Last Movie You Watched

[Karl Henning]

One of my favorite Williams performances, in Elaine May's brilliant screenplay: The Birdcage.

[SimonNZ]

I like the cover on the Criterion edition:

The one I saw at the cinemas here and on the VHS and DVD releases was this one that makes you think you might be in for something like Lust, Caution:

[Artem]

I love Kar-Wai Wong. is one of my all time favourite films. I love how romantic it is and how it doesn't take itself too serious, as opposed to In the Mood for Love, for example that I also love for other reasons. Happy Together is another superb film.

[aligreto]

Ice Road





This one was posted recently so I gave it a watch. As already stated it was nothing extraordinary but it did entertain for a couple of hours.

[Todd]

The Tomorrow War.  Chris Pratt takes the lead in this Terminator meets Prometheus meets Starship Troopers meets The Thing meets any number of other sci fi flicks flick.  The action and direction is by the numbers, the dialogue mediocre, and the CGI so pervasive, that even given it's B/B+ quality, it gets tired to look at.  The cast is suitably diverse to check various production boxes and play well overseas (or it would have in 2019 or before).  Pratt is inoffensive as an action star, though he lacks his father-in-law's charisma or one liner ability.  Muscly old JK Simmons talks with edge and wisdom, or something, and Sam Richardson brings Richard Splett to the action movie world.  It's better than The Ice Road; it's mediocre+.  Maybe 2022 sees the return of good action flicks.

[TheGSMoeller]

For the Wong Kar Wai fans here...
Criterion released this World of Wong Kar Wai set back in March, I think it's their best box to date. I've never seen Happy Together and Fallen Angels look this good before, and the filmmakers changed the aspect ratio of these films to a wider ratio. Great special features and booklet are included.

[George]

For the Wong Kar Wai fans here...
Criterion released this World of Wong Kar Wai set back in March, I think it's their best box to date. I've never seen Happy Together and Fallen Angels look this good before, and the filmmakers changed the aspect ratio of these films to a wider ratio. Great special features and booklet are included.

Thanks, GS! Looks like from multiple amazon reviews that they have issues with quality control on that set, though.

[TheGSMoeller]

Thanks, GS! Looks like from multiple amazon reviews that they have issues with quality control on that set, though.

Woah! I never read the reviews until you mentioned it. I'll admit I've only watched 2 of the discs from this set since I've purchased it in March and have had no issues, plus mine arrived with no damage, I guess I'm one of the lucky ones. 

[George]

Woah! I never read the reviews until you mentioned it. I'll admit I've only watched 2 of the discs from this set since I've purchased it in March and have had no issues, plus mine arrived with no damage, I guess I'm one of the lucky ones.

Glad your luck has been good.

A shame that, in what seems to be the final days of physical releases, even a company like Criterion can't produce packaging that protects their hard work.   

[vers la flamme]

I love Kar-Wai Wong. is one of my all time favourite films. I love how romantic it is and how it doesn't take itself too serious, as opposed to In the Mood for Love, for example that I also love for other reasons. Happy Together is another superb film.

Loved Happy Together, though it must have been almost 10 years now since I've seen it. Recently watched 2046 which I found very good, albeit quite bizarre. The only other WKW film I've seen is As Tears Go By. I find him an intriguing filmmaker and would love to see the others, but it can be a challenge convincing others to watch his films with me.

[TheGSMoeller]

Loved Happy Together, though it must have been almost 10 years now since I've seen it. Recently watched 2046 which I found very good, albeit quite bizarre. The only other WKW film I've seen is As Tears Go By. I find him an intriguing filmmaker and would love to see the others, but it can be a challenge convincing others to watch his films with me.

You don't need others, just enjoy them alone    , I'm watching films by myself about 50% of the time, perhaps even more, and that includes going to the theater. I don't want that added anxiety of wondering if they are enjoying the film as much as I am.

[Fëanor]

Last evening I watch the 2011 production of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, et al., directed by Tomas Alfredson.  Not bad, not great.



Actually, it's very disappointing compared to the superlative 1979 BBC production starring Alex Guinness, Ian Richardson, et al., directed by John Irvin.  Probably my all-time favourite TV mini-series.

[milk]

This is a fascinating documentary and many people's favorite. I liked it very much though it's not exactly my favorite doc ever made. But I can see why people find it so important. It's fascinating. I think the struggle here, political, social, moral, whatever it is, is one part of this and the other is the culture of the people - their music, way of speaking, etc. This is something to behold and maybe something mostly lost. I really wouldn't know what Kentucky is like these days. The most amazing part of this is the women. They're fearless, strong, funny, brave, crazy, etc. I guess there are a lot of "characters" here but it feels like the women steal the show.   

[SonicMan46]

 

This is a fascinating documentary and many people's favorite. I liked it very much though it's not exactly my favorite doc ever made. But I can see why people find it so important. It's fascinating. I think the struggle here, political, social, moral, whatever it is, is one part of this and the other is the culture of the people - their music, way of speaking, etc. This is something to behold and maybe something mostly lost. I really wouldn't know what Kentucky is like these days. The most amazing part of this is the women. They're fearless, strong, funny, brave, crazy, etc. I guess there are a lot of "characters" here but it feels like the women steal the show.

