Topic: Last movies you saw & what you thought of them (Read 200566 times)

tkitna · « **Reply #1840 on:** November 20, 2021, 06:47:38 AM »

Last Night In Soho

Well acted but strange flick. Soundtrack absolutely rocks.

Eh i'll give it 6/10 overall

Moogmodule · « **Reply #1841 on:** November 20, 2021, 10:18:01 AM »

Watched Operation Mincemeat, a British film about the secret operation in WW2 to divert Germanys attention from Sicily as an invasion point. As a kid I remember seeing the original version, The Man Who Never Was. Terrific true story told with good old fashioned stiff upper English lips.

They had fun with the character of Ian Fleming, clearly gestating the Bond books while he’s working on all the secret squirrel stuff.

Normandie · « **Reply #1842 on:** November 21, 2021, 07:46:29 PM »

Quote from: Moogmodule on October 16, 2021, 12:12:55 PM

Fail safe is a great movie. Saw it one afternoon on TV and didn’t expect much. Absolutely riveting.

Quote from: Hello Goodbye on October 16, 2021, 11:38:53 PM

Fail-Safe is a powerful drama, Kev. You'd enjoy tje movie and the novel.

I just finished watching this. . . Wow. Riveting is the right word. So is powerful. I can't remember the last time I was so absorbed and tense.

What a treat it would be to see it on the big screen.

nimrod · « **Reply #1843 on:** November 23, 2021, 01:45:50 AM »

Latest James Bond

Load of rubbish

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #1844 on:** November 23, 2021, 03:17:12 AM »

Quote from: nimrod on November 23, 2021, 01:45:50 AM

Latest James Bond

Load of rubbish

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0CYU3j27TI" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0CYU3j27TI</a>

That's how you get rid of a load of rubbish.

Moogmodule · « **Reply #1845 on:** November 23, 2021, 04:57:12 AM »

Quote from: nimrod on November 23, 2021, 01:45:50 AM

Latest James Bond

Load of rubbish

I've only seen Casino Royale and Skyfall of the Daniel Craig Bonds. From the sounds of things I've hit the highlights.

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #1846 on:** November 23, 2021, 05:31:26 AM »

I like the 1967 Casino Royale...

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOicvmEloyY" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOicvmEloyY</a>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDq_ZTxHLh4&list=PLZbXA4lyCtqql1vlnbyV-Ep8mIDFh6c-i" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDq_ZTxHLh4&list=PLZbXA4lyCtqql1vlnbyV-Ep8mIDFh6c-i</a>

"Casino Royale is too much... for one James Bond!"

There were seven James Bonds in that one!

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #1847 on:** November 23, 2021, 05:52:48 AM »

And it had a great soundtrack...

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzqRiW_w23Q" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzqRiW_w23Q</a>

...and lots of pretty women!

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #1848 on:** November 23, 2021, 05:59:36 AM »

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzwyjcThnSo" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzwyjcThnSo</a>

Camelot Lounge in Sydney was the place to be that night!

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #1849 on:** November 24, 2021, 06:33:00 AM »

Yes, Casino Royale. Linda Christian was the first Bond Girl...

...in the 1954 live CBS TV transmission of Casino Royale.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq_ZJB8rcsY&t=386s" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq_ZJB8rcsY&t=386s</a>

James Bond - Barry Nelson
Le Chiffre - Peter Lorre
Valerie Mathis - Linda Christian

It's worthy of watching and you'll also learn to play baccarat.

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #1850 on:** November 29, 2021, 05:15:25 AM »

They were actually playing Chemin de Fer. Each player can deal.

And you'll learn a little French too, eg...

Huit à la ponte - Eight for the player
Neuf à la banque. La banque gagne - Nine for the bank. The bank wins
Suivi - Follow (if one loses the last round, he or she can take the first position in the next round of betting)
Banco - Bet the limit
Carte - Card ("hit me")

Okay, now the next time you go to Casino Royale you'll be able to play Chemin de Fer just like...

