Last Movie You Watched (and what you though of it)

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Literally that last one you saw, could be out in cinemas or a DVD you've watched a dozen times before. What was it and what did you think of it?

Mine was 'The Pianist', on DVD last night. Just as moving, tragic and uplifting as the first time I saw it. Adrien Brody is sublime.

[Oswy]

I haven't seen The Pianist but I remember a while back seeing a film called The Piano.

Anyway, last night I watched Twisted, with Ashley Judd, Andy Garcia and Samuel L. Jackson. As the title suggests it's a moody and 'sexy' thriller with a twist. It's one of several DVDs I got in order to help me learn German - it can be watched with German dubbing. I recommend it as a film in its own right anyway as I think it's a clever little story and the three leads are good actors.

The previous evening I watched The Hunt For Red October, another film that can be watched with German voice-overs, and one especially recommended in this context because there's lots of repetition of instructions between sailors, as seems to be the protocol.

If anyone can recommend a DVD they know can be watched with German voice-over I'd appreciate it. Others that I watch for this purpose include Dazed and Confused, The Manchurian Candidate, Meet the Parents, Zoolander, The Edukators (that one is German), Blue Streak, V for Vendetta, Shaft (the Samuel Jackson remake), 16 Blocks, Arlingon Road, Go, Flatliners, Fright Night, American Graffiti, Air Force One and Con Air.

[Bronco]

Watched Apocalypto last night, I'd heard good things about but was a bit disappointed, had hoped that the movie would explore the Mayan civilisation more and all their achievements but it never really did. Really good visuals and everything though, and it was sort of entertaining so I'd still give it a 7/10

[Revolution starts with U]

The new Sherlock Holmes. It was great. Funny, insightful, mysterious. I recommend it.

The HBO show is way WAY WAY better tho.

[RedSonRising]

The Aviator. Had seen parts of it before and watched long parts of it again.

I thought it was a very well done film with superb acting and it really brought to life the magic of developing flight the way Hughes did, and he himself was an interesting character.

Politically, I like what one rotten-tomatoes reviewer described when he wrote "It's a measure of The Aviator's complexity and ambiguity that it can be read equally as a celebration of rugged, capitalist individualism and as a leftist critique of cutthroat free-market competition."

I guess the last movie I saw start to finish though was "Howl's Moving Castle." Excellent film; I hadn't seen it in a while, and the subtle magic of the film really speaks to me, especially when complimented by the stunning visuals.

[Aloysius]

I finally got around to watching The Trotsky.
Pretty good film, and was rather funny. Didn't really tell me anything about Trotsky's ideals, but I don't give a shit.

[Comrade J]

I'm going through a weird stage where I can't bring myself to watch movies. I download them, even watch the intros on some of them, but then I can't concentrate and go do something else instead :/

The last movie I saw (10 minutes of) was We Need To Talk About Kevin. Seems promising, maybe I'll get round to watching it properly.

[thriller]

Last movie I saw was "The Green Hornet" with Seth Rogan. It was alright, nothing special. I like Seth a lot tho, so that made me see it.

[GiantMonkeyMan]

Literally just watched Mr Smith Goes to Washington. It makes me laugh knowing that the patriotic series of clips as Smith travels about the city was made by a Soviet Montage expert. It's a good film with some good performance but the message is so corrupt even as it's attempting to explore corruption.

[the desire to rebel]

Yesterday I saw 500 days of Summer, for like the tenth time. It's definitely one of my favorite films, the music is just awesome, and I love Zoey Deschanel.

[Princess Luna]

I watched Return of the Living Dead, for the 6th time the other day. Max Brooks (Author of World War Z and Zombie Survial Guide) once expressed his hatred for it in a interview, claiming it ignored every thing about the Zombie genre. I disagree, RotLD takes the zombie genre and has fun with it. The movie is stupid, ridiculous, and entertaining as hell and has some damn good special effects, for a movie made in 1985.

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[Pirate Utopian]

I saw Mystery Team. It was funny as hell. Donald Glover is a really funny actor.

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[Ele'ill]

Planet Of The Dinosaurs (available on youtube)

what a fantastic film this is- the acting is stunning, the dinosaur fx are amazing for its time, it's full of interesting twists and turns and the action in it is unrelenting

[GallowsBird]

I just watched Warren Beatty's film Reds. I actually liked it. Yes it does criticism some aspects of the USSR (while pointing out that some of the problems were due to counter-revolutionary activities of the Whites). I don't think it was very pro-USSR but it wasn't as biased against it and heavy handed as most US films. I also thought it was well made in general. I liked the direction and cinematography quite a lot.

[CommieTroll]

Horrible Bosses, watched it last night. It had some funny scenes but there was too much cheap comedy and predictable scenes. It's a hit and miss movie for me but It's still worth a watch to anyone who hasn't seen it. Also watched Stake Land last night, I read optimistic reviews about it but the film was a predictable let down, cheap vampire crap that's been done 1,000 times before.

[LeftyDave118]

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (American version). I liked it. I'm a big David Fincher fan and mostly saw it for that reason. For an R rated film, I was surprised with how much they got away with. It's not that often that you see such a commercially available film (in America) with so much sex. It's probably because it's Fincher and the MPAA will let him get away with that. If it was some indie or unknown filmmaker, you can bet most of that would have been left on the cutting room floor.

[RevSpetsnaz]

The last film i saw was "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo". I thought the movie was a complete waste of time.

[Princess Luna]

I saw the American version of the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo first and noticed several scenes didn't make any sense. After seeing the Swedish version it dawned on me, the American version took several scenes directally from the original movie, but cut dialogue leading up to the said scenes that was in the Swedish version. I also thought the rape scene in the American version was badly done, the scene dragged on for way to long and yet still manged to have less impact then Swedish version.

[Shotgun Opera]

Watched Apocalypto last night, I'd heard good things about but was a bit disappointed, had hoped that the movie would explore the Mayan civilisation more and all their achievements but it never really did. Really good visuals and everything though, and it was sort of entertaining so I'd still give it a 7/10
I found it horribly racist at best. I mean it IS a Mel Gibson film so I cant say I was terribly surprised, but that he didn't even ATTEMPT to show the complexity of Mayan society and chose to focus on only one aspect of their culture and to go out of his way to make the Maya look bad did not sit well with me.


The last movie I saw was Cashback. I didn't expect to like it as much as I did and any synopsis of the plot doesn't do it justice at all. Part of the plot is an artist who gains the ability to stop time after not sleeping for weeks. He uses this ability to undress and draw female customers in a store where he works.

I had thought there was going to be some bones thrown to the perv crowd; shots of him feeling someone up, him taking pictures of the naughty bits, having sex with someone while time was stopped, etc. But surprisingly none of that happened and it was actually quite well done.

It's on Netflix right now, I highly recommend it. The beginning is a little slow but it gets REALLY good after that.

[Doflamingo]

I re-watched The Room a few nights ago. It's so terrible that it's good. :laugh:

[bcbm]

watched 'battle of chile' documentary about the pinochet coup in '73 really paints an amazing picture of a society enaggd in struggle and the threats it face, the litereal ruthlessness of the ruling class/cia motherfuckers

[Pirate Utopian]

Cheerleader Camp. Very run-of-the-mill, mediocore slasher film. I was entertained though.

[Shotgun Opera]

I'm curious, has anyone seen the new Che film, with Benicio del Toro? Do you think it's any good, I guess both from an ideological and entertainment standpoint?

[Krano]

V for Vendetta really enjoyed the movie made me consider Anarchism for the first time.

[Bronco]

I'm curious, has anyone seen the new Che film, with Benicio del Toro? Do you think it's any good, I guess both from an ideological and entertainment standpoint?

The one from 2008? I've seen part 1, I wasn't a leftist at the time so it's hard for me to say about its merit from an idealogical point of view but I didn't think it was particularly good; thought it dragged on too long and didn't really flow that well, if you know what I mean, also found myself caring little for any of the characters. Never bothered watching the second part afterwards, I'd say the Motorcycle Diaries is a much better film about Che, and really captures his character a lot better, although obviously they both focus on different parts of his life

[RevSpetsnaz]

I'm curious, has anyone seen the new Che film, with Benicio del Toro? Do you think it's any good, I guess both from an ideological and entertainment standpoint?

I thought it was good, however it is a tedious film to watch due to the entire thing being subtitled.

[Bronco]

I thought it was good, however it is a tedious film to watch due to the entire thing being subtitled.

To be honest out of all my problems with the film the subtitles weren't one of them, I don't think they necessarily hinder on a film's enjoyment/entertainment value at all, some of my favourite films are all subtitles (Downfall, the Lives of Others etc.)

[RevSpetsnaz]

To be honest out of all my problems with the film the subtitles weren't one of them, I don't think they necessarily hinder on a film's enjoyment/entertainment value at all, some of my favourite films are all subtitles (Downfall, the Lives of Others etc.)

They dont typically warrant mentioning from me either however the was over four hours long.

[x359594]

...has anyone seen the new Che film, with Benicio del Toro?..

There are three versions of Steven Soderbergh's Che; an English language version, a Spanish language version for the Latin American market and a Spanish language version for the US and European markets.

