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

[crisaor]

Saw A Dirty Carnival and Reprise these past two days. The first one is about gangsters, the second about aspiring writers. I heartily recommend both.

Overview: make it 8,5 crisaors for each one.

[Janine]

Saw "The Breakup" - yes, probably considered a chickflick. I kind of liked it....was amusing, and serious, but nothing to rave about really. Stars Jennifer Aniston, Vince Vaughn. Vaughn was quite funny at times and Aniston sure looked great in most scenes. I would not mind having her figure. It was entertaining. A departure for me from tragedy! Cute .

[Janine]

The only character I did sort of like was the one played by Clive Owen (the doctor) and that was because he wasn't either too sad (like Jude Law's) or just a bit superficial and problematic (Julia Robert's). Just blunt. Natalie Portman's character I just did not get: simply lying about who you are and going from one continent to the next just like that! ~wish I could do that!~
So yes, when I'll have the time I might see it again...
I've bought another film on a sale (love these sort sales!) by Jarmusch called "Coffee and Cigarettes" with a rather long list of first cast and in B&W.
Have you heard of it?

Yes, vheissu, I think I remember sort of liking Clive Owen's character, but then I like Clive Owen, so that may have influenced that thought. But I don't think I would watch this film again...well maybe someday...not 100% sure yet. Yes, I could not get Portman's character's motives at all. She was a strange one. So was Robert's character, I thought. So what was the point of the entire film - that was my question? It just left me feeling blank or something.

[Janine]

Yes i know what you mean. I have read in a book about him that many of his fans did the same (trying to locate him in the movie) so after a while he showed up in the beginning of each film so the audience could spot him early and then concetrate on the movie itself.

That is true - usually he does show up in the beginning moments of the film. I try always now to look for him.

Yes i like Shamalan (whatever the spelling may be) too. Though i haven't yet seen "The lady in the water". I guess i was discouraged by certain bad critics (i know i shouldn't pay attention to them). As for Shamalan appearing in his films i admit that i didn't know that. Then again i don't know how Shamalan looks like

Yes, S is in all or most of his films. He was in "The Village" - most people hated that film. I thought it interesting. He was a ranger in the outside world and you only saw the back of his head - he was reading a newspaper or magazine. He's in the film about aliens in the wheat fields - the name of the film elludes me now. You can see him clearly; he is a neighbor fleeing from the aliens in his truck and stops to talk to Mel Gibson. He is of Eastern/Middle Eastern origin (not sure which country). He is dark with dark hair, nice looking man, young. He lives near me in Pennsylvania where he shot the last film I mentioned. I think he is in "The Sixth Sense" but not sure which character he plays - usually bit parts. I heard he has a sizable part in "Lady of the Water", but I have not seen that one either yet. I want to. I have seen him in interviews and he is a very young nice man and very smart and articulate.

Thanks again for the link. I send you a PM

No problem, glad you are enjoying the site.

[manolia]

I saw the movie a few months ago so I don't remember it too well, maybe some of the scenes weren't staged but I'm sure most of it was. Saying that people sued him and stuff like that are part of the hype (like Fargo being a true story or the Blair Witch Project being real footage...)

Thanx for clearing that out. I do not like to participate to the hype. By the way i didn't know that Fargo was believed to be a true story or Blair Witch Project real footage

[manolia]

Yes, S is in all or most of his films. He was in "The Village" - most people hated that film. I thought it interesting.

I liked this film very much, but i know what you mean. My friends didn't like it (most of them) because judging from the trailers they expected something different. It's true that the trailers (at least the ones we saw) were misleading. But i enjoyed the film nevertheless.

He's in the film about aliens in the wheat fields - the name of the film elludes me now. You can see him clearly; he is a neighbor fleeing from the aliens in his truck and stops to talk to Mel Gibson. .

I know which film you mean: "Signs" the one with the aliens who can't stand water. Interesting film.

