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

[manolia]

Ok, library provided me with two new films....watched one tonight...

an inconvenient truth ~ directed by Davis Guggenheim ~ starring Al Gore

Here is what Roger Ebert wrote:
In 39 years, I have never written these words in a movie review, but here they are. You owe it to yourself to see this film.

I thought this film was well-done and really frightening. The scientific informaton was presented very professionally and precisely. There was much solid evidence to support all the theories. Anyone professing that global warming is a 'hoax' has to have their head buried in the sand. It was not too hard to comprehend the facts/results and the why/how of all these adverse changes to our environments. This fine film opened my eyes to many aspects of global warming and the dire chain of events that threaten our planet. Truly educational, but it did sadden me greatly as to what man/civilization has done thoughtlessly to our precious planet earth. I hope and pray it is not too late to reverse the dire effects of global warming. Everyone world wide should view this film and be aware of what can be done, because otherwise someday it could be too late to act.

I definately must see this one. I've only watched a trailer and it had excited my interest. I've seen plenty of documentary films which cope with the same subject and i agree with what Sleepy says in her post (concerning the scientists).
Thanx for the review

[SleepyWitch]

PS: Al Gore is no longer running for any political office, so even if we don't agree with his views (that's a polite 'we' ) we can safely assume he's no longer using this topic to boost his career but out of genuine concern for humanity's life on this planet.

[Virgil]

hehe, Uncle Virgil you're so predictable.
there was a meta-study recently that compared hundreds and thousands of studies on global warming to find out how many scientists believe it is happening and how many believe it was a hoax. It turned out that those who think it is a hoax are a small minority but they manage to clamour very loudly and draw a lot of attention to themselves.
if you want to know how they can measure the temperature of the earth thousands of years back, watch the film.

er... some politicians claim global warming is a hoax... they are politicians,too.. so what's the difference between them saying it's a hoax and Al Gore saying it's not a hoax?

hehe, i'd better shut up now, otherwise we'll be at each other's throats in no time

i watched that film, too, and give it a 10/10

I didn't say it was a hoax and nor is the opposition saying it is a hoax. That is a strawman argument. The question is how much is natural versues man-made, whether it is a problem at all, whether it levels off, and whether the cost of a solution is worthwhile.

And don't give me this crap that the oceans are going to rise 24 feet (732 cm). That is a lie. Worst case prediction (which I don't believe anyway) is 17 inches (43 cm). Do you understand the lie here: 732 cm predicted in the movie while worst case is 43 cm predicted by scientists. The movie was political manipulation.

[Mark F.]

Ok, library provided me with two new films....watched one tonight...

an inconvenient truth ~ directed by Davis Guggenheim ~ starring Al Gore

Here is what Roger Ebert wrote:
In 39 years, I have never written these words in a movie review, but here they are. You owe it to yourself to see this film.

I thought this film was well-done and really frightening. The scientific informaton was presented very professionally and precisely. There was much solid evidence to support all the theories. Anyone professing that global warming is a 'hoax' has to have their head buried in the sand. It was not too hard to comprehend the facts/results and the why/how of all these adverse changes to our environments. This fine film opened my eyes to many aspects of global warming and the dire chain of events that threaten our planet. Truly educational, but it did sadden me greatly as to what man/civilization has done thoughtlessly to our precious planet earth. I hope and pray it is not too late to reverse the dire effects of global warming. Everyone world wide should view this film and be aware of what can be done, because otherwise someday it could be too late to act.

One of the worst documentaries I have ever seen. The directing is simply awful, trying to pass it off as live footage while everything is evidently staged (and yes I remember saying the same thing concerning Borat but it didn't serve the same purpose). The film barely touches upon Global warming, check out any half-decent internet site and you'll be better informed than by this pos. I left the cinema feeling raped by this ode to Al Gore's life.

Good documentaries : Grizzly Man, Bowling For Columbine, Bukowski : Born into this

This one is horrible, what matters isn't the subject, it's the way the director treats the subject. In this case with too much awe and veneration.

[Janine]

Funny, to some extend, I agree on both sides of this issue, but I certainly don't take Global warming lightly, and I do believe it exists. The way they can determine the temperatures of the earth is in the Antactic with core samples taken by scientists; I have seen this in countless other films to back up this data that is shown in this film. In fact I have seen many other films that were excellent and more informative than this one on Global Warming and the predicted ice-age Virgil speaks of. But one has to believe that all this poluting of our earth will ultimately have a some kind of dire effect. How can you overlook that? I knew that years ago. The ego systems are being affected and this is not normal and it is not a regular occurance.

Virgil, I think you should watch this film, before you criticise it. I tried to watch it myself with an open-mind. I have a friend who is just like you , V, about these matters and he and I argue all the time on the phone about it.

The film may be contrived in someways and if you dislike Gore you may not like it, because you don't trust him, etc., but he does keep stressing this is not a political issue, it is a moral one. The basic truths are still there in his gathered and well researched evidence.
I agree that some of the filming was not that impressive or the direction lacked something. I was mostly interested in the flow charts and the scientitic information. What I found very startling was the state of Greenland and also the comparrison photos of places such as famous mountain regions now devoid of ice, snow, etc. If you doubt all of this you can go online and do further research. My friend in Michigan even joined a discussion group about the film in her community. Some places have these and you could join and air your opinions and concerns.

