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

[Helga]

Burn After Reading. I am a big John Malkovich fan but I think this is the first time I have seen a movie with him that I didn't like. It was a big turn off for me to have Brad Pitt in it, I rarely like his movies. This one had potential I think but it just didn't fulfill it.

[manolia]

"Public enemies" by M Mann and i liked it very much

[Janine]

"Public enemies" by M Mann and i liked it very much

manolia, is that a remake? I heard of that title a long time ago and saw it recently advertized. Who is in it?

manolia, I think I owe you a profile message or maybe it's a pm. I will try to get to it later on. You must think me terrible if I neglected it. Things are difficult here.

[Janine]

hahaha....we seem to all be in agreement on this one ...."Keanu Reeves is certainly the worst actor of all time"....I have thought so for sometime now. He's dreadful!


Last night I watched for about the 25th time Kenneth Branagh's beautiful film:

Hamlet

Thank God, Ken had the sense not to employ Keanu again for a role in his film. 'Much Ado' and his poor role as the villian was quite enough...thank heavens it was a short role. I suffered through his horrible delivery of the lines. Ken must have had off that day, or maybe one can't do a thing with Keanu playing Shakespeare.

Hamlet - what can I say, stunning! I know it's not perfect but I can overlook the flaws. One that sort of cracks me up at the end, when Hamlet dies, is that after all my viewings, I began to notice that his hand is in one position on the floor; then they pan away, a few minutes focus on Hamlet's body and his hand is in a different positon...more clenched and closer to his legs. I don't know, do corpses move? heheh.....

still all in all... this play and film fascinates me, because the complex character of Hamlet never ceases to fascinate me. Everytime I rewatch the film, I also have to watch the 'extras'. They're so entertaining.

The last couple minutes of the film are my favorites. I must love funnerals. I love the way the soldiers carry Hamlet 'like a soldier' to the stage. I love the ending with the outdoor funneral - the way it is shot is perfect. I love the contrast of black with the white snow. I love the song while the final credits run....In Pace. I usually go back and watch this part 2 or 3 times. I know, a bit obessive...but that is me.

[manolia]

manolia, is that a remake? I heard of that title a long time ago and saw it recently advertized. Who is in it?

manolia, I think I owe you a profile message or maybe it's a pm. I will try to get to it later on. You must think me terrible if I neglected it. Things are difficult here.

Hmmmmmm...i don't know if it's a remake. I think it is based on a true story though. Johnny Depp and Christian Bale are in it
No worries about the pm..take your time, i know you have too many things to worry about

[Janine]

Hmmmmmm...i don't know if it's a remake. I think it is based on a true story though. Johnny Depp and Christian Bale are in it
No worries about the pm..take your time, i know you have too many things to worry about

Now that I think of it, there was a stage play called Public Enemy, I beleive. I will have to do some further research on the matter.

Thanks for being so understanding, manolia. I will get a PM off to you as soon as I can. I miss our little conversations. Hope all is well with you.

[mono]

Last night, a friend and I watched Hamlet 2 - a bit slapstick-humor for my taste, but it had its good parts, and had a relatively original plot with a save-the-arts theme that seemed very easy to understand, almost too easy. It really had some funny scenes, but little consistency or relevance in the humor, other than to make the movie watchable, or so I felt; even the serious parts of the film showed some greatness here-and-there, but, in terms of both direction and writing, the movie seemed much like itsy-bitsy plots combined into 90 minutes with emphasis upon nothing in depth. I would not call the film a waste of time, since it surely had something to say, but someone other than the writer and director could have written and directed it better. As to the acting - silly, great, twisted.
Rating: 6/10

[papayahed]

Last night, a friend and I watched Hamlet 2 - a bit slapstick-humor for my taste, but it had its good parts, and had a relatively original plot with a save-the-arts theme that seemed very easy to understand, almost too easy. It really had some funny scenes, but little consistency or relevance in the humor, other than to make the movie watchable, or so I felt; even the serious parts of the film showed some greatness here-and-there, but, in terms of both direction and writing, the movie seemed much like itsy-bitsy plots combined into 90 minutes with emphasis upon nothing in depth. I would not call the film a waste of time, since it surely had something to say, but someone other than the writer and director could have written and directed it better. As to the acting - silly, great, twisted.
Rating: 6/10

I had such high hopes but I couldn't sit though the whole thing. I agree it could have been better.

