What Movies Have You Seen Recently?

Finally, a couple days off and I got a chance to watch movies...yay!

"Duck" bizarre, low budget, I think the film makers had the right intent but just weren't quite able to pull it off in any meaningful way.

Shrek II. Yeah, I know, easily amused. Still haven't seen it all the way through, and it played twice...I kept getting distracted by more pressing reality.

Master and Commander. I just love this one. Eat your heart out, Erroll Flynn...Russell Crowe at his best (well, compared to Gladiator, it is a close call to make).

And a blast from the past...a buddy showed up with...drum roll please...

The Final Countdown. Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Jose Ferrar and Katharine Ross. Silly old pseudo-sci fi noted best for its scenes of modern naval aircraft filmed in close proximity with vintage WWII aircraft. Some pretty intimate footage inside the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier as well. Looked for a long time, on VHS tape it was going for $125 ten years ago, so I gave up looking. Don't know where my buddy got one on DVD, but it made for a great movie night! Ah memories, the last time I saw this film was in the base theater in 1980.
 
125 dollars? for some old worn crappy VHS tape? lol... Whoever bougt that needs a psychologist.... I'd suggest doing what you're friend did get it on DVD, or just download it. Better quality that way, and at least it will be reliable.
 
Alex P said:
125 dollars? for some old worn crappy VHS tape? lol... Whoever bougt that needs a psychologist....
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Supply and demand...the handful of copies listed at that time were all $100 plus. The movie at that time was long out of print.

My guess is there is a fresh batch printed on DVD, hence a huge price reduction.


Watched an old favorite yesterday: Sorceror. Roy Scheider played one of the lead roles, William Friedkin directed (next effort after the Exorcist). I even love the soundtrack, was the first LP record I bought as a kid and wore that thing out! When everyone else was playing KISS Rock'N'Roll over, I was tuning out on Tangerine Dream... :cool:
 
went to see Marley and me last night , it was a bit close to home because my labrodor dog is now elderly and going off his back legs ,and at 14 not sure how long we will have him around .
The film about marley the labrodor ,was so sad at the end when he had to be put down and it upset me a bit , but it was funny in places as well ,especially when Marley the labrodor dog had the dog trainer at the obedience classes on the floor ,and doing his thing with her :D
 
And Mee... It is those "funny moments" that we should dwell on as they are far more important and special than dwelling on the moments where we temporarily say goodbye...

I haven't actually heard of this one, will look out for it.

123: man I wonder if say in 60/70 years..... People will be saying " XYZ, I remember that...that was the first ever mp3 I downloaded!" hehe.
 
Alex P said:
And Mee... It is those "funny moments" that we should dwell on as they are far more important and special than dwelling on the moments where we temporarily say goodbye...

I haven't actually heard of this one, will look out for it.

123: man I wonder if say in 60/70 years..... People will be saying " XYZ, I remember that...that was the first ever mp3 I downloaded!" hehe.
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The reason i went to see the film was because i enjoyed the book , so thought i would go and see it, it was pretty close to what the book was about ,but when the dog has the trainer on the floor that was not in the book , in the book the dog lifts his leg and wees on the lady trainer when she says to the owners that he is being expelled from the classes because he is to naughty :D
 
Yeah, somehow thumbdrives just don't evoke the same fond memories that vinyl does...must be a generational thing, I guess.


Finally watched "Fast and Furious." It was OK, I guess. Riceburners don't do anything for me, and the only American iron in the movie got flipped and rolled. They destroyed the only car worth keeping. That's Hollywood.
 
vinyl is over-rated and dead.... :)

there was some test where they had loads of music "experts" listen to four different formats of sound without telling them.... They all said the vinyl was best.... Unfortunatley for their suaveness... They had all picked the MP3 format :) Their faces were priceless when showed what they -thought- was vinyl...

Wil why do you doubt that? It is the donminate format. Just like in your glory days when vinyl was. I bet people will.

123: saw fast and furious when stoned.... The film disturbed me, there is NO script line.... the film goes as follows (for those that haven't seen it)

WOOOSH! WOW OH! AWESOME FAST CARS WOOOOSH NEEEEEAAAAAAOWWWW!
*zooms into one of the cars and focuses on a cool driver*
"some crappy lacking wit predictable one liner..."
WOOOSH WOOOSH NEEEEAAAAAOW EEEEEEEEEECHH!!
*zooms into another car*
"yet again some crappy one liner*
WOOOSH WOOSH
ZOOM!
NEEEAOOOW!!!
EEEEEK
*one liner*
woooooosh!!!
ZOOOM CRASH!
"one liner"
"one liner"
Bam bam bam
ZOOM!
WOOSH!!!
Yay good guys won!

And if you enjoyed that!!! You're gonna freaking love the second one.... And the third one.... And because it is tradition to painfully draw out ****ty films... Keep an eye out for the forth one....

I think the series of lephrucan movies have more talent (and htey are shockingly arse.)
 
Knowing - Nicholas Cage is the main character in this movie and someone named Lara Robinson. This movie is what The Fountain could have been, and somehow 'Weird' just doesn't adequately express the feelings you will get when you see it. The amazing screen saver quality special effects at the end reminded me of Ezekiel's wheel within a wheel, plus two cute bunny rabbits are thrown in for good measure! As always, Nicholas has picked a cool film, as I anticipated, which is why I went.
 
Alex P said:
Wil why do you doubt that? )
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I don't doubt MP3 is the way to now and will be replaced by something...

however what I doubted was that anyone knew the first MP3 they downloaded...and still do...I've got no idea..nor the first record I bought...it just isn't that significant..
 
Speaking of good animation, at least the adult type, watched "Heavy Metal" the other night. I like the middle story with the bomber and the end story with the gal riding a birdlike creature. Mine is a collector's special edition with a deleted segment that wasn't completed...which is sad because I think it would have been the show stopper of the bunch. I sense it was cut because it was the furthest out of line with what the Heavy Metal magazine franchise was about...pure fantasy. This one that was cut hit too close to home on a number of occasions, but awesome artwork just the same.

Should be up your alley, Alex (hey, I made a funny!). If you haven't "scene" it already.
 
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