Last Movie You Watched

[Madiel]

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, because I'd just finished the book.

I'd heard this was supposed to be one of the better films. I can't say it did much for me.

[SonicMan46]

Well, time to watch a few 'holiday movies' - own a lot of classics but do not watch every year - last two nights, several BDs, one a DVD replacement:

The Shop Around the Corner (1940) w/ Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, & Frank Morgan (the Wizard of Oz) - short synopsis below; favorite of mine (have gone from VHS > DVD > BD which was just released); excellent AV & Audio restoration (review HERE) - highly recommended, especially for the interaction of the two stars, and Jimmie showing off his comedic skills.

Remember the Night (1940) w/ Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, and Beulah Bondi - MacMurray a NYC DA takes jewelry thief Stanwyck home to Indiana for the Christmas holiday rather than her spending the time in jail; she is introduced to a heart-warming family with Bondi as the caring mother; the two stars gradually far in love - this may be a tear-jerker for some - recommended.  Dave

The Shop Around the Corner is a 1940 American romantic comedy film produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart and Frank Morgan. The screenplay was based on the 1937 Hungarian play Parfumerie by Miklós László.  Eschewing regional politics in the years leading up to World War II, the film is about two employees at a leather goods shop in Budapest who can barely stand each other, not realizing they are falling in love as anonymous correspondents through their letters. The film is ranked #28 on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions, and is listed in Time's All-Time 100 Movies. In 1999, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." (edited, Source)

Remember the Night is a 1940 American Christmas romantic comedy trial film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray. The film was written by Preston Sturges, the last of his scripts shot by another director, as Sturges began his own directorial career the same year with The Great McGinty. (Source)

 

[SonicMan46]

A Christmas Carol (1984) w/ George C. Scott doing a splendid job as Ebenezer Scrooge - more HERE about the 'made for TV' production - this is my favorite film version and we watch nearly every year at Christmas time.  Of course, the other excellent version is w/ Alastair Sim from 1951, now out on BD - I've not watched this film in a long while (more HERE). 

Also, not to be missed is the 2017 film, The Man Who Invented Christmas about Charles Dickens writing of the story - we streamed the movie on release - highly recommended.  Dave

The Man Who Invented Christmas is a 2017 Christmas biographical comedy drama film directed by Bharat Nalluri and written by Susan Coyne based on the book of the same name by Les Standiford. A joint Irish/Canadian production, it stars Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer, and Jonathan Pryce. The plot follows Charles Dickens (Stevens) as he conceives and writes A Christmas Carol. (Source)

   

[Brahmsian]

A Christmas Carol (1984) w/ George C. Scott doing a splendid job as Ebenezer Scrooge - more HERE about the 'made for TV' production - this is my favorite film version and we watch nearly every year at Christmas time.  Of course, the other excellent version is w/ Alastair Sim from 1951, now out on BD - I've not watched this film in a long while (more HERE). 

Also, not to be missed is the 2017 film, The Man Who Invented Christmas about Charles Dickens writing of the story - we streamed the movie on release - highly recommended.  Dave

   

Watched both of these last week, Dave. They were excellent!

[SonicMan46]

Watched both of these last week, Dave. They were excellent!

Hi Ray - glad to see you back (under a new moniker!) - I need to give the Alastair Sim film another watch!  If you have not seen The Man Who Invented Christmas, you likely would enjoy.  Dave

[Brahmsian]

Hi Ray - glad to see you back (under a new moniker!) - I need to give the Alastair Sim film another watch!  If you have not seen The Man Who Invented Christmas, you likely would enjoy.  Dave

Oh goodness, sorry for the confusion. The two films I watched were the George C. Scott A Christmas Carol and The Man Who Invented Christmas. Both were a delight!

Thanks for the welcome! I figured I would change my moniker to reflect my listening trends. 

