Last Movie You Watched

[Karl Henning]

Love and Death

[TheGSMoeller]

Love and Death

It's so good. Even with its tremendous fields of wheat.

[Karl Henning]

It's so good. Even with its tremendous fields of wheat.

Better than the chicken at Tretsky's

[milk]

One of the finest films I've ever seen. Truly a masterpiece.

[TheGSMoeller]

One of the finest films I've ever seen. Truly a masterpiece.

100% agree. A perfect film.

[71 dB]

One of the finest films I've ever seen. Truly a masterpiece.

Never heard of this movie althou it seems to be 20 years old already. Criterion has released this in UK (B-region), but as always with Criterion, the price is high. 

[SonicMan46]

Woman of the Year (1942) w/ Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Fay Bainter, and others.  Short synopsis below; a Criterion BD production w/ a 2K restoration and uncompressed monaural sound, plus hours of special features!  We enjoyed this film more that their 1952 movie Pat and Mike; the stars were 10 years younger and looking great (as below), the script is better and even at times contemporary - not to be missed in this film is Tracy trying to explain baseball to Hepburn, and at the end Katie's attempt to make breakfast, still hilarious.  Highly recommended!  Dave

Woman of the Year is a 1942 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by George Stevens and starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. The film was written by Ring Lardner Jr., Michael Kanin, and John Lee Mahin, and produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. The plot is about the relationship between Tess Harding—an international affairs correspondent, chosen "Woman of the Year"—and Sam Craig—a sportswriter—who meet, marry, and encounter problems as a result of her unflinching commitment to her work. In 1999, this film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". (Source)

 

[Pohjolas Daughter]

The Big Lebowski by the Coen brothers

The Dude abides....

[Karl Henning]

Last night, on a thumb's-up/thumb's-down mission: Superman Returns (2006) Bryan Singer

Conclusion: Thumb's Down

Ultimately overwrought and diffuse, too little payoff for the time investment. The disc came in a package with the two Richard Donner movies.

[André]

100% agree. A perfect film.

Yes. Truly amazing. One of the most 'human' films I know.

[SurprisedByBeauty]

Woman of the Year (1942) w/ Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Fay Bainter, and others.  Short synopsis below; a Criterion BD production w/ a 2K restoration and uncompressed monaural sound, plus hours of special features!  We enjoyed this film more that their 1952 movie Pat and Mike; the stars were 10 years younger and looking great (as below), the script is better and even at times contemporary - not to be missed in this film is Tracy trying to explain baseball to Hepburn, and at the end Katie's attempt to make breakfast, still hilarious.  Highly recommended!  Dave

 

That's a fun flick that I watched not too long ago. Although I didn't watch it in the Criterion Edition, which is bound to have given me a considerably lesser product. Still, fun it was. I think this followed watching "Bringing up Baby".

Tonight: The Princess Bride; finished the movie with my stepdaughter after starting it on Friday when she and mother both fell asleep during it, after a long day. :-)

[TheGSMoeller]

Last night, on a thumb's-up/thumb's-down mission: Superman Returns (2006) Bryan Singer

Conclusion: Thumb's Down

Ultimately overwrought and diffuse, too little payoff for the time investment. The disc came in a package with the two Richard Donner movies.

I remember back when that film was released one critic called it Superman vs. real estate.

[Karl Henning]

I remember back when that film was released one critic called it Superman vs. real estate.

Painfully apt.

[Karl Henning]

Broadway Danny Rose

[milk]

Broadway Danny Rose

My favorite Woody Allen film.

[71 dB]

The Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont, 1994)

Finally saw this much praised movie. I have tried to watch this on TV several times in the past, but the version they have been showing has been  for some reason letter- and pillar-boxed (widescreen within 4:3 picture the way early DVDs sometimes were!) and I don't watch such crap. Now I tried again and the picture was very good HD. I was a bit sceptical if I like this movie, but to my surprise it was much better than I expected. The story moved forward well at a good pace and Darabont's directing is good. Even the music is pretty good. Sure, the ending of this movie is predictable as hell, but who cares? A good movie for sure.   

[Karl Henning]

My favorite Woody Allen film.

It is wonderful.

[Karl Henning]

The Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont, 1994)

Finally saw this much praised movie. I have tried to watch this on TV several times in the past, but the version they have been showing has been  for some reason letter- and pillar-boxed (widescreen within 4:3 picture the way early DVDs sometimes were!) and I don't watch such crap. Now I tried again and the picture was very good HD. I was a bit sceptical if I like this movie, but to my surprise it was much better than I expected. The story moved forward well at a good pace and Darabont's directing is good. Even the music is pretty good. Sure, the ending of this movie is predictable as hell, but who cares? A good movie for sure.   

Glad you enjoyed it!

[SonicMan46]

Glad you enjoyed it!

Well, from Bringing Up Baby through The Princess Bride, Broadway Danny Rose, and The Shawshank Redemption, also on some of my favorites, and all touching on a variety of movie genres - great selection of films!  Dave

[Karl Henning]

Cheers, Dave!