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jdRfe6f9YE" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jdRfe6f9YE</a>

nimrod · « **Reply #1851 on:** November 29, 2021, 06:23:27 AM »

Went to see Last Night In Soho..

Wish I had stayed home

Rubbish. 3/10 only because the 60's music was good

Moogmodule · « **Reply #1852 on:** December 02, 2021, 09:57:21 AM »

Found the 1980s Ray Bradbury Theatre on Amazon Prime. Great to see some of his famous short stories turned into short episodes. The soundtrack though is a bit jarring. Stereotypical 80s synths and drum machines.

nimrod · « **Reply #1853 on:** December 03, 2021, 12:37:02 AM »

Finch
2021

Another rubbish movie, Tom Hanks being Tom Hanks again.
The robot was annoying as well.

3/10

Why cant we have have more modern films like Old Henry, brilliant thought provoking film set in the old west. 9/10

Normandie · « **Reply #1854 on:** December 10, 2021, 12:34:17 AM »

Four Good Days, about one woman's struggle with opioid addiction. Glenn Close's and Mila Kunis's acting was incredible, I thought.

This one made me think about what I as a parent would do in this situation and how far I'd go for one of my children or whether I would, or even could, do the tough-love thing.

Mr Mustard · « **Reply #1855 on:** December 27, 2021, 08:53:50 PM »

During the past week I watched four "Christmas" movies and one very UN-Christmassy one and here's what I thought:

"A Christmas Carol" (1971) Oscar winning short animated film narrated by Michael Redgrave, with Scrooge voiced by the incomparable Alastair Sim. Uses Victorian woodcuts for some of the backgrounds and despite the short (under 30 minutes) run time, delivers the Dickensian morality tale with charm and creepiness in equal measure. Scandalously it is largely forgotten these days and commercially unavailable (at least here in the UK) but I watch it without fail every Christmas Eve (the full movie is thankfully available on YouTube and I also possess a grainy taped-from-the-TV VHS copy from many years ago). Superb as ever.

"Die Hard" (1988) explosive hokum from Bruce Willis (who maintains it's NOT a Christmas movie) but I can never take him seriously, remembering him always as the paunchy stooge to Cybil Shepherd from "Moonlighting". Entertaining enough in a wham-bam- Ker-BLAM! sort of way when you're bloated with rich food and sozzled with booze. Doesn't require any thinking or plot analysis. But no way can I ever accept Willis as an action hero, sorry!

"It's A Wonderful Life" (1947). I'd dismissed it for years as likely to be too schmaltzy but surprised myself at how enjoyable I found it. Jimmy Stewart was a great actor and the unsettling "what if" alternative scenario of a world without his character's existence brought a rather intriguing X-Files type existentialist quality to the tale. Despite my reservations I thoroughly enjoyed it after all.

"Home Alone" (1990). Dire garbage with the two burglars enacting substandard Tom & Jerry routines. I'm afraid that I found the kid irritating rather than cute and even the magnificent John Candy couldn't rescue this crap!

The non-festive movie was the fabulously gripping "Cape Fear" - the 1962 version with two of my all-time favourite actors, Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck going head-to-head. A stunning film, for me it's more powerful and mesmerising than the re-make (which features Peck and Mitchum in cameo roles!).

Normandie · « **Reply #1856 on:** December 28, 2021, 12:12:13 AM »

Quote from: Mr Mustard on December 27, 2021, 08:53:50 PM

"It's A Wonderful Life" (1947). I'd dismissed it for years as likely to be too schmaltzy but surprised myself at how enjoyable I found it. Jimmy Stewart was a great actor and the unsettling "what if" alternative scenario of a world without his character's existence brought a rather intriguing X-Files type existentialist quality to the tale. Despite my reservations I thoroughly enjoyed it after all.

I like your summary. I adore this movie; I watch it every year, usually with one or more of my children. After all this time, I still find myself with a sappy grin on my face at the end, and wiping away a tear. I guess my heart isn't completely buried in cynicism after all.

