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Recently viewed movie thread - Rental, Streaming, Theater etc (8 Viewers)
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Bracie Smathers
Footballguy
I caught the latest remake of Little Women and it is the best version made and I believe director Greta Gerwig will be mentioned as one of if not thee best female director of her time by the time she's done.
So much that I loved about this movie and it all is due to Gerwig who brings an emotional intelligence that elevates the dialogue and pacing of nearly every scene.
She took 'some' liberties with the structure of the story and added poignant contemporary story lines.
I really love women and I love the kinetic energy that happens when they are snugly in their element to be open, its something that not all men appreciate but I grew up with five sisters and always loved female energy. This movie is just wonderful.
Gerwig has overlapping dialogue that is so real and convincing that it seems spontaneous. The men are 'mostly' stage pieces for the female actors. Gerwig interweaves talking points about women's role in Louisa May Alcott's time and then refuses her characters to be confined.
If you haven't seen it yet, give this version of Little Women a watch because it is well worth the time.
So much that I loved about this movie and it all is due to Gerwig who brings an emotional intelligence that elevates the dialogue and pacing of nearly every scene.
She took 'some' liberties with the structure of the story and added poignant contemporary story lines.
I really love women and I love the kinetic energy that happens when they are snugly in their element to be open, its something that not all men appreciate but I grew up with five sisters and always loved female energy. This movie is just wonderful.
Gerwig has overlapping dialogue that is so real and convincing that it seems spontaneous. The men are 'mostly' stage pieces for the female actors. Gerwig interweaves talking points about women's role in Louisa May Alcott's time and then refuses her characters to be confined.
If you haven't seen it yet, give this version of Little Women a watch because it is well worth the time.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Agree that it’s both the best film version and just a really good movie even if you aren’t necessarily familiar with the book/previous movies.
El Floppo
Footballguy
This was pretty fun, btw. Well acted, decently written getting into more robust backstory, nicely shot with a great soundtrack and visuals, including the fashion/costumes. My fashion designer wife was critical of the costumes since they weren't historically accurate (story centers around fashion). I knew what she was talking about, but didn't care- thought it fit the character and story better than going for accuracy.El Floppo said:
Looked great on a big screen, and was thoroughly enjoyable. I'll recommend, especially for those with kids. Without...I guess if you're interested in superhero kind of genesis stories.
Capella
Footballguy
Capella
Footballguy
[trailer starts]
[scene is darkness]
narrator: a young man who lost his mother in an accident where a full bookshelf fell on her, then raised by an angry, abusive dad, fed only a diet of a 4 dozen eggs daily. The next Disney Villain Origin story...
[scene gets lighter as a camera pulls back to reveal a giant muscular arm in a red sleeve]
GASTON...coming in 2023 to Disney Plus
[scene is darkness]
narrator: a young man who lost his mother in an accident where a full bookshelf fell on her, then raised by an angry, abusive dad, fed only a diet of a 4 dozen eggs daily. The next Disney Villain Origin story...
[scene gets lighter as a camera pulls back to reveal a giant muscular arm in a red sleeve]
GASTON...coming in 2023 to Disney Plus
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Django 4K HDR release from Arrow is money. One of the best looking and sounding 4Ks I have fired up yet. Incredible restoration of a 50+ year old lower budget movie. There is a ton of grain which some might not like but the colors are so strong. Really interesting combo of low and high. HDR works well on these era movies, plays into the technicolor of it all.
The Man With No Name
Footballguy
Saw earlier today that they recently released it. That good, eh? Hmm. Pricy. Haven't watched it in awhile. You ever see The Great Silence, another Corbucci film?
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Haven't seen it but it's on my list for sure. This 4K comes with a Blu Ray of Texas Adios as well, so you are really getting 2 movies. The presentation and packaging is really incredible. Not sure how big or up to date your home entertainment set up is but this does stand out quality wise. I upgraded all my stuff over Covid and this is really impressive. The one great thing about 4K and older movies is that film to digital is infinitely upscalable. On the other hand, movies filmed on digital can never really be better than from when they were first filmed,
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Apocalypse '45/Ford at Pearl
They've found a bunch of color film in the National Archives of WWII in the Pacific and have crafted them into two stellar documentaries. I've seen a LOT of Second World War footage - but nothing like this. The color makes it so much more real. I'm sure a lot of it was colorized too, but it's way better than I've ever seen before.
Both available on Discovery+.
They've found a bunch of color film in the National Archives of WWII in the Pacific and have crafted them into two stellar documentaries. I've seen a LOT of Second World War footage - but nothing like this. The color makes it so much more real. I'm sure a lot of it was colorized too, but it's way better than I've ever seen before.
Both available on Discovery+.
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Yankee23Fan
Fair Tax!
Arrival.
I finally watched a movie after who knows how long.
I think this movie was amazing. I might have to watch it again.
I finally watched a movie after who knows how long.
I think this movie was amazing. I might have to watch it again.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
They Shall Not Grow Old... a little similar.
TSNGO is much better - but so much more went into that considering the age.
The footage in Apocalypse '45 was shot by William Wyler. The director is Erik Nelson who has produced other acclaimed feature documentaries, including Herzog's Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2011), Into the Abyss (2011) and Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia (2014).
Wyler, Ford, Capra, George Stevens, and John Huston spent a lot of time in the military during WWII - to the detriment of their careers. There's another documentary/mini series named Five Came Back that's also good, and I think is still on Netflix.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Cool thanks. I’ve seen Five Came Back but not the war movies they shot. That might be worth investigating at some point.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Agree about all of this. Brad Pitt and DiCaprio in Once are two of the great movie performances in recent memory.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
JFK is unintentionally funny while under the influence. 
El Floppo
Footballguy
El Floppo
Footballguy
Had read something positive somewhere about Z for Zachariah- and I like the post-apoc genre so I gave it a go late night. At 90 minutes, I figured it would zip by...not so much. Really should have been a 30 minute short- not enough thematically to warrant the full length. Small cast of big stars do fine (Margot Robbie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Chris Pine) but it just doesn't go anywhere. Don't recommend.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Thanks. I will have to check these out. Looking for a reason to bother keeping Disney again.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Looks like a pretty exciting crop of movies with all the things delayed from last year. Seems like most won’t be coming until later in the year but new movies from:
Wes Anderson, PTA, Aronofksy, Almodovar, Sean Baker, Coens, Spielberg, Del Toro, Inartitu, Malick, George Miller, David O Russell, 2 Ridley Scott movies, Sorkin, Edgar Wright, Villeneuve, Taika Waititi, Olivia Wilde, Zhao and more.
Wes Anderson, PTA, Aronofksy, Almodovar, Sean Baker, Coens, Spielberg, Del Toro, Inartitu, Malick, George Miller, David O Russell, 2 Ridley Scott movies, Sorkin, Edgar Wright, Villeneuve, Taika Waititi, Olivia Wilde, Zhao and more.
B Maverick
Footballguy
We actually paid the $ to watch on D+. Probably better on the big screen but we also really enjoyed it. Great cast and soundtrack and a lot of fun. I would recommend as well, to those with kids.
I think our first trip to the actual theater will be for Black Widow.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
The Neon Demon
Oh brother. This movie. If a Terrence Malick movie farted on a David Lynch movie, this is what's we'd get. Make no mistake: this is one of the most beautifully-filmed movies you'll ever see. But it is *so* pretentious...so hypocritical. Early on, we think we're going to see a smart condemnation of the modeling world. Then it degenerates into a bad exploitation movie that contradicts the movie's early acerbic social commentary. This was categorized as horror on Amazon, but it's more like a really long music video (soundtrack is an ethereal, almost Daft Punk quality) with some extreme violence folded in.
Avoid.
Oh brother. This movie. If a Terrence Malick movie farted on a David Lynch movie, this is what's we'd get. Make no mistake: this is one of the most beautifully-filmed movies you'll ever see. But it is *so* pretentious...so hypocritical. Early on, we think we're going to see a smart condemnation of the modeling world. Then it degenerates into a bad exploitation movie that contradicts the movie's early acerbic social commentary. This was categorized as horror on Amazon, but it's more like a really long music video (soundtrack is an ethereal, almost Daft Punk quality) with some extreme violence folded in.
Avoid.
El Floppo
Footballguy
I keep eyeing this one since it's the guy who directed Valhalla Rising and Drive. But a little inner voice has advised it's much like you've written....thanks for the warning.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
I should look into what some of these are about. probably down to try all but the 1st one, unless the Spielberg is Indy 5.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Spielberg is West Side Story remake. Looked awful but who I'll see it if the reviews are good.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
I've watched plenty of graphic horror films, and this one still grossed me out. It's a shame, because it had a little bit of Midsommer quality to it in terms of aiming high.El Floppo said:
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Love & Monsters
Not much new here but I enjoyed myself and laughed out loud quite a few times.
I would guess at some time this was a vehicle for Jay Baruchel.
Not much new here but I enjoyed myself and laughed out loud quite a few times.
I would guess at some time this was a vehicle for Jay Baruchel.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
In prep for the PTA new release, I stocked up on the few movies of his that I didn't have in the house, and was going to slowly work in rewatches of his movies this summer. I have only seen Magnolia, Phantom Thread, and Inherent Vice once each.
Don Quixote
Footballguy
It has been awhile since watched a movie. My wife has been on an HGTV run lately (getting some good reading in, anyway).
Managed to watch another Fellini last night: And the Ship Sails On. I did not have high expectations going in, but it well-exceeded those. Some good visual Fellini flashes (opening in silent film style transitioning to color, and ending with the
). It reminded me a bit of “The Rules of the Game” in some respects (this one showing aristocracy a bit out of touch while world teetering on WW1 — there’s a scene that was probably not an accidental reference to Renoir’s “dancing on a volcano”).
Not Fellini’s best, but I’d put it up there with Amarcord for a late career highlight for him.
Managed to watch another Fellini last night: And the Ship Sails On. I did not have high expectations going in, but it well-exceeded those. Some good visual Fellini flashes (opening in silent film style transitioning to color, and ending with the
). It reminded me a bit of “The Rules of the Game” in some respects (this one showing aristocracy a bit out of touch while world teetering on WW1 — there’s a scene that was probably not an accidental reference to Renoir’s “dancing on a volcano”).Not Fellini’s best, but I’d put it up there with Amarcord for a late career highlight for him.
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Ilov80s
Footballguy
Very strange thing happened today on my morning walk and coffee run. Just sitting in the street next to the curb was a a copy of the Smokey and the Bandit 4K. It looked in perfect condition, probably never opened and i thought that’s weird. It was in a business area so not like it was in front of someone’s house. I moved it off of the street so it didn’t get ran over and decided if it was still there on my way back, I would take it. It was still there and I guess I’m now the owner. I’ve never seen it but what the heck, might fire that up tonight.
Cold Dead Hands
Footballguy
Osaurus
Footballguy
El Floppo
Footballguy
foxco
Footballguy
Thought the same, not bad, not great. First was best by a decent margin IMO, starting to feel a bit forced.
Cold Dead Hands
Footballguy
Ilov80s
Footballguy
Was a huge hit and always seemed like an all time Dad movie. About halfway through now and while it hasn’t exactly aged like fine wine, it’s a fun watch.
