Last Movie You Watched

[Roasted Swan]

For (believe it or not) the first time:
Groundhog Day. You know, I came into it with something of a chip on my shoulder, but it really won me over.

will you watch it again tomorrow....... and the day after ....... and........

[LKB]

Part III: the rooftop concert
Well, I found the entire "docuseries" gratifying.

Thanks. The documentary has interested me greatly, so I'll almost certainly pick it up ( along with a fair amount of UHD releases ) once I'm in a position to upgrade to 4K.

[Karl Henning]

At last, I've seen Wait Until Dark complete (Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna.

Alan Arkin: "mostly I hated terrorizing Audrey Hepburn."

[George]

At last, I've seen Wait Until Dark complete (Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna.

Alan Arkin: "mostly I hated terrorizing Audrey Hepburn."

Arkin is soooooo good!

[George]

At last, I've seen Wait Until Dark complete (Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna.

Alan Arkin: "mostly I hated terrorizing Audrey Hepburn."

Did you see The Kominsky Method (A TV show, not a movie), Karl? Arkin was hilarious in that!

[SonicMan46]

Around 10 years ago, I burned a lot of DVD-Rs from public domain TCM films - these were old movies made from the '30s into the 70's or so - a lot are now available as HD streamers on Amazon - so I've purchased a number and first must say that their quality, esp. the older ones, can be poor - most recent purchases shown below and are well done:

Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) based on Rocky Graziano's autobiography - Newman does well (maybe a bit too handsome for the role, according to my wife?) in this excellent boxing film - short synopsis below w/ cast. Recommended to those into movies about boxing.

Detective Story (1951) - great ensemble acting from all - short summary below w/ cast - if the description meets your tastes, then recommended - Douglas and Parker are quite good.  Dave

Somebody Up There Likes Me is an American drama film directed by Robert Wise and starring Paul Newman and Pier Angeli, based on the life of middleweight boxing legend Rocky Graziano. The supporting cast features Everett Sloane, Eileen Heckart, Harold J. Stone, Sal Mineo, and Robert Loggia. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards, and won two: Best Cinematography (Black and White) and Best Art Direction (Black and White). (Source)

Detective Story is an American crime drama directed by William Wyler and starring Kirk Douglas that tells the story of one day in the lives of the various people who populate a police detective squad. The ensemble supporting cast features Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Cathy O'Donnell, and George Macready. Both Lee Grant and Joseph Wiseman play large roles in their film debuts. The film was adapted by Robert Wyler and Philip Yordan from the 1949 play of the same name by Sidney Kingsley. It was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Academy Award for Best Director for Wyler, Best Actress for Parker, and Best Supporting Actress for Grant. An angry New York detective is one of a precinct of cops in a grim daily battle with the city's lowlife. (Source)

 

[Karl Henning]

Did you see The Kominsky Method, Karl? Arkin was hilarious in that!

I don't believe I have.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) based on Rocky Graziano's autobiography - Newman does well (maybe a bit too handsome for the role, according to my wife?) in this excellent boxing film - short synopsis below w/ cast. Recommended to those into movies about boxing.

She's complaining about that?!  I'd be o.k. with it...if forced to watch. 

PD

[SonicMan46]

She's complaining about that?!  I'd be o.k. with it...if forced to watch. 

PD

LOL -    We're both big Paul Newman fans - now if the film had been made in color and his 'blue eyes' were visible?  She's is no fan of boxing movies so surprised that she like this one - now Sal Mineo was another cutie in the film, just 17 y/o.

 

[George]

I don't believe I have.

Well worth a watch, on Netflix.

[71 dB]

Breakfast at Tiffany's (Blake Edwards, 1961)

I had never seen this one, but since it is a classic I checked it out. I found this to be a weird movie. Too crazy to be taken seriously, but not funny enough to be a real comedy. Not a bad movie nevertheless.

[SonicMan46]

Breakfast at Tiffany's (Blake Edwards, 1961)

I had never seen this one, but since it is a classic I checked it out. I found this to be a weird movie. Too crazy to be taken seriously, but not funny enough to be a real comedy. Not a bad movie nevertheless.

