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

[Niamh]

Asa, see you have a new avy. I need to change mine. Five emoticons in a row look really strange...and funny!


Ok, everyone, This is the latest movie I watched,
"The Miracle Worker".
Wow, what an intense experience. This film is amazing and such incredible performances by Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke (as a child). I had seen it years ago but hardly recalled much about it, so it was totally enthralling. I liked the struggle between Anne, the teacher and the parents who had indulged and spoiled Helen. If you don't know this film it is based on truth and about the incredible blind-deaf Helen Keller and her likewise incredible and persistent teacher. Everyone has to see this film once. It is so touching and relays so much meaning. "Communication" and "words" are the key to open up our worlds and free our souls. How better than we on this site to know this to be true. I would rate this film 10/10 absolutely. It is a true classic!

wow Janine, i wish i could watch as many films as you get to. they should rename this page "What was the last film 'Janine' saw and rate it.

[Domer121]

The Princess Bride...
Loved it!!!
When my brother brought it over I did NOT want to watch it, I mean even from the title, it sounds like a Barbie movie!!!!

I sat through it and I loved it...it is so witty and refreshing.... I am sure most of you have seen it already, but if you have not I strongly suggest you rent it!

[Janine]

wow Janine, i wish i could watch as many films as you get to. they should rename this page "What was the last film 'Janine' saw and rate it.

Niamh, Truth is - I never watch television. In fact the TV I have upstairs in my own rooms, is not even connected to the outside cable, and so I get really fuzzy reception on the few channels I can get.
I am incredibly lucky and I know it and thank my lucky stars, because I have discovered that my public city library, that is only about a mile or so from my house, has an endless supply of "free" movies. Well, you can hardly beat that. I was renting about 2 yrs ago and now have discovered I could have gotten some of the films I saw totally free from my library. Not only do they have their in-house regular owned collection, but they also subscribe to the county program - this means monthly they get in about 300 or so videos - both VHS and DVD's. They have all kinds of films - from new films just released to old classics that are either on VHS or newly released on DVD. They have a lot of foreign and independent films, as well - really great stuff. I feel so blessed that about every other day I go there to take a few out. The rotating collection videos must be returned in 2 days, so I watch one a night. The regular owned collection is a two week rental. Asside from videos they have a massive collection of books on tape (also free to residents) and countless CD's - some changing every three months. It is definitely a bargain and I try to take full advantage of the opportunity of having them there available. About 5 yrs back I was determined to catch up on my movie watching - well I have far exceeded my expectations. I watch nightly one movie at least. I could post one a day in actuality. Yes, I am quite film obssessed!
So sorry if you don't have a library where you can take films out free. I know a lot of people worldwide don't have the access to many films. I feel badly about that. Can you subscribe to something online where they sent the films to your door for one monthly fee? My son used to belong to one of those.

"The Miracle Worker" is an amazing film. I would highly recommend it to anyone. Onto the next movie. It will have to be a repeat tonight of one I have seen and own since we are having a ice-storm here in New Jersey, USA. Just awful out and I am staying homebound today.

Domer121, I did not fully get this film, The Princess Bride", when I saw it. I know it is a satire and I must watch it again. It was so silly, but it is fun and the giant is interesting - that is Andre the Giant - he was famous, but is now deceased. He is also in 'Big Fish". I saw a special program about him. He was an amazing person. My library owns this DVD, so I will put it on my list of second watchings. Give the film another chance.

[Mark F.]

André the Giant wasn't in Big Fish. You're probably confusing him wit Matthew McGrory who also plays in Rob Zombie's films The House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects. He died in 2005.

[Janine]

André the Giant wasn't in Big Fish. You're probably confusing him wit Matthew McGrory who also plays in Rob Zombie's films The House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil's Rejects. He died in 2005.

Mark F, You are absolutely right. I wasn't 100% sure when I posted it but thought someone would correct me if I was not. Thanks. I got the two guy's mixed up. Here is what I just read online about his acting career:

He made his acting debut in 1975 as "Big Foot" in The Six Million Dollar Man. Andre enjoyed the experience and went on to appear in television shows including B.J. and the Bear, The Fall Guy and The Greatest American Hero, and movies such as Conan the Destroyer, Micki and Maude, and Trading Mom. His favorite role, and the one for which he is best remembered, was the lovable giant "Fezzik" in Rob Reiner's classic The Princess Bride.

