What is the best recent movie you’ve seen.

[Johnny test]

A Complete Unknown

Watched this a few days ago and i really enjoyed it.
It's a biopic, very classic in its structure (chronological narration), so don't expect too much originality, at least in its form.
Of course, it relies a lot on the story and actors's performance.
The story is well known, it starts at the beginning of Dylan's career, with him meeting Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger and ends when he chose to use electric instruments on stage, around the release of the "Highway 61 Revisited" album.
The performances, especially Chalamet's are top notch, apparently him and other actors also performed the songs which is also quite impressive especially in the case of Monica Barbaro who plays Joan Baez.
As classic as the movie may be it provides a lot of emotions and that's what movies are supposed to do i guess, so if you're interested in Dylan's life and this kind of music, i recommend it, it won't change your life but you'll probably leave the theater with a smile.
For those who didn't know Pete Seeger's work, but love classic rock, i would recommend Bruce Springsteen's "We shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions" (2006), and the live performance of the same songs (In Ireland obviously ) the next year in "Live In Dublin"

 

[Meta not Meta]

A Complete Unknown
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Watched this a few days ago and i really enjoyed it.
It's a biopic, very classic in its structure (chronological narration), so don't expect too much originality, at least in its form.
Of course, it relies a lot on the story and actors's performance.
The story is well known, it starts at the beginning of Dylan's career, with him meeting Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger and ends when he chose to use electric instruments on stage, around the release of the "Highway 61 Revisited" album.
The performances, especially Chalamet's are top notch, apparently him and other actors also performed the songs which is also quite impressive especially in the case of Monica Barbaro who plays Joan Baez.
As classic as the movie may be it provides a lot of emotions and that's what movies are supposed to do i guess, so if you're interested in Dylan's life and this kind of music, i recommend it, it won't change your life but you'll probably leave the theater with a smile.
For those who didn't know Pete Seeger's work, but love classic rock, i would recommend Bruce Springsteen's "We shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions" (2006), and the live performance of the same songs (In Ireland obviously ) the next year in "Live In Dublin"

Haven't seen the movie, thanks for the review.

Reluctant to ... guess I should give it a chance ... maybe Chalamet seems all wrong to me, too much the pretty boy, or I expected some kind of hagiography. Not sure. The Baez angle is intriguing. Diamonds and Rust is such a great song. She even influenced Zeppelin, who knew!

I love that Springsteen album! Foolishly I used to dismiss Seeger as the guy who supposedly tried to stop Dylan "going electric" at Newport in 65, but of course he's far, far more than that ...

If you've never seen it, do see the great Scorsese doc. No Direction Home, about Dylan's evolution up to '66 and the very same controversy about his move to rock. It really felt like betrayal to a lot of people. And catches just how big the guy was back then. A lot of Joan & Seeger in that, if I recall correctly.

Highly recommend the book Positively Fourth Street about Bob, Joan & the Village folk scene of the early sixties. Pretty jaded about the people and egos involved. To that end the Coen Bros.' movie about the same period, Inside Llewyn Davis, though not about Dylan specifically, catches the same jaded, counterintuitive, far from idealistic spirit.

 

[Johnny test]

My most vivid memory of Dylan is by watching "The Last Waltz", it's focused on The Band obviously but Dylan plays a big role in it.
I wouldn't call the movie an hagiography, it's pretty close to the idea i have of Dylan's character but i'm not really an expert. As i said the movie won't challenge you like Dunkirk could for example, it'S very "classic" in every sense of the word. I may be wrong but i don't think Mangold is a particularly innovative director.
I took the movie as it is, a good entertainment with a great casting and i think that's what it is.
You're right Chalamet may be a bit too pretty for the role, i remember people saying the same thing for Elijah Wood/Frodo but it didn't bother me, i think he's got the essence of Dylan, or, at least, my perception of what Dylan is/was.

