What's the last or current Movie you Watched ?

[chgotop]

Matilda, the original film………
AND
Matilda The Musical (film)

 

[slimjim]

WOOOO..... I don't want to give away too much about the plot but love blooms between a young woman on the margins of society and a disenfranchised drifter and they embark on a cross country journey through the backroads of middle America - so it's a road movie & it's a love story; and at times (due to a major plot spoiler that I don't want to give away) it's extremely bloody and violent. The performances from the 3 main leads Taylor Russel; Mark Rylance and Timotie Shampoo Timothée Chalamet are excellent, Rylance is particularly creepy as Sully. It's beautifully shot and the score features a lot of original music from Trent Renzor & Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails as well as the likes of Joy Division; Kiss; Leonard Cohen & Duran Duran. If you go into this movie without knowing too much about it then it's OMG; WTF? jaw dropping time.

 

[Shelter]

WOOOO..... I don't want to give away too much about the plot but love blooms between a young woman on the margins of society and a disenfranchised drifter and they embark on a cross country journey through the backroads of middle America - so it's a road movie & it's a love story; and at times (due to a major plot spoiler that I don't want to give away) it's extremely bloody and violent. The performances from the 3 main leads Taylor Russel; Mark Rylance and Timotie Shampoo Timothée Chalamet are excellent, Rylance is particularly creepy as Sully. It's beautifully shot and the score features a lot of original music from Trent Renzor & Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails as well as the likes of Joy Division; Kiss; Leonard Cohen & Duran Duran. If you go into this movie without knowing too much about it then it's OMG; WTF? jaw dropping time.

thank you again - will watch it this evening

 

[slimjim]

Based on the novel by Jonathan Safran Foer, "Everything is Illuminated" tells the story of a young man's quest to find the woman who saved his grandfather in a small Ukrainian town. What starts out as a journey to piece together one family's story under absurd cirstances turns into a meaningful journey with a powerful series of revelations -- the importance of remembrance, the perilous nature of secrets and friendship. It will make you laugh, it will make you cry - it is a wonderful; strange; quirky film, as Alex would say " Most premium"... take a look and see what you think

 

[slimjim]

Woh... where to start? Well Wolf is an indie drama about young adults suffering from species dysphoria (which apparently is a clinical thing) and the cruel-to-be-kind methods used to cure them by a ruthless doctor, played by the excellent Paddy Constantine. It could come across as pretentious bollocks but IMHO they just keep control of the wacko quotient that it works. WOLF certainly won’t be for everyone, but others will find much to appreciate if not enjoy. We follow the story of Jacob (the always watchable George MacKay from the excellent 1917) who thinks he's a wolf and Lily-Rose Depp (yes she's Johnny's daughter) who thinks she's a wildcat. Fionn O'Shea, who we have seen in the superb "Handsome Devil" thinks he's a German Shepherd. Sounding wierd and wacko enough eh? Well this is certainly no Hollywood studio blockbuster from the likes of Marvel or Top Gun franshises but then as much as I can happily watch such a movie I'm also happy with off-beat independent stuff and this is closer to something like Yorgos Lanthimos's The Lobster (starring Colin Farell and highly recommended btw) ... though not as WTF??? and OMG??!! as something like Tarsem's The Cell.

A thought provoking movie that is worth a watch. The main leads are really good, George MacKay's performance is particulaly physical as he crawls around on all-fours using his toes and the pads of his hands, an atmospheric soundtrack too.

 

[Jase]

Rewatched, Star Trek Generations.

 

[slimjim]

On a wet, windy & grey Sunday afternoon I thought I'd stay with oddball so took another look at this. The Lobster, written and directed by Yorgos Lanthimos - who gave us Dogtooth; The Favourite and Killing OF A Sacred Deer.

Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, John C. Reilly, Olivia Coleman and Ben Whishaw star in a story set in a in a dystopian near future where, according to the laws of The City, single people are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in 45 days or they're transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods. It's beautifully filmed, the main leads are great and their understated and deadpan deliver is perfect for this sinister satirical surreal wicked black comedy with a touch of pathos.

 

[jhtw]

m3gen. everyone's so obssesed about the dance lol

 

[slimjim]

So it had to happen, a George MacKay movie that was a bit of a dissappointment - and not just because George wasn't wearing figure-hugging boxer-briefs. It was okay - but only okay. I suppose once you have seen him in 1917; Captain Fantastic; Wolf; How I Live Now; and Pride (all highly recommended btw) you hope that everything else will be as good. I have a couple more George movies to watch, let's see how they do - one is Sunshine On Leith which I have never really fancied, musicals not usually being my thing and not being a Proclaimers fan either (all the songs are by them - but sung by the cast so might not be too bad! lol) the other is I Came By, which has had mixed reviews.

 

[tonib]

I watched Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. Entertaining...

