Recently viewed movie thread - Rental, Streaming, Theater etc (21 Viewers)

[Andy Dufresne]

Operation Mincemeat - blah

Having enjoyed The Man Who Never Was many years ago, I thought I'd give this Netflix movie a go.

It spends way too much time with a silly love triangle and never gains any momentum. Skip it.

 

[krista4]

Not really on first watch, but the bolded it why I still give lesser PTAs decent scores.   

I usually like PTAs take on non-typical movie relationships/romances, but these characters and age gap really kept me at arm's length with the movie.   I also gather from podcasts and articles afterwards that this has a bit of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood syndrome in that people who know the area/history appreciate it that much more.   They all gushed about the authentic feel of the valley and portrayals of real-life characters that I knew nothing about.  

I totally agree. I wanted to love it as a coming to age story but it just never got there and the age thing was beyond weird. I thought at some point they would skip ahead a few years where the kid was 18 or 19 (think he’s 19 irl) to show some growth and also get it off him being a literal kid. Nope. We’re just packing multiple storefront businesses into one year for a 15 year old kid. Okay. 

Watched Licorice Pizza on a plane yesterday and agree with the above.  It kept my interest well enough, but the whole 15/25 age difference was something that creeped me out and I couldn't get over.  Also all the weird little cameos were distracting.  It was beautiful filmmaking on its surface, but in the end I just didn't get it or why it existed.

I also watched "The Worst Person in the World" on the same flight.  It's another heavily acclaimed movie that was a miss for me.  Somehow highly sterile despite trying to be deep and emotional.  The lead, though, might be the most radiantly beautiful actress I've ever seen.

 

[Ilov80s]

Steel Magnolias.     Ooof.  #### that movie.  

Yeah that one hits hard. Had me sobbing. 

 

[steelcitysledgehammers]

Watched the gentleman by guy Ritchie on Netflix 

Liked it alot. 

  Nothing can top snatch and lock stock though imo

If you haven't already, check out "Rocknrolla".  Not sure why it bombed.  Like "The Gentlemen", it wasn't as good as his first two films, but I still enjoyed it.  Was supposed to setup a whole series before it fell on it's face at the box office.

J

 

[nightmare]

If you haven't already, check out "Rocknrolla".  Not sure why it bombed.  Like "The Gentlemen", it wasn't as good as his first two films, but I still enjoyed it.  Was supposed to setup a whole series before it fell on it's face at the box office.

J

I liked RocknRolla a lot. The Gentlemen was average only because it was Guy Ritchie dialogue

 

[KarmaPolice]

Knocked out a couple newer ones from my list that are on HBO Max - Kimi and The Night House

After thinking about both, I would say they both fall into the category of movies that had nuggets of great ideas, were well acted, looked great, but overall fell a tad short for me.   I ended up liking The Night House a little and would probably give Kimi a 5/10 and the other one a 6.5/10.   Rebecca Hall probably accounts for a full 2 points of that rating for the The Night House.   She played that role well, and loved the uncomfortable tension and grief she brought to the table.   There were also some good genuine creeps and scares, but on the downside the whole last 20mins or so of the movie was a bit of a belly flop for me.  I like what they were doing, but didn't like some of the execution. For Kimi, I think I have just seen the "woman has X and is stuck in her house/apartment" trope maybe one too many times over the last year.  

The Night House was directed by the same director of The Ritual, which is/was a horror movie on Netflix that I liked a bit too, and I guess is in charge of the Hellraiser reboot which I didn't have interest in until I read up on who was behind it.  If I remember correctly, I think the writing team also did Super Dark Times which I liked as well.  

 

[Ilov80s]

Vivre Sa Vie...Godard's best? Anna Karina's best? French New Wave's best? Blew me away last night. 

 

[KarmaPolice]

Speaking of being blown away, Space Buddies is a film classic.  

 

[CGRdrJoe]

Yeah, Arnold's gun never needed a reload and he would kill 3 guys shooting from the hip.

Raw deal was the ultimate in point the gun in this general direction and drop the bad guys.

