What was the last movie you saw?

The Lost Continent 1968- - I sure love this movie. There's something about it. The crazy plot turns this has--from ship carrying dangerous cargo to mutiny to lifeboat adventure to alcoholism battle to killer weeds to giant crabs, to lost Spanish conquistadors... it literally has everything and a kitchen sink--you do see a closeup of a sink.
Most of the acting is decent but the guy who plays the agent for the banana republic dictator and gets eaten by a squid--his acting style is off kilter. I am surprised they didn't dub his voice.



El Supremo is stronger than all! All of you will soon know the iron hand of El Supremo!
 
THE MERRY WIDOW (1952) MGM musical; enjoyable, yet, because most of the cast were unfamiliar to me, I much prefer the 193x version. The plot was basically the same, but differed in several elements.




HOW THE WEST WAS WON (1962) My 1st time seeing this, & finding it too long, but worthwhile for just one viewing. It focused on several generations and specific families's adventures and tragedies.

James Stewart's character somehow reminded me of SUPERMAN. It was the shirt partially visible beneath his coat that had red and yellow stripes, and was visible as a triangle, in the v-neck coat.
 
A Fish Called Wanda - which I had seen before and, though I remember I'd found it mildly amusing. I also remember thinking I couldn't work out why people thought it was so funny. It wasn't. Hey-ho sometimes it happens that a film just misses. Happened again last night.
 
CRIME AGAINST JOE 1956 - Joe is a local artist bum who get accused of murder and he finds out who his friends are in town. Low budget, a little on the amateur comical side (there's a girl who sleep walks and this is apparently something so socially awkward in the 1950s that her father has to perjure himself to avoid being the alibi for the alleged murderer so he can keep his good name). It has weird subplots and character outbursts--plus Joe calls his mother by her first name which seems unusual.

COME SPY WITH ME 1967 - A cheap beach party meets spy movie which was serious in tone but someone thought it would be smart to have a Frankie Avalon-style narrator treating it like a comedy, adding little comments during scenes without dialogue. It was not smart.
 
8 Femmes (8 Women) - not sure that this what I expected. 1950s Eight women trapped in a house with a murdered husband/father/lover (combinations of above) secrets are revealed. Gorgeous frocks are worn. seduction and attempted murder. Most of the action confined to one room. Very set bound - it looked like a stage play expanded.... slightly. (Which a quick keek at IMDb confirms) And why did they keep bursting into song at weird moments? I think I can see what was being attempted but I'm not sure it worked. Pedro Almodóvar would have nailed it.
 
CLEOPATRA (1963) Ben M did the intro etc., & mentioned that his uncle directed this film. Said it was 6 hours originally, & adjusted for inflation, would have cost well over $300M! o_O It nearly bankrupt the studio! Its current form is just over 4 hours; 1st half about C & Julius C; 2nd, C & Marc Antony.

Cleopatra (Elizabeth Taylor) has relationships with Roman generals Julius Caesar (Rex Harrison) & Mark Antony (Richard Burton) in attempts to keep her throne & nation's sovereignty.

A mix of American & British actors as the supporting cast. I easily recognized Rufio was Martin Landau & Octavian was Roddy McDowall, but had to look at the wiki page to identify Sosigenes was Hume Cronyn. Not as familiar with him as with those others.

At 4 hours, once is enough.
 
Rams (2015)- in a remote valley in Iceland, two bothers, sheep farmers working on the same land and living separate houses a couple of dozen meters apart, haven't talked to each other for 40 years. They communicate, when they have to, by messages delivered by one of their dogs. One of their rams gets scrapie (a horrible brain-rotting sheep disease) and every sheep in the valley has to be killed. The film is very slow. Very real. And sometimes very funny. One of those films where you had no idea where the story was going to go. There are no subplots, or romantic interest. Just two guys who hate each others guts facing up to the fact that their way of life is coming to an end. I liked it.

