Last Movie you Watched?

1460461463465466984

Comments

  • Posts: 463
    Hard to Kill

    If you like the idea of Steven Seagal coming out of a coma and seeking revenge on everyone who has screwed him over, this movie's for you. I'm not going to lie, I've always been a fan of his earlier efforts. While not cinematically groundbreaking, a lot of his earlier films are fun and entertaining.
  • edited January 2017 Posts: 11,189
    Watched Three Days of Condor for the first time last night. Very enjoyable with a solid performance from Robert Redford. Old fashioned "shady men in hat" spy thrills and refreshingly devoid of flashy filmmaking so common in contemporary movies of the genre.

    Also, the scene when Redford confronts Atwood in the mansion really reminded me of the Pushkin scene in TLD.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,187
    @DaltonCraig007

    HERO is my favourite of all the Chinese sword fight movies. The delicious Zhang Ziyi rocks.
  • Lancaster007Lancaster007 Shrublands Health Clinic, England
    Posts: 1,874
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    @DaltonCraig007

    HERO is my favourite of all the Chinese sword fight movies. The delicious Zhang Ziyi rocks.

    Have to agree there.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    Posts: 23,883
    BAIN123 wrote: »
    Watched Three Days of Condor for the first time last night. Very enjoyable with a solid performance from Robert Redford. Old fashioned "shady men in hat" spy thrills and refreshingly devoid of flashy filmmaking so common in contemporary movies of the genre.

    Also, the scene when Redford confronts Atwood in the mansion really reminded me of the Pushkin scene in TLD.
    An outstanding film and well ahead of its time. I definitely see a lot of influence in the Bourne series.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    edited January 2017 Posts: 40,978
    CrzChris4 wrote: »
    Hard to Kill

    If you like the idea of Steven Seagal coming out of a coma and seeking revenge on everyone who has screwed him over, this movie's for you. I'm not going to lie, I've always been a fan of his earlier efforts. While not cinematically groundbreaking, a lot of his earlier films are fun and entertaining.

    Steven Seagal's gonna take YOU to the bank!

    As for the thread at hand, just finished my blu-ray copy of 'Where Eagles Dare.' Saw this for the first time about a year back and it blew me away, truly a thrilling and impressive WW2 epic, with some insane scope and size at times, and a few stunts that feel akin to a Bond film.

    @doubleoego, had the chance to see 'Moonlight,' as well, and while there are still plenty of films from the latter half of 2016 that I need to catch, that one is my current favorite of the year. Absolutely incredible film.
  • Posts: 4,617
    bondjames wrote: »
    BAIN123 wrote: »
    Watched Three Days of Condor for the first time last night. Very enjoyable with a solid performance from Robert Redford. Old fashioned "shady men in hat" spy thrills and refreshingly devoid of flashy filmmaking so common in contemporary movies of the genre.

    Also, the scene when Redford confronts Atwood in the mansion really reminded me of the Pushkin scene in TLD.
    An outstanding film and well ahead of its time. I definitely see a lot of influence in the Bourne series.

    Often referenced within screenwrting classes as a top "conventional layout" piece of work.
  • Posts: 11,189
    bondjames wrote: »
    BAIN123 wrote: »
    Watched Three Days of Condor for the first time last night. Very enjoyable with a solid performance from Robert Redford. Old fashioned "shady men in hat" spy thrills and refreshingly devoid of flashy filmmaking so common in contemporary movies of the genre.

    Also, the scene when Redford confronts Atwood in the mansion really reminded me of the Pushkin scene in TLD.
    An outstanding film and well ahead of its time. I definitely see a lot of influence in the Bourne series.

    It's certainly got a lot of that "I don't know who I can trust" stuff that has become more of a cliché in modern films. But in this it doesn't seem quite as...gimmicky maybe.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    BAIN123 wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    BAIN123 wrote: »
    Watched Three Days of Condor for the first time last night. Very enjoyable with a solid performance from Robert Redford. Old fashioned "shady men in hat" spy thrills and refreshingly devoid of flashy filmmaking so common in contemporary movies of the genre.

