The "last movie I saw" thread

[BoylenOver]

Wow. Just saw Dogtooth. Wow. I was advised to go in knowing as little as possible, which is what I'd advise others as well. Has anyone else seen this one? I'd love to hear other people's thoughts. It's up for an Oscar this year and is available on Netflix instant. Anyone?

Took your advice and saw it. Wow. Jarring.

[BoylenOver]

"Cyrus"

It's a comedy with many funny moments, but much like "The Kids Are Alright", there's plenty of moments that make you squirm in your seat. Marissa Tomei is delightful, and Jonah Hill plays a mostly serious role pretty well.

[BoylenOver]

"A History of Violence"

I had never seen it before. Viggo Mortensen is a stud.

[Katy Lied]

"A History of Violence"

I had never seen it before. Viggo Mortensen is a stud.

[Green Lantern]

I watched Dogtooth on Netflix and I wish I had been warned about the sex scenes.



The movie was disturbing and not in a good way. The movie was original -- but there will be a lot of people who will really not like this movie.

Yeah, maybe "go in knowing as little as possible" should have been amended to "go in knowing as little as possible...and also that there are disturbing sex scenes."

Took your advice and saw it. Wow. Jarring.

Wouldn't it be a trip if if won Best Foreign Film at the Oscars?

[USUC]

My wife and I watched Sofia Coppola's new flick Somewhere. My initial reaction is . . . WTF? That was the film? It left me with that empty feeling I had after I watching Lost In Translation, maybe a little bit more.

I have this love hate relationship with Sofia's films. It seems like a central theme to them is the loneliness and emptiness felt by the protagonist. I can identify with it in some ways and I feel like she does an excellent job conveying the drudgery of the character's life and experiences. But I have a hard time identifying with the character's financial standard of living (a movie star living in the Chateau Marmont in LA, a wealthy newlywed staying at a five star hotel in Japan, a queen, etc.) and feeling sympathy for the emptiness being felt. I understand that their wealth doesn't necessarily mean they shouldn't feel lost, lonely, or without purpose, but I find it hard to empathize with their pain when they have the means to quickly make the requisite changes in their lives to remedy it. I'm sure a lot of this is drawn form her own experiences (i.e. a filmmaker's daughter growing up in hotels, a one time wife to a career driven artist) and storyteller's draw from what they know. I just can't help but feel conflicted by the pain the main character in the film is experiencing.

That being said, I do like Lost in Translation and I enjoyed Somewhere (even though there wasn't much substance in the film). Anyone else see this film?

[Color Me Badd Fan]

My wife and I watched Sofia Coppola's new flick Somewhere. My initial reaction is . . . WTF? That was the film? It left me with that empty feeling I had after I watching Lost In Translation, maybe a little bit more.

I have this love hate relationship with Sofia's films. It seems like a central theme to them is the loneliness and emptiness felt by the protagonist. I can identify with it in some ways and I feel like she does an excellent job conveying the drudgery of the character's life and experiences. But I have a hard time identifying with the character's financial standard of living (a movie star living in the Chateau Marmont in LA, a wealthy newlywed staying at a five star hotel in Japan, a queen, etc.) and feeling sympathy for the emptiness being felt. I understand that their wealth doesn't necessarily mean they shouldn't feel lost, lonely, or without purpose, but I find it hard to empathize with their pain when they have the means to quickly make the requisite changes in their lives to remedy it. I'm sure a lot of this is drawn form her own experiences (i.e. a filmmaker's daughter growing up in hotels, a one time wife to a career driven artist) and storyteller's draw from what they know. I just can't help but feel conflicted by the pain the main character in the film is experiencing.

That being said, I do like Lost in Translation and I enjoyed Somewhere (even though there wasn't much substance in the film). Anyone else see this film?

I thought it was funny that you have a post about Sofia Coppola and also have a picture of her cousin in your avatar.

[USUC]

I thought it was funny that you have a post about Sofia Coppola and also have a picture of her cousin in your avatar.

I didn't know that. Good hell who isn't she related to?