He lives near me in Pennsylvania where he shot the last film I mentioned. I think he is in "The Sixth Sense" but not sure which character he plays - usually bit parts. I heard he has a sizable part in "Lady of the Water", but I have not seen that one either yet. I want to. I have seen him in interviews and he is a very young nice man and very smart and articulate.
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I checked the imdb and it says that in "Sixth Sense" he played Dr Hill. I liked "Sixth Sense" very much and have seen it a lot of times...but i don't remember who dr. Hill was. I am not surprised. In fact, i'd be surprised if i did remember.
So Pennsylvania must be a nice place, judging from the movie "Signs"

[Adolescent09]

I saw One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest two times in a row last night. 15/10-I think this is a movie that this is a movie that merits repeated viewings before its profound meanings can be fully grasped. This is a movie that will wisk you into an unflagging, purely horrifying, yet genuine world where paternal-like love, mental and physical abuse and joy are abound.

As everyone here knows, the movie is flawless in pretty much every axiom which constitutes towards greatness in cinema.

Review: First thing's first, while I watched this movie, I found myself stunned. This movie so entertained the viewer, as it did fascinate, and inform. A chilling, disturbing, and revealing look into the mental institutions as seen through the eyes of a con. Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Brad Dourif, Danny DeVito, and Christopher Lloyd, round out the excellent, and very well casted cast.

Jack Nicholson brilliantly plays Randall Patrick McMurphy, an ex-con, who fakes being mentally insane, to enter the institution. As he goes to the hospital, he doesn't realize, that the people, and the atmosphere there is so out there. The patients are really psycho, and creepy. Randall, must try and survive these days, before he has to go to Jail. He has to entertain himself while at the same time, find good in this place of craziness.

Lousie Fletcher plays Nurse Ratched, a soft; but strong willed nurse, who will not take anything from anyone, or put up with misbehavior. She watches Randall, and notices something different about him, he's not as psycho as the others, but he is a little out there. Her job is tough indeed, having to put up with all these men, who don't listen, some go crazy and throw fits, and others just sit there and don't do anything.

Randall meets many new friends in this place, Brad Dourif who plays Billy Bibbit, is a mentally unstable, but voluntarily institutionalized person. Danny DeVito plays Martini, a slow but charming and sweet man, who means know harm in what he does or say. Christopher Lloyd plays Taber, a man, who also voluntarily institutionalized himself. He also meets Chief, a big 'dumb, and deaf' Indian, who happens to like to play basketball. Randall must try and survive these days with his new friends, and the hospital, as well as an everlasting war as to which they can watch the world series on TV. Put up with Nurse Ratched, and the other patients, doctors, vistors, and nurses. Ultimately leading up to a dramatic finale, that makes you want to stand up and cheer.

I think what was best about this film was the realism. I had no problem believing that this was happening. Almost like a documentary, it was striking and powerful, making the viewer not want to stop watching till the end. Some of the sequences are memorable as the basketball game, and the fishing trip. Jack Nicholson, who as always plays his character absolutely excellent, and makes the viewer want to hand him an Oscar himself.

The supporting cast, Louise Fletcher, Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd, and Brad Dourif also give terrific performances. Danny, Christopher, and Brad's careers all were made with this superb movie. It's all sentimental, funny, dramatic, intense, chilling, disturbing, diverting, and tragic. The finale leaves the viewer stunned and sitting there thinking about what he just saw. See this film, and believe it. I think you will find, its one of the BEST ever.

The second film to win all five major Oscars: Best Picture, Best Actor (Nicholson), Best Actress (Fletcher), Director, and Screenplay. And it deserved all of them.

Rated R for language, violence, sexual content, and brief nudity.

[Janine]

I saw One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest two times in a row last night. 15/10-I think this is a movie that this is a movie that merits repeated viewings before its profound meanings can be fully grasped. This is a movie that will wisk you into an unflagging, purely horrifying, yet genuine world where paternal-like love, mental and physical abuse and joy are abound.

