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« Reply #350 on: January 26, 2019, 09:23:54 AM »
We got through about 2/3 of Fyre Fraud on Hulu before we realized how late it was. Man, that fake festival was a train wreck of gargantuan proportions. It makes for an entertaining documentary, though.

@OtherJen, I watched both the documentaries about the Fyre festival on Hulu and Netflix. There was a lot of overlap but I actually thought the Netflix version was better as I felt like I got more of a first hand perspective from the players involved.

I agree it was a gigantic train wreck and the guy is getting what he deserves. I did learn what an "influencer" is though. Good grief I must be out of touch with social media. I can't believe how many folks dished out huge quantities of money without flinching. I feel terrible for the islanders. Most of them never got paid and some even used their own money.

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« Reply #351 on: January 26, 2019, 11:46:40 AM »
I feel terrible for the islanders. Most of them never got paid and some even used their own money.

They're the only ones in the whole mess who have my sympathy. The wealthy "organizers" and influencers can all go to hell.

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« Reply #352 on: January 26, 2019, 12:21:31 PM »
I feel terrible for the islanders. Most of them never got paid and some even used their own money.

They're the only ones in the whole mess who have my sympathy. The wealthy "organizers" and influencers can all go to hell.

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« Reply #353 on: January 26, 2019, 12:24:51 PM »
I feel terrible for the islanders. Most of them never got paid and some even used their own money.

They're the only ones in the whole mess who have my sympathy. The wealthy "organizers" and influencers can all go to hell.

https://www.gofundme.com/exuma-point-fyre-fest-debt

Looks like this was specifically for the restaurant owner but she says she will be sharing the excess after her losses are covered.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bahamiam-restaurant-owner-maryanne-rolle-defrauded-by-fyre-festival-will-share-gofundme-donations/

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« Reply #354 on: January 27, 2019, 07:06:40 AM »
I watched the movie "Io" on Netflix and I was like "Wait, what?" Nearly nothing happened for the entire movie and then the ending was so confusing that I had to look it up on Wikipedia afterward to figure out what happened. Such a shame too because it had the potential to be a great psychological horror movie when the girl started acting all crazy around the guy. The artsy people who make these films need to think a little bigger. You can make a great psychological drama with a cast of four people, but you need to give them something to do. Okay, rant over.

Yea i watched it and thought it was going to be like a female version kinda of Martian (with Matt Damon) so I watched it and it to me sucked.! You said it right its like they try to overthink or get to creative in so many movies these days so many times your caught at the ending saying to yourself 'wtf just happened" what was that about! lol


+2 to this.   Also, there's SO much terrible science that distracted me.

We also just watched Roma and Close.  Both technically Netflix films, wildly different quality.  Netflix is making a lot of very loosely put together movies lately.  Plots are hard, apparently.

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« Reply #355 on: January 27, 2019, 09:15:55 AM »
I went old-school this weekend and watched "The Right Stuff" which I have seen before but not for a few years. My goodness, that movie holds up (and it is a hoot to see some very well-known actors as very young men), especially considering it was made before any digital effects were available. I always like going back to see what the original reviews were like for movies that are now considered classics. I was fascinated to discover that the critics apparently liked it but it was a commercial failure at the time...I guess a three-hour movie about the Mercury astronauts was a bit of a hard sell in the days when you had to sit in a movie theater to see it. No wonder it's done better in the era of home movie viewing...

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« Reply #356 on: January 27, 2019, 10:19:58 AM »
I went old-school this weekend and watched "The Right Stuff" which I have seen before but not for a few years. My goodness, that movie holds up (and it is a hoot to see some very well-known actors as very young men), especially considering it was made before any digital effects were available. I always like going back to see what the original reviews were like for movies that are now considered classics. I was fascinated to discover that the critics apparently liked it but it was a commercial failure at the time...I guess a three-hour movie about the Mercury astronauts was a bit of a hard sell in the days when you had to sit in a movie theater to see it. No wonder it's done better in the era of home movie viewing...

