Latest Movie That You Watched!

[blunthead]

War of the Worlds, the Tom Cruise one. I kinda went comatose this afternoon and am watching it now.

If the thesis of this movie is that as a species, we're so pathetic and helpless and irrational that we should be wiped out and the rest of the universe will cheer our loss, then they're making a pretty good case of it. Or maybe it's a movie exercise in presenting unlikable but pretty characters and seeing if I'll cheer for them. Answer: I won't.

They're in the cellar now, which is symbolically appropriate. I have to do something productive. I'll assume it follows the original story, that we prevail for no reason having to do with our actual merits, and go get something done. If it ends a different way and somebody here saw it, you can let me know. Or not. I don't care.

I've watched WoW several times now, and not all the way through each time and not because I'm a big fan in of it in general, but primarily because of the visual effects, especially the sequences from

Spoiler

when the first tripod emerges from beneath the street to when the Cruise character returns home, and then from when they steal the van to when they stop at the house which later that night gets torn to shreds.

These action sequences are truly great filmmaking, imho. The terror expressed by Cruise, who is a great actor, and all of those fleeing for their lives is utterly captivating. The camerawork and sound editing as they're on the highway driving away from the carnage is fantastic - Spielberg showing off brilliantly.

Those are the things about the movie which I like. I can't stand the miserable family discontent. Who needs to be reminded of how pitiful and whiney we can all be at times?

 

[MadamMack]

I watched the movie version of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and it was enjoyable. Since I've just finished the book recently I found that it stayed true to the storyline and that held my attention. It was made back in the 40s and I felt the acting was great. There are scenes in the book that are dear to me that I wish had been in the movie but for the most part most of the best was captured.

 

[80sFan]

Watched "the Judge" tonight. It wasn't bad, but I found it rather predictable. Like a John Grisham story.

 

[blunthead]

Watching Philadelphia again. I think this version is different from the one I'm used to; there seem to be scenes I don't recall while there are also certain cuts. I realize that a movie on TV will be formatted to fit time restrictions but where have the extra scenes come from? I might be wrong but I don't think so.

Anyway, Hanks' performance gets better and better each time, as does everyone else's it seems. Beautiful movie.

 

[kingricefan]

Watching Philadelphia again. I think this version is different from the one I'm used to; there seem to be scenes I don't recall while there are also certain cuts. I realize that a movie on TV will be formatted to fit time restrictions but where have the extra scenes come from? I might be wrong but I don't think so.

Anyway, Hanks' performance gets better and better each time, as does everyone else's it seems. Beautiful movie.

This one's very hard for me to watch. Haven't seen it in years tho. It is a stunning performance by Hanks and everyone else in the cast. Storyline hits alittle too close to home tho as I lived during that time and crisis and saw friends die from AIDS.

 

[blunthead]

This one's very hard for me to watch. Haven't seen it in years tho. It is a stunning performance by Hanks and everyone else in the cast. Storyline hits alittle too close to home tho as I lived during that time and crisis and saw friends die from AIDS.

(((((krf))))) While working as a nurse in a veterans facility in Michigan at one time there were two members (patients were called members) on one of the floors I worked who had AIDS. They were relatively young. It was heart-rending.

 

[Grandpa]

Had The Fugitive running last night while I did other things off and on. For me, it's like Shawshank, Bourne trilogy, Green Mile. It's one that doesn't get old.

I still remember going to see it for the first time. Our expectations were zero, especially with it being a TV series rehash. We came out of it going, "That was a great story!"

 

[blunthead]

Had The Fugitive running last night while I did other things off and on. For me, it's like Shawshank, Bourne trilogy, Green Mile. It's one that doesn't get old.

I still remember going to see it for the first time. Our expectations were zero, especially with it being a TV series rehash. We came out of it going, "That was a great story!"

The Fugitive is one of my favorite movies to watch over and over. I never get tired of the action, and I adore Tommy Lee Jones in it.

 

[Neesy]

I've gotta see that one.

It's great -

Spoiler: Zombieland spoiler

Bill Murray is in it, too - very funny.

