What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

[AmateisGal]

Stalag 17. One of my all-time favorites.

 

[Worf]

Stalag 17. One of my all-time favorites.

That's a good un'! Outstanding drama, well directed, superbly acted and not one wasted moment! 2 hours WELL spent!

Worf

 

[Worf]

Agreed, it stays in the formula but the dialogue and acting lift it above the ordinary. It's borderline "stop and drop" for me - I can resist if I have to, but it is hard.

Burl Ives! What a force of nature! He earned that Oscar!

Worf

 

[Zombie_61]

Strangely, on Thanksgiving, they were. Later, I watched part of The Godfather I. Didn't stick around for the third one. And I agree, it isn't bad. I've watched them many times and always am amazed at how well they are done.

I had seen The Godfather a number of times through the years, but only when it aired on television. I liked it well enough, but never quite saw what all the fuss was about. Then, when Francis Ford Coppola restored the three movies for release on DVD and Blu-Ray in 2008, they held special screenings at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, California. A good friend asked if I wanted to go, and I thought, "Yeah, sure, I've never seen it on the big screen." Maybe because it was in a theater where I could immerse myself in the movie without the distractions that often accompany viewing a movie at home, that time it clicked and The Godfather became one of my favorite movies.

 

[navetsea]

I watched Everest, I was lost, too many actors, all snow covered bearded men... must be very convenient to replace them with stuntmen

 

[HoosierDaddy]

I've viewed all the God Father movies many times. For me, I must admit that there is something addictive about them. When clicking through TV channels and happen upon a Godfather re-run, I'm still usually hooked for the duration.
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[Touchofevil]

Oh, Taken 3 was so bad. Gah. Don't know why they even bothered.

Because Taken 2 was bad and still made 376.1 million dollars. They knew that the masses would hold out hope that Taken 3 would get the series back on track. It didn't, but made 326.5 million dollars. Don't be surprised if there is a Taken 4.

 

[Touchofevil]

Spectre! It was definitely a must see movie on the big screen. The opening scene was very cool. I would watch on the big screen again: tonight.

 

[AmateisGal]

Spectre! It was definitely a must see movie on the big screen. The opening scene was very cool. I would watch on the big screen again: tonight.

Yay! Glad you liked it. And I agree - it's a must for the big screen.

 

[Fading Fast]

Yesterday, "Idiot's Delight" a 1939 Clark Gable and Norma Shearer movie where he's a vaudeville guy who meets a down-and-out Shearer in the '20s and they have a brief romance / affair before going their own ways. Fast forward about 20 years and they meet again in a ski resort on the Swiss border at the outbreak of WWII. He is now a more successful song and dance man while she's re-invented herself as an exotic Russia ex-pat who is living with a shady, wealthy arms dealer. The catch is that upon meeting again, Gable thinks it's her, but isn't sure; she denies it is her. This is one of those movies that starts out good, not great and then all but falls apart in the last third where I only stayed with it to see what happened, but I wasn't really enjoying it. Woven in are some philosophical talking points about war, peace, humanity, duty, etc. - all very of the moment to the late '30s, but they are inconsistently handled and felt forced. What you are left with is a boy meets girl, boy gets girl, boy loses girl and, then, 20 years later, boy meets girl again and tries to get her again - story. It's the 20 years later part that doesn't really work.

 

[EmergencyIan]

East Side, West Side (1949). Great movie!

- Ian

 

[Fading Fast]

East Side, West Side (1949). Great movie!

- Ian

Watched it last week. I love this movie. Almost not a bad scene in it. Great time travel feel, good story, wonderful acting.

 

[1mach1]

The Man from U.N.C.L.E

 

[Touchofevil]

Yay! Glad you liked it. And I agree - it's a must for the big screen.

It was a lot of fun. I sure hope Craig stays around for at least a few more Bond flicks. I realize that I will be lucky to get one more, but I have hope.

 

[Zombie_61]

Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015). An enjoyable action/adventure comedy to eat popcorn by.

 

[AmateisGal]

It was a lot of fun. I sure hope Craig stays around for at least a few more Bond flicks. I realize that I will be lucky to get one more, but I have hope.

Oh, I agree. He's terrific.

 

[AmateisGal]

Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015). An enjoyable action/adventure comedy to eat popcorn by.

I really, really wanted to like this one; but I watched it with my mouth open half the time in disbelief. I didn't enjoy it at all.

 

[Doctor Strange]

I also watched it a few days ago and was pretty unimpressed. Far too brain-dead and violent for me.

 

[AmateisGal]

I also watched it a few days ago and was pretty unimpressed. Far too brain-dead and violent for me.

Agreed. And it wasn't violence that fit the story, y'know? It was like they threw it in there for shock value.

 

[Doctor Strange]

Yeah. It seemed to have wandered in from another film.

One thing I did like that I forgot to mention before: it was a pleasure to see Mark Strong playing a good guy for a change!