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

[kiz_paws]

To reply to Janine - Yes, the first film ever for Bacall was "To Have and Have Not", 1944, and she was lucky enough to be cast in a role with our Bogie **swoon**

She was 19. There is this special boxed set of the four films that were done by Bogie and Bacall ("To Have and Have Not" - 1944, "The Big Sleep" -1946, "Dark Passage" - 1947, and "Key Largo" - 1948) that I would love to get my paws on, too!

I have only seen Key Largo of this series -- but I used to watch the 'oldies' on a movie station when baby-sitting, and would often not even catch the titles of the movies. One Bogie movie that intrigued me was this one with he being an escaped prisoner (I think) and he held captive a group of normal citizens, can't recall all the details, but some of his lines were quite amusing, I must say. Do you know which this one was?

Of course, my favorite Bogie movie was Casablanca (how boring of me, eh, lol!)

As for Little Miss Sunshine, I kind of liked this movie, it had corny moments, to be sure (and downright ridiculous, lol), but the story line had its moving moments, despite some of the swearing. LoL about the "Nine Steps", what a loser!

[Riesa]

One of my all-time favorites!

Me too! great great great...

[manolia]

You and I have conflicting views. Mel Gibson directed that film flawlessly in my opinion.

Not necessarilly. I give the usual suspects 10/10. See we agree on that one, who knows about the rest?
As for "The passions of Christ" i guess i was not prepared for the film. It's Easter time here and our tv network broadcasts religious movies all day. They are pretty much the same and i guess i was caught off guard with this one. Besides, i do not like these genre (religious films) so much. And the violence seemed a bit excessive to me.
As for Caviezel he did an excellent Job. He was the only reason that i kept on watching the film.
Janine it's not the violence that bugged me. I have seen plenty of violent films (thrillers, horror, war films) but i guess i didn't expect this one to be violent.

[manolia]

Woo, I agree totally -- I love Bogie!

We rented that silly movie, Borat last night.... hmmmmm, I really did NOT like this movie one bit. Too slap-stick for me, I guess, did anyone else see it? I give it a 1/10.

Another Boggie admirer!

I guess Borat was silly. It didn't make me laugh at all. Besides there were some parts where i felt very awkward (with the elderly Jewish couple for example). I agree with you. To give him some credit there were some very clever parts, though.

[Mark F.]

Borat was deinitely 10/10 for me, hilarious and pointed out so many things that are wrong with people today.

[JBI]

Borat was just plain stupid for me, though it did do a fine job at mocking Americans and showing how silly and ignorant you people really are.

[kiz_paws]

Borat was just plain stupid for me, though it did do a fine job at mocking Americans and showing how silly and ignorant you people really are.

Hmmmmm, permit me to say so, JBI, but that is an unsavory attitude that is thankfully not reflected by too many Canadians. It was ONLY a movie for goodness sake! **sheesh!!**

[Janine]

One of my all-time favorites!

"The Usual Suspects"

Scher, I will have to see this movie. Quite a few people are raving about it. It is now on my must see list. Thanks!

[Janine]

Another Boggie admirer!

I guess Borat was silly. It didn't make me laugh at all. Besides there were some parts where i felt very awkward (with the elderly Jewish couple for example). I agree with you. To give him sone credit there were some very clever parts, though.

Cool another Boggie admirer - you have good taste, manolia!

Well after I saw the man who directed Borat make a total "A double scribble" (fool - gentler word) of himself at the Golden Globe Awards, I vowed I would not see this film if my life depended on it. Also, the clips they showed really turned me off. They certainly did not entice me to run out and rent the film or see it in a theater.

[Janine]

Borat was just plain stupid for me, though it did do a fine job at mocking Americans and showing how silly and ignorant you people really are.

As an American, thanks for the compliment!

[Janine]

To reply to Janine - Yes, the first film ever for Bacall was "To Have and Have Not", 1944, and she was lucky enough to be cast in a role with our Bogie **swoon**

She was 19. There is this special boxed set of the four films that were done by Bogie and Bacall ("To Have and Have Not" - 1944, "The Big Sleep" -1946, "Dark Passage" - 1947, and "Key Largo" - 1948) that I would love to get my paws on, too!

I have only seen Key Largo of this series -- but I used to watch the 'oldies' on a movie station when baby-sitting, and would often not even catch the titles of the movies. One Bogie movie that intrigued me was this one with he being an escaped prisoner (I think) and he held captive a group of normal citizens, can't recall all the details, but some of his lines were quite amusing, I must say. Do you know which this one was?

Of course, my favorite Bogie movie was Casablanca (how boring of me, eh, lol!)

As for Little Miss Sunshine, I kind of liked this movie, it had corny moments, to be sure (and downright ridiculous, lol), but the story line had its moving moments, despite some of the swearing. LoL about the "Nine Steps", what a loser!

