What Is The Last Film You Watched?

[JoeinAR 1,949]

Cruise doesn't bother me, it's that gawd awful POS from down under Russell Crowe who I can't stand.

Come on Russell take some of the profits from Robin Hood and get that knot taken off your forehead. If John Candy were alive he'd give you a quarter and tell you to go down town and have a rat gnaw that thing off your forehead.

[Quintus 5,399]

Yes, we hated Cruise but we loved Ford. That sorta sums up the entire '80s. You should've been there!

In 1985 I was just 8 years old, but even then I knew Ford was a manly man amongst men.

[Datameister 2,044]

I love crappy blue screen effects, especially those in the Indy movies. ToD's are easily just as bad (good) as the blimp shot in LC, though.

The only truly bad one in all the series is, ironically, Mutt's monkey swinging.

I hate those effects in TOD and TLC. Raiders is mostly free of those, but then again, Raiders is mostly free of flaws in all the areas where the next two films are flawed.

The swinging Mutt was pretty bad, though.

[Trent Hoyt 13]

X Men 3.

Boy does this movie suck.

[Quintus 5,399]

I don't care for any of those movies, but I thought that one was the most mindlessely fun. Maybe it did the first two a disservice, I wouldn't know.

[A24 4,347]

It killed off the series and ruined the lives of many Hollywood execs. It did to the first two what the prequels did to the original trilogy.

[Charlie Brigden 7]

I don't care for any of those movies, but I thought that one was the most mindlessely fun. Maybe it did the first two a disservice, I wouldn't know.

That's the point really, the first two weren't mindless (the first also wasn't that fun but that's besides the point). The third sacrificed character development and consistency in favour of Hollywood Bay-ism.

[QMM 4]

ruined the lives of many Hollywood execs.

It made more money than the two before it so I don't think it ruined their lives in any way.

[A24 4,347]

And now the world is waiting to see the reboot (X-Men: First Class).

[Koray Savas 2,251]

The Last Airbender 3D

It was better and worse than I expected. Worse in that the awful dialogue and acting we saw in The Happening returns, better in that I was enthralled with some of the scenes. I don't know the source material at all, so maybe the bad dialogue is not the fault of Shyamalan, but my bet is that it is. He's lost his writing touch. Howard's score is simply breathtaking, and so are some of the scenes. The main problem here is that this is going to be a trilogy. I recall rumblings about that awhile back, but it had slipped my mind while watching. (The following actually contains no spoilers, but it explains the type of ending the film has, but with Shyamalan, you should already have been expecting something like it)

So when the Dead Man's Chest ending happens, the entire audience screams, yes this happened: "What the fuck?!?!?!" and "Boooooooo!!!" The cliffhanger ending isn't a bad thing, but it ended just when it was getting good. Not even good, great. I feel that if this franchise is going to be successful, they need to step on the ball and churn out the next installments fast, while this one is still fresh and not scrutinized to hell.

[King Mark 3,631]

I dunno ,it has 06% on Rotten Tomatoes. I'll probably see it anyways

[Quintus 5,399]

Wasn't there a view one time that M. Night was a visionary? Lol!

[indy4 155]

I too saw The Last Airbender. I've never seen an episode of the TV show, nor have I had much interest in the film other than it being by Shymalan. I agree that there was a lot of bad dialogue and bad acting. Some of the character's motivations were questionable, and some of the scenes were too melodramatic. The film also seems to go through great lengths to make sure we understand the plot, when it was pretty simple. However, I was into the film and enjoying it quite a bit. It's far from perfect, but it's a fun romp. And I am definitely planning on seeing the sequel, if only for the good story and likeable characters (not all of them, but some of them). After seeing this, however, I feel bad for Shymalan. I saw a few faint hints of his presence, but other than those rare instances it was a generic commercial action movie. Some directors would be fine with that, but I feel that Shymalan is really into film making as an art rather than a potential money maker, based on his previous films. It makes me sad that he has to resort to this type of a film that feels like such a waste of his talents to prove to studios that he can make financially successful films (and, by the emptiness of my theatre during the midnight premiere, that is questionable).

