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

[raskolnikov]

The Monkey

Horror-comedy based on a Stephen King short story. Pretty stupid and some of the deaths were way over the top but pretty enjoyable nonetheless.

 

[spinynorman]

Mickey 17, real shame. Upset me a bit that it's the same guy who made Parasite.

I thought it was okay, but primarily worked thanks to Robert Pattinson, who's tremendous in it. I loved the critters too.

The Trump stuff was a bit much, although it's pretty funny that Bong Joon Ho has said it had nothing to do with him.

 

[Sketi]

Wonder if it's more lucrative for B-tier movies to go direct to streaming or release in cinemas these days.

Definitely less risky to go straight to streaming, studios have to believe something has market viability to put it in cinemas.

I wouldn't call Black Bag a B movie though, it's a respected director, clever screenplay elevated by movie stars and a great supporting cast. It's a shame more people aren't seeing it.

As they discussed on the Big Picture, with the short window from theatrical release to streaming/VOD these days (often around 20 days), there isn't that urgency to go see something at the cinemas anymore.

 

[phantom13]

Definitely less risky to go straight to streaming, studios have to believe something has market viability to put it in cinemas.

I wouldn't call Black Bag a B movie though, it's a respected director, clever screenplay elevated by movie stars and a great supporting cast. It's a shame more people aren't seeing it.

As they discussed on the Big Picture, with the short window from theatrical release to streaming/VOD these days (often around 20 days), there isn't that urgency to go see something at the cinemas anymore.

Mine is more life circumstance (kids) but I rarely go to the movies anymore. Early vod is a godsend

 

[GreyCrow]

I know a lot do it here but I still cant get to the stage of paying for a movie at home

Yeah yeah back in my day I paid for vhs weeklys but the streaming model leaves me cold

Open up the platform and movies range from $24 down to $5 and I think '' I can wait ''

I have seen valid arguments ie kids , watch when ready , convenience etc

Ultimately I am a cheap bastard and can wait

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

I know a lot do it here but I still cant get to the stage of paying for a movie at home

Yeah yeah back in my day I paid for vhs weeklys but the streaming model leaves me cold

Open up the platform and movies range from $24 down to $5 and I think '' I can wait ''

I have seen valid arguments ie kids , watch when ready , convenience etc

Ultimately I am a cheap bastard and can wait

It bothers me that I pay through the nose for all these subscriptions and then they want MORE money for me to watch particular movies.

 

[GreyCrow]

It bothers me that I pay through the nose for all these subscriptions and then they want MORE money for me to watch particular movies.

I think this is the root cause of my disgruntlement with it

 

[dumb]

I know a lot do it here but I still cant get to the stage of paying for a movie at home

Yeah yeah back in my day I paid for vhs weeklys but the streaming model leaves me cold

Open up the platform and movies range from $24 down to $5 and I think '' I can wait ''

I have seen valid arguments ie kids , watch when ready , convenience etc

Ultimately I am a cheap bastard and can wait

ahoy matey

there are some things i want to watch that are not easily available in local region coding, since i'm happy to pay for physical copies. i still plan to use additional optical drives to watch foreign region codes one day.
i'd be concerned about being able to download the movie, or are you just beholden to the platform for the license to watch that movie (for the life of that platform and however long they decided to retain it on their server etc etc).

 

[Cruyff14]

I am pretty close to considering getting one of those Firestick things and cancelling my subs - it will work out much cheaper.

 

[GreyCrow]

I am pretty close to considering getting one of those Firestick things and cancelling my subs - it will work out much cheaper.

Ive heard of buccaneer sticks

 

[Sketi]

I know a lot do it here but I still cant get to the stage of paying for a movie at home

Yeah yeah back in my day I paid for vhs weeklys but the streaming model leaves me cold

Open up the platform and movies range from $24 down to $5 and I think '' I can wait ''

I have seen valid arguments ie kids , watch when ready , convenience etc

Ultimately I am a cheap bastard and can wait

Early vod just means early 1080p webDL

I remain skeptical about how much money the filmmakers actually see from vod/streaming services given they don't make figures public (and how little Spotify pays musicians).

Going to cinemas still seems like the best way to support the industry as a whole. Totally get it's tough with kids etc though.

