Last Movie You Watched

[Karl Henning]

I recommend the extended cut available on 1080p Blu Ray over the UHD theatrical cut. It's almost an hour longer.

Yes.

[AnotherSpin]

Oops, forgot an important one: Michael Cimino, The Deer Hunter (1978). Other favourites show that I probably never saw your choices -- or, perhaps, perhaps, I did. :-)

Russia:

• Konstantin Lopushanski: Letters of a Death Man (1985)
• Nikita Mikhalkov: Oblomov (1980)
• Andrej Tarkovsky:

            •   Ivan's Childhood (1962)
            •   Andrei Rublev (1966)
            •   Solaris (1972)
            •   The Mirror (1975)
            •   Stalker  (1979)
            •   Nostalghia (1983)
            •   Offret (Sacrificatio, The Sacriface)  (1986)
Aleksej German:
            •   Twenty Days Without War (1976)
            •   Moi drug Ivan Lapshin [My Friend Ivan Lapshin, 1984]
Germany:

• Wolfgang Petersen, Das Boot (1981)
• Oliver Hirschbiegel, Der Untergang (2004)
• Florian Henkel von Donnersmarck, Das Leben der Anderen (2006)
• Edward Berger, Im Westen nichts Neues (2022)

Poland:

• Roman Polanski, The Pianist (2002)
• Pawel Pawlikowski,

            •   Ida (2013)
            •   Cold War (2018)

• Krzysztof Kieślowski,

            •   Dekalog (1988)
            •   A Short Film About Killing (Krótki film o zabijaniu, 1988)
            •   A Short Film About Love (Krótki film o miłości, 1988)
            •   La Double vie de Veronique (Podwójne życie Weroniki, 1991
            •   Trois couleurs: Bleu (Trzy kolory: Niebieski, 1993)
            •   Trois couleurs: Blanc (Trzy kolory: Biały, 1994)
            •   Trois couleurs: Rouge (Trzy kolory: Czerwony, 1994)
United Kingdom:

• Terry Jones, Life of Brian (1979)
• James Ivory, A Room with a View (1985)
• Charles Crichton, A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
• Joe Wright, Pride & Prejudice (2005)
• Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer (2023)
• Roland Joffé

           •   The Killing Fields (1984)
           •   The Mission (1986)

• Ken Loach

           •   Land of Freedom (1995)
           •   The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)
Turkey: Fatih Akin,
           •   Gegen die Wand (2004) 
           •   The Cut (2014)
Italy:

• Federico Fellini, La dolce vita (1960)
• Pier Paolo Pasolini, Teorema (1968)
• Paolo & Vittorio Taviani, Kaos (1984)
• Bernardo Bartolucci

           •   Novecento (1976)
           •   The Last Emperor (1987)
Denmark:

• Carl Theodor Dreyer, The Passion of Joan d'Arc (1928)
• Lars von Trier,

           •   Breaking the Waves (1996)
           •   Dancer in the Dark (2000)

• Thomas Vinterberg, Druk (Drunk, 'Another Round', 2020)

France:

• Claude Lelouch, Les Uns et les Autres (1981)
• Leos Carax, Mauvais Sang (Bad Blood, 1986)
• Xavier Beauvois, Des hommes et des dieux (2010)

Brazil: Fernando Meirelles, The Two Popes (2019)
Mexico: Alfonso Cuarón, Roma (2019)
Sweden: Ingmar Bergman, The Serpent's Egg (1977)
Romania: Cristi Pulu, The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (Moartea domnului Lăzărescu, 2005).
Czech Republic: Karel Reis, The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
The Netherlands: Fons Rademakers, De aanslag (The Assault, 1986)

Gegen die Wand - great film.

[Kalevala]

Has anyone here watched the movie Sisu?  I just started it, but am wondering whether or not I want to continue?  I have a feeling that it's more violent than I want to watch.  Thoughts (without going far into the plot)?

K

[hopefullytrusting]

Tonight, as I continue to attack my mountain of pdfs: Sphere and Strange Days (both movies are badass)

[Daverz]

A friend showed me Slaughterhouse-Five (1972, by George Roy Hill) -- an art film, which I didn't like very much. BTW, the whole concept of 'art film' doesn't mean much to me either.

I'm not sure what makes Slaughterhouse Five an "art film".  Vonnegut -- who has been pretty unlucky as far as film adaptations go -- was very happy with the film.  I'll have to see if I can find it and see how it holds up.