Kiz_Paws, I am finally getting around to responding to your post. Ah, leave the best to last....
First off - I saw "To Have and Have Not" - 1944 (several times now), and I knew some of the history of the film and Bacall. I always watch the extras on a DVD. I am not sure if I saw "Key Largo" - 1948, but if I did not, I surely desire to, along with "The Big Sleep" -1946, "Dark Passage" - 1947. Wow, what a line-up! Yes, I love Casablanca, too. Well, I think that Ingrid Bergman is luminous and has a complete beauty, inside and out. Those old films have that quality of luminosity - like the mist scene at the airport. Who could ever beat that for drama, atmostphere?

This next part is for everyone,
Well, some people were saying how special and unique "Little Miss Sunshine" was; I thought this film would be better. I felt cheated and disappointed after viewing it. If anything, I thought the child would be great and she was good, but I think she could have had a better script. I hated the old man cursing and using too many 4 letter words - I found it tiresome and offensive afterawhile. I did not think it his best performance by far. There seemed little point to all that excessive language and his comments.
My sister is bipolar and has been hospitalised, she has friends who tried to commit suicide. No one who tries to commit suicide is let out immediately from the hospital, nor could they deal with what this poor guy was put through; first being roomed with a adolescent who had not talked to anyone for 6 months, has war posters on his bedroom walls. Nor could this man endure a long road trip with a disfunctional family. Ok, this turned me off right away.
Second the kids parading at the end made me feel sad when I thought of the real Jon Bennet Ramsey child who was murdered. The children playing the contestants sort of made me feel ill.
Everyone says the road trip is unique. I have seen a film not long ago that was much better and it also involved the VW bus and a long road trip over the desert. I can't recall the name now, but it was a black comedy and I laughed and laughed.
The dead relative in the van also has been done before and better in "Vacation" with Cheevy Chase. The aunt dies enroute to CA in the desert and they tie here body to the roof. It is quite hysterical. So this new film totally bored me. I could see elements of other better films I have seen before. Maybe if you had not seen them, you might think this film was unique or fresh, but I did not see it from that perspective.
Probably enough said now on the subject of "LMS"! Simply not my taste.

[Amorphous]

"Glory"(1989)

I thought it was fantastic, and Denzel Washington in particular shone. I struggled a bit with Matthew Broderick playing a military officer though, I kept seeing him as Ferris Bueller, and imagined how he would handle his situation then

[Janine]

"Glory"(1989)

I thought it was fantastic, and Denzel Washington in particular shone. I struggled a bit with Matthew Broderick playing a military officer though, I kept seeing him as Ferris Bueller, and imagined how he would handle his situation then

Amorphous, saw this fine film years ago and loved it. I really should watch it again sometime. I love Denzel Washington and Matthew Broderick was great then, too. Two very fine performances and an intense film.

[Shalot]

I saw The Reaping today with Hilary Swank. It was quite the thriller. 9/10. I didn't leave the theater once.

[Adolescent09]

Just saw: To Kill a Mockingbird--10/10 starring Gregory Peck, The Grapes of Wrath---9.5/10 starring Henry Fonda, A Tale of Two Cities---8/10 starring Ronald Colman and The Count of Monte Cristo---6/10 (the 2002 version) starring James Caviezel and Guy Pearce. (All of these movies were seen after reading the books they were based on, two times or more.)

I'm a clumsy writer but I'll do my best to sum this all up...:
As in most cases (perhaps slightly in exception to To Kill a Mockingbird), the movies are nowhere near as good as as their literary counterparts. But then you have to say to yourself... How could they be? How is it even remotely possible to to condense 300+ paged profoundly detailed classics into films which don't exceed two and a half hour time rates? It is considerably unrealistic to contrast cinematized visualizations of literary works to their book formats simply because every viewer has a specific mental interpretation of the book which will never be comprimised by little special effects projected on a wide screen. Actors can only define themselves in a movie, in their own individualistic styles and therefore can't incorporate the powerful senses and moods of the characters in literature they endeavor to portray. Out of all the classic films I've seen including the ones I listed, I will say that there has been only one truly outstanding performance which forces me to initially question whether the "books-are-always-better-than-movies" ideology, bears full truth, if any at all... Gregory Peck visually personifies Harper Lee's memorable Atticus Finch in a way that is truly immaculate in my opinion. I could honestly say that his histrionic portrayal of Atticus Finch, was far clearer than the image of Atticus Finch I had mentally conceived and gave the character a whole new definition. From the mere way in which he presents his character with a dogged visage, and piercing gaze to his charismatic defence of his Negro client, Gregory Peck did a fine job of mastering the meticulous details of the book's Atticus Finch..