Last Movie You Watched

[DavidW]

The movie that really got collectors spot on was Ghost World, specifically the scene where Seymour has a gathering of his collector friends.  Just replace shellacs with Bruckner CDs, and it's exactly like some of the parties I've been to.

Alright I've added it to my queue.

[George]

Alright I've added it to my queue.

When I decided to start collecting the (IMO) great films on DVD, that one was among the first on my list. Very enjoyable.

[DavidRoss]

How could Hot Tub Time Machine let anyone down?  You'd have to expect that it wouldn't be dreck, but the trailer should be sufficient to dispel that faint hope. 

[Scarpia]

Date Night (2010) w/ Tina Fey & Steve Carrell - a Netflix rental - seemed to be highly recommended initially but later reviews poor - so not expecting much - only 3* on Amazon (usually over rated reviews there) but slightly less on the Netflix site!

But Tina & Steve are just wonderful together, especially in their more intimate scenes - the car chases and the confusion downgrade the film unfortunately but I did watch it to the end; I'll probably do a 3* Netflix rating (would to to 3+ but not possible) - not going to purchase this film but I'd love to see this pair in another production that 'tunes into' their talents better - 

Sounds like a rip-off of this classic film

[DavidW]

Oh yeah I love the Out of Towners!  Hilarious!

[AndyD.]

Oh yeah I love the Out of Towners!  Hilarious!

A classic. Loved it since I was a kid.

[karlhenning]

One of my very favorite Jack Lemmon perfomances!

[CD]

[Bulldog]

"True Lies" with the California Governor.  Aside from a couple of stupid scenes, it's a very entertaining action film.

[SonicMan46]

Well Guys, concerning the The Out-of-Towners (1970) w/ Lemmon & Dennis, I just cannot no longer stand watching that film - I do like Jack in most of his roles, but find him obnoxious, irritating, and grating on my nerves in this role, and Sandy just accentuates this reaction - don't own or plan to watch this movie again; but for those who enjoy, please do - 

Now I'm not pushing Date Night on anymore and rating the film just 3* on Netflix meaning that I like it and the plot held my interest - a 'rip off' of the film above, well in part but a modern update; plus Fey & Carell were not really from out of town - lived in New Jersey (where my wife was born) - we always went into the 'Big Apple' on our trips back to her home. 

Both films are wacky comedies - The Out-of-Towners will continue to hold up better - the other film will likely fade into movie limbo - 

[karlhenning]

"True Lies" with the California Governor.  Aside from a couple of stupid scenes, it's a very entertaining action film.

Yes, I find this one good fun.  It's probably industrial laziness at some level, but I enjoy the fact that they use the same tango which accompanies a scene in Scent of a Woman.

[karlhenning]

Well Guys, concerning the The Out-of-Towners (1970) w/ Lemmon & Dennis, I just cannot no longer stand watching that film - I do like Jack in most of his roles, but find him obnoxious, irritating, and grating on my nerves in this role, and Sandy just accentuates this reaction - don't own or plan to watch this movie again; but for those who enjoy, please do - 

For my part, it may be that the movie enjoys a nostalgic blurring effect . . . it is decades since I've seen it in its entirety.

That said, it's still probably my favorite Lemmon performance . . . he strikes me as a talent who wasn't necessarily best served by what was available to him in his time. (Perhaps this motif is only underscored by his cameo in Branagh's Hamlet, with which I have no great quarrel.)

I certainly do think rather more highly of The In-Laws than of The Out-of-Towners : )

[karlhenning]

Fair disclosure: As I grew up, I came to identify Tony Randall in the role of Felix in The Odd Couple . . . don't know how I should take Lemmon in that role (I am guessing that Walter Matthau would have been Oscar . . . and, I should think, a richer Oscar than, what was his name?, Jack Klugman?)

[No, I don't think that Randall and Matthau would work well across from one another in their respective roles . . . .]

[Scarpia]

I certainly do think rather more highly of The In-Laws than of The Out-of-Towners[/font] : )

The In-Laws?  A bit out of the blue.  Alan Arkin played Jack Lemmon in the In-Laws.   

[DavidW]

Fair disclosure: As I grew up, I came to identify Tony Randall in the role of Felix in The Odd Couple . . . don't know how I should take Lemmon in that role (I am guessing that Walter Matthau would have been Oscar . . . and, I should think, a richer Oscar than, what was his name?, Jack Klugman?)

[No, I don't think that Randall and Matthau would work well across from one another in their respective roles . . . .]

I never watched the show, so it is always the movie for me.

Note: we're out of cornflakes. -- F. U.

It took me three hours to figure that F. U. meant Felix Ungar!

[AndyD.]

Love the Arkin/Falk In-Laws!

Today is my Spanish Horror film day.

[DavidW]

What do you have lined up for that Andy?

[AndyD.]

What do you have lined up for that Andy?

A twofer from 2006: The Baby's Room and To Let

I'm about ready to throw the first one on before getting ready for my students, so I'll keep ya posted if you like, Dave.

[karlhenning]

I never watched the show, so it is always the movie for me.

Note: we're out of cornflakes. -- F. U.

It took me three hours to figure that F. U. meant Felix Ungar!

http://www.youtube.com/v/Af1h4ibpKJA

[Brian]

That said, it's still probably my favorite Lemmon performance . . . he strikes me as a talent who wasn't necessarily best served by what was available to him in his time. (Perhaps this motif is only underscored by his cameo in Branagh's Hamlet, with which I have no great quarrel.)

Branagh's Hamlet deployed some truly inspired cameo appearances. If you didn't know any better, you would expect a Hamlet featuring Jack Lemmon, Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, Richard Attenborough, Gerard Depardieu, and Charlton Heston to be godawful.