The version for the Latin American market is the longest version and has scenes of Che's courtship of Alieda March and subsequent family life. The English language version was never screened as far as I know but I've seen the trailer for it

[Os Cangaceiros]

"Chained Heat" starring Linda Blair. Oh how her career crumbled.

[smk]

"La Teta Asustada". Shining Path terrorists are alluded to.

Overall, it was brilliant.

[Pirate Utopian]

I rewatched Braindead with my little brother. I love that movie.

[Os Cangaceiros]

That's my favorite romantic comedy.

[The Old Man from Scene 24]

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

[NoOneIsIllegal]

Yesterday I saw 500 days of Summer, for like the tenth time. It's definitely one of my favorite films, the music is just awesome, and I love Zoey Deschanel.
God, that movie is so depressing. It was good, but holy crap, I never left a movie with such gloom. I felt genuinely bad for Tom.
ZOEY, YOU HEARTBREAKER.

[bcbm]

'the spy who came in from the cold' good cold war espionage flick. not a lot of action, just a slow build up to a good surprise ending. fucking dark too

[Zukunftsmusik]

God, that movie is so depressing. It was good, but holy crap, I never left a movie with such gloom. I felt genuinely bad for Tom.
ZOEY, YOU HEARTBREAKER.

it was pretty good, until that stupid ending, when tom looks in the camera and that stupid voiceover says something about everything turning out good in the end or whatever. I was like, is that seriously the best you can do? That's the best ending you have to this film? It's just so stupid and arrrg!

Anyway, the last film i watched: J. Edgar

it was quite good, but that winkelvoss guy from Social Network was overplaying as an old man, I think. And it became a bit long towards the end. There were at least three or four times where I thought "Now it ends!", but no, there's more! Well, now it must be over, right? ...n-no, wait, wait, there's more". Eastwood could have shortened it down, I think.

[Apostasy]

Drive. It was good. Great, very fitting soundtrack.

[Apostasy]

Drive. It was good, had a great soundtrack.

[piet11111]

Blood diamond

The child soldier scenes where impressive and dicaprio didn't suck as an actor to my great surprise.
(somehow i am incapable of taking him serious as an actor)

Quite violent movie too especially when the RUF moves into freetown and shoots at the government troops and the civilians stuck between them get shot up by both sides.

I would recommend this movie to others.

[Registered User]

I saw The Devil Inside last night.It was freaking awesome

[SHORAS]

Watched a few recent ones online including 'Killer Elite' and 'Drive' which were probably the best of a bad lot. I think modern films are utter shit and they seem to be getting worse, including more violence (less 'Hollywood' and more graphic/unnecessarily offensive) and horrible ideologically. Not sure if this is a reflection of the times we live in or that I have changed or both.

Actually, 'Stone' was probably the best with De Niro but I mean hardly impressive or that interesting. I wouldn't recommend any of these films.

[Zukunftsmusik]

American gangster. Not exactly original, but it was good.

[thriller]

Dream House w/ Craig Robinson. Predicted it from start to finish. Not worth the late fee.

[Franz Fanonipants]

woman in black - it was aight

[StockholmSyndrome]

The Trip starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. I thought it was really good, and really funny. Maybe he is more appreciated in the UK, but in the states hardly anybody knows who the hell Steve Coogan is, and that is a travesty.

[Vladimir Innit Lenin]

Watched In The Loop last night (film adaptation of british TV series The Thick Of It).

Malcolm Tucker is a fucking god. He's very good at swearing. Calling someone a 'sack of cum' was a personal favourite.

[Pretty Flaco]

I saw Kill the Irishman two days ago. I didn't think it was the best crime movie I'd ever seen, but it was still entertaining! It's also based on a real guy (Danny Greene from Cleveland), which I like in crime movies.

[Pirate Utopian]

Brain Donors. Funny. Loose remake of the Marx Brothers' A Night at the Opera. I liked John Turtoro the most, who was the Groucho of the bunch.

[The Jay]

Whisperer in the Darkness, it was good if you like Lovecraft's writing, which I do.

[Os Cangaceiros]

Watched a few recent ones online including 'Killer Elite' and 'Drive' which were probably the best of a bad lot. I think modern films are utter shit and they seem to be getting worse, including more violence (less 'Hollywood' and more graphic/unnecessarily offensive) and horrible ideologically. Not sure if this is a reflection of the times we live in or that I have changed or both.

Actually, 'Stone' was probably the best with De Niro but I mean hardly impressive or that interesting. I wouldn't recommend any of these films.

I liked Drive a lot. Stone, not so much, although I think that Mila Jovovich was actually the best performer in that particular film, suprisingly. Edward Norton's character was annoying, and De Niro just seemed to plod through the film. I guess I just liked her performance because my expectations were very low and I thought she depicted her character reasonably well.

[Os Cangaceiros]

The Trip starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. I thought it was really good, and really funny. Maybe he is more appreciated in the UK, but in the states hardly anybody knows who the hell Steve Coogan is, and that is a travesty.

I'm an American and I know who Steve Coogan is. He's known to me as "that guy in 24 Hour Party People".

[workersadvocate]

The Grey. Damn, these guys were so fucked!
Not sure I understand the moral of the story, though.
Unless that was: Nature is fucking vicious and will put your lights out in a flash without any remorse, mere humans without their modern tech don't stand a chance, and don't expect a happy ending in this kind of flick muthafuckers!

[NoMasters]

Saving Private Ryan. Can't really put into words how epic that movie is.

[workersadvocate]

Another movie I saw a month ago was so stupid, it deserves special recognition here for lovers of worse-than-B flicks.
2012: Ice Age.
No this isn't the movie with John Cusack.
It's far far worse...you could watch 2012 one time and overlook some of the silliness.
It would take a much more patient (or more drunk/ high) person then me to put up with a full viewing of 2012:Ice Age.

Lead actor looks like Glenn Beck and is some sorta scientist who gets a call from a fellow scientist in Greenland during some supervolcanic eruption that results in the whole glaciar speeding toward the United States at hundreds of miles an hour!
Well that early warning seems to only give this goofy Beck-lookalike about ten minutes to get his family together and get the fuck out of Maine before dramatic and terribly unrealistic climate changes occur all along the Northeastern coast. Just one spoiler to help you get the feel of this. You see a bunch of students walking our of doors at presumably Harvard, and instantly, they turn blue and frozen stiff! Okay, one more ridiculous spoiler...the military nukes this huge glacier to no effect, but then right afterwards drops troops from helicopters atop it without any kind of protective gear considering they just nuked it! It just kept going from bad to worse, and I could watch no longer. Suspension of disbelief can only take so much.

Maybe if I was drunk or high at a party, it would have been a good movie to laugh at.

[RusskiHermit]

It's All Gone Pete Tong! That is an awesome movie, so so funny!!

[roy]

'Good Luck Chuck' - What a piece of shit. It wasn't even funny. Everyone just ran around doing nothing and in the end there were penguins everywhere. That was my interpretation.

Before that I watched 'Gran Torino', though. I actually liked that. I don't know how critics write movie reviews. I can't ever think of anything to say other than whether or not I liked it, with the exception of 'The Breakfast Club'. I have a bone to pick with that film.

[Olentzero]

Miyazaki's Tales from Earthsea. God, the artwork!

[ohphooey]

"Nero's Guests" by P.Sainath. It's a documentary on farmer suicides in India. His written work is better, but it is a very good film, nonetheless. It's on youtube(with english subtitles), if you're interested.

[GiantMonkeyMan]

I organise a film night at my local student union bar and in recognition of LGBT month we showed The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert... was the first time I've seen it and I thought it was pretty brilliant. Slight racism in scenes but overall I thought it was a fantastic film. Great choice in music. :p

[bcbm]

'predator' some quality action sci fi horror right there

[Vyacheslav Brolotov]

I just watched 21 Jump Street. IT WAS HILARIOUS! I do not want to tell you guys too much, but basically it was a great comedy film with a clever plot, although its analysis of modern high school life was pretty off, at least when compared to my high school. Go watch it.

P.S. Someone should STICKY this and it should be transformed into a thread where people can give reviews of their recently watched films. Just my opinion.

[Os Cangaceiros]

'predator' some quality action sci fi horror right there

It has more politicians in it than most other action movies I can think of...Arnold, governor of California...Jessie Ventura, governor of Minnesota...and Sonny Landham, who ran for governor of Kentucky.

[bcbm]

It has more politicians in it than most other action movies I can think of...Arnold, governor of California...Jessie Ventura, governor of Minnesota...and Sonny Landham, who ran for governor of Kentucky.

and joseph kony

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[Danielle Ni Dhighe]

Highlander (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091203/combined)

This 1980s cult classic is still one of my guilty pleasures. Never mind the silly story, a Scotsman with a French accent, or an Egyptian with a Scottish accent, it's fun to watch. Queen's songs rock, Clancy Brown is a gleeful villain, and Sean Connery is awesome even when taking the money and running. It's showing its age, but I still enjoyed rewatching it.

[Pretty Flaco]

i saw the lady in black. it had a shitty plot and had a lot of cheap scares. it wasn't anything new, but it was funny because of the friends i saw it with. :)

[Lobotomy]

I watched "from dusk till dawn". It wasn't anything special but it was still enjoyable. quentin tarantino's character was really creepy.

