What was the last movie you saw?
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HanaBi
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Lincoln (2013)
A worthy but rather unsatisfying & bloated film. President Abraham Lincoln gets the Spielberg treatment, but I was rather expecting to learn more about the man himself rather than what the film is really all about - his work on the 13th Amendment and the abolition of slavery.
Daniel Day-Lewis, does a fine job as the tormented Lincoln, but sometimes he comes off as a little too Shakespearean with his delivery. The script, while worthy, meanders to almost a snail's place; whereas with some tighter editing some 20 minutes or so could have been trimmed from this 150 minute epic that somehow feels twice that.
In some respects this film reminds me of Oskar Schindler's heroic deeds in Spielberg's far more satisfying "Schindler's List". In fact there are a number of parallels in both films, but somehow Lincoln falls way short on emotional impact.
A good film, but for me not one I would be in any rush to watch again any time soon.
3/5
A worthy but rather unsatisfying & bloated film. President Abraham Lincoln gets the Spielberg treatment, but I was rather expecting to learn more about the man himself rather than what the film is really all about - his work on the 13th Amendment and the abolition of slavery.
Daniel Day-Lewis, does a fine job as the tormented Lincoln, but sometimes he comes off as a little too Shakespearean with his delivery. The script, while worthy, meanders to almost a snail's place; whereas with some tighter editing some 20 minutes or so could have been trimmed from this 150 minute epic that somehow feels twice that.
In some respects this film reminds me of Oskar Schindler's heroic deeds in Spielberg's far more satisfying "Schindler's List". In fact there are a number of parallels in both films, but somehow Lincoln falls way short on emotional impact.
A good film, but for me not one I would be in any rush to watch again any time soon.
3/5
Victoria Silverwolf
Vegetarian Werewolf
Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938)
An anomaly in the series, as this was supposed to be a Charlie Chan movie. Instead of a secret agent, Moto teaches criminology. He gets mixed up in the case of a boxer murdered by poison during a fight. Keye Luke is here as Chan's son, so that establishes that Moto and Chan exist in the same universe. Otherwise, a typical old B whodunit.
An anomaly in the series, as this was supposed to be a Charlie Chan movie. Instead of a secret agent, Moto teaches criminology. He gets mixed up in the case of a boxer murdered by poison during a fight. Keye Luke is here as Chan's son, so that establishes that Moto and Chan exist in the same universe. Otherwise, a typical old B whodunit.
Starbeast
Benevolent Galaxy Being
BREAKING BAD (5 Seasons: 2008 - 2013)
I heard about this series, and was recommended to see it. I began watching it last week.........it is, AWESOME!!!
I wanted to get away from sci-fi, fantasy and horror films, and tried to find something realistic-like, a heavy drama, like The Sons of Anarchy, which I enjoyed.
And to my amazement, after watching the first episode (like SOA), I was hooked. Now I'm on the third season, seventh episode.
The Story: Basically, it's about a man dying of cancer, who wants to make money to help his family from going bankrupt. So, he becomes drug dealer and really complicates his life. Nuff said.
I heard about this series, and was recommended to see it. I began watching it last week.........it is, AWESOME!!!
I wanted to get away from sci-fi, fantasy and horror films, and tried to find something realistic-like, a heavy drama, like The Sons of Anarchy, which I enjoyed.
And to my amazement, after watching the first episode (like SOA), I was hooked. Now I'm on the third season, seventh episode.
The Story: Basically, it's about a man dying of cancer, who wants to make money to help his family from going bankrupt. So, he becomes drug dealer and really complicates his life. Nuff said.
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Glad you're enjoying it, Steabeast! My wife and I love Breaking Bad...we've watched it, start to finish, twice now. I'll mention (and this will sound sacrilegious) that we actually enjoy BB's spin-off, Better Call Saul, even a little more than BB. It's also by Vince Gilligan. Bob Odenkirk is amazing in BCS, and the show has an outstanding cast. Three seasons in the can, and a fourth on Netflix later this year. Some of the characters carry-over from BB to BCS too!
Cathbad
Level 30 Geek Master
~seems to be the only one I the universe who didn't care for Breaking Bad~
*shrugs* Sorry!
*shrugs* Sorry!
HanaBi
Nexus 9.1 For Sale. One Careful Owner
you're not alone! I got a far as Season 3 and finally pulled the plug. It's okay I suppose, but I really couldn't find the inclination to carry on watching, probably because I couldn't care less about the characters. Fortunately, I found "The Wire" shortly afterwards, and have never looked back since.
