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What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

1961MJS

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Hi

I watched The Getaway with Steve McQueen and Ally McGraw last night. I wasn't that impressed in many ways. I did llike the whole bank robbers having martial problems thing. Since it was a Sam Pekinpaw movie, I wasn't expecting a happy ending for McQueen.

I also went to the theater to see Cowboys and Aliens. I liked it a lot better. Harrison Ford's take on the bad old rich range owner was really pretty cool, almost to the John Wayne in "McClintock" way..

Later
 

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Went with the Mr. and my two teens Saturday night to see Cowboys and Aliens. He and I talked about the movie a bunch the next day. Decided that the character I liked best and thought most believable in his role was Sam Rockwell as "Doc".
 

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Hi

I watched The Getaway with Steve McQueen and Ally McGraw last night. I wasn't that impressed in many ways. I did llike the whole bank robbers having martial problems thing. Since it was a Sam Pekinpaw movie, I wasn't expecting a happy ending for McQueen.

I also went to the theater to see Cowboys and Aliens. I liked it a lot better. Harrison Ford's take on the bad old rich range owner was really pretty cool, almost to the John Wayne in "McClintock" way..

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Apart from the fact that I like science fiction and westerns, Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig starring together are the main reason I would be interested in watching the film. From some comments here, Loungers like it. Would you say that their acting was good here? The film isn't supposed to be a masterpiece or anything, but do Craig and Ford act believably for their roles?
 
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True Grit 2010. The young girl did and excellent job, and Bridges was great as the grizzled old marshal. Pretty violent, but that's the Old West for you. I loved the dialogue and the subtle humor, typical of the Coen brothers. Interesting contrast with the old version, I like both however.
 

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The Sound and the Fury, which was on TCM last night. I've never read the book, but I heard the movie doesn't resemble it much. The movie was alright.

I'm more excited about what they're playing today/tonight. Because I can't be watching now and later in the evening, I've set The Big Sleep, The Maltese Falcon, and Sahara to be recorded so I can watch them later. Yes, today they're doing a bit of a Humphrey Bogart special on TCM, haha (though Casablanca will be shown at a later date).
 

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The Effect of Gamma Rays On Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds (1972). The '70s are really winning me over with their movies.
 

1961MJS

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Apart from the fact that I like science fiction and westerns, Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig starring together are the main reason I would be interested in watching the film. From some comments here, Loungers like it. Would you say that their acting was good here? The film isn't supposed to be a masterpiece or anything, but do Craig and Ford act believably for their roles?

Hi, Craig was believable as someone who didn't remember anything. Like I stated in the previous post, Ford transformed from a grizzly cattle baron who hated everyone, killed anyone that irritated him, and universally scared the crap out of everyone, to a grizzled, kindly old guy with morals and who helped little kids. Well, helping little kids was kind of odd, but still there.

This is supposedly Harrison Ford's last chance to be a movie star (again?) according to one of the critics. This guy thinks he's finished. I think he made it. His movies have never really been Oscar type movies anyway, but then I'm still torqued that Smoky and the Bandit wasn't even nominated... :D

The main character who was unbelievable was Olivia Wilde, but then she's not entirely on the up and up so maybe she did fine.

Later
 

Gregg Axley

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I have to agree with you Marla. My wife and I have gone back through IMDB looking for movies we've never seen, based on the director or actor(s). Right now were into Hammer Horror pics, unless MST3K has done a 70's flick then we've got to see it. Love the music and the styles.
 

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I watched Zelary, a Czech film set in WW2 period. A young lady with connections to the resistance in Prague is forced to marry a lumber mill worker in a mountain village when her network is compromised and she is endangered by arrest. I have enjoyed the 3-4 Czech films that I have seen.
 

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