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[aligreto]

Krakatoa The Last Days....





A fine BBC drama-documentary that depicts the infamous volcanic eruption from a number of very human interest points of view.
It is available on YouTube for those who might be interested.

[aligreto]

Deepwater Horizon....

[André]

Angelina Jolie directed this film about the Khmer rouge crazy and monstrous regime's genocide of its own people. Cambodia's entry as Best Foreign Film in the 2018 oscars race. Based on a true story. It's a good film, but I don't think it's deserving of an award.

[Todd]

Logan.  The title character has to escort an adorable mutant girl to safety.  I've not watched all the X-Men movies, nor have I seen the Wolverine movies, so I don't know how Professor X came back from the dead, but he's in the flick.  The R rating translates into lots of gruesome violence, which is sort of refreshing in the world of often quite bloodless superhero flicks, but the violence against children portion of the flick isn't really my thing.  Well enough made for what it is, it's still a throwaway entertainment.  I don't know how many more superhero flicks I can take.

[Spineur]

Angelina Jolie directed this film about the Khmer rouge crazy and monstrous regime's genocide of its own people. Cambodia's entry as Best Foreign Film in the 2018 oscars race. Based on a true story. It's a good film, but I don't think it's deserving of an award.

other interesting films on this topic
Rhity Phan, S21 and the excellent Killing fields.
Bizot book "Le portail" is very interesting as well as Rhity Phan book.
I did visit S21 as well as the killing fields in Cambodia.   What communism leads to.

[André]

Hmmm. This is debatable. It's as if you are saying that fascism leads to death camps. It can and did happen, of course. The khmer rouge movement was an extremist fringe of communism led by thugs and butchers. An extremely sad example of an inhuman regime.

[SimonNZ]

Was more impressed by this than I expected to be. A real sense of place and all the peripheral detail of working class lives.

[SonicMan46]

The Battle of the Sexes (2017) w/ Emma Stone as Billie Jean King & Steve Carell as Bobby Riggs - about the 1973 tennis match described below from RottenTomatoes w/ a 84% rating (7.2/10) there from the critics.  Viewed at our downtown independent theater and enjoyed - note the main action, i.e. the match, comes near the end - if interested, take a look at the reviews in the links, overall positive but mixed.  I'd do a 3 1/2* to 4* rating of 5* if commenting on Amazon - recommended.  Dave

In the wake of the sexual revolution and the rise of the women's movement, the 1973 tennis match between women's World #1 Billie Jean King (Emma Stone) and ex-men's-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell) was billed as the BATTLE OF THE SEXES and became one of the most watched televised sports events of all time, reaching 90 million viewers around the world.

[Autumn Leaves]

Recent viewing:



I would say that this one greatly exceeded my expectations and would probably be among the best Star Wars movies made so far IMO (along with Empire Strikes Back and Revenge Of the Sith).
I'm really looking forward to the new movie!.

[aligreto]

The Weeping Meadow....





A beautifully crafted and photographed film which contains much magnificent imagery.

[aleazk]

I saw Blade Runner 2049. I liked it. The visuals are really stunnig, I may rewatch it just for that. The script was fine... a bit too round shaped... I would have liked a bit of the mystery and open endedness of the first one... as well as some of its poetry. Definitely the best sci fi film in a long while... quite refreshing to feel some of the 80s really good stuff again.

[Karl Henning]

Well, yes, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen again.

[Autumn Leaves]

Well, yes, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen again.

I went to see this one on the big screen when it was released but I can't remember much about it now.
Like a lot of people here, I do love Terry Gilliam's movies (Brazil and 12 Monkeys are particularly good and I have a soft spot for Time Bandits as well).
Have you seen Baron munchausen many times Karl? - I rememeber it got panned a bit by the critics when it was released but I'd like to see it again at some stage.
What other Gilliam do you rate highly or would recommend?.

[Karl Henning]

I went to see this one on the big screen when it was released but I can't remember much about it now.
Like a lot of people here, I do love Terry Gilliam's movies (Brazil and 12 Monkeys are particularly good and I have a soft spot for Time Bandits as well).
Have you seen Baron munchausen many times Karl? - I rememeber it got panned a bit by the critics when it was released but I'd like to see it again at some stage.
What other Gilliam do you rate highly or would recommend?.

I did see it on the big screen Back When, too!  I've got the blu-ray disc, and I have watched it several times.

My other favorite Gilliam films (while I do really enjoy all that I have seen) are The Fisher King and Twelve Monkeys.

[Autumn Leaves]

I did see it on the big screen Back When, too!  I've got the blu-ray disc, and I have watched it several times.

My other favorite Gilliam films (while I do really enjoy all that I have seen) are The Fisher King and Twelve Monkeys.

Ahhh thats great Karl - I'll try and watch Baron Munchausen again as soon as I can. It's the only Gilliam movie I've seen, that I only watched the 1 time.
Thanks for reminding me about The Fisher King! - I do miss Robin Williams and this was one of his best movies I think.

[TheGSMoeller]

The Fisher King

Always been a personal favorite, Karl, and quite possibly Gilliam's most emotional film. The scene in the restaurant is amazing, instantly shifting from comedic chaos to a calm beauty when Robin Williams begins singing the "Lydia Song".

[Karl Henning]

Let's rummage!

[Todd]

Blade Runner 2049.  Visually magnificent, surpassing the original in some regards, not least in scale, the film overall is not quite up to Ridley Scott's film, but it comes much closer than anticipated.  Sci-fi influences are obvious: in addition to the first movie, one can see A.I. Artificial Intelligence (and through it, Pinocchio), some 2001, some Star Wars sequels, some Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, and others.  The film also offers a master class in product placement, both of firms long gone and currently thriving ones.  The movie ties directly to the original in its storyline, with the first big reveal rather obvious.  The plot twist is also obvious by the time it finally arrives.  Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford both do good enough work, and Ana de Armas is a joy to watch.  Denis Villeneuve's visual mastery makes the film's not inconsiderable length quite manageable, though it will be interesting to see if it holds up as well on the small screen.  (I made it a point to see it on the largest screen in two states.)  Denis Villeneuve might be able to do something good with the Dune remake he is directing.

While watching a few scenes, it became clear that the theater had the sub-woofers set to too high a level; some low frequency bursts physically moved the screen, resulting in slightly blurred images at peak SPLs. 

[Karl Henning]

So, yes, over two evenings I re-watched The Fisher King.

[aligreto]

Our Souls in the Night....





A great story and both Redford and Fonda are wonderful in this very heartwarming human interest story.