[hockeychick8792]

The last movie I saw was "Mystery Alaska". I is a hockey movie of coarse, so I don't believe you wan to bored with the details....
Out of ten I give it a....
~8~

[Janine]

hockychick, I think I heard of the film. I saw it once in my library and noticed it was a hockey film. The Alaska part interested me but I am not a very big sports fan. It sounded like it would be good though. Glad you enjoyed it.

[Janine]

Tonight I saw "Wings of the Dove" - the film adaptation of the book by Henry James. I really love this film. I have seen it several times, and I still enjoy it very much. The score is lovely and the sets and the costume design is superlative. I love the scenes shot in Venice; it is so romantic on the canals and in the cathedrals, etc. The photography is wonderful. The story is a good one and the screenplay very well written - a good adaptation of the book, I believe, even though I still have not gotten around to reading this novel. I bought the book after the first viewing and read about 20 pages and did not get back to it. I hope to start it over again soon. The acting was first rate, starring Helena Bonham Carter, who I understand was up for a Golden Globe and an Oscar for her performance...no doubt. She never looked more stunning and Linus Roache was quite appealing and nice to look at. I own two other Henry James adaptations and think both also well worth viewing. These are: "The Golden Bowl" and "Washington Square". As far as "Wings of the Dove" is concerned it has great characters, fine actors, lots of sexual and sensual tension. After repeated watching I know the ending, so some of that tension and intrigue is lost, but on the first viewing I really could not predict the ending...and I recall thinking "wow" at the end of the film. I would rate it a 10/10. It is a fine film.

[Niamh]

Janine yeah there are some kind of rental monthly movie things over her as well(sorry head muddled cant think what to say tired). My problem is that you can but some dvds over here for quite cheap and i have a little dvd library of my own at home, but i just dont seem to have the time to watch them really. so many that i havent even watched yet and i keep meaning to watch Charles laughtons Night of The Hunter again. havent watched it since i saw it in college seven years ago. Shame on me! I wish i had the time like you. i do like to sit down and watch a good movie. I might try to squeeze one in before i go to bed soon.

[Janine]

Janine yeah there are some kind of rental monthly movie things over her as well(sorry head muddled cant think what to say tired). My problem is that you can but some dvds over here for quite cheap and i have a little dvd library of my own at home, but i just dont seem to have the time to watch them really. so many that i havent even watched yet and i keep meaning to watch Charles laughtons Night of The Hunter again. havent watched it since i saw it in college seven years ago. Shame on me! I wish i had the time like you. i do like to sit down and watch a good movie. I might try to squeeze one in before i go to bed soon.

Niamh, Don't worry about it - you will catch up eventually. I had not watched movies for years and then I thought - I have to catch up on what I missed. I even went and bought a DVD player and a VHS. Once I got started I could not stop. Not watching TV, I usually fit one film in a night. I have some I have bought, too, and even cheaper VHS tapes, if the movie is a rare one. I have a nice little collection by now. I do watch them over and over again as well, if I really like them. I watch my Shakespeare adaptations continually - can never get enough of Shakespeare.
Awhile back I saw the movie you referred to - "Night of the Hunter" by Charles Laughton. I thought that movie was enthralling and fantastic. Interesting - did you mean you saw it in college? It is a mindbender, isn't it? I thought Mitchem did a fantastic job in this complex role, almost like the role of Iago in Othello. I was so entranced and want also to see that film again. Funny, I had been thinking about it recently. It might have come in the library one time or they may own it. I have to go there soon and will check it out. It is a top-notch film! You have good taste in films, Niamh!

Well, not having time to view the films shows you have a real life. At my age I guess I live for films and escapism.

[Janine]

Niamh, something to add - Happy St. Patrick's Day! Wow and you are right there in the hub of things. It must be fun. I had not realised you were in Ireland, my son's father's family's homeland. My son, Sean, went there with his dad a number of years back. It was very memorable.
I bet you can get good films cheap there and British ones, too. I can't get the ones I want many times in the US...frustrating. I do however have a Region 2 player a friend bought me.

