What Was the Last Movie You Watched?

Adam's Rib 1949, Turner films
You know the story, Tracy and Hepburn two lawyers on opposite sides...married to each other...

Paraphrase of Man trying to put the make on Hepburn:
Lawyers should never marry each other
It's like inbreeding
Their children will be idiots or lawyers :D

(Everyone had on a hat, can't remember the last time i saw a lady in a hat or a man.)
 

Tonight I watched An Unfinished Life starring Robert Redford, Jennifer Lopez and Morgan Freeman.

It was slow moving and boring at times but had some redeeming qualities, too.

I thought the directing was poor because I know all these actors can act.

If I had it to watch over I wouldn't.
 

Irwin said:
We just finished part 3 of 4 of QBVII on Amazon prime, starring Anthony Hopkins and Ben Gazzara and a few other big name actors from the '70s.

Here's what it's about...

A physician (Sir Anthony Hopkins) sues a novelist (Ben Gazzara) for publishing statements implicating the doctor in Nazi war crimes.​

It's pretty interesting. :)
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QB V11 excellent flim
 
Above and Beyond (Amazon Prime)

This was a fascinating documentary about Bruce Sundlun, a Jewish WWII B17 pilot who was shot down by the Germans and was on the run for six months, fleeing mainly on stolen bicycles and on trains. He joined the French resistance and fought against the Germans in southern France until making his way to neutral Switzerland and finally back to England where he was able to get back into his role as a bomber pilot.

After the war, Sundlun went to Harvard and eventually became governor of Rhode Island.

Here's the trailer for it. Somebody should turn this story into a movie.
 
Stillwater
With Matt Damon in a role and movie plot that was surprisingly unexpected and enjoyable and that he did a great job in.

A must watch for ms gamboolgal and I since I worked 43 year in the Oilpatch before retiring earlier this year.

ms gamboolgal and I enjoyed this one very much. The story and plot were not what I was expecting, i.e., Oilfield story, etc.
The story was for us very good and we really enjoyed it.
Having worked international for the last 20 years - many of the scenes really clicked with us as we could relate to them.

We would give it a 8 to 9.

Do recommend.

Link to Roger Ebert review:
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/stillwater-movie-review-2021

Link to Trailer
 
The 12th Man
Netflix Movie based on real life events of the story of Jan Baalsrud, a Norwegian resistance soldier in WW2.

I love history, and as many of us did, grew up surrounded by relatives and neighbors who had all been in WW2 and/or Korea - and thus I heard many stories from the Veterans. So I have read books and watched Documentaries and Movies on all the War(s) since I was a kid.

ms gamboolgal and I enjoyed this one very much. Amazing story of survival in extreme conditions with help from the locals. Mr
Baalsrud was one tuff hombre for sure.

ms gamboolgal and I get cold when the temperature gets into the 60's degree's Fahrenheit range - ha !

We would give it a 8 to 9.

Do recommend.

Link to Wiki Bio on Mr. Jan Baalsrud:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Baalsrud

Link to Roger Ebert review:
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-12th-man-2018

Link to Trailer:
 
gamboolman said:
The 12th Man
Netflix Movie based on real life events of the story of Jan Baalsrud, a Norwegian resistance soldier in WW2.

I love history, and as many of us did, grew up surrounded by relatives and neighbors who had all been in WW2 and/or Korea - and thus I heard many stories from the Veterans. So I have read books and watched Documentaries and Movies on all the War(s) since I was a kid.

ms gamboolgal and I enjoyed this one very much. Amazing story of survival in extreme conditions with help from the locals. Mr
Baalsrud was one tuff hombre for sure.

ms gamboolgal and I get cold when the temperature gets into the 60's degree's Fahrenheit range - ha !

We would give it a 8 to 9.

Do recommend.

Link to Wiki Bio on Mr. Jan Baalsrud:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Baalsrud

Link to Roger Ebert review:
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-12th-man-2018

Link to Trailer:
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Thanks for the recommendation. Just ordered the DVD from the library.
 
The movie: Us

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gamboolman said:
The 12th Man
Netflix Movie based on real life events of the story of Jan Baalsrud, a Norwegian resistance soldier in WW2.

I love history, and as many of us did, grew up surrounded by relatives and neighbors who had all been in WW2 and/or Korea - and thus I heard many stories from the Veterans. So I have read books and watched Documentaries and Movies on all the War(s) since I was a kid.

ms gamboolgal and I enjoyed this one very much. Amazing story of survival in extreme conditions with help from the locals. Mr
Baalsrud was one tuff hombre for sure.

ms gamboolgal and I get cold when the temperature gets into the 60's degree's Fahrenheit range - ha !

We would give it a 8 to 9.

Do recommend.

Link to Wiki Bio on Mr. Jan Baalsrud:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Baalsrud

Link to Roger Ebert review:
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-12th-man-2018

Link to Trailer:
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I just added that to my Netflix list. Thanks for the suggestion! :)
 
This month, I have been indulging in one of my guilty pleasures: really bad horror or sci-fi movies. Not just stinky bad.....really, really, horrifically bad. So bad that it's not even "campy".

I seldom make it through the whole movie but it's fun to snort at the continuity problems and the bad acting, the bad costumes, the bad special effects.

It's my annual birthday present to myself. I will return to "meaningful" movies come November.
 
Watched Going In Style on Netflix last night. It's about 3 men who are old friends and have problems with their pensions and life. I'm not going to give it away, though. It's a good story. It had me on pins and needles in the last part of it but very worth watching.

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