Last Movie You Watched

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Kalevala

Quote from: DavidW on August 06, 2025, 08:01:00 AMI thought as much. The original people wanted to make a sequel and were turned down, but the studio appointed Seth McFarlane instead. I expected it would be like a live-action Family Guy instead of like a Naked Gun movie.

But despite Mel Brooks being almost a century old, he is making Spaceballs 2, and that should be good!
Mel Brooks is a national treasure.  :)

K

Mister Sharpe

The New York Times also has a Top 100 films of the 21st century.  https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/movies/best-movies-21st-century.html  These are a bit more to my taste, rather more Art House than Cineplex.  So happy to see several of my favorites therein: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; Lives of Others, Amelie, and the Gleaners. Sadly, surprisingly, absent from it is Leviathan, which IS on the Rolling Stone list.
"We need great performances of lesser works more than we need lesser performances of great ones." Alex Ross

LKB

Quote from: AnotherSpin on August 01, 2025, 10:28:20 AM

Rambling Rose (1991)

A film about love, simple and direct. About a love that, as Osho said, cannot be perfected.

I admit to not having seen this. But I believe I shall, as I have yet to encounter anything with Mr. Duvall that wasn't worthwhile.  8)
Mit Flügeln, die ich mir errungen...

LKB

Quote from: Kalevala on August 07, 2025, 06:50:35 AMMel Brooks is a national treasure.  :)

K

I absolutely argree. Indeed, I'm almost tempted to stake a position that any project helmed by Mel Brooks should be required viewing.
Mit Flügeln, die ich mir errungen...

Karl Henning

Quote from: Kalevala on August 07, 2025, 06:50:35 AMMel Brooks is a national treasure.  :)

K
Truly! It's good to be the King!
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Elgarian Redux

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Quote from: Karl Henning on August 07, 2025, 12:30:14 PMTruly! It's good to be the King!

Speaking of a different King: today, while pedalling my exercise bike, I watched Elvis in Clambake. I confess to having a certain weakness for Elvis movies at certain times, but don't ask me why. I can't justify it. Clambake is one of the very worst, and yet still I watch, fascinated by the dreadfulness. And when it's all done, I think "Well, things can't get much worse than that", and it puts a spring in my step. (Until I watch Easy Come, Easy Go, and realise that things can get worse.)

hopefullytrusting

This movie has a lot of heart, wonderful characters, easily the best cameos (the number of legit hip-hop and rapper they got to show up and take it seriously was awesome) - it truly is a bildungsroman, in the classic sense, and I love how focused it was dreams (and the chasing of them), and it has one of the great endings of any movie I've seen (it is apt, fitting, lyrical, poetic, and a brilliant encapsulation of what the film was about, from my perspective).


hopefullytrusting

Just watched Major Payne - what a charming movie, and Damon was perfect in that role (as were all the kids) - lots of good lessons to learn - and Ironside, what an awesome name by the way, played a great villain as always.


Madiel

Another thing from the Scandinavian Film Festival: The Quiet Ones



Which is about the largest robbery in Danish history in 2008 - from what I can gather, there's a fair bit that's true and some bits altered for dramatic movie effect, which is about typical.

The film is very stylishly done, with a couple of sequences that are quite gripping (honestly, there's one bit where shaky handheld camera is absolutely the right choice to express chaos). Though it's also just a little bit unclear and confusing at times - judging from comments I overheard from other people, there are at least 2 significant plot points where the audience is left going "hang on, why?...". But overall well worth seeing if you like a bit of action/heist.
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hopefullytrusting

I don't know how those men did what they did - to know the certainty of death and not turn away - I don't know if I have that it in me - I would hope I do, but I suspect I'll never have to test that theory out: Saving Private Ryan


Brian

Last night at a local theatre: Clueless (1995)

For the movie's 30th birthday - and the movie theatre manager's own birthday - they scored an original 35mm print. It was pretty badly damaged at the start and end of each reel (lots of scratches and lines) but that did not dampen the spirits of a sold-out room full of Clueless fans. A perfect comfort comedy.

Karl Henning

Quote from: Brian on August 09, 2025, 01:24:43 PMLast night at a local theatre: Clueless (1995)

For the movie's 30th birthday - and the movie theatre manager's own birthday - they scored an original 35mm print. It was pretty badly damaged at the start and end of each reel (lots of scratches and lines) but that did not dampen the spirits of a sold-out room full of Clueless fans. A perfect comfort comedy.
Nice!
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

DavidW

Last night I watched this excellent vampire movie:

Tonight I watched this funny Stephen King movie:


hopefullytrusting

The only way to watch this series: Lord of the Rings - a tale about how one hobbit gains the courage to ask out a girl (the rings refers to their marriage).


hopefullytrusting

Decided to watch another Astin movie - Icebreaker, and it is awesome! Super fun movie. It is like a b-level Die Hard, but, I think, way funnier - Astin is perfect as a bumbling, fumbling action star, just as Campbell is perfect in his role as the antagonist (I won't spoil his gimmick, but it is something), and Keach - well he plays himself as I have always known him in his other media. High recommend, if you want to have fun. (Also, the character roles, filled by locals it seems, might be having the most fun of them all.)


Madiel

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Quite a lot of fun while knowing that it's thoroughly silly. It has one seriously good fight sequence in a kitchen between McCarthy and another woman. Jason Statham is completely ridiculous, on purpose. And Rose Byrne... dresses like a slutty dolphin trainer.
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Karl Henning

Quote from: LKB on August 07, 2025, 12:22:53 PMI absolutely argree. Indeed, I'm almost tempted to stake a position that any project helmed by Mel Brooks should be required viewing.
No dispute from me!
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Mister Sharpe

Second time 'round for my wife and me and not our favorite Mike Leigh film by a long shot.  It does have moments unlike any others I can think of in my cinematic experience, so worthy of recommending to fans of the director.  By our lights, however, not otherwise recommendable. Acting is so over-the-top that the social realism we prize from Leigh gets lost in the process.



"We need great performances of lesser works more than we need lesser performances of great ones." Alex Ross

Brian

Quote from: Mister Sharpe on August 10, 2025, 02:54:59 PMActing is so over-the-top that the social realism we prize from Leigh gets lost in the process.
I had this reaction to his more recent film Peterloo, where the villains are almost comically mustache-twirling in their villainy.

SimonNZ

Quote from: Brian on August 10, 2025, 07:32:53 PMI had this reaction to his more recent film Peterloo, where the villains are almost comically mustache-twirling in their villainy.

Except...they were working from the public statements and private writings of all those actual people.

Todd made the same complaint about Peterloo a while back and I asked him if his own words/opinions were put into a script if any audience would believe people say and believe such things, that surely it must be a cheap caricature.