Last Film You Watched

[BlueInNZ]

Just finished watching Papillon (1973) with Mrs B. We watched the modern version a year or so ago. I much prefer the Steve McQueen version. And so does Mrs B. She was quite astounded at how brutal the penal system was, portrayed much better in the 1973 version.

I've read the book countless times, probably my favourite book.

 

[SuperTimCahill]

I did not know this. Similarly he isn't anyway near one of the greatest villains of anything.

People like throwing in phrases like "ever" and "of all-time" whenever they praise someone these days.

 

[gonetomorrow]

The Conversation (1974) directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Gene Hackman plays a surveillance expert with a conscience. Not his usual heavy role. Film noir to the max. Nasty stuff with a twist. Some familiar faces in sort of cameo roles - Harrison Ford, Robert Duvall, Teri Garr and a good performance from John Cazale. it was a budget film compared to Coppola's The Godfather (1972) but no less engrossing for me.

 

[ClausThomsen]

The Conversation (1974) directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Gene Hackman plays a surveillance expert with a conscience. Not his usual heavy role. Film noir to the max. Nasty stuff with a twist. Some familiar faces in sort of cameo roles - Harrison Ford, Robert Duvall, Teri Garr and a good performance from John Cazale. it was a budget film compared to Coppola's The Godfather (1972) but no less engrossing for me.

I think it's a great film but I'm not entirely convinced by the excuses for the twist near the end. I think it's a bit of a cheat.

 

[ClausThomsen]

People like throwing in phrases like "ever" and "of all-time" whenever they praise someone these days.

It doesn't say anything like "ever" or "of-all-time" though. It says in recent memory which is arguably a fair point and seems to be deliberately avoiding the ever or of all time accolade.

 

[chrismpw]

The missus is away for a few days ... so its sci-fi b movie heaven for me.

First Men In The Moon ... with Lionel Jeffries - brilliant and a clear inspiration for Wallace and Gromit's first adventure.

 

[Rita_Poon]

silent running.

 

[Rita_Poon]

first time for me. It's a buddy movie at heart, and they did a fine job getting Finney in for the foil.
8/10 because it is upbeat although there's a lot of kicks to the knickers along the way. +0.5 because of the likeability.

Someone in the music dept a huge fan or co worker on Shawshank.

 

[Kurt.]

9pm film4 tonight uk.

Again ??

 

[RomanReigns]

A couple of films I’ve seen recently

Obsession - brilliant film, probably best horror film I’ve seen since Smile 2. Might even be in my top 10 horror films. The lead actors were both brilliant - 8/10

Mortal Kombat 2 - good fun film, felt like they tried a bit too hard with the comedy with the use of modern references but still enjoyable - 6.5/10

Passenger - the concept was interesting and it had some good scares but the delivery and story was a bit meh - 5.5/10

 

[fandjango]

Just watched Lucy …nonsense but totally fun

 

[Verbal Kint]

Just finished watching Papillon (1973) with Mrs B. We watched the modern version a year or so ago. I much prefer the Steve McQueen version. And so does Mrs B. She was quite astounded at how brutal the penal system was, portrayed much better in the 1973 version.

I've read the book countless times, probably my favourite book.

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Great movie

 

[LostLegend]

Went to see this yesterday.
It's weird, way weirder than I expected, almost to the point of absurd in the final act, but I still really liked it.

If you are familiar with the back story of this, it's directed by 21 year old debut director Kane Parsons, who rose to fame making short horror movies when he was 16 on YouTube. The 'Backrooms' series, 'The Oldest View' & 'People Still Live Here' (They're still up online and are a great watch!) before A24 picked him up to take it to the big screen.
If you have watched any of Kane's projects before then you'll know what to expect here, It's a continuation of his series but with a bigger budget. It does stand on its own as a film, so not necessary to know the back story.

A24 seem a really good fit here. For the most part, the horror is in the liminality of the backrooms space and what you can't see lurking around the corner, until the final act.
I saw a couple of young lads walk out halfway through "Dis is borin, lad" "Ano, lad, nottin's even appennin yeno" ( ) so if you go in expecting a jump-scare fest a-la 'Paranormal Activity' or 'Insidious Chapter 15' or wherever they are up to, then you'll be disappointed.

A very solid debut from a very young director.

 

[coollino]

 

[Rita_Poon]

Went to see this yesterday.
It's weird, way weirder than I expected, almost to the point of absurd in the final act, but I still really liked it.

If you are familiar with the back story of this, it's directed by 21 year old debut director Kane Parsons, who rose to fame making short horror movies when he was 16 on YouTube. The 'Backrooms' series, 'The Oldest View' & 'People Still Live Here' (They're still up online and are a great watch!) before A24 picked him up to take it to the big screen.
If you have watched any of Kane's projects before then you'll know what to expect here, It's a continuation of his series but with a bigger budget. It does stand on its own as a film, so not necessary to know the back story.

A24 seem a really good fit here. For the most part, the horror is in the liminality of the backrooms space and what you can't see lurking around the corner, until the final act.
I saw a couple of young lads walk out halfway through "Dis is borin, lad" "Ano, lad, nottin's even appennin yeno" ( ) so if you go in expecting a jump-scare fest a-la 'Paranormal Activity' or 'Insidious Chapter 15' or wherever they are up to, then you'll be disappointed.

A very solid debut from a very young director.

Backrooms: Kane Parsons' YouTube liminal space enters Hollywood

YouTuber Kane Parsons' eerie YouTube series has been adapted for a film called Backrooms.

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