Last movie you watched

[nanook]

@cherry, thank you, yes, i might like it judging by the trailer.

 

[Cherry Cola]

It wasn't easy to watch (had to pause it several times because it was unbearable), but still an incredible film in an entirely unique format that actually worked in that it really did make you think and ponder over the issues it presents in the way its maker said it was intended to do :O

Now I should watch The Hunt, it's probably also going to make me squirm with discomfort :S

 

[Jennywocky]

noah - boring, absurd, what were they thinking when they designed the plot for the rock-guardians-transformers? bitching about some inferior fi god task.
not pleasant 1.5/10

They were reading the Bible -- the Watchers are right out of the Book of Enoch and a reference in the OT... although I think they also wanted to come up with a viable reason why people did not steal Noah's boat when it started to rain.

@nanook -- I really want to see nightcrawler, it looked excellent.

 

[TheManBeyond]

They were reading the Bible -- the Watchers are right out of the Book of Enoch and a reference in the OT... although I think they also wanted to come up with a viable reason why people did not steal Noah's boat when it started to rain.

uhm i didn't know that.
btw another disgusting bit was the bad guy living in the boat. sure it is a big boat but noah's son was carrying food and doing suspicious shit for months, they had to notice something was wrong.

 

[HsinHsin]

Wings of Desire (1987)

 

[Jennywocky]

uhm i didn't know that.
btw another disgusting bit was the bad guy living in the boat. sure it is a big boat but noah's son was carrying food and doing suspicious shit for months, they had to notice something was wrong.

You'd think. Then again, putting animals to sleep with aerosol knock-out drugs in a closed container without knocking out / killing the smaller lifeforms is probably pretty silly too.... yet the original story itself is pretty flawed in such ways in never addressing at all that issue... aside from suggesting meat eaters didn't actually eat meat until after the Flood.

i.e., if you're trying to reconcile a non-sensible source, looks like some items will be glossed over or assumed. I think Aronofsky was more focused on the artistic elements of "god's man" vs " man's man."

I thought it had some interesting parts to it (namely, Noah's severe zealotry / madness which allows one to persist in such an endeavor, which is glossed over when Christians talk about the story), but Aronofsky's made some better movies.

 

[Cherry Cola]

Black swan is an overrated piece of shit copy of Perfect Blue!

 

[Yellow]

I just watched Little Miss Sunshine. I think I liked it.

 

[Jennywocky]

Black swan is an overrated piece of shit copy of Perfect Blue!

Meh.

In 2010 Darren Aronofsky acknowledged there being similarities between Perfect Blue and his film Black Swan (only as a director), but said that it was not an influence.[16] Kon blogged about meeting Aronofsky in 2001.[17] A re-issued blog entry mentioned Aronofsky's film Requiem for a Dream as being among Kon's list of movies he viewed for that year.[18]

Sleuthing further:

Anyone who has seen both films can confirm that the backbone plot of Perfect Blue and Black Swan are considerably different, but the mood, scenes, main characters, and spirals they go through are incredibly similar...It's not plagiarism, but it's certainly influence. You can't watch something that moves you so much and not be influenced by it forever, even if you don't consciously know it. (writer goes on to say they do think Aronofsky cribbed a few scenes)

http://www.flixist.com/monday-movie-trivia-aronofsky-bought-perfect-blue-rights-205425.phtml

Yeah, as an artist, of course I would agree that the movies and stories and music I love most influences my own work.

 

[Cherry Cola]

I don't really mind plagiarism, plagiarism is cool with me, but come on there's too much stuff that's just lifted out of perfect blue and put into black swan for Aronofsky to be denying it.

I mean look at this shit:

Q: Was the film Perfect Blue an inspiration for this film?

A: Not really, there are similarities between the films, but it wasn’t influenced by it. It really came out of Swan Lake the Ballet, we wanted to dramatize the ballet, that’s why it’s kind of up here and down there, because ballet is big and small in lots of ways.

Like come on, you just took the same basic plot and put it in another context! And you lifted several scenes more or less directly. Who the fuck is he kidding? It kinda seems like he was dodging the question by reformulating it in his head so that what he was being asked was "what inspired you to make black swan?"

Bronto says Pi sucks too, so therefore I have now concluded that I hate Aronofsky

Haven't seen the fountain or Requiem for a Dream. I don't think I need to see the latter though, I know how junkies are.

