What is the best recent movie you’ve seen.
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I love old movies, especially on AMTRAK rides from North Jersey to Pennsylvania and back to visit my parents. AppleTV has some good ones.
Watched High Anxiety recently. Classic Mel Brooks.
JAWS was great summer viewing, especially for those of us who spend an inordinate amount of time at the Jersey shore.
Scary movies in Oct are fun. Just watched Audrey Rose and Rosemary’s Baby. Freaky movies but riveting. Recommended.
The new Elvis movie and Coal Miners Daughter are on my train schedule for tomorrow and Monday night. Maybe Where the Crawdads Sing or Bullet Train.
... this was a surprised gem of a movie. The ending was 'kinda' unexpected?!
All Quiet On The Western Front (2022)
This is the third remake of the Oscar-winning movie & best-selling book. It very well may be the best version yet. Think Saving Private Ryan & 1917 & you’ll get a good idea if what to expect. It’s a German made movie & will likely win best picture in the best foreign film at the next Academy Awards. I consider it a masterpiece by German director Edward Berger & he may very well get nominated for best director. It stars Felix Kammerer in the lead role as a desillusioned German soldier in WWI & features an all-star cast of German actors.
This war epic was produced by Netflix & was critically acclaimed at various film festivals including the most recent one in Toronto. It’s still playing in the movie theatres but was recently made available on Netflix. I watched it in english although it was originally made in german. There is also some french dialogue in parts of the movie when it involves french soldiers & politicians. In other words if you watch it in english the germans speak english & the french speak…french. I suppose you could always watch it in either french or german with subtitles but to be honest the dubbing in english was done extremely well. I actually believed for the entire movie that the film was first made in english until i did my usual post-movie research afterwards. I watched it again today & enjoyed it even more since I noticed many things in the movie that I hadn’t noticed the first time i watched it. I recommend watching it either in a movie theatre or on a large HD screen (mine is a 4K 80” screen) with a high-end home theatre sound system (preferably Dolby Atmos).
I love well-made movies!
This is the third remake of the Oscar-winning movie & best-selling book. It very well may be the best version yet. Think Saving Private Ryan & 1917 & you’ll get a good idea if what to expect. It’s a German made movie & will likely win best picture in the best foreign film at the next Academy Awards. I consider it a masterpiece by German director Edward Berger & he may very well get nominated for best director. It stars Felix Kammerer in the lead role as a desillusioned German soldier in WWI & features an all-star cast of German actors.
This war epic was produced by Netflix & was critically acclaimed at various film festivals including the most recent one in Toronto. It’s still playing in the movie theatres but was recently made available on Netflix. I watched it in english although it was originally made in german. There is also some french dialogue in parts of the movie when it involves french soldiers & politicians. In other words if you watch it in english the germans speak english & the french speak…french. I suppose you could always watch it in either french or german with subtitles but to be honest the dubbing in english was done extremely well. I actually believed for the entire movie that the film was first made in english until i did my usual post-movie research afterwards. I watched it again today & enjoyed it even more since I noticed many things in the movie that I hadn’t noticed the first time i watched it. I recommend watching it either in a movie theatre or on a large HD screen (mine is a 4K 80” screen) with a high-end home theatre sound system (preferably Dolby Atmos).
I love well-made movies!
Madrid, 1987 (trailer link posted below)
Excellent Spanish movie that wouldn't get made after MeToo went down. Why? It's basically an established author/journalist using his experience to bed a journalism mentee. He tries to bed her not with charm or smooth talking, but by simply taking advantage of her professional interest in him. Nonetheless, it has good dialogue and acting, plus a gorgeous young woman who is pretty much naked for essentially the entire movie.
Diana (2020)
Another Spain-based movie with plot incentive to keep its beautiful female star mostly undressed? I approve! The star is an escort who meets a businessman who becomes enamored with her. That's all I can say without spoiling it. Both movies are refreshing because unlike most Hollywood movies these days, neither is a retread of a movie you've seen before. Speaking of which,
MOVIE TO NOT SEE: Black Adam. 100% boring. No interesting dialogue, no fresh take on superhero movies, no gorgeous and naked Spanish women at all. I don't know how DC has seen a billion Marvel movies but still can't make a superhero movie as well as Marvel does.
