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

[aeroport]

Life of others, German movie that got Oscar recently, really a great movie.

I saw this today (it just arrived here this weekend), and I have to say I haven't been genuinely moved by a film as I was by this one in some time. Really a wonderful ending. I just sat there weeping quietly through the whole of the ending credits - and I am pretty sure everyone else in the (rather packed) theater was doing likewise. And there was applause! I can't speak for everywhere, or even for much of the U.S., but here in the midwest it is really something when an audience claps at the end of a movie.

10/10, no question. If "The Lives of Others" is showing where you are, SEE!

Note, however, that it is in German. Some people don't like subtitles.

[Bii]

Watched Memoirs of a Geisha this weekend - brilliant film, visually excellent and emotionally fraught. Loved the book so it was nice to see a book to film transfer which didn't leave me feeling disappointed. Would highly recommend.

[Janine]

That's the new thing for me too lately. I am very proud of my last acquisition. It is a "best of" of Vangelis Papathanassiou. He is a greek composer who wrote music for the movies "blade runner", "chariots of fire", "1492", "bitter moon" and many others. He composes electronic music mostly (not my favorite genre) but his work i think is very nice. You could try him.

manolia, I was writing this to you last night and it would not go through and then I could not get back online until tonight.
About your new thing collecting film scores, how interesting! We sound like have similiar taste in in music and films. I have been copying CD's from my library collection and luckily my library also borrows about 500 CD's each month from participating libraries that rotate collections. I have tons of CD's now. I can't get enough music. I know Vangelis oh so well. My son who is 32, and I have appreciated the musician since my son was in his early 20's. "Chariots of Fire" came out then. I have so many albums of Vangelis. I loved his albums with Jon Anderson of "Yes", but very few people even know about these rare albums. I have them on records - would you believe it? I loved the film "Blade Runner" and the score is magnificent. My son introduced me to the film and we both think it a classic. I heard it has several alternate endings. I don't have the scores to "1492" or "Bitter Moon". I will have to keep my eye out for those. I have many others and not long ago copied "El Greco" - it is a masterpiece! I also like Kitaro's work. I love Kitaro's "Silk Road" Albums and "China" is amazing. At least I think "China" is by Kitaro, but I tend to get the two artist mixed up. I have those two on records, also, but taped them years back. I love "KI" and many others. These two artist stand out as electronic musicians with great style. I have "Themes" by Vangelis and that title speaks for itself. It is beautiful.

I have not seen that one yet. But you seem a person with good taste so..i take that review seriously in mind.

I hate people to take my word completely for a film. You can read more reviews on Amazon. They were mixed, but some agreed with me, they could not see why the filmed had met such acclaim and was so hyped up. It seemed like a pointless film to me; maybe that is because I have rather discriminating tastes by now, having viewed so many great films and classics. I really don't care for mindless comedies, anyway. Not sure why I even bothered with it.

Haven't seen that too but i have heard it mentioned before. Besides i like both Firth and Branagh (who doesn't?). Thanx!

Actually some people don't like them but I see we have another thing in common. I love Kenneth Branagh and I think Colin Firth is a fine actor, I like him more and more. If they are in a film together that is marvelous to me. They were both in HBO's amazing "Conspiracy" - they both played Nazi's. Firth's younger brother is also a very fine and sensitive actor - Jonathan Firth. He is in "Luther" and also "Far From the Madding Crowd", newer Masterpiece Theater version; I recommend both films. I am a big fan of Branagh and visit the fan website often; Kenneth Branagh Compendium. You can get a ton of information about good films and obscure ones, and his other accomplishments such as stage performances and directing and his newer pursuits. I kept reading about "A Month in the Country" on the site and it sounded interesting and it had the two stars in their younger days - who could resist? I had to buy a used tape, since Region 1 is nearly impossible to find. Region 2 DVD's are available on Amazon more often when they are British films.


manolia - you have good taste in film and music! Janine

[Asa Adams]

[QUOTE=Janine;342468]I just saw "Little Miss Sunshine" and wonder what all the hype was about. It was a total insult to my intelligence! I don't know why I bothered - really lame and nothing at all new, in my opinion. It did not even make me laugh and I thought all the characters were sad and pathetic. The foul language was not funny and further marred the film. A total waste of time. Ashame the cute little girl does not get better roles. She is rather good, but I would not rave.

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Hmm, Must not like well written films then. I Don't know what film you were watching.

Infamous. Excellent movie! Better than Capote. Better Acting, much better writing and a solid direction.