Hi Poju - I've owned that film for ages but have not watched in years - maybe if the Mickey Rooney character could be deleted - 

BUT, the music by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer, especially Moon River is still memorable to me (use to play the song on my accordion as a teen -  )  Dave

[71 dB]

Hi Poju - I've owned that film for ages but have not watched in years - maybe if the Mickey Rooney character could be deleted - 

BUT, the music by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer, especially Moon River is still memorable to me (use to play the song on my accordion as a teen -  )  Dave

Mickey Rooney's character is indeed weird, even prejudiced, and feels like a lacklustre effort of comic relief.

The music is nice and the song "Moon River" very familiar to me even if I had no clue it is from this movie.

Perhaps the most impressive shot of the movie is when Holly has thrown her cat out of the Taxi in the end of the movie and the cat, now totally wet from the rain looks the Taxi driving away with sad eyes. I have never seen that great acting by a cat before.

[Karl Henning]

Breakfast at Tiffany's (Blake Edwards, 1961)

I had never seen this one, but since it is a classic I checked it out. I found this to be a weird movie. Too crazy to be taken seriously, but not funny enough to be a real comedy. Not a bad movie nevertheless.

I can't get past Mickey Rooney's profoundly cringe-worthy caricature. 

[Cato]

Because of all the hype about the sequel to Avatar coming out, we thought we would rewatch the original (2009), a movie of which we had very little memory, except for the reaction: "It was blue."

In other words, we must not have been very impressed.

And so we remained unimpressed: marvelous designs, special effects, and animation!  Otherwise, it was okay.

But I kept a list of movies it used for its pastiche of a plot: The Matrix with a sprinkling of Star Wars mysticism mixed with assorted Westerns, The Last of the Dogmen, Little Big Man, Dances with Wolves,
and a little bit of Braveheart, True Lies, and Terminator.

[JBS]

Did you see The Kominsky Method (A TV show, not a movie), Karl? Arkin was hilarious in that!

I've always thought of Arkin as being a comic actor, mostly because of seeing him in The Russians Are Coming when I was a kid.

[Brian]

I've always thought of Arkin as being a comic actor, mostly because of seeing him in The Russians Are Coming when I was a kid.

That was a fun one! And The In-Laws is a classic.

[Karl Henning]

@JBS & @Brian ... Wait Until Dark was an atypical case of Arkin playing the heavy in an intense drama.

[Roasted Swan]

Because of all the hype about the sequel to Avatar coming out, we thought we would rewatch the original (2009), a movie of which we had very little memory, except for the reaction: "It was blue."

In other words, we must not have been very impressed.

And so we remained unimpressed: marvelous designs, special effects, and animation!  Otherwise, it was okay.

But I kept a list of movies it used for its pastiche of a plot: The Matrix with a sprinkling of Star Wars mysticism mixed with assorted Westerns, The Last of the Dogmen, Little Big Man, Dances with Wolves,
and a little bit of Braveheart, True Lies, and Terminator.

I share your reaction exactly - given its (the original Avatar) apparently the highest-grossing film of all time, I couldn't have been more underwhelmed.  I have no intention of watching the new one until it turns up free inside a breakfast cereal.  I think "it was blue" should be a new critical shorthand.  What other films could/should be described by a single colour?!

[71 dB]

Because of all the hype about the sequel to Avatar coming out, we thought we would rewatch the original (2009), a movie of which we had very little memory, except for the reaction: "It was blue."

In other words, we must not have been very impressed.

And so we remained unimpressed: marvelous designs, special effects, and animation!  Otherwise, it was okay.

But I kept a list of movies it used for its pastiche of a plot: The Matrix with a sprinkling of Star Wars mysticism mixed with assorted Westerns, The Last of the Dogmen, Little Big Man, Dances with Wolves,
and a little bit of Braveheart, True Lies, and Terminator.

I never understood the hype around Avatar. It is a visually beautiful movie, but otherwise I found it uninteresting and boring. I have zero interest in the new one. Modern big budget movies are rarely interesting. They are for the most part attempts (calculated financial risks) to lure people into the theatres with LOUD trailers and well-known classic titles.