What was the last movie you saw?

[Foxbat]

Originally Posted by Starbeast

Nazis at the Center of the Earth (2012)

This was one of the best new B-movies I've seen in a while. I won't give anything away to those who like horror with their sci-fi.

I'm happy I discovered a great new weird flick! I had a good time with this one.

Now you've really gone and done it! I'm so intrigued by this title, I'm going to have to go and find me a copy. I hope you're satisfied

[Darth Angelus]

The Avengers.

[clovis-man]

Yeah. Me too. Went to see The Avengers this afternoon. Got to give Joss Whedon credit. He took a train wreck of a scenario and made it into a story that you could get behind. And I'm not much on the super-hero thing. Would have liked to see more of Gwyneth Paltrow and less of Cobie Smulders, but Whedon made up for it by demolishing Wall Street.

[Starbeast]

Originally Posted by Foxbat

Now you've really gone and done it! I'm so intrigued by this title, I'm going to have to go and find me a copy. I hope you're satisfied

Don't watch any of the trailers, just see it. I found Nazis at the Center of the Earth by accident at a rental store.


Waking Ned Devine (1998) & Kung Fu Hustle (2004)

Two amazing movies I had to show my visiting aunt, she loved them.

[JunkMonkey]

Not the last movie I watched but I had to share:

My two daughters, aged 10 and 7, have two friends over tonight for a sleepover (the friends are also sisters and classmates to my two). Do they settle down watch a nice, animated Disney film or anything else ultra girly and cute fluffy bunnies and so on?

No.

The younger daughter elects to introduce her best friend to her current heroine Xena: Warrior Princess while the eldest is downstairs yelling things like "You cut his brain out! you bloody baboon!" as she introduces her friend to the original 1968 Planet of the Apes.

It's moments like this that I suspect that, as a parent, I'm doing something right.

[alchemist]

Shame - it would have made an interesting 15 minute short, but I do like for something to change in a feature length film rather than get a snapshot of how miserable someone is. Well-acted and all, but I wouldn't recommend it.

[Foxbat]

Originally Posted by JunkMonkey

The younger daughter elects to introduce her best friend to her current heroine Xena: Warrior Princess while the eldest is downstairs yelling things like "You cut his brain out! you bloody baboon!" as she introduces her friend to the original 1968 Planet of the Apes.

It's moments like this that I suspect that, as a parent, I'm doing something right.

You must be very proud of them.

[JunkMonkey]

I am. I'm currently reading Number One HG Well's The War of the Worlds for a bedtime read. We're having great fun. Day of the Triffids next. There's nothing like a classical education.

[Connavar]

John Carter

The film captured more of the spirit,the adventure of the book than i expected.

The guy playing John Carter might not look like the mature cavalry soldier i imagined reading the book but he was believeable when he grew from being new to Barsoom to more heroic,great warrior. Dejah Thoris,Tharkas was very well done. Dejah Thoris was gorgues and the girl playing carried her well. A minus was the sudden revelation of Sola being Tas Tharkas daugther. It was sudden and from nowwhere for the people i was watching with and didnt know that beforehand like me.

[Mouse]

Conn - that guy'd be Taylor Kitsch. *swoon* Not seen John Carter myself yet.

As for me... James Bond. Currently on TV - I don't know which one it is and let's face it, they're pretty much all the same. God, I detest James Bond. Such a pervy scumbag. I'd punch him right in the face.

[Sho Pi]

The last film I've seen is Captain America.

Have yet to see the Avengers.

[Connavar]

Originally Posted by Mouse

Conn - that guy'd be Taylor Kitsch. *swoon* Not seen John Carter myself yet.

As for me... James Bond. Currently on TV - I don't know which one it is and let's face it, they're pretty much all the same. God, I detest James Bond. Such a pervy scumbag. I'd punch him right in the face.

Daniel Craig is the real film James Bond, sure he is a male pig like in the books but he is much less player,more hardcore,realistic spy an action thriller series can be. I like Sean Connery,Roger Moore but their version is more Austin Powers than the literary James Bond who is hardcore like Craig Bond,Jason Bourne type assasin.

John Carter is pretty cool film you must see it if you are SF fan.

[FireDragon-16]

I saw The Losers (2010).

It was pretty funny and it had Chris Evans in it, so I'm not complaining too much .
The ending did make me wonder if they were considering making a sequel...I'm kind of rooting for one just because I feel that they have to tie up some of the loose ends that weren't fully finished by the end of the movie, but I also think it's pretty good on its own. Anyone else who's seen it care to offer an opinion?

[clovis-man]

The Wrong Box from 1966 with a very young Michael Caine. Ably supported by Sir Ralph Richardson, Dudley Moore and Peter Cook as well as an amazing appearance by Peter Sellers as Dr. Pratt, the corrupt physician with a stupendous collection of cats. A great comedy about a lottery scheme called a Tontine. The survivor of a group pact (in which everyone who dies except the last member gets nothing) is awarded all the money invested for them over a long period of years. As one would imagine, as we get to the last few, things get pretty conspiratorial and therein lies all the grist for the comedy. A great movie of the time (1966) if perhaps seen as a little overly silly by today's standards. The funniest character is that of Peacock, the aging butler, played wonderfully by Wilfrid Lawson.

Highly recommended.

[JunkMonkey]

Originally Posted by clovis-man

The Wrong Box

Agreed. A great film Ralph Richardson was particularly wonderful in this and Nanette Newman was almost bearable.

Tonight I watched Django, an over-long (at 90 minutes it dragged) 1966 plotless, rambling Spaghetti Western which only exists to make Sergio Leone's films look like staggering works of genius. (Which in some ways they are.)