As everyone here knows, the movie is flawless in pretty much every axiom which constitutes towards greatness in cinema.

Review: First thing's first, while I watched this movie, I found myself stunned. This movie so entertained the viewer, as it did fascinate, and inform. A chilling, disturbing, and revealing look into the mental institutions as seen through the eyes of a con. Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Brad Dourif, Danny DeVito, and Christopher Lloyd, round out the excellent, and very well casted cast.

Jack Nicholson brilliantly plays Randall Patrick McMurphy, an ex-con, who fakes being mentally insane, to enter the institution. As he goes to the hospital, he doesn't realize, that the people, and the atmosphere there is so out there. The patients are really psycho, and creepy. Randall, must try and survive these days, before he has to go to Jail. He has to entertain himself while at the same time, find good in this place of craziness.

Lousie Fletcher plays Nurse Ratched, a soft; but strong willed nurse, who will not take anything from anyone, or put up with misbehavior. She watches Randall, and notices something different about him, he's not as psycho as the others, but he is a little out there. Her job is tough indeed, having to put up with all these men, who don't listen, some go crazy and throw fits, and others just sit there and don't do anything.

Randall meets many new friends in this place, Brad Dourif who plays Billy Bibbit, is a mentally unstable, but voluntarily institutionalized person. Danny DeVito plays Martini, a slow but charming and sweet man, who means know harm in what he does or say. Christopher Lloyd plays Taber, a man, who also voluntarily institutionalized himself. He also meets Chief, a big 'dumb, and deaf' Indian, who happens to like to play basketball. Randall must try and survive these days with his new friends, and the hospital, as well as an everlasting war as to which they can watch the world series on TV. Put up with Nurse Ratched, and the other patients, doctors, vistors, and nurses. Ultimately leading up to a dramatic finale, that makes you want to stand up and cheer.

I think what was best about this film was the realism. I had no problem believing that this was happening. Almost like a documentary, it was striking and powerful, making the viewer not want to stop watching till the end. Some of the sequences are memorable as the basketball game, and the fishing trip. Jack Nicholson, who as always plays his character absolutely excellent, and makes the viewer want to hand him an Oscar himself.

The supporting cast, Louise Fletcher, Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd, and Brad Dourif also give terrific performances. Danny, Christopher, and Brad's careers all were made with this superb movie. It's all sentimental, funny, dramatic, intense, chilling, disturbing, diverting, and tragic. The finale leaves the viewer stunned and sitting there thinking about what he just saw. See this film, and believe it. I think you will find, its one of the BEST ever.

The second film to win all five major Oscars: Best Picture, Best Actor (Nicholson), Best Actress (Fletcher), Director, and Screenplay. And it deserved all of them.

Rated R for language, violence, sexual content, and brief nudity.

Wow, Adol, you really wrote a lot about this film. It is funny, for years and years I wanted to see this film and somehow kept avoiding it...not sure exactly why. Finally I took it out of my library last year and watched it. I thought it was great! It has humor and yet is quite serious as well and deep in meanings. Nurse Rachet is a classic, is she not? Yes, you expressed her role very fairly and described it very well...what a tough job...really.
I will probably watch this fine film again sometime soon. It is some film - quite different, too. Nicholson does a fine job as they all do. The characters are interesting and draw you into their mindset. I know a little about these places; I have known those who were in mental facilities, or in similiar institutions, even nursing homes and it is sad and yet there is humor, as well. This film really captures that and does a fine job of expressing much. It does contain really deep meanings. I liked it a lot. How about that - it won 5 major Oscars - amazing!

[Janine]

I liked this film very much, but i know what you mean. My friends didn't like it (most of them) because judging from the trailers they expected something different. It's true that the trailers (at least the ones we saw) were misleading. But i enjoyed the film nevertheless.

