Recently viewed movie thread - Rental Edition (7 Viewers)

[ClownCausedChaos]

Since this thread is "Recenlt viewed movies" and not "recent movies viewed recently", I suppose I can that I recently say Bullitt with Steve McQueen.

I had seen the famous chase scene before, but never the whole movie. Pretty good, I thought, but not outstanding. I found it a little confusing with the twists surrounding the bad guy, so I may have to watch it again.

It was filmed entirely in San Francisco, and the scenery was pretty cool. And, as always, the car chase scene rocked.

 

[Buckychudd]

I saw 3 movies over the long weekend.

Brick - It was an interesting twist on the detective genre, but a bit of a stretch to believe. A little to clever for it's own good.

Paradise Now - Life seen through the eyes of a suicide bomber. Gritty and real, the only drawback is that I still didn't buy into the motivation of the bombers. Perhaps I have too many preconceived notions.....I don't know, but it was good none the less.

Inside Man - Probably the most entertaining of the three. Keeps you guessing through the whole movie. Moved a little slow in parts, but I recommend it.

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

Heavenly Creatures: Got sick on Saturday and this was on cable, so I checked it out. Pretty good. Seemed like I was waiting forever for the predetermined climax, but I liked it. Well acted by a hot (and maybe underage?) Kate Winslet. Nice to see Peter Jackson doing something other than overrated fantasy films. Turns out he can do drama and with less than five endings, taboot!

 

[saintfool]

Heavenly Creatures: Got sick on Saturday and this was on cable, so I checked it out. Pretty good. Seemed like I was waiting forever for the predetermined climax, but I liked it. Well acted by a hot (and maybe underage?) Kate Winslet. Nice to see Peter Jackson doing something other than overrated fantasy films. Turns out he can do drama and with less than five endings, taboot!

i saw it in the theater way back in the day. i liked it then and when i have seen it on cable since then it has always been a solid flick. some touches are textbook peter jackson though. mario lanza?

 

[JNox3]

I watched "RV" with Robin Williams the other night. I thought it was REALLY funny. My daughter (16) and I laughed really hard throughout most of the movie.

 

[Buckna]

Got around to Van Helsing this weekend. Pretty "meh." Some neat special effects and neat ideas but it was your normal run of the mill summer blockbuster movie. Very similar to the Mummy movies (same director and writer I believe) but they just couldn't seem to duplicate the fun that made those movies more than just forgettable summer fare. This one WAS forgettable.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Got around to Van Helsing this weekend. Pretty "meh." Some neat special effects and neat ideas but it was your normal run of the mill summer blockbuster movie. Very similar to the Mummy movies (same director and writer I believe) but they just couldn't seem to duplicate the fun that made those movies more than just forgettable summer fare. This one WAS forgettable.

This is exactly the kind of film I never want to see again. Action films are in a slump right now.

 

[Elway Lives]

Checked out Bubble last nite. Steven Soderbergh film that uses no-name actors. "Hypnotic" was the word I saw used in several reviews, and I would have to agree. The story is very straight forward, and the answer to the eventual murder was about as un-twisted as a highway running through Kansas.

The acting in it was different from your typical movie. I haven't researched the specifics of the filming of it, but it wouldn't surprise me to learn that the director just said "wing it about _____ here" and the actors did just that. Many scenes of 2 or 3 main characters just shooting the #### about various aspects of their lives, just like you were listening in on a conversation at a factory. It was intersting to watch, but other than b/c it was a different style, I'm not sure why I found it so mesmerizing to watch.

Dustin James Ashley's character "Kyle" was one of the more unique performances I've seen in a movie, and the other characters also stayed very true to character and quite believable.

Very interesting movie, and very short (so if you hate it, you haven't wasted your whole nite). Worth a look if you have an open mind.

 

[Shooter McGavin]

Watched Syriana last week. A bit heavy handed with the message, but a pretty powerful story nonetheless. I heard that it was hard to follow, but I didn't really find that. Overall, I liked it.

