

For the guys into these comic film productions, this one is well done and recommended - Dave

Glad to hear you enjoyed it, Dave. And yes, I left my wife at home for this one. 

[Karl Henning]

At long last, I watched The Fugitive with Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones last night.  Great fun, I found it.