Quote from: Mr Mustard on December 27, 2021, 08:53:50 PM

The non-festive movie was the fabulously gripping "Cape Fear" - the 1962 version with two of my all-time favourite actors, Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck going head-to-head. A stunning film, for me it's more powerful and mesmerising than the re-make (which features Peck and Mitchum in cameo roles!).

I love this movie, too, and I completely agree that the original is more compelling.

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #1857 on:** December 28, 2021, 01:20:22 AM »

Quote from: Mr Mustard on December 27, 2021, 08:53:50 PM

During the past week I watched four "Christmas" movies and one very UN-Christmassy one and here's what I thought:

"A Christmas Carol" (1971) Oscar winning short animated film narrated by Michael Redgrave, with Scrooge voiced by the incomparable Alastair Sim. Uses Victorian woodcuts for some of the backgrounds and despite the short (under 30 minutes) run time, delivers the Dickensian morality tale with charm and creepiness in equal measure. Scandalously it is largely forgotten these days and commercially unavailable (at least here in the UK) but I watch it without fail every Christmas Eve (the full movie is thankfully available on YouTube and I also possess a grainy taped-from-the-TV VHS copy from many years ago). Superb as ever.

"Die Hard" (1988) explosive hokum from Bruce Willis (who maintains it's NOT a Christmas movie) but I can never take him seriously, remembering him always as the paunchy stooge to Cybil Shepherd from "Moonlighting". Entertaining enough in a wham-bam- Ker-BLAM! sort of way when you're bloated with rich food and sozzled with booze. Doesn't require any thinking or plot analysis. But no way can I ever accept Willis as an action hero, sorry!

"It's A Wonderful Life" (1947). I'd dismissed it for years as likely to be too schmaltzy but surprised myself at how enjoyable I found it. Jimmy Stewart was a great actor and the unsettling "what if" alternative scenario of a world without his character's existence brought a rather intriguing X-Files type existentialist quality to the tale. Despite my reservations I thoroughly enjoyed it after all.

"Home Alone" (1990). Dire garbage with the two burglars enacting substandard Tom & Jerry routines. I'm afraid that I found the kid irritating rather than cute and even the magnificent John Candy couldn't rescue this crap!

The non-festive movie was the fabulously gripping "Cape Fear" - the 1962 version with two of my all-time favourite actors, Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck going head-to-head. A stunning film, for me it's more powerful and mesmerising than the re-make (which features Peck and Mitchum in cameo roles!).

I've seen and enjoyed all the "A Christmas Carol" movies, even the cartoon renditions. My favorite is the 1951 version with Alastair Sim as Scrooge.

I've never seen Die Hard so I can't comment on that.

It's A Wonderful Life is another seasonal favorite of mine. Jimmy Stewart was the right choice for George Bailey. Robert Zemeckis and ‎Bob Gale based their Back To The Future films on the "what if" alternative scenario used in It's A Wonderful Life. I like stuff like that.

Home Alone was okay. I enjoyed the "Tom & Jerry" routines in that film. I didn't care much for the sequels. Michael Jackson and John Landis thought highly enough of Macaulay Culkin to put him in their Black Or White video...

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTFE8cirkdQ" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTFE8cirkdQ</a>

Cape Fear always keeps me riveted to the screen no matter how many times I've watched it.

Normandie · « **Reply #1858 on:** December 28, 2021, 11:54:36 PM »

Quote from: nimrod on December 21, 2021, 03:40:31 AM

Just watched a similar miniseries to The Terror, called The North Water. Amazing story.

I started this and am enjoying it a lot so far. I'm about two episodes in. The setting is so similar to that of The Terror, right down to the creaking of the vessel. And they're even in the same area, Baffin Bay.

nimrod · « **Reply #1859 on:** December 29, 2021, 12:40:56 AM »

Quote from: Normandie on December 28, 2021, 11:54:36 PM

I started this and am enjoying it a lot so far. I'm about two episodes in. The setting is so similar to that of The Terror, right down to the creaking of the vessel. And they're even in the same area, Baffin Bay.

Eventually you will see someone who's in both

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