What Was The Last Movie You Watched and Rate it!

[US Conservative]

Bone Tomahawk.

Outstandingly odd but excellent western/horror/comedy movie.

Some big names, including Kurt Russell, in prime western form.

Think Tombstone with more clever writing.

Interesting plot, great characters, and I loved the dialogue.

Periods of boredom or hopelessness, interspersed with horrific violence-but not in a mindless way.

Not PC, either.

Very glad I took the time to see it.

 

[Gathomas88]

Beasts of No Nation



Yeesh. This was pretty heavy to say the least. Kind of slow in terms of pacing, but definitely worth the watch. Edris Elba and Abraham Attah give excellent performances in their respective roles, especially considering that this is the former's first film.

It's a bleak, surreal, gruesome, and it doesn't necessarily end on a high note, but it does ultimately imply that hope remains for its main character.

8 out of 10

 

[Gathomas88]

The latter's first film* :doh

My mistake. lol

 

[PoS]

Sicario (2015) - IMDb

PROS:

-Benecio Del Toro, excellent character.
-Josh Brolin, probably his best role since No Country For Old Men
-action sequences: reminds me of Zero Dark Thirty

CONS:

-slight pacing problems
-very bleak, very little humor

So far this is the best movie I have seen this year. A superb indictment of the drug war and what it does to people and the price they pay. 9/10

 

[DA60]

Nicaraguan Remnants of a Sardinian Summer

Starring Ethnel McAllister and Jethro Bethel

Written, directed and produced by Efram Moriarity


I would give it 0/10 because it does not exist.

 

[Riveroaks]

Van Diesel in "The Last Witch Hunter."

It was entertaining.

Lots of witch killing.

The queen of the witches reminds me of a woman whom I used to date long ago.

 

[Gathomas88]

Rock the Kasbah



This was just kind of a surreal, off-beat, and bizarre movie all the way around. It's got some genuinely funny moments (mostly courtesy of Bill Murray), but nothing necessarily hysterical. It also undeniably drags a bit in the middle.

However, I didn't think it was terrible. It was just kind of unusual. I also thought it provided a decent look into culture and life in a part of the world that is pretty rarely seen outside of more violent contexts. I'll give it credit for that.

6 out of 10

 

[PoS]

Spectre (2015) - IMDb

PROS:
- the fight scene on the train (reminded me of From Russia With Love)
- the beginning action sequence in Mexico
- Rome car chase sequence

CONS:
- the intro credits and music was terrible.
- predictable plot
- lackluster ending

OK, this movie was not as good as Skyfall. A big meh from me and the plot twist was... kinda lame too. 5/10

Spoiler

So the big reveal is that Blofeld was Bond's stepbrother? Um, didn't they already do that in Austin powers? :doh

 

[nota bene]

I'll give Spectre a B-.

 

[Heinrich]

I tried to watch The Conjuring (2013).
Verdict: I fell asleep. zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

 

[Van Basten]

Mad Max: Fury Road -- 8.5/10

Jurassic World -- 8/10

Dope -- 8.75/10

Enjoyed all these movies a lot. I didn't even think I'd like Mad Max, but the critical acclaim made me try it out of curiosity and I don't regret it.

BTW, I can't believe the T-Rex ended up being the hero of Jurassic World. :lol:

Also, Zoe Kravitz in all her gorgeous fineness in Mad Max and Dope, what a twofer.

 

[Gathomas88]

Spectre (2015) - IMDb

PROS:
- the fight scene on the train (reminded me of From Russia With Love)
- the beginning action sequence in Mexico
- Rome car chase sequence

CONS:
- the intro credits and music was terrible.
- predictable plot
- lackluster ending

OK, this movie was not as good as Skyfall. A big meh from me and the plot twist was... kinda lame too. 5/10

Spoiler

So the big reveal is that Blofeld was Bond's stepbrother? Um, didn't they already do that in Austin powers? :doh

Personally, Skyfall always kind of bugged me. It's aping of Christopher Nolan's style was just a tad too on the nose for my tastes. The villain was also basically just a more flamboyant Bond Villain remake of TDK's Joker, made inexplicably gay for some reason and given some rather odd mommy issues. I actually appreciated the fact that Specter felt a bit more like a return to the "classic" Bond style in this regard.

I also thought they did a good job with the Bond girls this time around, which was a welcome step up from the rather forgettable love interests we've had ever since Quantum of Solace. Bellucci may have been a bit more "matronly" than "sexy" (IMO, anyway), but the blonde girl actually had pretty good chemistry with Craig, and seemed like a good match for him without being over the top.

(Props to Dave Bautista on his Jaws/OddJob 2.0 role as well)

That being said, however... Yeah, the "tentacle porn" intro credits were probably one of the worst I've ever seen. The villain was also pretty lackluster all the way around.

