Movie What's the last movie you saw? (8)

[GreyCrow]

Swing Vote

This was oddly fun. Costner plays a dumbass hick who becomes the nations fascination when it becomes his vote that will decide the presidential election. His (much) smarter daughter pulls the strings along the way and tries to steer him into making the right call.

Mixing humour and politics is right up my alley and this ticks a lot of the boxes I enjoy in a movie.

7.5/10

Sounds like an Asimov short story

 

[Jatz]

Revenge.
Watched that recently on YT.
Dragonfly - yeah - sad, supernatural?
Message In a Bottle. Reminds me of Nights in Rodanthe. Never again.
I do like the occasional happy ending.

No Way Out?
Have you seen that yet Jatz
I assume you have.


Btw - I have acquired a few John Grisham books based on your recommendations. Thank you.

Sure have, I quite enjoyed No Way Out, was something a bit different.

That's fantastic! Glad to hear. I'm about as far from a reader as it gets but I can always pick up a John Grisham book. Have you added The Brethren?

 

[bommer16]

Sure have, I quite enjoyed No Way Out, was something a bit different.

That's fantastic! Glad to hear. I'm about as far from a reader as it gets but I can always pick up a John Grisham book. Have you added The Brethren?

Sure have!

I enjoyed No Way Out as well.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Still a few (the man has been in a ridiculous amount of movies). I've watched 25 so far.

Both Horizon movies, Let Him Go, Black or White, 3 Days to Kill, The Company Men, Dragonfly, Message in a Bottle, The War, Revenge, Silverado and Fandango.

Some have been rubbish but I'd say I've seen more that I've enjoyed that I wouldn't have otherwise watched, so in that sense, I'd say it's been worth it.

I do mix other movies in, it's not all just Costner haha.

I love your commitment to the project. I lost interest in my iconic movies thing but I'd love to get back to it one day.

 

[phantom13]

I love your commitment to the project. I lost interest in my iconic movies thing but I'd love to get back to it one day.

Good thing no one put alot of effort into helping put that list together hey.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Good thing no one put alot of effort into helping put that list together hey.

 

[Jatz]

I love your commitment to the project. I lost interest in my iconic movies thing but I'd love to get back to it one day.

When my wife and I first started dating, I bought this poster and we worked our way through it over the first 2/3 years that we were together.

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I very much enjoyed that experience.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

When my wife and I first started dating, I bought this poster and we worked our way through it over the first 2/3 years that we were together.

Enno Vatti 100 Movies Scratch Off Poster - Bucket List Movie Poster - Top Must-See Films for Movie Lovers - Date Night Ideas - Top Films of All Time Wall Decor - Cinema Challenge Chart - 42x59,4 cm : Amazon.com.au: Home

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I very much enjoyed that experience.

That is SO CUTE

 

[Jatz]

That is SO CUTE

Was a fantastic way to spend time in the early days, that's for sure!

We ended up framing it and putting it in the study. Although no idea where it ended up after our renos haha

 

[JackOutback]

Good thing no one put alot of effort into helping put that list together hey.

I still have suggestions, dammit!

 

[Sketi]

The Drama- trailer was awesome, hyped up an unspeakable crime, was actually not that bad and not worthy of the drama that followed it. Everything kinda seemed melodramatic after the reveal. Good premise but really failed to execute on it.

Glad I avoided that trailer. Great movie to go in blind.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

bok_party

Spoiler: The drama

I just have a lot of empathy for depressed kids indulging in intrusive thoughts, their brains aren’t developed and a myriad of hormone and trauma variables are influencing them. Will power at that age is almost entirely external to choice. It’s a horrible thing but hardly something I’d judge someone for two decades later, fundamentally a different person mentally even down to the cell, I’d be like thank god that didn’t manifest and we are here to laugh at the stupidity of it.

 

[JackOutback]

Glad I avoided that trailer. Great movie to go in blind.

I deliberately avoided spoilers and loved it. The twist seemed slightly underwhelming at first but the longer I was left to chew on it the more interesting it got. The audience in my cinema gasped and laughed along. Great ‘cinema’ movie.

 

[joey_jo_jo]

bok_party

Spoiler: The drama

I just have a lot of empathy for depressed kids indulging in intrusive thoughts, their brains aren’t developed and a myriad of hormone and trauma variables are influencing them. Will power at that age is almost entirely external to choice. It’s a horrible thing but hardly something I’d judge someone for two decades later, fundamentally a different person mentally even down to the cell, I’d be like thank god that didn’t manifest and we are here to laugh at the stupidity of it.

Spoiler

I think thats the point of the movie though, theyre judging her for her thoughts as an outcast teen yet being ok with their actual actions. It didnt spell it out but i think thats what the director wanted the viewer to think about

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Spoiler

I think thats the point of the movie though, theyre judging her for her thoughts as an outcast teen yet being ok with their actual actions. It didnt spell it out but i think thats what the director wanted the viewer to think about

Spoiler: Drama

100% it’s the point of the movie, I just think it’s a less interesting story than having her actually responsible for something horrendous and her partner trying to come to terms with it.

There were a few things I thought would warrant intense conflict: falsely accusing someone of SA, murdering someone as a child (like those two ten year olds that tortured a toddler in the 90s), killing your own baby in postpartum psychosis, or convincing someone to kill themselves (like in the documentary I love you, now die).