 

[offtherails9]

I thought it was okay, but primarily worked thanks to Robert Pattinson, who's tremendous in it. I loved the critters too.

The Trump stuff was a bit much, although it's pretty funny that Bong Joon Ho has said it had nothing to do with him.

Oh wow I didn't know he's said that. That makes sense because I didn't think the way the character was written had many similarities with Trump. But clearly Ruffalo is doing a Trump impersonation - there's no doubt about it. So knowing that, I think it's average that Ho didn't tell Ruffalo to GTFO with that because for me it just took me out of the movie.

 

[Catfish Alley]

I am pretty close to considering getting one of those Firestick things and cancelling my subs - it will work out much cheaper.

I did that years ago. Much better.

 

[The Dice Man]

We pay for Disney/Netflix and Amazon. Everything else is found gratuit.

 

[Cruyff14]

Better Man

Really good, enjoyed it a lot. Right amount of comedy, drama and tension. Very good. 4/5

 

[Frank Bunn]

Behind Enemy Lines (2001)

Was there for Gene Hackman. It starts off as a Top Gun wannabe. But Owen Wilson was unwatchable. Binned it after 20 minutes.

 

[magpie_marty]

The Green Mile on Foxtel made back in 1999,
Think it's on Ch7 also not to sure.
Tom Hanks is brilliant as usual.

 

[troybe]

The Green Mile on Foxtel made back in 1999,
Think it's on Ch7 also not to sure.
Tom Hanks is brilliant as usual.

Yeah it was on last week on 7mate I’m kicking myself I meant to record to watch later

 

[Cruyff14]

Behind Enemy Lines (2001)

Was there for Gene Hackman. It starts off as a Top Gun wannabe. But Owen Wilson was unwatchable. Binned it after 20 minutes.

This movie is excellent.

Your loss.

 

[Beerfish]

I am pretty close to considering getting one of those Firestick things and cancelling my subs - it will work out much cheaper.

I did that years ago. Much better.

How does it work out cheaper? I still have to pay my monthly subscription fees to access content on netflix, disney, stan etc through the firestick don't I?

 

[spinynorman]

This weekend, I watched two new films from octogenarian film makers I didn't particularly like in their primes:

At the End of the Day - through the French Film Festival, the new film by 87 year old Claude Lelouch, who made the 1966 classic A Man and a Woman and, despite being ultra-prolific, little of worth since, especially this century. This was a pretty tedious film, with frequent ugly references to sexual violence and one delightful reference to The Bridges of Madison County that made me wish I was watching Clint Eastwood standing in the rain instead of this slog. Strange flashbacks throughout (to the Nazi occupation, to the May '68 protests) don't really amount to much. The most enjoyable parts were probably the documentary footage captured when they sent the film crew in to real life events such as Paris protests, a race day at Le Mans and the Festival d'Avignon. This actually had an incredibly wild plot when I sat down after the film and mapped it out, so it's wild that it translated into a film so dull.

The Alto Knights - new from Barry Levinson, the 82 year old who made numerous loved-by-some-but-not-for-me films in the 1980s and 1990s (Good Morning Vietnam, Rain Man, Sleepers, Wag the Dog) and then, similar to Lelouch above, nothing of worth this century. Here he teams with Goodfellas and Casino writer Nicholas Pileggi to tell the story of rival 1950s Mafia bosses Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, both played by Robert De Niro in a puzzling creative choice. Those who felt let down by The Irishman de-aging will need to reassess after seeing ancient De Niro play as young as 30-something with only really hair dye hiding his true age. There are points where you hear Pileggi's dialogue, some of the moments of banter, but in Levinson's hands it just falls flat and only made you wish Scorsese was telling this story too. Mob movies should be more exciting than this.

 

[Cruyff14]

How does it work out cheaper? I still have to pay my monthly subscription fees to access content on netflix, disney, stan etc through the firestick don't I?

Basically has 20,000 + movies, all the stuff that's on the subs. The one I am looking at is $215 a year.

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

Oblivion

Haven’t watched it since it released, I think it’s a fantastic sci-fi film, underrated, loved it. 8/10

The credits soundtrack is top notch too.