Rate The Last Movie You Saw

I liked the film more than you did, especially that era. But I wish Norton hadn't used that Torrette syndrome outburst stuff. He almost had to because it was written that way in the book; but it got to be off-putting to me, even as great as Norton is.

I hadn't heard any hype, just the opposite, saw it was on Film 4 UK and decided to give it a go. Speaking as someone who likes them gritty I *did* find this lightweight.

Dirty Dancing (1987)

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Absolute Power (1997)

Slow West (2015)

This one popped up at the western countdown and it seemed interesting. Maybe I had my hopes a bit too high as the primary feeling I have is a disappointment. It's an OK film but I was expecting a completely different kind of western. I found this to be more like a comic book film than the somber and occasionally brutal thing I was led to believe to expect. It was quite pretty on the eye but almost too saturated (it looked almost like a video game at times).

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Jennifer Garner deserves a solo tactical movie.



Good, but not as great as I remember.

I quite liked the 50s New York they built too. Although most of the shoot was indoors. But it feel like old times. The middle part was a drag for me. The jazz music and bar scenes do add to the flavour. But bogged the movie down. Those scenes could have been cut to make the movie a little shorter. I recall it being a 150+ mins movie, and I only saw it yesterday!

Really liked Defoe (again). Even though he was in a small role, but he dominated every scene he was in.

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My Favorite Films

Total Recall (1990) -6.4/10. Where do I begin!!! I wanted to see the two Total Recalls back to back. The old one is still pretty good as a movie. Although the effects look dated now. Very dated! This was a very campy movie for a Sci-Fi flick. A spill over from the 80s cheese. How did Paul Verhoeven got from this to Show Girls in a matter of a few years ins unbelievable! For all the heat Sharon Stone has, she is not flexible. Her action scenes were painful to watch. Stiff as a broom stick! And Arnold's teeth, I would have guessed by then he could have had braces done. He was already a millionaire I guess, doing movies. But a thoroughly enjoyable movie none the less!

Then I put on the 2012 one, and it was done by a production company called "Original Films". I turned it off after seeing that. The irony was to like a gut punch.

I finished this movie, but it was a hard slog to get through.



Re-watch for the millionth time. Definitely my favorite opening scenes of any movie.



Just finished Woody’s latest memoir & decided to re-watch this. Amusing; holds up fairly well.

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Oh good god he's still writing those? As much as I love Annie Hall the man should really just stop.

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⬆️ He’s an old man now. I doubt he will write another one.

Rifkin's Festival (2020). Director/writer Woody Allen.
Starring Christopher Waltz, Gina Gershon and Elena Anaya. It's in post-production. Due out September this year. Looking forward to it.

Alpha Dog (2006)


Good film with decent acting and a bit of swank. It get's you into the the environment of self-entitled paper assassins when it all becomes real.

Das Boot 1981 (Director's Cut)
D: Wolfgang Petersen

A serious favourite of mine. Seen it so many times and never fails to impress. As an enthusiast of the history of the German U-boats and their operations, I'm continually amazed by the incredible attention to detail and authenticity portrayed in so many areas. They did an incredible job. Some scenes are a bit overly dramatic in certain respects but still amazing overall. I wouldn't change a thing. Direction, photography, creative camera work, editing, acting, soundtrack, use of scale models... Just love it all.

From the opening credits:

40,000 German sailors served on U-boats during World War II.
30,000 never returned.

Says it all.
10/10

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I concur, a true classic. I'm still looking for the full length version though. I know there are a few versions, and I think I watched the middle length one.

Erwin Leder was such a beast in this.

I don't see how you can rate this movie so low. It's a solid comedy.

Woody Allen as James Bond's nephew, gets caught in Cuba and taken to the firing squad. "My doctor says bullets are not to enter my body at any time. I have a very low tolerance for death."