What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

[Worf]

"The November Man" - Good news ladies (and some gents) Pierce Brosnan is aging quite well thank you. And he's happily spending the money he made starring in this hackneyed Spy Thriller. Take your standard "old spy vs. brash newbie" story, add some Russians, rogue C.I.A. operations and voila... standard ho hum modern day spy movie. It's all been said and done before in the Jason Bourne and M.I. movies... Hell Kevin Costner did the exact same movie last year and no one went to see it so why keep polishing this turd? I wuz forced at gun point... gun point I say... two hours I'll never get back.

Worf

 

[Doctor Damage]

Stargate. Thoroughly dreadful film really, and I'd forgotten just how wretched it was. shakeshead
The concept however is cool, so this is one that needs to be remade. With a real screenplay, a better cast, and a decent director it could have been great.

Nonsense, that was a fine film and great science-fiction !

 

[Doctor Damage]

Sky Captain is fun, but it gradually wears out its welcome as its one gimmick loses its novelty. Sure, the visuals are thrilling fun if you're always wanted to see a live-action Flesicher Superman cartoon... But the storyline, pacing, and direction of the actors leave a lot to be desired: it's pretty much the classic example of giving a techno-geek with no proven ability to make a feature film a chance to make one. The result is a gorgeous, retro-themed, technological marvel that essentially fails at being a good movie.

I agree, but it's still worth pulling out the DVD now and then.

You'll notice that Kerry Conran hasn't been given a chance to direct another feature in the last ten years.

Probably for other reasons than Sky Captain, although that didn't help!

 

[Doctor Damage]

The Friends of Eddie Coyle which was EXCELLENT.

 

[Worf]

The Friends of Eddie Coyle which was EXCELLENT.

Tough, gritty crime drama with an amazing performance by Bob Mitchum. Way underrated and a great call on your part. When it goes south... it goes south fast.

Worf

 

[Gregg Axley]

The Friends of Eddie Coyle which was EXCELLENT.

This is one of my favorites from the 70's.
Great acting, and a really good story.
Well worth the time.

I agree with you Worf, it goes South quick.

 

[TimeWarpWife]

Maisie Goes to Reno, 1944 starring Ann Southern and a very young Ava Gardner. Cute comedy with a couple of LOL moments.

 

[Fading Fast]

"Second Chorus" a 1940 Fred Astaire movie that, like most of his movies, has a weak (at best) plot, very good (but not his best) dance numbers and some really neat period clothes.

The best clothes are early on when he is on campus and is wearing 1940s' college clothes - cardigans, natural shoulder sport coats - that foreshadow the 1950s "Take Ivy" period. Also, there is an early spotting of the Chukka or Desert Boot on Burgess Meredith (which surprised me as I thought they really only became popular in America after WWII).

 

[2jakes]

Down Argentine Way (1940) TCM

 

[dh66]

"The Mad Ghoul" 1943. The most convoluted plot and least convoluted special effects I have ever seen in a horror film.

 

[Worf]

"Calvary" - Whew.... I'm sure it would've meant more to me if I were of Irish Catholic origins but it was still quite powerful albeit quite heavy handed. Brendon Gleeson ("The Guard", "Lake Placid") who I must admit is one of my fave actors, plays Father James a re-tread Irish Catholic Priest posted to rural County Sligo in Ireland. By re-tread I mean he was married, widowed and allowed to enter the Priesthood at a late age. He is a good priest but one who doesn't realize the world has changed and the most obvious change is that the sins of the Church, both in Ireland and "the Missions" has been laid bare for all the world to see and throw in his face. Still he tries to do good, both for his parishioners AND his troubled daughter. But the weight of the Church's sins are heavy and payment is coming due and its a bill Father James will have to pay. Gleeson does a great job as does most of the cast. I was surprised to also see "Little Finger" from GoT playing a dissolute Irish Surgeon. At the end, the screen goes black, no music, just credits... No applause, just stunned silence and shuffling feet. I'd recommend it but be prepared for a bumpy ride.

Worf

 

[jamespowers]

The Shadow.

 

[Touchofevil]

The Blue Dahlia on TCM.

 

[Zombie_61]

Ice Station Zebra (1968). I didn't find it to be as fascinating as Howard Hughes apparently did, but I did enjoy it...though I'm not exactly sure why. For anyone who hasn't seen it, Commanader Ferraday (Rock Hudson) is under orders to transport British "civilian" David Jones (Patrick McGoohan), friendly Russian Boris Vaslov (Ernest Borgnine), and Marine Captain Anders (Jim Brown) and 11 Marines to the north pole to find out what went wrong at polar research station Ice Station Zebra, but before long discovers he's actually racing to recover a crash-landed Russian satellite before the Russians can recover it. It's a decent Cold War tale with a bit of "cloak and dagger" and mysterious sabotage thrown in, and the story moves along at a good pace despite the movie's nearly 2.5 hour run time and the fact that most of the story takes place on a nuclear submarine. Jim Brown's Captain Anders is rather one-dimensional and maintains an angry scowl throughout the movie, and Borgnine's Vaslov is a little too happy and his "Russian" accent rather stereotypical, but Hudson and McGoohan are believable in their respective roles and, in my opinion, it's their performances that carry the movie.

 

[Fading Fast]

The Blue Dahlia on TCM.

A very good movie, but only my third favorite Ladd-Lake pairing behind "The Glass Key" and "This Gun for Hire."

 

[Fading Fast]

Ice Station Zebra (1968). I didn't find it to be as fascinating as Howard Hughes apparently did, but I did enjoy it...though I'm not exactly sure why. For anyone who hasn't seen it, Commanader Ferraday (Rock Hudson) is under orders to transport British "civilian" David Jones (Patrick McGoohan), friendly Russian Boris Vaslov (Ernest Borgnine), and Marine Captain Anders (Jim Brown) and 11 Marines to the north pole to find out what went wrong at polar research station Ice Station Zebra, but before long discovers he's actually racing to recover a crash-landed Russian satellite before the Russians can recover it. It's a decent Cold War tale with a bit of "cloak and dagger" and mysterious sabotage thrown in, and the story moves along at a good pace despite the movie's nearly 2.5 hour run time and the fact that most of the story takes place on a nuclear submarine. Jim Brown's Captain Anders is rather one-dimensional and maintains an angry scowl throughout the movie, and Borgnine's Vaslov is a little too happy and his "Russian" accent rather stereotypical, but Hudson and McGoohan are believable in their respective roles and, in my opinion, it's their performances that carry the movie.

I haven't seen it in a long time, but my memory was that it felt more like a made-for-TV movie than a big studio release. Not bad as you said, but didn't live up to the hype IMHO.

 

[1mach1]

Guardians of the Galaxy

 

[Touchofevil]

A very good movie, but only my third favorite Ladd-Lake pairing behind "The Glass Key" and "This Gun for Hire."

Yes, it is. I saw only a few minutes of The Glass Key yesterday morning before work demanded I get off my behind.

 

[Touchofevil]

Guardians of the Galaxy

And?

 

[Feraud]

Guardians of the Galaxy

And?

Was excellent!