What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

[Otter]

Ben Hur , new version. Doesn't really get going till about half way through, then it gets good. Morgan Freeman turns in a very good performance.

 

[belfastboy]

With our youngest out at "messy church", my wife and I introduced our ten year-old to Casablanca, the 75th anniversary edition blu-ray. She thoroughly enjoyed it, and expresses interest in the film industry.

Wow, such an astute 10 year old. At that age I thought the 3 Stooges were the height of sophistication.

 

[belfastboy]

Watched "Lion" last night. A very decent picture. It managed to not stray tooo far into the maudlin. And the little kid was too adorable for words. That Dev Patel guy sure seems to be THE movie picture industry South Asian of the moment.

 

[Zombie_61]

Wow, such an astute 10 year old. At that age I thought the 3 Stooges were the height of sophistication.

Wait a minute. Are you saying they aren't?

 

[Worf]

Bob Mitchum in "The Enemy Below". Just an good all around action picture. Sure the Destroyer in question was way to new and way too integrated for WWII action but it's a great story nonetheless.

Worf

 

[Fading Fast]

"Paddington" one of the better "family" or "kid" movies I've seen in awhile.

• To fully enjoy it, though, the adult you has to still love teddy bears (check)
• The "lessons" and "messaging" to the kids isn't too heavy handed (a few speeches and lines of dialogue here and there, but not too much)
• Hugh Bonneville, from "Downton Abbey," seems to be having a great time being "frustrated" by but falling in love with Paddington
• Nicole Kidman and the entire story line around her character felt force and out of synch with the rest of the movie - her high-tech, spy approach hurt the overall "today but with a throwback feel" style of the movie
• Regarding its style, how awesome architecturally are the London townhouse, the Geographer's Guild and that incredible National Historic Museum?
• How darn cute is Paddington's love of marmalade sandwiches, especially when he discovers French baguettes?
• There's just enough adult wink-wink-nod-nod lines and jokes added in to keep the adult view engaged but nothing at all inappropriate for kids
• Paddington's duffle and suitcase are Fedora Lounge perfect

 

[Feraud]

"Old Boy" - What a ride and a prime example of great Korean cinema! Rough, rugged and with more twists and turns than the Nurmbenring (sp).

Worf

That's a great one!

The wife and I just watched Get Out, written and directed by Jordan Peele. It's better than you've been told!

 

[Touchofevil]

Brute Force on TCM's Noir Alley and Uncle Buck on Starz.
I am really enjoying this early Sunday morning programming on TCM.
Another entertaining flick I had never seen.

 

[green papaya]

THE GREATEST SHOW on EARTH (1952) with Charlton Heston, James Stewart

 

[Touchofevil]

Sweet Smell of Success on TCM. Viewed it many a time. Own a copy on dvd. Beautiful cinematography. Really nice flick.

 

[Worf]

That's a great one!

The wife and I just watched Get Out, written and directed by Jordan Peele. It's better than you've been told!

I gave it a good review weeks ago. So good, I've seen it twice. Told a friend it was a "must see" and went with her. Picked up lots of nuggets the second time round.

Worf

 

[belfastboy]

Netflix offering "Resistance" a WWll movie. Nothing like I thought it was to be but a damn fine movie.

 

[Fading Fast]

Sweet Smell of Success on TCM. Viewed it many a time. Own a copy on dvd. Beautiful cinematography. Really nice flick.

Saw it myself in the last few months - upped my 20-year-old opinion of it from very good to great - which inspired me to pick up the long short story it was based on. My review of movie here:

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/thre...ovie-you-watched.20830/page-1148#post-2211553

and book here:

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/what-are-you-reading.10557/page-372#post-2240188

 

[Fading Fast]

"On the Loose" a '51 TCM offering that felt like a pre-TV version of the old 1970's "After-School Specials" where a teen "problem" was dramatized and "solved" in a awkward and too-easy manner.

The issue here is the very serious one of teen suicide, but caused in this case by somewhat - but far from horribly so - self-absorbed parents whose great sin is not paying enough attention to their daughter (she's fed, clothed, schooled, has a decent amount of luxury stuff and some, but not all, of her parents' attention). And in truth, the dad is reasonably attentive, but the mother is a bit of a (not nice word that rhymes with "witch") to her daughter.