 

[Doc Holliday]

A Complete Unknown
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Watched this a few days ago and i really enjoyed it.
It's a biopic, very classic in its structure (chronological narration), so don't expect too much originality, at least in its form.
Of course, it relies a lot on the story and actors's performance.
The story is well known, it starts at the beginning of Dylan's career, with him meeting Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger and ends when he chose to use electric instruments on stage, around the release of the "Highway 61 Revisited" album.
The performances, especially Chalamet's are top notch, apparently him and other actors also performed the songs which is also quite impressive especially in the case of Monica Barbaro who plays Joan Baez.
As classic as the movie may be it provides a lot of emotions and that's what movies are supposed to do i guess, so if you're interested in Dylan's life and this kind of music, i recommend it, it won't change your life but you'll probably leave the theater with a smile.
For those who didn't know Pete Seeger's work, but love classic rock, i would recommend Bruce Springsteen's "We shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions" (2006), and the live performance of the same songs (In Ireland obviously ) the next year in "Live In Dublin"

I watched it twice this past weekend & liked it also. I thought the actor who portrayed Johnny Cash also did a good job. He reminded me more of Cash than Joaquin Phoenix did! Chalamet’s performance was a very good one, Same with Barbaro & Ed Norton as Pete Seager. The movie was very good but i knew it didn’t have much of a chance to nab the Oscar since several of the other movies were simply better & more Oscar-worthy. Anora winning was no surprise for me. Mikey Madison’s win was but i was extremely happy she won because it was well deserved & she carried that movie. Many were disappointed Demi Moore didn’t win but to be honest when i watched The Substance i felt that she easily could have been nominated for the best supporting actress award since Margaret Qualley had as much screen time as she did & her own performance was as good in my opinion.

Speaking of Robert Zimmerman i discovered his music in the late 80’s. Then in the early 2000’s i saw him in concert in Montreal & it was the worse concert i had ever seen in my entire life! But i still remain a fan of his early work. Not much a fan of his post 80’s work though!

 

[Johnny test]

I thought the actor who portrayed Johnny Cash also did a good job. He reminded me more of Cash than Joaquin Phoenix

Speaking of Johnny Cash, after watching A complete unknow, i realized Mangold also directed Walk The Line. Both movies are pretty similar in fact in the sense that there are both entertaining but not earth shattering.... and sometimes it's quite enough

 

[Doc Holliday]

Speaking of Johnny Cash, after watching A complete unknow, i realized Mangold also directed Walk The Line. Both movies are pretty similar in fact in the sense that there are both entertaining but not earth shattering.... and sometimes it's quite enough

Oh? I didn’t know this. I really enjoyed ‘Walk the Line’. Especially the music & Reese Witherspoon played a great June Carter. I wasn’t as impressed of Joaquin Phoenix’s performance as the Man in Black as much as others were. I’ve long been a Cash fsn & even saw him in concert once. Phoenix made him look like a psycho!

 

[Meta not Meta]

Dylan's voice was always an acquired taste. Very early on it was supposed to be an indicator of his "authenticity," that he was in the great folk tradition of heroes like Guthrie. Never saw him live, but I get that it only got worse as he aged. I like his live stuff around the Rolling Thunder Revue and some of his studio albums after the mid-70s, especially Oh, Mercy, which is really great. And like Lenny, he never lost his ability to write a great song, Every Grain of Sand ... Jokerman ... etc.

 

[Meta not Meta]

Haha, forget Bob & Joan a moment ... they really should do a movie about these two:

Stereo separation is just bliss, Gram in one ear, Emmylou in the other ...

 

[Doc Holliday]

Presence (2024)
Horror/psychological thriller starring Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, Callina Liang & Eddie Maday. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. I really enjoyed this movie & it was rightfully praised by critics. Dysfunctional family moves into a new home & it appears to ne possessed by an entity. I’m not going to say more since i don’t want to ruin the movie for those who may want to see it. It was brilliantly made & i’ll likely watch it again. I recommend it! 4/5 stars for me!

