What was the last movie you saw?

[Quokka]

Red Planet

My theory for how this movie got made:

Someone read Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars Trilogy and thought "Hey there's a movie in this". Deciding to do some extra research they watched Pitch Black, Short Circuit and the Lost in Space movie back to back. At 5pm they turned off the DVD player, at 5:07pm they forwarded the final script to production.

IMO you could use something like the Mars Trilogy as either the basis or the background for a fairly decent sci-fi movie but Red Planet misses it by an absolutely incredible amount.

[gully_foyle]

I thought James Cameron was going to do something at the time Red Planet and the other Mars stinker, Mission to Mars, came out, but alas it did not materialise.

Last night I watched Pan's Labyrinth and thought it was very good, tho Mrs Foyle found it to grim to watch.

On my last biz trip I watched Golden Compass on the hotel's in house movie system. When I checked out they didn't charge me for it. The hotel reception staff must have realised it was a stinker and it would be embarrassing to charge anyone for it.

Seriously, I thought it was a bit absurd, particularly the lame characterisations of the demons and the bear and the cold fish (sorry I meant Nicole Kidman). The experimentation on the children was ripped of from The City of Lost Children, which is a fantastic movie. Oh well, filled in a boring night.

[tangaloomababe]

Gully you are right about The golden Compas, its a shocker, even with Daniel Craig in it, I kind of lost interest in it half way through and starting skipping bits it was so tedious but Pan's Labyrinth is a different movie altogether, it was fantastic.
Tonight we went to see the new Indy movie, I thought it alright, maybe not the best thing I have ever seen but still it was like catching up with old friends, we are both that bit older and slower. The ending sort of lost it for me, but the rest was not to bad.

[Talysia]

Sunshine

Well, I started to watch it, at least. For some reason, I couldn't get into it. I'll have to give it another try, possibly when I'm in a better frame of mind for watching films.

[Mighty mouse]

Starsky and Hutch. Switched it off after 5 minutes.
Have ordered the special DVD with sitxy minutes cut out

[ktabic]

Just watched Land of the Dead. Not bad, or at least not as bad as I had heard. Still could have been so much better. Didn't spot the Simon Pegg cameo until I watched the special features

[Overread]

I am Legend

This was very different to what I thought it would be - espcially with Will Smith as the lead - a refreshing role to see him in and an intersting film. A little overdone with the CGI I felt and the zombies were a little strong to be belivable, but I think wills acting really one through (that scene with the dog in the lab )

[HardScienceFan]

a movie wihich i thought would be incredibly bad,but turned out to be half-decent:

Behind Enemy lines,with Hackman and Owen Wilson.

It held my attention at least
the villains were dastardly,ruthless,homicidal psychopaths
Bit hey,that's Hollywood
Just as long as you realize a lot of US Marine Corps propoganda was thrown in

[ravenus]

Mother of Tears - Dario Argento
The long-delayed last installment in Argento's mater trilogy. This was quite fun thanks to lots of campy laughs (generated by the clumsy script and awful acting), a breakneck pace and a huge helping of gore in the killing set-pieces, even if they're not as imaginative in concept as the killings in the previous films.

[tangaloomababe]

Originally posted by Mighty Mouse

Starsky and Hutch. Switched it off after 5 minutes.
Have ordered the special DVD with sitxy minutes cut out

M.M. they would have to send me the eddition with at least 12o minutes cut out before I watched it, however I like your version better than the original. This is one of those "stinker" movies that should be listed on the Worst Movies of all time. Its wowful

[Lioness]

On saturday I watched the 2nd Death Note. It was goooooood.

[BookStop]

Watched Indiana Jones.

I think it was alright. I know a ton of fans have been wildly disappointed, but I had a good time. It was no Lost Ark, by any means, but enjoyable nonetheless.

Perhaps my expectations weren't high from all the criticisms I've read about it.

[Joel007]

I was forced into watching Sex and the City last night. I kept almost falling asleep, kept awake only by the uncomfortable position my neck ended up in. It was a story... well, film anyway, about some women making lots of stupid mistakes and then regretting them. I feel that 2 and a half hours of my life have been unjustly stolen from me. Nothing happened.

[HoopyFrood]

Oh, poor Joel...*Pats his shoulder* I've warned my friends what I'd do to them if they made me watch that film.....

[Joel007]

I'm emotionally scarred for life now.

Thank you for your support on the long road of recovery, which may eventually return me to some semblance of wholeness again.