[Os Cangaceiros]

"From Dusk Till Dawn" makes me think that whoever was writing the script for it walked out of the room or something, maybe they had to take a dump, and some guy walked into the room, read the script and said, "Crime movie, fuck that, THIS SHIT NEEDS VAMPIRES!" And then finished the script.

[Os Cangaceiros]

I watched:

A Bronx Tale - pretty good movie I guess.

Con Air - obviously incredibly stupid. It's one of those movies in which I wanted the bad guys to win.

Wall Street - only saw part of it. Maybe I'll watch the rest tonight.

[bricolage]

I watched march of the penguins cos I love penguins.
I liked the bits with the penguins.

[Aloysius]

Watched Kill the Irishman. 'Twas about Danny Greene, some fuckin' G that blew shit up in Cleveland, and then got blew up himself. Really good movie, if only because it's got Linda Cardellini of Freaks and Geeks fame. There was a metric ass-ton of other famous actors, like Christopher Walken and shit.

Watched Braveheart too. A bit longer than I would've like, but it was still a decent movie.

Watched another movie that frankly wasn't very good. Can't remember what it was called, though.

Planning on watching Inside Job, which is a documentary about the 2008 financial collapse, narrated by Matt Damon.

[Ostrinski]

Watched Death In Gaza earlier today. It was quite sad. I thought it was interesting how they made a martyr out of that journalist in the end. Also it was touching when that boy decided to stop working for the paramilitary groups and become a photographer.

[Prometeo liberado]

I watched march of the penguins cos I love penguins.
I liked the bits with the penguins.

Did you catch the part with the penguins?

[Grenzer]

I'm trying to remember... it's been a long time since i last so a movie.

I think the last one I saw was M. It was one of the first German movies made with sound, and it's based on a true story about a child murderer in Dresden(I think?) played by Peter Lorre. In all, I think it was a brilliant movie and I'd recommend it to those who don't mind foreign films and the really old ones from this era. I think it came out in 1931.

[Lobotomy]

I went and saw john carter 'cause my friends were going. It wasn't that great, but it did make me want to read the books someday.

[Lobotomy]

I watched Midnight in Paris the other night. loved it!

[thriller]

"Re-Cycle" directed by the Pang Brothers. It was a Chinese film. Looked interesting/scary and then: THE GIANT ANTI-ABORTION MESSAGE APPEARED! and I got aggro.

[Rooster]

I'm trying to remember... it's been a long time since i last so a movie.

I think the last one I saw was M. It was one of the first German movies made with sound, and it's based on a true story about a child murderer in Dresden(I think?) played by Peter Lorre. In all, I think it was a brilliant movie and I'd recommend it to those who don't mind foreign films and the really old ones from this era. I think it came out in 1931.

You should check out some of the more earlier ones, the silent films. They're usually pretty good. For example, Metropolis and Nosferatu. They're usually called German Expressionism. All Quiet on the Western Front (I think it might be under a different title in German) is a good film as well. Most of the people acting as soldiers in it actually fought in the Great War.

[Grenzer]

You should check out some of the more earlier ones, the silent films. They're usually pretty good. For example, Metropolis and Nosferatu. They're usually called German Expressionism. All Quiet on the Western Front (I think it might be under a different title in German) is a good film as well. Most of the people acting as soldiers in it actually fought in the Great War.

I'm a huge fan of fan of silent films, particularly Charlie Chaplin. I know about Nosferatu but haven't seen it. Films were just different then, I usually don't even notice that they are silent after a minute or two. I actually have All Quiet On the Western Front on DVD.. great film. There was a remake in the 1970's but it wasn't nearly as good, naturally. Movies stopped being good in the early 50's for the most part imo. I only go to the theater to see new releases once or twice a year.

[Deicide]

I want to participate in this thread, but I cannot remember which movie I watched last:blushing:

Hollywood has (mostly) murdered movies for me.

[GiantMonkeyMan]

Just watch Boondock Saints, I love this film despite it containing a lot of problematic representations.

[SHORAS]

Boy A (2007)

To quote imdb: The story of a young ex-con Jack, newly released from serving a prison sentence for a murder he committed as a child.

I thought it was actually very good. Asked a lot of questions and makes you think throughout and after the film about some pretty important questions. Had tears in my eyes one point, recommended.

Online stream:
Removed link to file host, potlocker google adsense considers this illegal content, therefore is not alowed. CotR

[Revolutionary_Marxist]

I've recently had the pleasure (or mispleaure, it really depends on which way you look at it) of seeing John Carter eventhough it's been out for a while. It was an alrite film, but regardless I recommend seeing it before it's too late, considering it's now considered the biggest box office bomb in film history :lol:

[Pretty Flaco]

in my geology class we watched Dante's Peak. very quality movie :rolleyes:

[Danielle Ni Dhighe]

The Big Sleep (1946) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038355/combined)

One of the best screen adaptations of Raymond Chandler, one of my favorite writers. Energetically directed by Howard Hawks, with sparks flying between Bogart and Bacall, and much clever talk. But 1944's Murder, My Sweet has a slight edge over this film as a Chandler adaptation, and its star Dick Powell has a slight edge over Bogart as Philip Marlowe.

[Raúl Duke]

A while back I watched the movie Young Adult.
Rotten Tomatoes, Critics, etc gave it good scores.
It was utter garbage. Boring, awful characters, unrealistic, just shit.
I realized later it was written up by the over-rated Cody Diablo. Anything she makes is crap that critics, etc go ga-ga for, for some unknown reason.

[Danielle Ni Dhighe]

Kairo (Pulse) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286751/combined)

This apocalyptic ghost story remains perhaps the best Japanese New Wave of Horror film with its potent mix of terror and philosophy. The ghosts are frightening. The existential despair even more so. Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa's almost Kubrickian approach delivers chills and then provokes thought. There's an emotional bleakness here which lingers long after the film is over.

[Lee Van Cleef]

I saw Gattaca for the first time not on TV. The cinematography is beautiful, as is the story.

At first glance, it seems like a cliche American Dream/overcoming odds story, but by the end of the movie, you realize what a tragedy it really is. A subtle but scathing critique of our discriminatory society.

[bcbm]

i watched 'united red army' last night and it was pretty much one of the most depressing things i've ever watched. if you need an idea of what not to do as a pro-revolutionary, there is a good place to look.


I saw Gattaca for the first time not on TV. The cinematography is beautiful, as is the story.

At first glance, it seems like a cliche American Dream/overcoming odds story, but by the end of the movie, you realize what a tragedy it really is. A subtle but scathing critique of our discriminatory society.

i watched this recently as well and was shocked i hadn't watched it sooner. really good sci fi.

[Drosophila]

I just watched District 9 a second time. What a great movie.

But where is the sequel?

[Vyacheslav Brolotov]

I just watched District 9 a second time. What a great movie.

But where is the sequel?

Sequel: "Post-Apartheid Slum for Poor Aliens"

Tagline: "Still separate and still unequal."

[Drosophila]

Around the time it came out, they said that a sequel wouldn't begin development for another two years. That was in 2009. Hopefully they haven't dropped the idea.

[PC LOAD LETTER]

Boy A (2007)

To quote imdb: The story of a young ex-con Jack, newly released from serving a prison sentence for a murder he committed as a child.

I thought it was actually very good. Asked a lot of questions and makes you think throughout and after the film about some pretty important questions. Had tears in my eyes one point, recommended.

Online stream: http://www.putlocker.com/file/6056B9908F6A8CE0#
This is an EXCELLENT movie. The feeling of despair throughout the movie ... incredible.

I just watched something called Zenith on Netflix.

It's a show about a young man who lives in a future dystopia where humans are genetically engineered to only feel happiness and English has a reduced vocabulary to limit expression (a bit like a weird Brave New World - 1984 blend). He makes money by selling drugs that cause intense, writhing pain - a way for people to feel 'alive'. A man shows up at his door one day and tells him about his father, who was investigating a massive conspiracy of a new world order.

It was great. I really enjoyed the rusted, decaying urban area aesthetic.

A similar show I watched last week was called The Bothersome Man. It's a Norwegian film about a man in a sort of purgatory where people - again - only feel happiness. He can't escape. Suicide is impossible. One day he comes across a crack in a basement wall where beautiful music and wonderful smells are coming from. He'll do anything to get to the other side of the wall. The somewhat desaturated look was brilliant.

[Brosa Luxemburg]

21 Jump Street. Pretty Funny

[Vyacheslav Brolotov]

21 Jump Street. Pretty Funny

It was hilarious!! I gave a quick review of it a page or a few pages back.

[Os Cangaceiros]

Regarding District 9, I don't see why they would do a sequel...the first film wrapped things up pretty good. Pretty downbeat ending, but...

[Workers-Control-Over-Prod]

Regarding District 9, I don't see why they would do a sequel...the first film wrapped things up pretty good. Pretty downbeat ending, but...

Haven't watched a movie in months, but the last one i saw was "The OIL Factor" about the energy reserves where the US has been expanding into.

[Prometeo liberado]

Some Mothers Son. Saw it on youtube last night. First saw it on a second date with the ex-wife. Probably an omen of bad things to come.
http://ts1.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=4673543413891768&id=a31fc16f428e949601aec2c05fe6f0d6&url=http%3a%2f%2fimages.sodahead.com%2fpolls%2f000 671313%2fpolls_what_me_worry_715605_2448_407831_an swer_5_xlarge.jpeg

[Robespierres Neck]

Pierrot le Fou.