 

[gorgik9]

So it had to happen, a George MacKay movie that was a bit of a dissappointment - and not just because George wasn't wearing figure-hugging boxer-briefs. It was okay - but only okay. I suppose once you have seen him in 1917; Captain Fantastic; Wolf; How I Live Now; and Pride (all highly recommended btw) you hope that everything else will be as good. I have a couple more George movies to watch, let's see how they do - one is Sunshine On Leith which I have never really fancied, musicals not usually being my thing and not being a Proclaimers fan either (all the songs are by them - but sung by the cast so might not be too bad! lol) the other is I Came By, which has had mixed reviews.

Just to say that I re-watched "1917" a couple of days ago - God allmighty how damn good it is and goddamned how brilliant George MacKay is in this movie!!!

 

[slimjim]

Just to say that I re-watched "1917" a couple of days ago - God allmighty how damn good it is and goddamned how brilliant George MacKay is in this movie!!!

Yeah he's brilliant - which is just as well as he is on-screen for a good 98% of the movie.
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The Cell

So having mentioned this film a few posts back it prompted me to watch it again this afternoon while the laptop did it's routine major backup. Another reason to watch it in the afternoon is it gives you time to watch another movie in the evening and so clear your head of some of the images before going to bed! You don't want to have the Demon King in your dreams.

On the face of it it's a cops v. serial killer story - so far so "usual". But this is a movie from Tarsem (who made the wonderful "The Fall") so it quickly gets very unusual. FBI agent (Vince Vaughn) has the perpetrator (Vincent D'Onofrio) whose method of operation is to abduct women one at a time and place them in a secret area where they are kept for about forty hours until they are slowly drowned. Unfortunately, he has fallen into an irreversible coma which means he cannot tell the feds where he has taken his latest victim. So the FBI turn to a psychotherapist (Jennifer lopez) who has a revolutionary new treatment which allows her mind to literally enter the mind of her patients and ask her to enter and explore the twisted sub-consious mind of the killer to get the information about the latest victim before time runs out. ...... but the killer's damaged personality poses dangers that threaten to overwhelm her.

Astonishing, and not just because it's a Jennifer Lopez movie that's worth watching. Considering this was Tarsems' debut and made with technology from 23 years ago much of the visual imagery is amazing.

Is is a triumph of style over content? Probably Yes - but Ohh that style, disturbing; visceral, I read one comment "It's as if Salvador Dali had made a crime drama". Here's a trailer to give you a taste......

 

[ILuv2rim]

Yeah he's brilliant - which is just as well as he is on-screen for a good 98% of the movie.
..........................

The Cell

So having mentioned this film a few posts back it prompted me to watch it again this afternoon while the laptop did it's routine major backup. Another reason to watch it in the afternoon is it gives you time to watch another movie in the evening and so clear your head of some of the images before going to bed! You don't want to have the Demon King in your dreams.

On the face of it it's a cops v. serial killer story - so far so "usual". But this is a movie from Tarsem (who made the wonderful "The Fall") so it quickly gets very unusual. FBI agent (Vince Vaughn) has the perpetrator (Vincent D'Onofrio) whose method of operation is to abduct women one at a time and place them in a secret area where they are kept for about forty hours until they are slowly drowned. Unfortunately, he has fallen into an irreversible coma which means he cannot tell the feds where he has taken his latest victim. So the FBI turn to a psychotherapist (Jennifer lopez) who has a revolutionary new treatment which allows her mind to literally enter the mind of her patients and ask her to enter and explore the twisted sub-consious mind of the killer to get the information about the latest victim before time runs out. ...... but the killer's damaged personality poses dangers that threaten to overwhelm her.

Astonishing, and not just because it's a Jennifer Lopez movie that's worth watching. Considering this was Tarsems' debut and made with technology from 23 years ago much of the visual imagery is amazing.

Is is a triumph of style over content? Probably Yes - but Ohh that style, disturbing; visceral, I read one comment "It's as if Salvador Dali had made a crime drama". Here's a trailer to give you a taste......

i saw that movie years ago--i watched it three times in a row-the one scene with the red cape was all over the room and he stands up walking and pulls it with him was so intense a scene--i almost didnt watch it--- but this was one of those movies that out of a score of 1 to 10 it deserved a 12--

 

[ILuv2rim]

Thank you so much for your warning words. So we will not watch this crap.

this movie was ok--i just wished it didnt have the rock as black adam---thats all we need is another movie where he acts all badass----

 

[ILuv2rim]

The only thing I can say here: I can confirm every word which has been written here. If you haven't watched this film by now - do it at once!

