The Last Movie You Watched

[Cuon Alpinus]

Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows was a great movie, one of the best of '11.
Right now I'm watching Dirty Harry for the first time ever.

[RaChoTamer]

Rewatched "Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl" the other day. It's been years since I had seen it and I still rather enjoyed watching it again. :U

[williamcll]

The Adjustment bureau, not too shabby

[ArmsAreLoud]

The Adjustment Bureau was a really cool idea that would have been the greatest thing ever if it had been more pessimistic in its philosophy. Instead it got a lame "everybody is happy because reasons" ending.

Watched Hugo today with the family. It was alright, not a groundbreaking work of cinema or anything but it was worth seeing especially since I didn't pay for my ticket.

[Lintire]

Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol

With a name like that, I immediately judged it to be inevitably crap, but otherwise went in with no other bias (which is to say I've never seen a Mission: Impossible film before).

It was about a billion times better then I had figured it to be. That's not saying much at all, but it was actually pretty good. Hilariously camp dialogue but well delivered, with some scenes that I'm glad to say actually gave me a bit of vertigo and when a movies good enough that a bunch of chattering schoolgirls further down the cinema don't completely ruin the experience, you know it's worth watching.

I don't know why I put the image there I thought it was fitting.

After reading a few reviews of Sucker Punch I've added it to my rewatch list, I definitely watched it with the wrong mindset. As an action experience it was deplorably bad and littered with psycho-metaphor bullshit, but as a psycho-metaphor bullshit film it may be pretty good.

[ShyGuy]

watching Trainspotting right now, which I say to draw some attention away from the fact that the last flick I saw was Jean Claude Van Damme's Timecop, which was spectacularly formulaic.

[Perrin]

I re-watched Mallrats last night. When I was younger I loved that film. Not so sure anymore. It's definitely fun and I enjoyed watching it, but no longer sure if I would call it good.

[sjasogun]

Con Air. No, seriously. I was just flicking channels and then Nic Cage popped up on my screen I wondered which movie it was (I never saw Con Air before) but kept watching because it was a Nic Cage movie. Then, after 10 minutes or so I suddenly realized I was watching Con Air.
How did I realize that?

PUT. THE BUNNY. BACK. IN THE BOX.

[Quirk]

The Secret of Kells.

Everyone should go watch it. The animation is astounding.

[Garris]

The last movie I watched was Manos the Hands of Fate. With the MST3K commentary of course.

God I could barely make it through even with the riffing.

[aeonsleuth]

The Artist was vapid garbage, expected fucking masterpiece just got a mediocre silent movie.
I mean look right the music sometimes just didn't sync up enough.
Also why the fuck were there so little intertitles, I recall they were all the fucking time in movies like Metropolis.
It was fun but that's why it's vapid, I find it amazing a fun homage to the silent era wins so many awards and shit.
It suggests that movie critics are like /r/gaming on Reddit. You post some nostalgic thing and everyone upvotes it to the high heavens.
This is to movie critics what modern made ultra-hard 8bit chiptune filled platformers with a pretentious 'plot' are to gaming critics.

In summary then: The Artist = PANDERING NOSTALGIC FILM.

[Axillary]

What's wrong with ultra-hard 8-bit chiptune filled platformers?

I watched A Scanner Darkly last night. I've seen it before but it was still good. It's an interesting story to take in during these strange political times. Also: weird rotoscoped animation vs. Robert Downey Jr. and Keanu Reeves?

[Mister Visceral]

Often you'll find a good movie to watch, and it may make you laugh. What you may realize at times is that though yes, this movie makes you chuckle internally to yourself, it is humor in its rawest, often most barbaric form. You know upon seeing this movie that it was not cleverly thought out; the laughter isn't pure. In the same way, you may find yourself crying in a movie and not be genuinely touched. One may ask why the movie isn't all that touching. Well recently I've found a quality movie, that performed a five-point knockout on my heart. While I did not shed tears from my eyes, the awe in itself was ready to burst with the emotion it had become filled with.

The Help is a film adaptation of the novel of the same name, written by Kathryn Stockett. It follows the events of a toung lady and aspiring writer named Eugena Phelan (whom friends affectionately call Skeeter). Skeeter (played by Emma Stone) lives in an era where African-Americans are still not quite held to the same standards as the non-colored population. In the 1960s, when this events of the book take place, there are no jobs available for the black women except that of housekeeping. These women, called "the help" because of their limited role in maidwork and babysitting, are often abused by their employers and the people around them. They often have poor living conditions, rarely sleeping in the homes in which they serve.

