What was the last movie you saw? - Page 5

**LadyJaye** · 02-07-2012, 06:48 PM

Hammer

About UFC competitor Matt Hamill, who is profoundly deaf. I thought it was interesting that they told his story about how it was for him growing up in a small town, being the only deaf person there. I cringed a few times, at how awkward people made things for him, but I admired his persistence.

**darkWight** · 02-09-2012, 04:20 PM

The Long Kiss Goodnight - Terrible 1/10 - trite, banal, even Samuel L Jackson could not save it.

**Selene** · 02-09-2012, 04:28 PM

Just completed 7Up!, part one of a series of documentary films chronicling the lives of 14 kids from various socio-economic backgrounds. I love following longitudinal studies so this one's my cup of tea.

**PikachuHamham** · 02-10-2012, 05:56 AM

The last movie i had watched is "the darkest hours" where earth is invaded by outer space aliens as earth is rich of resources like copper, steel, iron, nickel and etc. Then the human was completely wipe off if the alien attack them as they sensed the humans through the electrons of the human body. Now that the humans finally found out a way to fight the alien, i would be looking forward to part 2 in the future

**JackCY** · 02-11-2012, 06:05 PM

Corpse Bride
well could have been better movie maybe I expect too much

**Selene** · 02-12-2012, 06:02 AM

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- 8.5/10

An intimate human drama told with a hint of subtlety, and comedy. Tom and Gerri, an elderly couple who live and breath the model marriage entertain lost souls seeking refuge. In the comfort of their home and happiness, truth, hilarity, sadness, introspection, and honesty unfold.

Good directors of drama films are keen observers of human behavior in all its depths, shapes and sizes. By virtue of that they invite audiences to gravitate with the films' characters. Mike Leigh is now one of them.

"Life isn't always kind, is it?"

**Lunammi** · 02-12-2012, 06:34 AM

Yesterday I watched "The Fall", it's a sixty second movie from my 100 list. Man in hospital tells a story to little girl. Thanks to their vivid imaginations, the line between tale and reality starts to fade.

**Strange Moon** · 02-12-2012, 08:05 AM

THE FALL is a good movie.

Yesterday I watched DRIVE. Pretty cool movie with a great soundtrack. I also like the last movie by director Nicolas Winding Refn, VALHALLA RISING, so I will keep an eye on his future projects.

**Merdstein** · 02-12-2012, 03:35 PM

Barry Lyndon. Great epic and very aesthetically pleasing. Stanley Kubrick is a genius.

**Lunammi** · 02-13-2012, 09:12 AM

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	Barry Lyndon. Great epic and very aesthetically pleasing. Stanley Kubrick is a genius.

He is. I love The Shining, though.

**elTee13** · 02-13-2012, 01:08 PM

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 ~ finally

**Selene** · 02-13-2012, 02:37 PM

Finally got down to watching the anime original of Grave of the Fireflies. Sigh...

**deconspire** · 02-13-2012, 04:02 PM

50/50

Funny and sweet and dark. Totally engaging. Loved it. 8.5/10.

**Merdstein** · 02-13-2012, 11:26 PM

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	He is. I love The Shining, though.

One of my favorites! True classic.

**Lunammi** · 02-14-2012, 03:11 AM

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	One of my favorites! True classic.

Agree. One of my favorites, too.

Just watched Stay. A movie about a psychiatrist who tries to prevent one of his patients from committing suicide while trying to maintain his own grip on reality.

**JackCY** · 02-14-2012, 07:13 AM

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	Finally got down to watching the anime original of Grave of the Fireflies. Sigh...

There is more of them? I only know about this one
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Well nothing special, there are better movies to watch. Sad and some situations are just to facepalm, sad to imagine there are people like this in the world.

