What is The Last Movie You Watched?

[robertlouis]

I liked Gravity a lot despite the fact there wasn't too much story because it re-enacted situations I couldn't have imagined myself. Someone I know asked me what was the difference between this and Castaway, except that this was a survival story based in space rather than an island. Being left floating through space leaves much more to the imagination and so it was enjoyable even if you're not a fan of movies that rely heavily on special effects.

Gravity reminded me of why you go to the cinema - willing suspension of disbelief, terrific visuals, excellent soundtrack and an outstanding performance by Sandra Bullock, but most of all the sheer enjoyment of the visceral cinematic experience without intellectually deconstructing it. I think I finally exhaled properly about thirty seconds from the end.

Watching it in the civilised environment of the City Screen in York only added to the pleasure. A damn good night out.

Looking forward to Nebraska; the combination of Alexander Payne and Bruce Dern is intriguing to say the least.

[Prospero]

Oldies on DVD... "Paper Moon" with Ryan and Tatum O"Neal. Delightful. And "Jane Eyre" from two years back. Beautifully shot but a little sterile.

[stan.smith]

Prisoners. what a great movie! just a tad bit long in my opinion

[danthepoetman]

"Stand Up Guys", by actor-director Fisher Stevens, with old guys Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alla Arkin.

After 28 years in jail, a man comes out with still a life debt to repay a ruthless gang leader, having kept only two friends as accomplices, an old amateur artist and a man crippled with disease in an old age home.

I was affraid this could be a Gold Age reunion type of movie. Although Pacino and Walken are indeed not anymore in their prime, it rather comes out as a magnificent acting dual between the two. It's not a great movie, but it serves its purpose in being funny, entertaining and filled with surprised. It doesn't either follow to the line the stencil script for such an old gangster type of movie. It rather serves a bit of bluesy nostalgia with a touch of spice. Both Pacino and Walken are magnificent in what might be a last important, leading role for each. And all of that wrapped in an excellent musical score of essentially soul music.

I liked this one a lot.

[broncofan]

Just saw a Good Year with Russell Crowe, directed by Ridley Scott. I didn't like it very much. All of the finance scenes were very cliche and annoying; in fact the movie fell back on lots of pointless cliches.

I also saw Predator. There wasn't much of a story there, but I liked it because there were good action sequences and the predator itself was a pretty cool creature. It's not important but I don't really understand why it was so bent on poaching humans, as though the sole mission of this extra-terrestrial is to kill us for no reason, but again it's not important.

[Prospero]

"Gloria" a very slo wChilean film. Hmmmm.... a little dull really

[danthepoetman]

Just saw a Good Year with Russell Crowe, directed by Ridley Scott. I didn't like it very much. All of the finance scenes were very cliche and annoying; in fact the movie fell back on lots of pointless cliches.

I also saw Predator. There wasn't much of a story there, but I liked it because there were good action sequences and the predator itself was a pretty cool creature. It's not important but I don't really understand why it was so bent on poaching humans, as though the sole mission of this extra-terrestrial is to kill us for no reason, but again it's not important.

I think the predator is a hunter, that hunts humans for simple sport, like we hunt deers. I liked it too. Full of action. Not very subtle for the least, but efficient in his range. Fun! With a Governator at his height. They made a few more after. I only saw the second one, not as good at all but still fair and fun.

[robertlouis]

"Gloria" a very slo wChilean film. Hmmmm.... a little dull really

Hoping to see Nebraska next week. Have you seen it yet?

[danthepoetman]

Just saw with my poor gf, victim of the circumstances, a huge elephant. I could characterize it better by saying it's the thickest sugar spreaded toast I've had in a good while. "Olympus has fallen" is the title. A group of terrorists attack the White House and take the president hostage inside the underground protected bunker. Only a former, more or less disgraced FBI agent, who mannaged to introduced himself inside the place, can take the group apart and save the day. I'm sure you can't possibly guess the end to this one.
It's an attempt at resurrecting the tension of the first "Die Hard" film, which it doesn't match in any possible way.
Militaristic, devoid of any kind of realism or credibility, it is a giganstic, multimillion dollars symphony of fireshots and explosions, in which the body count is innumerable -frankly, I'm not even sure "Saving Private Ryan" shows as many deaths; maybe not even "The Day of the Living Deads"... Obviously financed by the extreme conservative right, it appeals to the most common denominators in what we could only call "intelligence" by a hyperbole, a licence I won't allow myself here.
It does have a certain entertaining value. The cast is impressive, the budget collosal, the special effects spectacular. But the result is dreadful. For young teenagers or intellectual indigents.

[bluesoul]

I also saw Predator. There wasn't much of a story there, but I liked it because there were good action sequences and the predator itself was a pretty cool creature. It's not important but I don't really understand why it was so bent on poaching humans, as though the sole mission of this extra-terrestrial is to kill us for no reason, but again it's not important.

i love this movie. it's the ultimate man movie. and i don't mind the idea of an extraterrestrial who's sole purpose is to hunt us. i think of it kind of like animals in the wild (except this one has self awareness) and thus seeks the ultimate pray that also has self awareness so it can become a better.... predator

besides, how epic is that handshake?