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

[GreyCrow]

Lord of the Rings - Fellowship of the Rings

So Im confused - I thought I hadnt watched the Hobbit trilogy and I did and I thought I had watched the LOTR trilogy and ( so far ) I havent. I know there were things going on in my life at the time but I am sure I didnt miss these

Anyway 3 hour movie which at home isnt an issue - again good direction, cast , music and writing plus action. What more could a viewer want. Not much to be fair

I cant recall if people were aware this was a trilogy in the same way viewers of Dune knew it was a 2-3 parter. Because it ended at a time I thought another half hour could have finished it

But I assume I will see all 3 hours in the 2nd one tomorrow night

 

[darcytiger]

A Quiet Place: Day One.

Really shit. Like, really shit.

Liked the first, liked the second a little less but still ok.

 

[phantom13]

Hang on, breasts is filtered?

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I’m assuming you’re talking about your lost because I didn’t write that.

It appears so and lemme tell ya, that is above my pay grade.

 

[Billy ray]

I have some flights to/from perth coming up for work.
Probably want 2 movies each way.
So if you would like to, please hit me up with 4 fairly recent easy to watch movies (on netflix/apple or binge) i can download this week.

 

[Frank Bunn]

Lord of the Rings - Fellowship of the Rings

So Im confused - I thought I hadnt watched the Hobbit trilogy and I did and I thought I had watched the LOTR trilogy and ( so far ) I havent. I know there were things going on in my life at the time but I am sure I didnt miss these

Anyway 3 hour movie which at home isnt an issue - again good direction, cast , music and writing plus action. What more could a viewer want. Not much to be fair

I cant recall if people were aware this was a trilogy in the same way viewers of Dune knew it was a 2-3 parter. Because it ended at a time I thought another half hour could have finished it

But I assume I will see all 3 hours in the 2nd one tomorrow night

The Hobbit was a single book, first published in 1937. The Lord of the Rings trilogy came nearly 20 years later - Fellowship of the Rings, The Two Towers, The Return of the King. Peter Jackson made his LoTR movies around that book trilogy.

Jackson later expanded the material in The Hobbit to 3 prequels to LoTR.

 

[JackOutback]

Fighting with my Family… having watched The Iron Claw and Mr McMahon doco this year, wasn’t sure I was interested in a WWE produced sanitised movie. But I was swayed by ‘written and directed by Stephen Merchant’ as well as Florence Pugh, Lena Headey, Nick Frost and Vince Vaughn. Inspired by the real life story of a working class English wrestling family and the dreams of the brother and sister to make it to the WWE. The girl is picked while the boy is left behind to feel a bit bitter. Definitely leans more towards the quirky British comedy than slick US production though still paints WWE as the place where dreams come true. Funny English characters, a plenty of sporting cliches, including a montage, a good heart to the story. Inoffensively fun. 6.5/10.

 

[Sketi]

I have some flights to/from perth coming up for work.
Probably want 2 movies each way.
So if you would like to, please hit me up with 4 fairly recent easy to watch movies (on netflix/apple or binge) i can download this week.

Rebel Ridge is a decent recent Netflix movie. Entertaining action that is grounded in some real issues with law enforcement in the US.

It's What's Inside on Netflix also sounds fun: "A pre-wedding party descends into an existential nightmare when an estranged friend shows up with a mysterious suitcase".

 

[Sketi]

I have some flights to/from perth coming up for work.
Probably want 2 movies each way.
So if you would like to, please hit me up with 4 fairly recent easy to watch movies (on netflix/apple or binge) i can download this week.

Just noticed Late Night with the Devil is on there too that will make 90 mins fly.

 

[Financialpanther]

Haven't checked in with this thread for a while but opened it today after kinda watching these two.

Haven't really seen the first probably but just about seen all the second (trying to watch with kids in between getting housework done).

Number two hit kinda hard with me and unfortunately I found myself identifying too much with anxiety these days and kinda wish I had more anxiety in my own adolescence.

All that panicking about what could go wrong and we might have no friends and might not make the team? Yeah I could've used that motivation back then.

The damn movie has caused too much introspection.

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I enjoyed the first but more so the second. Like you, it hit hard for me as I suffer from both anxiety and depression. The anxiety subplot is probably the cleanest and simplest way for describe how suffocating it is.

 

[phantom13]

Just noticed Late Night with the Devil is on there too that will make 90 mins fly.

Late night with the devil was good

 

[edgie]

Lord of the Rings - Fellowship of the Rings
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I cant recall if people were aware this was a trilogy in the same way viewers of Dune knew it was a 2-3 parter. Because it ended at a time I thought another half hour could have finished it

But I assume I will see all 3 hours in the 2nd one tomorrow night

The LOTR movies were absolutely ripped at the time for how long they were, which always was silly to me as there were other long movies at the time, and now that length of film is kinda normal.

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[Alberto_Magnifico]

I’d say so, it’s pretty bloody and violent with some very cool set pieces.

It’s not reinventing anything but it does it well.

Even though I didn't get into the film overall, the Like A Prayer sequence was bloody fantastic

 

[Alberto_Magnifico]

Alien Romulus

What got the most attention was the last 20 minutes which were it's original idea. Andy character was interesting to follow. Insane how $80m budget looks much better than Disney $200-$300mill

I just watched it last night and didn't really take notice for most of it but that last 20 mins, that's the movie right there.

