The "last movie I saw" thread

[Commando]

Just saw Rogue One. Pretty sweet. It's not a part of the saga films, so it has a totally different feel. No opening crawl, no star wars theme. There are notes and references to known locations and players, and some brief cameos by lesser-known characters in the SW canon, but no substantial past characters with a couple of notable exceptions that I won't spoil. This movie takes place right before episode IV starts (which is the original 1977 film for those of you who know nothing about SW movies). I mean right before-- it goes right into IV's plot where you could pretty seamlessly merge the two movies, TBH.

It is a more drab, dark film than SW has ever been. No Jedi in the film, either. This is the SW universe, so there are references to the Force and jedi, but that stuff is really not a part of it. The new droid in the movie steals every scene he's in- great lines and what a character somebody's written. Bravo.

Anyway, it's pretty much a war movie that showcases the uglier, less noble side of the rebellion. For those not into Star Wars, I wouldn't recommend it. You're not going to be into the first two acts of the film. It's pretty dry and I don't know why you'd care if you're not up on the canon and already know what's going on. The last 30 minutes were awesome- I was on the edge of my seat, heart racing like I was hopped up on Redbull. Really fun payoff-- I'd pay to see it again just to watch the last act again.

If you can't stand the sight of the Death Star, steer clear. The Death Star is in this; the original Death Star and its development, final touches, and early tests are the reason for the action, and occasion no small amount of mischief for the Rebel Alliance.

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[falafel]

I saw it last night as well. I'm no Star Wars fanboy (I haven't even seen the Darth Maul one), but I haven't been living under a rock so I have some SW knowledge and appreciation. I thought the move was great. I don't know how to give it an IMDB-style rating that Jay Santos or CMBF would not take issue with, so I'll just say "recommended."

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Yeah we went and saw Arrival and I'm wishing we saw something else. It's really slowly paced at times, dark and depressing, no payoff.

I can see why movie critics like it but this is not an "enjoyable night at the movies" type of movie.

I don't think that's what it was about, at least not me. And I didn't think it was depressing at all. Sad at times, but not depressing. In fact, I thought the point was that life is NOT futile. I thought it was very good. It will make you think.

But in any event it's not really about linguistics.

If any of you know your Vonnegut you'll see in the aliens echoes of the tralfamadorians from Slaughterhouse Five.

I don't want to quote everyone about Arrival but ldc and I saw it last night and I loved it. While it was slow moving at times, I personally found it very moving. The idea that someone would know the tragedies of life and still choose it anyway was powerful to me, at the risk of sounding sappy, almost in a spiritual way. One of the most emotional movies I have seen in a long time, at least since Rudy.

[PaloAltoCougar]

I don't want to quote everyone about Arrival but ldc and I saw it last night and I loved it. While it was slow moving at times, I personally found it very moving. The idea that someone would know the tragedies of life and still choose it anyway was powerful to me, at the risk of sounding sappy, almost in a spiritual way. One of the most emotional movies I have seen in a long time, at least since Rudy.

My wife didn't care for Arrival, but I liked it for the same reason you did (that, and I think Amy Adams is great pretty much all the time).

I’m still processing Manchester by the Sea, but I agree with UVACoug, it's excellent. It starts slow as one watches the mundane life of a socially awkward handyman (Casey Affleck, who turns out to be extremely good in this). One wonders why he’s such a jerk at times, but as events unfold, and through a series of flashbacks, an unspeakably horrible tragedy explains why he is who he is. Three things bothered me: loads of foul language (although it bothers me mainly because it bothers Mrs. PAC), a cavalier attitude toward teen sex (my puritanical roots coming through, I suppose), but I was bothered most by the truth of the movie: that everything doesn’t always work out, that some injuries never heal, and that some things can’t be fixed. I tend to be a Pollyanna but movies like this are sobering and instructive and, I hope, make me more sensitive to jerks who may be suffering in ways I couldn’t imagine.

It’s not all doom and gloom; there is some humor throughout and some rays of hope at the end, suggesting things may improve, even if the hurt remains. Affleck will get a best actor nomination. And I’d love to watch many times more the scene near the end of the movie between Affleck’s character and his ex-wife (an always great Michelle Williams) . I think it’s one of the best, most emotionally charged scenes I’ve witnessed in a film. Sappy (HFN doesn’t have a monopoly here), I know, but I got choked up and really wanted to put my arms around both characters and offer what little support I could muster.

