the last film you watched thread

[braex27]

How was it?^

It's great. I was actually re-watching it. A really strange film with a strange central character that's completely compelling. I recommend it.

[Spiff]

I've been curmudgeonly about 3D movies and have refused to see one so I can maintain my grumpy disposition.

But I saw LoP in 3D and I have to admit I felt a rush of child-like wonder at the magic of it all. Ha! I was dazzled into goofiness! It was fun.

I'm not a huge fan of 3D. I only make a point to see a 3D movie now when the director originally films it in 3D and intended to have the movie experienced that way. Such was LoP. And Avatar. And Hugo. And a couple others I have seen in the past two years. And The Hobbit will be my next.

[Drugstore Cowboy]

skyfall

pretty kewl movie I thought, and i'm not really into the james bond films so that's saying something

[Native Son]

Aliens

Still great.

[GregKII]

Easy A--watched it for English, now I get to write a paper relating it to the Scarlet Letter..yay! NOT. The movie was funny, and I probably would've ended up watching it through my own fruition anyway.

[zoltanspawn]

Neither too saccharine nor too remorseless for me, Precious (2009).

[MJEH89]

Okay, I guess it's up to me to be the deep, meaningful intellectual one here...

[FanofFiction]

It Happened on 5th Avenue... it was a corny, old movie from the post war period. I enjoyed it though. If you like old black and white movies, I'd recommend it.

[ChickenGuy]

Happily N'Ever After 2

Apparently it was a 'straight to video' sequel, and having watched it I understand why. The quality of the animation was AWFUL and looked like it was done on a cheap computer from about 1995. There was no substance or depth to it.

[Harke the Boeotarch]

Horror Express (1972)

Surprizingly good horror movie starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.

[Ninja108]

Skyfall......

[SLOPPYSECONDS]

..La nuit des generaux..

[desertboi]

I just watched "Angels and Demons" this morning.

[Sparky-Sparky-Boom-Boom]

Just watched "He's Just not that Into You" loved it. I really adore any film Ginnifer Goodwin is in she plays these roles really well.

[AlmondMilk]

I watched the Twilight movie. I hated it once they pulled the ol' Just Kidding this didn't happen trick.

[MJEH89]

a couple of oldies...

[Drugstore Cowboy]

drive,

actually a pretty good movie!

[MJEH89]

[zoltanspawn]

Every once in a while I won't finish watching a movie.

Sluggish recollection, monotonous narrration, Waltz with Bashir (2008).

[Spiff]

Finally got around to seeing Magic Mike. I was surprised by how much I did not care for it. Tatum's opening ass shot was the highlight of the whole movie. The story was weak and irrelevant. Given the material, it was rather tame for a R-rated movie. It didn't go deep enough with the trouble that these guys can get into.

[tombastep]

Rise of the Guardians.

I know this is a "kids" movie, but I ended up liking it a lot. It's also a movie where the 3D actually enhanced it and made the movie pop, you know like 3D is supposed to do. Even without the 3D the movie remains to be a very pretty movie. The premise is simple and straightforward but enjoyable and done well enough.

What I like most about the movie is that it touched on a lot of things that made Holidays great as a kid. The fun of the holidays and the kinds of questions you would have about how things work with certain characters like the Easter Bunny or Tooth fairy. It gave me a very nostalgic feeling a lot of the time.

[zoltanspawn]

The importance of a hero is slowly unearthed as he returns from the front, Ballad of a Soldier (1959).

[zoltanspawn]

A young housewife negotiates her sense of self with a job in the big city of Calcutta.

Satyajit Rai's Mahanagar (1963).

In spite of terrible subtitles and a darkly faded print (Bollywood Films version) the pathos and beauty come through.

[FanofFiction]

Rise of the Guardians. Epic. It was so good!

[Spiff]

The Hobbit. Twice. First the HFR 3D version, then the Imax 3D version. Yes I'm such a nerd. But I loved it. Critics totally missed the mark this time.

[chance1]

saw LA Confidential this weekend

wow

top 5 movie of all time

great cast - Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Guy Pearce (gorgeous in it)

Film noire

LOVED IT

[FanofFiction]

Last night we watched Love Actually. It was terrible. Fucking terrible. Oh, it had a cute moment here and there but overall it was pretty unwatchable. And what a stupid ending.

[billie]

I have just watched The hobbit
It wasnt as good as the Lord of the rings Trilogy but still great. What i really hate is the fact that Peter Jackson divides the book´s story in 3 movies
WTF??? The book isnt that complicated or hard to make three movies out of it.

