What was the last film you saw?

[terrya]

Last night, I watched "Love is the Devil", a film about British artist Frances Bacon, with Derek Jacobi as Bacon and Daniel Craig as George, Bacon's lover. I'm not sure I liked it...Bacon, as wonderfully played by Jacobi, wasn't a likable person. But imaginatively made and interesting.

[wildhorses]

1. i took my nephews to see wildhogs thursday afternoon

they were off all week for easter break and i have been baby-sitting. anyway, the 7 y/o laughed the most if that tells you anything.

bill macy is cute.

[medeak]

25. motorcycle club went to see after dinner

we nearly filled up theatre. very funny as so many scenes hit home with members (all businessmen geeks in real life)

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

2. Shortbus

One of the best movies Ive seen in years. Just amazing.

[fizzgig]

3. i just noticed your avatar

i loves me some spike!

:hi:

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

4. heh, me too!

:hi:

Thanks

[terrya]

8. I saw "Shortbus" with my boyfriend a couple of weeks ago.

I liked it a lot. I completely agree with you. :-)

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

10. Yea, it was just so different then anything

and so much more real then any film ive seen in ages. Its like my life ;)

I mean, I was in NYC for the blackout :rofl:

[ghostsofgiants]

67. About the realism...

You probably already know this, but none of the sex was simulated.

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

69. oh yea

:evilgrin:

[SarahB]

85. It was cool too.

Varying sexualities and experiences as just a part of life. Not about titilation so much as just "life" (but some parts were titilating still). Kind of refreshing in a film.

[ghostsofgiants]

89. Most defintely.

Though I will admit, I used to have a crush on Sook Yin Lee when she was a Mushmusic VJ, haha, so...yeah.

[SarahB]

9. Incredible movie.

Loved it too. :thumbsup:

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

11. Hell yea!

:D

[SecularMotion]

43. It was amazing

An incredible cast, dialogue, and soundtrack.

"When you get your picture taken at Ground Zero do you smile?"


and the reason for my avatar. :)

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

70. heh

Welcome to DU :hi:

[lutefisk]

5. A Danish film called Kinamand (Chinaman)

A beautiful movie. I rented it from Netflix.

[jonnyblitz]

6. The Lives of Others, a german movie that won the best foreign

film academy award this year was the last movie I went to the theater to see. it was very bleak but good. the last movie I watched at home was either "the Queen" or the 1931 "M" by Fritz Lang. I have roman polanski's "repulsion" from the 60's, with Catherine Denueve to watch PLUS "All the Kings Men" with Sean Penn.

I am going to see "The Namesake" tonight.

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

14. I've heard great things about The Lives of Others

I should try to see it at some point.

:hi:

[jonnyblitz]

16. People who need explosions and boobs might find it tedious

but i loved the slow, bleak intrigue. :hug: :hi:

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

17. damn, i guess that counts me out

:crazy:

:rofl:

[jonnyblitz]

44. one of my favorites has been "shut up and sing" , the dixie chicks

movie. rent that one if you get the chance even if you aren't country (you know I am not :rofl:)it chronicles what they went through after Natalie made the comments about Bush that started the controversy. Throughout the whole thing she was like FUCK BUSH, FUCK THE FREEPERS. the freepers were discussed in the movie! :crazy: but, yeah, rent that one.

[ghostsofgiants]

76. Lack of explosions I can understand...

But a foreign film without boobs?! :P

[SecularMotion]

47. Also the last film I watched

It was very sad. I could not imagine living under those conditions. I hope this country does not become that.

[SarahB]

7. The Prestige

We watched it last night. Probably our biggest movie disagreement thus far. He liked it a lot. I definitely didn't.

[Maddy McCall]

15. That's the last one I saw, too.

I fell asleep during it. :(

Now I've got to spend another $4 on pay-per-view to watch it again. :grr:

[SarahB]

26. Don't bother.

Seriously. If you're like me, you'll be thinking, "That was a cheesy, pointless plotline!"

Sorry, Finnfan, I still say it sucked ass (and not in a good way). :D

[Little Wing]

29. Heretic!

It's got BOWIE!

[SarahB]

34. He was the only good part!

Well, and Christian Bale as eye candy. :yoiks:

[Maddy McCall]

37. Mmmm. Hugh Jackman.

Yummy guys in that movie, for sure.

[Maddy McCall]

31. SPOILER

We got as far as the Tesla machine being built for him.

