Last Movie You Watched

[Karl Henning]

Watching with my girlfriend later tonight. Her first time. 

You know, for a few seconds I wondered why there was a rabbit illustrated....

[LKB]

I'm still wondering, having never seen the film.

[SonicMan46]

Watching with my girlfriend later tonight. Her first time. 

Hi George - enjoy - decided to buy Amazon's 4K UHD streamer of the first Matrix, don't much care for the sequels - looked outstanding on my 4K HDTV - you may get even more spectacular results w/ the physical disc, but might be a hard A:B comparison?  Dave

[SonicMan46]

Well, I had to address my Spiderman & Batman physical disc collection, own all BDs, 4 of the Spider and 5 of the Bat - at my age, I'm just not going to watch these films; so after looking at several 'the best in the series' (and there were discrepancies), I decided to cull down to only 4 (2 of each as shown below); plus, went w/ Amazon & Apple 4K UHD streaming versions, which clears up a LOT of storage - watched the 2 Spider-Man films a few nights ago, both just excellent - will view the Batman films soon!  Dave

[George]

Hi George - enjoy - decided to buy Amazon's 4K UHD streamer of the first Matrix, don't much care for the sequels - looked outstanding on my 4K HDTV - you may get even more spectacular results w/ the physical disc, but might be a hard A:B comparison?  Dave

Thanks, Dave. She and I are going to watch the latest sequel, despite mixed (at best) reviews.

The Dark Knight is SO GOOD. I watch that one regularly.

[Karl Henning]

Thanks, Dave. She and I are going to watch the latest sequel, despite mixed (at best) reviews.

I learnt yesterday that my PT watched it. He more or less enjoyed it.

[George]

I learnt yesterday that my PT watched it. He more or less enjoyed it.

PT = physical therapist?

[Karl Henning]

Aye.

[George]

Aye.

Sorry to hear. Hope all is well.

[Karl Henning]

Sorry to hear. Hope all is well.

Thanks, friend!

[Todd]

The Matrix Resurrections.  I signed up for HBO Max so I can binge-watch the latest season of Succession, but I figured I'd watch this sequel no one clamored for first.  There's a very The Force Awakens remake vibe, along with acute self-awareness (including a quip about a phone booth), and a Matrix inside a Matrix kind of thing going on, as well keen (?) obervations on the impact of video games on movies, and vice versa.  Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss both appear again, and look spectacular for their ages, but Laurence Fishburne and Hugo Weaving are replaced by other, lesser actors.  (In the case of Agent Smith, it's sort of a plot twist replacement.)  Machines are still mostly bad, except for good ones, and there's some action with guns and physics defying fights and so forth, and while CGI has improved, the movie actually looks both a little cheaper and a little too sleek.  The highlight of the movie is definitely the actor who plays the new boss/villain.  It's not the worst movie I've seen, and it's certainly better than The Matrix Revolutions, but then syphilis is better than herpes.

[SimonNZ]

not as good as I'd remembered it, alas

[LKB]

Field of Dreams, via my favorite reaction channel:

https://youtube.com/c/PopcornInBed

Yes, I know, it doesn't really count. But l have found watching " Kassie " react to almost anything to be - in at least some cases- more rewarding than viewing the film traditionally.

[aligreto]

Survivor:





An American agent working in the embassy in London uncovers a plot to grant suspicious looking people a visa to enter America. It is an entertaining thriller.

[SonicMan46]

   

not as good as I'd remembered it, alas

Hi Simon.. - own the BD of that film so I must have enjoyed when purchased but have not watched in a while (the scenes w/ Rene Russo sunning herself au naturel are particularly appealing -  ) - NOW, the original w/ Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway is not in my collection and I've not seen it in decades - cannot even remember the plot being similar or not except that a heist is involved?  Dave

[Madiel]

I watched a rather obscure Australian independent film from 20 years ago called "Walking on Water".

I'd recorded it on VHS around 15 years ago and never watched it.

It was rather good.

[Karl Henning]

Last Night: Hero & House of Flying Daggers

[SimonNZ]

This was in every way brilliant until it got to the denouement...which I didn't buy at all.

[aligreto]

Mud:





Mud is the name of the main character in this film who is on the run having killed a man. All is explained as the [good and creditable] plot unfolds. The film is based on the relationship that develops between him and two young boys who come across him while he is in hiding. I thought that McConaughey was very good and both young boys were excellent. It is definitely recommended and certainly worth a watch.

[Iota]

Mesmerising, clever, visually beautiful, with Terminator-type industrial noir music heightening the atmosphere perfectly. Quite something.