I think it was a premise deserving of deep waters but ended up dipping its toe

 

[TimZoo]

The Sheep Detectives-A lightweight crime mystery whose advertising leads you to believe Hugh Jackman is the star but he's barely in it.
It's not good but it's not BAAAAAd either

 

[Alberto_Magnifico]

Dune Part 1 and Dune Part 2 - preparation for December Part 3 release!

First rewatch of Part 2 since the cinema - my god I flipping LOVE these films, I had the surround sound absolutely cranked, breathtaking cinematography and sound design.

 

[Frank Bunn]

The Map of Tiny Perfect Things and Paper Towns.

Such feels, was in a mood and i bloody adore these movies haha.

Map of Tiny Perfect Things has so much charm and moments to contemplate.

But I was frustrated with Paper Towns. The premise was annoying - that a boy pursues an attractive but very selfish girl all over the country. The other characters were stereotype high school prom kids that we've seen a hundred times before. I did spot Ansel Elgort as the gas store attendant, who later starred in Baby Driver.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Witness

This was on my iconic movies list. I knew nothing of the plot except that Harrison Ford goes Amish. Weird premise but it somehow really works???? And is a great movie?? I liked it a lot.

Every time I watch a Harrison Ford movie I’m like “surely this is the hottest anyone has ever looked on screen”. But THIS movie, with him drinking LEMONADE, is the hottest anyone has ever looked on screen in the HISTORY OF MOVIES.

 

[SnakeMan86]

Map of Tiny Perfect Things has so much charm and moments to contemplate.

But I was frustrated with Paper Towns. The premise was annoying - that a boy pursues an attractive but very selfish girl all over the country. The other characters were stereotype high school prom kids that we've seen a hundred times before. I did spot Ansel Elgort as the gas store attendant, who later starred in Baby Driver.

Yeah MOTPT is just a delight haha.

I get the Paper Towns critique, I find it charming.

Been on a real softie mood.. Watched All The Bright Places last night.... Jeez i bawled

 

[jackn]

Mortal Kombat 2. I loved it. Honestly after the first 2 tournament fights, was worried I wasn't going to like it. But loved just about everything after that. Cage was a good addition and I was surprised I never found it strange having him played by Butcher.

 

[Daniel6]

Just got home from the cinema where we watched The Devil Wears Prada 2.

I enjoyed it. A good movie with human characters and a beginning, middle and end. And about zero CGI or AI. Not too many of those made these days.

Great cast, fantastic story line and plenty of laughter.

 

[brutus76]

MORTAL KOMBAT II

Empty your mind and embrace your inner retro gamer in this fun action packed movie full of beautiful blood and guts and gratuitous violence because there are only FLAWLESS VICTORY FATALITIES!

Josh Lawson steals this movie and Jessica McNamee is just DAYUMMMMMMMM!!!

 

[Plugger35]

Witness

This was on my iconic movies list. I knew nothing of the plot except that Harrison Ford goes Amish. Weird premise but it somehow really works???? And is a great movie?? I liked it a lot.

Every time I watch a Harrison Ford movie I’m like “surely this is the hottest anyone has ever looked on screen”. But THIS movie, with him drinking LEMONADE, is the hottest anyone has ever looked on screen in the HISTORY OF MOVIES.

Witness is a great movie like a lot of movies that were directed by Peter Weir who is a legendary Australian director.

He also directed Picnic at Hanging Rock, Gallipoli, Dead Poets Society, The Truman Show and Master and Commander.

I'm just trying to be the David Stratton to your Margaret Pomeranz who gave Witness 5 stars due to hot Harrison Ford.

 

[GreyCrow]

Greenland

Comet world ending movie with the race to an airbase for people deemed essential

Gerard Butler stars as a structural engineer deemed to be one of those - his wife and son are also given access

There are irrational choices made ( which drive the movie I guess ) and a few loose connections - but overall a fairly tense movie as they find themselves fighting survival

Greenland 2

Which I guess is some kind of spoiler this wasnt as good . Lot more holes in this one and lot less believable .

Spoiler: My concerns

Given they were protected by the military and in a military base for 5+ years their astounding lack of survival skills ie street smarts was concerning - again I assume this drove the movie - but just simple things like not stopping for a picnic in the middle of a war zone - actually entering that war zone - and the various street gangs , insurgents and just people looking to extort them that they failed to process.

While it finished on its inevitable conclusion the ending was telegraphed about an hour in - all in all ok but as a stand alone movie I didnt think it worked

Spoiler: 1 more thing terrible about this

Given the premise of the 1st movie was about the kids insulin and how this had them rejected at the air force base leading to a longer adventure - only once was this mentioned in the 2nd movie and his insulin supply seemed endless. It just felt like they didnt know how to write it in so they forgot it

Spoiler: This nearly made me chuck my drink at the tv

Continuing the lack of survival smarts and logical thinking - they escape by using one of those orange life rafts and the fuel runs out . '' ok looks like we have to drift and we only have 2 days of food left ''

Ok abandoned life raft you would think is stripped

But they land up against a building and the hero pulls down an oar from the roof - right above their heads and pushes them off - hands another oar to someone and they row through Liverpool

ARE YOU ****ING KIDDING ME - VIKINGS ROWED FROM SCANDINAVIA AND THEY COULDNT BE ARSED USING OARS ON A BOAT - REALLY

I nearly turned it off then