What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

[hatguy1]

I took a few seconds to post the movie I just started watching

...on TCM

The general is in the middle of his speech...but I better get back...
I don't want to get my face slap ! :eeek:

Only GC Scott can truly play Patton ever since.

 

[Stearmen]

Face slapping builds character.

Or, to put it in terms Patton would appreciate: Visage forge le caractère!

 

[2jakes]

Only GC Scott can truly play Patton ever since.

GC Scott was the first actor to refuse "Best Actor" award for his portrayal of General Patton.
I wonder who has that Oscar™ ?

 

[Zombie_61]

It looks like Moe would be the one with the callouses on his hands
after all that "character building" ...

Yes, but Larry had callouses on his face as a result of being slapped repeatedly all those years.

 

[Fading Fast]

Sunset Boulevard. B&W version. Took until about 2/3 through to get interesting to me. Hubby had no interest in watching it with me.

Hmm, I love that movie and have seen it 5 or more times over the years. Knowing your tastes from prior posts, I would have thought you would have enjoyed this one more (your husband is a harder nut to crack). Watch it again is six months or more and see if it hits you as a better movie then. Some movies - "Notorious" (surprisingly) and "Key Largo," for example - have taken me several watchings to fully appreciate.

 

[dh66]

'The Monolith Monsters' (1957)

 

[2jakes]

Yes, but Larry had callouses on his face as a result of being slapped repeatedly all those years.

So Larry being the recipient, not only had callouses, but also
had "character" according to General JP. 

 

[Touchofevil]

Watch it again is six months or more and see if it hits you as a better movie then. Some movies - "Notorious" (surprisingly) and "Key Largo," for example - have taken me several watchings to fully appreciate.

That is how I came to enjoy "The Third Man." It did very little for me the first time around, but now I truly enjoy it. "Sunset Boulevard" and "Key Largo," I enjoyed very much the first time around so much so that I purchased a copy for myself. At the very least, I find "Sunset Boulevard" to be visually very entertaining.

 

[Worf]

According to his contemporaries the ONLY handicap Patton ever had was his real voice..... rather high pitched and whiney. So as to Scott's performance, he played Patton as Patton probably would have "liked" to have sounded. Still, good general and fierce fighter.

Worf

 

[Worf]

"Generation Iron - A modern look at the sport of bodybuilding. More money, more steroids, more arrogance but soooo compelling. More honesty about the use of PED's so that was refreshing. Me and the old lady both got caught up in it completely. I found the quiet fortitude of Kai Greene to be amazing. I'd go to war with him any day!

Worf

 

[1mach1]

The Illusionist (2006)

 

[Fading Fast]

That is how I came to enjoy "The Third Man." It did very little for me the first time around, but now I truly enjoy it. "Sunset Boulevard" and "Key Largo," I enjoyed very much the first time around so much so that I purchased a copy for myself. At the very least, I find "Sunset Boulevard" to be visually very entertaining.

I remember watching "Key Largo" the first time and thinking, good, but what is all the fuss about. Then, as I saw it again and again, as it had time to washed over me, I saw its elegance, its wonderful character development, its poignant moments, its moral complexities (the Indians take any black-and-white-hat simplicity out) and now it is part of my regular rotation of must-watch-again classics.

Conversely, I greatly enjoyed and appreciated "Sunset Boulevard" from the first time a I saw it.

Part of this, I think, has to do with expectations. I went into "Key Largo" knowing I was seeing a classic, so my expectations were high; whereas, with "Sunset Boulevard" I didn't know much about it and was incredibly impressed. This has happened so often, that I believe it is not a coincidence. Most of the classics that I discovered on my own, I loved right away; the ones I sought out because they were classics took time to truly impress me.

 

[Touchofevil]

The Illusionist (2006)

I like that one. Edward Norton and Paul Giamatti shine.

Was spurred to watch "From Russia with Love" in its entirety having seen the tail end yesterday morning. As was stated by many, it shines brightly amongst the Bond series. Robert Shaw's performance is right up there in the long list of cool Bond villains.

 

[Touchofevil]

Conversely, I greatly enjoyed and appreciated "Sunset Boulevard" from the first time a I saw it.

Part of this, I think, has to do with expectations. I went into "Key Largo" knowing I was seeing a classic, so my expectations were high; whereas, with "Sunset Boulevard" I didn't know much about it and was incredibly impressed. This has happened so often, that I believe it is not a coincidence. Most of the classics that I discovered on my own, I loved right away; the ones I sought out because they were classics took time to truly impress me.

I agree as "The Third Man" fits that idea perfectly. Although, I still find the zither playing throughout to be somewhat annoying.

 

[Fading Fast]

... Robert Shaw's performance is right up there in the long list of cool Bond villains.

And, like so much in that movie, Shaw's performance had more verisimilitude than later Bond films. His character is believable, not a caricature as most of the later villains were.

 

[Zombie_61]

So Larry being the recipient, not only had callouses, but also had "character" according to General JP. 

Larry was a character, but I don't know enough about him to determine whether or not he had character regardless of whose yardstick you choose to measure that quality with.

Solomon Kane (2009). A slightly-above-average but still predictable "sword and sorcery" movie set in the 17th century, based on a story by Robert E. Howard.

 

[jamespowers]

So Larry being the recipient, not only had callouses, but also
had "character" according to General JP. 

Yes, lots of charcter. He was loyal to Moe and the Stooges until he had the stroke that made him wheelchair bound until his death. He was in every show he could manage to be in and never complained about taking a smacking---like Curly Joe did---the big wuss.
He was so accomodating that the Fine family in subsequent years had to sue the Howard family for a fair share of the royalties, merchandising and such.
Larry you were a good man. RIP. You gave me many laughs during my childhood and still today when I view the masterpieces that still exist.

Now Shemp was a real basket case---but a nice guy.

 

[Touchofevil]

"2001: A Space Odyssey" and "2010: The Year We Make Contact" on TCM!

 

[Touchofevil]

And, like so much in that movie, Shaw's performance had more verisimilitude than later Bond films. His character is believable, not a caricature as most of the later villains were.

Which is a big part of what made him a more enjoyable villain. Once the seventies came along everything about Bond became more of a caricature. Roger Moore never had a chance.

 

[1mach1]

St. Vincent (2014)