Rate The Last Movie You Saw

I finished Tootsie. It was an interesting take on doing anything to get a part. The movie has its moments hither and thither with a stretch of about fifteen minutes right before the final Soap scene that really shined. It also has some mediocre moments scattered this way and that. I liked it well enough. My favorite performance was Teri Garr as Sandy.

As an aside, I wanted to tell Michael Dorsey my baby checklist for when a child is crying except the movie came out in 1982 so I couldn't. Really I had a few tasks I had engrained in my brain for when my kiddos would start crying as babies. I know this is a movie. The checklist helped me though. It kept me focused.

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I destroyed the dastardly dairy dame! I made mad milk maid mulch!
He hid in the forest, read books with great zeal
He loved Che Guevera, a revolutionary veal
Cow Tse Tongue

Well there's end credits too which take up a few minutes and it's an 80s movie so I don't know how long they'll take. I finished it, by the way. I forgot to see how much time was left when I resumed it so I guess we'll never know. It was a good thirty-five to forty minutes of watching what I did tonight.

Probably couldn't make that film today.

I don't know about that. There's a whole British show that is centered around a man playing a woman. Whilst inconsequential to the overall stigma, I was in a play in an intolerant town where one guy was basically a transvestite and received good press.

Now those two statements made, it is probable a movie like Tootsie would be faced with a lot of pushback and stubbornness. I don't doubt it'd be difficult. I just think it would be possible.

Addendum; I just registered your "probably" part. So we are in agreement I see.

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2013)

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Juror #2 (Clint Eastwood, 2024)



Eastwood shows that he's still one of the finest directors working today with this exquisitely crafted film. In terms of plausibility it certainly has its share of unrealistic moments but I think the same can be said about pretty much every legal drama, including 12 Angry Men. The film uses it's small-scale, intimate setting to touch on broader points about morality, justice and modern society.

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Case closed then. Speaking of cases, I am on to Juror #2 - it's 12 Angry Men with a silly twist. Shyamalan level-conceit of a premise. Lifetime channel-level film production. Who could ask for anything more?

Zone of Interest (2023)


I hate to say this is overrated, but it certainly fell below my expectations.

I'm not a history buff by any means, but I have a reasonable understanding of WWII era events, and I couldn't figure out who this was for. If you know the context here, this movie doesn't do much to advance knowledge or provide depth if you have given more than a passing thought of the Holocaust. If you don't know the context here, this movie won't help you understand much through its subtleties.

The juxtaposition between the family and their surroundings is horrifying, but this is basically 90+ minutes of watching a "normal" Nazi family live their life.

Nightcrawler (2014)



A very enjoyable but not too memorable film and I was kinda suprised to see old youtube reviews touting it as "highly original" and "not like anything you have seen before".

It's a very well-made dark comedy/satire and they all give good performances, but I could easily picture a quirky character like Louis Bloom in a Coen brothers film.
And because, as a viewer, I want things to spiral out of control, I am sort of in the same position as the bloodthirsty Nina who demands that Louis "delivers what he promised".
In that regard it's actually rather predictable.
However, predictable doesn't necessarily equate "bad" and if you're in the mood for a fun and nasty B-movie Nightcrawler is an excellent choice. Just don't expect a game changer.

7/10

Saw this movie at 17 after totaling my mom's car.... I loved it so much, I hit REWIND and saw it again immediately after without a break. This movie got me into Brando (still my favorite) and movies in general.

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Bought it with that Criterion biannual sale last month. Should be coming in the mail next week. Looking forward to finally seeing it.

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I came here to do two things, drink some beer and kick some ass, looks like we are almost outta beer - Dazed and Confused

101 Favorite Movies (2019)

Some Like It Hot - 1959

Never seen a Marilyn Monroe flick. Figured I'd remedy that. Got a few films with that Criterion sale at Barnes and Noble like I said up top. Cute little film. I can't help but to think how they would screw this film up if they did it today. It would be totally politicized about trans rights or something instead of a fun little movie. You can't have a chip on your shoulder making films, it works in music and sports, rarely in film imo. Entertain first.

Marilyn really does ooze movie star in this and I've always like Jack Lemmon. It definitely feels a bit outdated in how it was acted and executed but you can forgive that because it feels harmless and fun. I enjoyed it and the end was classic Cool it was set in Florida too . Not much more to say...easy watch.

