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

[swingdog]

Wow, how did she manage that?

SPOILER ALERT FOR THE ONE PERSON WHO HAS NEVER SEEN USUAL SUSPECTS.















Watching it again, there are 2 options. Either you believe Keyser Soze is real or you don't. If you think he is real, then it's likely to be one of the main characters and that's Keaton or Verbal.

The way the cop lays out the case for Keaton is too obvious, leaving Verbal as the only other option.

But she thinks while watching movies. I tend to just sit back and let them wash over me so the twist works great.

 

[phantom13]

SPOILER ALERT FOR THE ONE PERSON WHO HAS NEVER SEEN USUAL SUSPECTS.















Watching it again, there are 2 options. Either you believe Keyser Soze is real or you don't. If you think he is real, then it's likely to be one of the main characters and that's Keaton or Verbal.

The way the cop lays out the case for Keaton is too obvious, leaving Verbal as the only other option.

But she thinks while watching movies. I tend to just sit back and let them wash over me so the twist works great.

In all honesty younger audiences are way more trained to look for twists too, usual suspects (which is my all time favourite movie) came out in 94, there had been “twist” movies before but they weren’t as common and they usually had some degree of telegraphing. I listened to a pod the other day that noted how fundamentally audiences and spoilers changed with the sixth sense. Even I have found myself looking for casting, writing and misdirection cues now and whilst it’s “fun” it also has kind of sucked the joy of a twist nailing you between the eyes anymore.

 

[JackOutback]

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent... wasn't quite the screwball comedy I had come to expect from the trailers, but still pretty funny, and very very meta. The LSD scene was the absolute highlight, everyone is having fun. 7/10.

 

[GROTTO]

Bicentennial Man. The relationship between Andrew and Little Miss always makes some sort watery substance to build up in my eyes. Robin Williams plays it straight and shows the characters humanity. With the advent of AI, this movie now looks like it’s way ahead of its time.

Released in 1999 and based on 1992 novel wow, it definitely was leaps and bounds ahead of its time.

I enjoyed it too, yes definitely moments where it tugs at the heart.

 

[Sinjin Smith]

Bit of coincidence with Leon and to what I settled into last night, one of my favourites:

Ronin: Brilliant action/crime thriller with a stellar cast (De Niro, Reno, Sean Bean, Jonathon Pryce, Natasha McEllhone, Stellan Skarsgard) about a the hiring of professionals with very specific skillsets to retrieve a briefcase. Don't want to say much else in case you haven't seen it. Plot is suspenseful if somewhat basic, superbly paced movie and all the big names deliver. Definitely worth a couple of hours of your time. 9/10.

 

[Jarman3]

Bit of coincidence with Leon and to what I settled into last night, one of my favourites:

Ronin: Brilliant action/crime thriller with a stellar cast (De Niro, Reno, Sean Bean, Jonathon Pryce, Natasha McEllhone, Stellan Skarsgard) about a the hiring of professionals with very specific skillsets to retrieve a briefcase. Don't want to say much else in case you haven't seen it. Plot is suspenseful if somewhat basic, superbly paced movie and all the big names deliver. Definitely worth a couple of hours of your time. 9/10.

Some truly great car chases in there, too. I love that movie, very low key yet still delivers on the action. Very under appreciated, IMO.

 

[Financialpanther]

Bit of coincidence with Leon and to what I settled into last night, one of my favourites:

Ronin: Brilliant action/crime thriller with a stellar cast (De Niro, Reno, Sean Bean, Jonathon Pryce, Natasha McEllhone, Stellan Skarsgard) about a the hiring of professionals with very specific skillsets to retrieve a briefcase. Don't want to say much else in case you haven't seen it. Plot is suspenseful if somewhat basic, superbly paced movie and all the big names deliver. Definitely worth a couple of hours of your time. 9/10.

What colour is the boat house in Hereford?

 

[Jarman3]

Joy Ride

Went and saw this yesterday... it was this or Mission Impossible, and neither of us was in the mood for a nearly 3 hour movie, so Joy Ride won.

Pretty good comedy about a girl adopted from China by American parents who goes back to China initially on a business trip that turns into a road trip / buddy movie search for her birth mother. Some genuinely funny moments, and it's smart enough to keep the run time short (about 90 minutes) so that it never gets bogged down or feels like it's getting too drawn out between the laughs. Good performances all round, although the ending does descend a little too far into cliche. But overall, we enjoyed it a lot.

 

[Jarman3]

What colour is the boat house in Hereford?

Bit of raspberry jam back there, eh?!

 

[Sinjin Smith]

What colour is the boat house in Hereford?

How the **** should I know?

 

[Tandy]

Don't worry darling

With Harry Styles and Florence Pugh. Both were really good in this and usually are in whatever they do. Really enjoyed the idea of the movie but it wasn't executed like it should have been. Could have been so much better with the right director (Olivia Wilde too busy worrying about getting in Harry's pants during the shoot)
In saying that the second half of the movie was twice as good as the first half. Still recommend a watch. 7/10

 

[swingdog]

What colour is the boat house in Hereford?

