What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

[scottsdad]

Batman Begins (2005)

I have recently watched the 1990s movies with the kids and we move on to Christian Bale. My memory of this film was that it was underwhelming. Having re-watched it, I'm even less of a fan now. Nebulous baddies, led by Liam Neeson who must have had all of 10 minutes screen time. Hardly any humour or fun, very serious and po-faced. 

Better than the Joel Schumacher ones (that wouldn't be difficult) but underwhelming in the extreme.

[Detournement]

2 hours ago, coprolite said:

Surely films telling you to f**k kids should be discouraged? 

No Licorice Pizza is a modern classic and should win Best Picture. 

[coprolite]

1 minute ago, Detournement said:

No Licorice Pizza is a modern classic and should win Best Picture. 

I'll only watch that if they fix the spelling

[Detournement]

2 hours ago, Bully Wee Villa said:

I think all that list tells you is that people can access pornography a lot easier nowadays. Imagine going to the actual cinema to see a bit of filth, surrounded by perverts. The olden days were weird.

Only one is a an actual porno.

Last Picture Show, Klute and Last Tango In Paris are far more interested in sex than any popular film of recent years. 

[Bully Wee Villa]

I assumed Carnal Knowledge and the one with Baaad Aaaasss in the name were porn. 

Last Tango In Paris probably wouldn't get made today but that's a good thing bearing in mind the suffering inflicted on Maria Schneider by Marlon Brando.

Edited March 17, 2022 by Bully Wee Villa

[Archie McSquackle]

I think you've missed Deep Throat [emoji1]

[BFTD]

I haven't seen them in decades, but I remember Carnal Knowledge and Last Tango in Paris being shite. Important, sure, but dull and pointless out of their time.

Inclined to agree with Bully Wee that easy access to forensic examinations of every conceivable aspect of human genitalia has muted interest in softcore simulation and introspective navel-gazing about sexuality, at least for the time being. Even the vaseline-lensed erotic thriller genre died on its arse at some point in the Nineties.

Weirdly, I remember reading that, in the Seventies, Brian De Palma was convinced that hardcore sex between A-list actors would replace softcore simulations in mainstream movies. Not sure if he ever actually asked actresses like Angie Dickinson how they'd feel about becoming sex workers, nor whether he thought actors like Al Pacino would be able to perform like John Holmes, but he did try to get the Melanie Griffith flick Body Double made as a hardcore film, before the studio unsurprisingly backed out of the whole idea.

[Detournement]

16 hours ago, BFTD said:

Weirdly, I remember reading that, in the Seventies, Brian De Palma was convinced that hardcore sex between A-list actors would replace softcore simulations in mainstream movies. Not sure if he ever actually asked actresses like Angie Dickinson how they'd feel about becoming sex workers, nor whether he thought actors like Al Pacino would be able to perform like John Holmes, but he did try to get the Melanie Griffith flick Body Double made as a hardcore film, before the studio unsurprisingly backed out of the whole idea.

And what actually happened is we just got A listers own home made pornos.

Body Double is a brilliant film. 

 

[BFTD]

9 minutes ago, Detournement said:

And what actually happened is we just got A listers own home made pornos.

Body Double is a brilliant film. 

Most of De Palma's flicks are, at least, very entertaining.

I fucked up before, BTW - John Holmes was notorious for being unable to perform on set. However, when you're the size of a big floppy loofah (according to his last girlfriend), it's not a terribly pressing issue.

[MSU]

025 — Umma. Korean woman was abused by her mother and worries that she’ll pass on the generational trauma to her own daughter. Pretty dreadful supposed horror movie that threatens to do the occasional interesting thing but then bottles it. The soundtrack is convinced it’s terrifying. It isn’t. The biggest shock is that Sam Raimi produced it. Sandra Oh, Fivel Stewart, and the bloke who played Gavin in Friends deserve better. 2/10

[Detournement]

Hero. 

[D Angelo Barksdale]

Don't Look Up was mildly amusing in places but missed it's mark, expected better 6/10

Watched Licorice Pizza last night.

