Last Movie You Watched

[Kullervo]

Man of Marble (1977)

Directed by Andrzej Wajda



Interesting (if extremely long) look at the rise and fall of a bricklayer who becomes a poster boy for the Stalinist Government during the 1950s. Not really sure what the ending meant, though.

[Lilas Pastia]

Indeed the ending is very cryptic. I think this was Wajda's intention (it was made at the height of the  stifling, iron-fisted communist rule). It's a superb movie.

[Solitary Wanderer]

Watched this last night:



It was meant to be the best Connery Bond flick but I prefer You Only Live Twice. Lots of familiar scenes; the laser beam heading for Bonds crotch, Odd-job with his bowler hat, Pussy Galore, the gas attack on Fort Knox etc.

Good but a bit ploddy

[Bogey]

Watched this last night:



It was meant to be the best Connery Bond flick but I prefer You Only Live Twice. Lots of familiar scenes; the laser beam heading for Bonds crotch, Odd-job with his bowler hat, Pussy Galore, the gas attack on Fort Knox etc.

Good but a bit ploddy

Great flick Chris....Connery is da man!
My favorite: From Russia With Love
Plot: Kill Bond. 

[Solitary Wanderer]

Great flick Chris....Connery is da man!
My favorite: From Russia With Love
Plot: Kill Bond. 

Yep, rewatched From Russia with Love last year and its a great one. The Connery Bond flicks still hold up very well 30+ years on. Not sure how the Bonsan Bond movies will look in 30+ years time?

[Drasko]

aka One-Armed Boxer II aka One-Armed Boxer vs. The Flying Guillotine

[sidoze]

that girl looks a bit distressed, Drasko.

[Drasko]

that girl looks a bit distressed, Drasko.

Who wouldn't be, it's 35°C today.

[MishaK]

I like her a lot better than your previous one. 

[Kullervo]

Intolerance (1916)

Directed by D.W. Griffiths



Amazing, never seen anything like it.

[Kiddiarni]

Was okay.

[karlhenning]

The Italian Job (1969)

[SonicMan46]

Up in the mountains for a few nights w/ limited internet access, so just getting back to the forum - however, we did have a DVD player in the rental condo & brought up a few films to watch (wife's choices):

The 39 Steps (1935) w/ Robert Donat & Madeleine Carroll - early classic Hitchcock - Donat an 'innocent' bystander caught in a murder & espionage caper (reminds me of Cary Grant in a later film of Alfred H.); great chemistry between to two attractive stars w/ some comedic banter included - film is short & moves fast; apparently two re-makes (which I've not seen) w/ much poorer ratings - Maltin gives this version 4* - 

Songcatcher (2001) w/ Janet McTeer & Aidan Quinn (plus a host of other great characters, including Iris DeMent); early 20th century musicologist exploring southern Appalachia and collecting songs; beautifully films in & around Asheville, North Carolina (just about an hour from where we were spending our weekend) - absolutely wonderful music, both vocal & instrumental; another 4* rating by Maltin - 

 

[Maciek]

Up in the mountains for a few nights w/ limited internet access, so just getting back to the forum - however, we did have a DVD player in the rental condo & brought up a few films to watch (wife's choices):

The 39 Steps (1935)

Great film to watch up in the mountains!

You're definitely right about the chemistry too. I love the comic elements in this one - they work just perfectly thanks to it.

[MishaK]

Intolerance (1916)

Directed by D.W. Griffiths



Amazing, never seen anything like it.

Man, that looks insane! What is it about?

[Harry]

Mini's first time

The ever sensual Nikki Reed, has a front role, and it has to be admitted she is hot.
Apart from that the first half of the film was oke, the second half sucks. Mini could have said that actually. Alec Baldwin and Jeff Goldblum had to cope with silly roles, and were just decoration attached to cunning Nikki Reed.

[karlhenning]

Jeff Goldblum, coping with a silly role?

That was uexpected. . . .

[karlhenning]

And Mamochka and I watched much of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest the other night.  I saw it years ago, but there were quite a few scenes I could swear I've never seen.

Mamochka picked out the young Danny DeVito, whom I simply had not recognized.

[Lilas Pastia]

Man, that looks insane! What is it about?

Intolerance (1916) is the grandfather of all historical-social epics. It's famous for its daring use of montage parallèle, editing to mesh together different stories that take place at various times in History (from Antiquity - the babylonian scene on that picture - to modern (1916) times, with stops around A.D. 33 and the St-Barthlemy Massacre). The acceleration of pace in the editing gave the picture its own internal rythm, regardless of the actual time in those stories. As it proceeds it becomes ever more frenzied. Which is good, because it's 3 hours long and even in the best of restorations, it's still almost 100 years old.

[MishaK]

Intolerance (1916) is the grandfather of all historical-social epics. It's famous for its daring use of montage parallèle, editing to mesh together different stories that take place at various times in History (from Antiquity - the babylonian scene on that picture - to modern (1916) times, with stops around A.D. 33 and the St-Barthlemy Massacre). The acceleration of pace in the editing gave the picture its own internal rythm, regardless of the actual time in those stories. As it proceeds it becomes ever more frenzied. Which is good, because it's 3 hours long and even in the best of restorations, it's still almost 100 years old.

On my netfilx cue it goes. Thanks.