Cobra is up there as well

 

[KarmaPolice]

I ended up really digging The Mitchells vs. The Machines on Netflix.     Recommended family movie with a good father-daughter story at the core and some odd comedy.    Some great people behind the scenes too - Miller/Lord, writers for Gravity Falls, actors like Danny McBride and Maya Rudolph.    One of the better animated movies I've seen in the last few years.  

 

[Bracie Smathers]

Finally got around to watching something I've looked forward to for years.

• The Pacific TV Mini Series 2010
  

The Pacific Theatre of World War II, as seen through the eyes of several young Marines.

-------------

My mother dated a WW II marine years after my father passed away.  The marines served in the Pacific theatre during WW II. 

I was 13 when we ate at a Chinese restaurant and after the cute waitress took our order he spat out 'F-ng Japs'.  I was stunned and then got angry and asked what his problem was.  He didn't look at me but started into a war story of how he was on a landing craft about to invade an island (I'm pretty-sure it was Peleliu).  He said it was about 98 degrees and extremely humid but the worst part was the smell.

He said that in that heat and humidity bodies quickly began to rot and the lungs would fill with gas to the point they exploded where that dead body gas cloud would drift and linger down the beach for five miles.  

When he told the story, I WAS THERE.  I can't explain how hearing his description first-hand made it real but when he told that story, I WAS THERE.  I couldn't help it, I began to shake and could 'feel' the heat, humidity, and how the smell of dead rotting bodies was thick in the air.

He shifted into another story on a different island where he was alone since he was the first to 'take' a hill with no one else was around.  He said that he saw something that gave him nightmares.  He saw a young girl who the Japanese had tied spread-eagle between two palm trees.  She was naked and had been split open due to being r-ped by every Japanese soldier on that island.  They r-ped her to death.

I didn't have to ask, I knew he'd never get over his hatred of the Japanese.   

Years later, I read lots of books on Guadalcanal.  Amazing that every book had a unique and different take.  The Pacific miniseries did an incredible job, very-VERY accurate account of what took place at 'Alligator Creek' which was not Alligator Creek, it was actually the Tenaru River that had been misidentified.

So much more to just to the story of Guadalcanal could be told.  How the Japanese had to hike miles through the jungle just to launch the attack at Alligator Creek and on Henderson Field where they had been starved and depleted so by the time they attacked they went into suicidal Bonzi attacks which lead to the heroic antics of John Basilone on the attack on Henderson.  

There is a completely untold story of a handful of captured Japanese soldiers who told of an amassing attack force on 'Bloody Ridge' that were decimated by artillery to the point pieces of bodies had been blown 20 feet up trees, virtually wiping out an entire attack of nearly 5,000 Japanese.

Another thing that hasn't been told was, the abject brutal of the way that Japanese soldiers were treated by their superiors, just criminal.  How ill-equipped and under supplied the Japanese were compared to the American soldier and the advantage we held.  

How the Japanese navy developed a 'crude' form of night vision and had superior torpedo's so they OWNED night time naval battles which lead to the  navy leaving the marine forces abandoned and cut off from supplies.

An entire mini-series could be made just on Guadalcanal.  It is fascinating.  

Glad I finally got around to seeing The Pacific.  It is really well-done.  Very accurate for how that part of the war was seen through the individual marines they followed.

 

[nirad3]

Mrs. O and I watched Free Guy last night. It’s a fun movie and was better than I thought it would be. 3.75/5

This is a favorite in our household right now.  My 9-year old boy is big-time into "gaming" so he loves it.

Solid 4.5/5 for us.

 

[joffer]

Finally got around to watching something I've looked forward to for years.

• The Pacific TV Mini Series 2010
  

The Pacific Theatre of World War II, as seen through the eyes of several young Marines.

-------------

My mother dated a WW II marine years after my father passed away.  The marines served in the Pacific theatre during WW II. 

I was 13 when we ate at a Chinese restaurant and after the cute waitress took our order he spat out 'F-ng Japs'.  I was stunned and then got angry and asked what his problem was.  He didn't look at me but started into a war story of how he was on a landing craft about to invade an island (I'm pretty-sure it was Peleliu).  He said it was about 98 degrees and extremely humid but the worst part was the smell.

