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

Schindler's List 10/10

The Spielberg films I enjoy are always the historic ones: Munich, Saving Private Ryan and now Schindler's List.

I laughed, was tense, and at the end some dust got in my eyes and made them water.

The actors produce some of the finest performances I've seen.

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Originally Posted by Mortis Anarchy

21 Grams-so good. The first time I've ever seen it. I love watching films with that kind of style.

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Have you watched the rest of the Trilogy?

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Originally Posted by ozbey

I watched Pan's Labyrinth(El Laberinto del fauno)...I like it much and at the end i cried and cried...I strongly recommend it.

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I recommend it aswell. One of the best of 2006.

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Originally Posted by Bakiryu

A.I.

I liked it even thought since I had no electricity :flare: I couldn't finish watching it. But I give a 8 out of ten.

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I've always wondered what the film would have been if Kubrick would have been able to finish it.

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Originally Posted by Video Drone

Oh my, that was the saddest movie I have ever seen. :( The only movie that could counter it in that was Edward Scissorhands...

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This is my favorite Burton film, but only one of my favorite Depp films. Can't wait to see Sweeney Todd!

GOYA'S GHOSTS by Milos Forman - 10/10

Painter Francisco Goya faces a scandal involving one of his muses, a young girl who is sent to prison and tortured after being labeled a heretic by a monk.

Natalie Portman is amazing in this movie and i totally recommend it. Really great stuff.

Natalie Portman! I give her 10/10!

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Originally Posted by NickAdams

Natalie Portman! I give her 10/10!

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He he, she is great indeed. But you should see the movie ...... impressive.

I've read bad reviews and the movie has been shelfed for a year, but I would never miss a chance to see Portman in duel roles. I thought Stellan Skarsgård was an odd choice for Goya; how was he?

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Originally Posted by NickAdams

I've read bad reviews and the movie has been shelfed for a year, but I would never miss a chance to see Portman in duel roles. I thought Stellan Skarsgård was an odd choice for Goya; how was he?

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Actually i did not know anything about this movie, never read reviews. I've found it and bought it and loved it.

Goya is not the main character in this movie, he is just the link between the characters and the movie does not focus on him much. Natalie Portman and Javier Bardem both have magnificent performances.

Do not miss seeing this movie........... and then tell me what you think:).

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Originally Posted by Video Drone

I'm having deja vu here... how many times I see this phrase... I guess I should see that movie, I love movies which people refer to as "incoherent". :D

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yeah you caught me using an overdone phrase because I couldn't come up wtih an original way to say it's not worth the watch on my own. I can always count on on you Video Drone... :D

The Ultimate Gift - 8/10

A life experience in the form of a gift.
Moving and worth watching in my opinion.

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Originally Posted by Shalot

yeah you caught me using an overdone phrase because I couldn't come up wtih an original way to say it's not worth the watch on my own. I can always count on on you Video Drone... :D

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Sorry, that phrase sent to certain movies always makes me angry... dunno about this movie, tho, looks pretty bad. But I have no headphones so I can't watch movies...

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Originally Posted by Moira

GOYA'S GHOSTS by Milos Forman - 10/10

Painter Francisco Goya faces a scandal involving one of his muses, a young girl who is sent to prison and tortured after being labeled a heretic by a monk.

Natalie Portman is amazing in this movie and i totally recommend it. Really great stuff.

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Natalie P always surprises me, she was terrific in Garden State, I will look out for that movie Goya's Ghost as I haven't seen it.

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Originally Posted by mazz

Natalie P always surprises me, she was terrific in Garden State, I will look out for that movie Goya's Ghost as I haven't seen it.

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Do that:).

I'm surprised the movie didn't get any attention.
It would be good to hear another opinion.

Transformers. 6/10.

Absolutely ridiculous, but made up for it by not taking itself seriously (there were some great tongue-in-cheek moments) and having lots of explosions.

Good points: Surprisingly okay acting (what acting there was), great CGI, adrenaline pumping action.

Bad points: Nonsensical plot. Also, it couldn't make up its mind whether to be a comedy or an action film, or targetted at kids or adults, and consequently kind of fell between two stools. Minimal or no character development other than the two leads.

Then again what was I expecting? It's Michael Bay, for Christ's sake.

I also just saw "Goya's Ghost" and agree with the good reviews here. I would only add that Javier Bardem is stand out. His face is incredible. Also, there is one scene in that movie which I found to be inexplicably excruiating to watch (the dinner party). I admire the skill that went into crafting such a scene. Never seen anything quite like it. Just sorry that movie probably won't get a wider release.

I watched "The Departed and Schindler's List."I liked them.Maybe The Departed can bother you firstly but keep watching..It is nice.I have no word for Schindler's List.Must see before die.

Cast Away - it`s old, I have watched it before.
I give it 8/10.. or maybe 9/10.. but not 10/10 because I didn`t like the ending..

Paris Je T'Aime - 10/10
Amelie - 10/10
2046 - 10/10

The last three movies I have seen are also the three best movies I have ever seen. Which is kinda interesting.