I saw half of this in the theater when I was 12.  At that age, I was occasionally allowed to go to PG movies with my friends. We went to the only PG movie available, not knowing it was so long. Half way through, I had to leave b/c my mom was picking me up outside the theater. OMG, I WAS SO UPSET!!!!  I complained to my mother about this injustice for several more years, until VCR players/tape rentals became a thing and I was finally able to watch the rest, and it became one of our favorites.  Mom still sometimes apologizes to me about it.

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« Reply #357 on: January 27, 2019, 01:24:34 PM »
My son and I watched Monty Python the Life of Brian. I forgot how funny it was.

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« Reply #358 on: January 27, 2019, 01:25:40 PM »
I feel terrible for the islanders. Most of them never got paid and some even used their own money.

They're the only ones in the whole mess who have my sympathy. The wealthy "organizers" and influencers can all go to hell.

https://www.gofundme.com/exuma-point-fyre-fest-debt

Looks like this was specifically for the restaurant owner but she says she will be sharing the excess after her losses are covered.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bahamiam-restaurant-owner-maryanne-rolle-defrauded-by-fyre-festival-will-share-gofundme-donations/

Awesome, appreciate the link. I was thinking it would be a good idea to donate some money to the islanders who were screwed!

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« Reply #359 on: January 27, 2019, 02:19:33 PM »
Watched Raisin in the Sun yesterday - it was merely OK.  Although Sydney Poitier's performance was incredible, the rest of the movie was let down by looking/feeling like a stage play that just happens to be filmed.  The acting seemed to be calibrated for the theater too (except for Poitier, who was as I mentioned, incredible). 

Also watched 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.  Uhm wow, that was a great movie.  For such a prosaic setting (Romania in 1987, lower/middleclass neighborhood), this movie was really unsettling to watch.  And, unlike Raisin in the Sun, this movie is incredibly cinematic with what it does with the camera and sound design, even though it keeps a "documentary" overall aesthetic. 

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« Reply #360 on: February 08, 2019, 04:58:37 AM »
Watched SOLO a Netflix original yesterday. Its totally in spanish but not alot of words and the CC was just fine. True Survival Story , great scenery, First movie I watched without understanding a word but really enjoyed it.

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« Reply #361 on: February 08, 2019, 08:28:12 AM »
Watched Casino Royale on Netflix last night.  I don't think I'd seen it since in the theater in 2006.  Good stuff.

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« Reply #362 on: February 08, 2019, 09:38:04 AM »
I watched Hereditary last night. Really disturbing and creepy. I really hope I'm able to sleep again.

Just watched this the other night.  I rarely watch horror movies, but I appreciate good psychological horror so I occasionally watch those.  I had to wait for my husband to be out of town b/c he would never watch it in a million years.  Four-fifths of it were among the best, most disturbing psychological horror I've ever seen, with very little explicit violence, and only a few (absolutely masterful) jump scares.  I don't think I've ever been as viscerally shocked and disturbed by any movie sequence as much as that car scene.  Fantastic performances from most of the cast (except Gabriel Byrne, who appeared to just be collecting a check).  I was bummed out when it all went pretty lame at the very end. But then, most psychological horror can't seem to stick the landing.

I hesitate to recommend, just b/c it is SO disturbing.  But it is unbelievably well-executed, esp for a very young director.  And it is a great metaphor for how dysfunction and/or mental illness runs down through multiple generations.

If you appreciated Requiem for a Dream (a movie that I thought brilliant, but have ever since wished I'd never ever watched) or similar types of projects, then by all means see this.

Admittedly, I watched it alone, and found it a bit hard to wind down afterward and sleep.  I kept thinking I was hearing that little girl's tongue-click noise in my house LOL.  If you find such movies give you nightmares, then I would NOT advise watching alone or close to bedtime.