Sorry to hear that you don't like Morricone or the score to Once Upon a Time in the West.   

I find Forest Gump to be a loathsome film.  I've only heard descriptions of the original novel, and apparently it was even more vile than the film.

[Karl Henning]

find Forest Gump to be a loathsome film.  I've only heard descriptions of the original novel, and apparently it was even more vile than the film.

I cannot summon any interest in Gump. The little I chanced to see of it failed entirely to spark any wish to see the whole. I guess it was a success for Hanks. Good for him. I should seek out Slaughterhouse Five.

[Daverz]

Has anyone here watched the movie Sisu?  I just started it, but am wondering whether or not I want to continue?  I have a feeling that it's more violent than I want to watch.  Thoughts (without going far into the plot)?

K

Yes, it's extremely violent.  I found it entertaining and diverting, but you're not missing anything.

[T. D.]

I'm not sure what makes Slaughterhouse Five an "art film".  Vonnegut -- who has been pretty unlucky as far as film adaptations go -- was very happy with the film.  I'll have to see if I can find it and see how it holds up.

Sorry to hear that you don't like Morricone or the score to Once Upon a Time in the West. 

I find Forest Gump to be a loathsome film.  I've only heard descriptions of the original novel, and apparently it was even more vile than the film.

I read the Forrest Gump novel (by Winston Groom) long before it was made into a film. It is full of black humor, and I found it enjoyable and rather funny.
Never saw the film (which seems to have been aggressively "upbeat" and completely different) because it never appealed to me in the slightest.

I liked Vonnegut's writing as a teenager, but it lost its appeal as I got older and I now mostly dislike it. I recall the Slaughterhouse Five film as OK, visually striking but confusing and kind of a mess.

Big fan of Sergio Leone, particularly Once Upon a Time in [the West and America]. Although both are overly long and (especially ...America) also messes. Have seen ...West so many times that I have no ambition to revisit.
Morricone's scores have grown on me over the years. Recently saw a biopic Ennio that was pretty good.

[Karl Henning]

Can't Buy Me Lunch, the second Rutles movie. 

[hopefullytrusting]

I cannot summon any interest in Gump. The little I chanced to see of it failed entirely to spark any wish to see the whole. I guess it was a success for Hanks. Good for him. I should seek out Slaughterhouse Five.

I found Slaughterhouse Five to be an excellent film. Does some very interesting things, and I thought it a solid adaptation.

Tonight, as I continue to attack my mountain of pdfs: Sphere and Strange Days (both movies are badass)

Interestingly, there's a fourth star missing from both posters, and they were my favorite in both films: Liev in Sphere and Vincent in Strange Days.

Might be able to get another twofer in tonight (almost done with my mountain): The Abyss and The Terminator (two more badass films):

[Number Six]

JoJo Rabbit - 5 stars.

***K off, Hitler!

[Christo]

This updated list of some personal favourites here shows that I probably never saw your great choices -- or, perhaps, perhaps, I did, but you'll never know:-)

Russia (including Soviet occupation):

• Nikita Mikhalkov, Oblomov (1980)
• Andrej Tarkovsky

            •   Ivan's Childhood (1962)
            •   Andrei Rublev (1966)
            •   Solaris (1972)
            •   The Mirror (Serkalo, 1975)
            •   Stalker  (1979)
            •   Nostalghia (1983)
            •   Offret (Sacrificatio, The Sacriface, 1986)

• Aleksej German:

            •   Twenty Days Without War (1976)
            •   Moi drug Ivan Lapshin [My Friend Ivan Lapshin, 1984]
Poland:

• Roman Polanski, The Pianist (2002)
• Pawel Pawlikowski

            •   Ida (2013)
            •   Cold War (2018)

• Krzysztof Kieślowski

            •   Dekalog (1988)
            •   A Short Film About Killing (Krótki film o zabijaniu, 1988)
            •   A Short Film About Love (Krótki film o miłości, 1988)
            •   La Double vie de Veronique (Podwójne życie Weroniki, 1991
            •   Trois couleurs: Bleu (Trzy kolory: Niebieski, 1993)
            •   Trois couleurs: Blanc (Trzy kolory: Biały, 1994)
            •   Trois couleurs: Rouge (Trzy kolory: Czerwony, 1994)
United Kingdom:

