Seen a Good Movie Lately?

[todeen]

I just watched FORD VS FERRARI (2019). My son is a race car fan, and this was recommended to us. My son was glued to the TV.

If you want a mature movie that is plot driven, watch WHIPLASH (2014) starring Miles Teller. It's about a late teen boy who wants to be a famous drummer and the cut throat world he enters to gain recognition. It gave my wife anxiety. She said she knows people like the antagonist. But warning, it's got foul language.

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[D. Bergin]

"Whiplash" was great.

Best movie I've seen recently is "Banshees of Inisherin".

If you like character studies, gruff Irish lingo, and the caustic chemistry between Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleason...then you'll like this one. If you don't care for any of those things...you won't like this one.

Not as fun and a lot more serious then "In Bruges", but still pretty good.

[Seven]

Will gladly recommend some movies to everyone.

The Pianist with Adrien Brody was excellent. It's a bit of a heavy watch, surrounding a Jewish Pianist attempting to escape the Nazi Regime in Germany.

Trumbo starring Bryan Cranston, about Dalton Trumbo and the group of Hollywood writers/producers that were blackballed because of the Red Scare in the United States. Absolutely stellar cast, does a great job of capturing that old Hollywood feel.

And if you wouldn't remind me recommending a documentary, I would strongly recommend, Sound City, especially if you are a big fan of Late 70's/Early 80's classic rock. It's all about this one recording studio that had the likes of Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty and REO Speedwagon, record there.

[Exhibitman]

Actually, I found Renfield to be pretty amusing.

[Casey2296]

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I'll recommend two series found on Netflix.

"Black Mirror" and "Criminal" both series with great storytelling.

Would also recommend "Flag Day" with Sean Penn and his daughter Dylan who does a fantastic job of acting.
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[gonefishin]

I just accompanied my daughter to see "The Flas" - not my cup of tea but she enjoyed it.

I stumbled across a great movie, "Breaking", a true story that is a great watch.

"Based on the 2017 real-life story of the late Brian Brown-Easley, a decorated Marine Corps veteran in dire financial straits resulting from systemic failure. Easley is concerned over the effects of this on his daughter alongside the prospects of homelessness to the point of threatening to blow up a Wells Fargo bank unless he receives payment he is owed from the Department of Veterans Affairs."

This should be on your "must watch" list.

[todeen]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

"Whiplash" was great.



Best movie I've seen recently is "Banshees of Inisherin".



If you like character studies, gruff Irish lingo, and the caustic chemistry between Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleason...then you'll like this one. If you don't care for any of those things...you won't like this one.



Not as fun and a lot more serious then "In Bruges", but still pretty good.

we're Colin Farrel fans, that sounds like a good recommendation.

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[mrreality68]

Comedy Space Balls
Action God Father
Romantic Comedy God Father 2

[todeen]

Originally Posted by mrreality68

Comedy Space Balls

Action God Father

Romantic Comedy God Father 2

my wife quotes movies, like Space Balls. I'm not a movie quote guy. She thinks I was born in a cave.

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[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by todeen

my wife quotes movies, like Space Balls. I'm not a movie quote guy. She thinks I was born in a cave.

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I Love the Movie Dodgeball A True Underdog Story and quotes from it

[commishbob]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

"Whiplash" was great.

Best movie I've seen recently is "Banshees of Inisherin".

If you like character studies, gruff Irish lingo, and the caustic chemistry between Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleason...then you'll like this one. If you don't care for any of those things...you won't like this one.

Not as fun and a lot more serious then "In Bruges", but still pretty good.

Enjoyed that one very much. Even more serious is another Gleason film, Calvary. He's just a terrific actor.

The Verdict with Paul Newman is back on Max. I believe it's his best role. His courtroom summation is one of the best pieces of acting prowess you'll ever see.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by commishbob

Enjoyed that one very much. Even more serious is another Gleason film, Calvary. He's just a terrific actor.

The Verdict with Paul Newman is back on Max. I believe it's his best role. His courtroom summation is one of the best pieces of acting prowess you'll ever see.

Yup, saw Calvary awhile back. Gleason is fantastic as usual.

Speaking of Paul Newman. Saw Cool Hand Luke recently. Hadn’t seen it in decades. Great performance in that one.

[Seven]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Yup, saw Calvary awhile back. Gleason is fantastic as usual.

Speaking of Paul Newman. Saw Cool Hand Luke recently. Hadn’t seen it in decades. Great performance in that one.

Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, will forever be one of my favorite Paul Newman performances. To be honest though, it's hard to find a bad performance by the man.

The Hustler and its sequel, The Color of Money, are two other great ones.

