Last Movie You Watched

[George]

Aha!!

[George]

Really enjoyed this, especially Hugh Grant, who really surprised me, as I don't usually like his work.

[LKB]

After what happened to The Hobbit, there needs to be a long deep breath before any more Tolkien cashing in at the movies.

EDIT: I gather the 2nd and 3rd Hobbit films got a slightly better critical response than the first one. But the first one was so soulless that I never had the stomach to try the others.

I'm not much of a fan of the Hobbit films. The book was quite explicitly a children's tale, and the films conflated matters beyond the bounds of reasonable adaptation, though I'll grant that at least a touch of the book's humor was present in at least the first film.

The Silmarillion, however, is not only thoroughly adult material, but it additionally is coherent enough to maintain an overriding theme, while possessing enough discrete narrative to allow for " chapters " within a film. PJ could do it, or perhaps produce another's directorial effort. The tale of Beren and Luthien was referenced in LotR, and might perhaps provide the centerpiece for a new film.

Twenty-five years ago l thought that LotR was unfilmable in terms of a live - action production, yet here we are in 2020 with PJ's LotR nearing its twentieth anniversary.

The Silmarillion awaits adaptation. Someone will realize it, and l hope PJ is involved in some way.

Still dreaming,

LKB

[milk]

I watched the film Munich by Spielberg. He turns an interesting topic into a glib bore. And ugh for the flashbacks. He's the best director at making tragedies into something trite.

[71 dB]

I watched the film Munich by Spielberg. He turns an interesting topic into a glib bore. And ugh for the flashbacks. He's the best director at making tragedies into something trite.

I find Munich an excellent movie, a strong Spielberg movie. As a visual genius Spielberg adapts his directing style in his movies to best serve the genre and Munich is a masterclass of how to use long lenses correctly to create feel of paranoia, the leading theme of the movie (revenge achieves nothing but misery) without visual fatique.

[Brian]

Really enjoyed this, especially Hugh Grant, who really surprised me, as I don't usually like his work.

Hugh Grant is really incredible in a miniseries called A Very British Scandal. Or maybe Very English. It's a lot of fun.

[Karl Henning]

I watched the film Munich by Spielberg. He turns an interesting topic into a glib bore. And ugh for the flashbacks. He's the best director at making tragedies into something trite.

Sorry to hear it ... tonight, I'm going for the frank entertainment of Temple of Doom.

[Madiel]

Hugh Grant is really incredible in a miniseries called A Very British Scandal. Or maybe Very English. It's a lot of fun.

And don't forget Paddington 2.

I think basically he's got to a point in recent years where he's said "you know what? This ought to be FUN" and is going for it.

[71 dB]

... tonight, I'm going for the frank entertainment of Temple of Doom.

My favorite Indy movie.  0:) Funny, even crazy, but also dark and scary at places. Very entertaining!

[George]

Hugh Grant is really incredible in a miniseries called A Very British Scandal. Or maybe Very English. It's a lot of fun.

I'll look out for it, thanks!

[drogulus]

     I didn't find Munich boring.

     Ebert's ★★★★ review.

[Karl Henning]

     I didn't find Munich boring.

     Ebert's ★★★★ review.

Noted.

[Karl Henning]

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

[Mookalafalas]

Watched Enola Holmes with my 2 teenage daughters. It had great reviews. I thought Bobbi Millie Brown was really good, and the cinematography/sets/costumes very well done. I thought everything else was pretty crappy--especially the story and dialog. My daughters seemed to enjoy it more than I did, so maybe it's not as bad as I thought.
   Also watched Little Women with them. I thought it was really beautifully done. I expected a cheesy and boring film, but found it lovely, elegant, and narratively surprisingly bold (the time sequence was heavily juggled). Great cast, lovely cinematography. Also, surprising fidelity to the spirit of the source material.

[Daverz]

Watched Enola Holmes with my 2 teenage daughters. It had great reviews. I thought Bobbi Millie Brown was really good, and the cinematography/sets/costumes very well done. I thought everything else was pretty crappy--especially the story and dialog. My daughters seemed to enjoy it more than I did, so maybe it's not as bad as I thought.
   Also watched Little Women with them. I thought it was really beautifully done. I expected a cheesy and boring film, but found it lovely, elegant, and narratively surprisingly bold (the time sequence was heavily juggled). Great cast, lovely cinematography. Also, surprising fidelity to the spirit of the source material.

Yes, you get better writing on Lifetime movies.  But Millie Bobby Brown.  Wasn't she 11-years old last week?

[Brian]

   Also watched Little Women with them. I thought it was really beautifully done. I expected a cheesy and boring film, but found it lovely, elegant, and narratively surprisingly bold (the time sequence was heavily juggled). Great cast, lovely cinematography. Also, surprising fidelity to the spirit of the source material.

The new Little Women is really remarkable. The 90s one is nice too, but that new one made me so happy.

[Karl Henning]

Moon

[MN Dave]

Mortal Engines. Steampunk adventure film that at times reminded me of Star Wars. Had a great time. 

[71 dB]

I watched Peeping Tom (Michael Powell, 1960) on TV. I found it quite good, but the plot was maybe too simple and predictable. It's amazing how good these old obscure movies look in HD. Very sharp picture. Amazing vibrant colors. I really liked how this movie looked visually and in these older movies the camerawork is good and there is not too fast cutting which I hate with modern movies. I also think modern movies have often really bad color pallettes. I prefer the vivid colors of older movies (early color movies). 

[AlberichUndHagen]

I watched Peeping Tom (Michael Powell, 1960) on TV. I found it quite good, but the plot was maybe too simple and predictable. It's amazing how good these old obscure movies look in HD. Very sharp picture. Amazing vibrant colors. I really liked how this movie looked visually and in these older movies the camerawork is good and there is not too fast cutting which I hate with modern movies. I also think modern movies have often really bad color pallettes. I prefer the vivid colors of older movies (early color movies).

I watched that too yesterday and my opinions are largely the same as yours.