Spoilers What Movie Are You Watching?

[Huntn]

If you want hard sci-fi nicely blended with action (kind of what AE was trying - unsuccessfully - to do), the current TC film Edge of Tomorrow is fantastic (still playing in theaters).

I will stream this when the opportunity arises. I like TC in another recent scifi flick, Oblivion. I wonder how close in theme this parallels the STNG episode where the Enterprise is stuck in a time loop and they eventually figure a way out by changing their actions? The key as I recall, is that some minor residual effect is left over from cycle to cycle, allowing Data to leave a clue for the next time around. 🙂

 

[D.T.]

I will stream this when the opportunity arises. I like TC in another recent scifi flick, Oblivion. I wonder how close in theme this parallels the STNG episode where the Enterprise is stuck in a time loop and they eventually figure a way out by changing their actions? The key as I recall, is that some minor residual effect is left over from cycle to cycle, allowing Data to leave a clue for the next time around. 🙂

I liked Oblivion quite a bit, it wasn’t as critically acclaimed as EOT, but it had some terrific, well executed, “classic” scifi ideas, beautiful cinematography, typical solid performance by Cruise.

Have you seen Gravity? (the movie, not the invisible force ... 😀 )

I think in terms of classical style scifi from the last several years, Moon is probably my favorite. Highly recommended, it’s a slow burn, but if you like 2001, Silent Running, Solaris, etc., you’ll love it.

 

[S.B.G]

I have Oblivion and Edge of Tomorrow on the DVR, but haven't gotten around to watching them yet. I did see Gravity though. It was good, but to me, it's one of those movies I liked, but will probably only watch once.

Currently I'm watching Fire over England (1937).

Queen Elizabeth is running this show. The men in her court should be thinking about how to add to the glory of the Elizabethan Age and how to foil those pesky Spanish who got far too much influence in England when her older sister Mary was on the throne after their father Henry VIII was succeeded by their sickly half brother. Elizabeth thinks Michael Ingolby can do great things. Michael is mostly thinking about one of Elizabeth's ladies in waiting, Cynthia. Soon his mind is on survival when Elizabeth sends him on a voyage to Spain.

 

[ritmomundo]

Transcendence - Better than I expected, after reading the negative reviews. The story was interesting, but somewhat predictable.

Lucy - I really liked it. It's implausible, borderline ridiculous, but it was a lot of fun to watch. Visually, it's excellent.

 

[sunapple]

The Expendables 3: Just like the previous ones, enough said.
Need for Speed: Not really original, but overall pretty good and entertaining.

Lots of free time, a lot of other movies to watch 😀

 

[S.B.G]

Cat People (1942)

An American man marries a Serbian immigrant who fears that she will turn into the cat person of her homeland's fables if they are intimate together.

I missed the first 35 minutes because when I arrived home the power was out and I had this set to record on the DVR. So that's not working. But I have an AT&T mifi and the TCM app on the iPad and I'm watching the live stream that way. It's working really well too.

 

[Huntn]

I liked Oblivion quite a bit, it wasn’t as critically acclaimed as EOT, but it had some terrific, well executed, “classic” scifi ideas, beautiful cinematography, typical solid performance by Cruise.

Have you seen Gravity? (the movie, not the invisible force ... 😀 )

I think in terms of classical style scifi from the last several years, Moon is probably my favorite. Highly recommended, it’s a slow burn, but if you like 2001, Silent Running, Solaris, etc., you’ll love it.

I'll have to see if this (from 2009) is available to be streamed! 🙂

 

[mobilehaathi]

I watched "Jiro Dreams of Sushi."

Two most prominent thoughts:

1) Oh, his poor children.
2) I want that sushi.

Okay, it was pretty good beyond those two thoughts.

 

[twietee]

Don't Torture a Duckling and A Lizard in a Woman's Skin are fantastic.

Totally agreed. + Zombi Flesh Eaters for me, totally relentless, looks absolutely beautiful and I love the score....bonus points for being 100% serious re genre hence one of the few without the prevalent black humour / social commentary layer. I also like the fact that it plays in the Carribean sea since caribal > canibal which would at least 'explain' (😉) why his zombies are that fond of human flesh. Something that is missing in almost every single zombi flic to my knowledge - other than the generic 'Oh, this was my vegan neighbor but he suddenly turned into an evil, human flesh consuming monster from next door. Please watch out.'

And who can dislike a Zombi vs Shark scene! 😀

anyway, wanted to ask you something else. Spent some days in Venice lately and had to wonder why not more Giallos played there - at least none that I know of. Do you know of any by any chance? Don't necessarily have to be gialli of course. It's strange since the setting fits almost too good - it's perfect. Only one I know of, one of my absolute favs too, would be Don't look now which I would consider a giallo, and a stunning one!!, but by Nicolas Roeg.

I think in terms of classical style scifi from the last several years, Moon is probably my favorite. Highly recommended, it’s a slow burn, but if you like 2001, Silent Running, Solaris, etc., you’ll love it.

Agreed. Moon was absolutely great. Am I guessing right that you meant Tarkovsky's Solaris? Because that is a true masterpiece (unlike the imo rather dull one with Clooney)!

 

[kazmac]

Totally agreed. + Zombi Flesh Eaters for me, totally relentless, looks absolutely beautiful and I love the score....bonus points for being 100% serious re genre hence one of the few without the prevalent black humour / social commentary layer. I also like the fact that it plays in the Carribean sea since caribal > canibal which would at least 'explain' (😉) why his zombies are that fond of human flesh. Something that is missing in almost every single zombi flic to my knowledge - other than the generic 'Oh, this was my vegan neighbor but he suddenly turned into an evil, human flesh consuming monster from next door. Please watch out.'

And who can dislike a Zombi vs Shark scene! 😀

anyway, wanted to ask you something else. Spent some days in Venice lately and had to wonder why not more Giallos played there - at least none that I know of. Do you know of any by any chance? Don't necessarily have to be gialli of course. It's strange since the setting fits almost too good - it's perfect. Only one I know of, one of my absolute favs too, would be Don't look now which I would consider a giallo, and a stunning one!!, but by Nicolas Roeg.



Agreed. Moon was absolutely great. Am I guessing right that you meant Tarkovsky's Solaris? Because that is a true masterpiece (unlike the imo rather dull one with Clooney)!

Zombi (zombie flesh eaters is whacked!) - and some nice theorizing by yourself on the Caribe zombies. The eye ball scene always makes me squirm.

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Okay, gialli set in or near Venice:

Bloodstained Shadow (my favorite of the three I'm mentioning)

Who Saw Her Die?

and

Giallo in Venice (I haven't seen)

I know the first two are now part of a three film bundle from Blue Underground here in the States (Short Night of the Glass Dolls is the 3rd film included.) And Don't Look Now is fantastic. 🙂

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and speaking of movies, bunch of good ones on the tube yesterday:

Escape From New York (probably my single most favorite movie ever...I stop the world for this and can't wait for the proper blu ray from Shout Factory next year.)

13th Warrior, (forget the 3rd one already...) and Captain America: The First Avenger (which I like more each time I see it.)

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On the upcoming movies front:

Mad Max Fury Road

I was surprised at how excellent this looks. Makes me forget about the Avengers instantly.

 

[Meister]

Every movie by David Fincher and Christopher Nolan.

 

[vulcanvillalta]

Going to watch Nosferatu tonight!!

 

[SandPebble]

"Darby's Rangers" with James Garner is on TCM this afternoon.

 

[D.T.]

Going to watch Nosferatu tonight!!

