What was the last movie you saw?

[Randy M.]

Blood of Dracula (1957) dir. who cares?; starring, no one any of us has heard of (Svengoolie on MyTV)

Brought to us by those people who gave us I Was a Teenage Werewolf among other similar movies, this involves a rebellious school girl hypnotized with the aid of an ancient Transylvanian amulet into becoming her worst possible self, a real blood-sucker with bad hair. Dracula hisownself does not appear.

About this, meant to mention one actor was familiar from frequent appearances on '60s TV shows, but otherwise the cast was mostly unknowns; that said, I've seen worse acting in '50s B-horror movies. Includes the song "Puppy Love," which ranks with the worst rock-song-wannabes in movie history.

 

[Foxbat]

The Grey Wolf: The Escape Of Adolf Hitler (2012)

A fictionalised account of the theory that Hitler did not die in Berlin but fled to Argentina. The movie mainly consisted of a mix of (Eva Brauns?) home movies and ‘witness testimony’. I found it a bit tedious and not that interesting.

 

[sinister42]

Just watched the new Sonic movie yesterday with my nephew. It was fun and dumb, as expected.

 

[paranoid marvin]

"Are you now, or have you ever been, members of an unsuccessful effort to find gold?"

I've never rated Connery at all: he seems like one of those Glorious Technicolor leading men who were basically large lumps who announced their lines and then did an action scene. Like the sort of acting you'd see in The 39 Steps or Brief Encounter, it was of its day and its day ended. That said, Connery was okay in Outland, so perhaps he could do some kind of subtlety when called for. I think Caine was a much better actor than some of his roles allowed, and could be really good when he got the chance. That said, he appeared in a few pretty ropey films.

I found it amusing that in most films he didn't even try to conceal his Scottish accent.

Russian sub commander in Red October to Spanish aristocrat in Highlander, it didn't really matter.

To be fair to Connery, he could do varied roles The Hill, Time Bandits and The Name of the Rose for example, and his comedic timing was spot on in Last Crusade.

But yes, Caine was the more versatile actor. He did have a few duds, but when you feature in more than 100, there are bound to be some along the way. Tbe pay cheque still pays the bills whegher you're suited to the role or not!

 

[KGeo777]

Dishes Sean Connery.


THE EXECUTIONER 1970 -- I had seen this before and forgot most of it. George Peppard is a US-raised British spy and he suspects someone of being a double-agent. This was a Charles Schneer production in between his Harryhausen films. It ends with a classic freeze frame which they used when they wanted to leave it ambiguous.

 

[hitmouse]

I found it amusing that in most films he didn't even try to conceal his Scottish accent.

Russian sub commander in Red October to Spanish aristocrat in Highlander, it didn't really matter.

To be fair to Connery, he could do varied roles The Hill, Time Bandits and The Name of the Rose for example, and his comedic timing was spot on in Last Crusade.

But yes, Caine was the more versatile actor. He did have a few duds, but when you feature in more than 100, there are bound to be some along the way. Tbe pay cheque still pays the bills whegher you're suited to the role or not!

I don't disagree with any of this, but to be fair, Michael Caine always has the same Cockney accent.

 

[paranoid marvin]

I don't disagree with any of this, but to be fair, Michael Caine always has the same Cockney accent.

Yes that's true, but in most of his movies he plays a cockney, or someone English. Even in The Eagle Has Landed he plays an (conveniently!) undercover German officer. Many of Connery's roles weren't Scotsmen.

Having said that, you know that you have achieved greatness as an actor when you don't even need to try to disguise your accent in s movie.

 

[thaddeus6th]

Yes that's true, but in most of his movies he plays a cockney, or someone English. Even in The Eagle Has Landed he plays an (conveniently!) undercover German officer. Many of Connery's roles weren't Scotsmen.

Having said that, you know that you have achieved greatness as an actor when you don't even need to try to disguise your accent in s movie.

I always liked Sean Connery as the most Scottish of Spaniards, alongside Christopher Lambert as the most French of Scotsmen.

 

[Jeffbert]

Peach o' Reno (1931) Wattles (Bert Wheeler) & Julius Swift (Robert Woolsey) run a divorce agency in Reno Nevada, during the day, that turns into a gambling casino at night. The place turns from an office into a casino long before Whatever turned into a speakeasy in Robin & the 7 Hoods, decades later. Very amusing!

supporting cast/characters:
Prudence Bruno (Dorothy Lee) 1 of three wives of Joe Bruno (Joseph Cawthorn).

8/10 really funny!

 

[Starbeast]

Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1972) - This dark comedy begins with a theater troupe traveling to an island, exhumes a corpse from a cemetery and tries to bring it to life using a book black magic. Unbeknownst them, they have awakened all of the dead, then battle for survival in a house located in a wooded area. Can they make it through the night fending off a multitude of attacking zombies? This film features an eerie soundtrack. It was fun watching it again.

Saturn 3 (1980) - Stars Farrah Fawcett, Kirk Douglas & Harvey Keitel. Basically, two horticulturalists who are working to create plant food for a highly polluted Earth. One day get a visitor to their moon base near Saturn, whom brings them a highly advanced robot to replace one of the engineers. This robot has a human brain that was created from unborn brain tissue. This empty minded brain needs to extract how to act like a human engineer. Unfortunately, the captain who brought the robot is a psychopath and contaminates the robot's brain with madness and the real trouble begins. I like the concept and electronic music score. Another fun re-watch I haven't seen in a while.

