What was the last movie you saw?

[HanaBi]

"Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels"

One of Guy Ritchie's best, back in the day when he knew how to make a decent film on a shoestring budget!

Love all the Cockney banter too!

Pukka!

4/5

 

[Ignited Moth]

Good day, @Ignited Moth! Those are three films I've been curious about. I wonder if you'd mind giving your thoughts on them...just a few words on what you thought of each?

Hey, there! Sure thing!
Cloverfield Lane was a really intense movie in my opinion. I liked it, but it definitely took a turn for the crazy. lol
A Cure for Wellness was a beautifully shot but very weird movie, which it is supposed to be in all fairness, but it felt like it had a lot of extra baggage that could have been cut from it because it wasn't really all that necessary to the overall plot and certain scenes just didn't make a whole lot of sense. I honestly am still not fully sure how I felt about the movie. I didn't hate it or anything, but it just isn't one I would necessarily tell someone they have to see or that I would ever really have the urge to re-watch. I think I wanted to like it a lot more than I actually wound up liking it if that makes any sense.
Bad Moms was hilarious. I really enjoyed this one. I'd seen it in the theater with my best friend when it came out and we were laughing through the whole thing. Neither of us are even moms and we thought it was very funny. I enjoyed all the characters, but Kristen Bell's character was probably my favorite.

 

[dekket]

We went and saw The Great Wall for our wedding anniversary. I rather enjoyed it.

 

[GCJ]

The wife and I watched 'Fantastic beasts and where to find them' last night. The unwieldy title aside, we both thoroughly enjoyed it.

It wasn't the deepest or most complex storyline in the world, but it was just fine in the way it was created and presented.

Giggle water. Loved that very short part.

 

[Vince W]

John Wick Chapter 2. Rather a dull, pointless film really. Perhaps if it had been cut down by 30 minutes or so I might have ended up enjoying it somewhat, but the complete lack of a real story made it a film about violence for violence's sake. I see many sequels in the offing.

 

[biodroid]

Rogue One. It was fantastic, I like the idea of Force neutral characters and no black and white Jedi or Sith. The SFX were amazing and it was a rather sad story on top of it. If you like Star Wars but from a different angle then you will like this one.

 

[Droflet]

Collateral Beauty. An all star cast brings this beautifully written story to life. Five stars all round. Warning: It's one of those box of tissue movies with an ending that will hit you where you live.

 

[HanaBi]

The Wage of Fear (1953)

The Wages of Fear - Wikipedia


Have probably posted this here previously, but it is the kind of film the demand repeat-viewings, and remains one of my favourite French films ever!

5/5

 

[REBerg]

Manchester by the Sea
I can see why Casey Affleck won a Best Actor Oscar. I can also see why the film would appeal to those who enjoy drama -- including my wife, who selected it.
For me, it was a slow, dark snoozefest -- literally. I dozed off repeatedly and felt no need to rewind to see what I had missed.
Sorry. I need a little more action than the occasional bar fight to keep me interested.

 

[Droflet]

Yeah, REB, it was so sluggish. Yes, we get it, now that you spent 2 minutes explaining it, now, can we get on with the story?

 

[J Riff]

Armored, an inside-man heist gone wrong. A bit disbelievable but exciting while on. Then True Lies was on again, because who doesn't want to shoot rockets into skyscrapers while hovering downtown in a Harrier jet.

 

[HanaBi]

Das Boot:The Director's cut (1985)

Quite possibly one of the finest war film ever told. And certainly gives a more compassionate swing on German soldiers fighting during WW2, and the subtle difference between ordinary young men wondering what the war is all about, and the so-called Hitler-Youth, that believe in everything their leader tells them.

There's a variety of flavours for this film: there's the mini tv series, the original theatrical cut, a "superbit" version, and this director's cut, which I think is probably the best of all.

5/5

**Apparently there is a "Das Boot 2", in the offing: a sequel in the early stages of production and not due for release until mid 2018.

 

[Rodders]

**Apparently there is a "Das Boot 2", in the offing: a sequel in the early stages of production and not due for release until mid 2018.

Now that is very interesting. Tricky move, though as it could end up looking like a remake.

 

[HanaBi]

Well if IMDb is to be believed, it's actually going to be a TV mini-series.

No details of actors yet though. And it's unlikely William Petersen will have much input either.

And if this indeed meant to be a sequel, one has to wonder why?


"Das Boot" (2018)

 

[J Riff]

Why? Why pay writers is gots be why? How many episodes of Nazis trapped in WW2 subs can we sit through? Then again, it is a good analogous expression of, say, my bedroom; trapped in a small space, day after month, but: if the sub crew had this music that's playing at MacDonalds on, they would all suicide in the first episode. Meanwhile, I watched Let Him Be, a fake documentary about John Lennon supposedly still alive, and it turns out he's not, dang it.

 

[J Riff]

Sully. The pilot who landed a passenger jet in the Hudson. Directed by Clint Eastwood, this one is very well done.

 

[TheDustyZebra]

Sully. The pilot who landed a passenger jet in the Hudson. Directed by Clint Eastwood, this one is very well done.

I just came here to report that very movie, which I just finished watching on DVD! It's astounding how close he was to being cashiered for saving 155 people. I had no idea, at the time.

 

[bedlamite]

Logan. It was quite good. Went because Mrs B, who is now to be known as Rojo Cariente is a big Hugh Jackman fan.

 

[WaylanderToo]

John Wick 2 - really enjoyed it. Perfect bullets and mayhem (as an aside has any protagonist killed so many foes without using bombs or fully automatic weapons?)

Logan - excellent. The most 'human' of the superhero films, do yourself a favour and see it

 

[HanaBi]

"Cromwell" (1970)

As with a lot of films "reinterpreting" historical events, one should be rather sceptical how true the scenes in said films are compared to what actually happened!

Cromwell, is certainly no exception to this rule, and unless you're completely ignorant of the English Civil War, and the events that lead up to it during the mid 1600s, one will be aware that certain liberties have been taken for the benefit of that hoary old chestnut:"audience-pleasing entertainment"

That aside, I really quite enjoyed this film! Irish actor, Richard Harris played the protagonist, Cromwell, ably supported by Alec Guinness, as Cromwell's nemesis, King Charles I, and other familiar British actors such as Robert Morley, Frank Finlay, a young Timothy "James Bond" Dalton, and Michael Jayston.

Impressive cinematography, costume and locations; although I did feel the soundtrack was shrill and out of place with the significance of what was being played out on-screen.

Yes, certain historical liberties were taken (as the Wiki article below will testify - should you care to look and possibly spoil your enjoyment of the film). But I enjoyed it for what it was - a reenactment of one of the most significant periods of England's history!

4/5

Cromwell (film) - Wikipedia