Last Movie You Watched

[SonicMan46]

Hedy Lamar's ex husband married Gene Tierney.

Well, a new fact for me, Ken - BUT, I can understand his 'taste in women'      Dave

[aligreto]

Did You Hear What Happened to the Morgans?





Light and easy viewing and entertainment. 

[Daverz]

Can you guys recommend Alan Arkin's funniest films? I saw Slums of Beverly Hills, Little Miss Sunshine and i want to see more.

Uneven, but I remember Alan Arkin being hilarious in it:

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[George]

Uneven, but I remember Alan Arkin being hilarious in it:

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Thanks!

[Brian]

Man, "The In-Laws" is great. I made my family watch it last Christmas.

[SonicMan46]

Man, "The In-Laws" is great. I made my family watch it last Christmas.

Hey Brian - 👍 Dave

[SonicMan46]

James Stewart & Anthony Mann Westerns - any fans out there?   

Anthony Mann directed a bunch of films w/ James Stewart mainly in the 1950s and most westerns (as shown below in the quote) - I own all of these in various formats, 3 now on BD with the just released purchase of The Far Country which I watched last night - interestingly the package came w/ 2 BDs, one of 1.85 & 2.00 aspect ratio formats (watched the 2.0 option) - these westerns are beautifully film w/ on site footage - several of the locales in this production were made around the Athabasca Glacier and Jasper National Park, a trip Susan & I made a number of decades ago.  For those not knowing these collaborations, then highly recommended.  BTW, two other non-western films w/ these two that I enjoy are The Glenn Miller Story and Thunder Bay, also available on blu-ray.  Dave

Winchester '73 (7.7*) - 1950
Bend of the River (7.3) - 1952
The Naked Spur (7.4)   - 1953
The Far Country (7.2) - 1954
Man From Laramie (7.4) -1955
  * IMDB rating out of 10   

 

[Karl Henning]

Man, "The In-Laws" is great. I made my family watch it last Christmas.

That's it?! The dentist thing?! I'm a dead man!

[Karl Henning]

Reporting this a couple of days late, though in truth, it is still the last movie I've watched: Had to see Fistful of Dollars again.

[aligreto]

Dead in a Week





This film is a very unique take on suicide and the process that one can go through in finding oneself in that dark place. However it is also a very amusing film [which is thought provoking in itself] and it is definitely neither insensitive nor disrespectful. Well worth a watch.

[Papy Oli]

Dead in a Week





This film is a very unique take on suicide and the process that one can go through in finding oneself in that dark place. However it is also a very amusing film [which is thought provoking in itself] and it is definitely neither insensitive nor disrespectful. Well worth a watch.

I loved that one. Quirky even with the subject.

[aligreto]

I loved that one. Quirky even with the subject.

Yes, great humour given the delicate subject matter.

[Ken B]

Yes, great humour given the delicate subject matter.

I heard it kills.

[Todd]

Glass.  James McAvoy puts in some effort, as does Sarah Paulson, but Bruce Willis and Samuel L Jackson phone it in.  A waste of time.

[aligreto]

Two Week's Notice





Mindless but mildly entertaining.

[Karl Henning]

On that theme, last night: Lethal Weapon 3

[SonicMan46]

Two Week's Notice



Mindless but mildly entertaining.

Well, I'm a BIG fan of both of these actors, but like you intermittently amused, I guess - did not purchase nor want to see again.     Dave

[SonicMan46]

The Hate U Give (2018) w/ Amandla Stenberg and others (unfamiliar to me) - short synopsis below; on my 'to see list' for a while and streamed last night from Amazon - ratings: 7.4/10, IMDB; 97%, Rotten Tomatoes; 3/4, Roger Ebert - not an easy film to watch but both Susan and I enjoyed (probably would not want to see again); Stenberg was excellent in her role as a teenager trying to grow up in 'different communities' - if the topic is of interest, then recommended - I'd do a 4*/5*, if reviewing on Amazon (4.8/5 there) - Dave

Starr Carter is constantly switching between two worlds -- the poor, mostly black neighborhood where she lives and the wealthy, mostly white prep school that she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is soon shattered when she witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend at the hands of a police officer. Facing pressure from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and decide to stand up for what's right.

 

[SonicMan46]

A film from the past last night in my collection:

Goodbye Mr. Chips (1939) w/ Robert Donat and Greer Garson - short synopsis below - my favorite version - there is a 1969 'musical remake' w/ Peter O'Toole & Petula Clark which I saw years ago but cannot remember (maybe a rental?); Susan enjoyed the movie but not as much as me (B&W films from the 30s aren't her thing - ).

Young schoolteacher Charles Edward Chipping imposes strict discipline on his young charges at a Victorian-era English public school, becoming a fearsome presence on the campus grounds. But the love of spirited young suffragette Katherine Ellis brings the Latin instructor out of his shell and makes him a beloved campus institution into the 20th century and through the shattering violence of World War I. The film is based on the best-selling novel by James Hilton.

 

[JBS]

A film from the past last night in my collection:

Goodbye Mr. Chips (1939) w/ Robert Donat and Greer Garson - short synopsis below - my favorite version - there is a 1969 'musical remake' w/ Peter O'Toole & Petula Clark which I saw years ago but cannot remember (maybe a rental?); Susan enjoyed the movie but not as much as me (B&W films from the 30s aren't her thing - ).

 

I've seen both, but years ago.  IIRC, the O'Toole version was moved up in time, and replaced WWI with WWII, but the music obviously didn't impress me, because I didn't remember there to be any music.    I remember thinking that O'Toole was better than Donat as Mr. Chips, but Garson better than Clark.