What was the last movie you watched? (2014 Edition)


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Just watched Gone with the Wind (1939) 

 

I was always putting off watching it, because I tried to watch some other top ranking classics and found them a bore.

This one however was very good, and totally watchable.   I quite enjoyed it.   I must for any movie lover.

 

 

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Watched it a few months ago just after I finished the book! Mammy FTW!

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2/10 For me it was just a series of highlighted scenes of the story. If you watch it with expectations of adherence to the depictions in the Bible, you will be disappointed. I watched it with my parents (65+) who are devout Baptist and they didn't even finish it.

The Raid 2 - Shaky Camera/10 - I could only watch the first 20 minutes of it before I had to turn it off. Great reviews or not, this movie is just unwatchable for me. So, to be fair, I can't give it a rating. I don't even remember The Blair Witch being nearly this bad.

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The Raid 2 - Shaky Camera/10 - I could only watch the first 20 minutes of it before I had to turn it off. Great reviews or not, this movie is just unwatchable for me. So, to be fair, I can't give it a rating. I don't even remember The Blair Witch being nearly this bad.

 

 

really?  i was planning to watch it next, and the reviews here got my hopes up...  but I personally HATE shaky cam, and can't stand it.   

 

thanks for the warning,  i will know to expect it, and will have a back up movie to watch too.

Short Term 12 (2013)

 

8/10

 

Must see if you like drama.

 

August: Osage County (2013)

 

7/10

 

Could have been better.

 

Saving Mr. Banks (2013)

 

7.5/10

 

Don't bet against Tom Hanks.

 

Monster (2003)

 

6.5/10

 

Nice little surprise. It's not a monster movie but more of a road movie with a little subtle love story. Final scene was really great despite the very weak creature design.

 

Captain Phillips (2013)

 

7/10

 

A little bit too long. I would give 7.5 for the first half of the movie but the second half was not all that great.

 

Thor: The Dark World (2013)

 

6/10

 

Been there done that ...

 

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)

 

7.5

 

Nice romantic comedy. Not really funny though. The original idea is great but the directing could have been better. Still enjoyed it a lot.

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

 

7.5

 

Great movie but something was missing.

 

About Time (2013)

 

7.5

 

Great clich? romantic "comedy". A good example of how great directing and good acting can make a so so script good.

 

Devil's Knot (2013)

 

6.5

 

Really close to the real story. But as a documentary of course the Paradise Lost documentaries and West of Menphis are better and as a movie Devil's Knot sadly aint that good. I'm still puzzled that those teens were found guilty with pretty much no real hard evidences.

But is it better then Spirited Away.   I did not like anime and never watched it much, until someone made me watch  Spirited Away.   It was amazing and I have watched it maybe 5 times already.

 

 

If you did not watch the following animated japanese movies do yourself a favor and watch them (original version with subtitles if possible specially in the case of Mononoke Hime).

 

Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

Princess Mononoke (1997)

5 Centimeters Per Second (2007)

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If you did not watch the following animated japanese movies do yourself a favor and watch them (original version with subtitles if possible specially in the case of Mononoke Hime).

 

Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

Princess Mononoke (1997)

5 Centimeters Per Second (2007)

 

I tried to watch Mononoke, but I did not like it at all!    I did however watch an english Dub, and everyone else is raving about this one too, so I have to check it out one day (with subs)... Still not sure though.

 

Grave of Fireflies...   I have heard about it, I will check it out next chance I have.   I hear it is depressing as hell, so I will not rush to it too fast!!!  

Spirited Away was heavy at times but a lovely story overall.  Something to lift your spirits...  

Grave of Fireflies sounds like it might be just depressing overall, and while i like a heavy movie sometimes... it is not very often.

Though I did mention I want an adult movie though, so I will see it.

 

5 Centimeters Per Second on other hand looks great.   gonna watch it today.  thank you for advice!  I will let you know if i like it.

I tried to watch Mononoke, but I did not like it at all!    I did however watch an english Dub, and everyone else is raving about this one too, so I have to check it out one day (with subs)... Still not sure though.

 

Grave of Fireflies...   I have heard about it, I will check it out next chance I have.   I hear it is depressing as hell, so I will not rush to it too fast!!!  

Spirited Away was heavy at times but a lovely story overall.  Something to lift your spirits...  

Grave of Fireflies sounds like it might be just depressing overall, and while i like a heavy movie sometimes... it is not very often.

Though I did mention I want an adult movie though, so I will see it.

 

5 Centimeters Per Second on other hand looks great.   gonna watch it today.  thank you for advice!  I will let you know if i like it.