It seemed to me to begin getting cheesy at that point. Then I feel asleep. :D

[SarahB]

33. more spoilers

there were clones and secret twins :eyes:

[Maddy McCall]

35. Eureka Spoiler.

Is that how the transformation closet-trick worked?

Christ. :eyes:

[Pale Blue Dot]

61. Meh... I was entertained.

Sure, the plot completely falls apart if you poke a sharp stick at it, and Scarlett Johansson disappears halfway through the movie with no explanation, but I had fun.

My advice for those who want to see it: Enjoy it for what it is, and don't think about it for one second after it's over.

[SarahB]

75. I'm busted!

:blush:

It is slow there tonight! :D

Meh? I thought you liked it better than meh. (Although we didn't do much talking after the movie, did we?)

[Pale Blue Dot]

80. Yeah, it's slow here tonight.

I made the mistaske of thinking about the movie (as I always do), and the plot completely falls apart under any kind of scrutiny (sort of like "The Lake House", and I enjoyed that too. Go figure.)

Oh, and how dare you disagree with me! And in public! Have you been going outside without your burkha, too? :grr:

(:loveya:)

[SarahB]

84. I liked The Lake House too though.

Same thing though- when I thought about it, I was like :wtf:

Burka? Bite me, Pat!!! :spank:



:loveya: too

[jobycom]

94. I liked it a lot.

Didn't love it, but liked it above average.

[terrya]

27. Haven't seen that. I did see "The Illusionist".

The ending was sort of...unrealistic, shall we say?

[SarahB]

32. I didn't even mind The Illusionist.

Predictable, yes, but a little more entertaining. I'm just glad I saw it on Netflix rather than paying $9.

I found The Prestige's ending just silly beyond belief because the ending was really, really unrealistic (really, it was bad) and I fell asleep for a bit myself during the film.

[MonkeyFunk]

88. ah

but I loved the Illusionist. Didn't much care for "The Prestige", but something about The Illusionist really grabbed me - I thought it was beautifully done and beautifully acted.

[EFerrari]

12. I think it was a kissing movie like "The House on the Lake".

Since Doug split, I don't watch a movie a day any more. Hmm.

[bikebloke]

13. Volver

I like Pedro films, but this one ran like a daytime soap opera.

[Rhythm]

18. Stranger Than Fiction

I liked it a lot more than i thought i would.

I usually can't stand to watch Will Ferrell... i have to give him props for this one.

[terrya]

20. I really liked "Stranger Than Fiction"

Will Ferrell has a sort of schizophrenic film career...he can do stuff like "Talladega Nights" and his current movie...and yet also do Woody Allen films and "Stranger Than Fiction". I thought "Stranger than Fiction" was a nice movie...smart, funny and had heart.

[Call Me Wesley]

19. Full Metal Jacket.

Of course, I saw it before, but we just bought the DVD. Great movie and great actors, especially a young Vincent D'Onofrio.

[Maddy McCall]

21. That movie makes me sad for days.

It's a great movie...but god, it's tragic.

:cry:

[Call Me Wesley]

24. Yes, it is.

War, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing ...

[bridgit]

23. Jesus H. Christ!!! You've got to be shitting me, Pile!?! Drop down and give me 20!

"I'll be watching you!" :scared: great movie :thumbsup:

[Call Me Wesley]

28. Not to mention I'm a Kubrick admirer since I was 15 (except for Eyes Wide Shut.)

It's one of the best movies about Vietnam.

[terrya]

36. I agree.

Another great movie about Vietnam is "The Deer Hunter".

I wasn't wild about "Eyes Wide Shut" or "The Shining". It would have been interesting to see what Kubrick would have done had he completed "AI", instead of Spielberg.

[Call Me Wesley]

40. "The Deer Hunter" is still one of my favorites, too.

I've never seen "Eyes Wide Shut" yet because of the cast. If I ever buy the Kubrick Collection, I might give it a try.

"AI" would have been interesting if Kubrick made it, I'm sure. Spielberg just delivered another "ET" with a mushy end. None of the characters have 'character' in it.

[terrya]

41. You can tell where Kubrick leaves off and Spielberg begins.

You couldn't get too more different directors than Kubrick and Spielberg. The ending to "AI" was, like you said, an "ET" ending. I'm sure there were people who got weepy at the end.

"Eyes Wide Shut" - I'll leave it for you to decide. I didn't care for it one bit.

[bridgit]

38. you know i know that's right, CMW...

Full Metal has one of the more intense 20 minute opening segments in film history

[Call Me Wesley]

42. Agreed.

And when the one soldier slowly dies from being hit by the female sniper, it's more intense than the whole mass dying at the beginning of 'Saving Private Ryan.'

[bridgit]

50. i also found her passing acceptionally poignant as the U.S. Military...

stood about wondering what she was doing (cultural disconnect) while/though she was praying to her God with the final moment a true suspension of film-time, then the march off to the Perfume River through the fog of war singing Mickey Mouse Club Theme Song, a film perfectly paced at a time when films were seen without so much CGI

[medeak]

22. down with flu rented:

Departed...amazing...highly recommend.

Babel...3 hours of torture of watching idiots with poor judgement

The Good Shepard... good movie too

dragged ass to see Blades of Glory..did anyone else see the boom mike in so many scenes? Didn't know if it was intentional joke or just our movie screen?

[Little Wing]

30. currently watching Death Proof

:D

[bridgit]

39. Blood Diamond...

[LaurenG]

45. The Reaping

It was not good. :thumbsdown:

[InvisibleTouch]

46. X-Men 3

Courtesy of my much-beloved library. Great movie! Better than the first (which was also great), and I haven't seen the second, so I can't compare.

[Frogger]

48. i saw

The 300. I know I shouldn't, but i really enjoyed it.

[begin_within]

49. "Suddenly Last Summer" with Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift

[IntravenousDemilo]

51. Bedazzled. The good one. The original.

Thank you, sweetie.

As for "Love Is the Devil", I like the line "Champagne for my real friends, real pain for my sham friends!"

Daniel Craig naked in the bathtub isn't too bad either.

[terrya]

53. I actually saw the remake.

Bleh. How could it possibly compete with Dudley Moore, Peter Cook, Raquel Welch, and Barry Humphries?

You're welcome, honey.

BTW: yes, Daniel Craig naked in the bathtub wasn't too bad at all.

[mwdem]

52. Death Proof

I just saw "Grindhouse" yesterday.

[ghostsofgiants]

72. Grindhouse was ridiculously fun.

[Cabcere]

54. Blades of Glory

last night...with my honor fraternity. :rofl: It was pretty entertaining. :)

[Forkboy]

55. Just watched House of Sand and Fog

With Ben "Can Do No Wrong" Kingsley and Jennifer Connelly.

Excellent movie.Excellent acting.Jennifer Connelly is a consistently great but underrated actress.

And Ben is Ben...which is awesome by me.I can't imagine anyone pulling off the role of Don Logan in Sexy Beast like he did. :)

[SarahB]

58. good movie

I think I wanted to put a fork through my head after though as it was so depressing. :(

[Forkboy]

62. Yeah.

I knew ten minutes into it that it was going to be one of those nobody-ends-up-happy kind of movies.

[terrya]

64. That's an excellent film!

Agree with you about Jennifer Connelly. She was terrific in "Blood Diamond".

And Ben Kingsley...even in small roles such as in "Dave", he's superb.

[Zomby Woof]

56. Zodiac

Two weeks ago.

[ghostsofgiants]

74. Damn good film.

[jonnyblitz]

81. I really liked that one also.

:thumbsup:

[enigmatic]

57. The Bridge

http://www.thebridge-themovie.com/new/index.html

I want to see it again; what a haunting film..

[barb162]

59. Talladega Nights

It was hilarious.

[Initech]

83. I like to picture Jesus wearing a tuxedo t-shirt!

It says "I wanna be formal, but I'm here to party!"

:rofl:

[last_texas_dem]

60. Disturbia

I saw this horror/suspense (but more suspense than horror) film at the theater last night, and thought it was a well done and surprisingly intense "scary" movie. It's PG-13 so it's obviously targeted, to a degree, with teenagers in mind, but I think it's actually quite a bit better than the typical teen-targeted horror flick. It had me more on the edge than a movie has made me in a long time.

[GoneOffShore]

63. Casino Royal and La Mome and Héros de la famille

Daniel Craig is the BEST James Bond EVER! - He totally gets the entire characterization. Plus Eva Green is completely hot. Unbelieveably good film.

La Mome - French bio pic about Edith Piaf - Marion Cotillard should get an Oscar, a BAFTA award and the Cannes Palm d'Or for her stunning portrayal.

Héros de la famille - DeNeuve wonderful as ever, Emmanuel Beart just delicious, and the rest of the cast is excellent.