[Shoeless Moe]

A Knock At The Cabin

[todeen]

Originally Posted by commishbob

The Verdict with Paul Newman is back on Max

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Speaking of Paul Newman. Saw Cool Hand Luke recently.

Originally Posted by Seven

Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, will forever be one of my favorite Paul Newman performances.

The Hustler and its sequel, The Color of Money, are two other great ones.

I have not seen or heard about The Verdict. But I have seen Cool Hand Luke, and Butch Cassidy. My dad always talked about The Hustler.

Tonight my wife said she never seen Butch Cassidy and would like too.

My mom recently asked me if I knew the title of his racing movie, but I haven't a clue.

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[brian1961]

Originally Posted by todeen

I just watched FORD VS FERRARI (2019). My son is a race car fan, and this was recommended to us. My son was glued to the TV.

If you want a mature movie that is plot driven, watch WHIPLASH (2014) starring Miles Teller. It's about a late teen boy who wants to be a famous drummer and the cut throat world he enters to gain recognition. It gave my wife anxiety. She said she knows people like the antagonist. But warning, it's got foul language.

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Tim, I took my son and I to see FORD VS. FERRARI when it was in theaters. We absolutely loved it; it was a special "father and son outing"! We're both race fans from a long time back. I was only 10 when that "war" began in earnest in 1964, but I avidly followed it via the three US sports car magazines. I'm so happy you and your son got to see it.

Also, on YOUTUBE there's a very meaningful and relevant documentary about Ford vs. Ferrari, not the movie but the story. I would wholeheartedly recommend this to you and your son, Tim. It's entitled "THE 24 HOUR WAR". It was produced when several of the main people involved were still alive and lucid. It's a combo of excellent interviews and race footage. I think it's just shy of 100 minutes long, and worth every second. Please pop some popcorn and give it a watch. --- Brian Powell

[mortimer brewster]

Any movie where Strother Martin makes an appearance.

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by mortimer brewster

Any movie where Strother Martin makes an appearance.

What we've got here is failure to communicate...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WUyZXhLHMk

[MooseDog]

Now that I've gotten firmly into my "crotchety old man" phase, I have to say that I have been pretty disappointed with recent movies. However a couple that were pleasant surprises:

AIR - the new Amazon Prime movie about MJ and Nike is very, very good. Damon and Affleck are great together as always and the rest of the cast is excellent.


If you are a fan of brainy sci-fi ARRIVAL is back on free Prime Video. My favorite genre and that one is one of the best, if not the best of the last decade. Not one if you like shootouts with the aliens.

[orioles70]

So you want a movie recommendation...

How about a movie that has a cast that includes all of these people:

Milton Berle
Mickey Rooney
Spencer Tracy
Ethel Merman
Jonathan Winters
Sid Caesar
Buddy Hackett
Carl Reiner
Phil Silvers
Don Knotts
The 3 Stooges
Jack Benny
Jimmy Durante
Jim Backus
William Demarest
Jesse White
Norman Fell
Peter Falk
Buster Keaton
Jerry Lewis
Joe E Brown
Sterling Holloway

and others...

Yep, such a movie does exist.


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[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by orioles70

So you want a movie recommendation...

How about a movie that has a cast that includes all of these people:

Milton Berle
Mickey Rooney
Spencer Tracy
Ethel Merman
Jonathan Winters
Sid Caesar
Buddy Hackett
Carl Reiner
Phil Silvers
Don Knotts
The 3 Stooges
Jack Benny
Jimmy Durante
Jim Backus
William Demarest
Jesse White
Norman Fell
Peter Falk
Buster Keaton
Jerry Lewis
Joe E Brown
Sterling Holloway

and others...

Yep, such a movie does exist.


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Love that frickin' movie.

Picture Jonathan Winters saying what this is (or what it is close to being)...

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[orioles70]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

Love that frickin' movie.



Picture Jonathan Winters saying what this is (or what it is close to being)...



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I have seen the movie several times and enjoy it each time...but it is most enjoyable when I watch it with someone that has never seen it.

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[mortimer brewster]

Originally Posted by orioles70

So you want a movie recommendation...

How about a movie that has a cast that includes all of these people:

Milton Berle
Mickey Rooney
Spencer Tracy
Ethel Merman
Jonathan Winters
Sid Caesar
Buddy Hackett
Carl Reiner
Phil Silvers
Don Knotts
The 3 Stooges
Jack Benny
Jimmy Durante
Jim Backus
William Demarest
Jesse White
Norman Fell
Peter Falk
Buster Keaton
Jerry Lewis
Joe E Brown
Sterling Holloway

and others...

Yep, such a movie does exist.


