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

I revisited Gábor Bódy's four and a half hour masterpiece Nárcisz és Psyché last night. A masterpiece of iconoclastic poetry on screen based on the poetic musings of Sandor Weore. The film is a 120 year (nineteenth century to early 20th century) long meditation on the antagonistic nature of love in European culture, following ageless characters through several generations of history. They question the possibility of even possibility it seems. The episodes at times seem quite disjointed, and some might find this film to be cinematically illiterate, as divergent storylines are preferred tied up by most, but I think this brings a greater literacy to the film, a better coherence, a more honest reality. It attaches a film that shades itself into the realm of myth to life, where not every story we encounter presents us with a neatly gift-wrapped ending, we don't always receive closure. And that is one of the points this film makes as it weaves its way through Hungarian history. A fantastical vision with surprisingly beautiful and sometimes quite disturbing images, the cinematography is splendid and perhaps somewhat akin to certain works of Wojciech Jerzy Has (The Hourglass Sanatorium and The Saratoga Manuscript)... Györgi Cserhalmi is brilliant in this film, as is always the case with him.

9.5/10

Hmmm. Saw "Twelve Years a Slave," and "Gravity," but it feels like I just watched an episode of the Simpson's Halloween show compared with the above review. :D

Anywho, they were both excellent, but "Twelve Years" wins by a hair. 10/10

Gravity 9/10

When I'm in the library I pick up whatever new movies make it to the shelves. The last two were both about the rapture. I guess Hollywood has finally had its fill of zombie, vampire and Hansel and Gretal movies. These were both light, perhaps stupid, comedies, but after a day of work that's all I needed. I was amazed to see Craig Robinson in both of them.

Rapture-Palooza (2013): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1879032/?ref_=nv_sr_1 I enjoyed Anna Kendrick's cool dialog while hot rocks were falling from the sky and how she handled the beast (Robinson). Score 7/10

This is the End (2013): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1245492/ The scene where James Franco was getting sort of beamed up to heaven was predictable, but amusing. Score 8/10 because the ending was more upbeat.

I saw Shame and I enjoyed it a lot, as much joy as you can get from a movie like that. It was very interesting and I think I will watch it again sooner rather than later, it could have been a bit deeper, I would have liked to see more of the siblings back story. 7/10

I just finished seeing The Way, Way Back: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1727388/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Score: 10/10

It starts in a car ride and ends in a car ride and in between everything changes for 14-year-old Duncan (Liam James).

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This is the End (2013): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1245492/ The scene where James Franco was getting sort of beamed up to heaven was predictable, but amusing. Score 8/10 because the ending was more upbeat.

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I saw This is the End and some of the scenes were quite funny.

Also watched The Three Musketeers, it was good and I enjoyed it. 7/10

This 1998 effort is the kind of film that gives conspiracy theories a bad name. The film has enough car crashes, explosions and gunfire to satisfy the most juvenile mentality while purporting to be about a rogue NSA officer's attempt to recover a tape of his henchmen murdering a non-compliant senator of a bill for massive surveillance powers to be granted America's security agency. I kept expecting Bruce Willis to show up but his shenanigans were taken over by Will Smith as a lawyer who is surreptitiously passed the tape by an old college friend before the man is killed trying to escape the henchmen. Using unbelievable surveillance techniques, including a satellite and helicopter to track down the lawyer, the film ends with a ludicrous shootout reminiscent of the battle of Stalingrad in which the villain of the piece gets his comeuppance. There is a good film to be made of the misuse of power by the security forces of the USA, but this isn't it. 2/10

This is another of those 'Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper' films set in an imaginary fog-bound Victorian Whitechapel.
John Neville plays Holmes and Donald Houston, Watson in the way that countless others have before them.
Even by 1965 the theme had been overplayed and nothing new was added to this production. It just about holds one's interest so it gets 4/10

http://youtu.be/dgMXQOnW0VE

I watched Conjuring with friends – another horror film. It has the same old story; a family moves to a haunted house and strange things start to happen. This time victim is poor mum with 5 kids. To me she already seemed possessed by some evil spirit, honestly! The funniest part is when Patrick Wilson performs exorcism and in the process she bites one of his helpers. I was expecting the bitten man to become a zombie in less than 10 seconds but unfortunately that didn’t happen. The film has a happy ending though. 5/10

Needless to say we enjoyed it.