He said that in that heat and humidity bodies quickly began to rot and the lungs would fill with gas to the point they exploded where that dead body gas cloud would drift and linger down the beach for five miles.  

When he told the story, I WAS THERE.  I can't explain how hearing his description first-hand made it real but when he told that story, I WAS THERE.  I couldn't help it, I began to shake and could 'feel' the heat, humidity, and how the smell of dead rotting bodies was thick in the air.

He shifted into another story on a different island where he was alone since he was the first to 'take' a hill with no one else was around.  He said that he saw something that gave him nightmares.  He saw a young girl who the Japanese had tied spread-eagle between two palm trees.  She was naked and had been split open due to being r-ped by every Japanese soldier on that island.  They r-ped her to death.

I didn't have to ask, I knew he'd never get over his hatred of the Japanese.   

Years later, I read lots of books on Guadalcanal.  Amazing that every book had a unique and different take.  The Pacific miniseries did an incredible job, very-VERY accurate account of what took place at 'Alligator Creek' which was not Alligator Creek, it was actually the Tenaru River that had been misidentified.

So much more to just to the story of Guadalcanal could be told.  How the Japanese had to hike miles through the jungle just to launch the attack at Alligator Creek and on Henderson Field where they had been starved and depleted so by the time they attacked they went into suicidal Bonzi attacks which lead to the heroic antics of John Basilone on the attack on Henderson.  

There is a completely untold story of a handful of captured Japanese soldiers who told of an amassing attack force on 'Bloody Ridge' that were decimated by artillery to the point pieces of bodies had been blown 20 feet up trees, virtually wiping out an entire attack of nearly 5,000 Japanese.

Another thing that hasn't been told was, the abject brutal of the way that Japanese soldiers were treated by their superiors, just criminal.  How ill-equipped and under supplied the Japanese were compared to the American soldier and the advantage we held.  

How the Japanese navy developed a 'crude' form of night vision and had superior torpedo's so they OWNED night time naval battles which lead to the  navy leaving the marine forces abandoned and cut off from supplies.

An entire mini-series could be made just on Guadalcanal.  It is fascinating.  

Glad I finally got around to seeing The Pacific.  It is really well-done.  Very accurate for how that part of the war was seen through the individual marines they followed.

Interesting.  I skipped it cuz the reviews weren’t that good.  That might be because it was being compared to Band of Brothers which is a high bar.  May try it.

 

[CGRdrJoe]

Interesting.  I skipped it cuz the reviews weren’t that good.  That might be because it was being compared to Band of Brothers which is a high bar.  May try it.

amazing series, it’s not 10/10 like band of brothers but a solid 8/10 which puts it in elite status

 

[Andy Dufresne]

I couldn't make it through The Pacific. It's nowhere near Band of Brothers.

For all the WWII films & TV shows made, there are scant few involving the Pacific theater that are worth anything.

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

I couldn't make it through The Pacific. It's nowhere near Band of Brothers.

For all the WWII films & TV shows made, there are scant few involving the Pacific theater that are worth anything.

Tend to agree.

About the only WWII films depicting the Pacific Theater I'd put near the top would be The Thin Red Line and Bridge on the River Kwai.

 

[CGRdrJoe]

Tend to agree.

About the only WWII films depicting the Pacific Theater I'd put near the top would be The Thin Red Line and Bridge on the River Kwai.

that’s funny since the thin red line is barely accurate, while visually stunning, it barely portrayed the truths about the pacific theater. it was just too unrealistic 

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

that’s funny since the thin red line is barely accurate, while visually stunning, it barely portrayed the truths about the pacific theater. it was just too unrealistic 

Cool.  I liked it. Maybe it's more the psychological side of things the movie delves into than the actual battle stuff.

I've tried many times to get through the Pacific miniseries and personally it just does nothing for me.

 

[Bracie Smathers]

Interesting.  I skipped it cuz the reviews weren’t that good.  That might be because it was being compared to Band of Brothers which is a high bar.  May try it.