[Danielle Ni Dhighe]

North by Northwest (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053125/combined)

Still one of Hitchcock's finest films, a perfect blend of suspense and humor, with just the right cast. The crop duster scene is iconic, and Bernard Herrmann's score is one of his best. This was made at about the same time Hitchcock was being considered to bring James Bond to the big screen, which he turned down, but it's easy to imagine that if he hadn't, such a film might have been similar in tone to this.

To Catch a Thief (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048728/combined)

A light but sophisticated comedy mystery from Hitchcock's best decade as a filmmaker, carried by the pairing of Cary Grant and Grace Kelly, and a good supporting cast. In all the ways Hitchcock was a great director, sometimes his knack for casting is overlooked.

[scarletghoul]

Appleseed

Absolutely amazing animation but as far as post apocalyptic anime goes the story is nothing special

[Aloysius]

North by Northwest (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053125/combined)

Still one of Hitchcock's finest films, a perfect blend of suspense and humor, with just the right cast. The crop duster scene is iconic, and Bernard Herrmann's score is one of his best. This was made at about the same time Hitchcock was being considered to bring James Bond to the big screen, which he turned down, but it's easy to imagine that if he hadn't, such a film might have been similar in tone to this.


I fucking love that film. One of my favorites.

Watched "Colombiana" the other day. It was a surprisingly enjoyable movie. The best things about it were Zoe Saldana's nipples. And her acting.

Watched "The Motorcycle Diaries", too. You know, that movie about Che and his friend Alberto and their journey across South America. I really enjoyed it.

Tried to watch "Blade Runner", too, but I fell asleep and missed too much, so I quit.

[Ostrinski]

Watched John Q for the third time. Film makes me cry every time.

[Railyon]

The Human Centipede

It was... weird? I like lo-fi shockers though, and the doctor's acting was bloody brilliant. A tad bit too tame on the graphic depictions for my tastes. Interesting concept though, will watch the second one soon...

[Brosa Luxemburg]

American Reunion. It was okay, it had it's moments.

[Danielle Ni Dhighe]

High Plains Drifter (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068699/combined)

Clint Eastwood's second film as director is an allegorical revenge story with a suggestion of the supernatural. The ambiguity on the last point was Eastwood's idea, and, combined with the lessons learned from mentors Sergio Leone and Don Siegel, makes for a good western, but Eastwood would go on to direct even better films in the genre. Interesting trivia: the film was written by Ernest Tidyman, the creator of Shaft.

[Avocado]

Last film I watched was the Lord of the Rings extended edition - Great

[Railyon]

The Human Centipede 2

Totally not regretting watching it. The first film had a nice amateur horror movie charm with a hilarious plot and a brilliant villain going for it; the second one is absolutely fucking glorious torture porn with a male lead so scary in a very realistic way it sent shivers down my spine. 10/10, milestone of the torture porn genre. People who dislike that sort of thing (like SAW, Hostel, etc) best avoid this...

[Rooster]

Tried to watch "Blade Runner", too, but I fell asleep and missed too much, so I quit.

I think with Blade Runner, it's more about the mystique of the film. You should definitely read the book and play the PC game. And then watch the film.

[Avocado]

Just watched 'Tree of Life' - horrible - worse than Space Odyssey 2001

[x359594]

Just watched 'Tree of Life' - horrible - worse than Space Odyssey 2001

Take a look at Melancholia. It's the antithesis of both.

[Lee Van Cleef]

Tried to watch "Blade Runner", too, but I fell asleep and missed too much, so I quit.
I'd urge you to try this again when you're not too tired. You need to be attentive, but it's really one of, if not the best sci-fi film of all time. Try to avoid the theatrical release if you can. Aim for the Final Cut or Director's Cut.


Just watched 'Tree of Life' - horrible - worse than Space Odyssey 2001
I love 2001, but Tree of Life is one of the worst movies I've seen in a while. 2001 had the interesting plot about the crazy AI, which was pretty innovative at the time. Not to mention the cinematography. The craziness at the end could be interpreted as the completion of the journey, and communication with aliens/other entity. The movie Contact operates on a similar premise.

Tree of Life though, holy crap that was just dull. I didn't give a damn about any of the characters, the acting was pretty awful, and the metaphors provided by the poorly executed cuts to stock footage were extremely hollow. I almost fell asleep during this movie.

I still haven't seen Melancholia. I'll have to get on that.

[CommieTroll]

Last night I watched Notorious, pretty decent film if you're a Biggie Smalls fan or a rap fan in general. The only annoyin' thing about the film is the way the actor who played Biggie spoke. Dunno, I guess I'm just looking for something to complain about.

[Danielle Ni Dhighe]

Raging Bull (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081398/combined)

Still the best boxing movie ever made, and one of Scorsese's very best films, with De Niro in his brilliant prime, Joe Pesci in a career making role, and Cathy Moriarty in a very good debut. Michael Chapman's cinematography is beautiful in that way only true black and white film can be. The film lost Best Picture to Ordinary People and Scorsese lost Best Director to Robert Redford, which rank among the greatest robberies in Oscar history.

[Drosophila]

Regarding District 9, I don't see why they would do a sequel...the first film wrapped things up pretty good. Pretty downbeat ending, but...

Good point, but I would still like to see what happens to the aliens when (and if) Christopher Johnson returns, and if Wikus has his humanity returned.

I believe the director said he was thinking about doing a prequel, which would also be great.

[Brosa Luxemburg]

Pit and the Pendulum

Movie based off one of Edgar Allen Poe's writings. Really good actually, for an older movie.

[Zukunftsmusik]

I think with Blade Runner, it's more about the mystique of the film. You should definitely read the book and play the PC game. And then watch the film.

there's a book?

[Rooster]

there's a book?

Yeah, by Philip K. Dick but I'm not sure if you're serious or not. :unsure:

His books are generally good and a bunch of movies were based on his stories. From the top of my head; Minority Report, Total Recall, A Scanner Darkly...

[Princess Luna]

I just watched Troll Hunter, I thought the movie was really good. One thing that did make me facepalm however, is when I checked Wikipedia and saw an American re-make is planned. The way I see it there are 3 ways the re-make can go. The first is they can set the movie outside of Scandanavia, most likely in the US. This is stupid because I am willing to suspend my disbelife and accept the fact there are still trolls living in Norway and the Norwiegn government has a entire organization devoted to covering that fact up. This is because trolls are associated with places like Norway and Sweden, NOT the rocky mountains. The second way, is they can do what the re-make of the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo did and have the movie set in the same country as the original, but have all the cast speak flawless English more often then not with an American/British accent. Movies doing this is huge pet peeve of mine. The third way is they can, have the movie set in the same place and have the characters speak the same language, but honestly if the film-makers are not going to change anything then what is the point of re-making a movie that is less then 4 years old?

[Zukunftsmusik]

Yeah, by Philip K. Dick but I'm not sure if you're serious or not. :unsure:

His books are generally good and a bunch of movies were based on his stories. From the top of my head; Minority Report, Total Recall, A Scanner Darkly...

i was being serious. I've never heard of the book called Blade Runner. I also thought Minority Report and A Scanner Darkly only were films.

[Rooster]

i was being serious. I've never heard of the book called Blade Runner. I also thought Minority Report and A Scanner Darkly only were films.

Well. The book was called Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep which is in reference to a cool plot line that they cut out of the film. Total Recall was called We Can Remember it for You Wholesale which was a short story and Minority Report was also just a short story.

[Zukunftsmusik]

Well. The book was called Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep which is in reference to a cool plot line that they cut out of the film. Total Recall was called We Can Remember it for You Wholesale which was a short story and Minority Report was also just a short story.

oh, but then I've actually heard of it after all, just didn't know Blade Runner was based on that book. I haven't heard of the other title, though

[Danielle Ni Dhighe]

To Kill a Mockingbird (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056592/combined)

This meticulously directed classic is one of Hollywood's crown jewels. It starts with one great American writer (Horton Foote) adapting the work of another (Harper Lee), exploring both the topical theme of racial injustice and growing up in Depression-era small town Alabama. Gregory Peck's iconic performance is the cherry on top, and the rest of the cast deliver, too. Given a full restoration last year, it looks and sounds magnificent.

[Blake's Baby]

Pirates in an Adventure with Scientists.

It was alright.


I think with Blade Runner, it's more about the mystique of the film. You should definitely read the book and play the PC game. And then watch the film.

There's a game?

Do you spend your entire time wondering if you're the other Replicant?

[x359594]

To Kill a Mockingbird (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056592/combined)

This meticulously directed classic is one of Hollywood's crown jewels...


The director was Robert Mulligan. He made many other good movies but this is the one he'll be remembered for. I always liked the way he moved the camera and the way he carefully placed it to capture the drama of a scene. He was a very good director of children and adolescents too.

[Danielle Ni Dhighe]

Shivers (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073705/combined)

Early David Cronenberg body horror film, still disturbing and still with the nasty edge that made it so controversial in 1975. Cronenberg makes good use of the physical space of an apartment building to create an atmosphere of paranoia as resident after resident succumbs to a parasite that leads to violent, sexual behavior.