Not for everyone, but the movie is very well done, with nary a false note throughout.

[Commando]

Scarcity is a virtue sometimes, but it doesn't necessarily lead to more money, most of the time it doesn't. Disney is going to release a Star Wars movie every year for the foreseeable future until it starts making financial sense have fewer releases.

They're coming out with a f***ing Boba Fett movie in 2020. Who are all these people that give a shit about Bobo Fett? He's an afterthought in the original trilogy and gets unceremoniously eaten by the butthole in the ground with teeth. Yet, Lucas feels there are enough fanboys of Boba Fett to include his origin story in the prequels and have his father be the template for the clones.

They are?

[Eddie]

Scarcity is a virtue sometimes, but it doesn't necessarily lead to more money, most of the time it doesn't. Disney is going to release a Star Wars movie every year for the foreseeable future until it starts making financial sense have fewer releases.

They're coming out with a f***ing Boba Fett movie in 2020. Who are all these people that give a shit about Bobo Fett? He's an afterthought in the original trilogy and gets unceremoniously eaten by the butthole in the ground with teeth. Yet, Lucas feels there are enough fanboys of Boba Fett to include his origin story in the prequels and have his father be the template for the clones.

Not to reveal my inner geek...but Boba Fett doesn't actually die when eaten by the butthole in the ground with teeth. He eventually escapes. The armor keeps him from being digested until he is able to get out.

You seemed concerned for Boba Fett's welfare. So I thought it would be important to share that little bit of information.

I'm looking forward to seeing Rogue One. Sooner rather than later. I don't get to the theater much - there's a handful of shows I'd like to see still but haven't gotten to. Rogue One is probably at the top of the list. I know it's just come out, but everyone I've talked to who has seen it has loved it. Obviously, these are Star Wars fans - or else they wouldn't have gone to the trouble of getting there so early.

[Moliere]

Not to reveal my inner geek...but Boba Fett doesn't actually die when eaten by the butthole in the ground with teeth. He eventually escapes. The armor keeps him from being digested until he is able to get out.

You seemed concerned for Boba Fett's welfare. So I thought it would be important to share that little bit of information.

I'm looking forward to seeing Rogue One. Sooner rather than later. I don't get to the theater much - there's a handful of shows I'd like to see still but haven't gotten to. Rogue One is probably at the top of the list. I know it's just come out, but everyone I've talked to who has seen it has loved it. Obviously, these are Star Wars fans - or else they wouldn't have gone to the trouble of getting there so early.

I've got tickets to see it tomorrow night. I'm excited.


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[LiveCoug]

Scarcity is a virtue sometimes, but it doesn't necessarily lead to more money, most of the time it doesn't. Disney is going to release a Star Wars movie every year for the foreseeable future until it starts making financial sense have fewer releases.

They're coming out with a f***ing Boba Fett movie in 2020. Who are all these people that give a shit about Bobo Fett? He's an afterthought in the original trilogy and gets unceremoniously eaten by the butthole in the ground with teeth. Yet, Lucas feels there are enough fanboys of Boba Fett to include his origin story in the prequels and have his father be the template for the clones.

Sounds a bit kinky, but I guess there is something for everyone out there.

[Commando]

Who are all these people that give a shit about Bobo Fett? He's an afterthought in the original trilogy and gets unceremoniously eaten by the butthole in the ground with teeth. Yet, Lucas feels there are enough fanboys of Boba Fett to include his origin story in the prequels and have his father be the template for the clones.

Who are they? Star wars fans. Boba was introduced and teased out to be a big threat/new bad guy prior to the release of TESB in a cartoon that accompanied the infamous Holiday Special and also in some select comics. They lifted his design from early Darth Vader ideas, and then to be incorporated as a strain of "super storm trooper." As I'm sure you're aware being such a passionate SW fanboy, the Mandalorians and the various gangs of bounty hunters have always been points of intrigue in most Star Wars media, including comics, the movies, and video games and added sort of a third dimension in the seemingly simple binary good vs evil in Star Wars on display in the first movie. He represented a moral gray area of pragmatic survivalism (by the way, the same kind of intrigue so popular in zombie and medieval fantasy TV shows today) that added color and ambiguity to the proceedings. His role was consistently teased out to be greater than it ever ended up being due to extensive "Empire" and "ROTJ" re-writes, which only added to his mysterious aura that endeared him to the kids and left em wanting more.