• Terry Jones, Life of Brian (1979)
• James Ivory, A Room with a View (1985)
• Richard Attenborough

           •   Gandhi
           •   Cry Freedom (1987)

• Charles Crichton, A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
• Joe Wright, Pride & Prejudice (2005)
• Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer (2023)
• Roland Joffé

           •   The Killing Fields (1984)
           •   The Mission (1986)

• Ken Loach

           •   Land of Freedom (1995)
           •   The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)
US of A:

• Robert Wise & Jerome Robbins, West Side Story (1961)
• David Lean, Doctor Zhivago (1965)
• Michael Cimino, The Deer Hunter (1978)
• Francis Ford Coppola, Apocalypse Now (1979)
• Spike Lee, Do the Right Thing (1989)
• Robert Zemeckis, Forrest Gump (1994)
• Bradley Cooper, Maestro (2023)
• Steven Spielberg

              •   Empire of the Sun (1987)
              •   The Post (2017)
              •   The Fabelmans (2022)
Italy:

• Federico Fellini, La dolce vita (1960)
• Pier Paolo Pasolini, Vangelo secundo Matteo (1964)
• Paolo & Vittorio Taviani, Kaos (1984)
• Bernardo Bartolucci

           •   Novecento (1976)
           •   The Last Emperor (1987)
Germany:

• Wolfgang Petersen, Das Boot (1981)
• Wim Wenders, Der Himmel über Berlin (1987)
• Oliver Hirschbiegel, Der Untergang (2004)
• Florian Henkel von Donnersmarck, Das Leben der Anderen (2006)
• Edward Berger, Im Westen nichts Neues (2022)

Ukraine:

• Larysa Shepitko, The Ascent (1977)
• Konstantin Lopushanski: Letters of a Death Man (1985)

Turkey:

• Fatih Akin

           •   Gegen die Wand (2004) 
           •   The Cut (2014)
Denmark:

• Carl Theodor Dreyer, The Passion of Joan d'Arc (1928)
• Lars von Trier

           •   Breaking the Waves (1996)
           •   Dancer in the Dark (2000)

• Thomas Vinterberg, Druk (Drunk, 'Another Round', 2020)

France:

• Claude Lelouch, Les Uns et les Autres (1981)
• Leos Carax, Mauvais Sang (Bad Blood, 1986)
• Xavier Beauvois, Des hommes et des dieux (2010)

Brazil: Fernando Meirelles, The Two Popes (2019)
Estonia/Finland: Antti Jokinen, Puhastus (Purge, 2012)
Mexico: Alfonso Cuarón, Roma (2019)
Sweden: Ingmar Bergman, The Serpent's Egg (1977)
Georgia: Sergej Paradzhanov, Asjik Kerib (1988)
Romania: Cristi Pulu, The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (Moartea domnului Lăzărescu, 2005).
Spain: Alejandro Amenábar, Open Your Eyes (1996)
Czechoslovakia: Karel Reis, The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
The Netherlands: Fons Rademakers, De aanslag (The Assault, 1986)

[Daverz]

I read the Forrest Gump novel (by Winston Groom) long before it was made into a film. It is full of black humor, and I found it enjoyable and rather funny.
Never saw the film (which seems to have been aggressively "upbeat" and completely different) because it never appealed to me in the slightest.

I liked Vonnegut's writing as a teenager, but it lost its appeal as I got older and I now mostly dislike it. I recall the Slaughterhouse Five film as OK, visually striking but confusing and kind of a mess.

Big fan of Sergio Leone, particularly Once Upon a Time in [the West and America]. Although both are overly long and (especially ...America) also messes. Have seen ...West so many times that I have no ambition to revisit.
Morricone's scores have grown on me over the years. Recently saw a biopic Ennio that was pretty good.

Yeah, Once Upon a Time in the West has a very relaxed pace. 

The American theatrical release of Once Upon a Time in America made a mess of it.  Here's a reddit thread on the different versions available (summary: the 3h49m one is the best version):

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/fu7ifm/which_cut_of_once_upon_a_time_in_america_to_watch/?rdt=52515


My favorite Morricone score -- after The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Once Upon a Time in the West -- is The Mission.  But I've only heard a handful of his hundreds of film scores.

[Kalevala]

Yes, it's extremely violent.  I found it entertaining and diverting, but you're not missing anything.

Thanks!

K

[hopefullytrusting]

JoJo Rabbit - 5 stars.

