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

[LadyWentworth]

Me too again!...twins... I love Joaquin! Did you see him in "Ladder 49"? He is adorable and can act, for certain! I try to see all his films. Now did you like him in "Signs" and what did you think of that film? I really liked it, but there again, the public seems pretty down on that film. I don't know what it is they don't get about it. How funny - we are all in agreement, Amalia, you and me on "The Village", I just watched it again recently, and enjoyed every minute - I would give it a 9/10 too!
Check out Phoenix in "Return to Paradise" - really good film, I thought.

Ha! Twins! That is funny! Kind of strange, too, since we do tend to have the same thoughts a lot of the time!

Well, I said that I would give "The Village" a 9/10. I liked it. As for Joaquin....Don't you think I liked him in there? I have had a terrible infatuation with him for years. I even had to post a picture of him in the "Celebrity Crushes" thread! I admit that I am not faithful, though, because I listed MANY others!!! Still, he is extremely high on my list!!

As for his acting, I think he is one of our most underrated actors around today! I know of "Return to Paradise" but I haven't seen it yet. It was on TV the other day because my mother told me that she watched it. Too bad that I missed it! I have seen "Ladder 49", though. Depressing!!!! Good film, though! Have you ever seen "Quills"? Another good flick! Very good performances by everyone. As a bonus, Joaquin looks fantastic in black! If I didn't really like the movie, I would watch it just to look at him!

[Janine]

Ha! Twins! That is funny! Kind of strange, too, since we do tend to have the same thoughts a lot of the time!

How true....*music from the The Twighlight Zone playing in background*


Well, I said that I would give "The Village" a 9/10. I liked it. As for Joaquin....Don't you think I liked him in there? I have had a terrible infatuation with him for years. I even had to post a picture of him in the "Celebrity Crushes" thread! I admit that I am not faithful, though, because I listed MANY others!!! Still, he is extremely high on my list!![/quote]

Me, too again - that is why I was anxious to see the film, plus I love William Hurt, so it was a double attraction...and I love to check out new Shyamalan films. Interesting to see what he come up with. He seems like a smart and sensitive, nice young man and he has a lot of enthusisam for film-making. Well, I think I know a few more stars you posted in there, too. He is high on my list, too....seems we like the same men, all unattainable of course!

As for his acting, I think he is one of our most underrated actors around today! I know of "Return to Paradise" but I haven't seen it yet. It was on TV the other day because my mother told me that she watched it. Too bad that I missed it! I have seen "Ladder 49", though. Depressing!!!! Good film, though! Have you ever seen "Quills"? Another good flick! Very good performances by everyone. As a bonus, Joaquin looks fantastic in black! If I didn't really like the movie, I would watch it just to look at him!

Yes, I agree - he is definitely under-rated and he is great. You should see "Return to Paradise" - his performance is really something. Prepare yourself though. How did your mother like it? I don't know about "Quills" - it is strange, I had such mixed feelings about that film. I probably should see it again, and it was probably just me, but then not sure I can take it a second time around. Yes, he looked good in black in "Walk the Line"...Man in Black...JC! Heck, I need a new DVD player, so I can watch it - just recalled that I bought it and have not even opened it yet!

[vheissu]

Nuovo cinema paradiso (1988) directed by Giuseppe Tornatore

Salvatore, a famous film director, recollects his childhood in a small sicilian village after WWII, his passion for cinema and his friendship with Alfredo, the theatre's projectionist.

8.5/10

[manolia]

Nuovo cinema paradiso (1988) directed by Giuseppe Tornatore

Salvatore, a famous film director, recollects his childhood in a small sicilian village after WWII, his passion for cinema and his friendship with Alfredo, the theatre's projectionist.

8.5/10

I love this film Another great italian film

Last film i saw was "I am Legend"..well it wasn't bad (i wasn't expecting anything better). 6.5/10

[Lain]

I saw Atonement the other day, and I loved it. The ending, though sad, is very beautiful and the scenery is wonderful. Pretty shots, pretty actors, pretty accents... :P

I'd have to give it a 9/10. I'd watch it again right now, but I don't feel like crying again, heh.

Have you seen it? What did you think of it; did you love it as much as I did?

[NickAdams]

I saw I Am Legend on Friday. I give the first half of the film a 5 and the second hald a 1, the final rating is 6/10.

After seeing Spike Lee's Malcom X, I expected his other films to be of equal caliber. I watched Do the Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues and Jungle Fever; I was very disappointed. Mostly the script is to blame, but sometimes it's the acting.

The attention given to the lips in both the story and images is the strength of Mo' Better Blues.

Do the Right Thing has the most potential. The films strength is how Spike adapts theater techniques with the camera. The weakness is the theatrical acting. This may have been contriversial for the time, but anybody who has read Light in August or Invisible Man would not be shocked.

[AimusSage]

Which one, the Stasi guy or the writer? That scene where the Stasi guy picks up the book and finds the dedication to him just killed me, that's the scene that brought the tear.

