What Was the Last Movie You Watched?

I finished two movies lately. One the Jordan Peele horror flick, Nope on Peacock+. I'm not crazy about his work and probably would have fast forwarded through it but my son started watching it with me. That also caused me to watch it in one sitting, something I rarely do as I've mentioned before. I also finished Troll (Netflix).
 
OneEyedDiva said:
I finished two movies lately. One the Jordan Peele horror flick, Nope on Peacock+. I'm not crazy about his work and probably would have fast forwarded through it but my son started watching it with me. That also caused me to watch it in one sitting, something I rarely do as I've mentioned before. I also finished Troll (Netflix).
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Nope was highly hyped and I think the professional critics like it. There were things about it that I should have liked, but I had an overwhelming feeling that I had been there too many times before. This is odd, because I think it was praised for being unique, which is something I seek in films, but it didn't feel unique to me. I don't mind if stories don't have endings (happy or sad), but with Nope, I found myself not caring. I just prided myself for not falling asleep.
 
OneEyedDiva said:
I finished two movies lately. One the Jordan Peele horror flick, Nope on Peacock+. I'm not crazy about his work and probably would have fast forwarded through it but my son started watching it with me. That also caused me to watch it in one sitting, something I rarely do as I've mentioned before. I also finished Troll (Netflix).
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I think Jordan Peele is overrated, but if people truly like his movies, go for it!
 
SeniorBen said:
I think Jordan Peele is overrated, but if people truly like his movies, go for it!
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I didn't see Get Out for which he won and Oscar and got tons of accolades. I saw Us when I was on a cruise and I thought the movie was stupid. Half the dialogue sounded muffled to me. I watched a couple of episodes of his reboot of the Twilight Zone and didn't care for those either. The only reason I checked out Nope is because the trailer revealed a UFO theme. @JustDave

@Jace Yes, I've started movies and even series that don't hold my interest. According to what the movie and theme is and how much time I already invested, I might FF through it or skip to the end.
 
I don't watch movies very much any more but last night I tuned into "the sound of music" I've seen this movie numerous times , I love it. I love the music, I love the characters, cannot believe that it was made in 1965, timeless.
 
Call Jane, on xFinity/Comcast On Demand; excellent. (There was also an excellent documentary--Call Jane is scripted--about the women from the movie and I think the doc was called We Are Jane or something and I think it was on Netflix but I'm darned if I can find it.)
 
I watched The Exorcist - director's cut last night on Prime Video. A few nights ago, I watched a documentary about the director, William Friedkin... actually, it's more of an interview with him about his techniques with some clips thrown in. That was also on Prime Video.

For anyone who hasn't seen the newer extended version (director's cut), don't. It's not scary at all. The original version allowed your imagination to take hold and make it terrifying, to those with vivid imaginations, anyway, but the extended version takes a lot of that away. It was still entertaining, but some scenes were kind of gross and unnecessary.

And it got me thinking... why would the devil possess a little girl? You'd think he'd have better things to do. It's kind of a petty act. He doesn't have anything better to do than possess someone for several days or maybe weeks? That makes about as much sense as god helping a football team win. :ROFLMAO:
 
Today, we went to the cinema at the Mall and watched Puss N Boots - The Last Wish. It was phenomenal animation! Of course, Antonio Banderas's deep voice plays Puss N Boots, and it was a very, very good movie. Lots of imagination, and use of fairy tale characters in the story, too. Also, it explored important deep connections with the self and with others, how one can see the world as bad or as good, and the inevitability of death. Complex and yet entertaining. I was mesmerized from the beginning to the end of the movie. Also, loved the music and the little stray dog. Want to see it again because of the many subplots and entertainment value.
 
Netflix vs. the World, on Prime Video.

It's an hour and 44 minute documentary and when I started it, I never thought it would hold my interest for nearly two hours, but it did. As much as I hate their app and the fact that you can't turn off autoplay, they beat out Blockbuster in the fight for video rentals, which is pretty impressive.

It's funny that the documentary promoting Netflix is not available on Netflix but is available on Prime Video, and it's also available on YouTube:
 
Saw a very good film last night on the TCM part of HBO Max. Hobson's Choice, 1954, a British film with Charles Laughton and John Mills.

It was a comedy set in the north of England in the 1890s about a tyrannical widower with three daughters. The oldest daughter outwits him, that's all I will say about the plot.

Directed by David Lean of Lawrence of Arabia and Bridge Over the River Kwai fame.

Really worth a watch if you don't mind black and white.
 
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