Rate the last movie you watched v2

[PitCarver]

Still have some Christmas recordings on the DVR that I need to finish.  Thought that A Christmas Carol needed another view.   
1938 version with Reginald Owen is a favorite for me.

[RobertMcc]

Terrifier 3. Less drawn out than the 2nd.

Art gives Mr Bean vibes. Still not as good as the first.

[IMR4198]

Island of Desire  1952.  Very young Tab Hunter shipwrecked with a nurse.  At least he carried his USMC KaBar.  Best part of the movie.  Best wishes.  G
 

[MadPlumbarian]

Watching for the first time, should I have to give it a name, lol..
JR

[IMR4198]

Henchman's War  2013.  Violent.  It was watchable.  Gangster payback movie.  By the way I didn't recognize the movie from JR's photo.  I asked the Bing AI thing to find it.  The AI said it was Roy Orbison.  Even I knew that wasn't right.  Best wishes.  G
 

[MadPlumbarian]

Sorry it was Bohemian Rhapsody with Rami Malek, it was pretty good..
JR

[IMR4198]

Close Quarters  1943.  WW2 British submarine movie.  Very slow paced.  Everyone seems to smoke onboard.  Practically gave me a coughing fit just thinking about it.  Unless you have a submarine fetish, might not like this one.  Best wishes.  G
 

[IMR4198]

Action in the North Atlantic  1943.  Bogart.  WW2 hurray for our side movie.  Good flick anyway.  Best wishes.  G
 

[aicolainen]

Finished Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning.  Its still really bad.  2/10.  So stupid it almost not watchable.  Looks like after 8 of these movies, they would know how to do it right.  Apparently not.  Oh well.

Pretty much in line with professional reviewers I've read.
I do like that both this and the two previous movies were partly filmed here in Norway, so no matter how bad I will watch it for that reason alone. Not in a hurry though.

[IMR4198]

Fury of the Wolfman  1972.  Spaniard Paul Naschy movie.  He was in a bunch of these low grade horror flix.  At least he was able to make a living at it, I suppose.  Not a great movie.  Best wishes.  G
 

[IMR4198]

The Slime People  1963.  Subterranean slime monsters conquer Los Angeles.  Schlock movie.  Best wishes.  G
 

[IMR4198]

Yonggary  1999.  Money wouldn't make me watch this thing again.  Japan has Godzilla.  Korea has Yonggary.  Sometimes spelled with one g.  The pits.  Best wishes.  G
 

[IMR4198]

The Glory Guys  1965.  Western with a Gen. Custer type figure.  Good actors and script.  Old Sam Peckinpah movie.  Bad title.  Best wishes.  G
 

[IMR4198]

Hoshi35  2023. Strange Japanese kaiju movie.  Violent in portions.  Gory in others.  Comical and ridiculous at times.  Best wishes.  G
 

[IMR4198]

Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster  1965.  Movie wasn't a work of art but I liked the swingin' 60's music.  No Frankenstein in this movie, just a Mars probe robot that got blasted with a flashlight ray gun.  Best wishes.  G
 

[Grant Lamontagne]

Sorry it was Bohemian Rhapsody with Rami Malek, it was pretty good..
JR

We saw that one in theaters when it first came out and I thought it was very well done. Freddy Mercury would not be an easy role to play well but I think Rami Malek did a great job.

However, the bit that kept gnawing at me (not a problem for most I imagine, but a nagging thing in my head) is that Rami is quite slight, while Freddy was quite a large man physically.  Many of the scenes seemed odd to me as Freddy would have dominated them with size and presence, and not just his overwhelming presence. 

In some of the scenes I almost felt as if Freddy was diminished slightly because Rami is so much smaller.

That having been said, he absolutely nailed the role and he can't do anything to make himself bigger, so it's not a sleight against him in the least.

I just wish they had done some better camera angles and forced perspectives to make him look more accurately sized, like they did in Lord of the Rings or Elf.

Or every Tom Cruise movie.

Otherwise absolutely brilliant.

Def

[MadPlumbarian]

We saw that one in theaters when it first came out and I thought it was very well done. Freddy Mercury would not be an easy role to play well but I think Rami Malek did a great job.

However, the bit that kept gnawing at me (not a problem for most I imagine, but a nagging thing in my head) is that Rami is quite slight, while Freddy was quite a large man physically.  Many of the scenes seemed odd to me as Freddy would have dominated them with size and presence, and not just his overwhelming presence. 

In some of the scenes I almost felt as if Freddy was diminished slightly because Rami is so much smaller.

That having been said, he absolutely nailed the role and he can't do anything to make himself bigger, so it's not a sleight against him in the least.

