mega thread Last Movie You Watched?

[Gone Airbourne 21,977]

John Wick 4 was absolutely fantastic.

[Dreambiscuit 9,970]

Suzume (Suzume no Tojimari) 2023. This is the newest movie from Makoto Shinkai (Your Name, Weathering With You) and I liked it. It wasn’t as good as Your Name, but better than Weathering With You, both as expected. I saw the dubbed version but I’m looking forward to hearing the original cast when it comes to dvd. (Spoilers ahead) The direction, artwork and characters are all outstanding, and the plot is very engrossing. When I was watching it I got the impression that Shinkai was going for a travel movie as the main characters travelled Japan on a mission to close a series of other-dimensional doors through which bad stuff came to wreak havoc on the world. As just a travel movie, with its different vignettes and characters along the way, this would have been fine. Or as an adventure movie focused strictly on the characters closing these mystical doors, it would have worked very well. I think Shinkai would have benefitted from making one type of movie and not try to squeeze both of these ideas into one. When these different approaches are combined it dilutes the focus of the plot and makes the movie seem over-long and just a little convoluted. But all that aside, it was fun and I can’t deny it. I liked Suzume and her group of friends, which were well written and believable. Shinkai is definitely the best in the biz right now as far as anime features are concerned, and has taken his place as the new Miyazaki, to whom he makes several respectful nods in this movie.

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023). I was so looking forward to this movie, and when I saw it I was soooo disappointed. I mean, this is a no-brainer; take a fantasy world, put together a group of thieves of various sorts, toss in a dragon or two and a vague sense of plot and you’re good to go. But rather than follow this simple but satisfying recipe, the filmmakers sabotaged the movie again and again with one token woke nod after another until I felt I was being indoctrinated with propaganda rather than watching entertainment. You can’t create art if you have to conform to a checklist handed down by the board room. It’s stifling, unnatural and forced, and it kills every movie it infects. And imposing personal bias into everything automatically alienates a large portion of the paying public. Nobody likes that, and even if you agree with the opinions being imposed it’s still bad art to use a fun fantasy movie to force feed the public. People will simply stop going to the movies. When Top Gun: Maverick came out last year it was a huge hit, and guess what? No woke agendas, just fun entertainment. Hmmm, I wonder if there’s a connection…

65 (2023). (More spoilers) Okay, this movie is either great or awful, depending on what you want to get from a story combining sci-fi and dinosaurs. I expected some cheesy, campy entertainment, and while I got exactly that, the fact that it had me in stitches laughing at it probably wasn’t the intention of the filmmakers. I don’t mind if it’s dumb, or even absurdly far-fetched in its plot (which seems to have gone before the cameras without ever finishing the writing phase), but by the end, it gets to be a bit much for even the most undiscerning viewer. The idea is to build up tension and suspense toward the finale, but when things are at their most perilous, and escape is just inches from reach, everybody stops what they’re doing for a not-so-quick moment to explore their feelings together, allowing a pursuing T-Rex to close the distance. And then they go running away from the ship that’ll take them to safety in order to fight a dinosaur that’s gonna die as soon as an imminent asteroid strikes. That’s when I started laughing. I know they wanted to have a cool battle with the T-Rex but dang, get on the freakin’ ship, an asteroid is about to wipe out all life on the planet! Explore our emotions: check! Run away from safety: check! Create inadvertent comedy through inept writing: check! Now get on the fucking ship and roll the credits!

[Fluttershutter 2,504]

4 hours ago, Dreambiscuit said:

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023). I was so looking forward to this movie, and when I saw it I was soooo disappointed. I mean, this is a no-brainer; take a fantasy world, put together a group of thieves of various sorts, toss in a dragon or two and a vague sense of plot and you’re good to go. But rather than follow this simple but satisfying recipe, the filmmakers sabotaged the movie again and again with one token woke nod after another until I felt I was being indoctrinated with propaganda rather than watching entertainment. You can’t create art if you have to conform to a checklist handed down by the board room. It’s stifling, unnatural and forced, and it kills every movie it infects. And imposing personal bias into everything automatically alienates a large portion of the paying public. Nobody likes that, and even if you agree with the opinions being imposed it’s still bad art to use a fun fantasy movie to force feed the public. People will simply stop going to the movies. When Top Gun: Maverick came out last year it was a huge hit, and guess what? No woke agendas, just fun entertainment. Hmmm, I wonder if there’s a connection…

Really? I didn't get any of that. It was just fun and lots of cool stuff I recognized from what I know of D&D.

 

Suzume is playing in theaters now. I probably won't get out to see it but I'll watch it eventually.

[Dreambiscuit 9,970]

18 hours ago, Fluttershutter said:

Really? I didn't get any of that. It was just fun and lots of cool stuff I recognized from what I know of D&D.

I’m glad you didn’t find it distracting. I kept trying to ignore it but after a while I was so soured on the experience I couldn’t do it anymore. Some clichés I can deal with; like all the female characters doing all the butt-kicking while the weak little men cower behind them. But the scene with Holga (Michelle Rodriguez) and her ex, a proper little lapdog dominated by butch females would have been laughable if it wasn’t so disgusting. I was wondering if it was being played for laughs but it wasn’t. And it isn’t racist to be tired of EVERY couple being interracial; it’s another cliché by the woke and it’s getting old. It shouldn’t be taboo to show a black couple or a white couple or an Asian couple once in a while. And while these matters shouldn’t be a big distraction, every movie, TV show and commercial is inundated with it, and I feel like I’m being manipulated and not entertained.

[Steve Piranha 29,429]

Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: Once and Always. It was nice watching all those folks now aged reviving childhood memories 

[Sparklefan1234 171,899]

Peter Pan & Wendy (2023) 10/10

 

[RDDash 19,194]

If that's counts as a movie I watched Justice League and RWBY (2023) crossover  it was still okay 

Edited April 29, 2023 by RDDash

[Castle Bleck 19,376]

Puss In Boots: The Last Wish.

[ZiggWheelsManning 10,758]

Hope The Last Wish was worth it  

[Woohoo 34,337]

The Pixar classic Toy Story 2. 

 

[ZiggWheelsManning 10,758]

@Woohoo  Must have loads of heart in it  

[Fluttershutter 2,504]

Star Wars:

A New Hope

The Empire Strikes Back

Return of the Jedi

I'm watching the prequels now.

[Dreambiscuit 9,970]

Minority Report (2002): This is a pretty good movie. It takes a story by Phillip K. Dick (a writer with some seriously original work) and adds Tom Cruise, a John Williams score and Steven Spielberg at the helm. It offers a scenario in which crime is predicted by ‘Precogs,’ and prevented before it’s committed by arresting the perpetrator before the fact. It cleverly weaves a possibility of tricking a foolproof system and getting away with murder, with Tom Cruise as the fall guy trying to solve the crime before it’s too late. 

I, Robot (2004): This is solid all the way through, and creates a world where robots are an everyday luxury the way a microwave or toaster is today. But not is all utopian in this futuristic world when Asimov’s laws of robotics can be reinterpreted under extenuating circumstances. Will Smith is fun to watch as always, and I give this movie high marks with one minor demerit for some frantic over-direction at the finale. I know technology gives modern directors a lot of freedom with camera movement, but that doesn’t mean they have to overdo it and distract from the action.

Jaws 2 (1978): I like this movie. It didn’t have the benefit of Steven Spielberg at the helm during the height of his career, but it was made very well and had a great score by John Williams.

[TheRockARooster 51,902]

3 minutes ago, Dreambiscuit said:

Minority Report (2002): This is a pretty good movie. It takes a story by Phillip K. Dick (a writer with some seriously original work) and adds Tom Cruise, a John Williams score and Steven Spielberg at the helm. It offers a scenario in which crime is predicted by ‘Precogs,’ and prevented before it’s committed by arresting the perpetrator before the fact. It cleverly weaves a possibility of tricking a foolproof system and getting away with murder, with Tom Cruise as the fall guy trying to solve the crime before it’s too late. 

I, Robot (2004): This is solid all the way through, and creates a world where robots are an everyday luxury the way a microwave or toaster is today. But not is all utopian in this futuristic world when Asimov’s laws of robotics can be reinterpreted under extenuating circumstances. Will Smith is fun to watch as always, and I give this movie high marks with one minor demerit for some frantic over-direction at the finale. I know technology gives modern directors a lot of freedom with camera movement, but that doesn’t mean they have to overdo it and distract from the action.

Jaws 2 (1978): I like this movie. It didn’t have the benefit of Steven Spielberg at the helm during the height of his career, but it was made very well and had a great score by John Williams.

I love Jaws and Jaws 2, Dreamy. 

