What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

[Doctor Strange]

Oh, the 1938 Hollywood version is lame, bordering on unwatchable. The Patrick Stewart TNT version is okay (not surprisingly, Stewart himself is very good), but it can't hold a candle to - IMHO - the two four-star adaptations of A Christmas Carol:

The 1951 Alastair Sim film is a concise, noirish b/w masterpiece that hits all the right notes. And Sim is just a magnificent Scrooge, a wonderful interpretation!

The 1984 George C. Scott TV version is an outstanding adaptation - so good that you don't even notice that Scott is the only guy in the cast with an American accent. Among other reasons, it features my all-time favorite Bob Cratchit: David Warner, absolutely heartbreaking in a rare good-guy role. Actually, the whole cast is splendid: Roger Rees as Fred, Frank Finlay as Marley, Edward Woodward as Christmas Present...

I also give high marks to a nostalgic favorite, Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol. Though it's a limited-animation cartoon, it captures the bulk of the story accurately in a very short timeframe, and it has much better songs than the 1970 musical Scrooge with Albert Finney.

 

[vintageTink]

You're thinking of Robert Z'Dar.

I'm watching The Shootist right now. I don't consider myself a John Wayne fan, but in my opinion this is his best movie.

That's him!
McClintock is my favorite JW movie.

Last night was Disney's A Christmas Carol and Polar Express 3D.

We've watched Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas and will likely start Twice Upon A Christmas, then sometime today Christmas Vacation, Charlie Brown Christmas, Scrooged, and a few others.

 

[Gregg Axley]

Oh Fudge......
Even though I can repeat A Christmas Story line by line, I still have to view it at least 3x during the 24hr marathon.

 

[dh66]

'Bout to give that a go myself. Haven't had a chance to watch it yet this year.

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[Gregg Axley]

Teenage Strangler MST3K version.
My wife likes it for some reason, although funny in most parts, not their best work IMHO.

 

[Stearmen]

Hands down, the best is Blackadder's Christmas Carol, with Rowan Atkinson.

 

[Horace Debussy Jones]

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Very funny. Hadn't seen it in a long time, so it was almost like a new movie to me.

 

[babygirl...]

I have watched that movie every Christmas along with Charlie Brown since I was little so when I became a parent I of course made my kids watch it and have tried to raise my kids with the same values as Ralphie an his brother....LOL! IT WORKED TOo! My kids are 22,18 and 14 and they are just as dramatic..can I get an :amen:,lol...,they have referred to me as a drill Sargent sometimes so I must have done something right?? haha
Hey I am a firm believer in spare the rod spoil the child but the rod doesn't have to be physical these days, take away the PS2 and you break there there little hearts...:violin:

 

[Smithy]

"La Vie en Rose" on the telly tonight. It was one of those films that I meant to see at the flicks but missed and never got around to it. Absolutely magnificent, although not what you would call uplifting. In truth very tragic but brilliant filmmaking.

And just the other day, "Django Unchained" which I loved. I thought "Inglourious Basterds" was crap (apart from Christoph Waltz's performance) and Django was the complete opposite. My favourite Tarantino film. I'm a sucker for a Western and I love how this was a homage to some of the classics in its feel. Casting and acting were first rate, and the way the tension was ratcheted up when they were in Candyland was perfect. Plus the "bag scene" had me literally crying with laughter.

 

[babygirl...]

I am looking that up now!! hahahah I can see why you like it,,,,

 

[Smithy]

I am looking that up now!! hahahah I can see why you like it,,,,

If it's the bag scene, yup it's just ridiculously funny. I nearly threw up I was laughing so much!

 

[babygirl...]

lol..I'm glad I didn't see this in the movie theater...I would have choked on my popcorn,,,blahha

 

[Giftmacher]

Where Sidewalk Ends

 

[Black Dahlia]

The Devil Doll (1936).
X
BD

 

[Doctor Damage]

"Micheal Clayton" with Clooney and Wilkinson. Lawyer drama film, quite excellent, doesn't disappoint (even if they don't explain a couple of things).

 

[Worf]

The Devil Doll (1936).
X
BD

Excellent film. DVR'd it myself about a month and a half ago. Good fun and a great tale of vengeance!!!!

Worf

 

[mingoslim]

Last night I pulled out a classic . . . CASABLANCA. A great flick, with a great cast - Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, and Dooley Wilson. . . I choke up every time Rick allows the Bulgarians to win at Roulette, and when Paul Henreid leads the patrons at Rick's in "La Marseillaise" . . .

And Ingrid Bergman is Stunning.

 

[Touchofevil]

Across the Pacific on TCM.

 

[DavidJones]

"The Last Hunt" with Stewart Granger, Robert Taylor, and Debra Paget

 

[Worf]

Across the Pacific on TCM.

Caught that this afternoon as well. Every "Chinese" actor of that era pressed into playing at Japanese... except Key Luke. Not very believable but entertaining.

Worf