Cathbad
Level 30 Geek Master
Thank goodness! I felt so alone in the universe! And now I have finally found a second person who didn't care for that show!
Thank you!
(Incidentally, my reason for disliking the show was that I found the show to be glorifying riminality.)
Cathbad
Level 30 Geek Master
The Man From Laramie (1955)
Stars Jimmy Stewart, which automatically says "Quality Acting".
There was one glaring mistake in this otherwise excellent movie: The Patriarch is pushed off a cliff, but found alive - and unconscious. He is taken back to his home, and the doctor is called. After examining him, the doctor tells the family: "He's still unconscious, but he's strong, and should pull through. He's blind, though. Been going blind for years; the fall just hurried it along."
Really? A fall hurried on the onset of blindness? Worse yet, since he's still unconscious, how do you know he's blind, Doc?
But I'm nit-picking. It's an excellent movie!
Stars Jimmy Stewart, which automatically says "Quality Acting".
There was one glaring mistake in this otherwise excellent movie: The Patriarch is pushed off a cliff, but found alive - and unconscious. He is taken back to his home, and the doctor is called. After examining him, the doctor tells the family: "He's still unconscious, but he's strong, and should pull through. He's blind, though. Been going blind for years; the fall just hurried it along."
Really? A fall hurried on the onset of blindness? Worse yet, since he's still unconscious, how do you know he's blind, Doc?
But I'm nit-picking. It's an excellent movie!
J Riff
The Ants are my friends..
Real movies, from the 40s, like: The Maze 1953. If you haven't seen this one, no spoilage, but what IS the secret of the old house? WHY is Gerald so changed, so different, WHAT is it in the cellar? Well just nevermind, watch it and find out, it's weird, and a hard one to guess. Also you might probably learn a new word or two along the way.
Then there's the 1958 take on Machine Gun Kelly w/ young Chas. Bronson and other big names - it it pretty swell, and not a typical crime flick.
Then there's the 1958 take on Machine Gun Kelly w/ young Chas. Bronson and other big names - it it pretty swell, and not a typical crime flick.
J Riff, I remember those vaguely. The Maze I recall mainly as a not quite Lovecraftian movie that really looks good in glorious black & white (as I remember it anyway; may have seen it on a b&w TV set) but ultimately is just bizarre and not really satisfying, the ending being just a short notch above "and then they were run over by a truck."
The other I just recall seeing. Bronson, especially when he was young, had a powerful energy on screen that very few directors seemed able to use effectively.
Randy M.
The other I just recall seeing. Bronson, especially when he was young, had a powerful energy on screen that very few directors seemed able to use effectively.
Randy M.
J Riff
The Ants are my friends..
Noooo... you forget ...what IS the secret of the old house? WHAT is in the cellar? It stays interesting till the end, but don't tell them. I can imagine people going to the cinema and seeing this in 1958, with no idea what it is, till the end, when they learn a new word.
For a raft of one-liners, try The Silence of the Hams.
For a raft of one-liners, try The Silence of the Hams.
Victoria Silverwolf
Vegetarian Werewolf
Yeah, the ending of The Maze is truly jaw-dropping. I imagine it would have been even weirder in the original 3-D.
Victoria Silverwolf
Vegetarian Werewolf
Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938)
Back to international intrigue. The complex plot involves a beautiful aviatrix who deliberately crashes somewhere in IndoChina, two documentary cameramen in the same area, and our hero, who takes on the roles of an archaeologist and an elderly holy man. It all has to do with something hidden in an ancient temple. Barely over an hour long. It's like an old serial boiled down to the basics.
Back to international intrigue. The complex plot involves a beautiful aviatrix who deliberately crashes somewhere in IndoChina, two documentary cameramen in the same area, and our hero, who takes on the roles of an archaeologist and an elderly holy man. It all has to do with something hidden in an ancient temple. Barely over an hour long. It's like an old serial boiled down to the basics.
Starbeast
Benevolent Galaxy Being
Yeah, I completely understand it's not for everyone. It's dark, gritty and a misty-mirrored reflection of real criminal life (at all levels). But I watch to see people become involved with ridding the world of hard-core, life-like villains. Plus, how some people can turn themselves into a better person.
As for me not getting into a series that has a large number of followers...that would be.....Game of Thrones (only 3 seasons) and LOST (only 1 season).
WarriorMouse
VE6 VES
I read a synopsis of the show and thus, never watched it. So your not alone.
WarriorMouse
VE6 VES
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