It is based on real events and follows the individual stories of basically three different marines, so the narrative is split which doesn't adhere to a 'pure' type of story that most have been conditioned to.

Also, the 'island hopping' tactic used in the Pacific theatre literally jumps to completely different locations so having a knowledge of what actually took place is helpful.  It would be too easy to get lost or not understand what the film makers had to do.  If you know the individual battles its easier to follow and appreciate what they accomplished.

Also, the Pacific theatre was abhorrently ugly, dirty, disease ridden (most of the 1st had malaria decimating the original division after Guadalcanal).  It wasn't the 'clean' war with intense battle scenes that shifted to a joyous R&R camaraderie of guys on leave.  The minute they landed they were deep in the sheeet and it was simply fugly, soul crushing, and disturbing to see what they went through.  

They didn't follow one Band Of Brothers, it was fragmented, jumped around, wasn't 'clean', but incredibly accurate and one of the best war dramas because it wasn't clean, it didn't take short cuts, it left in many of the dirty details which you'll never get in a 2 hour movie.   Best WW II Pacific theatre drama ever, hands down.  It wasn't a made up script, it didn't follow one BOB, so it isn't a tight narrative but for anyone who has a little knowledge of what  took place, it is hands down the  best depiction of the Pacic theatre for US Marines in WW II.  

 

[El Floppo]

It is based on real events and follows the individual stories of basically three different marines, so the narrative is split which doesn't adhere to a 'pure' type of story that most have been conditioned to.

Also, the 'island hopping' tactic used in the Pacific theatre literally jumps to completely different locations so having a knowledge of what actually took place is helpful.  It would be too easy to get lost or not understand what the film makers had to do.  If you know the individual battles its easier to follow and appreciate what they accomplished.

Also, the Pacific theatre was abhorrently ugly, dirty, disease ridden (most of the 1st had malaria decimating the original division after Guadalcanal).  It wasn't the 'clean' war with intense battle scenes that shifted to a joyous R&R camaraderie of guys on leave.  The minute they landed they were deep in the sheeet and it was simply fugly, soul crushing, and disturbing to see what they went through.  

They didn't follow one Band Of Brothers, it was fragmented, jumped around, wasn't 'clean', but incredibly accurate and one of the best war dramas because it wasn't clean, it didn't take short cuts, it left in many of the dirty details which you'll never get in a 2 hour movie.   Best WW II Pacific theatre drama ever, hands down.  It wasn't a made up script, it didn't follow one BOB, so it isn't a tight narrative but for anyone who has a little knowledge of what  took place, it is hands down the  best depiction of the Pacic theatre for US Marines in WW II.  

all great points that give me a little more respect for the show... tv show, not movie (wrong thread!   )

while knowing all of things helps, I think they're also the reasons why it doesn't elevate as a TV show. I think most people are reacting to the quality of the overall show, which suffers next to it's obvious comparison in BoB.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Infinitum: Subject Unknown

Husband & wife team, shot on an iPhone by him and stars basically only her. 

"According to director Matthew Butler-Hart the film was an experiment to see how far they could push an iPhone and what could be done with visual storytelling, rather than an exercise in screenwriting. He never thought that it would become what it has, especially with regards to a global audience watching it.

The film is part of a larger world that the Butler-Harts have created and more of an introduction into the ideas of Infinitum than a first chapter. The main script, Infinitum, involves the experiment itself and multiple worlds (which is also being turned into a TV series and graphic novel) - Infinitum: Subject Unknown was a chance for them (during the Covid lock-down) to experiment with a few things ahead of shooting the main film and never expected it to be seen by anyone, let alone sold around the world."

Not the greatest movie, pretty derivative, but considering how it got made made it interesting. Worth the $.99 rental on iTunes.

 

[whoknew]

The Lost City - I watched this last weekend. Its about what you'd expect. Not great, but had some humor and some fun. The leads had good chemistry and Daniel Radcliffe was fun. It also had a really good cameo/small bit part by someone who is becoming known for that.

It kind of reminded me of Romancing the Stone. By no means would anyone call it a great movie - but there are far worse ways to spend two hours.

