What is the last movie you saw? and rate it.

I rented ANOTHER film the other night (finally, the weather begins a more pleasant hue) called Normal. In parts, it certainly carries a shock value about a middle-aged, married transgendered male-to-female in the 'Bible-belt' part of the U.S., and it continued a very interesting plot that maintains the audience's attention. I could not help but pity the main character with his liberal views in an exceedingly conservative region, but it ended well. The ending, however, seemed quite ambiguous, concluding on a note, leaving me well-informed in some parts, and questioning a few other social aspects.
My rating: 7.5/10.

last night, i watched both wicker park and papparazzi... enjoyed them both but wasn't what i expected of the latter, so 7/10 for wicker park, i did enjoy papparazzi and as far as action films go it was pretty good, 9/10 (in action) 7.33333333333333333333333333333333333333333/10 for all other movies

Out of a severe acute case of boredom, I watched a film called Napoleon Dynamite. I remember seeing advertisements for the comedy film, and felt compelled to see it, when I finally rented it. I laughed so hard from its . . . cute . . . dorkiness! I would recommend it to anyone searching for a hilarious, foolish comedy.
My rating: 8/10.
Psyche's rating (as she stands nearby): 8.5/10.

Which makes your opinions almost coincide. :) That's good.
The last movie I saw was...Ever After. Drew Barrymore, Anjelica Huston. Pretty good. Considering the level of the majority of levels nowadays...I'd give it a 6.5/10.

Evita *hums " I'd Be Surprisingly Good For You "*

Saw it last weekend...they filled in the gap in Madonna's teeth for that movie! *gasps* Good movie, very good songs, Antonio Banderas exceptionally nice to look at, better true story of Eva Peron, if you look it up, it's really interesting.

Rating: 9/10

I only saw the trailler (sp) and it reminded me of Schindler's (sp again) List right away..:)

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I just saw this film. It chronicles the events surrounding the recent genocide that took place in 1994. It is clear that the "free" nations of the world live in blindness—by ignorance or choice—to these atrocities. This film is good but it is mostly important for those of us who feel secure in our own lives to see.

What really struck me is that the division between the Hutu's and Tutu's (not sure if I spelled that correctly) was solely based upon the way a person looked. Essentially, both groups of people were related to each other, and one day folks started measuring noses, rating darkness and lightness of skin, and two groups were formed that were suddenly pitted against each other. The differences were very subtle.

Go see it. It has sparked my interest in becoming more aware of world events.

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Hotel Rwanda -- hope it wins the Academy Award. Superb film! Ray is a great film too, but Hotel Rwanda is such a serious subject. It's gotta win.

Regarding an earlier recent post, when Napoleon Dynamite came out, for a high school class I was substituting they couldn't find the physics video to be shown, so a student pulled out Napoleon Dynamite. I saw it four times. First time, -- sad comment on youth. Second -- hm, not bad. Third -- This grows on you. Forth time -- Wow! this is living!!

Probably virtually unknown... Populær Musik Fra Vitula. Translated meaning, Popular Music from Vitula.
Absolutely splendid... Read the book first of course, and the two don't compare, but i would rather watch it than some pop-smart American movie with highly paid actors.
Please if someone has actually seen this film, tell me!
9/10

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Probably virtually unknown... Populær Musik Fra Vitula. Translated meaning, Popular Music from Vitula.
Absolutely splendid... Read the book first of course, and the two don't compare, but i would rather watch it than some pop-smart American movie with highly paid actors.
Please if someone has actually seen this film, tell me!
9/10

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I have heard of it, and a friend has recommended it to me, as I often love foreign films (I live in the U.S.). I have not yet seen it, but with this second recommendation, I think I may have to rent it. Thanks, Chava!

They showed Lilja 4-ever on TV , so I finally watched it.

The young actors are almost beyond belief, they are so good. This could easily become melodramatic, but because of the actors it works. This movie is based on facts about trafficking and prostitution. My boyfriend could not stand to see the whole movie, so he went out in the kitchen and made us hot chocolate. They have showed this movie to politicians in Sweden and it started a great debate about trafficking and how to solve the problem.

It´s almost a part of social responsibility to see this movie, and I´ll give it 10 out of 10.

the shining. C-.

If I hadn't read the book, it would have been a B-.

they seem to think that having long shots of people walking down hallways is dramatic.

Which one did you see? The one by Kubrick with Jack Nicholson - or the new one by King himself?

I like the movie more (Kubrick's version) that the book version

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the shining. C-.

If I hadn't read the book, it would have been a B-.

they seem to think that having long shots of people walking down hallways is dramatic.

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Inside Deep Throat. A documentary of the impact of the movie Deep Throat. I never realized the controversy surrounding the movie or the social impact maybe because I was still in diapers when it came out, so most of you probably never heard of it. It was kind of slow in some parts, 7 out of 10.

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I like the movie more (Kubrick's version) that the book version

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Ditto. Only Kubrick could've done that. I mean, using an old indian burial ground in a movie and getting away with it.

Has anyone seen...eh, okay problem following film title will, sadly, be censored by admin. anyway.."****ing Åmål" it's a swedish movie, about to 16 year old girls. Very deep, brilliant set a new standard for youth movies.... or, "The Ketchup Effect" also swedish...

The last flick I saw was Thirteen, starring Evan Rachel Wood, Holly Hunter, Nikki Reed and some others. It's about a thirteen year old girl who is struggling to be accepted by the popular girls. When she is accepted by them she gets swept up in drugs, alcohol, sex and all that good (bad) stuff. Out of 4 stars I give it 3 1/2. I recommend it to you all.