8 of 10

[Janine]

Well Asa, sorry, eveyone is entitled to their own oppinion of course.
This film was just not to my personal liking at all; I watch a ton of films and I think I have pretty decent discrimating taste, at least most of the time. I felt sad for all the characters, so I could not see much humor in the film. Also, I found I was bored with the film about 1/3 through. I did not like the writing particularly. At times it felt downright crude and uncalled for, such as the outbursts by the grandfather (Arkin). The "F" word was liberally activated. I can stand that if it is appropriate but I did not think it was. The acting was good enough, but I don't think this is Arkin's best role, so why the Oscar? I really did not care much for any of the characters. I found them non-believable, as well. I have known people who tried to commit suicide and were not let out of the hospital to live with people like this. In fact trying to take one's life is reason to keep on in the hospital. For one thing who would put this poor sad soul in the same room with an adolscent who refused to talk to anyone for 6 months? I don't know people like this...not even close. I have lived with a mentally ill person and you can't treat them this way. Also lived with an older person and it is not like this either. Also, they would not be able to drag the poor depressed man off on a wild adventurous vacation. I can't say too much about other things I found ridiculous, because I would spoil the film for others who want to see it. At one point in the film the action taken was right out of the film "Summer Vacation" with Cheevy Chase. I did not think the script original at all. I disliked the ending intensely. Someone said on Amazon that it made a horror movie look tame in comparison to the bizzare beauty pagent children. It was appalling, and just when it might become funny, it felt direly sad reminising about the murder of Jon Bennet Ramsey. I did not see where the little girl's act was any more redeeming.
Sorry, but I had to defend my view. You are welcome to yours as well....defintiely. If you like, please state why you thought the film such a good one. I am all for low budget films like this one - in fact most times they end up being my favorites, but I could not see "Little Miss Sunshine" again if you paid me. The only sunshine I felt in this film was the glowing face of the the little girl, Olive, from time to time. Even that was transitory.

[vheissu]

The Science of Sleep is the last film I saw. I liked the concept of it, mixing dreams and reality and the actors were pretty good. But I was so disappointed by the end, it ruined my opinion of the film.
6/10

[Asa Adams]

Well Asa, sorry, eveyone is entitled to their own oppinion of course.

I know. I was Voicing my opinion about your opinion.

[Janine]

I know. I was Voicing my opinion about your opinion.

Asa, Ok, I understand. I just got kind of defensive when you made the following asumption and statement:

"Hmm, Must not like well written films then."

I took offense because this is just opposite the real me - I do appreciate well written film scripts. I could name you dozens and I am sure you would agree they are great scripts. Normally I like the well written script that does not rely on tricks, such as computer graphics or other devices to enhance the storyline, but relys on the characters and their interaction and the interchange of expression and words. I like the low budget or independent films with real thought and literary smartness behind them, as opposed to mere action packed films that are mindless. Well, to each his own! That is why there are different films for different tastes and individuals.

[manolia]

. I like the low budget or independent films with real thought and literary smartness behind them, as opposed to mere action packed films that are mindless..

Hi again Janine!
Well you know, my friends always make fun of me because of that (low budget and independent films) and they never let me choose the film we are going to watch. It happens so that i like very much the work of Jarmusch (i am not sure if i spelled his name correctly) and they still making fun of me because of his last movie "Coffee and cigarettes" .
Somehow i like the simplicity this movies have. For instance i love very much Italian cinema (Luccino Visconti, Antognioni etc) and German cinema.

[hockeychick8792]

I'm not really a 'Go out to a theatre' type of person. Although, recently I rented The Bourne Supremacy'. On a scale of 1 to 10, ten being the highest... I give it a 10. Matt Damon really captured the character Jason Bourne. I also can't stay away from the thriller and edge-of-your-seat section in the rental store. lol

[Virgil]

Asa, Ok, I understand. I just got kind of defensive when you made the following asumption and statement:

Irascible Janine. You're becoming like me.

[Asa Adams]

Asa, Ok, I understand. I just got kind of defensive when you made the following asumption and statement:

"Hmm, Must not like well written films then."

I took offense because this is just opposite the real me - I do appreciate well written film scripts.

Well that was the original Idea of my "assumption." I was making my point that it was infact an actually good film, and by your rebuttle, I succeded in what I was searching for, as in most of my pointless arguments; to get you defensive and prepared to prove your point. I still disagree with you, though

Irascible Janine. You're becoming like me.

Whats with you ol' folk, eh Virgil?

[Themis]

The last movie I've seen was "Wah-Wah" by Richard E. Grant, starring Gabriel Bryne, quite a bunch of women (very good actresses really) and Nicholas Hoult.

I liked it a lot. It was incredibly sad but a wonderful film. I'd give it 9 out of 10 but I couldn't really say why I'm pinching that one point off, probably because I hadn't seen it coming when I saw the trailer and was hoping against hope that it would have a happy ending. Until the very end, actually. But it's a great film.

[Virgil]

Whats with you ol' folk, eh Virgil?

It sort of happens with age, I guess. Now i don't mind being called old, but Janine is a lady and I'm not so sure that it's proper.

[higley]

I've just seen the Illusionist, which was v. enjoyable. Interesting cinematography and art direction. I haven't seen the Prestige yet but I'm getting the rental this week.