[Florestan]

A Christmas Carol (1984) w/ George C. Scott doing a splendid job as Ebenezer Scrooge - more HERE about the 'made for TV' production - this is my favorite film version and we watch nearly every year at Christmas time.  Of course, the other excellent version is w/ Alastair Sim from 1951, now out on BD - I've not watched this film in a long while

I think Patrick Stewart alos does a very good job as Scrooge.



Have you seen it, Dave?

[SonicMan46]

Oh goodness, sorry for the confusion. The two films I watched were the George C. Scott A Christmas Carol and The Man Who Invented Christmas. Both were a delight!

Thanks for the welcome! I figured I would change my moniker to reflect my listening trends. 

OK - great!  We're debating at the moment whether to rewatch the Dickens film again, i.e. Man Who....Christmas - have a nice and safe holiday.  Dave

[SonicMan46]

I think Patrick Stewart alos does a very good job as Scrooge.

 

Have you seen it, Dave?

Hi Andrei - well, I was aware of the film w/ Stewart, but cannot remember if we streamed it when released - need to ask my wife?  Yet another version (and there appear to be more looking on Amazon Videos) is from 1970 w/ Albert Finney (inserted above), a musical take which I did not enjoy as much, but is popular.  Dave

[Florestan]

Hi Andrei - well, I was aware of the film w/ Stewart, but cannot remember if we streamed it when released - need to ask my wife?  Yet another version (and there appear to be more looking on Amazon Videos) is from 1970 w/ Albert Finney (inserted above), a musical take which I did not enjoy as much, but is popular.  Dave

Thanks, I'll have to investigate but honestly a musical take on ACC doesn't seem quite right to me. 

Anyway, Merry Christmas to you and all your loved ones!

[Karl Henning]

Die Hard & Die Hard 2 (Neither Home Nor Alone)
It's a Wonderful Life
The Bishop's Wife
A Charlie Brown Christmas
The Lion in Winter

[Brahmsian]

Die Hard & Die Hard 2 (Neither Home Nor Alone)
It's a Wonderful Life
The Bishop's Wife
A Charlie Brown Christmas
The Lion in Winter

Some excellent ones there, chère Karl

[SonicMan46]

Die Hard & Die Hard 2 (Neither Home Nor Alone)
It's a Wonderful Life
The Bishop's Wife
A Charlie Brown Christmas
The Lion in Winter

Hi Karl - some great choices!  +1  Dave

[Karl Henning]

Cheers, gents!

[George]

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Got this as a present today. Plan to dig into it soon!

[Karl Henning]

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Got this as a present today. Plan to dig into it soon!

Dolcissimo!

[Karl Henning]

Scrooge (1951)
Moonstruck

[George]

[SimonNZ]

I found the second and third installments in the series to be pale imitations of the first, but this last one gets closer to some of the original magic.

And Steve doing a perfect Werner Herzog impression was an unexpected delight.


also watched:



love Astair and especially Rodgers and this has many classic tunes, but the story was an appalling mess, even by the standards of these things

[Todd]

The Midnight Sky.  A non-WW holiday release.  George Clooney was given a big budget movie to direct and he delivers a masterclass in mediocrity.  Two films in one, with Clooney himself playing a lone scientist who stays behind in the arctic during an evacuation after some undefined cataclysm befalls humanity, and a space survival story as the crew of a spaceship tries to return to earth while so many terrible things are happening.  The action in the arctic isn't so badly done, though it is really rather predictable, and the way that the film ties the action on the ground to the action in space is more than a bit hokey.  The action in space is basically Battlestar Galactica meets Gravity, and it looks like Alfonso Cuarón left a big impression on Clooney as the latter attempts to rip off some of the cinematic magic the former conjured in their collaboration, but Cuarón is a rather better director.  As one kinda, sorta neat touch, Clooney uses a scene from the Gregory Peck flick On The Beach while one of Peck's grandsons plays a young version of George Clooney's character.  The film looks decent, but it feels like three hours rather than two.