What Movies Have You Seen Lately?
November 8th, 2019 at 1:22:35 PM permalink | |
ams288 Member since: Apr 21, 2016 Threads: 29 Posts: 12421 | Doctor Sleep I'm a huge Stephen King fan, so of course I enjoyed this. It is VERY faithful to the book for the first two acts, and then has some significant changes in the third act. They did a good job mimicking the style that Stanley Kubrick used for The Shining. Lots of wide angles, slow dissolves and the music is very similar. Makes it feel cohesive. “A straight man will not go for kids.” - AZDuffman |
November 11th, 2019 at 7:06:42 AM permalink | |
Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 |
After the film was withdrawn from Amazon Prime it was hard to watch for free but youtube now has it on the Classical Movie channel for free. |
November 16th, 2019 at 7:22:17 PM permalink | |
ams288 Member since: Apr 21, 2016 Threads: 29 Posts: 12421 | Ford v Ferrari This was fantastic. A movie everybody should like. If you don’t, there may be something wrong with you. I believe it got a rare A+ CinemaScore grade, which means audiences are loving it. “A straight man will not go for kids.” - AZDuffman |
November 17th, 2019 at 7:21:35 AM permalink | |
terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11786 |
I definitely want to see this Amazing story Currently watching a documentary on this race - The 24 Hour War Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
November 20th, 2019 at 1:18:40 AM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 188 Posts: 18631 | Haven't seen the movie, but this was a great discussion by Scorsese You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
November 24th, 2019 at 8:07:00 PM permalink | |
Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 | I just saw A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. I'm still chewing on it and probably will for a weeks. Let me start with just the facts. Contrary to what I expected coming in, Mr. Rogers is not the main character. Tom Hanks would probably be listed as a supporting actor, should it get an Academy Awards nomination. The central character is a journalist assigned to do a short article on Rogers. He feels the assignment is beneath him at first, but Mr. Rogers senses emotional pain in his unique way turns the tables and heals him of the emotional baggage burdening him. There have been so many documentaries about Mr. Rogers, I think a fresh approach was needed to break new ground, and this does that. However, I've never been fond of soul-searching movies. The troubled father/son relationship at the center of the movie didn't do much for me. The way it all wrapped up nicely at the end was too Disney-esq for me and I suspect very contrived. All I know is the movie is "based on" the story of the article in question, which was real. I also suspect that Tom Hanks over-personified Rogers a bit. In short, I liked it, a lot, but didn't love it. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
November 24th, 2019 at 11:32:12 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
You saw him when you were a kid. I was an adult when he came on the scene and he gave me the creeps. Men who act that around kids are often on sex offender lists now. Even the previews of Hanks doing the role are creepy. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
November 25th, 2019 at 5:25:19 AM permalink | |
Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 |
I'd have taken candy from Mr. Rogers any day. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
November 25th, 2019 at 2:49:43 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
The series Misterogers debuted on October 15, 1962, on Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Television. The US national debut of the show occurred on February 19, 1968. It aired on NET and its successor, PBS, until August 31, 2001. I was age 10 at the national debut which means I was too old for the show when it came on and I never watched it. I was watching (1967-68 season) The Andy Griffith Show, Family Affair, The Monkees, Lost in Space, The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres,The Man from U.N.C.L.E., I Dream of Jeannie, Bewitched, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Star Trek, The Avengers, Batman, Hogan's Heroes, Mannix, and The F.B.I. The Wizard, born May 23, 1965 would be shy of his 3rd birthday, so he falls right into the target demographic. |
November 25th, 2019 at 3:21:22 PM permalink | |
DRich Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 51 Posts: 4942 | My wife and I don't watch many movies, probably one per year. We watched a movie last night called American History X. I thought it was pretty good and I don't say that very often. It is on Netflix now if anyone is interested and hasn't seen it. At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a detrrent. |