What have you watched recently? (Please use the hide function for spoilers or plot lines)

[nate]

Wreck it Ralph.  7/10.  Daughter liked it.  It was a fun movie with some nostalgia.

[Eric]

This week's Sunday Night Classic Movie Night is "The Big Trees" starring Kirk Douglas.

ETA: This is first official Dud of the Sunday Night Classic Movies. I won't say this movie has no redeeming qualities, it just kinda sucks all over. It's not even bad enough to qualify as "so bad it's good".

[Sam Sanchez]

Sounds like the term "classic" was used pretty loosely this week.for you.

 

 

 

 

Went to the drive-in with the family to watch The Croods. It was solid kids movie. By the same directors of How to Train Your Dragon, but not quite as good. 

[Brandon]

Finally found a Red Box that had Lincoln since it's been sold out everywhere in proximity the past 2-3 weeks.

 

7/10

 

Good movie. Wasn't sure what to expect and what the focus would be on, but the plot and aspect were done well. I didn't find it as amazing as a lot of others, but it was really well done.

[Sam Sanchez]

Purple Noon - 8/10

 

The earliest adaptation of the story of the Talented Mr. Ripley, which admittedly the only one I had seen is The Talented Mr. Ripley itself, and remember nothing from it. The movie is great and stars Alain Delon in one of his earlier roles. Curious to now finally check out The American Friend, which is Wim Wenders' adaptation of the story starring Dennis Hopper.

 

 

 

 

Three Amigos - 8/10

 

A big comedic blind spot for me. Came out the year I was born so technically I guess it's "before my time" but most of the films I watch are. Great '80s comedy and very quotable. Essentially takes the story of the Seven Samurai and Magnificent Seven, and converts into a comedy. Later retold again with A Bug's Life.

 

 

 

 

Unstoppable - 7/10

 

Cliche action thriller that hits a lot of the tropes that go with the genre, but it's fun and does it job.

[nate]

Three Amigos is great.  The cast makes that movie.  Unstoppable was fun and suspenseful but I wouldn't give it a 7.  More like a 5.  No depth to it at all.

[Sam Sanchez]

More just judging for what it is. It's a solid run-of-the-mill action thriller. Has Tony Scott's typical hyper-kinetic visual flare that he seemed to start using since Man on Fire, and seems to fit decently with the movie. A light 7 for what it is I suppose.

[Brandon]

We don't need no stinking badges

[katie]

Source Code.

 

it was really good.

[Sam Sanchez]

And it's directed by David Bowie's son!

[Ray McKigney]

And it's directed by David Bowie's son!

 

Moon was great.

[Sam Sanchez]

Yeah I enjoyed both for different reasons. Moon was a great intimate low-budget sci-fi film with very little special effects and Source Code was just showing what he could do given a large budget and going all out making a borderline blockbuster type film, but still giving a little depth to it.

[Ray McKigney]

Yeah I enjoyed both for different reasons. Moon was a great intimate low-budget sci-fi film with very little special effects and Source Code was just showing what he could do given a large budget and going all out making a borderline blockbuster type film, but still giving a little depth to it.

 

Unfortunately, I can't sit through a movie with Jake Gyllenhaal. He's one of only about three actors that I just can't take. I was looking forward to Source Code because I liked Moon so much, but then I heard who was cast in it and that was it for me. 

[cysomeawfulpitcher]

Cheech & Chong's Up In Smoke

Cheech & Chong's Next Movie

 

Doing a marathon this weekend.  Never seen these movies before.

[Ray McKigney]

Cheech & Chong's Up In Smoke

Cheech & Chong's Next Movie

 

Doing a marathon this weekend.  Never seen these movies before.

 

You should watch Nice Dreams too.

[InsideThePark]

Freaks and Geeks - epic series despite the fact it only lasted a season.

Downton Abbey season one - visually stunning, probably the UK's best drama.

[2002_halos_II]

Play Misty For Me

 

 

Although I'm not fond of Clint Eastwood that was a good ending

[Sam Sanchez]

Play Misty for Me is fun. I think that was his directorial debut if I'm not mistaken.

[cysomeawfulpitcher]

You should watch Nice Dreams too.

Just finished it on Crackle.

 

Moving on to Things Are Tough All Over now.

[Ray McKigney]

Porn. Lots and lots of porn.

[Eric]

On deck for Sunday Night Classic Movie is the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture from 1927, the silent classic "Wings".

[Tank]

Olympus has fallen 7/10

No real surprises in this one, and the bad guys are pretty easy to figure out right from the get-go.

Wsh they would have explained something about what caused the presidents limo at the beginning to spin out on the bridge. Something hit the windshield but they never addressed it.

Oh, and I love Ashley Judd.

[Brandon]

Eastern Promises 9/10

I know, I know. I won't go all in depth like many years ago that made it a nifty inside joke. I was kind of in the mood for it, its been a long time since I've seen it, and while its not extremely old I was curious to how it's aging and holding up. Still really solid and a favorite, but not as enamoring although Viggo Mortenson comes off even better than I remember. Some lulls this time around, but too solid to ruin the film.

Django Unchained 8/10

Finally saw this earlier and it's good, but not as amazing as advertised. Kind of drawn out like Kill Bill, but at least KB had multiple antagonists. I was curious how Leo would do in this quirky film and he really holds up. Waltz still kills it as a follow up to Inglorious Basterds. I probably would not have been so into this movie if Waltz didn't crush it. The plot was OK, but the myriad of quirks and subtleties is really well done, or even the blatant ones like Samuel L. Jackson dropping n bombs like Pulp Fiction or Jackie Brown and just talking too current for the times. I usually get distracted by stuff like a draft beer machine or sunglasses for that era, but they were funny. Also, props for getting Don Johnson in the flick.

[nate]

Viggo Mortenson is a stud.

[Sam Sanchez]

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion - 9.5/10

 

Damn good movie. A bit of an unknown gem despite winning the Best Foreign Language Oscar in 1970. Great poliziotteschi style tense crime drama. The lead actor is great in this. I'm actually pretty surprised that this hasn't been remade yet.