    Also, the scene when Redford confronts Atwood in the mansion really reminded me of the Pushkin scene in TLD.
    An outstanding film and well ahead of its time. I definitely see a lot of influence in the Bourne series.

    It's certainly got a lot of that "I don't know who I can trust" stuff that has become more of a cliché in modern films. But in this it doesn't seem quite as...gimmicky maybe.

    I swear it's nearly impossible to get through a film these days without one of the characters secretly being a traitor.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    FoxRox wrote: »
    Insomnia (2002). Decent flick, slow beginning; I felt like once Robin Williams entered the picture, it got better and better until a great finale. This is maybe the most unusual of Nolan's movies, as far as being able to see his signature style in it.

    Maybe because it is a remake.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    Posts: 15,718
    xxx-the-return-of-xander-cage-vin-diesel-donnie-yen.jpg

    xXx 3: Return of Xander Cage (2017)

    This was all I could ask for as a action junkie. Dumb as hell plot? Corny one-liners? Non-stop action? Insane stunts? Huge body count? Some super badass Asian action stars (Donnie Yen and Tony Jaa)? Yep, this film has got it all, and it did not let me down for the 100 minutes run time. From the first 5 minute where Donnie Yen just destroys 10+ goons, to the climax where an entire army of bad guys were terminated (and again, 10+ of them felt the wrath of Donnie Yen's fists), the film is just a sh*tload of fun. Vin Diesel, while far from being the best actor, was visibly enjoying himself, and that's what I want to see in a non-stop action film of this nature. I don't know if seeing DAD was like this in 2002, but I sure had an epic dose of mindless fun and pure badassery. The end of the film calls for a sequel, and if Tony Jaa & Donnie Yen agree to come back, I am totally ready for more xXx-certified action.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    Posts: 15,718
    maxresdefault.jpg

    Live by Night (2017)

    Most certainly my least favorite film directed by Ben Affleck, but still a highly impressive new offering from him. Ben Affleck is very cool as a gangster - he must wear about 15+ different hats in the film, a new one in every scene), and is a proper badass. This film features a very high body count, not the least thanks to a huge shootout in the end where characters seemed to drop like flies. A fantastic supporting cast - Chris Cooper, Brendan Gleeson, and a very stylish reproduction of the 1920's era thanks to a gorgeous cinematography (all those stunning shots in the trailer looked glorious on the big screen). This seemed more like Affleck's homage to the gangster genre than a groundbreaking film, but it was still very enjoyable. That car chase near the start of the film was fantastic. The pace was very brisk, as someone was wacked, or something exploded at a frequent basis.
  • doubleoegodoubleoego #LightWork
    Posts: 11,139
    Creasy47 wrote: »

    @doubleoego, had the chance to see 'Moonlight,' as well, and while there are still plenty of films from the latter half of 2016 that I need to catch, that one is my current favorite of the year. Absolutely incredible film.

    Yeah it was such an amazing film. Naomi Harris was amazing and Chiron's character was so tragic. That beating he recieved was so messed up...but yeah, it was a fantastic film, definitely one of the best of 2016.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    Birdleson wrote: »
    I still need to see it. My usual source cannot seem to get an extra copy for me.
    @Birdleson, the only man who has a dealer strictly for films. ;)
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    Birdleson wrote: »
    That's cool.

    I now picture you meeting a disguised man in a crowded San Francisco mall across a bench.

    You: "You got the stuff?"

    Dealer: "You're gonna have to be more specific."

    You: "The stuff. Bogie, Bacall, 1946. You know the one."

    Dealer: "Of course, of course. My apologies. Just let me know whether you want DVD or Blu-ray, then fork up the green."
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,978
    doubleoego wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »

    @doubleoego, had the chance to see 'Moonlight,' as well, and while there are still plenty of films from the latter half of 2016 that I need to catch, that one is my current favorite of the year. Absolutely incredible film.

