Last Movie you Watched?

1936937939941942981

Comments

  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
    edited September 2023 Posts: 8,983
    I watched tonight Mr. Holmes, more or less a drama rather than a comedy or thriller about the final years of Sherlock Holmes, starring Ian McKellen as everybody's favourite detective at the age of ninety-something (and before in some flashbacks). Unless one expects action or suspense from a Sherlock Holmes themed film, this one delivers simply by providing great acting,
  • Posts: 1,698
    Avalanche Express , lousy movie , void of excitement imo
  • Posts: 7,380
    Tracy wrote: »
    Avalanche Express , lousy movie , void of excitement imo

    Wasnt that Robert Shaws final movie?. Seen it once, terrible film. Sad way to finish his career.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,120
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    Tracy wrote: »
    Avalanche Express , lousy movie , void of excitement imo

    Wasnt that Robert Shaws final movie?. Seen it once, terrible film. Sad way to finish his career.

    I recall seing that film ages ago. I remember feeling very sad for Shaw that this was the film to end such a great career with. But it's been such a long time... perhaps I should revisit the film before dropping my conclusive thoughts.
  • edited September 2023 Posts: 7,380
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    Tracy wrote: »
    Avalanche Express , lousy movie , void of excitement imo

    Wasnt that Robert Shaws final movie?. Seen it once, terrible film. Sad way to finish his career.

    I recall seing that film ages ago. I remember feeling very sad for Shaw that this was the film to end such a great career with. But it's been such a long time... perhaps I should revisit the film before dropping my conclusive thoughts.

    I doubt it will be worth it. Its also got one of my favourite actors, Lee Marvin. He didnt fare much better with his final role 'The Delta Force'!
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T.
    Posts: 7,016
    j_w_pepper wrote: »
    I watched tonight Mr. Holmes, more or less a drama rather than a comedy or thriller about the final years of Sherlock Holmes, starring Ian McKellen as everybody's favourite detective at the age of ninety-something (and before in some flashbacks). Unless one expects action or suspense from a Sherlock Holmes themed film, this one delivers simply by providing great acting,
    Love it.

    Mathis1 wrote: »
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    Tracy wrote: »
    Avalanche Express , lousy movie , void of excitement imo

    Wasnt that Robert Shaws final movie?. Seen it once, terrible film. Sad way to finish his career.

    I recall seing that film ages ago. I remember feeling very sad for Shaw that this was the film to end such a great career with. But it's been such a long time... perhaps I should revisit the film before dropping my conclusive thoughts.

    I doubt it will be worth it. Its also got one of my favourite actors, Lee Marvin. He didnt fare much better with his final role 'The Delta Force'!
    I saw his second-to-last movie, Dog Day. That's a French film. It's truly disgusting stuff. Also, in a certain way, the blackest of black comedies.
  • Posts: 7,380
    mattjoes wrote: »
    j_w_pepper wrote: »
    I watched tonight Mr. Holmes, more or less a drama rather than a comedy or thriller about the final years of Sherlock Holmes, starring Ian McKellen as everybody's favourite detective at the age of ninety-something (and before in some flashbacks). Unless one expects action or suspense from a Sherlock Holmes themed film, this one delivers simply by providing great acting,
    Love it.

    Mathis1 wrote: »
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    Tracy wrote: »
    Avalanche Express , lousy movie , void of excitement imo

    Wasnt that Robert Shaws final movie?. Seen it once, terrible film. Sad way to finish his career.

    I recall seing that film ages ago. I remember feeling very sad for Shaw that this was the film to end such a great career with. But it's been such a long time... perhaps I should revisit the film before dropping my conclusive thoughts.

    I doubt it will be worth it. Its also got one of my favourite actors, Lee Marvin. He didnt fare much better with his final role 'The Delta Force'!
    I saw his second-to-last movie, Dog Day. That's a French film. It's truly disgusting stuff. Also, in a certain way, the blackest of black comedies.

