The movie you just watched

[Parliament 14237]

Clear and Present Danger.  Overshadowed my Red October for good reason, but this is good movie too.  Not the cheesy shlock that defined 90's action movies.  Also a lotta cool 90's tac gear porn.

[GoPokes83 2240]

Currently watching The Marine with John Cena because my kid was watching it when I sat down. I’d never seen it before, now I wish that were still the case.

[RPM 26315]

Coyote - Biopic of Mike Plant. Man that circumnavigated the globe solo numerous times then was lost at sea on a new boat. YouTube.

 

[RomaVicta 29902]

Triangle of Sadness. Terrible title because it's actually comedic. A lot of it is very good. I recommend.

Women Talking. Would have been poignant 30 or 40 years ago. Great cast. McDormand's role is brief. I'm glad Sarah Polley is out there making films. Away from Her is excellent. This time, it's like a study in the hazards of both writing and directing. The movie lacks tempo and each line and speech is treated like gospel. Polley misses on this one.

[Augustus 3061]

Watched The Good Shepherd.  I think it was my 3rd watch, and I enjoyed it as much as before.  Roger Ebert was my go-to for film reviews (as Alan Sepinwall is for tv series), and although his perception of some films' quality differed from mine on occasion, this was one of only two instances when I thought he was flat-out wrong--the other being A Few Good Men.  It seemed as if he was expecting/wanting some kind of John LeCarre spy thriller, versus a more realistic look at the CIA's origin/history (even with the Bay of Pigs subplot involving Edward's son).

I think anybody who's interested in James Angleton or the other important figures in the OSS-to-CIA progression would find this movie interesting, and I always enjoy films with an understated tone, which this one certainly has.  I was really surprised it got the mixed reviews it did, as I thoroughly enjoy it.

The Bonesmen's history in the intelligence community (and govt as a whole) is interesting, too.  There have always been a lot of conspiracy theories involving these Yale grads and their secret society, but when you read through the names on their alumni list, it's not hard to see why conspiracy-minded people would go crazy with that material to work with.

 

[TwiceHorn 31438]

On 2/7/2023 at 3:05 PM, Elvis said:

I've been on a Gosling binge this week/weekend.  Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011) is an absolutley wonderful movie full of laughs, crys, and hot women.  Drive was a great re-watch.  The Place Behind the Pines is great and sad; it's basically two movies.  The Nice Guys (2016) is one of the funniest movies I've seen in a long time, and it's really re-watchable.  I intend to go back and re-watch Murder by the Numbers (2002) with Gosling and Sandra Bullock.  I remember it being a great thriller.

 

Also, to whomever recommended the movie "Men" (2022) by director Alex Garland  (Ex Machina): I offer a friendly fuck you.  That was a completely unnecessary movie, and it should not have been made.

Ides of March may be his best work.

[TexasBeta 1261]

Rocky

“Yo Adrian!”

[Tylerocks 2553]

Watched Everything, Everywhere, All at Once.

No idea what was going on.

I was high, I fell asleep 2x and was so fucking confused.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

39 minutes ago, Tylerocks said:

Watched Everything, Everywhere, All at Once.

No idea what was going on.

It's right there in the title.

[tx 3 putt 76868]

Dinner Rush - busy night and lot going on at an Italian restaurant owned by Danny Aiello. nice little watch, Amazon Prime 

[Underdog 28545]

The Help - good movie.  Eat my shit. 

[Dignan 355]

On 2/7/2023 at 4:32 PM, gofuckyourself said:

It's a work in progress, but Dead Poets Society, Empire of the Sun, Goonies -- though I think we've seen it, it's just been a while -- Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Miracle.

Obviously some I want just fun/silly and not just "message" movies.

 

 

That Thing You Do is wonderful. Prob my favorite movie ever. Definitely fine for 12-13 year olds. 

[kingkoopa6 8344]

Scream 6-  

the older sister is hella sexy. 
 

jenna still seems like a lil girl. But she dope

good flick. I liked it a lot 

[tx 3 putt 76868]

On 3/7/2023 at 8:21 PM, Dignan said:

That Thing You Do is wonderful. Prob my favorite movie ever. Definitely fine for 12-13 year olds. 