Skeeter, after learning about these transgressions, is found to be in a moral dilemma. Her peers are of the mindset of bigotry, one which limits the opporunity for their Help to fluorish, but she sympathizes with the Help and feels that their treatment is unfair and immoral. Under harsh self-conviction, she begins writing a book about the shortcomings in equality, to be titled "The Help."

In the process of writing this book, she accrues many a testimony from several hired hands in the area. This endeavor, though, lands her in a lot of trouble with those around her. Despite these roadblocks, she pursues her dream of equality in her society, and her ambition leads her into a journey that transcends the harsh social standards of the Civil Rights era.

This movie has a great cast of actors, featuring many without much fame prior. The acting combined with the compelling and heartwarming story, as well as its sincere and flavorful cast of characters, will have you leaving the silver screen proud of what you've just watched. Any money invested in this opportunity is well spent - this movie is far too good to pass up.

[Triangle Man]

I watched A Clockwork Orange on Sunday.

Needless to say, it was a very impressive movie. A little unnerving on several levels, but that was part of what made it awesome.

I've also discovered that the Library is a great place for movies and will be going there more often from now on.

[aeonsleuth]

What's wrong with ultra-hard 8-bit chiptune filled platformers?

I guess this is where my metaphor falls apart.
The thing which makes me dislike ultra-hard 8-bit chiptune filled platformers is that there is something of a needlessly large amount of them around these days, all of them pandering to gamers (or /r/gaming's) innate nostalgia.
However there are not many silent movies pandering to movie critic's innate nostalgia.
Or maybe it's just me who thinks that there are too many ultra-hard ultra-retro games these days.

[Axillary]

I guess this is where my metaphor falls apart.
The thing which makes me dislike ultra-hard 8-bit chiptune filled platformers is that there is something of a needlessly large amount of them around these days, all of them pandering to gamers (or /r/gaming's) innate nostalgia.
However there are not many silent movies pandering to movie critic's innate nostalgia.
Or maybe it's just me who thinks that there are too many ultra-hard ultra-retro games these days.

Well, don't play them? No one was making games like this for years and they are my favorite kind (though I can take or leave extreme difficulty), so I'm excited.

Are there really that many now? I'm a bit out of the loop.

I wonder if anyone other than the director of that movie is nostalgic for silent movies. That was an awful long time ago.


Last night I saw Kill Bill Vol. 2, which should require no explanation.

[Catstorm]

Last movie: Rise of the Planet of the Apes. It creeped me out for the majority of the movie.

Second to last: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. Awesome. When I finished watching it I was like "whoa" basically.

[Stars]

Last movie I saw was Transformers 3: Dark Side of the Moon. Very good, in my opinion the best Transformers movie.

[Morrigan Tetch]

I don't watch movies too often, and if I do they are usually one's I've only seen around a trillion times as they sit on the top of my favourites list.

I rewatched A Clockwork Orange and V for Vendetta a few weeks ago, though I cannot recall which was the latest one I viewed.

[Coasterman29]

I saw the artist recently and it was great IMO

Technically the last film overall I watched was Prism by CorridorDigital

Overall overall was the music video for I'd Like by Freshlyground

[kholhaus]

Everyone should go watch it.

I second this. It is mandatory if you love animation.

Reminds me of Samurai Jack, in a way.

Last movie I watched was The Thing remake. It was good, but of course it's a horror movie you'd only watch for the concept.
The books/comics are supposedly slightly better than the movies.

[forkinyoureye]

Um. Does Marble Hornets count?

If not, then Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.

[hiltti]

I went to see Chronicle on Sunday. I really liked it! It sort of reminded me of Akira, and that's hardly a bad thing.

[TheSpiritofWolf]

I watched the theatrical version of Bridesmaids with my parents. To put it frankly, it was not my type of movie. My parents were dying of laughter though, so maybe I just didn't get it...

[Quirk]

I just watched Dear Zachary...

You know that line you cross where you just feel emotionally numb from seeing something? That does not even begin to describe this movie. It is crushing. But it needs to be watched.