If you’ve never seen Shadow of the Vampire, watch it +after+ you watch Nosferatu. It’s a modern film with John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, some other great character actors. It’s a fictional account about the making of Nosferatu in the 20s, I won’t spoil anything, really fun, especially if/after you’ve seen Nosferatu. 😎

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I'll have to see if this (from 2009) is available to be streamed! 🙂

Definitely track it down. The director Duncan Jones is David Bowie’s son 🙂 Also, most [all?] of the FX shots are done with practical effects like miniature models.

 

[vulcanvillalta]

If you’ve never seen Shadow of the Vampire, watch it +after+ you watch Nosferatu. It’s a modern film with John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, some other great character actors. It’s a fictional account about the making of Nosferatu in the 20s, I won’t spoil anything, really fun, especially if/after you’ve seen Nosferatu. 😎

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Definitely track it down. The director Duncan Jones is David Bowie’s son 🙂 Also, most [all?] of the FX shots are done with practical effects like miniature models.

Thank you for the suggestion! I will keep an eye open for it. Willem Dafoe is one of my favorites.

 

[bearwrestler]

Tropic Thunder!!!

 

[juliehrobak]

Tropic Thunder!!!

That movie wasnt very good...

 

[ucfgrad93]

I am watching LOTR: The Two Towers this afternoon.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Going to watch Nosferatu tonight!!

That is a spell-binding, superbly made, brilliant and utterly gripping movie. Astonishing to think that although it is the best part of a century old, it still manages to completely knock the socks off virtually everything made in recent times.

 

[S.B.G]

I am watching LOTR: The Two Towers this afternoon.

A fantastic movie and series! I have all three in the special, extended edition, volume set. It's a good twelve hours to start at the beginning and watch straight through to the end of the third! Usually I pull that off when I am home and not feeling well. I'll start it in the morning and watch all day until bedtime.

 

[ucfgrad93]

A fantastic movie and series! I have all three in the special, extended edition, volume set. It's a good twelve hours to start at the beginning and watch straight through to the end of the third! Usually I pull that off when I am home and not feeling well. I'll start it in the morning and watch all day until bedtime.

I have all of the extended versions as well. My family tried to watch them on New Year's Eve and unfortunately, we didn't get started until 3 in the afternoon and didn't finish them all.

These movies are the only ones that I can think of that I liked better than the books. Books are almost always better than the movie in my opinion.

 

[S.B.G]

These movies are the only ones that I can think of that I liked better than the books. Books are almost always better than the movie in my opinion.

I'm of the same opinion, in general. Though I've watched the movies, many times, I've never actually read the corresponding books. 

One of these days I'll get to them..

 

[Scepticalscribe]

A fantastic movie and series! I have all three in the special, extended edition, volume set. It's a good twelve hours to start at the beginning and watch straight through to the end of the third! Usually I pull that off when I am home and not feeling well. I'll start it in the morning and watch all day until bedtime.

I have all of the extended versions as well. My family tried to watch them on New Year's Eve and unfortunately, we didn't get started until 3 in the afternoon and didn't finish them all.

These movies are the only ones that I can think of that I liked better than the books. Books are almost always better than the movie in my opinion.

Actually, while I have read the entire LOTR saga - cover to cover - on a number of occasions (I read them originally on the robust recommendations of two close male friends as I was wading through my BA finals quite some years ago, and needed some light relief as I was immersed in books), three at last count, I have never actually seen - or had the opportunity of watching - the movies from start to finish.

Rather, I have seen bits of the movies, and agree that they seem to be an unusually well realised adaptation of books that are viewed as classics. I am fully prepared to accept that they might even surpass the books. Someday, I will manage to view them. I hope...

 

[S.B.G]

Someday, I will manage to view them. I hope…...

Hehe, we have the exact same situation, only opposite of each other. I've seen the movies and not read the books, while you've read the books and not seen the movies!

 

[S.B.G]

In honor of James Garner's passing, TCM is presenting a tribute to him and airing Mister Buddwing (1966) right now.

An amnesiac wanders the streets of Manhattan, trying to solve the mystery of who he is.