Anyone seen any good movies lately??

[surgtech1956]

Just saw Shrek 3. It was very good. I want to see 'knocked up' - I hate the title, but it looks funny.

[Pax]

I haven't been to a movie in a theater in three years, there's no pause button and there's alway other people sitting near me...yuk! :p

[bmccasland]

Pirates of the Carribean, part 3 arrrgggghh.

Mindless fun. Didn't actually notice that it was long.

[Hub]

Just rented Deja Vu with Denzel Washington- one of the most riveting movies I've seen in a long time- I didn't surf the interet, or read or play games- I just
watched the movie--- it was good.

[Cindyloo]

The Prestige is the coolest movie I've watched in awhile.

[limewave]

We just bought "Saint Ralph". It's about a 13 (?) year old boy who sets out to win the Boston Marathon. I laughed, I cried, I laughed some more.

[bcipam]

I have long since stopped going to a theater and now wait for DVD or On Demand for movie watching so some of these are alittle old but I highly recommend:

CHILDREN OF GOD

THE QUEEN

CASINO ROYALE

HAPPY FEET

PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS

PAN'S LABYRINTH

300
* * *

Can't recommend:

NOTES ON A SCANDEL

ERAGON

* * *

Actually saw in Theater and liked but can't recommend:

APOCALYTO

[bmccasland]

Just rented Deja Vu with Denzel Washington- one of the most riveting movies I've seen in a long time- I didn't surf the interet, or read or play games- I just
watched the movie--- it was good.

local plug - DejaVu was filmed in "Hollywood South" - New Orleans. And if you cross the bridge adjacent to the French Quarter (the Crescent City Connection), you won't immediately wind up in the middle of a swamp. The other side of the bridge is more city. We enjoyed watching to try to figure out where places were/where the filming was done. Runaway Jury was also filmed here.

[HillSlugger]

The Waitress

[indysteel]

The Waitress

Ditto.

A sad aside regarding the movie: the director was killed in her NYC apartment not long after filming concluded. She also plays one of the other waitresses in it, too. :(

[mimitabby]

I appreciate you guys coming up with movie titles, but synopsises are good too,
right?
we watched a Night at the Museum. a loser who has a 10 year old son who lives with mom and another man gets a job at the Museum of Nat. History in Manhattan. at night all the critters come alive. he has to keep bedlam from destroying the place. a little predictable, but fun.

[emily_in_nc]

Recently saw (on Starz) "Proof" with Gwyneth Paltrow. REALLY liked it. DH thought it a bit odd, but that's okay; I like odd movies. Recommended, especially if you have any interest in math, but even if not.

Emily

[Jenn]

I appreciate you guys coming up with movie titles, but synopsises are good too,
right?
we watched a Night at the Museum. a loser who has a 10 year old son who lives with mom and another man gets a job at the Museum of Nat. History in Manhattan. at night all the critters come alive. he has to keep bedlam from destroying the place. a little predictable, but fun.

Ohhhh....I want to see that so bad,I love Ben Stiller!!!!! I heard from FIL it was bad, but he hated ALOT we love, so we don't believe him. I am renting it this weekend as "mommy" treat, Ms Kaitlyn will go to bed and OMG, it I have to stay awake til......UuuuuHHHHH 10 PM....OMG..( I use to just get ready to out at that time) .....I WILL.....I'd rather have a cup of tea.....or I'll live on the edge and have glass of Merlot and enjoy a movie!!:D

[Ninabike]

For those of you who like "family films" and love animals, "Duma" is a beautiful South African adventure film about "coming home"; "I Am David" is another film about a boy finding his mother after escaping from a post WW II Bulgarian labor camp, and for those who like music, "The Chorus" is a French film with a beautiful story line and boys' choir music. All of these films are a couple of years old.

[Wahine]

Recently saw (on Starz) "Proof" with Gwyneth Paltrow. REALLY liked it. DH thought it a bit odd, but that's okay; I like odd movies. Recommended, especially if you have any interest in math, but even if not.

Emily

I loved that movie. I haven't seen many lately, so no recommendations. The last one I saw was "The Last King of Scotland." It was interesting but very brutal and not for the faint of heart. It's about Idi Amin. A bio of the man through the eyes of his Scottish physician.

[Jacki]

The Waitress

When did this movie come out? Who's in it? - j.

[HillSlugger]

When did this movie come out? Who's in it? - j.

2007, a few weeks ago.

