What Movie Did You Watch Recently?

[Aemon Stark]

Well it's arguably sillier to make a derisive point about a simple observation - which I only mentioned because this is, you know, asoiaf.westeros.org

Stones. Glasshouses. Etc.

[Maia]

Mission Impossible 4 - watched in a cinema and really enjoyed it for what it was, i.e. a well-made action flick. Could have done without the very schmaltzy ending with massive fan-service, though.

Labyrinth with David Bowie, inspired by the Bowie week on Tor.com. Now, of course it is a children's movie and I never saw it at the appropriate age, but IMHO it didn't hold up well. Bowie does his goblin king with commendable panache, muppets/masks are quite good but the heroine is painfully wooden and the writing is so-so.

25th Hour, initial novel and script for which were written by GoT's very own David Benioff. Saw it by chance on TV and loved it. The last day in freedom of a convicted non-violent drug dealer, who is about to spend 7 years of hard time in a federal prison. His dealings with and farewells to father, friends, wife, everything, etc. Very poignant. I guess that I'll now have to read City of Thieves, after all.

[TerraPrime]

Caught the documentary called "Outrage" while zombie-ing in front of TV due to flu.

It's about the circa 2002 outing of several high-level GOP politicians and operatives. Very interesting documentary. I enjoyed it. It did leave the ethical issue of outing a bit unresolved, allowing the viewers to make up their own mind.

[kairparavel]

We watched Mission BMW Mac Air Book Impossible last night and we didn't hate it. I did wonder how even evil scientists and their computer nerd co-conspirators were so adept at hand to hand combat but eh, it's a tricksy world out there. I felt slightly duped that Josh Holloway was more or less a cameo. I thought he was part of the movie's IMF team. And special shout out to Tom Cruise's pants. ALL of them. How many wardrobe people did it take to get him into that blue shiny suit in Dubai. Yeesh.

Also enjoyed Super 8 on the weekend.

[wyman's cook]

Run Ronnie Run : someone recomended it to me, but i guess he must have been pretty wasted while watching it cause i didn't find it that funny :P

apart from some hilarious moments/lines the film was kinna boring..

Stranger than fiction : i'm a big Will Ferrel fan. This film was different..more subtle, since it's kinna "alternative-comedy" and Ferrel didn0t just do his usual faces and stuff..

pretty nice and entertaining film..i reccomend it

[Mexal]

Just saw Haywire. Nothing special but did what it set out to accomplish fairly well. I was entertained. Oh and Gina Carano is fucking hot.

[awesome possum]

Tucker and Dale versus Evil

This is one of the funniest movies I've seen. It was actually the second time I watched it, and I laughed almost just as much as the first time. I highly recommend it. Just hilarious.

[Howdyphillip]

I just finished watching The King's Speach. I have no idea why it has taken me this long to get around to seeing it. I have seen every other movie to win best picture at the academies. I was expecting to not like it as I had heard that it was slow and it drags in places. Nothing could be further from the truth. Every accolade this movie received was well earned.

I can't believe that Helena Bonham Carter didn't win best supporting actress as her portrayal of the Queen's mother may have been the best performance of all time. This is an incredible movie

[red snow]

In Time. I really liked the concept amd there were moments where it could have been a new "Gatacca". Unfortunately they tried to make it into an action movie and it lost it's way with no clear goal. The script was also a little heavy handed in trying to come off as clever. Great idea, poor execution but i'm pleased hollywood tries some of these ideas every now and then.

[Manhole Eunuchsbane]

Just caught Moneyball last night. Must see for MLB fans. Good stuff, Maynard.

[Chelly]

Just saw the latest Underworld movie and I fucking liked it! I've liked all those movies except the second, that one was terrible. "Just shut your brain off and enjoy the awesome fight scenes" type movie.

[Inigima]

Just saw the latest Underworld movie and I fucking liked it! I've liked all those movies except the second, that one was terrible. "Just shut your brain off and enjoy the awesome fight scenes" type movie.

My god, people who legitimately like these movies do exist.

I've watched a bunch lately and posting about them in multiple places is a pain in the ass. Here's the recent list:

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - The Swedish one, not the Fincher one, though I hear that is good too. I liked this one. Occasionally severely unpleasant to watch. I'm told, however, that it doesn't even come close to the seediness of the book.

Lars and the Real Girl - I liked this a lot. Distinctly not the sophomoric comedy you might think it is from the name.

The Bourne Identity - Yes, I only just saw this. Dumb spy porn. No idea why this is as well-liked as it is.

O Brother, Where Art Thou - A strange conceit for a film, but a good watch. One thing that bothers me a little about it: I think the best modern updates of old stories make sense on their own merits, without necessarily needing the source material to lean on, and at several points I felt this one didn't.

