Recently Watched Movie Thread 2017

[dbmill]

Recently watched Edge of Seventeen. Very good high school comedy drama of a teen who is too smart for her own good who also just doesn't fit in with everyone else. The kid also suffers from all the usual angst that is common to that age. Hailee Steinfeld excellent in the lead role. Woody Harrelson good in support as one of her teachers. Definitely worth seeing.

This film puts to mind a couple of other recent teens in high school movies that I've seen over the last few years, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, and Perks of Being a Wallflower. While I thought Edge of Seventeen was very good, these other two films were terrific. Still, all three are quite worth seeing.

 

[Mano]

The Great Wall - A not at all unexpected mediocre movie. Silly story, cruddy CGI, and so so action. Matt Damon's implaceable accent was a joke throughout. Still, somewhat watcheable, although it being 1 am and me not being able to sleep might have had something to do with it.

 

[Mano]

The LEGO Batman Movie - They really delivered a humorous, breathlessly paced, quality action movie packaged in LEGO trappings. I quite enjoyed it.

 

[Husky25]

Saw Three Bill boards outside Ebbing, Missouri this weekend.

It was phenomenal. Very dark plot, but it had some fairly humorous moments. Frances McDormond was her typical tour de force.

 

[8893]

Saw Three Bill boards outside Ebbing, Missouri this weekend.

It was phenomenal. Very dark plot, but it had some fairly humorous moments. Frances McDormond was her typical tour de force.

That's next on my list this week.

I saw Lady Bird and The Shape of Water this weekend.

I expected to like the latter better, but ended up preferring Lady Bird as between the two. Saorise Ronan, whom I loved in Brooklyn, is even better here. Great supporting cast, too. Very good, real movie with endearing, real characters.

The Shape of Water is much more ambitious and I expect it will get more buzz for that reason, and it is pretty interesting and very well done. I am all for movies as escapism and usually don't have a problem suspending disbelief for a good ride, but for some reason this pushed it a touch too far for me in too many spots. A little darker than I expected, and a little more obvious/predictable in some spots, too. Still very enjoyable, but I expected a little more given the buzz.

 

[Husky25]

That's next on my list this week.

You'd better hurry. It's been in theaters for about 5 weeks, which is about the end of the run these days, unless you're talking about Titanic, Avatar, Star Wars or another heavily hyped movie that is supposed to make a Spartacus ton of revenue.

I had intended on seeing Roman J. Israel, Esq. but it was only showing as a matinee. My wife hasn't seen The Force Awakens yet so that ruled out The Last Jedi. Plus most showings were sold out. Both Lady Bird and The Shape of Water were under consideration, as were Wonder Wheel and Wonder.

 

[8893]

You'd better hurry. It's been in theaters for about 5 weeks, which is about the end of the run these days, unless you're talking about Titanic, Avatar, Star Wars or another heavily hyped movie that is supposed to make a Spartacus ton of revenue.

I had intended on seeing Roman J. Israel, Esq. but it was only showing as a matinee. My wife hasn't seen The Force Awakens yet so that ruled out The Last Jedi. Plus most showings were sold out. Both Lady Bird and The Shape of Water were under consideration, as were Wonder Wheel and Wonder.

Yeah, fortunately I have an arts cinema in the town where I live and another where I work. I missed it in town but it has at least another week in New Haven.

The Post and I, Tonya are the next two on my list, and probably Darkest Hour after that.

 

[storrsroars]

The Post and I, Tonya are the next two on my list, and probably Darkest Hour after that.

I'm looking forward to The Post, yet also concerned that it has the potential to be so politicized with a liberal bent that I'll leave the theater annoyed.

 

[Waquoit]

Saw Three Bill boards outside Ebbing, Missouri this weekend.
It was phenomenal. Very dark plot, but it had some fairly humorous moments. Frances McDormond was her typical tour de force.

Not phenominal, imo. I like it less and less the more I think about it.

 

[meyers7]

Just saw Wind River. Depressing but good. Renner is excellent. Worth watching.

Very good movie. The guy who wrote and directed it, Taylor Sheridan, also wrote Hell or High Water. I will definitely be looking for movies he's involved with in the future.

 

[dbmill]

You'd better hurry. It's been in theaters for about 5 weeks, which is about the end of the run these days, unless you're talking about Titanic, Avatar, Star Wars or another heavily hyped movie that is supposed to make a Spartacus ton of revenue.

The short shelf life of films in movie theaters seems to keep on getting shorter and shorter over time. It is pretty much why I gave up going to movie theaters about 10 years ago. Most of the movies I want to see are not the highest grossing items, so by the time I was ready to go see them they would be gone from places like Niantic Cinema or the Mystic Theater which I frequented in the past. It happened to coincide with a Netflix gift subscription that I got from a friend, something I have happily continued to this day. I still see the films I want, only several months down the line.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Just watched "Kingsman: The Golden Circle." I hated it. Not the worst movie I've ever seen, but relative to the first one it has to be one of the most disappointing movies for me. I don't even know where to start. I didn't like anything about it. Whatever worked in the first one was completely missing this time around. Ugh, what a clunker.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Just watched Crown Heights, movie about the wrongful conviction of Colin Warner, and him spending 20 years in jail for a crime he didn’t commit. Lead is Keith Stanfield, who is a really, really good up and coming actor. Nnamdi Asomugha is the second main character, and I believe he produced it as well, good for him. It was very good and sad in the fact that this happens all too much.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Office Christmas Party - reviews were pretty rough, and I think that is a function of expectations due to the big name cast. Take it for what it is, and you will laugh out loud about 10 times, and enjoy the movie overall.

 

[Mano]

Office Christmas Party - reviews were pretty rough, and I think that is a function of expectations due to the big name cast. Take it for what it is, and you will laugh out loud about 10 times, and enjoy the movie overall.

It wasn't terrible certainly. Braindead for sure but humorous.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

It wasn't terrible certainly. Braindead for sure but humorous.

There were plot issues. The movie took a 90 degree turn a little over halfway through it when it became less about winning the sale and instead became a dark movie about this mobster trying to ripoff the branch manager. They should have stuck with the Courtney Vance plot line.

 

[Stainmaster]

For those who are The Room aficionados, I highly recommend The Disaster Artist. James Franco's recreation of Tommy Wiseau was top-notch, and it was pretty cool seeing how the original movie materialized from multiple perspectives.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

For those who are The Room aficionados, I highly recommend The Disaster Artist. James Franco's recreation of Tommy Wiseau was top-notch, and it was pretty cool seeing how the original movie materialized from multiple perspectives.

Saw that last week, both Franco’s were great, i’ve never seen The Room, but I probably should.

 

[Stainmaster]

Saw that last week, both Franco’s were great, i’ve never seen The Room, but I probably should.

Check your local listings and bring a bag of spoons.

 

[Husky25]

For those who are The Room aficionados, I highly recommend The Disaster Artist. James Franco's recreation of Tommy Wiseau was top-notch, and it was pretty cool seeing how the original movie materialized from multiple perspectives.

Lost out to Three Billboards..." mainly because my wife would not have the opportunity to see The Room beforehand, even though they said you didn't need to see it to "get" The Disaster Artist.

 

[Stainmaster]

Lost out to Three Billboards..." mainly because my wife would not have the opportunity to see The Room beforehand, even though they said you didn't need to see it to "get" The Disaster Artist.

You don't, but it makes for a more enriching experience.

 

[Husky25]

You don't, but it makes for a more enriching experience.

Which means you should...

 

[HuskyHawk]

Just saw Dunkirk and thought it was very well done. Such a remarkable story. Looked incredible in 4K too.

 

[JMick]

Finally saw Blade Runner (Final Cut) & Blade Runner 2049. I thought 2049 was a much better movie. I really enjoyed it.

 

[J187Money]

Saw Jumanji last night with the family. Was a LOT better than I thought it was going to be.

 

[dbmill]

Just saw Brigsby Bear. I really enjoyed this oddball film, although I suspect that not everyone will buy into it. It's a strikingly original movie on among other things the creative process. It also provides Mark Hamill with a late career role that is my idea of the perfect twist from his fame as Luke Skywalker.

 

[8893]

In addition to Lady Bird and The Shape of Water, which I've already commented on, I have recently seen La La Land (finally), The Mountain Between Us (wife's pick), Molly's Game and The Post.

La La Land was better, and different, than I was expecting. I liked it. Not sure it lived up to the hype, but I liked the overall theme and message.

The Mountain Between Us was pure dreck, with one of the worst endings I can recall.

Molly's Game was an unexpectedly good watch, although I think it could have been shorter and tighter. I am surprised I had never heard about the story before. Good role for Chastain.

The Post was very good, but in an expected way. I was glad to see that it wasn't too preachy or political, and that neither Streep nor Hanks overdid their roles.

I still like Lady Bird best of all my recent watches, but I still suspect that The Shape of Water will be more of an awards show darling because of the concept--and the lead actress does give a very good performance.

Three Billboards and Darkest Hour up next, but think I am most looking forward to I, Tonya based on the previews.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Not real recent--from 2007. I don't remember ever hearing anything about this, I just stumbled across the name I think because of one of the actresses in it. Certainly a film that deserves more attention. "Fugitive Pieces." Great cast, a number of wonderful, understated performances. Starts in Poland during the Nazi Germany era. A boy sees his parents murdered and his older sister dragged away. He is later rescued by a Greek archaeologist who is able to smuggle him back to Greece and raise him. They eventually move to Canada. The film constantly jumps between different time frames and scenes, as the boy and later adult version of the same character is haunted by memories of his family, especially his sister. The film is moving, sad, and beautiful. Some of the cast I knew before, others I was unfamiliar with. Stephen Dillane, Rade Serbedzija (I love that guy!...first saw him as Boris the Blade in "Snatch"), Rosamund Pike, Nina Dobrev, Ayelet Zurer among others. Even characters that were only on screen for a few minutes left a memorable impression. A wonderfully crafted film. Definitely slow paced, very story/character driven. Some sub titles, but mostly in English.

 

[Kolumbo]

Enemy of the State. 1998. Lots of young stars. Will Smith. Jack Black. Scott Caan. Curious, why are Tom Sizemore, Seth Green uncredited? Sizemore's character was fairly significant. Loren Dean also another Ryan Reynolds/Paul Rudd look-alike.

Also just watched the classic "Love Affair." Pretty cool.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Enemy of the State. 1998. Lots of young stars. Will Smith. Jack Black. Scott Caan. Curious, why are Tom Sizemore, Seth Green uncredited? Sizemore's character was fairly significant. Loren Dean also another Ryan Reynolds/Paul Rudd look-alike.

Also just watched the classic "Love Affair." Pretty cool.

That movie seemed to be chillingly on the mark foretelling where we were headed w/ constant surveillance, government spying on its ciitizens, etc.