Keri Russell ... Jenna

Nathan Fillion ... Dr. Pomatter

Cheryl Hines ... Becky

Jeremy Sisto ... Earl

Andy Griffith ... Old Joe

Adrienne Shelly ... Dawn

Eddie Jemison ... Ogie

Lew Temple ... Cal

Darby Stanchfield ... Francine Pomatter
Heidi Sulzman ... Exhausted Mother

Lauri Johnson ... Nurse Norma
Sarah Hunley ... Dr. Lily Mueller

Cindy Drummond ... Hospital Nurse
Nathan Dean ... Minister

Caroline Fogarty ... Doctor's Assistant

All the details on IMDB (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0473308/)

[crazycanuck]

I've not seen any movies recently as there's nothing at the indy cinema at the moment that tempts me. I don't go to the normal cinema as it's just hollywood crap.

I do have this urge to watch the Rocky Horror picture show again :cool: I'm not sure if it's Susan Sarandon & Barry Bostwick singing in the rain or Tim Curry.. *off to do the time warp*

C

[LBTC]

Lately we've been renting mostly action

Crank was surprisingly good, much more story than I'd expected.

Lucky Number Slevin kept us guessing - again, action / violence, and an interesting story line that took a long time to reveal itself.

I liked Unknown, but it didn't fully hold my attention the whole night.

Usually DH stays awake through all movies, and I'm the one who sleeps. But I enjoyed the sarcastic For Your Consideration - I love those spinal tap/best in show/a mighty wind guys; and never lost interest or felt sleepy even without violence!

And who can forget Little Miss Sunshine? That one had me laughing soooooooooooo hard!

Kinky Boots was really good too.

H&B
~T~

[Zen]

"Dodgeball" with Ben stiller, Vince Vaughn and a cameo by Lance.
Sorry Mimi, I can't provide the synopsis (its late, I need to get to bed) I think Lances part might be the funniest part of all.

[Jenn]

Personally, it was not a "BIG" movie, but those are usually the best. Anthony Hopkins did a "based on true facts" movie called, "The fastest Indian". It is so wonderful and insiriping...it's not new, older, but we had our inlaws watch it last visit and they LOVED it. Anthony Hopkins is truly amazing in it.
Also, another not "well advertised" movie was, "Second Hand Lion" I HIGHLY recommend it......they are both wonderful movies, "feel good" movies.
Outside of that, the rest are all "kiddie" movies for me these days, Finding Nemo etc.....
I will still sneak some time and watch the good old ones, Wizard of Oz, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the REAL ones.:o I just love em!!!:D

[RoadRaven]

CC... I understand about RH... I love it too! In the late 80s when I lived in Auckland, they had a regular Rocky Horror night and you went as your character and watched the movie on a big screen. Amazing party really, with a bunch of complete strangers!
(The end of the movie always lets it down, I think...)

Zen, I agree, Lance's few lines are the best part of the movie (although it does have many out-loud-guffaw moments). Lance's lines are so memorable I actually remember them

Lance wonders why LeFleur is going to quit, and lists how he thought about it once when he was diagnosed with all his cancers but how with love and support of family/friends, he started riding again & won the Tour five times.
Then he says
"But I'm sure you have a good reason to quit. So what are you dying of that's keeping you from the finals?"

Then Le Fleur says something like - it feels a bit like... shame.
and Lance replies... (the best bit of the movie)

Lance Armstrong:
"Well, I guess if a person never quit when the going got tough, they wouldn't have anything to regret for the rest of their life. Well good luck to you Peter. I'm sure this decision won't haunt you forever."

Oh, Jenn - I really really liked the Fastest indian... (not just because it was about a New Zealander). It was a lovely, gentle movie, and it captures much of that time in this country, and the "anyone can do it attitude" - all you need is a piece of number 8 wire, and you can solve any problem
I watch Anthony Hopkins, and his neighbours and am reminded of my Poppa, and my childhood and pics of my father as a child.

Last week I watched V for Vendettta - one of those comic books turned movies I think... and it was surprisingly good, well filmed, well scripted and worth it. A nice surprise.

[bikerHen]

CC... I understand about RH... I love it too! In the late 80s when I lived in Auckland, they had a regular Rocky Horror night and you went as your character and watched the movie on a big screen. Amazing party really, with a bunch of complete strangers!
(The end of the movie always lets it down, I think...)