[Shalot]

I just watched Lords of Dogtown for the third time (if you count the first time I tried to watch it and couldn't get into it because it came across to me as too much hype). It is somewhat geared towards teenagers, but overall I will give it 8/10 just because Heath Ledger and Emile Hirsch are both in it. This movie made me wish that I could skate, even if it is marketed towards a younger audience (and not so much the 24-40 age bracket I am in ), and even if it has been "sanitized" so that the grittier aspects of these skaters' lives has been omitted.

[Niamh]

Niamh, Don't worry about it - you will catch up eventually. I had not watched movies for years and then I thought - I have to catch up on what I missed. I even went and bought a DVD player and a VHS. Once I got started I could not stop. Not watching TV, I usually fit one film in a night. I have some I have bought, too, and even cheaper VHS tapes, if the movie is a rare one. I have a nice little collection by now. I do watch them over and over again as well, if I really like them. I watch my Shakespeare adaptations continually - can never get enough of Shakespeare.
Awhile back I saw the movie you referred to - "Night of the Hunter" by Charles Laughton. I thought that movie was enthralling and fantastic. Interesting - did you mean you saw it in college? It is a mindbender, isn't it? I thought Mitchem did a fantastic job in this complex role, almost like the role of Iago in Othello. I was so entranced and want also to see that film again. Funny, I had been thinking about it recently. It might have come in the library one time or they may own it. I have to go there soon and will check it out. It is a top-notch film! You have good taste in films, Niamh!

Well, not having time to view the films shows you have a real life. At my age I guess I live for films and escapism.

Oh i love watching shakespeare too. i've been trying to get my hands on Much ado about nothing for years! you know the one with kenneth Branagh and kate beckinsdale? love it but just cant find it!
yes i saw Night of the Hunter in college. i did film studies as part of the cultural side of my Cultural and heritage studies course and i got to see some amazing movies! One of the best i saw was Roma Cita Aperta by Roberto Rosselini. Had to do Italian neo realism for my special essay. Also Nosferatu from... was it 1919 0r 1921? cant remember. Oh and yes robert mitchem was unbelievable. And i get the Iago comparision. Shelley winters was very good also.
As for real life(work overload) i think i'd rather be watching movies!

Niamh, something to add - Happy St. Patrick's Day! Wow and you are right there in the hub of things. It must be fun. I had not realised you were in Ireland, my son's father's family's homeland. My son, Sean, went there with his dad a number of years back. It was very memorable.
I bet you can get good films cheap there and British ones, too. I can't get the ones I want many times in the US...frustrating. I do however have a Region 2 player a friend bought me.

Thanks Janine. Unfortunately i had to work this weekend on the earlies. I work in the Airport so as in early i mean 5am early so no st paddys day fun for me.
there do be loads of special offers on in hmv and golden discs, can get loads of good dvds for cheap. Night of the hunter cost me €9.95, the virgin suicides for €8.95 as well as notting hill and Mansfield park only cost me €7.95. I also just picked up All dogs go to heaven, a favourite of mine as a kid (my favourite being the last unicorn) for €6.95.
I'm glad to hear your son enjoyed Ireland Janine! you should see it yourself sometime!

[manolia]

The last movie i saw was "Detour" by Edgar G. Ulmer starring Ann Savage. It is a film noir (i love this category). 7/10

[Janine]

Oh i love watching shakespeare too. i've been trying to get my hands on Much ado about nothing for years! you know the one with kenneth Branagh and kate beckinsdale? love it but just cant find it!
yes i saw Night of the Hunter in college. i did film studies as part of the cultural side of my Cultural and heritage studies course and i got to see some amazing movies! One of the best i saw was Roma Cita Aperta by Roberto . Had to do Italian neo realism for my special essay. Also Nosferatu from... was it 1919 0r 1921? cant remember. Oh and yes robert mitchem was unbelievable. And i get the Iago comparision. Shelley winters was very good also.
As for real life(work overload) i think i'd rather be watching movies!