 

[joffer]

The Lost City - I watched this last weekend. Its about what you'd expect. Not great, but had some humor and some fun. The leads had good chemistry and Daniel Radcliffe was fun. It also had a really good cameo/small bit part by someone who is becoming known for that.

It kind of reminded me of Romancing the Stone. By no means would anyone call it a great movie - but there are far worse ways to spend two hours.

1/3 the way through i said to myself “This is Jewel of the Nile”.

it was ok.  Channing Tatum isn’t funny to me.  Don’t like his delivery.

 

[El Floppo]

The Lost City - I watched this last weekend. Its about what you'd expect. Not great, but had some humor and some fun. The leads had good chemistry and Daniel Radcliffe was fun. It also had a really good cameo/small bit part by someone who is becoming known for that.

It kind of reminded me of Romancing the Stone. By no means would anyone call it a great movie - but there are far worse ways to spend two hours.

1/3 the way through i said to myself “This is Jewel of the Nile”.

it was ok.  Channing Tatum isn’t funny to me.  Don’t like his delivery.

we watched it over the weekend too.

this was forgettable drivel miscast with Bullock and Tatum. entire family started looking at other screens PDQ during this thing... 14yo son bailed completely after 30. 

 

[Payne]

The Lost City - I watched this last weekend. Its about what you'd expect. Not great, but had some humor and some fun. The leads had good chemistry and Daniel Radcliffe was fun. It also had a really good cameo/small bit part by someone who is becoming known for that.

It kind of reminded me of Romancing the Stone. By no means would anyone call it a great movie - but there are far worse ways to spend two hours.

Started slow but felt it was good enough to watch. Sandra still looking good.

 

[snogger]

we watched it over the weekend too.

this was forgettable drivel miscast with Bullock and Tatum. entire family started looking at other screens PDQ during this thing... 14yo son bailed completely after 30. 

Reason number 1,528 to see movies in a theater. It's just too easy to "drift away"/get distracted watching at home.

 

[El Floppo]

Reason number 1,528 to see movies in a theater. It's just too easy to "drift away"/get distracted watching at home.

I would've been pissed if I had spent close to $100 to see this in the theater.

reason 1,529 to not see crap movies in movie theaters.

 

[snogger]

I would've been pissed if I had spent close to $100 to see this in the theater.

reason 1,529 to not see crap movies in movie theaters.

Pick better movies

Wife and I saw it a few weeks ago.. On $5 Tuesday, plus free Popcorn with drink purchase..Like others said.. Nothing not seen before, or worth seeing again,  but worth $10.

 

[El Floppo]

Pick better movies

Wife and I saw it a few weeks ago.. On $5 Tuesday, plus free Popcorn with drink purchase..Like others said.. Nothing not seen before, or worth seeing again,  but worth $10.

tbh, this was barely worthwhile even as a free viewing at home. but $5 theater time would open up more chances to roll the dice for me. as it is- we end up vetting any movie we see in the theater as if they're applying to be secret service agents.

that said- Diva, one of my favorite movies- is on a revival at the Film Forum here. I told my 10yo daughter I want to take her... would be her first subtitles film in a theater.

 

[Eephus]

Operation Mincemeat - blah

Having enjoyed The Man Who Never Was many years ago, I thought I'd give this Netflix movie a go.

It spends way too much time with a silly love triangle and never gains any momentum. Skip it.

Thanks.  I had it queued up.  I'll watch the 2015 BBC documentary instead.

It's probably been 45 years since I saw the original but Stephen Boyd sticks in my memory as the villain.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Been on a short streak of alien and dinosaur movies.    We watched Alien, Aliens, Prometheus, and Jurassic World.    Two of those are amazing, one I think is quite terrible (I just wanted a rewatch to confirm), and one I liked better than I remembered but was still 50/50 on.   Prometheus is the terrible one, and I think you can figure the rest out from there.  

Just saw that the remake Candyman is on Prime, so I will probably watch that soon.  I just ordered the 4k of E.T. that will come tonight, so that will also be a watch soon, and my wife is deciding if she wants to brave The Northman with me since that is available for a rent on Prime.  