[SleepyWitch]

Funny, to some extend, I agree on both sides of this issue, but I certainly don't take Global warming lightly, and I do believe it exists. The way they can determine the temperatures of the earth is in the Antactic with core samples taken by scientists; I have seen this in countless other films to back up this data that is shown in this film. In fact I have seen many other films that were excellent and more informative than this one on Global Warming and the predicted ice-age Virgil speaks of. But one has to believe that all this poluting of our earth will ultimately have a some kind of dire effect. How can you overlook that? I knew that years ago. The ego systems are being affected and this is not normal and it is not a regular occurance.

yep, my Geography professor's say the same and they are generally critical of the sci-fi end-of-the-world-scenarious like in "The Day after tomorrow"...

edit:
Uncle Virg, I'm sure you'll have heard this a million times before, but saving engergy does NOT mean accepting a lower standard of living. what's so tragic about all of this is that today we have the ability and technical means to enjoy a high standard of living and live environmentally friendly at the same time, but we don't do it.
I'm sure it would be very interesting for you as an engineer, too, coz there are loads of new developments in technology.

Mark, you are right that the explanations and info in the film can be read up on the net or in books. Probably this film has zero new information for a well-educated person like you, but I think it's very different for the masses of the US (and to some extend also German) population. many of them (if they have watched the film at all) will have heard for the first time that it's not a good idea to set your heating to "full blaze" while the windows are open etc.

[Virgil]

I didn't question whether the movie was good or bad. I don't know nor do I care. Well, this is a thread on movies. If you want to talk science, we can do so elsewhere. In fact i bring up some arguments in this God is Green thread: http://www.online-literature.com/for...ighlight=green. If you want to talk politics - and no matter what you say this movie is politics - we're not allowed to. So enjoy and go on with your eco-chondrias ("oh my, the temperature went up half a degree, the world is coming to an end").

[SleepyWitch]

hehe, look who's talking..
well i do agree it's a good idea to break this discussion off now before it really veers off into a political debate.

[Janine]

Absolutely agree with last two posters - some people could get in trouble here. Tempers can flair. Things can get out of hand so easily. Better to shake hands and depart. Sorry I mentioned the film at all. Let it go and let it die now. If you want to see the film see it, if you don't want to don't - if you want to believe the whole thing do and if not, don't. It is nothing to me or anyone else on here....right?

Now what new films has anyone seen lately?

[Virgil]

Come on ladies, you don't want to see me explode, go pop, and get booted off. Remember I'm Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know.

No I'm not exploding.

[TEND]

I saw "Once Upon a Time in America," on Monday I believe after looking forward to it more months. Well worth the wait, it took what I loved about Once Upon a Time in the West, the beautiful visuals, a wonderful soundtrack by Morricone and a seamless combination of the two. There were some gorgeous scenes, that I have since rewatched many times (the same way I've done with OUaTitW). Top notch acting from De Niro and Woods as expected, more schoking to me was the great job done by the young actors portraying the gang in the 1920 scenes, they were great and created some very touching scenes.
It had a fantastic narrative, that kept you wondering how, or why something happened earlier and trying to find out as the movie progressed. Roger Ebert said in his review that 'you never lose trust in the narrative,' and thats entirely true, there are points where it may seem confusing or you may have trouble understanding why or how something happened, but I had utter confidence that it would be resolved so I continued watching intently. There have been movies where halfway through you could realize, theres no way I'm gonna understand this thing at the end.
It was one of the best movies I've seen, well ever, it's a longer movie 229 minutes I believe so just over 4 hours, but I would highly recommend it, and I think it should definitely be watched straight through, no 2 hours here and 2 hours tommorow. A great final statement from a great director.

[Nightshade]

I saw Equilibrium recently.... I enjoyed even though it was a bit of same old same old story wise. Paternalistic goverment in postacoplyctic setting... brainwashing resistance movment, people win in the end..well k thats not so normal.

All in all a good film but the ending left me a bit I mean if they didnt tell everyone that 'Father' was just a figurehead whats to stop the next person say the resistance deciding to use it/him.

7/10

[Janine]

Tend, thank you for your wonderful review. I just saw this film on the shelf in my library. Who directed it? I love Morricone scores. Is it strictly a ganster film? It looked interesting to me, although I don't like ganster films much, but it all depends on the quality of the film direction. I like having a thoughful narration, so that part of your review interested me.

I am like you, I don't like to break up long films - one loses the momentum and mood of the film with two nights watching. I think it is more intelligent to watch it all at once. I do that often with miniseries/dramas.

Thanks again for your thoughful review - well written and expressed!

[Bakiryu]

Just watched the movie Beautiful, it was...well, beautiful I crieds. *blush*
I also saw THE BOURNED SUPREMACY and THE BOURNE IDENTITY, go jason bourne, you rock! *rants on*

[grace86]

I recently saw The Perfect Stranger. I don't like Halle Barry but I like Bruce Willis as a bad guy so I went and saw it. Surprisingly she did a pretty good job and the movie kept me entertained. I like the ending.

8/10