Last Movie You Watched

[Garden Girl]

I just watched "Fruitvale Station"... a very disturbing true story of a young black man from Oakland CA and events that took place at the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Fruitvale Station in Oakland on New Year's Eve 2009... This is a gripping story...

 

GG

 

[changed]

Has anyone watched any of the religious flix out?

"Son of God", "God's not dead", Noah - what's everyone's thoughts on it?

I personally like the church's Bible vids better than the "Son of God" previews I've seen, in the movie Jesus does not appear as humble or loving as in the Bible vids.  
 

[seriously honestly]

Has anyone watched any of the religious flix out?

"Son of God", "God's not dead", Noah - what's everyone's thoughts on it?

I personally like the church's Bible vids better than the "Son of God" previews I've seen, in the movie Jesus does not appear as humble or loving as in the Bible vids.  

 

 

Haven't, but I'd like to see Noah when it comes out

[Calm]

I just watched "Fruitvale Station"... a very disturbing true story of a young black man from Oakland CA and events that took place at the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Fruitvale Station in Oakland on New Year's Eve 2009... This is a gripping story...

 

GG

Apparently the movie leaves out a few crucial facts, not surprisingly, have yet to see a movie based on a true story that didn't.

[Garden Girl]

Apparently the movie leaves out a few crucial facts, not surprisingly, have yet to see a movie based on a true story that didn't.

 

I know... it was clear the victim was troubled with a troubled past, including being a drug dealer, but was trying to get straightened out... no matter what, when he was shot, he was laying down on his stomach with his hands handcuffed in back of him and he was shot in the back.  The officer who shot him was charged with first degree murder, which was later downgraded to manslaughter because he was able to convince people that he had confused his sidearm with his stun gun and in the heat of the scuffle he mixed them up... the officer served 11 months of a 2-year sentence...

 

GG

[Garden Girl]

Todsay I saw "Son of God" and thought it was very well done.  I didn't get the impression that it didn't portray Jesus as being as loving and humble as in other bible vids... It followed the biblical scriptures almost verbatim and anyone who knows the scriptures knows the dialog that will be coming...  the ending was quite emotional to me, and I found myself praying with gratitude for the Savior and his atoning sacrifice...

 

GG

[Tacenda]

Todsay I saw "Son of God" and thought it was very well done. I didn't get the impression that it didn't portray Jesus as being as loving and humble as in other bible vids... It followed the biblical scriptures almost verbatim and anyone who knows the scriptures knows the dialog that will be coming... the ending was quite emotional to me, and I found myself praying with gratitude for the Savior and his atoning sacrifice...

GG

This makes me want to go see this movie. Thank you.

[Garden Girl]

I watched a real "Oldie"... Turner Classic Movies is honoring their "Star of the Month"... Mary Astor... so they are showing "Little Women" (one of my all time favorites) starring Astor as Marmee to her daughters Meg (Janet Leigh), Jo (June Allyson), Amy (Eliz Taylor) and Beth (Margaret O'Brien).  Based of course on the book by Louisa Mae Alcott...  In introducing the film, Robert Osborn told how Mary  Astor was driven nearly to her wits end by the four girls' giggling and chattering when not shooting.

Wonderful film...

 

GG

[Tacenda]

I watched a real "Oldie"... Turner Classic Movies is honoring their "Star of the Month"... Mary Astor... so they are showing "Little Women" (one of my all time favorites) starring Astor as Marmee to her daughters Meg (Janet Leigh), Jo (June Allyson), Amy (Eliz Taylor) and Beth (Margaret O'Brien). Based of course on the book by Louisa Mae Alcott... In introducing the film, Robert Osborn told how Mary Astor was driven nearly to her wits end by the four girls' giggling and chattering when not shooting.

Wonderful film...

GG

Love "Little Women".

[Garden Girl]

Love "Little Women".

I do too... this original one, not the remake with Wynona Rider... this original is just a true classic.

 

GG

[altersteve]

Watched my favorite movie, The Shawshank Redemption, today. Always inspires the heck out of me. I love it so much.