Funny, I liked the film, too. I enjoyed it when I was watching it. I might watch it again sometime. My son, who is also a movie buff and loves Shamalyan hated "The Village". My friend loved it. Seems opinions were divided on that one.

I know which film you mean: "Signs" the one with the aliens who can't stand water. Interesting film.

Yes, "Signs" - that's the one, filmed in Bucks County, PA - beautiful out that way. That is Andrew Wyeth's region - well all of that family of famous painters - the Wyeths. Some friends of mine just ran into Andrew and Jamie at their museum in Bucks County. I was really jealous. I only live about an hour away, but I have never seen them in person. I have to go across the bridge over the Delaware River...nice drive.
Anyway, while going blank and trying to think of the name of the film, I was thinking *is it circles, spheres, swirls - well something like that?*oh silly me I liked "Signs", too. Some people think these films are too silly or outlandish. Well, Hitchcock's "The Birds" is pretty silly and outlandish, if you think about it, especially watching it today. I have it on a VHS tape, I picked up cheap. The film is so much fun to watch.

I checked the imdb and it says that in "Sixth Sense" he played Dr Hill. I liked "Sixth Sense" very much and have seen it a lot of times...but i don't remember who dr. Hill was. I am not surprised. In fact, i'd be surprised if i did remember.
So Pennsylvania must be a nice place, judging from the movie "Signs"

Good way to find out what he played in each film. He will be listed in the cast, both on imdb and Amazon. I think in Hitchcock films, H is listed in the end credits of the cast, as say "man with umbrella", or something vague like that. It is a fun game trying to find them.
I lived in PA for 4 yrs and loved it there. It is beautiful in many areas. The Pocono Mountains are especially lovely.

[kiz_paws]

I saw One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest two times in a row last night. 15/10-I think this is a movie that this is a movie that merits repeated viewings before its profound meanings can be fully grasped. This is a movie that will wisk you into an unflagging, purely horrifying, yet genuine world where paternal-like love, mental and physical abuse and joy are abound.

As everyone here knows, the movie is flawless in pretty much every axiom which constitutes towards greatness in cinema.

There is nothing that I could add to your post. You have said it brilliantly and eloquently (as usual, Adol!), I fully 110% agree with you on your sentiments. I loved this movie so much that I bought it for my dad for a gift, just so we'd have this movie in the family, lol!

[Silvia]

I bought Jesus Christ Superstar and kept on watching it for about a week!At first I was suspicious about it because of it being a musical, but eventually I liked it so so much. The music is great, the characters are great, the story is the one we all know taken from a different point of view and there are lots of parallels with the world of today. I would recommned it to anyone!

[Janine]

I bought Jesus Christ Superstar and kept on watching it for about a week!At first I was suspicious about it because of it being a musical, but eventually I liked it so so much. The music is great, the characters are great, the story is the one we all know taken from a different point of view and there are lots of parallels with the world of today. I would recommned it to anyone!

Hi Silvia, Everyone is saying how much they like this film. I saw the play 'live' years ago in a theater in the round. I loved it. I am not sure I saw the film. I will have to check it out. It is great music. Love the score. The story is so moving and wonderful and does relate to the world today. I must get a copy to re-watch soon.

[Idril]

I bought Jesus Christ Superstar and kept on watching it for about a week!

I love that movie! It's a highly underrated little gem.

[Janine]

wow, Idril, now the two of you watched it a whole week - it was that good, eh? I hope my library has it. I am going there tonight to check it out. Then I can get addicted and watch it all week long like you two!

[Idril]

wow, Idril, now the two of you watched it a whole week - it was that good, eh? I hope my library has it. I am going there tonight to check it out. Then I can get addicted and watch it all week long like you two!

Oh, I've been watching it for a lot longer than a week. I saw it for the first time in the theater when I was in second grade or something like that and have seen it too many times to count since then. Even after all those years, it never seems to lose it's appeal for me.