    I've never heard of that movie! Marvin has starred in a lot of favourites of mine. Point Blank, Emperor of the North, Prime Cut, Monte Walsh, The Dirty Dozen, The Professionals.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
    Posts: 8,983
    My take for tonight was this (as a premiere):
    81+x7jqU8ZL._AC_SL1500_.jpg

    Quite a violent movie (this is even a cut version to avoid receiving an X rating in the States, but still rated "18" in UK and NC-17 in the US), but if one goes for this (and I'm afraid I do), it's quite powerful and thrilling. Walken and the other actors are doing a great job.

    The BD extras aren't so impressive. The interview with director Abel Ferrara is nauseating. Never heard a person uttering so many "you know"s, at least two in every completed sentence. And all the others also didn't offer any particular insight into the making of the movie.

    Anyway, lots of carnage, with a touch of social criticism.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T.
    edited September 2023 Posts: 7,016
    I love that one too. The nocturnal mood is incredible. Walken is one of the most watchable actors ever. It's like a fairy tale-- a dark, violent fairy tale.

    Edit: I recently watched A Business Affair, starring Walken, Carole Bouquet and Jonathan Pryce. Quite the Bond reunion.

    j_w_pepper wrote: »
    The interview with director Abel Ferrara is nauseating. Never heard a person uttering so many "you know"s, at least two in every completed sentence. And all the others also didn't offer any particular insight into the making of the movie.
    I remembered this classic interview with Ferrara. Turns out he ran away from the set right before the interview, and they had to go get him back.

  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
    Posts: 8,983
    Abel Ferrara is really kind of nuts. And obviously drunk or whatever on the Late Night interview.
  • Posts: 12,439
    Akira. A real masterpiece of animation. It’s got solid rewatchability on top of all the excellent visuals, epic story, blood-pumping action. A must-see for all film buffs.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T.
    Posts: 7,016
    FoxRox wrote: »
    Akira. A real masterpiece of animation. It’s got solid rewatchability on top of all the excellent visuals, epic story, blood-pumping action. A must-see for all film buffs.

    Unnerving film!
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
    Posts: 17,788
    Coffey on blu ray. 1973 blacksploitation at its near best. Pam Grier ruled back then. By no means a great movie, but a cool time capsule with some surprising moments.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,909
    chrisisall wrote: »
    Coffey on blu ray. 1973 blacksploitation at its near best. Pam Grier ruled back then. By no means a great movie, but a cool time capsule with some surprising moments.

    Great timing, cause tonight I've been watching a blaxploitation film from 1972 called Black Gunn
  • edited September 2023 Posts: 2,249
    Chinatown (1974);

    This one has always been one of my favorites ever since my first viewing of it. The film takes a real life scandal and uses it as a backdrop to tell a story about the nature of evil, and those who will go to any lengths in order to maintain power. The ending never fails to leave me cold as it should. This is amongst the best work of anyone involved; Nicholson, Dunaway, Polanski, and my personal favorite performance, John Huston.
  • Posts: 12,439
    mattjoes wrote: »
    FoxRox wrote: »
    Akira. A real masterpiece of animation. It’s got solid rewatchability on top of all the excellent visuals, epic story, blood-pumping action. A must-see for all film buffs.

    Unnerving film!

    It is super captivating every time.

    I also just watched Skinamarink, which was far better than I expected. It engaged me way more than similarly styled movies like Paranormal Activity. It actually was creepy. As a child I suffered frequent, horrific night terrors, and this movie is the closest thing I’ve found to a replication of that. I would love to see more movies take on this particular idea of capturing a horrific dream, as I think it can be done even better.
  • edited September 2023 Posts: 1,698
    imo Delta Force is Norris' best film or at least his most exciting film , Robert Forster was great as the terrorist. DF , like He-Man film , both had great soundtracks imo.

    April Fool 4/6 , HK comedy about 2 rascals and their various mischief : forging casino chips , bank robbery etc. Their female buddy played by Betty Ting Pei (Bruce Lee's mistress fyi) , Lydia Shum also stars. I like the groenendael dog one of the guys have.
  • Posts: 7,380
    Chinatown (1974);

    This one has always been one of my favorites ever since my first viewing of it. The film takes a real life scandal and uses it as a backdrop to tell a story about the nature of evil, and those who will go to any lengths in order to maintain power. The ending never fails to leave me cold as it should. This is amongst the best work of anyone involved; Nicholson, Dunaway, Polanski, and my personal favorite performance, John Huston.

