Last Movie You Watched

[aligreto]

Untraceable:





This is a very modern film in that it is based on someone who commits murders live on an internet channel. It revolves around the said crimes and the efforts of the FBI to catch the perpetrator. I enjoyed it but, be warned, there are some quite gruesome scenes depicted.

[SonicMan46]

Well, I've not posted in a while - we've been re-watching older TV series (like Bones) BUT a new 4K arrival below:

Singin' in the Rain (1952) - short synopsis below w/ the cast; upgraded to 4K (4.5 Video; 5.0 Audio - HERE) - spectacular sound on my den stereo (volume up!) - one of my favorite musicals (and I own MANY) - rated the best musical of all time by the AFI (see attachment for top 20); of course, there are other ratings w/ different lists but this one is usually in the top ten or so.  Highly recommended in BD or 4K w/ a good sound system.  Dave

P.S. Debbie Reynolds was just 19 y/o when she appeared in the film.

Singin' in the Rain is a 1952 American musical romantic comedy film directed and choreographed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, starring Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds and featuring Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell and Cyd Charisse. It offers a lighthearted depiction of Hollywood in the late 1920s, with the three stars portraying performers caught up in the transition from silent films to "talkies". (Source)

 

[VonStupp]

Singin' in the Rain (1952)

Interesting. A favorite musical of my wife's; I may have a peek at the new transfer.

VS

[SonicMan46]

Interesting. A favorite musical of my wife's; I may have a peek at the new transfer.

VS

Hi VS - really worth a watch if you like the old MGM musicals - your wife might be interested in the interview link below (about 15 mins) - Dave

Debbie Reynolds & Robert Osborne

[VonStupp]

Hi VS - really worth a watch if you like the old MGM musicals - your wife might be interested in the interview link below (about 15 mins) - Dave

Debbie Reynolds & Robert Osborne

Thanks for the video Dave. I miss Robert Osborne; his voice calms my soul.

VS

[aligreto]

Kieślowski: Dekalog No. 9





A man discovers that he is physically unable to make love to his wife any more due to medical reasons. He informs her and she assures him that this problem fundamentally does not matter in their relationship. He then discovers that she is having an affair with another man. The film deals with the subsequent consequences on both of their lives.

[krummholz]

A Wrinkle in Time (2018)

This was one of my favorite books as a child - I really need to see this.

[krummholz]

For some reason I never got around to reading the Louisa May Alcott novel... but loved this movie.

[Karl Henning]

This was one of my favorite books as a child - I really need to see this.

Aunt Beast

[krummholz]

Aunt Beast

But... from what I read, she was not in the movie!

[VonStupp]

This was one of my favorite books as a child - I really need to see this.

It didn't get great reviews. If I didn't have kids the right age, I most likely wouldn't have viewed it, unless I came across it by happenstance. A fine enough diversion, though...

VS

[SonicMan46]

For some reason I never got around to reading the Louisa May Alcott novel... but loved this movie.

   

We streamed the 'new' version when available on Prime Video - enjoyed but preferred the 1994 film w/ Winona Ryder (own on BD as above) - now at about the same time we watched a DVD-R that I recorded from TCM channel, i.e. the 1933 Hepburn film and after the other two could not stand Katie's hysterics.  For those wanting a movie of this classic Alcott novel, I would suggest trying to view the first two above - I'm sure each person will have their preferences.  Dave

[ritter]

Over the weekend, two classic Italian comedies: Totò, Peppino e la... malafemmina (Toto, Peppino, and the Hussy) and Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge (Toto, Peppino and the Outlaws), both from 1956.

 

Totò and Peppino's verbal and gestual comedy, which occasionally reaches the absurd, is simply hilarious, with the added charm of a certain innocence and nostalgic aura. In some things, one can see the influence of the Marx Brothers on these films. Really enjoyable!

[vandermolen]

Today instead of doing domestic chores ( ) I watched the Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce version of 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'. I thoroughly enjoyed it and it remains my favourite version. My favourite scene (not in the book/spoiler alert) is when a tinker/beggar wandering across Dartmoor (actually Holmes in disguise) accosts Watson and his companions on the Moor. I much prefer this film to the smug and knowing TV series featuring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman.

[aligreto]

Ammonite:





This is the story of the relationship that develops between two seemingly incompatible women. The storytelling and character development both make for great film making. Both protagonists deliver powerful performances. Be warned, however, as there are explicit sex scenes which may be distasteful to some viewers. It is very much an adult film but it is all sensitively done.

[Madiel]

This was one of my favorite books as a child - I really need to see this.

I understand the general problem with the film is that it was seen by a lot of people who had that as one of their favourite books as a child...

[Karl Henning]

I understand the general problem with the film is that it was seen by a lot of people who had that as one of their favourite books as a child...

Hence my own hesitation.

[Ganondorf]

Recently I watched these two:





III was entertaining rubbish while IV was both entertaining and great film. I really enjoyed the characters' antics in 80s US in IV.

III had quite frankly an idiot plot and everyone acts like an idiot that results in unintentional comedy. But it was great to see Christopher Lloyd as Klingon commander even though his character was probably the biggest idiot in the whole film.

[Ganondorf]

Damn, only now noticed that the Search for Spock poster is in French. Oops. I actually originally used a different picture but it was way too big.

[JBS]

Damn, only now noticed that the Search for Spock poster is in French. Oops. I actually originally used a different picture but it was way too big.

A la recherche du Spock perdu works rather well