'The Last Film I Watched' Thread...

dutty yuppie · Post by **dutty yuppie** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:34 am

Days of Glory.

French film highlighting the struggle soldiers from the French colonies (particularly Algeria) had during the war. Not only the struggle of having to fight for a country that wasn't theirs in a world alien to them but also the struggle of being treated like second rate by the army for whom they were fighting.

All in all, a very good movie. Good characters you can really feel for and some fairly decent war scenes (although nothing special effects wise like Saving Private Ryan).

DY's Rating (out of five 'rewinds'), a respectable four.

American readers, (correct me if I'm wrong) I understand you're adverse to films with subtitles. Don't be afraid, there's a whole world of superior, subtitled films out there to be embraced!

tha_illsta · Post by **tha_illsta** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:44 am

"The Battle of Algiers"

another good french colony related flick. Again subtitles.

and a landmark in "mockumentary" film-making.

dutty yuppie · Post by **dutty yuppie** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:54 am

Were you recommending me that or is it a spooky coincidence that you watched it last?

Never seen it but heard it's good.

I want to watch Lives of Others next.

jah pat · Post by **jah pat** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:15 am

Lives of Otters is better

gotc · Post by **gotc** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:41 am

Taxidermia: "Gyorgy Palfi's grotesque tale of three generations of men, including an obese speed eater, an embalmer of gigantic cats, and a man who shoots fire out of his penis."

Fun and little bit disturbing movie

umkhontowesizwe · Post by **umkhontowesizwe** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:49 am

see no evil, hear no evil. was looking for something light last night so i dug this badboy out on VHS. forgot how funny it was. RIP richard pryor

bagelator · Post by **bagelator** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:56 am

gotc wrote:Taxidermia: "Gyorgy Palfi's grotesque tale of three generations of men, including an obese speed eater, an embalmer of gigantic cats, and a man who shoots fire out of his penis."

Fun and little bit disturbing movie

heard good things about that.

i watched Calvaire last night (beligian film, translated as 'The Ordeal') It's pretty disturbing with mild crucifixion and an array of belgian headcases running around the middle of a forest doing things to animals.

nice.

escapee planes · Post by **escapee planes** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 11:29 am

'Reign over Me' with Adam Sandler and Don Cheadle, and it was very good

T_macabre · Post by **T_macabre** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 11:36 am

Transformers...
funny, sick special effects, didn't get boring.. storyline was a bit waste but i found it really entertaining!

rob_o · Post by **rob_o** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:00 pm

city of god

skavoovie_blind9 · Post by **skavoovie_blind9** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:12 pm

Rumble Fish -

It's a bit wierd it was made in the early 80's

forensix (mcr) · Post by **forensix (mcr)** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:14 pm

Howl's Moving Castle - my head was in a strange place on sunday this sorted it out

gravious · Post by **gravious** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:28 pm

THA ILLSTA wrote:"The Battle of Algiers"

Excellent film.

forensix (mcr) wrote:Howl's Moving Castle

Likewise, although for completely different reasons...

The last film I watched was either Silent Running or The Empire Strikes back. It was a few weeks ago either way, so I can't remember which was most recent...

hera · Post by **hera** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:28 pm

bordertown

based on the juarez murders, jenifer lopez stars as an investivagtive journalist looking into the unsolved murders of 400 women. movie was torn between being a thriller, a piece of drama and, of course, a jlo flick, so all i got out of it at the end was dreams of being attacked by "el diablo" and having to slaughter him before he killed me first.

the end.

boc · Post by **boc** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 4:00 pm

house md, season 3
if it counts as 'a film'

showguns · Post by **showguns** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 4:23 pm

withnail and i.

how dare you accuse me of being inhumane.

two oh one · Post by **two oh one** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 4:27 pm

LA Story, last night. Much funnier now that I live in LA.

Britannia Hospital, a week ago. Part 3 in Lindsay Anderson's Mick Travis trilogy. A bit too '80s with too many characters. I much preferred the cold and impersonal/distanced feel of the previous 2 films.

If, two weeks ago. Part 1 in Lindsay Anderson's Mick Travis trilogy. A product of the times, but this kind of thing still resonates today, albeit quietly. It's like Scum set in a public school.

two oh one · Post by **two oh one** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 4:29 pm

showguns wrote:withnail and i.

how dare you accuse me of being inhumane.

Possibly one of the greatest films, ever.

Based on true events, shockingly. His friend drank some awful chemical concoction that made him go blind, in real life.

ana · Post by **ana** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:52 pm

showguns wrote:withnail and i.

how dare you accuse me of being inhumane.

showguns · Post by **showguns** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 7:00 pm

two oh one wrote:
showguns wrote:withnail and i.

how dare you accuse me of being inhumane.
Possibly one of the greatest films, ever. Based on true events, shockingly. His friend drank some awful chemical concoction that made him go blind, in real life.

actually he did drink lighter fluid and i guess was blind for a few days. poor bastard died from throat cancer eventually though.

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