What movies have you seen recently?

**Blzer** · 09-10-2020, 11:34 PM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

Originally posted by daflyboys

Sometimes it's better to leave well enough alone. Besides...how would you do a Training Day sequel, unless it would have been a prequel?

And he could pull it off now, too. He still looks about that young..

**Master Live 013** · 09-10-2020, 11:44 PM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

I mean, a sequel to Malcolm X or Cry Freedom? What would these sequels entail? Do you want a sequel for Schindler's List too?

**Blzer** · 09-11-2020, 12:03 AM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

He should do a sequel called Déjà Vu: All Over Again.

**daflyboys** · 09-11-2020, 07:35 AM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

Originally posted by Blzer

And he could pull it off now, too. He still looks about that young..

You're looking at him with those Denzel man-crush eyes though!

**Caulfield** · 09-11-2020, 07:16 PM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

Shape of Water. freaky movie. there were things that reminded me of E.T., until

Spoiler

**daflyboys** · 09-11-2020, 08:21 PM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

I don't think I saw that version of E.T. Is there a director's cut where he's got a thing for young Dee Wallace? Bad visuals!

**Hammerhunker** · 09-12-2020, 11:04 AM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

I really enjoyed Motherless Brooklyn; I just happened to be in the right mood and was mesmerized by Edward Norton's performance. Edward Norton is one of the most underrated gems in my opinion. He is in the same boat as a Denzel Washington or Bruce Willis (not underrated); it is hard pressed to experience a bad movie in which they've starred.

Also, The Long Way. This was a heck of a job by Ben Affleck. The pain his eyes displayed throughout the movie sucked you right into his abyss of a life and the story that slowly unfolded. It would be sacrilegious to a point to compare this movie to Hoosiers, but a fine story with a nice basketball backdrop.

**Caulfield** · 09-12-2020, 06:12 PM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

Originally posted by Hammerhunker

I really enjoyed Motherless Brooklyn; I just happened to be in the right mood and was mesmerized by Edward Norton's performance. Edward Norton is one of the most underrated gems in my opinion. He is in the same boat as a Denzel Washington or Bruce Willis (not underrated); it is hard pressed to experience a bad movie in which they've starred.

my top 5 Norton movies, no particular order: Birdman (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) - Red Dragon - The Score - Fight Club - American History X

props to his television turn in Pulpit Friction as the Reverend Elijah Hooper too

**DieHardYankee26** · 09-12-2020, 06:18 PM

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I just went to his wiki and I had no idea Primal Fear was his first role, unreal. He was great in that.

**mkharsh33** · 09-13-2020, 04:36 PM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

Originally posted by DieHardYankee26

I just went to his wiki and I had no idea Primal Fear was his first role, unreal. He was great in that.

Aaron & Roy. Good movie.

I also liked him in The Illusionist.

**Blzer** · 09-13-2020, 05:13 PM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

Black and Blue

Well, good timing to make such a film. They start off strong hitting on the concepts of racial tension between the police force's prejudicial action and people of color, but it doesn't carry too long as a theme for the entirety of the film. There are bits here and there, and in some ways they are trying to say "color shouldn't matter" which is just, but there was a larger story within to tell regarding what a body camera captured and how the officer can stay out of harm's way and deliver on that justice.

Not much to say with this one. I saw the trailer a long while back and knew how this story would play out, which I was correct in my prediction. I enjoyed the casting choices with Naomie Harris, Tyrese Gibson, and of course Frank Grillo... but they didn't steal anything for me to care much about who played them in the end. For a long time, I couldn't tell if this movie was a soft R or a hard PG-13. Ultimately it was confirmed that it was indeed rated R, and I guess that's worth noting in case anyone was curious. I don't think this movie was very competently shot and I forgot about it almost immediately after I watched it.

