Last Movie You Watched

[Karl Henning]

Absolutely agreed!

I remember when it came out how shocking the linoleum floor turning into the cop scene was, I mean nobody (certainly not me) had ever seen anything remotely like that before had they? Like Stockhausen when I first heard him, I thought whatever this is, it's an absolutely brand new language.
And I agree with Karl and Madiel, rarely has an actor fitted a role so perfectly, all his flaws became virtues. And his understated comedy is just perfect and kept getting better throughout the series. Never enjoyed him much in anything else that I've seen him in though.

I'm very fond of True Lies. Hast seen it?

[Karl Henning]

Part of me wants to follow up with Terminator 3, part wants to sidestep to True Lies.  But what I'll jump to is a 1953 Omnibus production of King Lear with Orson Welles in his first television appearance. Alistair Cooke hosts. It's kind of a "thumbnail Lear," winnowed down to 73 minutes.

[Karl Henning]

Part of me wants to follow up with Terminator 3, part wants to sidestep to True Lies.  But what I'll jump to is a 1953 Omnibus production of King Lear with Orson Welles in his first television appearance. Alistair Cooke hosts. It's kind of a "thumbnail Lear," winnowed down to 73 minutes.

Music by Virgil Thomson.

[Karl Henning]

Now: True Lies. "Harry? Harry? You do not have time to tango, buddy. You copy?"

[Cato]

Here it is

Music by Virgil Thomson.

Here is the broadcast from YouTube (Restored version):

[Karl Henning]

Now: True Lies. "Harry? Harry? You do not have time to tango, buddy. You copy?"

Jamie Lee Curtis: Have you ever killed anybody?
Arnold Schwarzenegger: Yeah, but they were all bad.

[Brian]

The story goes that when Paul Thomas Anderson was in film school, a professor suggested to the class that if they wanted to write a movie like Terminator 2, they should drop out. So he dropped out.

[Iota]

I'm very fond of True Lies. Hast seen it?

Ah yes, I'd forgotten about that, I did see it and enjoyed it. Though not nearly as much as the Terminator films.

[Madiel]

The Man Who Wasn't There



A Coen Brothers film that I really didn't know that much about, as it didn't seem to make much of an impact at the time. And which I thoroughly enjoyed.

It's generally quiet and restrained, and filmed in black-and-white. And at times quite moving. There's a shot where it's just Frances McDormand's silent facial expression as she realises something, and it was glorious.

Also considerable use of Beethoven piano sonatas, which was nice.

[Karl Henning]

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. I've never felt inclined to watch further in the franchise. Is that too pessimistic of me?

[Karl Henning]

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. I've never felt inclined to watch further in the franchise. Is that too pessimistic of me?

One of my favorite gags of the franchise is that somehow, the hapless Dr Silberman is still alive. 

[Karl Henning]

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. I've never felt inclined to watch further in the franchise. Is that too pessimistic of me?

Personally, I read this as a cautionary tale regarding AI. Ah, well.

[Madiel]

The Worst Person in the World



A film I'd heard about several times in the past 6 months or so, so I decided to give it a go. And it was well worth it.

The central character is messy and aimless, and that's kind of the point. She herself identifies how she doesn't stick with things. The film wanders accordingly, but there's definitely a planned story here which ends up being pretty moving.

[Kalevala]

I recently watched The Three Musketeers [1993 version with *Tim Curry, Kiefer Sutherland, Charlie Sheen, etc.].  Had fun watching it again--it's been many years.  Appreciated the humor [like in the carriage scene].  A touching scene(s) with Kiefer Sutherland in particular regarding a certain female.

*Tim Curry makes a wonderful Cardinal Richelieu.

K

[Madiel]

Well, I'm only about 40% through, but at this stage I seem to have found a Coen Brothers film that I really don't like.



EDIT: Finished. It didn't really get any better. The word that this film brings to mind is "petty". Many of the characters behave in very petty ways, and there's a scene where someone, and the film, pretty well openly declares there isn't any point. Searching for meaning is a mistake. Just take the suffering.

There's a fair amount of nihilism in many Coen Brothers movies, but this doesn't have the compelling characters of No Country for Old Men or the style of The Man Who Wasn't There. This just asks you to spend time listening to whining - some of it justified, some of it not.

[Madiel]

The Big Lebowski.

A long time since I've last seen it.

It still holds up as one of their really good ones.

[Cato]

I recently watched The Three Musketeers [1993 version with *Tim Curry, Kiefer Sutherland, Charlie Sheen, etc.].  Had fun watching it again--it's been many years.  Appreciated the humor [like in the carriage scene].  A touching scene(s) with Kiefer Sutherland in particular regarding a certain female.

*Tim Curry makes a wonderful Cardinal Richelieu.

K

That is indeed a fun version, yet also retains enough drama and menace (thanks to Kiefer Sutherland ) to keep that part of the brain interested.

Recently we saw a movie, which we had wanted to see 7 years ago, but missed it.




It also balanced comical scenes with dramatic ones: a quasi Driving Miss Daisy with the main roles switched.

"Based on a true story!"

[relm1]

That is indeed a fun version, yet also retains enough drama and menace (thanks to Kiefer Sutherland ) to keep that part of the brain interested.

Recently we saw a movie, which we had wanted to see 7 years ago, but missed it.




It also balanced comical scenes with dramatic ones: a quasi Driving Miss Daisy with the main roles switched.

"Based on a true story!"

Very interesting film.  I didn't realize he had died only recently.  I recently found a composition of his that had never been performed.  It was interesting and beautiful.

[Madiel]

"Based on a true story!"

There was a great deal of criticism at the time for just how loosely it was based.

[Kalevala]

I don't know where else to put this.  This seemed to be the best place as it's about movies...I'm without words and terribly saddened to hear about Rob Reiner's and his wife Michele's deaths.  What a talented actor and director:  All in the Family, Stand By Me, The Princess Bride [which I know is beloved but I still haven't seen it yet!], When Harry Met Sally, Misery, A Few Good Men and more [some of which he was also the director and the/one of the ( a, not certain?) producer(s)].

K