Last Movie You Watched

[ComposerOfAvantGarde]

The Incredibles is a work of genius and I am eagerly awaiting no.2

Same

[Cato]

I have never really watched any superhero movies before (apart from The Incredibles, which is its own [superior imo] thing),

Better than any of the dozens of comic-book movies out there!  We saw the first Iron Man because of Robert Downey, Jr., and the Toby Maguire  Spiderman, and they were enjoyable enough.  But there just seems to be a deadening sameness: fight scenes that go on and on, deafening soundtrack, etc.

The Incredibles was a great satire not just on those movies, but on our present society's march toward egalitarianism (e.g. "When everyone is super, then no one is.")

[Madiel]

I may have to slightly tone down my praise for The Incredibles. I don't want to give the wrong impression, because... I don't think it's the best Pixar movie. I don't even think it's the best Brad Bird movie.

Ratatouille owns my heart.

[Cato]

I may have to slightly tone down my praise for The Incredibles. I don't want to give the wrong impression, because... I don't think it's the best Pixar movie. I don't even think it's the best Brad Bird movie.

Ratatouille owns my heart.

Now there is a debate!  Maybe time for a poll! 

Toy Story III would top my list.  Up! would also be a candidate.  Cars would be at the bottom...very far down!   0:)

[George]

This completely caught me off guard. I enjoyed it, but I feel to truly enjoy it I need to see it again.

[LKB]

I have seen! What a magnificent experience!

I am glad you found it so.   

I'm hoping that the screenings at the Alamo Drafthouse New Mission theater next month will be superior to my experience at the Castro on May 18th... We'll see.

And l hope to see more accounts here...

C-G-C,

LKB

[Jaakko Keskinen]

Now there is a debate!  Maybe time for a poll! 

Toy Story III would top my list.  Up! would also be a candidate.  Cars would be at the bottom...very far down!   0:)

My favorite Pixar movies are Wall-E, Toy Story 2 and The Incredibles. Agreed about Cars, though.

[Karl Henning]

I am glad you found it so.   

I'm hoping that the screenings at the Alamo Drafthouse New Mission theater next month will be superior to my experience at the Castro on May 18th... We'll see.

And l hope to see more accounts here...

C-G-C,

LKB

As I wrote off-line to our Cato: It was a visual feast, first of all. The sunrise sequence dwarfs the impact of Lucas's Star Wars;  what an awesome spectacle. The beautiful landscapes of The Dawn of Man (and later, when they are "recolored" for the Stargate sequence).  The eye movement of the "star baby"! I don't know that I never noticed it before (I mightn't have) but it's a miraculously simple touch. I benefited both from the increased scale, and from the fact that when you go to the theatre, all your attention is trained upon the screen.

And the amazing sound system in the theatre! The music was fabulous. The Ligeti was visceral and integrated into the experience, where on a TV speaker, it can be a bit of an annoying buzz. I don't believe I ever noted the orchestral monody at the start of the Discovery One sequence (was that the Khachaturian?); that was especially gratifying.


And, what I neglected to add as a minor note, the cinema honored the Intermission, and of course the last thing we see before breaking for the Intermission, is Hall lip-reading Frank and Dave as they "conspire."  A perfect touch!

[Draško]

https://www.youtube.com/v/omdqXWlXtiw

[ComposerOfAvantGarde]

Now there is a debate!  Maybe time for a poll! 

Toy Story III would top my list.  Up! would also be a candidate.  Cars would be at the bottom...very far down!   0:)

Finding Nemo? Wall-E???

Toy Story 3 is great, but it doesn't explore too much new territory as a sequel. Out of any Pixar sequel, Monsters University is my favourite (well, maybe it should be called a prequel).

I would probably consider Up a favourite as well (same as Ratatouille I think). I haven't seen the most recent two, so I have no opinions on them, although I have heard that Coco was extremely good.


Also, just finished Ant-Man last night and thought it was quite fun. Surprisingly, I enjoyed the soundtrack!

[TheGSMoeller]

If we are going with favorite Pixar film I would have to go with Inside Out.
I moved from Texas to New Jersey when I was around 11 years old, it was tough. This movie explored similar emotions and it really moved me. I also loved the message that it's not wrong to feel sadness, and it's alright to express your emotions, even as a young kid. 

[stingo]

I think the first 11 minutes of Up is some of the greatest moviemaking ever. (The rest of the film is good too.)

[ComposerOfAvantGarde]

I think the first 11 minutes of Up is some of the greatest moviemaking ever. (The rest of the film is good too.)

I agree. The first 11 minutes of Up are better than the rest of the movie, I reckon. It's a wonderful film regardless.

Last night I watched Captain America: Civil War for the first time.

[TheGSMoeller]

Your Name (2016) written and directed by Makoto Shinkai.

Your Name is beautiful, both in its visuals and storytelling. I would also recommend Shinkai's amazing short film Voices of a Distant Star from 2002. Voices was my introduction to Shinkai, and is another tale that explores a bond that defies time and distance.

[aligreto]

Ondine





A magical tale set on the magical coastline of south west Ireland.

[Draško]

a classic.

[Cato]

18 months ago in an interview a Russian official of Mosfilm said that they were working on restoring Sergei Bondarchuk's great movie version of War and Peace.

Wondering about that today, I searched for information on any progress, and really found nothing (my Russian, however, is less than rudimentary) obvious.  Until I went to YouTube to the Mosfilm "channel" and discovered that in late May they had uploaded all four films! 

Certainly the excerpts I saw seem restored...but who knows?  I went to the Mosfilm website (Russian version) but could not find any news about the re-release of the movie (4 parts) in a restored version.

Go to 15:00 to see - and hear! - the incredible Waltz sequence with Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov's music:

https://www.youtube.com/v/Tqqs7DpTZKY

[Karl Henning]

18 months ago in an interview a Russian official of Mosfilm said that they were working on restoring Sergei Bondarchuk's great movie version of War and Peace.

Wondering about that today, I searched for information on any progress, and really found nothing (my Russian, however, is less than rudimentary) obvious.  Until I went to YouTube to the Mosfilm "channel" and discovered that in late May they had uploaded all four films! 

Certainly the excerpts I saw seem restored...but who knows?  I went to the Mosfilm website (Russian version) but could not find any news about the re-release of the movie (4 parts) in a restored version.

Go to 15:00 to see - and hear! - the incredible Waltz sequence with Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov's music:

https://www.youtube.com/v/Tqqs7DpTZKY

Очень хорошо

[Cato]

Cпасибо 

If she has time or interest, perhaps Maria Bablyak can find some information?  0:)

I suspect that the company simply has not yet updated their website: possibly the movie is not yet ready for DVD/Blu-Ray distribution.  The lack of subtitles on the YouTube offerings would seem to indicate that.

[aligreto]

Death at a Funeral





Wonderfully quirky, amusing and entertaining.