Last Movie You Watched

[ZealouslyStriving]

1 minute ago, bluebell said:

https://ew.com/movies/weird-the-al-yankovic-story-real-fact-fiction/

Yes.  The song that plays at the end of that movie was written and performed by Weird Al in 2022.  Amish Paradise was written in the mid 90s so there's no way he could have died in 1985.   

If you say so. 😉

[Tacenda]

Went to "Fly Me to the Moon". Centered around Apollo 11 but don't want to give too much away, but loved it! A little sluggish at times but really picked up, IMO. 

[Raingirl]

4 hours ago, bluebell said:

He’s actually still alive. I guess a lot of that movie is supposed to be taken as parody.

And he appears in the movie. Also, he co- wrote the screenplay with Eric Appel. Hard to do that if you’re dead. 

[Calm]

1 minute ago, Raingirl said:

Hard to do that if you’re dead. 

It’s Weird Al.  Anything is possible.  

[ZealouslyStriving]

10 minutes ago, Raingirl said:

And he appears in the movie. Also, he co- wrote the screenplay with Eric Appel. Hard to do that if you’re dead. 

AI can do amazing things now. How do you know he's not computer generated? 

[Raingirl]

1 minute ago, ZealouslyStriving said:

AI can do amazing things now. How do you know he's not computer generated? 

Because I’m intelligent. 

[Calm]

5 hours ago, ZealouslyStriving said:

AI can do amazing things now. How do you know he's not computer generated? 

Are you having fun?   I think Weird Al would be pleased….if only he wasn’t dead.  😛 

Edited July 14, 2024 by Calm

[ZealouslyStriving]

34 minutes ago, Calm said:

Are you having fun?   I think Weird Al would be pleased….if only he wasn’t dead.  😛 

Apparently I should write for the Babylon Bee. 😁

[bluebell]

We saw A Quiet Place: Day One last night.  It's probably my least favorite in the franchise so far but still a solid option.  It bogs down a little in the middle and gets a little slow, but the end makes up for it.

(And for those like me who care about this kind of thing and don't want to spend the entire movie worrying about it, the cat lives).

[bluebell]

Not a fan of Twisters. I knew going in it was just for entertainment’s sake so my bar was already pretty low, but it wasn’t even that entertaining. It was kind of boring. The story was too similar to the first, but the first had a lot more heart. 

[Tacenda]

5 hours ago, bluebell said:

Not a fan of Twisters. I knew going in it was just for entertainment’s sake so my bar was already pretty low, but it wasn’t even that entertaining. It was kind of boring. The story was too similar to the first, but the first had a lot more heart. 

I went in with the lowest of expectations, and really liked it. Maybe having low expectations helped.🤔

[bsjkki]

I saw TRAP. I was never bored but the plot was super unrealistic.

 

[Stargazer]

On 6/1/2024 at 12:36 AM, Rain said:

It is just so weird that the one movie I have watched more than probably any others would normally be one I would never watch. I don't know how that happened.

I wasn't going to watch Deadpool, and then I did. I resisted for some time, missed it in the cinema, and then finally bought it and watched it. I enjoyed it a lot, and the first sequel. Haven't gotten to 3 or the newest one with Wolverine. My stepson says it is very good.

Funny thing about some of the movies I've bought on YouTube that I haven't watched.

• Kung Fu Panda 3. Don't know why, I just can't make myself start. Maybe I will do it sometime.
• Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Same as KFP 3. 
• Sully: I started to watch it, and never finished it once I realized that the FAA investigation portrayal was full of baloney because it didn't happen that way.
• BEE Movie: Started to watch it, and then it just got too stupid.
• Tombstone: Same as KFP 3

[Stargazer]

On 7/13/2024 at 3:29 PM, ZealouslyStriving said:

"Weird: The Al Yankovic Story"

An emotional juggernaut about a shooting star that rose fast and was taken way too soon.

I had no idea what kind of adventures Al lived in his short life! And how the footage of his death at the 1985 Music Awards by Madonna's henchmen hasn't leaked out is amazing. I'm just glad Al was able to reconcile with his father- who wrote about growing up Amish- before he was killed. Had he not we wouldn't have the golden oldie of "Amish Paradise". Think of the classics that would've been written had he been permitted to tarry here on earth. 😢

R.I.P Al 

Oh fer cryin' out loud!