Psyche, dearest, and I rented an old, black-and-white Japanese film last night called Ikiru (a verb meaning "to live" in Japanese). What a touching film! Its plot certainly opens one's eyes, asking the question: "if you know you were to die soon, what would you do?" hence the title. I felt surprised at most parts of the film, as no part seemed predictable, but the ending did have a relatively strung-out conclusion.
My rating: 9.5/10.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

It is beautiful. It is Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet and they are magnificent together. The directing is great. The plot is great. The whole movie is just spectactular. Best real love story out there.. 10/10

to answer the previous question - I saw the one with Jack Nicholas ... i think thats the actor... in this one he used an axe instead of a croquet hammer.

I just saw Boogeyman. I thought it was pretty good; it was really funny. I rather like to look at Barry Watson also. I give it a 5 out of 10.

I also watched 3 other movies the same day.
The Man Without a Face- 10! Great Movie! Great Performances!
Good Will Hunting- 10! Again Great Movie! Great Storyline.
Stand By Me- 8! Good movie! Funny yet sad at the same time.

I saw an animated film called Waking Life last night, based on real people with their lucid dreams, and their existential attributes. Do people create their own reality, just like in lucid dreams? Does the world consist of the mind, or does the mind consist of the world? Does a collective consciousness exist?
My rating: 10/10. :nod:

Dead Poets society, 9.7.

Wow Dyr, I also watched it last nite and totally agree...It's beautiful indeed and I love it alot as well..More than my all time fav American Beauty...

I guess the message is everything that is meant to be will happen eventually..no matter what...

I give it 5 :thumbs_up

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

It is beautiful. It is Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet and they are magnificent together. The directing is great. The plot is great. The whole movie is just spectactular. Best real love story out there.. 10/10

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Fine movies like To Kill a Mockingbird, which I saw just the other day again, merit re-viewing. Atticus Finch is a role model more children could use these days. So many of our modern movies are utter crap!

Along Came Polly - Not much happening, slow, lacking humour. 5 KitKats


All the Pretty Horses - Not bad. Good acting but slow story. 7 KitKats

Has anyone else spotted Henry Thomas (Elliott in E.T.) in this movie? I often wonder what happens to child stars and I was glad to see that he is still acting :nod:


I, Robot - Much better than what I expected. Good acting and a meaningful storyline for a SciFi. 8 KitKats

I robot was pretty awesome :thumbs_up !

But here be the last 2 that I saw

Hero : 10 / 10 :thumbs_up :banana:

It was an awesome story with some cool kung-fu!

and...

King Solomens mines: 7 / 10 :thumbs_up :cool:

I liked the story and for the most part the action was pretty good, however, Qurtermain couldn't hit the broadside of kenya if he tried, :D

Sideways - It was ok, but didn't live up to all the hype, 7.5 out of 10.

I watched a film called Jersey Girl last night, directed by Kevin Smith, renowned for his "Jay and Silent Bob" films. I cannot claim of being a big fan of his work, though he does create very humorous stories; this film surprised me a bit with a more serious plot, but seemed a little cliché and typical.
My rating: 6/10.

Code 46 with Tim Robbins, a sci-fi/romance, I guess.The plot was difficult, sometimes even elusive. Good parts: People would speak in a language which was half English the other half kind of fragments of Spanish, Chinese & French, it reminded me of Brave New World
Bad: Tim Robbins in any sexual position. Am I allowed to say sexual?

Just watched "saw" last night...reminded me of "seven" with Morgan Freeman/Freedman.
Terribly awful movie, icky, icky, icky. Maybe because it's nightmarish, maybe because actor who played main character/doctor was stiff and unbelievable, maybe because it had a clown mask in it. Don't see it if you live alone with cat.

Tis Morgan Freeman

I just saw the Incredibles yesterday, it was pretty fun, many "looks" made by the characters that seemed so amazing that the faces could do that, that they could encompass such a conflicting emotion with pixar animation. It was cool, maybe too many kids in the audience though, they don't seem to understand taht if you talk you can't tell what's going on.

finding neverland- it was good
where the red fern grows- sad :(

Now there's a good book which became a pretty good movie, where the red fern grows. I loved that movie when I was young.

Like the movie also...I think Johnny played it well and so did Kate. I really like how the movie describe the spirit of a person.

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finding neverland- it was good
where the red fern grows- sad :(

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Now there's a good book which became a pretty good movie, where the red fern grows. I loved that movie when I was young.

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Indeed! I remember, waaaaaaay back in elementary school, my class read the Wilson Rawls book, then watched the movie. Not surprisingly, the movie seemed almost as good as the book - something never achieved, in my rather elitist opinion. :D

I so agree with you, about the movie almost as good as book never happening. It happens so infrequently, but that's okay, I prefer the book as a medium anyway. And, may I ask, WHY do they show these films in elementary? I saw it then, as well, and had to keep my head down to hide the tears. I felt the fool all afternoon, burned in my memories.

not a movie (though i did watch Gettysburg today for over 4 hours), but friday night i saw the v-monologues with a classmate, her bf, and another friend. extraordinarily funny, extremely moving, and the lines were so amazing that i found myself crying in some points because of the sheer poetry of the piece.
an over-the-top 10. i need to get a copy of the script.

there is a mistake regarding Pickett's Charge in the movie, btw. did anyone else catch it? also a 10. very true to the battle, the book, and kudos for using actual reenactors. some wonderful, terrible moments.

Psyche purchased a DVD a few afternoons ago of a film that she had raved about for some time, but found it no where, called Blood Freak, by far the best worst movie I have ever seen. Made in 1972, and regarded as a classic "B movie," the plot involved a giant killer turkey-man on a rampage of consuming the blood of marijuana-smokers, craving the drug. How ridiculous and poor the story, directing, acting, lighting, and sound proceeded made it into a rather humorous film. My rating: . . . undecided. :lol: