Last Movie You Watched

[SonicMan46]

Just received a package today of 4 new BDs - two DVD replacements and two additions to my collection:

Only Angels Have Wings (1939) w/ Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, & many other great character actors of the time; Howard Hawks, director - DVD replacement of a great film from a spectacular Hollywood year - an absolutely spectacular restoration by Criterion (5/5 for both video & audio - HERE) - if you like this film, then this is the version you must own - highly recommended.

Memphis Belle (1990) w/ Matthew Modine, Harry Connick, Jr, et al - true story of the WW II US B-17 bomber that completed 25 combat missions - below a couple of edited paragraphs quoted from the plane's Wiki Article - on my last trip to Memphis w/ Susan, we saw the Memphis Belle near Mud Island, since then plane is under restoration for the reasons given in the second paragraph below - a recommended watch - the blu-ray restoration is quite good!  Dave

Memphis Belle is the nickname of a Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress during the Second World War that inspired the making of two motion pictures: a 1944 documentary film, Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress, and a 1990 Hollywood feature film, Memphis Belle. The aircraft was one of the first B-17 United States Army Air Forces heavy bombers to complete 25 combat missions with her crew intact. The aircraft and crew then returned to the United States to sell war bonds. As of 2014, the aircraft is undergoing extensive restoration at the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio.

In the early 1970s, another mayor had donated the historic aircraft back to the Air Force, but they allowed her to remain in Memphis contingent on her being maintained. Efforts by the locally-organized Memphis Belle Memorial Association, Inc. (MBMA) saw the aircraft moved to Mud Island in the Mississippi River in 1987 for display in a new pavilion with large tarp cover.  Dissatisfaction with the site led to efforts to create a new museum facility in Shelby County. In the summer of 2003 the Belle was disassembled and moved to a restoration facility at the former Naval Air Station Memphis in Millington, Tennessee for work. In September 2004, however, the National Museum of the United States Air Force, apparently tiring of the ups and downs of the city's attempts to preserve the aircraft, indicated that they wanted her back for restoration and eventual display at the museum at Wright-Patterson AFB near Dayton, Ohio.

 

[Scion7]

Memphis Belle (1990) w/ Matthew Modine, Harry Connick, Jr, et al - true story of the WW II US B-17 bomber

Well, partially true - in that they flew the missions and all.  But the "we can't see, so we're going to try again" never happened - for one thing, no bomber crew/fleet would ever do something so crazy and fuel-consuming, and put the planes that much more at risk. This was WAR, and worrying about stuff like that was the last thing on these guys' (and their commanders) minds. They wanted to drop their load and get the hell out of there.    Makes for a nice film, tho' - saw in at the cinema, and have the DVD.

[Bogey]

What's a few lives compared to immortality, Mr. Kolchak?

... this photograph was taken in 1946, and shows a man in his forties.  Now, how can a man almost ninety, look like a man in his forties?

To me, the first X-Files.  What a great show this was.  Nobody better hunting down "scaries" than

[NikF]

To me, the first X-Files.  What a great show this was.  Nobody better hunting down "scaries" than

Yeah, and I thought it was cool that during the recent X Files miniseries they gave a nod to that huge influence.




From 'Mulder and Scully meet the Were-Monster'

[Bogey]

Yeah, and I thought it was cool that during the recent X Files miniseries they gave a nod to that huge influence.




From 'Mulder and Scully meet the Were-Monster'

Complete coolness.  And remember that they had McGavin in an episode of the original run of X.

[Mirror Image]

Watched the new Star Wars movie on DVD at last - first time viewing it:



I wasn't expecting much to be honest (who in their right mind expects a sequel to a movie they seen as a child to have the same magic anyway?) - I was pleasantly surprised and really enjoyed it.
Will certainly be watching this movie again in future.

Good to hear, Conor. I loved the movie right from the beginning and, while it may have lacked a certain magic from the original trilogy, it certainly casted it's own spell rather quickly. I was hanging onto each successive scene from start to finish trying to savor what had just passed. I've read all the criticisms of the movie with one critic calling it A New Hope: Part Deux, but my understanding is this film is a new beginning and while there were elements certainly modeled after A New Hope, I still feel The Force Awakens was kind of a memento to a franchise that had lost it's way with the prequels, which I did not enjoy. The next installment (due December 2017) is going to really tell the tale as to whether this franchise still has something unique to say and whether they can bring in any new fans while still keeping their already large fanbase satisfied. A tough act to follow for sure.

[NikF]

Co And remember that they had McGavin in an episode of the original run of X.

I didn't know that. I love stuff like that. Add another +1 to the coolness total.