***K off, Hitler!

Rockwell and Yates stole every scene they were in.

At some point today, I need something mindless for the background: The Great Escape (after Hackers, this is likely the next film I've seen the most times, as I find it perfect for the background) and The Pelican Brief (maybe, my third most watched film, as it is also perfect for the background)

[Karl Henning]

Rockwell and Yates stole every scene they were in.

At some point today, I need something mindless for the background: The Great Escape (after Hackers, this is likely the next film I've seen the most times, as I find it perfect for the background) and The Pelican Brief (maybe, my third most watched film, as it is also perfect for the background)

I need to re-watch The Great Escape.

[Cato]

This updated list of some personal favourites here shows that I probably never saw your great choices -- or, perhaps, perhaps, I did, but you'll never know:-)

Allow me to recommend from Germany, Jeder fuer Sich und Gott Gegen Alle (Every Man for Himself and God Against All) from Werner Herzog, the movie is known in America as The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser.

A haunting movie with a documentary feel to it!

Also, Jean de Florette and Manon of the Springs from Claude Berri, based on the two novels of Marcel Pagnol.

A Greek tragedy played out in rural France of the 1920's!  Marvelous movies!

[Christo]

Hello Cato,

Now that I know your face and language skills, I am tempted to continue in German -- a language I learnt two decades earlier than English, and still comes more 'naturally' (my mother tongue is the Hanseatic language, so-called Low Saxon). Werner Herzog! Another name I haven't thought of since the 1990s. For the past 29 years I have more often than not had to work seven days a week, I rarely got around to films -- music I always played while I was at work, almost never was I able to listen quietly, but music goes well with reading and writing IMHO.

But about Herzog: I definitely saw one or two of his films in the 80s, maybe 90s. I don't recognise the titles anymore, except Wo die grünen Ameisen träumen (1984) -- because it's set in Australia. Possibly also Woyzeck (1982). I don't recognise your title, but that doesn't mean much: too long ago.

Like I said, countless good films I never saw -- between 1995 and past 2020, I was usually too busy to see any cinema. All in all, I'm surprised that I did see so many. Tips recommended (but 2024 was the busiest year of my existence and I literally didn't get to see one film; only this week again: two, as described above. Sunday afternoon a third one: Tarkovsky's Serkalo (The Mirror), as I discovered it on Youtube. For the fourth time.

[Cato]

Hello Cato,

Now that I know your face and language skills, I am tempted to continue in German.

Werner Herzog! Another name I haven't thought of since the 1990s. For the past 29 years I have more often than not had to work seven days a week, I rarely got around to films -- music I always played while I was at work, almost never was I able to listen quietly, but music goes well with reading and writing IMHO.

But about Herzog: I definitely saw one or two of his films in the 80s, maybe 90s. I don't recognise the titles anymore, except Wo die grünen Ameisen träumen (1984) -- because it's set in Australia. Possibly also Woyzeck (1982). I don't recognise your title, but that doesn't mean much: too long ago.

Like I said, countless good films I never saw -- between 1995 and past 2020, I was usually too busy to see any cinema. All in all, I'm surprised that I did see so many. Tips recommended (but 2024 was the busiest year of my existence and I literally didn't get to see one film; only this week again: two, as described above. Sunday afternoon a third one: Tarkovsky's Serkalo (The Mirror), as I discovered it on Youtube. For the fourth time.

Greetings Christo!

"Now that I know your face and language skills, I am tempted to continue in German. "



Keine Ahnung habe ich, ob die Mehrheit der Mitglieder hier Deutsch lesen kann  Die Mitglieder aber, die nicht Englisch als Muttersprache haben, sondern z. B. Spanisch (Ritter) oder Rumänisch (Florestan), haben mich immer mit ihren ausgezeichneten Faehigkeiten auf Englisch beeindrueckt!  😇

Regarding Werner Herzog, allow me also to recommend a documentary (Grizzly Man) and a Vietnam War movie (Rescue Dawn).

[Madiel]

The Death of Stalin



Um... it kind of just happened in front of me. Yes it's a satire, and I actually remember liking some of Iannucci's work before (specifically In the Loop) so I know his style, but I really only found a handful of moments of this funny. Most of it I watched with little reaction at all, though I felt it became a bit more engaging as it went along. I wasn't even thinking it was bad or dull. It was just interesting enough to keep occupying the screen, and that was about it.