Last Movie You Watched

[VonStupp]

In memoriam Dabney Coleman: The Man With One Red Shoe. A very young Tom Hanks, Lori Singer, Chas Durning, Jim Belushi & Carrie Fisher.

Like that one. He has quite the laundry list of fun roles.

I always thought Dabney Coleman standing opposite Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, and Katherine Hepburn in On Golden Pond must have been intimidating.
VS

[Karl Henning]

Like that one. He has quite the laundry list of fun roles.

I always thought Dabney Coleman standing opposite Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, and Katherine Hepburn in On Golden Pond must have been intimidating.
VS

For no very good reason, I've never seen that 'un.

[Karl Henning]

He has quite the laundry list of fun roles.

I feel like I saw War Games, but I hardly remember a dang thing about it. I see from his filmography that he was in one episode of The Outer Limits. I do think I remember recognizing him, when I made my initial survey of the series.

[SonicMan46]

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) - BOY, nearly 40 years old!    Probably the only 'space' movie that my wife enjoys - co-written by Leonard Nimoy, the humor returning to late 20th century earth is just hilarious for me (probably have watched this film at least a dozen times!) - short synopsis and cast below - a MUST for any TREKKIE fan - probably will view again by the end of the year -     Dave

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is a 1986 American science fiction film, the fourth installment in the Star Trek film franchise based on the TV series Star Trek. The second film directed by Leonard Nimoy, it completes the story arc begun in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), and continued in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984). Intent on returning home to Earth to face trial for their actions in the previous film, the former crew of the USS Enterprise finds the planet in grave danger from an alien probe attempting to contact now-extinct humpback whales. The crew travel to Earth's past to find whales who can answer the probe's call. (Source)

 

[Karl Henning]

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) - BOY, nearly 40 years old!    Probably the only 'space' movie that my wife enjoys - co-written by Leonard Nimoy, the humor returning to late 20th century earth is just hilarious for me (probably have watched this film at least a dozen times!) - short synopsis and cast below - a MUST for any TREKKIE fan - probably will view again by the end of the year -    Dave
 

Great fun, indeed, Dave!

[Karl Henning]

Great fun, indeed, Dave!

And thus, I'm watching again, too!

[Karl Henning]

And thus, I'm watching again, too!

This is certainly to be filed under Overthinking Things, but, indulge me. The probe is calling to Humpback whales and only Humpbacks. And earth is in peril solely because of the extinction of this one variety of whale. Why don't any of the other whales matter? (I'm guessing that there may yet be other whales which have survived. 

[drogulus]

     I just watched Godzilla Minus One and it's the best version yet. One thing, though, is that this is a Japanese release direct from Toho and the English subs on the disc are furnished by a less than competent somebody just trying to help. They suck mightily. Now my brother, even more fanatical about all things Zilla-related than I am, was trying to put a good face in this disaster but I was having none of it, so I proposed an ice cream break and went to work, quickly found subs worth trying, DL'd them, unbundled the movie and inserted the new file and put the movie back together. That worked. Most people should probably wait for the non-Japanese releases which should be along soon.

[AnotherSpin]

New film from Paolo Sorrentino

[Karl Henning]

This is certainly to be filed under Overthinking Things, but, indulge me. The probe is calling to Humpback whales and only Humpbacks. And earth is in peril solely because of the extinction of this one variety of whale. Why don't any of the other whales matter? (I'm guessing that there may yet be other whales which have survived.

Spock, where the hell's that power you promised me?!
~ One damned minute, Admiral!

[relm1]

In memoriam Dabney Coleman: The Man With One Red Shoe. A very young Tom Hanks, Lori Singer, Chas Durning, Jim Belushi & Carrie Fisher.

Lori Singer!  She played in my orchestra!  She's a cellist and is still gorgeous.

[relm1]

This is certainly to be filed under Overthinking Things, but, indulge me. The probe is calling to Humpback whales and only Humpbacks. And earth is in peril solely because of the extinction of this one variety of whale. Why don't any of the other whales matter? (I'm guessing that there may yet be other whales which have survived.

Because only a few species sing their mating call and humpback's are the loudest, boldest whale singers.  So I think they are saying these are intelligent, civilized species that predate humans.  Other whales might still be there but aren't the oldest, most intelligent species. 

[Karl Henning]

Because only a few species sing their mating call and humpback's are the loudest, boldest whale singers.  So I think they are saying these are intelligent, civilized species that predate humans.  Other whales might still be there but aren't the oldest, most intelligent species. 

I'll provisionally accept that

[LKB]

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) - BOY, nearly 40 years old!    Probably the only 'space' movie that my wife enjoys - co-written by Leonard Nimoy, the humor returning to late 20th century earth is just hilarious for me (probably have watched this film at least a dozen times!) - short synopsis and cast below - a MUST for any TREKKIE fan - probably will view again by the end of the year -    Dave
 

I am a bona-fide Trekker.

I watched TOS during its original run on NBC ( until the third season, when the ungrateful scumbags moved the program beyond my bedtime ).

I saw TMP during its first week in theaters. ( Liked the opening Klingon encounter, music, V'ger model, and the Enterprise model. Didn't like much else at the time. )

When TWOK came out to much stronger reviews, l was there again, in week one.  ( Loved Ricardo Montalbán, Kirstie Alley, and especially the scene with McCoy in Kirk's home. Spock's death didn't affect me much, even while watching the first time l was thinking, " There's no way in Hell they won't bring him back. " )

I didn't bother seeing TSFS in theaters. I already knew Spock would be back and that was the essential point, so ( I thought ) why spend my money on a foregone conclusion?