[Garden Girl]

Watched my favorite movie, The Shawshank Redemption, today. Always inspires the heck out of me. I love it so much.

 

One of my favorites also... this is one where I can tolerate the language,  taken in context...

 

GG

[Tacenda]

One of my favorites also... this is one where I can tolerate the language,  taken in context...

 

GG

From my post above, I like the original "Little Women" best, it also reminds me of when my mom read the book to my sisters and I, it's really the only memory I have of her reading to me, I'm sure she did other times. 

 

Also, I love "Shawshank Redemption" too!  And it's a movie where the language fits, I don't like it, but it fits I guess.  There is another movie I absolutely love and it's Grand Torino with Clint Eastwood.  It also has a little language that fits or is in context.  I still don't like it, but glad I didn't let the "R" scare me out of watching.  It was awesome.       

[Garden Girl]

From my post above, I like the original "Little Women" best, it also reminds me of when my mom read the book to my sisters and I, it's really the only memory I have of her reading to me, I'm sure she did other times. 

 

Also, I love "Shawshank Redemption" too!  And it's a movie where the language fits, I don't like it, but it fits I guess.  There is another movie I absolutely love and it's Grand Torino with Clint Eastwood.  It also has a little language that fits or is in context.  I still don't like it, but glad I didn't let the "R" scare me out of watching.  It was awesome.       

 

Sometimes when I see a remake of an "oldie" classic, I think... how come they're putting out a new version... and then I realize it's been 20 or 30 years since the original.  This happened with "Psycho."  They did a remake starring Ann Heche in the Janet Leigh role...  the shower scene was so ingrained as being Janet Leigh that when Ann Heche did it, it fell flat IMO.  And whenever they show Psycho on TV, it's always the original... only rarely the remake...

 

I too really liked Grand Torino... Clint Eastwood became a better actor the older he got, a talented director... and even more handsome than he was as a young man.  Even when he did Bridges of Madison County he was an extremely attractive man, well into his sixties... physicslly fit for his age.  There too in Grand Torino the language "fit."  I loved the last scene where the boy is driving... with the dog....

 

And, I like the way Eastwood composes much of the music for his films... Another favorite is his "Absolute Power."  He composed the theme dedicated to his character's daughter.  Not only is he a  composer, he is also a talented artist... how does one person end up with so many talents... acting, directing, composing music, an artist... and handsome to boot...

 

Oh yes... and he was also a businessman and politician.  When I lived in San Fran, my husband and I loved to go down to Monterey and Carmel-by-the-Sea for a relaxing weekend.  Eastwood lived in Carmel and had a restaurant called the "Hog's Breath."  While there he ran for and was elected mayor of Carmel, serving for several years.  I miss that area... the Monterey Peninsula is beautiful...

 

GG

Edited March 27, 2014 by Garden Girl

[Tacenda]

Sometimes when I see a remake of an "oldie" classic, I think... how come they're putting out a new version... and then I realize it's been 20 or 30 years since the original. This happened with "Psycho." They did a remake starring Ann Heche in the Janet Leigh role... the shower scene was so ingrained as being Janet Leigh that when Ann Heche did it, it fell flat IMO. And whenever they show Psycho on TV, it's always the original... only rarely the remake...

I too really liked Grand Torino... Clint Eastwood became a better actor the older he got, a talented director... and even more handsome than he was as a young man. Even when he did Bridges of Madison County he was an extremely attractive man, well into his sixties... physicslly fit for his age. There too in Grand Torino the language "fit." I loved the last scene where the boy is driving... with the dog....

And, I like the way Eastwood composes much of the music for his films... Another favorite is his "Absolute Power." He composed the theme dedicated to his character's daughter. Not only is he a composer, he is also a talented artist... how does one person end up with so many talents... acting, directing, composing music, an artist... and handsome to boot...

Oh yes... and he was also a businessman and politician. When I lived in San Fran, my husband and I loved to go down to Monterey and Carmel-by-the-Sea for a relaxing weekend. Eastwood lived in Carmel and had a restaurant called the "Hog's Breath." While there he ran for and was elected mayor of Carmel, serving for several years. I miss that area... the Monterey Peninsula is beautiful...