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« Reply #363 on: February 08, 2019, 11:16:03 AM »
If you appreciated Requiem for a Dream (a movie that I thought brilliant, but have ever since wished I'd never ever watched)

Requiem for a Dream was a technically excellent movie but it was also like being punched in the gut over and over again.  I don't know if I enjoyed it, but it was worth watching.

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« Reply #364 on: February 08, 2019, 01:25:12 PM »
If you appreciated Requiem for a Dream (a movie that I thought brilliant, but have ever since wished I'd never ever watched)

Requiem for a Dream was a technically excellent movie but it was also like being punched in the gut over and over again.  I don't know if I enjoyed it, but it was worth watching.

I like Aronofsky's movies quite a bit. But to me, Requiem for a Dream just felt like an over-the-top After School Special message movie:  "Kids, don't do drugs!"

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« Reply #365 on: February 08, 2019, 03:39:07 PM »
I've never been able to find a movie that actually scared me.  I watched Hereditary in the theater, and walked out just thinking "WTF did I just watch?" more than anything.

I didn't really find it disturbing, just really weird and over the top.

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« Reply #366 on: February 09, 2019, 09:20:33 PM »
Two movies based on true stories:

"Only The Brave"--the story of the Granite Mountain Hotshots who fought wildfires in the West. It was surprisingly personal and well-acted for what initially seemed like an action movie.

"Marshall"--about Thurgood Marshall--this was not at all what I had assumed, as I thought it would be a biopic, or maybe about Brown vs. Board of Education. It's actually based on a case he was involved in when he was a fairly young lawyer in 1941--a black man accused of rape in Greenwich, Connecticut. Weirdly, the film-makers picked a case in which Marshall was barred from speaking in the courtroom (because he didn't have a CT law license, and the judge wouldn't grant special permission) and he had to work through a white lawyer to argue the case. It's actually a really good legal drama and an interesting look into a less well-known part of Marshall's life.

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« Reply #367 on: February 11, 2019, 04:39:04 AM »
I watched the movie "Io" on Netflix and I was like "Wait, what?" Nearly nothing happened for the entire movie and then the ending was so confusing that I had to look it up on Wikipedia afterward to figure out what happened. Such a shame too because it had the potential to be a great psychological horror movie when the girl started acting all crazy around the guy. The artsy people who make these films need to think a little bigger. You can make a great psychological drama with a cast of four people, but you need to give them something to do. Okay, rant over.

Yea i watched it and thought it was going to be like a female version kinda of Martian (with Matt Damon) so I watched it and it to me sucked.! You said it right its like they try to overthink or get to creative in so many movies these days so many times your caught at the ending saying to yourself 'wtf just happened" what was that about! lol


+2 to this.   Also, there's SO much terrible science that distracted me.

We also just watched Roma and Close.  Both technically Netflix films, wildly different quality.  Netflix is making a lot of very loosely put together movies lately.  Plots are hard, apparently.




I'm with ya on this. Seems like Netflix is just pumping a lot of stuff out with the simplest plot and making it last for 90 minutes. Not a lot of there own good content lately.

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« Reply #368 on: February 11, 2019, 09:21:02 AM »
Saw Crazy Rich Asians last night.  Although it's a tried and true storyline, it really does make a difference to have representation.  It felt pretty different than the plot might indicate on paper. 

Otherwise, I was struck that it is one of the few cases where I think I actually liked the movie better than the book.  It has been over 5 years since I read the book so maybe I just don't remember it well enough, but from a Mustachian angle, I find it hard to read or see excessive consumption like this.  It's just a turn off.  In this case, since movies are shorter than books, it was less of a turn off.  I remember the book feeling like it was just too much, spending hours reading about the minute details of the excessive consumption.  The movie obviously showed this, but we didn't have to spend as much time in every detail of it.  Also, I loved the realization of the character of Peik Lin.  Oliver was pretty good, too, but Peik Lin was even better in the movie than I was picturing in the book.

