Rate The Last Movie You Saw

Tell that to honeykid!
I agree with you! 2001 is above any other movie! It's a work of a genious!

I hope honeykid has seen it more than once. A movie like that you can't just dust away on first viewing!

Arnold is awesome. Nuff said.

The Taking Of Pelham 123 (1974)

A thriller gem, has a cool 70s vibe to it.

The Lord Of The Rings (1978)

I enjoyed this more than the live action movies, just all-round fun.

Murder By Death (1976)

Satirical comedy are always good.

Murder By Death is a great movie.

Birdman (Or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)


This movie is not for everyone. Movie-goers who are into conventional Hollywood films or science fiction will most likely be disappointed.


I found the movie captivating. Michael Keaton plays a part that could be loosely based on Michael Keaton himself, a washed up actor who is famous for playing a superhero in a blockbuster franchise many years ago and is now struggling to stay relevant by reinventing himself as a Broadway actor, writer, and director.


The performances are all top notch. The movie's long takes are spellbinding. The movie is extremely strange, but funny and touching at the same time. I expect Oscar nominations for director Alejandro Inarritu and actors Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Edward Norton, Naomi Watts, and Zach Galifianakis.






Ghost (1990)


Re-watched this today with my family. Heavily flawed, but still amazingly sentimental and funny thanks to the Righteous Brothers classic song, Unchained Melody, and Whoopi Goldberg. Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore are not 2 of the best actors and their parts could have been played better by other big names, but it doesn't affect the movie as a whole.


And I still get a little mushy at the end. Definitely a guilty pleasure.

This is everything I've seen from November 16 to November 22.

Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B (Bradley Walsh, 2014)


Belle de Jour (Luis Buñuel, 1967)


Crooklyn (Spike Lee, 1994)


A Letter to Elia (Kent Jones and Martin Scorsese, 2010)


Monster (Patty Jenkins, 2003)


O Herói (Zézé Gamboa, 2004)


Perfect Blue (Satoshi Kon, 1997)


Sabotage (David Ayer, 2014)


Talk to Her (Pedro Almodóvar, 2002)


The Trial (Orson Welles, 1962)


Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Pedro Almodóvar, 1988)

A childhood favorite loosely based on true events with themes of acceptance and courage. The characters are very memorable including polar bears that can't swim and a Russian goose that doesn't fly south for the winter. I would highly encourage anyone making an animation list to consider watching this one.

Scaramouche (1952)

This is and old fashioned romantic adventure with some unexpected humor. It reminded me of The Adventures of Robin Hood, which I totally love, but the leading man can't match the ultra charismatic Errol Flynn, and I thought some of the sets were unconvincing. All in all it's a fun movie.

Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)

I had been growing a little tired of the Miyazaki style, but this turned out to be one of my favorites of his. In all fairness, it could be because I'm cramming all of his movies into a short period of time. I still have to watch The Wind Rises and Spirited Away from him.

Spirited Away was my first and still my favorite Miyazaki. I hope you like that one and glad you still managed to enjoy Kiki despite the Ghibli overload.


I'm really happy this was on my animation watchlist, really unique adult animation. One part The Secret of NIMH, one part Plague Dogs, and all cat noir. It takes some getting used to hearing animated cats cuss and doing other things, but overall worth it. I did see the killer a ways off, but I often have that problem with noir maybe it's just me. The theme song is great, animation can be shaky but generally fits in well, and the nightmare sequences were pretty brilliant. Hope I'm not the only one that stumbled upon this preparing for their animation list.

It's not only my favorite film directed by John Ford, but one of my favorite films period. But actually, during that time, there was change. FDR's New Deal, as exhibited by the last camp. But we've turned the economic turn to the right, and people are working more for less. One of the best lines was from Tom, when he mentions "Reds" - and how anyone who wants a penny more a day is considered a "Red" and of course FDR was accused of being a socialist, but he laughed, he didn't get defensive.

I'd also give it a 9 or 10 out of 10. With Fonda, you're guaranteed great acting, and it's suspenseful without it being over-the-top; a very humanistic film.

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I never heard of that before now. That's a must see for me this coming week.

Hope you like it, Cricket.

The Graduate

21 - 9/10

Grapes of Wrath is one of my favorites too. My second favorite from the 40s.

I haven't seen Kikis but I have a high appreciation for Miyazaki.

I think this is my favorite animation of the day, though Felidae definitely gives it a run for its money. The animation often looks like watercolors and really adds to the scenes of rural England. I didn't like the look of the blood in the animation, but I guess that could be seen symbolically. The music matched well with the freshness of the animation. The characters were very fleshed out and intriguing, definitely make you care what happens to them. The rabbit mythology is a highlight for me and probably bumped up this film by .5, very well imagined as one would expect from a movie based on a book.

Giù la testa a.k.a. Duck, You Sucker a.k.a. A Fistfull of Dynamites (1971)

Now I have watched every western made by Leone. This is the more conceptualistic of them all, the one where a social and human vision is more obvious! It's not a typical western with duels but it's an allegory to revolution! The soundtrack is again amazing (Thanks, Morricone) and those flashbacks are wonderful, specially the last one!

8/10

The Thrill of It All (1963)

The Thrill of It All is a wonderful romantic comedy starring James Garner and Doris Day, who have fantastic chemistry together. Doris Day's character, Beverly, is offered the chance to star in a series of TV commercials selling soap, but it strains her relationship with her doctor husband, Gerald, (played by James Garner).

This movie has a lot of laughs, and it also has some great drama. This is one of my favorite romantic comedies. I highly recommend this movie.