 

[TheManBeyond]

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I was expecting a more interesting plot. basically the teacher who seems to be a cool ESTP is in fact totally crazy. You discover his bad intentions in like 15 minutes if not much less. He has sex with his pupils and kills them all in the school.
Tons of wtf moments, sometimes people know too much without any reason and sometimes people don't see what's obvious.
Funny shooting escenes near the end.
Purifier fire for this one ----> 3/10... for the cute j-girls :3

 

[dark+matters]

I just watched The Imitation Game! Soooooo gooooooood...

http://www.fandango.com/theimitationgame_175201/movieoverview

 

[Jennywocky]

The Wolf of Wall Street.

I had noted elsewhere that Scorsese is hit-or-miss for me, sometimes he bores me. I'm glad to say this movie (3 hours long) was enjoyable to watch -- great editing, great music, great tone, great acting, he just put together a great movie. DiCaprio did an excellent job; in the last 5-6 years or so, he's done some work where he no longer seems like a kid, and this movie is no exception. Pretty excellent. Jonah Hill can get on my nerves too sometimes, but he fit in just fine here and did a great job with his role.

The end kind of just... ends. But the ride is fun.

 

[Cherry Cola]

dicrapios buddy the best actor in that film, without him it woud totally sucks ass.

watched a little of the hunt at brontos house but then we go buy weed, now we at my house and high as fuck haha

 

[redbaron]

The last 3 movies I watched:

Guardians of the Galaxy was lucky that the last 45 minutes was good or it would have been depressingly bad. I ended the movie with an overall good impression, which was surprising given how weak I thought the whole thing started out.

Interstellar had a lot of tacky parts played out to the sound of violins in crescendo, but other than that was thoroughly enjoyable. Actually felt a lot of parallels to many concepts in the 2001: A Space Odyssey book (not the movie) and there were lots of redeeming qualities to it. Really enjoyed it overall.

Venus in Fur was kind of predictable yet still managed to be interesting and humorous. Scores extra points for not featuring woeful Hollywood humour and violins.

 

[Jennywocky]

The last 3 movies I watched:

Guardians of the Galaxy was lucky that the last 45 minutes was good or it would have been depressingly bad. I ended the movie with an overall good impression, which was surprising given how weak I thought the whole thing started out.

To be honest, while I enjoyed the movie, I don't understand all the "buzz." I mean, it was enjoyable and fit together nicely but wasn't really stellar. People just must really be into the "wow" factor and have no positive expectations for comic book movies.

 

[QuickTwist]

I cannot sit through a whole movie -any movie. I hate them all.

 

[JimJambones]

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. Of course, I'm naturally pissed about how it diverged from the original story, but I guess certain concessions have to be made when time and money are crucial for success. If I've learned anything over the years, it's that one can never underestimate the power of the imagination and the written word. The best movies are often those that are written for cinema and not those adapted from a novel. Although, I find that novellas can make some of the best movies because not as much is lost.

I also just finished watching season 3 of AHS. As usual, the supernaturalism makes zero sense, but it was entertaining none-the-less.

 

[redbaron]

To be honest, while I enjoyed the movie, I don't understand all the "buzz." I mean, it was enjoyable and fit together nicely but wasn't really stellar. People just must really be into the "wow" factor and have no positive expectations for comic book movies.

It was bordering on being one of the worst movies I'd ever seen for the first hour or so. The fact that it fit together nicely (eventually) was its redeeming quality. I think the main thing I found boring was the terribly cliche humour and awful (attempted) acting.

I thought the movie got decent when the focus shifted from those things and more on the "important" parts of the plot.

 

[Direwolf]

I thougt guardians was awesome, keep in mind im a marvel fanboy ive liked all their movies and ill probably like the rest of the ones they make also.

I just came back from the 3rd hobbit. I loved it.

 

[Pizzabeak]

To the Wonder, one of Terence Malick's flicks, the same guy who did Tree of Life. It just seemed like he enjoyed making Tree of Life and wanted to do it again, so he did a spiritual successor sequel type thing. It had one star on Netflix but if you liked Tree of Life then you'll probably dig this one. It isn't necessarily better but there's some pretty decent new imagery to look at, this time featuring Ben Affleck rather than Brad Pitt... One of his earlier decent films that I'd recommend is Days of Heaven which this is also somewhat similar to in terms of his personal style but I'd give it a solid 6.5-maybe 7/10 just for its sheer presentation and somewhat awkward demeanor.

Supposedly he's coming out with another one soon, adding another to the series... One of the few filmmakers I can be bothered to check out their stuff more so than say Lars von Trier.

 

[Jennywocky]

Just watched all of Black Mirror, including the Christmas special. Dayum! Highly recommended.

It was bordering on being one of the worst movies I'd ever seen for the first hour or so. The fact that it fit together nicely (eventually) was its redeeming quality. I think the main thing I found boring was the terribly cliche humour and awful (attempted) acting.

