What was the last movie you saw?

[paranoid marvin]

The Hustler (1961) - Outstanding film about the art of being a pool shark. This my first viewing of it. Being a Nine Ball player myself, I was mesmerized by the film.

The Color of Money (1986) - Excellent sequel to the 1961 movie The Hustler. Great follow-up.

The Book of Boba Fett (2021 TV series) - Critics were very rough on this show. I gave it a chance because I enjoyed The Mandalorian so much. After watching every episode, I also became a fan of this show as well. Sure it's comic bookish, but that's why I liked it.

Black Widow (2021) - Very cool, exciting and adds great depth to her character.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) - Another marvelous entry to the Marvel universe. The character is different than the original comic origin, but retooling my favorite Marvel martial art fighter is just fine by me.

The Batman (2022) - Speaking about retooling characters. The NEW Batman is an awesome action/drama. I'm not sure if kids will sit still for this one because of the important dialogue, as well as movie length. For me, I didn't notice the time because I was locked into viewing mode. Just as I was with the Marvel flicks.

There's definitely room for the final of a 'pool' trilogy, with Tom Cruise bringing through a young player. I can see it happening, of course directed by Mr Scorsese.

 

[Dave Vicks]

Up next on VHS 12 Angry Men ,1997.

 

[KGeo777]

Bad Girls For the Boys 1966 -- Not something you want to to watch unless you are a diehard Planet of the Apes fan. It is a regional nudie cutie--so basically a soft core porno which is so cheap they just have some guy narrating over the footage and he breaks into Foghorn Leghorn and Mr Magoo impressions every so often. I won't bother relaying the story or what passes for one. So what's the connection to Planet of the Apes? One of the women portrayed Astronaut Stewart in the 1968 film so I was just curious to see her awake.

Stoney 1969 - Heist movie set in the Philippines starring Barbara Bouchet. A rewatch out of boredom. It didn't really help relieve it.

 

[JunkMonkey]

One of the women portrayed Astronaut Stewart in the 1968 film so I was just curious to see her awake.

And, presumably, naked.

 

[Frozen Robot]

In the vein of "What Music are you listening to Right now?", I bring you this thread - I am kinda interested to know what you guys all like or hate... or at least what you are watching, so basically, the idea is, write the name of the movie then tell us whether you liked it or not!

I just watched Dogma - and I enjoyed it very much.

I watched psychopass: the movie it was great

 

[KGeo777]

And, presumably, naked.

Not really. I avoided watching this for years because I knew it would be narrative-challenged. I think she appeared in some Elvis movie too but in a minor role and I am not such an Elvis fan that I would want to sit through it in the hope of spotting her in the background.
Here she had a major role--if you can call it that. But it is dubbed over and so cheap. If not for the fact that her character was
named I wouldn't have recognized her. Not a blonde here.

 

[Ian Fortytwo]

Just finished watching The Great Escape. With so many famous actors it makes a great film. I found out recently that Richard Attenborough was not first choice for X, apparently the original actor turned it down at the last minute. I was wondering who the original actor was. It would have to be a British actor, any thoughts. 10/10 for the quality of the movie.

Edited. It was Sir John Mills.

 

[Randy M.]

The novel on which No Man of Her Own is based, I Married a Dead Man by Cornell Woolrich, is worth a look. Like everything by Woolrich, it reads as if written in an emotional frenzy, and the ending doesn't make any logical sense, but it definitely grips the reader.

The same novel was adapted into a romantic comedy, of all things, called Mrs. Winterbourne, as well as the made-for-TV movie She's No Angel. There are also Brazilian, Indian, and French adaptations, so the basic plot gimmick is obviously a strong one. I don't think any of them are as dark as the novel.

Woolrich rarely makes sense after you read him, but while reading his stories take on a nightmare logic, like a dime-store Kafka.

Die, Die! My Darling! (aka Fanatic) 1965
A pretty decent psychological thriller from Hammer with a few familiar names : Stefanie Powers, Yootha Joyce, Peter Vaughan and Donald Sutherland. By far and away the most outstanding of the cast is Tallulah Bankhead. She plays a wonderfully deranged mother intent on cleansing the soul of her dead son’s ex-fiance before sending her to join him in death.

My only criticism is the title.

There were a bunch of these in the wake of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, the popularity of which surprised movie studio heads and led to a lot of '40s star actresses finally getting more work in the '60s.

 

[JunkMonkey]

Mad Max - Number 2 Daughter and I finally get round to watching the first Mad Max film before we get round to finishing off by watching Fury Road (though I'm going to make her watch The Cars That Ate Paris first). Mad max was very Australian. Structurally very odd.

 

[KGeo777]

War of the Planets 1966 - More Gamma One adventure -- this time with an alien race that seeks to takeover Earth and various space stations. More static action than the first in the series but there's some humor to make up for it.
There was a question asked about how this ties into The Green Slime --the producer on these films also did that one and the name of the space station in that film is Gamma Three.

The term for going crazy in this futuristic time is "he's gone galaxy."

 

[Starbeast]

There's definitely room for the final of a 'pool' trilogy, with Tom Cruise bringing through a young player. I can see it happening, of course directed by Mr Scorsese.