[Pelado]

Who are they? Star wars fans. Boba was introduced and teased out to be a big threat/new bad guy prior to the release of TESB in a cartoon that accompanied the infamous Holiday Special and also in some select comics. They lifted his design from early Darth Vader ideas, and then to be incorporated as a strain of "super storm trooper." As I'm sure you're aware being such a passionate SW fanboy, the Mandalorians and the various gangs of bounty hunters have always been points of intrigue in most Star Wars media, including comics, the movies, and video games and added sort of a third dimension in the seemingly simple binary good vs evil in Star Wars on display in the first movie. He represented a moral gray area of pragmatic survivalism (by the way, the same kind of intrigue so popular in zombie and medieval fantasy TV shows today) that added color and ambiguity to the proceedings. His role was consistently teased out to be greater than it ever ended up being due to extensive "Empire" and "ROTJ" re-writes, which only added to his mysterious aura that endeared him to the kids and left em wanting more.

What a nerd.

[Jarid in Cedar]

I saw Rogue One last night. I liked it. Definitively a different type of movie than the others. It made me reminisce about many of the Star Wars books written in the 90's. It was a darker, grittier story. [emoji106]

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[kccougar]

I saw Rogue One last night. I liked it. Definitively a different type of movie than the others. It made me reminisce about many of the Star Wars books written in the 90's. It was a darker, grittier story. [emoji106]

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I liked it better than the one that came out last year. I watch the new movies for the nostalgia, and this one does a much better job of that.

[Jarid in Cedar]

I liked it better than the one that came out last year. I watch the new movies for the nostalgia, and this one does a much better job of that.

Agreed. My wife said that it felt like it fit seamlessly into the original trilogy

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[Walter Sobchak]

Hunt for the wilder people. Funny. Sad but also happy. Really well done and some gorgeous New Zealand scenery.

we went to see Hunt for Wilderpeople, a New Zealand movie about a foster kid who ends up on the lam with his foster "uncle." We really enjoyed it (as have 99% of the critics and 92% of the audience on Rotten Tomatoes). It's contrived, but it has a lot of laughs and was a very pleasant experience. ERCougar should definitely see it if he's homesick for the Kiwis. The trailer gives a nice overview--if you enjoy it, see the film; if not, pass. BTW, at the 0:07 mark you can see Goatnapper at work as a lad.

Hunt for the Wilderpeople - Sam Neill and a chubby kid who had never acted but is great here wind up on the run from the authorities in the New Zealand wilderness. Very highly recommend this one. Most enjoyable movie I've seen in the theater in some time. See it if you get the chance.

The wife and I were looking for something offbeat to rent last night and we found it in Hunt for the Wilderpeople. This charming film features an ornery "get of my lawn" Sam O'Neill and a wannabe gangster troubled 10-yo kid paired together on the lam in the New Zealand bush. The "chase" is a bit contrived (assuming that is what PAC is referencing), but something had to be invented to drive the plot along. The results of this offbeat coupling are worth it. As PAC also said, this is an absolute pleasure to watch. Despite some mild language (on the level of E.T.'s "penis breath"), we will probably watch it again today with the kids. Recommended.

[chrisrenrut]

The wife and I were looking for something offbeat to rent last night and we found it in Hunt for the Wilderpeople. This charming film features an ornery "get of my lawn" Sam O'Neill and a wannabe gangster troubled 10-yo kid paired together on the lam in the New Zealand bush. The "chase" is a bit contrived (assuming that is what PAC is referencing), but something had to be invented to drive the plot along. The results of this offbeat coupling are worth it. As PAC also said, this is an absolute pleasure to watch. Despite some mild language (on the level of E.T.'s "penis breath"), we will probably watch it again today with the kids. Recommended.

I love this movie. At work, one guy puts together an annual yearbook for our department, complete with a picture and quote from everyone. My quote this year is "I didn't choose the skux life, the skux life chose me."