What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

[Doctor Damage]

Last night I watched Shaft in Africa, the third in the Shaft series, and thought it was really good, better than the second movie which I thought was better than the first movie. I had bought these movies on DVD purely for the novelty and had previously seen only the first movie, so I was surprised by the quality of this series.

 

[jamespowers]

There is some funny stuff in this film. My son loved it---especially the last fight scene. lol lol

 

[Touchofevil]

Was excellent!

Cool! And thank you! It is on my list of movies-to-see-at-some-point.

 

[1mach1]

And?

Way better than I expected. Very entertaining!

 

[Touchofevil]

Way better than I expected. Very entertaining!

Good! That is what I have been hearing. Maybe I will get out and see it this weekend. Now that Little ToE is healing, Lady ToE and I should be able to sneak away for a few hours of lighthearted entertainment.

 

[1mach1]

Good! That is what I have been hearing. Maybe I will get out and see it this weekend. Now that Little ToE is healing, Lady ToE and I should be able to sneak away for a few hours of lighthearted entertainment.

I took the boy, and he loved it. The wife was having none of it. Her loss.

 

[Worf]

"Overlord" - An interesting British film shot in the '70's. I follows a draftee from his first day of training to his landing in Normandy on D-Day. Shot in glorious B&W the film is chock full of newsreel and military footage. Never seen or heard of it before. Probably only of interest to the Military set.

Worf

 

[DesertDan]

Guardians Of The Galaxy - My wife and I went to see this and we both enjoyed it.

 

[Touchofevil]

Part one of Houdini on Demand.

 

[Gregg Axley]

Part one of Houdini on Demand.

The second part was good as well.

 

[HeyMoe]

Neighbors - the new Seth Rogan film. It reaffirmed my personal belief that Seth Rogan can not act and should be banned from ever being in front of a camera.

 

[Wally_Hood]

Sky Captain. Kinda cool if taken in context. That is, as a late 30's comic book made into a movie, I guess. The visuals were rather cool, especially the technology depicted. The over-exposed and blurred highlights all throughout the film were rather distracting though. As in a potentially cool visual effect that was overdone and as such went awry.
I TOTALLY loved the retro styled art deco car they drove in that one scene, and I MUST have one!

Well put. Sky Captain..., is a movie that self-consciously exists inside a stream of movie references. I saw it in the theater and flipped over it. Bought the DVD and then the blue ray. The rest of the family yawns and leaves the room when I play it. For me its roots are pulps, serials, and the Thirties' fascination with technology. The soft glow is probably a compromise with the green screen and cgi nature of the movie.

It's been observed in the thread that we understand a film from the standpoint of where we are in our maturity and in the context of the times of our society. I happen to think Citizen Kane is a stunning combination of acting, story-telling, and film making. It was part of a disposable entertainment culture that was not concerned with making a masterpiece but making a buck. The Wizard of Oz, was designed to run for a while until the next studio release. Where I live in history I tend to watch these movies without the frame of reference that was present upon their release to a ticket buying public.

 

[Worf]

"Obsession" - A neat British Film Noir about a cuckold who refuses to stand for his pretty blonde wife's indiscretions any longer. He kidnaps her lover with hopes of committing the perfect crime.

"Asphalt Jungle" - Classic FN, desperate men, bad women and a young Marylyn Monroe. Sterling Hayden, a man's man!

Worf

 

[Stearmen]

"Overlord" - An interesting British film shot in the '70's. I follows a draftee from his first day of training to his landing in Normandy on D-Day. Shot in glorious B&W the film is chock full of newsreel and military footage. Never seen or heard of it before. Probably only of interest to the Military set.

Worf

Sounds like an interesting movie! I will have to see if I can find it.

 

[Fading Fast]

"Asphalt Jungle" - Classic FN, desperate men, bad women and a young Marylyn Monroe. Sterling Hayden, a man's man!

Worf

Yes to all that, plus Louis Calhern (he plays the crooked lawyer / Marilyn's "boyfriend" in this one) is one of those actors whose face you know, but not his name. He pops up in small to mid-size roles in a bunch of fifties movies where he does an outstanding job (usually playing a morally questionable character). I just looked him up on IMDB which reminded me that he was one of the teachers in another movie we talk about here, "Blackboard Jungle" where, once again, his morals are questionable at best. We don't seem to have those type of journey men actors as much anymore.

And as to Marilyn Monroe, these pre-super-fame movies she is in are the only ones of hers I truly enjoy - once she became a "star" and all that it did to her, I find her films, mostly, unenjoyable. This movie, "All About Eve" (very small role) and "Niagara" are the only ones in which I enjoy her in the movie. Not blaming her - she wasn't strong enough to deal with all that being a star entailed - just commenting on how much more enjoyable she was pre-stardom.

 

[Gregg Axley]

The Fast Lady (1962) on Netflix.
Not a bad movie.
It's about an Irishman who enjoys being a part of the local cycling club (in Buckinghamshire UK), until he's run off the road by a rude motorist. The motorist happens to be a well to do businessman (owns a car company), with a very attractive daughter played by Julie Christie.
With the motivation of impressing this young lady, the Irishman learns to drive, eventually purchasing a 1927 Bentley known as
The Fast Lady.
It's got slapstick, drama, a fair amount of comedy, and a wonderful view of England from the early 60's.
Plus several nice "older model" Jaguar, Bentley, MG, and Rolls Royce Silver Cloud (2 that I counted) cars.
Not a bad way to spend 1.5hrs, and did I mention Julie Christie?

 

[1mach1]

Gunfight at the OK Coral (1957)

 

[Formeruser012523]

Uhf

 

[DesertDan]

"Supplies!!"

 

[Formeruser012523]

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