[Stargazer86]

10,000 B.C: was the worst movie of all time... Keanu is one of the worst actors of all time... and haven't seen Transformers 2, but agree about Phone Booth. How awful!

I've heard nothing but disappointingly bad things about 10,000BC so I've never bothered to see it. Shame because they could have made a really cool movie out of that. I wasn't aware that Keanu was in it...it all makes sense now

Last night I watched A History of Violence. The story line was pretty cool but a lot of what happened was a little to convenient. I get the Viggo's character was supposed to have been a bada** but he's mister top of the line kung fu and perfect timing. I don't know. After he'd killed several of the mobsters, I wondered why they didn't just pop him off? If he was so dangerous just shoot him and kill him. With all the stalking and the talking they were just asking for it. I understand that you're supposed to suspend your disbelief while watching a movie, but there are moments when it's difficult to do that.
And then there's the wife. I can't remember the actresses' name, but her acting was a bit choppy and sudden. She would have these strong reactions out of nowhere. She wasn't terribly believable.


All in all I'd give it a B. I wouldn't buy it but I would probably watch it again sometime in the future.

[Janine]

Mono, what is Hamlet 2? I take it it's a comedy. I just watched a BBC set I bought of 4 plays called Shakespeare Retold. The best one on of the set, so far (haven't watched Macbeth yet), is Taming of the Shrew...I first saw it on Youtube and it's hilarious...it prompted me to buy the set, since you can't get this one without doing so. I had to own it. Rufus Sewell plays the lead and he appears at his wedding/the alter in drag. His outfit itself is totally worth viewing the film - he is outrageously funny! The woman playing opposite him, the part of Kate, is a total riot, as well. She is very little and petite and mades outrageous faces when she is mad, which is most of the time. He says she's not horrible, as her relatives have described her, but 'plucky'...the elevator scene is great! I watched Much Ado About Nothing and although I did find it amusing, it could not hold a candle to Ken Branagh's excellent version of the same play. It has some merit being a more modern version, but don't expect it to stick anywhere near the original storyline. It's hardly resembles the story at all.

There is a terrifically funny version of Hamlet which was directed by Kenneth Branagh, also written by him, nearly impossible to get a hold of though - only available on VHS or you can watch parts on Youtube - called In the Bleak Midwinter. It's really about a group of threater enthusisats trying to finance and put on the play by themselves. I saw some of it on Youtube and it's quite amusing. You might check it out, Mono.

There is also a very funny skit from Black Adder on Youtube of revisions to the "To be or not to be" speech. I will find the link and post it. It cracks me up everytime I see it. Hugh Laurie plays Will. Now, Hugh Laurie, in a long wig is enough to make one laugh.

Last night I watched A History of Violence. The story line was pretty cool but a lot of what happened was a little to convenient. I get the Viggo's character was supposed to have been a bada** but he's mister top of the line kung fu and perfect timing. I don't know. After he'd killed several of the mobsters, I wondered why they didn't just pop him off? If he was so dangerous just shoot him and kill him. With all the stalking and the talking they were just asking for it. I understand that you're supposed to suspend your disbelief while watching a movie, but there are moments when it's difficult to do that.
And then there's the wife. I can't remember the actresses' name, but her acting was a bit choppy and sudden. She would have these strong reactions out of nowhere. She wasn't terribly believable.

Stargazer, I saw this film awhile back; my library owns it. I recall thinking it was pretty good; but now that I think on it, quite honestly, I can't recall one detail about it - now, that is how memorable it was! I guess that tells the whole story. It certainly did not have any 'staying' power with me.

I liked the way you wrote this up. It's a very honest account of how you saw the film. Good for you. I would probably agree if only I could remember the story at all. I don't think I have any burning desire to see it again....haha...

[mono]

Mono, what is Hamlet 2? I take it it's a comedy. I just watched a BBC set I bought of 4 plays called Shakespeare Retold. The best one on of the set, so far (haven't watched Macbeth yet), is Taming of the Shrew...I first saw it on Youtube and it's hilarious...it prompted me to buy the set, since you can't get this one without doing so. I had to own it. Rufus Sewell plays the lead and he appears at his wedding/the alter in drag. His outfit itself is totally worth viewing the film - he is outrageously funny! The woman playing opposite him, the part of Kate, is a total riot, as well. She is very little and petite and mades outrageous faces when she is mad, which is most of the time. He says she's not horrible, as her relatives have described her, but 'plucky'...the elevator scene is great! I watched Much Ado About Nothing and although I did find it amusing, it could not hold a candle to Ken Branagh's excellent version of the same play. It has some merit being a more modern version, but don't expect it to stick anywhere near the original storyline. It's hardly resembles the story at all.

