Last (x) movies you saw

bergman's 'The virgin spring' on friday.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Sunday, 2 February 2003 14:25 (10 years ago) Permalink

(some of)Strangers on a train, 8 Mile, Schindler's List.

― naked as sin (naked as sin), Sunday, 2 February 2003 16:28 (10 years ago) Permalink

*thinks* Nothing in theaters since you know what, for obvious reasons (ie, no other current films are Return of the King). But I did pick up Branded in Flesh, a mid-sixties Japanese Yakuza film on the heavy duty art tip, on Critierion at Spencer's suggestion last week and Sean and I watched it a week ago -- a very 1967 film in ways and quite good at same. You can definitely see how the style was picking up all over the place from French cinema while the plot and how it was handled made me so not surprised that Tarantino is credited as an associate producer of the DVD.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 2 February 2003 16:44 (10 years ago) Permalink

ok last week i saw crimes of the future, man without a past, hamlet goes business and drifting clouds (kaurismaaki week) manhunter last night, er that vincent gallo vampire thing, about schmidt, poison (todd haynes)

i wanted to see bergman's hour of the wolf today but was at work

― zemko (bob), Sunday, 2 February 2003 21:30 (10 years ago) Permalink

hehehe...I was going to go to hour of the wolf but work put me off too.

should be watching 'persona' sometime this week.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Sunday, 2 February 2003 21:34 (10 years ago) Permalink

I'm watching Sixth Sense on TV at the moment. I hope the allegedly astonishing twist doesn't turn out to be as blindingly obvious as I think.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 2 February 2003 22:05 (10 years ago) Permalink

It will Martin, it will

― luna (luna.c), Sunday, 2 February 2003 22:07 (10 years ago) Permalink

the kid's a vampire

― James Blount (James Blount), Sunday, 2 February 2003 22:08 (10 years ago) Permalink

I'm watching Austin Powers.

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 2 February 2003 22:08 (10 years ago) Permalink

wasn't the sixth sense the one where it was all a dream, and then they all went back to Kansas or something?

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 2 February 2003 22:10 (10 years ago) Permalink

I am expecting him to wake up in the shower at the end.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 2 February 2003 22:11 (10 years ago) Permalink

Today I saw 'the Wild Thornberries' at Warner Village, Islington. We were about 20 minutes late for the 3.00 pm showing so the management gave me free passes to come and see it again which I thought was nice of them. The passes appear to be valid for anything not just that particular film.

― David (David), Sunday, 2 February 2003 22:24 (10 years ago) Permalink

I figured out the end to it not long into it - I HATE it when I do that.

― luna (luna.c), Sunday, 2 February 2003 22:24 (10 years ago) Permalink

I actually figured out the twist on the basis of the trailer to Sixth Sense. The first scene of the film gave the explanation. I should add that the Osment (sp?) kid is extraordinarily good. As good a child's performance as I've seen, I think.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 2 February 2003 22:53 (10 years ago) Permalink

As Good As It Gets - Amazing how easily his condition was solved, wasn't it? Puppies, eh.
Enemy of the State - v.v.good
Ghost World - <3 <3 <3
Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Fnatastic, except eveything involving Tommy Gnosis which is rub. Hedwig and the Korean Army Wives' Smells Like Teen Spirit = Best song that doesn't exist.
Cross Roads - Her mom really is Samantha! I nearly cried again.
The Sixth Sense - After the "I see dead people" money shot around 10:04pm there was no need to watch any more. But I did. That kid scares me.
Back To The Future III - As good as I remember

― Graham (graham), Monday, 3 February 2003 19:50 (10 years ago) Permalink

Has anyone seen that controversial French film, that I keep forgeting the title of? The one that tells the story backwards.

― jel -- (jel), Monday, 3 February 2003 20:19 (10 years ago) Permalink

I saw Final Destination II over the weekend. Not as good as the first one, not as well-paced. But gorier--especially the massive car crash scene at the beginning. The female lead is kind of dull and the sexy blonde girl from the last movie is back and all edgy and annoying. The male lead is cute and very short.

― Arthur (Arthur), Monday, 3 February 2003 20:34 (10 years ago) Permalink

Last week we rented Signs, Memento and K-PAX though the g/f ended up watching Saturday Night Fever again ...

