Last Movie You Watched

[SonicMan46]

Last night, for the Nth time: Rebecca

+1 - bought the Criterion BD earlier this year - superb 4K master transfer that looks and sounds great (review HERE, for those interested); comes w/ 2-discs containing a LOT of extras, plus an excellent booklet - yep, you do pay extra for Criterion productions but worth the money, IMO.  Dave :
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[Karl Henning]

+1 - bought the Criterion BD earlier this year - superb 4K master transfer that looks and sounds great (review HERE, for those interested); comes w/ 2-discs containing a LOT of extras, plus an excellent booklet - yep, you do pay extra for Criterion productions but worth the money, IMO.  Dave :
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It is gorgeous, Dave!

[SimonNZ]

First time I've seen this since my teens.

While I find Kubrick to be a highly problematic director there's certainly much to admire in this.

[Karl Henning]

First time I've seen this since my teens.

While I find Kubrick to be a highly problematic director there's certainly much to admire in this.

I should watch this again soon.

[greg]

Blade Runner.

I like sci-fi, but this movie I found to be super boring. Well, at least now that I've seen all three- Totall Recall, Minority Report, and Blade Runner, I won't get them confused in my mind any more.

[SimonNZ]

Blade Runner.

super boring.

I know these things are subjective, but...

[aligreto]

Parasite

[Biffo]

Blade Runner.

I like sci-fi, but this movie I found to be super boring. Well, at least now that I've seen all three- Totall Recall, Minority Report, and Blade Runner, I won't get them confused in my mind any more.

Definitely subjective - one of my favourite sci-fi movies. On the other hand, Bladerunner 2049 really is super boring - I didn't last 20 minutes with it before giving up.

[Karl Henning]

I find Blade Runner exquisitely enjoyable.

[greg]

I mean, I wanted to like Blade Runner (sci fi stuff is great), just didn't get what was supposed to be so interesting about it.

On one of the gaming youtube channels that I follow (happyconsolegamer), he mentioned Blade Runner as his favorite movie, so when I saw it on Netflix, I jumped on it. But maybe there is some deeper theme I'm not aware of that is supposed to be amazing, or something?

Parasite

This one also I don't get why it received the amount of acclaim that it did, even if I did like it somewhat. This sort of social commentary in a realistic, every day setting is not really my thing, I guess. I liked stuff like Snowpiercer and The Platform, which take that theme to a more abstracted level.

[vandermolen]

I needed some escapism tonight so watched this which I thoroughly enjoyed. I saw it when it first came out in 1981 at the cinema. So much better than the later version and with a nice soundtrack by Laurence Rosenthal:

[SimonNZ]

Not sure how Stasi Guy can be labeled "A Good Man" at the end just because he took an interest in one guy and chose not to throw him to the wolves...after having personally sent hundreds or even thousands elsewhere to their doom.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

I needed some escapism tonight so watched this which I thoroughly enjoyed. I saw it when it first came out in 1981 at the cinema. So much better than the later version and with a nice soundtrack by Laurence Rosenthal:

I haven't seen that one before, but I expect that it's a lot of fun.  Will have to see if it might be on my cable company's free movies to view.  Not certain what is up tonight; dinner will be late tonight due to computer issues/concerns and long talks with Apple.   

Ooh!  What about Excalibar for some fun?   

[vandermolen]

I haven't seen that one before, but I expect that it's a lot of fun.  Will have to see if it might be on my cable company's free movies to view.  Not certain what is up tonight; dinner will be late tonight due to computer issues/concerns and long talks with Apple.   

Ooh!  What about Excalibar for some fun?   

I love Excalibur - one of my favourite films, especially for Nicol Williamson's extraordinary performance as 'Merlin'. If you liked that you should like the 1981 version of 'Clash of the Titans', although 'Excalibur' is a darker film. Interesting use of Wagner's music in 'Excalibur' too.

[aligreto]

The Pursuit of Happyness





Based on a true story of a rise from rags to riches, this focuses very much on the rags phase. It is well worth a watch with an excellent performance from Smith.

[aligreto]

This one also I don't get why it received the amount of acclaim that it did, even if I did like it somewhat. This sort of social commentary in a realistic, every day setting is not really my thing, I guess. I liked stuff like Snowpiercer and The Platform, which take that theme to a more abstracted level.

I agree with your [highlighted] comment above.
Social commentary in a realistic, every day setting is something that does appeal to me but I felt that this was nothing special. It was interesting but certainly no masterpiece in my opinion.

[Karl Henning]

+1 - bought the Criterion BD earlier this year - superb 4K master transfer that looks and sounds great (review HERE, for those interested); comes w/ 2-discs containing a LOT of extras, plus an excellent booklet - yep, you do pay extra for Criterion productions but worth the money, IMO.  Dave :
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Taking your cue, Dave, I've started to luxuriate in the extras on the 2nd disc.

[j winter]

I love Excalibur - one of my favourite films, especially for Nicol Williamson's extraordinary performance as 'Merlin'. If you liked that you should like the 1981 version of 'Clash of the Titans', although 'Excalibur' is a darker film. Interesting use of Wagner's music in 'Excalibur' too.

+1

[j winter]

Definitely subjective - one of my favourite sci-fi movies. On the other hand, Bladerunner 2049 really is super boring - I didn't last 20 minutes with it before giving up.

I have to admit, I really enjoyed Blade Runner 2049, much more than I thought I would.  Seeing it on Blu-Ray, I wish I'd seen it on the big screen.  It's not as good as the original (how could it be?), and I agree with Ridley Scott that the movie is too long and could use a bit of editing, but I thought it did a nice job of evoking the mood and flavor of the original while expanding the world and moving the story forward.  If you find yourself looking for something to watch these days, I'd suggest giving it another try...

[aligreto]

Julie & Julia





If you are interested in cooking this is an interesting one to watch. It spans two different time periods in parallel and follows the paths of two women in very different situations. One discovers the other and she bases one year of her life around a cooking blog. It is well done, entertaining and interesting.