GG

My sister's live in Morgan Hill and Gilroy. They took us to Carmel by the Sea...we were there for my niece's wedding. The rehearsal dinner was in Monterey and beforehand we walked around the town and checked out Cint's restaurant. This was several years ago. I kept hoping to spot him, lol. I hope he does more, he's more than just a pretty boy/man. I thought the song at the end of Grand Torino was composed by his son, but could be wrong. I'm dying to go back to Carmel again.

When I think of "Bridges of Madison County", I think of the scene with Meryl Streep and her husband, driving in the rain behind Clint on his way out of town, so gut wrentching.

I'll hopefully find "Absolute Power" and watch. I'd never heard of it.

 

ETA:  This niece was married at an old Catholic church...I think there was a Catholic school right next to it.  I want to say it was near these towns.  My first Catholic wedding.  We took my mom who had Alzheimer's at the time, and she really didn't understand what was going on.  The hard part during the ceremony was having to sit and stand, over and over again with mom in tow but my dad finally just let her just sit, poor thing.  In our thinking we just couldn't leave her out of anything, but it was probably more for our sakes than hers, looking back.  We just couldn't bare to leave her in Utah.  But a beautiful wedding I'll never forget.    

Edited March 27, 2014 by Tacenda

[Garden Girl]

 I thought the song at the end of Grand Torino was composed by his son, but could be wrong. I'm dying to go back to Carmel again.

 

 

You are probably correct... both Eastwood and his son are talented muscians and Eastwood uses his son's music also..  There was a scene in "Bridges" where Streep and Eastwood go to this out of the way jazz club, and the combo's bass player was Kyle... 

 

Didn't you just love Carmel?  All the shops and galleries... and food!   Business took my dh and I to that area often... he played golf at Pebble Beach twice, and once at the Carmel Valley Country Club... while the men played golf, we women went shopping!  our wedding anniv fell during the Bing Crosby Golf Invitational, so we always made it a point to celebrate in Monterey and attend the tournament.  That was a lot of years ago... I've been retired and here on Oregon coast for 23 years!  Hubby has been gone 14 years now.  Sigh...

 

GG

[altersteve]

I saw the new movie Noah today, and it was NOT what I was expecting -- often in a good way, though. It's a dark story already, but this is a very, very dark movie, and contains several instances of mass drownings, bloody fights, some horrific imagery, and a few strange scenes that will put off some viewers expecting a family-friendly and faith-promoting Christian movie. This is not that. It's ultimately inspiring and thought-provoking, and the scene where God (referred to throughout the film as "the Creator") puts the rainbow in the sky made me smile, but this is a dark, sometimes disturbing, almost morbid fantasy film that often tries to be too many things at once. And the title character (though brilliantly played by Russell Crowe) is a complex individual: he's depicted here as always trying to do God's will and keep his family together, but he's often selfish and violent, and at one point neglects to save a young girl's life and later threatens and almost attempts to kill an infant. A sheep is also graphically ripped in half (blood splatters everywhere), a child is trampled to death, there's a disturbing scene that seems to imply cannibalism, and the disaster sequence where the flood comes in is very, very intense. But the movie is also very powerfully acted and visually breathtaking, and the story is timeless -- just as powerful and relevant as ever.

 

Basically, it's worth seeing, but you may want to leave the kids at home.

Edited March 27, 2014 by altersteve

[Garden Girl]

Hello altersteve...

I've heard mixed reviews, but certainly the things that you pointed out... there was something about "rock people"? that one critic was telling about... I may see it now but before I wasn't so sure because I did understand that it wasn't the Noah story as we usually think of it... I appreciate your review. 

 

GG

[Wants2know]

I watched Aliens, Aliens 3 and Alien Resurrection. All are R rated for gore and language. I will note however that these were all shown on TV and were edited. I just grew up with these films and enjoy them quite a bit. I think the last film I saw in the theater was Pirates, the latest installment. That show was PG-13 mainly for some intense scenes and some language. I enjoyed the film quite a bit more than Pirates 3.