The simpsons

Monarch of the Glen -- BBC Scotland

Excellent, but make sure you watch at least 3-4 episodes, because it tends to grow on you, and might appear too mild with only one episode. 6th season with the old codger who returns, and then is put under house arrest for wildness in his youth, -- that character is outrageous.

Bergman just died. One of the greatest film makers ever, if you like cinema you should check out his films.

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Originally Posted by Mark F.

Bergman just died. One of the greatest film makers ever, if you like cinema you should check out his films.

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Yes i heard it just now..what a pity..i have already organized a Bergman night - tribute ;) ...nice to "see" you again Mark :)

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Paris Je T'Aime - 10/10
Amelie - 10/10
2046 - 10/10

The last three movies I have seen are also the three best movies I have ever seen. Which is kinda interesting.

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I've still not yet seen "Amelie", but the other two are indeed excellent.

That's too bad about Bergman.

I loved Amelie, it was a delightful movie, there's no other word for it, it was simply delightful. :D I just watched Bergman's Sarabond, first Bergman movie I've seen and even though I felt a little unprepared not having seen Scenes From A Marriage, I still thought it was a very powerful movie. I was a little uncomfortable with the father/daughter relationship between Karin and Henrik, there were scenes where they were just a little too close for my comfort but I can get over such things to see the big picture. I have added a few more Bergman titles to my Netflix queue since.

I also saw Broken Flowers with Bill Murray. I thought Bill Murray's character rang a bell, a little like his Lost in Translation character and it would've been nice to see him do something a little bit different but I did enjoy the movie. It took me a day to two to come to grips with it's ending...or should I say lack of ending but upon reflection, it really was a great way to end it, happy endings are overrated anyway. :p

And last weekend I watched Ivan's Childhood, a 1962 Russian film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. It's interesting that I watched this movie the same week I finish reading The Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosinski. It was the same basic theme, the wanderings and fates of orphan children during WWII. Their stories were very different of course but I think I like the more subtle way of dealing with the issue in the movie than in the book. I'm really sensitive to graphic descriptions and depictions of violence...a wuss, if you will...and I liked the way Ivan's Childhood addressed the violence and danger without hitting you over the head with it. And the imagery was stark and yet stunning, even in black and white, it was a visually impressive work.

Oh, and I also went to the latest Harry Potter movie with my boys. What can I say? I don't know if you can call it art but movies don't always need to be art, sometimes they can just be for fun and this was fun.

I didn't like Amelie...judging by your responses to the film, i am in the minority :blush:

I didn't like Amelie either, Jeunet is an awful director who basically ruins anything he touches.

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Originally Posted by Idril

I loved Amelie, it was a delightful movie, there's no other word for it, it was simply delightful. :D I just watched Bergman's Sarabond, first Bergman movie I've seen and even though I felt a little unprepared not having seen Scenes From A Marriage, I still thought it was a very powerful movie. I was a little uncomfortable with the father/daughter relationship between Karin and Henrik, there were scenes where they were just a little too close for my comfort but I can get over such things to see the big picture. I have added a few more Bergman titles to my Netflix queue since.

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Since he just died I'm hoping people will be encouraged to watch some of Bergman's films, so here's a list of my favourite ones:
The Seventh Seal, Persona, Wild Strawberries, Cries and Whispers, Shame, Hour of the Wolf, Scenes From a Marriage...

I have yet to see Saraband, Fanny & Alexander and the trilogy (Through a Glass Darkly, Winter Light and The Silence)

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Originally Posted by Idril

I also saw Broken Flowers with Bill Murray. I thought Bill Murray's character rang a bell, a little like his Lost in Translation character and it would've been nice to see him do something a little bit different but I did enjoy the movie. It took me a day to two to come to grips with it's ending...or should I say lack of ending but upon reflection, it really was a great way to end it, happy endings are overrated anyway. :p

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It took me two viewings but now Broken Flowers is actually one of my favourite Jarmusch movies. The minor characters are what makes the film really good, especially Don's relationship with his Ethiopian neighbour, Winston. Great film and I wish people would stop comparing it to Lost in Translation which is very different.

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Originally Posted by Idril

And last weekend I watched Ivan's Childhood, a 1962 Russian film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. It's interesting that I watched this movie the same week I finish reading The Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosinski. It was the same basic theme, the wanderings and fates of orphan children during WWII. Their stories were very different of course but I think I like the more subtle way of dealing with the issue in the movie than in the book. I'm really sensitive to graphic descriptions and depictions of violence...a wuss, if you will...and I liked the way Ivan's Childhood addressed the violence and danger without hitting you over the head with it. And the imagery was stark and yet stunning, even in black and white, it was a visually impressive work.

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Have you seen any other films by Tarkovski? I've only seen Stalker and The Mirror. Both are excellent.

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Originally Posted by Mark F.

Great film and I wish people would stop comparing it to Lost in Translation which is very different.

