What Was the Last Movie You Watched?

StarSong said:
Thanks for the tip that it's a dark, creepy movie. I have little tolerance for them and will make sure to avoid it.
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The Gift was dark and creepy--which I usually avoid also--but for some reason was still worth it. The acting, etc. was just so good--that Cate Blanchett, can she act or what?! :)--and somehow at the end of the movie, I didn't feel creeped out and "dark" myself. A good movie.

Now to talk about too dark and creepy: we just watched Things Heard and Seen (watched on xFinity On Demand) starring James Norton and Amanda Seyfried and while it also had great acting, directing, etc.; holy moley was I creeped out and almost depressed after! As Chet says above, "You can't describe it but you know it when you see it," and The Gift has it for me but THAS doesn't. ;)
 

Chet said:
The Gift with Cate Blanchett. I got a sneak peek when it was shown on TV and it grabbed me so I got the DVD at the library. Normally I don't go for dark; creepy movies but this one had more. It wasn't just the acting, but the writing, directing and editing sum total that made it what it was. You can't describe it but you know it when you see it.
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Yeah, that was a decent movie. I'd agree with the rating of 6.7 on IMDB.
 

Suddenly Last Summer on TCM released 1959

K. Hepburn clash with E. Taylor clash as procurement agents for homosexual son and cousin.

The Cousin was eaten by waifs with E, Taylor in attendance.
Mom, K. Hepburn wanted Taylor lobotomized to protect her dead son's image.

As usual, K. Hepburn shined in the star studded cast.
 
jerry old said:
Suddenly Last Summer on TCM released 1959

K. Hepburn clash with E. Taylor clash as procurement agents for homosexual son and cousin.

The Cousin was eaten by waifs with E, Taylor in attendance.
Mom, K. Hepburn wanted Taylor lobotomized to protect her dead son's image.

As usual, K. Hepburn shined in the star studded cast.
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What did you watch those on? I mean what network?
 
Watched 1969's "Support Your Local Sheriff" last night (DVD from the library). I'd somehow never seen it before. Stars James Garner in exactly the kind of role he shines in. Also Joan Hackett, Jack Elam, Walter Brennan, Harry Morgan, and a very young Bruce Dern. Funny, enjoyable and only about an hour and a half long.
 
StarSong said:
Watched 1969's "Support Your Local Sheriff" last night (DVD from the library). I'd somehow never seen it before. Stars James Garner in exactly the kind of role he shines in. Also Joan Hackett, Jack Elam, Walter Brennan, Harry Morgan, and a very young Bruce Dern. Funny, enjoyable and only about an hour and a half long.
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I agree and one with Garner (also Suzanne Pleshette & Jack Elam) I liked even better is Support Your Local Gunfighter, also very funny.
 
@officerripley - watched Support Your Local Gunfighter last night and really enjoyed it. I've always liked James Garner and did a little sleuthing about his life. He married only once, having spotted his future wife at a rally for Adlai Stevenson in 1956. He asked her out on the spot and married her 14 days later. They were together until his death 58 years later.
 
StarSong said:
@officerripley - watched Support Your Local Gunfighter last night and really enjoyed it. I've always liked James Garner and did a little sleuthing about his life. He married only once, having spotted his future wife at a rally for Adlai Stevenson in 1956. He asked her out on the spot and married her 14 days later. They were together until his death 58 years later.
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Cool, glad you liked it! :love:
 
The Lie, on Amazon Prime. Great story of a daughter who is protected by her parents who feel they must lie to shield her from danger although their good intentions cause the situation to worsen. The excitement builds and the end is totally unexpected. A good cast. It was 90 minutes long, a perfect amount of time for a dramatic film, IMO. Can't sit still and focus after that! Say what you have to say, I say, and keep it snappy! This 2019 flick sure does. Loved it.
 
Paco Dennis said:

Outsourced (2006)​

After his entire department is outsourced, an American novelty products salesman, by phone, (Hamilton) heads to India to train his replacement. Loved it....rated 7.0 .. Free Outsourced
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Thank you for recommending this movie. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
"I care a lot" is a terrifying movie which I watched recently on Netflix at a friend's place.
It has quite a relevance to real life events over the last few decades, especially the last 18 months.

"Marla Grayson is a Massachusetts con artist who makes a living by convincing the legal system to grant her guardianship over elders she pretends cannot take care of themselves. She places them in an assisted living facility, where they are sedated and lose contact with the outside world. She then sells off their homes and assets, pocketing the proceeds." -- Wikipedia
 
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officerripley said:
The Public, 2018, written & directed by Emilio Estevez, who also stars in it; excellent; he plays a librarian at the Cincinnati Public Library at which homeless people want to occupy one night when the weather drops below freezing. (Watched it on dvd.)
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Might be starting to sound like a fanboy (fangirl?) here, but as it happens my local library got in the copy of The Public I'd ordered from another branch on your recommendation. Hubs and I watched it last night. Very good movie.
Also, who doesn't love the rare opportunity to say "Emiliooooo" when the opening and closing credits are rolling?
 
John cycling said:
Thank you for recommending this movie. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
"I care a lot" is a terrifying movie which I watched recently on Netflix at a friend's place.
It has quite a relevance to real life events over the last few decades, especially the last 18 months.

"Marla Grayson is a Massachusetts con artist who makes a living by convincing the legal system to grant her guardianship over elders she pretends cannot take care of themselves. She places them in an assisted living facility, where they are sedated and lose contact with the outside world. She then sells off their homes and assets, pocketing the proceeds." -- Wikipedia
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I didn't know about the movie but a couple of years ago I this terrifying article about how co-conspirators can and do get away with what you described, even when there is family nearby. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/09/how-the-elderly-lose-their-rights
 
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