The "last movie I saw" thread

[MartyFunkhouser]

that was 7 minutes and 20 seconds of Norm McDonald not being funny, followed by 5 seconds of Norm McDonald being brilliant. RIP, Norm.

Isn't that part of what he typically did as a comedian?

I didn't really appreciate him until recently. Now I do. I'd suggest listening to the Conan O'Brien needs a friend episode talking about Norm after his death.

[Commando]

Oh I recently saw the Blue Beetle movie that everyone is trying very hard to like. It really is the great mystery of comic book cinema how D.C. adaptations are such hot garbage. I just watched Guardians of the Galaxy 3 a couple weeks ago, and it was fantastic, as usual.

[falafel]

Isn't that part of what he typically did as a comedian?

I didn't really appreciate him until recently. Now I do. I'd suggest listening to the Conan O'Brien needs a friend episode talking about Norm after his death.

Have you seen Norm's roast of Bob Saget? ABSOLUTE CLASSIC.

[smokymountainrain]

Oh I recently saw the Blue Beetle movie that everyone is trying very hard to like. It really is the great mystery of comic book cinema how D.C. adaptations are such hot garbage. I just watched Guardians of the Galaxy 3 a couple weeks ago, rottenand it was fantastic, as usual.

i watched gotg 3 for the first time this weekend as well and was surprised at how good it was.

[falafel]

i watched gotg 3 for the first time this weekend as well and was surprised at how good it was.

My daughter watched it this morning during her orthodontics appointment. What are the odds???

[Donuthole]

It's interesting that Ballard is so polarizing, even for LDS people. I hit an OUR fundraiser with a friend several years ago. They had a nice presentation complete with a film and a nice auction afterward. The event felt good to me and my friend spent several thousand dollars to win a Lake Powell trip. I've never met Tim but we have mutual friends and all speak highly about him. I did read one of his hypothesis books but really didn't enjoy its speculation.

Fast forward to last summer. I remember reading several negative posts here about Ballard/OUR. It was one of D-Hole's (he's prickly sometimes but I pay close attention to what he writes) posts that got me to start researching a bit. Later in the summer, I met a woman on a dating site who had her own anti-child trafficking organization. If I remember correctly her organization focuses on aftercare for the rescued. She had previously worked with OUR. I picked her brain and, thinking of D-hole's post, straight up asked her if Ballard was a fraud or legit. Her reply was that the organization made some mistakes early on but that Tim was a very good man and OUR does great work.

I know that Ballard/OUR was the focus of an investigation in Davis County which made his detractors excited. However, the investigation was dropped.

The movie itself is controversial with its release being blocked for several years. It has become politicized with some stating the movie is simply right-wing nonsense and Q-Anon adjacent.

Knowing all of this, I decided to see Sound of Freedom last night. It was impactful and worth the ticket in my opinion. If you separate whatever controversy surrounds OUR from the movie I believe even Ballard detractors will get something out of it. Two thumbs up from me. I also disagree with the notion that we shouldn't attempt to tackle the problem of sex trafficking.

Her take aged like milk, Shaka. Hopefully you stayed away from her, as she seems to be a terrible judge of character.

[chrisrenrut]

Her take aged like milk, Shaka. Hopefully you stayed away from her, as she seems to be a terrible judge of character.

I wonder if this was her:
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/09/...ah-anti-human/

[PaloAltoCougar]

The surfeit of superhero movies has curtailed our moviegoing lately, but we were happy to see The Holdovers this afternoon. It's the latest offering from Alexander Payne (Sideways, The Descendants) , and it's very good, a fun couple of hours watching good actors and the fruits of a talented director. Very likely multiple Oscar nominations. The trailer provides a good and accurate sense of the entire movie.

P.S. One of the "holdover" students is a freshman from Provo, whose LDS parents are serving a mission in Peru. It's a minor (and implausible) role.

[Northwestcoug]

Napoleon. Huge disappointment. Either tell the story of him as military guy or who he was as a person; don't half ass both of them like it was done here. C minus.

[falafel]

Napoleon. Huge disappointment. Either tell the story of him as military guy or who he was as a person; don't half ass both of them like it was done here. C minus.

What, emperors can’t have personal lives?

[Pelado]

What, emperors can’t have personal lives?

Not if they also want to be military guys.

[Non Sequitur]

Napoleon. Huge disappointment. Either tell the story of him as military guy or who he was as a person; don't half ass both of them like it was done here. C minus.

That's too bad, because a movie about Napoleon is a great idea. I was really looking forward to it.

[Bo Diddley]

I thought the new Dune was awesome. Can't wait for part 2.

Watched this for the first time on Netflix last night. I thought it was really good. Never saw the 80's version. Part 2 in March.

[BigFatMeanie]

Haven't seen it yet, but I'm going to see The Boys in the Boat on Tuesday...

[falafel]

Haven't seen it yet, but I'm going to see The Boys in the Boat on Tuesday...

I want to see that too