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I watched Conjuring with friends – another horror film. It has the same old story; a family moves to a haunted house and strange things start to happen. This time victim is poor mum with 5 kids. To me she already seemed possessed by some evil spirit, honestly! The funniest part is when Patrick Wilson performs exorcism and in the process she bites one of his helpers. I was expecting the bitten man to become a zombie in less than 10 seconds but unfortunately that didn’t happen. The film has a happy ending though. 5/10

Needless to say we enjoyed it.

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I am definitely going to watch this movie Snowqueen. lol !
I saw an animated movie named Turbo and enjoyed watching it. 7/10

The greatest movie ever sold- advertising in movies are interesting and everything that goes with it but it wasn't the greatest documentary on advertising,not that I've seen many.

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I watched Conjuring with friends – another horror film. It has the same old story; a family moves to a haunted house and strange things start to happen. This time victim is poor mum with 5 kids. To me she already seemed possessed by some evil spirit, honestly! The funniest part is when Patrick Wilson performs exorcism and in the process she bites one of his helpers. I was expecting the bitten man to become a zombie in less than 10 seconds but unfortunately that didn’t happen. The film has a happy ending though. 5/10

Needless to say we enjoyed it.

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I was planning on watching this one with my wife until my daughter told us that she heard it was the most terrifying movie ever made. Since I spent the $1 to rent it I figured I had to view it although I don't like seeing doors slamming on their own or expecting a monster to pop out of nowhere. Initially, I kept giving them updates like, "Even their dog won't go into that house."

What I liked about the movie was that it was based on true events and from searching it didn't look like it strayed too far from the truth. However, the Annabelle doll looked more wicked in the movie than in real life. There was a documentary short with the movie about the Warrens that describes the events without building up the terror.

What I didn't like about the movie was the fear of the unknown that seemed to be an underlying message or that one needs a Catholic exorcism to resolve these experiences. That being said, if I were ever possessed, I would not object to an exorcism (except the possessed part of me probably would). Whatever happened to Casper the friendly ghost? But this wasn't a ghost. It was a demon. Whatever happened to angels?

Since the movie got us thinking, and was creepy, I would have to give it a score of 10/10.

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I was planning on watching this one with my wife until my daughter told us that she heard it was the most terrifying movie ever made. Since I spent the $1 to rent it I figured I had to view it although I don't like seeing doors slamming on their own or expecting a monster to pop out of nowhere. Initially, I kept giving them updates like, "Even their dog won't go into that house."

What I liked about the movie was that it was based on true events and from searching it didn't look like it strayed too far from the truth. However, the Annabelle doll looked more wicked in the movie than in real life. There was a documentary short with the movie about the Warrens that describes the events without building up the terror.

What I didn't like about the movie was the fear of the unknown that seemed to be an underlying message or that one needs a Catholic exorcism to resolve these experiences. That being said, if I were ever possessed, I would not object to an exorcism (except the possessed part of me probably would). Whatever happened to Casper the friendly ghost? But this wasn't a ghost. It was a demon. Whatever happened to angels?

Since the movie got us thinking, and was creepy, I would have to give it a score of 10/10.

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I haven't done any research on the film, just watched it for sheer enjoyment, but my friends later told me that it was based on true events. Glad to know you liked it.

Watched Pacific Rim at the weekend. It's not exactly thought-provoking, but it doesn't try to be. What it is though is beautiful. Del Toro has such a wonderful eye for design. Big, silly and beautiful.

Watched "Life of Pi" the other night and enjoyed it!

I watched Man of Steel yesterday! I throughly loved it. Now watching The Amazing Spider-Man.

Amazing Spider-Man was much better than I thought it was going to be. Pleasantly surprised (nice profile pic by the by, Morrison's X-Men is untouchable).

There is no resemblance between the real Jamaica Inn and the studio mock-up used in this film, but for the purposes of this contraband story it suffices. Scripted from the novel by Daphne du Maurier it is held together by Charles Laughton's majestic performance as Sir Humphrey Pengallen, ostensibly a pillar of the Cornish establishment but secretly the organiser of a gang of wreckers who draw ships to their doom off the Cornish coast before killing any survivors and pillaging the cargo.
I read the book long ago and remember it as being a bit of a yarn and that is how this film version comes across despite it being directed by Alfred Hitchcock who made a much better job of the same author's Rebecca.

6/10

I recently watched Pulp Fiction again - excellent, and it seemed different to the first time I saw it. I also watched Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas in, which made a lot more sense having read the book first.

My predisposition for picking rubbish is still with me though. Rites of Spring is a kidnap drama tagged onto a horror movie. Complete rubbish being marginally better than one of he worst horror films ever Ogre.