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« Reply #369 on: February 20, 2019, 09:07:21 PM »
If you appreciated Requiem for a Dream (a movie that I thought brilliant, but have ever since wished I'd never ever watched) or similar types of projects, then by all means see this.

I saw this movie in the theater...was it 2001 or 2002? Jacksonville Beach. The film, or the camera broke with something like 10-15 minutes left. I've never seen the ending.

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« Reply #370 on: February 20, 2019, 09:31:32 PM »
If you appreciated Requiem for a Dream (a movie that I thought brilliant, but have ever since wished I'd never ever watched) or similar types of projects, then by all means see this.

I saw this movie in the theater...was it 2001 or 2002? Jacksonville Beach. The film, or the camera broke with something like 10-15 minutes left. I've never seen the ending.

They all lived happily ever after.

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« Reply #371 on: February 20, 2019, 09:52:12 PM »
They all lived happily ever after.

Thank God! ....It was all a dream! and you were there, and you were there...

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« Reply #372 on: February 21, 2019, 02:51:20 AM »
Watched Black Sea on Netflix.. Actually was a pretty good Sub movie about Brits and Russians hooking up to find some gold from a German sub years back. Alot of actors you'd recognize and typical greed heist plot but I enjoyed it.

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« Reply #373 on: February 21, 2019, 07:41:24 AM »
I watched Hereditary last night. Really disturbing and creepy. I really hope I'm able to sleep again.

Just watched this the other night.  I rarely watch horror movies, but I appreciate good psychological horror so I occasionally watch those.  I had to wait for my husband to be out of town b/c he would never watch it in a million years.  Four-fifths of it were among the best, most disturbing psychological horror I've ever seen, with very little explicit violence, and only a few (absolutely masterful) jump scares.  I don't think I've ever been as viscerally shocked and disturbed by any movie sequence as much as that car scene.  Fantastic performances from most of the cast (except Gabriel Byrne, who appeared to just be collecting a check).  I was bummed out when it all went pretty lame at the very end. But then, most psychological horror can't seem to stick the landing.

I hesitate to recommend, just b/c it is SO disturbing.  But it is unbelievably well-executed, esp for a very young director.  And it is a great metaphor for how dysfunction and/or mental illness runs down through multiple generations.

If you appreciated Requiem for a Dream (a movie that I thought brilliant, but have ever since wished I'd never ever watched) or similar types of projects, then by all means see this.

Admittedly, I watched it alone, and found it a bit hard to wind down afterward and sleep.  I kept thinking I was hearing that little girl's tongue-click noise in my house LOL.  If you find such movies give you nightmares, then I would NOT advise watching alone or close to bedtime.

What a good summary of the film Hereditary! It was definitely worth watching.

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I will tell you that the most disappointing piece of that film was when  little old lady came on the scene in the parking lot.  That actress ALWAYS plays a witch or a baddie disguised as a goodie. For all I know she was in Rosemarys Baby back in the day,  ha ha.. I knew she was bad before it was revealed so that tipped the plot to me before it was supposed to be obvious.

Did you watch the film The Witch? It was atmospherically beautiful and had a similar theme But plot was not as interesting and characterization was very simplistic, more like archetypes.
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« Reply #374 on: February 21, 2019, 08:04:47 AM »
I watched Hereditary last night. Really disturbing and creepy. I really hope I'm able to sleep again.

Just watched this the other night.  I rarely watch horror movies, but I appreciate good psychological horror so I occasionally watch those.  I had to wait for my husband to be out of town b/c he would never watch it in a million years.  Four-fifths of it were among the best, most disturbing psychological horror I've ever seen, with very little explicit violence, and only a few (absolutely masterful) jump scares.  I don't think I've ever been as viscerally shocked and disturbed by any movie sequence as much as that car scene.  Fantastic performances from most of the cast (except Gabriel Byrne, who appeared to just be collecting a check).  I was bummed out when it all went pretty lame at the very end. But then, most psychological horror can't seem to stick the landing.

