Recently watched movies 2025

[Bomber36]

Ok. Old movie that I had never heard of. Black 47. Worth a watch.A real dark movie, but it was very interesting. Had to get acorn for 2.99 a month. I will probably cancel today, as there isn’t much else I care about. If I had just rented the move it would have been 4.99, so I saved a couple of bucks. well worth it for 2.99.

Black '47 (2018) ⭐ 6.8 | Action, Drama, History

1h 40m | R

www.imdb.com

 

[Jay-Bone]

@storrsroars inspired me to post about this. Will & Harper on Netflix is a great watch. Not for those insecure about their manhood. A fantastic demonstration how everyone should have the right to be whatever they want to be. Both have huge balls for doing this documentary. I'm proud that we live in a country where we have rights! This ones for you @storrsroars!

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Swiped (2025) - Good biopic starring Lily James. About one of the co-founders of Tinder who became the founder of Bumble. Well done in showing the subtlety and pervasiveness of workplace sexism that makes it feel very real and relatable to anyone that has been in even mildly toxic environments themselves. My only complaint is it got montage-y at the end when I would have liked to see more about her building Bumble.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Tulip Fever (2017) - How does a movie with a budget and cast this big have such a silly script? I wonder what Christoph Walz, Alicia Vikander, Zach Galifinakis (with a small role), Judi Dench, and about half a dozen "that guy" actors thought they were signing up for when they agreed to this movie. The reviews are not kind to Dave DeHaan, who plays part of the love triangle. He is pretty, which is why he got the part, but he didn't sink the movie.

Pros: The movie makes 1630's Amsterdam seem pretty cool. The city is vibrant and alive and interesting, where so many period films make the time and place seem miserable and dreary. The tulip market is also vibrant in the movie, and one of the more realistic portrayals of the mob psychology of a financial market in any movie.

Cons: The last 20 minutes were ridiculous, and the script was not a exactly a masterpiece before that. The dialogue could have used a comprehensive re-write because the friend has to keep jumping in as narrator, likely because in editing they realized no one would understand what was happening because so much of the dialogue was pointless and meandering. I knew what the movie was about, and I was still surprised when Vikander and DeHaan's characters got together because there had been little indication there was any sexual energy between them up to that point.

I get that Vikander can act, but I find her generic and lacking charisma.

Edit: This was Harvey Weinstein’s final film, which may explain why it is such a mess.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I get that Vikander can act, but I find her generic and lacking charisma.

Did you see her in Ex Machina? First thing I ever saw her in, and still her best role IMO.

 

[nwhoopfan]

"The Woman in Cabin 10" is brand new on Netflix, adaptation of a popular novel by Ruth Ware. I read it, many years ago, barely remember any details. Although I'm quite certain they changed quite a bit for the movie version. Starring Keira Knightley and Guy Pearce among others. Started fairly slow, eventually became a decent tense thriller, but then went completely overboard at the end IMO.

 

[Bomber36]

“The Life of Chuck”. Excellent and thought provoking. Based on a Stephen King short story. Not a horror movie, btw.

 

[Palatine]

Roof Man. (2025) The is an unapologetic chick flick. My wife loved it. I was mostly bored. There are many holes in the plot but my wife loved it. After the movie we went out for soft serve ice cream. That was very good.

 

[CL82]

I watched the "semi live action" version of How to Train your Dragon. It was pretty much a remake of the animated script with a couple of small changes to make the movie "more inclusive". They were unnecessary in my view, but they weren't a major distraction.

I give this movie a "meh." It's not bad; it's not good; it pretty much just exists as a profit grab on an existing Disney intellectual property.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I give this movie a "meh." It's not bad; it's not good; it pretty much just exists as a profit grab on an existing Disney intellectual property.

Disney is all about that. Unfortunately this one is Dreamworks, so they aren't above doing it either.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Elevation. Post apocalyptic thriller starring Anthony Mackie and Morena Baccarin. It's short because they skip the apocalyptic events and instead say "yeah, this happened". So creatures that resemble beetles the size of a Rhino emerge from underground and start killing all the people. They are essentially bullet proof and humanity loses bigtime. Except, they will not go above 8000 ft. above sea level. So, people are surviving above the line. Baccarin is the world's hottest physicist and is trying to understand these things and learn how to kill them. Eventually she and Mackie travel below the line to Boulder to get critical supplies for Mackie's son and to visit her lab. You can guess what happens. Fun, simple, some great scenery from up in the Rockies.

