What was the last movie you saw?

[Boneman]

Originally Posted by Moontravler

Hmmmmmmm...... what do people around here think of what Hollywood did with The Golden Compass? <_<

I saw it a while back and have to say that despite some real heavyweights, the acting was very unconvincing. I assume that the direction did this, rather than the actors themselves. I found the elements of tension were badly missing from the film, which had been so well handled in the book. And since Christian America has flexed its righteous muscles, I'm not sure we'll be getting any more of the trilogy, will we?

Saw Inception last night: thought it was great. But, as I've said before, I hate ambiguous endings, and thought the last shot was an unnecessary "I'll-hold-your-nose-to-the-page-moment-just-in-case-you-hadn't-considered-it... There were a hundred ways that could have been handled better. But presumably, they're just setting up for a sequel?

[Redthing]

Originally Posted by Moontravler

Hmmmmmmm...... what do people around here think of what Hollywood did with The Golden Compass? <_<

I absolutely loved the books, but the movie was horrible. I agree with Boneman, the acting wasn't really all that great. The parts that were supposed to be totally cool really weren't...the whole movie was just blah. Too bad, I was hoping they were going to film the entire trilogy... but after seeing how awful the first one was, I'm not expecting them to.

[clovis-man]

Just watched O' Horten. A Norwegian film by the director of the wonderful Kitchen Stories. About a just retired railroad engineer and the quirky things that interrupt his orderly life. I loved it.

[Moontravler]

I actually rather liked the atmosphere of The Golden Compass, but as mentioned, it did skim over a lot of what went on in the book (as movies are wont to do, though it really felt abridged to me in this case).

'Bad' as it might have been, what a shame that something like religious militancy could put a stop to a movie series in the third millenium in the supposed free West.... *shakes head in disbelief* (However I do think the film's box-office performance also played a large role - which might or might not have been influenced by the "anti-Christian" accusations)

One would think this is the era of freedom of expression for our Western civilization,- but not in America, it seems..

[AE35Unit]

Who wrote the Golden Compass books? Even tho I don't read fantasy much its gonna bug me!

[Lenny]

Philip Pullman. The first book is Northern Lights in the UK.

[AE35Unit]

Thank you Lennis! Should havw known it would be Book One of...

[ravenus]

Saw the latest Resident Evil film, in 3D to boot. There were a couple of cheerfully absurd moments like when they're fighting some unexplained (at least for me who has not seen any of the previous RE films) 7-foot masked giant with a massive battle-axe, with cheesy "throw stuff at the screen" 3D, but on the whole a ho-hum Matrix clone movie.

[AE35Unit]

Just watched 2001 a space odyssey for the first time on Blu Ray-it never gets old! And I got emotional right at the end-something that's never happened before! Not sure who I was thinking of there!

[biodroid]

AE35Unit, I tried to watch that 2001 but it was such a bore to me. All I remember is a spaceship coming in to dock but it took like 10 minutes with Swan Lake playing in the background or monkeys going ahem, ape over the monolith. Maybe the book is better.

[AE35Unit]

Originally Posted by biodroid

AE35Unit, I tried to watch that 2001 but it was such a bore to me. All I remember is a spaceship coming in to dock but it took like 10 minutes with Swan Lake playing in the background or monkeys going ahem, ape over the monolith. Maybe the book is better.

Lol, Swan Lake! Strauss would be laughing at that one (its the Blue Danube by Johann Strauss)
The reason not a lot happens is because Kubrick was one for absolute accuracy and in space exactly that happens-not a lot, and in silence!
The book isn't bettter but is different (saturn instead of Jupiter) and the ending (or beginning?) is explained somewhat.

[Connavar]

I rented the dvd version of Public Enemy(1931) with the amazing James Cagney. By far the oldest film i have seen and a great,subtle gangster film with great acting. A film that was more shocking even today with the violence being unseen than many overly violent films.

Cagney body language,face said more than a million words. Like Scorcesse says in the documentary in the DVD, the start of modern screen acting that way he acted. He is close to surpassing Humprey Bogart as my fav classic era actor.

I must find more of his films instantly !

[AE35Unit]

2010 Odyssey 2. Blu ray rental. There's not so much difference between DVD and Blu ray on this one, unlike 2001 which is really different on blu ray!
Oh if only someone else had directed it, maybe Lucas, Spielberg or better, Kubrick! Peter Hyams-who??

[AE35Unit]

Amelia the story of the most famous aviatrix who disappeared over the pacific in 1937

[Hilarious Joke]

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. I enjoyed it - direction was good, and I'm a pretty big fan of Michael Cera.