Our Man Flint - A sillier James Bond, which makes sense since it's supposed to satirize Bond. I enjoyed it, but it's not exactly classic cinema.

How To Train Your Dragon - Super cute, super fun.

Tucker And Dale Vs. Evil - A lot of fun, much better than I expected.

[Manhole Eunuchsbane]

The Ides of March. Solid Political Thriller starring Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti and Evan Rachel Wood. A little ham-handed in the plot department, but you get some excellent performances from a very solid cast. Worth a Redbox rental for sure.

[Fez]

OSS 117: Cario; Nest of Spies. Its a French comedy from a couple years ago starring Jean Durjardin (aka the star of The Artist) and is basically a spy spoof set in 1955. As I understand it there was a series of OSS movies back in the '60s and '70s, but they were serious and this one is not; at all. I don't usually go for the slap-sticky spoof genre, but something about this one worked for me. I think its because Durjardin is amazingly charming at being a complete and total idiotic, misogynistic, well-meaning ass.

[Aemon Stark]

The Bourne Identity - Yes, I only just saw this. Dumb spy porn. No idea why this is as well-liked as it is.

It was really fairly unique when it was released, between the pacing, the hand-held cameras, and the particularly striking location shooting and setpieces. The sequels aren't quite as good and none of them hold up that well thanks to paper-thin plots, but at the time it was pretty impressive.

How To Train Your Dragon - Super cute, super fun.

I saw some of this yesterday at a store and I'm not sure how I still haven't seen it.

[williamjm]

It was really fairly unique when it was released, between the pacing, the hand-held cameras, and the particularly striking location shooting and setpieces. The sequels aren't quite as good and none of them hold up that well thanks to paper-thin plots, but at the time it was pretty impressive.

I thought the two sequels were better films, despite an overuse of the hand-held cameras. Supremacy was probably the best one, it had some great action scenes and excellent performances from Brian Cox and Joan Allen. I'm not sure what to think about the fourth movie later this year, with Jeremy Renner replacing Matt Damon in the lead role - as a new character, rather than Bourne.

[Reposado]

working through warner gangsters 2 collection

if you like that sorta thing:

each dawn i die starring cagney was pretty good. if you like prison flicks, or cagney, it's worth it

san quentin was subpar, and this is from someone who would rank bogart as their favorite actor

city for conquest is in-between, worth checking out for cagney-fanatics only

[wolverine]

I thought the two sequels were better films, despite an overuse of the hand-held cameras. Supremacy was probably the best one, it had some great action scenes and excellent performances from Brian Cox and Joan Allen. I'm not sure what to think about the fourth movie later this year, with Jeremy Renner replacing Matt Damon in the lead role - as a new character, rather than Bourne.

I think the Bourne movies are great. Liked the first 2 better than the third.

Wathced "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" last night, Finchner style. I thought it was very well done, perhaps better than the book.

Also watched most of "The Outlaw Josey Whales" while laying around on the couch the other day. Can't believe I never watched all of this. Seems to have aged very well and I enjoyed it a lot. It still had some ridiculous gunfight scenes but I thought the themes were well done and Clint kicks ass.

[Arrogant Bastard]

Just watched a couple of Korean films by director Joon ho-Bong.

Memories of Murder was really great. Surprisingly funny for a serial killer procedural, and als had some very tense moments. I really enjoyed the ending, and the last shot gave me the chills. Highly recommend it; probably my favorite crime/serial killer movie, even over Zodiac.

The Host was very different. It was like part monster movie, part family melodrama, part political satire all rolled into one. I enjoyed it, though the monster didn't look that convincing and really wasn't scary.

I also watched the movie Fish Tank. Very bleak movie about the life of an impoverished teenage girl in London (I think). Very good performances from the girl and Michael Fassbender. I can't really say I enjoyed it, but I'm glad I watched it because of the strong performances and the stark world the film depicted. One of those movies I know is good but I have no desire to see again for a long time.

[ithanos]

Just watched a couple of Korean films by director Joon ho-Bong.

Memories of Murder was really great. Surprisingly funny for a serial killer procedural, and als had some very tense moments. I really enjoyed the ending, and the last shot gave me the chills. Highly recommend it; probably my favorite crime/serial killer movie, even over Zodiac.

This was my favourite movie watched in 2011. Went into it knowing that it was based on the Hwaseong serial murders where ten women were found bound, raped, and murdered. Afaik, the murders remain unsolved.

How does a filmmaker approach such a subject? The comparison to Zodiac is apt but with contrasting approaches. Bong Joon-ho presents this at first as slapstick - an inept, farcical investigation that is fitfully hilarious at times but painfully so given the backdrop. And then comes the sober realisation at the driection the case is heading. I was angry at the end of this movie, I want justice meted and I felt cheated, and not a little chilled - which is what I think the director was after, a small inkling of how the people of Hwaseong felt during the time. Highly recommended.