There is, I have just discovered, an Australian remake. starring Sam Neill which from the look of the trailer has turned the story into an identikit feelgood 'quirky' comedy where everyone will know exactly how the story will end from the start of the second act.
 
F FOR FAKE (1973) Orson Welles narrates the examination of art forgery. I watched this about 20 minutes at a time, because I really was not interested in it.



GATE OF HELL (1953) When a general defects, and attacks, one of two brothers Kazuo Hasegawa (Morito Endo) remains loyal, and protects Lady Kesa (Machiko Kyō) . The master rewards him by offering to do anything he desires. He desires Lady Kesa; being ignorant that she is married. Once he learns this, he still insists she become his wife. Bad things happen.
 
The Giant Spider Invasion 1975 - Jokes aside, the giant spider is very creepy when you first see it emerging from over hills and wandering in the distance.


Dr. J.R. Vance: Hi!

Dr. Jenny Langer: Hello.

Dr. J.R. Vance: Hi, I'm Dr. J.R. Vance from N.A.S.A.

Dr. Jenny Langer: Oh, I'm so glad you're here, Doctor. I'm Jenny Langer.

Dr. J.R. Vance: Nice to meet you. I have an appointment with your father.

Dr. Jenny Langer: Oh, no no. He passed away in 1962

Dr. J.R. Vance: Oh, I'm so sorry, then the appointment must be with your husband.

Dr. Jenny Langer: I'm not married.

Dr. J.R. Vance: I'm NOT sorry. Then it's probably with your brother.

Dr. Jenny Langer: No, my brother's an interior decorator in Oshkosh. You see, Doctor... Vance. I'm afraid your appointment is with me. I'm DOCTOR Jenny Langer.
 
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THE OMEN (1976) Diplomat Robert Thorn (Gregory Peck)'s wife (Lee Remick) delivers a dead son, who is all too conveniently replaced by another boy, born 06/06 at 6 AM. The husband, all too eager to spare his wife the heartache of having a stillbirth, etc. tells her that this boy is her son. Bad things happen, as the boy grows.

When he is 5 years old, everything happens really quick. A religious authority tries to convince Thorn that the child he calls his son is evil; he is naturally offended, and chases the guy away. Again, the guy vainly attempts to persuade him, with no more success than before. By the time he finally realizes the truth--

I do not see how this beheading scene, shown in slow motion from multiple angles was supposed to be horrific. I laughed, & watched it 4 times. If the guy's head had not rolled over the way it did, & it was just shown once, in full-motion, maybe. :ROFLMAO: but that was funny!
 
Probably shocking at the time, rather than now.

There was an America remake with Thorn played by Liev Shreiber. I remember it being enjoyable enough, too.
 
I saw this thread a days ago and I couldn't remember what the last movie I'd watched was but I finally have one. Yay!

The Grand Budapest Hotel. People said when it came out that it was really good but I didn't get to see it then.

Spoiler alert for anyone who hasn't saw the movie.

The set and the way it was filmed were brilliant which is good because it looked like one of the best parts of the movie. I loved the characters and the acting though. It was sadder than I thought it would be but I think it worked and it was able to get some comedy in even when other parts were sad which was great. I love it when stories and movies can do that.
 
Saturn 3

Not seen this movie in a long old while. Time has not been kind. Not the worst sci-fi horror, but a long way from the best. Think Short Circuit crossed with Alien.
 
paranoid marvin said:
Saturn 3

Not seen this movie in a long old while. Time has not been kind. Not the worst sci-fi horror, but a long way from the best. Think Short Circuit crossed with Alien.
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The robot was cool and the set design--the control panels of the ship were lively with the light display (compared to earlier films).
 
KGeo777 said:
The robot was cool and the set design--the control panels of the ship were lively with the light display (compared to earlier films).
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When you see some of the other sci-fi movies (mainly Star Wars rip-offs) this one did have quite realistic effects (one of the reasons I'd liken it to Alien). But the acting just seemed to be off, especially that of Harvey Keitel, whose character seems to have no motive, combined with an actor who seems to show no interest in the role.
 
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