Niamh, Wow, we have another common interest. You know that Kenneth Branagh is my favorite film star, and he is Irish, even though he lived most his life in Britain. I understand from his fan site that he donates much to young acting guilds in Ireland. I was pleased to know that. One of the first films of Shakespeare I ever saw by him was "Much Ado About Nothing". I have watched it a zillion times. It is really cute, and so is he. Of course he was married to Emma; they were always great together. Have you seen them in "Dead Again"? - black humor and intrigue; I still really enjoy the film and the interaction between them...they had great chemistry! A while back I was determined to collect all his films. I bought the "Much Ado" DVD from Amazon; it was really reasonable. Can't you get it on the Amazon UK site? Believe it or not my favorite one is "Henry V", Branagh's first shining achievement. I think it is his most perfect film. I am not big on war films, but this film really gets to me. I have watched it a zillion times, too.
I was lucky enough to find B's "Hamlet" on sellout at my rental store,but only in the tape set. It's still not on DVD, but soon; have updates on that story. The set cost me $3., would you believe it? I am rather Hamlet obessed. I have 4 film versions and several versions on CD's. On Amazon I bought the screenplay books to B's "Hamlet" and his "Much Ado About Nothing". I like the other short film he did, in musical form, "Love's Labours Lost" . It is so entertaining; love the old songs medleys and dancing interwined with the Shakespeare text. Who but Branagh would try such a thing?

That is great, you having had a good film class. I had one way back when I was in college in the early 70's. I remember that we saw a lot of Chaplin, John Ford, Houston, Hitchcock, etc. Much older stuff, but now those film are making a resurgence. I am glad. I love the old black and white films such as Hitchcock and Jimmy Stewart. Yes, I think this role for Mitchem was one of his best. He was so scary. I will have to watch again, at least it brought to mind the Iago character. Did you see the Branagh Iago? I love that version of "Othello" by Parker. Shelly Winters was an amazing actress.
I have not heard of the foreign films you mentioned, but I will keep an eye out for them, especially the Rosselini. Library gets many foreign films that I have not previously heard of.

Thanks Janine. Unfortunately i had to work this weekend on the earlies. I work in the Airport so as in early i mean 5am early so no st paddys day fun for me.
there do be loads of special offers on in hmv and golden discs, can get loads of good dvds for cheap. Night of the hunter cost me €9.95, the virgin suicides for €8.95 as well as notting hill and Mansfield park only cost me €7.95. I also just picked up All dogs go to heaven, a favourite of mine as a kid (my favourite being the last unicorn) for €6.95.

Oh sorry you had to work on your holiday. Airport, hummm, well hop a plane and come to USA to see my Branagh Shakespeare films Funny since they were made over there. Glad anyway you can get good offers online. My computer is too old to let me download films. I buy most from Amazon - in the used and new section. I usually get good deals. I know I have seen "Notting Hill" - loved it, you know it is a modern remake of the story of "Roman Holiday" - if you have not seen "RH", do try to see it...wonderful film! "Mansfield Park" I saw and it was good, too. I remember as a child "All Dogs Go To Heaven" - that's an old one, right? "Virgin Suicides" is quite interesting and it is based on truth...hard to believe....and ultimately quite sad.

I'm glad to hear your son enjoyed Ireland Janine! you should see it yourself sometime!

Actually, I have wanted to come to The British Isles and especially England for a long while - it is a dream of mine. I want to see all the places the great authors wrote and lived epecially, Hardy, D.H. Lawrence, and Shakespeare. I must stay a month and go to Ireland, too. I just saw a film set there and I was going out of my mind loving the amazing scenery. It was a tape I got cheap onsale of "Kidnapped". I kept wondering where it was filmed and I am fairly sure it said Ireland at the end. I have to watch it again for your fine scenery. Some was by the sea - I love that. Maybe I have to stay another month and see Scotland, as well. My ancesteral roots go back to England and Scotland, but I adore you Celtic knots and symbols and interesting legends, and you can't beat your green countryside. My neighbor went to Ireland and loved it. My son still talks of it. It is funny, he considers himself Irish, but really he is a mix of all three. You are so lucky to be surrounded by such a grand place of beauty and history.