Last Movie You Watched...

Why does that sound so adorable, popping in Poppins when you're sick? Poor Ray.

You know, it's a holiday week on Spike TV, which means a Bond marathon! I find that's a great mindless menu for bedridden viewing. Except that somehow, when I get sick, I get days with repeat plays of Never Say Never Again and Octopussy. Yesterday, of course, when I felt fine and had no time, it was Goldfinger. Damn that Spike TV...

We watched Knocked Up last night. I generally liked it, because it was funny often enough, but I had a hard time feeling for any of the four lead characters because they were such stereotypes.

mkcbunny said:

Why does that sound so adorable, popping in Poppins when you're sick? Poor Ray.

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that a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down... it's really quite supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.

The Darjeeling Limited.

If you like Wes Anderson . . . which I do . . . then . . .

I dunno, I know the movies are all quite similar, but I always find them really affecting.

Really enjoyable, and lovely short film that opens it.

Wes Anderson, to me, is hit or miss. Owen Wilson can be endearing or annoying (especially paired with Ben Stiller). So I'm still sitting on the fence on that one. India, however, looks amazing in the trailers.

Well I am a big fan of Rushmore, and The Royal Tennenbaums just hit a chord with me (I know I know, not everyone is a fan). The Life Aquatic I enjoyed, but have no desire to own it. Darjeeling was definitely better than Aquatic. I'll have to see it again. My one problem was that Jason Schwartzman looked SO seedy. But Adrian Brody (whom I adore) was really very good. (apologies for any and all names that may be misspelled . . . I'm too tired right now to look them up)

And yes, India is gorgeous in this movie, kind of its own character.

A Civil Action with John Travolta & Robert Duvall. My dad had a movie channel on, what can I say.

I am interested in seeing the Darjeeling flick, so I'll have to check that out while I'm in town.

Hoodwinked. For about the 12-millionth time.

Had I just watched it for the first time, I would say it's a cutesy kids movie that adults can enjoy if they don't think about it too much. But, since I've seen it 12-million times, I just. want. it. to. stop.

I saw Bee Movie. It was cute. Not as cute as Ratatouille though.

Margot at the Wedding.

Interesting portrait of dysfunctional family dynamics. Nicole Kidman was excellent. But I liked Squid and the Whale better.

spanner3 said:

Serenity
I don't know why they stopped making the series Firefly, which preceded the film. I thought both were very good. I might even buy the DVD.

Maggie

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The episodes were expensive to make, and the viewer numbers didn't live up to expectations the first time round (not even when they showed the episodes out of order!), while reality shows like Who Wants to Marry a Horse cost a fraction as much and rake in the viewers.

The Cave.

Great bass.

As to the story?

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the monsters reminded me of a blatant Alien ripoff. And I guess if you saw The Descent, then you saw this. Heck, if you saw any sort of suspenseful monster movie, you've seen this.

Labyrinth, with David Bowie as the Goblin King

The Host. Wished I had caught it in the theaters. Totally kick-ass.

Funny Games. I'd heard about it on a podcast from Simply Synidcated. It's in German, but it was pretty good. I ended up fast-forwarding some of it.

Enchanted -- really cute movie for the family. And I can't get these songs out of my head. Very catchy. Man, Alan Menkin is good.

Tomorrow I'm going to see The Mist.

DustySterling said:

Funny Games. I'd heard about it on a podcast from Simply Synidcated. It's in German, but it was pretty good. I ended up fast-forwarding some of it.

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I'll have to take a look. The Piano Teacher (also Haneke) was fantastic. But not for all viewers. Very difficult to watch. OK, maybe not even for 1% of all viewers. Made my top ten that year, but it's an unflinching, unpleasant portrait of a neurotic masochist.

Death at a Funeral. One of the funniest movies I've seen.

JJ

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Tomorrow I'm going to see The Mist.

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Definitely let us know how it is.

Last film watched was Silver Bullet. Good fun and better than I thought it would be. Even if the werewolf looked like a bloke in a bear suit.

No Country for Old Men - very dark, but well done in all aspects -you may rethink South Texas on your must see list.

Mean Girls.

It was on TV when we got back from Thanksgiving celebrations. Channel-surfed onto it and it stuck.

Are you going to see the remake with Naomi Watts?

DustySterling said:

Funny Games. I'd heard about it on a podcast from Simply Synidcated. It's in German, but it was pretty good. I ended up fast-forwarding some of it.

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A Night at the Museum !!!!!!!! I felt like a child watching this, in the best sense possible. One of the most purely fun movie experiences I've had in eons.

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Saw Stardust at the theatre yesterday afternoon and liked it quite a lot. It has elements of The Princess Bride - what with being about True Love and all and having a fine quirky cast. Robert De Niro's character (inspired I'm sure by Dread Pirate Roberts in TPB) is worth the price of admission.

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OMG yes, he stole the whole movie!

Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Watched it on Thanksgiving.

Oh. My. Cod. Finally watched "Borat" last night. It is funny, but a lot of it was painful -- excruciating! -- to watch.