The Last Film You Saw

[Madeleine]

yes that sounds about right re the cuts, I don't think they did it the first few times they showed the films.  I also have doubts about the new film, a lot of it was filmed here in the UK.

[muggle not]

Last night on Prime Video I watched the film "Lucky" starring Harry Dean Stanton. It is about a very old guy in the last years of his life and in fact I believe the excellent character actor, Harry Dean Stanton, may have been 91 when he made the film. Stanton died shortly after making the movie. This movie is not for everyone as it is not a fast paced film but if you pay attention there are a few magical moments. I loved the movie and as a result looked up the bio on Harry Dean Stanton who was one of the great character actors of all time.

 

Raven, I think that maybe you might like this movie.

 

Luna, you may also enjoy it.

Edited October 9, 2022 by muggle not

[timebug]

Watched  Idris Elba vs a demented killer Lion in 'Beast' (2022)  and while it was a way of passing ninety minutes, I suppose I could have been reading a good book. The most annoying thing about this were the two teenage daughters of Elba's character,who were simply loud and irritating throughout. And unable to follow simple commands,like 'stay in the car!' at all times.

[Kudz]

I watched Jurassic World Dominion for the first time this week after hearing very mixed reviews about it and I must agree with those that said it’s not the best. It’s my least favourite of all the Jurassic Park/World movies (I think), but it has put me in the mood to go back and watch the original one so I’m planning on doing that this coming weekend. I may even watch the entire franchise over the next week or so and then read the original books they’re based on. I’m pretty sure I have read the first book but can’t really remember it all that much, mainly because whenever I think of Jurassic Park I automatically think/remember the movie so it will be good to be able to compare them properly.

[KEV67]

I watched Flux Gourmet at the cinema. It was an art film, verging on the ridiculous.

[Kudz]

The Holiday - I’ve started my Christmas movies early this year as I feel like I hardly saw any last year.

[timebug]

Rewatched for the umpteenth time, 'Alien', 'Aliens', Alien 3' and 'Alien Resurrection'. The first two have always been good, on their repective levels, three was always a poor film; but I managed to see the 'Special Edition' of Alien 3 and it has an extra thirty minutes of footage added,and works much better overall. 'Resurrection' was always a divisive film,and I always liked it anyway! But watching it again after some years, it still by and large works for me, for what it is!

[itsmeagain]

Living, a film with the great Bill Nighy. Excellent, typical Nighy genre really. Melancholic intellectual and his travails. 

[poppy]

On 11/10/2022 at 4:20 AM, itsmeagain said:

Living, a film with the great Bill Nighy. Excellent, typical Nighy genre really. Melancholic intellectual and his travails. 

 

Absolutely love Bill Nighy, will have to look out for that one 😊

[itsmeagain]

On 11/11/2022 at 6:04 AM, poppy said:

 

Absolutely love Bill Nighy, will have to look out for that one 😊

I love him too poppy. 

He always plays the same type of character though. 🤣

On 11/8/2022 at 8:56 AM, Hayley said:

 

 

[Madeleine]

One of my favourite films with Bill Nighy is Still Crazy, where he plays an ageing rock star, some of his scenes are hilarious, and the film is also strangely touching. It's hardly ever on TV though.

[poppy]

On 11/28/2022 at 9:37 PM, itsmeagain said:

I love him too poppy. 

He always plays the same type of character though. 🤣

 

 

He always has his own mannerisms whether he plays a goody or a baddy 😂

[timebug]

Started to watch Dwayne Johnson in 'Black Adam' as I generally like his films. Found this comic book story tedious and too self aware, and lost the will to live after half an hour, so I abandoned it!

[poppy]

On 11/10/2022 at 4:20 AM, itsmeagain said:

Living, a film with the great Bill Nighy. Excellent, typical Nighy genre really. Melancholic intellectual and his travails. 

 

Did you ever watch Auf Wiedersehen, Pet? He was in one of the series. Loved it 😁

[itsmeagain]

On 12/12/2022 at 8:55 AM, poppy said:

 

Did you ever watch Auf Wiedersehen, Pet? He was in one of the series. Loved it 😁

I watched it occasionally. 

Never saw Bill in it. 😂

[poppy]

10 hours ago, itsmeagain said:

I watched it occasionally. 

Never saw Bill in it. 😂

 

He played a corrupt politician in the third series with his usual inimitable style 😁

[Madeleine]

For my first visit to a cinema since xmas 2019, I saw "Empire of Light" today, with Olivia Colman. It took me a while to get into it, but overall I thought it was good, several different storylines, some particular to the time - very early 1980s so lots for nostalgia fans to admire, and good performances all round too.

[Brian.]

I read loads in January but struggled a bit this month so I have been watching movies instead. It's a bit of a mix of old and newer stuff.

 

All Quiet on the Western Front - 4/5

Cop Car - 3/5

Boiling Point - 4/5

The Hatchet Wielding Hitchiker - 1/5

The Hunt for Red October - 3.5/5

Shooter - 2.5/5

Hereditary - 3.5/5

Kiki's Delivery Service - 4/5

3:10 to Yuma - 3.5/5

Howl's Moving Castle - 3/5

Looper - 3.5/5

The Karate Kid (1984) - 3/5

 

Boiling Point is the movie that really stood out for me. It is a true one-take film without any cuts or edits. If I remember correctly they did 4 performances of it and picked the best for release. Stephen Graham is always great in whatever he does but the supporting cast here are all very good, especially Vinette Robinson. I haven't felt tension like this watching a movie for many years. It's really worth watching.

 

[Brian.]

I'm still spending much more time watching movies instead of reading books. In the last week I have watched the following.

 

The Karate Kid Part II - 3/5

Daybreakers - 2.5/5

The Karate Kid Part III - 2.5/5

Full Metal Jacket - 5/5

 

Full Metal Jacket is my favourite movie of all time and I treated myself to the 4k UHD version of it. Watching it in 4k is a great experience.

[KEV67]

The last film I saw at the cinema was Babylon, which was better than the write ups. The last film I saw on DVD was Watchmen, which I have seen before, and which again was better than the write ups.

[woolf woolf]

The Menu - 3/5

Scream V - 3/5

Avatar: The Way of Water - 4/5

Seven Kings Must Die - 2/5

Whisper of the Heart - 5/5

[timebug]

Out of boredom and lack of choice really, I recently re-watched 'Journey to the Centre of The Earth' (1959)

on TV. James Mason, Pat Boone and Diane Baker in a pretty good (although loose!) adaptation of the Jules Verne book. Ray Harryhausen 'monsters', officially some kind of dinosaur, in reality Chameleons with stuck on fins and horns! Good fun and it passes a couple of hours painlessly if you like this kind of thing. My only bugbear when I first saw it and now, is the way Pat Boone has to shovel in a few bits of singing now and then!

[lunababymoonchild]

I've been following the snooker World Championships. 

[Madeleine]

3 hours ago, timebug said:

Out of boredom and lack of choice really, I recently re-watched 'Journey to the Centre of The Earth' (1959)

on TV. James Mason, Pat Boone and Diane Baker in a pretty good (although loose!) adaptation of the Jules Verne book. Ray Harryhausen 'monsters', officially some kind of dinosaur, in reality Chameleons with stuck on fins and horns! Good fun and it passes a couple of hours painlessly if you like this kind of thing. My only bugbear when I first saw it and now, is the way Pat Boone has to shovel in a few bits of singing now and then!

I used to love these old films!  

[woolf woolf]

Creed III - 3.5/5

Scream VI - 2/5

Top Gun: Maverick - 3/5

Dungeons & Dragons - 1/5