Last Movie You Watched

[Cato]

A mentally scarred beekeeper struggles with his dysfunctional family:

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Some people find it slow, plodding, but we liked it.

[milk]

I have disconnected my brain. Hence:

[Todd]

The Wolf of Wall Street.  Sub-prime Scorsese.  Leonardo DiCaprio is surprisingly good in some scenes, and Margot Robbie, in addition to being gobsmackingly gorgeous, puts in a good turn as Belfort's wife, though her Brooklyn accent is uneven.  The movie is not up to Scorsese's best in terms of pacing and imagery and dialogue, and the over the top debauchery got tiresome.  Yes, yes, I know the real Jordan Belfort said that it was even worse in real life, but he's a shyster, so he may have embellished just a bit.  At least he has a cameo.

[Todd]

Bale was a worse choice than Clooney to play the the role of Batman.

That's just uncalled for.

[TheGSMoeller]

That's just uncalled for.

Yeah, I think even Clooney would argue with that statement. 

[Sammy]

I felt the series as a whole was just pretty crap. I thought Bane was the best character in the series, even though casting him as white was a travesty. I also thought that the third film had the best music and stunts. Bale was a worse choice than Clooney to play the the role of Batman. Although, Bale is a perfect Bruce Wayne. Anne Hathaway is a joke of an actress, and I didn't think she could be worse than Halle Berry, but there she was, being wretched. To be fair though, it was really the shit writing that made her such a bad character.

For me, Bale is easily the best Batman ever.

[Sammy]

An mentally scarred beekeeper struggles with his dysfunctional family:

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Some people find it slow, plodding, but we liked it.

My wife and I also like this movie; it also ages well.

[SonicMan46]

My wife and I also like this movie; it also ages well. RE: Ulee's Gold w/ Peter Fonda

We've just seen the film above once and enjoyed - may need to stream it for a second look? 

On a recent trip to the Carolina coast we had a DVD player w/ a HDTV in our rental condo, so brought along some old DVD's (Susan's choice) - watched the two below - Dave

 

[Bogey]

One of the best, ever....even though it did not grab Best Picture that year.



Some behind the scenes pics that I grabbed from the net that were fun to see:


Cecil B. DeMille, Billy Wilder and Gloria Swanson


Gloria Swanson and Buster Keaton


William Holden with Gloria Swanson and other cast members from the silent movie era

[SonicMan46]

One of the best, ever....even though it did not grab Best Picture that year.

Hey Bill - since you posted the BD of the movie, I'm assuming that is the one you watched?  If so, a fabulous restoration - I've been enjoying the restored sound as much as the video in many of the blu-ray discs that I've purchased!  Dave

[Cato]

We've just seen the film above once and enjoyed - may need to stream it for a second look? 

On a recent trip to the Carolina coast we had a DVD player w/ a HDTV in our rental condo, so brought along some old DVD's (Susan's choice) - watched the two below - Dave

My sister-in-law has a specific rule about movies: "I don't want to watch old men pretending to fight each other."   

(I believe this rule was formed while she suffered through the 1994 movie Star Trek: Generations.)   

And without any make-up magic, it was a real stretch to accept Robert Duvall and James Earl Jones as half-brothers.  Still, it definitely beats Hot Tub Time Machine.   0:)

[milk]

My sister-in-law has a specific rule about movies: "I don't want to watch old men pretending to fight each other."   

(I believe this rule was formed while she suffered through the 1994 movie Star Trek: Generations.)   

And without any make-up magic, it was a real stretch to accept Robert Duvall and James Earl Jones as half-brothers.  Still, it definitely beats Hot Tub Time Machine.   0:)

Ouch.

[Bogey]

Hey Bill - since you posted the BD of the movie, I'm assuming that is the one you watched?  If so, a fabulous restoration - I've been enjoying the restored sound as much as the video in many of the blu-ray discs that I've purchased!  Dave

The extras alone on this one are worth it, Dave.  You are correct about the transfer. Some of the extras use clips from unrestored editions and the difference is striking.  Just put in an order for a number of blu's this evening.  One of them was All About Eve, the picture that beat out Sunset on awards' night.  I prefer Sunset, but I cannot fault them too much with their choice.  Both great films.

[Ken B]

Just re-watched The Iron Giant

[Moonfish]

Hmm, is this thread reserved for movies only?

I just watched the first episode of the Americans last night and was quite impressed. I expected a bunch of trivia action stew and instead it came across as a complex psychological study of two spies in the US.  An intriguing show!

[Bogey]

Just re-watched The Iron Giant

Top-shelf!

[Todd]

Noah.  Darren Aronofsky's decidedly unsubtle - you might even say Ham-fisted - recasting of the rather famous story as environmental parable is at times visually impressive, at times bizarre, and at times cheesy.  In other words, it's an Aronofsky movie.  Russell Crowe so dominates the screen that even Anthony Hopkins and Jennifer Connelly are almost superfluous.  The fallen angels could have been better realized, and Ray Winstone chews scenery in an unneeded role.  I'll probably watch it again at some point, but this is not Aronofsky's best work.

[Karl Henning]

Last night:

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Actually only my second time watching this (I did enjoy it very well the first go).  I think that what first impressed me back on the initial viewing was the Dostoyevskyan thoroughness of the catastrophic spiral.  This second viewing, I was most firmly impressed with how utterly contemptible Jerry is.

[Cato]

Last night:

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Actually only my second time watching this (I did enjoy it very well the first go).  I think that what first impressed me back on the initial viewing was the Dostoyevskyan thoroughness of the catastrophic spiral.

Here is another excellent example of that idea.  Roger Ebert called this one of the best films of the year (1998):

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[milk]

Last night:

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Actually only my second time watching this (I did enjoy it very well the first go).  I think that what first impressed me back on the initial viewing was the Dostoyevskyan thoroughness of the catastrophic spiral.  This second viewing, I was most firmly impressed with how utterly contemptible Jerry is.

Macy is a genius there. I've never watched shameless, but he seems to be underutilized/under-appreciated these days in the film world. Having lived in Minnesota for ten years, I got a special kick out of this film.