Grudunza Posted August 2, 2014 Posted August 2, 2014 Guardians is great fun, and with a very different feel from other Marvel films. My one complaint is that the villain was written without any real personality, especially compared to everybody else in the film. So those scenes with the villain dragged a bit, but still, overall it was very entertaining and even touching in some ways.
ERayR Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 Divergence - good action - no overt sexual content and a pretty good story line.
Calm Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 I enjoyed Guardians as well. Fun and exciting.Husband and I got a datenight for that next week.
Deborah Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 I just watched Divergent last night. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.
Garden Girl Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 (edited) I just watched Divergent last night. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. I just rented it this afternoon, so I'm looking forward to this evening and watching it... GG I saw "Best Offer" on TV last night... good story, intriguing... starring Geofrey Rush as a fine arts dealer/auction house owner, and how he gets called in to catalog and appraise a recluse's antiques/art. The story revolves around this woman's Paris(?) estate and collection of antiques/art, but she remains locked behind closed doors and communicates through the doors or by pushing contracts under the door, etc. This of course tweaks Rush's curiosity... what follows is the story of how he finally meets "Claire"... and ends with quite a twist.WARNING... there are two very brief nude scenes that were like quick flashbacks... GG Edited August 7, 2014 by Garden Girl
boblloyd91 Posted August 8, 2014 Posted August 8, 2014 I actually watched an oldie but goodie with my wife, it was to steal a million with Audrey Hepburn and Peter O'Toole. A very charming movie.
Garden Girl Posted August 8, 2014 Posted August 8, 2014 I just rented it this afternoon, so I'm looking forward to this evening and watching it... GG Well, I watched "Divergent" and what an exciting sci-fi... one of the better ones IMO. Really enjoyed it. No language for a change...what a relief...Plausible at least for a sci-fi... GG 1
Deborah Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 Last night I watched "The Mortal Storm" with Jimmy Stewart. Great look at how evil can creep into a society and turn even decent human beings into killers.
Deborah Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 I just watched "Into the Storm". Very intense and even moving in some places even if not the greatest story.
Garden Girl Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 If anyone wants an exciting, suspenseful true story... today, and also this evening, BYU-TV is going to be showing an excellent movie -- based on a true story that I remember as it actually happened and was in the news -- the movie is "Night Crossing" starring Beau Bridges, Jane Alexander, John Hurt...I may have mentioned it before when it was shown some time ago... About two families living in East Germany during the days of the Berlin Wall... and their attempts to escape to the West. Good family fare... GG
ERayR Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 If anyone wants an exciting, suspenseful true story... today, and also this evening, BYU-TV is going to be showing an excellent movie -- based on a true story that I remember as it actually happened and was in the news -- the movie is "Night Crossing" starring Beau Bridges, Jane Alexander, John Hurt...I may have mentioned it before when it was shown some time ago... About two families living in East Germany during the days of the Berlin Wall... and their attempts to escape to the West. Good family fare... GG The based on a true story movies are usually a very fictitious rendition and the true story is unrecognizable. I seldom watch them.
Garden Girl Posted August 9, 2014 Posted August 9, 2014 The based on a true story movies are usually a very fictitious rendition and the true story is unrecognizable. I seldom watch them. I know what you mean... and that can be said about a good many... this one I do remember because it was 1979 and the news accounts after the escape told a very close story. And this story was so dramatic because of the balloon being used to escape that it caught the attention of the news media... I don't know if some of the details were absolutely true, or if the landing was exactly as portrayed, but they did construct a balloon/basket big enough to support 4 adults and four children, they did soar from East Germany into West, they did land safely, and did build their lives in the west... it was an incredibly dangerous undertaking, but they did it successfully. GG
Garden Girl Posted August 30, 2014 Posted August 30, 2014 Last night I rented "Draft Day" starring Kevin Costner... about the NFL draft... it was exciting yet disappointing in a sense in that it gives a real eyeopener into the process of drafting players to the various teams and all the wheeling and dealing that goes on behind the scenes.. trading players like commodities... and I guess in the world of sports that's exactly what they are... I don't know why I'm so naive to just think suddenly there's a team... Ha! It was a good movie, but the trading and negotiations sort of put the whole team sports thing on a different level for me... GG
ERayR Posted August 31, 2014 Posted August 31, 2014 I watched "Dune" again. I thought that book series was one of the best sci-fi ever done and enjoy watching the only movie to come out of it from time to time.
