The "last movie I saw" thread

[Katy Lied]

The Damned United. Not really my cup of tea, but I'm willing to bet $100 that Boylen Over would love this movie.

[Coach McGuirk]

Fantastic Mr. Fox. Fantastic.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Knight and Day. It is better than most movies you see on an airplane.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Fantastic Mr. Fox. Fantastic.

I loved it too. Very pleasantly surprised.

[BoylenOver]

The Damned United. Not really my cup of tea, but I'm willing to bet $100 that Boylen Over would love this movie.

Ha! I had never heard it before, but you'd be $100 richer if the synopsis is any indication.

[BoylenOver]

"Atonement"

Great flick. The women they cast to play Briony at the different stages of her life were fantastic.

[BoylenOver]

I'm glad I gave "Synecdoche, New York" another chance. Fascinating. Actors playing actors playing actors, on a set within a set within a set, receiving direction from a director who's receiving direction from a director.

A very challenging film, and I'm not sure how to interpret a lot of what happened, but it's tremendous.

[BoylenOver]

"The Visitor"
A nice story about an unhappy and directionless Connecticut man who finds two illegal immigrants staying in his rarely-occupied New York. They become friends, and he takes the steps to be happy.

"Amores Perros"
Pretty jarring. Very well-told, and interesting to see how people relate to the dogs sometimes better than each other.

[marsupial]

"The Visitor"
A nice story about an unhappy and directionless Connecticut man who finds two illegal immigrants staying in his rarely-occupied New York. They become friends, and he takes the steps to be happy.

"Amores Perros"
Pretty jarring. Very well-told, and interesting to see how people relate to the dogs sometimes better than each other.

We liked the Visitor, though, the ending was sad (IIRC)

[BoylenOver]

We liked the Visitor, though, the ending was sad (IIRC)

Spoiler for discusses the ending:

no doubt, although you do get the sense that Walter rekindles his passion for music, and that's a minor motivation for him to drum in the subway station.

But obviously, the biggest reason he does it is to honor and mourn his friend.

[Green Lantern]

Finally watched The Thin Blue Line, Errol Morris' documentary that was pretty high on my "embarrassing omissions" list. I love Morris' Fog of War and Mr. Death so I can't believe I waited this long to see what's probably his most famous film.

Great documentary by one of the great documentary filmmakers. For those not familiar with the film, it tells the story of the murder of a police officer in Texas in the 1970s. Randall Adams was arrested and put on death row despite the circumstantial/shaky evidence that he actually committed the crime. Fascinating stuff.

[BigPiney]

Watched Kick Ass. Loved it! This generation's Natalie Portman (from The Professional/Leon).

Awesome movie. Watched it this afternoon.

[BoylenOver]

"I've Loved You So Long"

Kristen Scott Thomas is marvelous. Seeing her deal with a return to normal life, repairing the relationship with her sister, and dealing with what she's done, it's enveloping.

[Katy Lied]

"Atonement"
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The people I personally know who are enthralled with this movie rave about the piss-poor partial atonement of the book (and really, this atonement was a device to assuage feelings of guilt--it certainly didn't help its targets), yet snicker at the full and unselfish redemption of Christ's atonement.

(Oh wow, I seemed to have sucked all the air out of the room. It was fairly well done and certainly well acted, but I still think people who rave about this movie are ignoring the 5000 lb elephant in the room.)

[Bastage]

Watched Side Out a few days ago. Haven't seen it in years. How did C. Thomas Howell not win an Oscar?