Getting to this late, but your post made me think Weird Al had actually died without me noticing, but then when I checked, this is a parody film (of course). Weird Al is still very much alive (he appeared in his own parody, in fact). 

[Calm]

3 hours ago, Stargazer said:

Sully: I started to watch it, and never finished it once I realized that the FAA investigation portrayal was full of baloney because it didn't happen that way.

I don’t like movies that take too much dramatic liberty, whether based on real life or books.  Real life because it shows a lack of respect in my view of the real people involved and what they went through and for books, because it shows a lack of respect for the author and the effort and part of themselves they put into their writing.  It is pure arrogance imo to use an idea from someone else but be certain one can do it better and still want to sponge off the popularity of the original work.  I don’t mind expansion of ideas, it’s changing the fundamental aspects of a story that bugs me.  It’s why I won’t watch the later Lord of the Rings movies even though I understand they are pretty good movies.  I find it too disrespectful to Tolkien they changed Aragorn into an angsty self doubter as well as some other character changes.  Either use an author’s vision or don’t.  Use your creativity to create something new rather than to change someone else’s dream and act like you are honoring it.  It is the opposite of plagiarism (inserting your ideas into another’s work and claiming it is true to that work) and just as disrespectful, imo.

If the author is involved in the rewriting process and is okay with it, sure. 

Edited September 3, 2024 by Calm

[manol]

On 7/13/2024 at 9:29 AM, ZealouslyStriving said:

"Weird: The Al Yankovic Story"

An emotional juggernaut about a shooting star that rose fast and was taken way too soon.

I had no idea what kind of adventures Al lived in his short life! And how the footage of his death at the 1985 Music Awards by Madonna's henchmen hasn't leaked out is amazing. I'm just glad Al was able to reconcile with his father- who wrote about growing up Amish- before he was killed. Had he not we wouldn't have the golden oldie of "Amish Paradise". Think of the classics that would've been written had he been permitted to tarry here on earth. 😢

R.I.P Al 

Weird Al may have been one of the greatest ever when it comes to warm, embracing inclusiveness.

I remember going to a Weird Al concert many years ago with my son.  He was like the fisherman in the parable, he cast a net that truly gathered in ALL KINDS. 

I'm just thankful the biopic stayed so very, very true to the spirit of Weird Al.

R.I.P. 

[Raingirl]

31 minutes ago, manol said:

Weird Al may have been one of the greatest ever when it comes to warm, embracing inclusiveness.

I remember going to a Weird Al concert many years ago with my son.  He was like the fisherman in the parable, he cast a net that truly gathered in ALL KINDS. 

I'm just thankful the biopic stayed so very, very true to the spirit of Weird Al.

R.I.P. 

He’s not dead. 

[manol]

13 minutes ago, Raingirl said:

He’s not dead. 

I know! 

That's why I said "I'm just thankful the biopic stayed so very, very true to the spirit of Weird Al."   It portrays him being killed, and I can't think of a more true-to-the-spirit-of-master-of-parody-Weird-Al way to end his biopic than that. 

Apologies if I just spoiled it for anyone who was planning to see it.  Or you can just watch it anyway. 

 

Edited September 3, 2024 by manol

[Doctor Steuss]

Coraline.

Currently in Century theaters here in Vegas (don't know if it's a national thing).  My son used to watch it all of the time as a kiddo, but for whatever reason it was one of the few movies he was obsessed with that was never on when I had time to sit down.  Finally watched it in the theater with my son, and wow, I really enjoyed it.  I'm glad my first time was on the big screen.  If you've never seen it, and it's on the big screen by you, I think it's worth carving out some time (and cash) to go see it.

[Calm]

3 hours ago, Doctor Steuss said:

Coraline.

Currently in Century theaters here in Vegas (don't know if it's a national thing).  My son used to watch it all of the time as a kiddo, but for whatever reason it was one of the few movies he was obsessed with that was never on when I had time to sit down.  Finally watched it in the theater with my son, and wow, I really enjoyed it.  I'm glad my first time was on the big screen.  If you've never seen it, and it's on the big screen by you, I think it's worth carving out some time (and cash) to go see it.