It’s still a great watch 

[tx 3 putt 76868]

Uncorked (Netflix) - a young man deciding between taking over the family bbq business and becoming a master sommelier. Good characters 

 

solid, solid watch. Great movie to watch with female company. 

Edited March 11, 2023 by tx 3 putt

[HiggyBaby 2529]

Watched Casablanca for the first time in a long time. Still holds up obviously but there is some really hammy acting in it.
And for some reason never picked up in this

[Deej 76752]

On 2/23/2023 at 8:45 AM, Mrs Whiggins said:

The realist story  that pre-dates Cocaine Bear is that there was Cocaine Cat but no one knew because cats be like that.

https://www.npr.org/2023/03/09/1162317306/cocaine-cat-cincinnati-zoo-serval

[CooterBrown 18002]

65.

It’s what you expect. Space humans crash land on prehistoric earth. Escape shuttle is inconveniently miles away from the passenger portion of the ship. Survivors have to get to the shuttle without getting eaten by dinosaurs and before the dinosaur killing meteor hits earth.

There’s a cast of two and they don’t speak the same language so there’s very minimal dialog.

I liked it fine but you might as well wait for streaming.

[tx 3 putt 76868]

Perhaps the greatest movie ever made …..

 

[tx 3 putt 76868]

Gleason and Reynolds should have been Oscar locks 

[Scraps 13560]

Currently watching The Marine with John Cena because my kid was watching it when I sat down. I’d never seen it before, now I wish that were still the case.

Hey we got this gem and Cena meme from that moving being made at least

[PRONG HORN 3133]

 

[dogbreath 434]

Diner. Incredible cast and incredible movie. 

"It just pushed the flaps open?"

• Steve Guttenberg as Edward "Eddie" Simmons
• Daniel Stern as Laurence "Shrevie" Schreiber
• Mickey Rourke as Robert "Boogie" Sheftell
• Kevin Bacon as Timothy Fenwick, Jr.
• Tim Daly as William "Billy" Howard
• Ellen Barkin as Beth
• Paul Reiser as Modell

[bernorange 8359]

Sleeper.  1973 Woody Allen flick. 

It's been at around 40 years or so since I'd seen it.  Watched it with the family and my son was laughing.  It's really silly, zany and ridiculous.  

[NeverMarryAStripper 21872]

For a while peak Woody Allen was really good.  It didn’t last long and he turned out to be a perv, but he made a few really good movies back in the day

[RPM 26315]

I always thought Woody Allen was creepy. Turns out I was spot on.

[GenXer 2850]

First of all… username checks out.

Wife and I went to Seattle last weekend. In preparation and following the weekend, we watched Singles. Yeah. We visited some sites in the movie, and I randomly stumbled across the park bench with the statue sitting on it while getting the wife some drip coffee.

I learned something about the movie that I didn’t know. I always assumed the movie was filmed and released when grunge broke into mainstream. Wrong.

Cameron Crowe wrote and directed the film well before nirvana and pearl jam released nevermind and ten. Filming wrapped in May ‘91. Ten and nevermind were released in aug and sept ‘91, respectively.

The studio sat on the film for a year because they thought no one cared about Seattle. Then nirvana, PJ, AIC, and soundgarden exploded. The studio released the film in sept ‘92.

sounds like teen spirit was originally going to be in the film but it became too expensive once it exploded.

Crowe was prescient.

Edited March 17, 2023 by GenXer

[Reynolds Woodcock 4739]

8 hours ago, GenXer said:

First of all… username checks out.

Wife and I went to Seattle last weekend. In preparation and following the weekend, we watched Singles. Yeah. We visited some sites in the movie, and I randomly stumbled across the park bench with the statue sitting on it while getting the wife some drip coffee.

I learned something about the movie that I didn’t know. I always assumed the movie was filmed and released when grunge broke into mainstream. Wrong.

Cameron Crowe wrote and directed the film well before nirvana and pearl jam released nevermind and ten. Filming wrapped in May ‘91. Ten and nevermind were released in aug and sept ‘91, respectively.

