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

[Frank Bunn]

And I have atoned for my sins

You are right about both Toms. I don't think I ever want to watch Hanks again. Something about him that is unlikable.

Cruise has done a mixture of roles in the past that is worth exploring. Now he's mostly doing fun stuff that is highly watchable.

 

[VainGlorious]

I don’t mind some of Tom Hanks’ stuff. Not one of my favourite actors by any stretch though.

The Burbs, Turner and Hooch, and Big were all not bad for the late 80’s/nostalgic purposes.

Road to Perdition and The Green Mile are a couple that I’ve rewatched a couple of times and enjoyed, and Forrest Gump was decent enough also.

Anyway.

Last movie was Batman Begins: 2005

Still holds up nearly 20 years on, and is the start of a great trilogy imo. A broody and dark origin story which I think Bale absolutely nails, supported by a few low level no-name celebs like Freeman, Oldman, Caine, Neeson
Holmes and Cillian, with a cameo from Joffrey.

I’m still a Keaton as Batman fanboi, but Bale is a close second.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Last movie was Batman Begins: 2005

Still holds up nearly 20 years on, and is the start of a great trilogy imo. A broody and dark origin story which I think Bale absolutely nails, supported by a few low level no-name celebs like Freeman, Oldman, Caine, Neeson
Holmes and Cillian, with a cameo from Joffrey.

I’m still a Keaton as Batman fanboi, but Bale is a close second.

The best

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

I don’t mind some of Tom Hanks’ stuff. Not one of my favourite actors by any stretch though.

The Burbs, Turner and Hooch, and Big were all not bad for the late 80’s/nostalgic purposes.

Road to Perdition and The Green Mile are a couple that I’ve rewatched a couple of times and enjoyed, and Forrest Gump was decent enough also.

Anyway.

Last movie was Batman Begins: 2005

Still holds up nearly 20 years on, and is the start of a great trilogy imo. A broody and dark origin story which I think Bale absolutely nails, supported by a few low level no-name celebs like Freeman, Oldman, Caine, Neeson
Holmes and Cillian, with a cameo from Joffrey.

I’m still a Keaton as Batman fanboi, but Bale is a close second.

Liam Neeson is so suave, even as an unfeeling/ruthless villian hell bent on killing millions of innocent people of Gotham, he has a grace and quiet dignity and charisma that makes one very sympathetic.

I am not gay but he does have strong attractive and appealing vibes to whatever character be plays on screen.

Seems strange you call the BB supporting cast lower level no names, Neeson, Freeman and Oldman have always been 3 of my favourites/most iconic actors over the years, absolute heavy hitters the trio of them.

I am sorry but I never really liked Maggie Gyllenhall in this movie and it's sequel.

She was the weak link for sure.

 

[VainGlorious]

Seems strange you call the BB supporting cast lower level no names, Neeson, Freeman and Oldman have always been 3 of my favourites/most iconic actors over the years, absolute heavy hitters the trio of them.

Satire, my friend. Sarcasm at its finest. They’re all incredible.

Should’ve added a or

 

[Sketi]

I am sorry but I never really liked Maggie Gyllenhall in this movie and it's sequel.

She was the weak link for sure

Nolan doesn't have the best reputation for writing female characters, which is pretty evident with this one.

I'm with you guys on Tom Hanks. Too many wholesome dad vibes. Don't mind young Hanks in a Meg Ryan rom-com though

 

[Financialpanther]

Liam Neeson is so suave, even as an unfeeling/ruthless villian hell bent on killing millions of innocent people of Gotham, he has a grace and quiet dignity and charisma that makes one very sympathetic.

I am not gay but he does have strong attractive and appealing vibes to whatever character be plays on screen.

Seems strange you call the BB supporting cast lower level no names, Neeson, Freeman and Oldman have always been 3 of my favourites/most iconic actors over the years, absolute heavy hitters the trio of them.

I am sorry but I never really liked Maggie Gyllenhall in this movie and it's sequel.

She was the weak link for sure.

It was Katie Holmes in BB wasn’t it?

 

[Elmer_Hauser]

It was Katie Holmes in BB wasn’t it?

Oh damn Yes. Anyhow she was better than MG in The Dark Knight (haven't seen either film in quite some day)

 

[Roobs321]

For me, Katie Holmes in Batman Begins is one of those cases of a sore thumb sticking out, her performance is blatantly subpar and hard to watch compared to the surrounding film which could be argued as the best in its genre.

 

[bok_party]

The Shawshank Redemption

No, I hadn’t seen it before. I watched it last night as part of my Iconic Films project and…. I don’t get the hype

I mean it’s a good movie, extremely well cast and there’s some good moments in it. It just felt long to me and some of the narration was a bit saccharine.

I was expecting it to make me feel more.

I felt exactly the same. To be considered the best film of all time etc and it seemed to fall short of that for me.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

I was expecting to be run off this website but looks like we're all in furious agreement

 

[spinynorman]

The Cranes Are Flying (1957) - a young couple in 1941 Moscow fall in love but everything is upended when Germany invades the USSR and he gets drafted to the frontline to fight. Considered one of the classics of Soviet cinema, it was made just a few years after Stalin’s death, as Khrushchev gave more artistic freedom to film makers. It’s a soaring film, with some of the most astonishing cinematography you’ve ever seen, even on scenes that in most films would be an afterthought. It’s an extremely moving telling of the brutal eastern front, showing both the sludge of the frontlines and the toll taken on those staying at home in Moscow. Great film.

Duck Soup (1933) - with my dad visiting town, I saw a film that he showed me when I was a wee lad and helped get me into cinema was showing, so we went and caught it on the big screen. Absolutely delightful Marx Brothers classic, as these agents of chaos who totally disrupt anything approaching a coherent narrative to this film. None of it makes sense (why does Margaret Dumont insist on Rufus T Firefly being leader?) and it’s all so stupid (why do Harpo and Chico, as spies, take to running a peanut stand?) and just an absolute delight. There were a few kids at the screening who I could hear just having an absolute ball, which was delightful.