Bottom line, I recommend it. It's not a great film, but it is really fun to watch and has made me excited for the sequel.

[Quintus 5,399]

Watched Jaws last night, after a good two year break. Dunno if it's because of the relatively bad dvd transfer of the 25th anniversary, but I was struck by how parts of it suddenly looked dated - almost as if it was made in the late sixtees. Sounds odd I know, but specifically I'm referring to the ace scene in Qunt's house, which looked like it could easily have been in an old English Ealing movie - the set and filming had that kind of look and feel to it, it's strange. Not that I'm saying in a million years that it's a bad thing; in fact I quite liked it.

[Andy 4,147]

Good man. I have yet to fire up my summertime viewing.

[Jay 37,375]

Toy Story 2 (blu ray)

Such a great film, as good as the first. Perfect continuation of the first film without being a retread or making the first film worse. Basically avoided everything bad sequels do. The addition of Jessie is alright, her voice kinda irritates me, but all the other new toys, and the new dog, are all awesome additions.

Toy Story 3

Despite some pacing problems - it FEELS so much longer than either of the first 2 movies - I loved it as much as the others. I posted the rest of my thoughts in the toy story 3 thread

[Wojo 2,453]

That's Joan Cusack for you.

[John Crichton 4]

I got drug by a friend to see The Last Airbender. I don't know anything about the source material either so I went in clean. About halfway through I was thinking that this might be the worst movie I've seen in years, worse than 2012 (which at least had some good crapfest laughs and the insane effects shots) and down there with Transformers 2. It gets better as it goes along though, by the end it had raised itself to mildly passable. The performances are certainly worth criticizing, the adults are serviceable at best and the kids range from mediocre to bad. It doesn't help that all they get to say is Lucas-style clunky functional dialogue without an ounce of charm or wit.

All that aside, the movie was actually nice to look at. Good, solid design, and the effects are technically sound and well managed, nothing too over the top. I've never been a big JNH fan, but he certainly delivered a solid score. It was refreshing to hear that kind of traditional sound again in this MV/Zimmer world.

[BurgaFlippinMan 7]

What kind of friend drugs you to watch a movie?

[Koray Savas 2,251]

I too saw The Last Airbender. I've never seen an episode of the TV show, nor have I had much interest in the film other than it being by Shymalan. I agree that there was a lot of bad dialogue and bad acting. Some of the character's motivations were questionable, and some of the scenes were too melodramatic. The film also seems to go through great lengths to make sure we understand the plot, when it was pretty simple. However, I was into the film and enjoying it quite a bit. It's far from perfect, but it's a fun romp. And I am definitely planning on seeing the sequel, if only for the good story and likeable characters (not all of them, but some of them). After seeing this, however, I feel bad for Shymalan. I saw a few faint hints of his presence, but other than those rare instances it was a generic commercial action movie. Some directors would be fine with that, but I feel that Shymalan is really into film making as an art rather than a potential money maker, based on his previous films. It makes me sad that he has to resort to this type of a film that feels like such a waste of his talents to prove to studios that he can make financially successful films (and, by the emptiness of my theatre during the midnight premiere, that is questionable).

Bottom line, I recommend it. It's not a great film, but it is really fun to watch and has made me excited for the sequel.

We sold out one theater for the midnight show and added a second show which almost sold out. I think at this point people just love to hate Shyamalan. The same "Booo!" and "WTF?!" crap happened when I saw Lady In The Water too. Like John said, the dialogue is Lucas bad. I don't get how you go from The Sixth Sense and Signs to this kind of writing. Casting was just flat-out strange. Everyone who was obviously supposed to be asian were white, it just felt weird seeing them do kung fu type of stuff. I guess the Fire Nation = India for some reason too.

