The Last Movie You Watched?

**blary54** · 03-23-2012, 01:58 PM

Moneyball. I read the book and thought they did a good job adapting it into a movie. Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill were very good.

**TonyH** · 03-25-2012, 09:47 AM

We watched Senna last night. Good gravy, that movie gets better every time I see it.

This morning before work, it's a Chuck Norris double feature. Missing in Action 2: The Beginning, and Missing in Action 3: Braddock.

Tonight I'll be running a special screening of Silence of the Lambs at work. Ted Tally, the Oscar winning screenwriter of the film, will be in attendance. To say that I'm excited would be an understatement.

**SalvadorMontenegro** · 03-25-2012, 10:24 AM

The Thin Man: A very charming old film from 1934 with William Powell and Myrna Loy. Very witty dialogue. I liked it a lot and I think this is the type of film that it'd be near impossible to dislike.

The Bodyguard: I first saw this in 1992 when I was 9-years-old. I remembered several moments from the movie, but no moment stuck in my mind more than the scene with the samurai sword. It's one of the most subtly erotic scenes I've seen in the hundreds and hundreds of movies that I've watched. Not a masterpiece and very flawed, but also very enjoyable.

**Dalejr** · 03-25-2012, 12:19 PM

Stay. It's an awsome movie even if you know the twist...

**rajagra** · 03-25-2012, 01:35 PM

Impostor. An OK sci-fi movie, but I kept feeling it was a mashup of other films (Minority Report, Starship Troopers, Total Recall) - not so much in the plot as in individual scenes seeming too familiar.

**auk1124** · 03-25-2012, 06:41 PM

Serenity. For fans of the tv series only, but if you liked Firefly, you'll like the movie.

**Dalejr** · 03-25-2012, 07:00 PM

Frantic- The first Polanski film I discovered, still great even after multiple viewings...

**Dave in the basement** · 03-26-2012, 05:34 AM

Watched an odd collection of movies over the weekend. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

On the good side of the ledger, we had Blazing Saddles (1974) and Movie Crazy (1932). This was the first time I had seen both of these movies, and I really enjoyed them both. Blazing Saddles is so quotable (of course), and Movie Crazy was my first Harold Lloyd movie. I am eager to check out his silent films and see how those compare. Fun stuff!

And then there was Still Smokin' (1983)...which easily landed on my Top Ten Worst Films of All Time List. I love Cheech & Chong, but this "movie" was a train wreck from start to finish. I had to cleanse my palate with some Up In Smoke therapy after suffering through Still Smokin'. Oh the humanity!

Dave

**brucered** · 03-26-2012, 06:30 AM

DRIVE...started out slow, then picked up. gosling was not the greatest guy for the role (tough guy role), but the movie had a very very 80'sh feel to it and ended up quite good.

**dklaiman** · 03-26-2012, 12:19 PM

SWMBO and I saw "21 Jump Street" over the weekend. it's totally mindless, but I can't count how many times I laughed out loud.

**Calnell** · 03-27-2012, 02:24 AM

Just finished Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. I should have probably read the book first as it got confusing at times

**rajagra** · 03-27-2012, 03:26 AM

Originally Posted by Calnell

Just finished Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. I should have probably read the book first as it got confusing at times

After watching the movie I watched the TV series. I still felt some of it was over my head. Even the character names are so unusual they seem to be codewords. Best to just let the story wash over you.
Alec Guinness's acting is amazing. Even when he is silent he out acts most movie stars. Patrick Stewart as Karla is almost as good, and he has no dialogue at all! I can't work out why they didn't ask Stewart to be in the film.

**Calnell** · 03-27-2012, 08:43 AM

^I agree that the character names made the story difficult to follow. Did you find the tv series to be better than the movie?

**jwcarlson** · 03-27-2012, 12:15 PM

The Hunger Games... eh. 6/10

Martha Marcy May Marlene 7.5/10

Melancholia 7/10

**TonyH** · 03-27-2012, 12:18 PM

I've been rewatching the BBC series Planet Earth this afternoon. It never gets old.

**braucast** · 03-27-2012, 12:23 PM

The Hunger Games with my 15 year old. He loved it, wife said it was OK, color me entertained.

**rajagra** · 03-27-2012, 01:18 PM

Originally Posted by Calnell

Did you find the tv series to be better than the movie?

I wouldn't say better, but differently paced (7 episodes, almost 6 hours.) There were minor differences in the story (how the killing was done at the end, for example) but overall it's refreshing that the film was faithful to the same plot.
The TV series seems more accurate in things like building architecture. The rooms look so dated, but there are many buildings like that in London even today.

**oc_in_fw** · 03-27-2012, 03:35 PM

I finally saw "The Natural". "For the Love of the Game" was better, IMO

**hitemfrank** · 03-27-2012, 04:00 PM

In the last week or so I've watched a fair bit of Studio Ghibli stuff.

Spirited Away, Grave of the Fireflies, Princess Mononoke, Pom Poko and Ponyo. All very enjoyable and I hope to watch some more over the next week.

**Dave in the basement** · 03-28-2012, 07:17 AM

Finished watching The Day Mars Invaded Earth (1963). Taken as a movie (which it was!), it was pretty average. Creepy, yes, but virtually no special effects, and not exactly what I was expecting. Taken as an extra-long Twilight Zone episode, it was pretty good. Now I need to watch a good black & white old school sci-fi flick to scratch that itch.

Dave