I hesitate to recommend, just b/c it is SO disturbing.  But it is unbelievably well-executed, esp for a very young director.  And it is a great metaphor for how dysfunction and/or mental illness runs down through multiple generations.

If you appreciated Requiem for a Dream (a movie that I thought brilliant, but have ever since wished I'd never ever watched) or similar types of projects, then by all means see this.

Admittedly, I watched it alone, and found it a bit hard to wind down afterward and sleep.  I kept thinking I was hearing that little girl's tongue-click noise in my house LOL.  If you find such movies give you nightmares, then I would NOT advise watching alone or close to bedtime.

What a good summary of the film Hereditary! It was definitely worth watching.



Did you watch the film The Witch? It was atmospherically beautiful and had a similar theme But plot was not as interesting and characterization was very simplistic, more like archetypes.

I haven't watched it, but it is on my radar as a possibility when I'm in the mood for horror again and DH is out of town.

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« Reply #375 on: February 21, 2019, 09:12:30 AM »
Alita-Battle Angel, Good film, awesome CGI, crap ending! 7.5/10

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« Reply #376 on: February 21, 2019, 09:42:28 AM »
Napoleon - the 5 hour epic by Gance.  Oh man, if you like silent film, it's pretty awesome.  It's amazing to see how many innovative camera shots and visual techniques were being done, even way back in 1927. 

Unfortunately it's only available from the UK on a BFI blu ray, so you need a region free blu ray player to watch it. 

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« Reply #377 on: February 21, 2019, 12:01:50 PM »
I watched Hereditary last night. Really disturbing and creepy. I really hope I'm able to sleep again.

Just watched this the other night.  I rarely watch horror movies, but I appreciate good psychological horror so I occasionally watch those.  I had to wait for my husband to be out of town b/c he would never watch it in a million years.  Four-fifths of it were among the best, most disturbing psychological horror I've ever seen, with very little explicit violence, and only a few (absolutely masterful) jump scares.  I don't think I've ever been as viscerally shocked and disturbed by any movie sequence as much as that car scene.  Fantastic performances from most of the cast (except Gabriel Byrne, who appeared to just be collecting a check).  I was bummed out when it all went pretty lame at the very end. But then, most psychological horror can't seem to stick the landing.

I hesitate to recommend, just b/c it is SO disturbing.  But it is unbelievably well-executed, esp for a very young director.  And it is a great metaphor for how dysfunction and/or mental illness runs down through multiple generations.

If you appreciated Requiem for a Dream (a movie that I thought brilliant, but have ever since wished I'd never ever watched) or similar types of projects, then by all means see this.

Admittedly, I watched it alone, and found it a bit hard to wind down afterward and sleep.  I kept thinking I was hearing that little girl's tongue-click noise in my house LOL.  If you find such movies give you nightmares, then I would NOT advise watching alone or close to bedtime.

What a good summary of the film Hereditary! It was definitely worth watching.



Did you watch the film The Witch? It was atmospherically beautiful and had a similar theme But plot was not as interesting and characterization was very simplistic, more like archetypes.

I haven't watched it, but it is on my radar as a possibility when I'm in the mood for horror again and DH is out of town.

The Witch has its pluses and minuses as a horror movie, but what I thought made it really special was that it is one of the most accurate depictions of American life in the 1600s on film. I watched it with a friend who is a historian of the period and she told me that much of the dialogue was taken right from 17th century sources, and the rest is written so much in the style of the period that it would be hard to tell the difference if you didn't know the sources extremely well. I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in American history (as long as the horror aspects wouldn't be too much for them.) Events are relatively easy to get right, although many movies do not--mindset is harder to capture properly, especially with a culture that is so different from ours.

