Last Movie You Watched

[VonStupp]

Madame Web (2024)
Dakota Johnson

This must be an attempt from Sony to expand their Spider-Man Universe, for there is a solid Arachnid focus. Not particularly good, though. Perhaps if you are a teen girl? Mine didn't think much of it, however.

VS

[DavidW]

Madame Web (2024)
Dakota Johnson

This must be an attempt from Sony to expand their Spider-Man Universe, for there is a solid Arachnid focus. Not particularly good, though. Perhaps if you are a teen girl? Mine didn't think much of it, however.

VS

Yeah it was awful!

[Karl Henning]

Madame Web (2024)
Dakota Johnson

This must be an attempt from Sony to expand their Spider-Man Universe, for there is a solid Arachnid focus. Not particularly good, though. Perhaps if you are a teen girl? Mine didn't think much of it, however.

VS

At some point, supply is determined to exceed demand. 

[Karl Henning]

Khartoum (1966)

Heston as British General Gordon, tasked with evacuating the Egyptians from the city of Khartoum in the Sudan in 1884. His foe is the Mahdi (Olivier, in brownface), a holy warrior aiming to take over the entire Muslim world. Based on a true story.

Slow moving, and you really need to be interested in Charlton Heston as well as the British Empire - so, perfect for me. Would love to have seen this one on the big screen. A lot of it was shot in Egypt, and it shows.

(I have seen it before, but it's been a long time. Thrilled to see it's on Prime.)

Watching this now, courtesy of the Minuteman Library System. 

[Karl Henning]

Khartoum (1966)

Heston as British General Gordon, tasked with evacuating the Egyptians from the city of Khartoum in the Sudan in 1884. His foe is the Mahdi (Olivier, in brownface), a holy warrior aiming to take over the entire Muslim world. Based on a true story.

Slow moving, and you really need to be interested in Charlton Heston as well as the British Empire - so, perfect for me. Would love to have seen this one on the big screen. A lot of it was shot in Egypt, and it shows.

(I have seen it before, but it's been a long time. Thrilled to see it's on Prime.)

"I know nothing of this conversation. But let me know in Balmoral what Gordon says. Her Majesty will be so pleased."

[Cato]

"I know nothing of this conversation. But let me know in Balmoral what Gordon says. Her Majesty will be so pleased."

You might recall that Gordon and The Mahdi are mentioned in Professor Admee's last adventure. 

Khartoum is one of my favorites from the 1960's!

[Karl Henning]

You might recall that Gordon and The Mahdi are mentioned in Professor Admee's last adventure. 

Khartoum is one of my favorites from the 1960's!

You mean there's hope, sir?
--I mean nothing of the sort.

[DavidW]

At some point, supply is determined to exceed demand.

This is not a Marvel movie. Sony hasn't produced that many Spider-verse movies. It is just that the ones they made are stinkers. There are the Venom movies, Madame Web, and Kraven, and I think that is it. The Tom Holland movies are not under the Sony umbrella, but the Disney one.

[Karl Henning]

This is not a Marvel movie. Sony hasn't produced that many Spider-verse movies. It is just that the ones they made are stinkers. There are the Venom movies, Madame Web, and Kraven, and I think that is it. The Tom Holland movies are not under the Sony umbrella, but the Disney one.

Thanks for the clarification. 

[DavidW]

Thanks for the clarification.

lol I forgot about their ultimate stinker! Morbius

[SonicMan46]

Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) w/ short summary below - of course, the hit is Robin Williams 'on the air' with most of his banter being improvisations - this is a MUST if never seen.

Out of the Past (1947) - story also below with main actors - a 'film noir' feast w/ Mitchum great and two beautiful women (Jane Greer & Rhonda Fleming) - in this 'top 25' film noir ranking, this comes in 9th place (and MANY of these films were made in the era!) - rates a little lower elsewhere but another recommendation if you're into this genre.  Dave

Good Morning, Vietnam is an American war comedy film written by Mitch Markowitz and directed by Barry Levinson. Set in Saigon in 1965, during the Vietnam War, the film stars Robin Williams as an Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) DJ who proves hugely popular with the troops, but infuriates his superiors with what they call his "irreverent tendency". The story is loosely based on the experiences of AFRS DJ Adrian Cronauer. (Source)

Out of the Past is a 1947 American film noir directed by Jacques Tourneur and starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, and Kirk Douglas. The film was adapted by Geoffrey Homes from his 1946 novel Build My Gallows High (also written as Homes), with uncredited revisions by Frank Fenton and James M. Cain. Its complex, fatalistic storyline, dark cinematography, and classic femme fatale garnered the film critical acclaim and cult status. (Source)

 

[Karl Henning]

Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) w/ short summary below - of course, the hit is Robin Williams 'on the air' with most of his banter being improvisations - this is a MUST if never seen.

Out of the Past (1947) - story also below with main actors - a 'film noir' feast w/ Mitchum great and two beautiful women (Jane Greer & Rhonda Fleming) - in this 'top 25' film noir ranking, this comes in 9th place (and MANY of these films were made in the era!) - rates a little lower elsewhere but another recommendation if you're into this genre.  Dave

 

Both faves, Dave!

[brewski]

This month, thanks to the Philadelphia Film Society, revisiting two of my favorites on the big screen: The Leopard (1963) and Rocco and His Brothers (1960). Both have fabulous scores by Nino Rota.

A brief appreciation on The Leopard, about 6 minutes:

The trailer for the 4K restoration of Rocco:

[Karl Henning]

Red 2 starring Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich and others.  How to describe it:  spies trying to save the world with a lot of tongue in cheek humor?  Lots of fun and interesting twists.  Quite enjoyed it.  John Malkovich's character and delivery had me laughing.

K

Watching this now.

[Karl Henning]

Red 2 starring Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich and others.  How to describe it:  spies trying to save the world with a lot of tongue in cheek humor?  Lots of fun and interesting twists.  Quite enjoyed it.  John Malkovich's character and delivery had me laughing.

K

Great fun, indeed.

[Kalevala]

Great fun, indeed.

Glad that you enjoyed it!   

K

[Karl Henning]

Glad that you enjoyed it! 

K

I especially enjoyed Jn Malkovich in an upbeat comic character. I tend to remember the thoroughly bad experience his character in Burn After Reading suffers.

[T. D.]

I once saw this on video, but may watch an enhanced cinema restoration on half-price Wednesday 


I'm a qualified fan of the director: very much enjoy some of his films*, but there have been others I couldn't connect with or didn't want to see.

*The Dead Zone is particularly good and (while not exactly PG-rated) eschews the over-the-top creepiness that is sometimes found in Cronenberg's work.

[Karl Henning]

I once saw this on video, but may watch an enhanced cinema restoration on half-price Wednesday 


I'm a qualified fan of the director: very much enjoy some of his films*, but there have been others I couldn't connect with or didn't want to see.

*The Dead Zone is particularly good and (while not exactly PG-rated) eschews the over-the-top creepiness that is sometimes found in Cronenberg's work.

I'm still not sure I want to try Dead Ringers again.

[T. D.]

I'm still not sure I want to try Dead Ringers again.

I hear you...Enjoyed it once, when I didn't know what to expect. Not eager to revisit.