The last movie you watched was...? (take four)

The Living Daylights and License To Kill


The Timothy Dalton Bond films are still my favorite behind the new Daniel Craig trilogy. I like all of them (even Moonraker ) but some a lot more than others.

 

Strange! Where did I read the climax scene was filmed in Yellowstone park.

 

Fell aleep watching it. Ended up watching The Shootist ' John Wayne's character being shot in the back.

 

Paranormal Activity - The Marked Ones

We're fans of this series and enjoyed this one.

 

Feeding Mr. Baldwin

Just came out on VOD/iTunes today. Quality independent black comedy.

 

Django Unchained. It ran a little long.

 

Godzilla - Enjoyed it.

 

The Runaways -blu ray steelbook
same running time 106 mins as the DVD .. But a bit more extras.

 

Citizen Kane - watched it last night on TCM. First time ever seeing it.

 

Blue Ruin (2013) - gripping. Jeremy Saulnier is a director to watch.

 

On Thursday, "The Human Scale," a documentary about the theories and practices of architect Jan Gehl, whose ideas focus on remaking urban space so that it is oriented toward pedestrians and social interaction rather than the car. Very interesting and persuasive film.

Last night, "Je t'aime, Je t'aime," Alan Resnais's 1968 gesture at science fiction, about a man selected for time travel who ends up caught in a series of memories about a failed relationship.

 

Metropolis. Still one of the most visually arresting films ever made. I wonder, has anyone ever sat down and done a shot-for-shot comparison between the final chase in this and the one in the British Museum in Hitchcock's Blackmail? I'm working from memory but they seem remarkably similar. (I'm sure it was probably intentional on Hitchcock's part since I know he was very influenced by the German films of the '20s.)

 

Rushmore

 

Crimes and Misdemeanors

Meh. I'm not a Woody Allen fan (a few of his films are okay) but Mrs DC likes a lot of them but missed this one. She didn't think much of it either.

 

Paranormal Activity 2, 3, 4

A Serious Man

 

Watched 40 Year Old Virgin again last night. Must be the 20th time I've seen it.

 

COLD IN JULY - Good noiry revenge film set in 1989 in Texas. Went in only knowing about the setup of the film and
was on edge through all of the dark twists. Nice turns by Michael C. Hall, Sam Shepherd, and Don Johnson, in a much
more rewarding role than he was given in MACHETE.

 

Unrated, yes? very funny movie...

 

No Time For Comedy
1940
Playwright Gaylord Esterbrook scores a hit with his first Broadway play, both with the critics and with leading lady Linda Paige. He and Linda are happily married until a patroness of the arts convinces Esterbrook to forget about comedy and concentrate on writing a tragedy. The end result nearly destroys his career and his marriage.

I enjoyed this one.

 

A Nightmare on Elm Street, followed by A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's revenge.

 

What did you think?

 

Just this afternoon watched The Verdict. Excellent movie and one of Paul Newman's finest performances!

 

Monuments Men. Not bad, not great.

 

Overall, I enjoyed it. While I wouldn't say I loved it I was definitely engaged the entire movie. In terms of the main character it was much darker than I expected.
I would like to revisit it again at some point as I'm sure there's some detail I didn't catch.

 

Talk about getting screwed out of an Oscar on that one!