Last Movie You Watched

[Calm]

1 hour ago, bluebell said:

The Sheep Detective

Super cute, stars Hugh Jackman, Emma Thompson, and a handful of other well known actors.  It's about a shepherd that loves his sheep and he loves them.  He would read them murder mysteries every night.  One night he is murdered and the sheep decide that they are going to help the bumbling town cop (this all takes place in England I think) to solve the murder.

It's very family friendly and a good whodunit.  

I enjoyed it.  Would have loved to see more Emma Thompson as she was fun to watch.  I got nit picky (because that’s what I do for fun) with some of the world-building around the sheep, but it’s not like it’s going to be turned into a series of films with multiple storylines, etc.

[Tony uk]

1 hour ago, bluebell said:

The Sheep Detective

Super cute, stars Hugh Jackman, Emma Thompson, and a handful of other well known actors.  It's about a shepherd that loves his sheep and he loves them.  He would read them murder mysteries every night.  One night he is murdered and the sheep decide that they are going to help the bumbling town cop (this all takes place in England I think) to solve the murder.

It's very family friendly and a good whodunit.  

I'm looking forward to watching this one myself. Yes it is set in England, with a very good cast. I have always found Hugh Jackman to be a very good actor, and person. Emma Thompson came through into acting, with a number of other actors, male and female in the early 80's. All various degrees of success.

[bluebell]

The Devil's Mouth

It's free on prime or hulu or netflix...can't remember which one we saw it on.  It's a very typical 'college kids' exotic vacation goes bad when something maneating appears where it's not supposed to be' tale.  The director does not try to surprise anyone, the trope plays out exactly how you are expecting it to.  You might hate the characters more than usually though because they are even more dumb than usual.

I watched this with my 12 year old because it looked like a fun, mindless and harmless, scary movie and that's exactly what it was.  I wouldn't want to spend any money on it but if you or your kids like nature monster movies then it could be a fun way to bond for an hour and half.

[bluebell]

On 8/13/2026 at 2:57 PM, Calm said:

I enjoyed it.  Would have loved to see more Emma Thompson as she was fun to watch.  I got nit picky (because that’s what I do for fun) with some of the world-building around the sheep, but it’s not like it’s going to be turned into a series of films with multiple storylines, etc.

She does feel kind of wasted in the role. 

[Amulek]

Spider-Man: Brand New Day

I've got a teenage boy, so yeah, I've seen the latest spider-man flick. There were things I liked about it - things I didn't.

Pros: While I personally prefer installments where we get more of Spidey's sarcastic humor, a core part of Spider-Man also tends to run more on the emo (borderline depressed) side of things, so I liked that they were willing to experiment with leaning into that a bit here in this film. It wasn't all just action sequence to action sequence. Also, we got more screen time for Jon Bernthal's Frank Castle / The Punisher; love that for him. 

Cons: Meaningful pacing / plot issues. Lots of clunky cameos - whether that be Florence Pugh's Black Widow, Mark Ruffalo's Bruce Banner / Hulk, or Sadie Sink's "mystery" character that the press were all sworn to secrecy over prior to release - they tended to add little to the story and served more as a reminder that, hey, remember that there are more movies coming up soon! Yes, the setup syndrome was strong with this film. And I really didn't like the fact that we basically got an entire movie without the core friend-group being around to do their thing. It just wasn't the vibe (as the kids are wont to say).

Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the movie; it's just not the best version in the series.

 

[Tony uk]

I recently got to rewatch the first two Superman films with Christopher Reeve. The third and fourth films in that specific series was shown on consecutive nights on TV. The first two are those I prefer to watch, and still enjoy them as much now as when I first went to see them at the cinema when I was a youngster.

[Calm]

1 hour ago, Tony uk said:

The first two are those I prefer to watch, and still enjoy them as much now as when I first went to see them at the cinema when I was a youngster.

They were quite fun.

[Tony uk]

10 hours ago, Calm said:

They were quite fun.

Very much so.

[Amulek]

14 hours ago, Tony uk said:

I recently got to rewatch the first two Superman films with Christopher Reeve. [...] The first two are those I prefer to watch, and still enjoy them as much now as when I first went to see them at the cinema when I was a youngster.

Same. I have always loved that scene where you see Clark thinking about revealing himself to Lois and how, in just a matter of moments, you see him visibly transform from character to character right before your eyes. 

No CGI. No cut shots. Just one camera, capturing a genuine actor practicing his craft. 😚👌

 

[Tony uk]

9 minutes ago, Amulek said:

Same. I have always loved that scene where you see Clark thinking about revealing himself to Lois and how, in just a matter of moments, you see him visibly transform from character to character right before your eyes. 

No CGI. No cut shots. Just one camera, capturing a genuine actor practicing his craft. 😚👌

 

In agreement with you. Pre CGI, I feel there was more effort, and thought, put into the making of specific scenes, for the want of better wording, created an illusion. 

[Kenngo1969]

Nine-to-Five, with the absolute blockbuster cast of Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton*, and Dabney Coleman.  I was too young to appreciate this fully when it first came out, and, often, I've thought, in the years since, "Yes, absolutely, I get it: Women are oppressed in the workplace, and yes, it's absolutely awful, but—do I need to watch a movie about it?"   

I didn't realize how much I had been missing out.  

Maybe I'm just feeling sentimental and too charitable in light of Dolly's passing, but this movie is absolutely laugh-out-loud funny, and not [at least to me] in a "cheap laughs" kind of way, though it very well could have veered in that direction very easily.  I think it's comedy that is clever in ways and to an extent that is not often seen today.  ("Why work too hard to make a comedy?  We'll make money hand-over-fist even if we just aim for the 'low-hanging fruit' and go over-the-top rather than for subtlety, anyway!") 

Certainly, I'll be the first to admit that I'm no connoisseur of comedy, but, surprising to me is that it is rated only "71% fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes, and has only a 7/10 rating on IMDB.  I wonder if those will improve, now, with Dolly's passing, as she gains a new generation of fans (as often happens after a performer's passing).

After the movie, 20/20 had a retrospective on Dolly's life (sorry for calling you by your first name so much, Ma'am, but ... that's what happens when you have that rarest of personalities that makes everybody feel as though he or she is your friend!)  It's said that a lot of famous people "came from nothing" [my phrase], but she really did!  My favorite well-to-do people are the kind of people you know would be exactly the same whether with the money or without, and, while I don't claim to be an expert judge of character in such matters (or in any matter), I think she's one of those. Maybe my favorite moment is when Barbara Walters interviewed Dolly and Ms. Walters came into the interview with the attitude, "I'm a real working woman, I'm going to put this country hick in her place!"

It didn't work.

Dolly wasn't having any of it, and she made that absolutely clear to Ms. Walters in absolutely no uncertain terms—politely, certainly, as was her way, but, still, crystal clear.  As was the case with most anything involving Dolly, it was a thing to behold.

RIP, Ma'am.  The choirs of angels above have gained a new, absolutely stellar member!  (And, of course, as always, sincerest condolences to family, friends, and [other] fans.)

*As a neophyte actress, Dolly memorized everybody's lines.    As a second-billed superstar in my high school's production of West Side Story as Doc, the drugstore owner, I had trouble memorizing my own lines—all three of them!  Can you imagine?!!