**deconspire** · 02-14-2012, 07:58 AM

Mr. Brooks

The film follows Kevin Costner, a celebrated Portland businessman and serial killer who is forced to take on a protégé (Dane Cook, who can ever only play one role - sleazebag) after being blackmailed, and has to contend with his bloodthirsty Id (William Hurt) who convinces him to indulge his "habit".

Interesting non-american psycho look at a serial killer.

**Selene** · 02-14-2012, 05:17 PM

We Need To Talk About Kevin

Film adaptation of Lionel Shriver's novel, this thriller focuses on Kevin's mother. She endures the effects of his brief career as a teen murderer, while recalling disturbing episodes of his growing years.

Tilda Swinton's performance in any picture, is a joy to watch. Great actress.

**Nostalgia** · 02-14-2012, 06:07 PM

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	We Need To Talk About Kevin Film adaptation of Lionel Shriver's novel, this thriller focuses on Kevin's mother. She endures the effects of his brief career as a teen murderer, while recalling disturbing episodes of his growing years. Tilda Swinton's performance in any picture, is a joy to watch. Great actress.

I just watched it yesterday. You should try watch mary macy may marlene, another movie deals with deep personal trauma. A beautifully shot film. I am too busy to write full reviews for those two movies, both deals with extremely emotional complex stories. This is just all around superb story telling!

**Selene** · 02-14-2012, 07:28 PM

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	I just watched it yesterday. You should try watch mary macy may marlene, another movie deals with deep personal trauma. A beautifully shot film. I am too busy to write full reviews for those two movies, both deals with extremely emotional complex stories. This is just all around superb story telling!

Looks like Martha Marcy May Marlene won't be screening at the box office here. I'll have to look around for the dvd or download it.

Have you seen Andrea Arnold's
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? I'm tempted to order a copy. Cinematography in the
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looks great, so is P. Bradshaw's review.
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**Nostalgia** · 02-14-2012, 07:43 PM

Originally Posted by Selene
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Looks like Martha Marcy May Marlene won't be screening at the box office here. I'll have to look around for the dvd or download it.

Have you seen Andrea Arnold's
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? I'm tempted to order a copy. Cinematography in the
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looks great, so is P. Bradshaw's review.
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Yes Martha Marcy May Marlene is available for *cough*D*Cough*L

Wow, I didn't realized there is a remake of Wuthering Heights, it is one of my favorite novels. The story is just so raw. Heathcliff is one of the most realistic characters ever depicted in a story, he is not afraid to be who he is, that is what makes him so dangerous.

The cinematography looks great, but this is a character driven story, I am wondering if those actors are cut out for the roles, those are quite demanding characters to portray. It is never too late to own a copy of movie you truly enjoy or like, I would rent or even download one first, before I order one. That is what I usually do.

Btw Thanks!

**Nostalgia** · 02-16-2012, 05:47 PM

Breaker Morant
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Caught it on TCM by random chance.

The story is based on a true story, taking place during The Second Boer War (1899–1902). The drama involves a group of soldiers from Bushveldt Carbineers, which is a counter insurgency outfit, specialized in operating behind enemy lines by utilizing unconventional warfare tactics. The unit is mostly made up of Australians. Those soldiers are charged with murdering their prisoners of war. The story carries on between their court martial process along with the intermittent reminiscences from the individual soldiers.

Those soldiers are not just fighting a dirty war in the literal sense, (personally, I think all war are dirty, The Geneva convention is nothing but a contrived mandate conceived by delusional bureaucrats who been sucking on their mommy’s titties for too long, a pile of dog shit does more) but their ultimate indignation lies within their personal struggles against the realities of entrenched colonial prejudices and the Realpolitik of its time.

I thoroughly enjoy the moral ambiguities exists within these type of films. The film prompts the asking of such abiding questions as, How would a proper civilized human conduct himself/herself within a war which is marred by human depravity of every sorts , where does his true sense of duty and honor lie? As a human being? as a professional soldier? Or as a dear brother to his comrades in arms.

