Most recent movie you saw

[ducon]

[ReX]

Ha! What are the chances? The most recent movie that I, too, watched was "Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget".

[Rudolph]

I remember liking the first one. How is the sequel?

[ReX]

2 minutes ago, Rudolph said:

I remember liking the first one. How is the sequel?

It's actually quite clever, and it brings back one of the major villains of the original.

[joepallai]

Just watched Dawn of the Nugget last night--really fun

 

[LadyMistDragon]

The Locksmith (2022)

 

 

Ok, but Ryan Phlippe's character was kind of dumb.

 

 

[Rudolph]

Trainspotting, starring Ewan McGregor.

 

Now, I see where the comedic geniuses behind Auralnauts got their inspiration for their hilarious Star Wars redub. XD

[ReX]

1 hour ago, Rudolph said:

Trainspotting, starring Ewan McGregor.

Yes! Excellent, albeit depressing, movie.

[Rudolph]

5 hours ago, ReX said:

Yes! Excellent, albeit depressing, movie.

Eh. Apart from a certain scene, it was too wacky and over-the-top to make me feel depressed. Plus I am always happy to hear the Scottish accent in all its glory! I was surprised to see Jonny Lee Miller in there, though, as he is not Scottish, unlike his co-leads.

 

EDIT: So apparently, there is also a sequel by the name of "T2"... Questionable title aside, it was alright.

Edited December 22, 2023 by Rudolph

[ReX]

21 hours ago, Rudolph said:

So apparently, there is also a sequel by the name of "T2"... Questionable title aside, it was alright.

I will check it out when I have the time.

 

21 hours ago, Rudolph said:

Apart from a certain scene, it was too wacky and over-the-top to make me feel depressed.

It was the heroin addiction element of the story that depressed me.

 

Layer Cake is an exciting British crime drama with Daniel Craig (before he was cast as "Bond, James Bond"), Colm Meaney (he, of Miles O'Brien fame in Star Trek: TNG & Star Trek: DS9), and Michael Gambon (Prof. Dumblydore in the later Harry Potter movies).

[Rudolph]

Spoiler

In a way, I prefer T2: Trainspotting because it leaves the four protagonists - well, not so much for Begbie, but what can you expect from someone as violently unhinged - in a relatively better place, unlike in the first movie where Renton just abandons them and run with the money.

 

I guess I am a bit of a sucker for stories where messy people get to sit down and reflect on their lives.

 

Also, the movie is worth it just for the "NO MORE CATHOLICS" scene. XD

Edited December 24, 2023 by Rudolph

[Naarok0fkor]

I just got The Birds from Hitchcock on DVD...

[DrWho42]

[ReX]

Maestro: A somewhat dark movie about Leonard Bernstein, a musical virtuoso of the 20th century.

 

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues: A stupid but funny movie that continues the exploits of Ron Burgundy. [For me, the highlight was the myriad cameos of well-known comedians at the end.]

 

[AnnieandTibbers]

Catwoman

[Rudolph]

20 hours ago, ReX said:

Maestro: A somewhat dark movie about Leonard Bernstein, a musical virtuoso of the 20th century.

We tried to watch it, my parents and I, but we gave up only a half-hour in. Knowing about Bradley Cooper's fake nose proved to be quite distracting and it did not help that none of us were familiar with Leonard Bernstein and his work either.

Edited December 27, 2023 by Rudolph

[MrFroz]

V/H/S/85. I liked it better than the entry from last year, V/H/S/99, with a more interesting wraparound segment and overall more consistency in terms of quality. I also found a bunch of scenes genuinely unsettling and scary in places.

[LadyMistDragon]

A movie with a number of names but among them...."Christmas Twister"

 

God, it was awful. Melodramatic acting, stupid script, unlikeable characters, the laziest excuse for CGI, strangely overwrought and tame tornado at the same time. The best you can say is that they weren't trying to be bad, a la Sharknado as much as some people wanted to make a quick buck from a made-for TV movie.

 

 

[ducon]

I drool: an apocalyptic film with gigantic tides and tornadoes.

[Billy Baron]

 I rewatched The People Under The Stairs (Wes Craven). I don't remember this movie having a positive message, but it actually did. I watched it a long time ago before I even went to college. School taught this powerful message, and that it has a great meaning, kind of Robin Hoodesque - to rob from the rich, give to the poor. I remember it as a creepy good time, and that's just what it is.

 

 

[Rudolph]

On 12/20/2023 at 1:26 PM, ReX said:

It's actually quite clever, and it brings back one of the major villains of the original.

Saw Chicken Run 2: Dawn of the Nugget myself last night. It was alright; pretty formulaic, but I did not mind. The whole premise reminded me of Oddworld, namely Exoddus, which was an amusing coincidence.

 

Spoiler

My only disappointment was the villain's ultimate fate: when Melisha fell into the grinder, I was expecting her to get ground (offscreen) into nuggets and then served to an oblivious Reginald Smith who would have proceeded to eat one of them with his patented blood-red dip. Oh well.

 

I was also surprised to be reminded that Rocky used to be voiced by Mel Gibson. At first, I figured that they did not bring him back because of how much of a PR nightmare he has become, but then it turned out that his replacement, Zachary Levi, is also a bit of a nutjob.

Edited December 28, 2023 by Rudolph

[MrFroz]

I have rewatched Alien, Aliens and Alien: Resurrection. Just finished watching Alien: Resurrection in fact, and I gotta say I liked it a lot less than the first time around in 2015. It can be entertaining at times but I found the acting to be too hammy in places and overall the dark comedy approach for certain situations is ill-suited. Skipped Alien 3 because I didn't like it much the first time but I might watch it once again and perhaps end up liking it more than Resurrection, at least.

[Planky]

I tried to watch Operation Fortune, got half way through and turned it off. Primes offering is incredibly lacklustre.   Fortunately I only have it due to a free trial so it hasn't cost me anything other than time.

[LadyMistDragon]

Dead of Winter(1987) - So a woman applies for a role and gets more than she bargained for.

 

 

[Rudolph]

15 hours ago, MrFroz said:

I have rewatched Alien, Aliens and Alien: Resurrection. Just finished watching Alien: Resurrection in fact, and I gotta say I liked it a lot less than the first time around in 2015. It can be entertaining at times but I found the acting to be too hammy in places and overall the dark comedy approach for certain situations is ill-suited. Skipped Alien 3 because I didn't like it much the first time but I might watch it once again and perhaps end up liking it more than Resurrection, at least.

Make sure to watch the Assembly Cut from the Special Edition release. Some of the restored scenes look and sound rough, but they help fleshing out some of the characters and improve the story.

Edited December 31, 2023 by Rudolph

[CyberDreams]

I haven't been watching any movies lately (sorry to the topic) but i have been watching a TON of classic Doctor Who on Tubi, a free app that just has ads every once in a while but doesn't edit anything. I've never watched it before, since i live in the USA (it's not as popular here) but i love it now. Unfortunately some early episodes are missing since the BBC taped over shows back in the 60's. They do have some animated versions of the episodes that were animated way later though (2010's) so that's good. I really like it!! I'm a huge fan of the Twilight Zone and Star Trek and this fits right in with that genre.

[ducon]

Just in time after having read that book about Archimedes.

 

 

Edited January 1 by ducon

[Lippeth]

 

Got an absolute overdose of the 80s with Mannequin and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo.

 

I was feeling a bit down being alone again on New Year's Eve/Day and after a depressing trip to a bowling alley where I walked in and right back out, I ordered a pizza and found these two gems that I haven't seen since I was a very little kid, but they cheered me right up!

[WSADKO]

Boobwatch 4

[LadyMistDragon]

The Long Kiss Goodnight(1996), starring Geena "Future Action Star?" Davis and Samuel L. "It'll Get You Drunk!" Jackson. It's not without its convenient concidences but it was pretty entertaining!