What was the last movie you saw?

Foxbat said:
A good movie spoiled by the silly need to inject a token psycho into the proceedings.
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Yes, I thought that too - the sudden change from hard SF to horror was quite jarring, to say the least.
But I loved the overall tone of the film...I saw it at the cinema, and the soundtrack and the literal brilliance of the screen pushed you into the back of the seat....amazing!
 
Saw Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), which was pretty decent, but ran a bit too long for a relatively straight thriller.

Castle of Blood by Antonio Margheriti was an atmospheric Gothic ghost story with some great B/w photography, but less fun than similar films like Mario Bava's Black Sunday

Saw the first episode of Life in The Undergrowth, BBC's docu-series on insect life hosted by Richard Attenborough...going by it this shall be a very cool series indeed :D
 
In one sitting last night: The Rescuers and The Rescuers: Down Under. Although the latter was a favourite of my childhood, I can now see the overwhelming superiority of the former.

The Rescuers is probably the only Disney movie to rival a Miyazaki.
 
Just watched Control, it was good, well worth watching if your a Joy Division fan. I cant see it crossing over to mass market though however many good reviews it gets.
 
AE35Unit said:
Thad,what on Earth is a Miyazaki?
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essentially studio Ghibli productions - anime - and totaly quality!:
stuff like this:
Amazon.co.uk: Howl's Moving Castle [2005]: DVD: Hayao Miyazaki

Amazon.co.uk: Tales From Earthsea [2007]: DVD: Goro Miyazaki

Amazon.co.uk: The Cat Returns: DVD: Hiroyuki Morita

Amazon.co.uk: Princess Mononoke (Special Edition): DVD

Amazon.co.uk: Nausicaa Valley Of The Wind: DVD: Hayao Miyazaki

I strongly suggest seeing it all - and very very stronly suggest watching the last two
 
AE35Unit said:
Thad,what on Earth is a Miyazaki?
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Oho, you don't know? Then you've got lots of great stuff to look forward to! :D

By "Miyazaki", I meant Hayao Miyazaki, a Japanese animated film director. He has made a number of awe-inspiring animated films that outshine Disney in every way. The list includes titles like Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind, My Neighbour Totoro, Porco Rosso, Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away.

Get your hands one one of those, or any other signed Hayao Miyazaki, and you're in for a real treat!

EDIT: Damn you, Overread, beating me to it!

EDIT 2: Though, the quality of Tales From Earthsea and The Cat Returns is rather negotiable.
 
Thadlerian said:
EDIT 2: Though, the quality of Tales From Earthsea and The Cat Returns is rather negotiable.
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true - I have not seen the earthsea - but one has to remember that its still ahead of most of the rest of the market

- I feel really sorry for Ursula, 2 films, 2 different companies and 2 muck-ups; though the first is without a doubt the worst - its still a bad run of affaires.
 
AE35Unit said:
Oh i don't really like Manga,reminds me of Pokemon ;)
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Trust me... this is in a completely different league... beautiful films....

As for me... had a chance to sit and watch From Beyond (the director's cut). I have to agree that it's much better than I recall it being.... Though it may seem an odd word to use when it comes to Stuart Gordon's films, it really is much more nuanced than I had recalled it being. I've watched it now a couple of times, and there really is a lot of thought that went into that thing; while by no means traditional Lovecraft, they really did think about the story, and the implications of some of that tale do set the tone (and the boundaries) for this particular film.

Incidentally... there's a lot more put back in the film than just the bit with the pineal gland. Listening to the commentary track, there was a fair amount of material cut, and much of it really does add new layers to the film....
 
Ravenus,Life in the Undergrowth is brilliant. I'm a big Attenborough fan and have all his books. Look out for his final major series,Life in cold Blood,about reptiles,coming in 08!
 
Hmm...I wonder how involved he is. Already in Planet Earth (gob-smacking gorgeous series btw), he was only doing voice-overs in the studio and sounding rather tired. The Beeb should identify and promote a successor ASAP.


@Unit:
Me thinks you're prejudiced. Just because something is drawn doesn't make it automatically less thoughtful than what's done with live actors. For example, Studio Ghibli have made some of the most visually enchanting and emotionally interesting films. Check out something like Princess Mononoke or Grave of The Fireflies. You will not really find better fleshed out characters in live action films.
 
Animated films are ok if done humorously a la Shrek etc,which i love,but if you're gonna do a serious film make it a film rather than a cartoon.
As for Attenborough,well he is 85 next year and yet he is still working. In a recent interview he still seems like that young lad on his first big outing. Full of enthusiasm and life.
 
AE35Unit said:
Animated films are ok if done humorously a la Shrek etc,which i love,but if you're gonna do a serious film make it a film rather than a cartoon.
As for Attenborough,well he is 85 next year and yet he is still working. In a recent interview he still seems like that young lad on his first big outing. Full of enthusiasm and life.
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Personally, I think if an animation is good enough, I see no reason why it cannot be viewed seriously and deal with serious and thought provoking themes. Still, each to their own.

Edit: I should add that most of the biggest Hollywood movies (serious and otherwise) rely heavily on CGI nowadays - which is - essentially - animation.
 
Bride and Prejudice....a great Bollywood take on Jane Austen.
 
The thing is tho,all the manga/anime I've seen all looks the same,the characters are kids and so have big eyes,a japanese trend I suppose. Just doesn't appeal to me. And CGI is a tool for making scenes that may well otherwise be impossible,but thats not the same as animation per se
 
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