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You didn't mention Terry Thomas. Don't you like the English?

When I am on my deathbed, just before I expire I hope to kick the bucket...

[orioles70]

Originally Posted by mortimer brewster

You didn't mention Terry Thomas. Don't you like the English?



When I am on my deathbed, just before I expire I hope to kick the bucket...

Yep, a terrible oversight on my part to have left out Terry Thomas...especially in light of the fact that when I was a child a boy in my neighborhood had the same name and became a successful local businessman.

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[clydepepper]

Nobody's Fool
Road to Perdition
The Color of Money
Slapshot

ALL are great! Though I realize film is like any other art-form- subject to individual tastes...so, I LOVE 'EM!


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[Snapolit1]

Past Lives, a small quiet movie with an all Korean cast, is fantastic.

[orioles70]

How about a movie with Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau, James Coburn and George Kennedy...and in the style of a classic Hitchcock movie...and it's every bit as good.

Check out the 1963 film Charade.



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[brian1961]

John---Charade is a good choice. I like that movie as well; the music is mesmerizing. You'll laugh; my favorite scene is when Audrey Hepburn and her friend rush to see Monsieur Felix, and he's there looking lovingly at those incredibly rare stamps he had traded with Jean-Louis. As a collector, I loved listening to him briefly describe why each stamp was so significant, and their incredible value. I remember his line, "Oh, the value is unimportant" to convey their priceless nature. Yeah, good selection, John. --- Brian Powell

[orioles70]

Originally Posted by brian1961

John---Charade is a good choice. I like that movie as well; the music is mesmerizing. You'll laugh; my favorite scene is when Audrey Hepburn and her friend rush to see Monsieur Felix, and he's there looking lovingly at those incredibly rare stamps he had traded with Jean-Louis. As a collector, I loved listening to him briefly describe why each stamp was so significant, and their incredible value. I remember his line, "Oh, the value is unimportant" to convey their priceless nature. Yeah, good selection, John. --- Brian Powell

Brian,
That stamp scene is great...and as collectors we can certainly relate to his feelings.

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[todeen]

Movie to recommend, came out 2-3 years ago: CODA (Child of Deaf Adults). A++ rating.

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[todeen]

End of another summer. What has everyone been watching? Here's what I've seen while not teaching.
Young Woman And the Sea (2024)
Across the Universe (2007)
Twister (1996)
The Fall Guy (2024)
Dune v.1 (2021)
Pure Country (1992)
Jack Reacher (2012)
Captain America (2011)
Spiderman Homecoming (2017)
Marvel: Infinity Wars (2018)
Marvel: Endgame (2019)
Batman: Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Rewatching series: Rings of Power (Amazon)

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[irv]

Been watching "The Black List" Netflix series lately and it has been great so far.
I had no idea this series began in 2013 but sadly was ended last year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PveqHsANmI

[gonefishin]

My goodness, there have been some fantastic movies mentioned. "The Verdict" several times and for good reason - one of my favorites.

Here a couple of great movies, maybe not big at the box office, but fantastic and well worth the watch:

"The Three burials of Melquiades Estrada"

If you like Tommy Lee Jones and Barry Pepper this one you have to watch.

"Valdez is Coming"

Burt Lancaster in one of his best roles.

"American History X"

The best movie Edward Norton has ever made.

Check them out, WARNING - "American History X" is not for children!

[edtiques]

I went to see the new Aliens movie a couple weeks ago. I thought it was an OK movie. Not really a big fan of that franchise though. But my buddy thought it was a very good movie and he's a fan of those movies.
We were going to see Beetlejuice Beetlejuice this weekend but putting it off until next Saturday because we're going to Fenway Wednesday for the Sox game.

Madame Web was probably one of the worst movies I've ever seen in the theater. I slept for a hour and a half during it and still saw too much.

Two fairly recent movies I would recommend would be "Violent Night" and "Bullet Train". Both did very little at the box office when they came out last year, but I thought they were really entertaining.

Both movies are Action/Comedy movies that are pretty violent.

Here's a trailer for Bullet Train:

https://youtu.be/0IOsk2Vlc4o

And for "Violent Night":

https://youtu.be/a53e4HHnx_s

[D. Bergin]

One of the funnest action movies I've seen in recent history is "Nobody" with Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad).

Came out during the early part of the pandemic so "nobody" really saw it until it hit their streaming platform.

Odenkirk makes a strangely compelling action star. Just imagine Saul Goodman stepping in for Keanu Reeves in kind of an anti-John Wick movie, if you can possibly imagine that.

Trailer below:

https://youtu.be/wZti8QKBWPo?si=UQ-wjb7WdI4G3Z0S