Mysteries of Lisbon. It's based on a Portuguese novel written back in the 1850's and no detail was left out, so following the entire 4½ hour story-line takes a degree of patience that I'm afraid most movie-goers don't have.
Memento. Been meaning to watch this for ages. Glad I finally got around to it.
I think it was clever and effective, how the story is told backwards so you're in the same state of ignorance as the lead character who can't retain new memories.
Was tempted to watch it again with the full perspective, but I'll leave that for another time.
This was a good movie-watching weekend for me. I watched Cedar Rapids (2011) solo, Mission Impossible 3 (2006) with the family, and The General (1927) back by my lonesome. All were good in their own right (and for different reasons), but The General was the best of the bunch by far. That is probably the best silent film I have ever seen, and now I need to track down some other Buster Keaton films. Fun fun!
Dave
Check out The Railrodder for a later and lesser known Keaton. It's on YouTube.
I watched Hobo With a Shotgun last night. It was pretty much what I expected it to be and that was pretty entertaining.
Just saw Red Tails last night......... save your money and don't go! Terrible acting and directing. The first one with Laurence Fishburn was great, but this one was really bad. Was so full of predictable dialogue and scenes that my 5 year old Granddaughter could have written a better screenplay.
i.e. One German fighter was chasing one of the airmen. He shouted out "Die, you crazy African"!
Yeah, that was realistic.
Moneyball - far less accurate than the book. And I'm still not sure how someone thought it would make a good movie. As a huge fan of Billy Beane, it was right up my alley, but I can't imagine anyone else would enjoy it.