Personally, I watched the most recent Mission Impossible movie. It has the usual spectacular action sequences, but it wasn't one of my favorites--it really drew on the history of the series with a lot of returning characters that I didn't remember or care about (I tend to watch those movies and forget about them three hours later.) I think it was a lot of practical effects and stunts, though, and Tom Cruise was obviously doing a lot of his own stunt work. That was fun to see.

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« Reply #378 on: February 21, 2019, 10:12:45 PM »
Alita-Battle Angel, Good film, awesome CGI, crap ending! 7.5/10

The ending totally set it up for a sequel.

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« Reply #379 on: February 22, 2019, 03:02:07 AM »
Bohemian Rhapsody - 8/10. Rami Malek really was superb in this.

However, the rest of the band were instantly forgettable (although the guy who played Brian May bore a good resemblance!) There also wasn't much on how the songs came to be. Someone played a few chords, or sung a few lines and then BAM we are at a concert playing the final song - but i suppose it would have ended up a 10 part documentary as oppose to a 2hr movie.

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« Reply #380 on: February 22, 2019, 03:29:29 PM »
Event Horizon.

Also known as "Morpheus in space."

One of the best sci-fi films I have seen.


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« Reply #381 on: February 24, 2019, 08:06:05 AM »
Event Horizon.

Also known as "Morpheus in space."

One of the best sci-fi films I have seen.



I legit can't watch this again.  Scared me too bad as a teenager, seriously was not expecting the end.  Maybe it wouldn't be as bad now?

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« Reply #382 on: February 28, 2019, 10:59:22 AM »
Robbery (1967).

Just been re-issued on Blu-Ray and looks really good.

Enjoyed it a lot. Great car chase sequence (director Peter Yates went on to direct Bullitt) and a great cast. A really good old-school British drama. I think this must have been a big influence on The Sweeney.

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« Reply #383 on: March 17, 2019, 10:21:14 PM »
Not as much time for watching movies recently, but I saw a few things, all good:

Crooked House--an adaptation of an Agatha Christie novel. I will happily watch Glenn Close act any time, and the rest of the cast was very solid. People forget how dark Christie's novels can be, and this was definitely an example of the darker end of her spectrum.

Jumanji--This was a LOT better than I expected it to be. In this version, Jumanji is a video game and the kids who play the game end up becoming the avatars from the game. Which works well, because then you have adult actors playing the roles during most of the movie. The plot is totally dumb, but I found myself laughing a lot. Jack Black as a teenage girl is particularly funny, and he manages to make the character humorous without being unkind about it.

First Man--this is the Neil Armstrong movie. I'm not sure why the director thought he needed 2 hours and 20 minutes to tell what is a very leisurely story, but the space shots are spectacular and Ryan Gosling does a great job with the part of Armstrong. I was surprised that he didn't get an Oscar nomination, honestly--the acting was very subtle but he does a lot with a little.

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« Reply #384 on: March 17, 2019, 10:23:29 PM »
Really looking forward to "Us".

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« Reply #385 on: March 18, 2019, 04:57:29 AM »
Just saw Captain Marvel this weekend.  Enjoyed it a lot.

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Re: What movies have you been watching?
« Reply #386 on: March 18, 2019, 05:57:39 PM »
First Man--this is the Neil Armstrong movie. I'm not sure why the director thought he needed 2 hours and 20 minutes to tell what is a very leisurely story, but the space shots are spectacular and Ryan Gosling does a great job with the part of Armstrong. I was surprised that he didn't get an Oscar nomination, honestly--the acting was very subtle but he does a lot with a little.
I was underwhelmed by First Man. However, I saw the Russian film Gagarin a few weeks prior to First Man and it was fun to compare and contrast the two films, though honestly, I thought Sergei Korolev, the lead Russian rocket engineer, was the most interesting figure in the Russian film. Anyway First Man felt a tad melodramatic in some places and a bit too sterile in others. It made me wish I was watching the (generally very good) miniseries From the Earth to the Moon instead.

