What's The Last Movie You Watched? XI

[Doctor Jones]

For Your Eyes Only - 7 or 8 out of 10

Surprisingly less tongue and cheek for Moore's Bond, but nevertheless a solid Bond film.

 

[Kane52630]

The Debt

Excellent spy film, far better that most in recent years. It's not a film for those that constantly want action in their spy films, it's a slow paced but very effective film. What stands out are the performances from everyone, especially from the younger cast (Jessica Chastain, Marton Csokas, and Sam Worthington).
8.5/10

 

[Ultra Lantern]

13 going on 30

 

[hammerhedd11]

Super

 

[rnewbz]

On the Waterfront 8/10

 

[Figs]

On the Waterfront 8/10

Can't wait for this to come out on Blu-ray.


Last film watched...

Avatar extended version

Thor 3D

First time seeing this in 3D and it was barely noticeable to where they shouldn't have bothered with it.

 

[Ultra Lantern]

Rain Man

 

[Ash J. Williams]

 

[A Necessary Evil]

[/IMG]

Holy CRAP his head looks huge...

 

[Superhero 101]

Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban
8.5/10

 

[hammerhedd11]

Hanna

 

[Hotwire]

The Muppets

8.5/10

 

[craigdbfan]

Casino Royale

Quantum of Solace

 

[Panthro]

El Cid (1961)

 

[DyeLorean]

The Hangover Part II

Ok yes, it's follows the same structure as the previous one. But I laughed A LOT. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. It's a comedy, made me laugh, I think it works.

 

[Two-Face]

Dr No 9/10
From Russia With Love 9/10

 

[3dman27]

tekken

 

[Panthro]

Ben-Hur (1959)

For Your Eyes Only - 7 or 8 out of 10

Surprisingly less tongue and cheek for Moore's Bond, but nevertheless a solid Bond film.

Definitely among the better entries in the Moore era, even though by then Moore was clearly getting too old for the part.

 

[Ultra Lantern]

Hugo

 

[Figs]

Gnomeo & Juliet

3.5/5

 

[childeroland]

 

[Prison Mike]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 - 7/10

Cowboys and Aliens - 8/10

 

[DACrowe]

Just saw this in 2D and its visuals were so beautifully jaw-dropping, I wish I'd seen it in 3D--which is rare.

What a beautiful film perfect for the family and the holidays. It may be a movie about children, but it resonates so much with adults I wonder if most children will appreciate this love letter to cinema. This is a perfect Dickensian story in the first half of the orphan boy who befriends the orphaned girl while avoiding the orphanage and a the clumsy French inspector, as well as a play on classic French stereotypes, but it becomes so much more. The slow unraveling of its central mystery and how it relates to one of the great auteurs of film's infancy (I won't spoil who if you don't know) is terrific.

The way this film balances all these different perspectives flawlessly and without feeling slow is wonderful. It becomes a survey of early cinema but keeps it fresh and fun for all ages in how the children in the movie react. And these kids feel like real kids, instead of cutesy studio marketing. Butterfield and Moretz are sublime. But its the adults, namely Ben Kingsley's character and his wife who are really haunting when they see their work from decades ago reemerge through the insistence of cinephiles and the "broken" little boy of Hugo. It doesn't come off maudlin or as overly-sentimental tripe. It's just a purely pleasing callback to early silent features and the love of those who make them.

9/10

Superb film.

 

[Ultra Lantern]

The Decendents

 

[Panthro]

Superman II