[BurgaFlippinMan 7]

someone suggested that he probably wrote the dialogue in English, translated that to Japanese, and then back into English....lol

[Andy 4,147]

Went to see Twilight-Eclipse with Mrs. Hedji today. Not my cup of tea, but she's had to sit through plenty of my movies before, so no big whoop. Still, after sitting through 3 of these films, I keep wondering when it will get interesting.

[BurgaFlippinMan 7]

how was the Howard Shore score though?

[Andy 4,147]

I hope this isn't disappointing to you, but it made no impression on me whatsoever. I'm not sure what it would sound like outside the film, but it was not my kind of thing. I like certain bits of the LOTR trilogy, but I can't say I'm a big fan.

[Henry B 50]

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. My movie journey with the original cast has concluded. This was a strong finale. Because it was directed by Nicholas Meyer, I couldn't help but compare the film to The Wrath of Khan, and judged by that standard it's not memorable at all. But it's not bad. There were some really stupid moments, like Kirk vs. Kirk and the CG Klingon blood, but for the most part it felt like a mature, politically charged thriller. The villains had motivations that made them sympathetic. The heroes had flaws. It's a decent farewell for the original cast. God damn, why'd they have to bring a few of them back for Generations? Mr. Plinkett tells me that movie is going to really suck. First, though, I need to break into The Next Generation on TV.

[Andy 4,147]

In 1991, the CG Klingon blood brought the house down.

Yeah, it's a strong finish. Love the signatures with Eidelman's End Credits.

[Datameister 2,044]

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. My movie journey with the original cast has concluded. This was a strong finale. Because it was directed by Nicholas Meyer, I couldn't help but compare the film to The Wrath of Khan, and judged by that standard it's not memorable at all. But it's not bad. There were some really stupid moments, like Kirk vs. Kirk and the CG Klingon blood, but for the most part it felt like a mature, politically charged thriller. The villains had motivations that made them sympathetic. The heroes had flaws. It's a decent farewell for the original cast. God damn, why'd they have to bring a few of them back for Generations? Mr. Plinkett tells me that movie is going to really suck. First, though, I need to break into The Next Generation on TV.

I mostly agree. The Klingon blood was fine for me, but otherwise, pretty much. And yes...sorry, Henry, but Generations is really a saddening use of the original cast. Be strong. =/

[Charlie Brigden 7]

I think Generations is quite underrated, but my viewpoint on it switched from negative to positive after a personal experience which ties into the film (not the nexus).

[Henry B 50]

In 1991, the CG Klingon blood brought the house down.

Yeah, it's a strong finish. Love the signatures with Eidelman's End Credits.

Oh, yeah, the music was very good. Love the main titles. It's very frustrating that the six original cast films were scored by four different composers in the most random order (when you look at the big picture). I would have liked some sort of musical continuity. It didn't bother me too much, though. Eidelman's music was too subtle and unobtrusive to leave me wondering "where's the TMP theme?" or whatever. He even managed to kind of sneak in Spock's theme from TWoK. I suppose this score could do with a nice expanded release.

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. My movie journey with the original cast has concluded. This was a strong finale. Because it was directed by Nicholas Meyer, I couldn't help but compare the film to The Wrath of Khan, and judged by that standard it's not memorable at all. But it's not bad. There were some really stupid moments, like Kirk vs. Kirk and the CG Klingon blood, but for the most part it felt like a mature, politically charged thriller. The villains had motivations that made them sympathetic. The heroes had flaws. It's a decent farewell for the original cast. God damn, why'd they have to bring a few of them back for Generations? Mr. Plinkett tells me that movie is going to really suck. First, though, I need to break into The Next Generation on TV.

I mostly agree. The Klingon blood was fine for me, but otherwise, pretty much. And yes...sorry, Henry, but Generations is really a saddening use of the original cast. Be strong. =/

I'll watch out for falling bridges!

