What Films did You Watch Last Week (18/03 - 24/03) CLOSED

What Films did You Watch Last Week (18/03 - 24/03) CLOSED Mar 25, 2019 2:02:55 GMT

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Post by darksidebeadle on Mar 25, 2019 2:02:55 GMT

Mar 25, 2019 1:56:38 GMT william said:

Mar 24, 2019 8:10:18 GMT darksidebeadle said:

Welcome back to another week of the BEST & WORST edition of 'what movies did you see last week?' thread. For those who haven't been part of it before, basically your host (me) posts my weekly movies and you can comment on those and list your movie for the same time frame. I will get back to you on yours and you can talk to other users here about their films. It's a great place to talk about film.

FIRST TIME MOVIE VIEWING

Gun Crazy (1950, Joseph H. Lewis)
This film noir starts off a bit corny but the 2nd half is really very good with some great moody scenes. It follows a crackshot husband whose marksman wife convinces him to go on a robbery spree. Peggy Cummins is great but I find John Dalls take a little to wide eyed.
6/10

Street of Chance (1942, Jack Hively)
This New York set Noir sees Burgess Meredith (Rocky) playing a man with amnesia who finds out the ugly truth about his real identity and past by interacting with people who seem to know him well. The concept and mystery work well and this is an easy watch.
6/10

Apology for Murder (1945, Sam Newfield)
This is a B movie cash in on the legendary noir Double Indemnity (1944) with pretty much the same plot. It does not hold a candle to the film its aping but it is not without its own charms and the presence of Ann Savage (Detour) is always welcome in a noir.
5/10

The Man Who Killed Hitler and the the Bigfoot (2018, Robert D. Krzykowski)
This film has a different tone than you might expect with it mostly being a slow brooding character piece, unfortunately it is not a very good one. The films visuals are well crafted and it has a great cast but the script mostly feels like a big nothing and it is a bit of a chore to get through.
4/10

FIRST TIME DOCO' VIEWING

Behind the Curve (2018, Daniel J. Clark)
Netflix
Flat Earthers, a term synonymous with conspiracy theorists who wear tinfoil hats. Meet real Flat Earthers, a small but growing contingent of people who firmly believe in a conspiracy to suppress the truth that the Earth is flat. One of the most prominent Flat Earthers is Mark Sargent who, in the midst of the upcoming Solar Eclipse, proudly speaks at the first Flat Earther conference. Quite amusing.
Recommended

FIRST TIME TV VIEWING

The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann (2019, Season One)
Netflix
Documentary series on the real life case goes through all the details, Quite interesting
Recommended

The Ted Bundy Tapes (2019, Season One)
Netflix
A look inside the mind of serial killer Ted Bundy, featuring interviews with him on death row.
Recommended

WEEKLY AWARDS

BEST FILM: Gun Crazy
BEST ACTOR: Burgess Meredith - Street of Chance
BEST ACTRESS: Peggy Cummins - Gun Crazy
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Jerome Cowen - Street of Chance
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Frieda Inescort - Street of Chance
BEST SCORE: Victor Young - Gun Crazy
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Russell Harlan - Gun Crazy
BEST DIRECTOR: Joseph H. Lewis - Gun Crazy

10/10 - Perfection (or as close to it as possible)
09/10 - An Excellent film
08/10 - A VERY Good film
07/10 - A Good film
06/10 - A Solid film
05/10 - An Average film
04/10 - Below Average film
03/10 - A mostly bad film
02/10 - A mostly terrible film
01/10 - Awful through and through
00/10 - Not only awful but offensive too

Hi, Dark.

None of yours, this week. ::nope::

I want to watch Gun Crazy. ::yes::

Mine:

The Aftermath 7.5/10

It's the movie with Keira Knightley and Alexander Skarsgaard, about an English woman in Germany with her military husband right after WW2, who starts an affair with the owner of the house they're staying in, and that's been confiscated by the allies. I enjoyed it, it's not great maybe, but it's kind of an old fashion drama, I'm a sucker for those. ::biggrin::

It's sensual too. Keira Knightley is good. ::yes::

Dances with Wolves 8.5/10

Kevin Costner movie, I hadn't seen it in ages, it holds up well, IMO. It's very beautiful visually, I found it moving too. ::yes::

St. Ives 6.5/10

It's a movie with Charles Bronson and Jacqueline Bisset, about a crime writer who gets hired to be the middle man between a businessman and the thieves who stole some mysterious documents. It's not great or anything, but it's not bad, IMO, Charles Bronson and Jacqueline Bisset are cool. I like the ending too.

Triple Frontier 8/10

It's the movie with Oscar Isaac and Ben Affleck, it's about a group of ex soldiers who get together to rob a drug lord in Colombia. I liked it, it's pretty well made. Oscar Isaac is great. ::yes::

hey billy

Dances with Wolves - not seen in a long time but i was really unimpressed at the time 4/10

Triple Frontier - have not heard the best things about it but I like the directors other works so will see it eventually