Bedazzled (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061391/combined)

An amusing Swinging London satire about a man (Dudley Moore) who sells his soul to the Devil (Peter Cook). Wittily written by Cook and Moore, with jaunty music and songs composed by Moore and unobtrusive direction by Stanley Donen (Singin' in the Rain). Before this morning, I hadn't seen it since the 1980s, but it still holds up reasonably well.

[Danielle Ni Dhighe]

The director was Robert Mulligan. He made many other good movies but this is the one he'll be remembered for. I always liked the way he moved the camera and the way he carefully placed it to capture the drama of a scene. He was a very good director of children and adolescents too.
Yes, and so much of the film had to be carried by the child actors, but he got very believable performances out of them.

[Dr Doom]

Faust - it's an absolute classic of 1920s silent horror from the director of 'nosferatu'. it does drag a bit in the middle but its worth a watch, especially for the groundbreaking visual effects.

[ВАЛТЕР]

Earlier today I watched "The Wind That Shakes the Barley".

I really liked it, I think it is a nice movie and I dare say it has a kind of "Socialist" message.

The whole movie is out on youtube in one video. Which is great.

[bcbm]

recently watched 'cruising' with al pacino as a cop going undercover in late 70s gay leather bars to catch a serial killer. really good movie with lots of ambiguities about who is doing the killings, etc. i recommend checking this movie out.

also watched 'prophet' a french film about an arab youth in prison who falls in with some corsican gangsters while hatching his own plans. good crime drama

[Danielle Ni Dhighe]

Earlier today I watched "The Wind That Shakes the Barley".
Great film. One of the rare ones I'd give a full five out of five stars to.

[x359594]

recently watched 'cruising' with al pacino as a cop going undercover in late 70s gay leather bars to catch a serial killer. really good movie with lots of ambiguities about who is doing the killings...

At the time, it was perceived as an anti-gay movie, and during the location filming in New York City gay activists disrupted the shooting. Cruising was boycotted by various gay rights groups. Years later when some of the controversy wore off I heard that gay critics who hated the movie when it was first released re-evaluated it.

[Le Rouge]

Paranormal Activity 2

Not scary enough... Even though i started to freak out when i went to bed...lol

3/5

[Dr Doom]

At the time, it was perceived as an anti-gay movie, and during the location filming in New York City gay activists disrupted the shooting. Cruising was boycotted by various gay rights groups. Years later when some of the controversy wore off I heard that gay critics who hated the when it was first released re-evaluated it.

boys in the band (also directed by william friedkin) received similar criticism for relying heavily on stereotypes although it was nowhere near as controversial as 'cruising', and i think unlike 'cruising' its actually a good movie.

[Althusser]

Tower Heist... it was pretty funny. The ending wasn't so great. It's probably the funniest I've seen Eddie Murphy in a while.

[Metacomet]

Titanic, Yes I really like it, no I am not embarrassed by that.

[Danielle Ni Dhighe]

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040068/combined)

Another film I hadn't seen since the 1980s. Not Bud and Lou's best film, but still a moderately amusing one with the boys facing Glenn Strange as the Monster, Bela Lugosi playing Dracula for the second and final time, and Lon Chaney Jr. as the Wolf Man (and also subbing for an injured Strange in two scenes). Considered the end of the second wave of Universal monster films that began with Dracula in 1931.

[bcbm]

At the time, it was perceived as an anti-gay movie, and during the location filming in New York City gay activists disrupted the shooting. Cruising was boycotted by various gay rights groups. Years later when some of the controversy wore off I heard that gay critics who hated the when it was first released re-evaluated it.

yeah they had a bit about that in one of the special feature documentaries. it was supported mostly by the leather community though, i think, with a lot of the extras in the club scenes being actual leather guys.

[x359594]

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040068/combined)... Not Bud and Lou's best film...

It was Jerry Garcia's favorite movie. It revived Bud's and Lou's career.

[Lobotomy]

I saw The Raid: Redemption. it was a brainless action/martial arts movie and i loved every minute of it. also dead cops.

[Railyon]

Battle Royale.

Basically capitalism in a nutshell. Interesting concept. Most of the acting was shit (the teacher was brilliant though), characters are fucking cliché and the whole thing was sugarcoated like fuck

Had some really good music going on though.

[Metacomet]

Bellman and True.

Really liked it. 80s British crime drama. Had good acting from one of my favorites, Bernard Hill

[bcbm]

saw 'kill list'

holy shit

[Rooster]

Just watched Nazis at the Center of the Earth and it was the fucking dumbest, most ridiculous pile of garbage that I've seen for a long time. So, for this reason, I highly recommend watching it.

[Rooster]

Battle Royale.

Basically capitalism in a nutshell. Interesting concept. Most of the acting was shit (the teacher was brilliant though), characters are fucking cliché and the whole thing was sugarcoated like fuck

Had some really good music going on though.

Takeshi Kitano (the guy that played the teacher, who I think was also called Kitano) is a great actor. I think every movie he's been in is worth watching. There's an excellent sort of gangster/yakuza film called Brothers that you need to check out if you like his acting.

[Danielle Ni Dhighe]

Soylent Green (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070723/combined)
Every time I see this film it seems more relevant with its themes of overpopulation, environmental degradation, global warming, and the commodification of people. The performances of Charlton Heston and Edward G. Robinson provide an important emotional core.

Apocalypto (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472043/combined)
I won't vouch for its historical accuracy or its portrayal of the Maya people, but Mel Gibson's fourth film as director is an exciting, visually evocative action film with moments of nightmarish brilliance. His willingness to make films entirely in a non-English language is commendable.

Riders to the Stars (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046240/combined)
Entertaining 1950s sf film about a mission to capture meteors in space. What sets it apart from most genre films of the era is its sense of realism.

[piet11111]

Just watched Nazis at the Center of the Earth and it was the fucking dumbest, most ridiculous pile of garbage that I've seen for a long time. So, for this reason, I highly recommend watching it.

It was hilariously bad and incredibly predictable but i liked watching it due to the lack of Iron Sky to watch.

[Left Leanings]

Human Centipede II

It's in black and white, which surprised me. Pretty gruesome movie.

[Rooster]

I just watched The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists. It's fucking funny. There's some good adult humour there plus there's just so many little things in the background that's really funny. Although, I think much of the humour would be lost on a non-UK audience. For instance, one of the pirates has a Blue Peter badge on him.

[Deicide]

Army of Darkness (or Evil Dead 3). The greatest movie in movie history.

http://uk.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/65/MPW-32789

[Rooster]

Army of Darkness (or Evil Dead 3). The greatest movie in movie history.

Which ending did yours have? :D

[Registered User]

The Three Stooges,and The Cabin In The Woods.Both awesome

[Deicide]

Which ending did yours have? :D

Oh, I thought there was only one :confused: He returns home, goes in a shop and a women in the store goes all demon crazy on his ass.

[x359594]

Takeshi Kitano (the guy that played the teacher, who I think was also called Kitano) is a great actor...There's an excellent sort of gangster/yakuza film called Brothers that you need to check out if you like his acting.

He's also known as Beat Takeshi from his TV days as a stand up comic. Oshima Nagisa cast him against type in Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983) when he was still known as a comic.

Kitano is also a director, and he directed Brother (Japanese title Aniki,) shot in the US. I like all the movies that he's directed.

[WanderingCactus]

He's also known as Beat Takeshi from his TV days as a stand up comic. Oshima Nagisa cast him against type in Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983) when he was still known as a comic.

Kitano is also a director, and he directed Brother (Japanese title Aniki,) shot in the US. I like all the movies that he's directed.

You are an encyclopedia.

[GiantMonkeyMan]

Oh, I thought there was only one :confused: He returns home, goes in a shop and a women in the store goes all demon crazy on his ass.

There's another ending where he goes to sleep in the car but wakes up in a distant future that looks like some weird post-apocalyptic mess.

wvxN-REPGO4

[Deicide]

Haha that was great.

[Ele'ill]

Willow

[Mass Grave Aesthetics]

I watched Freaks (1932) this evening. What an eerie little film.

[Deicide]

I just watched the Book of Eli for the first time. It was meh. But I like Denzel Washington.

[Railyon]

I just watched the Book of Eli for the first time. It was meh. But I like Denzel Washington.
A worse Mad Max with religious underpinnings really, rite

[Deicide]

A worse Mad Max with religious underpinnings really, rite

I think the plot was somewhat interesting.. using the bible to control people.. who woulda thought!

[Grenzer]

I think the plot was somewhat interesting.. using the bible to control people.. who woulda thought!

Book of Eli sucks.

You should be watching Tremors 2 or The Toxic Avenger Part III.

[patrickjblair]

Last film I watched was Whit Stillman's Metropolitan. Very very funny and very very clever film. I recommend it.

[the last donut of the night]

fritz lang's M (1931). highly recommend it

[Redjay]

La Haine,came across as a 90's version of Kidulthood but wittier

[TrotskistMarx]

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The Ride of Rohan from the movie Lord of the Rings

Hello, well the US economy has been for some years in the middle of an inflationary currency meltdown and in a permanent inflation, a permanent dollar devaluation, and a permanent rise of all goods and services of the USA. Which means that sooner or later, many households in America won't be able to even watch films any more. Some years ago a package of any of the major movie providers like Cinemax, HBO, Showtime and others were priced at around 10 dollars to 12 dollars. And for 10 extra dollars added to your monthly cable-tv bills you could get 5 extra movie channels of HBO, Showtime or any other movie provider.

