The "last movie I saw" thread

[PaloAltoCougar]

Premium Rush. A lightweight thriller, but very entertaining if think you might enjoy watching bike messengers tear through heavy Manhattan traffic. Joseph Gordon-Levitt rides a fixie (no gears or brakes, and your pedals are either moving or you're in a skid) trying to deliver an envelope while a dirty cop (Michael Shannon, who always does demented very well) tries to chase him down. Very fast-paced, and the cinematography is spectacular. As Gordon-Levitt approaches certain intersections, he "sees" different routes he could take, most with disastrous consequences, and he chooses the only safe option, and does this in a couple of seconds, although each potential crash is shown in painful detail. It's a quick 90 minutes, although the many crash scenes will be giving me nightmares for days to come.

[Coach McGuirk]

Premium Rush. A lightweight thriller, but very entertaining if think you might enjoy watching bike messengers tear through heavy Manhattan traffic. Joseph Gordon-Levitt rides a fixie (no gears or brakes, and your pedals are either moving or you're in a skid) trying to deliver an envelope while a dirty cop (Michael Shannon, who always does demented very well) tries to chase him down. Very fast-paced, and the cinematography is spectacular. As Gordon-Levitt approaches certain intersections, he "sees" different routes he could take, most with disastrous consequences, and he chooses the only safe option, and does this in a couple of seconds, although each potential crash is shown in painful detail. It's a quick 90 minutes, although the many crash scenes will be giving me nightmares for days to come.

Better or worse than Quicksilver? Or is it just a remake oft that fine film?

[PaloAltoCougar]

Better or worse than Quicksilver? Or is it just a remake oft that fine film?

Suprisingly, I haven't seen it, and I see it's not available on Netflix streaming so who knows?

Edit: It's available instantly on DirecTV, so I'll watch it this evening, although I note that it received an 8% Rottentomatoes rating (Premium Rush got a 74%) so my hopes aren't high, although single digit RT-rated films can often be entertaining as well.

[Omaha 680]

Finally saw Dark Knight Rises a couple weeks ago (right next to Aurora, no less). Apart from not being able to understand Bain's lines in a couple scenes, I enjoyed it a lot. Doesn't touch the Dark Knight, though.

We redboxed Act of Valor on Saturday. I enjoyed it. The non-combat scene dialogue is pretty poor as these guys aren't actors. But the combat/assault scenes were amazing and more than made up for it.

[The_Douger]

We Netflixed "We Bought a Zoo" last night. Kids liked it. I liked it. My wife cried because her mother died of cancer. Overall, she liked it though.

It was predictable family fare, and that's fine lots of the time.

[Topper]

Premium Rush. A lightweight thriller, but very entertaining if think you might enjoy watching bike messengers tear through heavy Manhattan traffic. Joseph Gordon-Levitt rides a fixie (no gears or brakes, and your pedals are either moving or you're in a skid) trying to deliver an envelope while a dirty cop (Michael Shannon, who always does demented very well) tries to chase him down. Very fast-paced, and the cinematography is spectacular. As Gordon-Levitt approaches certain intersections, he "sees" different routes he could take, most with disastrous consequences, and he chooses the only safe option, and does this in a couple of seconds, although each potential crash is shown in painful detail. It's a quick 90 minutes, although the many crash scenes will be giving me nightmares for days to come.

This one is the best rated of the broadly released films, though Creekster's recommendation rates well too.

[PaloAltoCougar]

We finally saw The Intouchables last night and enjoyed it very much. It's French, with subtitles, but this isn't a deep, complicated French movie. It's a funny, at times touching, bit of cinematic fluff that stops just short of being overly sentimental. Several LOLs throughout the movie and the two main actors do a great job, especially the guy playing the quadriplegic.

It has apparently become the highest grossing non-English movie of all time, but it's certainly not the alltime best French film. Still, a fun night out and we both gave it a big thumbs up.

P.S. It also has the best beard removal scene since our own Adam Pontipee started shaving again.

[Topper]

We finally saw The Intouchables last night and enjoyed it very much. It's French, with subtitles, but this isn't a deep, complicated French movie. It's a funny, at times touching, bit of cinematic fluff that stops just short of being overly sentimental. Several LOLs throughout the movie and the two main actors do a great job, especially the guy playing the quadriplegic.

It has apparently become the highest grossing non-English movie of all time, but it's certainly not the alltime best French film. Still, a fun night out and we both gave it a big thumbs up.