Captain Fantastic (2016) - IMDb

Captain Fantastic: Directed by Matt Ross. With Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, Samantha Isler, Annalise Basso. In the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the...

www.imdb.com

 

[ILuv2rim]

rewatched BATTLESHIP--pretty good movie

watched--violent night--decent movie but could been better

as good as dead--Bryant befriends a troubled teen and introduces him to martial arts. As Bryant's mysterious and dangerous past catches up to him, he is forced into a life and death struggle to clear his name, save the boy and get back all he left behind.

last resort ----Tells the story of a former special forces soldier who becomes a one-man army when his wife and daughter are taken hostage during a bank robbery.

amazon show called --THE RIG

 

[Shelter]

Just we've seen MINAMATA with Johnny Depp. It's a film from 2020. But if you are searching for a film for light afternoon of evening entertainment - this is the wrong film for you. It is based on true events.
New York, 1971. Following his celebrated days as one of the most revered photojournalists of World War II, W. Eugene Smith (Johnny Depp) has become a recluse, disconnected from society and his career. But a secret commission from Life magazine editor Robert Hayes (Bill Nighy) sends him to the Japanese coastal city of Minamata, which has been ravaged by mercury poisoning; the result of decades of gross industrial negligence by the country's Chisso Corporation. There, Smith immerses himself in the community, doenting their efforts to live with Minamata Disease and their passionate campaign to achieve recognition from Chisso and the Japanese government. Armed with only his trusted camera, Smith's images from the toxic village give the disaster a heartbreaking human dimension, and his initial assignment turns into a life-changing experience. (from IMdB)
Very recommended!

 

[slimjim]

Just we've seen MINAMATA with Johnny Depp. It's a film from 2020. But if you are searching for a film for light afternoon of evening entertainment - this is the wrong film for you. It is based on true events.
New York, 1971. Following his celebrated days as one of the most revered photojournalists of World War II, W. Eugene Smith (Johnny Depp) has become a recluse, disconnected from society and his career. But a secret commission from Life magazine editor Robert Hayes (Bill Nighy) sends him to the Japanese coastal city of Minamata, which has been ravaged by mercury poisoning; the result of decades of gross industrial negligence by the country's Chisso Corporation. There, Smith immerses himself in the community, doenting their efforts to live with Minamata Disease and their passionate campaign to achieve recognition from Chisso and the Japanese government. Armed with only his trusted camera, Smith's images from the toxic village give the disaster a heartbreaking human dimension, and his initial assignment turns into a life-changing experience. (from IMdB)
Very recommended!

Mmmm, I had not heard of this but I will see if I can track it down.- not many movies with a Depp/Nighy pairing (if you ignore the Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise - and I think ignoring them is the best plan!)

You chose better than me. I went for The Pale Blue Eye a "who & why dunnit" set in 1830 at West Point military academy. Beautifully filmed but slow and sorry to say but if I had to use just one word then that word would be dull. I was more interested by the fact that 3 of the main leads, the commandant; doctor & senior officer at West Point are played by Brits - Timothy Spall; Toby Jones and Simom McBurney (Vicar Of Dibley's choir master) they are all great, as are Christian Bale; Robert Duvall and Harry Melling. But I just didn't care about any of them .... so dull that I watched the last 40 mins or so in Fast/Forward

 

[haiducii]

Mmmm, I had not heard of this but I will see if I can track it down.- not many movies with a Depp/Nighy pairing (if you ignore the Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise - and I think ignoring them is the best plan!)

You chose better than me. I went for The Pale Blue Eye a "who & why dunnit" set in 1830 at West Point military academy. Beautifully filmed but slow and sorry to say but if I had to use just one word then that word would be dull. I was more interested by the fact that 3 of the main leads, the commandant; doctor & senior officer at West Point are played by Brits - Timothy Spall; Toby Jones and Simom McBurney (Vicar Of Dibley's choir master) they are all great, as are Christian Bale; Robert Duvall and Harry Melling. But I just didn't care about any of them .... so dull that I watched the last 40 mins or so in Fast/Forward

In my opinion, even Christian Bale can't save a Netf1ix movie. Slow, stagey, and utterly uninvolving!

 

[Shelter]

Mmmm, I had not heard of this but I will see if I can track it down.- not many movies with a Depp/Nighy pairing (if you ignore the Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise - and I think ignoring them is the best plan!)

You chose better than me. I went for The Pale Blue Eye a "who & why dunnit" set in 1830 at West Point military academy. Beautifully filmed but slow and sorry to say but if I had to use just one word then that word would be dull. I was more interested by the fact that 3 of the main leads, the commandant; doctor & senior officer at West Point are played by Brits - Timothy Spall; Toby Jones and Simom McBurney (Vicar Of Dibley's choir master) they are all great, as are Christian Bale; Robert Duvall and Harry Melling. But I just didn't care about any of them .... so dull that I watched the last 40 mins or so in Fast/Forward

Well, we've had the intention for our next film to watch THE PALE BLUE EYE - but now..........I think we will change our interest to another one.