Anywho, a series of no-one-big events, leads to a downward spiral in the girl's life where she starts ignoring her schoolwork, her parents, and - and for the '50s, this is presented as beyond horrible - dating a bunch of boys at once. This causes her to be ostracized by both her former friends and the community overall. A couple of shouting matches at home along with some poor attempts at communicating by her parents and by her and a few snubbings at school leads her to attempt to take her life.

Like an after-school special, the parents then become engaged in the problem, takes steps to rehabilitate their relationship with their daughter and improve her standing in the community - highlighted by a horribly cheesy "your back in" party the parents hosted - and problem solved. Hard to tell in 2017 if these movies were more impactful / helpful in the '50s, but from today's perspective they're pretty weak looking efforts with pat answers and formulaic approaches. They are still kinda interesting to see occasionally for their historic / period value.

Final thought: a bit sad to see the former leading man of the '30s and '40s Melvin Douglas reduced to playing the dad in this movie schmaltz. That said, he was the only truly skilled actor in it as he felt like a real person not like the others who were actors reading dialogue. Amazing how truly talented acting stands out amidst the mediocre.

 

[green papaya]

BOYS TOWN (1938)

The devout but iron-willed Father Flanagan (Spencer Tracy) leads a community called Boys Town, a different sort of juvenile detention facility where, instead of being treated as underage criminals, the boys are shepherded into making themselves better people.

 

[Worf]

"On the Loose" a '51 TCM offering that felt like a pre-TV version of the old 1970's "After-School Specials" where a teen "problem" was dramatized and "solved" in a awkward and too-easy manner.

The issue here is the very serious one of teen suicide, but caused in this case by somewhat - but far from horribly so - self-absorbed parents whose great sin is not paying enough attention to their daughter (she's fed, clothed, schooled, has a decent amount of luxury stuff and some, but not all, of her parents' attention). And in truth, the dad is reasonably attentive, but the mother is a bit of a (not nice word that rhymes with "witch") to her daughter.

Anywho, a series of no-one-big events, leads to a downward spiral in the girl's life where she starts ignoring her schoolwork, her parents, and - and for the '50s, this is presented as beyond horrible - dating a bunch of boys at once. This causes her to be ostracized by both her former friends and the community overall. A couple of shouting matches at home along with some poor attempts at communicating by her parents and by her and a few snubbings at school leads her to attempt to take her life.

Like an after-school special, the parents then become engaged in the problem, takes steps to rehabilitate their relationship with their daughter and improve her standing in the community - highlighted by a horribly cheesy "your back in" party the parents hosted - and problem solved. Hard to tell in 2017 if these movies were more impactful / helpful in the '50s, but from today's perspective they're pretty weak looking efforts with pat answers and formulaic approaches. They are still kinda interesting to see occasionally for their historic / period value.

Final thought: a bit sad to see the former leading man of the '30s and '40s Melvin Douglas reduced to playing the dad in this movie schmaltz. That said, he was the only truly skilled actor in it as he felt like a real person not like the others who were actors reading dialogue. Amazing how truly talented acting stands out amidst the mediocre.

Can't be any worse than "Just say no!"

Worf

 

[AmateisGal]

The World War 2 flick, Reunion in France, with Joan Crawford and John Wayne. Yes, I know it is pure propaganda, but I still enjoy it.

 

[Fading Fast]

The World War 2 flick, Reunion in France, with Joan Crawford and John Wayne. Yes, I know it is pure propaganda, but I still enjoy it.

As you said, adequate propaganda film, but if memory serves, there was zilch chemistry between them.

 

[green papaya]

STATE FAIR (1945) a Rodgers & Hammerstein Classic! this is a very colorful and enjoyable movie, also a musical with singing, romance, and more.

 

[AmateisGal]

STATE FAIR (1945) a Rodgers & Hammerstein Classic! this is a very colorful and enjoyable movie, also a musical with singing, romance, and more.


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This is one of my very favorite films. I love Dana Andrews and Jeanne Crain together!