Boy, I've not seen that documentary in decades, BUT was a big fan of the TV series Justified, described below, which aired from 2010-2015 - many of the episodes center on crime in Harlan County w/ a 'westernized' approach - believe I own about half of the seasons on Amazon Prime Video - recommended if the link is of interest - now out in BD - need to check the prices.  Dave

Justified is an American Western crime drama television series that premiered on March 16, 2010, on the FX network. Developed by Graham Yost, it is based on Elmore Leonard's stories about the character Raylan Givens, particularly "Fire in the Hole". Timothy Olyphant portrays Raylan Givens, a tough deputy U.S. Marshal enforcing his own brand of justice. The series revolves around the inhabitants and culture in the Appalachian mountains area of eastern Kentucky, specifically Harlan County where many of the main characters grew up. It also features Lexington, Kentucky where the local U.S. Marshals office is situated.[4] The series, comprising 78 episodes, was aired over six seasons and concluded on April 14, 2015. (Source)

[George]

Boy, I've not seen that documentary in decades, BUT was a big fan of the TV series Justified, described below, which aired from 2010-2015 - many of the episodes center on crime in Harlan County w/ a 'westernized' approach - believe I own about half of the seasons on Amazon Prime Video - recommended if the link is of interest - now out in BD - need to check the prices.  Dave

Justified is an excellent show. I've watched the entire series twice. Big fan of Walton Goggins.

[SonicMan46]

Alice in Wonderland (2010) - the Tim Burton version described below - film received mixed ratings: 51%, Rotten Tomatoes; 6.4/10, IMDB - the costumes, makeup, visuals, animated characters I find wonderful in this 'dark' fantasy-adventure production - on Amazon, I would likely do a 4*/5*; wife was less enthusiastic and would probably go to 3*, and also felt this would be a 'scary' film for young kids?  Don't know, but if you're a Depp/Burton fan, then consider a watch. 

American President, The (1995) w/ Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, and others - of the hundreds of DVDs, BDs, DVD-Rs, and now 4Ks that I own, there are just a dozen or so that my wife and I enjoy to watch equally - this is one; short synopsis below - recommended.  Dave

Alice in Wonderland is a 2010 American live-action/animated dark fantasy adventure film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay written by Linda Woolverton. The film stars Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Crispin Glover, Matt Lucas, and Mia Wasikowska, and voices of Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen, and Timothy Spall. Loosely inspired by Lewis Carroll's fantasy novels, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, and Walt Disney's 1951 animated film of the same name, the film tells the story of a nineteen-year-old Alice Kingsleigh, who is told that she can restore the White Queen to her throne, with the help of the Mad Hatter. She is the only one who can slay the Jabberwocky, a dragon-like creature that is controlled by the Red Queen and terrorizes Underland's inhabitants. In this situation, the Hatter and Alice fights against the Red Queen to protect the world. (Source)

The American President is a 1995 American romantic comedy-drama film directed and produced by Rob Reiner and written by Aaron Sorkin. The film stars Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, Martin Sheen, Michael J. Fox, and Richard Dreyfuss. In the film, President Andrew Shepherd (Douglas) is a widower who pursues a relationship with environmental lobbyist Sydney Ellen Wade (Bening) – who has just moved to Washington, D.C. – while at the same time attempting to win the passage of a crime control bill during a re-election year. (Source)

 

[Karl Henning]

Alice in Wonderland (2010) - the Tim Burton version described below - film received mixed ratings: 51%, Rotten Tomatoes; 6.4/10, IMDB - the costumes, makeup, visuals, animated characters I find wonderful in this 'dark' fantasy-adventure production - on Amazon, I would likely do a 4*/5*; wife was less enthusiastic and would probably go to 3*, and also felt this would be a 'scary' film for young kids?  Don't know, but if you're a Depp/Burton fan, then consider a watch. 

American President, The (1995) w/ Michael Douglas, Annette Bening, and others - of the hundreds of DVDs, BDs, DVD-Rs, and now 4Ks that I own, there are just a dozen or so that my wife and I enjoy to watch equally - this is one; short synopsis below - recommended.  Dave

 

Myself, not a fan when Burton puts his "stamp" on the classics. That said, I might ought to revisit Sleepy Hollow. See if I actually object to it to the degree I seem to remember ....

[SonicMan46]

Myself, not a fan when Burton puts his "stamp" on the classics. That said, I might ought to revisit Sleepy Hollow. See if I actually object to it to the degree I seem to remember ....

Hi Karl - well, I'm not a 'big fan' of Tim Burton - below are the movies he has directed; I've seen nearly all, but own just a half dozen (blue boxes), including Sleepy Hollow, guess that I am more of a Johnny Depp fan?  Dave

[Karl Henning]

Hi Karl - well, I'm not a 'big fan' of Tim Burton - below are the movies he has directed; I've seen nearly all, but own just a half dozen (blue boxes), including Sleepy Hollow, guess that I am more of a Johnny Depp fan?  Dave

Hey, Dave. I guess I forgot that he directed the Planet of the Apes remake. I remember liking it fairly well. I think I was in Tallinn when I saw bits of Sleepy Hollow ... arguably less than ideal circs. I am profoundly uninterested in his Chocolate Factory.

[Karl Henning]

I found myself partly grateful for his Dark Shadows ... I had scarcely watched any of the long-running series while I was growing up, so having a kind of précis of the show was something I liked.