 

[Johnny test]

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haven't watched this yet, i'm curious since it's Soderbergh but i read mixed reviews on it, did you like it?

 

[Doc Holliday]

haven't watched this yet, i'm curious since it's Soderbergh but i read mixed reviews on it, did you like it?

I really enjoyed it. It’s one of those smart horror thriller types of movies. After i watched it i was surprised to learn it was directed by Soderbergh.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Presence (2024)
Dysfunctional family moves into a new home & it appears to ne possessed by an entity. I’m not going to say more

What kind of "review" is this? There are hundreds of horror movies that can be described with the same "review". It's more a teaser than a legit review.

 

[Doc Holliday]

What kind of "review" is this? There are hundreds of horror movies that can be described with the same "review". It's more a teaser than a legit review.

I’m sad & destroyed that you didn’t appreciate my review.

 

[EagerBeaver]

I’m sad & destroyed that you didn’t appreciate my review.

I was disappointed and devastated to hear that Soderbergh has ventured into horror films only to be given the most barebones details. This is the same guy who made Sex Lies and Videotape as a younger man, after all. I have an idea that it is a different kind of horror film but wanted to hear more about cast, filming style and location, ambience, etc., which can all be discussed without providing any spoilers.

 

[Doc Holliday]

I was disappointed and devastated to hear that Soderbergh has ventured into horror films only to be given the most barebones details. This is the same guy who made Sex Lies and Videotape as a younger man, after all. I have an idea that it is a different kind of horror film but wanted to hear more about cast, filming style and location, ambience, etc., which can all be discussed without providing any spoilers.

If you want a better understanding of what the movie’s about just go to Wikipedia. You’ll actually get the entire movie explained to you if you wish. If you want to read well-written reviews of it just go to Rotten Tomatoes or use Google.

 

[EagerBeaver]

If you want a better understanding of what the movie’s about just go to Wikipedia. You’ll actually get the entire movie explained to you if you wish. If you want to read well-written reviews of it just go to Rotten Tomatoes or use Google.

But then I get spoilers. I want the review mentioned above with no spoilers.

 

[Johnny test]

I really enjoyed it. It’s one of those smart horror thriller types of movies. After i watched it i was surprised to learn it was directed by Soderbergh.

Thanks for this, i'll probably give it a try this week-end, i, for one, appreciate your reviews

 

[EagerBeaver]

i, for one, appreciate your reviews

Don't get me wrong, I appreciate like 98% of Doc's reviews whether they be movies, TV shows, restaurants or escorts, and I have been reading them for almost 25 years, plus I have met the guy and actually really like him. It's just that this particular review was so lacking in movie review proteins that I felt like I had been punched in the face by the time I finished reading it. It was like going to a new burger restaurant, ordering their famous new burger, lifting up the bun, and not seeing any meat. It reminded me of those old "Where's The Beef?" Commercials. Anyone remember them?

I am going to guess that when he wrote the review Holliday was drinking and in a rascally mood. Like whomever prepared that burger in that commercial. It occurred to me that commercial may not have appeared in Canada, so you guys may not have seen it. But at the time it came out in 1984 it became nationally famous in the USA and was one reason for the rise of Wendy's hamburgers in the fast food world.

 

[Johnny test]

Don't get me wrong, I appreciate like 98%

Cool , to be honest i was a bit surprised by the fact that you seem really annoyed and a tiny bit aggressive. Especially since the board is probably more famous for "dick sucking reviews" than movies

 

[EagerBeaver]

Cool , to be honest i was a bit surprised by the fact that you seem really annoyed and a tiny bit aggressive. Especially since the board is probably more famous for "dick sucking reviews" than movies

I was disappointed in the review, but aggressive would be the wrong word, see my post above yours for my true feelings. It was just a burger served with a clearly insufficient portion of meat, and that's not what we usually get served from Doc. He just needed a reminder is all.