What is The Last Movie You Watched?

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Originally Posted by Stavros

The link will take you to a list which includes the mind-boggling decision to remake Dirty Dancing, The Hangover 3 (as if the previous two were not bad enough, Yasmin Lee notwithstanding), another crack at Superman (Man of Steel), sci-fi/futurist/world-gone-zombie-mad films with Will Smith, Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise etc.
http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/1905...of-summer-2013

Or you could wait in anticipation for this British film (The Lotus Eaters) of which the promo reads:
Follows a group of young Londoners as they struggle to find meaning in their lives while masking their discontent with sex, drugs, and rock ‘n roll. The story centers on ex-model and aspiring actress Alice (Antonia Campbell-Hughes) as she struggles with her relationship with Charlie (Johnny Flynn), her drug-addicted ex-boyfriend. The fashionable group of friends epitomizes a new modern “lost generation” reminiscent of Ernest Hemmingway and his cohorts.

Maybe best to stay at home, or go to Cannes!

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despite my penchant for high-brow entertainment, i am a US male at my core and I grew up in the 80s and 90s where I was spoon-fed low-brow laughs, explosions and gore so...

I will probably see the 3rd Hangover and World War Z. I have not been a fan of most will smith movies therefore I will pass on his father/son apocalypse effort as I will also pass on the tom cruise yawn oblivion. that said, the great gatsby looks good as does the new trek. i will also see the new iron man movie as it has to be better than iron man 2 and 3 (aka the avengers). TDKR sucked compared to most movies but especially compared to TDK so I'm not sold on the nolan/synder reboot of supes, but i know all my friends will drag me to see it. Nolan proved he could make great movies with TDK and Inception but TDKR sucked so bad and Synder isn't a great director as from 300 to sucker punch, i find his style a bit taxing and forced.

having said all of that, there are a few other titles that may be interesting as blockbusters go, but overall, there is no movie that is pending release that i'm saying, "I've got to see that"

Fair dinkum, sport. I watched Iron Man I and II mainly because I often like Robert Downey Jr even if he does make some crap films; every now and then a futurist film is at least worth seeng even if it goes off towards the end; and for some reason I seem to like some of the Cruise vehicles where others on HA detest him.
Lat night a film called The Tourist was on tv, with Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp -I am not sure if I have seen much Depp other than fragments of those dire pirate movies, in The Tourist nothing is believable, the acting, insofar as there is any, is wafer thin -what struck me is how ugly Depp is, with a face like a horses arse one wonders how he ever got into movies...and what is the point of Angelina Jolie with her clothes on? For real excitement I flipped over to watch Spurs beat Arsenal.

My ladyboy model of last saturday took me to see Jack and the magic bean. Well...at least she liked it, lol.

Stavros - woud it astonish you to discover that for many women Johnny Depp is the sexiest thing on two legs. I kid you not.

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Originally Posted by Prospero

Finally "Argo" and yes it was a thriller - even though you knew the denouement.

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was a little disappointed by this. it reminded me of something that would've been a tv movie- just with less of the thrill.

Know what you mean, Bluesoul. One trouble with Argo was that the outcome was known. But despite that they did manage to ramp up the tension.

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Originally Posted by Prospero

Stavros - woud it astonish you to discover that for many women Johnny Depp is the sexiest thing on two legs. I kid you not.

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So there is hope for me yet...eh? But who knows what women want anyway! Mel Gibson?

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Originally Posted by Prospero

Finally "Argo" and yes it was a thriller - even though you knew the denouement.

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I thought it was about those awful shops where you choose from a catalogue and then wait seven hours while the people behind the counter try to get both of their brain cells to rub together.

In terms of drawn-out existential futility it should be right up Stavros' street....

What other shops would be on "Stavros Street" I wonder?

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Originally Posted by Prospero

What other shops would be on "Stavros Street" I wonder?

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Don't know, but my next trip to the Arts Cinema in Cambridge is to see a German film called Lore which has had excellent reviews.

Serpico (Sidney Lumet, 1973)
I missed this when it was released and have never seen it until now; the factual nature of it gives the film an edge, and the 70s sensibility means it is a tight, moody film with some excellent acting. I don't think it has dated, and that may be due to Lumet's film-making -quite a career, I looked at this filmography to discover I have seen at least 15 of his films dating back to 12 Angry Men.

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Originally Posted by robertlouis

I thought it was about those awful shops where you choose from a catalogue and then wait seven hours while the people behind the counter try to get both of their brain cells to rub together.

In terms of drawn-out existential futility it should be right up Stavros' street....

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Ho-ho, isn't Scottish humour infectious? I bought my tv in Argos and it took the assistants less than 10 minutes to bring it up from the store. And if you look more closely you will find I am less likely to endorse films of existential futility than of those which, though they use an unconventional narrative discourse, seek to find meaning in life rather than dismiss it. Thus Bergman trumps Antonioni, Bela Tarr trumps Kubrick; and so on. And that is why I prefer Caffe Nero (two-shots for the coffee) to Costa (one-shot); why Waitrose scores over Tesco; and prefer my local independent cd/dvd shop over the HMV which is about to close anyway...but perhaps we are moving into a digital age when shops will not pose existential problems, as they will have ceased to exist. Solves that philosophical conundrum anyway!