OK, so who did you dress-up as? Did you dance/act on Stage? DD and I regularly attend the RH midnight movie during the summer, with props of course! She has a great Magenta costume. I'd love to go as Columbia, but still need to shed a few (lots) of pounds and learn how to tap dance. :eek:

I've been a fan since the mid 70's. My daughter was the only kid in grade school who could do the Time Warp, and sing along with the soundtrack!

I'm a baaad mother. :rolleyes: bikerHen

[lauraelmore1033]

we have Netflix and haven't seen a movie in the theatres for years. My list of goodies is a hodge podge:
Antonia's Line
Babel
Children of Heaven
The Science of Sleep
Motorcycle Diaries
Everything Is Illuminated
Idiocracy

[RoadRaven]

OK, so who did you dress-up as? Did you dance/act on Stage? DD and I regularly attend the RH midnight movie during the summer, with props of course!
I danced wherever I could be... dressed as magenta. My (gay) flatmate made a marvellous Transylvanian transexual - he could have matched Tim Curry any day.


My daughter was the only kid in grade school who could do the Time Warp, and sing along with the soundtrack!
I'm a baaad mother. :rolleyes: bikerHen

Mine could too... and the other one they know "intimately" is "Little Shop of Horrors" - the musical, not Jack Nicolson's first movie.
I "sing" (if thats what you choose to call it) " Suddenly Seymour" or "Mean Green Mother from Outta Space" around the house quite often :p

[Pax]

Big RH fan here!! Used to go with friends to the midnight screening (I stopped counting my 30th time :p ). I never dressed up but I sure did dance in the aisles!! :D

[Delta7]

Away from Her - Julie Christie - The power of love when a man has to cope with his institutionalized wife (five stars!)

A couple of Ryan Gosling films

Fracture with Anthony Hopkins (at the theatre) - a young lawyer tries to take on a brilliant aerospace engineer in court, a "psychological thriller"

The Notebook (Netflix) - A story of young lovers as told by a man reading to a woman in a nursing home

[RoadRaven]

The Notebook (Netflix) - A story of young lovers as told by a man reading to a woman in a nursing home

My partner and sons found this twee

But my daughter and I, though we found it predictable, enjoyed it.
I have watched it three times (so far) and have cried several times through it, every time.

Def a "chick flick", but a beautifully made romantic story.

[pll]

Movies I have enjoyed in the last few months:


The Life of Others (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405094/)
The Namesake (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433416/)
Sophie Scholl. The last days (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0426578/)
Marie Antoinette (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0422720/)

[Cindyloo]

I agree that Idiocracy was very good!

[lauraelmore1033]

I agree that Idiocracy was very good!

...depressingly close to the mark.

[Aggie_Ama]

We watched Night at the Museum last. I was slightly disappointed. It just wasn't that funny and I like the stupid comedies.

Last movie we saw in the theatre was "Black Snake Moan". It is very interesting, definitely not kid friendly.

[Laterider21958]

The best movie I have seen in a while is "Kenny". It's an Australian mocumentary about a plumber who manages a transportable toilet company. Other members of the cast include "Kenny's" real son and father.

This movie could be viewed as just a comedy, however if you delve deeper, you develop a respect for Kenny's professionalism, patience, humility and strength in trying circumstances. It also opens your eyes to how some people treat and view others who are providing services for their benefit. Thought provoking, but a great laugh.

My sense of humour may be warped!:eek:

[crazycanuck]

I really want to see "Kenny" but just haven't picked it up yet...

It's supposed to be hilarious!

C

[Hub]

We loved "THe World's fastest Indian" Anthony Hopkins is SO good. Our neighbors are from New Zealand and they recommended it. We spent an hour on Wikipedia & Google looking up info on the real guy.

We watched "The Queen" with Helen Mirren this weekend- it was vvery good. I didn't realize that it was only about the period after Diana's death, but it was still a good movie.

"Eragon" last night. A pretty predictable hero tale with lots of special effects. I usually prefer my fluff like that to be inside a book jacket. Jeremy Irons was good.

Anyone into home theater stuff? One of my husband's favorite movies- for evaulating equipment and such is "The Fifth Element"- Milla Jovovich, Bruce Willis, Gary Oldham.

[teigyr]

This thread is allowing me to indulge in yet more vice :D I've already purchased Saint Ralph and am waiting for time to see it.

Now with Kenny, it looks like this must be not for general release in the States? I've been checking and can't find it anywhere. If anyone knows of a good source, could you let me know? I do have a region-free DVD player so it can be from any country. I think I need this movie!

Thank you kindly :)

actually have two region-free dvd players in case the first one breaks. Yes, I am that obsessive.