I saw The Conjuring recently-5/10. It got good reviews, not sure why.

Life of Pi. Better than I thought it would be. Wish I'd seen it on the big screen. 9/10

Dallas Buyers Club. I liked it. It's always good to see someone transform into a better person. 9/10

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Dallas Buyers Club. I liked it. It's always good to see someone transform into a better person. 9/10

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I have been thinking about seeing it, in the trailer both male leads look so skinny it's scary.

Just watched 'Safety not guaranteed' I really liked it, this is the kind of movie I want to see on a Friday night, a little bit sci-fi and a little bit weird with people who don't know what they want.

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Just watched 'Safety not guaranteed' I really liked it, this is the kind of movie I want to see on a Friday night, a little bit sci-fi and a little bit weird with people who don't know what they want.

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I saw "Safety Not Guaranteed" last night. To be able to pull of that kind of ending deserves a score of 10/10.

I saw The Words last night. It has a good story with good cast. Jeremy Irons and Dennis Quaid were brilliant. I’m not a Bradley Cooper’s fan but liked his performance. 7/10

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Life of Pi. Better than I thought it would be. Wish I'd seen it on the big screen. 9/10

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I’ve yet to see Life of Pi. My sister watched it and liked it too.

The last movie I saw was "Splendor In The Grass". I'd rate it an 8 out of 10.

I saw Great Expectations several days ago. This is the one that was made in 2012 with Ralph Fiennes, Robbie Coltrane, and Helena Bonham Carter. I give it an 8/10. It kept a good pace. However, it did really edit the story quite a bit--and the characters didn't have the opportunity to fully develop. I really liked this depiction of Miss Havisham, though, and I also liked that they did flashbacks on key points of her life.

This past week I saw two movies about the White House being overrun by self-righteous nuts wanting to start WWIII to make themselves feel better.

Olympus Has Fallen, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2302755/, annoyed me when the president told the other two with the passwords to give them up and temporarily save their lives. That was totally stupid. Also those passwords looked easy to break. The violence was overdone and the bad guys, some rogue Koreans, filled with typical self-righteousness, didn't impress me much although the Korean female (Malana Lea?) who was running the computer did look cute while doing her part to destroy civilization. The bad guys need to feel that their cause is hopeless earlier on. Score: 4/10. No, make that 1/10.

White House Down, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2334879/, was more entertaining. There was none of the nonsense about saving one's own life at the expense of starting a world war. The bad guys felt their plan falling apart throughout as was appropriate. The plot was also more complicated. Score: 9/10

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Olympus Has Fallen, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2302755/, annoyed me when the president told the other two with the passwords to give them up and temporarily save their lives. That was totally stupid. Also those passwords looked easy to break. The violence was overdone and the bad guys, some rogue Koreans, filled with typical self-righteousness, didn't impress me much although the Korean female (Malana Lea?) who was running the computer did look cute while doing her part to destroy civilization. The bad guys need to feel that their cause is hopeless earlier on. Score: 4/10. No, make that 1/10.

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this movie was written by an icelandic woman so it was very popular here on the ice, I haven't seen it though. Apparently they are writing a sequel, maybe Olympus will fall again.

re watched 'The Phantom Carriage' trying to write an essay about it, going slooooow. But it's a good movie

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this movie was written by an icelandic woman so it was very popular here on the ice, I haven't seen it though. Apparently they are writing a sequel, maybe Olympus will fall again.

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It was entertaining. The bullets and bodies kept flying, perhaps too much so. It probably deserves more than the 1/10 score I gave it.

It reminded me of World War Z where the main character had to be forced to help, even though all those zombies were running around. You would think he would want to help to protect his family. The same thing with the president ordering the other two (I don't remember them or their titles) to give up their passwords to save their own lives. It just doesn't make sense to do that if those passwords would unlock a nuclear arsenal.

I was mainly pointing out how easy it is to get people from the ice to the movies if you tell them someone from around here worked on it. We have the phrase 'known all over the world in Iceland' about everyone who does something in America.

We saw Now and Then last night. It could be portrayed as sentimental, but it seemed realistic. Score: 8/10

The town mentioned in the movie was Shelby, Indiana, which was near where I lived as a child. After I looked it up, the town was actually Winchester, Indiana, on the other side of the state. That was a bit disappointing, but I realized while watching that movie that whatever town they were showing, it didn't looked like the Shelby I remembered.