[ronnykmarshall]

65. Trick.

Watched it last night.





DAMN! The single days! This movie was like a page from my life.

[terrya]

68. Ah, J.P. Pitoc

What a stud!

AND the great scene with the drag queen in the bathroom.

AND...Tori Spelling didn't suck. :-)

Trick is a nice movie.

[ronnykmarshall]

78. Tori is a SCREAM in it!

Yeah that drag queen in the bathroom was so funny.

And JP? MMMMM! MM!

[bertha katzenengel]

66. Breach. Outstanding performance by Chris Cooper.

[bigwillq]

71. Last new film?

Or last film I saw in general?

I watched Brokeback Mountain again today b/c it was on HBO but I have seen it already a few times.

[seemunkee]

73. The Battle of Algiers

I'd seen it in pieces on TV so I finally got it on Netflix and watched it straight through.
The day I watched it was the day Algiers was getting bombed

[ghostsofgiants]

77. Marebito. Underrated Japanese horror film by the dude who made Ju-On/The Grudge.

Owns the shit out of The Grudge. Very original take on the vampire. A touch of expressionist filmmaking reminiscent of Japanese classic Kwaidan at one point. Shot on digital video, an aesthetic of which I am becoming a big fan.

[Penndems]

79. "The Asphalt Jungle" on TCM

It was on at eight o'clock this morning.

Classic John Ford film noir.

[Initech]

82. Grindhouse

A hell of a lot of fun and a great theater experience! Planet Terror was quite ridiculous, but entertaining. Death Proof was pretty boring in the beginning but it's interesting to see where Tarantino goes with it.

Oh and the trailers that run during it are funny as hell!

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

86. Close Up

I don't know if I can do the 'plot' justice, so I'm going to nick somebody else's summary:

Using the original persons involved as actors, Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami blends drama with documentary in what must not be called a 'docudrama.' Instead, Kiarostami takes on the journey of a poor many for whom cinema is a most important spiritual institution. Caught off-guard with a script, he fibs, and impersonates a famous director. One thing leads to another, and he ends up in the home of a family, convincing them, and perhaps himself, that he's about to make a great film, using their house and family.

A journalist gets wind of the story and brings the police to the house to arrest what may be a dangerous con man. The story is told in the courthouse, in re-enacted flashbacks (using the real persons involved), with Kiarostami directly involved, on-screen in the filming. A truly innovative and wonderful film about the power of movies, forgiveness, and the spiritual depth of one lonely soul.

Very good film & very recommended. It is out on DVD, but you can also find it alongside many other Iranian films here:

http://www.iraniantorrents.com

[Nikia]

87. Stranger than Fiction

Being a writer who isn't writing right now, I thought that I'd like it and did. My husband, who didn't think that he'd like it from the previews, actually did. It was different from the other movies that I've seen.

[Arugula Latte]

90. Last night I finally watched "The Godfather" from start to finish.

I'd seen it on TV over the years in bits and pieces -- I'd come upon it half way through, for example, and it was broken up by commercials, etc. It was a pleasure to watch it uninterrupted.

[CTyankee]

91. Premonition with Sandra Bullock

It was pretty strange. The only reason I spent my time and money on it was that it was hyped somewhere as another "Sixth Sense" which I loved. Premonition was no sixth sense, I can tell you. The wholeplot just fell apart at the end.

What I want to know is why do they invest all this money, time and talent in a movie that simply doesn't have a coherent end to it? Your left with trying to figure out what really happened and what didn't and why.

But the last movie I saw before that was Devil Loves Prada. Man, that was a terrific movie. Good acting, great script, terrific directing, just a boffo job all around. Meryl Streep is my number one goddess.

[CTyankee]

92. Premonition with Sandra Bullock

It was pretty strange. The only reason I spent my time and money on it was that it was hyped somewhere as another "Sixth Sense" which I loved. Premonition was no sixth sense, I can tell you. The wholeplot just fell apart at the end.

What I want to know is why do they invest all this money, time and talent in a movie that simply doesn't have a coherent end to it? Your left with trying to figure out what really happened and what didn't and why.

But the last movie I saw before that was Devil Loves Prada. Man, that was a terrific movie. Good acting, great script, terrific directing, just a boffo job all around. Meryl Streep is my number one goddess.

[jobycom]

93. Children of Men.

Neat film. The critics were right about the cinematography. A bit plodding at times, but it grew more engaging as it went along, I thought.