[Deanna]

Some of my favorite movies of late, have been

Stranger Than Fiction (with Will Farrell & Maggie Gylenhall) - and no, you don't see Will Farrells underwear in this movie
The Boondock Saints - a bit violent, but FUNNY. Every time I watch this (I ended up buying it) I catch more details. a great performance by Willem Defoe
The Matador - Pierce Brosnan unlike anything I've seen him do before
Dogtown & Z-Boys: if you are even the slightest bit interested in skateboarding, this is great. Be sure to get the documentary, not the fictional "Dogtown" based on the documentary.

[crazycanuck]

Hey Teigyr..check yer pm's :)
c

[surgtech1956]

I just saw Flightplan - with Jodi Foster - love Jodi Foster.

[RoadRaven]

My daughter and I really enjoyed Jodie Foster's "FlightPan" too...

We watched it together a few months ago (just before she moved out to try flatting...)

[Hub]

We watched Breach & Ghost rider this week. Breach- about espionage inside the FBI was good, well done. Ghost rider with Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes and the alway auditory-lucious Sam Elliot- was great. Of course it was silly,-a big special effects, comic book based movie, but it was fun & I like fluff and good guys versus bad guys stuff. Peter Fonda was really cool as the Devil. was a

[bcipam]

I agree with the recomendation on "The Matador" an excellent movie .

And "Fifth Element" is not just Hub's husband's favorite movie, it's mine and all my friends as well. Know most scenes by heart. We used these passes to get into the parks for mountain biking and we call them "Multi-pass". Stupid movie but just can't stop watching!

Uncertain if anyone is into anime, but these are my favorite movies - all worth watching:

Spirited Away
Princess Mononoke
Jin Roh: The Wolf Brigarde
Howe's Moving Castle

and a new that just came out "Paprika". Awesome movie.

PS it's hard to provide a synopsis of an anime movie - they all involve nature, evil spirits a bleak future, children. If you want to try just one I suggest SPritied Away. Visually the most beautiful movie and it has all sorts of interesting characters.

[jeannierides]

We saw "Knocked Up" last weekend. Although there are a couple of funny lines - and I really like Catherine Heigel (sp) - can't recommend it 'cuz we just thought it was bad.

[Aggie_Ama]

Got rained out of riding last night, so we went to see Shrek 3. I liked it, but it was definitely not the best of the Shrek movies.

[teigyr]

CC, check your PM :D

Thanks for the review of Knocked Up. I heard it was funny so that's good to know.

Spiderman 3 wasn't as good as I thought it would be.

Flightplan was a great movie but....DH is an aircraft mechanic and I work for an airline. It was so difficult to watch things that we knew couldn't be true (like airline procedure and structural things with the plane) but we enjoyed it nonetheless!!!

So let's see, I am out of date with movies but:

The Queen - I thought it was great!
Clerks 2 - Silly but funny
Casino Royale - couldn't get into it but maybe we were tired
In the Company of Men - great but disturbing
Snakes on a Plane - um....good in a silly way
Venture Bros Season 2 - always good
Pink Flamingos - classic John Waters.

oh and we rewatched Welcome to the Dollhouse which is really good too.

[eofelis]

I just got home from seeing a movie. The movie wasn't anything great, it was RV with Robin Williams. A funny, somewhat predictable comedy. I was gratified by the subject of a $4000 bike coming up briefly in the movie. (Robin is a rider)

The best part of the movie is the atmosphere: 30 minutes outside the city, up on the Uncompahgre Plateau is the little community of Glade Park. The volunteer fire dept up there shows movies on the backside of the fire station on Friday nights in the summer. They are free. But there is a grill where you can buy a burger (or veggie burger) for $2. Popcorn is 50 cents. Families bring chairs, blankets, coolers and enjoy a night of entertainment under the Colorado sky.

Last Friday we went there and saw Over The Hedge.

We go to several of these every summer. It's just fun. We usually don't care what the movie is. Except that last summer we left partway through the latest Star Wars movie because it was so awful, it was excruciating to watch it.

Sometimes we go up early with the bikes and do a road ride before going to the movie.

[Aggie_Ama]

Love the old movie references in Over the Hedge :

"Rosbud?"- Citizen Kane
"Stella! Stella!!"- Streetcar Named Desire

I think is a couple more.

[mimitabby]

we watched the World's Greatest Lover last night. It's an old Gene Wilder movie and it was cute and fun.

[Sophia42J]

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