I thought the movie got decent when the focus shifted from those things and more on the "important" parts of the plot.

I watched it again yesterday and it seemed more enjoyable on second pass...especially keeping the "family " theme in mind. Peter's relationship with his mom resonates throughout everything and has colored much of his life.

Oh, and curiosity over who his dad is.... his mom says he looked like an angel, and later yondu says (about himself) he might look like an angel but.....

Hmmm.

 

[Direwolf]

Just in case, SPOILER!!!



Comics say peters dad is jason a spartoi prince.

 

[Jennywocky]

Just in case, SPOILER!!!



Comics say peters dad is jason a spartoi prince.

I know what the comics say.
This is the movie, they can change what they like.
that's why I thought it worth mentioning.

 

[JimJambones]

I watched Europa Report last night. Humans were sent to Jupiter's moon, Europa, to investigate possible life beneath its icy surface. I thought it was a pretty cool movie.

 

[Reluctantly]

^ I watched it because I like sci-fi. Gotta say, it kinda takes the fun out of space exploration. Most of them died in a horrifying way.

 

[Jennywocky]

All four Bourne movies. My favorite is probably Ultimatum; however, I'm a fan of Legacy, and i'm not sure why critics harshed on it.

 

[Cavallier]

I was forced to watch the movie adaptation of the musical Into the Woods.

I can see where it would be a good stage production. The giants, death scenes, and the magic would have been fun to see done in person. The lyrics were more creative than the utter trash lyrics of Wicked (Who can call themselves a good lyricist when they rhyme "wood" with..."wood" and do it awkwardly? )

However, as a movie and a story it was pretty awful in my opinion. I couldn't stand The Baker. All the various tragedies of the play seemed only to serve in driving The Baker's growth which at the end was paltry and disappointing. I found myself leaving the theater depressed. I wanted them to all die in a fire.

Though The Witch was given a fantastic line, "You're not good. You're not bad. You're just nice. I'm not good. I'm not nice. I'm just RIGHT!". I loved that moment.

Meryl Streep acted them all under the carpet of course. But then, you could put her in a dress made out of a paper sack and tell her to act Shakespeare on her head and she'd do well.

I grudgingly admit that the casting director did a wonderful job. I even think the singing was well done with none of the actors straining. Pine as Prince Charming was a stroke of genius. I generally don't care for Pine much but he fit the part well. Who knew he had good comedic timing?

Perhaps it's just the basic plot and character development that I hated. As a movie it was well acted, well executed, and the special effects were interesting.

 

[The Limitless One]

Hard Target. Mullets and people getting destroyed in slow motion. TOP LEL

 

[Cavallier]

All four Bourne movies. My favorite is probably Ultimatum; however, I'm a fan of Legacy, and i'm not sure why critics harshed on it.

Legacy was fun. Just simple action movie fun. I don't know why certain critics knotted their underwear over it.

 

[QuickTwist]

Anyone seen that Super Smash Bros Melee documentary? I think that was the last movie I watched in entirety.

 

[Jennywocky]

Watched Kick-Ass again over the weekend. The first movie really blended sardonic humor + absurd levels of violence, which is why I think it worked... although I think the relationship between Big Daddy and Hit Girl (and how that story played out) brought a lot of pathos as well. The movie hit all the beats to make it more than just a goofy superhero flick.

[Weird side note: I just saw Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels this past week, then took an extra look at the Lobby Guy (in the conceirge outfit) in Kick-Ass... hilariously, it's Jason Flemyng. I didn't know he was actually an established actor before. I have now seen him in three things in the space of a week; the other was the Waldo episode of Black Mirror.]

The second one was disappointing, Jim Carrey's performance aside; the new director really didn't know how to skillfully mix those same elements together, so the violence came off as crass and any deeper emotions were completely lost in the not-so-witty social commentary. The scenario of Hit Girl trying to be a "normal teen girl" was amusing but didn't always work; and I only really recall one action sequence I was fond of (where Hit Girl jumps the van leaving the cemetary). The movie wasn't as subversive as it wanted to be and kind of plods along with a lot of generic beats. It might have killed the franchise.

Legacy was fun. Just simple action movie fun. I don't know why certain critics knotted their underwear over it.

Yeah, same here, and perhaps better than the first two Bourne movies (where I wasn't as interested in the plot, it was all your typical spy rehash).

Here, the plot was more personal and so there was a connection point [she'll be wiped as part of a cleanup action and wants to live; he wants to spiral off his meds because he's mentally deficient if they don't lock his intelligence in]; the action seemed solid and fun to watch; and I thought that Renner and Weisz actually had chemistry together (not necessarily romantic, but they interacted like real people and cared about each other). Lots of solid secondary performances as well.