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I think the thing that connected the two movies for me was just Bill's flattened affect, the general malaise of the character, not the direction or storyline or look of the film. However, there are some very fundamental differences in the characters when you look closer and let things sink in a little bit. Despite Don's constant assertions that he wasn't interested in taking this journey, he does it and he does it with a quiet but formidable strength. He has to overcome a tremendous amount of pain, awkwardness, embarrassment and a certain amount of humiliation to continue and even though there are times when he wants to walk away, he doesn't and that's what sets this character apart from Bob in Lost in Translation. And Winston was wonderful, their interaction was always fascinating. What did you think of the ending? What was your interpretation of what it meant. I know a lot of people think that was his son in the car and that is reinforced by the fact that his Bill's real-life son played the part but my first thought when I saw it was, "For the rest of his life, he is going to be looking for his son in every young man's face" and I thought what a horrible place to be in, how ironic it was that he found a sort of resolution with these women, but the one thing he was looking for will escape him and torment him, possibly for the rest of his life...but maybe I don't know what I'm talking about and it really was his son. For a while it really bothered me that I would never know but I've come to terms with it now. :p

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Have you seen any other films by Tarkovski? I've only seen Stalker and The Mirror. Both are excellent.

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No, I haven't seen any of his other movies but like Bergman, after one film, I'm ready to see more. I have Andrei Rublev on my queue and perhaps I will add the others. My Netflix queue is beginning to get out of control. :rolleyes:

To me the ending of Broken Flowers just meant that finding his son wasn't what was important. The whole point was that he had to make this journey, to look back on his life, to see where he was at. An idea that's hinted at, that I really like, is that Winston may be the one who actually wrote the letter in the first place. None of the women he visits seem to be the likely mothers of his long lost son. The last shot's just a moment of realisation.

Murray's acting is always the same and people don't compare Lost in Translation to Groundhog Day. I think the fact that the two films were released with only a couple of years between them and that a lot of people discovered Bill Murray through Lost in Translation makes people assimilate them in their minds.

I recommend you watch Stalker, the opening 20 minutes are some of the most beautifully shot footage I've ever seen. The film's a bit slow and long (3hrs) but it's a masterpiece.

Bergman, Pasolini and Tarkovski are my three favourite European directors. Since you like the other two, check out Pasolini if you haven't seen any of his films, heh.

The Gods Must Be Crazy
--watched this several times
Started it again in school last Monday

"The last king of Scotland" 8/10
Nice movie. Forest Whitaker is really good ;)

"Babel", Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu 9/10
This is perhaps one of the best films i've seen since the beginning of the year ;) .

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Bergman just died. One of the greatest film makers ever, if you like cinema you should check out his films.

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As in Ingmar Bergman? Swedish new wave, did the movie "the Idiots" or something like that? How did i not hear he died?

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"The last king of Scotland" 8/10
Nice movie. Forest Whitaker is really good ;)

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That is a wonderful movie!

Facing the Giants....FANTASTIC movie. 9/10

...and I don't even like football.

Yep, Ingmar Bergman died and also Michelangelo Antonioni died as well..two of the most important european directors in a week..

The lake house
fantastic
I like happy endings:)

Inside Man by Spike Lee...
very good drama.....I was in the mood for something like this...
stars...Denzel Washington, Clive Owen and Jodie Foster
8/10 IMO

La Vie en Rose

I'm sure I must have seen a more emotionally wrenching movie in my lifetime, but I can't think of one.

An excellent film.... not uplifting or a "date movie" but excellent none the less.

Nine and thirty-one thirty-seconds out of ten.

"Blood Diamond" :sick: didn't like it..
Given the theme of the movie, a far better film could be made without so many cliche and the puke ending

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"Babel", Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu 9/10
This is perhaps one of the best films i've seen since the beginning of the year ;) .

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Yes, I loved Babel also ........:thumbs_up

I've seen Chicago last evening and I liked it, I love a good musical from time to time and the movie had some good performances.

Couldn't help wondering if Catherine Zeta Jones was the right choice for that part though .....

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Originally Posted by Moira

Couldn't help wondering if Catherine Zeta Jones was the right choice for that part though .....

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Catherine Zeta Jones while pretty and all is never the right choice for the part

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Originally Posted by Mark F.

I recommend you watch Stalker, the opening 20 minutes are some of the most beautifully shot footage I've ever seen. The film's a bit slow and long (3hrs) but it's a masterpiece.

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It's too late. Mirror just happened to be at the top of my list when I upgraded my netflix plan, getting 3 movies at a time instead of 2 and within minutes of clicking that button, Mirror was on it's way. I hadn't really thought of that when I did it, I should have arranged the queue first and then upgraded. :rolleyes:

Along with Mirror, which I haven't seen yet and won't get to until after the weekend, I got The Science of Sleep which I did watch. It was odd and wonderfully surreal. Once I stopped trying to figure out what was real and what was a dream, I just enjoyed the ride. Again with the lack of resolution at the end but I'm learning to cope.