Last Movie You Watched

[aligreto]

Hope Springs:





The wife sees the marriage of this middle aged couple as staid, even dead. She decides that they need counselling to reinvigorate the relationship. She books a series of sessions. The husband does not want to go but she issues an ultimatum of sorts so he eventually and reluctantly complies. The film is then based on and around the therapy sessions and the attempt to rebuild the relationship. The two main protagonists give very good performances.

[Karl Henning]

Somewhere in Time is an under- appreciated gem, imho. I saw it in its theatrical release

As did I, yes, I had neglected it for decades, and returned to it when, as a result of my Night Gallery immersion, I learnt that Jeannot Szwarc had directed it. Something else I learnt of, which eluded me back then, was author Richard Matheson's cameo.

[Madiel]

I'm currently going through Star Wars' Revenge of the Sith in bits and pieces.



Why? Because something got me curious about the television shows rather than the films, and I started with the initial animated show The Clone Wars, which it turns out leads very directly into the opening of the film. Then I'll carry on from there into the second iteration of The Clone Wars which was released subsequently (though is also set before the film).

So basically it's context for what I actually want to watch. The highlight thus far was the very opening, which makes more sense when you've just seen the animated TV show. You have some idea of who the hell General Grievous is.

I was prepared rewatch Revenge of the Sith because it's the film where Hayden Christensen is vaguely bearable. I mean, I don't much like him, but at least I don't want to slap him.

[VonStupp]

I'm currently going through Star Wars' Revenge of the Sith in bits and pieces.

So basically it's context for what I actually want to watch. The highlight thus far was the very opening, which makes more sense when you've just seen the animated TV show. You have some idea of who the hell General Grievous is.

I did feel General Grievous was thrown at us in that movie with no explanation, and that inexplicable cough.

I ended up watching much of that first Clone Wars series, including the 2008 animated film that bridges the gap too. It certainly provides some well-needed back story.

[VonStupp]

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Chris Evans, Haley Atwell, Tommy Lee Jones
Hugo Weaving, Stanley Tucci, Toby Jones

My oldest has never watched any of the Marvel movies and asked to see a few. I complied...
VS

[brewski]

The Poseidon Adventure (1972, dir. Ronald Neame) - OMG, so bad, but pretty hilarious, too. I had forgotten about the Irwin Allen era of disaster films and their "special" effects.

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-poseidon-adventure-1972



-Bruce

[Karl Henning]

The Poseidon Adventure (1972, dir. Ronald Neame) - OMG, so bad, but pretty hilarious, too. I had forgotten about the Irwin Allen era of disaster films and their "special" effects.

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-poseidon-adventure-1972



-Bruce

Thanks for taking one for the team!

[LKB]

The Poseidon Adventure (1972, dir. Ronald Neame) - OMG, so bad, but pretty hilarious, too. I had forgotten about the Irwin Allen era of disaster films and their "special" effects.

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-poseidon-adventure-1972



-Bruce

I can still remember the feature article in Life magazine, you'd have thought this film was the most spectacular thing since The Ten Commandments.

Naturally l saw it in the theater, the pull of the inverted-ballroom scene was irresistible. 

[VonStupp]

Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
Sterling Holloway

Of the Disney animated feature films I have now watched, starting from 1937, I chuckled the most at this one.

Endearing and sweet with no particular protagonist, except the character's actions themselves, this is now a favorite of my girls too.

VS

[Karl Henning]

Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
Sterling Holloway

Of the Disney animated feature films I have now watched, starting from 1937, I chuckled the most at this one.

Endearing and sweet with no particular protagonist, except the character's actions themselves, this is now a favorite of my girls too.

VS

Between this and Jungle Book, I've always loved Sterling Holloway's voice. As a result I got a huge charge out of his appearance on The Twilight Zone.

[VonStupp]

Between this and Jungle Book, I've always loved Sterling Holloway's voice. As a result I got a huge charge out of his appearance on The Twilight Zone.