With those types of questions in mind, the movie introduces the main protagonist, who is Lt. Breaker Morant. He is not your average soldier, he is a man of culture, a man of knowledge and passion, whose soul is fueled by the heart of a true poet. As the film progresses, the audiences are to witness the man and his personal tussle with those questions.

I don’t think the audiences are meant to sympathize with any of the particular characters. Instead the personable characteristics were meant to serve as vessels for the audiences to relate to, so they can identify with the experience. Especially through Breaker, since he was a man bound by his humanity and culture, his sensibility as a gentlemen was put under extreme duress by the raw reality of a war, a man that struggles with the brutal realization that we are living within a world where our personal sense of honor and duty are not necessarily synonymous with the conventional sense of compassion and integrity.

The film also touched upon the uncertainties lies between human nature and nurture, it hinted that the unique and extraordinary circumstances one may encounter in an unscripted world can force a normally conscionable man into committing callous acts, governed by their natural instincts rather than their carefully cultivated personal values or beliefs begotten from the confines of a controlled environment.

Movie clocks in just over 1 hour 45 minutes. The film had a good pace, flowed nicely between the flashbacks, actions and courtroom drama. The actors were well cast, they all possess the natural rustic features that would be common among the men lived and died within the frontiers of those harsh times.

The same moral ambiguities depicted in this film resonates throughout the modern day conflicts that were driven by counter-insurgency operations, such as the Vietnam war, the Angolan Bush War, Rhodesian Bush War and of course the current occupation of Afghanistan. Those are the ultimate testing ground for human nature and his fragile sense of morality.

This is a relevant film to watch, if you are interested in history, military, warfare, and its overall effect upon the actions of normal human beings.

If you are interested in similar subject matters, you can also watch
Paths of Glory Directed by Kubrick, and The Hill Directed by Sidney Lumet. (The Hill is a forgotten classic, one of the best human psychological dramas ever made, very intense, highly
recommended)

**Selene** · 02-16-2012, 05:51 PM

Originally Posted by Nostalgia
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Yes Martha Marcy May Marlene is available for *cough*D*Cough*L

Wow, I didn't realized there is a remake of Wuthering Heights, it is one of my favorite novels. The story is just so raw. Heathcliff is one of the most realistic characters ever depicted in a story, he is not afraid to be who he is, that is what makes him so dangerous.

The cinematography looks great, but this is a character driven story, I am wondering if those actors are cut out for the roles, those are quite demanding characters to portray. It is never too late to own a copy of movie you truly enjoy or like, I would rent or even download one first, before I order one. That is what I usually do.

Btw Thanks!

Yea... Heathcliff is one of the most complex, and frustrating anti-heroes I have read. No amount of analysis can adequately justify his true character; there is too much beneath what he seems.

I think this adaptation does away with heavy dialogue so it might be interesting to see how atmospheric elements are used to convey emotional affects. The trailer looks incredibly modernistic for a period drama.

I'll post a short review soon lol.

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I'm going down a list of films found on BFI's 100 so my last movie: Great Expectations 1946.

It wasn't too bad, but my favorite b/w movie of all time is still Brief Encounter.

Midhiel · 02-16-2012, 06:20 PM

The last film I saw in the theater was The Woman in Black. I did not enjoy it. I spent most of the movie looking away from the screen because I was terrified.

The last film I saw outside the theater was...The Notebook, involuntarily (at school). To minimize the cringing, I read (The Woman in Black, coincidentally) with my back to it, but it didn't help much. The part of the movie I enjoyed the most was when Ally flew off the handle and started beating Noah up. This is why I don't do chick flicks (or emotions, for that matter).

**IHateExtroverts** · 02-16-2012, 10:48 PM

Excellent and scary masterpiece.

