What Was the Last Movie You Watched?

Paladin1950 said:
1977, six years before Melinda Dillon became Ralphie's mom. Was on TCM yesterday.
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Brilliant picture. One of Spielberg's best, and that's saying something. IMO they dragged on too long Dreyfus' unconscious obsession of the mesa-- building replicas and all that. But otherwise the picture was both fascinating and enjoyable. Watched multiple times.
 

ChiroDoc said:
I feel the same as do you. I've skipped several of Tarantino's films because of his penchant, even fetish, for bloody violence-- in what otherwise are probably very good films.

My guess is that you'll like Once Upon a Time in America. Pitt, DiCaprio, and everyone else are very good. And although Tarantino purposely fractures the history of 1969 Hollywood, there's only a short bit of violence near the end, which is treated almost comically.
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I agree with your assessment and quite liked Once Upon a Time in America. I moved to Hollywood in 1970 so it was an especially fun, interesting watch for me. Also agree about the violence at the end.
 

Paladin1950 said:
1977, six years before Melinda Dillon became Ralphie's mom. Was on TCM yesterday.
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That came on while we were just flipping around and we all three sat mesmerized even after seeing it before in theaters. I think they played it because Teri Garr recently died and it was nice to see her in her early days.

It is still one of the few sci-fi movies I've really liked, probably because it seems plausible to me, and it didn't have any planet trying to take over another. They're just visiting.
 
Della said:
That came on while we were just flipping around and we all three sat mesmerized even after seeing it before in theaters. I think they played it because Teri Garr recently died and it was nice to see her in her early days.

It is still one of the few sci-fi movies I've really liked, probably because it seems plausible to me, and it didn't have any planet trying to take over another. They're just visiting.
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DH loved that movie (Close Encounters of the Third Kind). I thought it was an absolute bore - watched it once and that was enough for me.
 
Imogene said:
At the moment, I’m watching the Maltese Falcon on TCM - I‘ve lost count of how many times but it has been several years since the last time😎😎
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Oh, yeah! One of the great noirs, which was responsible for getting the whole noir movement going. Bogie's Spade completely established the notion of an independent shamus who lived by his own rules. Wonderful cast, wonderful picture.
 
ChiroDoc said:
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Watched this last night for the 6th or 7th time. It's still a riot. Some commentary:

What's Up Doc? (1972)

This has been one of my favorite comedies since first watching it in the theater in 1972. It's one of those films in which the laughs keep coming, oftentimes piling up to where one is forced to catch a breath.

Preceded by The Last Picture Show, and followed by Paper Moon, all great films, Peter Bogdanovich was on a roll. He has done many comedies, but to my knowledge "Doc" is his only "screwball" comedy. And screwball it is. The story involves the misplacement and confusion over four identical plaid suitcases, one of which contains some type of government secret documents; another one holds stolen jewels. The others belong to the two leads.

Everyone gets their suitcase shuffled around, which leads to an explosive exposition in a San Francisco hotel. Along the way there is scene after scene of sight gags, pratfalls, and absurdities, which take the characters through Chinatown, down San Fransisco's steep streets, including the famous Lombard Street, and even into San Fransisco Bay. The film is nicely woven together and finishes up with a perfect ending.

Being a romantic comedy, the two leads --Barbara Streisand and Ryan O'Neal-- are not called upon for dramatic heft. But sharp timing and chemistry are required, and delivered. Both stars were at the period in their lives where they were very attractive and appealing, and they film beautifully. Both are successful at comedy, with Streisand showing a broader palette.

But it is the writing and the supporting cast who fashion this picture into a comedic farce which steams along, maintaining a full tilt pace for all of its 94 minutes. Bogdanovich's story is perfected by the inestimable Buck Henry along with David Newman and Robert Benton, who all won the Writer's Guild of America Award for this film.

Madeline Kahn, as O'Neal's stodgy wife Eunice Burns was nominated for a Golden Globe. The cast was peppered with strong talent: Kenneth Mars as an effete conceited slavic musicologist was an integral part of the script. Other comic heavyweights were John Hillerman, Randy Quaid, and Austin Pendleton. The venerable Liam Dunn played a judge, and even M. Emmett Walsh did a turn as an arresting officer. This was a dream cast.

This movie fired on all burners. It was hilarious, suggestive and sexy-- all within a "G" rating. If only more films like this one could be made!

Doc's rating: 10/10
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OMG, I am a Barbra superfan! I have stories, I accidentally ran into her at a HoJo in upstate NY and behaved idiotically...anyhow, I love most of her movies, including this one. I've seen most of them multiple times; maybe I'll watch this again soon.
 
I went out to a movie today--cheapo Tuesdays around here. Saw A Real Pain, directed, written by and co-starring Jesse Eisenberg, who I've really liked since the Social Network. It was a small indy movie about two cousins who travel to Poland to see where their grandmother, who recently died, grew up. A real odd couple. The title refers to Europe's past, ie, the Holocaust.
 
Watched A Patch of Blue, for the first time in about 40 years. Sidney Portier plays a young business man who happens upon a blind girl in the park and helps her find a better life than simply stringing beads all day every day. Shelley Winters won an Oscar for her role as the girl's cruel, racist mother. A touching, beautiful movie.
 
Della said:
Watched A Patch of Blue, for the first time in about 40 years. Sidney Portier plays a young business man who happens upon a blind girl in the park and helps her find a better life than simply stringing beads all day every day. Shelley Winters won an Oscar for her role as the girl's cruel, racist mother. A touching, beautiful movie.
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I loved that film when it came out. Very touching, and of course a hot topic for the mid '60s. But I was most knocked out by Elizabeth Hartman, who played the blind girl. I thought about her for weeks afterwards. She was one of those brilliant talents who come along ever so often, but sadly have lots of emotional problems. Tragically she committed suicide in 1987.
 
A mini-series, actually 11/22/63 based on a Stephen King book about a guy who goes through a rabbit hole...to try and stop the assassination of JFK. The premise has been done, but this was different as when he comes back, only 2 minutes of real time have passed, no matter how long he stays. When he comes back to present, he can go back through hole to same time...1960. and has to hang out.

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We watched the original 1997 Norwegian version of Insomnia. I didn't care for the remake with Al Pacino.

Insomnia is a thriller film about a police detective investigating a murder in a town located above the Arctic Circle. The investigation goes horribly wrong when he mistakenly shoots his partner and subsequently attempts to cover it up. The title of the film refers to his inability to sleep, the result of his guilt, represented by the relentless glare of the midnight sun. Insomnia was the film debut of director Erik Skjoldbjærg. The screenplay was written by Nikolaj Frobenius and Skjoldbjærg, and the soundtrack by Geir Jenssen.


I didn't care for this version, either.
 

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