There is a terrifically funny version of Hamlet which was directed by Kenneth Branagh, also written by him, nearly impossible to get a hold of though - only available on VHS or you can watch parts on Youtube - called In the Bleak Midwinter. It's really about a group of threater enthusisats trying to finance and put on the play by themselves. I saw some of it on Youtube and it's quite amusing. You might check it out, Mono.

There is also a very funny skit from Black Adder on Youtube of revisions to the "To be or not to be" speech. I will find the link and post it. It cracks me up everytime I see it. Hugh Laurie plays Will. Now, Hugh Laurie, in a long wig is enough to make one laugh.

Thanks for the suggestions, Janine - I will definitely have to do some research on the recommendations, for sure. Hamlet 2, to tell all honesty, has almost nothing to do with the epic Shakespeare play, and, to tell the honesty even more bluntly, seems nothing worth looking into as a film, but I do not consider myself a big fan of slapstick humor. It had its so-so parts that had me laughing, most definitely, and it had a "save the arts" message worth revering, but I felt a bit generous at giving it a 6/10 rating more for the purpose of its funny acting than writing or directing.
Thanks again, Janine - I wrote them all down.

[Janine]

Thanks for the suggestions, Janine - I will definitely have to do some research on the recommendations, for sure. Hamlet 2, to tell all honesty, has almost nothing to do with the epic Shakespeare play, and, to tell the honesty even more bluntly, seems nothing worth looking into as a film, but I do not consider myself a big fan of slapstick humor. It had its so-so parts that had me laughing, most definitely, and it had a "save the arts" message worth revering, but I felt a bit generous at giving it a 6/10 rating more for the purpose of its funny acting than writing or directing.
Thanks again, Janine - I wrote them all down.

Oh, good Mono, glad that helped. I think you could look them all up on Youtube, to see parts or even all of the film. I never saw the complete In the Bleak Midwinter, but it looked entertaining. It looks a bit crazy, but funny; it's all shot in b/w, which adds to it being theatrical and a independent and poor group of actors trying to put on a serous (?) play.... My favorites are the Branagh Much Ado About Nothing and the BBC version of Taming of the Shrew. In turn, I will have to check out this Hamlet 2 just for fun. I might find it just wacky enough to be interesting. I am not much for slapstick either but some parts may elicit some amusement. I love that skit by the Black Adder guy and Hugh Laurie - it has me in stitches everytime I watch it; especially how Hugh Laurie rolls his eyes. Funny to think of him now in the popular TV series of House. He's done a lot of humor in the past and he's very funny.

[PoeticPassions]

[QUOTE=Stargazer86;747015]I've heard nothing but disappointingly bad things about 10,000BC so I've never bothered to see it. Shame because they could have made a really cool movie out of that. I wasn't aware that Keanu was in it...it all makes sense now
[QUOTE]

hahaha... I think that even if Keanu was in the movie it could not have been any worse... that says a lot.


Anyway, on Monday night I finally watched The Last King of Scotland. I give it a 7.5/10... I give it a higher score for the wonderful acting (Forest Whittaker really is teriffic), yet something was lacking in the movie... overall I found it to be a good movie but just cannot put my finger on what's missing. Perhaps it was the fact that it doesn't really address certain things (the white man coming to “save” Africa) or has some hollywood-esque sequences and was at times really predictable... or maybe because I found the character of Nicholas Garrigan kind of improbable/unbelievable. He does such stupid things in the movie, he risks everything for sex, and yet also seems so naive! But to such a fault that it seems highly unlikely.

[DisPater]

Watchmen ---> started interesting, continued interesting, but after one hour the movie began to suck. ended horribly. the writers must burn in the eternal hell of amateur gay porn movies.

Duplicity ---> sucked. piece of garbage. Tony Gilroy directed "Michael Clayton". well, "Duplicity" is another "Michael.." but it has a different leading actor, ergo, Clive Owen; same narration, same technique, same plot twist.

The Hurt Locker ---> muuuuch muuuch better that I expected. great movie.

[dodong]

I'm not really into movies these days...the last movie that i saw was Marly and Me...4.5/5...quite funny...quite moving...