What was the last movie you watched?

CarryTheZero

Getting ready to see Inception. Spied these in the lobby.

Spiritual_Chaos

CarryTheZero

Spiritual_Chaos

fun!

(not that fun of a movie... though? I felt the "bond-esque" action sequence to be very bloodless and lifeless. Maybe it is because of the dream theme. But from back then I felt like all the action sequences was without any edge or excitement. But liked other clever stuff like Page and Gordon-Lewitt walking the stairs etc)

Spiritual_Chaos

Here are the films I will watch and rewatch on 35mm this spring at the Gothenburg branch of the Swedish Film Institute "Cinematheque" showings:

The Terminator
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (have to travel to Stockholm for this one)
Les Triplets des Belleville (EXCITEEEED)
My Own Private Idaho
Antichrist (Lars Von Trier)
Europa (Lars Von Trier)
Pan's labyrinth
Alphaville (Godard)
Bo Widerberg's Barnvagnen (Swedish film)
A Swedish love story (Roy Andersson) (digital copy though, not 35mm but the movie is so goooooood)

CarryTheZero

Spiritual_Chaos said:

fun!

(not that fun of a movie... though? I felt the "bond-esque" action sequence to be very bloodless and lifeless. Maybe it is because of the dream theme. But from back then I felt like all the action sequences was without any edge or excitement. But liked other clever stuff like Page and Gordon-Lewitt walking the stairs etc)

I agree with you about the action in the third act. But I do think it goes with the dream theme. After rewatches, the stakes are raised a little bit, when you realize they could all be dropped into a horrible dream limbo forever. I love that Gordon-Levitt hallway fight, particularly since so much of it was captured on a practical set.

My son loved the theater experience. They play old fashioned concessions advertisements from the 80s and 90s. Also, after the real trailers, they show a “period accurate” trailer. We got Affleck’s Boston heist movie, The Town. Love that one.

I asked my son right before the movie started if he wanted any snacks. He said yes, so we went back out. Cashier had a cool, 90s Candyman hoodie on. So, my son orders popcorn and milk duds. Then, he pours the milk duds into the popcorn. I ask him, are you just doing the movie snacks from Whiplash (his other favorite movie)? 

“Umm, maybe?” 🤪 

CarryTheZero

That’s a nice list of movies coming up on 35 mm! 

Have fun at T2 when it comes!

Pan’s Labyrinth is going to be showing at ours as well. Wish I could see it, but we are going to try and hit The Shining and Carpenter’s The Thing next month. February has True Romance coming and next month is also a 4K showing of Seven Samurai plus a theme night around The Matrix. If I lived close to it, I’d hit the place up all the time, but it’s a little bit of a drive for me. 

nicknyr15

Signs 

😴 😴

23scidoo

CarryTheZero said:

23scidoo said:

My son was not prepared for how gnarly this got. 😂 

Did he/you like it??..i didn't..

23scidoo

Spiritual_Chaos said:

Here are the films I will watch and rewatch on 35mm this spring at the Gothenburg branch of the Swedish Film Institute "Cinematheque" showings:

The Terminator
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (have to travel to Stockholm for this one)
Les Triplets des Belleville (EXCITEEEED)
My Own Private Idaho
Antichrist (Lars Von Trier)
Europa (Lars Von Trier)
Pan's labyrinth
Alphaville (Godard)
Bo Widerberg's Barnvagnen (Swedish film)
A Swedish love story (Roy Andersson) (digital copy though, not 35mm but the movie is so goooooood)

Alphaville is soooo great!!!

CarryTheZero

23scidoo said:

CarryTheZero said:

23scidoo said:

My son was not prepared for how gnarly this got. 😂 

Did he/you like it??..i didn't..

We did not like it as much as the first one. Really like that first one. I liked the implications of where this story might could go in the ending and I thought the lead actress was great. However, the more the movie went on the more the anxiety and chaos became too much. I also thought there was way too much of the is this real or in my mind tricks. The movie was a bit too scary for my son. Not something he will watch again.

EL91640

Spiritual_Chaos

CROJAM95

My go to every year….. for me it’s the best Xmas film, many other great ones I’ll delve into this week

23scidoo

CarryTheZero said:

23scidoo said:

CarryTheZero said:

23scidoo said:

My son was not prepared for how gnarly this got. 😂 

Did he/you like it??..i didn't..

We did not like it as much as the first one. Really like that first one. I liked the implications of where this story might could go in the ending and I thought the lead actress was great. However, the more the movie went on the more the anxiety and chaos became too much. I also thought there was way too much of the is this real or in my mind tricks. The movie was a bit too scary for my son. Not something he will watch again.

Agreed about the first one and the acting..how old is your son??..

Spiritual_Chaos

Chevy Chase is the most boring person ever

CROJAM95

Spiritual_Chaos said:

Chevy Chase is the most boring person ever

Yea but Clark Griswold is  pretty awesome 😉

CarryTheZero

23scidoo said:

CarryTheZero said:

23scidoo said:

CarryTheZero said:

23scidoo said:

My son was not prepared for how gnarly this got. 😂 

Did he/you like it??..i didn't..

We did not like it as much as the first one. Really like that first one. I liked the implications of where this story might could go in the ending and I thought the lead actress was great. However, the more the movie went on the more the anxiety and chaos became too much. I also thought there was way too much of the is this real or in my mind tricks. The movie was a bit too scary for my son. Not something he will watch again.

Agreed about the first one and the acting..how old is your son??..

He’s 16. Maybe I’m a bad parent! 😂 

SPEEDY MCCREADY

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