 

[rockaction]

Vivre Sa Vie...Godard's best? Anna Karina's best? French New Wave's best? Blew me away last night. 

I'd say no, but it's close. Godard's best is probably either Bande á part or Breathless. Anna Karina is likely at her best in Vivre Sa Vie, though, so you've got that nailed. Vivre Sa Vie might be the movie I like the best out of all three because it's the most watchable, so I'm really deferring to others that can point out things that I wouldn't have noticed as an innovation or new to cinema with the other films. 

I haven't seen all these in a long time and barely remember them, but this is how I remember it rank ordering for me.  

Bande á part
Breathless
Vivre Sa Vie 

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Been on a short streak of alien and dinosaur movies.    We watched Alien, Aliens, Prometheus, and Jurassic World.    Two of those are amazing, one I think is quite terrible (I just wanted a rewatch to confirm), and one I liked better than I remembered but was still 50/50 on.   Prometheus is the terrible one, and I think you can figure the rest out from there. 

Prometheus is so frustrating. There are some really good ideas and performances there but it just doesn't come together. Like the newest Matrix there are just too many times where the audience is left hanging as to WHY things are happening.

The main theme, Life, is pretty great though.

The Jurassic World movies are more fun than they're given credit for.

 

[shadrap]

Finally got around to watching something I've looked forward to for years.

• The Pacific TV Mini Series 2010
  

The Pacific Theatre of World War II, as seen through the eyes of several young Marines.

-------------

My mother dated a WW II marine years after my father passed away.  The marines served in the Pacific theatre during WW II. 

I was 13 when we ate at a Chinese restaurant and after the cute waitress took our order he spat out 'F-ng Japs'.  I was stunned and then got angry and asked what his problem was.  He didn't look at me but started into a war story of how he was on a landing craft about to invade an island (I'm pretty-sure it was Peleliu).  He said it was about 98 degrees and extremely humid but the worst part was the smell.

He said that in that heat and humidity bodies quickly began to rot and the lungs would fill with gas to the point they exploded where that dead body gas cloud would drift and linger down the beach for five miles.  

When he told the story, I WAS THERE.  I can't explain how hearing his description first-hand made it real but when he told that story, I WAS THERE.  I couldn't help it, I began to shake and could 'feel' the heat, humidity, and how the smell of dead rotting bodies was thick in the air.

He shifted into another story on a different island where he was alone since he was the first to 'take' a hill with no one else was around.  He said that he saw something that gave him nightmares.  He saw a young girl who the Japanese had tied spread-eagle between two palm trees.  She was naked and had been split open due to being r-ped by every Japanese soldier on that island.  They r-ped her to death.

I didn't have to ask, I knew he'd never get over his hatred of the Japanese.   

Years later, I read lots of books on Guadalcanal.  Amazing that every book had a unique and different take.  The Pacific miniseries did an incredible job, very-VERY accurate account of what took place at 'Alligator Creek' which was not Alligator Creek, it was actually the Tenaru River that had been misidentified.

So much more to just to the story of Guadalcanal could be told.  How the Japanese had to hike miles through the jungle just to launch the attack at Alligator Creek and on Henderson Field where they had been starved and depleted so by the time they attacked they went into suicidal Bonzi attacks which lead to the heroic antics of John Basilone on the attack on Henderson.  

There is a completely untold story of a handful of captured Japanese soldiers who told of an amassing attack force on 'Bloody Ridge' that were decimated by artillery to the point pieces of bodies had been blown 20 feet up trees, virtually wiping out an entire attack of nearly 5,000 Japanese.

Another thing that hasn't been told was, the abject brutal of the way that Japanese soldiers were treated by their superiors, just criminal.  How ill-equipped and under supplied the Japanese were compared to the American soldier and the advantage we held.  

How the Japanese navy developed a 'crude' form of night vision and had superior torpedo's so they OWNED night time naval battles which lead to the  navy leaving the marine forces abandoned and cut off from supplies.

An entire mini-series could be made just on Guadalcanal.  It is fascinating.  