[Datameister 2,044]

I agree about the continuity. Perhaps the result is a more interesting variety of scores to listen to, but the films feel even more disjointed than they otherwise would have.

[A24 4,347]

I just saw Shutter Island and I'm sorta angry about it ... I found it absolutely dreadful! It doesn't do anything what I like about film. It was just a story (and a dull and predictable one at that) depending on twists and turns and with nothing else interesting going on. The film itself is as empty and shallow as they come! It really made me doubt Martin Scorsese as a filmmaker. Perhaps my worst film experience so far this year.

Alex

[Morlock 11]

100% exactly my impressions of it after seeing it. Kinda hated it. But then...I saw it again. And it transformed into something else. Second time around, it's not story driven, there is no twist. Every single scene in the movie is utterly different, often the diametric opposite of what I thought it was about.

It's no masterpiece...but it is far, far, far from the crushing dissapointment it was the first tiem around.

[A24 4,347]

I will never watch this again. I was so glad it was over because it really does everything I hate. And to think I went into this movie expecting nothing. Well, I got even less than that. Movies that have changed my mind over time are Blade Runner, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Magnolia, Solyaris ... Shutter Island isn't going to be one of them.

BTW, I didn't think those movies were dreadful, I just thought they were merely okay when I first saw them, but there was something about them that compelled me to watch them again. The thought of watching Shutter Island again makes me feel a little ill.

Oh yeah, the last movie that went from 'mediocre during the first visit' to 'incredible after multiple viewings' is ... Eyes Wide Shut.

Alex

[Quintus 5,399]

For me that one went from being pretentious rubbish to incredibly pretentious rubbish.

[A24 4,347]

Yeah, it's not for everyone. But personally, Eyes Wide Shut taught me a lot about the way I watch movies. It made me look for the reason why it went from mediocre to incredible. Now I know. For instance, I now know that I will never like Shutter Island. I knew that after 5 minutes. It does not do what I want movies to do.

The Duellists! Another movie that went from 'just okay' to 'absolutely brilliant', and a perfect example of what it is that I want movies to do.

Alex

[Quintus 5,399]

I'm like that with porn.

[A24 4,347]

Does your gilfriend, whom you are about to marry, know you're into porn movies, Quincy?

[Quintus 5,399]

Marriage?! Marriage?!

But to respond to your question; you make it sound like a taboo??

[Marian Schedenig 8,211]

Does your gilfriend, whom you are about to marry, know you're into porn movies, Quincy?

Better hide your videos.

[John Crichton 4]

Is there any situation that a Coupling quote or scene doesn't apply to?

What Quint needs is a porn buddy.

[Marian Schedenig 8,211]

Is there any situation that a Coupling quote or scene doesn't apply to?

No.

[Quintus 5,399]

Is there any situation that a Coupling quote or scene doesn't apply to?

What Quint needs is a porn buddy.

Yeah um, none of your business of course; but I um got one of them already, know what I mean?

Lee - amused by the total naivety of some peeps on this board.

[John Crichton 4]

I guess I found one Brit that never saw Coupling. Allow me to explain "porn buddy":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9gnexnnIDc

[Quintus 5,399]

Ah right. Never watched a single episode of it - I think it was one of those late night sitcoms which was much bigger in the States than it was here.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Like Fawlty Towers

[Quintus 5,399]

Nah, Faulty Towers was massive over here and in fact it's rightly regarded by Brits as the greatest comedy sitcom of all time, even over Only Fools and Horses.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Geez, I should have put a wink there....

[A24 4,347]

England has Fawlty Towers. The US has Sanford & Son.

[Marian Schedenig 8,211]

it's rightly regarded by Brits as the greatest comedy sitcom of all time

But it isn't.

[A24 4,347]

I know what makes the Schedenig tick: French and Saunders. Am I right or am I right?