1st Rewatch...Hey MovieBuffering, I just rewatched this movie this morning. I have to disagree with you, I think this movie is as fresh and funny as it was over 60 years ago. Monroe is absolutely delicious as Sugar Kane and Jack Lemmon's Oscar-nominaed performance as Jerry/Daphne is absolutely brilliant.

1st Rewatch...Absolutely love this warm and winning holiday romantic comedy that works thanks to a somewhat original story and some first rate performances. Amanda (Cameron Diaz) is a movie trailer editor who has just found out that her boyfriend (Edward Burns) has cheated on her. Iris (Kate Winslet) is a British newspaper writer who lives just outside of London and has just found out that the man she loves (Rufus Sewell) has just become engaged to someone else. Amanda and Iris hookup on line on a home swapping website and agree to move into each other's homes for the two weeks before Christmas. Amanda arrives in England and finds herself drawn to Iris' baggage-ridden brother (Jude Law). Iris comes to LA where she meets Burns' BFF (Jack Black) and forms a friendship with Amanda's neighbor, a retired Oscar winning screenwriter (Eli Wallach). Winslet is absolutely enchanting in this. This movie got by a lot of people and I don't know why because it is a delight from start to finish.

Umpteenth Rewatch...Loved this movie since I was a kid. As a matter of fact, I am incapable of going to sleep on Christmas Eve until I've watched this movie.

Some Like It Hot is hilarious. I've watched it twice and found it a lot funnier upon my second watch. AFI has it as America's #1 comedy and I can see why. Curtis and Lemmon are awesome and Monroe is wonderful. The plot is outlandish which is fine by me. I don't think Wilder ever meant for the movie to make much sense.

In the Fade, 2017

Katja (Diane Kruger) is married to Nuri (Numan Acar), and the two have a child named Rocco (Rafael Santana). But Katja’s life is turned upside down when Nuri and Rocco are killed in a cruel hate crime. Sliding into helplessness and drug use in the wake of her immeasurable loss, Katja finds a renewed reason to live when two suspects are arrested and brought to trial. But whether they are convicted or set free, what will Katja do when she no longer has the trial to drive her will to live?

This mix of revenge thriller and courtroom drama is elevated by a fantastic lead performance.

Diane Kruger won the best actress award at Cannes for her performance in this film, and it’s easy to see why. The film veers from family drama to courtroom suspense to thriller, sliding between genres like nobody’s business. And what could have felt like a mess or given the viewer whiplash instead works surprisingly well because Kruger is an absolute anchor, pinning the story in place with the intensity of her suffering, hatred, and despair. At one point in the film, Katja doesn’t want to live anymore, and Kruger does something special in showing the way that seeking justice for her murdered husband and son reanimates her, but that suicidal despair never really leaves her.

This movie did something really interesting for me, namely that the part I liked the most was not what I expected. I love a good revenge thriller, and I have a limited tolerance for courtroom dramas. But for me, the courtroom stuff was the best aspect of the film.



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Santa’s Second Wife (2022) Watched on Tubi. Candice T. Cain directs this Christmas comedy where Mrs Claus dumps Santa, causing both of them to magically return to their younger, attractive forms. Hot young Santa joins a dating website and meets a single mom with three kids. This was cute. I liked the cast and the story.

3:10 to Yuma (James Mangold, 2007)

I have no idea how many times I've seen this movie now, but it never gets old. I love everything about it. The story, the cinematography, the score, the costumes, and most of all the performances. People who know my taste in movies are probably going to assume that I'm about to rave about Russell Crowe's turn here as Ben Wade - and he is excellent in the role, as is Christian Bale who I normally don't like. I also really enjoy the dynamic of mutual respect that grows between Crowe and Bale's characters, but the stand-out to me has always been Ben Foster as Charlie Prince. I love his swagger. I love his style. But most of all, I love how loyal and dedicated he is to Wade. If Charlie Prince wasn't such a horrible person, I might genuinely feel bad for the betrayal he suffered. And I do still feel a tiny twinge of pity for him in the end, so good is Foster here. It's things like this that really make me love this movie. Sure, it has its hero and its villains, but I really like the way it blurs the lines between the two. I also love the way the story ends in a way that redeems its focal characters without ever being corny or feeling arbitrary.

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Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
My cousin gave me his password and this was the only thing I could find out of all of Netflix. Too bad he didn't have Criterion, which is the only thing worthwhile, unless you can stream it for free.