Glad I finally got around to seeing The Pacific.  It is really well-done.  Very accurate for how that part of the war was seen through the individual marines they followed.

our family doctor was a medic at Peleliu & Okinawa when he was 20 yrs old.  going ashore to Okinawa(the last island) all the soldiers wanted in his boat.  they thought after all he had been through that he was good luck.  he never talked about the war.  found out about it from his son.  he went days with no sleep just patching kids up day & night.  4 of his assistants got killed right next to him.  2 medics went crazy & had to be taken off the islands.  our doctor stitched my eye up(10 stitches) many years ago & commented at the time that this is nothing.  Pacific is a GREAT series.

 

[Ilov80s]

I'd say no, but it's close. Godard's best is probably either Bande á part or Breathless. Anna Karina is likely at her best in Vivre Sa Vie, though, so you've got that nailed. Vivre Sa Vie might be the movie I like the best out of all three because it's the most watchable, so I'm really deferring to others that can point out things that I wouldn't have noticed as an innovation or new to cinema with the other films. 

I haven't seen all these in a long time and barely remember them, but this is how I remember it rank ordering for me.  

Bande á part
Breathless
Vivre Sa Vie 

I obviously need to see a lot more Godard. The only 2 others I think I've seen are Alphaville and Pierrot le Fou. Pretty cool that Godard is still alive and kicking. I am so impressed by his casual cool and total disregard for rules. Also the way he manages both naked sentimentality and cold carelessness. 

 

[rockaction]

The only 2 others I think I've seen are Alphaville and Pierrot le Fou

Those would seem to be among his more famous, as they're ones I've seen also. Also saw Masculin-Feminin once. I haven't seen too much else of his, actually. 

 

[Ilov80s]

Those would seem to be among his more famous, as they're ones I've seen also. Also saw Masculin-Feminin once. I haven't seen too much else of his, actually. 

Yeah, this is very much myself going through his "best movies". Contempt is the other that seems to consistently get really high reviews. 

 

[KarmaPolice]

New Candyman is not that great.  :(

 

[Barry]

Sliding Doors, a Gweneth Paltrow movie. Very good. I will watch again.

 watched again. Not as good, didn't finish.

 

[Gr00vus]

Based on @Eephus's mention I watched The Man From Laramie. There are worse ways to blow a couple of hours, but I can't call it a great film. James Stewart does a great job. The plot is pretty basic, a standard Western focusing on a mysterious revenge motive. It is of it's time, particularly acting style wise when it comes to the supporting cast. Which makes Stewart stand out because his portrayal of the protagonist would fit in with most modern film efforts - there's a darkness, realness and cynicism to it that are timeless, even if the dialog is a bit 50's/early 60's in tone.

That led me to The Professionals, a sort of mission impossible western. For whatever reason I liked this one a bit better. It felt a bit more modern in tone, production quality and dialog. Pretty good cast too. I was initially really skeptical at the choice of Jack Palance as a Mexican bandit lord, but he mostly pulled it off without being campy. This was a good Burt Lancaster role, playing the rambunctious scoundrel with a heart of gold. Lee Marvin was Lee Marvin. And Claudia Cardinale was basically Salma Hayek before there was a Salma Hayek. Astoundingly they found an even more well endowed Latina to play a supporting role. Robert Ryan turned in a really good performance as the horse wrangler who actually cared about his charges. My problem with this one was the ending, it felt rushed, unearned, and implausible. Still, again, not a horrible way to spend a couple of hours.

 

[Ilov80s]

That led me to The Professionals, a sort of mission impossible western. For whatever reason I liked this one a bit better. It felt a bit more modern in tone, production quality and dialog. Pretty good cast too. I was initially really skeptical at the choice of Jack Palance as a Mexican bandit lord, but he mostly pulled it off without being campy. This was a good Burt Lancaster role, playing the rambunctious scoundrel with a heart of gold. Lee Marvin was Lee Marvin. And Claudia Cardinale was basically Salma Hayek before there was a Salma Hayek. Astoundingly they found an even more well endowed Latina to play a supporting role. Robert Ryan turned in a really good performance as the horse wrangler who actually cared about his charges. My problem with this one was the ending, it felt rushed, unearned, and implausible. Still, again, not a horrible way to spend a couple of hours.

