What Was the Last Movie You Watched?

Last night I watched, Five Nights at Freddy's with adult daughter. Great movie which I had seen before, but she had not.

It has an interesting back story in that it is based on a video game and, "... it is clear that Five Nights at Freddy's is based largely on Chuck E. Cheese, its history, and the sometimes scary animatronics that the restaurants are known for."

Anyway, we had a good time. :)
 

anyone seen Meryl Streepe playing the family matriach in an Irish family living a subsistence life all 5 or 6 sisters one with a young son out of wedlock and an old preacher brother comes back from Africa to retire - very quirky and gutsy and sad - Meryl for me is always superb but all other actors put in excellent performances
 
1742228302169.jpeg
Don’t Bother to Knock (1952)

I hadn’t seen this picture in years, so while re-watching it last night I was stunned to realize what a first rate dramatic performance Marilyn Monroe gave. Obvious from the film’s poster, in her previous 15 films she had already been gradually typecast as a sexpot, so the reviewers of this film at that time tended to be biased, and most of them characterized Monroe’s role as simply her attempt to be taken seriously as an actress. However, looking back without the clouded lens of 1952, Monroe’s portrayal of the mentally disturbed Nell Forbes is one of her finest dramatic performances-- one that is emotionally deep, straightforward, and believable.

Arranged by her uncle, who is an elevator operator in a NYC hotel, a young woman is pressed into service as a babysitter for a child whose parents are staying at the hotel where they will be attending an awards ceremony. At the same time an airline pilot is staying at the hotel, and is attempting to resuscitate a relationship with a chanteuse who performs at the hotel’s lounge. The babysitter gradually slips into a fantasy world while becoming infatuated with the pilot. The story plays out from there to a gratifying ending.

And what a cast. Richard Widmark is the male lead, Elijah Cook, Jr. lends noir bona fides, and Anne Bancroft is impressive in her film debut. The daughter is played by familiar child actress Donna Corcoran. Jim Backus and Lurene Tuttle have recognizable roles as the parents. Director Roy Ward Baker manages to unfold an interesting story with a very small budget and confined sets.

A solid “A” picture, it has a “B” film length of only 76 minutes. Despite its low budget, 20th Century Fox birthed a surprisingly strong movie that still holds up today. Available here: Don't Bother to Knock (1952) NOIR 720p

Doc’s rating: 7/10
 

StarSong said:
"Doubt" starring Meryl Streep, Amy Adams and the extraordinarily talented Philip Seymour-Hoffman. Great cast, interesting movie. Definitely worth my two hour investment. (Borrowed the DVD from my public library - don't know if it's streaming anywhere.)
Click to expand...
I rented that when it first came out and thought it was great.

My brother and I had a fun argument about it (I thought Meryl's character was a smart strong woman who was right about everything and my brother thought she was an old control freak and Amy Adams was the good one.)

We don't know, and that to me is one reason it's such a good movie, great acting and a lot to think about later.
 
Della said:
I rented that when it first came out and thought it was great.

My brother and I had a fun argument about it (I thought Meryl's character was a smart strong woman who was right about everything and my brother thought she was an old control freak and Amy Adams was the good one.)

We don't know, and that to me is one reason it's such a good movie, great acting and a lot to think about later.
Click to expand...
I was impressed by all the acting in that movie, but thought Philip Seymour Hoffman and Viola Davis's performances were particularly noteworthy.
 
smiley said:
anyone seen Meryl Streepe playing the family matriach in an Irish family living a subsistence life all 5 or 6 sisters one with a young son out of wedlock and an old preacher brother comes back from Africa to retire - very quirky and gutsy and sad - Meryl for me is always superb but all other actors put in excellent performances
Click to expand...
I just looked this up. The description of "Dancing at Lughnasa" says Streep plays the oldest sister of five sisters, set in Ireland in the 1930s. . It's free on YouTube right now.
 
OldFeller said:
A recent thread talked about Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo. I have it on DVD.
So I got curious to see it because I completely forgot why Kim Novak's character wanted to fake her own death.
I watched it up to the point in the film where that is revealed.
The film was not at all popular when it came out and watching it this time, I can understand why.
Many of Hitchcocks films suffer from a lack of compelling characters. They tend to be pawns in his stories and rely on a suspension of belief on the part of the audience.
This film asks a lot of this from the viewer.
Click to expand...
I found it insufferably boring.
 
The 13th Floor. Really interesting film about futuristic AI way beyond where we are now. But the movie was made 26 years ago, so all this fantastic AI software they are building is done with these 256 K microchip computers and clunky 17 inch monitors, if you can remember that far back. And of course, the AI gets away from itself and starts doing something very interesting and problematic on it's own. For an old film it predicted the concerns we currently have about AI, and then takes it to an extreme. I won't say anymore to spoil the movie, because as old as the move is, I highly recommend watching it. I'm seldom this enthusiastic about a film.

This was filmed in 1999. Don't get the one from 1988, which is an entirely different film, and I know nothing about.
 
Yikes! I just looked it up on Rotten Tomatoes. It got a green splat from critics, but viewers gave it a score three times higher. So what do I know?
28/64 Well, it happens often enough, I guess.
 
I rented and watched “ Nickel Boys”
the story follows two African-American boys, Elwood (Herisse) and Turner (Wilson), who are sent to an abusive reform school in 1960s Florida. The film is inspired by the Dozier School for Boys, a now-closed Florida reform school notorious for its abusive treatment of students.
This one was tough to watch. It was very atmospheric and took me back to my childhood in the 60s.
One of the best movies I’ve seen this year. I’m surprised that it didn’t win an Oscar.
 
Let's see how all the memories are?? - watched a good film a few years back one late night - it may have been all b/w sorta lady in distress being aided by a private 'dick' but every so often the pic would continue but also change into a cartoon figure type presentation - I was somewhat bemused but stuck with it and now should have maintained my private film viewings - any clues all you buffs??
 
Don't watch the remake of 'Salem's Lot' on Max. I warned you. A tight, short, frightening story was blown up in verbosity. Should have been one hour instead of two. Amazed so much garbage added, and the King of Loquaciousness, the author himself, Stephen King, was producer. He ruined his own perfect work.
 
smiley said:
anyone seen Meryl Streepe playing the family matriach in an Irish family living a subsistence life all 5 or 6 sisters one with a young son out of wedlock and an old preacher brother comes back from Africa to retire - very quirky and gutsy and sad - Meryl for me is always superb but all other actors put in excellent performances
Click to expand...
Watched this last night. An interesting window into rural Ireland in the mid-1930s. Thanks for the head's up on it.
 
smiley said:
Let's see how all the memories are?? - watched a good film a few years back one late night - it may have been all b/w sorta lady in distress being aided by a private 'dick' but every so often the pic would continue but also change into a cartoon figure type presentation - I was somewhat bemused but stuck with it and now should have maintained my private film viewings - any clues all you buffs??
Click to expand...
I believe you're thinking of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit".
 
Last night on YouTube, for free Deadfall (1993) with a cast of celebrities...Michael Biehn, Sarah Trigger, Nicolas Cage, James Coburn, Peter Fonda, Charlie Sheen, Talia Shire, J. Kenneth Campbell, Michael Constantine, Marc Coppola, Micky Dolenz. Cage's performance as crazy speed freak Eddie, was particularly incredible and hilarious.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106684/
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Back
Top