Also watched V for Vendetta. Decent and entertaining, and Natalie Portman is still h0ts0r even with a bald head. Didn't really break much new ground, but entertaining enough.

 

[saintfool]

Checked out Bubble last nite. Steven Soderbergh film that uses no-name actors. "Hypnotic" was the word I saw used in several reviews, and I would have to agree. The story is very straight forward, and the answer to the eventual murder was about as un-twisted as a highway running through Kansas.

The acting in it was different from your typical movie. I haven't researched the specifics of the filming of it, but it wouldn't surprise me to learn that the director just said "wing it about _____ here" and the actors did just that. Many scenes of 2 or 3 main characters just shooting the #### about various aspects of their lives, just like you were listening in on a conversation at a factory. It was intersting to watch, but other than b/c it was a different style, I'm not sure why I found it so mesmerizing to watch.

Dustin James Ashley's character "Kyle" was one of the more unique performances I've seen in a movie, and the other characters also stayed very true to character and quite believable.

Very interesting movie, and very short (so if you hate it, you haven't wasted your whole nite). Worth a look if you have an open mind.

I love Soderbergh's work. He has tremendous range as a director. He can do pretty much any genre and master it. "Bubble" seems to be a way for him to step away from the Hollywood machine and that's a good thing. Films like "Ocean's 12" do tarnish his image for me. However, when he does a film right, Soderbergh makes it really interesting. "Bubble" got lousy reviews, as I recall, but based on what you're saying I might give it a whirl.

 

[tri-man 47]

Flight Plan

with Jodie Foster.

Man, what a horrible, ridiculous plot. I always enjoy Foster, but it's not worth this story line.

Troy - I enjoyed the battle sequences. What can I say.

The Last Samurai has been on TV a lot, and I really enjoy watching that movie.

 

[Elway Lives]

Checked out Bubble last nite. Steven Soderbergh film that uses no-name actors. "Hypnotic" was the word I saw used in several reviews, and I would have to agree. The story is very straight forward, and the answer to the eventual murder was about as un-twisted as a highway running through Kansas.

The acting in it was different from your typical movie. I haven't researched the specifics of the filming of it, but it wouldn't surprise me to learn that the director just said "wing it about _____ here" and the actors did just that. Many scenes of 2 or 3 main characters just shooting the #### about various aspects of their lives, just like you were listening in on a conversation at a factory. It was intersting to watch, but other than b/c it was a different style, I'm not sure why I found it so mesmerizing to watch.

Dustin James Ashley's character "Kyle" was one of the more unique performances I've seen in a movie, and the other characters also stayed very true to character and quite believable.

Very interesting movie, and very short (so if you hate it, you haven't wasted your whole nite). Worth a look if you have an open mind.

I love Soderbergh's work. He has tremendous range as a director. He can do pretty much any genre and master it. "Bubble" seems to be a way for him to step away from the Hollywood machine and that's a good thing. Films like "Ocean's 12" do tarnish his image for me. However, when he does a film right, Soderbergh makes it really interesting. "Bubble" got lousy reviews, as I recall, but based on what you're saying I might give it a whirl.

Yeah, Bubble is all about the acting I think. When it was over, I was going "is that it??". Not that anything was really left hanging (there really wasn't that much plot substance to it), it was just really short and direct and to the point.

 

[jdoggydogg]

The Last Samurai has been on TV a lot, and I really enjoy watching that movie.

Watanabe was great as Katsumoto, but this is just another in a long line of "white guy helps the colored people" films. I think these films prove that Hollywood doesn't think much of America's collective intelligence. "A film with an all-Japanese cast? Won't sell. Put Tom Cruise in it."

 

[Andy Dufresne]

The Last Samurai has been on TV a lot, and I really enjoy watching that movie.

Watanabe was great as Katsumoto, but this is just another in a long line of "white guy helps the colored people" films. I think these films prove that Hollywood doesn't think much of America's collective intelligence. "A film with an all-Japanese cast? Won't sell. Put Tom Cruise in it."