[MJEH89]

"A Diva's Christmas Carol" (2000) Vanessa Williams as the Scrooge character with Kathy Griffin as the Ghost of Christmas Past. It's mildly funny.

[zoltanspawn]

Werner Herzog's weirdo lunatic fantasm Even Dwarfs Started Small (1971).

I didn't think it was wonderful until I followed a friend's advice and repeated a viewing with the commentary, including conversation with fellow astronaut Crispin Glover.

[Rubber Rat]

saw LA Confidential this weekend

wow

top 5 movie of all time

great cast - Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Guy Pearce (gorgeous in it)

Film noire

LOVED IT

I agree. Excellent film.

[Rubber Rat]

[zoltanspawn]

A cheesy but compelling and enjoyable class allegory, Swept Away (1974).



I admit, I cheered.

Apparently, there's a remake with Madonna?

[MJEH89]

[sixthson]

A Spanish film, El Bola. Very sweet and touching about a boy who is beaten and mistreated by his father. He befriends a new kid in class and from him he learns what a loving family is all about.

I love foreign and independent films.

[stacy]

Last night I watched Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (for about the 100th time) followed by Galaxy Quest.

It was a very fun evening. If you have not seen either movie I recommend them both. Galaxy Quest is an easy view, hilarious and fun with a cast you will not believe.

[mrbeebs]

gotta mention two since they're both such a big deal...

Skyfall - LOVED it... especially the sexually ambiguous villain. It was very.. erm.. british. More so than all the other craig movies.. definitely the best bond I've ever seen.

Godfather, Part II - Holy fucking shit this was awesome. I gained so much respect for Kay's character, because she seemed so one-dimensional in the first film. They really expounded on all the characters - vito, michael, kay, fredo... just a perfect movie about making money. I can't say it was better or worse than the first though.. they were just both epic. I'm gonna have to watch III now, but I'm not looking foward to it lol.. just looking at the trailer lets me know its gonna suck as bad as the reviews say.

[AlmondMilk]

Les Mis. I was impressed. I enjoyed it more than the show.

[zoltanspawn]

Although I'm a fan of Nina Paley's cartoons about overpopulation, I expected her work with the Ramayana would suffer from stereotyping. Just a little though. Its biggest faults are the tedious musical numbers. The commentary sequences on the epic are just flat-out fun.

Sita Sings the Blues (2008).

[illgetbi]

The Hobbit.

I think I liked it?

[Promise]

I watched The Dark Knight Rises recently because I missed it then forgot about it for a long time.

[zoltanspawn]

I hate movies that have "natives" hunching over in fear and amazement like dumbstruck monkeys...before some impossibly advanced foreign technology. There's a lot of such crap, and even more here, including plenty of good intentions gone awry. A tawdry, unfortunate take on Malick for me The New World (2005).

[MJEH89]

[cityboy-stl]

I watched Oliver! on Netflix streaming. I remember seeing that movie in the theater when I was about 16 and then going home and jerking off multiple time because I thought Oliver Reed was so hot. lol.

[likecharlie]

Amadeus, one of my all time faves

[Blueboy82]

Les Miserables 2012. Makes me want to cry.

[braex27]

Ted. Low low brow humour but I really enjoyed it.

[tombastep]

Decided to watch Vanilla Sky since I haven't watched it in a long time. Movie still gets to me, such a great ending.

[zoltanspawn]

There's plenty to enjoy in The Hobbit. I thought it was entertaining fun.

The interesting question is whether the 48 FPS "HFR" is good or not. I admit I was skeptical, but given the idea that it's not that different than the evolution of black-and-white to color I felt I should give it a fair shake. If it evolves into something better, good. But if this is a typical look at the format, I hope it's the last film ever made this way.

It doesn't look like film any longer, it looks like video. Over and over again, I recalled television, a gorgeous shot that's rendered cheap and ironically artificial. As a friend said, there's a reason that many people prefer to listen to music on vinyl instead of newer formats. Film is plain-old more beautiful.

I think of films as representations that engage the subjective response of the viewer. Because the subtle sense of representation is diminished by the high frame rate, our rich engagement with the film is diminished too. It's like we are merely witnessing events objectively, instead of participating imaginatively with the film.

[-Xibalba-]

I decided to rent Magic Mike from Netflix. Everyone was loving it and it's getting 80% over on Rotten Tomatoes.

I... didn't really like it -- ended up giving it a 2/5 over on Netflix when it asked me to rate it. I thought the acting was pretty laughable. Particularly by Alex Pettyfer and the girl who played his sister.

Matthew McConaughey was pretty good. Although he overdid it at times. And I didn't really like that his character used the word "fag".