The "last movie I saw" thread

[Brian]

I'm totally loving MST on Netflix.

[Jeff Lebowski]

The Fighter. Yikes, what a crazy family.

Loved it.

[Colly Wolly]

Saw Source Code last night. This had really high reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. Didnt live up to the hype in my opinion. Decent build-up and suspense, but the pay-off was lousy. Overall good, but not great.

[Katy Lied]

The Fighter. Yikes, what a crazy family.

Loved it.

Did you see the extra material on DVD? Can't believe how accurately Christian Bales nails Dicky.

[Coach McGuirk]

The Fighter. Yikes, what a crazy family.

Loved it.

Same. The acting was right on and even the fight sequences were right on with the actual fights. It was masterfully done by a total asshole. I feel guilty everytime I watch a movie directed by Russell.

[Katy Lied]

It was masterfully done by a total asshole.

What's up? I saw an interview with him and he seemed like a nice guy. Wahlberg's worked with him multiple times.

And the boxing scenes were filmed by the original HBO boxing film crew. Not Russell.

[Coach McGuirk]

What's up? I saw an interview with him and he seemed like a nice guy. Wahlberg's worked with him multiple times.

And the boxing scenes were filmed by the original HBO boxing film crew. Not Russell.

For starters. On Three Kings, I will save you from having to go to playboy to read the article,

CLOONEY: David Russell wrote as good a script as I’ve ever read. I fought to get it. He wanted a lot of other actors before me. They went to Mel and to Nic Cage. I wanted to work on this movie. David is in many ways a genius, though I learned that he’s not a genius when it comes to people skills.

PLAYBOY: Did you learn about that the hard way?

CLOONEY: I did. He yelled and screamed at people all day, from day one.

PLAYBOY: Did he yell at you?

CLOONEY: At me often and at someone daily. He’d throw off his headset and scream, “Today the sound department fucked me!” For me, it came to a head a couple of times. Once, he went after a camera-car driver who I knew from high school. I had nothing to do with his getting his job, but David began yelling and screaming at him and embarrassing him in front of everybody. I told him, “You can yell and scream and even fire him, but what you can’t do is humiliate him in front of people. Not on my set, if I have any say about it.” Another time he screamed at the script supervisor and made her cry. I wrote him a letter and said, “Look, I don’t know why you do this. You’ve written a brilliant script, and I think you’re a good director. Let’s not have a set like this. I don’t like it and I don’t work well like this.” I'm not one of those actors who likes things in disarray. He read the letter and we started all over again. But later, we were three weeks behind schedule, which puts some pressure on you, and he was in a bad mood. These army kids, who were working as extras, were supposed to tackle us. There were three helicopters in the air and 300 extras on the set. It was a tense time, and a little dangerous, too. David wanted one of the extras to grab me and throw me down. This kid was a little nervous about it, and David walked up to him and grabbed him. He pushed him onto the ground. He kicked him and screamed, “Do you want to be in this fucking movie? Then throw him to the fucking ground!” The second assistant director came up and said, “You don't do that, David. You want them to do something, you tell me.” David grabbed his walkie-talkie and threw it on the ground. He screamed, “Shut the fuck up! Fuck you,” and the AD goes, “Fuck you! I quit.” He walked off.It was a dangerous time. I’d sent him this letter. I was trying to make things work, so I went over and put my arm around him. I said, "David, it’s a big day. But you can’t shove, push or humiliate people who aren’t allowed to defend themselves.” He turned on me and said, “Why don’t you just worry about your fucked-up act? You’re being a dick. You want to hit me? You want to hit me? Come on, pussy, hit me.” I’m looking at him like he’s out of his mind. Then he started banging me on the head with his head. He goes, “Hit me, you pussy. Hit me.” Then he got me by the throat and I went nuts. Waldo, my buddy, one of the boys, grabbed me by the waist to get me to let go of him. I had him by the throat. I was going to kill him. Kill him. Finally, he apologized, but I walked away. By then the Warner Bros. guys were freaking out. David sort of pouted through the rest of the shoot and we finished the movie, but it was truly, without exception, the worst experience of my life.

Then for I Heart Huckabee,

At a Hollywood party, Mr. Russell, a lean, muscular 46-year-old with dark, lanky hair, runs into Mr. Nolan and -- in full view of the party guests -- puts him in a headlock. Wrapping his arm around Mr. Nolan's neck, Mr. Russell demands that his fellow director show artistic solidarity and give up his star in order to save ''Huckabees.'' (In the meantime, Mr. Russell has met with Jim Carrey as a possible replacement.) The next day Mr. Law calls Mr. Russell from a boat while crossing the Atlantic and discusses his ''Huckabees'' role at length, never mentioning Mr. Nolan or his project. The headlock story makes the rounds in Hollywood.

and This famous scene,

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[il Padrino Ute]

For starters. On Three Kings, I will save you from having to go to playboy to read the article,

Then for I Heart Huckabee,

and This famous scene,

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Anyone that screams at Clooney and doesn't kiss his ass is okay by me.

[Coach McGuirk]

Anyone that screams at Clooney and doesn't kiss his ass is okay by me.

Hatred of one does not excuse the behavior of another.

[il Padrino Ute]

Hatred of one does not excuse the behavior of another.

Perhaps, but it doesn't mean that I don't think it's awesome.

[BlueHair]

Anyone that screams at Clooney and doesn't kiss his ass is okay by me.

What don't you like about Clooney? Isn't he a huge humanitarian? I don't follow actors that much, but the things I have seen about Clooney have been pretty impressive.

[il Padrino Ute]

What don't you like about Clooney? Isn't he a huge humanitarian? I don't follow actors that much, but the things I have seen about Clooney have been pretty impressive.

I don't like his politics.

[BoylenOver]

What don't you like about Clooney? Isn't he a huge humanitarian? I don't follow actors that much, but the things I have seen about Clooney have been pretty impressive.

He also owns a pig and treats it like a pet dog. Clooney is awesome in my book.

[Green Lantern]

David O. Russell is a total jerk, but that doesn't exactly make him unusual amongst idiosyncratic directors.

My wife and I just watched the prison drama Hunger with Michael Fassbender. I believe it's been mentioned before in this thread. Phenomenal. It's the directorial debut of an artist named Steve McQueen and the acting, direction and cinematography are all amazing. It's a gripping story about the IRA prison hunger strike of the early 80s. The movie doesn't so much ask you to agree/disagree with any individual's political beliefs but rather question how we as human beings can treat other human beings so horribly.

There are some violent scenes in the prison that make the movie not for the faint of heart, but it's definitely one that sticks with you. And Michael Fassbender is my new man crush.

[BlueHair]

I don't like his politics.

Gotcha. Man, I wouldn't like anyone if I didn't like people I disagreed with on politics.