Not anymore, today because of what I said of the destruction of the buying power of the US dollar and the neoliberalism IMF economic model of the US government, adding a package of 5 TV channels of HBO, Showtime or any other movie provider to your dish network, direct TV, or any other cable-tv company is priced at around 20 to 30 extra dollars. And because most american families are poor, and live on a fixed income, I think that many people today in America are quitting their older former hobbies, pleasures and entertainments and conforming to a life of only basic needs to survive in this neoliberal hell.

And I know that there are many cheaper options like Netflix, but still things like movies, computer games and video games are getting so expensive that people are just not driven any more toward watching movies with great enthusiasim like they did 10 to 20 years ago, when real salaries were higher and when the US dollar's buying power was stronger

But anyways one of my favorite movies of all time has been "Lord of the Rings", it is a very philosophical mystical cool movie. They will come out with a new one called The Hobbit.

Thanks


.



Literally that last one you saw, could be out in cinemas or a DVD you've watched a dozen times before. What was it and what did you think of it?

Mine was 'The Pianist', on DVD last night. Just as moving, tragic and uplifting as the first time I saw it. Adrien Brody is sublime.

[Princess Luna]

I watched Wrath of the Titans a while back, it was bad, really really bad. And I knew it was going to be bad before I watched it but a friend of mine dragged me along even though he knew it was going to be bad to.

[Dennis the 'Bloody Peasant']

Odd to answer my own question (this is a prev screen name of mine).

The Muppets...watched it 5 times now and it still makes me smile and sing during and afterwards :)

[Zav]

The last movie I watched was Du Er Ikke Elene. For some reason I love Danish films. It had a good story, it was cute, and some of the characters did a little bit of protesting, which is always a plus.
The last movie before that was Sleeping Beauty. I hadn't watched it in years, and it was oh so much more cliché than I thought it was.
Before that I watched The Great Dictator. If you haven't seen it, you must.
The whole movie is on YouTube.
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[the last donut of the night]

sergei eisenstein's october: 10 days that shook the world . i've really gotten into his style. this film is so rich with metaphors, i think: the relation set up between the individual, the masses and the physical world (machines, the city landscapes, guns and rifles) is really interesting. highly recommend it. i wish it could have been made in sound

[NorwegianCommunist]

The last movie I saw was yesterday when I went to bed, it's called "I love you, man"
With Marshal from How I met your mother and Mike, from the tv serie friends.
I don't remeber their real names :p

That is one of my favorite movies as well, I love the scenses where he is "slapping the bass" you'll know what I mean if you have seen it :p

[NorwegianCommunist]

Me and my friend are going the cinema tonight and watch premiere of "Avenger(s)"
Looks cool, and when we get home we will watch Bruno, with Sasha Baron Cohen. =)
Borat, Bruno and the Dictator are hilarious movies, I just love Mr Cohen xD

[GiantMonkeyMan]

So I was watching, as any normal person strives to do, some terrible South Korean high school film called Punch (http://asianwiki.com/Punch_(Korean_Movie)) that was about a kid struggling to survive after his disabled father looses his job and his teacher seemingly hates him. Then his teacher started talking about Marx, about how the poor are exploited and about immigrant rights and helps the kid get into kick-boxing as an escape.... only, I didn't manage to see the end because I was streaming it online and my internet fucked up.

I'm just going to pretend that the two of them lead the immigrants and the kick-boxers on a revolution, overthrew the exploitative capitalists and set up a commune because that's totally how I would have ended it.

[M42-AEK]

The beguiled by Clint Eastwood. It's some type of drama romance thriller, about a wounded Yankee soldier who is taken in by a girls school to recover. Then all the girls get catty for him. If this movie starred someone other than Clint I'm sure it wouldn't be as good. Eastwood almost always depicts northern soldiers as slimy backstabbers and southern soldiers as honest and fighting for all they have, which is interesting. I'd at least recommend this for the pickup lines lol

[x359594]

The beguiled by Clint Eastwood...

The director was Don Siegel (Invasion of the Body Snatchers, 1956) who was Eastwood's mentor when Eastwood started directing. He has a bit part as a bar tender in Eastwood's first feature Play Misty for Me (1971.)

[Left Leanings]

Sket

This film is set in London, and is about a young woman from Newcastle, who has lost her mother, and lives with her sister. The sister is murdered by a drug dealer, and the young woman joins a violent girl gang. She sets out to get revenge on the guy who murdered her sibling. It kept my attention throughout, and it's one of the most enjoyable films I've seen recently :)

[Fawkes]

Millenium Mambo directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien

Pretty good movie. From a formal standpoint, I really loved it. Though I didn't like how the protagonist was presented as a girl completely dependent on men for emotional support without attempting to address why that would be the case. Lacking an exploration or criticism of the causal factors behind her dependency results in an "it is what it is" type of presentation, which I hate.


A major defining characteristic of East Asian cinema in general is an emphasis on aesthetics over story. Of course this is not the case for every East Asian filmmaker, but it is an overarching trend. Yeah, Kurosawa is an amazing colorist and Ozu is wonderful at exploring architectural space, but I really dislike the whole "aesthetics as concept" approach. Not to get all pretentious, but as a filmmaker, I like to focus on aesthetics only to the extent to which they play a supportive role of whatever the conceptual base behind a movie is, and I prefer that concept to be one that is critical of contemporary society. Emphasis on aesthetics as concept reeks of the ahistorical notion of "art for art's sake"

[Os Cangaceiros]

Winter's Bone

[Os Cangaceiros]

La Haine,came across as a 90's version of Kidulthood but wittier

That is one of my favorite films, definitely in my top 3

[mo7amEd]

Last movie I saw was Snatch... I've seen it lots of times, but I wanted to show it to a friend...

Not much to say about it, easy and sometimes pretty funny. Love the dialect spoken by the "gypsies", though.

[Dr Doom]

lucio fulci's 'don't torture a duckling'. really enjoyed this.

[Railyon]

The Outpost

Okay movie, watch if you like bunkers and nazi ghosts.

A Serbian Film

Enjoyed it. Great plot, an ending like a kick in the throat, stellar acting, cool music (especially liked the piece in the second to last scene, had a really interesting but weird harmony going on there). Not nearly as shocking as people made it out to be, the scenes which were advertised as brutal (like by my brother who told me of this movie) I thought as trying too hard. Plot has some great twists to it but as a gore hound the splatter scenes were, as we say it, "cold coffee". Make-up was great though, rarely see it done that way in contemporary non-hollywood movies.

In the end, quite different from what I expected, which was an ultra-lo-fi exploitation film...

[SHORAS]

God Bless America

Very funny for first half an hour then falls away and repeats itself and I think they tried to save some money half way though.

Import Export

Capitalist realism? Depressing, sad and not very enjoyable. And nor's life! :lol:

[Magón]

A Generation.

post-WW2 Polish war film that takes place a couple of years prior to the Warsaw Uprising.

Highly recommend it.

[Klaatu]

"Amazing Grace"
This film is about William Wilberforce, the 18th-century British politician who succeeded in abolishing the slave trade.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wilberforce

[Danielle Ni Dhighe]

Taxi Driver (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075314/combined)

Martin Scorsese's first great film has aged like a fine wine. It's still a slice of urban psychosis brilliantly acted by Robert De Niro, Michael Chapman's cinematography captures the ugly beauty of the streets, and Bernard Herrmann's final score is a memorable one.

[Invader Zim]

Hostage

Rubbish.

[smellincoffee]

The Edukators, a German film about a group of aspiring revolutionists who break into the homes of the wealthy, then rearrange the furniture and leave messages like, "Your days of plenty are numbered". Things go south when a businessman comes home early and catches them in the act; they kidnap him in a panic and then have to decide what to do. Use his kidnapping as propaganda? Hold him ransom to raise money for the cause? As they spend a few days with him, he reveals that in his youth he was part of the counterculture movement of his day. Over the course of the movie their discussions prompt him to consider how far his life has fallen from his ideals, and they're forced to reconsider their actions in light of the same. Eventually they realize that they kidnapped him to save themselves, not to forward the cause.

I bought it because I've seen Goodbye, Lenin! and appreciated it; the same actor (Daniel...Bruehl?) leads in both. I also find it helpful to experience media in German to keep my ear tuned to its sounds.

[TheRedAnarchist23]

I watched Friday, it is a commedy movie that envolves niggas from tha hood swearing a lot, but it is a good film for people of any age.

[Redjay]

Watched Sanctum a few hours ago,to be honest thought it was pish that might have been made slightly better if i had watched in 3D

[Robespierres Neck]

I finished an anime series called Yosuga No Sora. Anime isn't really my thing but every once and a while I'll stumble across one with some heart. This is one of them.

[Mass Grave Aesthetics]

I watched Red Planet Mars (1952) this evening. It´s the worst film I´ve seen in a long time.

[Left Leanings]

Vanishing on 7th Street

This film starred Hayden Christienson and Thandie Newton, and was about peeps waking up, to suddenly find everybody had disappeared. All that was left of them, was literally the clothes they had been wearing when they disappeared.

