What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

[Fading Fast]

Finished "Made for Each Other," with Jimmy Stewart and Carole Lombard as a young married couple struggling to keep up a middle class lifestyle in the depression as he is a young lawyer who was just past up for partnership because, it is implied, he married Lombard's character and not the boss' niece (maybe daughter, I forget). It's a good solid story, well acted with a bit of a hokey ending. Also, the time travel is excellent as the clothes, office buildings, cars and apartments all give a nice look into NYC in 1939. (I don't want to live in a world without TCM - where else would movies of this quality be shown regularly, without commercials and with, sometimes, outstanding commentary.)

AmateisGal, I, too, was watching "Madame Bovary," came in late and, then, had to leave, so I didn't see all of it. But what I did see of it encourages me to look out for it again.

Also, saw a modern romcom, "Man Up" about a 34 year old single woman who accidentally "steals" a 24 year old woman's blind date - a 40 year old man. The date, which seems to go on for 12 hours, becomes a life epiphany moment for both of them as they discover each other, discuss their pasts, learn their vulnerabilities and, being a romcom, have a bunch of silly mini adventures and "fun times" denoted by '80s pop music replacing dialogue for the "happy" montage moments. Sigh, there is very little original material in this one and the copy cat formula has been done much better in other movies.

 

[Doctor Strange]

Tomorrowland... I usually love Brad Bird's films (The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, etc.), and this one did a lot of things right, but it ended up being unsatisfying. It is very good at recapturing the sprit of scientific optimism of the early sixties - one of the opening sequences is a very accurate recreation of the 1964 NY World's Fair (which I attended as a 9-year-old) - and it's got outstanding retro-SF production design and effects work... But the story is confused and doesn't make much sense, even with continual exposition dumps. It's recognizably Bird-ian in that it celebrates people of exceptional talent, and I sometimes found myself being moved by the idealistic passions of the characters... until something stoopid happened. A misfire, but an interesting one.

 

[Touchofevil]

Finished re-watching "Quigley Down Under". Good shootem up. Alan Rickman's character just oozes nasty. Good to remember; just cause you don't have much use for something doesn't mean you don't know how to use it.

Very under appreciated movie.

 

[Touchofevil]

Sunset Boulevard and North by Northwest, again. Never tire of 'em.

 

[sergejvandervreede]

Sunset Boulevard and North by Northwest, again. Never tire of 'em.

Two of the best movies ever!!

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[Stormy]

Saw "Bridge of Spies" the other day. It was pretty darn good! There are soooo many stories from the past that hope to see on film in the future ...

 

[Touchofevil]

Two of the best movies ever!!

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Definitely! Visually very entertaining as well as great stories.

 

[DanielJones]

Very under appreciated movie.

I concur.

Cheers!

Dan

 

[Julian Shellhammer]

Tomorrowland... I usually love Brad Bird's films (The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, etc.), and this one did a lot of things right, but it ended up being unsatisfying. It is very good at recapturing the sprit of scientific optimism of the early sixties - one of the opening sequences is a very accurate recreation of the 1964 NY World's Fair (which I attended as a 9-year-old) - and it's got outstanding retro-SF production design and effects work... But the story is confused and doesn't make much sense, even with continual exposition dumps. It's recognizably Bird-ian in that it celebrates people of exceptional talent, and I sometimes found myself being moved by the idealistic passions of the characters... until something stoopid happened. A misfire, but an interesting one.

Doctor, you hit it on the head~ I went into the movie hoping Bird's storytelling and directing skills would make for an enjoyable experience, but it seemed like it never jelled; more than that, it was like four or five stories being told at the same time.

 

[Stearmen]

Merrily We Live (1938) Another movie, where you think Billie Burke is the crazy one, but by the end of the movie, you are not sure which cast member is the craziest! Much like the Topper series of movies.

 

[MisterCairo]

Nicholas Nickleby, 2002, with Charlie Hunnam in the lead role. Almost unrecognizable as I know him from Sons of Anarchy, as was a 16 year-old Jamie Bell as Smike. Better than I expected it to be!

 

[Fading Fast]

Merrily We Live (1938) Another movie, where you think Billie Burke is the crazy one, but by the end of the movie, you are not sure which cast member is the craziest! Much like the Topper series of movies.

Billie Burke had a full, crazy life. She was married to Florenz Ziegfeld creator of the Ziegfeld Follies who was one of those guys who made a lot, lived high, lost it, lived low, made it again, lived high again, lost it again, lived low again (and repeat a few more times). She was along for that roller coaster and was in Hollywood because she needed the money as he died and left her in debt (if memory serves).

I used to be a bit put off by her one-notch-too-far-in-kooky-ville performances, but after I learned about her life, how devoted she was to her husband, how she was a solid professional who always prepared well for her roles and how she worked hard to pay the bills - I was no longer bothered by her floating-in-the-atmosphere acting style.

 

[dh66]

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[Stearmen]

Winning: The Racing Life Of Paul Newman. (2015) He was still racing and winning at 83, what more needs to be said?

 

[cm289]

At the theater, it was Hateful Eight a few weeks ago. On TV, it was Escape From Alcatraz a few minutes ago.


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[Zombie_61]

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Still one of my all-time favorites from the era.

 

[Stearmen]

The Imitation Game.

 

[Zombie_61]

Tomorrowland... I usually love Brad Bird's films (The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, etc.), and this one did a lot of things right, but it ended up being unsatisfying. It is very good at recapturing the sprit of scientific optimism of the early sixties - one of the opening sequences is a very accurate recreation of the 1964 NY World's Fair (which I attended as a 9-year-old) - and it's got outstanding retro-SF production design and effects work... But the story is confused and doesn't make much sense, even with continual exposition dumps. It's recognizably Bird-ian in that it celebrates people of exceptional talent, and I sometimes found myself being moved by the idealistic passions of the characters... until something stoopid happened. A misfire, but an interesting one.

Doctor, you hit it on the head~ I went into the movie hoping Bird's storytelling and directing skills would make for an enjoyable experience, but it seemed like it never jelled; more than that, it was like four or five stories being told at the same time.

I finally saw Tomorrowland a couple of nights ago, and have to agree there was something lacking but I can't quite put my finger on what that might be. It wasn't horrible and I think it's worth seeing at least once, but it ultimately wasn't completely satisfying.

 

[Bushman]

True Story

This was a weird one. I watched it to supplement a homework assignment for my Reporting and Writing class, and I'm glad I did. Fantastic acting on both Jonah Hill's and James Franco's part. The even creepier thing is, you watch it and think "Oh, this seems like it's fiction", but then the credits hit and they show the real people. Now that's the twist!

 

[1mach1]

The Imitation Game