It is certainly a singular-sounding voice. I will have to check out his Twilight Zone episode.
VS

[LKB]

Between this and Jungle Book, I've always loved Sterling Holloway's voice. As a result I got a huge charge out of his appearance on The Twilight Zone.

Turn's out he was also in Hemo the Magnificent, as a lab assistant. I don't immediately recall the Twilight Zone episode but l'll check it out tonight.

[VonStupp]

The Rescuers (1977)
Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor
Geraldine Page, Bernard Fox, Dub Taylor

A Scarecrow and Mrs. King style investigation by two United Nations secret society mice.

Despite accolades, I find the 70's animation dull and dreary. The kidnapping and mistreatment of an orphan girl is an unusually dark plot point too.

Antagonist Madame Medusa reminds me of a mix between Cruella de Vil and Carol Burnett in Annie; they call her sleazy in the film, and they wouldn't be wrong.

The 70's ballad soundtrack was an unusual, and now dated, choice.

VS

[SonicMan46]

A Foreign Affair (1948) - another DVD-R > BD upgrade; synopsis and cast below; Billy Wilder, director. Filmed on location in a 'bombed-out' Berlin (2nd pic below) - the destruction post-WW II is extensive and devastating - highly recommended; 100% 'Critics Rating' on Rotten Tomatoes HERE.  Dave

A Foreign Affair is an American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Billy Wilder and starring Jean Arthur, Marlene Dietrich, and John Lund. The screenplay by Wilder, Charles Brackett, and Richard L. Breen is based on a story by David Shaw. The film is about a United States Army captain in post-World War II Berlin, occupied by the Allies during the early days of the Cold War, who is torn between an ex-Nazi cafe singer and the United States congresswoman investigating her. Though a comedy, the film has a serious and cynical political tone, attesting to the fascination of both Wilder and American audiences with the multiple legacies of Berlin. (Source)

 

[Karl Henning]

Turn's out he was also in Hemo the Magnificent, as a lab assistant. I don't immediately recall the Twilight Zone episode but l'll check it out tonight.

He plays a TV repairman.

[JBS]

The Poseidon Adventure (1972, dir. Ronald Neame) - OMG, so bad, but pretty hilarious, too. I had forgotten about the Irwin Allen era of disaster films and their "special" effects.

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-poseidon-adventure-1972



-Bruce

I remember seeing it when it first came out.
Amid all disaster shtick, there were some good acting jobs and some well known actors who were obviously just collecting a paycheck. In the former category, Ernest Borgnine and Shelley Winters.

[Karl Henning]

With my buddy Scott: Black Panther. We're unanimous in finding it worth watching once.

[aligreto]

Ben Is Back:





A drug addict son arrives home unexpectedly from rehabilitation. His family has to come to terms with him. He has to come to terms with his demons and, more so, so does his mother. The two main protagonists both give very good performances here.

[Cato]

Gary Cooper and Richard Widmark in a moody Western with a dramatic score from Bernard Herrmann, which for the most part avoids the usual "Western music" sounds.

Garden of Evil from 1954:



A woman hires 4 strangers to help rescue her husband, who is trapped in a gold mine, and nearby Apaches are tired of trespassers! 

Some great conversations between Gary Cooper's character and Richard Widmark's, excellent special effects for the day, and a poignant conclusion.

[Roasted Swan]

Gary Cooper and Richard Widmark in a moody Western with a dramatic score from Bernard Herrmann, which for the most part avoids the usual "Western music" sounds.

Garden of Evil from 1954:



A woman hires 4 strangers to help rescue her husband, who is trapped in a gold mine, and nearby Apaches are tired of trespassers! 

Some great conversations between Gary Cooper's character and Richard Widmark's, excellent special effects for the day, and a poignant conclusion.

I don't know the film but Herrmann's complete score is impressively played on this disc - and well worth hearing....