What was the last movie you saw?

I watched Gladiator earlier. And I mean watched it, didn't hear much of it, as I mostly laughing insanely with my friends, catching up with them after the Christmas holiday.

Don't know if it was cameraderie or amusement at the film that occasioned the laughter, but you might get a chuckle out of watching The Fall of the Roman Empire, a 1960s film that tells the same story as Gladiator with some different embellishments. Stephen Boyd plays the Russell Crowe part and Christopher Plummer is Joaquin Phoenix. The Richard Harris part is played by Alec Guinness. You can see where I'm going with this. The contrasting parts played by the different actors are interesting to watch. The earlier film also features James Mason, Omar Sherif and Sophia Loren.

Jim
 
I'd like to see enchanted. Gladiator was on here the other night, had to turn it off though as young Zach was enjoying the fight scenes too much for my liking.

Don't know Zach's age, but Enchanted is wonderful viewing for just about any age. Kids will be enthralled and adults will be entertained and amused.

Jim
 
tescos is evil - DVD sale - all a mess with different titles on the shelves: wandered through and got the complete collection of Mad Max and also FF Spirits withine - so have been having a trip down memory lane and watching them
 
Jesus Christ,Superstar,wears frilly knickers and a playtex bra...;)

So far I've managed to avoid that film.:-S

Actually, I think it was Herod in the frilly knickers and bra...:p

Speaking of...have you ever seen The Magic Christian (1969)? Near the beginning it has Laurence Harvey reciting from Hamlet and stripping...and if I remember correctly he is wearing a garter belt and stockings when it gets down to that part. And later on, there is Yul Brynner in drag, crooning to Roman Polanski. Now there's a sight.... God, how I love that twisted little film. Wish someone would show it on cable somewhere. I still can't believe they let myself and all my little junior high friends into the theater to see it when it first came out.

Sorry. Just got caught skipping down memory lane. :D

Anyway...I think we've all got films we avoid like the plague. For me it's the Rocky films and that horrid thing with Tom Cruise and the jet planes...that's it, Top Gun. Yecchhh.
 
For me its horror movies. Alas, I'm seeing I Am Legend tonight! But I guess that's not really horror, plus I like most sci fi movies I've seen. Or should I be afraid?
 
Cul,Knocked Up was a surprise for me. I was expecting it to be quite boring after the first few minutes,but it developed into something quite funny,and as a father of 2 little uns,poignant.
 
Littlemiss,i tend to avoid films with jesus or christian in the title,if at all possible.

Understandable, if you are Christian or conservative and trying to avoid being offended.

On the other hand, if you avoid them because you aren't wanting to be preached to about religion, the film I was talking about will definitely not do that. It is basically a satire about greed, with the thesis that everyone has their price. The title refers to the name of a boat..erm, ship, stars Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr, and was written by (among others) John Cleese and Graham Chapman.

But, yeah, if you are easily offended (and not just around religious issues), it is probably best not to see it, as it is seriously politically incorrect among other things. As I mentioned in my earlier post, it amazes me that my junior high friends and myself were let into the theater to see it in 1969 when it was released (I was 12 or 13 years old at the time). It was rated M (now PG), but I honestly think if I were rating it at the time it probably should have been rated R.
 
Yeah, pretty decent. The slightly gimmicky subtitles took some getting used to, mind; still, it's worth a look. So is the sequel, apparently.
 
Not to mention a Spanish one, and another based on an Alistair MacLean novel. All very different though, I think.
 
A Night at the Opera, starring the Marx Brothers. Imitated, but never equalled. The scene in the Opera House, with the scenery going up and down, always has me in stitches.
 

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