Really good western- the great writer-director Richard Brooks. He was a master of adaptation and was able to do so across many genres. 

 

[El Floppo]

Yeah, this is very much myself going through his "best movies". Contempt is the other that seems to consistently get really high reviews. 

Brigitte Bardot.

I think there may have been more to the movie... but that's all I remember.   

 

[wikkidpissah]

Brigitte Bardot.

I think there may have been more to the movie... but that's all I remember.   

she's where it all turned for me, when i realized it was about more than looking, even kissing. i was 10, but i wanted to enter her somehow. later, in the bath, i thought of a way....

 

[wikkidpissah]

speaking of French stuff, my alltime hidden treasure, the movie i most love that almost no one knows, is on TCM @ 6pm today. The King of Hearts - in WWI, a provincial French town is evacuated ahead of encroaching German forces but they forsake the insane asylum, so the patients filter out and begin to assume various traditional roles in the village. at the same time, British forces decide to boobytrap the town before the German troops arrive. the British munitions expert is embraced by the townspeople as their King. 1966, the great Alan Bates, a tender-as-duck-breast Genevieve Bujold. wikkid say "zieutez-le"

 

[El Floppo]

speaking of French stuff, my alltime hidden treasure, the movie i most love that almost no one knows, is on TCM @ 6pm today. The King of Hearts - in WWI, a provincial French town is evacuated ahead of encroaching German forces but they forsake the insane asylum, so the patients filter out and begin to assume various traditional roles in the village. at the same time, British forces decide to boobytrap the town before the German troops arrive. the British munitions expert is embraced by the townspeople as their King. 1966, the great Alan Bates, a tender-as-duck-breast Genevieve Bujold. wikkid say "zieutez-le"

oh wow... I saw this in a theater with my parents.

exhibit 4 million of all the great things they did with me that I'm not doing with mine.

but... one of my favorite movies- Diva- is playing at the Film Forum down the street. I already told 10yo floppinha I want to take her to see it. will try to drag 14yo floppinho too, but his social calendar has gotten busy.

I saw it in the theater as a 13yo, and it changed my life and perspective (at least from a design standpoint). portrayed and industrial Paris and lifestyle that was completely new to my suburban 13yo mind... first time seeing Loft- real warehouse style loft- living. plus I loved the music and general story. 

getting her to deal with subtitles for the first time is going to be hard, but I'm pretty sure she learned how to read... so we'll see.

 

[El Floppo]

speaking of French stuff, my alltime hidden treasure, the movie i most love that almost no one knows, is on TCM @ 6pm today. The King of Hearts - in WWI, a provincial French town is evacuated ahead of encroaching German forces but they forsake the insane asylum, so the patients filter out and begin to assume various traditional roles in the village. at the same time, British forces decide to boobytrap the town before the German troops arrive. the British munitions expert is embraced by the townspeople as their King. 1966, the great Alan Bates, a tender-as-duck-breast Genevieve Bujold. wikkid say "zieutez-le"

there was another, but later somehwat similarly themed film- Twinkle Twinkle Killer Kane (got renamed to 'The Ninth Configuration')- that's also far less known than I think it should be (at least the version I have in my mind from seeing it as a 12yo... haven't rewatched so not sure how it holds up, tbh)

 

[KarmaPolice]

Shakespeare in Love.   

Only saw it the once in '98 before last night.   Mostly my memory was vague and was on the lines of thinking the movie was good, it just took a lot of #### b/c it won over Private Ryan.   My memory was wrong - it's really not that good of a movie.   

 

[El Floppo]

Three Thousand Years of Longing looks like it could be that combo of well made and bigger than life visual spectacle that warrants a trip to the theater.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Tonight is E.T. in 4K.  

 

[Ilov80s]

Tonight is E.T. in 4K.  

I haven’t see that since I was maybe 10 years old. I really need to give another watch. I barely remember it.