What Movie Are You Watching?

[rdrr]

I watched Don’t Look Up yesterday. All I can say is - brilliant.

Spoiler: Spoiler

Could have done without the final scene 3,000 years into the future though, although it was nice seeing the president get her head bitten off.

I watched it last week as well. It scared me, because it was way to close to the truth. If we needed to unite as a species or go extinct, I wouldn't have much hope for us. 5% maybe...

On another sad note, it got used against me when I refuted the latest Covid treatment of an iodine gargle or nasal flush as a means to cure Covid. I was told "Don't Look up."

 

[Huntn]

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Enchanted (2007)- This is really a delightful parody, homage to classic Disney fairytale cinema, especially if you grew up with it in the 50-60s time period.

 

[DT]

We added three new horror movies that were really well reviewed, had various noms/awards, all these are available in Hulu:

The Vigil
Censor
Come True

These were on lists for 2021, some have earlier production and release dates, so it's US streaming/acquired distro rights year, whatever, 2021-ish

I'll review them as we watch.

Come True
2020 | Unrated | 1h 45m

A teenage runaway takes part in a sleep study that becomes a nightmarish descent into the depths of her mind and a frightening examination of the power of dreams.

***

6/10, maybe a 7/10, split the difference, call it a 6.5/10

Definitely an it's-the-journey-not-the-destination type movie, technically well executed, some really frightening dream/nightmare imagery. Interesting use of Jungian concepts (if you watch it, note the chapter titles ...), some people won't like the ending, I didn't think it diluted the rest of ideas that much, but does kind of detract from the experience as a whole. Worth a watch if you're into dream analysis, the idea of dream states being a collective consciousness, some other "scientific" hogwash

 

[Edd]

Spider-Man: No Way Home. Holy shit, it really lived up to the hype.

 

[Huntn]

Spider-Man: No Way Home. Holy shit, it really lived up to the hype.

I wonder how long before it hits Disney+?

 

[DT]

I wonder how long before it hits Disney+?

It's apparently going to hit Starz first, due to the deal with Sony:

But No Way Home is a Marvel Studios and Sony-produced movie, so the playing field is a little different. Thanks to Sony's deal with Starz, No Way Home is slated to have its streaming release exclusively on the TV service early next year, following the movie's home release (normally about three months after its theatrical release).


Er, so I guess I have no idea Might be worth a cheap Redbox rental

 

[Thomas Veil]

A little late, but last weekend there was a Bruce Willis/robot double feature.

Everyone in the world is beautiful in "Surrogates" (HBO), because they're all robots. We, the "operators", stay at home, hooked up to VR-type goggles as we send our surrogates out into the world. We can interact with "each other" and feel what our surrogates feel, with the exception of pain. So if we get run over by a car, that sensory input is blocked.

That is, until someone shows up killing off surrogates with a device so strong it overrides the pain filters and ends up killing the operator as well. Solid B+, especially for addressing, however briefly, the societal impact of that kind of technology.

"Vice" (also HBO) involves an urban "resort" that looks something like a hotel/casino, except the workers there are androids. So you can screw them, shoot them, whatever, and they're repaired and returned to service the next day. Think "Westworld".

Like "Westworld", one android rebels. But she's the hero, not the villain. B-

Willis was the hero in one movie, the bad guy in the other, which made it interesting.

 

[Huntn]

Duke, Douglass, Howard Keel​

The War Wagon (1967)- A favorite 60s Western vibe, John Wayne, Kirk Douglass heist movie. A rancher with gold on his land is framed, shot, and sent to prison, and now he’s out and gonna get his stuff back. Exteriors filmed in Mexico.

 

[Thomas Veil]

I like heist movies but I don't think I've ever seen a Western one.

 

[Hrafn]

My youngest requested "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou". It has not aged as well as I had hoped, but we both still found a ton of funny bits. It could not be made today.

 

[User.45]

My youngest requested "The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou". It has not aged as well as I had hoped, but we both still found a ton of funny bits. It could not be made today.

It was the first Wes Anderson movie I've seen about 18 years ago and I was like WTF did I just watch. I was angry, annoyed, but also amused in the inside. Within a few years I got really hooked on the WA's artistry. Watched Life Aquatic again last year and it was a pleasant surprise. It was totally funny and was full of inappropriate stuff, like Anderson's movies tend to.

 

[Hrafn]

It was the first Wes Anderson movie I've seen about 18 years ago and I was like WTF did I just watch. I was angry, annoyed, but also amused in the inside. Within a few years I got really hooked on the WA's artistry. Watched Life Aquatic again last year and I was was pleasant surprise. It was totally funny and was full of inappropriate stuff, like Anderson's movies tend to.

I'm not politically correct. I still like it.

 

[Huntn]

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How The West Was Won (1962)- This is an impressive piece of 20 Century movie making and story telling. I’m probably biased, but though it’s not an all encompassing story, a 50 year time frame, all star cast, it misses what would be considered today, important social historical aspects. However it does show corporate America rolling over the Indians. But imo it is outstanding for what it does show in a 2:44 hr movie. It focuses on 1 family the Prescott Family who had landed in America prior to 1839 but are now headed west. Two sisters head in different directions, one settling in Ohio (I think) the other continues west ending up in San Francisco.

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I first saw this in the theater, filmed in Cinerama, the iMax of it’s day, 3 synchronized 35mm cameras, curved screen, and I’m not sure of the proper term, but because it was wide screen they used wide angle perspective that makes it look panoramic. It’s a perspective that I can’t say I’ve seen in another film. It’s bold and beautiful with an all star cast. As a 9 year old it blew me away.

We recently tried to watch this via streaming. I pulled up the preview and the image although it was listed as HD, was mediocre resolution with prominent lines that separated the cameras. I found a Blu Ray version for $14, a winner, great image!

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[User.45]

I'm not politically correct. I still like it.

I find inappropriate things funny in general, esp when it's well balanced. That said, Wes really hates dogs

 

[Citysnaps]

We really enjoyed Being the Ricardos. Many questioned the casting decisions, but I though it was excellent for what was being portrayed.

 

[Thomas Veil]

When were you the Ricardos?

 

[Huntn]

The Lost Daughter (2021)- Some psychological ugh story about a woman professor who has constant flash backs about choices in her life mixed in with what appears to be a lousy vacation. Painful to get through for me. Wife did not like it either. Portrays why motherhood and humanity itself might be a drag for some people in certain situations.

Bad Day For The Cut (2017)- Surprisingly engaging low budget thriller based in Northern Island about a middle aged man who lives on a farm with his aging mother and one day some people show up and murder his mom. He has no clue, but he soon finds out. I had to turn sub-titles on. Last chance to watch on Netflix Jan17.

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[SuperMatt]

Did anybody see Tragedy of Macbeth in the theater since Christmas? I didn’t, but I’m probably going to watch when it lands on Apple TV+ on Jan 14. Denzel Washington doing Shakespeare? Yes please.

 

[Huntn]

I like heist movies but I don't think I've ever seen a Western one.

Watch it and see.

 

[Huntn]

Pollyanna (1960)- This was an enjoyable film watching it as a child and still enjoy it today, about an orphan girl living with her strict Aunt circa 1910 small town America and the effect her positive attitude has on the locals,her aunt and the local minister, who her Aunt has under her thumb to be stick with his parishioners. Outstanding acting all around and I love Karl Malden in many of his roles, How The West Was Won a couple of days ago and this as Reverend Ford.

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