Catching Fire. I liked it. 9/10 While not great literature by any means, Suzanne Collins knows how to tell a good story and she has given us a memorable character in Katniss Everdene. I personally like the moral conundrums she is constantly faced with and the fact that she always makes an attempt to get through them honorably, while at the same time being quite pragmatic. I also think Collins has given us, within her limited style, quite a lot to think about in terms of what is perception, and what is reality, and how very, very often people conflate the two, particularly in terms of celebrity, in this instance, anyway, and it's certainly a reflection of our own culture.

The Heat. While it isn't really good at all, it was fun. 6/10

I saw The Heat recently as well. Actually, I was looking forward to it having seen some of the previews. A score of 6/10 seems about right, although I might see it again.

We saw The Trip: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1740047/ where Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon take a tour of northern England to provide restaurant reviews. The scenery was beautiful and I loved those narrow English roads they drove on. The chitchat was pretty good, but after the two flings Coogan had, I was getting a little tired of it and almost stopped watching, however, I think it is worth putting up with this until the very end, after their trip is finished and they separate and get back each to their own homes. It puts everything in perspective in an unusual way. Score 9/10.

Last movie would be " A Seperation" 9/10

This weekend I showed my son some children classics (you can debate if they count as such) from my childhood. 'Babe' the little pig, Animal Farm for kids, I love that movie. Also we saw 'The Princess Bride' on Friday and he has said 'I am Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die' about a thousand times.

Babe- 8/10
The Princess Bride- 7.95/10

Hunger Games: Catching Fire - I'm not sure of a rating, but I thought it was merely alright.

I thought it much better than the first film, and I want to see where this series ends up, but I can't call it a great film. I can't even call it a very good film really, but it was fun enough. I saw it when I was on a date, and her and I both wanted to see it because I had seen the first one and she had heard good things about this film. My date liked it well enough, and I thought it was enjoyable. I'm glad I saw it, I just was not terribly impressed.

I saw RED 2 last night. Very entertaining. Right up there with Knight and Day. Score: 9/10

I saw “Hunger Games” and “Gravity” recently. “Gravity” has received generally good reviews, but I didn’t like it. It was beautiful – the Earth looked great from orbit, reminding me of the line describing it in “Journey to the Moon” by Archibald MacLiesh. However, the movie didn’t work as a thriller. It jumped right into the action – so we didn’t get to know the characters at all. Some viewers (perhaps) care about Sandra Bullock simply because she is America’s sweetheart – but that wasn’t enough for me. The film made some futile attempts to doctor up some sympathy for its heroine by informing us that her child had been killed in an accident. The effort seemed forced, as if the screenwriter knew he hadn’t done his job and was stretching for an ex deus machina with which to involve the audience.

The new “Hunger Games” movie was a mess. I’ve read the books (I’m not sure why), so I was able to follow the plot. I doubt non-readers were able to. The movie was simply incompetently done. To me, this is strange. The first movie grossed $200 million (or more). Can’t they hire a director and screenwriter who can tell a simple story in a minimally competent manner? Someone must have spent millions upon millions of dollars for the stars, the special effects, and the book rights. Spend a few grand for a screenwriter, for goodness sake. Every time Donald Sutherland came on the screen playing the evil President Snow I wanted to go out for popcorn, just so I wouldn’t have to see his trite and predictable performance. J Law (America’s new sweetheart) is a good actress, but utterly unbelievable as a Hunger Games’ winner (she’s completely unathletic – she can’t even run, as she proved in her Academy Award winning turn in the horrid “Silver Lining Playbook”). Oh, well. Maybe next time.

Hey, I didn't say I would qualify as a movie reviewer! I've read the book, so, yeah, I could follow the plot. I actually do like some "good" movies, and I know this does not rank as art, but as fun. I had fun, that's all I'm sayin'. :)

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This weekend I showed my son some children classics (you can debate if they count as such) from my childhood. 'Babe' the little pig, Animal Farm for kids, I love that movie. Also we saw 'The Princess Bride' on Friday and he has said 'I am Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die' about a thousand times.

Babe- 8/10
The Princess Bride- 7.95/10

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Both are completely adorable. "The Princess Bride" is one of my favorites and that line is one of my favorite movie lines of all time.

I watched (again) "Fargo" it is classd es "An American Masterpiece" 10/10

I finished watching the first three episodes of the first series of Dr Who. It is about as much as I can handle in one setting.

This was from the ninth set of episodes with the doctor played by Christopher Eccleston starting in 2005: tardis.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Doctor_Who_television_stories.

I found out about Dr Who a few weeks ago. It was more entertaining that I expected. Score 7/10