What movie did you JUST SEE?

Originally Posted By Autopia Deb

Ghost Rider
matinee, no snacks

We took the boys as a treat for finishing their state reports in school.

We all *LOVED* this movie. OK, it's not high art, but it's what movies are supposed to be, a couple of hours of pure entertainment. I'm not sure if I'd bother buying the DVD, but I would definately watch it again. Loads of fun!

 

Originally Posted By frdeb1999

Bridge to Tarabethia....probably killed the spelling...sorry!!! It was a very good movie. Had my doubts, but my 11 yr old wanted to see it badly. In the end I enjoyed it even more then she did!!

 

Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan

"The Best Years of Our Lives"
"Midnight Cowboy"
Comcast On Demand
No snacks

Comcast's free movies on demand always has a few hidden treasures tucked in among a lot of B movies.

Last week, I watched the 1946 Best Picture winner "The Best Years of Our Lives". It's the story of three WWII service men returning home after the war ends, trying to adjust back into normal life after the hell they have been through. It's a long movie at just over 3 hours, but it never drags. It was ahead of its time in many ways -- I'm not sure if post traumatic stress disorder was recognized or much talked about then, but the movie captures just that. It's also remarkable for the inclusion of double-amputee Harold Russell, who had never acted before this movie, and who wound up winning a special Oscar for it. How I have missed this one all this time I don't know, but it's really one to see.

Last night, I watched 1969 Best Picture winner "Midnight Cowboy." It's easy to understand how, in it's day, it would have been very shocking, but by today's standards, not quite as much.

All the scenes with Voight and Hoffman are interesting to watch, but too often, the movie drifts of into a psychadelic style that really date the movie and detract a bit from the more interesting story.

 

Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan

The Illusionist
Netflix DVD
No snacks

This is a very good-looking movie that is veeeeery slow and a bit of a mess. It came out about the same time as the far better "The Prestige" so I can't help but compare them.

In "The Prestige" there was a Jules Verne mechanicalness and gadgets revealed for many of the tricks, and the ending was surprising.

In The Illusionist, the magic tricks never look anything but special effects, and the ending is not only not surprising, but reveals giant, enormous, massive plot holes and logic gaps. They also unintentionally make the heroes into bad guys, which I don't think was the intention.

 

Originally Posted By DAR

^^^ I liked both films but the Prestige is far better.

 

Originally Posted By Autopia Deb

300
Local theater
no snacks

I really enjoyed this, lots of man flesh and battles. It was definately a fan boy flick, lots of comic book violence.

 

Originally Posted By MissCandice

Apparently we are getting HBO free as a promotion so I have been watching some movies while I didn't have internet access.

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
HBO
no snacks

um, why did they take one of my favorite books and RUIN IT??? What an awful awful movie.

Bend It Like Beckham
HBO
no snacks

I love this movie, and the soundtrack is good too.

Bride and Prejudice
HBO or maybe another cable channel, not too sure.
No snacks.

Beautiful people and a fun update on P&P, love it!

 

Originally Posted By alexbook

A Bridge to Terabithia
multiplex
Diet Coke & Reese's peanut butter cups

Pretty good. Haven't read the book, so I can't compare it. Story was more serious than I was expecting. (I don't think I was alone in that. There were some small children in the audience with loudly asked questions which their parents didn't seem prepared to deal with.)

 

Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan

Man of the Year
Netflix DVD
No snacks

A real mess of a movie that can't decide if it wants to be an ironic comedy or a tense thriller. It does neither particularly well -- you've seen all the funny lines already in trailers. What's left is a movie about voter fraud that stretches logic and credibility beyond reason. It's one of those movies where no one behaves the way a normal person would in various situations, instead, they do things out of character because that's what the plot requires. Rent 'The Candidate' instead.

The Night Listener
Comcast On Demand
No snacks

I think there must be two Robin Williams -- the one who signs up for stuff like RV and Man of the Year, and then the one who does interesting films like One Hour Photo, The Fisher King, and The Night Listener.

I thought the film was well made, with some great performances, and you're never sure where it's going next, there's a tension throughout. I liked it a lot.

 

Originally Posted By DAR

Borat
DVD
Watched it yesterday morning.

For me, the key to a comedy attaining longevity is how funny it is a second time. I can say that I laughed just as hard as I did the first time I saw it.
If you watch it, check out the deleted scenes, especially when he visits the massuese.

 

Originally Posted By DAR

<<Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
HBO
no snacks

um, why did they take one of my favorite books and RUIN IT??? What an awful awful movie.>>

True story. Rented the movie when it was released. Forty minutes in, I took it out of the player, back in the case, grabbed my keys, drove back to blockbuster and returned for something else. It was so bad I didn't want infecting my home any more.

 

Originally Posted By Mary Poppins

Borat
DVD rental
Take-out pizza

This film derived much of its humour from making fun of people in a mean-spirited way. I'm no fan of mocking people so I didn't particularly like the movie.

 

Originally Posted By AZDLDad

The Last Mimzy (Advanced Screening)

Dreadful, especially the last 5 minutes. 1 of 5 stars, only because of the cute rabbit, which my daughter liked.

 

Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan

Snakes on a Plane
Netflix DVD
Popcorn

Over the top slayings by totally CGI snakes everywhere. And Samuel L. Jackson gettin' sick of them. What's not to like?

 

Originally Posted By Clopin

Idiocracy
DVD rental
Rice Krispy treat snack


This movie made me so *frustrated*!!! I didn't find it very funny for most of the movie, but it had a couple good moments. Please oh please don't let this movie's premise come true...

 

Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan

>>Please oh please don't let this movie's premise come true...<<

I hear ya, brother. I said the same thing while watching Snakes on a Plane. And at the end of Planet of the Apes. And if I had a nickel for every time I said it during Double Impact with Jean-Claude Van Damme, I tell you what...

 

Originally Posted By DAR

Casino Royale
DVD
Terrific film

 

Originally Posted By LVCajun

<This film derived much of its humour from making fun of people in a mean-spirited way. I'm no fan of mocking people so I didn't particularly like the movie.>


I hated this movie for a completely different reason...it wasn't funny.

 

Originally Posted By LVCajun

300
red vines and a soda

Loved this movie..

 

Originally Posted By Mary Poppins

Breakfast at Tiffaney's
A Movie channel

What an utterly charming movie! I enjoyed it and later found myself googling the actors in it to learn more about them!