Last Movie You Watched

[Karl Henning]

any Coen brothers fans here?

Here. it's a peculiar personal fact that A Serious Man was the last movie I watched prior to my stroke. That doesn't affect my enjoyment of the movie.

[Kalevala]

Red 2 starring Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich and others.  How to describe it:  spies trying to save the world with a lot of tongue in cheek humor?  Lots of fun and interesting twists.  Quite enjoyed it.  John Malkovich's character and delivery had me laughing.

K

[Brian]

I adore Arrival. Precisely because it is so very different from most "aliens sci-fi" films. And Amy Adams was the perfect casting choice.

It's also an excellent example of a movie you can watch twice, with your understanding of large parts of it completely changed the 2nd time.

I watched it in the theatre and, right when the alien starts communicating to Amy Adams, the fire alarm went off. At first, we all thought that the alien was talking in alarm sounds. Somebody had to get us and tell us it was a fire 

As compensation they gave us all free tickets to see it again after lunch (the alarm was false), and it made the "contact" scene all the more tense. I have yet to rewatch it but I do look forward to watching it for the 2.5th time with the knowledge of what happens at the end.

[Madiel]

Here. it's a peculiar personal fact that A Serious Man was the last movie I watched prior to my stroke. That doesn't affect my enjoyment of the movie.

Somehow this says you're quoting me, but you're not!

[Karl Henning]

It's like a  miniature @Cato recommendation film festival!

[Karl Henning]

Red 2 starring Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich and others.  How to describe it:  spies trying to save the world with a lot of tongue in cheek humor?  Lots of fun and interesting twists.  Quite enjoyed it.  John Malkovich's character and delivery had me laughing.

K

Reminds me loosely of Hudson Hawk, which is a favorite. I've reserved a copy from the Library.

[Karl Henning]

I adore Arrival. Precisely because it is so very different from most "aliens sci-fi" films. And Amy Adams was the perfect casting choice.
It's also an excellent example of a movie you can watch twice, with your understanding of large parts of it completely changed the 2nd time.

I've now reserved a copy of this, too from the Library.

[Kalevala]

Reminds me loosely of Hudson Hawk, which is a favorite. I've reserved a copy from the Library.

I looked briefly at the description of Hudson Hawk which looks like fun viewing.  Hope that you enjoy Red 2.   

K

[DavidW]

Maybe in part because I was fresh out of rehab and still emotionally tender. If it's on Tubi, I may try it again.

I wouldn't! I don't mean my post to be a strong endorsement.

[Karl Henning]

I wouldn't! I don't mean my post to be a strong endorsement.

No, but I'm mildly curious.

[Cato]

It's like a  miniature @Cato recommendation film festival!

 


Both movies are wonderful experiences!  A Hidden Life is made all the more poignant by its being the true story of anti-Nazi Catholic Franz Jägerstätter.

Best Wishes for Movie Night!

[Karl Henning]

A Hidden Life is made all the more poignant by its being the true story of anti-Nazi Catholic Franz Jägerstätter.

This is the perfect Week to revisit this movie.

[Number Six]

Khartoum (1966)

Heston as British General Gordon, tasked with evacuating the Egyptians from the city of Khartoum in the Sudan in 1884. His foe is the Mahdi (Olivier, in brownface), a holy warrior aiming to take over the entire Muslim world. Based on a true story.

Slow moving, and you really need to be interested in Charlton Heston as well as the British Empire - so, perfect for me. Would love to have seen this one on the big screen. A lot of it was shot in Egypt, and it shows.

(I have seen it before, but it's been a long time. Thrilled to see it's on Prime.)

[Karl Henning]

Khartoum (1966)

Heston as British General Gordon, tasked with evacuating the Egyptians from the city of Khartoum in the Sudan in 1884. His foe is the Mahdi (Olivier, in brownface), a holy warrior aiming to take over the entire Muslim world. Based on a true story.

Slow moving, and you really need to be interested in Charlton Heston as well as the British Empire - so, perfect for me. Would love to have seen this one on the big screen. A lot of it was shot in Egypt, and it shows.

(I have seen it before, but it's been a long time. Thrilled to see it's on Prime.)

Thanks for the reminder, I've been meaning to seek that one out.

[Karl Henning]

Tonight, The Spitfire Grill. (My second viewing) Deeply moving.

[relm1]

Khartoum (1966)

Heston as British General Gordon, tasked with evacuating the Egyptians from the city of Khartoum in the Sudan in 1884. His foe is the Mahdi (Olivier, in brownface), a holy warrior aiming to take over the entire Muslim world. Based on a true story.

Slow moving, and you really need to be interested in Charlton Heston as well as the British Empire - so, perfect for me. Would love to have seen this one on the big screen. A lot of it was shot in Egypt, and it shows.

(I have seen it before, but it's been a long time. Thrilled to see it's on Prime.)

Hmm, interesting.  Never heard of it but reminds me of Lawrence of Arabia. Were they going for something like that?

[Number Six]

Hmm, interesting.  Never heard of it but reminds me of Lawrence of Arabia. Where they going for something like that?

I suspect so.

[Karl Henning]

Both movies are wonderful experiences!  A Hidden Life is made all the more poignant by its being the true story of anti-Nazi Catholic Franz Jägerstätter.

Best Wishes for Movie Night!

I watched one per day. Just finished A Hidden Life (again.) Oh, the lessons.

[Cato]

Khartoum (1966)

Heston as British General Gordon, tasked with evacuating the Egyptians from the city of Khartoum in the Sudan in 1884. His foe is the Mahdi (Olivier, in brownface), a holy warrior aiming to take over the entire Muslim world. Based on a true story.

Slow moving, and you really need to be interested in Charlton Heston as well as the British Empire - so, perfect for me. Would love to have seen this one on the big screen. A lot of it was shot in Egypt, and it shows.

(I have seen it before, but it's been a long time. Thrilled to see it's on Prime.)

I did have that opportunity, and it was a great experience!

General Gordon was certainly a fascinating and extraordinary character, similar to other explorers and adventurers whom the British seemed to produce rather casually and in large numbers in those days (e.g. Sir Richard Burton, David Livingstone, Isabelle Bird, Mary Kingsley, and of course T. E. Lawrence)

Highly recommended movie!

Tonight, The Spitfire Grill. (My second viewing) Deeply moving.
 

The eulogy scene with Wil Patton is simply perfect.

Just finished A Hidden Life (again.) Oh, the lessons.

Something is wrong when you have your priest and bishop asking you to compromise with Evil!  Jägerstätter was and is an example of courage in the face of Evil.

I used to tell my History students that dictators of any kind become powerless, when people refuse to follow their orders.  The problem is that the first one to stand up and say "NO!" will be the first one to be shot.  You need many people to stand up and shout "NO!" at the same time...but History has shown how difficult that can be!

A similar movie from over 40 years ago is The White Rose from German director Michael Verhoeven, which in a semi-documentary fashion shows the rise and fall of the anti-Nazi group centered at the University of Munich.

Also related: a book called Stalin's Barber by Paul Levitt shows the difficulties of existence and resistance under a mass-murdering dictator in Communist Russia.

[Karl Henning]

Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ. I enjoy all the ways this gets the Evangelicals' panties in a bunch. Though to be sure, my enjoyment of the film is much broader and deeper than that gleeful spite. Because of course the film is wonderfully rich. The film plainly discloses at the outset that it is not based on the Gospels. And in some ways that's true. In some ways, how can that be? I thought I liked this movie, but I think I'm growing to love it.