The studio sat on the film for a year because they thought no one cared about Seattle. Then nirvana, PJ, AIC, and soundgarden exploded. The studio released the film in sept ‘92.

sounds like teen spirit was originally going to be in the film but it became too expensive once it exploded.

Crowe was prescient.

Crowe had a pretty great run from Say Anything, Singles, Jerry Maguire, Vanilla Sky and Almost Famous. Then he just turned to complete and absolute shit. 

[Macanudo 12975]

14 minutes ago, Reynolds Woodcock said:

Crowe had a pretty great run from Say Anything, Singles, Jerry Maguire, Vanilla Sky and Almost Famous. Then he just turned to complete and absolute shit. 

It's not so much shit but just not a lot of anything.  Since Vanilla Sky in 2001, he's done 6 movies in total.   Not sure why.

[Macanudo 12975]

Watched The Whale tonight.   I really enjoyed it and the cast is amazing.  

[UpperWestside 6160]

I watched 65 on Thursday. The CGI was fantastic. The script felt rushed though seeing as how the runtime was a little over 90 minutes. They could’ve had several more dinosaur fights in it. Adam Driver is worth watching though. Just an excellent actor.

[PittsburghTiger 6175]

They are, and have been for a few days, playing a lot of really good old movies on TCM. DVR-worthy stuff.

Edited March 18, 2023 by PittsburghTiger

[Buzzrock 14902]

Randomly watched The Crazies (the 2010 remake, not the original) on HBO. Love Olyphant. Not a bad little horror flick if a little cliche.

[HouTex 1866]

On 3/12/2023 at 9:56 PM, dogbreath said:

Diner. Incredible cast and incredible movie. 

"It just pushed the flaps open?"

• Steve Guttenberg as Edward "Eddie" Simmons
• Daniel Stern as Laurence "Shrevie" Schreiber
• Mickey Rourke as Robert "Boogie" Sheftell
• Kevin Bacon as Timothy Fenwick, Jr.
• Tim Daly as William "Billy" Howard
• Ellen Barkin as Beth
• Paul Reiser as Modell

Great movie.  
“The wedding is off.”

[Underdog 28545]

On 3/17/2023 at 3:32 AM, GenXer said:

First of all… username checks out.

Wife and I went to Seattle last weekend. In preparation and following the weekend, we watched Singles. Yeah. We visited some sites in the movie, and I randomly stumbled across the park bench with the statue sitting on it while getting the wife some drip coffee.

I learned something about the movie that I didn’t know. I always assumed the movie was filmed and released when grunge broke into mainstream. Wrong.

Cameron Crowe wrote and directed the film well before nirvana and pearl jam released nevermind and ten. Filming wrapped in May ‘91. Ten and nevermind were released in aug and sept ‘91, respectively.

The studio sat on the film for a year because they thought no one cared about Seattle. Then nirvana, PJ, AIC, and soundgarden exploded. The studio released the film in sept ‘92.

sounds like teen spirit was originally going to be in the film but it became too expensive once it exploded.

Crowe was prescient.

 

[RomaVicta 29902]

Couldn't get through Guardians of the Galaxy even though the opening sequence is solid. I keep trying the genre, but the successes are so few. The Dark Knight is the brightly shining exception. Iron Man and Deadpool were surely amusing.

We did watch the entire Cruella. The Emmas are so good as are other recognizable members of the cast. The movie is an endless turd. A few laughs, but the soundtrack become a beating even though it was a parade of good songs. Every scene starts like a music video. 

I had to get HULU Live TV to watch the Oscars with friends over. It comes with Disney+. Very little I care about on that channel. We did watch an episode of Zorro which was only the faintest of memories from early early childhood. I was crazy for Zorro. The episode was fun in the sense that it's like remembering a good dream.

[bolverk 29652]

21 minutes ago, RomaVicta said:

I had to get HULU Live TV to watch the Oscars with friends over. It comes with Disney+. Very little I care about on that channel. We did watch an episode of Zorro which was only the faintest of memories from early early childhood. I was crazy for Zorro. The episode was fun in the sense that it's like remembering a good dream.

