The "last movie I saw" thread

[Pelado]

I wasn't planning on watching The Rescue, the movie about the Thai kids who were trapped deep in a cave, but an 8.4 IMDB rating and 96/96 Rotten Tomatoes scores impelled me to tune in (it's a National Geographic film available on Disney+). It was excellent. The resiliency of the kids, the massive effort that went into the rescue attempt, and the herculean efforts of the rescuers really got to me. Especially touching were the post-attempt comments from the key rescuers who had been social misfits, even losers, which is what drove them to the weird and rare sport of cave diving. Then suddenly they get called from halfway around the world to try to do what no one else can. Watch it.

We watched this last night and really enjoyed it. Our family listened to the podcast (Against The Odds Season 1) this summer while traveling, so the kids were all familiar with the story. It (the podcast) focuses a lot on the boys and their families and back stories, so it was really cool for my kids to actually see the video footage of the boys when they were first found.

My kids started watching it a while back when I was about to leave the house for something. I ended up sticking around and watching it for a while until I really had to go. Then I watched the rest of it on my own another day. For some reason, I didn't remember hearing about that whole thing when it happened. It was a pretty crazy rescue scheme.

[Moliere]

Spider-Man, the new one. Pretty standard superhero movie. Way too long and several false endings. I liked the twist to have people from the old movies come back, but it was still boring. My kids loved it though and they are probably the target audience. I also slept
through the first 20 or so minutes, but since it’s a Marvel movie I didn’t really miss any of the plot.

[Bo Diddley]

Spider-Man, the new one. Pretty standard superhero movie. Way too long and several false endings. I liked the twist to have people from the old movies come back, but it was still boring. My kids loved it though and they are probably the target audience. I also slept
through the first 20 or so minutes, but since it’s a Marvel movie I didn’t really miss any of the plot.

Mrs. Diddley loved it. I didn't go. I have superhero fatigue.

[Moliere]

Mrs. Diddley loved it. I didn't go. I have superhero fatigue.

I went because my youngest daughter is a Marvel fanatic (at annoying levels) and MJ said she wasn’t going to take her so I stepped in and took her. Funny though that MJ came with us

i liked the first Ironman and the first Guardians, but man that’s about it.

[Bo Diddley]

I went because my youngest daughter is a Marvel fanatic (at annoying levels) and MJ said she wasn’t going to take her so I stepped in and took her. Funny though that MJ came with us

i liked the first Ironman and the first Guardians, but man that’s about it.

Yeah agreed. It was cool at first, but then let's just bleed that series dry.

[Commando]

Pretty ingenious how they introduced the concept of the multiverse in Loki (and I guess hinted at it before that... maybe they lifted it as a cinematic concept from Into the Spiderverse?), which has long been a staple of the comics, and flipped it so that all the previous iterations of Spiderman are now combined in the same cinematic stratosphere. So those 'reboots' are no longer reboots and we're possibly getting more Spiderman from all three series.

[smokymountainrain]

the alpinist - about crazy ass climber Marc-André Leclerc. it is worth watching.

[Jeff Lebowski]

the alpinist - about crazy ass climber Marc-André Leclerc. it is worth watching.

Yeah, that was fascinating. What a guy.

14 Peaks is also amazing.

[smokymountainrain]

Yeah, that was fascinating. What a guy.

14 Peaks is also amazing.

thanks for the recommendation. will have to check it out.

[PaloAltoCougar]

In the last couple of days we’ve seen The Power of the Dog, a Jane Campion film featuring Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, and Jesse Plemmons (Todd in Breaking Bad), and Marry Me, a rom-com with Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson. TPOTD is beautifully filmed with superb scenery, fine performances, and slow-burning character studies. MM is preposterous yet utterly predictable, requiring little from the viewer. TPOTD is nominated for best picture with a 93% Rotten Tomatoes score; MM logs in at 58%. I’d like to discuss TPOTD anytime in the future; MM likely will never come up in future conversations.

Despite all that, we were entertained much more by Marry Me. It’s a forgettable bit of fluff but it never failed to hold our interest while we were in the theater. Watching TPOTD required a lot of focus, and even though the ending was very intriguing, the movie felt like two hours of hard labor.

I should be embarrassed by my pedestrian tastes, but the older I get, the less I care…

[Non Sequitur]

In the last couple of days we’ve seen The Power of the Dog, a Jane Campion film featuring Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, and Jesse Plemmons (Todd in Breaking Bad), and Marry Me, a rom-com with Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson. TPOTD is beautifully filmed with superb scenery, fine performances, and slow-burning character studies. MM is preposterous yet utterly predictable, requiring little from the viewer. TPOTD is nominated for best picture with a 93% Rotten Tomatoes score; MM logs in at 58%. I’d like to discuss TPOTD anytime in the future; MM likely will never come up in future conversations.

Despite all that, we were entertained much more by Marry Me. It’s a forgettable bit of fluff but it never failed to hold our interest while we were in the theater. Watching TPOTD required a lot of focus, and even though the ending was very intriguing, the movie felt like two hours of hard labor.

I should be embarrassed by my pedestrian tastes, but the older I get, the less I care…

The first time I watched TPOTD I lost interest 20 minutes through and turned it off. I came back to it a few days later and watched the whole thing and loved it. Then I watched it again about a week later and then again a few days ago. It's one of those rare movies that I like a little bit more each time I watch it.

[PaloAltoCougar]

The first time I watched TPOTD I lost interest 20 minutes through and turned it off. I came back to it a few days later and watched the whole thing and loved it. Then I watched it again about a week later and then again a few days ago. It's one of those rare movies that I like a little bit more each time I watch it.

I can understand that. Even in the space of a single viewing, my interest rose considerably given the ending. I'll probably watch it again; not the case for MM.

[smokymountainrain]

jackass. yeah, i laughed. a lot.

[Paperback Writer]

I remember reading about the The Last Duel somewhere on CS but cannot manage to find it. I've watched this Ridley Scott directed movie several times and continue to enjoy it. The same story is filmed in three chapters covering events from a different point of view of each of the main characters. With each retelling of the story, I found the differences, additions, and omissions interesting. Have praise for Ben Affleck in a supporting role. Despite his "bad haircut" (but true to the era), his facial expressions and dialog are worth noting (Affleck co-wrote along with Matt Damon the first two chapters and think Affleck kept the best lines for himself). I wish a fourth chapter were added, one with Affleck character's point of view.

[originalsocal]

Just saw The Batman. As a Batman fan, I loved it.