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02-07-2012, 06:48 PM	#101
LadyJaye Member [02%] MBTI: ENFP Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 105	Hammer About UFC competitor Matt Hamill, who is profoundly deaf. I thought it was interesting that they told his story about how it was for him growing up in a small town, being the only deaf person there. I cringed a few times, at how awkward people made things for him, but I admired his persistence.
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02-09-2012, 04:20 PM	#102
darkWight Member [02%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 83	The Long Kiss Goodnight - Terrible 1/10 - trite, banal, even Samuel L Jackson could not save it.
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02-09-2012, 04:28 PM	#103
Selene Veteran Member [85%] MBTI: XXXX Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 3,433	Just completed 7Up!, part one of a series of documentary films chronicling the lives of 14 kids from various socio-economic backgrounds. I love following longitudinal studies so this one's my cup of tea.
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02-10-2012, 05:56 AM	#104
PikachuHamham New Member [01%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 19	The last movie i had watched is "the darkest hours" where earth is invaded by outer space aliens as earth is rich of resources like copper, steel, iron, nickel and etc. Then the human was completely wipe off if the alien attack them as they sensed the humans through the electrons of the human body. Now that the humans finally found out a way to fight the alien, i would be looking forward to part 2 in the future
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02-11-2012, 06:05 PM	#105
JackCY Core Member [111%] MBTI: INTj Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 4,464	Corpse Bride well could have been better movie maybe I expect too much
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02-12-2012, 06:02 AM	#106
Selene Veteran Member [85%] MBTI: XXXX Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 3,433	To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. - 8.5/10 An intimate human drama told with a hint of subtlety, and comedy. Tom and Gerri, an elderly couple who live and breath the model marriage entertain lost souls seeking refuge. In the comfort of their home and happiness, truth, hilarity, sadness, introspection, and honesty unfold. Good directors of drama films are keen observers of human behavior in all its depths, shapes and sizes. By virtue of that they invite audiences to gravitate with the films' characters. Mike Leigh is now one of them. "Life isn't always kind, is it?"
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02-12-2012, 06:34 AM	#107
Lunammi Member [37%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 1,518	Yesterday I watched "The Fall", it's a sixty second movie from my 100 list. Man in hospital tells a story to little girl. Thanks to their vivid imaginations, the line between tale and reality starts to fade.
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02-12-2012, 08:05 AM	#108
Strange Moon Member [07%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 294	THE FALL is a good movie. Yesterday I watched DRIVE. Pretty cool movie with a great soundtrack. I also like the last movie by director Nicolas Winding Refn, VALHALLA RISING, so I will keep an eye on his future projects.
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02-12-2012, 03:35 PM	#109
Merdstein Member [02%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 114	Barry Lyndon. Great epic and very aesthetically pleasing. Stanley Kubrick is a genius.
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02-13-2012, 01:08 PM	#111
elTee13 Member [47%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,905	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 ~ finally
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02-13-2012, 02:37 PM	#112
Selene Veteran Member [85%] MBTI: XXXX Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 3,433	Finally got down to watching the anime original of Grave of the Fireflies. Sigh...
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02-13-2012, 04:02 PM	#113
deconspire Core Member [193%] MBTI: INTP Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,722	50/50 Funny and sweet and dark. Totally engaging. Loved it. 8.5/10.
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02-14-2012, 07:58 AM	#117
deconspire Core Member [193%] MBTI: INTP Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,722	Mr. Brooks The film follows Kevin Costner, a celebrated Portland businessman and serial killer who is forced to take on a protégé (Dane Cook, who can ever only play one role - sleazebag) after being blackmailed, and has to contend with his bloodthirsty Id (William Hurt) who convinces him to indulge his "habit". Interesting non-american psycho look at a serial killer.
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02-14-2012, 05:17 PM	#118
Selene Veteran Member [85%] MBTI: XXXX Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 3,433	We Need To Talk About Kevin Film adaptation of Lionel Shriver's novel, this thriller focuses on Kevin's mother. She endures the effects of his brief career as a teen murderer, while recalling disturbing episodes of his growing years. Tilda Swinton's performance in any picture, is a joy to watch. Great actress.