Made ironic by the fact De Niro couldn't pronounce Hereford correctly.

 

[offtherails9]

Don't Worry Darling
Like the earlier poster, it's a great idea for a movie. Just so poorly executed. A lot of plot holes and unanswered questions. It did create a decent vibe with the mysteriousness of all that was going on but it was a miss for me. Harry Styles can act though and Florence Pugh is very good.

 

[Forward Press]

Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning (Part One) is possibly the 'worst' of the non-numbered MI movies (Ghost Protocol, Rogue Nation, Fallout, Dead Reckoning) but that is not an insult. It is tense when it needs to be, great set pieces and as mentioned the train sequence will enter the iconic folklore for MI along with the ceiling sequence in MI1, halo jump in Fallout and Burj Khalifa in GP. Hayley Atwell is a great addition and it is set up perfectly for Part Two - which I hope wraps it up nicely and was filmed before the actors strike. Tom Cruise may be batshit crazy in real life but he knows how to act for sure.

9/10

 

[Ry009]

Rewatching the entire 6 MI's during the week before Dead Reckoning next weekend.

MI 1 - Still holds up really well. It's a stark contrast from the pacing of the non numbered movies. Still a lot of fun. 8/10

MI 2 - Remember really liking this when it came out (maybe it is was because of the soundtrack and just finishing high school). Cringed watching it this evening. Even with a solid cast (minus Newton) just way too much early 2000's generic action pieces and slow mo kung Fu fight scenes. Doesn't have any of the charm of the first one. 3/10

 

[Richard Cranium]

Marcel the Shell With Shoes On

Mockumentary about a shell living in a house, whose family gets taken away when the house's former occupants break up. Yes it's cute and funny, but actually gets pretty deep at times, with each of the main characters going through some real problems.

 

[Madas]

Indiana Jones

Big fan of the original movies
Just a roller coaster ride of thrills and spills that doesn’t require too much attention
Thought it was very close to the originals which might seem repetitive to some but I found it nostalgic in a way

7.5/10

 

[vast]

In all honesty younger audiences are way more trained to look for twists too, usual suspects (which is my all time favourite movie) came out in 94, there had been “twist” movies before but they weren’t as common and they usually had some degree of telegraphing. I listened to a pod the other day that noted how fundamentally audiences and spoilers changed with the sixth sense. Even I have found myself looking for casting, writing and misdirection cues now and whilst it’s “fun” it also has kind of sucked the joy of a twist nailing you between the eyes anymore.

One twist that really got me back in the day was Deep Blue Sea. The movie is forgettable but that was perfectly executed.

 

[Forward Press]

One twist that really got me back in the day was Deep Blue Sea. The movie is forgettable but that was perfectly executed.

Executive Decision was also great - struggle to think of many movies with a top billing star (yes I know Steven Seagal is way past it now but back then he was definitely more famous than the other actors in the movie) being killed off within the first act.

 

[phantom13]

One twist that really got me back in the day was Deep Blue Sea. The movie is forgettable but that was perfectly executed.

Executive Decision did a similar one.

 

[vast]

Executive Decision was also great - struggle to think of many movies with a top billing star (yes I know Steven Seagal is way past it now but back then he was definitely more famous than the other actors in the movie) being killed off within the first act.

Drew Barrymore in Scream another.

 

[JackOutback]

Drew Barrymore in Scream another.

She originally signed on for the lead role. She's said in the past that it was her choice to take the opening character in order to 'shake up the horror conventions' but I read recently that she got a bigger role because her star was on the rise again at that point, so she pulled out, but didn't want to leave Wes Craven in the lurch, so offered to take on the smaller role. That makes more sense than Drew Barrymore being more aware of horror movie tropes and how to subvert them than Craven.

 

[Sinjin Smith]

Going to take phantom13 advice and start hitting the MI's. Only seen 1-3. One was great, Two was forgettable, really wasnt flash but three was most enjoyable. Going to start a marathon of the rest so I can try and see Dead Reckoning in the cinemas.

 

[phantom13]

Going to take phantom13 advice and start hitting the MI's. Only seen 1-3. One was great, Two was forgettable, really wasnt flash but three was most enjoyable. Going to start a marathon of the rest so I can try and see Dead Reckoning in the cinemas.

If you genuinely CBF you only really need 1 and 6 (Fallout) and whilst I agree with you on 2 (although I find it more guilty pleasure than bad) the whole series is good fun, the formula for the franchise starts in 3 and builds.

 

[edgie]

Whilst I get it isn't 'good' for most, I find it pretty wild more people don't love MI2 in a so bad it's good way. It's so much cheesy over the top fun. Instead of just seems to be universally panned with no redeeming features.

And it's probably the only big budget Hollywood film to be both made AND set in Australia. That should count for something. For a couple hours, Sydney was treated like LA/New York/London.

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