I just wish they had done some better camera angles and forced perspectives to make him look more accurately sized, like they did in Lord of the Rings or Elf.

Or every Tom Cruise movie.

Otherwise absolutely brilliant.

Def

Yes a little off on size but as far as the duplication I think he nailed it, here, if you liked it watch this, it’s a video of both, a split screen with the movie on one side yet the real live aid concert on the other, even the sounds split and it sounds as if it’s in stereo,, I could have only imagined what this was like in theater,, that concert raised $100m which is equivalent to over $300m today!
JR


https://youtu.be/8z6wJHPhJUM?si=X5p1VndGO-B8eQ9q

[MadPlumbarian]

For a Xmas gift the kid said “I’ll watch all Bonds with you throughout the year”, so at least two each month, but yesterday we started and watched “Dr. No”!
JR

[IMR4198]

The Vulture  1967.  Mediocre movie based on a schlock premise.  I made it to the end anyway.  Best wishes.  G
 

[IMR4198]

Crash Dive  1943.  Predictable war time submarine romance movie.  Better than a lot of the new stuff.  Still rather forgettable.  Best wishes.  G
 

[IMR4198]

Flat Top  1952.  I don't know why I keep watching Navy movies.  This one was better than a lot of them.  Best wishes.  G
 

[MadPlumbarian]

Just started “mummy”, 2&3 will be next!
JR

[aicolainen]

Do we rate TV-shows here?

I'll risk it. If I'm out of line, admins can just escort me behind the barn and do your thing.

Over the last couple of weeks I've worked myself through both seasons of Deep State on Disney Plus.
I don't have any running subscriptions, but I like to have Disney during Christmas so we have access to the classic Christmas cartoons, Die hard 1 & 2.  You know, the stuff that gets you in that Christmas state of mind.

Anyways, I had the sub, got in the mood to watch something in the spy genre, but it was late in the evening so didn't want to commit to a full movie. Had no idea what's even on Disney except what's mentioned above and a gazillion messed up Star Wars movie sequels and spin off series, so I did a google search and Deep State came up. Mixed review, but with at least a few positives it was worth a shot.

When I say I worked myself through the series, it actually felt like work at times.
I did like the 2. season better, but it does build to some degree on season 1, so I'm not sure it stands well on its own.
Both seasons use very annoying and sometimes ridiculously unlikely chain of events to connect the plot and drive the story. It goes in all directions, often characters just knows exactly where and what the opponent is doing or planning, like they could read thoughts. And sometimes characters gets away with the most careless behavior that surely would have been intercepted by the kind of intelligence machine portrayed in this series. And sometimes they have the characters just do stupid and very unlikely actions that just goes against common sense.
It's unfortunate. If some more effort was put into making it a bit more believable, it could have been very good. The casting is good and some of the actors do a very decent job. As a whole though, it's only OK.
Season 2 is generally good entertainment. definitely has its share of the issues mentioned, but used in a slightly less annoying way. It's also an altogether more interesting story, though there is a bit much jumping back and forth in time.

Costume department did a great job. I'd like to know some of the brands and models of clothes used in the Mali scenes in season two. I don't travel as much to hot climates anymore, so maybe it wouldn't be of much use, but never hurts to know.

[IMR4198]

I watched the Dead Like Me movie and that made me want to watch the TV series again.  Not for the kiddies.  The language is rough.  Very clever series.  Best wishes.  G
 

[Farmer X]

Flat Top  1952.  I don't know why I keep watching Navy movies.

That sounds like it's set aboard an aircraft carrier. Will have to look it up.

[IMR4198]

The Frogmen  1951.  Good movie.  I was just talking with a friend here about APD class ships.  By chance I found this movie and it happened to have APD 134 in it.  Inserting underwater demolition frogmen.  I had no idea even the title of the movie when I selected it.  Just said 1940s an excellent WW2 navy drama/ Gary Merrill. 
       Some of the APDs were built as such.  Others were converted DE (destroyer escorts).  If you would like to see a good DE movie watch The Enemy Below from 1957.   Easy to find these old movies.  Best wishes.  G
 

[LoopCutter]

Joe and the Volcano
Tom Hanks is really young in this one.
Meg Ryan, played three different parts in this film. Wigs.

Fun film, enjoy life!

Watched this Saturday afternoon awaiting snow storm!

[IMR4198]

The Lonely Ones  2024.   I could tell the entire plot in one sentence, but it would be a better use of that one sentence to just say don't watch this boring thing.  Best wishes.  G
 

[IMR4198]

The Purple Plain  1954.  Burma WW2.  Best thing I have seen lately.  Best wishes.  G
 

[IMR4198]

The Beast Within  2024.  Irish.  Good acting.  Great story.  Not exactly what it seems to be.  Best wishes.  G