[Color Me Badd Fan]

I didn't know that. Good hell who isn't she related to?

Part of the Coppola Family Tree:

Francis Ford Coppola -- daughter is Sofia Coppola

Augustus Coppola (brother of Francis Ford Coppola, not really famous in his own right) -- son is Nicholas Cage

Talia Shire (sister of Francis Ford Coppola, Adrian in the Rocky movies and Connie in the Godfather movies) -- son is Jason Schwartzman.

Maybe there are some other members of the Coppola clan with some notoriety that I don't about.

[Donuthole]

Talia Shire (sister of Francis Ford Coppola, Adrian in the Rocky movies and Connie in the Godfather movies) -- son is Jason Schwartzman.

And Mrs. Jones in "Rad"! Shame on you for leaving out her best work.

[SeattleUte]

The last two movies I saw were Dogtooth and American History X. I hated them both, and turned both off before they were done.

Dogtooth was more in the I don't need this crap category (these are rare for me; I like movies about tragedy and grief). It's a film much about the banality of life, though that is not its most celebrated aspect. I also felt it lacked realism. The kids were supposed to be reasonably intelligent. Even if really sheltered and oppressed, reasonably intelligent children would figure out by puberty that a plane way up in the sky is not that size on the ground. I suppose that one virtue of a $200,000 budget is the film inherently seems more like every day life. I suppose the film crudely functions as an allegory of a severe religious upbringing. But that's been done, hasn't it?

I thought AHX was over the top didactic, over written and over acted. Like Quentin Terrantino minus the humor and taking himself too seriously. It was also a bit irresponsible if it exaggerated the extent of skin heads gangs in LA. But I googled skin head gangs LA and it appears there are some.

[Green Lantern]

The last two movies I saw were Dogtooth and American History X. I hated them both, and turned both off before they were done.

Dogtooth was more in the I don't need this crap category (these are rare for me; I like movies about tragedy and grief). It's a film much about the banality of life, though that is not its most celebrated aspect. I also felt it lacked realism. The kids were supposed to be reasonably intelligent. Even if really sheltered and oppressed, reasonably intelligent children would figure out by puberty that a plane way up in the sky is not that size on the ground. I suppose that one virtue of a $200,000 budget is the film inherently seems more like every day life. I suppose the film crudely functions as an allegory of a severe religious upbringing. But that's been done, hasn't it?

Interesting. I seem to have seen a lot more in that film than you. How much did you actually watch?

Edit: BTW, I must confess some disappointment that you weren't willing to finish the movie. Do I need to resort to an SU-approved appeal to authority where I show you the different critics' top ten lists on which the film appeared so that you will feel the requisite urgency to finish?

[SeattleUte]

Interesting. I seem to have seen a lot more in that film than you. How much did you actually watch?

Edit: BTW, I must confess some disappointment that you weren't willing to finish the movie. Do I need to resort to an SU-approved appeal to authority where I show you the different critics' top ten lists on which the film appeared so that you will feel the requisite urgency to finish?

Per Netflix I have seen 30 minutes of the film (out of 93). Sorry. Maybe I'll try to soldier on.

I AM enjoying Centurion. What is that language the Picts are speaking? Is Pictish still a live language? Latin wouldn't make much sense. ANyway, even if it's made up gibberish like Star Wars, it's a nice touch.

[MarkGrace]

Part of the Coppola Family Tree:

Francis Ford Coppola -- daughter is Sofia Coppola

Augustus Coppola (brother of Francis Ford Coppola, not really famous in his own right) -- son is Nicholas Cage

Talia Shire (sister of Francis Ford Coppola, Adrian in the Rocky movies and Connie in the Godfather movies) -- son is Jason Schwartzman.

Maybe there are some other members of the Coppola clan with some notoriety that I don't about.

Talia's other kid is in the band rooney. Not film-related (though he's had bit parts in some of sophia's stuff), but another well known member of the family tree.

[BoylenOver]

Watched "Departures" the other night. Very uplifting and humorous. Reminded me of "Sunshine Cleaning", in a way.