I wanted to watch Warrior but I lack the funding to go to the movies right now. I also wanted to take the kids to see Winnie the Pooh.

Have you seen Prometheus?  Supposed to be a prequel to Alien.

[Wants2know]

The last full movie I watched was Frozen.  Before that was the new Thor movie.  It was fair.  I'm looking forward to the new xmen movie!  

[3DOP]

The movie bothered me immensely because it was immensely honest.  Death does not win, but dies itself with Christ's sacrifice.

 

Speaking of our reactions to Wit, starring Emma Thompson as a terminally ill cancer patient, directed by Mike Nichols:

 

Thanks for the reply Ron Beron.

 

When it comes to film, I like the original Pollyanna (silent). So let that be a disclaimer. Maybe the movie has artistic merit that is beyond my capacity to appreciate.  

 

I'd have to review again to see if I could be persuaded that I hated it for the reason you give. If Mike Nichols was trying to prompt a visceral reaction, he succeeded. I have never experienced such revulsion toward a film. If he wanted me to like the Emma Thompson character he failed. If anyone ever asks what movie I hate the most of all movies I have seen, I would without a moment of hesitation cite this film. Unlike most films of the genre that entertain, as I recall, this was truly a hideous horror. 

[Mola Ram Suda Ram]

Have you seen Prometheus?  Supposed to be a prequel to Alien.

Yes, I have and it is not really a prequel to Alien. There are some elements in that movie that are in Prometheus but it is not what you would think. All in all it was good show. The dumbest part was that she gets a C section and then later  she is dangling by her hands and pulls her self up. Sorry but that is just not possible. She would literally kill her self doing that.

Edited March 28, 2014 by Mola Ram Suda Ram

[DarkScythe]

I saw the new movie Noah today, and it was NOT what I was expecting -- often in a good way, though. It's a dark story already, but this is a very, very dark movie, and contains several instances of mass drownings, bloody fights, some horrific imagery, and a few strange scenes that will put off some viewers expecting a family-friendly and faith-promoting Christian movie. This is not that. It's ultimately inspiring and thought-provoking, and the scene where God (referred to throughout the film as "the Creator") puts the rainbow in the sky made me smile, but this is a dark, sometimes disturbing, almost morbid fantasy film that often tries to be too many things at once. And the title character (though brilliantly played by Russell Crowe) is a complex individual: he's depicted here as always trying to do God's will and keep his family together, but he's often selfish and violent, and at one point neglects to save a young girl's life and later threatens and almost attempts to kill an infant. A sheep is also graphically ripped in half (blood splatters everywhere), a child is trampled to death, there's a disturbing scene that seems to imply cannibalism, and the disaster sequence where the flood comes in is very, very intense. But the movie is also very powerfully acted and visually breathtaking, and the story is timeless -- just as powerful and relevant as ever.

 

Basically, it's worth seeing, but you may want to leave the kids at home.

 

 

sounds like my type of movie. I love the dark and darker stuff.

[Ron Beron]

Sometimes when I see a remake of an "oldie" classic, I think... how come they're putting out a new version... and then I realize it's been 20 or 30 years since the original.  This happened with "Psycho."  They did a remake starring Ann Heche in the Janet Leigh role...  the shower scene was so ingrained as being Janet Leigh that when Ann Heche did it, it fell flat IMO.  And whenever they show Psycho on TV, it's always the original... only rarely the remake...

 

I too really liked Grand Torino... Clint Eastwood became a better actor the older he got, a talented director... and even more handsome than he was as a young man.  Even when he did Bridges of Madison County he was an extremely attractive man, well into his sixties... physicslly fit for his age.  There too in Grand Torino the language "fit."  I loved the last scene where the boy is driving... with the dog....

 

And, I like the way Eastwood composes much of the music for his films... Another favorite is his "Absolute Power."  He composed the theme dedicated to his character's daughter.  Not only is he a  composer, he is also a talented artist... how does one person end up with so many talents... acting, directing, composing music, an artist... and handsome to boot...

