The "last movie I saw" thread

[BoylenOver]

I also loved Match Point. That was a good one.

90% of the movies in my Netflix queue are the ones you recommended, so I'm guessing you'll like all the movies I post in this thread.

[MarkGrace]

90% of the movies in my Netflix queue are the ones you recommended, so I'm guessing you'll like all the movies I post in this thread.

I seemed to be noticing a trend.

Did you get to Oldboy yet?

[COUGALICIOUS]

90% of the movies in my Netflix queue are the ones you recommended, so I'm guessing you'll like all the movies I post in this thread.

See MarkGrace, I'm obviously not your only disciple.

In spite of my discipleship, my recent trend of watching generally mindless/derivative movies continued last night with "Surrogates."

I give almost all science-fiction a free pass because I enjoy the genre so much. I enjoyed Surrogates, but it really blew an opportunity to make a great movie by surrendering its identity to common plot devices (unlike a decent-idea sci-fi that could have easily slipped into derivative, like Children of Men).

Annnyway - anyone have any reason to defend it?

[Fiyero]

Saw Robin Hood today.

What I thought was silly:

3. Australian Russell Crowe playing Robin Hood
4. Robin Hood not being Robin of Locksley, but an undercover imposter
5. Maid Marian not even appearing until an hour into the film
6. The genre being Political Drama, not Action-Adventure

[PaloAltoCougar]

What I really liked:
...
3. A quote by Crowe during the movie: "Somethings afoot. Off we go!"
...

The use of the word "afoot" takes most any quote to a much higher level; e.g., Ted Logan's immortal "Strange things are afoot at the Circle-K."

[Katy Lied]

Annnyway - anyone have any reason to defend it?

nope.

The use of the word "afoot" takes most any quote to a much higher level; e.g., Ted Logan's immortal "Strange things are afoot at the Circle-K."

I prefer "afoot" to "abreast" or "ahead" or "aback"

In other word news, Katy Lied has discovered a new contranym. "Ostensibly." Right? Right?

[creekster]

Saw Robin Hood last night. I quite enjoyed it. I had three chief criticisms:

1. The score was to busy and contrived. The strings swelled so many times early that the effect was lost late when they were more appropriate.

2. The beach battle was D-day in reverse. Those landing craft were just like the ones used in Normandy and the scenes of the soldiers in battle were just like Saving private Ryan, save arrows instead of bullets burrowing through the water.

3. Marion in Armor. I'll say no more about this, but you'll know it when you see it. Just silliness.

The rest I liked a lot. A couple notable things:

I really liked many of the details that so many movies get wrong. For example, they showed archers gathering arrows after and even during a battle. Arrows were a valuable commodity. After using them, you went and gathered them back up if possible.

I liked the realistic details in the background, such as the queen's side saddle on her horse in the backgrounds of the scene where she is out with her owl.

The table setting they used in Loxley's castle when Robin Hood first shows up was almost exactly like a setting we recently saw in a 13 century in a little town in the Czech republic.

Also, I thought Robin hood was taking the place of Robert (not Robin) Loxley.
And this movie was really a prelude to the story of Robin Hood, not the Robin Hood story itself.

As to the Horses, I wasnt bothered too much by it. Herding horses to a battlefield might have been the preferred method in the instance of a pre-set battlefield, but in this film they were responding quickly to an invasion force. Not the typical mideval circumstance.

There were some little issues, like the geography was amusing at times. They were showing them riding past the chalk carvings and then boom, they pop out into Dover. but those are nits.

On balance, it was a good movie that I would recommend. It wasn't perfect, by a long shot, but it was fun.

And I wish this was in its own thread instead of this movie one, but so be it.

[Babs]

Saw Robin Hood last night. I quite enjoyed it. I had three chief criticisms:

1. The score was to busy and contrived. The strings swelled so many times early that the effect was lost late when they were more appropriate.

2. The beach battle was D-day in reverse. Those landing craft were just like the ones used in Normandy and the scenes of the soldiers in battle were just like Saving private Ryan, save arrows instead of bullets burrowing through the water.

3. Marion in Armor. I'll say no more about this, but you'll know it when you see it. Just silliness.

The rest I liked a lot. A couple notable things:

I really liked many of the details that so many movies get wrong. For example, they showed archers gathering arrows after and even during a battle. Arrows were a valuable commodity. After using them, you went and gathered them back up if possible.

I liked the realistic details in the background, such as the queen's side saddle on her horse in the backgrounds of the scene where she is out with her owl.

The table setting they used in Loxley's castle when Robin Hood first shows up was almost exactly like a setting we recently saw in a 13 century in a little town in the Czech republic.

Also, I thought Robin hood was taking the place of Robert (not Robin) Loxley.
And this movie was really a prelude to the story of Robin Hood, not the Robin Hood story itself.

As to the Horses, I wasnt bothered too much by it. Herding horses to a battlefield might have been the preferred method in the instance of a pre-set battlefield, but in this film they were responding quickly to an invasion force. Not the typical mideval circumstance.

There were some little issues, like the geography was amusing at times. They were showing them riding past the chalk carvings and then boom, they pop out into Dover. but those are nits.

On balance, it was a good movie that I would recommend. It wasn't perfect, by a long shot, but it was fun.

And I wish this was in its own thread instead of this movie one, but so be it.

who are you? and what have you done with ckkre??

[BoylenOver]

"Paris, Je T'aime"

My favorites: Nick Nolte's story (directed by Alfonso Cuaron); Steve Buscemi's story (directed by the Coen brothers); Elijah Wood's story; and Natalie Portman's story.

[UtahDan]

Thanks for that review creek. I was waffling but I will probably go see it now. I find there are many movies that get harsher treatment from the critics when there are big names involved (or a big budget) that I still end up enjoying.

[Green Lantern]

And I wish this was in its own thread instead of this movie one, but so be it.

Why don't you start one?

[Green Lantern]

"Paris, Je T'aime"

My favorites: Nick Nolte's story (directed by Alfonso Cuaron); Steve Buscemi's story (directed by the Coen brothers); Elijah Wood's story; and Natalie Portman's story.

A lot of people didn't like it but I also really enjoyed the one by TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE director Sylvain Chomet; the weird one about the mimes.

[MarkGrace]

A lot of people didn't like it but I also really enjoyed the one by TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE director Sylvain Chomet; the weird one about the mimes.

The mimes were great. I'd include that story among my favorites.

[Katy Lied]

Just watched a trailer for Princess Kaiulani. Sheesh, they couldn't find a Hawaiian or Part Hawaiian actress, they had to use a Maori? Next they'll be using Harvey Keitel for a Maori.

[creekster]

Why don't you start one?

Why would I want to dilute what little discussion there is on the movie?