 

[ZooCougar]

Elevation. Post apocalyptic thriller starring Anthony Mackie and Morena Baccarin. It's short because they skip the apocalyptic events and instead say "yeah, this happened". So creatures that resemble beetles the size of a Rhino emerge from underground and start killing all the people. They are essentially bullet proof and humanity loses bigtime. Except, they will not go above 8000 ft. above sea level. So, people are surviving above the line. Baccarin is the world's hottest physicist and is trying to understand these things and learn how to kill them. Eventually she and Mackie travel below the line to Boulder to get critical supplies for Mackie's son and to visit her lab. You can guess what happens. Fun, simple, some great scenery from up in the Rockies.

It was ok. I liked it. I liked "A Quiet Place" better.

 

[Bomber36]

I wasn’t sure if this fit here because it’s a documentary, but here goes: I just watched this wonderful documentary about John Candy. Rarely does a documentary make me cry and smile until my face hurts all in the same couple of hours, but this one somehow managed to do that. Watch it. Even if you weren’t a fan. You won’t regret it. John Candy made the world a better place.

 

[HuskyHawk]

It was ok. I liked it. I liked "A Quiet Place" better.

That was what it reminded me of. Agree that A Quiet Place had more tension, brought the audience into to terror.

 

[Dove]

Get Her Back (2025)

The creepy factor is strong in this Australian horror flick.

A must watch if you have a macabre itch to scratch.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I wasn’t sure if this fit here because it’s a documentary, but here goes: I just watched this wonderful documentary about John Candy. Rarely does a documentary make me cry and smile until my face hurts all in the same couple of hours, but this one somehow managed to do that. Watch it. Even if you weren’t a fan. You won’t regret it. John Candy made the world a better place.

Just watched this, really well done. A who's who of comedians and actors appeared, talking about their experiences with John. Maybe the one that stood out the most was Macaulay Culkin, surprisingly.

 

[Bomber36]

Just watched this, really well done. A who's who of comedians and actors appeared, talking about their experiences with John. Maybe the one that stood out the most was Macaulay Culkin, surprisingly.

I agree. He was excellent and I loved how he spoke about John Candy. You could tell that he really loved him.

 

[Dove]

Baby Boom (1987)

Diane Keaton is in every scene of this enjoyable movie where her 24/7 marketing job is upended by an inheritance...a baby.

I never watched it before.

 

[HuskyHawk]

War on Everyone (2016). Alexander Skarsgard and Michael Pena are a pair of police detective partners in Albuquerque. Bad ones. Crooked, lazy, unprofessional and crude. They stumble onto a crime planned by a crew led by Theo James and seek to not so much thwart it, as become the recipients of the results. Along the way Skarsgard's character meets ex-stripper Tessa Thompson (looking the best she has ever looked). He's a huge Glen Campbell fan. The early part of the film was just off color jokes that didn't really work. But it did hit its stride and became pretty funny. There's a slight redemption arc involved as well. A mild thumbs up.

Best thing was an interesting soundtrack, including a spectacular blues/folk song by Jackson C Frank called Blues Run the Game. There are some excellent covers by John Mayer on YouTube. Another excellent song by Lee Hazelwood, who wrote many of Nancy Sinatra's hits.

 

[Deepster]

Full Metal Jacket (1987) - I listed to Charlie Sheen on the Joe Rogan podcast and he talked about being 10 and on the set of Apocalypse Now, then filming Platoon himself. That got me interested in rewatching those two, then I went on a plane trip and saw Full Metal Jacket as an inflight movie option and watched it.

Obviously, if you've seen it there are two halves to it. The basic training first half with Vincent Donofrio as Private Pyle didn't really hold up for me. Very over the top and a little overacted. I imagine that would be much different and more watchable if it were done now.

The second half was the opposite for me. I thought it was raw and gritty. There was no CGI. I kept imagining how they went about creating that set for the gun fights. The second half really hit me and held up much better and thought that was brilliant filmmaking that we don't get anymore.