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Re: What movies have you been watching?
« Reply #387 on: March 18, 2019, 06:46:54 PM »
Just saw Captain Marvel this weekend.  Enjoyed it a lot.

I saw it last weekend and loved it! My two best girlfriends and all of our husbands also enjoyed it.

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Re: What movies have you been watching?
« Reply #388 on: March 19, 2019, 06:23:23 PM »
Just saw Captain Marvel this weekend.  Enjoyed it a lot.

I saw it last weekend and loved it! My two best girlfriends and all of our husbands also enjoyed it.

Ooo, glad to hear it. I am going this weekend!

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Re: What movies have you been watching?
« Reply #389 on: March 19, 2019, 06:41:34 PM »
Recently saw Prospector, which was great in the budget scifi sense.

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Re: What movies have you been watching?
« Reply #390 on: March 19, 2019, 10:02:20 PM »
I watched two conflicting plots Sunday night and Monday night: First Man followed by Operation Avalanche

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Re: What movies have you been watching?
« Reply #391 on: March 20, 2019, 06:24:47 AM »
We just watched The Boy who Harnessed the Wind.  I enjoyed it!

My husband loves movies about far away places, and especially Africa, but it was nice to get away from his go-to type of movie like Last King of Scotland or Blood Diamond.  Africa/Middle East movies that don't end with lots of violent death are definitely my preference.

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Re: What movies have you been watching?
« Reply #392 on: March 21, 2019, 10:13:56 PM »
First Man--this is the Neil Armstrong movie. I'm not sure why the director thought he needed 2 hours and 20 minutes to tell what is a very leisurely story, but the space shots are spectacular and Ryan Gosling does a great job with the part of Armstrong. I was surprised that he didn't get an Oscar nomination, honestly--the acting was very subtle but he does a lot with a little.
I was underwhelmed by First Man. However, I saw the Russian film Gagarin a few weeks prior to First Man and it was fun to compare and contrast the two films, though honestly, I thought Sergei Korolev, the lead Russian rocket engineer, was the most interesting figure in the Russian film. Anyway First Man felt a tad melodramatic in some places and a bit too sterile in others. It made me wish I was watching the (generally very good) miniseries From the Earth to the Moon instead.

If you like pathos, pathos and more pathos, then First Man is for you. If you are interested in an accurate film about the Apollo Program, this film may not be for you. It seems like a bit of a waste/clusterfuck. Though it did win...Visual Effects at the Academy Awards so there is that.

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Re: What movies have you been watching?
« Reply #393 on: March 24, 2019, 06:54:47 PM »
Having a superhero weekend--watched Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse on Friday night and went to see Captain Marvel on Saturday. Animated superhero movies are generally not my thing but all the terrific reviews for Spiderman were absolutely correct--the plot was interesting, the voice casting was top-notch and the animation was a really stunning hybrid of comic book style and animation. I totally understood why it won the Oscar for Best Animated Picture.

Captain Marvel had a few more flaws, but I loved it anyway. I'm a few years younger than Carol Danvers is written to be, but I remember the experience of being a young woman in the 90s and boy did it resonate...

Currently watching Amadeus but it's going to take me a couple of nights...I don't have three hours straight of watching ANYTHING in me.

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Re: What movies have you been watching?
« Reply #394 on: March 29, 2019, 12:51:10 PM »
I just borrowed "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" from the library and watched it and I thought it was a ton of fun. Lots of great suspense and tension and some good science ethics discussion. Exactly what "Jurassic Park" movies are all about. But I just read that this movie wasn't well-received by critics. I have no idea why. Maybe they didn't understand what this type of movie is all about? It's PG-13 dinosaurs eating people amid ethical conundrums. I thought it was better than the first "Jurassic World" movie and probably the best they have made since the original "Jurassic Park" in 1993.