 

[QuickTwist]

The Bourne Supremacy. I really liked that flick. I had to watch it a few times until I understood what was going on, which at the time I did, but that was then and I have forgotten almost everything except the suicide.

 

[Frankie]

The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies. The movie just shows how irrational man can be when it comes to power and wealth.

 

[Frankie]

I saw unbroken last night. It was awesome. It takes you on a ride of original experience, as if you were the actor. It makes you feel the pain in the punches and the struggle. It makes you cringe at how irrational the human being can be - That's how I felt anyways. What I don't get is how the human body and spirit can survive such pain and still maintain the will to live...

 

[TheManBeyond]

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The Imitation Game

So i was with some friend, we went to a shopping mall and sudenly decided to watch a movie, i wanted to see another one but my friend who is a IXTP wanted to see this one.
Some say my friend is gay (i can't prove it but there are some cues (which may be totally made of smoke)). I didn't know anything about the movie so when it finished i was like did he bring me here to watch the movie together to confirm world' suspicions? So i told him it "as a joke" he said he didn't know the main character was gay and laughted. But we'll never know.
The movie was not bad but lacked something to say it was great.

 

[TheManBeyond]

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Children

Just finished watching it. I was impressed it happened in real life, it has tons of emotive moments, i almost shed a tear. They must have changed something on the original story cuz i was surprised with the end. Not spoiling anyone, just in case.
If you have 2 hours and want to see a painful drama - thriller + you are patient about korean films slow pace then this is a great movie.
The only funny moment the film has is when main character is looking after his daughter and he thinks he founds her and it turns out it was another girl. I mean i would get confused too of course. Asians.

 

[JPS]

The Imitation Game.

Before that it was The Double, with Jesse Eisenberg.

I'd recommend both, especially the latter, which was darkly enthralling.

 

[TheManBeyond]

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Great film. I was specially touched by the whole japanese girl story. I was really impressed by the scene where she enters in the disco. It was kinda weird to see a japanese man hunting in marocco and giving his rifle as a gift to a man who lives there even if they are friends lol, the whole plot is quite unlikely to happen. Anyway that's the core of the movie, unlikely weird conections.

8.5/10

 

[Solitaire U.]

Gravity

I really enjoyed this movie. In addition to the "Wow how the hell did they do that?" factor, I was intrigued by the long (though admittedly somewhat bravado), intricate takes. After the first viewing, I kind of felt like I'd less watched a movie, and more witnessed the events from a 91 minute first person perspective. Had to watch it again paying particular attention to how they actually cut and spliced it all together. Not really heavy on plot or anything, but definitely impressive and entertaining in a 'tech art' kind of way.

 

[Solitaire U.]

To be honest, while I enjoyed the movie, I don't understand all the "buzz." I mean, it was enjoyable and fit together nicely but wasn't really stellar. People just must really be into the "wow" factor and have no positive expectations for comic book movies.

Helps the appreciation factor a lot if you've already been conditioned to not expect much in the way of plot or character development from the comic books. An 80 character speech balloon can only contain so much 'depth'. I mean, it's fitting...I can tolerate cliche humor, but I start getting a little squirmy when a flick tries to delve too deeply into the psyche of, or Christ forbid, attempts to get me to form a sentimental attachment to an actress in green body paint, let alone a CGI, talking, vaporizer-toting raccoon.

 

[Cherry Cola]

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Children

Just finished watching it. I was impressed it happened in real life, it has tons of emotive moments, i almost shed a tear. They must have changed something on the original story cuz i was surprised with the end. Not spoiling anyone, just in case.
If you have 2 hours and want to see a painful drama - thriller + you are patient about korean films slow pace then this is a great movie.
The only funny moment the film has is when main character is looking after his daughter and he thinks he founds her and it turns out it was another girl. I mean i would get confused too of course. Asians.

Hey! I have tons of time and I love korean drama-thrillers. All the ones I've seen have been wtfamazing.

Nice tip.

Edit: The review on IMDB even lists a bunch of Korean films I've liked, likening them to this film! But alas I can't find a torrent with seeders FML

 

[TheManBeyond]

Edit: The review on IMDB even lists a bunch of Korean films I've liked, likening them to this film! But alas I can't find a torrent with seeders FML

I would pass you the one i watched but sadly subtitles were in spanish :P

 

[Ex-User (9086)]

Edit: The review on IMDB even lists a bunch of Korean films I've liked, likening them to this film! But alas I can't find a torrent with seeders FML

Spoiler

https://kickass.so/children-dvdrip-bala-t7009240.html

 

[Jennywocky]

Watched "This is Where I Leave You."

