Last Movie You Watched

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Avatar--and no, and yes, I'm probably one of the last people around here (the forum) to have never have seen it before now.  Very much enjoyed it.  And can imagine that on "the big screen" it would have been even more exciting.  Very creative (particularly re the bonding between species and also the sentient "earth")....and still very relevant in terms of what we are doing to our planet and what we still need to learn--about many things/people/subjects alas.

PD

[Madiel]

Avatar--and no, and yes, I'm probably one of the last people around here (the forum) to have never have seen it before now.  Very much enjoyed it.  And can imagine that on "the big screen" it would have been even more exciting.  Very creative (particularly re the bonding between species and also the sentient "earth")....and still very relevant in terms of what we are doing to our planet and what we still need to learn--about many things/people/subjects alas.

PD

The central part of the film, which focuses on the natural environment of the planet, was probably the best single advertisement for 3D film making in the period where that seemed to really be a thing.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

The central part of the film, which focuses on the natural environment of the planet, was probably the best single advertisement for 3D film making in the period where that seemed to really be a thing.

Interesting as I didn't know that one could see it in 3D.  Perhaps I, like you,(?) loved the focus on listening...getting to know nature...accepting what you don't know and figuring out how to listen and change.  I don't have a BluRay player or ways of watching 3D films.

PD

[Karl Henning]

Re-watched both Hudson Hawk and The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother.

I'm all feel-good movies this week.

Tonight: Arsenic and Old Lace and The Princess Bride.

[SonicMan46]

I'm all feel-good movies this week.

Tonight: Arsenic and Old Lace and The Princess Bride.

+1 Karl - Dave

[goboenomo]

still going. amazing. . Re-watched the pianist.

[VonStupp]

Hi VS - curious in the 'stage performance' what was done w/ the Abraham scene, e.g. no blackface, deleted, or other?  I've been watching old movies since the 1950s and use of blackface and/or making 'fun' of the black actors was so common that I was mostly indifferent then - obviously, having grown up and reading a LOT of American history and watching a LOT of documentaries has greatly altered my perspective; but I can still watch these films from a historic vantage point - be a shame to take that scene from the movie which has been done.  However, I certainly respect and understand those who feel differently.  Dave

Dave, that holiday was dropped altogether on stage, although many of the other film's songs and holidays were retained.

It is an interesting, if unfortunate part of human (and music/theatre) history. I don't particularly like erasing documents of the past to cover up a culture's mind's eye either, ala Song of the South (1946), especially if it can spark conversation and comparisons of time and culture. Of course, I don't think I am on the receiving end of these offenses, so it is best that it is not my call.

I guess I still have Fletch 2 to hear 'Zip-a-dee-doo-dah' alongside animated creatures.

VS

[Karl Henning]

Dave, that holiday was dropped altogether on stage, although many of the other film's songs and holidays were retained.

It is an interesting, if unfortunate part of human (and music/theatre) history. I don't particularly like erasing documents of the past to cover up a culture's mind's eye either, ala Song of the South (1946), especially if it can spark conversation and comparisons of time and culture. Of course, I don't think I am on the receiving end of these offenses, so it is best that it is not my call.

I guess I still have Fletch 2 to hear 'Zip-a-dee-doo-dah' alongside animated creatures.

VS

Tangentially, I'm watching Gone With the Wind, again tonight.

[relm1]

I just returned from seeing Steven Spielberg's latest film, The Fabelmans, and I loved it!  It's not going to be everyone's cup of tea (there is no spectacle), it's just a personal movie about a geeky kid who is obsessed with making movies.  But at a broader sense, it's a note to a younger self about pursuing your dreams and a love letter to parents.  It is so well directed (I guess Spielberg did his homework), acted (the kid who plays the young Spielberg so much embodies him but also the family and quirky friends and family), and told.  By the end of the film, it felt so personal and connected to any dreamer.  SPOILERS:The thing is, this could be anyone's story...but Spielberg happened to hit it big where almost no one ever will.  Then again, how does one define making it big?  I know some who've made it quite big and think themselves failures because they aren't as big as the people they compare themselves to.  I loved how this was handled in the film.  (SPOILER within SPOILER: crazy uncle's plight).  Though the film dragged a bit at the start, by its end, it was a very satisfying and personal film that lingers in my memory and clearly the most personal film Spielberg made.  He had to wait for his parents to pass away to make this tribute to them because his father didn't even know the full story in it, yet it wasn't about wrath or hate or revenge but love and passion, art, and dreams...a tribute to them without sugarcoating flaws.  A lovely, sensitive film.