Deborah Posted August 31, 2014 Posted August 31, 2014 I watched "Dune" again. I thought that book series was one of the best sci-fi ever done and enjoy watching the only movie to come out of it from time to time.I liked the mini-series better. One of my favorite books as well, read more than once.
Calm Posted August 31, 2014 Posted August 31, 2014 (edited) Yep, to both. Edited August 31, 2014 by calmoriah
ERayR Posted September 1, 2014 Posted September 1, 2014 I liked the mini-series better. One of my favorite books as well, read more than once. Yep, to both. If you liked Dune you might get into the series. It takes you through the whole beginning to end storyline and finally reveals the ultimate savior of man. There are bunch of books, the final ones finished by Frank Herbert's son and associate per Franks outline. Our little podunk library has the complete series so if you have access to a larger library I'm sure you could find them. See:http://www.dunenovels.com/
Calm Posted September 1, 2014 Posted September 1, 2014 I stalled out after Chapterhouse....I hear it resolves well, so may get around to the rest of them someday.
Gohan Posted September 1, 2014 Posted September 1, 2014 Watched the Director's Cut of Gods and Generals the other day, and I'm currently watching the Director's Cut of Gettysburg.
Deborah Posted September 1, 2014 Posted September 1, 2014 I read some of the series that followed Dune but couldn't get into them. They did make a mini-series sequal that combined a couple of books called Children of Dune with James McAvoy. This was also enjoyable.
Tacenda Posted September 1, 2014 Posted September 1, 2014 (edited) I read some of the series that followed Dune but couldn't get into them. They did make a mini-series sequal that combined a couple of books called Children of Dune with James McAvoy. This was also enjoyable.When I first saw the post about the movie "Dune", I almost posted that I saw it with Dennis Weaver. But that movie is "The Duel". Which is a very good film, and suspenseful. Then I remembered I had in the distant past started to read "Dune" but couldn't read it all the way through, maybe I should try again. ETA: Nope, wrong again, it was another novel. Never attempted this science fiction novel. I guess I'm not into them. Edited September 1, 2014 by Tacenda
EllenMaksoud Posted September 1, 2014 Posted September 1, 2014 Say what you thought about the film, who's in it, what's about, etc., and try to include the rating and the reason for its rating in your review so that the parents here can be informed about whether or not they should take their kids to go see it.Last movie I saw was Warrior, for the third time. An amazing and intense film starring Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy, and Nick Nolte about two brothers who enter a mixed martial arts tournament, both for a good reason, and their strained relationship with each other and with their father. The intense fight scenes and the acting are phenomenal. I strongly suggest watching it, even if you're not a fan of MMA (I'm not, and I still loved it), because the mixed martial arts fighting is not the focus of the film; it's message is about the bonds of family and the power of forgiveness, and if it doesn't make you cry (or at least get a little emotional) or cheer, then you probably don't have a heart. Highly recommended. (It's PG-13 for "sequences of intense mixed martial arts fighting, some language and thematic material," so it's not for young children. The fight scenes are very brutal at times, the themes are mature and emotional, and the language is brief but strong.)I plan on seeing the new Hugh Jackman film Real Steel tonight. I'm an avid movie watcher and I work at a movie theater, so I get to see movies there for free, so I may be posting here a lot. "Game of Thrones". I only started watching it because of clips on the series on Youtube, and what happened to Kaleesi and her Dragons. I like Dragons. I have now watched all three seasons, and can say that I have wasted about 25 of 30 hours of watching time. I will say that the technical side of it is brilliant, but the writer kills off almost all the good guys, and leaves far too many of the bad guys alive. Perhaps I am just not suited for reality. A Welsh friend of mine says that UK history is very violent, bloody and ruthless and there are no good guys. AND, there are no Dragons.
Mahoneymoriancumer Posted September 4, 2014 Posted September 4, 2014 My two most recent viewings were Thirteen Days, about the Cuban missile crisis, starring Kevin Costner, and Catch Me if You Can. They are both so good, I was able to get my fifteen year old to sit down and watch them with me!
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