Last movie you watched

[boinsie]

Watched Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow yesterday, on a tip that it was visually stunning.

Yeah, I see what they were going for, but the terrible acting (they must have been being directed to act this poorly, to maybe go along with the campy theme, or something? because I don't think that Gweneth Paltrow or Jude Law are normally known for being so awful) and overly ridiculous but under-explained plot (plus the fact that I didn't think the visuals were all that great?) has led me to this thread to advise you against making the same mistake I made.

[questorminator]

^
I never did understand the movie's story the first time around. Second time I watched it, I fell asleep. Maybe the third time's a charm.

[boinsie]

I think you missed the overall message in my post, so let me re-state more simply: "Do not subject yourself to Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. Especially don't watch it 3 times."

[erilaz]

^ I saw it once and found it disappointing.

My most recent movie: Iron Sky (2012), because I'm a sucker for cheesy sci-fi with Nazis. In this one, an African-American astronaut discovers that there has been a Nazi colony on the moon since 1945. Very silly stuff, but the German spoken in the film is good (which is rarely the case in movies like this) and the great Udo Kier plays the current Führer.

[rikkikow]

I loved this movie. A+ you pass get out.

[Moh]

Saw Iron Man 3. The first one is still my personal favorite, but I liked this better than the second one.

[questorminator]

I think you missed the overall message in my post, so let me re-state more simply: "Do not subject yourself to Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. Especially don't watch it 3 times."

LOL hey, at least I want to make an effort trying to understand the plot even to my own detriment......


I watched (or at least tried) Samurai Angel Wars on Cable TV. I tried to forget that it stars AKB talents so that I can be a little more objective, but I found myself switching the channel. Not that the movie itself was boring, but it didn't amuse me as much as I thought it would.

[erilaz]

At the San Francisco International Film Festival I saw Good Ol' Freda, a wonderful new documentary about Freda Kelly, who was the Beatles' secretary from 1962 to 1972. It's a fascinating film, in which Freda tells loads of great stories about the Beatles, their families, and their inner circle, but to this day she remains a model of loyalty and integrity. In addition to the interviews, there are loads of previously unseen photos and even actual Beatles recordings on the soundtrack — something unheard-of in a low-budget indie documentary, but since the film was for Freda (she wanted to record her story for her grandson), the surviving Beatles made it happen. Magnolia bought the distribution rights, so if you're a Beatles fan, look for a wider theatrical release and a DVD this fall.

http://www.goodolfreda.com

[rikkikow]

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008) [English: A Match Made by God]
Damn, India makes good movies.
SPOILER scene:

Spoiler: show

[erilaz]

As part of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts' "Girls! Guns! Ghosts! The Sensational Films of Shintoho" program, I saw Ishii Teruo's 1958 film noir, Flesh Pier (女体棧橋), a story of cops and call girls in Tokyo's seedy underbelly.

http://www.ybca.org/girls-guns-ghosts