 

[Ry009]

Bit of a cheesy action afternoon.

Killer's Game - big Dave Bautista fan, but felt like he phoned this in. It's B-Grade action and was quick. 5/10.

Twisters - Had no reason to exist, and didn't really add anything that the first didn't. But saved somewhat by Glen Powell. Not sure if they wanted to appeal to rednecks but didn't the rodeo scene wasn't necessary at all. 6/10.

From last weekend after Deadpool and Wolverine (which 6/10 for me)

Trap - Quirky horror. Josh Harnett is great. Feels like they are setting this up for another trilogy like Unbreakable/Split/Glass taking into account the ending. 6.5/10.

Quiet Place Day One - Thought this was great. Doesn't add a whole lot more than the first two, but was tense and solid acting. 7/10.

 

[Frank Bunn]

I have some flights to/from perth coming up for work.
Probably want 2 movies each way.
So if you would like to, please hit me up with 4 fairly recent easy to watch movies (on netflix/apple or binge) i can download this week.

These are worth a look.

The Instigators
Hit Man

 

[GreyCrow]

The LOTR movies were absolutely ripped at the time for how long they were, which always was silly to me as there were other long movies at the time, and now that length of film is kinda normal.

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Makes it easier to watch at home but you need to invest more time because you hit pause and get a drink or smoke or pee

I watched the Two Towers tonight - again enjoyed it

The battle scenes were the best part.

I need to check if Andy Serkis was nominated for an Oscar. I thought his performance was outstanding

Ahh yes - good stuff

 

[AFDogs]

I have some flights to/from perth coming up for work.
Probably want 2 movies each way.
So if you would like to, please hit me up with 4 fairly recent easy to watch movies (on netflix/apple or binge) i can download this week.

I went to Perth recently and watched Nightcrawler and John Wick 1 and 2. All were really good.

 

[BEaston]

The Substance

Holy shit what did I just watch.

Never been more grossed out, while also laughing, in my life.

7/10 for me just because I think a few scenes were unnecessarily long. Would have been an 8 otherwise.

 

[phantom13]

Jackpot

Akwafina and John Cena lead this comic take on a semi Purge style near future movie about a lottery whereby the winner has to survive until sundown to collect their winnings, if anyone kills them prior that person gets the cash.

It was suprisingly good, Cena just ****ing goes for it everytime and the movie leans into that. Akwafina is doing her usual stuff (not The Farewell usual the Crazy, Rich Asians usual) and Simi Liu is fantastic and funny.

Much much better than expected for a semi double screen Sunday Arvo watch.

 

[JackOutback]

Late Night with the Devil... loved this. David Dastmalchian plays a 1970s late night talk show host desperate to unseat Johnny Carson who invites a 'demonically possessed' girl on to his show to spike ratings before things start to go pear shaped. Loved the 1970s tone, the film replicates the style and patter of a talk show perfectly, the guests are all realistically drawn, and it has an ending that leaves you thinking without being incomprehensible. The impending sense of doom builds slowly, but the pace of the film at 90 minutes just flies along, couldn't take my eyes off it. Dastmalchian is absolutely brilliant and I do wonder if it could catch the eye of Oscar judges. 8/10

 

[phantom13]

Late Night with the Devil... loved this. David Dastmalchian plays a 1970s late night talk show host desperate to unseat Johnny Carson who invites a 'demonically possessed' girl on to his show to spike ratings before things start to go pear shaped. Loved the 1970s tone, the film replicates the style and patter of a talk show perfectly, the guests are all realistically drawn, and it has an ending that leaves you thinking without being incomprehensible. The impending sense of doom builds slowly, but the pace of the film at 90 minutes just flies along, couldn't take my eyes off it. Dastmalchian is absolutely brilliant and I do wonder if it could catch the eye of Oscar judges. 8/10

I cant imagine it will (SOTL the last horror movie to get any academy love?) but i agree it should.

If it does it will be interesting because Nosferatu (dir by Eggers) is coming and some of the early chat is that might get some Oscar recognition too.

 

[Roobs321]

I do wonder if it could catch the eye of Oscar judges. 8/10

probably difficult with the comparable Saturday Night more going after the awards lane

Memoir of a Snail might have the best shot of the local productions, decent shot at an Animation nom and already has a few wins behind it. Some fierce comp though with IO2, Wild Robot, W&G, Flow, etc. and Mary & Max was snubbed.

 

[Chief]

Still haven't seen The Batman - looks awesome though.

 

[JackOutback]

I'm thinking solely about Dastmalchian's performance, not the film as a whole. The film is a great horror but don't see it ticking the right Oscar boxes, but could Dastmalchian sneak into the five for best actor. Always a tough category and doesn't stretch to 10 nominees like the movies do.

 

[phantom13]

I'm thinking solely about Dastmalchian's performance, not the film as a whole. The film is a great horror but don't see it ticking the right Oscar boxes, but could Dastmalchian sneak into the five for best actor. Always a tough category and doesn't stretch to 10 nominees like the movies do.

I think (just my opinion) its still gonna be weighed down because its in a horror movie which generally dont get recognised. Im certainly not saying i think its fair or reasonable and I agree Dastmalchian was brilliant, just noting the glaring issue i think it will encounter.