Spoilers What Movie Are You Watching?

[mobilehaathi]

I heard somewhere, can't quite remember who mentioned it, that The Maltese Falcon is good.

Admittedly, it was totally great. Thanks to whomever mentioned it!

 

[ucfgrad93]

I'm watching Masada on Hulu.

 

[Shrink]

I heard somewhere, can't quite remember who mentioned it, that The Maltese Falcon is good.

Admittedly, it was totally great. Thanks to whomever mentioned it!

If i had any idea who might have mentioned this film (and mentioned this film, and mentioned this film)... I'm sure that person would be pleased that you enjoyed it, whomever that person might be!

 

[Huntn]

If i had any idea who might have mentioned this film (and mentioned this film, and mentioned this film)... I'm sure that person would be pleased that you enjoyed it, whomever that person might be!

It was Sandbox General...

Just saw The Hobbit Part 2. <- raspberries. Posted in The Hobbit thread.

 

[S.B.G]

I was blown away the first time I saw this. Totally enthralled with the first 2/3 of the movie, getting really invested in the mission and survival of the crew members. You know what happens next, of course.

Yeah, it's cool flick. I really enjoyed the concept of flying to the Sun in a craft that could withstand an approach to it and not be burned up.

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It was Sandbox General...

Yeah, I do tend to ramble a bit... probably learned it from Shrink!

 

[Shrink]

Yeah, I do tend to ramble a bit... probably learned it from Shrink!

Very nice!

Are you suggesting that I am repetitive, tedious, boring, loquacious, motormouthed, and just possibly logorrheic?!

I have a lot to say about that....

 

[S.B.G]

Very nice!

Are you suggesting that I am repetitive, tedious, boring, loquacious, motormouthed, and just possibly logorrheic?!

I have a lot to say about that....

No, not at all. It's just that you talk without ceasing.

 

[mobilehaathi]

No, not at all. It's just that you talk without ceasing.

If he drank a lot of coffee, that might explain it, but he doesn't strike me as a coffee person. I don't know why, I just have a feeling!

 

[S.B.G]

If he drank a lot of coffee, that might explain it, but he doesn't strike me as a coffee person. I don't know why, I just have a feeling!

We could only speculate what he's like if he drank coffee or espresso.

 

[Shrink]

Did you ever have the feeling that people were talking about you behind you back?

Nah...just that pesky paranoia popping up again...

 

[impulse462]

I just recently watched American Hustle, Black Swan, The Departed, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Wreck-it Ralph, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and No Country for Old Men.

Wreck-it Ralph was awesome. I'm a huge Pixar fan, but I thought it was much better than Brave, and it should have won the Oscar.

I really enjoyed all the other films except for No Country for Old Men. I thought it was thoroughly boring, and I don't see why everyone loves it. I also thought the Hobbit was a little too long, but not that big of a deal.

 

[S.B.G]

I just started Platoon. It's been in my Netflix queue for a long time and I haven't gotten around to watching it again. But since Netflix will be purging it from their streaming list tomorrow, I figured it's high time to watch it.

 

[S.B.G]

Now I am on to Leviathan.

 

[ucfgrad93]

My family are fighting colds. We are watching all three movies of the Lord of the Rings. Extended versions.

 

[S.B.G]

My family are fighting colds. We are watching all three movies of the Lord of the Rings. Extended versions.

When I get really sick I do the same thing! 12 hours of LOTR.

 

[Shrink]

A british crime film - 2004 "Layer Cake". Great cast...starring Daniel Craig. This guy can actually act...just forget all that silly "James Bond" crap. This film has a good script and interesting characters.

Also recently saw "Lawless". I enjoyed that one very much, too.

 

[balamw]

Michael Gambon's also far better in Layer Cake than Harry Potter.

B

 

[Shrink]

Michael Gambon's also far better in Layer Cake than Harry Potter.

B

Not being a Harry Potter guy I can't make the comparison...but I can do agree that Michael Gambon is usually terrific in anything he does. His movies aren't all gems...but he seldom disappoints.

He's one of a group of British character actors (e.g. Ray Winstone and Geoffrey Rush) who are just dandy actors with the ability to submerge themselves in the role, and have terrific range.

 

[S.B.G]

Just started Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike

 

[S.B.G]

Next up: Act of Valor.