It may as well have been titled "Dances With Samurai".

 

[saintfool]

The Last Samurai has been on TV a lot, and I really enjoy watching that movie.

Watanabe was great as Katsumoto, but this is just another in a long line of "white guy helps the colored people" films. I think these films prove that Hollywood doesn't think much of America's collective intelligence. "A film with an all-Japanese cast? Won't sell. Put Tom Cruise in it."

it also sucked because ed zwick directed it. he still has that light touch when it comes to directing that he perfected after several seasons working on "thirtysomething". that's a movie that in the hands of a master, like sam peckinpah, would have been an instant classic.

 

[QUEZILLA]

Currently watching season 1 of WEEDS a 30 min weekly show on Showtime. I am really enjoying it

 

[jdoggydogg]

The Last Samurai has been on TV a lot, and I really enjoy watching that movie.

Watanabe was great as Katsumoto, but this is just another in a long line of "white guy helps the colored people" films. I think these films prove that Hollywood doesn't think much of America's collective intelligence. "A film with an all-Japanese cast? Won't sell. Put Tom Cruise in it."

it also sucked because ed zwick directed it. he still has that light touch when it comes to directing that he perfected after several seasons working on "thirtysomething". that's a movie that in the hands of a master, like sam peckinpah, would have been an instant classic.

Weak. I didn't know that. I actually liked thirtysomething

 

[saintfool]

The Last Samurai has been on TV a lot, and I really enjoy watching that movie.

Watanabe was great as Katsumoto, but this is just another in a long line of "white guy helps the colored people" films. I think these films prove that Hollywood doesn't think much of America's collective intelligence. "A film with an all-Japanese cast? Won't sell. Put Tom Cruise in it."

it also sucked because ed zwick directed it. he still has that light touch when it comes to directing that he perfected after several seasons working on "thirtysomething". that's a movie that in the hands of a master, like sam peckinpah, would have been an instant classic.

Weak. I didn't know that. I actually liked thirtysomething

terrible show. not surprisingly, i find the secret lives of yuppies to be less than compelling televison viewing.

 

[tri-man 47]

The Last Samurai has been on TV a lot, and I really enjoy watching that movie.

Watanabe was great as Katsumoto, but this is just another in a long line of "white guy helps the colored people" films. I think these films prove that Hollywood doesn't think much of America's collective intelligence. "A film with an all-Japanese cast? Won't sell. Put Tom Cruise in it."

it also sucked because ed zwick directed it. he still has that light touch when it comes to directing that he perfected after several seasons working on "thirtysomething". that's a movie that in the hands of a master, like sam peckinpah, would have been an instant classic.

Well, I still like watching it.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Zwick did a nice job directing "Glory".

 

[Kraft...]

Watched Charlie and the Chocolate Factory last night, what a peice of crap

 

[SyxxPac]

I just watched V for Vendetta. Major props to the film makers of that movie for creating a great action flick. Also, gonna watch Dog Soldiers tonight. Just got it in the mail. I've seen it before. Solid werewolf movie.

 

[roadkill1292]

I just watched V for Vendetta. Major props to the film makers of that movie for creating a great action flick. Also, gonna watch Dog Soldiers tonight. Just got it in the mail. I've seen it before. Solid werewolf movie.

Very underrated. I have to stop for it every time I come across it.

 

[Elway Lives]

Hostel

Reviews in this thread looked interesting so I checked it out. Very twisted movie. Found myself going a lot. I liked it though.

 

[fasteddie_21]

Watched "The Sentinel"...Really truly enjoyed the movie...until the ending. Ohhh the ending sucked and it REALLY pissed me off. A solid flick with a POS ending. When it comes to entertainment, few things piss me off more than terribly weak endings in movies.

Rome - HBO series. If you have not seen it, GO RENT IT NOW!!! Watched it when it first aired and it is just as good the 2nd go around.

-fe

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Finally watched Hoop Dreams.

The "system" really does suck for these people stuck in inner city low income areas, doesn't it?