P.S. It also has the best beard removal scene since our own Adam Pontipee started shaving again.

Is it showing at the artsy films? I might see it at the indy theatre in Ithaca.

[Commando]

Lawless

I'm not sure what the point was, but it was a pretty suspenseful, delightfully violent, and entertaining period piece about Prohibition (based on a book that was based on a true story- you know the drill). I'm starting to like this Tom Hardy guy.

Sleepwalk With Me

A cool little funny indie movie about comedian Mike Birbiglia's sleep disorder/relationship disorder. Semi-autobiographical, I'm assuming, and a good time at the movies. It's NR but it's about a middle of the road PG-13 content-wise. Definitely my style of humor, though.

[PaloAltoCougar]

Is it showing at the artsy films? I might see it at the indy theatre in Ithaca.

Pretty much only the art houses. I guess the Frenchy talk and subtitles are offputting to Joe Sixpack. But the storyline is typical Hollywood schmaltz (and I liked it!) and would appeal to most. I was pleased that coming out of the theater I gave it a name that this morning I see certain reviewers had already mentioned: Driving Monsieur Daisy.

It's rated R for language, although somehow the eff word isn't at all offputting when it's exclaimed in mock terror as one is hurtling through space while parasailing.

[Katy Lied]

Saw Jiro Dreams of Sushi.

I don't think i'd be giving anything away when I say that I was very touched by the last 10 minutes of the movie. All thoughout the movie the camera shows little snippets of Jiro's son, 50 year old Yoshikazu doing the mundane and tedious tasks necessary to produce Jiro's fabulous sushi. Shopping at Tsukiji Fish Market. Toasting seaweed laver. Smoking fish. Chopping onions. Then at the climax of the movie, it is revealed that Jiro only does the last 10% of the sushi creation; all the rest is done by others prior to Jiro's input. And the food critic reveals that when Jiro's restaurant won those vaunted 3 Michelin stars, Jiro wasn't even cooking-- it was Yoshikazu. Then cut to a montage of all the little snippets of Yoshikazu at work throughout the movie, and you realize that despite the praise from critics and the michelin stars and the foodie fame, Jiro's greatest creations are not his sushi, they are his sons. He has taught them everything he knows, and they have surpassed him.

[Commando]

Saw Jiro Dreams of Sushi.

I don't think i'd be giving anything away when I say that I was very touched by the last 10 minutes of the movie. All thoughout the movie the camera shows little snippets of Jiro's son, 50 year old Yoshikazu doing the mundane and tedious tasks necessary to produce Jiro's fabulous sushi. Shopping at Tsukiji Fish Market. Toasting seaweed laver. Smoking fish. Chopping onions. Then at the climax of the movie, it is revealed that Jiro only does the last 90% of the sushi creation; all the rest is done by others prior to Jiro's input. And the food critic reveals that when Jiro's restaurant won those vaunted 3 Michelin stars, Jiro wasn't even cooking-- it was Yoshikazu. Then cut to a montage of all the little snippets of Yoshikazu at work throughout the movie, and you realize that despite the praise from critics and the michelin stars and the foodie fame, Jiro's greatest creations are not his sushi, they are his sons. He has taught them everything he knows, and they have surpassed him.

wow I missed that little insight. nice!

[Katy Lied]

I never get to the theater for movies during football season, but this one I have to see. Here is a quick synopsis:

In the futuristic action thriller Looper, time travel will be invented - but it will be illegal and only available on the black market. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target 30 years into the past, where a "looper" - a hired gun, like Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) - is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good... until the day the mob decides to "close the loop," sending back Joe's future self (Bruce Willis) for assassination.

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Did I mention it stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt? I see that there is a sneak preview but so far, I haven't been able to get tickets.

[BoylenOver]

I never get to the theater for movies during football season, but this one I have to see. Here is a quick synopsis:

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Did I mention it stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt? I see that there is a sneak preview but so far, I haven't been able to get tickets.

Directed by Rian Johnson, the same guy who directed "Brick", "Brothers Bloom", and two episodes of Breaking Bad.

I'm looking forward to this as well.

[RC Vikings]

Premium Rush. As Gordon-Levitt approaches certain intersections, he "sees" different routes he could take, most with disastrous consequences, and he chooses the only safe option, and does this in a couple of seconds, although each potential crash is shown in painful detail. It's a quick 90 minutes, although the many crash scenes will be giving me nightmares for days to come.

We saw this last night and these scenes were my favorite part of the movie.