What's The Last Movie You Watched? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Part 52

[Joe Von Zombie]

Jumanji 2017

 

[Kane52630]

 

[2kt09]

 

[ComicChick]

she's all that

 

[the last son]

Dawn of the planet of the apes. Much better than the first.

 

[Ash J. Williams]

 

[squeekness]

The Avengers

 

[blueharvest]

A Christmas Story

 

[Hunter Rider]

9/10




7/19

 

[SPO2 Dalisay]

Jack Reacher: Never Look back

 

[squeekness]

Jurassic World

 

[MadderMaximus]

The extended Hobbit Trilogy. Was a whole day endeavor.

 

[nite-owl]

 

[nite-owl]

 

[Sculder]

Arsenal (2017)
Atomica (2017)

 

[Pennywise]

Scrooged
Bridesmaids
Concussion

 

[NDX]

The Last Jedi
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Trading Places

 

[DawnWarrior]

The Nativity Story

I'm not remotely religious, but I was curious, and it's that time of year. It was okay.

 

[hammerhedd11]

The Big Sick - 6.5/10

 

[MadderMaximus]

The Lord of the Rings trilogy, extended editions

 

[blueharvest]

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

 

[Hunter Rider]

Such a great concept! 9/10




8/10




7.5/10

 

[Kane52630]

The extended Hobbit Trilogy. Was a whole day endeavor.

The Lord of the Rings trilogy, extended editions

 

[Kane52630]

Last Flag Flying

This was pretty good. It's Richard Linklater doing what he does best and deliver on human stories told in captivating ways. This one centers on Steve Carell who plays a veteran finding out his son died during the Iraq war and reuniting with his old war buddies. While the movie's plot is pretty cut and dry the meat of the movie are the interactions between Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, and Laurence Fishburne. It very much becomes an actors movie where they all play to their strengths, although Steve Carell plays it very somber yet friendly. What I also really liked about it is they were able to cut through the facade of patriotism and have honest conversations (which was all done brilliantly by Bryan Cranston). The movie is all about the journey rather than the destination, so I was entertained by the many stops they go through and watching them have regular human conversations with a lot of jokes along the way. Overall, I don't think it's a movie for everyone, but if you're a fan of Linklater, it's one of his better ones.
9/10

Call Me by Your Name

Man... Every year there comes that one Oscar bait film that all the critics grab on to and claim it's the greatest movie of the year. While I thought maybe that would be Lady Bird this year (Which I still enjoyed), this movie takes the cake. It's by far the most trite Oscar bait movie I've seen all year. I feel like the director kept a scorecard of all the things that everyone expects an Oscar movie should be. It's a coming of age movie... that's based on a book... that's about a gay romance while they live in the country side of Italy as they speak French and Italian. Now that wouldn't have bothered me as much if they had a good story to go along with it. Sadly, this movie meanders along for 2 hours without any real drama or substance until the last 10 minutes and even that's a bit iffy. Acting wise there's nothing inherently wrong with Armie Hammer and Timothee Chalamet, but it's nothing special. Although, Michael Stuhlbarg was a bit of a standout to me, but that comes late in the game. Overall, I just don't get the hype for this, Moonlight (or even Carol for that matter) was miles better than anything this had to offer.
5/10

 

[Kane52630]

All The Money In The World

Really enjoyed it. It's a terrific crime thriller that becomes a family drama about the richest family in the world. With the whole Kevin Spacey issue, Ridley Scott demonstrates why he's a damn fine director when he tries. He managed to get the actor he originally wanted for Getty and reshoot the movie in 9 days. And on top of that, Christopher Plummer was incredible every time he shows up on screen. I couldn't imagine how different the movie would feel if it was Spacey with all of that prosthetics on his face. The movie is mostly centers on Michelle Williams where it's about her grief as a mother (who's not a Getty by blood) trying to find the kidnappers and get her back... she also gives a great performance. As for Mark Wahlberg, he was solid for the most part. I also thought Romain Duris was really great in it. Overall, it's a great performance driven film.
9/10

Darkest Hour

Man, this was incredible. It's pretty much a one man show by Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill who delivers a powerful performance. The makeup job on Oldman was really well done, you forget he's playing him. On top of that Joe Wright did a great job directing this. This movie could have easily become cold and uninteresting considering it's mostly all boardroom talks. Yet, Joe Wright found ways to keep the pace on track and use some very interesting shots and especially lighting. Considering the vast difference in tone, Darkest Hour makes for a great double feature with Dunkirk. Overall, it's role Gary Oldman has been waiting for and I hope he finally gets that golden statue.
9/10