The deceased would be Ulrich Mühe, who played Wiesler, the Stasi Hauptmann.

[Idril]

The deceased would be Ulrich Mühe, who played Wiesler, the Stasi Hauptmann.

Awww. That makes me sad, he was so incredible in that role.

[LadyWentworth]

After seeing Spike Lee's Malcom X, I expected his other films to be of equal caliber. I watched Do the Right Thing, Mo' Better Blues and Jungle Fever; I was very disappointed. Mostly the script is to blame, but sometimes it's the acting.

The attention given to the lips in both the story and images is the strength of Mo' Better Blues.

Do the Right Thing has the most potential. The films strength is how Spike adapts theater techniques with the camera. The weakness is the theatrical acting. This may have been contriversial for the time, but anybody who has read Light in August or Invisible Man would not be shocked.

I actually saw "Do the Right Thing" when it was first out in theaters. I saw it a couple of times since then, also. The kind of movie you have on in the "background" while doing other things! I liked it enough, but I actually enjoyed just watching "Mo' Better Blues" more. I have to be honest. I absolutely couldn't stand "Jungle Fever". If he thought he was making some sort of film to get people "talking" and to start a little controversy, it didn't work with me. I actually thought that it was kind of silly.

I know that I have seen all of his films except for "Bamboozled". There is someone in there that I truly detest and I couldn't even get paid enough money to sit through it. I also only saw parts of "Girl 6". Now, having mentioned this, I will say that I, basically, find his films to be average. I don't really see him as this great filmmaker. Having said that, though, when he does make a good film, it is a VERY good film. "Malcolm X" was a very good biopic. One of the best that I have seen. Though, as it is a true story, he could've left out his "trademark" shot (the close-up while the actor is "gliding" along past everyone and everything else in the scene). I don't personally "get" that. Anyway, I think that he did a fine job with "Crooklyn" and "Clockers", but I think where he excelled as a filmmaker is with "25th Hour" and "Inside Man". I loved these two movies. Especially "Inside Man"! That was a great movie. I am a little disappointed that he is going to make a sequel to "Inside Man". I think it is just best to leave the story alone now. Of course, I am not a filmmaker. So what do I know, right?

This is just all my personal opinion, by the way.

[NickAdams]

I actually saw "Do the Right Thing" when it was first out in theaters. I saw it a couple of times since then, also. The kind of movie you have on in the "background" while doing other things! I liked it enough, but I actually enjoyed just watching "Mo' Better Blues" more. I have to be honest. I absolutely couldn't stand "Jungle Fever". If he thought he was making some sort of film to get people "talking" and to start a little controversy, it didn't work with me. I actually thought that it was kind of silly.

I know that I have seen all of his films except for "Bamboozled". There is someone in there that I truly detest and I couldn't even get paid enough money to sit through it. I also only saw parts of "Girl 6". Now, having mentioned this, I will say that I, basically, find his films to be average. I don't really see him as this great filmmaker. Having said that, though, when he does make a good film, it is a VERY good film. "Malcolm X" was a very good biopic. One of the best that I have seen. Though, as it is a true story, he could've left out his "trademark" shot (the close-up while the actor is "gliding" along past everyone and everything else in the scene). I don't personally "get" that. Anyway, I think that he did a fine job with "Crooklyn" and "Clockers", but I think where he excelled as a filmmaker is with "25th Hour" and "Inside Man". I loved these two movies. Especially "Inside Man"! That was a great movie. I am a little disappointed that he is going to make a sequel to "Inside Man". I think it is just best to leave the story alone now. Of course, I am not a filmmaker. So what do I know, right?

This is just all my personal opinion, by the way.

That's why I didn't include Jungle Fever. I have Crooklyn and Clockers, but I was not going to wathc them, because of my disappointment with his other films. I'll give them a look though. His trade marks are more effective in 25th Hour and Inside Man. The monologue works well in 25th Hour and the character gliding works well in Inside Man. Bamboozled is a horrible looking film. The film might be below average, but it's interesting to watch as an excercise.

[Niamh]

I watched Sense and Sensablity (1996) and just finished watching all 5.45 mins off BBC Pride and Prejudice.

[papayahed]

That's why I didn't include Jungle Fever. I have Crooklyn and Clockers, but I was not going to wathc them, because of my disappointment with his other films. I'll give them a look though. His trade marks are more effective in 25th Hour and Inside Man. The monologue works well in 25th Hour and the character gliding works well in Inside Man. Bamboozled is a horrible looking film. The film might be below average, but it's interesting to watch as an excercise.

Crooklyn - not so great. I was disappointed, the soundtrack looked really great but the movie was mediocre. Clockers was pretty good if I'm remembering correctly.

[thelastmelon]

Rännstensungar. A Swedish classic from 1974. It was wonderful.

[amalia1985]

"Sweeney Todd"
Definitely 10/10

[LadyWentworth]

"Sweeney Todd"
Definitely 10/10

Well, I am very glad to see that you liked it, too!