Last Movie You Watched

[Bill “Papa” Lee]

OK, new movie watched, "Lincoln"..fantastic!!!! I love this Nation and our ability to overcome great tragedies, and our Church for doing the same. Sunday we have a black sister who grew up in Uganda and it was the best talk I have ever heard from a sister in my 34 years as a member. I love it going to Church with people of other races and perspectives. Growing up in Georgia as a Baptist in the 50's, 60' and 70's, it never happened once. Once when around 10, a black man came to attend and two deacons asked him to leave. I mention this because of the movie I listed. Thankfully the Priesthood ban ended a year before I joined.

[Garden Girl]

Okay, last night I watched another "Oldie" but it was a goodie... nothing of real importance, but very entertaining.... "Hotel" (based on the book by Arthur Hailey) starring Rod Taylor, Melvin Douglas, Catherine Spaak, Karl Maldin, Merle Oberon, and Michael Rennie... a few years after it was made, they had a TV program based on the story that lasted several seasons.

I traveled with my husband quite often on business... he had to travel somewhere every week, staying in hotels... so this movie was quite interesting to me... he actually preferred Marriott hotels, utilizing them whenever and wherever he could because they did a very good job for business meetings, etc. He used Marriott so often his company was classed as a "member of the family"... a distinction given to those companies who used them regularly over a long period of time.

GG

edit to add: Pa Pa... I thought "Lincoln" was absolutely wonderful...

Edited May 1, 2013 by Garden Girl

[Damien the Leper]

I watched "The Last Temptation of Christ" and Bella Lugosi's "White Zombie"

[Ron Beron]

OK, new movie watched, "Lincoln"..fantastic!!!! I love this Nation and our ability to overcome great tragedies, and our Church for doing the same. Sunday we have a black sister who grew up in Uganda and it was the best talk I have ever heard from a sister in my 34 years as a member. I love it going to Church with people of other races and perspectives. Growing up in Georgia as a Baptist in the 50's, 60' and 70's, it never happened once. Once when around 10, a black man came to attend and two deacons asked him to leave. I mention this because of the movie I listed. Thankfully the Priesthood ban ended a year before I joined.

What is wrong here?! A son of the south cheering for Lincoln!!!???

[Ron Beron]

I watched "The Last Temptation of Christ" and Bella Lugosi's "White Zombie"

What did you think of "The Last Temptation...."?

[Damien the Leper]

What did you think of "The Last Temptation...."?

Beautifully heretical! It has a nice non-dusty spot on my shelf.

[Ron Beron]

Beautifully heretical! It has a nice non-dusty spot on my shelf.

You should read the book. I thought the movie was anything but heretical in that in showed Jesus being tempted with taking the easy way out. Instead, he accepts God's plan. Great film.

[Ron Beron]

Just finished "Field of Dreams" and realized how much I missed my dad.

[Garden Girl]

This morning I was feeling frustrated because apparently tonight's semi final Men's Volleyball game between BYU and Penn State is not being televised... I had thought it would be on ESPNU but apparently not...

So, I came to a channel where "Secondhand Lions" was just starting, so I settled in and watched... it is one of my favorite films... good entertainment. And, of course, you can't go wrong with Robert Duvall and Michael Caine.

GG

[altersteve]

Iron Man 3 was very good. Not as good as the first, but way better than the second (which I didn't have a very high opinion of at all), and the action scenes were some of the best I've seen in a superhero movie before. The timing, choreography, and cinematography were all spot-on during these scenes. Tony Stark has some anxiety attacks throughout the film, some of which were a little over-the-top, and he was a bit of a jerk at some points, but Downey's performance is so good that the character remains as lovable as ever. Some cool plot twists in the second half too (some of which might upset some diehard fans of the comics) -- and yes, there is a fun post-credits scene that, if you've seen The Avengers, you'll probably enjoy.

A really solid film. Not groundbreaking by any means, but it is entertaining and very funny at times, and I'm looking forward to watching it again.

[bluebell]

Has anyone watched The Impossible, about the tsunami in Indonesia? We watched it Saturday night and it was very gripping but difficult to watch, especially since I am also a mother of (almost) three young boys.

[Bill “Papa” Lee]

What is wrong here?! A son of the south cheering for Lincoln!!!???

What we call "The war of Northern aggression" . But I live on a former battleground and their are some buried in and around my yard. It was such a waste, thank God it has not happened again. You can google Allatoona Pass and read about it and see I get to walk and excersie, you will also see the memorial near my house. Such a waste. Edited May 9, 2013 by Bill “Papa” Lee

[Tacenda]

Has anyone watched The Impossible, about the tsunami in Indonesia? We watched it Saturday night and it was very gripping but difficult to watch, especially since I am also a mother of (almost) three young boys.

