What Was the Last Movie You Watched?

Feelslikefar said:
In the mood for a light comedy and grabbed ' We're No Angels ' the 1955 one, from the shelf.
( had it in the 'Christmas' section instead of my 'Bogie' one )

Stars Humphrey Bogart, Aldo Ray, Peter Ustinov, Basil Rathbone and others.
That alone should indicate a good movie and it delivers.
Well written and the pairing of the three lead characters is top notch.
Worth spending the time watching.
( also streaming on Pluto TV )

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I love Aldo Ray!
 

I watched 'The Survivor' on HBO, a true story about an Auschwitz survivor who made it through the experience by being a boxer for the Nazi's entertainment. He was responsible for a number of deaths among those Jews he fought.

After the war, he moved to Brooklyn, still a boxer, and fought Rocky Marciano. The story dwells on his personal life; a lost love, a new love, a family.

The beginning of the movie was mostly set in Auschwitz. It was so brutal I wanted to turn it off, but stuck with it and I'm glad I did. Terrific acting, very moving, nice ending.

 

Michael Landon in the movie, US, which was a television movie that aired in September 1991, after his death. He wrote, produced and directed it. Stars him, Barney Martin and Casey Peterson. It is about a man who served eighteen years in prison before new evidence surfaces proving he was innocent all along. I see it was supposed to be a pilot for a new series but he passed away before that came to be. I enjoyed it.
 
The Shooting ( 1966 - Free )

This is one of the weirdest and most fascinating westerns I have seen. Here is a viewer review I thought was accurate.

"As far as westerns go, the 60's were all about Italy and the spaghetti western. By 1967 the ripples Leone's movies are about to make in the American film-making business are around the corner, which leaves The Shooting hanging in a peculiar time and place. Too out there to be appreciated by the traditional western crowd of the 50's and not as cynic and hard-boiled as the spaghetti western-influenced works of the early 70's.

But it succeeds exactly because of that. Monte Hellman crafts a mesmeric, primeval, ultimately existential western that exists in a parallel western universe. A mythic world of some other order. That it refuses to sit down and explain what is going on with the plot is a testament to the film's strength. Not everything needs to be explained. It's all about the impression images make. Impressionistic in that aspect but also surreal. Very. Who is the woman? Who is Billy and the bearded man? As Warren Oates, Jack Nicholson (in an early role here but showing the potential he would fulfill later on in his career) travel through the barren desert, in search of something or someone, The Shooting slowly but gradually peels back the layers of conventional film-making to reveal an off-beat, gritty and fascinating movie. Some of the editing used by Hellman (day to night and vice versa) only serves to disorient the viewer more.

Not only is this a rare, one of a kind western but in all its psychotronic, b-movie glory, it's one of the best of its kind America has to offer. Kudos to Hellman for not refusing to take chances."
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062262/reviews?ref_=tt_ov_rt

 
@ Paco Dennis - I've seen it. 👍There's nothin' like a good spaghetti western! 🤠 🐎 Hellman and Nicholson were a match made in cowboy heaven. Did you know Hellman died just two weeks ago at 91? RIP

Obviously, you like westerns. Here's one for ya ... "Rango". As you can see it's animated but don't let that stop you! It's unique, beautifully crafted, and has an all star voice cast ... Johnny Depp / Isla Fisher / Ned Beatty / Harry Dean Stanton, among others. Treat yourself! You can rent it on YouTube. 🙂


Ruby ✌️
 
I saw the much-touted version of The Batman movie, and found it a disappointing downer. It was probably intended to be a more realistic version of the characters and themes, but went too much into darkness and grit. Robert Pattinson was hardly a strong, compelling, or convincing Batman compared to other actors who have handled the role, and even the villains lacked their usual flair and luster. Paul Dano’s Riddler portrayed as a creepy serial killer was hardly my conceptualization of the character. It was only Zoe Kravitz’s Catwoman portrayal that offered potential and appeal…

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"Wind" - 1992

A story based on the 1987 America's Cup race starring Matthew Modine and Jennifer Grey.
Only movie I can recall about the longest running trophy races in history, The America's Cup.
Watched this one for the sailing and they did a nice job in that respect.

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The Emperor's Club - 2002​

The Emperor's Club is an American film starring Kevin Kline.
Based on Ethan Canin's 1994 short story "The Palace Thief", the film follows a prep school teacher and his students at a fictional boys' prep school, St. Benedict's Academy, near Washington D.C.

My score 6.5/10
 
I'd have to post here every day if I posted after every movie. I watch a lot, and many of them are stinkers not worth mentioning, especially in the last two years. I don't know if this is the right place, but here is a 10 episode series that I think was done by Netflix, so it wouldn't have shown up on TV, only on streaming: Queens Gambit! I actually watched it twice. It's about a girl chess prodigy, and follows her life from her early teens into adulthood. I don't play chess. Thinking that way is a mystery to me, but I enjoy studying people who do it well.
 
Feelslikefar said:
"Wind" - 1992

A story based on the 1987 America's Cup race starring Matthew Modine and Jennifer Grey.
Only movie I can recall about the longest running trophy races in history, The America's Cup.
Watched this one for the sailing and they did a nice job in that respect.

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That was one of the first movies I bought for my personal collection, when I started collecting them 15 years ago. I've sailed all my life, and actually was given an opportunity to hold a position on a crew for one night. It was just a friendly gesture to me, and my function was mostly to be used for ballast, sitting on one rail or the the other as directed. We lost the race, of course, but I don't think it was my fault. The rest of the crew seemed relatively inexperienced too, but I enjoyed watching other boats zoom by us.

Wind is an unlikely scenario, I think, in that it exaggerates a lot of racing situations beyond what is believable, but it is a good story, and the sailing photography captures an excitement that is better than any sailing films I've seen before or after.

I love sailing. Lots of people talk about it and explain it, but the best part about it is something you can only feel, and on a good day, it's a feeling you remember for the rest of your life. The movie actually captures some of those feelings for me.
 
I was having a hard time finding anything on Netflix or Prime that we haven't already seen or just plain wasn't interested in, so we decided it was a good time to revisit the James Bond 007 series with Daniel Craig that we have on DVD. There are 5 movies in the series and last night was #2, Quantum of Solace. We will be skipping the final movie, No Time To Die.
 
Because we watch a lot of crime dramas together every now and then daughter and i in the mood for laughing. Have had "Madea's Homecoming" on my Netflix list a while so watched it yesterday. Tyler Perry also snuck in some valid observations of human behavior.

Quite frankly Madea always reminded me of my Irish Grandmother.

And i swear it does one's body good to laugh long and hard even when there's nuggets of truth in humor. Actually i also feel the best humor is based on truthful observations of human foibles.
 
The last movie I completed was Vampires vs The Bronx (Netflix). I really enjoyed it...much more than I expected to. The actors played their parts so believably it was like watching neighborhood people really interacting with each other. Most of the actors were young people I'd never seen before. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8976576/

Since I usually watch more than one movie at a time (my ADD) I'm currently also watching Jungle Cruise & Luca (both on Disney+) and Star Trek Into Darkness (Paramount+).
 
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