Last Movie You Watched

[Linus]

On Werner Herzog's documentaries: don't forget Grizzly Man !

Agree x1000.

[Bogey]

If you enjoy that early 70's, on location, not afraid to shoot in daylight, low thug drama, then this one is for you:



And besides Mitchum, its got all those "guys".....you know....:

Peter Boyle:


Richard Jordan


Alex Rocco


Joe Santos


and there are others.  Just gritty and no frills. 

[Cato]

Kurosawa's Throne of Blood.

Compare his Yojimbo to the American version:

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with...

Bruce Willis, Bruce Dern, and Christopher Walken.  Directed by Walter Hill.  I thought it was a decent homage, but others did not.  I should revisit it after c. 20 years.

[Brian]

Joe Santos

Oh, man. I am loving Joe Santos as I go through The Rockford Files. What a show!

[Karl Henning]

Compare his Yojimbo to the American version:

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with...

Bruce Willis, Bruce Dern, and Christopher Walken.  Directed by Walter Hill.  I thought it was a decent homage, but others did not.  I should revisit it after c. 20 years.

I should have a watch, too.

[André]

Journey to Italy by Rossellini 91954)

The House and the World by Satyajit Ray (1984)

Both are quite remarkable. Bergman has never been so luminous. What a presence !  The storyline of Ray's film (situated in colonial India, 1907) could have been written for today.

[Karl Henning]

Thread Duty:

Last night, for the second time, The Dark Knight.  I wanted to go back to it, now that I have seen Batman Begins.  Heath Ledger's extraordinary performance was, erm, even better the second time.

All right, I must find the third movie at the library . . . .

[Ken B]

Thread Duty:

Last night, for the second time, The Dark Knight.  I wanted to go back to it, now that I have seen Batman Begins.  Heath Ledger's extraordinary performance was, erm, even better the second time.

All right, I must find the third movie at the library . . . .

This man hath penance done
And penance more will do.

[Todd]

Blood Ties.  An attempt at making a "gritty" 70s era crime flick, filled with period detail (including James Caan!), and so on.  The twist is that the main thug has a brother who is - wait for it - a cop!  There are a few good scenes, but the movie drags, and attempts at New York accents don't fare so well (sometimes Clive Owen sounds like a Brit pretending to be a yank).  Marion Cotillard is terribly miscast and, well, almost terrible.  Using the trusty four star system, this is a two star flick if ever I've seen one.

[Karl Henning]

This man hath penance done
And penance more will do.

But he ain't watchin' Thor.

[George]

Thread Duty:

Last night, for the second time, The Dark Knight.  I wanted to go back to it, now that I have seen Batman Begins.  Heath Ledger's extraordinary performance was, erm, even better the second time.

Agreed. Love that movie!

All right, I must find the third movie at the library . . . .

Prepare to be very disappointed.

[Karl Henning]

Prepare to be very disappointed.

Morally prepared!

[Karl Henning]

(At least, I shan't watch any of the Matrix sequels . . . .)

[North Star]

Morally prepared!

My preparations include avoiding the movie for as long as possible (that is, I may consider seeing it when it's broadcast on TV, with high spirits and low company..)

[TheGSMoeller]

(At least, I shan't watch any of the Matrix sequels . . . .)

The Dark KNight Rises is no where near Matrix Sequels bad...or at least that's my opinion. And I liked TDKR, not as much as Begins or TDK though.

This one is for you, Karl..


http://www.youtube.com/v/lcMkf2iq1Ac

[TheGSMoeller]

The Dark KNight Rises is no where near Matrix Sequels bad...or at least that's my opinion. And I liked TDKR, not as much as Begins or TDK though.

This one is for you, Karl..


http://www.youtube.com/v/lcMkf2iq1Ac

And apparently it's Hobbit Day.

[Cato]

Probably at least some of you know this series: it seems similar to the Archer animation on FX.

https://www.youtube.com/v/1yqVD0swvWU

[Karl Henning]

Did he just say chasm with the ch- of church?

[Karl Henning]

This one is for you, Karl..

http://www.youtube.com/v/lcMkf2iq1Ac

That adaptation of "Beat It" made my day, dude!

[Cato]

Did he just say chasm with the ch- of church?

Yes, they said things like that back in Middle Earth!