What was the last movie you've seen?

[Hobie-wan]

Nothing has been revealed in this thread that isn't revealed in the first five minutes of the movie.

Or in the trailers. Yet these are good trailers that don't spoil half the movie unlike seems to be happening more and more.

[REPO Man]

Just finished Kick-Ass.

FUCKING AWESOME!

Also rented The Losers. Haven't watched it yet.

Also, in Kick-Ass, did anyone notice that the movie theater was playing The Spirit 3? Or that Red Mist's mommy was Witchblade herself, Yancy Butler?

[Pulsar_t]

[Jrecee]

Revolver is a terrible terrible movie.

[REPO Man]

The Losers.

Ironically, it's really good. Not great, though.

[Snickerd00dle]

Saw The Expendables, fucking awesome, great movie, total mangasm, amazing (beware of douchebags in theater when watching) only problem was that there was too much of a story, it was boring and cliched, everyone wanted more action!!! Other than that, its one of my favorites this year

[Pulsar_t]

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence. I simply loved this movie! The four stars (depicted in the pic above) turned in very good performances, as well as one of the most 'homoerotic' scenes in movie history between Bowie and Sakamoto. Ryuichi Sakamoto also wrote the movie's beautiful score, which includes "Forbidden Colours" which is very well known. Tom Conti's character is one of the most memorable in WWII movies as well.

FYI: Criterion is releasing this movie on DVD and BD next month!

[CRTGAMER]

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence. I simply loved this movie! The four stars (depicted in the pic above) turned in very good performances, as well as one of the most 'homoerotic' scenes in movie history between Bowie and Sakamoto. Ryuichi Sakamoto also wrote the movie's beautiful score, which includes "Forbidden Colours" which is very well known. Tom Conti's character is one of the most memorable in WWII movies as well.

FYI: Criterion is releasing this movie on DVD and BD next month!

Second! Have this on Laser Disc. A classic up there with another Lawrence.
The Peter O' Toole one: Lawrence of Arabia.

[Pulsar_t]

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence. I simply loved this movie! The four stars (depicted in the pic above) turned in very good performances, as well as one of the most 'homoerotic' scenes in movie history between Bowie and Sakamoto. Ryuichi Sakamoto also wrote the movie's beautiful score, which includes "Forbidden Colours" which is very well known. Tom Conti's character is one of the most memorable in WWII movies as well.

FYI: Criterion is releasing this movie on DVD and BD next month!

Second! Have this on Laser Disc. A classic up there with another Lawrence.
The Peter O' Toole one: Lawrence of Arabia.

It's taken me a while to realise the novel upon which this classic is based draws heavily from the LoA 'lore'.. it's even in the title This movie will undoubtedly receive many more viewings from me, but I should have waited for the Criterion release since I don't have LD. It's incredible that the theme tune is much more famous than the movie it was written for.

[Limewater]

I'm in the process of moving and haven't mentioned a lot of the movies I've seen recently. Right now I should be working, so I'll mention a few of them.

Pretty Bird: An indie film about a start-up company trying to make a rocket belt. It's loosely based on some real drama surrounding a rocket belt startup in the mid-nineties. The performances were mostly good, I thought, but otherwise I couldn't find a whole lot to like about it. Paul Giamatti's engineer role really bothered me, actually. His character cares very much about getting credit for his creation, but the film seems to undermine any creative contribution he makes. I don't know if this is intentional or simply based on limited exposure to engineering on the part of the writer.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief: I guess I was entertained, but this wasn't a very good movie. MINOR SPOILERS FOLLOW:---------------------> Percy sure got over the apparent death of his mother fast! Seriously, someone told him his mom was dead, and he was fine and interested in learning about his super powers and crap three minutes later. The whole movie was just awkward and corny, but not quite over-the-top enough with the awkwardness for it to be a major source of amusement. In case you're wondering, yes, it's better than Avatar.

Clash of the Titans: There was no magic here. I'll confess, I'm not a huge fan of the original, but this one is definitely inferior. They also made one of the most ham-fisted nods to the original work I have ever seen. Most reviews I read complained about the terrible 3-D in the theatrical release, and a couple of reviewers wondered whether the film would fare better in 2-D. I didn't see it in 3-D, so I can't fully comment, but it doesn't really stand very well on its own.

The Young Victoria: I doubt many on this board will ever see this one. It's a film about the early years of Queen Victoria and her courtship by Prince Albert. It's allegedly fairly historically accurate. As a result, the film doesn't really follow a strong story arc. Rather, it's more-or-less simply about a period in a woman's life. It wasn't particularly exciting, but I really found the whole thing rather fascinating. I do have a couple of complaints, though. The passage of time is not always apparent, since characters do not age significantly. Perhaps this problem would be alleviated for a viewer who is familiar with the story. Also, towards the end things begin to happen rather abruptly, and characters behave, well, out of character without warning and for no obvious reason. My wife really liked it.