NFT: Best movies you've seen lately

In comment 12944057 pjcas18 said:

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In comment 12943937 Modus Operandi said: Quote: Hateful 8 was first Tarantino movie I liked since Reservoir Dogs. You didn't like true romance or pulp fiction? I didn't see Django unchained or Hateful Eight yet and I didn't love Inglorious Basterds but True Romance was great and Pulp Fiction though overhyped was a very good movie too. I actually even liked Jackie Brown.

True Romance actually wasn't directed by Tarantino and is not considered one of his 8 movies.

Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill 1, Kill Bill 2, Inglorious Bastards, Django Unchained, Hateful 8.

In comment 12943773 UConn4523 said:

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in terms of quality movies, not just for pure entertainment. Just watched "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl" which if you like films like Juno or Dope (which was awesome) or Perk of Being a Wallflower, you'll like this.

I like all the movies listed here. I would recommend them to most everyone, especially Dope.

about how Innaratu and Lubezki filmed the Revenant. It almost made the story take a backseat. Just wanted the movie to keep going and going.

in 70mm was awesome.

I thought it was pretty lousy for most of it, and then the ending was simply craptacular.

I want those 9 hours of my life back. I'm done with Nolan and his severely overrated films.

another movie that was breathtaking to watch in 70mm.

My favorite movie of 2015

In comment 12944308 Vin R said:

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My favorite movie of 2015

I still watch it in 10/15 minute chunks every time its on HBO. Miller's direction and filming is simply the gold standard for action movies.

Looking back on it, 2015 was the year of directing/ cinematography for me. The Revenant, Fury Road, Sicario, and the Hateful 8 are all beautiful looking films.

we finally watched "Room" a few weeks ago. Loved it, Larson deserved that Oscar.

story didn't involve his son. That heart-wrencher was added for the movie.

In comment 12944316 UConn4523 said:

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we finally watched "Room" a few weeks ago. Loved it, Larson deserved that Oscar.

+1

Room was really, really good.

Took my kids and expected very little. It was well done and very enjoyable. Much darker than the original cartoon version.

In comment 12944056 Wreckingcrew said:

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By Richard Lanklear. Great film, especially if you enjoyed "Dazed and Confused." It's the same director, but with the 80s theme this time around.

Is this a continuation of dazed or is it new characters? Is Mitch Kramer in it as one the college baseball players ? It was not playing anywhere near me so I have to wait for the blu ray to come out

and it was way better than I thought it would be. Was never a huge fan of the Rocky movies.

Another one I caught on TV was The 100 ft Journey. It is a story of an Indian family moving in and opening a restaurant across the street from a fancy, French restaurant. I enjoyed the heck out of it.

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In comment 12944575 BIG FRED 1973 said:

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In comment 12944056 Wreckingcrew said: Quote: By Richard Lanklear. Great film, especially if you enjoyed "Dazed and Confused." It's the same director, but with the 80s theme this time around. Is this a continuation of dazed or is it new characters? Is Mitch Kramer in it as one the college baseball players ? It was not playing anywhere near me so I have to wait for the blu ray to come out

It's not a continuation of the story, nor is Mitch Kramer in it. It was a great movie about the 80's, especially if you liked Dazed and Confused.

Side note, I'm wth those that say Sicario was a good movie. Benicio Del Toro killed it in that role.

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watched Interstellar a couple weeks ago. Mr. Bungle : 9:49 am : link : reply I thought it was pretty lousy for most of it, and then the ending was simply craptacular. I want those 9 hours of my life back. I'm done with Nolan and his severely overrated films.

Between Interstellar and Gravity, I was about to give up the Space genre forever. But then, I liked the Martian.

In comment 12945012 FatMan in Charlotte said:

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Quote: watched Interstellar a couple weeks ago. Mr. Bungle : 9:49 am : link : reply I thought it was pretty lousy for most of it, and then the ending was simply craptacular. I want those 9 hours of my life back. I'm done with Nolan and his severely overrated films. Between Interstellar and Gravity, I was about to give up the Space genre forever. But then, I liked the Martian.

I was very "meh" with the Martian. Love Ridley Scott but he took no changes in making this movie. I enjoyed it, but wasn't on the edge of my seat at any point in the movie.

Cuaron and Nolan crushed the filming of Gravity and Interstellar and I applaud their swinging for the fences. Polarizing films for sure, especially Gravity, but I respect not doing the hollywood song and dance.

In comment 12945012 FatMan in Charlotte said:

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Between Interstellar and Gravity, I was about to give up the Space genre forever. But then, I liked the Martian.

I won't go near Gravity because I've heard too much negativity from people whose opinion I value.

I read The Martian and loved it. Haven't watched it yet, but I have a DVD of it waiting at home for some night, hopefully soon. I don't expect to like it as much as the book, but I hope it's a fun watch anyway.

In comment 12945012 FatMan in Charlotte said:

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Quote: watched Interstellar a couple weeks ago. Mr. Bungle : 9:49 am : link : reply I thought it was pretty lousy for most of it, and then the ending was simply craptacular. I want those 9 hours of my life back. I'm done with Nolan and his severely overrated films. Between Interstellar and Gravity, I was about to give up the Space genre forever. But then, I liked the Martian.

Yeah I bought Gravity on blue ray thinking it would be the kind of movie I would like to own. What a swing and miss that was.

The Martian as a "fun watch" that's exactly what it is. Book is better, but the movie was done in the spirit that I think works fine.

especially iMax. Its not a movie you go home and watch on a 42" screen. The technicalities that Cuaron pulled off was awesome but there wasn't a story. So if you appreciate the filming aspect you might like it. If you want a good story you will hate it.

In comment 12944201 UConn4523 said:

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in 70mm was awesome.

Just finished watching it. Not as over the top as some Tarantino movies. Really liked it. Samuel L Jackson was great. So was Jennifer Jason Leigh.

Eight by far

One of the most suspenseful things I've seen in a while. I was really on the edge of my seat throughout. Was also one of the most brutally violent things I've seen in some time.

It's from the director of Blue Ruin, which I haven't seen (came off of Netflix right before I was going to watch it) but had always heard good things. It was my favorite thing I've seen in 2016 and now I have to check out Blue Ruin.

Definitely worth tracking down.

In comment 12945284 jimfinn81 said:

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One of the most suspenseful things I've seen in a while. I was really on the edge of my seat throughout. Was also one of the most brutally violent things I've seen in some time. It's from the director of Blue Ruin, which I haven't seen (came off of Netflix right before I was going to watch it) but had always heard good things. It was my favorite thing I've seen in 2016 and now I have to check out Blue Ruin.

My friend at work just told me an hour ago how much he loved Green Room. I need to find time to go see it.

In comment 12945287 Mad Mike said:

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Definitely worth tracking down.

Is there a site that shows where you can watch certain movies? I don't want to download or stream, just looking at a catalog that tells me if a movie is on Netflix, HBO Go, Hulu, etc. without having to log into all of them.

Was terrific for older kids as well as adults.

For little kids, not so much. Too scary and lifelike.

In comment 12944119 Curtis in VA said:

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that didn't really think Creed was great. It was well done but I just didn't really care much about the main character.

I agree. I couldn't even finish it as I fell asleep halfway through. Not a bad movie by any stretch but it just bored me. And I actually didn't mind the last rocky film.

Sicaro was good too. Saw it mentioned...

I tried "witch" last night and I turned it off. Wasn't in the mood to watch that kind of a movie and the first few minutes kinda freaked me out lol... Some weird quivering pale person-- no thanks!

Body double

Last action hero

I saw from last year, but recently watched Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice and really enjoyed it. Streaming on HBO Go currently.

Great score and cinematography. Great acting. But the actual movie took a lot of effort for me to sit through. I'm still not sure what the fuck even happened...

Funny and very much Shane Black at his best.

If you liked Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, you'll love it, pretty much.

In comment 12945388 Hammer said:

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Was terrific for older kids as well as adults. For little kids, not so much. Too scary and lifelike.

I agree, it was too intense for my grandson, age 4. He was clinging to me.

the more I hate it. I'd ask one of you to watch it for discussion but you'd probably want to fight me after. Be warned. I don't care how artistic and creative and well thought out the directing and everything else as, that movie fucking blows.

And it's not even close.

was the biggest piece of shit movie Ive ever seen in my life. I mean, it was abominable. I let my wife talk me into going to the theater to see that garbage, and I felt like I needed to punch someone in the face when it ended. It was unbelievable how bad it was. And I actually paid to see it.

In comment 12948529 Shadow said:

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And it's not even close.

+1 though Revenant was pretty good

In comment 12948598 BigBlueShock said:

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was the biggest piece of shit movie Ive ever seen in my life. I mean, it was abominable. I let my wife talk me into going to the theater to see that garbage, and I felt like I needed to punch someone in the face when it ended. It was unbelievable how bad it was. And I actually paid to see it.

So much wrong with that movie. First off can they speak in a language that we can actually understand? And second, what the fuck happened? Forget the enigmatic ending... The whole movie made zero fucking sense! What the fuck was up with some of the imagery showing old wrinkled witches one scene and then a hot soul sucking witch the next? What. The. Fuck. Goats. A fucking bunny rabbit.

Might be th worst movie I ever sat thorough. It literally made no sense whatsoever.

In comment 12949238 djm said:

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Quote: What. The. Fuck. Goats. A fucking bunny rabbit.

LMAO!!

I agree with everything you said. Worst movie I've ever seen, and that's saying something. You just kept waiting for everything to tie and come together. But it never did. Awful. The entire theater felt like storming the counter and demanding our money back as we were leaving.

You were dead on about the speaking issues. Everyone spoke with such a dialect that is was nearly impossible to understand half the time. I spent half the movie trying to figure out what was just said. There were tons of younger teenagers at the movie and I can imagine how they must have felt trying to figure that crap out. Garbage.

particularly its directing. Still really want to see it as most of what I've read/heard has been positive.

It's on Netflix, caught me by surprise. Basically an urban set risky business. Great cast and great music. Pharrel did the soundtrack and helped create some original music for it.

In comment 12945053 FatMan in Charlotte said:

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The Martian as a "fun watch" that's exactly what it is. Book is better, but the movie was done in the spirit that I think works fine.

There's something about the Martian that very pleasantly surprised me. I don't want to spoil it, so I guess I can just say that movies typically handle its type of ending much worse than it did.

The kid playing Mowgli is just OK, but the rest of the cast is great and the effects are terrific. Highly recommended for kids 7-13 or so. BTW, if you're a fan of early Bond films, stay through the second song of the closing credits (ScarJo purring "Trust in Me"), which looks like a Favreau homage to Maurice Binder's work, circa You Only Live Twice.

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In comment 12943773 UConn4523 said: Quote: in terms of quality movies, not just for pure entertainment. Just watched "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl" which if you like films like Juno or Dope (which was awesome) or Perk of Being a Wallflower, you'll like this. I like all the movies listed here. I would recommend them to most everyone, especially Dope.

Agree on Dope. Funny movie.

I was never bored and it was even funny at times with well placed humor.

In comment 12948598 BigBlueShock said:

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was the biggest piece of shit movie Ive ever seen in my life. I mean, it was abominable. I let my wife talk me into going to the theater to see that garbage, and I felt like I needed to punch someone in the face when it ended. It was unbelievable how bad it was. And I actually paid to see it.

Thank you for that :^D