Movie What's the last movie you saw? (6)

[Chief]

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Movie - What's the last movie you saw? (7)

Continued from Part 6: https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/whats-the-last-movie-you-saw-6.1287849/ I've retained Asgardian as the OP. Rest in peace, mate. ================ Starting this up for the mods. Watched Judgment in Berlin, a simple tale of a hijacking from Poland to West Berlin...

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[GreyCrow]

Nobody - Netflix

This was something I thought would be interesting to watch when I first previewed this a few months ago

Overall a satisfying movie in the same vein as John Wick - a few cuts and scratches but 400 machine guns cant kill him

Hutch Mansell is trying to live a quiet suburban life but he has a past that is bubbling under the surface

I think it has potential to generate 1 or 2 more movies in the same vein - Saturday night actioners where thinking isnt required

 

[Kong]

In the interest of moving on from another needlessly circular conversation…

Support the Girls (2018)

A day in the life of a manager of a Hooters-style bar/restaurant, basically. It stars Regina Hall as the manager with a heart, who prioritises the well-being of her female employees and tries to legitimase a sleazebag hangout. She faces pressure from her jerk of a boss, her rude customers, her needy workers, and a crumbling personal life. It’s a pretty low-budget looking film, similar to something like The Florida Project.

I thought it was pretty good. Regina Hall was great with her performance, particularly as she heard several different people criticise “her girls” in various ways; her subtle facial expressions showed a suppressed rage. It’s also the second time in the last couple of years that I’ve seen a great performance from a Scary Movie cast member, after Simon Rex did so in Red Rocket. Who knew they could act.

 

[King Elvis]

In the interest of moving on from another needlessly circular conversation…

Support the Girls (2018)

A day in the life of a manager of a Hooters-style bar/restaurant, basically. It stars Regina Hall as the manager with a heart, who prioritises the well-being of her female employees and tries to legitimase a sleazebag hangout. She faces pressure from her jerk of a boss, her rude customers, her needy workers, and a crumbling personal life. It’s a pretty low-budget looking film, similar to something like The Florida Project.

I thought it was pretty good. Regina Hall was great with her performance, particularly as she heard several different people criticise “her girls” in various ways; her subtle facial expressions showed a suppressed rage. It’s also the second time in the last couple of years that I’ve seen a great performance from a Scary Movie cast member, after Simon Rex did so in Red Rocket. Who knew they could act.

Not me.

 

[windyhill]

The Meddler, Susan Sarandon. Pretty good !

 

[Kong]

The Meddler, Susan Sarandon. Pretty good !

Yeah I enjoyed that a lot more than I thought I would.

 

[windyhill]

Yeah I enjoyed that a lot more than I thought I would.

Not to burden anyone with my problems, but it did remind me of my wife.

 

[Dazza the Viking]

First time viewing of Thor : Love and Thunder, worst of the Thor movies, by a long way

 

[Dazza the Viking]

Surprise I sat through to the end of Thor : Love and Thunder, I think I was just in shock

 

[Evolved1]

I went to see Smile the other day. I thought it was enjoyable enough to be worth the watch although it had an utterly predictable ending. The theme reminded me a lot of Drag me to Hell.

7/10

 

[Evolved1]

Surprise I sat through to the end of Thor : Love and Thunder, I think I was just in shock

That movie made me rethink my commitment to the Marvel franchise. They're running on fumes.

 

[Evolved1]

In the line of fire. An oldie from last century, but good movie with Clint Eastwood and John Malkovich. It's on netflix now. 8/10

 

[King Elvis]

That movie made me rethink my commitment to the Marvel franchise. They're running on fumes.

Yeah, I think this new round are all pretty weak, might still watch them, but nothing compared to the first phase.

 

[Gralin]

Not to burden anyone with my problems, but it did remind me of my wife.

You trying to get sympathy for saying Susan Sarandon reminds you of your wife?

 

[windyhill]

You trying to get sympathy for saying Susan Sarandon reminds you of your wife?

****ing hell, it reminded me of losing my wife. ****ing helll, no wonder I don’t open myself up to anyone. **** me, what a campaigner you are.

 

[Gralin]

******* hell, it reminded me of losing my wife. ******* helll, no wonder I don’t open myself up to anyone. * me, what a campaigner you are.

Sorry I didn't know.

 

[Kong]

Yeah I didn’t know that either.

I thought you were being light hearted and saying that her character (the meddler) reminded you of your wife in a light hearted way.

I’m really sorry to hear that.

 

[Frank Bunn]

A Bridge Too Far. (1977)

A stellar cast, Richard Attenborough directs, William Goldman screenplay. I was really looking forward to this. But it's horrible. The script and acting is cringeworthy. I got to 40 minutes and nothing much had happened so I binned it.

 

[phantom13]

First time viewing of Thor : Love and Thunder, worst of the Thor movies, by a long way

You reckon it’s worse than the dark world?

 

[phantom13]

Black Adam

Took my father in law (who is a huge fan of The Rock apparently).

It’s fine. Not great, not terrible. I would say this makes me appreciate the way marvel kind of weaves in the “rules” and backstory for characters without it being full blown exposition dumps. Essentially none of these characters gets given any explanation as how they are what they are, how it works, why some things hurt them and some don’t. You don’t really need it (smashy smash splosions) but it makes it hard to care much.

Dwayne is a monster of a human being, like, he’s actually terrifying in terms of his size in this. It’s inhuman.

 

[troybe]

Chaplin. Charlie was a bit of a pantsman. Solid biopic with RDJ inhabiting the character with heart and soul. You could say it was an all star cast playing the all stars of yesteryear. Kevin Kline was great choice for Douglas Fairbanks Jnr and Diane Lane as Paulette Goddard, both absolute stunners.

 

[HigginsHawk]

Chaplin. Charlie was a bit of a pantsman. Solid biopic with RDJ inhabiting the character with heart and soul. You could say it was an all star cast playing the all stars of yesteryear. Kevin Kline was great choice for Douglas Fairbanks Jnr and Diane Lane as Paulette Goddard, both absolute stunners.

A similar, more recent film, is Stan and Ollie.

 

[troybe]

A similar, more recent film, is Stan and Ollie.

Yes was very enjoyable too

 

[Dazza the Viking]

You reckon it’s worse than the dark world?

Thor Love and Thunder , was like let’s get our Friends and Relatives together and let’s take the piss

 

[Frank Bunn]

Angel-A (2005). French with subtitles. Director - Luc Besson.

Andre (Jamel Debbouze) has debts to several gangsters who are threatening to kill him. In despair he climbs onto a bridge and is ready to throw himself off when he notices a 6 foot beautiful blonde woman (Rie Rasmussen) about to do the same. After saving her from drowning he discovers that she's an angel sent to save him, but she has plenty of her own issues.

Nearly all scenes are about the two leads. Both performances are excellent. The contrast between their physical appearance is striking and is appropriate to the story. It's all set in Paris, filmed in black and white, with an understated score - so it has an old school European feel about it.

7/10.

 

[kickazz]

The Sting

Had never seen it. Great fun

Yeah just saw The Sting. It really is a good fun movie to watch. It's kind of odd how it is set in the 1930s Great Depression, but we see all of this money and the musical theme is probably from a few decades earlier.

But a great movie, worth a viewing for sure. 3.5 stars.