What is The Last Movie You Watched?

[blackchubby38]

A Star is Born (Bradley Cooper, 2019)

This is a tepid remake of a remake of a remake...I had heard of Lady Gaga before this but had never heard her sing, which as far as it goes is standard pop, the songs being pretty monotonous if also monotonously pretty, and her acting is sound as is that of Cooper. There are some unusually long takes for a film of this kind, so credit to Cooper for being brave with that, and also not loading the soundtrack with background music.

The problem is that the relationship between Jack and Ally does not follow the trajectory that was in the original, in which the capable manager who discovers raw talent becomes ever more possessive and jealous as his protege grows in popularity, attempting to transfer his self-destructive behaviour in a vindictive manner to her -forcing her to break free of his malign influence on her career.

In this film, Jakson is just another drink and drugs rock singer though he does't have an entourage that helps fuel his binges, just as he doesn't have any groupies in tow which is what we assume that kind of lifestyle to include. It means the central dynamic of the relationship lacks tension, confrontation, rage and violence, indeed Ally continues to love her man through to the end, with his own destruction to my mind lacking credibility. The film is also at least 20 minutes if not half an hour too long, but it is an ok experience otherwise, I would rate it 6/10. At least having heard Lady Gaga sing, I can ignore that part of her career for the rest of my life.

I have seen the 1954 version of A Star is Born. The relationship between Norman and Vicki followed a similar trajectory to the one you're talking about. But while Norman may have been a little jealous of Vicki, he never became possessive of her and he never transferred his self destructive behavior to her. Vicki also continues to love Norman until the end. There is this great scene where she is having a breakdown and she talks about love not being enough. But when its time to start filming again, she becomes the consummate professional and goes back to work as if nothing has happened.

This video talks about the differences between the four films. From what I can tell, the relationship is about the same in 3 out of the 4 movies. The Streisand-Kristofferson being the lone exception.

[Stavros]

I have seen the 1954 version of A Star is Born. The relationship between Norman and Vicki followed a similar trajectory to the one you're talking about. But while Norman may have been a little jealous of Vicki, he never became possessive of her and he never transferred his self destructive behavior to her. Vicki also continues to love Norman until the end. There is this great scene where she is having a breakdown and she talks about love not being enough. But when its time to start filming again, she becomes the consummate professional and goes back to work as if nothing has happened.

A fair post and I stand corrected, I was going on my memory of the version with Judy Garland which is clearly at fault. It doesn't change my view of this version, perhaps the harshest moment is when Ally is in the bathtub and Jack tells her she is ugly. I am just not convinced by Jack's character.

[african1]

First Man..the moon landing by itself was worth it. It gave me chills.

[josehip]

Cont:

216 The Tree of Life 2011 (Extended Cut) Directed by Terrence Malick 5/5
217 Eighth Grade 2018 Directed by Bo Burnham 4/5
218 Skyscraper 2018 Directed by Rawson Thurber 4/5
219 His Trysting Place 1914 Directed by Charlie Chaplin 4/5
220 Kubo and the Two Strings 2016 Directed by Travis Knight 4/5
220 Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town 2017 Directed by Christian Papierniak 4/5
221 West Side Story 1961 Directed by Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise 3/5
222 Wings 1927 Directed by William A. Wellman 5/5

OCTOBER
223 Ant-Man and the Wasp 2018 Directed by Peyton Reed 4/5
224 Edgeplay: A Film About The Runaways 2004 Directed by Victory Tischler-Blue 4/5
225 Prince of Foxes 1949 Directed by Henry King 2/5
226 Damsel 2018 Directed by David Zellner, Nathan Zellner 5/5
227 Sorry to Bother You 2018 Directed by Boots Riley 4/5
228 Crosby Stills Nash & Young - VH1 Legends Documentary 5/5
229 Union Pacific 1939 Directed by Cecil B. DeMille 4/5
230 Diary of a Lost Girl 1929 ‘Tagebuch einer Verlorenen’ Directed by G.W. Pabst 5/5
231 The Spy Who Dumped Me 2018 Directed by Susanna Fogel 4/5
232 Skyscraper 2018 Directed by Rawson Thurber 4/5
233 The Night Comes For Us 2018 Directed by Timo Tjahjanto 5/5
234 The Night Comes for Us 2018 Directed by Timo Tjahjanto 5/5