    I've been meaning to add this classic to my collection! Superb noir thriller with Jack on top form! Polanski was at the top of his game too. So sad to hear his latest movie, 'The Palace' getting such a drubbing, but he was never good at comedy ( Though I do love 'The Fearless Vampire Killers', a quirky delight!)
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T.
    Posts: 7,016
    A Woman Under the Influence is... *chef's kiss*.

    @Dragonpol many people in that film also appeared in Columbo:
    Peter Falk
    Gena Rowlands
    Mario Gallo
    Fred Draper
    John Finnegan
    John Cassavetes

    Mike Lally would have been the icing on the cake.

    I'll probably watch some other Cassavetes movies. Mikey and Nicky, for sure, and I don't know what else. Big Trouble, too, but unlike half the people who review the movie, I won't go in thinking of it as a failed Cassavetes masterpiece, just a spiritual sequel to The In-Laws that Cassavetes happened to direct because the original guy quit the movie and they needed a quick replacement.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,909
    mattjoes wrote: »
    A Woman Under the Influence is... *chef's kiss*.

    @Dragonpol many people in that film also appeared in Columbo:
    Peter Falk
    Gena Rowlands
    Mario Gallo
    Fred Draper
    John Finnegan
    John Cassavetes

    Mike Lally would have been the icing on the cake.

    I'll probably watch some other Cassavetes movies. Mikey and Nicky, for sure, and I don't know what else. Big Trouble, too, but unlike half the people who review the movie, I won't go in thinking of it as a failed Cassavetes masterpiece, just a spiritual sequel to The In-Laws that Cassavetes happened to direct because the original guy quit the movie and they needed a quick replacement.

    What a film that is. Gena Rowlands in that delivers probably my all-time favorite actress performance.

    I need to revisit Mikey and Nicky sometime soon, saw it several years back and wasn't as crazy about it as most others seemed to be.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T.
    edited September 2023 Posts: 7,016
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    mattjoes wrote: »
    A Woman Under the Influence is... *chef's kiss*.

    @Dragonpol many people in that film also appeared in Columbo:
    Peter Falk
    Gena Rowlands
    Mario Gallo
    Fred Draper
    John Finnegan
    John Cassavetes

    Mike Lally would have been the icing on the cake.

    I'll probably watch some other Cassavetes movies. Mikey and Nicky, for sure, and I don't know what else. Big Trouble, too, but unlike half the people who review the movie, I won't go in thinking of it as a failed Cassavetes masterpiece, just a spiritual sequel to The In-Laws that Cassavetes happened to direct because the original guy quit the movie and they needed a quick replacement.

    What a film that is. Gena Rowlands in that delivers probably my all-time favorite actress performance.

    I need to revisit Mikey and Nicky sometime soon, saw it several years back and wasn't as crazy about it as most others seemed to be.

    Yeah, Gena is magnificent. Her distinctive body language and sounds, her anxiety, her joy... how she's so self-contained when she comes back, but you can still feel she's a volcano on the inside...

    Of Mikey and Nicky, I've only seen the scene where Falk asks for milk at the coffee shop. That's a pretty good one.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    Posts: 18,236
    mattjoes wrote: »
    A Woman Under the Influence is... *chef's kiss*.

    @Dragonpol many people in that film also appeared in Columbo:
    Peter Falk
    Gena Rowlands
    Mario Gallo
    Fred Draper
    John Finnegan
    John Cassavetes

    Mike Lally would have been the icing on the cake.

    I'll probably watch some other Cassavetes movies. Mikey and Nicky, for sure, and I don't know what else. Big Trouble, too, but unlike half the people who review the movie, I won't go in thinking of it as a failed Cassavetes masterpiece, just a spiritual sequel to The In-Laws that Cassavetes happened to direct because the original guy quit the movie and they needed a quick replacement.

    I need to make a point of getting those Falk and Cassavetes films as I've always wanted to see them, to get a different perspective on Falk's acting outside of Columbo. It's great to see so many Columbo actors feature in that film - they had a kind of acting troupe come to think of it.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T.
    Posts: 7,016
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    mattjoes wrote: »
    A Woman Under the Influence is... *chef's kiss*.