 

[jamny]

Checked out Silent Hill this weekend. It takes a lot to creep me out, but there were a couple of really creepy scenes (the nurses!). It started out good got got a little weak when the story started to develop.

All in all though it was ok, with some great effects and decent chills.

Worth the rental.

Just signed up for Netflix. I love the selection, especially the B-Movie horrors. I already have over 20 movies in the queue.

 

[Fiddles]

Watched The Aviator last week. Didnt expect to enjoy it as much as I did. Thought Dicaprio and Blanchett were very good. Just an all around great flick.

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

Watched The Aviator last week. Didnt expect to enjoy it as much as I did. Thought Dicaprio and Blanchett were very good. Just an all around great flick.

Either you are an imposter or Fiddles discovered his Shift key.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Tried to watch "brick" last night. Terrible. I loved the idea of a film noir set in a high school, but this was like a somber episode of Dawson's Creek.

Now I know why they don't make many thrillers with young actors: they can't freakin' act.

 

[Buckychudd]

Tried to watch "brick" last night. Terrible. I loved the idea of a film noir set in a high school, but this was like a somber episode of Dawson's Creek.

Now I know why they don't make many thrillers with young actors: they can't freakin' act.

In their defense, I think it was intentional. They were going for the 1950's "detective" movie where they all over acted.

 

[facook]

Inside Man - Probably the most entertaining of the three. Keeps you guessing through the whole movie. Moved a little slow in parts, but I recommend it.

Wife and I watched Inside Man last weekend. Really like Owen, and Denzel is always strong. I did come away a bit at the conclusion, but enjoyed the experience overall.Currently excitedly awaiting the arrival of Black Adder Volume 1.

 

[Fiddles]

Watched The Aviator last week. Didnt expect to enjoy it as much as I did. Thought Dicaprio and Blanchett were very good. Just an all around great flick.

Either you are an imposter or Fiddles discovered his Shift key.

heh ya thats weird. not sure what happened there. watched the jacket and the believer today. the jacket was just ok. not bad not good. probably a good cable rainy sunday movie.the believer I really liked. the whole skinhead movie thing is played out but I really liked the acting in this. ryan gosling who ive been hearing alot about was excellent. reminded me of a young sean penn with a little walken thrown in.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Tried to watch "brick" last night. Terrible. I loved the idea of a film noir set in a high school, but this was like a somber episode of Dawson's Creek.

Now I know why they don't make many thrillers with young actors: they can't freakin' act.

In their defense, I think it was intentional. They were going for the 1950's "detective" movie where they all over acted.

Certainly. Those classic films are pretty somber. But perhaps there's more nuance to somberness than the actors in Brick could pull off. I think a better example of modern film noir would be Sin City. Hammy and melodramatic, but a spark of humor. Maybe Brick was just to serious for its own good.

 

[QUEZILLA]

EDISON FORCE- It was OK. They went way overboard on Justin Timberlakes face time. Spacey was barely in the movie. BTW, Timberlake is a horrible actor.

 

[kblitz]

Watched Twilight Samurai again. Excelent movie, that also shows the every day live of a Samurai without the artificial glorification of the Samurai caste.

 

[Darth Cheney]

Caught the Salton Sea. In spite of it not being what I thought it would be (more of a drug tale along the lines of Trainspotting and Requiem) I enjoyed it. With quality work in both this and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Val Kilmer is quietly rising back to the top of my "actors whose movies I will see because they are in it" list. Speaking of which, Vincent D'Onofrio is one sick actor who is drastically different in each role he chooses. He might be the most underrated actor in Hollywood.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Caught the Salton Sea. In spite of it not being what I thought it would be (more of a drug tale along the lines of Trainspotting and Requiem) I enjoyed it. With quality work in both this and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Val Kilmer is quietly rising back to the top of my "actors whose movies I will see because they are in it" list. Speaking of which, Vincent D'Onofrio is one sick actor who is drastically different in each role he chooses. He might be the most underrated actor in Hollywood.