 

HERESY!

 

Hotaru no haka is an excellent animated movie and deserves to be watched, regardless of the subject matter. It's supposed to make you feel that way.

 

Papurika is also pretty great. For something animated and not Japanese, you can also try Persepolis.

 

Also, try to avoid the dubs. Even in a high quality one like the one for The Wind Rises (amazing cast), it's inevitable that some nuance is lost in the dubbing process.

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The Raid 2 - Shaky Camera/10 - I could only watch the first 20 minutes of it before I had to turn it off. Great reviews or not, this movie is just unwatchable for me. So, to be fair, I can't give it a rating. I don't even remember The Blair Witch being nearly this bad.

Shaky camera? wut :wacko: blair witch is found footage, its supposed to be "shaky", Raid 2 only in big actions sequences, but I might be slightly biased as I liked the movie a lot.

 

really?  i was planning to watch it next, and the reviews here got my hopes up...  but I personally HATE shaky cam, and can't stand it.   

 

thanks for the warning,  i will know to expect it, and will have a back up movie to watch too.

HERESY!

 

Hotaru no haka is an excellent animated movie and deserves to be watched, regardless of the subject matter. It's supposed to make you feel that way.

 

Papurika is also pretty great. For something animated and not Japanese, you can also try Persepolis.

 

Also, try to avoid the dubs. Even in a high quality one like the one for The Wind Rises (amazing cast), it's inevitable that some nuance is lost in the dubbing process.

Thanks,  I love animation (mostly western though) and of course I have seen Persepolis

 

The dub for my favorite anime Spirited Away is great in my opinion, and it makes it easy to show to people who don't like to read subtitles. 

It is quality and it is immerse.   I wish others were like that.     If you think this one was bad too, then you are just a purist.  Everyone I know loved watching it in English.

 

I will check out Papurika also,   seen on top animation lists many times.

A Million Ways To Die In The West

 

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6/10        From the creator of Family Guy, a real movie -   like Ted.    Very funny at times, and cringe-worthy at others.    

 

I loved the bits I found hilarious, and overall it is an ok movie.  But some parts were just terrible (as it is in Family Guy show, which I stopped watching after first 3 seasons)

Thanks,  I love animation (mostly western though) and of course I have seen Persepolis

 

The dub for my favorite anime Spirited Away is great in my opinion, and it makes it easy to show to people who don't like to read subtitles. 

It is quality and it is immerse.   I wish others were like that.     If you think this one was bad too, then you are just a purist.  Everyone I know loved watching it in English.

 

I will check out Papurika also,   seen on top animation lists many times.

 

The dub isn't bad per se, The Wind Rises dub is amazing and there are several others, but I always try to see a movie in its original form, at least in my first viewing. I don't like watching a dub first and then the original. I've met people that watched Huo Yuanjia and didn't like it. Made them watch the Extended Cut with the original voices in Mandarin, totally different experience.

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The dub isn't bad per se, The Wind Rises dub is amazing and there are several others, but I always try to see a movie in its original form, at least in my first viewing. I don't like watching a dub first and then the original. I've met people that watched Huo Yuanjia and didn't like it. Made them watch the Extended Cut with the original voices in Mandarin, totally different experience.

 

Hmm,  I loved Fearless, and I don't see how it can be improved much :)))

 

(I am a huge martial arts movie fan...

my old school all time favorite, that made me love the genre 

old time cheesy, but mind blowing when I was a kid - i watched it over 20 times in a row, 

It is the only North Korean movie I know, btw... (10/10 for nostalgic value for me, and still hilarious martial arts movie for everyone else)

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2dG5BQOVhI

Hmm,  I loved Fearless, and I don't see how it can be improved much :)))

 

(I am a huge martial arts movie fan...

my old school all time favorite, that made me love the genre 

old time cheesy, but mind blowing when I was a kid - i watched it over 20 times in a row, 

It is the only North Korean movie I know, btw... (10/10 for nostalgic value for me, and still hilarious martial arts movie for everyone else)

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2dG5BQOVhI

 

Extended Cut has lots of great scenes added in and the final fight tournament is complete (the dub version just shows snippets of the other opponents and the Tanaka fight).

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The Killing Room

Four individuals sign up for a psychological research study only to discover that they are now subjects of a brutal, classified government program.

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Pretty good, I thought. I like how it referenced Project MKUltra, it certainly provided me with a certain sense of legitimacy towards the situation.

6/10

(Oh, and go to the IMDB page and look at some of the people in the discussions from 2011...I chuckled.)

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