Last Movie You Watched

[Ken B]

Local Hero (1983)

Peter Riegert, Burt Lancaster.

Pleasant but unexciting.

[aligreto]

Signs....





I have always liked this film.

[blablawsky]

Brakhage's Dog Star Man. I haven't finished it yet. I like that he doesn't make assumptions that are unnecessary for his films. I wonder what he might've done with VR.

[aligreto]

Brighton Rock....





Good, old school English film making; worth a watch.

[SimonNZ]

[Daverz]

Out yesterday with wife and friends, to see



A very good film, recalling the Coen brothers' style.
The first half is outstanding, the second a bit less but anyway a very good film indeed.

I tried to stream this with Kodi, but it I got The Missouri Breaks instead.  Well, I'd never seen that before, with its bizarre Marlon Brando performance, so I kept watching.

Was finally able to find the Billboards movie, but baled out about 50 minutes in.  Awful, bullshit writing.

[pjme]

A film that tries hard not to be a cheap horror movie  - and it isn't one. But rarely have I left a cinema with such an unpleasant feeling. It is a painfull & trying experience, mixes dry, ice cold humor with an increasingly shocking awareness of doom.
A contemporary Greek tragedy (cfr. Iphigenia) ? Possibly. Still - for me at least - I wasn't totally convinced. But the shock value is high.
P.

[milk]

I couldn't pass up the temptation to revisit the story of Elian Gonzalez. This is pretty good documentary. A little bit "by the numbers" and a little bit too long but it captured the madness. In the Cuban community of the film, you have people who are so clearly wrong yet possessing absolute faith in the rightness of their side. SPOLER ALERT: The irony is SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER that Elian (SPOILER), in the end, [SPOILER] grows up to be the same way for the other side. 

[SimonNZ]

Disappointing on so many levels. A silly story, poorly written, with numerous plotholes and tedious pacing. And weirdly, insultingly, sexist.

[SonicMan46]

 

Disappointing on so many levels. A silly story, poorly written, with numerous plotholes and tedious pacing. And weirdly, insultingly, sexist.

Thanks Simon - decided not to see this film on the BIG screen - one reason too long - do own the original on BD and enjoy - there have been mixed reviews here and also elsewhere, e.g. inserted above are the Amazon commenters, 3+*/5* not great there - SO, I'm still considering a streaming option when available, but still not sure if the film would hold my interest?  Dave

[Spineur]

I enjoyed this film, with its depiction of a world closed to the outside world. Spectacular scene of the Red Shoes ballet.

Yes I saw this little wonder when it got reedited in BD, 6 years ago.  Fantastic evocations of the ballet russes Diaghilev and Nijinsky.  It is very special because the actors are real dancers.

[SimonNZ]

Thanks Simon - decided not to see this film on the BIG screen - one reason too long - do own the original on BD and enjoy - there have been mixed reviews here and also elsewhere, e.g. inserted above are the Amazon commenters, 3+*/5* not great there - SO, I'm still considering a streaming option when available, but still not sure if the film would hold my interest?  Dave

I would, however, strongly recommend that documentary I watched a couple of days ago on the events and wider culture of racism leading up to and involved in the Rodney King riots:

[Karl Henning]

Maybe my mind is descending unto the cinema abyss ... but I watched the 1967 Casino Royale and, while I don't deny its incoherence nor the fact that it winds up rather a long 2 hours and 11 minutes, I ... think I do like it. Warts 'n' all.

[Ken B]

Maybe my mind is descending unto the cinema abyss ... but I watched the 1967 Casino Royale and, while I don't deny its incoherence nor the fact that it winds up rather a long 2 hours and 11 minutes, I ... think I do like it. Warts 'n' all.

Next up, The Ghost and Mr Chicken

[milk]

Thanks Simon - decided not to see this film on the BIG screen - one reason too long - do own the original on BD and enjoy - there have been mixed reviews here and also elsewhere, e.g. inserted above are the Amazon commenters, 3+*/5* not great there - SO, I'm still considering a streaming option when available, but still not sure if the film would hold my interest?  Dave

that was a snoozer for me

[GioCar]

Disappointing on so many levels. A silly story, poorly written, with numerous plotholes and tedious pacing. And weirdly, insultingly, sexist.

+1

I've heard that Villeneuve is now working on a new film adaptation of Dune, after David Lynch's controversial effort.
I do hope he'll do something better (than BR 2049, not than the Lynch's film) but I'm a bit negative. I wasn't very impressed by his former film Arrival too, although it's better than this one IMO.

BTW I'd like to watch again Lynch's Dune, after many years. I saw it only once when it was released, I remember I didn't like it at all.

[Todd]

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai.  It took almost two decades to get to it, but I finally got to it.  A surreal blend of at least three genres, the movie has individual scenes and sequences of genius blended with scenes and sequences that don't work at all. 

[kishnevi]

+1

I've heard that Villeneuve is now working on a new film adaptation of Dune, after David Lynch's controversial effort.
I do hope he'll do something better (than BR 2049, not than the Lynch's film) but I'm a bit negative. I wasn't very impressed by his former film Arrival too, although it's better than this one IMO.

BTW I'd like to watch again Lynch's Dune, after many years. I saw it only once when it was released, I remember I didn't like it at all.

I didn't like it either.   The SciFi channel adaptation (as American viewers would know it as) was much better, and even that had some flaws.

There seem to be a few different DVD options for that, plus one or more sequels.

[James]

Stranger Things
2016|Science fiction/Horror|395 minutes

This thrilling Netflix original drama stars Golden Globe-winning actress Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers, who lives in a small Indiana town in 1983 -- inspired by a time when tales of science fiction captivated audiences. When Joyce's 12-year-old son, Will, goes missing, she launches a terrifying investigation into his disappearance with local authorities. As they search for answers, they unravel a series of extraordinary mysteries involving secret government experiments, unnerving supernatural forces, and a very unusual little girl.

[SonicMan46]

The Post (2018) w/ Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, et al; Steven Spielberg, director - just saw today in the theater - short synopsis quoted below; ratings - 7.5/10, IMDB; 88% (8/10) by critics, Rotten Tomatoes; 2.7*/5*, Amazon w/ nearly half of the reviews being 1* - did Spielberg have an agenda in making this film, are the Amazon reviewers trolling, was the story worth telling?  The movie could be slow at times and Hanks and Streep are somewhat robotic in their roles - wife kept looking at her watch - I'd probably do a 3 1/2*/5* on Amazon - if the synopsis is of interest, take a look at the reviews as to whether a 'Big Screen' cost is worth the price or a later cheaper streaming option.  Dave

Katharine Graham is the first female publisher of a major American newspaper -- The Washington Post. With help from editor Ben Bradlee, Graham races to catch up with The New York Times to expose a massive cover-up of government secrets that spans three decades and four U.S. presidents. Together, they must overcome their differences as they risk their careers -- and very freedom -- to help bring long-buried truths to light.