Love D'Onofrio. I'm also a Kilmer fan. But those sappy scenes of Kilmer playing smooth Jazz trumpet were a joke. For a MUCH better Kilmer film, check out David Mamet's "Spartan."

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

Caught the Salton Sea. In spite of it not being what I thought it would be (more of a drug tale along the lines of Trainspotting and Requiem) I enjoyed it. With quality work in both this and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Val Kilmer is quietly rising back to the top of my "actors whose movies I will see because they are in it" list. Speaking of which, Vincent D'Onofrio is one sick actor who is drastically different in each role he chooses. He might be the most underrated actor in Hollywood.

Love D'Onofrio. I'm also a Kilmer fan. But those sappy scenes of Kilmer playing smooth Jazz trumpet were a joke. For a MUCH better Kilmer film, check out David Mamet's "Spartan."

I like D'Onofrio, but his "Law and Order" (?) job seems like a giveup (or sellout?) move to me. It's infringed upon his interesting film roles.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Caught the Salton Sea. In spite of it not being what I thought it would be (more of a drug tale along the lines of Trainspotting and Requiem) I enjoyed it. With quality work in both this and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Val Kilmer is quietly rising back to the top of my "actors whose movies I will see because they are in it" list. Speaking of which, Vincent D'Onofrio is one sick actor who is drastically different in each role he chooses. He might be the most underrated actor in Hollywood.

Love D'Onofrio. I'm also a Kilmer fan. But those sappy scenes of Kilmer playing smooth Jazz trumpet were a joke. For a MUCH better Kilmer film, check out David Mamet's "Spartan."

Both have a very similar feel to them and both are watchable. But both rank at about a 6 on a 10 scale.A 6 means I get an uncomfortable feeling that there's a pretty good movie in there somewhere, but they just dropped the ball. It's a feeling of disappointment.

 

[saintfool]

Caught the Salton Sea. In spite of it not being what I thought it would be (more of a drug tale along the lines of Trainspotting and Requiem) I enjoyed it. With quality work in both this and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Val Kilmer is quietly rising back to the top of my "actors whose movies I will see because they are in it" list. Speaking of which, Vincent D'Onofrio is one sick actor who is drastically different in each role he chooses. He might be the most underrated actor in Hollywood.

Love D'Onofrio. I'm also a Kilmer fan. But those sappy scenes of Kilmer playing smooth Jazz trumpet were a joke. For a MUCH better Kilmer film, check out David Mamet's "Spartan."

i was more interested in that movie from a technical standpoint than anything else. watched "the experiment" last night. german fictionalized take on the stanford prison experiment. meh.

 

[TheIronSheik]

Since this thread is "Recenlt viewed movies" and not "recent movies viewed recently", I suppose I can that I recently say Bullitt with Steve McQueen.

I had seen the famous chase scene before, but never the whole movie. Pretty good, I thought, but not outstanding. I found it a little confusing with the twists surrounding the bad guy, so I may have to watch it again.

It was filmed entirely in San Francisco, and the scenery was pretty cool. And, as always, the car chase scene rocked.

I rented this movie a while back after always hearing people talk about it. And I gotta tell ya, I wasn't impressed at all. The movie dragged for me the entire time. And when the chase scene finally happened, it was about as cool as a CHiPs episode car chase. (When the car ran into the gas station at blazing speeds, that was pretty cool, though.) That movie may have been fun when it first came out, but by today's standards, to me anyway, it was unbelievably boring.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

watched "the experiment" last night. german fictionalized take on the stanford prison experiment. meh.

I haven't seen that movie, but the Stanford Prison experiment experience is fascinating to read about. And it sheds a lot of light as to how Abu Ghraib turned out so bad.

 

[saintfool]

Since this thread is "Recenlt viewed movies" and not "recent movies viewed recently", I suppose I can that I recently say Bullitt with Steve McQueen.

I had seen the famous chase scene before, but never the whole movie. Pretty good, I thought, but not outstanding. I found it a little confusing with the twists surrounding the bad guy, so I may have to watch it again.