back on my bs

Cont:
235 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, 2016 Directed by Zack Snyder 4/5
236 Mile 22 2018 Directed by Peter Berg 2/5
237 BlacKkKlansman 2018 Directed by Spike Lee 5/5
238 Malcolm X 1992 Directed by Spike Lee 5/5
239 25th Hour 2002 Directed by Spike Lee 5/5
240 Juliet, Naked 2018 Directed by Jesse Peretz 5/5
241 The Meg 2018 Directed by Jon Turteltaub 4/5
242 ‎Madeline's Madeline (201 directed by Josephine Decker 4/5
243 The Other Side of the Wind 2018 Directed by Orson Welles 5/5
244 They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead 2018 Directed by Morgan Neville 5/5
245 Easy Rider 1969 Directed by Dennis Hopper 3/5
246 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962 Directed by John Ford 4/5
247 Zabriskie Point 1970 Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni 4/5
248 The French Connection 1971 Directed by William Friedkin 2/5
249 Sheba, Baby 1975 Directed by William Girdler 3/5
250 Mission: Impossible - Fallout 2018 Directed by Christopher McQuarrie 5/5
251 The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution 2015 Directed by Stanley Nelson
252 Outlaw King 2018 Directed by David Mackenzie 2/5
253 Munich 2005 Directed by Steven Spielberg 3/5
254 Mission: Impossible - Fallout 2018 Directed by Christopher McQuarrie 5/5
255 Mission: Impossible III 2006 Directed by J.J. Abrams 4/5
256 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol 2011 Directed by Brad Bird 5/5
257 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 2018 Directed by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen 3/5
258 Crazy Rich Asians 2018 Directed by Jon M. Chu 2/5
259 The Happytime Murders 2018 Directed by Brian Henson 3/5
260 Peppermint 2018 Directed by Pierre Morel 4/5
261 ‎The Deadly Affair (1966) directed by Sidney Lumet 4/5
262 Venom 2018 Directed by Ruben Fleischer 4/5

[Stavros]

247 Zabriskie Point 1970 Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni 4/5
248 The French Connection 1971 Directed by William Friedkin 2/5


-Seriously? 4/5 for pretentious rubbish from Antonioni, 2/5 for a film with one of the best car chase sequenes on film! French Connection 1 is one of the best films ever made.

[josehip]

247 Zabriskie Point 1970 Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni 4/5
248 The French Connection 1971 Directed by William Friedkin 2/5


-Seriously? 4/5 for pretentious rubbish from Antonioni, 2/5 for a film with one of the best car chase sequenes on film! French Connection 1 is one of the best films ever made.

sorry bra. Ive seen like 30 movies with better car chase sequences than that crap.

[Torris]

Bohemian Rhapsody. Terrific performance by Rami Malek but I thought it had more of a Disney tragic feel good bio pic. They definitely skirted around his down low lifestyle to attract a wider audience

[blackchubby38]

sorry bra. Ive seen like 30 movies with better car chase sequences than that crap.

Name at least 5 of them so I can see if I disagree with you.

[Janet77]

Free Solo, the documentary about Alex Honnold, the man who climbed El Capitan in Yosemite without a rope. It is literally terrifying, the most exciting, scariest movie i have ever seen. You will want to hold your breath for the entire length of the movie. See it!

[Cereal Escapist]

Bohemian Rhapsody. Terrific performance by Rami Malek but I thought it had more of a Disney tragic feel good bio pic. They definitely skirted around his down low lifestyle to attract a wider audience

since most of the movie was made up and brian may is an asshole that thinks he matters and that anyone really gives a fuck him, I couldn't stand this movie.

i weep to think what we missed out on with SBC in the role and an actual movie.

In his last days, Freddie is reported to have said to his manager, Jim Beach, “Do anything you want with my music dear, but never make me boring!” and unfortunately, that is exactly what this supposed biopic does.