What film did you see last?

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  • TheFisherKing
    TheFisherKing Posts: 935
    I work with the senior population and it was movie day this week they asked to see The Pursuit of Happiness....still a great movie!

    Not COCOON??? Bwahahahahaha!
  • MissDLynnR
    MissDLynnR Posts: 91 Member
    I work with the senior population and it was movie day this week they asked to see The Pursuit of Happiness....still a great movie!

    Not COCOON??? Bwahahahahaha!


    Oh trust me they have those days too :noway:
  • sally_jeffswife
    sally_jeffswife Posts: 766 Member
    Fruitvale Station, It was a very disturbing film but was a very good film.
  • Dogwalkingirl
    Dogwalkingirl Posts: 320 Member
    I saw "HER" on Tuesday night. I suppose not a movie for everyone but I really liked it. I am going to see Dallas Buyers club this week.
  • cardbucfan
    cardbucfan Posts: 10,571 Member
    The Wolf of Wall Street. Outstanding.

    This^^^ it sure earned that R eating so beware!!
  • stephsmom93
    stephsmom93 Posts: 1,139 Member
    American Hustle
  • SaintGiff
    SaintGiff Posts: 3,679 Member
    I think it's clear that some responsible adult needs to start a film geeks group on MFP. And by "responsible adult" I mean someone other than me. But please do send me an invite...
  • lucyloutoo
    lucyloutoo Posts: 522 Member
    I'd like to find one of you in the states with similar tastes in film to me (subtitled and depressing works well..so does quirky) and then you can let me know if a film is worth watching when the UK gets it weeks later. :)
  • herblackwings39
    herblackwings39 Posts: 3,930 Member
    I can't remember if it was Thor: The Dark World or The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Both were awesome.
  • SaintGiff
    SaintGiff Posts: 3,679 Member
    I am all about the subtitled and depressing! Though plenty of depressing doesn't have to be subtitled. You Brits produce some incredible little films. I know it wasn't everyone's cup of tea, but Tyrannosaur was one of my favourite films the year it came out. Olivia Coleman was as good in that movie as I've ever seen any actress be in any movie. It was quite a surprise since she's really just your standard British TV actress. And Boy A? Yeeesh.

    The Canadians hold their own as well in the quirky / dark category. Faith, Fraud, and Minimum Wage is now my favourite Christmas movie. Zach Braff did a great little Canadian indie a few years ago called The High Cost of Living. I was also a fan of Down to the Dirt, but that's another one that didn't get a lot of love outside of art house theatres.

    What are some of your favourite subtitled / depressing / quirky films? If nothing else maybe you can recommend a few for me, lol.
  • Love4fitnesslove4food2
    Love4fitnesslove4food2 Posts: 711 Member
    Hunger Games Catching Fire
  • SymphonynSonata
    SymphonynSonata Posts: 533 Member

    What are some of your favourite subtitled / depressing / quirky films? If nothing else maybe you can recommend a few for me, lol.

    Lilja 4ever
    Dead Girl
    I Spit On Your Grave (Part 2, never seen part 1 - not really into the absurdly depressing and heart breaking genre)

    Last film I seen? Underworld: Evolution
  • inskydiamonds
    inskydiamonds Posts: 2,519 Member
    I watched Penelope. It was cute.
  • lucyloutoo
    lucyloutoo Posts: 522 Member
    I LOVE tyrannosaur, I've been raving about Olivia Coleman for years, but she really blew me away in that.

    I think from the top of my head, three of my favourite films are....moon (so good) confessions (I think, it's Japanese I believe, about a school teacher) the skin I live in...I will watch anything by Almodovar though,I rate him very highly.
    And motorcycle diaries..I do like Garcia Bernal (though he shouldn't EVER make English language films)
  • SaintGiff
    SaintGiff Posts: 3,679 Member
    I have actually seen none of those. If I had to pick three it would be:

    The Station Agent - Just a perfect little film.

    Kieslowski's Rouge - Loved the way he brought the focals from the first two films back into that at the end.

    Winter's Bone - Showed the world that Jennifer Lawrence is a crazy talented young actress. Showed the world that John Hawkes is not just a bit player. But mostly because it sort of struck a few nerves with me.
  • lucyloutoo
    lucyloutoo Posts: 522 Member
    I haven't heard of the first two, but yes, winter's bone was a good one.

    Uplifting foreign films come no finer than The Untouchables (I think, shocking memory)

    :)
  • TheFisherKing
    TheFisherKing Posts: 935
    I watched Penelope. It was cute.