 

[Apple fanboy]

Went to the cinema last night to see The Hunger Games - Girl on Fire.
It was my daughters choice, but I actually enjoyed it more than the first one.

 

[sk1wbw]

Finally watched "Flight" on Netflix yesterday. A very powerful movie about addiction and what it does to you and how people deal with it. I had no idea what the movie was about initially, I just thought it was a movie about a plane crash and that was it. But it was very very good.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

I heard somewhere, can't quite remember who mentioned it, that The Maltese Falcon is good.

Admittedly, it was totally great. Thanks to whomever mentioned it!

The Maltese Falcon is one of those rare movies where every frame has relevance; plot, characters, script, cinematography, atmosphere, and the superb acting (perfectly cast) all combine to make a true cinematic gem. An outstandingly good movie to my mind, and one that makes you realise just what superlative heights this art form can actually attain if care and thought is taken with every aspect of the movie-making process.

If he drank a lot of coffee, that might explain it, but he doesn't strike me as a coffee person. I don't know why, I just have a feeling!

Nice one......

We could only speculate what he's like if he drank coffee or espresso.

Indeed.

My family are fighting colds. We are watching all three movies of the Lord of the Rings. Extended versions.

When I get really sick I do the same thing! 12 hours of LOTR.

Big books, or long movies (nice, narratively undemanding ones, hence nothing post modern, please) are some of the best remedies for a heavy cold......

Not being a Harry Potter guy I can't make the comparison...but I can do agree that Michael Gambon is usually terrific in anything he does. His movies aren't all gems...but he seldom disappoints.

He's one of a group of British character actors (e.g. Ray Winstone and Geoffrey Rush) who are just dandy actors with the ability to submerge themselves in the role, and have terrific range.

Agree completely about the British school of superlative character actors. Here, the emphasis is on mastering your trade (acting), and learning to tread the boards properly - most of them have started out as classically trained stage actors - rather than picking some good-looking individual with perfectly crafted camera friendly cheek bones, and moulding this creature into what is sold as an actor to the public (which strikes me as somewhat more akin to what seems to be the US model).

The British actors inhabit character, (even if playing a lead) and do downbeat, and bitter-sweet extremely well; likewise, on stage or on film, they do not fear nuance, or ambiguity, and they excel in group or ensemble settings where everyone has something to contribute to the performance.

Re Harry Potter, it was a condition set by J. K. Rowling that the cast - as far as was possible - be British (or Irish); she did not want US actors for a story set in a British Boarding school (albeit a rather unusual one); hence, the movies turned into a sort of showcase for much British acting talent, and I get the sense that some of the largely British cast hugely enjoyed themselves.

Certainly, venerable actresses such as Dame Maggie Smith (who played Head of Gryffindor House, the Transformation teacher, Professor McGonagall), actually became well known (rather than simply hugely respected within their own profession) for the first time in their lives with the success and popularity of the franchise. Michael Gambon (who was persuaded to play the role of Professor Dumbledore after the death of Richard Harris, who had played Professor Dumbledore for the first two Harry Potter movies), also featured in the franchise.

 

[firedept]

Red 2 (Super Funny)
Elysium (Little Boring)
Wolverine (Good Action)

 

[Shrink]

In a few minutes I'll be watching 1946 "Notorious"...one of the few Hitchcock films I like. He minimizes his usual tricky, cutesy crap in this film. I do like some of his very early, British films from the 30's and 40's...generally before he came to the US. However, to be fair, I did like "Rope" (for the attempt at giving the appearance that the entire film was shot in one take...although Jimmy Stewart was unbelievably and embarrassingly miscast), "Strangers On A Train", and "Psycho".

I would watch Ingrid Bergman read the phone book, and she is, as usual, just wonderful in this film...as is Claude Rains. Cary Grant, for a change, doesn't just do "Cary Grant" in this film. He actually doesn't really do that much at all, which is fine. The only other film of his where I think his performance is spectacularly good is 1944 "None But The Lonely Heart". He play a hardscrabble cockney, which is what he was when he was still Archie Leach, and before he took on the Cary Grant persona. It is clear that he knew people like his character, Ernie Mott...and he is truly wonderful actually playing a role other than "Cary Grant"...which was all he did in most of his films.