Basically, the most memorable thing about the guy (until the last fifteen minutes, anyway) was that he wore loafers without socks (THAT BASTARD!!!). Silva might've made me uncomfortable, given how "Jokerish" he seemed, but at least he had personality. Blofeld was just an almost complete non-entity - An unassuming but psychopathic soft spoken metrosexual with a goofy backstory and a (comparatively) mild sadistic streak.

Meh. :shrug:

I honestly didn't even realize that what you mentioned was supposed to be a twist. It was so understated and unnecessary that it felt more like random trivia.

Overall: 7/10

 

[dani67]

Maritan 8
mission impossible rogue nation 3

 

[PoS]

Personally, Skyfall always kind of bugged me. It's aping of Christopher Nolan's style was just a tad too on the nose for my tastes. The villain was also basically just a more flamboyant Bond Villain remake of TDK's Joker, made inexplicably gay for some reason and given some rather odd mommy issues. I actually appreciated the fact that Specter felt a bit more like a return to the "classic" Bond style in this regard.

I also thought they did a good job with the Bond girls this time around, which was a welcome step up from the rather forgettable love interests we've had ever since Quantum of Solace. Bellucci may have been a bit more "matronly" than "sexy" (IMO, anyway), but the blonde girl actually had pretty good chemistry with Craig, and seemed like a good match for him without being over the top.

(Props to Dave Bautista on his Jaws/OddJob 2.0 role as well)

That being said, however... Yeah, the "tentacle porn" intro credits were probably one of the worst I've ever seen. The villain was also pretty lackluster all the way around.

Basically, the most memorable thing about the guy (until the last fifteen minutes, anyway) was that he wore loafers without socks (THAT BASTARD!!!). Silva might've made me uncomfortable, given how "Jokerish" he seemed, but at least he had personality. Blofeld was just an almost complete non-entity - An unassuming but psychopathic soft spoken metrosexual with a goofy backstory and a (comparatively) mild sadistic streak.

Meh. :shrug:

I honestly didn't even realize that what you mentioned was supposed to be a twist. It was so understated and unnecessary that it felt more like random trivia.

Overall: 7/10

The chick was okay but I just didn't see a whole lot of chemistry between her and Bond.

The movie started out well then the middle part got muddled and it was a mess by the end.

LOL at the base out in the desert that had a gas main sitting right out in the open ready to get blown up with one shot. Or the helicopter flying in a straight line and gets taken out a distant pistol shot lol.

Yeah the actor playing Blofed is pretty good but he was totally wasted in this role.

 

[Kobie]

Spotlight: 9/10

A great, realistic look at how a major news story gets its legs.

 

[US Conservative]

Personally, Skyfall always kind of bugged me. It's aping of Christopher Nolan's style was just a tad too on the nose for my tastes. The villain was also basically just a more flamboyant Bond Villain remake of TDK's Joker, made inexplicably gay for some reason and given some rather odd mommy issues. I actually appreciated the fact that Specter felt a bit more like a return to the "classic" Bond style in this regard.

I also thought they did a good job with the Bond girls this time around, which was a welcome step up from the rather forgettable love interests we've had ever since Quantum of Solace. Bellucci may have been a bit more "matronly" than "sexy" (IMO, anyway), but the blonde girl actually had pretty good chemistry with Craig, and seemed like a good match for him without being over the top.

(Props to Dave Bautista on his Jaws/OddJob 2.0 role as well)

That being said, however... Yeah, the "tentacle porn" intro credits were probably one of the worst I've ever seen. The villain was also pretty lackluster all the way around.

Basically, the most memorable thing about the guy (until the last fifteen minutes, anyway) was that he wore loafers without socks (THAT BASTARD!!!). Silva might've made me uncomfortable, given how "Jokerish" he seemed, but at least he had personality. Blofeld was just an almost complete non-entity - An unassuming but psychopathic soft spoken metrosexual with a goofy backstory and a (comparatively) mild sadistic streak.

Meh. :shrug:

I honestly didn't even realize that what you mentioned was supposed to be a twist. It was so understated and unnecessary that it felt more like random trivia.

Overall: 7/10

The curvy but petite blonde was working for me.

 

[nwmea]

I saw "In the heart of the sea" and i would rate it 7/10 because expectations were much more than what i get last night.

 

[US Conservative]

CREED.

Solid. 8/10

The imagery (spoiler to lefties)













Of Rocky getting Chemo as "Don" Johnson shadow boxed was it.

Rocky is my friend by now.

 

[haymarket]

Spotlight: 9/10

A great, realistic look at how a major news story gets its legs.

Agreed - this is the best film of the year. The cast was tremendous and the way they told the story kept you on the edge of your seat. I like that the villain turned out to be the Boston culture which allowed such a thing in the first place and went beyond just evil sex crazed priests.... who are still of course villains.

