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

[MrsEddieBetts]

I watched Mary Poppins Returns with my eldest today. It was lovely and very enjoyable for us both. At the end I had to go back to the Leery song and dance number because that one was his favourite.

I thought Emily Blunt did a beautiful job as Mary Poppins and yes of course I cried throughout.

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

With it being the month of Halloween, what’s the best ‘Halloween’ flicks to watch?

 

[sandeano]

Backstage (1988)

In which an American pop superstar is desperate to become a legitimate actress and takes the only job on offer - to star in a British period play in Melbourne.

The hamming by Noel Ferrier and Rowena Wallace only serve to show up the utter lack of talent possessed by the lead, Laura Brannigan.

This rather dismal affair was nominally directed by Jonathan Hardy but it has fingerprints of producer and cowriter Frank Howson all over it.

Some nice shots of Melbourne are about all that’s worthwhile.

Barely released at the time, it still has the musty waft of 10BA tax breaks seeping through its sprocket holes.

2/10

 

[edgie]

Inside Out 2

Really really good. A gut check for the adults about our adolescences and if you have kids what’s to come.

I actually didn’t love the first inside out but this one nailed it imo.

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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[edgie]

sgt kabukiman nypd. could do with more death and violence.

Troma's attempt at being somewhat accessible to the mainstream

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[edgie]

With it being the month of Halloween, what’s the best ‘Halloween’ flicks to watch?

The first two John Carpenter Halloween flicks.

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[Uncle_Leo]

Did you choose a bunch of bad movies on purpose?

I tried to watch stuff I hadn’t seen, knew Aquaman 2 would be bad, the others I wasn’t sure going in. Incredible how bad all of them were, Madame Web almost the worst

 

[AFDogs]

Good Boys (2019)

A Superbad kinda vibe but with younger kids. Pretty funny. I enjoyed myself. Some of the jokes were on point. Kid actors were pretty cool.

7/10

 

[JackOutback]

Star Trek double bill at the retro cinema.

First Contact... this holds up really well, it's got a classic Trek villain but is laid out really simply for anyone not familiar with the series, it plays like a siege movie in places, time travel caper in others, with some really good horror flourishes at times, with people being picked off Alien style and the Borg resembling zombies. There's also an emotional heart to the story with Captain Picard becoming consumed by revenge. Good performances particularly from Patrick Stewart and Brent Spiner as Picard and Data, and Alfre Woodard and James Cromwell. Well directed, makes me wonder why Jonathan Frakes never quite capitalised (the next Trek film he also directed was a bit of a bomb but that was more a story problem). 9/10 if you're a Trekkie but still a solid 7 if you're not, I reckon.

Star Trek (2009)... This is pretty trash. It's flashy, it's action packed, it's fun at times, but the story is just too stupid. I remember watching this the first time and just not being able to accept the premise that cadets keep getting absurd promotions straight to the top because they did something good in battle. JJ Abrams clearly wanted to do an origin story, wanted to end up with the characters all in the appropriate place, but didn't want to spend time explaining it, so it all just kinda happens. Characters act out of character, are rewarded for things no one would be rewarded for. Full of deus ex machina to solve problems rather than provide a proper narrative solution and has one of the most absurd coincidences of all time where Kirk is jettisoned on to a remote plant where he just happens to land near a convenient plot device with no explanation whatsoever. 5/10 for decent action but 2/10 as a Trek movie.

 

[phantom13]

Sting

B move creature feature with a mostly (i think) Aus cast and crew but set in NYC.

I actually quite enjoyed it, the creature is well rendered and pretty ****ing terrifying, as is the gore and the b plot about the family was pretty well done.

 

[dumb]

Troma's attempt at being somewhat accessible to the mainstream

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read up about this recently, tension behind the scenes, some factions looking for for more 18+ content and others wanting a more pg offering. was the moneymen wanting the pg offering. and the character is too weird for a successful kids spin off that they also wanted.

 

[Roobs321]

finally caught up with these two in the past couple days and thought they were both tremendous:

Three Thousand Years of Longing

Late Night With the Devil

 

[juzza316]

The Substance - one of the best movies I have seen this year (don't watch while eating), 9/10

 

[sandeano]

Hell Drivers (1957)

Ex-con Stanley Baker gets a job driving trucks for a gravel haulage company where he is expected to make a certain number of trips per day on dangerous roads. He meets bullying and corruption in the form of the top driver, Patrick McGoohan.

Top-shelf British noir directed with brutal efficiency by American exile Cy Endfield (the pointed pokes at capitalist competition and greed are ample evidence of why the blacklist was onto him).

The driving sequences are still thrilling and the tension is amped throughout. Apart from the dynamic leads the film also also benefits from an exceptional supporting cast including Herbert Lom, William Hartnell, Peggy Cummins, Alfie Bass, Jill Ireland, Sid James, Gordon Jackson and a promising young actor named Sean Connery.

A tough thriller that's worth your time.

9/10

 

[Sketi]

Been on a bit of an early Tim Burton run. Watched Sleepy Hollow, Batman Returns and now the best of all: Beetlejuice.

So much fun. Amazing blend of charming family comedy with those over the top, practical horror-ish effects that peaked in the 80s.

8.5/10

I have some major gaps in my 80s film knowledge which I now feel determined to fill. Next on that list: Midnight Run.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Been on a bit of an early Tim Burton run. Watched Sleepy Hollow, Batman Returns and now the best of all: Beetlejuice.

So much fun. Amazing blend of charming family comedy with those over the top, practical horror-ish effects that peaked in the 80s.

8.5/10

I have some major gaps in my 80s film knowledge which I now feel determined to fill. Next on that list: Midnight Run.

Yasssss Beetlejuice is awesome

 

[sandeano]

Been on a bit of an early Tim Burton run. Watched Sleepy Hollow, Batman Returns and now the best of all: Beetlejuice.

So much fun. Amazing blend of charming family comedy with those over the top, practical horror-ish effects that peaked in the 80s.

8.5/10

I have some major gaps in my 80s film knowledge which I now feel determined to fill. Next on that list: Midnight Run.

Midnight Run is terrific entertainment. DeNiro and Grodin make a splendid bickering pair and Yaphet Kotto and John Ashton are excellent as those out to foil them.

 

[joey_jo_jo]

The Substance - one of the best movies I have seen this year (don't watch while eating), 9/10

It was definitely the most fun I had at a cinema this year!

 

[joey_jo_jo]

Managed to get in four Kurosawa films at Astor/Classic in the last week and a bit (Seven Samurai, Hidden Fortress, Rashomon, Throne of Blood).
Also watched La Haine at Lido last Monday, been a busy week

 

[GreyCrow]

Next on that list: Midnight Run.

Oh My. Thats one of my hidden gems

DeNiro and Grodin are on point and Yaphet Kotto also

Snap: all said by sandeano

 

[Alberto_Magnifico]

The Substance - one of the best movies I have seen this year (don't watch while eating), 9/10

Just watched it last night without knowing what I was in for and OH BOY was that a thing.
Thankfully we were at home because in that last act I uncontrollably screamed out with delirious manic laughter more than once.

9/10

Time to watch more films by Coralie Fargeat, lits like Cronenberg and Verhoeven had a French daughter together.

 

[joey_jo_jo]

Just watched it last night without knowing what I was in for and OH BOY was that a thing.
Thankfully we were at home because in that last act I uncontrollably screamed out with delirious manic laughter more than once.

9/10

Time to watch more films by Coralie Fargeat, lits like Cronenberg and Verhoeven had a French daughter together.

That's a perfect description of the style. I was telling someone it's cronenberg body horror meets euro cringe/gross out comedy, reminded me a bit of Triangle of Sadness where it pushes things to the max. I think that's why it didn't sit right with some critics as there is no subtlety but I see that as an intentional choice by the director.

Yeah the final scene is a riot. At MIFF the crowd were laughing alot at the OTT acting by Dennis Quaid in early parts but were quiet during final act, it was just me and my group of mates laughing non stop in the cinema

 

[Alberto_Magnifico]

That's a perfect description of the style. I was telling someone it's cronenberg body horror meets euro cringe/gross out comedy, reminded me a bit of Triangle of Sadness where it pushes things to the max. I think that's why it didn't sit right with some critics as there is no subtlety but I see that as an intentional choice by the director.

I can see the OTT satire dividing the room, it's like it can be either too subtle or too obvious and definitely had me thinking of Verhoeven, plus all that gratuitous titular action straight from 80-90s erotic thrillers.

And there was some little nods to Kubrick such as the long funky carpeted hallway, I was nerding out hard!