Yes, I went when it first came out. I'd not even heard of the story before, and never really read it before seeing it, so I didn't know the ending. Such a beautiful story and lifelike!!

[Ron Beron]

What a say about the "war of Northern aggression" . But I live on a former battleground and their are some buried in and around my yard. It was such a waste, thank God it has not happened again. You can google Allatoona Pass and read about it and see I get to walk and excersie, you will also see the memorial near my house. Such a waste.

Here in California we study the past. Back where you are you live the past daily. Given the number of good men wasted I am not sure if that is good.

[bluebell]

Yes, I went when it first came out. I'd not even heard of the story before, and never really read it before seeing it, so I didn't know the ending. Such a beautiful story and lifelike!!

It would be interesting to find out how they filmed it. Those moments when the wave first hits the resort are amazingly lifelike, as are the moments when the mother and son are fighting against the water.

[Garden Girl]

It would be interesting to find out how they filmed it. Those moments when the wave first hits the resort are amazingly lifelike, as are the moments when the mother and son are fighting against the water.

Is it out on DVD?

GG

[altersteve]

Is it out on DVD?

GG

I believe so. I think I saw it at Walmart the other day.

[thesometimesaint]

Ice Age, Continental Drift.

Laughed till I cried.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWHuotlILUw

[bluebell]

Is it out on DVD?

GG

It is. It's very well made with great actors.

[tyler90az]

Happy and Les Miserables

[Bill “Papa” Lee]

Les Miserables

I liked the movie (talking) the musical was cool with many of the songs, especially "I Dreamed a Dream" by Anne Hathaway. But when almost every word is sung, too hard to follow. I am guessing live would be more impressive.

[Garden Girl]

Well, today I did not go to Church... Mother's Day... It's difficult enough being a single sister with no children without having to listen to it on Mother's Day. Yes, I give of myself to my nephews, and to other young people both in and outside the Church. But it's not the same. I may sound bitter, but I'm really not... anyway, I stayed home...

So, I decided to watch some of my favorite movies... I just finished "To Kill A Mockingbird" starring Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch. I've mentioned this movie previously in this thread... I've watched it so many times yet always marvel at how Peck seemed to become Atticus...

I loved the book, and I love this film for many reasons, but mainly because Scout, Jem, and Dil mirror my childhood, particularly in the scenes when they would play all over the neighborhood, and late into the evening. Our neighborhood kids would play Kick-the-Can under the street lights on the warm summer nights until our folks just insisted it was time to come in... but in some respects growing up on the west coast in So Cal was very much different than the south... different culture... different attitudes. Anyway, that's a movie I can watch numerous times and still enjoy...

GG

[Garden Girl]

Double post

Edited May 12, 2013 by Garden Girl

[Tacenda]

Well, today I did not go to Church... Mother's Day... It's difficult enough being a single sister with no children without having to listen to it on Mother's Day. Yes, I give of myself to my nephews, and to other young people both in and outside the Church. But it's not the same. I may sound bitter, but I'm really not... anyway, I stayed home...

So, I decided to watch some of my favorite movies... I just finished "To Kill A Mockingbird" starring Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch. I've mentioned this movie previously in this thread... I've watched it so many times yet always marvel at how Peck seemed to become Atticus...

I loved the book, and I love this film for many reasons, but mainly because Scout, Jem, and Dil mirror my childhood, particularly in the scenes when they would play all over the neighborhood, and late into the evening. Our neighborhood kids would play Kick-the-Can under the street lights on the warm summer nights until our folks just insisted it was time to come in... but in some respects growing up on the west coast in So Cal was very much different than the south... different culture... different attitudes. Anyway, that's a movie I can watch numerous times and still enjoy...

GG

Like Pa Pa you've been a motherly figure to me when you care enough to get me thinking. I love the poem he dedicated to you and all moms out there. I think that every woman has those mothering instincts and when you're around them you can feel mothered. So you are a mother in so many ways. Have a good one GG.

PS: Last night I watched the movie Grand Torino with Clint Eastwood. It was on cable so didn't have the language. I've watched the DVD too, I handled the swearing only because there was such a great moral to the story. One was you can be a big influence in the lives of children who are not your own. In the movie Clint's characters children weren't at all close to him. Maybe it was partially his fault, but he was like a father to a neighbor boy. Great movie if you can handle some language!

Edited May 12, 2013 by Tacenda

[Damien the Leper]

Saw Iron Man 3...LAME! Saw Oblivion...LAME! Maybe The Hangover III will rejuvenate this year's movies thus far.