Excellent Spanish movie that wouldn't get made after MeToo went down. Why? It's basically an established author/journalist using his experience to bed a journalism mentee. He tries to bed her not with charm or smooth talking, but by simply taking advantage of her professional interest in him. Nonetheless, it has good dialogue and acting, plus a gorgeous young woman who is pretty much naked for essentially the entire movie.
Diana (2020)
Another Spain-based movie with plot incentive to keep its beautiful female star mostly undressed? I approve! The star is an escort who meets a businessman who becomes enamored with her. That's all I can say without spoiling it. Both movies are refreshing because unlike most Hollywood movies these days, neither is a retread of a movie you've seen before. Speaking of which,
MOVIE TO NOT SEE: Black Adam. 100% boring. No interesting dialogue, no fresh take on superhero movies, no gorgeous and naked Spanish women at all. I don't know how DC has seen a billion Marvel movies but still can't make a superhero movie as well as Marvel does.
Watched a couple of Liam Neeson movies over the weekend:
Commuter (2018) - this one is on Prime. Neeson plays a commuter on a Metro North train running from New York City to Westchester County who becomes embroiled in a plot to find and kill someone on the train. The plot of this movie is very elliptical and it's extremely hard to figure out what exactly is going on and who is behind the conspiracy. Lots of action tries to and somewhat make up for the sketchy plot. Overall I found it to be an average Neeson film.
Memory (2022) - this is a recent release on Netflix in which Neeson plays an assassin who realizes he has early onset Alzheimer's Disease, and also grapples with a moral crisis as well as his mental health issues. He draws the line and refuses when asked to do a hit on a 13 year old girl who is a witness. This does not endear him to his employers, and the predictable result is a body count that explodes. I found this Neeson film much better than the Commuter and an above average Neeson film, although very consistent with the themes of revenge, nobility, and "honor among thieves" often coursing through most of Neeson's films.
Commuter (2018) - this one is on Prime. Neeson plays a commuter on a Metro North train running from New York City to Westchester County who becomes embroiled in a plot to find and kill someone on the train. The plot of this movie is very elliptical and it's extremely hard to figure out what exactly is going on and who is behind the conspiracy. Lots of action tries to and somewhat make up for the sketchy plot. Overall I found it to be an average Neeson film.
Memory (2022) - this is a recent release on Netflix in which Neeson plays an assassin who realizes he has early onset Alzheimer's Disease, and also grapples with a moral crisis as well as his mental health issues. He draws the line and refuses when asked to do a hit on a 13 year old girl who is a witness. This does not endear him to his employers, and the predictable result is a body count that explodes. I found this Neeson film much better than the Commuter and an above average Neeson film, although very consistent with the themes of revenge, nobility, and "honor among thieves" often coursing through most of Neeson's films.
Stand outs from this year:
1. Everything, Everywhere, All at once starring Michelle Yeoh. Great to see her having a career revival lately.
2. Top Gun Maverick. Not sure what kind of ritualistic blood sacrifices goes on at Scientology temples to make this happen but Tom Cruise keeps delivering engaging blockbusters whether it was in 1986 or 2022. DVD/Blu Ray worthy just for the behind the scenes content.
3. Northman : Not as good as other Eggers ventures like witch and lighthouse. Still enjoyed it. Waiting for some video editing wizard to make a Mashup of this movie set to the Zeppelin immigrant song on YouTube. Made for each other imo.
Yet to check out: All quiet on the western front
1. Everything, Everywhere, All at once starring Michelle Yeoh. Great to see her having a career revival lately.
2. Top Gun Maverick. Not sure what kind of ritualistic blood sacrifices goes on at Scientology temples to make this happen but Tom Cruise keeps delivering engaging blockbusters whether it was in 1986 or 2022. DVD/Blu Ray worthy just for the behind the scenes content.
3. Northman : Not as good as other Eggers ventures like witch and lighthouse. Still enjoyed it. Waiting for some video editing wizard to make a Mashup of this movie set to the Zeppelin immigrant song on YouTube. Made for each other imo.
