What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

[Bushman]

Watched E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial last night. I love that movie, always have. I also love the incredible useage of lighting in this movie. A lot of useage of exterior and natural lighting in this movie. It's great!

 

[Worf]

I watched The Car (1977) last weekend. I hadn't seen it before, and I never want to see it again.

Mwa ha ha ha ha ha! Hey man I thought a "Zombie Car" was right up yer alley???? Seriously.... whadja expect from a '70's car movie... Brilliance?

Worf

 

[AmateisGal]

Captain America: Civil War. LOVED it! Cap's values and morality that he learned growing up and in the '40s are still guiding him in today's world and it's something I LOVE about his character.

 

[Touchofevil]

Thunderball, again

 

[Zombie_61]

Mwa ha ha ha ha ha! Hey man I thought a "Zombie Car" was right up yer alley???? Seriously.... whadja expect from a '70's car movie... Brilliance?

Worf

No, I knew it wasn't going to be good, but I really didn't expect it to be as bad as it was. I'd guess the lion's share of the budget went to George Barris for building the cars.

 

[Fading Fast]

Thunderball, again

IMHO, that's the pivot movie where the excellence of the first three starts to slip away and Bond becoming a generic superhero starts to diminish the effort. Still a good one, but the bad transition was in motion - sadly.

 

[Vera Godfrey]

Back to the Future

 

[AmateisGal]

The Sum of All Fears. I'm not a big fan of Ben Affleck, but I still like this movie.

 

[Worf]

The Sum of All Fears. I'm not a big fan of Ben Affleck, but I still like this movie.

Yes... I like it too. It's the only one of the bunch I really got into.

Worf

 

[Stearmen]

The Fast And The Furious (1954) John Ireland, Dorothy Malone. Not a very good plot, but what do you expect, it cost Roger Corman $50,000 to make! If you are a true motor head, this is a must see film. They filmed it mostly on location in Pebble Beach during the race. Lots of great 50s sports cars, the star was a 1954 Jaguar XK120 roadster. It even has Dorothy driving an Allard K3!

 

[Doctor Strange]

Captain America: Civil War. Very, very entertaining, but don't believe the hype that it's The Best Superhero Film Yet. It has pacing and story problems, and I don't think its "real world problem" aspect works as well here as it did in CA: The Winter Solider. With that minor complaint, it does a fantastic job of servicing its huge cast: it is really more of an Avengers film than a Captain America film. It brings the wit and fun you expect from Marvel, and elegantly introduces the Black Panther and new Spider-Man. There's plenty of great action... but it's even more impressive in how well it handles the motivations and dialog across its many characters.

Considering its significant plot similarities to the recent Batman V Superman (which I didn't outright hate, but found very disappointing) - heroes fighting each other over fears of godlike beings operating without government oversight (with a villain in the shadows pulling the strings to increase the conflict) - it is VASTLY more successful. If you've seen both films, you should DEFINITELY read this article:

http://theplaylist.net/11-things-ca...an-learnt-captain-america-civil-war-20160509/

 

[Fading Fast]

"Learning to Drive" Immediately had me thinking about Lizzie's comments about how many movies are made about wealthy, white, middle-aged, NYC women who have some kind of relationship problem.

This one was one cliche after another - professor husband of decades cheats on wife with student and leaves wife / wife learns about independence (through the metaphor of learning to drive) and learns about a financially less-successful socio-economic group by taking driving lessons from a thoughtful and wise Indian man who, too, leverages his relationship with this women to be a better husband to his new arranged-marriage bride.

The only thing that marginally saves this by-the-numbers / market-tested / takes-no-risks script are strong performances by Ben Kingsley and Patricia Clarkson.

 

[AmateisGal]

Captain America: Civil War. Very, very entertaining, but don't believe the hype that it's The Best Superhero Film Yet. It has pacing and story problems, and I don't think its "real world problem" aspect works as well here as it did in CA: The Winter Solider. With that minor complaint, it does a fantastic job of servicing its huge cast: it is really more of an Avengers film than a Captain America film. It brings the wit and fun you expect from Marvel, and elegantly introduces the Black Panther and new Spider-Man. There's plenty of great action... but it's even more impressive in how well it handles the motivations and dialog across its many characters.

Considering its significant plot similarities to the recent Batman V Superman (which I didn't outright hate, but found very disappointing) - heroes fighting each other over fears of godlike beings operating without government oversight (with a villain in the shadows pulling the strings to increase the conflict) - it is VASTLY more successful. If you've seen both films, you should DEFINITELY read this article:

http://theplaylist.net/11-things-ca...an-learnt-captain-america-civil-war-20160509/

I loved it, too. Can't wait to see it again!

 

[Doctor Strange]

Maybe this should be on the Agent Carter thread, but how can 30-something Sharon Carter be 90-something Peggy's niece? Great-grandniece would be more like it. (And whose child is she supposed to be, since per the TV series Peggy's only male sibling died back in WWII?!?)

While I'm happy that they finally revealed Agent 13 to be Sharon Carter - which all Cap readers knew was coming - this is a bit, um, sloppy.

 

[Zombie_61]

The Hustler (1961). Brilliant.

 

[Fading Fast]

The Hustler (1961). Brilliant.

Yes, yes, yes. I saw the first half of it on Saturday on TCM (had to leave, so I recorded the second half). Hadn't seen it in awhile and forgot how absolutely outstanding it is in all its beautiful B&W glory. Also reminded me that Jackie Gleason could act and not just play a ham.

 

[AmateisGal]

Maybe this should be on the Agent Carter thread, but how can 30-something Sharon Carter be 90-something Peggy's niece? Great-grandniece would be more like it. (And whose child is she supposed to be, since per the TV series Peggy's only male sibling died back in WWII?!?)

While I'm happy that they finally revealed Agent 13 to be Sharon Carter - which all Cap readers knew was coming - this is a bit, um, sloppy.

Yeah, that doesn't make sense. Maybe her brother was married and his wife was expecting before he got killed? Still doesn't make the niece part right. Very sloppy!

 

[AmateisGal]

Watching The Parent Trap (1998 version). I've lost track of how many times I've watched it - I enjoy it every time!

 

[BobHufford]

Watching The Parent Trap (1998 version). I've lost track of how many times I've watched it - I enjoy it every time!

My almost 26-year-old daughter was over for dinner and this came on. I cannot necessarily agree that I have enjoyed it every time, but she does so I tolerate it.

 

[Bushman]

"Pickup Alley" on TCM.