    Yeah it was such an amazing film. Naomi Harris was amazing and Chiron's character was so tragic. That beating he recieved was so messed up...but yeah, it was a fantastic film, definitely one of the best of 2016.

    It felt like a completely different Naomie Harris in this, because she truly shined and her small-but-terrific role was Oscar-worthy. She's a block of wood for me in the Bond series sometimes because she's given absolutely nothing to work with.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    Posts: 23,883
    Suspicion (1941)
    eWVDi2X.jpg

    First watch for me of this Hitchcock classic, starring Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, Nigel Bruce, Auriol Lee & Leo Carroll in a small role. Wealthy but quaint Lina (Fontaine) meets exuberant and carefree playboy Johnnie (Grant), falls in love and elopes. She soon finds out that Johnnie has no money, is a compulsive gambler, & was expecting her family to provide for them. She encourages him to take a job, which he does with cousin Melbeck (Carroll), but he is soon sacked for allegedly absconding with money. Lina begins to suspect that her husband is more devious than he lets on. Johnnie next hatches a plan to invest in real estate with his best friend Beaky (Bruce). When Beaky suddenly dies & Lina finds out that Johnnie has been talking with her friend Isobel (Lee), a mystery novel writer, about untraceable poisons, her suspicions are further raised. Is she next? I enjoyed this film even tough it's a bit slow at the start. Grant and Fontaine (who won an Oscar) are excellent in their roles. Grant in particular is superb in showing the duality of Johnnie - he is both charming & suitably sinister. Fontaine beautifully conveys Lina's rising fear and neuroticism. I've seen this film essentially remade many times. 1988's Masquerade starring Rob Lowe and scored by John Barry comes to mind, but there are others.
  • Posts: 12,474
    Silence (2016). Wow - what a film. Scorsese has delivered another masterpiece; one of his absolute greatest IMO. Highly recommended for all film lovers.

    My Full (Personal) Martin Scorsese Ranking:
    1. Taxi Driver
    2. After Hours
    3. Silence
    4. The King of Comedy
    5. Cape Fear
    6. The Aviator
    7. Raging Bull
    8. Goodfellas
    9. The Age of Innocence
    10. Hugo
    11. Shutter Island
    12. The Departed
    13. Who's That Knocking at My Door
    14. The Color of Money
    15. Gangs of New York
    16. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
    17. New York, New York
    18. Bringing Out the Dead
    19. Mean Streets
    20. Casino
    21. Kundun
    22. The Wolf of Wall Street
    23. Boxcar Bertha
    24. The Last Temptation of Christ
  • Lancaster007Lancaster007 Shrublands Health Clinic, England
    Posts: 1,874
    FoxRox wrote: »
    Silence (2016). Wow - what a film. Scorsese has delivered another masterpiece; one of his absolute greatest IMO. Highly recommended for all film lovers.

    My Full (Personal) Martin Scorsese Ranking:
    1. Taxi Driver
    2. After Hours
    3. Silence
    4. The King of Comedy
    5. Cape Fear
    6. The Aviator
    7. Raging Bull
    8. Goodfellas
    9. The Age of Innocence
    10. Hugo
    11. Shutter Island
    12. The Departed
    13. Who's That Knocking at My Door
    14. The Color of Money
    15. Gangs of New York
    16. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
    17. New York, New York
    18. Bringing Out the Dead
    19. Mean Streets
    20. Casino
    21. Kundun
    22. The Wolf of Wall Street
    23. Boxcar Bertha
    24. The Last Temptation of Christ

    Seriously, you put Raging Bull below The Aviator, Cape Fear and After Hours? Have to say Raging Bull is my numero uno for Scorsese. And Mean Streets number 19!
  • Posts: 12,474
    FoxRox wrote: »
    Silence (2016). Wow - what a film. Scorsese has delivered another masterpiece; one of his absolute greatest IMO. Highly recommended for all film lovers.