I ignored that one for a long time, until somebody convinced me to watch it for the Kirk vs. Kruge storyline. But even now, it's rather low on my list of Trek " watchables ".

TVH intrigued me since it took the crew to the here-and-now ( and since l lived in the Bay Area, it was a local here- and-now ). It was reportedly funny, well-reviewed and featured whales, which I've always had a casual interest in. So l went during week one and enjoyed the unexpected bonus of a pretty, young and  fortuitously costumed actress in the water.

Thank you, Ms. Hicks. 

[Karl Henning]

There's no way in Hell they won't bring him back.

Gandalf-like.

[LKB]

Gandalf-like.

Indeed. But it was truly a foregone conclusion, even if Nimoy and the rest of the cast and crew were as yet unaware.

Popular culture almost always translates into dollars for those who are lucky, inspired or well-enough positioned to exploit it. And popular culture ( perhaps even every human culture ) needed Spock, and in fact still needs him.

So for those who are savvy, he'll provide income.

For the thoughtful, an example.

For the empathic, a possible anchor to the pragmatic necessities, thus enabling balance.

For the explorer, a reminder to be open to alternatives.

And so on...

But I'm not going on, for now. Worked all night and philosophizing around fictional characters, even iconic ones, can be draining. So carry on, me hearties. 

[SonicMan46]

Born Yesterday (1950) - summary and cast below - top notch 'ensemble' acting - 5 Oscar & 5 Golden Globe nominations, Holiday winning as best actress in both! Crawford is just so despicably crude and mean - a MUST see!

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) - longer summary below with cast; Van Johnson is the main star - considered one of the more realistic portrayals in a 'war film' w/ actual footage used from the daring raid (B 27 bombers taking off from the deck of the Hornet!) - if you're a war movie fan and have not seen this story, then highly recommended (BTW, wife went to the computer room -  ).  Dave

Born Yesterday is a 1950 American comedy-drama film directed by George Cukor, based on the 1946 stage play of the same name by Garson Kanin. The screenplay was credited to Albert Mannheimer. The film tells the story of an uneducated young woman, Billie Dawn (played by Judy Holliday, in an Oscar-winning performance) and an uncouth, older, wealthy junkyard tycoon, Harry Brock (Broderick Crawford) who comes to Washington to try to "buy" a congressman. When Billie embarrasses him socially, Harry hires journalist Paul Verrall (William Holden) to educate her. In the process, Billie learns how corrupt Harry is, and eventually falls in love with Paul. (Source)

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo is a 1944 American war film; screenplay by Dalton Trumbo is based on the 1943 book of the same name by Captain Ted W. Lawson. Lawson was a pilot on the historic Doolittle Raid, America's first retaliatory air strike against Japan, four months after the December 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The raid was planned, led by, and named after United States Army Air Forces Lieutenant Colonel James Doolittle, who was promoted two ranks, to Brigadier General, the day after the raid. The picture stars Van Johnson as Lawson; Phyllis Thaxter as his wife, Ellen; Robert Walker as Corporal David Thatcher; Robert Mitchum as Lieutenant Bob Gray; and Spencer Tracy as Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle. Tracy's appearance in the film is more in the nature of a guest star. In the book, Lawson gives an eyewitness account of the intensive training, the mission, and the aftermath as experienced by his crew and by others who flew the mission on April 18, 1942. Lawson piloted "The Ruptured Duck", the seventh of 16 B-25s to take off from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet. The film depicted the raid accurately and used actual wartime footage of the bombers. (Source)

 

 

[Cato]

Born Yesterday (1950) - summary and cast below - top notch 'ensemble' acting - 5 Oscar & 5 Golden Globe nominations, Holiday winning as best actress in both! Crawford is just so despicably crude and mean - a MUST see!

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) - longer summary below with cast; Van Johnson is the main star - considered one of the more realistic portrayals in a 'war film' w/ actual footage used from the daring raid (B 27 bombers taking off from the deck of the Hornet!) - if you're a war movie fan and have not seen this story, then highly recommended (BTW, wife went to the computer room -  ).  Dave

 

 

Both are excellent: if you liked Born Yesterday, check out The Solid Gold Cadillac which I always found to be even funnier than Born Yesterday. 

Van Johnson was a somewhat limited actor, but with so many better actors and actresses around him, he may have improved under their influence.

That 30 Seconds Over Tokyo included real footage of the Doolittle Raid reminds me of two other movies filmed amid the rubble of World War II.

Decision Before Dawn was filmed in post-war Germany, and The Third Man was filmed in 1948 Vienna.

The former is an excellent drama (with Richard Basehart, Oskar Werner, Gary Merrill) about attempts to recruit P.O.W./anti-Nazi Germans as spies.

The latter deals with a journalist wanting to discover more about the death of a friend in Vienna during the beginning of The Cold War (with Joseph Cotten, who carries most of the movie, and Orson Welles).

[George]

Watching this now for the first time. Man, this is great!!

[T. D.]

A Kurosawa (loose) Shakespeare adaptation (Hamlet) which I (a massive Kurosawa fan) inexplicably never saw before.