Yet to check out: All quiet on the western front
One word to describe it. Brutal. Especially at the end when the French kept on even if there was the armistice signed for a cease fire. They brought in the tanks and flamethrowers. The beginning was messed up too regarding the uniforms.
I liked it very much. Another that i enjoyed watching last week was “Ready or Not”. Like “Barbarian” i also watched it on Disney+.
And to finish off my week i watched ‘The Night House’ which stars the always wonderful Rebecca Hall. It’s a suspense/thriller/mystery type of horror movie about a woman who moves into her cottage soon after her husband’s sudden & unexplained suicide. As the movie moves along she discovers that her husband had a lot of secrets & strange things start happening throughout the movie.
Just watched Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever in theatres.
Thought it was ok but for me, i found the movie too long at nearly 3 hours, plus not enough action scenes. I did think the main bad guy was cool. Namor, the Aztec warrior. As someone who's part Indigenous such as myself, I found him to be very cool and I could relate to him more.
Thought it was ok but for me, i found the movie too long at nearly 3 hours, plus not enough action scenes. I did think the main bad guy was cool. Namor, the Aztec warrior. As someone who's part Indigenous such as myself, I found him to be very cool and I could relate to him more.
I watched Glass Onion last night on Netflix. It's worth watching, although not as good as "Knives Out." It's somewhat amazing to me that a somewhat silly Beatles song could spark the idea for a sequel to "Knives Out", although the movie itself is somewhat silly although entertaining. I thought Janelle Monae added a lot to the film and I find her to be extremely attractive as well as a talented actress. Don't know anything about her music, but am quite familiar with the 2 Beatle songs featured in the movie including the title track:
I watched three movies over the past three days:
Top Gun: Maverick
The Banshees of Inisherin
The Glass Onion
To my great surprise i found the new Top Gun movie absolutely fantastic! I’m surprised because this is usually not my type of movie. I loved it so much that it made me watch the first Top Gun movie right afterwards. For me it’s the best movie i’ve seen this year. But i’ve yet to see the new Avatar.
The Banshees of Inisherin for me was a tough movie to watch because i found it difficult to be able to stay awake while watching it. Not as difficult to watch as the eternally boring Marilyn but you get the picture. I ended up having to watch the final hour of the movie on the following day.
The Glass Onion i liked very much. Very good script & equally good acting performances. Daniel Craig is so good in his role as Benoit Blanc that he makes forget he was the last actor to play James Bond. Is it among my favorite movies in 2022? No it’s not. Along with Top Gun for me one of the best movies I’ve seen this year is All Quiet on the Western Front. I also have another favorite which will surprise everyone and it’s Downton Abbey: A New Era but that’s because i’m a mega Downton Abbey fan.
Next movie to watch tonight: X
Top Gun: Maverick
The Banshees of Inisherin
The Glass Onion
To my great surprise i found the new Top Gun movie absolutely fantastic! I’m surprised because this is usually not my type of movie. I loved it so much that it made me watch the first Top Gun movie right afterwards. For me it’s the best movie i’ve seen this year. But i’ve yet to see the new Avatar.
The Banshees of Inisherin for me was a tough movie to watch because i found it difficult to be able to stay awake while watching it. Not as difficult to watch as the eternally boring Marilyn but you get the picture. I ended up having to watch the final hour of the movie on the following day.
The Glass Onion i liked very much. Very good script & equally good acting performances. Daniel Craig is so good in his role as Benoit Blanc that he makes forget he was the last actor to play James Bond. Is it among my favorite movies in 2022? No it’s not. Along with Top Gun for me one of the best movies I’ve seen this year is All Quiet on the Western Front. I also have another favorite which will surprise everyone and it’s Downton Abbey: A New Era but that’s because i’m a mega Downton Abbey fan.
Next movie to watch tonight: X
I went to watch Avatar: the Way of Water in theaters and it's the first time in my life I walked out of the theater and NOT finish watching the movie.
I walked out halfway through the film and felt so bored. Lol
I walked out halfway through the film and felt so bored. Lol
The Menu, a very dark comedy about the excesses of capitalism and the super pretentiousness of super high-end restaurants.
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