 

[Neesy]

Oh Morgan! If you can get through a little of the gore in the beginning (I covered my eyes) the story is quite hilarious in most places... there is a few very cool scenes at a famous persons house too. (no spoilers)

I would love for you to see this movie.

Ooops - too late (maybe you could spoilerize my post for me please?)

FlakeNoir - my 10 minute time limit is up (for editing).

#3169

 

[FlakeNoir]

Ooops - too late (maybe you could spoilerize my post for me please?)

FlakeNoir - my 10 minute time limit is up (for editing).

#3169

Done..

 

[Neesy]

Done..

Thanks!

 

[kingricefan]

Had The Fugitive running last night while I did other things off and on. For me, it's like Shawshank, Bourne trilogy, Green Mile. It's one that doesn't get old.

I still remember going to see it for the first time. Our expectations were zero, especially with it being a TV series rehash. We came out of it going, "That was a great story!"

The Fugitive is one of my favorite movies to watch over and over. I never get tired of the action, and I adore Tommy Lee Jones in it.

Favorite line:
Ford- 'I didn't kill my wife.'
Jones- 'I don't give a god d*mn!' (or something like that- makes me smile everytime I see (hear) it!

 

[blunthead]

Favorite line:
Ford- 'I didn't kill my wife.'
Jones- 'I don't give a god d*mn!' (or something like that- makes me smile everytime I see (hear) it!

"I don't care." It was an improvised line that the director decided to keep.

 

[morgan]

Re-watched Juno the other day. Didn't realize when I first saw it that it was about teenagers in Minnesota (pretty close to where I live). Juno's stepmother makes a comment about teenagers getting bored and experimenting with sex.

This movie (although I thought it was witty and funny the first time I watched it) was quite different to me this time around. In the past few years I've had two nieces through marriage get pregnant (one at 15 and the other at 16) and both decided to keep the babies. Nothing seemed "cute" to me about the movie anymore and I don't think I'll watch it again for a long time, if ever. Perception is everything, isn't it?

 

[kingricefan]

"I don't care." It was an improvised line that the director decided to keep.

You're right. I knew it was something along those lines. I love Jone's delivery of it!!!

 

[skimom2]

The Rover--Can't decide if I liked it or not. Guy Pierce was sterling, as always, as the emotionally dead lead, and Robert Pattinson turned in a surprisingly good performance as the mentally &/or emotionally 'slow' brother of a guy who stole Pierce's car. Sort of Mad Max premise at first, but much slower reveal and not nearly as fun. The soundtrack was interesting, on the whole, but one current pop song was jarring. I get that it was a wink/nudge about Pattinson's fame for the Twilight franchise, but the joke (the song was called something like "Don't Hate Me Because I'm Beautiful") fell extremely flat. I couldn't stop wondering what two Americans (Pattinson and Scoot McNairy played brothers from... Texas? The accents were sort of non-specific 'Southern', though Pattinson's was MUCH heavier than McNairy's, and he actually is Texan!) were doing in post apocalyptic Australia. I think I'll probably watch this one again.

 

[skimom2]

You're right. I knew it was something along those lines. I love Jone's delivery of it!!!

I do, too. That is a sterling film--can't see how it could be improved in any way.

 

[PatInTheHat]

Just caught Ingrid Bergman, Susan Hayward, Fay Ray, and a teen June Lockhart, oh, and The Cisco Kid, in a 1942 early 20th century period film, 'Adam Had Four Sons'.
Never saw it before, think I'da remembered this one, really good old timey black and white should be classic film, with some seriously classy broads reighning all over it.

 

[blunthead]

I do, too. That is a sterling film--can't see how it could be improved in any way.

Really, that's how I see it, too. Nothing to complain about, all to enjoy. Touching, funny, and exciting.

Just caught Ingrid Bergman, Susan Hayward, Fay Ray, and a teen June Lockhart, oh, and The Cisco Kid, in a 1942 early 20th century period film, 'Adam Had Four Sons'.
Never saw it before, think I'da remembered this one, really good old timey black and white should be classic film, with some seriously classy broads reighning all over it.

This sounds like fun. I really like some of the old B&W ones and lots of their players.