There were mysterious entities, represented only by shadowy figures, that lurked in the darkness. These were responsible for 'capturing' people, and making them disappear. The only way to avoid them, was to stay in the light. This was very difficult, cos all the power had gone (apart from a bar with its own petrol-fuelled generator), and the sun came up later, and went down earlier, with each passing day.

It had a kind of 'end times' eschatological theme to it. But you're non the wiser as to what exactly had happened, and what the shadowy figures were, when the film finishes.

The only survivors at the end of the film, were a young boy and a young girl.

I really enjoyed the film, and it kept my attention throughout.

[Hit The North]

Avengers in 3D. Shit and good at the same time and for the same reasons.

Made me think of Debord.

[Ballyfornia]

Hannibal Rising. Was absolutely terrible in comparison to the others in the series

[Bronco]

The Last King of Scotland - Quality film, Forest Whitaker is amazing in it - 9/10

[Rooster]

The last movie I watched was this documentary

HhAvuPlhdNA

As a piece of film, it's great. The content though is a bit reactionary. It's like what Cannibal Holocaust would be like if it was a real documentary.


The Outpost

Okay movie, watch if you like bunkers and nazi ghosts.

That was filmed in the city I grew up in. I loved the part where it shows they're driving through desolate city scape and it says "somewhere in Eastern Europe" and it was filmed a few streets away from where I used to live. There's a sequel out now which is even worse.

[Comrades Unite!]

The Harder They Come(1972) starring Jimmy Cliff.

Great film with a great reggae soundtrack, Really good Jamaican movie.

[Vyacheslav Brolotov]

The Hunger Games-unrealistic, but shows a scenario in which the proletariat might rise up in a communist revolution. Not better than the book. Bad camera work.

[Bostana]

The Trotsky.

Amusing

[Vyacheslav Brolotov]

The Trotsky.

Amusing

You must now burn your eyes.

[Bostana]

You must now burn your eyes.

lol
Disinfect the poison that I saw

[Mass Grave Aesthetics]

Watched Alone in the Dark (2005). Pretty solid B- movie. Uwe Boll knows his shit. The cast is great and Christian Slater is awesome in the lead role.

[Zukunftsmusik]

Iron Sky - It was okay

The Cabin in the Woods - I had already read the plot and thought it seemed silly, but it was actually very good.

[Robespierres Neck]

Watched Alone in the Dark (2005). Pretty solid B- movie. Uwe Boll knows his shit. The cast is great and Christian Slater is awesome in the lead role.

Funny, I watched Bloodrayne: The Third Reich and Seed by Uwe. They both were alright. Alone in the Dark is probably his worse movie though. It can be pretty funny at times, but I had more laughs with House of the Dead.

If you want to see a great Uwe Boll movie, check out Rampage. I have a link, if anyone's interested in watched it online.

[bad ideas actualised by alcohol]

The Trotsky.

Amusing

That movie was horrible.

[Robespierres Neck]

I also watched Wolmi Island, a propaganda film from the DPRK.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEtGG1qaaa0

and Titanic: The Legend Goes On..., which is currently #1 on IMDb's bottom 100.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhYe5R9efok

[Mass Grave Aesthetics]

Funny, I watched Bloodrayne: The Third Reich and Seed by Uwe. They both were alright. Alone in the Dark is probably his worse movie though. It can be pretty funny at times, but I had more laughs with House of the Dead.

If you want to see a great Uwe Boll movie, check out Rampage. I have a link, if anyone's interested in watched it online.

Bloodrayne: The Third Reich is pretty bad IMO, but funny at times. House of the Dead nothing short of a B- movie masterpiece. I have yet to see Rampage, but I have it on my laptop and it´s on my watchlist.;)

[Bostana]

That movie was horrible.
hilarious though

[#FF0000]

Megan is Missing.

What they say is p. much true. Literally nothing happens in the first hour, and then the last 20 minutes are just the most intense, horrible shit ever.

[Robespierres Neck]

Although I don't like Trotsky - I thought the movie, The Trotsky, was great. Good to see a teen comedy that's also historically intriguing (even if it's unbalanced). I should watch it again.

I've been watching episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000. I'm pretty sure Space Mutiny is my favorite episode.

[Robespierres Neck]

Has anyone here heard of or seen any 'mumblecore' films?

I'm going to watch these two soon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taqGp0YiHwM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KsCTbMVrvw

[Brosa Luxemburg]

The Avengers.

I hate superhero movies, but this was fucking awesome. Solid A movie for sure.

[Os Cangaceiros]

lucio fulci's 'don't torture a duckling'. really enjoyed this.

That's my favorite giallo film!

I love Barbara Bouchet's character in that film. She's hot but yet also kind of weird/gross, it's fascinating.

I also love that scene w/ the witch in the graveyard, and the theme of ancient traditions clashing with modernity, etc. Just a great movie all the way around.

[Os Cangaceiros]

Megan is Missing.

What they say is p. much true. Literally nothing happens in the first hour, and then the last 20 minutes are just the most intense, horrible shit ever.

I have that downloaded on my computer, still haven't watched it yet though.

I started watching it once, but only got about fifteen or twenty minutes in before just saying, eh, this is kind of boring, I've heard that there's some legit torture porn somewhere in this sucker but I can't hold out till then. And just nevered felt like watching it again.

anyway, last films I've seen:

"The Fighter" - Marky Mark is a boxer who lives in a Jerry Springer-esque family and has a crackhead for a brother (Christian Bale). Moderately entertaining I guess.

"The Addams Family" - rewatch

"Up In The Air" - There is just something about George Clooney I do not like.

"Chinatown" - good movie.

[Bostana]

The Avengers.

I hate superhero movies, but this was fucking awesome. Solid A movie for sure.
THANK YOU.

It is one of the best movies I have ever saw

[Le Penseur Libre]

The last movie I have watched was Carlos, since then I have read a book on his life. Very interesting movie, I would recommend to anyone! 8.5/10:)

[Raúl Duke]

Has anyone here heard of or seen any 'mumblecore' films?Does "Tiny Furniture" count as this genre? People said it did, or that it was reminiscent of it.
I've tried watching it, and then stopped.
As far as I can see, Lena's work focuses strongly on well-off youths being boring, too hipster-riffic that even I can't stand it anymore, and in dysfunctional relationships.
Maybe I'm boring too, but I'm broke as shit. If I was well-off I would be spending money doing shit, going on roadtrips, and eating more shrooms in nature and shit.

As far as your links go, the second one seemed to have an interesting premise.

[Jesus Saves Gretzky Scores]

I showed my sister Jackass 3D. The last one I saw that I hadn't seen before was Terror Trap. Really, really shitty movie I wouldn't have seen if it wasn't for Netflix.:thumbdown:

[bcbm]

lethal weapon 2 directors cut

hell yeah

[#FF0000]

i actually thought the avengers was awful

[Brosa Luxemburg]

i actually thought the avengers was awful

Anyone who finds the Avengers awful is a secret counter-revolutionary as Marx noted in Critique of the Gotha Program 2: Why the Avengers Is Amazing

[brigadista]

battleship -one of the worst films i gave ever seen

sket -shite film great soundtrack

[Blake's Baby]

Mirror Mirror - it had some amusing and/or stylish moments, but it was very light on plot, chararcterisation, continuity, suspense, and indeed economic rationale (if the peasannts are starving because of the Queen's lavish parties, how come Snow White has a big wedding at the end? Where does the money come from, eh?). It's a PG version of Snow White, it's quite Disney-fied, what did I expect?

[Os Cangaceiros]

lethal weapon 2 directors cut

hell yeah

haha on VHS, right. Definitely a highlight in your enviable film collection.

[RedGrunt]

Enemy at the Gates, loved it especially the ending.

[Prometeo liberado]

Avengers 3-D. I don't care what anyone sais, this is not based on actual events. Done the research.

[Left Leanings]

Don't Say A Word

Quite a few years old now, and starring Britanny Murphy. It was about a traumatised young woman, who holds key information to a man's missing daughter. Quite enjoyed it :)

[Comrades Unite!]

Lock Stock and two smokin' barrels .

Amazing film.

[Metacomet]

Anyone who finds the Avengers awful is a secret counter-revolutionary as Marx noted in Critique of the Gotha Program 2: Why the Avengers Is Amazing


Except the fact that Iron Man is basically a Ayn Rand character

[Kornilios Sunshine]

The Shining (1980) AWESOME!! I shitted myself especially on the bathtub scene!

[Robespierres Neck]

The Sleeping Beauty (Breillat) - Very disappointing.

Santa Claus Conquers the Martians - ???

Santa Claus - ?!?!

Mitchell - Pretty damn bad.

Santa Sangre - Fantastic.

Murder-Set-Pieces - Pointless.

Catwoman - Bad.

Metropolitan - Alright, but overrated.

The Starfighters - Boring.

Son of the Mask - Bad.

[Os Cangaceiros]

Haha, Murder Set Pieces.

I used to lurk on the IMDB film boards, esp. the one dedicated to horror films, and the director of MSP actually used to post there. He shilled that turd of a movie he created like you wouldn't believe, saying how it was the most shocking movie ever made and all of this other dumb crap. He would create multiple sock puppet accounts of users and then turn them loose on the board, saying how they had just seen this ultra-sick masterpiece of visceral horror called Murder Set Pieces!

He was mocked mercilessly by the board's users, of course. :lol: What a dick that guy was. Nick "the dick" Palumbo.