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02-16-2012, 05:47 PM	#122
Nostalgia Veteran Member [77%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,118	Breaker Morant To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Caught it on TCM by random chance. The story is based on a true story, taking place during The Second Boer War (1899–1902). The drama involves a group of soldiers from Bushveldt Carbineers, which is a counter insurgency outfit, specialized in operating behind enemy lines by utilizing unconventional warfare tactics. The unit is mostly made up of Australians. Those soldiers are charged with murdering their prisoners of war. The story carries on between their court martial process along with the intermittent reminiscences from the individual soldiers. Those soldiers are not just fighting a dirty war in the literal sense, (personally, I think all war are dirty, The Geneva convention is nothing but a contrived mandate conceived by delusional bureaucrats who been sucking on their mommy’s titties for too long, a pile of dog shit does more) but their ultimate indignation lies within their personal struggles against the realities of entrenched colonial prejudices and the Realpolitik of its time. I thoroughly enjoy the moral ambiguities exists within these type of films. The film prompts the asking of such abiding questions as, How would a proper civilized human conduct himself/herself within a war which is marred by human depravity of every sorts , where does his true sense of duty and honor lie? As a human being? as a professional soldier? Or as a dear brother to his comrades in arms. With those types of questions in mind, the movie introduces the main protagonist, who is Lt. Breaker Morant. He is not your average soldier, he is a man of culture, a man of knowledge and passion, whose soul is fueled by the heart of a true poet. As the film progresses, the audiences are to witness the man and his personal tussle with those questions. I don’t think the audiences are meant to sympathize with any of the particular characters. Instead the personable characteristics were meant to serve as vessels for the audiences to relate to, so they can identify with the experience. Especially through Breaker, since he was a man bound by his humanity and culture, his sensibility as a gentlemen was put under extreme duress by the raw reality of a war, a man that struggles with the brutal realization that we are living within a world where our personal sense of honor and duty are not necessarily synonymous with the conventional sense of compassion and integrity. The film also touched upon the uncertainties lies between human nature and nurture, it hinted that the unique and extraordinary circumstances one may encounter in an unscripted world can force a normally conscionable man into committing callous acts, governed by their natural instincts rather than their carefully cultivated personal values or beliefs begotten from the confines of a controlled environment. Movie clocks in just over 1 hour 45 minutes. The film had a good pace, flowed nicely between the flashbacks, actions and courtroom drama. The actors were well cast, they all possess the natural rustic features that would be common among the men lived and died within the frontiers of those harsh times. The same moral ambiguities depicted in this film resonates throughout the modern day conflicts that were driven by counter-insurgency operations, such as the Vietnam war, the Angolan Bush War, Rhodesian Bush War and of course the current occupation of Afghanistan. Those are the ultimate testing ground for human nature and his fragile sense of morality. This is a relevant film to watch, if you are interested in history, military, warfare, and its overall effect upon the actions of normal human beings. If you are interested in similar subject matters, you can also watch Paths of Glory Directed by Kubrick, and The Hill Directed by Sidney Lumet. (The Hill is a forgotten classic, one of the best human psychological dramas ever made, very intense, highly recommended)
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02-16-2012, 06:20 PM	#124
Midhiel Veteran Member [93%] MBTI: IxTJ Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 3,746	The last film I saw in the theater was The Woman in Black. I did not enjoy it. I spent most of the movie looking away from the screen because I was terrified. The last film I saw outside the theater was...The Notebook, involuntarily (at school). To minimize the cringing, I read (The Woman in Black, coincidentally) with my back to it, but it didn't help much. The part of the movie I enjoyed the most was when Ally flew off the handle and started beating Noah up. This is why I don't do chick flicks (or emotions, for that matter).
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02-16-2012, 10:48 PM	#125
IHateExtroverts New Member [01%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 21	Excellent and scary masterpiece. To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
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