― zaxxon25 (zaxxon25), Monday, 3 February 2003 23:02 (10 years ago) Permalink

Jel - yes, I saw 'Irreversible' today - I think I'll start a thread on it tomorrow, when my thoughts, such as they are, are a bit clearer.

I saw '6th Sense' when it came out, and like others here also guessed the twist ending abt 10 mins into the flick (this doesn't usually happen to me - I didn't suss the twist in 'Fight Club', for example, which other ppl have told me was equally obvious.) But re-watching '6th Sense' last night, without that sense of 'Is That All There Is?', I enjoyed it much more - the scene in the car w/ the mum and the little boy is incredibly manipulative/sentimental, but so well acted it nearly had me blubbing, all the same, and as a mood piece abt loss and letting go it works v. well (tho' I did wonder why, if the young girl was filming her mother poisoning her, she didn't actually do anything abt it). I also think Bruce Willis is really tremendous in it.

― Andrew L (Andrew L), Monday, 3 February 2003 23:11 (10 years ago) Permalink

Russian Ark, Solaris (Tarkovsky), Letter from an Unknown Woman,, two documentaries on Abbas Kiarostami, two episodes of What Do Those Old Films Mean?, Moonrise

― Amateurist (amateurist), Monday, 3 February 2003 23:35 (10 years ago) Permalink

"About Schmidt" = horribly unfunny, overrated, sentimental crap.

Today I saw: "Catch Me if you Can" = funny, underrated, enjoyable caper. balance has been restored! Hurrah!

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Monday, 3 February 2003 23:38 (10 years ago) Permalink

The Virgin Suicides (not bad)
Insomnia (pretty good)
Lord Of the Rings 2 (I got a little bored. It's probably better if you've seen the first, which I haven't.)

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Monday, 3 February 2003 23:39 (10 years ago) Permalink

caught the last hour of the 6th sense and wasn't worried abt getting the twist. The scenes with the boy and bruce are really trmemndous. The whole thing is so well acted really.

yesterday I went across the road and watched Donnie Darko. I know there were threads on this so I might post.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Tuesday, 4 February 2003 07:57 (10 years ago) Permalink

I saw 'Narc' last night. I didn't really get much out of it. For the last half hour especially, I just kept thinking 'Now have I missed something or why the fuck would he do that?' every couple of minutes.

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 14 February 2003 13:18 (10 years ago) Permalink

that's what I thought during 'rush hour 2.' was 'nark' as good as that?

― RJG (RJG), Friday, 14 February 2003 13:21 (10 years ago) Permalink

Nark off.

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 14 February 2003 13:21 (10 years ago) Permalink

I saw Catch Me If You Can last week. Did he really just abandon Brenda? That bit was odd.

― Graham (graham), Friday, 14 February 2003 13:31 (10 years ago) Permalink

The Lady and the Duke - ohimigod this movie is so good

Russian Ark - ohmigod this movie is so good

Talk to Her - s'okay

― James Blount (James Blount), Friday, 14 February 2003 13:37 (10 years ago) Permalink

I haven't been to the cinema yet this year, but then seeing as I only went three times last year it's hardly surprising.

― chris (chris), Friday, 14 February 2003 13:40 (10 years ago) Permalink

I taped The Ice Storm last night and watched it when I came in. I love that film.

― Lara (Lara), Friday, 14 February 2003 13:45 (10 years ago) Permalink

I bought MASH on DVD and it was as good a film as I remember. If not better. Haven't watched the accompanying documaentaries yet though.

― chris (chris), Friday, 14 February 2003 13:49 (10 years ago) Permalink

Ohayo by Ozu on Tuesday, which was terrific, then About Schmidt last night, which I think is a genuinely wonderful movie that I recommend to everyone. Jack Nicholson's best, Kathy Bates' too (smallish role), loads of great and funny and moving details all the way through. Virtually perfect.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 14 February 2003 21:24 (10 years ago) Permalink

Anyone in the US planning on seeing "Daredevil" this weekend?

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 14 February 2003 21:26 (10 years ago) Permalink

probably next weekend if at all. the theater near me works like this: first weekend, every showing is full, second weekend, nobody is there, third weekend, stragglers, fourth weekend the movie is gone!

I saw the pianist recently, and it was good. i am planning on seeing "city of god" tonight.

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Friday, 14 February 2003 21:29 (10 years ago) Permalink

I really didn't get Talk to Her at all. I found it very dull compared to the rest of his movies. I didn't care about the two main characters--they were so irritating. The weepy macho reporter, the pathetic stalker nurse, bah. The only character I really liked was the female bullfighter. And Geraldine Chaplin's character, but she was barely in it.

