What Was the Last Movie You Watched?

OldFeller said:
Affair In Trinidad 1952
Glenn Ford
Rita Hayworth

What I found interesting about the film was that it involved a plot to create missiles that could be located in the Carribean to threaten the United States. 10 years later we had the Cuban missile crisis.
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Good picture. I think they were trying to capitalize on Glenn Ford's and Rita Hayworth's sizzle from Gilda (1946). And they had sizzle in real life too, having a long term love affair.
 

Becoming Led Zeppelin on Netflix. I enjoyed it as I love the band. It wasn't an excellent film, won't be remembered as the greatest documentary but I smiled for the first time in a while and felt so comfortable with the guys. I had no idea John Paul Jones led such an accomplished life; his parents were in vaudeville. The guys aged beautifully, the three remaining members looked so handsome and strong, that was a pleasure to see.

A couple of the numbers performed onstage really got my heart rate up with excitement! I was almost worried, my heart beat so fast.

A nice, warm, comfortable film with old friends is how I would describe it. Rock on, John Paul, Jimmy and Robert! Glad to see you!
 
911 said:
We watched the movie “Second-Hand Lions” 2 nights ago for the third time. Good movie, but tired of it.
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That's a favorite of mine, but i usually put a couple of years between repeat watching anything.

'Big Fish' has similar basic premise: Young adult thinking about his ailing father's life "stories", assuming they were total fiction. Finds out otherwise, and the funeral scene--i laughed and cried at same time because the some of the reveals of the truths behind the Dad's stories point out a psychological truth about us humans--we all both edit and embellish our memories. Some totally make stuff up usually with them center stage but some enjoy telling tales of interesting people we've met along the way, and most people's stories are built around something that actually happened to or around them.

Especially those of us who grew up on family stories. Long before we knew anything about how 'stories' shaped humanity into societies, or the brain function and psychological components of creating & relating histories and creating stories---we recognized on a deep level the power of arranging words into those means of communication. Isn't that part of why any if us read and watch movies? To relate to the stories, feel connected to humanity?
 

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