What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

[Zombie_61]

I would watch out if I were you. Even the Bogeyman checks under his bed for Chuck Norris.

 

[Stearmen]

:eusa_clap

 

[Stearmen]

The focus was on Stewart's not very likable character, not on the development of the carbine. Only near the end did his innovation regarding the carbine show up, and then it was sort of like a montage. I still don't know what the improvement was, and maybe that was because the studio didn't think it would engage the ticket-buying public as much as the biographical story line.

He designed the short stroke piston used in the M1 Carbine. He was apparently, next to imposable to get along with, so few companies wanted to use his patents.

 

[Doctor Damage]

Chinatown. Always a very entertaining movie.

Indeed.... a bit depressing but excellent. The "sequel" was terrible.

 

[EmergencyIan]

:eusa_clap

+ 1 ... could not agree more whole heartedly. Nothing against Chuck Norris, however.

- Ian

 

[Touchofevil]

Indeed.... a bit depressing but excellent. The "sequel" was terrible.

I think that I am one of the very few who found The Two Jakes to be entertaining. It was not nearly as good Chinatown, but it had a decent cast and story.

 

[DesertDan]

The Last Starfighter

 

[Worf]

The Last Starfighter

One of the more enjoyable post Star Wars knock-offs.

Worf

 

[DesertDan]

Agreed Worf. Starfighter is just a fun, wholesome movie that embraces it's bit of campiness and sentimentality without any of the smarmy angnst and irony that became so prevalent in such movies afterwards.

And Robert Preston sporting a fedora! What more could one ask for?

 

[Wally_Hood]

Blackfish, documentary off of Netflix.

 

[Gregg Axley]

The Last Starfighter

One of those I have to watch when it comes on.
Very good choice Dan.
You put it perfectly Worf, a Star Wars knock off, but a good hearted movie with a well written story.

 

[Matt Crunk]

OK, here's a strange and interesting film that a lot of people have probably never heard of in spite of the attachment of some pretty big names . . . Nothing Lasts Forever (1984) was produced by SNL Producer Lorne Michaels, Directed by SNL writer Tom Schiller, and features the likes of Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd. It may be of special interest to Loungers because, like Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid did a year earlier, it uses old B-roll footage and establishing shots from much older films to make this movie seem like it takes place in the Golden Era. According to online sources it was never officially released, either in theaters or on video media. This copy was supposedly leaked by an insider and made its way to the web. I watched it last night and let me tell you . . it was a weird ride.

[video=youtube_share;Y2bXpNJSNaY]http://youtu.be/Y2bXpNJSNaY[/video]

 

[Wally_Hood]

Last night, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. I spent a lot of the time marveling at the life-likeness of the CGI. It seems like the makers are following the story arc of the original movie, but stretching it out to a series.

 

[EmergencyIan]

Mr. Deeds Goes To Town (1936)

Another pretty good Capra movie that I had not seen before. It stars Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur.

- Ian

 

[Retro Spectator]

The last movie I watched was Jaws. But it wasn't on TV. I saw it in the theater. This theater is called the Orpheum, and it is in Chatham Massachusetts. It was previously a CVS, and before that it was a theater also called the Orpheum.

 

[Fading Fast]

Mr. Deeds Goes To Town (1936)

Another pretty good Capra movie that I had not seen before. It stars Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur.

- Ian

As a movie, I'd say the same "pretty good" and add, not great. The stars carry it for me - Cooper is always fun is his comfortably awkward way and Jean Arthur is, IMHO, the star from the 30s that should be more known today. She had looks (in a girl next door kinda way), a inner spark that made her seem fun and like she got the joke, and a raspy voice that worked for her but shouldn't have. Maybe it's because she didn't have a movie - like "Casablanca" or the "Philadelphia Story" - that resonates with audiences today, but she seems unknown today to all but the classic movie fan. "Only Angels Have Wings" is my favorite of hers.

I'm half way through "Female" which is an awesome pre-code where Ruth Chatterton plays a CEO of an auto company who uses her good-looking male employees for sex (yes, it's that blatant) and, then, if they try to turn it into a relationship she has them shipped off to some branch office. Incredibly ahead of its time. Makes you sad for what movies could have been after 1934 if the code hadn't started to be enforced. And the Art Deco scenery (and Chatterton) are gorgeous just to look at.

 

[EmergencyIan]

As a movie, I'd say the same "pretty good" and add, not great. The stars carry it for me - Cooper is always fun is his comfortably awkward way and Jean Arthur is, IMHO, the star from the 30s that should be more known today. She had looks (in a girl next door kinda way), a inner spark that made her seem fun and like she got the joke, and a raspy voice that worked for her but shouldn't have. Maybe it's because she didn't have a movie - like "Casablanca" or the "Philadelphia Story" - that resonates with audiences today, but she seems unknown today to all but the classic movie fan. "Only Angels Have Wings" is my favorite of hers.

I'm half way through "Female" which is an awesome pre-code where Ruth Chatterton plays a CEO of an auto company who uses her good-looking male employees for sex (yes, it's that blatant) and, then, if they try to turn it into a relationship she has them shipped off to some branch office. Incredibly ahead of its time. Makes you sad for what movies could have been after 1934 if the code hadn't started to be enforced. And the Art Deco scenery (and Chatterton) are gorgeous just to look at.

Today, I did a bit of reading (Wikipedia) about Jean Arthur. She was born in 1900 and died in 1991. So, when we watch here at her peak, she was in her mid 30s and 40s. I would have never guessed that.

Also, she was the mother in the classic movie "Shane." I've seen that movie 4 or 5 times, over the years, and never realized that. Though, in fairness, I was not as aware of her as I have become recently.

It's too bad that she isn't well known today. She deserves to be.

- Ian

 

[Wally_Hood]

Cornered (1945) with Dick Powell and Walter Slezak. Powell continues with characters and stories designed to sweep away his boy singer image. Gritty, very noir. If you watch it, you have to pay attention to all the clues and twists.

 

[Gregg Axley]

Sharknado the Rifftrax version, at the local theater.
It was done via satellite feed (by Fathom Events) across 650 theaters.
An encore will be Tuesday night.
The movie was dumb enough on it's own (like the sun being out during the cgi tornado scenes), but with the Rifftrax people it was a great experience.
And Tara Reid STILL can't act.

 

[Touchofevil]

Sharknado the Rifftrax version, at the local theater.
It was done via satellite feed (by Fathom Events) across 650 theaters.
An encore will be Tuesday night.
The movie was dumb enough on it's own (like the sun being out during the cgi tornado scenes), but with the Rifftrax people it was a great experience.
And Tara Reid STILL can't act.

Having watched Sharknado when it premiered on syfy, I am pretty sure the director and producers did not ask the actors to act.