That would be cool to see a third chapter. I watched another great "pool shark" flick the other day. Check it out if you haven't seen it.

Poolhall Junkies (2002) - I haven't seen this one in two decades, but I remembered I enjoyed it. Great cast and fast-paced story about a pool hustler who wants to be a professional player. Originally I was attracted to this film because actor Christopher Walken is in it. However I was overwhelmed by the intensity of the film. Once again I was fired up to play more Nine Ball pool.

Mad Max - Number 2 Daughter and I finally get round to watching the first Mad Max film before we get round to finishing off by watching Fury Road (though I'm going to make her watch The Cars That Ate Paris first). Mad max was very Australian. Structurally very odd.

Fury Road was a great follow up in the Mad Max series. I do want to see The Cars That Ate Paris eventually.

When I first became aware of the 1979 movie Mad Max, I was working in a movie theater and noticed the (now iconic) poster. I hoped the film was just as cool. Then a few weeks later, I saw the film trailer and was blown away by it. Being an usher at the theater allowed me to see the movie over fifty times. I was enchanted by the movie, but at the time I had no idea that the movie was dubbed for American audiences. Today I enjoy this sci-fi flick in it's original Australian dialogue on my personal DVD copy.

Vertigo (1958) - Not one of my favorite Alfred Hitchcock films, but it was still fairly good. I haven't seen it in a while and gave it another view.

Erik the Viking (1989) - I picked last night to re-watch this great fantasy adventure that included an awesome cast and many wonderful funny moments.

 

[Jeffbert]

JOHNNY ANGEL (1945) NOIR ALLEY. Almost forgot about this one. Johnny Angel (George Raft) is captain of a cargo ship, as was his father. Encountering a derelict in the fog, he finds it to be his father's ship, & no living person appears to be aboard. Later, he meets the one person who was aboard, Paulette Girard (Signe Hasso), who had been hiding from the mutineers who had murdered all the others. She tells about smuggled gold bars and the greed that overcame some of the crew.

Out to avenge his murdered father, he cannot be bought with mere gold. Happily, I have no memory of ever having seen this before!


As usual, Muller covers more than just the film. Yet, minor characters, though eventually filling important roles, are usually omitted. The guy who would portray Perry White in THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN, John Hamilton was the harbor master in this film. I have seen others who would eventually fill certain roles in TV series, & was disappointed when Muller omitted any mention of them. Still, Muller's intro & extro (?) is 2nd to none!



Almost forgot: There was a short about the Maltese Falcon's falcon, apparently lead & 50+ pounds, and dropped on Bogart's toe!

 

[KGeo777]

I thought George Raft was the original choice for the Maltese Falcon.

Bogart started as a strand up comedian.

"You better find this joke funny or else I'll let you have it."

 

[KGeo777]

Speaking of George Raft, he shows up in CASINO ROYALE 1967 --which I had never seen before beyond the Scotland part. Watched it in HD--it certainly looks expensive--more so than any Bond movie. The set design is incredible. And it has more Bond girls assembled than I have ever seen before too. And it also the most humorless comedy I have have seen. Truly unfunny throughout--a complete chaotic mess.

 

[Jeffbert]

TCM occasionally runs a short film about how Bogart became a star, & I usually watch it. Bogart is depicted as a paper doll, & every time Raft turns down a roll, Bogart gets it. Thus the quick change of paper clothes, etc. But it also has clips from films, both early in his career, & later.

 

[JunkMonkey]

Speaking of George Raft, he shows up in CASINO ROYALE 1967 --which I had never seen before beyond the Scotland part. Watched it in HD--it certainly looks expensive--more so than any Bond movie. The set design is incredible. And it has more Bond girls assembled than I have ever seen before too. And it also the most humorless comedy I have have seen. Truly unfunny throughout--a complete chaotic mess.

The music has a groovy 60s vibe which is fun. (Someone in the comments on the youtube below called it the 'most mid sixties thing' he'd ever heard.) But yes it is, otherwise, very crap.

 

[Randy M.]

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass -- I bought a DVD of their greatest hits once thinking, great, I recall liking these instrumentals, and listened to it just once because I swear every song had been used in commercials, which ruined them for me.

 

[Mr Cairo]

Finally got around to watching Chariots of Fire as a tribute to Vangelis, found it to be a very heart-warming and compelling story of passion and determination and I can understand how it has taken me 30 plus years to watch

If you have not seen it I heartily recommend it.

 

[JunkMonkey]

Finally got around to watching Chariots of Fire as a tribute to Vangelis, found it to be a very heart-warming and compelling story of passion and determination and I can understand how it has taken me 30 plus years to watch

If you have not seen it I heartily recommend it.

I may have to give it another go. I walked out of the cinema on its first release. Couldn't stand it. But then I walked out of Withnail and I and I was really wrong about that.

Tonight I watched The Cars That Ate Paris (which just gets better every time I see it) with Daughter Number Two. I drive a shabby white van. I've told her if it passes its MOT this year she can paint it. I may live to regret this.

 

[AllanR]

Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

I had a big crush the woman on the album cover when I was like 12