Movies You've Seen Recently

[Aasimar]

Freedom Writers was a really good flick. It's about a "Based on a true story" movie about a classroom of urban kids in 1992 (Anyone who lived in southern California in 1992 like me knows it was not a good time to be a minority.) The part that made me want to cry was when the teacher asked how many people in the class knew what the Holocaust was and no one knew. Definately worth seeing.

 

[darkpenguin]

Freedom Writers was a really good flick. It's about a "Based on a true story" movie about a classroom of urban kids in 1992 (Anyone who lived in southern California in 1992 like me knows it was not a good time to be a minority.) The part that made me want to cry was when the teacher asked how many people in the class knew what the Holocaust was and no one knew. Definately worth seeing.

That was a great film, really inspiring that makes me want to read the book.

I saw the holiday last night, it was a really charming film if not a little chick flick ish lol, gotta keep the missus happy though

 

[Mister_T]

I saw 28 Weeks Later on Friday. It was a better horror movie than the first one. Pretty dang violent and gory. One of the better horror movies I've seen this year. Dead Silence is still numero uno though.

 

[cardero]

The Best Of Match Game (4 Disc Set)
DVD/ Color/ 660 Mins.!!!!/ NR/ 1973
With the naughtily witty Gene Rayburn as host and a panel of silly celebrities to up the fun quotient, "Match Game" was by far the most popular game show of its time. This collection captures its highlights. Panelists Richard Dawson, Brett Somers and Charles Nelson Reilly trade risqué double entendres as Rayburn crawls through the audience, roller-skates on stage and keeps the gags coming in this entertaining fill-in-the-blanks game.

Thrill to the Gameshows of Yesteryear!!!

*See pre-Cheers, pre-Scientologist, pre-Jenny Craig sponser Kirstie Alley as a Match Game contestant describe herself as in the San Francisco area on interior decorator business.

*See outdated consolation prizes as Dynamints, Blammo Bubble Gum and the innovative Hoover Celebrity II vacuum!!

*See Charles Nelson Reiley and Richard Dawson actually smoking on T.V.!!!

*See shirts, suits, pants and hairstyles that you wouldn’t want your parents to be caught dead in!!

*See an enormous amount of has-been guest stars you will probably recognize but can’t place a show to. HINT: If anyone asks just answer Love Boat or Fantasy Island.

 

[cardero]

STAR TREK VI The Undiscovered Country (With Rifftrax Commentary)
DVD/ Color/ 113 Mins./ PG/ 1991
Capt. Kirk (William Shatner) must face his prejudices when his sworn enemies the Klingons lurch perilously close to economic deprivation and environmental ruin. Obeying Star Fleet orders, Kirk reluctantly begins peace negotiations with Klingon chancellor Gorkon (David Warner). But peace has many foes: Gorkon is soon dead, and Kirk is imprisoned in a Klingon gulag as the galaxy edges toward all-out war.

 

[Withdrawnmist]

Me saw both versions of Cape Fear.

Oldy then the newey !!

me thinks me like the original one best

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Pirates of the Caribean: Curse of the Black Pearl
First time I've watched it, and I actually enjoyed, despite me not having much interest in pirates.

Pirates of the Caribean: Dead Man's Chest
Also a first time. I also liked this one, and greatly enjoyed the seemingly Lovecraftian ship and crew. I was also begining to wonder if it ever ended.

 

[cardero]

Haven’t seen these films yet but just ordered and downloaded the Rifftrax.

DAREDEVIL (with Rifftrax Comentary)
DVD/Color/ 103 Mins./ PG-13/2003
Ben Affleck is Matt Murdock, a Marvel Comics hero who's a lawyer by day but fights the bad guys at night to avenge the murder of his father, a boxer. But what sets Matt apart from most superheroes isn't his back story; it's his handicap. Matt is blind, the result of a childhood accident that may have removed his ability to see but gifted him with heightened senses of touch, taste, hearing and smell. Michael Clarke Duncan plays Kingpin.

Admittedly not a very good movie but certainly not the worse and with MST3K alumni riffing into it, it can only make it better. Hail, Hail the gang’s all here for this one (Michael Nelson, Bill Corbett and Kevin Murphy) slicing and dicing Ben Affleck, yeah I’m there!!


Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (with Rifftrax Comentary)
DVD/ Color/ 100 Mins./ G/ 1971
Eccentric candy man Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder) prompts a frenzy when he announces that five golden tickets hidden inside his candy bars will get their holders into his top-secret factory. Amidst a world of Oompa Loompas and chocolate rivers, young Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum) and Grandpa Joe (Jack Albertson) get caught in the middle of Wonka's secret agenda in director Mel Stuart's Oscar-nominated fantasy based on Roald Dahl's award-winning book.

Excellent, yet disturbing movie from my childhood (which is why I cannot wait to see what Michael Nelson and Neil Patrick Harris (that’s Doogie Howser to you) have to comment on). It’s going to be a riffing good time!!

 

[cardero]

UNSOLVED MYSTERIES: THE UFO FILES (4 disc Set)
DVD/ Color/ 360 Mins./ NR/ 1991
All the meaty UFO paranormal pieces from the history of the show hosted by Mr. Mysterious himself, Robert Stack. These episodes were informative and the reenactments were well done. Such incidents featured were The Kecksburg UFO Crash, The Sorroco UFO, Roswell and Area 52, Missing Time, The Face Of Mars, The Betty Cash/VickyLandrum Case, Canadian close Encounter and of course my hometown favorite The Hudson Valley UFO (Robert Stack mentions Stewart Airport and Rte. 84!!!!)

 

[Listener]

While I have seen this before, today I watched 'The Fog of War'. Excellent documentary. Robert McNamara is one of the geniuses of our time. I have always admired the man.

 

[Yerda]

I saw Sunshine which Danny Boyle's new movie. He directed Trainspotting and 28 Day Later for those of you unfamiliar.

I've also seen The Lives of Others (I can't recall who directed) recently. It's about East Berlin before the wall came down. It's in German and has an authentic feel. I've heard a Hollywood remake is planned....yay..... :sarcastic

I got a box set of Del Toro movies from a friend the other week. Pan's Labyrinth and The Devil's Backbone are good movies.

EDIT: According to wiki the director of The Lives of Others was Florian Maria Georg Christian Graf Henckel von Donnersmarck. That is a beauty of a name, or some funny bugger has been editing wiki.

 

[Bishka]

Kicking and Screaming (Will Ferrell) - Not his best movie
The Producers (directed by Mel Brooks) - A classic, and very strange.

 

[angellous_evangellous]

I saw Spiderman 3 yesterday. Great movie... fantastic special effects.

 

[cardero]

I have been watching 2nd and 3rd Season epidodes of HBO's MR. SHOW. I apologize to everyone for not posting movies but lately I have been in series episode mode.

 

[angellous_evangellous]

I have been watching 2nd and 3rd Season epidodes of HBO's MR. SHOW. I apologize to everyone for not posting movies but lately I have been in series episode mode.

:slap:

 

[cardero]

SHEREK 3
Theater/ Color/ Approx. /90 Mins./PG/ 2007
On mrscardero’s insistence I went to see this third installment. Between the obtrusive teenagers (who are still fascinated by cell-phone technology) in the front and the loud obnoxious children in the back kicking the back of my seat I was able to hear an enjoy some of the film. Movie wasn’t as funny as the other previous films and it was clear that most of the stars did not interact with any other stars while doing their voice-overs. I’m thinking this will be the last movie of the Shrek series. I will admit that the animation has improved a great deal since the first movie.

 

[Azakel]

The last movie I say in theater was The Reaping. The other day at home I say Pan Labyrinth.

 

[Scuba Pete]

I saw Pirates of the Caribbean this afternoon. It was "OK" but no more. There were some great special effects and Depp was as charming as ever. But at three hours long they were overdoing the sub-sub-sub plots.

 

[cardero]

The Little Giant
DVD/ B&W/ 89 Mins./ NR/ 1955
Abbott and Costello vehicle in which Lou Costello travels to the big city to pursue his salesman dream selling Hercules vacuums. One of the great comedy routines included is the "7x13=28" skit. Brilliant!

 

[kadzbiz]

Last night I managed to finally watch a DVD. It was called "The Wrong Man" and I thought it was great. Bruce Willis fans will love it.