Last Movie You Watched

[Karl Henning]

Charade is great fun, and the music is sweet.

Edit :: typo (thanks to George for sort of pointing it out  )

[SonicMan46]

A half dozen BDs arrived yesterday - including a slightly belated holiday viewing of:

1776 (1972) w/ William Daniels (Adams), Ken Howard (Jefferson), & Howard Da Silva (Franklin) - ratings: Video, 4.6/5.0 & Audio, 4.2/5.0 - of course, audio is critical to warrant a purchase (quoted below the intro to the audio description - Source).  Dave

1776 sings (and signs) onto Blu-ray with a good quality DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 lossless soundtrack. Music is generally rich and satisfying, playing with a good frontal balance and light, but helpful, surround support. Instrumental details impress, particularly the highs, and vocals enjoy rich depth, accuracy, and evenness..........

 

[George]

Charade is great fun, and the movie is sweet.

Indeed!

[Karl Henning]

Indeed!

Gosh, I meant the music is sweet, but perhaps you read it as I intended.

[George]

Gosh, I meant the music is sweet, but perhaps you read it as I intended.

I adore the movie, so any positive adjective about any aspect of the film works for me.

[Karl Henning]

I adore the movie, so any positive adjective about any aspect of the film works for me.

:-)

[Ken B]

I adore the movie, so any positive adjective about any aspect of the film works for me.

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... a lot of Carson dials.

He who would pun would pick a pocket

[Karl Henning]

Hah!

[Bogey]

Charade is great fun, and the music is sweet.

Edit :: typo (thanks to George for sort of pointing it out  )

One of the best....on both accounts.

[André]

Knowing your taste a little I think some of Melville's formal rigueur might strike you as stilted, but nevertheless I'm sure you would absolutely love L'armée des ombres also possibly Le silence de la mer and Léon Morin, prêtre.

Le Samouraï is on the other hand one of my top five all time favorite films.

Thanks Milos ! I'll keep a sharp eye on Melville for future consideration !

[SonicMan46]

Well, we went out for the afternoon to see the first film below at our independent theater downtown, and tonight a new BD replacement:

I'll See You in My Dreams (2015) w/ Blythe Danner, Sam Elliott, et al - brief synopsis below; ratings: 7.1/10, IMDB; 94%, Rotten Tomatoes; and 4.4/5.0, Amazon - likely will be best appreciated by us 'oldsters' but an often funny & bitter sweet film - I'd probably do 4* on Amazon - recommended.

Ninotchka (1939) w/ Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, plus a great supporting cast - I've been watching this film most of my life - had on VHS tape, then DVD, and now BD (4.0/5.0 both for video & audio ratings HERE) - the BW film never looked better to me and the sound is w/o defects - IF you're a fan of this film, then obtain the blu-ray production.  Dave

In this vibrant, funny, and heartfelt film, a widow and former songstress discovers that life can begin anew at any age. After the death of her beloved dog, Carol finds the everyday activities that have given her life structure - her regular bridge game, gardening, a glass of wine or two - have lost their luster. With the support of three loyal girlfriends, Carol decides to embrace the world, embarking on an unlikely friendship with her pool maintenance man, pursuing a new love interest, and reconnecting with her daughter.

 

[James]

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Managed to complete things here, great set overall .. (still have to view the documentry disc, looking forward to that) .. The Petrified Forest & especially White Heat, both excellent pictures (impeccable transfer on the latter). Cagney in particular in White Heat .. great, electric performance, seems to me that later actors like De Niro, Nicholson, even DiCaprio & others totally studied him and this performance, as I totally see some mimicry in some of their more villianous performances taken right from the one in White Heat.

[Cato]

The 2012 version of Anna Karenina: style over story-telling.  It seemed the director and screenwriter were trying to show how clever they were in re-energizing a warhorse, as if Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony were played with music boxes, toy pianos, and kazoos.

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Certainly I understand the desire for a new take, but the Fellini-esque buffoonery, the variations of Wes Anderson's style (a style which works nicely for his comedies) fell flat for me. 

Alfred Hitchcock was of the opinion that it was very difficult to take a great book and turn it into a great movie: a good or even mediocre book, however, gave the possibility of the movie being a better experience! 

[Karl Henning]

Well, you're reminding me to re-watch Moonrise Kingdom! 

[Cato]

Well, you're reminding me to re-watch Moonrise Kingdom! 

A much better choice than the above! 

[Bogey]

Alfred Hitchcock was of the opinion that it was very difficult to take a great book and turn it into a great movie: a good or even mediocre book, however, gave the possibility of the movie being a better experience! 

Great insight for most cases.

[Drasko]

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[TheGSMoeller]

Wild Tales
A 2014 Argentine-Spanish black comedy. 6 highly brutal and graphic tales of revenge. Some tales are difficult to watch because of the sheer viciousness of violence, others will have you carefully laughing at the ridiculousness. But overall it's brilliantly well done, each tale seamlessly shifts into its own tone and none are dull or weak. Highly recommended, but requires a strong stomach.




Chappie
The 2015 American produced science fiction film, co-written and directed by South African born Neill Blomkamp, who also created the wonderful District 9. I don't normally follow what film critics say, I have a few that I enjoy reading who I find can actually write about a film without sounding so objective that they might as well have said, "I just didn't like it.". Chappie seemed to be panned across the board, 31% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. But this has to be the first time that every critic I read as panned a film that I absolutely loved. That's right, I loved this film. It captured my imagination and held on to it throughout. The biggest reason for me is that Chappie is very unique. Yes, I know there have been robot-gains-conciseness films before, but Blomkamp sets this robot tale into the slums of Johannesburg (again) and Chappie is born into a life of crime, it's a savage lifestyle for a newborn to be first introduced to into this world. I'm sure there are many viewers who will find Chappie to be clunky and over the top, but for me it was refreshing, something that I can honestly say I haven't seen anything like before. I applaud Blomkamp for his boldness. 

[George]

Wild Tales
A 2014 Argentine-Spanish black comedy. 6 highly brutal and graphic tales of revenge. Some tales are difficult to watch because of the sheer viciousness of violence, others will have you carefully laughing at the ridiculousness. But overall it's brilliantly well done, each tale seamlessly shifts into its own tone and none are dull or weak. Highly recommended, but requires a strong stomach.

Thanks for mentioning this. I can never resist a black comedy.

[TheGSMoeller]

Thanks for mentioning this. I can never resist a black comedy.

Hope you enjoy it, George.
I forgot to mention it also contains one of the most amazing opening pre-credit scenes ever.