    @Dragonpol many people in that film also appeared in Columbo:
    Peter Falk
    Gena Rowlands
    Mario Gallo
    Fred Draper
    John Finnegan
    John Cassavetes

    Mike Lally would have been the icing on the cake.

    I'll probably watch some other Cassavetes movies. Mikey and Nicky, for sure, and I don't know what else. Big Trouble, too, but unlike half the people who review the movie, I won't go in thinking of it as a failed Cassavetes masterpiece, just a spiritual sequel to The In-Laws that Cassavetes happened to direct because the original guy quit the movie and they needed a quick replacement.

    I need to make a point of getting those Falk and Cassavetes films as I've always wanted to see them, to get a different perspective on Falk's acting outside of Columbo. It's great to see so many Columbo actors feature in that film - they had a kind of acting troupe come to think of it.

    Yeah, they did.

    I've watched five Falk films. The Great Race, A Woman Under the Influence, Griffin and Phoenix, Murder by Death and Happy New Year. And I was thinking yesterday that, out of the films I've seen, it turns out that my favorite is Happy New Year. Not that I haven't enjoyed the other ones (as I mentioned, A Woman Under the Influence is terrific). It's just that Happy New Year is such a warm, comfy movie. And not very well known. It had a theatrical release back in the day, but because of a change in studio management, it was very limited.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    edited September 2023 Posts: 13,978
    Welcome To Racoon City
    That was garbage. Other than a few little moments, that was NOT like the game(s). Both the casting, and how the characters were written, were awful. I suppose Chris was pretty faithful, but Jill and Leon (Leon made out to be a bumbling rookie!) were awful. Where was Barry and why does Brad die at the mansion?

    Incoming
    This reminded me of that film Lockout, just on a smaller budget. It was nice to see Scott Adkins in a different light, but given the largely corridor setting, we don't really get the full Scott Adkins;(no tornado kicks, no Boyka kick, he does more ground n' pound.
  • 007InAction007InAction Australia
    Posts: 2,488
    photofunky.gif
    tumblr_nemwa2oMaN1rp0vkjo1_500.gif
    KillBill02.gif
    giphy.gif
    58fdc8ad8454253ea1982cd6f79fe184.gif


  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    Posts: 13,978
    Mad Max: Fury Road
    Surprisingly better than I thought it would be, especially given the series had been dormant for 30 years. Fury Road made me more appreciate just how good the Mad Max game was. I see now just how much of that game was modelled on Fury Road.

    Fast And Furious 9
    Another film that I just got around to seeing. Dumb doesn't begin to describe this film. A far cry from the street racing heist films they were. And they were never high concept films to begin with.
  • edited September 2023 Posts: 9,841
    I didnt watch that many movies this year but to update my list

    Beverly hills cop 2 honestly its a brilliant film and the best of the trilogy

    Coming to America: Eddie Murphy is good in this film better then expected considering the circumstances

    The Breakfast Club: a film that always brings back the ghosts of highschool back to me

    The living daylights: honestly i wish Dalton did more he was brilliant as 007

    Jaws: i love this film

    Jaws 3-d: a good sequel better then many give it credit for

    A few films


    1. Jaws
    2. Beverly hills cop 2
    3. The living daylights
    4. Jaws 3-d
    5. Casino Royale 1954
    6. When harry met sally
    7. Coming to America
    8. The Breakfast Club
    9. National lampoons European vacation

  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,909
    @Risico007, I rewatched the Beverly Hills Cop series a month or so back myself. They were some huge parts of my childhood so it was quite the nostalgic return for me. The first will always be my favorite but still a lot to enjoy in the second one and even that ridiculous third installment.

    I really hope the fourth one coming to Netflix next year rocks, particularly with the original cast returning.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
    Posts: 4,547
    The Dead Zone (1983). One of Walken's best roles.
  • Posts: 12,439
    MaxCasino wrote: »
    The Dead Zone (1983). One of Walken's best roles.

    I adore that movie! My favorite of Cronenberg's by far, and I don't say that lightly as he still has several other good ones! Just so much thrill and heart to this movie. Walken is awesome in it.
Sign In or Register to comment.