Such a great cast, and some of the banter was SO funny... but the whole things is kind of less than the sum of its parts. It wanted to make so many jokes that the serious moments come off either feigned or not nearly as deep as the characters pretend. So it was kind of disappointing. I heard the book was highlighly acclaimed, but I expect the same content didn't translate as well to movie ambiance, and the director seemed a little unsure of how to blend comedy and drama. [It was kind of a more sardonic variation of "Parenthood," with similar character relationships; but Ron Howard seemed much better at juggling the subplots + mixing tone appropriate so that the characters and situations maintained depth even while being funny. Not sure how Levy was selected to direct...]

On the other hand, I finally saw Adam Driver in something and now am pretty stoked to see him as a badass (I suspect) in Star Wars 7 this coming year. He also ended up being more attractive than I thought from his pictures; he carried himself with easy-going confidence.

 

[Cherry Cola]

thanks blarr I thought I checked that site :O

 

[Jennywocky]

Watched "Predestination" last night with Ethan Hawke and Sarah Snook. I figure reaction on this forum will be either that you really like it or really hate, depending on what you're focusing on. (I happened to really enjoy it and watched it twice through back to back.)

Snook gave a pretty amazing performance, considering I'd never heard of her before. I can't say much more without spoilering the movie, but... there might be a lot there for people to connect with, especially the early life that is recounted. As an actor, she's required to do more than Hawke (and probably her most challenging role she's undertaken), so her peformance really shines through. Hawke of course is as solid as always, and as he gets to shine in the latter half of the movie, he really adds something to his character and especially in the last few minutes.

I found the short story by Heinlein (which I do not recommend reading first), it's pretty short and is missing a huge subplot added by the movie. The story is far more flippant than the movie; the movie adds some pathos to the characters and takes things an extra mile, so if I had just read the story, I would have quickly forgotten it as just another "gimmick" story... but the identity theme here and understanding of the characters resonates after the movie ends.

(I basically had the huge bulk of the story figured out early, but it was one of those movies where even if you know what's going on, it's pretty cool to watch it unfold anyway because the actors were just so great. On second pass, there's some dialogue and imagery that you might have missed the first time that actually helps tie a lot of the movie together.)

....

Since I wanted to know who Sarah Snook was after seeing Predestination, I found Jessabelle and watched that as well. The basic critical synopsis (that Snook shines in that movie, but the movie sucks) is pretty on the mark. It had a few decent scare moments but they were also rather predictable, and dropping into the horror trope pool did not help. Snook remains pretty amazing in the movie, however; I still don't think I can recommend the movie, but she is the one thing (well, that and her interactions with her old high school flame, who is very likeable) that makes the movie ALMOST watchable.

The stylizations of the opening and end credits pretty much reinforce what a hack job this picture is, even if it almost at times becomes something you can almost take seriously. And of course people are bitching about it Because Racism. The ending made me laugh. What suckage.

 

[TheManBeyond]

La Isla Mínima

8.5/10
Great spanish movie, at some points it reminded me of True Detective, the ambience is really depressive and the couple of police guys share some traits with the other couple, they just lack the philosophical depth.
The political thing about it was a plus that could have been erased cuz it doesn't add that much but anyway overall great developing of a good plot.

Rurouni Kenshin - Kyoto Inferno

7/10

It was a cool adaptation, the characters looked really cool because the dresses arer really well done. I also loved the landscapes and all the japanese traditional stuff. I was upset that this movie ends up abruptly and there are no "big fights". The juppongatana members do appear in the movie but besides the blonde one who captures the kid and the brief fight between kenshin and soujiro they don't do anything. We'll see the most interesting things in its sequela.

 

[Sockrates]

Whatever Lisa Ann starred in last.

 

[Jennywocky]

Finally watched "Inglourious Basterds." Oh dear lord. I'd tried to watch it a few years but I guess I wasn't in the mood then, and the opening felt slow. Now it went pretty fast, and I was laughing at so much of it.

Waltz really was very good and managed to pull off a difficult role. It was good to see a number of actors I recognized throughout the movie, including August Diehl (who I loved so much in Salt) playing the intimidating Dieter Hellstrom gestapo agent (and what a great kitschy name -- he's ripping off Damien Hellstrom from Marvel's Son of Satan, right?).... and Mike Myers buried under a ton of makeup but whose voice inflection gave him away anyway. Even Eli Roth was adequate.

Not my fave Tarantino movie, but still pretty good.