Quite interesting…

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At its peak, the film involved the efforts of 450 people,[10] including 30[13] to 35[10]animators and digital designers in the Digital Design Group (DDG), directed by Dan Casey, and more than 250 technicians and designers.[13] Principal photography took 18 months. One crew member, Althea Crome, was hired specifically to knit miniature sweaters and other clothing for the puppet characters, sometimes using knitting needles as thin as human hair.[10] A single garment could take anywhere from six weeks to six months to complete. The clothes also simulated wear using paint and a file.[11]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coraline_(film)

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 Coulais's score was performed by the Hungarian Symphony Orchestra and features choral pieces sung by the Children's Choir of Nice in a nonsense language.[19] The main soloist, a young girl heard singing in several parts of the film, is coincidentally named Coraline.[19] 

Destiny…

Thanks for mentioning this, I don’t pay attention to theatres any more because can’t go and my daughter doesn’t want to, but maybe for this as she loves the movie (this summer has been hard on her and buying her little gag gifts only goes so far to lighten her day, getting out for something she loves might help)

Edited September 11, 2024 by Calm

[Kevin Christensen]

On 9/11/2024 at 3:43 PM, Doctor Steuss said:

Coraline.

Currently in Century theaters here in Vegas (don't know if it's a national thing).  My son used to watch it all of the time as a kiddo, but for whatever reason it was one of the few movies he was obsessed with that was never on when I had time to sit down.  Finally watched it in the theater with my son, and wow, I really enjoyed it.  I'm glad my first time was on the big screen.  If you've never seen it, and it's on the big screen by you, I think it's worth carving out some time (and cash) to go see it.

I still have my Coraline 3D blu ray and a Sony 70" tv that plays passive 3D.  We've watched that with our children, nephews and neices, and granddaughters.  V. cool.  Another excellent film sourced from a Neil Gaiman story.  Stardust is another based on his work, which is comparable in feel and quality and rewatchability to Princess Bride.

Kevin C.

Canonsburg, PA

[Calm]

Princess Bride is probably the best book adaptation to movie I am aware of (I missed a lot of the commentary Goldman gives about the ‘original book’, but it wouldn’t have worked and it’s absence didn’t change anything).  Stardust I had some issues with, but nothing that prevented me from watching it like happened with the Lord of the Rings movies.

Good Omens is another NG I would highly recommend.

Edited October 11, 2024 by Calm

[Kevin Christensen]

Recently saw The Bank of Dave, which was on Netflix.  The story is set in Burnley, Lancashire in the UK, and since I spent seven months of my 1973-1975 mission just up the road in Nelson, and two more months in Blackburn Lancashire, not far away, I did go there for district splits fairly often.  It's a truish story of about a real guy who wanted to start a local bank to benefit community needs.   It's good, (not as perfect as Local Hero, set in Scotland and has the most beautiful Mark Knopfler soundtrack, and which used similar tropes in story telling) and is a good watch.  Quirky and feel good.  It depicts just the kind of businessman to impress Hugh Nibley in light of "What is Zion? A Distant View".  Took some liberties with reality, though not quite as many as the Fisherman's Friends, another Brit film inspired by a real shanty-singing group from the same charming Port Isaac Cornwall costal village where Doc Martin was filmed (Shauna and I spent a night there in 2015), but also fun to watch.  And a bit trippy for RMs from England and Anglophiles in general.

Kevin C.

Canonsburg, PA

[Kevin Christensen]

6 minutes ago, Calm said:

Princess Bride is probably the best book adaptation to movie I am aware of (I missed a lot of the commentary Goldman gives about the ‘original book’, but it wouldn’t have worked and it’s absence didn’t change anything).  Stardust I had some issues with, but nothing that prevented me from watching it like happened with the Lord of the Rings movies.

Good Omens is another NG I would highly recommend.

Yes.  We are also fond of Good Omens for both Gaiman and Pratchett.  The first series more than the second.   I haven't watched American Gods, based on a Gaiman books, nor Sandman.  But I am looking forward to Anansi Boys, supposedly in production, which is my favorite of his novels.  Like a blend of P. G. Wodehouse and Roger Zelazny.   (Gaiman knew Zelazny.)  The Audiobook is perfectly read by Lenny Henry.   After I read both American Gods and Anansi Boys on flights, I spotted the Audiobook of Anansi Boys and got it for my wife and I to listen to on a long trip.  

Kevin C.

Canonsburg, PA

[Calm]

18 minutes ago, Kevin Christensen said:

The first series more than the second. 

Definitely