What was the last movie you saw?

IRON MAN. It was OK. Good disengage the brain action movie,certainly much better than the new Hulk film it follows. Did anyone else see the bit at the very end,after all the credits,with Samuel L Jackson mentioning the next film?
 
No Country for Old Men. Bleak and oblique, like the book. Worth watching, but the kind of movie that leaves you feeling a little hollow. It sucks hope out of the universe.
 
I don't know if I've ever seen a movie quite like No Country For Old Men. The last twenty minutes or so veered so wildly off course from what you might expect, even from a Coen brothers film, that it left me genuinely unsettled. Sadly too few movies have the courage to do that.

Last film seen: Memento. It might have suffocated on its own cleverness but for the performances of Guy Pearce and Joe Pantoliano, but I enjoyed it a lot.
 
AE35Unit said:
IRON MAN. It was OK. Good disengage the brain action movie,certainly much better than the new Hulk film it follows. Did anyone else see the bit at the very end,after all the credits,with Samuel L Jackson mentioning the next film?
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Unfortunately I did not, but I have heard quite a few people mention it. We are going to rent it and watch it again so we'll have to look for it this time 'round.
 
andrew.v.spencer said:
No Country for Old Men. Bleak and oblique, like the book. Worth watching, but the kind of movie that leaves you feeling a little hollow. It sucks hope out of the universe.
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You dont watch alot dark movies do you ?

I have seen old film noir that was so bleak that i felt depressed by the lack of hope that No Country seems like happy disney musical in comparison.

It was very good movie but i didnt see the bleakness. Maybe i read and watch alot dark crime stories that are more about criminals,killers and not anyone that is near good.

Nice in No Country that the bad guy escaped alive for once. Many hollywood movies annoy me that always some useless punk kills the uber killer just because he is the good guy and not because he can do it.
 
Lady of Winterfell said:
Unfortunately I did not, but I have heard quite a few people mention it. We are going to rent it and watch it again so we'll have to look for it this time 'round.
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I remember the name Avenger or Venger but it rings no bells. But then I've never read a single Marvel comic. I read the proper comics,Beano Whizzer and Chips etc ;)
 
The last film I saw was Into the Mirror in World Cinema this lunch time. It's the original version of the new film Mirrors and it's Japanese. Needless to say it was so brilliant!! Also watched Goodbye Mr Chips and Mona Lisa Smile in Media Studies this week, both I've seen before and both are brilliant films, especially Mona Lisa Smile...Ahhh, the joys of college!

Also saw the new bond film last week, not as good as Casino Royale story line terms but I thought it was still pretty good although I disagree with the lack of Gemma Artertons on screen time, grrr!!!
 
Just watched Chronicles of Narnia,Prince Caspian. A dark yet cute fantasy romp,trouble is its been so long since I watched the first one I can't remember what went on! I wonder if C S Lewis's books were like this? I never watched or read The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe as a kid so I never heard of Narnia till these films came out!
 
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. I found it enjoyable, although I predicted a few of the outcomes. I still liked it, though.:)
 
A friend of mine appears to be trying to find the worst films ever made, with the specific intent of getting me to watch them. And, more fool me, I keep doing just that.

So, yesterday it was the turn of I Am Omega, a very low budget, TV Movie version of - yes, you guessed it - I Am Legend. "Starring" Mark Dacascos. And with virtually no script - which, actually, was probably a good thing, seeing as how the cast seemed intent on screwing up the few lines they had.

It was, needless to say, abysmal. I'm trying to think of something it had to redeem it, but I'm really struggling. The script was poor, the acting was poor, the cinematography was poor, the soundtrack was bizarre (and poor), the mutants were about as scary as a small white kitten with a tickly cough, there was zero tension, zero excitement... Mind you, by the end of the film I was laughing heartily at just how bad it was, so I suppose it wasn't a complete waste.:p:rolleyes:
 
Seen Sin City for the first time on Sat. Loved it! Absolutely beautiful lighting. And then seen Tank Girl on Sunday. Good laugh, amusing and silly. I can see how the fans of the comic hated the film, but it is still good in its own right.
 
"I have seen old film noir that was so bleak that i felt depressed by the lack of hope that No Country seems like happy disney musical in comparison."

Try Japanese film Naked Island! It is not a crime drama or anything, but i think probably the most bleak depressing heartbreaking film i have ever seen.
 
I am off this week to see Son of Wambo, or Ramwo or whatever it is called.
Never saw the original , but have read the book. DOubt it will help me though.
 
I watched the best bad film last night. Undead or Alive starring Chris Kattan and James Denton. It was so very bad...it was hilarious. I don't know what made me pick it up int he first place, but I'm glad I did. It helped that I was a bit tipsy when we watched it, and I would recommend anyone out there who is thinking about watching it, have a little to drink first....

The writing is bad, the filming uninteresting, and the costumes and prop people were obviously not into making anything look remotely authentic. The ending was pure brilliance though and overall a great movie experience.

Undead or Alive (2007)
 
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