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1983) - After a long time trying ignore all of the newer Star Wars garbage, it was time to see this wonderful sequel again. Visually stunning, great dialog and spectacular soundtrack makes the bad Star Wars junk disappear.

 

[Jeffbert]

Spooks Run Wild (1941) Another Monogram Lugosi film.
Nardo (Bela Lugosi) & his henchman Luigi (Angelo Rossitto; co-starred with Lugosi in several films) are suspected of murder. The East Side Kids are the protagonists, & Dr. Van Grosch (Dennis Moore) is apparently stalking the killer.

~7/10 at best.

 

[Jeffbert]

The Last Hurrah (1958) Rather elderly Mayor Frank Skeffington (Spencer Tracy) is awaiting the election results; will he continue as Mayor?

Supporting cast/characters:
Too many to list!
John Gorman (Pat O'Brien); Norman Cass, Sr. (Basil Rathbone; what!? he is neither Sherlock Holmes nor a villain?); 'Cuke' Gillen (James Gleason); 'Ditto' Boland (Edward Brophy); Amos Force (John Carradine); ...

Anyway, this is another of the 100 most significant political films.

Despite the cast, I did not enjoy it.

 

[KGeo777]

TRIUMPH OF THE TEN GLADIATORS- 1964 -- Goofy sword and sandal epic which boasts a cast of thousands thanks to the generous stock footage used. Ten gladiator friends are hired to go to a Middle Eastern territory and put on a show but it turns out there is a scheme afoot to overthrow the government of Syria. Seriously! It stars Dan Vadis--one of the goofiest peplum musclemen. There's a queen who seems bad but in actuality wears a metal mask when she is leading a people's rebellion so she is a antiquity masked super heroine. Generic but diverting enough.

 

[Karapace]

Saw several over Christmas.
Best: Wallace and Gromit Vengance most fowl - I always love the little details in these films. My favourite line "It's you... AGAIN!" Also watched Muppet Christmas Carol for the first time. I get what every says about Micheal Caines performance. It was note perfect and again this was a film with so much detail. I shall put it on my regular list along with A nightmare before Christmas for my Tim Burton fix.
Worst: Kong Skull Island A real let's do something stupid for the sake of moving the plot forward film. What I call an angry people with guns film. Nice giant water buffalo and Kong is great but honestly the other monster's left me cold. Much prefered the previous King Kong film

 

[thaddeus6th]

Saw several over Christmas.
Best: Wallace and Gromit Vengance most fowl - I always love the little details in these films. My favourite line "It's you... AGAIN!" Also watched Muppet Christmas Carol for the first time. I get what every says about Micheal Caines performance. It was note perfect and again this was a film with so much detail. I shall put it on my regular list along with A nightmare before Christmas for my Tim Burton fix.
Worst: Kong Skull Island A real let's do something stupid for the sake of moving the plot forward film. What I call an angry people with guns film. Nice giant water buffalo and Kong is great but honestly the other monster's left me cold. Much prefered the previous King Kong film

The details are pretty good in Vengeance Most Fowl. Near the end, they're at the Yorkshire/Lancashire border. The sign on one side says "Keep out" and on the other, "No, YOU keep out!"

 

[Matteo]

Accrington Queen on the canal boat . Best thing I saw this Christmas.

Unfortunately, last night we saw Black Panther...

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Watched at home as part of our continuing exploration of documentaries:

Grass (1925)

Silent record of the migration of a herding people from modern Turkey to modern Iran in search of pastureland. Pretty remarkable tale of survival; crossing a river on rafts made from inflated goat skins, etc.

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)

Follows the band as they struggle to put out a new album after some years, dealing with the loss of the bass player and the lead singer's time in rehabilitation for alcohol addiction.

Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)

Michael Moore's look at the financial crisis of the time and the corporate bailout, among other issues.

 

[KGeo777]

A Muppet Christmas Carol I watched for the first time a couple of years ago.
It was amusing--I especially liked the Gonzo Rizzo scenes.

There was a 1987 Muppet Family Christmas show--not sure if I saw it. Jim Henson was involved too.

THE LAUGHING POLICEMAN - 1973 - Someone massacres people on a bus including an off duty cop and the department searches for the killer. Despite a number of familiar faces and starring Walter Matthau and Bruce Dern, it just does not work ultimately. I have seen it before and as I watched it I was wondering why I had forgotten it. It's just one of those films where the pieces, while sometimes interesting and the performances are good, it just does not come together in a coherent or meaningful way. Maybe that was the intention.

 

[HareBrain]

Spirited Away (2001). Wonderful, though being picky, a couple of things should have been explained or built up to better.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Swingin' Models (Bettkarriere, "Bed career," 1972)

German sex film. A girlie photographer deals with a reluctant model by forcing her top off. Despite what is blatantly sexual assault, she agrees to go with him to a party where he relates the dirty little secrets of those present. This leads to a series of vignettes; married couple spies on another couple through a one-way mirror, etc. Not much else to it, really.