Last Movie You Watched

[karlhenning]

RoboCop: Fun, but way too long

Peter Weller was also in the much better The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension.

[Haffner]

Peter Weller was also in the much better The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension.

I've heard alot of good things about that 'un. Have to check it out.

[karlhenning]

I've heard alot of good things about that 'un.

Just ask John Small Berries!

[Drasko]

[karlhenning]

About half of House of Flying Daggers with Mamochka last night.

[Kullervo]

Crisis (1946)

[Lilas Pastia]

From the early films box?  One of Criterion's hidden treasures IMO - a brilliant compilation, the sum being more than its individual parts. He was still feeling his way through the cinematographic medium.

Corey, did you see Summer with Monika? My favourite 'early Bergman' film.

[Kullervo]

From the early films box?  One of Criterion's hidden treasures IMO - a brilliant compilation, the sum being more than its individual parts. He was still feeling his way through the cinematographic medium.

Corey, did you see Summer with Monika? My favourite 'early Bergman' film.

Not yet. I've decided to watch all the Bergman films in a row, starting with this one (not the first; Netflix sent them out of order ).

[ezodisy]

How was that? I would like to see it, and also the noir based in London (can't remember the name right now).

[Kullervo]

the noir based in London (can't remember the name right now).

Night and the City? Great movie.

[Drasko]

How was that? I would like to see it, and also the noir based in London (can't remember the name right now).

It's good. Classic 'police investigating the murder' story but with a twist that it was shot not in studio (what was the rule of the day) but outdoors on New York locations, kind of neo-realistic, quasi documentary approach to crime story genre.

[Christo]

Doctor Zhivago - the `remake' (2002), still better than the book:

             

[Solitary Wanderer]

The final movie in my recent Christopher Guestfest and it's the only one I hadn't seen previously. Nice plot idea and some spot on send ups of celebrities doing the chat show rounds, but overall this seemed the weakest of the lot. This is Spinal Tap and Best in Show being the funniest and most enduring titles 

[ezodisy]

Night and the City? Great movie.

It's good. Classic 'police investigating the murder' story but with a twist that it was shot not in studio (what was the rule of the day) but outdoors on New York locations, kind of neo-realistic, quasi documentary approach to crime story genre.

yeah Night and the city. Will watch both. Sounds good. Haven't watched much lately. Slow burnout on the way. Need a jolt. Corey were you around when Jolt cola came out in the states? That stuff was serious, like a proto Red Bull. Not sure if they still have it. These days the fashions in the clubs is one of mixing red bull and whatever (vodka, I think).

[Haffner]

It's a Wonderful Life

[Kullervo]

yeah Night and the city. Will watch both. Sounds good. Haven't watched much lately. Slow burnout on the way. Need a jolt. Corey were you around when Jolt cola came out in the states? That stuff was serious, like a proto Red Bull. Not sure if they still have it. These days the fashions in the clubs is one of mixing red bull and whatever (vodka, I think).

No, a little after I think. I need something to pick me up as well — tea just puts me to sleep now.

If you haven't seen it, watch Rififi by the same director as Night and the City — a masterpiece of the heist genre.

[SonicMan46]

It's a Wonderful Life

Andy - you must add some details for those not familiar w/ this film from 1947 - a yearly favorite for me (and for many years!) - 

 

[Haffner]

Andy - you must add some details for those not familiar w/ this film from 1947 - a yearly favorite for me (and for many years!) - 

 

My fiancee and I were having a little of the Christmas Eve blues. I hadn't seen IAWL in over 20 years, and she'd never seen it. Well, you can guess how much better we felt after watching it.

[ChamberNut]

The Chronicles of Narnia (the first one) with my wife Korey and stepson Owen.     While munching on Christmas goodies!  0:)

[Drasko]

This won't ever make to any top this or that list but I think it still is somewhat unfairly underrated, to ask for historical accuracy and some massively elaborate plotting from viking adventure extravaganza is plain silly. It's fun and I like the way the big adventure hero (Widmark) is actually a classic anti-hero - swindler, a cheat and a liar and not much of a sailor (wreck two ships till gets the gold).