    My Full (Personal) Martin Scorsese Ranking:
    1. Taxi Driver
    2. After Hours
    3. Silence
    4. The King of Comedy
    5. Cape Fear
    6. The Aviator
    7. Raging Bull
    8. Goodfellas
    9. The Age of Innocence
    10. Hugo
    11. Shutter Island
    12. The Departed
    13. Who's That Knocking at My Door
    14. The Color of Money
    15. Gangs of New York
    16. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
    17. New York, New York
    18. Bringing Out the Dead
    19. Mean Streets
    20. Casino
    21. Kundun
    22. The Wolf of Wall Street
    23. Boxcar Bertha
    24. The Last Temptation of Christ

    Seriously, you put Raging Bull below The Aviator, Cape Fear and After Hours? Have to say Raging Bull is my numero uno for Scorsese. And Mean Streets number 19!

    Yup. Unorthodox but that's how it is. I do like Raging Bull a lot; objectively it probably is better than those 3, but it's just my personal favorites list.
  • edited January 2017 Posts: 11,189
    The Nice Guys

    Entertaining 70s set action comedy starring Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling as two competing investigators who team up to look into a missing young girl with connections to the porn industry.

    I felt there was more than a whiff to The Cohen Brothers about this film in tone and style. A witty script and well-timed moments of comedy with some darker moments thrown in. Russell Crowe in particular was excellent but I did find Gosling mildly annoying at times.

    The film also felt a little too style-ized occasionally with the "in-your-face" 70s references.

    That said I had a lot of fun with the film. 7/10
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,978
    'Blair Witch'

    I can't believe the same director who did 'The Guest' also worked on this, what a terrible horror film. I've been long tired now of these found footage horror movies, but figured I'd give it a shot. Unfortunately, that turned out to be a mistake, as this was one of the most boring in the genre that I've seen in a real long time. Don't waste your time with this one.
  • Posts: 19,339
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    'Blair Witch'

    I can't believe the same director who did 'The Guest' also worked on this, what a terrible horror film. I've been long tired now of these found footage horror movies, but figured I'd give it a shot. Unfortunately, that turned out to be a mistake, as this was one of the most boring in the genre that I've seen in a real long time. Don't waste your time with this one.

    So nothing like the original ?

  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,978
    barryt007 wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    'Blair Witch'

    I can't believe the same director who did 'The Guest' also worked on this, what a terrible horror film. I've been long tired now of these found footage horror movies, but figured I'd give it a shot. Unfortunately, that turned out to be a mistake, as this was one of the most boring in the genre that I've seen in a real long time. Don't waste your time with this one.

    So nothing like the original ?

    I haven't seen the original in its entirety since I was a kid. I tried to rewatch it a couple of years ago and shut it off almost halfway through, found it very boring. Doubt it was anywhere near this bad, though.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    edited January 2017 Posts: 28,694
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    barryt007 wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    'Blair Witch'

    I can't believe the same director who did 'The Guest' also worked on this, what a terrible horror film. I've been long tired now of these found footage horror movies, but figured I'd give it a shot. Unfortunately, that turned out to be a mistake, as this was one of the most boring in the genre that I've seen in a real long time. Don't waste your time with this one.

    So nothing like the original ?

    I haven't seen the original in its entirety since I was a kid. I tried to rewatch it a couple of years ago and shut it off almost halfway through, found it very boring. Doubt it was anywhere near this bad, though.

