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

"Eden is west" by Costa Gavra. Watched it 2 nights ago at the theater. I was disappointed. It is a well directed film and all but he didn't do justice to the subject matter. The story is about an illegal afghani refugee and his trials and struggles from the time he enters greece till the time he reaches Paris. This is a very important issue and i get the feeling that mr Gavras made light of it because he didn't want to make his european audience feel uncomfortable about themselves.

"monster's ball"..a fine film but very depressing..and i still don't get why H Berre got the oskar.

I watched, for the third time, Eyes Wide Shut the other night... 10/10
It is one of my favorite movies of all time, and Kubrick is, as always, a genius... the music is terrific, the camera shots, the emotion within the film, etc. I think this movie is usually overlooked, but has a lot of importance in it. The intricacies of marriage, love, sexual desire, alienation, deception, betrayal... There is something so beautiful about this film, even in its most bizarre or base moments.

the reader----it's beautiful---10/10

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I just saw that at Blockbuster and was wondering if it'd be any good. Coincidentally, I saw Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas two weeks ago. I think I'll pick it up based on your recommendation.

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I just saw it and I thought it was fantastic.

Agreed with mono that it was a beautiful piece of work, but I think that the non-linear telling was quite fitting for Hunter S. Thompson's documentary given that it's a major part of the unique style of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, his most famous work. I'm sure the documentary director knew this and tried his/her best to emulate this aesthetic.

9.5/10, I think.

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Originally Posted by Joreads

He's just not that into you. 4/5 I loved this movie and it is so true.

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Ohhh I'm looking forward to seeing that one. One of my friends that's seen it said it was good but dragged on too long...

Johnny Guitar *****

A great western, one of the best made in the 50's and that's saying a lot. Every aspect of the film is intelligent and bubbles with sheer honesty from the screenplay to Nicholas Ray's subtle directing. Joan Crawford is outstanding and composed one of the least stereotyped female characters in the history of cinema.

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I watched, for the third time, Eyes Wide Shut the other night... 10/10

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Good choice - another classic by Stanley Kubrick! A shame he did not live long enough to see its success. Personally, I loved The Shining and A Clockwork Orange.

Yes, I do love The Shining and A Clockwork Orange, as well as Full Metal Jacket... Clockwork is actually a terrific adaptation, though I really did love the book (and I rarely think films can achieve what novels can, but Kubrick always made such great films, and all of them were adapted)

Hmmmm..eyes wide shut is my least favourite Kubrick film..i think it has something to do with T Cruise (i dislike him as an actor).

Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney, and many others, in "John Adams" miniseries. This is good history and great acting -- a tight study, serious, not just for entertainment; it's slow sometimes, but a great chunk of film.

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Hmmmm..eyes wide shut is my least favourite Kubrick film..i think it has something to do with T Cruise (i dislike him as an actor).

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Tom Cruise can get a little difficult, I agree. He stars in a few of my favorite films, such as Vanilla Sky and Jerry Maguire, but I also cannot look past an over-enthusiastic, ridiculous man who endlessly preaches scientology and who put his unborn baby at risk by placing it under radiation while purchasing his own ultrasound machine to "see his child whenever he wanted."

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
I really like it specially the story which is based on Fitzgerald short story with the same name. It really illustrates the concept of time and the only eternal thing (love) very beautifully. 9/10

Out of Africa 10/10

It is such an amazing movie.

Star Trek III - did not finish it because it is late but I will.

10/10, I was always completely and utterly ignorant of anything to do with Star Trek, but I loved this movie so far :)

Troy

Don't know, that's why I'm going to read the Illiad again.
As far as an isolated piece, I like it VERY much.~