Recommend a Movie for Tonight (1 Viewer)

[Klimtology]

Watched the Last Duel last week and thought it was great!

Any other suggestions?

 

[KarmaPolice]

Nightmare Alley has been one that has been suggested a bit in the other threads.   I think it's on HBO and Hulu

 

[Klimtology]

Nightmare Alley has been one that has been suggested a bit in the other threads.   I think it's on HBO and Hulu

Watched this recently as well.  Thought it was just ok.  Slightly depressing.

 

[jamny]

Nobody with Bob Odenkirk on Hbo max

 

[whoknew]

Pig is good. Think its on Hulu.

 

[supermike80]

Nobody with Bob Odenkirk on Hbo max

The bus scene....

 

[fruity pebbles]

If you get Showtime and like westerns……..Old Henry is a small gem. 

 

[jamny]

The bus scene....

I didn't expect him to pull off a movie like that, or a scene like that, but it's a fun ride.

 

[belljr]

The First Duel

 

[The General]

Caddyshack 2

 

[-fish-]

Greasy Strangler

 

[identikit]

Could not make it through The Last Duel

Tried 3 times

Something about the South Boston boys trying to do a period piece.

Kept laughing like I was watching Team America

 

[identikit]

Nobody with Bob Odenkirk on Hbo max

This is queued up on my DVR for tonight

 

[ChiefD]

Waiting

 

[E Street Brat]

JAWS 3D

 

[Ilov80s]

Watched this recently as well.  Thought it was just ok.  Slightly depressing.

Just slightly? LOL

 

[steelerfan1]

Watched Antlers which is free on HBO Max. It was worth watching if you like horror. 

 

[Ilov80s]

I’m assuming you have HBO Max so I would throw out 

Judas and The Black Messiah- story of the killing of Fred Hampton, told in the form a Donnie Braso undercover style story 

Shiva Baby- uncomfortable comedy about a Jewish college girl making money as a sex worker on the side 

Rashomon- the original Last Duel in terms of the multi POV story telling

 

[Klimtology]

Nobody with Bob Odenkirk on Hbo max

I've seen this as well.

Loved it.

 

[Keith R]

One Night in Bangkok on HBO Max is a fun popcorn flick

 

[-fish-]

Watched Antlers which is free on HBO Max. It was worth watching if you like horror. 

Thought this was close to unwatchable.

 

[Klimtology]

Watched 'You were never really here' last night

Joaquin Phoenix was great as usual, but the movie itself was a bore.

Anyone have some more recommendations?

 

[Ilov80s]

Watched 'You were never really here' last night

Joaquin Phoenix was great as usual, but the movie itself was a bore.

Anyone have some more recommendations?

LOL Nobody recommended that! I could have told you it was pretty mediocre. I did like the score though (Johnny Greenwood strikes again). 

What kind of movie are you looking for since all of yesterday's recs were misses?

 

[nirad3]

I watched The Dark Tower on plane yesterday and was entertained.  Terrible reviews on RT but I would give it a solid 7.5/10.  Idris Elba is awesome.  Oh - I rented on Amazon Prime for 4 bucks.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

The Legend of Bagger Vance  

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

I watched The Dark Tower on plane yesterday and was entertained.  Terrible reviews on RT but I would give it a solid 7.5/10.  Idris Elba is awesome.

I never even heard of this. I read the books and that seems to be why the reviews are so low – the book readers are pissed!!!!

 

[MTskibum]

I never even heard of this. I read the books and that seems to be why the reviews are so low – the book readers are pissed!!!!

I read the books and I knew there was a movie, but I have never seen it. I think I would be disappointed.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

I read the books and I knew there was a movie, but I have never seen it. I think I would be disappointed.

As a rule I don’t really get hyped for Stephen King movies. Very few of them that are even worth watching. 

 

[El Floppo]

Watched 'You were never really here' last night

Joaquin Phoenix was great as usual, but the movie itself was a bore.

Anyone have some more recommendations?

Hopscotch- walter matthau and julie chrystie early 80s spy comedy

Manhunter- (you've probably seen it already) predated prequel to Silence of the Lambs directed by Michael Mann

 

[Klimtology]

LOL Nobody recommended that! I could have told you it was pretty mediocre. I did like the score though (Johnny Greenwood strikes again). 

What kind of movie are you looking for since all of yesterday's recs were misses?

Anything really.  No particular genre.

 

[El Floppo]

**ALERT***

it's not Julie Chrystie in Hopscotch... it's Glenda Jackson.

 

[Klimtology]

**ALERT***

it's not Julie Chrystie in Hopscotch... it's Glenda Jackson.

I'll check out the trailer.

 

[Ilov80s]

Do you like Dickens? Have you seen the David Lean Great Expectations?

 

[Klimtology]

Do you like Dickens? Have you seen the David Lean Great Expectations?

Sure! Haven't seen it.

 

[Ilov80s]

Sure! Haven't seen it.

Its on HBO Max and is probably the best Dickens adaptation. I mean, it's David Lean. Early Lean, 1946. 

 

[Klimtology]

Its on HBO Max and is probably the best Dickens adaptation. I mean, it's David Lean. Early Lean, 1946. 

OK

 

[Moonlight]

Nobody with Bob Odenkirk on Hbo max

Disjointed plot, poor editing and unmemorable action sequences outside of the bus scene which was passable.

Odenkirk isn't an action hero and was having trouble handling hefting around the bad guys which is understandable now based on his recent heart attack.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Spinal Tap

 

[jamny]

Disjointed plot, poor editing and unmemorable action sequences outside of the bus scene which was passable.

Odenkirk isn't an action hero and was having trouble handling hefting around the bad guys which is understandable now based on his recent heart attack.

I loved it.

 

[Joe Schmo]

Off kilter 70's sci-fi , the original Westworld. Yul Brenner is outstanding as the Terminator.

 

[Manster]

I watched The Dark Tower on plane yesterday and was entertained.  Terrible reviews on RT but I would give it a solid 7.5/10.  Idris Elba is awesome.  Oh - I rented on Amazon Prime for 4 bucks.

Ive been wanting to check this out but I figure it'll be another King tale that doesn't translate well to the big screen, like usual.  That series is nuts!

 

[PhillipPhoto]

I liked Nightmare Alley.  I went to grab a beer and think I missed something on why the blonde double crossed the magician at the end.  What was her motivation, just a long con proving she was better than him?  I liked the full circle arc of the magician's character and the reminder of what the term "geek" meant back then.  Much different than today.

 

[Cjw_55106]

Don’t watch the Clint Eastwood flick, Cry Macho. I mean, unless you like plotless movies and subpar acting.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Awesome, I guess I don't need to watch Nightmare Alley now.  

 

[Rockchild]

I read the books and I knew there was a movie, but I have never seen it. I think I would be disappointed.

I enjoyed it as a standalone movie. If you've read the books it will probably disappoint though. That's usually the case with any move made from a book.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Awesome, I guess I don't need to watch Nightmare Alley now.  

 

Right!?! WTF.

 

[Ilov80s]

Awesome, I guess I don't need to watch Nightmare Alley now.  

 

Right!?! WTF.

LOL I will say I don't think that is much of a spoiler. At no point in the movie would anyone ever think "oh this psychiatrist and this con man seem to have a real genuine relationship, I bet they will treat each other very well" 

 

[Ilov80s]

Disjointed plot, poor editing and unmemorable action sequences outside of the bus scene which was passable.

Odenkirk isn't an action hero and was having trouble handling hefting around the bad guys which is understandable now based on his recent heart attack.

Yeah I honestly think the positive vibes around it were related to: people really liking Odenkirk and wanting to support him and it being released in the heart of the pandemic when there weren't many new movies coming out. I watched it on HBO recently and kept waiting for some kind of interesting twist or something else to happen. Nope, just a really old guy going video game mode beating up tons of people. ZZZZzzzz

 

[jamny]

Don’t watch the Clint Eastwood flick, Cry Macho. I mean, unless you like plotless movies and subpar acting.

The kid was terrible. Couldn't they find someone with an authentic accent? And he was supposed to be a tough street kid? I fast forwarded through most of the second half.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Disjointed plot, poor editing and unmemorable action sequences outside of the bus scene which was passable.

Odenkirk isn't an action hero and was having trouble handling hefting around the bad guys which is understandable now based on his recent heart attack.

Yeah I don't get the love for the movie. Even the bus scene - which was great action - didn't make much sense. I mean the russian guys were drunk and obnoxious but they weren't hurting anyone or even threatening to (if I'm remembering correctly) before Odenkirk went into action. Also any movie that relies on a super old man (Christopher Llyod) coming in and kicking ### and shooting up bad guys for comedic effect has run out of ideas.