    It's kind of amusing in a tragic sort of way that the film that kick-started the fresh and then-innovative "found footage" genre has exemplified just how tired and over-played the style has become through a film that remakes the original.
  • Posts: 12,474
    The Prestige (2006). Great movie; one of my absolute personal favorites from Christopher Nolan. Also watched Batman Begins (2005) recently, which is absolutely fantastic and one of my favorites. Updated ranking:

    Christopher Nolan Films Ranked:
    1. Batman Begins
    2. The Prestige
    3. Memento
    4. Insomnia
    5. Following
  • Lancaster007Lancaster007 Shrublands Health Clinic, England
    Posts: 1,874
    FoxRox wrote: »
    FoxRox wrote: »
    Silence (2016). Wow - what a film. Scorsese has delivered another masterpiece; one of his absolute greatest IMO. Highly recommended for all film lovers.

    My Full (Personal) Martin Scorsese Ranking:
    1. Taxi Driver
    2. After Hours
    3. Silence
    4. The King of Comedy
    5. Cape Fear
    6. The Aviator
    7. Raging Bull
    8. Goodfellas
    9. The Age of Innocence
    10. Hugo
    11. Shutter Island
    12. The Departed
    13. Who's That Knocking at My Door
    14. The Color of Money
    15. Gangs of New York
    16. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
    17. New York, New York
    18. Bringing Out the Dead
    19. Mean Streets
    20. Casino
    21. Kundun
    22. The Wolf of Wall Street
    23. Boxcar Bertha
    24. The Last Temptation of Christ

    Seriously, you put Raging Bull below The Aviator, Cape Fear and After Hours? Have to say Raging Bull is my numero uno for Scorsese. And Mean Streets number 19!

    Yup. Unorthodox but that's how it is. I do like Raging Bull a lot; objectively it probably is better than those 3, but it's just my personal favorites list.

    As you say @FoxRox, each to their own.
  • edited January 2017 Posts: 12,474
    FoxRox wrote: »
    FoxRox wrote: »
    Silence (2016). Wow - what a film. Scorsese has delivered another masterpiece; one of his absolute greatest IMO. Highly recommended for all film lovers.

    My Full (Personal) Martin Scorsese Ranking:
    1. Taxi Driver
    2. After Hours
    3. Silence
    4. The King of Comedy
    5. Cape Fear
    6. The Aviator
    7. Raging Bull
    8. Goodfellas
    9. The Age of Innocence
    10. Hugo
    11. Shutter Island
    12. The Departed
    13. Who's That Knocking at My Door
    14. The Color of Money
    15. Gangs of New York
    16. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
    17. New York, New York
    18. Bringing Out the Dead
    19. Mean Streets
    20. Casino
    21. Kundun
    22. The Wolf of Wall Street
    23. Boxcar Bertha
    24. The Last Temptation of Christ

    Seriously, you put Raging Bull below The Aviator, Cape Fear and After Hours? Have to say Raging Bull is my numero uno for Scorsese. And Mean Streets number 19!

    Yup. Unorthodox but that's how it is. I do like Raging Bull a lot; objectively it probably is better than those 3, but it's just my personal favorites list.

    As you say @FoxRox, each to their own.

    @Lancaster007 To be honest also, a lot of spots could potentially be interchanged. For instance, Raging Bull could be as high as 5 for me some days. Ranking Scorsese is one of the hardest directors for me to rank, even personally, just because he has so many good films and I enjoy most of them a lot - and for me personally, many are very close in how much I enjoy them.
  • Posts: 6,432
    Alice Through the Looking Glass, the film felt flat and by the numbers not particularly creative.

    10 Cloverfield Lane, this film was very much about the atmosphere that was created. Great tension in this film enjoyed the two leads performances. Winstead reminds me of a young Sigourney weaver, very talented actress.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    Posts: 15,718
    Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)

    I hadn't seen this since buying the Blu Ray in summer 2015. I didn't remember this film was so super badass. The church fight scene and the climax alone are worth binge watching this film, as far as I'm concerned. Totally brutal stuff, with fantastic badass performances from Colin Firth and Mark Strong, with a killer soundtrack. Oh, and Samuel L Jackson hamming it up like crazy is just a joy to see. Can't wait to see the sequel later this year.
Sign In or Register to comment.