 

Oh yes... and he was also a businessman and politician.  When I lived in San Fran, my husband and I loved to go down to Monterey and Carmel-by-the-Sea for a relaxing weekend.  Eastwood lived in Carmel and had a restaurant called the "Hog's Breath."  While there he ran for and was elected mayor of Carmel, serving for several years.  I miss that area... the Monterey Peninsula is beautiful...

 

GG

Doggone it...you had to mention Monterey and even better, Eastwood.  I grew up in Monterey as did all my family, as you know, since the 18th century and I am in love with that area (Planning a trip this summer).  Love Steinbeck, Robinson Jeffers, Big Sur, Cannery Row, El Estero Park, the whole thing.  And, I equally love Carmel and Eastwood and his movies.  He as well as his children all compose and perform

 

Eastwood favors jazz (especially bebop), blues, classic rhythm-and-blues, classical, and country-and-western music; his favorite musicians include saxophonists Charlie Parker and Lester Young, pianists Thelonious Monk, Oscar Peterson, Dave Brubeck, and Fats Waller, and Delta bluesman Robert Johnson.^[350] He is also a pianist and composer.^[351] Jazz has played an important role in Eastwood's life from a young age and, although he never made it as a professional musician, he passed on the influence to his son Kyle Eastwood, a successful jazz bassist and composer. Eastwood developed as a boogie-woogie pianist early on and had originally intended to pursue a career in music by studying for a music theory degree after graduating from high school. In late 1959 he produced the album Cowboy Favorites, released on the Cameo label.^[351]

Eastwood has his own Warner Bros. Records-distributed imprint Malpaso Records, as part of his deal with Warner Brothers, which has released all of the scores of Eastwood's films from The Bridges of Madison County onward. Eastwood co-wrote "Why Should I Care" with Linda Thompson and Carole Bayer Sager, which was recorded by Diana Krall.^[352]

Eastwood composed the film scores of Mystic River, Million Dollar Baby, Flags of Our Fathers, Grace Is Gone, Changeling, Hereafter, J. Edgar, and the original piano compositions for In the Line of Fire. He wrote and performed the song heard over the credits of Gran Torino.^[302] The music in Grace Is Gone received two Golden Globe nominations by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for the 65th Golden Globe Awards. Eastwood was nominated for Best Original Score, while the song "Grace is Gone" with music by Eastwood and lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager was nominated for Best Original Song.^[353] It won the Satellite Award for Best Song at the 12th Satellite Awards. Changeling was nominated for Best Score at the 14th Critics' Choice Awards, Best Original Score at the 66th Golden Globe Awards, and Best Music at the 35th Saturn Awards. On September 22, 2007, Eastwood was awarded an honorary Doctor of Music degree from the Berklee College of Music at the Monterey Jazz Festival, on which he serves as an active board member. Upon receiving the award he gave a speech claiming, "It's one of the great honors I'll cherish in this lifetime."^[354]

 

As to his being handsome....wellllll....I noticed equally that Doris Day only got more beautiful the more I aged.

[Ron Beron]

Speaking of our reactions to Wit, starring Emma Thompson as a terminally ill cancer patient, directed by Mike Nichols:

 

Thanks for the reply Ron Beron.

 

When it comes to film, I like the original Pollyanna (silent). So let that be a disclaimer. Maybe the movie has artistic merit that is beyond my capacity to appreciate.  

 

I'd have to review again to see if I could be persuaded that I hated it for the reason you give. If Mike Nichols was trying to prompt a visceral reaction, he succeeded. I have never experienced such revulsion toward a film. If he wanted me to like the Emma Thompson character he failed. If anyone ever asks what movie I hate the most of all movies I have seen, I would without a moment of hesitation cite this film. Unlike most films of the genre that entertain, as I recall, this was truly a hideous horror. 

LOL... Beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder.  Emma Thompson's character was not sympathetic.  In fact, she was mean and officious, but like all, death comes to her as well.  Equally so, death is negated by God in the end and matters little.  There are short private moments of beauty in this film particularly the scenes Thompson shares with her real mother, her stage mentor and professor.  As a film of entertainment I agree that it failed, but as a film inspiration I was left broken by the end.