The "last movie I saw" thread

[Jeff Lebowski]

My wife and I stumbled onto a movie called The Peanut Butter Falcon on Google Play last night. It is about a guy with down's syndrome who escapes from a facility in a desire to go see a pro wrestler. He meets a drifter played by Shia Lebouf and they go on a Huck-and-Finn style adventure. My wife and I both loved it. 97% RT and 7.7 IMDB. Beautiful story.

[Commando]

My wife and I stumbled onto a movie called The Peanut Butter Falcon on Google Play last night. It is about a guy with down's syndrome who escapes from a facility in a desire to go see a pro wrestler. He meets a drifter played by Shia Lebouf and they go on a Huck-and-Finn style adventure. My wife and I both loved it. 97% RT and 7.7 IMDB. Beautiful story.

! I saw a featurette on this and made a note to see it. Thanks for the reminder.

[Pelado]

Watched First Man with the Mrs. the other night. Too long. I was fighting off the urge to go all Moliere on the movie.

[Flystripper]

My wife and I stumbled onto a movie called The Peanut Butter Falcon on Google Play last night. It is about a guy with down's syndrome who escapes from a facility in a desire to go see a pro wrestler. He meets a drifter played by Shia Lebouf and they go on a Huck-and-Finn style adventure. My wife and I both loved it. 97% RT and 7.7 IMDB. Beautiful story.

yep it is fantastic

[frank ryan]

My wife and I stumbled onto a movie called The Peanut Butter Falcon on Google Play last night. It is about a guy with down's syndrome who escapes from a facility in a desire to go see a pro wrestler. He meets a drifter played by Shia Lebouf and they go on a Huck-and-Finn style adventure. My wife and I both loved it. 97% RT and 7.7 IMDB. Beautiful story.

I enjoyed it as well. I thought Lebouf and the main actor did great. I also thought it did a decent job at capturing some of elements of being a social worker.

[Katy Lied]

I absolutely hate sports movies, and I hate even more the sport of auto racing. Loved F v. F. That movie was fun. Heard that the real Leo Otto was actually a fixer and someone Deuce could trust.

[Bo Diddley]

! I saw a featurette on this and made a note to see it. Thanks for the reminder.

Likewise

[Eddie]

I absolutely hate sports movies, and I hate even more the sport of auto racing. Loved F v. F. That movie was fun. Heard that the real Leo Otto was actually a fixer and someone Deuce could trust.

Are you talking about Leo Beebe? The guy I kept wanting to punch? They made it pretty clear that Deuce trusted him more than Shelby, for whatever reason. But that guy was a turd.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I absolutely hate sports movies, and I hate even more the sport of auto racing. Loved F v. F. That movie was fun. Heard that the real Leo Otto was actually a fixer and someone Deuce could trust.

What is wrong with you, KL?

[falafel]

Saw JoJo Rabbit and loved. It packed a bit an emotional wallop that I didn’t expect. Highly recommend it.

Same, though I would say I loved the experience of watching it more than I loved the movie itself, if that makes sense. That movie’s ability to make me burst out laughing one second and then whiplashing to a serious scene is something I haven’t experienced in a long time. Neither Mrs. NWC nor I really knew what to expect going in, but I did have a general idea of some of the parody involved. The whole bizarreness of it all really threw her off, which affected her opinion of it.

Highly recommended. If nothing else, you will not see anything like it for a long time.

I will add my voice to this. Jojo was excellent. This is the type of film that is in danger of dying out as studios focus only on profits and end up making 22 marvel movies (not saying those shouldn't be made).

[Katy Lied]

Sports movies are all the same: plucky team with little talent but big hearts persevere against the cold, robotic team predicted to win. The last scene always devolves into slo-mo cutscene in the game/race/boxing match, with triumphal music theme, as against all odds our protagonist(s) wins. Along the way, the team discovers unity, that all members are valued, and racial/economic/social barriers fall.

Also prominently features team member with a secret: either a coach or a player's father is a drunk/druggie. And the fair-haired big man on campus stands up for poor marginalized team member. Also features a wife or parent completely against the most talented member playing in the state championship, but is won over and before the big game tells the player: You give 'em hell now. Also, the coach's daughter, a sweet faced 16-year old falls in love with the bad boy on the team, and redeems him.

I could go on.

[beefytee]

I will add my voice to this. Jojo was excellent. This is the type of film that is in danger of dying out as studios focus only on profits and end up making 22 marvel movies (not saying those shouldn't be made).

I saw it this weekend and didn't love it, but yeah, I would take it over most marvel movies.

It wasn't as funny as I had hope (German Shepherds? really?), but has its moments.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Knives Out. We loved it. I have decided to forgive Rian Johnson.

[Uncle Ted]

I saw it this weekend and didn't love it, but yeah, I would take it over most marvel movies.

It wasn't as funny as I had hope (German Shepherds? really?), but has its moments.

Yeah, it was OK. It kind of has a "Wes Anderson" feel to it in parts which I liked. We also took in the new Star Wars movie. I don't know why I wasted money on that one. It was the worst! I keep swearing I will never go to another one of these but I keep giving my money to Lucas Films/Disney. Damn you George Lucas!

[Katy Lied]

Taika also portrays Hitler in the film and also directed Thor Ragnorak. Taika is half Maori and half jewish and fully hilarious.

Also directed the final episode of Mandalorian, and stars as the assassin bot repurposed as baby Yoda's nurse bot.