It was filmed entirely in San Francisco, and the scenery was pretty cool. And, as always, the car chase scene rocked.

I rented this movie a while back after always hearing people talk about it. And I gotta tell ya, I wasn't impressed at all. The movie dragged for me the entire time. And when the chase scene finally happened, it was about as cool as a CHiPs episode car chase. (When the car ran into the gas station at blazing speeds, that was pretty cool, though.) That movie may have been fun when it first came out, but by today's standards, to me anyway, it was unbelievably boring.

out of college, i worked in a video store for a few months. i used to play a game with my coworkers. i could pick good movies that never got rented (usually classics), play them on the tv's around the store and guarantee the title would fly off the shelf. one saturday night, which was a big renting night, i picked "bullitt". the store was packed and loud but, once the car chase started, the store fell quiet. everyone was rivetted by the flick. after it was over, people were clamoring for the flick. we had it reserved for weeks afterwards. it's a solid flick. mcqueen is pretty much the coolest guy this side of james coburn.

 

[saintfool]

watched "the experiment" last night. german fictionalized take on the stanford prison experiment. meh.

I haven't seen that movie, but the Stanford Prison experiment experience is fascinating to read about. And it sheds a lot of light as to how Abu Ghraib turned out so bad.

yeah, i put this one in my netflix queue months, maybe years ago, and it finally popped up. knowing what i do about the stanford experiment, this movie didn't offer any surprises.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

out of college, i worked in a video store for a few months. i used to play a game with my coworkers. i could pick good movies that never got rented (usually classics), play them on the tv's around the store and guarantee the title would fly off the shelf. one saturday night, which was a big renting night, i picked "bullitt". the store was packed and loud but, once the car chase started, the store fell quiet. everyone was rivetted by the flick. after it was over, people were clamoring for the flick. we had it reserved for weeks afterwards. it's a solid flick. mcqueen is pretty much the coolest guy this side of james coburn.

Every movie I've seen made pre-1977, with the exception of Cool Hand Luke, has been a total bore.I'm talking specifically to YOU, Lawrence of Arabia.

 

[saintfool]

out of college, i worked in a video store for a few months. i used to play a game with my coworkers. i could pick good movies that never got rented (usually classics), play them on the tv's around the store and guarantee the title would fly off the shelf. one saturday night, which was a big renting night, i picked "bullitt". the store was packed and loud but, once the car chase started, the store fell quiet. everyone was rivetted by the flick. after it was over, people were clamoring for the flick. we had it reserved for weeks afterwards. it's a solid flick. mcqueen is pretty much the coolest guy this side of james coburn.

Every movie I've seen made pre-1977, with the exception of Cool Hand Luke, has been a total bore.I'm talking specifically to YOU, Lawrence of Arabia.

yeah, i don't know what to tell you. there are more good movies pre than post '77, i think.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

out of college, i worked in a video store for a few months. i used to play a game with my coworkers. i could pick good movies that never got rented (usually classics), play them on the tv's around the store and guarantee the title would fly off the shelf. one saturday night, which was a big renting night, i picked "bullitt". the store was packed and loud but, once the car chase started, the store fell quiet. everyone was rivetted by the flick. after it was over, people were clamoring for the flick. we had it reserved for weeks afterwards. it's a solid flick. mcqueen is pretty much the coolest guy this side of james coburn.

Every movie I've seen made pre-1977, with the exception of Cool Hand Luke, has been a total bore.I'm talking specifically to YOU, Lawrence of Arabia.

yeah, i don't know what to tell you. there are more good movies pre than post '77, i think.

I guess I've watched the wrong ones. Can you give me a list of your top 10 movies made pre-77?

 

[saintfool]

I guess I've watched the wrong ones. Can you give me a list of your top 10 movies made pre-77?

can this list include hitchcock?

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

I guess I've watched the wrong ones. Can you give me a list of your top 10 movies made pre-77?

can this list include hitchcock?

Why not?