What was the last movie you've seen?

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Last night, my wife and I watched Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011). It was incredibly well-acted and beautifully directed, and it might have been a great film if it were two hours longer. As it is, there is just too much going on for the screenwriters to fit into a two-hour movie.

That's because it's based on a BBC mini-series.

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Last night, my wife and I watched Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011). It was incredibly well-acted and beautifully directed, and it might have been a great film if it were two hours longer. As it is, there is just too much going on for the screenwriters to fit into a two-hour movie.

That's because it's based on a BBC mini-series.

It is actually based on a John le Carre novel. I think it would work much better as a mini-series, however, and I will have to check out the BBC series at some point. (The story is quite good...there is just too much of it to cram into a 2-hour movie.)

[Ack]

If you haven't read it, I highly recommend the novel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, as well as the rest of the Karla trilogy(The Honourable Schoolboy and Smiley's People). But then I recommend basically all of John le Carre's novels. In my experience, they have all been excellent.

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last night we did a Wes Craven tangential double feature.



This is a great documentary filmed around the time of Scream 3. I've seen it many times over the years. Really wonderful.



This is one he co-wrote the screenplay of. It's an adaptation of the Japanese film. It was widely panned. I believe it has a 14% on Rotten Tomatoes. But I still really enjoy it.

Actually, it reminds me of From Beyond in a way...

But yeah, it's kind of generic for sure. But it has this weird charm to it. The flip phones - to think that smart phones weren't even a thing not that long ago! The way that the dude from Old School still bootlegs albums on CDR. Just the sort of dated in that very second use of technology in the film. There's something really geekily enjoyable here.

[Luke]

Couldn't find my copy of GUNG HO last night (still looking for it and wondering if someone "borrowed" it) so we watched MR MOM.

It was labor day, so we wanted to watch a movie where other people had to work. And although we really wanted to watch GUNG HO, both movies involve the struggles of work.


MR MOM is timeless (and streaming on Netflix) and while not hilarious, it sure has funny moments. Those moments are enough to enjoy the film. Sometimes a constant giggle is better than one quick belly laugh.

A famous film critic once said something close to "A great film is one that you can't wait to see again". Actually it's closer to "A great film is one that you'd be devastated if you couldn't watch it again". Either way, I've watched this movie since it was released on VHS and it continues to put a goofy grin on my face.

You don't have to have kids to enjoy this movie. That's tertiary in the plot. Just focus on Keaton and Garr, who was still looking something beautiful. You don't even have to be married to "get it". Where the movie shines is Keaton's performance of losing his job and his period of unemployment.

Stereotypes exist for a reason. I know from personal experience that sometimes you dress like a bum, stop shaving, have a few beers at 10 am, and reach out to old friends you haven't spoken with in years of hopes in finding a new career. All that is missing is Keaton looking defeated while taking a bong hit while playing Nintendo.

That in mind, I love everything Keaton. Even MULTIPLICITY.

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Just the sort of dated in that very second use of technology in the film. There's something really geekily enjoyable here.

This is one of the reasons I love Hackers.

Even MULTIPLICITY.

This past weekend I watched The Human Centipede (First Sequence) and Ebola Syndrome. The former is a truly demented and even campy little flick, driven by Dieter Laser's great performance. The latter is a real HK Cat III nasty; it's one of the most hatefully vile films I've seen in a long time.

[Luke]

Even MULTIPLICITY.

I'm going to take a wild guess before clicking this and predict this has something to do with Steve's wife touching a clone's pepe.

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Just the sort of dated in that very second use of technology in the film. There's something really geekily enjoyable here.

This is one of the reasons I love Hackers.

OMG I love Hackers too! Did we just become besties?

[Blu]

So there's this movie on Netflix called Hector's Search for Happiness. Don't believe the starred ratings on Netflix. Don't be fooled by Simon Pegg playing the main role. It's absolutely horrid, and a complete waste of your time. Good lord was that move awful.

[stickem]

Couldn't find my copy of GUNG HO last night (still looking for it and wondering if someone "borrowed" it) so we watched MR MOM.

It was labor day, so we wanted to watch a movie where other people had to work. And although we really wanted to watch GUNG HO, both movies involve the struggles of work.


MR MOM is timeless (and streaming on Netflix) and while not hilarious, it sure has funny moments. Those moments are enough to enjoy the film. Sometimes a constant giggle is better than one quick belly laugh.

A famous film critic once said something close to "A great film is one that you can't wait to see again". Actually it's closer to "A great film is one that you'd be devastated if you couldn't watch it again". Either way, I've watched this movie since it was released on VHS and it continues to put a goofy grin on my face.

You don't have to have kids to enjoy this movie. That's tertiary in the plot. Just focus on Keaton and Garr, who was still looking something beautiful. You don't even have to be married to "get it". Where the movie shines is Keaton's performance of losing his job and his period of unemployment.

Stereotypes exist for a reason. I know from personal experience that sometimes you dress like a bum, stop shaving, have a few beers at 10 am, and reach out to old friends you haven't spoken with in years of hopes in finding a new career. All that is missing is Keaton looking defeated while taking a bong hit while playing Nintendo.

That in mind, I love everything Keaton. Even MULTIPLICITY.

Because he brings the same charm, fun, best bud attitude to in almost every role he plays. Which is fine by me because I like his personality and therfore like his movies also. On the opposite side of the spectrum is Keanu. Boring, no charm in every movie, tend to not like his movies lol.