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Re: What movies have you been watching?
« Reply #395 on: March 29, 2019, 01:35:31 PM »
Having a superhero weekend--watched Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse on Friday night and went to see Captain Marvel on Saturday. Animated superhero movies are generally not my thing but all the terrific reviews for Spiderman were absolutely correct--the plot was interesting, the voice casting was top-notch and the animation was a really stunning hybrid of comic book style and animation. I totally understood why it won the Oscar for Best Animated Picture.

Captain Marvel had a few more flaws, but I loved it anyway. I'm a few years younger than Carol Danvers is written to be, but I remember the experience of being a young woman in the 90s and boy did it resonate...

Currently watching Amadeus but it's going to take me a couple of nights...I don't have three hours straight of watching ANYTHING in me.

Saw Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse last week with my daughter - I thought is was the best superhero movie in years.  Tons of fun and exceptionally well-done.

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Re: What movies have you been watching?
« Reply #396 on: March 29, 2019, 02:31:02 PM »
I've had a really great run of movies in the past few months.

Mud - character study of a couple of young boys navigating early adolescence, and their interactions with a mysterious fugitive (Matthew McConaughey) living on an island in the Mississippi River.  I also really liked "Take Shelter" and "Midnight Special" (both very different films, but by the same director, Jeff Nichols) and I am going to see his film "Loving" next.

Phantom Thread - Absolutely sumptuous, kind of similar to Hitchcock's "Rebecca".  Phenomenal acting, esp the unknown female lead.  I thought I knew where it was going, but the final sequence really surprised me. 

A Most Violent Year - another director (JC Chandor) whose other two films were also terrific ("Margin Call" and "All is Lost").  This one is totally different from the other two...it's sort of a 70s style, low key, gritty, urban drama of the type  Pacino would have starred in back in the day. About a first gen immigrant businessman who is attempting to grow his heating oil business without losing his moral compass, while bankers and prosecutors are breathing down his neck, competitors are hijacking his trucks and stealing his product, and his mob-connected wife is pressuring him to play dirty. Acting is all terrific; I wish Oscar Isaac got more roles like this, in better quality movies like this.

Warrior - Despite all the popular love for this film, I'd skipped it back in the day b/c 1) I'm not into boxing or endless fight scenes; and 2) I'm not into sports films in general.  But, much like "The Boxer", this turns out to be an exception to my rules. The story is utterly predictable but the combination of low-key texture, outstanding performances (OMG why do I always forget about how fricking awesome Joel Edgerton is?!?), and fight scenes that actually vividly illustrate the differences in the characters kept me fully invested.

The Favourite - I love me some black comedy. This certainly won't be for everyone, but it sure was right up my alley.  I have no idea how the promoters decided to slot Olivia Colman to best actress and Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone to supporting (3 performances of equivalent screen time, weight, and arc), but any one of the three could easily have won best actress.  Rachel Weisz's outfits were absolutely amazing.  Design of the movie was astounding, esp considering they appeared to use only natural light (highly unusual). Also, Nicholas Hoult was terrific in the bitchy "Hugh Grant" type role.

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Re: What movies have you been watching?
« Reply #397 on: March 29, 2019, 04:08:55 PM »
Wench, in a year of weak films The Favourite was fun. I was astonished that it was nominated for an Academy award and then, didn’t it win? I was just very surprised, So many people didn’t think that much of it. I enjoyed it, and it will be something I watch again.

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Re: What movies have you been watching?
« Reply #398 on: March 30, 2019, 04:47:17 PM »
Movie lovers... do you watch all of the credits? Just wondering. It amazes me how many people take part in making these films, because the jobs are so very different from mine.  And sometimes there are those bits at the end the early leavers miss too...

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Re: What movies have you been watching?
« Reply #399 on: March 30, 2019, 11:17:12 PM »
I'm down to only 8 movies left from the BFI top 250 movies of all time.  One of them is Berlin Alexanderplatz which is... a 15 hour movie.  Holy hell!  OK, starting to plow through it now...

 

Wow, a phone plan for fifteen bucks!