    I use the film in a course I teach about beauty in high school and once in awhile I show it to my college students for the same purpose.
  • TheFisherKing
    TheFisherKing Posts: 935
    I have actually seen none of those. If I had to pick three it would be:

    The Station Agent - Just a perfect little film.

    Kieslowski's Rouge - Loved the way he brought the focals from the first two films back into that at the end.

    Winter's Bone - Showed the world that Jennifer Lawrence is a crazy talented young actress. Showed the world that John Hawkes is not just a bit player. But mostly because it sort of struck a few nerves with me.

    A couple of films I would encourage anyone to see are:

    Night On Earth (in four languages and countries)

    A Midnight Clear (if you can find this old war film based on a Christmas spent where the Germans and Americans had a cease fire)

    Run Lola Run

    13 Tzameti (a fantastic film bastardized by Jason Statham's American version)

    Only Human (Spain)

    My Life As A Dog (if you have not already seen this Swedish classic)
  • tammys_changing
    tammys_changing Posts: 657
    Ride Along ..saw it today. Hilarious movie!!
  • TheFisherKing
    TheFisherKing Posts: 935
    I tried getting through ONLY GOD FORGIVES today, the film set in Bangkok, but fell out of interest within the first half hour.
  • mjhmjhmjh
    mjhmjhmjh Posts: 55 Member
    I have just watched Azumi 1 and 2 back to back. Seen them so many times but love them
  • SaintGiff
    SaintGiff Posts: 3,679 Member
    I haven't heard of the first two, but yes, winter's bone was a good one.

    Uplifting foreign films come no finer than The Untouchables (I think, shocking memory)

    :)

    Rouge is the third instalment of Kieslowski's Trois Couleurs trilogy. They are, particularly if viewed in the context of the time they were made, iconic. Each film focuses on a different couple in it's own weird way. The first two introduced plot devices that have since been copied countless times. So much so that if you're seeing them now for the first time they will feel somewhat tired and unoriginal. When he made Rouge he just let it all hang out creatively. Great film.

    The Station Agent is the quintessential indie for me. It's a small movie that tells a small story about small people. It stars Peter Dinklage and Patricia Clarkson and has some of the most tremendously understated acting you'll ever see.

    Fisher mentioned Run Lola Run, which is maybe my favourite German film. Maybe. Either that or The Lives of Others.

    You also can't overlook anything from the Dardennes. The Kid with a Bike got a lot of love when it came out a few years ago, and deservedly so. It was brilliant. The Silence of Lorna is still my pick favourite of theirs, though.

    If you want a truly uplifting film I can't recommend The Way highly enough. It was adapted and directed by Emilio Estevez and stars his father, Martin Sheen. It was filmed primarily in France and Spain with a mostly European cast. Just a beautiful story and the restraint Estevez used in telling it is what makes the whole thing so fantastic.
  • HDHogger
    HDHogger Posts: 764
    Went and saw Lone Survivor Thursday. It was not as good as I had expected but it was okay as long as you keep in mind it was based on a true story. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who doesn't like action war type movies because it really didn't have much of a story to it. Three out of Five stars for a rating.
  • SaintGiff
    SaintGiff Posts: 3,679 Member
    I tried getting through ONLY GOD FORGIVES today, the film set in Bangkok, but fell out of interest within the first half hour.

    That was just awful. If you gave up after 30 minutes you lasted about 6 minutes longer than did I. I could see what they were trying to do, but that just made me more angry at their incompetence. I don't give up on many films, particularly that early in, but Only God Forgives was just, well, unforgivable.
  • SugarBaby71
    SugarBaby71 Posts: 3,630 Member
    Saving Mr. Banks. (Took the kids)
  • chevyimpalagirl
    chevyimpalagirl Posts: 38 Member
    White house down
  • 62smt
    62smt Posts: 15 Member
    Nebraska. I loved it--the black-and-white filming really added a layer of depth to the story and themes.
  • chism21
    chism21 Posts: 155 Member
    Frozen. Epic <3.
    this
  • whoajulie
    whoajulie Posts: 15
    Finally saw The Hobbit-Desolation of Smaug a few weeks ago. I liked it better than the first one.

    Before that I saw The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, and boy was it a pleasant surprise. The trailers did a crappy job of explaining the movie though. I just picked it on a whim because my out of town aunt wanted to go to a movie. Ben Stiller did a great job of directing, producing, and starring in it. Loved the message. :)
  • wpanderson
    wpanderson Posts: 194
    Wolf of Wall Street - Leonardo DiCaprio, drugs, lots of boobs! Really entertaining, so strange to see the world from a different perspective!

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