Rate The Last Movie You Watched - Page 647

Moneyball - 8.5/10

Don't know much about baseball but I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. Pitt and PSH were great as usual and the Superbad kid was a revelation. The interaction between manager and players could've been better fleshed out and it would have been good to see the development of manager/coach relationship during the streak. The brief moments with his daughter were sweet though and made the ending quite poignant.

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A New World is probably my favourite. As for Tree of Life got a bit over pretentious when they wanted to show the birth of earth and all that along side with  the original story. But really it was so beautiful and beautifully orchestrated I didn´t mind. I would feel sad if I wouldn´t been allowed to see all that great work :p

 

Need some malick uncut bluray box.

You know what I think 'Tree' needed?  Better linkage and transition.  It's too starkly disjointed IMO and lacks thematic clarity and continuity.  Kubrik was much better at this aspect if we look at 2001 for example.  Watching 'Tree' gave me the feeling Malick knew he had a problem but couldn't figure out how to fix it or had to deal with real world constraints from the studio or something.  I'd find it hard to believe he would say that 'Tree' came out exactly as he had envisioned it.  I kept getting the feeling I was watching a film that wasn't finished yet.

Drive 4/10 - Soulless movie.  Waste of some seriously talented actors.  One of the worst soundtracks I've ever heard. 

Destination Tokyo - 7/10

Movie from 1943 starring Cary Grant about a submarine sneaking into the Tokyo Bay to drop off 3 men onto shore to acquire info for the first bombings of Tokyo.

First 60% was pretty dull, but then it was worthwhile towards the end. Hollywood sure hated the Japanese back then. Tons of dialogue about all those "japs" and "nips".

So annoying, but this was made just after they bombed us at Pearl Harbour.

BTW most interesting part is a scene where a man gets his appendix removed by an un-skilled pharmacist(!) while in the Tokyo Bay while in a submarine. Think this actually happened.

I like 90% of WWII movies, so most would rate this much lower. As long as I can learn some history (I usually fact check), then I'm happy.

Catch Me if You can - 10/10

One of my favorites.

Celestine Prophecy - 0/10

Puts you to sleep faster than a sleeping pill. Free on Amazon Prime. No, I didn't read the book.

Watched "Von Ryan's Express" and "The Great Escape" back to back again this weekend. Love those movies

I once watched Great Escape twice in one day..that's crazy! People love to criticize the movie because it didn't rewrite history..oh well.

BTW I got "Das Boot" on blu-ray at Best Buy for $12.99. What a steal!

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BTW I got "Das Boot" on blu-ray at Best Buy for $12.99. What a steal

I just stole one too.

Now if I could only steal a copy of 'City of Life and Death'

Pet Semetary: 6/10. It was ok, cool concept though

"Blade Runner" (1982)- 9/10

This was my second time seeing it but it was even better the second time.  Amazing special effects, great soundtrack and overall a great sci-fi

The Three of Life 1/10

I've felt that script for movie was written by 100 or more writers. There is some basic idea - life and death, according to which movie is explicated. The 1-st writer writes some lines, than the 2-nd one comes into action and scribbles without looking at what the 1-st guy had written then the 3-rd, then the 4-th and yada yada yada.

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BTW I got "Das Boot" on blu-ray at Best Buy for $12.99. What a steal!

 

Awesome movie!  I can't ever remember a movie with music that was so perfect.  The dark rumbling bouncy techno stuff when the ship is cruising like a hunter just blew my mind.  I've been picturing that scene with that music ever since.

Take Shelter - 9/10. Really enjoyed this one! Slow pace, interesting storyline, great character development. 

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"Blade Runner" (1982)- 9/10

This was my second time seeing it but it was even better the second time.  Amazing special effects, great soundtrack and overall a great sci-fi

It really is a classic. They played it at the Balboa in Newport Beach a couple of years ago. It is one movie I would like to see on film! Never forget how much fun it was playing it for my Dad. It may come up again being played in original form to see. Never has a world of the future been so detailed and moody.

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Awesome movie!  I can't ever remember a movie with music that was so perfect.  The dark rumbling bouncy techno stuff when the ship is cruising like a hunter just blew my mind.  I've been picturing that scene with that music ever since.

Das Boot is one of my favourite movies. Some of the best endings ever too.

I saw Das Boot in the theater when it first came out.  Back when movie screens were still pretty big.

The Mist - 6/10

Lots of promise but kind of a disappointment in the end.  It's well shot and pretty well acted especially the crazy religious lady.  And maybe it's a realistic depiction of what would happen in that situation.  I do think unbelievable chaos and terror would come over a lot of people and we'd loose a lot of the "civility" we consider so ingrained in us.  But I felt it tended too far towards the melodramatic.  And the CGI was pretty bad.  They should have chosen different looking monsters that could have been modeled.  In the end it was just really disturbing without offering much reason for it in the way of character development or profound/captivating/telling/revealing moments of some sort. 

And the ending was terrible. 

But I love this kind of sci fi. 

Another Earth, 9/10

This will be another love it or hate it flick, more of a human drama of forgiveness and redemption than a sci fi story but whatever it was Brit Marling was amazing. Another triumph of imagination over budget.