Last Movie You Watched

[Harry]

I agree with you regarding the Cohen Brothers. But regading the Ladykillers, I prefer and by far the first version, with Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers and Katie Johnson.

Yes you are right, the first version was better.

[Haffner]

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

I was taken aback by the often realistic camera work and better than average acting. This is a disturbing film, period.

[karlhenning]

A great antidote to that, Andy, is Roman Holiday!

Run, do not walk . . . .

[karlhenning]

Yes you are right, the first version was better.

That ol' Ladykillers is wonderful, and I only just saw it for the first time this year!

Thanks to Mike (knight) for getting that on my radar!

How is our esteemed Mike (knight)?  It is longer than I was expecting, since last I heard from him.

[Haffner]

A great antidote to that, Andy, is Roman Holiday!

Classic!

[orbital]

Notes on a Scandal

Pretty good, even though the ending is a bit typical..

Agree, seemes like the director and the scriptwriter did not want to take any chances with the ending. 

and the soundtrack is nothing short of putrid.

Oh yes, what I've come to notice is whenever a film producer uses a Glass soundtrack, you can bet the music will be there almost throughout the film (if not the music then the 2 note signature motif) and will frequently take over all other sounds in the movie to the point of making the dialogue inaudible.
It's like they say "We are paying this guy tons of money we might at least use the music throughout"

[Kullervo]

Bresson's Au Hasard Balthazar.  Like other films made by him, I feel that I need a second viewing to really digest it.  But, there's those typical Bressonian scenes that you see once and just can't forget.

My favorite movie. Bresson is a genius

[Kullervo]

The soundtrack is a little ridiculous (the old cliché of having a soprano vocalize wordlessly during a poignant scene), and the pacing is a bit weird at times (we go from Nazi hospital bed to American liberation in 20 seconds), but the dialogue is intelligent and subtle, which makes me wish it was about alienation from society rather than the Holocaust.

[Bunny]

Spiderman iii.

Spidey develops fat head and decides to propose.

[Lilas Pastia]

My favorite movie. Bresson is a genius

Hear! Hear! 

I really wish Une Femme douce was issued on DVD. This is one of the most troubling among his usually troubling oeuvre. After Dostoievsky.

[BachQ]

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

I was taken aback by the often realistic camera work and better than average acting. This is a disturbing film, period.

My kind of movie ..........

[BachQ]

I liked Hostel (much more than Saw)

Actually, within the realm of horror flicks, Hostel is fairly effective .........

Hostel [is] far from perfect. Hate is a strong word. 

EVERY horror movie is "far from perfect."  It's endemic to the genre, and not the movie's fault .........

[orbital]

As Larry David would say "Eeeh"

[George]

As Larry David would say "Eeeh"

Pret-ty...pret-ty...pret-ty...bad?

[orbital]

Pret-ty...pret-ty...pret-ty...bad?

Me:Is that Shakespeare adaptation any good?
Store clerk: It is very witty and original
Me: [looks at his eyes for a few seconds, doesn't believe him but gives him the benefit of the doubt  ]ok.... ok

[George]

Me:Is that Shakespeare adaptation any good?
Store clerk: It is very witty and original
Me: [looks at his eyes for a few seconds, doesn't believe him but gives him the benefit of the doubt  ]ok.... ok

Was there music playing during that third part?

And did you tilt your head a bit while looking at his eyes?

[orbital]

Was there music playing during that third part?

And did you tilt your head a bit while looking at his eyes?

There has been lots of instances where I wanted to do that to people, but I don't know how wise that would be in NYC 

[rubio]

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

I was taken aback by the often realistic camera work and better than average acting. This is a disturbing film, period.

One of the more disturbing films I have seen, and for sure the acting is really good. The lead character also plays the killer in "Sea of Love" (the Al Pacino movie), and is quite uncomfortable there as well.

I have seen films that are even more disturbing like e.g. William Lustig's "Maniac". I didn't really feel that it added anything to my life. Or Jorg Buttgereit's "Necromantic 1 & 2", but these were almost over the top disturbing and sick. I stopped seing shocking films like these many years ago.

[George]

There has been lots of instances where I wanted to do that to people, but I don't know how wise that would be in NYC 

I used to do stuff like that and no one else knew it was the funniest thing. Somehow, that made it cooler. 

[George]

Fair movie with an unsatisfying ending.