Edited May 5, 2023 by TheRockARooster

[Tropical Melody 6,370]

@Dreambiscuit I might have check out Minority Report! I am accumulating a number of Dick's books, didn't know this was one of them.

 

[TheAnimationFanatic 3,596]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 - Marvel's best in a long time. A little bit bloated, but the positive outweighs the negative by a long shot. Great action, a fantastic villain, and full of the heart that made 1 and 2 so good. 9 out of 10.

[Dreambiscuit 9,970]

Toy Story 2 (1999). My favorite of the Toy Story movies, with the perfect balance of fun and adventure with the signature heartbreaking interlude. Really good writing and direction. Just a perfect movie.  

[Moony the Cat 3,702]

I watched Fatal Frame, the movie adaptation of the Fatal Frame/Zero/Project Zero video game series.

Its an odd movie that doesnt really adapt any of the games storylines as far as i can tell, but has some references from the games in it, like obviously the Camera Obscura which is still able to capture ghosts ( although in this movie the camera isnt used as a weapon ) and also there is a reference to crimson butterfly with the red band making an appearence, but other than that its an original story just set in the same universe.

It has an emotional storyline and the plot has some twist and turns. However the final is a bit anticlimatic. Its also one of the only times in the franchise that the villain is not a shrine maiden. XD

All in all the movie was fine, in terms of games accuracy its obviously lacking a bit but i wasnt bored, i actually was invested in the story.

Its not the best video game adaptation but its still a interesting neat little movie in my opinion and i dont regret watching it.

[Dreambiscuit 9,970]

Smokey and the Bandit (1977) Very good, lighthearted movie. Not trying to be deep or overly ambitious; just fun and breezy. I wish more movies were like this now. A movie doesn’t have to prove anything beyond the ability to entertain, and this one does it very well. No wonder it was the second-highest grossing movie of ’77.

The Waterboy (1998) Meh. I’m not an Adam Sandler fan but sometimes he manages to stumble across something funny. But not so much this time. Like Will Farrell, he’s a desperate comedian; always performing over the top rather than letting the comedy stand on its own merits. I think Adam Sandler is a good person, but he needs a co-star (he was always at his best with Drew Barrymore or Jennifer Aniston) or a director who can rein him in once in a while.

[TheRockARooster 51,902]

6 minutes ago, Dreambiscuit said:

Smokey and the Bandit (1977) Very good, lighthearted movie. Not trying to be deep or overly ambitious; just fun and breezy. I wish more movies were like this now. A movie doesn’t have to prove anything beyond the ability to entertain, and this one does it very well. No wonder it was the second-highest grossing movie of ’77.

What a classic movie, Dreamy. 

[Dreambiscuit 9,970]

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Dang, it doesn’t matter how many hundreds of times I see this movie, it’s perfect, and that’s not something I can say about many movies. That’s why it remains one of my all-time favorites.

Kate & Leopold (2001) One of my favorite romantic movies. It puts a much-needed dose of old-days dignity and refinement into the romantic plot. It deals with time travel and that aspect of the plot doesn’t hold water. I can ignore that though because it’s a good movie, and so far only Back to the Future and maybe Looper ever got time travel right. Worth the viewing.

Conan the Barbarian (1982) The original (and only) Conan. In this case the absolute original which hasn’t seen the light of day in many years. The dvd releases are all re-edited (to the detriment of the movie) and none of the original versions were to be found at all, except for on old VHS copies. I watched this on Netflix, expecting the same re-edit, but I was so pleasantly surprised to see the old, best version of this movie. It won’t be on Netflix after May, but it snuck in and worked its magic. Great movie.

[Tropical Melody 6,370]

@Dreambiscuit – I thoroughly applaud your taste re The Empire Strikes Back and Conan The Barbarian.

 

[TheAnimationFanatic 3,596]

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - By god, they did it again. Just as visually stunning, action-packed, hilarious, and emotional as the first. The rare sequel that matches if not surpasses the original. I cannot wait to see how this trilogy wraps up. 10 out of 10.

[Tropical Melody 6,370]

Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)

Seriously Google it! I'm not going to try to explain! It was an hour and a half out of my life that might have been better occupied. But kinda fun in a daft way I guess.

 

 

Edited June 3, 2023 by Tropical Melody
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[Megas 27,742]

Spider-Man Across The Spiderverse. Fantastic film, didn't think it was possible but they managed to top the first movie