[Scion7]

on Laserdisc

[Karl Henning]

Watched Pulp Fiction for only the second time.  I was out of the country when it was first released, so I basically knew nothing of it until I heard people in Tallinn and St Petersburg raving about it.  Years passed, and I heard more positive buzz . . . and that may have worked against the picture when I first watched it.  IIRC, I had already watched (and, a bit to my own surprise, immediately liked a great deal) Kill Bill.  Anyway, the first time I watched Pulp Fiction, my reaction was, "Okay, it's good; but."

However long ago that may have been, I watched again over two days this weekend, and the movie is much better than I had initially given it credit for.  (I do not think this was necessarily a result of my now watching it on Blu-ray.)  Great fun.  Next time, I'm checking to hear if Samuel L. Jackson really is saying inequities rather than iniquities . . . of course, there's the odd chance that that is how it reads in the script.

[Karl Henning]

. . . Next time, I'm checking to hear if Samuel L. Jackson really is saying inequities rather than iniquities . . . of course, there's the odd chance that that is how it reads in the script.

Well, on Wikipedia, the word does appear as inequities, so the actor is not at fault.

[Karl Henning]

So, the movie I am now "stretching" over two evenings is To Catch a Thief.  Heaven knows how many times I have seen this already, but somehow I find myself focusing on and particularly enjoying John Williams's supporting role.

[SonicMan46]

Another new BD arrival - replacement of an old DVD-R from the TCM channel:

Suspicion (1941) w/ Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, & Nigel Bruce; Alfred Hitchcock, director - short synopsis below for those not familiar w/ the film; 4.5/5 blu-ray ratings for both video and audio - the the use of black & white w/ shadows is beautiful in this restoration (Source).  Nominated for 3 Oscars (Best Picture, Best Musical Score, & Best Actress, the latter won by Fontaine).  Dave

Johnny Aysgarth is a handsome gambler who seems to live by borrowing money from friends. He meets shy Lina McLaidlaw on a train whilst trying to travel in a first class carriage with a third class ticket. He begins to court Lina and before long they are married. It is only after the honeymoon that she discovers his true character and she starts to become suspicious when Johnny's friend and business partner, Beaky is killed mysteriously.

 

[Karl Henning]

Another new BD arrival - replacement of an old DVD-R from the TCM channel:

Suspicion (1941) w/ Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, & Nigel Bruce; Alfred Hitchcock, director - short synopsis below for those not familiar w/ the film; 4.5/5 blu-ray ratings for both video and audio - the the use of black & white w/ shadows is beautiful in this restoration (Source).  Nominated for 3 Oscars (Best Picture, Best Musical Score, & Best Actress, the latter won by Fontaine).  Dave

 

At the risk of inviting temptation:  what are the quality and extras like, Dave? 

[SonicMan46]

At the risk of inviting temptation:  what are the quality and extras like, Dave? 

Hi Karl - below the ratings for the Suspicion BD from the link given in my previous post - see 'Source' - a much fuller description of the video and audio restoration is given there; as to the extras, pretty average - did watch one which was excellent.  Hope this helps - Dave

[Karl Henning]

Hi Karl - below the ratings for the Suspicion BD from the link given in my previous post - see 'Source' - a much fuller description of the video and audio restoration is given there; as to the extras, pretty average - did watch one which was excellent.  Hope this helps - Dave

Thanks for the re-cap!

[Cato]

Another new BD arrival - replacement of an old DVD-R from the TCM channel:

Suspicion (1941) w/ Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, & Nigel Bruce; A

Not that the world has been waiting for me to say it...Nigel Bruce is simply wonderful in this movie!  0:)

[Karl Henning]

Not that the world has been waiting for me to say it...Nigel Bruce is simply wonderful in this movie!  0:)

Perfect!

[aligreto]

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya....

[George]

Watched Pulp Fiction for only the second time.  I was out of the country when it was first released, so I basically knew nothing of it until I heard people in Tallinn and St Petersburg raving about it.  Years passed, and I heard more positive buzz . . . and that may have worked against the picture when I first watched it.  IIRC, I had already watched (and, a bit to my own surprise, immediately liked a great deal) Kill Bill.  Anyway, the first time I watched Pulp Fiction, my reaction was, "Okay, it's good; but."

However long ago that may have been, I watched again over two days this weekend, and the movie is much better than I had initially given it credit for.  (I do not think this was necessarily a result of my now watching it on Blu-ray.)  Great fun.  Next time, I'm checking to hear if Samuel L. Jackson really is saying inequities rather than iniquities . . . of course, there's the odd chance that that is how it reads in the script.

Funny Karl, I found that movie to be way overrated the first time I saw it and the second time I saw it it was 2am and it just happened to be on. I LOVED it and couldn't stop laughing. 

[SonicMan46]

Not that the world has been waiting for me to say it...Nigel Bruce is simply wonderful in this movie!  0:)

Completely agree - Nigel Bruce, best known for his role of Dr. Watson in the Sherlock Holmes movies, Bruce is delightful in Suspicion - his nickname is Beaky acquired at school.  Dave