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

[Sir Bartholomew]

wes anderson's Rushmore 3.5/4.0

[asilef73]

prince caspian 3.0/4.0

[cipherdecoy]

Step Up 2

-1/10

[bouquin]

Jesus Camp

It's very good, it disturbs.

[Janine]

"The Jane Austen Book Club"

I expected to love it, having read the book and loving Jane Austen's work, but I found it very shallow. Not nearly the depth of an ensemble film like "Love, Actually" and that really doesn't have depth.

It was mildly entertaining, though, and I certainly don't regret renting it and watching it. It was a pleasant way to pass a few hours on a Saturday afternoon.

2.5/5

Oops sorry; I should not have recommended it, Antiquarian. I just thought it was entertaining. I didn't say it had a lot of depth. Just curious - did you like "Love Actually"? I actually hated that film; my sister just watched part of it recently and she could not get through it; she said she didn't like it at all. I know it had good actors, but it just did nothing at all for me. At least "The Jane Austen Book Club" entertained me; I had nothing to compare it to and no real expectatins, having not read the novel. Is it a good novel?

Antiquarian, Maybe you better not listen to my recommendations; I seem to like a lot of films, that no one else likes.

[byquist]

"Son of Rambow" -- don't underestimate this great independent film!! Great little ditty!!

[Trystan]

Never Die Alone.

Not bad. 3/5.

[Scorpio Ascendant]

The Mist. It was your typical boogieman movie, but the end was just totally ingenious, beyond any possible description. Still lingering in my memory.

[OswaldTheOsprey]

The Final Season, a film about high school baseball in a small Iowa farm town. Very good.

OswaldTheOsprey

[papayahed]

Jesus Camp

It's very good, it disturbs.

I caught part of this while flipping stations, disturbing indeed.

The Mist. It was your typical boogieman movie, but the end was just totally ingenious, beyond any possible description. Still lingering in my memory.

I loved the book but hven't gotten around to seeing the movie.



Team America: World Police - I didn't laugh out loud but it did make me chuckle a few times, 3.5/5

[Nossa]

My Big Fat Greek Wedding. 10/10 I totally love that movie. It's hilarious!

[Janine]

My Big Fat Greek Wedding. 10/10 I totally love that movie. It's hilarious!

Nossa, so do I! I have been hoping to get around to re-watching that film. My son brought it here for us to see and my mother and sister both watched it with me and we laughed and laughed. For one thing this happened just before my son and daughter-in-law got engaged. My son was christened Catholic, yet I was christened protestant, and his wife is Jewish; so he and his wife thought this film was hilarious and so it is. I love that scene of him getting baptized in that tiny kiddie pool! That was really a stellar moment, didn't you think? Now you have me wanting to take that out of my library next week. It was so totally entertaining. Now that my son had his wedding I will laugh even more so; because they did do some of the Jewish customs at his all-faith wedding; they did the chair lifting dance and the smashing of the goblet, etc. His wedding was the most fun I have had for years!
Nossa, glad you enjoyed the film!

Antiquarian, that is ok - everyone has their preferences. I didn't think "The Jane Austen Book Club" that great a film; I thought of it as a small film, independent or whatever and entertaining for an evening. I saw "The Devil Wears Prada" and I liked it; yes, that ending was predictable but it was all in fun, so I wasn't too critical with it. I liked Meryl Streep's performance; she was the perfect 'boss from hell', wasn't she? She really made me laugh. I imagine she enjoyed the role. Poor Anne Hathaway; she had to put up with a lot of coats being thrown at her head. Years ago for a brief time I worked in this busy center city ad office and was basically the 'go-for' (sp?) and I hated it. I guess, I could relate somewhat to all the bossing around and the menial tasks one is made to do, in those horrible situtations, just to get a paycheck.

[Janine]

"Away From Her"

The performances were stunning, especially Julie Christie's, and personally, I thought she was so much better than Marion Cotilllard. I think Christie should have won the Academy Award - she was subtle and nuanced, while Cotillard was over-the-top, but that's in the past.

Still, there was something lacking in the film, itself. I expected it to be much, much better, but I'm a rather harsh judge.

Note - Don't watch it when you're depressed or need a lift.

3.5/5

Antiquarian, I saw this movie, "Away From Her" advertised and have wanted to see it; I for one really like Julie Christie. I saw her in this small budget film with Nick Nolte and I really liked it; her performance was amazing. I can't recall the name of the film now, but she did play the role so fine and nuanced; I was truly impressed. I happen to think she did a fine job in Branagh's version of "Hamlet" as the prince's mother; amazing since she admitted on the extra features she was scared to death to attempt Shakespeare when Branagh called her up for the part - she actually said to him - but I don't do Shakespeare, or tears. She handled both exquisitely I thought.

Personally, I was not that impressed with Marion Cotilllard's performance; I felt she overacted a bit too much, for my own taste. I find overacting repulsive at times. I much prefer a fine nuanced performance.

Just curious, is "Away From Her" a Merchant Ivory production? I think I put it into my wishlist on Amazon, when I was researching their films the other day. I must go and look. I have a $25 dollar reward coming to me and can't decide what to buy. I probably won't buy that film, but just wondered. I have other preferences, for now.

[Janine]

No, I wasn't a Merchant/Ivory film, but I can't remember who made it. I actually think it was a small budget film and it was filmed in Canada. I wasn't fond of all that ice and snow. LOL But Christie's performanced was subtle and wonderful as was the performance of the man who played her husband. Everything about it was understated. It never slipped into melodrama and it could have done so so easily.


I doubt this is a film you'd want to own. One viewing is enough for most people, I would guess.

Do you know that, very, very sadly, Ishmail Merchant died? James Ivory is still around, though. I don't know who's financing his films now, though, or who's writing the screenplays.

Antiquarian, you are right, I got that film mixed up, with one I have had in my 'wishlist', called "Heat and Dust"; it also stars Julie Christie and it is a Merchant/Ivory film, or just Ivory. Yes, I do think I heard something about Merchant dying recently. That is very sad; such a great talent.

This other film you speak of, "Away From Her", I was curious about and I did look into the other day and I watched the trailer; it looked really good, tragic in many ways. I could tell it would be sad, but I still very much want to see it. Who is the man who played her husband? I don't recall ever seeing him before and his performance looked to be very fine, as well. I doubt I would want to own it though, you are right. I think this film is a Sundance film. I noticed that in the credits for the trailer. I like their films usually. I actually like low-budget films very much, sometimes. I like the intimacy of them.

[Idril]

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress. Wonderful movie, I'd give it a 4.5 out of 5.