What is The Last Movie You Watched?

[justafreak]

funny in a creepy sort of way

[Prospero]

Two ....

Page One; Inside The New York Times. A reminder of ow much we have to lose if the malaise affectiin the press finally brings down the Times.

And "La Piel Que Habito - The Skin I Live in" - Pedro Almodovar's deeply distrubing new film about plastic surgery and transexualism.

[robertlouis]

Last night watched a new French thriller on DVD, A Bout Portant, Point Blank in English, and NOT a remake of John Boorman's excellent US thriller of the same name from 1967.

Directed by Fred Cavaye, who made the equally gripping Anything for Her, badly remade in the US as The Next Three Days, it is a taut, relentless thriller in the mode of Tell No One, and I can't offer higher praise than that. It starts as a kidnap and develops with various twists into a police corruption thriller. I don't think I drew breath in the entire 80 minutes. It's yet another demonstration that in addition to the arthouse and leftfield aspects, French mainstream cinema remains the best in the world.

Watch the original before Hollywood fucks it up again.

[runningdownthatdream]

Last night watched a new French thriller on DVD, A Bout Portant, Point Blank in English, and NOT a remake of John Boorman's excellent US thriller of the same name from 1967.

Directed by Fred Cavaye, who made the equally gripping Anything for Her, badly remade in the US as The Next Three Days, it is a taut, relentless thriller in the mode of Tell No One, and I can't offer higher praise than that. It starts as a kidnap and develops with various twists into a police corruption thriller. I don't think I drew breath in the entire 80 minutes. It's yet another demonstration that in addition to the arthouse and leftfield aspects, French mainstream cinema remains the best in the world.

Watch the original before Hollywood fucks it up again.

The French make great movies......Tell No One, La Haine, Cache, I've Loved You So Long, L'Appartement, Manon des Sources, Vatel, Inspector Bellamy are a few that I have watched recently. They really seem to understand storytelling is an art.....

[Bobby Domino]

Last night watched a new French thriller on DVD, A Bout Portant, Point Blank in English, and NOT a remake of John Boorman's excellent US thriller of the same name from 1967.

Watch the original before Hollywood fucks it up again.

Robertlouis, I appreciate the review. Thanks for sharing!!!

[xVICx411]

I watched Green Lantern for the first time last night. I have to say, people were wayyyy to harsh on that movie! Don't get me wrong, it wasn't a work of art or anything, but I truly enjoyed the movie! Ryan Reynolds did a great job as Green Lantern, and hopefully will do an even better job as Deadpool!

[timxxx]

Watched 'Fast Five' against my better jugement,a crass,bombastic,imperialistic load of crap.

[Stavros]

I tend to agree with Bobby Domino and RobertLouis re French films of recent vintage, I like Jacques Audiard -A Prophet, in particular. I also recently watched those Chris Marker films on one dvd: La Jetee, and Sans Soleil -Marker (named after the pen!) must be one of the most original film-makers in the last 50 years, I failed to see most of the ones the NFT showed in the 1980s and that was a mistake as they are rarely shown and I dont think they are on dvd.

¥SANSSOLEIL¥1¥

[HbgDon]

Scary Movie

Halloween H20

[Bobby Domino]

I tend to agree with Bobby Domino and RobertLouis re French films of recent vintage, I like Jacques Audiard -A Prophet, in particular.

A Prophet was a wonderful surprise!!! I literally fell upon that movie. One of the best threads, imo. I've seen so many new movies as a result. Cheers, all!!!