 

[nwhoopfan]

War on Everyone (2016). Alexander Skarsgard and Michael Pena are a pair of police detective partners in Albuquerque. Bad ones. Crooked, lazy, unprofessional and crude. They stumble onto a crime planned by a crew led by Theo James and seek to not so much thwart it, as become the recipients of the results. Along the way Skarsgard's character meets ex-stripper Tessa Thompson (looking the best she has ever looked). He's a huge Glen Campbell fan. The early part of the film was just off color jokes that didn't really work. But it did hit its stride and became pretty funny. There's a slight redemption arc involved as well. A mild thumbs up.

Best thing was an interesting soundtrack, including a spectacular blues/folk song by Jackson C Frank called Blues Run the Game. There are some excellent covers by John Mayer on YouTube. Another excellent song by Lee Hazelwood, who wrote many of Nancy Sinatra's hits.

Huh. I've never heard of this movie. Fairly big cast. Consider me curious about it now.

 

[ZooCougar]

Full Metal Jacket (1987) - I listed to Charlie Sheen on the Joe Rogan podcast and he talked about being 10 and on the set of Apocalypse Now, then filming Platoon himself. That got me interested in rewatching those two, then I went on a plane trip and saw Full Metal Jacket as an inflight movie option and watched it.

Obviously, if you've seen it there are two halves to it. The basic training first half with Vincent Donofrio as Private Pyle didn't really hold up for me. Very over the top and a little overacted. I imagine that would be much different and more watchable if it were done now.

The second half was the opposite for me. I thought it was raw and gritty. There was no CGI. I kept imagining how they went about creating that set for the gun fights. The second half really hit me and held up much better and thought that was brilliant filmmaking that we don't get anymore.

Interesting.

Most people love the first half and lose interest in the second.

 

[Husky25]

Full Metal Jacket (1987) - I listed to Charlie Sheen on the Joe Rogan podcast and he talked about being 10 and on the set of Apocalypse Now, then filming Platoon himself. That got me interested in rewatching those two, then I went on a plane trip and saw Full Metal Jacket as an inflight movie option and watched it.

Obviously, if you've seen it there are two halves to it. The basic training first half with Vincent Donofrio as Private Pyle didn't really hold up for me. Very over the top and a little overacted. I imagine that would be much different and more watchable if it were done now.

The second half was the opposite for me. I thought it was raw and gritty. There was no CGI. I kept imagining how they went about creating that set for the gun fights. The second half really hit me and held up much better and thought that was brilliant filmmaking that we don't get anymore.

Kubrick was famous to doing 700 takes for each scene, so I can understand where the sense of overacting may creep in. OTOH, R. Lee Ermey was the technical advisor and a former Drill Instructor IRL. He wasn't happy with the original actor's performance and drew on his own experience when given the opportunity. I tend to think he knew exactly how a DI should behave and wasn't really acting.

The first half is entertaining and I think that was the point, because I don't think the movie works without the second half, when playtime becomes real. Hartman tore the fear out of the company, so I don't think Pyle was scared necessarily. He was smart enough to know he wasn't smart or skilled enough to be an engineer or writer and maybe avoid harms way (Ironic that Joker was not spared the harshness of war and Rafterman was supposed to only shoot a camera. Not a weapon.). OTOH, He was awakened to the the reality that he was basically already dead. It was only a matter of time. So Pyle took control of his own fate.

 

[storrsroars]

Watched a very different kind of war movie last night, "The Mountain Road". I'd never heard of it. Stars Jimmy Stewart and it's the only way movie he ever agreed to do as he found war movies unrealistic. It's set in China in 1944 and while the plot centers around Stewart's demolition team blowing up strategic roads, bridges and whatnot to delay Japanese troops advancing on Chinese targets, the Japanese are never seen - the "enemies" are actually Americans and Chinese, who were supposed to be allies.

It's generally considered an "anti-war" movie, but there is no real animus to the US military shown. It's more about racism, difference in cultures, chaos when all authority breaks down, and questioning one's purpose. It was made in 1960 when such topics in a war movie were still considered controversial if not taboo, although it did have full cooperation from the Pentagon.

There's not much battle action until the very end and there are some very impressive explosions for a 1960 film. I found it interesting and a well told story, and Stewart is excellent.

 

[Dove]

Interesting.

Most people love the first half and lose interest in the second.

Those people are weird.