The "last movie I saw" thread

[Moliere]

I saw the new Black Panther movie. I didn’t want to see it but my daughter loves Marvel and MJ wasn’t going to go. It might be not just the worst Marvel movie ever but maybe even the worst movie I’ve seen in a theater. It was disjointed and choppy. The overall story sucked as did the action scenes. It was also almost three hours long. You could’ve cut it in half and still it would’ve been too long for the story.

[BigPiney]

that is awesome

[Jeff Lebowski]

My kids really want to watch Die Hard. So we are watching that tonight. Sorry, getting a jump on the Christmas season.

That is allowable.

As is the Die Hard/Hans Gruber advent calendar:

[Pelado]

Why are you people watching Christmas movies? It isn't even Thanksgiving yet!

That's what my daughter said when I started "Miracle on 34th Street" last night (available on Disney+). I explained that the movie starts with the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, so it includes both holidays. She had no idea what the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was. I'm not sure if that should make me feel proud or embarrassed.

[BigPiney]

Why are you people watching Christmas movies? It isn't even Thanksgiving yet!

My kids really want to watch Die Hard. So we are watching that tonight. Sorry, getting a jump on the Christmas season.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Because my daughter wanted us to watch 'Euphoria', and after one episode I knew I didn't want to watch something that depressing. With her commie gen Z angst and Mrs. NWC's refusal to feed into that, Spirited was about the only thing that we all could agree on.

Haha.

[Northwestcoug]

Why are you people watching Christmas movies? It isn't even Thanksgiving yet!

Because my daughter wanted us to watch 'Euphoria', and after one episode I knew I didn't want to watch something that depressing. With her commie gen Z angst and Mrs. NWC's refusal to feed into that, Spirited was about the only thing that we all could agree on.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Why are you people watching Christmas movies? It isn't even Thanksgiving yet!

[Northwestcoug]

It's received tepid reviews overall (68% on RT, 6.8 on IMDB), but the wife and I liked Spirited , a modern, musical take on A Christmas Carol featuring Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, and Octavia Spencer. The dialogue has a number of good lines and the production numbers are very impressive, although if you're indifferent to--or simply dislike--musicals, stay away. But since it's free on AppleTV, you can watch for a few minutes and figure out pretty quickly whether it's worth two hours of your time. It was for us, with a lot of laughs.

We really enjoyed this also, though the free aspect of it probably helped. Ryan Reynolds dreaminess and comic chops certainly didn't hurt, and Will Ferrell was also solid. Agree with the musical numbers, and I'm not a huge musical fan.

My daughter said Elf is a movie you can watch any time during the year, but Spirited will be pretty good for repeated Christmas viewing. I agree with that hot take.

[PaloAltoCougar]

It's received tepid reviews overall (68% on RT, 6.8 on IMDB), but the wife and I liked Spirited , a modern, musical take on A Christmas Carol featuring Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, and Octavia Spencer. The dialogue has a number of good lines and the production numbers are very impressive, although if you're indifferent to--or simply dislike--musicals, stay away. But since it's free on AppleTV, you can watch for a few minutes and figure out pretty quickly whether it's worth two hours of your time. It was for us, with a lot of laughs.

[Paperback Writer]

"The Banshees of Inisherin". This came out right in my Ireland high, so I was excited to see it. Takes place in the 1920's on a fake island off of Ireland, but historically the Aran or Blasket islands. The cinematography was beautiful, and Mrs. NWC and I smiled in delight any time we saw a familiar landscape. Acting and dialogue were also above average. The plot, well, it's a head scratcher. Certainly more of a character-driven movie. I like it more than I don't, but YMMV.

I saw The Banshees of Inisherin about a week ago and still not sure about it. I suppose because it's not the most uplifting of movies but cinematography, acting, writing all were very good (as you stated). Keep thinking there is a deep metaphor I'm missing. In the hopes of understanding the film better, I rewatched In Bruges by the same director with the same lead actors. That didn't really help but I enjoyed the dark humor in In Bruges much more. In Bruges is the more violent film (by far) but I was affected more by the violence in Banchees.

[Pelado]

If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium.

Dated but interesting show.

[PaloAltoCougar]

"The Banshees of Inisherin". This came out right in my Ireland high, so I was excited to see it. Takes place in the 1920's on a fake island off of Ireland, but historically the Aran or Blasket islands. The cinematography was beautiful, and Mrs. NWC and I smiled in delight any time we saw a familiar landscape. Acting and dialogue were also above average. The plot, well, it's a head scratcher. Certainly more of a character-driven movie. I like it more than I don't, but YMMV.

Thanks for the qualified rec. I like the trailer even though the storyline seems a bit too contrived. Looking forward to revisiting the Aran Islands.

[Northwestcoug]

"The Banshees of Inisherin". This came out right in my Ireland high, so I was excited to see it. Takes place in the 1920's on a fake island off of Ireland, but historically the Aran or Blasket islands. The cinematography was beautiful, and Mrs. NWC and I smiled in delight any time we saw a familiar landscape. Acting and dialogue were also above average. The plot, well, it's a head scratcher. Certainly more of a character-driven movie. I like it more than I don't, but YMMV.

[Green Monstah]

I saw "See How They Run" a few weeks back. Really liked it. An Agatha Christie-style murder mystery that makes fun of Agatha Christie murder mysteries and is low-key hilarious in the process. Adrien Brodie is in it, and he plays his part well. The rest of the cast are English actors that I don't really recognize, but it's worth the watch, IMO.