The film itself pretty much sucks. I'd probably give it a 3/10 rating. It's just a long litany of the hookers/porn stars/strippers that Palumbo could rope into his film getting hacked up and tortured for an entire movie, what bare semblance there is of a plot is the equivalent (acting and content-wise) of something high school students would make as their film project. Good god. Did you watch the director's cut version or the edited version?

Santa Sangre is an OK one, though. I recently re-watched that recently.

[Os Cangaceiros]

Last movies I watched: Beavis and Butthead Do America and Ghostbusters.

Both classics.

[bad ideas actualised by alcohol]

Last movies I watched: Beavis and Butthead Do America and Ghostbusters.

Both classics.

Why does everyone except me think ghostbusters is funny?

[Robespierres Neck]

Haha, Murder Set Pieces.

I used to lurk on the IMDB film boards, esp. the one dedicated to horror films, and the director of MSP actually used to post there. He shilled that turd of a movie he created like you wouldn't believe, saying how it was the most shocking movie ever made and all of this other dumb crap. He would create multiple sock puppet accounts of users and then turn them loose on the board, saying how they had just seen this ultra-sick masterpiece of visceral horror called Murder Set Pieces!

He was mocked mercilessly by the board's users, of course. :lol: What a dick that guy was. Nick "the dick" Palumbo.

The film itself pretty much sucks. I'd probably give it a 3/10 rating. It's just a long litany of the hookers/porn stars/strippers that Palumbo could rope into his film getting hacked up and tortured for an entire movie, what bare semblance there is of a plot is the equivalent (acting and content-wise) of something high school students would make as their film project. Good god. Did you watch the director's cut version or the edited version?

Santa Sangre is an OK one, though. I recently re-watched that recently.

Haha. I'm a frequent visitor of IMDb and I'm pretty sure I've seen those threads. I saw the uncut version. When it first came out, I rented the R version which practically has nothing in it. You're right though, it does suck.. with virtually no plot (or little, repetitive plot). I hate the obnoxious term "torture porn", but if I were to describe what it meant - I'd recommend seeing this film.

I'm a big fan of Jodorowsky. I've recently watched his first film as well; Fando y Lis. He needs to come out with some new material (rumor has it that he's working on an El Topo sequel).

[Os Cangaceiros]

Yeah, it's about as close as one can get to the phrase "torture porn" (well, besides actual porn w/ torture included)...for films like MSP and Flowers of Flesh and Blood, it's somewhat accurate to use that term (although still, the vast majority of people who watch such films don't do so for "titilation"). I too dislike the phrase "torture porn", though, it makes it seem like I'm jackin' it to people getting hacked apart with a machete!

How do they know so much about my personal life! :lol:

w/ regards to Jodorowsky, I knew that he was involved in some recent project (I want to say with David Lynch, even...?), but it fell through in early production because of financial issues. Which is pretty suprising to me, as I know Jodorowsky has celebrity fans, you'd think one of them could cut him a check.

[Robespierres Neck]

Yeah, it's about as close as one can get to the phrase "torture porn" (well, besides actual porn w/ torture included)...for films like MSP and Flowers of Flesh and Blood, it's somewhat accurate to use that term (although still, the vast majority of people who watch such films don't do so for "titilation"). I too dislike the phrase "torture porn", though, it makes it seem like I'm jackin' it to people getting hacked apart with a machete!

I recently watched Tumbling Doll of Flesh. Have you seen/heard of it?

[danyboy27]

7 year in tibet.
The movie was well realised but overall cringeworthy for the endless inaccuracy in their portrayal of the tibetan society, it was has if the lama establishement was a bunch of wise folks while in fact they where brutish has fuck.

The hero sucked until the end, i was not able to feel sympathetic for him at all.

Berlin 1936.
Its a movie about the 1936 german olympics. I liked that movie and it was quite showing how the fascists did everything they could to undermine the success of jewish athletes while fallowing the rules imposed by the U.S olympic commitee.

[Os Cangaceiros]

I recently watched Tumbling Doll of Flesh. Have you seen/heard of it?

Oh yes, I've seen that one, I believe. Niku Daruma aka Tumbling Doll of Flesh aka Psycho the Snuff Reels. Didn't remember it being very good or interesting, except for the fact that it starts out as basically just porn, then turns into something totally different.

It would be weird if one were to watch it on tape and not have any background knowledge of what the movie was about. I imagine it would go something like this:

"oh, a Japanese porn movie" :closedeyes:

"wait a minute...":confused:

:ohmy:

:crying:

What I find totally bizarre about movies like that from Japan is the fact that they blur out human genitalia, yet they're perfectly find showing some really depraved and grotesque shit.

If you want to see a film that's pretty gross, but also manages to inject enough surrealism to be somewhat watchable, one I recommend is "Eat the Schoolgirl"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450004/

[Os Cangaceiros]

Last movies I watched

"Desperate Measures" - pretty stupid movie, but Michael Keaton 1) sets cops on fire, 2) buries cops alive, 3) shoots cops in the head, and 4) almost blows up the chief of police. A true revolutionary hero.

"LA Confidential" - got bored with it about 2/3rds of the way in, stopped it, and never finished it.

[Ele'ill]

Watching the Harry Potter series and am up to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and just got done watching The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus again which I like. Now I'm trying to find episodes of Carnivale.

[Left Leanings]

I watched two good movies recently:

Hard Target starring Jean Claude Vandame. This was about a sinister 'business enterprise', that allowed rich people to hunt down homeless people, using them as human targets. Not an overtly violent film, but action-packed and kept my attention throughout.

Freedom Writers

This was an immensely enjoyable and moving film. Starring Hilary Swank, it's based on the true story of a novice teacher, who was placed in a school that had a gang culture based on racial divides. The students she taught were deemed to be uncontrollable no-hopers, incapable of any significant educational attainment. Many of the pupils hated one another, and most had seen many of their peers die in gang-related violence and shootings. One of the students said his wish was simply to make it to the age of 18.

The teacher educated them about the Holocaust, and where stereotyping and hate can lead, in response to a racist drawing that had been done, and passed around the class for a joke.

The film brought home the utter uselessness and bigoted prejudices, of the school and educational bureacucracy. There were lots of book just sitting on shelves in the storeroom, for example, but the departmental head would not allow them to be distributed among the kids, including The Diary of Ann Frank.

The teacher took on two jobs in addition to her teaching role, and raised funds to take the kids on outings, for example a Holocaust memorial centre, and to buy a novel for them, tackling the issue of gang culture.

She also encouraged them to keep a journal, to talk about their lives, their histories, their experiences, and their hopes for the future.

Best part about the film, it's a true story, and she brought the kids together, encouraged them to find a voice in themselves, and broke down the gang and racial divisions.

We need more teachers like this :) :star:

[Zukunftsmusik]

Freedom Writers

Eh, I didn't enjoy it, really. I mean, sure, the message is good and all, but it was too sentimental for my taste. Or, I mean, "hollywood-y" sentimentality, like superficial, fake sentimentality. Those parts where the kids rap their own diray notes were cool though.

I watched Juno some days ago. It was very good.

Also watched One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest a while ago. Brilliant. Probably one of the best I've ever seen.

[Left Leanings]

Eh, I didn't enjoy it, really. I mean, sure, the message is good and all, but it was too sentimental for my taste. Or, I mean, "hollywood-y" sentimentality, like superficial, fake sentimentality. Those parts where the kids rap their own diray notes were cool though.

I watched Juno some days ago. It was very good.

Also watched One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest a while ago. Brilliant. Probably one of the best I've ever seen.

Yeah, it's heavy on the sentimentality, for sure. But being based on a true story, and knowing there are teachers out there like that for real, that's what got me buzzing.

And Juno is a pretty good movie. I got it on DVD.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a brilliant film. I haven't seen it for years. I think I was a kid when I first watched it. But having been a mental patient for many years, and being critical of, if not anti-psychiatry, it really strikes a chord with me :)

[Goblin]

The last movie i watched was Deathproof. One of Tarantinos best in my opinion.

[Left Leanings]

The Contractor

This was a film starring Wesley Snipes as a CIA assassin, who was sent to London to assassinate a terrorist. One of the covert agents was named 'Collins', and was a right devious and sneaky bastard, who had it in for the character played by snipes.

It had a happy ending, with the deviousness of the CIA being exposed, and they all lived happily ever after blah blah blah.

Not true to life then lol :)

[gozai]

I watched The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya. I really liked it lot, and thought it was really good.

[Left Leanings]

I Know What You Did Last Summer

Watched this on Saturday, and hadn't seen it for years. Straightfoward horror/slasher film, starring Sarah Michelle Geller. It was entertaining, and I enjoyed it.

Mona Lisa Smile

This film I absolutely adore. It features Julia Roberts as a young teacher in Higher Education, who comes to teach undergraduates at a prestigious college, Wellesey, where the female offspring of the bourgeois receive their education.

Set in 1950s America, it's a critique of class-based prejudice and the clearly-defined and rigid roles women were assigned, even in the upper echelons of society. And the expectations and limitations it imposes on them, and the personal misery it brings to their lives.

It also addresses the issue of power, and who gets to say what is, and what is not, good, tasteful and acceptable, in the field of art, and why they get to make that determination.

It's one of my favourite films :) :star: