Last Movie You Watched

[TheGSMoeller]

I watched secret life of pets with my sisters at the cinema and we all hated it

I took my 6 year old to see it, the kids were all enjoying it, but I couldn't wait for it to end. Now, Kubo on the other hand was a very, very well made animated flick. Wouldn't mind watching that one again on BD.

[James]

The Martian
2015 ‧ Fantasy/Science fiction film ‧ 2h 31m

When astronauts blast off from the planet Mars, they leave behind Mark Watney (Matt Damon), presumed dead after a fierce storm. With only a meager amount of supplies, the stranded visitor must utilize his wits and spirit to find a way to survive on the hostile planet. Meanwhile, back on Earth, members of NASA and a team of international scientists work tirelessly to bring him home, while his crew mates hatch their own plan for a daring rescue mission.

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[Karl Henning]

Like Pierrot lunaire, this is a movie which inspired near-rabid enthusiasm when I first watched it;  then, at some point, I fell into a period of impatience, and general lack of sympathy, with it;  and at some yet later point, I just got over it.

The movie whereof I say is Monty Python and the Holy Grail, most of which I watched again Saturday and Sunday evenings, and it is just riotous fun.

[Mister Sharpe]

Is this the Turangalila thread?

hey, why am I laughing? - I like Messiaen...

[Mister Sharpe]

Just a bad movie with unresolved, glaring plot problems. Like so many other films being released these days.

Agree in full - the art AND craft of movie making seem to be riding into the sunset.  Care to speculate why?  Suggests:  1.) Much - in fact, most - of the movie market is now directed at the 16-25 age cohort; 2.) most American actors, at least, no longer pay their dues on the stage; 3.) is the general decline in writing ability also affecting script writers?...

[Drasko]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Glembays

[kishnevi]

Like Pierrot lunaire, this is a movie which inspired near-rabid enthusiasm when I first watched it;  then, at some point, I fell into a period of impatience, and general lack of sympathy, with it;  and at some yet later point, I just got over it.

The movie whereof I say is Monty Python and the Holy Grail, most of which I watched again Saturday and Sunday evenings, and it is just riotous fun.

And there was much rejoicing.

[Karl Henning]

When the shrubber hits the road . . . .

[listener]

After Coronation Street I will watch THE MYSTIC MASSEUR (2003) directed by Ismail Merchant
adapted from a work by V.S.Naipal, set in the Indian community in 20th century Trinidad
cast including Om Puri, James Fox, Aasif Mandvi and Sanjeev Bhaskar

[James]

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
1964 ‧ Fantasy/Fantasy ‧ 1h 43m

A film about what could happen if the wrong person pushed the wrong button -- and it played the situation for laughs. U.S. Air Force General Jack Ripper goes completely insane, and sends his bomber wing to destroy the U.S.S.R. He thinks that the communists are conspiring to pollute the "precious bodily fluids" of the American people.

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[Karl Henning]

The Mystic Masseur. It's what's after the pizza.

[SonicMan46]

Mainly watching TV series, such as the newest season of Hawaii Five-O - but last night streamed a film on my 'to see' list from Amazon:

Nice Guys, The (2016) w/ Ryan Gosling & Russell Crowe - short synopsis below.  Ratings: 7.5/10, IMDB; 91%, Rotten Tomatoes; 3.4/5, Amazon - not a great film, but I enjoy Gosling and Crowe, and Gosling's daughter is cute.  I'd do at least 3 but not 4* on Amazon, guess that I pretty much agree w/ that rating - will not be a purchase or a re-watch for me.  Recommended once to fans of these actors.  Dave

Holland March (Ryan Gosling) is a down-on-his-luck private eye in 1977 Los Angeles. Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) is a hired enforcer who hurts people for a living. Fate turns them into unlikely partners after a young woman named Amelia (Margaret Qualley) mysteriously disappears. Healy and March soon learn the hard way that some dangerous people are also looking for Amelia. Their investigation takes them to dark places as anyone else who gets involved in the case seems to wind up dead.

 

[Spineur]

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
1964 ‧ Fantasy/Fantasy ‧ 1h 43m

A film about what could happen if the wrong person pushed the wrong button -- and it played the situation for laughs. U.S. Air Force General Jack Ripper goes completely insane, and sends his bomber wing to destroy the U.S.S.R. He thinks that the communists are conspiring to pollute the "precious bodily fluids" of the American people.

This film, which I have seen a dozen time with much pleasure, may take a new relevance after next November elections.

[SimonNZ]

Finally getting around to this. And I thought it was superb.

[James]

This film, which I have seen a dozen time with much pleasure, may take a new relevance after next November elections.

[SonicMan46]

Last few nights, a couple of 'new' blu-ray arrivals from the past:

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961) w/ Walter Pidgeon, Peter Lorre, Joan Fontaine, Barbara Eden, et al - early 60s sci-fan film that spawned the TV series - still a fun movie w/ Barbara Eden convorting around w/ a very tight uniform and high heels on a submarine (some added images below - I dream of Jeannie - ). 

Firefly (2002-2003) - the short-lived TV series about outer space (short synopsis below) - did watch the series originally but forgot how good it was - comes on 3 BDs and is cheap on Amazon.  Dave

Set 500 years in the future after a universal civil war, the crew of a small transport spaceship takes any job so long as it puts food on the table. The disparate men and women just want to survive and maybe have better lives, but they face constant challenges on the new frontier, such as the Reavers -- flesh-eating mongrels who live on the fringes of the universe.

 

[Ken B]

Last few nights, a couple of 'new' blu-ray arrivals from the past:

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961) w/ Walter Pidgeon, Peter Lorre, Joan Fontaine, Barbara Eden, et al - early 60s sci-fan film that spawned the TV series - still a fun movie w/ Barbara Eden convorting around w/ a very tight uniform and high heels on a submarine (some added images below - I dream of Jeannie - ). 

Firefly (2002-2003) - the short-lived TV series about outer space (short synopsis below) - did watch the series originally but forgot how good it was - comes on 3 BDs and is cheap on Amazon.  Dave

 

Nice.
Once upon a time Dave, you'd have posted a picture of Walter Pidgeon!

[SonicMan46]

Nice.
Once upon a time Dave, you'd have posted a picture of Walter Pidgeon!

Ken - LOL!    But, I'm now a 'dirty ole man' and love looking at young shapely females - BUT, just for you, a pic below of Walter P. in his younger years -   Dave

[Karl Henning]

Last night for the first (but not the last) time:  Crimes and Misdemeanors.  In a manner mildly Shakespearean, the comic love triangle counterpoises the stark dramatic narrative bittersweetly.

[TheGSMoeller]

Last night for the first (but not the last) time:  Crimes and Misdemeanors.  In a manner mildly Shakespearean, the comic love triangle counterpoises the stark dramatic narrative bittersweetly.

Another amazing film. The use of Schubert's 15th string quartet is perfection, and haunting.