There are certain movies that I don't mind giving a shot and would like to try and watch if I know I don't have to pay for it, and this movie was one of them. I enjoyed what I watched, but once was enough. There was a dialogue exchange in this movie that went along the lines of: "This won't change anything." "Maybe not, but it's a start." I don't know if that's exactly it, but that's kind of how I feel about this movie. It didn't deliver any sort of lasting blow, but with movies coming out like this, The Hate U Give, Just Mercy, etc. they can either go all-in on the racial injustice platform (like the latter two films) or use it as a backdrop like this film, and I think it will incite more movies of this breed to be made, which is good enough for me.

**amyrich** · 09-17-2020, 06:42 AM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

I've been obsessing over old Hitchcock movies. Saw Vertigo again recently. I think it is by far my favorite of his.

**jeremym480** · 09-17-2020, 10:29 AM

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Originally posted by Fresh Tendrils

Hulu has a low-key, great selection of movies.

We subscribed to Hulu just before the pandemic hit. I've probably watched more movies on there than on Netflix, Amazon Video, or HBO during that times. Off the top of my head:

Parasite - A great movie and probably my favorite of 2019. You always know that a foreign film is great when you completely forget that you're reading subtitles.

Hunt for the Wilderpeople - I'm a sucker for Taika Waititi's movies and this one was one of my favorites from him. I'd rate it ahead of JoJo Rabbit but behind What We Do in the Shadows. It was a really enduring movie. It's a "rewatchable", for sure.

Palm Springs - This one is a Hulu original and is a nice little rom-com. It's kind of like an updated What About Bob. I liked it and as soon as the movie ended searched for and purchased the shirt Andy Samberg wore during the duration of the movie.

Other than that, we've watched a couple of docs that were decent - Three Identical Strangers and Wrinkles the Clown and some shows - The Handmaid Tale - which really wasn't what I thought it was going to be and really good and some non-Hulu Orginal shows have kept us pretty busy, as well. We're currently watching Buffy, which my wife has never seen. Overall, Hulu has been a good investment for us.

**Master Live 013** · 09-17-2020, 05:43 PM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

Princess Mononoke: 5/10
Kundun: 6/10 [Seems like a companion piece to The Last Emperor but that story is more interesting and a better movie.]
Elizabeth: 6/10
Shakespeare In Love: 6/10 [Talk about being at the top of the world, in 1998 Joseph Fienes was the lead actor in the Best Picture nominee Elizabeth and Best Picture winner Shakespeare In Love].
The Matrix: 9/10 [Yup, it holds up.]
Bringing Out the Dead: 5/10 [A miss by Marty.]
Man on the Moon: 6/10 [Jim Carrey was worthy of a nomination but 1999 was a crowded year for Lead Actor (Haven’t seen Sweet and Lowdown).]
The Bone Collector: 4/10
The Blair Witch Project: 6/10 [An achievement.]
The Cider House Rules: 6/10

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**KSUowls** · 09-18-2020, 12:31 AM

Re: What movies have you seen recently?

Originally posted by Master Live 013

Princess Mononoke: 5/10
Kundun: 6/10 [Seems like a companion piece to The Last Emperor but that story is more interesting and a better movie.]
Elizabeth: 6/10
Shakespeare In Love: 6/10 [Talk about being at the top of the world, in 1998 Joseph Fienes was the lead actor in the Best Picture nominee Elizabeth and Best Picture winner Shakespeare In Love].
The Matrix: 9/10 [Yup, it holds up.]
Bringing Out the Dead: 5/10 [A miss by Marty.]
Man on the Moon: 6/10 [Jim Carrey was worthy of a nomination but 1999 was a crowded year for Lead Actor (Haven’t seen Sweet and Lowdown).]
The Bone Collector: 4/10
The Blair Witch Project: 6/10 [An achievement.]
The Cider House Rules: 6/10

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5/10 on Princess Mononoke?! Man that's harsh.

Did you watch the original Miyazaki version or the Disney distributed edit?

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