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Originally Posted by Stavros

Ho-ho, isn't Scottish humour infectious? I bought my tv in Argos and it took the assistants less than 10 minutes to bring it up from the store. And if you look more closely you will find I am less likely to endorse films of existential futility than of those which, though they use an unconventional narrative discourse, seek to find meaning in life rather than dismiss it. Thus Bergman trumps Antonioni, Bela Tarr trumps Kubrick; and so on. And that is why I prefer Caffe Nero (two-shots for the coffee) to Costa (one-shot); why Waitrose scores over Tesco; and prefer my local independent cd/dvd shop over the HMV which is about to close anyway...but perhaps we are moving into a digital age when shops will not pose existential problems, as they will have ceased to exist. Solves that philosophical conundrum anyway!

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Well, some things in common. Caffe Nero is definitely my chain coffee shop of choice, and Waitrose is by far the best supermarket of them all.

And bear in mind, I've known existential futility all my life. A dour, dreich presbyterian upbringing in Scotland leaves its scars.

The Hedgehog - Le hérisson (2009) - IMDb

not a movie I was looking for on Netflix, but glad I found it. Lots of little things to like about this film.

SkyFall........................................... ........................overrated!!!

13 Assassins (Takashi Miike, 2010)
Miike moves away from contemporary Japan to the 1840s and the declining years of the Shogunate to make another film essay on what it is that unites and divides social groups. This gives it a different dimension from Kurosawa's Seven Samurai although the long 50-minute showdown does echo aspects of the Kurosawa which is on a different level overall. Nevertheless, the fight scenes are extrarodinarily well done although the traps in the village would surely take more than a day to build. The concept of self-less service to a Lord takes a beating in this film and presages the end of the Shogunate and the Samurai culture. A finely balanced film with little music and some subtle variations of sound that moves at a great pace and is worth seeing.

13 Assassins (2010) trailer (US version) - YouTube

Supertroopers

Usually I try to offer an opinion on movies in theaters now but last night I watched Twelve O'Clock High starring Gregory Peck and if ever there was a film that should be required viewing for anyone in a position of leadership this is the film. The bikini martini crowd in NYC love to quote Glengarry Glenn Ross as a model for how to motivate - and I do love that film - but as dated as this film might seem on the surface (black & white) there is no actor who commands respect like Gregory Peck.

"Killing Them Softly" Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta and James Gandolfini. A very cynical but smart film. I enjoyed it despite some horrible brutality.

"Searching For Sugarman" the British made Oscar winning documentary about the singer Rodriguez. I admit i found it dull - and his music very average.

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Originally Posted by Ben

Beyond the Law w/ Charlie Sheen. Couldn't get into it....

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I'm watching this right now on amazon and am about fifty minutes in and thought to myself, "didn't someone on hungangels say they saw this and couldn't get into it".

It has good reviews on amazon. But the acting is bad and the dialogue just as bad. Of course, I'm going to finish it. Why couldn't I think of Serpico^^^, a Sidney Lumet movie that's well reviewed everywhere (not just on amazon) that I have yet to see!!

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Originally Posted by broncofan

I'm watching this right now on amazon and am about fifty minutes in and thought to myself, "didn't someone on hungangels say they saw this and couldn't get into it".

It has good reviews on amazon. But the acting is bad and the dialogue just as bad. Of course, I'm going to finish it. Why couldn't I think of Serpico^^^, a Sidney Lumet movie that's well reviewed everywhere (not just on amazon) that I have yet to see!!

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Actually I'm done with this piece of shit. Serpico it is.

Saw GlenGarry Glen Ross the other day. I liked it a lot. Maybe a bit overrated as some people think it's the cleverest movie ever made and though Mamet is typically good with dialogue he falls back on vulgarity a bit too much. But I thought it provided a great example of why everyone hates their boss and why working for someone else always sucks. Very enjoyable as a result...best performance I've seen by Jack Lemmon.

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Originally Posted by robertlouis

I thought it was about those awful shops where you choose from a catalogue and then wait seven hours while the people behind the counter try to get both of their brain cells to rub together.

In terms of drawn-out existential futility it should be right up Stavros' street....

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argos catalogue. i actually used to keep these and leaf thru them using the pictures to help me dream up the perfect scenarios for a bluesoul moon based home.

have you seen the film 2010: the year we make contact? the wife of the main guy from 2001 appears to his wife thru the telly one morning whilst she's having her morning routine. that's how i communicate with arthur c. clarke and helen mirren's past self because i got exactly the same telly from the argos catalogue. thanks argos!

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AzT5pruwnb.../s400/1986.jpg

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Originally Posted by broncofan

...best performance I've seen by Jack Lemmon.

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Definitely. An iconic performance. Gil from The Simpsons is totally based on the Shelly Levine character.


Doesn't Gil get a lick?? - YouTube

"Blazing Saddles"- the old Mel Brooks comedy. I use the word comedy advisedly. This is a deplorably dreadful film - and it is astonishing they ever raised the money to make it with a script this atrocious.

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Originally Posted by Prospero

"Blazing Saddles"- the old Mel Brooks comedy. I use the word comedy advisedly. This is a deplorably dreadful film - and it is astonishing they ever raised the money to make it with a script this atrocious.

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It was a blind for Springtime For Hitler! :shrug

I've watched High Anxiety, Blazing Saddles, and Spaceballs and I did not find any of them funny. I'm told maybe I should see some of the other Mel Brooks movies, but I think I'll just call it a loss.

I like comedy too. All of the classic comedies, even the corny ones I find funny..Airplane, Naked Gun, Take the Money and Run. Blazing Saddles was a laugh riot compared to Spaceballs. Anyone like Spaceballs?

Can I recommend "The Legend of 1900" its a perfect little film

DC Cab. in its own wacky way, a great movie.

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Originally Posted by broncofan

I've watched High Anxiety, Blazing Saddles, and Spaceballs and I did not find any of them funny. I'm told maybe I should see some of the other Mel Brooks movies, but I think I'll just call it a loss.

I like comedy too. All of the classic comedies, even the corny ones I find funny..Airplane, Naked Gun, Take the Money and Run. Blazing Saddles was a laugh riot compared to Spaceballs. Anyone like Spaceballs?

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Spaceballs was garbage.

Young Frankenstein was good and I liked Blazing Saddles too...listen, you're either going to like his brand of humor (a bit dated anyway...you might in fact be too young for it)...or not. It's a bit kitsch...and always seems to have a musical number involved...but in their day,his best movies were funny...but roll your eyes kind of funny.

Side Effects (Steven Soderbergh, 2012)
This film is apparently the last Soderbergh will make, and on this evidence we can cheerfully suggest he made the right choice. The film twists and turns and doesn't so much lose the moral compass it initially lays claim to, as abandon it to become a cheap revenge melodrama. I have never heard of Rooney Mara before, and can't say it matters; Catherine Zeta-Jones must have been desperate to accept such a shabby part. The only film I have seen by Soderbergh that stands repeated viewing is his version of Traffic, not as good as the Channel 4 tv version (Traffik) but still good; so I suspect this generally second-rate director will be remembered for the Ocean's films, which are at least entertaining. Side Effects? 3/10 for effort, and not succumbing to the usual charms of New York City, I didn't recognise any of it.

Side Effects Trailer (2013) - YouTube

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Originally Posted by fred41

Spaceballs was garbage.

Young Frankenstein was good and I liked Blazing Saddles too...listen, you're either going to like his brand of humor (a bit dated anyway...you might in fact be too young for it)...or not. It's a bit kitsch...and always seems to have a musical number involved...but in their day,his best movies were funny...but roll your eyes kind of funny.

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Thank you for this. I understand what you're saying.I'm gonna watch Young Frankenstein one of these days.

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Originally Posted by broncofan

Thank you for this. I understand what you're saying.I'm gonna watch Young Frankenstein one of these days.

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You're not going to like it...lol.

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Originally Posted by fred41

You're not going to like it...lol.

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Probably not, but the same friend who recommended Blazing Saddles also recommended Young Frankenstein. Your rec makes two. I have to see what I'm missing:).

I just watched Hot Shots and I gotta admit I didn't find it funny. Maybe I'm just in too serious a mood! When you feel like that nothing's funny.

Anyone watch Hot Shots and like it? I'm not calling anyone out. It's possible I suffered an injury to my sense of humor (or never had one!). What's the consensus on Hot Shots?

Young Frankenstein has a few moments. Blazing Saddles had none. It's odd that it seems so badly dated in a way that the Marx brothers do not, for instance.

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Originally Posted by Prospero

Young Frankenstein has a few moments. Blazing Saddles had none. It's odd that it seems so badly dated in a way that the Marx brothers do not, for instance.

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Humor is relative...some people like the three stooges...I never really found them funny.

Marx brothers were witty...sometimes that stands the test of time. I like the Marx Brothers too, but it's 'clever' humor that isn't going to leave me howling....or maybe just not anymore.

I wholly agree that taste in humour is subjective. The Carry On series (is that familiar to American moviegoers?) has huge numbers of followers in the UK. I have always found its crass smuttiness simple minded and dreadful. As with the Three Stooges. But I wasn't really suggesting that my taste is correct (unlike some other posers here). Simply my preference.

I can't say I'm familiar with the 'Carry On' series of films, though I'll look into them. I do have to admit that I'm more than a bit curious as to what Stavros finds funny...or better yet - hilarious.... :)

Does he find anything hilarious?

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Originally Posted by Prospero

Does he find anything hilarious?

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Harold Lloyd! :hide-1:

Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, High Anxiety, Silent Movie, History Of The World Part One, and even Spaceballs were good. Life Stinks really stunk though.

Had the pleasure one time to ask Mel Brooks if he was going to make History Of The World Part Two. I was 19 and it was an honor to meet such a nice guy and massive talent.