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'The Last Film I Watched' Thread...
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:34 am
by dutty yuppie
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!
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:44 am
by tha_illsta
"The Battle of Algiers"
another good french colony related flick. Again subtitles.
and a landmark in "mockumentary" film-making.
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:54 am
by dutty yuppie
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.
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:15 am
by jah pat
Lives of Otters is better
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:41 am
by gotc
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
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:49 am
by umkhontowesizwe
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
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:56 am
by bagelator
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.
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 11:29 am
by escapee planes
'Reign over Me' with Adam Sandler and Don Cheadle, and it was very good
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 11:36 am
by T_macabre
Transformers...
funny, sick special effects, didn't get boring.. storyline was a bit waste but i found it really entertaining!
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:00 pm
by rob_o
city of god
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:12 pm
by skavoovie_blind9
Rumble Fish -
It's a bit wierd it was made in the early 80's
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:14 pm
by forensix (mcr)
Howl's Moving Castle - my head was in a strange place on sunday this sorted it out
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:28 pm
by gravious
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...
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 3:28 pm
by hera
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.
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 4:00 pm
by boc
house md, season 3
if it counts as 'a film'
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 4:23 pm
by showguns
withnail and i.
how dare you accuse me of being inhumane.
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 4:27 pm
by two oh one
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.
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 4:29 pm
by two oh one
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.
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 5:52 pm
by ana
showguns wrote:withnail and i.
how dare you accuse me of being inhumane.
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 7:00 pm
by showguns
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.