 

[PoS]

In the Heart of the Sea (2015) - IMDb

PROS:

-The whaling scenes
-Production values

CONS:

-action scenes are edited too fast
-narrative shifts from the action to the storytelling breaks any emotional impact
-characters not well developed
- PG rating sanitizes the gritty story

I thought this had the blueprint to making a real good movie but in the end the lack of character development (which means we dont have any sympathy for any of them) plus the haphazard fast cut editing (which makes the actions scenes confusing) and the family friendly rating pretty much makes it all meh. 5/10

 

[Aunt Spiker]

Terminator - Genisys

5/10

Ugh. How many times are they going to continually butcher the original concept and scramble everything up? Can they even make sense of all their plot tangents, fragments, and plot holes?

I don't even feel like trying to make sense of it - it just doesn't make sense. So . . . Nice effects, some interesting and new terminator tech ideas . . . and that's all these movies are good for. Storyline and dialog are meh and so is the acting.

 

[Riveroaks]

In The Heart Of The Sea

In the Heart of the Sea (2015) - IMDb

If you love the ocean, sailing, spearfishing, underwater photograpy, and drama, this is a great movie.

The screenwriters have varied it from the book which was its inspiration, Moby Dick.

The movie is stirring and emotional.

The characters are realistic.

POS (see supra) is right that the shifting back and forth in time from the whaling trip itself to the interview by Melville (Ben Whishaw) of the now aged deck hand (Brendan Gleeson -- who played Menalaus in Troy) is a bit clumsy, but it does work out.

The movie is a must see for old and young, male and female.

"Oil from the ground" is an unfamiliar concept for 19th Century whalers, whereas for us "oil from a whale" would be novel to us instead.

I'm glad we don't have to kill whales anymore for oil.

Especially since my philosophical beliefs have extended themselves to mammals as anthropomorphic like my cat whom I love.

The white whale's eyes tell a story -- "don't come hunting here ever again."

This is a whale who has apparently developed a protective mammalian instinct. Grizzly bears do so all the time, but unusual for a whale.

We share the Earth with all of them.

It all begs the question -- why did God design the Earth such that we humans must kill and eat other animals ??

As I get old I am less and less comfortable with the traditional answer.

Oil from the ground is a convenient modern solution, but the oil from the ground won't last forever.

Whales are again doomed in the future.

If you didn't get all that then it is worth going to see the movie again. I indeed plan to as well.

As you watch the movie for the first time you can think about all those questions as well.

 

[Gathomas88]

Krampus



This is basically meant to be a throwback to 1980s style "family" horror movies like Gremlins. In that, it is actually fairly effective. The film takes a little while to get going, but it has more than enough humor to keep you interested until the scares start. When they do, it's worth the wait.

The effects are great, and the monsters manage to be disturbing and creepy while being ridiculous and comical at the same time. The cast is great as well, and actually manage to come together and make you root for them in spite of their flaws.

My only real complaint is that I wish the film could have had an R-rating instead of a PG13. The camera would always cut away before anything especially disturbing happened, and that was kind of distracting.

Overall: 7.5 out of 10

 

[haymarket]

Krampus



This is basically meant to be a throwback to 1980s style "family" horror movies like Gremlins. In that, it is actually fairly effective. The film takes a little while to get going, but it has more than enough humor to keep you interested until the scares start. When they do, it's worth the wait.

The effects are great, and the monsters manage to be disturbing and creepy while being ridiculous and comical at the same time. The cast is great as well, and actually manage to come together and make you root for them in spite of their flaws.

My only real complaint is that I wish the film could have had an R-rating instead of a PG13. The camera would always cut away before anything especially disturbing happened, and that was kind of distracting.

Overall: 7.5 out of 10

Saw it yesterday with my 14 year old grandson and neither one of us liked it as much as you. We were really disappointed with the various evil creatures when you finally saw them as they simply looked like masks most of the time. My favorite was the demonic cherub. I wish we had seen more of the dark elves but the came and went so quickly. Just not good execution.

I did like just about everything that did not involve scenes with the creatures. The snow was really effective and they did some good things with sound.

I would give it a 6 out of 10.

My favorite scene was the last one with the snow globes in that big room and in each was a family. Wish there had been more of that.

 

[Gathomas88]

Jodorowsky's Dune



SO...

MUCH..

DRUGS....

Maaaaannn...

It's really saying something when the addition of David Lynch actually makes a movie more sane and comprehensible. :lamo

The documentary of this "greatest movie never made" is certainly interesting. The artwork and some of the concepts are cool. However, there's no way in Hell this would have ever worked... And basically everyone involved seems to have been whacko.

My thoughts? If this had actually been made, it probably would have been Zardoz on steroids.

Oh! And here's the most patently insane explanation of novel adaptation to film by the method of marriage analogy ever given, via Mr. Jodorowsky himself...

"When you make a picture, you must not respect the novel. It's like you get married, no? You go with the wife, white, the woman is white... You take the woman, if you respect the woman, you will never have child. You need to *makes ripping noises* open the costume and to... To rape the bride! *laughs* And then you will have your picture. I was raping Frank Herbert, raping, like this! *Makes air humping gesture* But with love, with love."

What...

the ****...

over. :lol: