Last Movie You Watched

[Omicron9]

"The Big Sick."  Strong (true) story, and very good performances.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5462602/?ref_=nv_sr_1

[aligreto]

One of my favorite movies.

Yes, I think that it is just a bit different and a very good portrayal of the family dynamic in changing circumstances.

[drogulus]

"The Big Sick."  Strong (true) story, and very good performances.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5462602/?ref_=nv_sr_1

      "It was a tragedy. We lost 19 of our best guys."

[George]

      "It was a tragedy. We lost 19 of our best guys."

[SonicMan46]

Whale Rider (2002) - another DVD replacement prompted by excellent reviews, i.e. 4.8/5 video; 4.5/5 audio HERE - if not familiar w/ this film, then check the link - I enjoy the story.  Dave

 

[Karl Henning]

Re-watched The Exorcist last night.

While I may possibly have watched much of it before, I think that the first time I saw the movie complete was when I checked the DVD out from the BPL, oh, 2-3 years ago, at a guess.  I did not dislike the movie.  My reaction was on the borderland of neutral and liking.

Recently I got very curious to revisit it, so last night I watched the theatrical release version on Blu-ray.  I find that I do admire and genuinely like the movie, in perhaps a small degree despite myself, even.  At the movie's end, and even though I did not think I was in the mood (at 7:45pm, and a weeknight) to watch an hour-plus featurette, I started to watch The Fear of God, and it was so engaging, I could not (did not wish to) switch it off.  It was part Blatty and Friedkin severally recalling their personal run-up to (respectively) writing the book and directing the film, and then their further adventures;  part the principal actors recounting their experiences and impressions;  part technical discussion about making the film.  I highly recommend it.

[SonicMan46]

The homegrown classic. I need to revisit this one, I've seen it many times in the distant past but I haven't seen it in ages. I remember it having quite a strong and compelling message of tradition/culture, the role of women and the false idea of "destiny". Must watch again! 

Did you like it?

Well, wife & I saw the film on release (can't remember if on a big screen at a local theater or by streaming), but have had the DVD for years - the BD review in my link was just too good not to replace my DVD - so, we do enjoy the film (and for some of the excellent reasons you mentioned above).  Dave

[aligreto]

Whale Rider (2002) - another DVD replacement prompted by excellent reviews, i.e. 4.8/5 video; 4.5/5 audio HERE - if not familiar w/ this film, then check the link - I enjoy the story.  Dave

 

I remember seeing it a number of years ago and really enjoyed it too 

[SonicMan46]

I remember seeing it a number of years ago and really enjoyed it too 

While watching Whale Rider last night, I wondered what happened to the girl - well, the debut role was played by Keisha Castle-Hughes (quote below from Wiki) who is now 27 years old, married w/ a daughter (from a former boyfriend) and expecting (may have already arrived - did not check) - for fans of Games of Thrones, she has been in the cast from 2015.  Dave

Keisha Castle-Hughes was born in 1990 in Donnybrook, Western Australia, to a Māori mother, Desrae Hughes, and Tim Castle, an Anglo-Australian father. Her family moved to Auckland, New Zealand when she was four years old. She attained citizenship in 2001. Castle-Hughes attended Penrose High School and graduated from Senior College of New Zealand in Auckland. Since she made her film debut, Castle-Hughes has appeared in various films including Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger, Piece of My Heart and Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. She also played the main role of the Virgin Mary in the 2006 film The Nativity Story. In 2015, she joined the cast of the HBO TV series Game of Thrones in Season 5 as Obara Sand.

[Ken B]

A mini Hawks-a-thon with what I consider good but quite not top-tier Hawks

Red River
Only Angels Have Wings
Rio Bravo

[drogulus]

     Soon I'll again watch The Gambler, from 1974 with a masterful performance by James Caan.

     

     "Give me the three"

     Also it's the best use of Mahler in a movie, even counting Visconti.

[SonicMan46]

A mini Hawks-a-thon with what I consider good but quite not top-tier Hawks

Red River - Only Angels Have Wings - Rio Bravo

Ken - love & own those 3 films; Red River is probably one of my favorite 'westerns' - just looking at the films he directed HERE - have about 18 or so and have seen others - BUT, you're right, i.e. hard to pick the best, many are just so good!  Dave

[Ken B]

Ken - love & own those 3 films; Red River is probably one of my favorite 'westerns' - just looking at the films he directed HERE - have about 18 or so and have seen others - BUT, you're right, i.e. hard to pick the best, many are just so good!  Dave

My favourite is Ball of Fire, but the best are probably Bringing Up Baby and His Girl Friday. The two Bogart Bacall ones are great too. Next on my rewatch list is Sergeant York.

[SonicMan46]

My favourite is Ball of Fire, but the best are probably Bringing Up Baby and His Girl Friday. The two Bogart Bacall ones are great too. Next on my rewatch list is Sergeant York.

Boy, I own all of those films although 2 are DVD-Rs, i.e. Ball of Fire (a fav of mine also), and the remake A Song is Born - prefer the Cooper/Stanwyck film but Danny Kaye is good in the role, the film is in great color, and many Big Band musicians, including Benny Goodman are in the movie, a plus for me.  Dave

 

[Jaakko Keskinen]

A mini Hawks-a-thon with what I consider good but quite not top-tier Hawks

Red River
Only Angels Have Wings
Rio Bravo

Only Angels Have Wings is my favorite from Hawks, among with Bringing Up Baby, The Big Sleep and The Thing (if that counts). Red River is my favorite western from him. Didn't care much for Rio Bravo, to be honest.

[Ken B]

The Hawks-a-thon continues with

Sergeant York

Which I haven't seen in decades. In 1940 and 41 there were a lot of subtle high-end propaganda movies against isolationism. Warner Bros especially made quite a few. Warner's second biggest market was Germany but they withdrew from Germany in the late 30s. This was the glossiest and biggest budget one, and it was much criticized, pre Pearl Harbor, for it. Then it became a big hit.

So it's hard to fairly assess the movie. It has clumsy bits and good bits. Some of the clumsiness is in a good cause of course.

[André]

Denmark's entry into the 2016 Academy Awards for best foreign movie (lost to The Salesman).
A group of 14 teen german soldiers are forced by the danish army to remove thousands of land mines on Denmark's western coast in the summer of 1945. Few will survive.

[SimonNZ]

Brilliantly written, directed and acted, even if the ending doesn't really work. Intend to watch it again before I return it.

Hard to believe this was the debut work of the screenwriter - I actually had to check to see if it wasn't really someone like Aaron Sorkin writing under an alias.

[aligreto]

Stranded....





A not very good replica of the Alien franchise.

[LKB]

The last movie I watched was Tim Burton's " Mars Attacks ", just last night. I have the old DVD, which features the isolated score as a soundtrack option, affording the best opportunity to hear some of Danny Elfman's most entertaining work. Some lovely, subtle synth effects take place during the opening credits, and that theremin cracks me up every time.

Cheers,

LKB