[LKB]

I just returned from seeing Steven Spielberg's latest film, The Fabelmans, and I loved it!  It's not going to be everyone's cup of tea (there is no spectacle), it's just a personal movie about a geeky kid who is obsessed with making movies.  But at a broader sense, it's a note to a younger self about pursuing your dreams and a love letter to parents.  It is so well directed (I guess Spielberg did his homework), acted (the kid who plays the young Spielberg so much embodies him but also the family and quirky friends and family), and told.  By the end of the film, it felt so personal and connected to any dreamer.  SPOILERS:The thing is, this could be anyone's story...but Spielberg happened to hit it big where almost no one ever will.  Then again, how does one define making it big?  I know some who've made it quite big and think themselves failures because they aren't as big as the people they compare themselves to.  I loved how this was handled in the film.  (SPOILER within SPOILER: crazy uncle's plight).  Though the film dragged a bit at the start, by its end, it was a very satisfying and personal film that lingers in my memory and clearly the most personal film Spielberg made.  He had to wait for his parents to pass away to make this tribute to them because his father didn't even know the full story in it, yet it wasn't about wrath or hate or revenge but love and passion, art, and dreams...a tribute to them without sugarcoating flaws.  A lovely, sensitive film.

A helpful review, thanks. 

[VonStupp]

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen

Good to see Sam Raimi back in the director's chair, and the inevitable cameo by Bruce "The Chin" Campbell.

VS

[relm1]

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen

Good to see Sam Raimi back in the director's chair, and the inevitable cameo by Bruce "The Chin" Campbell.

VS

I liked it too.  And love Sam Raimi...and Bruce The Chin. 

[71 dB]

I just returned from seeing Steven Spielberg's latest film, The Fabelmans, and I loved it!

Wow, you already saw it? The premier in Finland is February 17 2023! I have months to wait! 

[VonStupp]

I liked it too.  And love Sam Raimi...and Bruce The Chin.

I found it fun, moreso than what I caught last night:

Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman
Tessa Thompson, Christian Bale

Thor has always been jokey, but I found its non-stop farce exhausting. My wife tittered plenty, though.

An unexpected appearance from Bale, whose character reminded me strongly of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989).

What does God need with a starship?

VS

[relm1]

Wow, you already saw it? The premier in Finland is February 17 2023! I have months to wait! 

Yes - probably to get it to quality for Oscar contenders, it must be in limited release before going wide. 

I found it fun, moreso than what I caught last night:

Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman
Tessa Thompson, Christian Bale

Thor has always been jokey, but I found its non-stop farce exhausting. My wife tittered plenty, though.

An unexpected appearance from Bale, whose character reminded me strongly of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989).
VS

Disliked as well.  Loved Ragnarok but found Love and Thunder to be Loud and Ponderous. 

[71 dB]

Yes - probably to get it to quality for Oscar contenders, it must be in limited release before going wide. 

I see. Often we see movies here in Finland hours before the US thanks to time difference. Not this time. I was expecting this to come out in December (everywhere) for some reason so I was shocked to see the release date while surprised some of you lucky people have already seen it. 

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Stalin. Robert Duvall, et al..   

[Karl Henning]

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen

Good to see Sam Raimi back in the director's chair, and the inevitable cameo by Bruce "The Chin" Campbell.

VS

I saw about the first 15 minutes by accident. I should really go ahead and watch the lot.

[71 dB]

Hereditary (2018)

A lot of noise has been made about this movie, but I didn't like it much. Not very scare and it feels very empty. There is not much plot under the creepy atmosphere. For me it was more important to see this than to enjoy it to know what the buzz was about. Turned out not much... 

Watched this on TV. It took this long (4 years of so) for it to be shown on TV...

[Madiel]

Servant of the People (2)



Which is completely silly. And won't make the slightest bit of sense to anyone who hasn't watched the first season of the TV show Servant of the People (it was made between the first and second seasons, hence the "2" in the original title because the 1st season of the TV show counts as "1"). But notable because you can watch Zelenskyy on the run from thugs while dressed as a Ukrainian grandmother.