Also saw About Schmidt, hated it. The way Payne poked fun at the crass aging hippie bohemian family was despicable. Really smug, I didn't sense any affection there at all.

― Arthur (Arthur), Friday, 14 February 2003 21:42 (10 years ago) Permalink

I thought the trailers for 'Daredevil' looked pretty cheesy.
"I got it! Let's make a Matrix meets Tomb Raider meets Spiderman vehicle"
Of course, trailers have a way of pilfering any integrity a movie may posess.

I saw 25th Hour and 'Catch Me If...'
Thought 25th Hour was much better

― oops (Oops), Friday, 14 February 2003 21:44 (10 years ago) Permalink

Anyone seen "City of God"?
Is it worth seeking out a theater that shows it?

― oops (Oops), Friday, 14 February 2003 22:17 (10 years ago) Permalink

i saw 'being there' at film forum last night. it was so so so so good

― maura (maura), Friday, 14 February 2003 22:20 (10 years ago) Permalink

i will tell you tonight or tommorrow, oops!

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Friday, 14 February 2003 22:38 (10 years ago) Permalink

I'm gonna see Daredevil tomorrow. Then I might see Catch Me If You Can on Sunday. Still haven't seen Punch Drunk Love or The Man Without A Past.

Last weekend I watched The Man Who Wasn't There and Austin Powers II.

― jel -- (jel), Friday, 14 February 2003 22:41 (10 years ago) Permalink

Arthur, those folks are jokes to an extent, a catalogue of grotesques - but surely they are also a loving family, JN's daughter is clearly happy and in love, they are all good to her. I didn't think it was sneery, really.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Saturday, 15 February 2003 00:15 (10 years ago) Permalink

Recently saw a brilliant movie I am astonished hasn't been mentioned here - Waking Life. Its finally out on DVD in Australia. I was impressed not just with the unique animation method, but the concept/plot/what have you as well.

Also recently saw Ghostworld, was drunk, didn't enjoy it, know this is Very Wrong and must see it again.

Ah, and Bowling for Columbine. Everyone must see this. With a very open mind.

― Trayce (trayce), Saturday, 15 February 2003 00:25 (10 years ago) Permalink

i would like to suggest seeing "ratcatcher". it is about a poor family living in public housing ca. 1973 in glasgow. mildly depressing, beautiful imagery, some sweetie kids and some cockfarmer kids too

― ron (ron), Saturday, 15 February 2003 02:02 (10 years ago) Permalink

Martin--I think you can portray a family as loving and decent, and still have a sneery attitude towards them. You're right about the daughter, though. She was the only dignified character in the entire movie. I have to say that there were some really devastating scenes dealing with grief and aging. But they were few and far between. My biggest problem with the movie, though, was that I just didn't find it funny. At all.

― Arthur (Arthur), Saturday, 15 February 2003 03:04 (10 years ago) Permalink

Double Jeopardy: "I'm gonna arrest you for stupidity!" = FUCK YOU YOU SQUARE. It was fine and unbearable really.

― naked as sin (naked as sin), Saturday, 15 February 2003 03:08 (10 years ago) Permalink

I just saw City of God. It was very good. I had gotten the impression that is was a bit darker than it really was. i am bad at critiquing mvoies but it is a good film.

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Saturday, 15 February 2003 06:50 (10 years ago) Permalink

Well, Arthur, my chance to say: I larfed non-stop and so did Andrew L.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Saturday, 15 February 2003 11:36 (10 years ago) Permalink

I watched sex and lucia lat monday. very funny. I liked that the middle aged couple walked out after abt half hour into the movie: I wondered if they did that beacuse it got 'too hot' and they wanted to try out some of the ideas in the movie or because they were disgusted at the sex scenes.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Saturday, 15 February 2003 12:28 (10 years ago) Permalink

Horror of Dracula
Hound of the Baskervilles (w/Cushing and Lee)
The Three Musketeers & The Four Musketeers
Fargo

― Joe (Joe), Saturday, 15 February 2003 14:43 (10 years ago) Permalink

Hulk
The Tuxedo
Audition
Rambo II

to see:
MST3K the movie
Battle Royale

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 27 July 2003 08:33 (9 years ago) Permalink