What was the last movie you watched? - Page 11

southernbelle · March 26th, 2007, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Mira

I just watched Friends With Money on cable the other night. The movie was maddeningly lame and ended in a completely ridiculous way. "Oh, it's been 83 minutes?? Time to end the movie!!" Ker-plunk. Disgusting waste of time.

I'm disappointed! I've been wanting to rent this but if it's not worth the money I might not!!

Mira · March 26th, 2007, 05:07 PM

Yeah, SouthernBelle, I'm afraid you'd be very disappointed. The only thing that was good was the acting. The plot was terrible, the scenarios were lame, there was no growth, no resolution, nothing. And it just ended. I mean, I was sitting there, I looked down to pet my kitty, and then next I knew it was just over. Very strange. If I'd paid money (theatre, DVD or On Demand) I'd be very unhappy.

I've actually gotten a credit from Comcast for this reason (the movie was that junk movie with Brittany Murphy and Dakota Fanning in it, can't remember the name).

Raspberry gashes · March 26th, 2007, 05:11 PM

Dirty Dancing- ****
I'm proud to say i never fell under any Patrick Swayze spell. The man doesn't appeal to me at all, even with all the hip gyrating.
Jennifer Grey had such spunk.

**NoDayButToday** · March 26th, 2007, 05:12 PM

About Friends w/Money- I didn't really like the end either, it was so abrupt and there really wasn't a whole lot of resolution. I was pretty interested in the rest, but I think a lot of that was based on the cast (besides JA-although I have liked her in the independent stuff she's done, I didn't hate her in this and she definitely doesn't play Rachel Green). I'd say it's a wait for it to hit TV movie though, I wouldn't pay for it.

Mira · March 26th, 2007, 05:17 PM

Yeah, it could have been so much more. There was a lot to work with. I particularly HATED how she allowed that idiot "boyfriend" to treat her. What was up with that? The acting was pretty good IMO. I thought JA was pretty good, esp. that she didn't look good at all in the movie. I like that about her, that she doesn't care about looking perfect in her movies. I did also enjoy the acting by the rest of the cast. I'm sure they were rolling their eyes at the lame dialogue and plot though. (We have Platinum cable in our house, so for me it was "free" - I believe it was on one of the many Starz channels.)

yanna · March 27th, 2007, 03:42 AM

I saw The Good Shepherd. The flaws that had been mentioned were there, it is too long and can get chaotic and too uninvolved but I liked it ini general. Matt Damon's character was very chilling, he seemed dead inside. There were just rare flashes of any humanity left in him. Angelina Jolie was actually better than I expected as his neglected and humiliated (not to mention cheated on) wife but I think that this film did not need her and the baggage she brings. There were a couple of morons in the cinema who were in the film just to oggle at her and their stupid comments were truly distracting.

The guy who played Matt Damon's character's son is disturbingly freaky looking but I think he serves the plot quite well.

In all, I'd say see it if you don't mind long movies with loads of characters and jumps back and forth in time. It really isn't bad and some of the spy stuff going on is fascinating.

hawaii girl · March 27th, 2007, 05:35 AM

that was the second to last movie i watched, the good shepard...then i watched borat..probably the last person in the u s and of a.
i liked the good shepard...i loved borat and i seem to be the only person i know to admit that. i said it.

msdebagain · March 27th, 2007, 03:29 PM

i watched Rocky Balboa today. It was a good flick. Yeah Sly looks 106 years old, but it was still good.

msdebagain · March 27th, 2007, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by hawaii girl

v...i loved borat and i seem to be the only person i know to admit that. i said it.

i thought i was the only person to admit that i hated Borat. i really did not like it.

greysfang · March 27th, 2007, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by msdebagain

i watched Rocky Balboa today. It was a good flick. Yeah Sly looks 106 years old, but it was still good.

I was dragged kicking and screaming to see it on opening weekend. It was very uncomfortable for me to watch an 80yo man getting his ass kicked. I didn't enjoy it at all.

DevilDoll2025 · March 27th, 2007, 04:47 PM

I just watched hannibal rising, aside from wanting to throw up it was ok, i give it **.

Aella · March 29th, 2007, 04:33 AM

A french movie called "East-West". It was primarily set in Stalinist Russia after WWII, so as you can imagine, it was no barrel of laugh. Great movie, excellent acting, but very emotionally draining.

Raspberry gashes · March 29th, 2007, 06:35 AM

Armageddon- ****
Saw it years ago, and hardly remembered it. Watched it again tonight and it made me cry. The song 'I dont wanna miss a thing' by Aerosmith gets me every time.