Really enjoyed it, so well made and shot it could have actually come from the time period. 9/10

 

 

 

[MSU]

026 — X. Six friends go off to make a porno, renting out the guesthouse of an isolated Texan farmhouse that’s home to a strange elderly couple who overreact somewhat when they discover what’s going on. A pretty decent slasher that borrows quite a bit from Texas Chainsaw Massacre but is let down by a lack of invention in the second half and a really bizarre choice of casting for the old woman. 5/10

[WhiteRoseKillie]

Jellyfish - a good example of the "life is shit in fading seaside resorts" genre. A young carer struggles to keep her family together while battling her mum's mental illness and an uncaring State.
Set in Margate, this is one for those of us who see Ken Loach' s films as too cheerful. Liv Hill gives a superb performance in the lead role, and the mundane nature of the daily struggle she endures adds to the fatalistic atmosphere.
Not exactly a barrel of laughs, but a really good (if occasionally uncomfortable) watch. 8.5/10 (Prime Video)

ETA: now I've slept on it, I reckon that yes, a wee tear during the theatre scene near the end was absolutely justified, and not just me being an old softie.

Edited March 28, 2022 by WhiteRoseKillie

[Granny Danger]

Rewatched ‘Looking For Eric’ for the first time in years.  Funny film.

[WhiteRoseKillie]

12 hours ago, Granny Danger said:

Rewatched ‘Looking For Eric’ for the first time in years.  Funny film.

Yeah, OK, Ken does occasionally do humour (and do it very well), but even then, it comes from a bit of a dark place. The multi-Cantona stuff is quality.

[MSU]

027 -- The Lost City. Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum embody Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas in a bit of a Romancing the Stone reboot. This film has been made so many times -- Uncharted and Jungle Cruise just in the last few months -- but Bullock and Tatum have incredible chemistry, the script is witty and zippy without being overly self-aware, although could maybe have done with just a few more thrills. Brad Pitt's contribution to the movie was amazing. A bit of a reinvention of the genre and probably the most fun I've had at the cinema this year. 9/10

Edited March 28, 2022 by MSU

[velo army]

9 hours ago, MSU said:

027 -- The Lost City. Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum embody Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas in a bit of a Romancing the Stone reboot. This film has been made so many times -- Uncharted and Jungle Cruise just in the last few months -- but Bullock and Tatum have incredible chemistry, the script is witty and zippy without being overly self-aware, although could maybe have done with just a few more thrills. Brad Pitt's contribution to the movie was amazing. A bit of a reinvention of the genre and probably the most fun I've had at the cinema this year. 9/10

I was pishing myself at the trailer, so I'm looking forward to seeing this at the pictures. Glad to see it lives up to its promise.

Salt.

Angelina Jolie stars as a CIA spy in a plot about a possible Russian mole in her unit. It's enjoyable with game turns from Liev Shreiber and Chiwetel Ejiofor as fellow agents. Jolie is one of my favourite actors and is probably the most beautifully charismatic women I've ever seen. I'd rate her reading the phonebook as a solid 10/10 so I'm not the most objective critic. You saw the twist coming a mile off but it was a fun journey. Some of the action sequences were daft and required a bit of suspension of disbelief, but others had me on the edge of my seat. Decent effort 7.5/10.

Edited March 28, 2022 by velo army

[Paul Kersey]

Weekend

Jean-Luc Godard movie from 1968 about a young couple on a journey through the French countryside, who encounter all kinds of fucked up situations. One minute they're stuck in a traffic jam, the next they're fighting off violent carjackers.

A pretty pointless film TBH. It had some good visuals but the plot was non existent.

5/10

 

[BigDoddyKane]

Shooters - Set in Liverpool. It was loosely based on a real story. Liverpool Gangsters turn on each other. No script and it used local criminals. Its actually quite a decent movie though obviously low budget. It fits in to the gritty realism of UK movies like Nil by Mouth.  

Edited April 1, 2022 by BigDoddyKane