What was the last movie you've seen?

[Luke]

I'm about five hours into SHOAH, which is over nine hours long.

SHOAH is a documentary on the holocaust, including accounts from those who lived through it. It's heavy. It's disturbing. It's all too real.

"There was death. Then there was more death. And there was always death on the way", says a survivor who once unloaded gas vans, and when no gas was left was lined up with hundreds of others and shot in the head. He survived his injuries.

Tip of the iceberg. At his camp it was not unusual for twenty thousand Jews to be murdered on a single day. The same camp had mass graves that would be filled with over four hundred thousand dead bodies. And this one camp of many.

Just as brutal as the murders was the uncertainty. Women exiting the trains to enter the camps would put on their makeup, not knowing their fate. The German soldiers would ask how their train ride was and would apologize for the length of the trip. Others knew their fate, as onlookers of the trains would gesture to them by sliding their fingers across their throats. To many death was the only escape, as people would jump out of the train not to run for freedom, but to be asked to be shot in the head.

What is even more eerie is the way the survivors speak of their memories of the horror. So matter of fact. Nonchalant even.

That's what you are in for, for over nine hours. Take it or leave it as it is not a film for everyone, but as a lesson in humanity I have not seen it's equal.

[TSTR]

That sounds like the most bummer movie ever.

[Luke]

That sounds like the most bummer movie ever.

Being fun certainly wasn't the intention. It's also easy to say "yeah, it happened, but it's over" but when you learn about the scope of the holocaust, it's nearly unbelievable.

My wife has been to Auschwitz, and it seems to be true for everyone that when you put names with faces, and faces with families, the terror of it all becomes all too real.

People casually saying "There were too many, just too many Jews and not enough time so we did not always have te time to kill all of them before the burning. Sometimes we had to place them in the ovens while still alive" really hits you over the head something fierce. This was the life people led. Day in, day out.

So yeah, bummer. It leaves you physically exhausted even.

[TSTR]

And this is why Holocaust deniers are fucking morons.

[Luke]

And this is why Holocaust deniers are fucking morons.

It's amazing they even exist. They're fucking incredible.

[darsparx]

That sounds like the most bummer movie ever.

I think that Devil's Advocate movie about the holocaust comes pretty close though(I'm half tempted to watch it again since we watched it in school but i'm not sure if I want to be sick to my stomach again...)

[Pulsar_t]

Denial of any genocide is beyond disgraceful. Simply because the evidence is there in the ground in most cases, and in the case of the Holocaust the victims were burned to ash but the evidence is also undeniable; photographic, physical and eyewitness accounts are all valid and documented. Whether the numbers are accurate or not is immaterial, genocide is a criminal act under any circumstance. And the most disturbing thing is that it'll be going on for as long as history is being recorded.

[J T]

I saw John Wick last night. I watched it without having seen any trailer or read anything about it, which is how I would recommend seeing it because much of what is enjoyable about how the story is told is that details are slowly unraveled. I watched the trailer afterwards and it shows too much. Avoid all spoilers and go see it. I think this one is going to be a huge blockbuster hit.

Also, I don't know if this happens for everyone, but I ordered my tickets for the movie via Fandango and I got a free Steam code for PAYDAY 2! Sweet!

[MrPopo]

I saw John Wick last night. I watched it without having seen any trailer or read anything about it, which is how I would recommend seeing it because much of what is enjoyable about how the story is told is that details are slowly unraveled. I watched the trailer afterwards and it shows too much. Avoid all spoilers and go see it. I think this one is going to be a huge blockbuster hit.

Also, I don't know if this happens for everyone, but I ordered my tickets for the movie via Fandango and I got a free Steam code for PAYDAY 2! Sweet!

I also didn't see any trailers and enjoyed the film. There's a kinda large plot hole at the beginning, but it's necessary to start off the movie in the first place, so I was willing to roll with it.

When are bad guys going to stop falling for the sunk cost fallacy?

[samsonlonghair]

I saw the Book of Life last night with my latina sweetheart. This Guillermo del Toro production doesn't disappoint.

Book of Life plays out like a Mexican take on Burton's Corpse Bride. The art is gorgeous with the Dia de los Muertos imagery. The music is a toe-tapping texmex spin on popular songs by Radiohead, Mumford and Sons, Elvis, and other popular musicians. The cast of voice actors is absolutely magnificent. In addition to the stars: Luna, Tatum, and Saldana, listen closely for the voices of Cheech Marin, Ron Pearlman, Danny Trejo, Placido Domingo, and lots of other fun cameos.

The plot leans heavily on well-established tropes: a bet between gods, two boys fighting for the love of a girl, daddy issues, seeking one's love in the land of the dead. At times this borders hackneyed. For instance, the girl chooses the looser nice guy over the strong, successful, handsome heroic guy because... he's nice, and he has a musical number. There's nothing groundbreaking story-wise. You could probably guess every beat that will happen next. Surely the good guy will return from the land of the dead just time to save the day and kiss the girl, but I think we can forgive a family film for a formulaic plot structure. Memento this is not.

See Book of Life for its vibrant art style, its sing-along soundtrack, and its stellar cast. Don't expect to learn the meaning of life; just have a fun time.