Latest Movie That You Watched!

[sam peebles]

No need to apologize, no offense was taken. I didn't mean to imply that it was an important book that I'd expect everyone to have read--it's definitely not and I'd recommend it to just about no one--I was just surprised that you'd see the movie without being familiar with the book, as it's kind of obscure. I for one, after finishing the book, certainly felt no desire to follow it up with the movie, and as your experience with Burroughs was kind of the reverse to mine, I'd still say your response was 100% correct.

No need to drop that proverbial acid again, be it book or film.

So, based on my own taste, "Of course not" was probably the only acceptable answer.

 

[muskrat]

I'm sorry I was blunt.

At least you weren't frank.

 

[Neesy]

At least you weren't frank.

blunthead - sounds so much better than the alternative:

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butthead - Andy actually thought this was your user name when he walked behind my chair once when I was posting on the board

 

[blunthead]

blunthead - sounds so much better than the alternative:

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butthead - Andy actually thought this was your user name when he walked behind my chair once when I was posting on the board

Anything but blunthole.

 

[blunthead]

No need to apologize, no offense was taken. I didn't mean to imply that it was an important book that I'd expect everyone to have read--it's definitely not and I'd recommend it to just about no one--I was just surprised that you'd see the movie without being familiar with the book, as it's kind of obscure. I for one, after finishing the book, certainly felt no desire to follow it up with the movie, and as your experience with Burroughs was kind of the reverse to mine, I'd still say your response was 100% correct.

No need to drop that proverbial acid again, be it book or film.

So, based on my own taste, "Of course not" was probably the only acceptable answer.

I'm just such a crappy CR. I like movies. I don't know if it has something to do with a need for sound, or something. Maybe movies are an easier hobby.

 

[Patricia A]

Haven't seen this one. Love the first two (and Constance Bennett!). I like how they're ghosts, yet they keep on drinking just like nothing happened. Great stuff.

So funny. Oh dear! We seemed to have died. Shall we have a martini? Yes, we should. Gin or Vodka? Both.
Here's some Constance Bennett

 

[morgan]

So funny. Oh dear! We seemed to have died. Shall we have a martini? Yes, we should. Gin or Vodka? Both.

Sexy!

 

[Neesy]

Anything but blunthole.

or blowhole

 

[blunthead]

Cool World. Early Brad Pitt/Gabriel Byrne with a lot of animation, ala Fritz the Cat and directed well by the same director, Ralph Bakshi. Surreal.

 

[Patricia A]

Sexy!

She was a beauty.

 

[muskrat]

She was a beauty.

My throat APPRECIATES Luckies. Sure it does. Its in a jar on the table *koff koff*.

 

[Patricia A]

My throat APPRECIATES Luckies. Sure it does. Its in a jar on the table *koff koff*.

I was thinking that myself. Also, can you imagine how an ad like that would fly now days?

 

[blunthead]

Alex & Emma. Romantic comedy with Luke Wilson and Kate Hudson, and both playing multiple roles. I liked it a lot. It's funny, well-written and well-acted.

 

[Patricia A]

Cool World. Early Brad Pitt/Gabriel Byrne with a lot of animation, ala Fritz the Cat and directed well by the same director, Ralph Bakshi. Surreal.

Good one! That's worth a re-watch.

 

[morgan]

Watched Playing by Heart (1998) on Netflix. Thought I'd seen it before (was convinced I'd watched all of Angelina Jolie's movies), but think I was mistaken. Jay Mohr played an unexpected role. Very sad movie, yet showed the resiliency of love as well. I liked it.

Who posted recently that they liked anthology movies? Was it HollyGolightly ?

 

[Tery]

Just got home from Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It says a lot about how engrossing it was that I never even opened my purse to get any of the candy stash in there. The only thing I got out of my purse was tissues. From the first trumpet blast I was a goner. Great characters -- old and new -- great effects, really good acting and story.

But I have to admit... (and the spoiler tag does not tell how massive this spoiler is, so don't click on this unless you have seen it or don't care about Star Wars)

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I am gutted. The character I have been in love with for almost 40 years is gone. I saw it coming but still wasn't ready. I'm still shaking. Han Solo. I can't even.

So, yes, go see this! But be prepared for lots of different emotions, especially if you're a Star Wars geek like me.

 

[Neil W]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh, man, I just saw the first trailer for Independence Day: Resurgence!!! I am stoked for this one!!! Love the first one and this one looks just as good. Lots of the original stars are back- Jeff Goldbloom, Bill Pullman, Viveca Fox, Brent Spiner, Judd Hirsch.

The first one annoyed me more than any other film I have ever seen (and I'm 60-odd and LOVE movies) because it assumed I was completely stupid.

Let's see... Jeff Goldblum is the only man in the world who has the vaguest idea of what the alien ships are up to. Good job his estranged wife is the President's personal assistant and not a checkout girl at Safeway, eh? They have had an alien ship in Area 52 for 50 years and no-one can figure out how to get it operational - Goldblum figures it out in 10 minutes, in between writing a virus for the alien operating system. Clearly he is the most important man on the planet since no-one else seems to have the vaguest idea what to do about this threat, so we'd better keep him safe in case our counter measures fail, hadn't we? Naaah, let's send him up to the alien mother ship and near certain death! Now, in a world crisis, when the world is (apparently) looking to the USA for a lead as to what to do, how best should we use the President? I know, let's send him up in a fighter plane against one of those ships which keeps destroying the planes we send up against it! And how about outrunning the fires of Hell as they lick at your tail (twice, or was it three times?) and your dog... that particular card was played multiple times. Then there was Will Smith finding his girlfriend in the ruins of a burnt out city. At night. From a helicopter. Not to mention how fortunate that the aliens were using Windows and didn't have a firewall installed. Not to mention......

AAAAARGH!

 

[Neil W]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens - story seems eerily familiar, but it hardly matters. A worthy sequel.
Sisters - some very funny stuff in a modern (ie. sexual and profane) comedy

 

[kingricefan]

The first one annoyed me more than any other film I have ever seen (and I'm 60-odd and LOVE movies) because it assumed I was completely stupid.

Let's see... Jeff Goldblum is the only man in the world who has the vaguest idea of what the alien ships are up to. Good job his estranged wife is the President's personal assistant and not a checkout girl at Safeway, eh? They have had an alien ship in Area 52 for 50 years and no-one can figure out how to get it operational - Goldblum figures it out in 10 minutes, in between writing a virus for the alien operating system. Clearly he is the most important man on the planet since no-one else seems to have the vaguest idea what to do about this threat, so we'd better keep him safe in case our counter measures fail, hadn't we? Naaah, let's send him up to the alien mother ship and near certain death! Now, in a world crisis, when the world is (apparently) looking to the USA for a lead as to what to do, how best should we use the President? I know, let's send him up in a fighter plane against one of those ships which keeps destroying the planes we send up against it! And how about outrunning the fires of Hell as they lick at your tail (twice, or was it three times?) and your dog... that particular card was played multiple times. Then there was Will Smith finding his girlfriend in the ruins of a burnt out city. At night. From a helicopter. Not to mention how fortunate that the aliens were using Windows and didn't have a firewall installed. Not to mention......

AAAAARGH!

This all happened. It was based on real life. Sorry you didn't like it. I loved it. Sure, I had to really suspend my disbelief thru the whole thing, but it's called escapism for a reason.

 

[not_nadine]

You say true, KRF.

Because Jeff Goldblum is a sneaky cool one. Jeff Goldblum can do just about anything in he's quiet cat like way, of course.

Because, Jeff Goldblum. yes