You should give Andor, the Star Wars series on Disney+, a shot. It's probably the best production of the entire Star Wars universe ever created, and I don't think I'm alone in that opinion. It's really, really good.

[CooterBrown 18002]

Shazam 2. If you liked the first one, it’s more of the same. Fast paced, simple plot, pretty fun. Mary has developed some nice fun bags in the past couple of years.

Taste the rainbow, mother fuckers!

[Bevoette 1268]

They Come Knocking.  We've been watching a lot of those Into The Dark installments 

[Tylerocks 2553]

Watched All Quiet on the Western Front yesterday.

 

Great movie, the cinematography is off the charts.

Felix Kammerer(Baümer) does an amazing job considering it was his 2nd professional acting gig.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

On 3/17/2023 at 12:16 AM, NeverMarryAStripper said:

For a while peak Woody Allen was really good.  It didn’t last long and he turned out to be a perv, but he made a few really good movies back in the day

Take The Money And Run is still one of my favorite movies.

[GoPokes83 2240]

12 Years a Slave. It’s a tough watch if you’re from the South, or a decent human being. I knew Brad Pitt was in it, didn’t know he produced it. Most of my family on my dad’s side owned slaves, quite a few of them. If I could find a time machine I’d probably go put a bullet in every one of them. But then I’d never be born so I couldn’t go back in time to kill them, yada yada, yada…

[Underdog 28545]

2 hours ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Take The Money And Run is still one of my favorite movies.

[bernorange 8359]

Mechanical Violator Hakaider

It has the pretense of Blade Runner esqe allegory in a tale of Japanese Terminator versus Japanese Robocop.  The special effects made us laugh.  The acting is terrible.  It's a glorious hunk of cheese.  Available for streaming on Prime Video currently.

 

[Underdog 28545]

Sicario currently on AMC, neutered as hell but still so GD good. 

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

I just got done watching The Yin and Yang of Gerry Lopez, directed by Stacy Peralta.  I very much enjoyed it, but I have liked all of Stacy's work and although I am not a surfer, I enjoy documentaries about it.  Especially the stories from the 60s and 70s where these globe hopping surfers venture off the beaten path for hidden waves.  Anyways, it is free on youtube.

Kind of hope someone makes a documentary about Bill and Mike Boyum.

[tx 3 putt 76868]

Cinema perfection, I always wished the movie would have went another hour  …..

 

[Mo Horn 8824]

Went old school today. Godfather and Godfather II

[PRONG HORN 3133]

21 hours ago, Patricio Swayze said:

I just got done watching The Yin and Yang of Gerry Lopez, directed by Stacy Peralta.  I very much enjoyed it, but I have liked all of Stacy's work and although I am not a surfer, I enjoy documentaries about it.  Especially the stories from the 60s and 70s where these globe hopping surfers venture off the beaten path for hidden waves.  Anyways, it is free on youtube.

Kind of hope someone makes a documentary about Bill and Mike Boyum.

[Augustus 3061]

So, I saw that Cleopatra was on HBOMax and I've always enjoyed it, so I'm enjoying it once again, when something grabs my attention that, for reasons I don't know, I never paid attention to before.

During the Battle of Actium, Cleopatra's ship has a map table set up so that she can see how the battle's unfolding as they move the pieces around.  Given that it's a naval battle, the table is the sea and instead of tokens depicting legions, it's covered with little toy ships.

They made the decision, obviously for cinematic effect, to have the ships launching incendiary ballistae at each other, resulting in a ton of ships going up in flames.

Apparently, whoever was in charge of the map table for Cleopatra was so incredibly devoted to detail, that they set the little toy ships on fire.  I've seen this movie numerous times since I was elementary school aged in the 1970's.  No idea why this ever grabbed my attention before, but this time it caused one of those laughing fits that just get worse the more you try to stop laughing.  Of all the silly shit they did in these old, epic films, for me this positively takes the cake.

 

Edited March 25, 2023 by Augustus