Oh. Good.

Ortho had me worried.

Ditto. I love that show.

Flipped. A Rob Reiner flick. Very cute. Would be good for family viewing especially with pre-teen, teenage girls.

360. One of those 'full circle' movies, where everything comes around in the end. It was OK. Needs a rewatch, as does:

Lucky Number Slevin. I'm not even sure what happened in that movie. It needs a rewatch, preferably a sober one.

Sorry! I had me worried, too. That is to say, although from the end of the last episode another season seemed inevitable, it's been a long time since they were made. I can't wait.

Are you referring to the tv series Elementary, by the way? I had just assumed so but now I figured I should double check.

No, referring to the BBC series 'Sherlock' with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman. There were two seasons of three episodes each. I haven't run across 'Elementary', but that's not unusual - I'm sort of TV-illiterate.

I watched the first ep of Elementary. Seemed like it might be ok once it finds its feet. I like the guy playing Sherlock. Quite like the female Watson.

The first ep was a bit pedestrian, but showed definite promise.

Lola, if you haven't seen Sherlock, give it a go. It's a really solid take on the original stories.

The Daniel Craig version of Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Not as good as the Swedish one.

I also watched Titanic: Blood and Steel (Irish TV miniseries). Historical inaccuracies annoyed me no end, but the story was entertaining.

True. Gotta love the Led Zeppelin cover over the credits, though.

If you like Led Zepplin covers, which I don't.

I was generally unhappy with the opening credits. Poor imitation of a Bond film opening.

Watched Repo Men starring Forrest Whittaker and Jude Law last night. It was good. There were sections in the middle where the casual violence was unsettlingly gratuitous. I won't rewatch it. Two stars.

Total Recall remake - 7

Ted - 8.75

The Watch - 7 ("I will shove an entire egg inside your ass, and I'll watch it hatch." paraphrasing)

Area 407 - 0.2 Absolutely, beyond a shadow of a doubt the worst movie I watched in 2012. Jittery picture from the 'found footage' of a teenager with a video camera, spates of nothing but incoherent yelling/screaming for minutes and minutes on end, horrendous dialogue, entirely predictable. Stink Factor of nine.

In The Electric Mist - 7 Slow. Plot shortcuts. Plot elements unexplained. But...It has a very good cast, led by Tommy Lee Jones. Takes place today (modern times), but at one point TLJ (whose character is a recovering alcoholic) is sitting on a cabin porch talking to a man about not being able to tell the difference anymore between what's real and what ain't . The man is John Bell Hood, played by Levon Helm. Go figure.

Ahhhh....where can I find this? Would Hulu have it? That's where I watch most of my tv shows, hehe. I like the show 'Elementary.' :D

Netflix has both of the first two seasons, streaming and DVD.

I got a book from the library entitled 1001 Movies to See Before You Die. I've been jotting down movies I'd never heard of but want to see, and movies I've heard of but haven't seen, and movies I've seen but I realize I missed something when I saw it.

First one I received was A Woman Under the Influence (1974):

Starring Gena Rowlands and Peter Falk

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072417/

I just received Badlands (1973) starring Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek. This is one I'd heard of but haven't seen.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069762/

Also got Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) starring unknowns to me. One I hadn't heard of.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073540/

This has become a project of sorts. Old movies, new movies...there are so many and my list is getting longer and longer.

I was getting sick of getting the latest hilarious blockbuster only to find out it's mostly bathroom humor.

Now I'm getting into some nitty gritty psychological thrillers, wry comedies, intense dramas, and even some whimsical fun...by seeking out those movies that aren't necessarily given their due.

Of course, there are also the classic ones, and even in there I find movies I (shamefully for a 'movie buff') haven't seen.

It's so fun!

Picnic at hanging Rock is an odd film. Very atmospheric. I remember almost nothing of the story but I recall its atmosphere totally.

hated it.

atmosphere and all.

I associate it with that feeling of having stayed up far too late, drawn into watching something that I wasn't exactly enjoying but couldn't quite pull away from...

Strange film.

You're like Men on Film! ;)



yeah, it was strange. I didn't HATE it but it wasn't the greatest. I was watching it from a more detached professional view (all part of my independent study from no school to learn more about the art and science of film) and found it a bit interesting. Kind of a 'doing something no one was really doing before' by taking a story and presenting it as a true event, leaving the mystery unsolved.

It was filmed in Australia and the cinematography was nice.

It's a good one for the ol' collection. I do see the value in the film. For me, value doesn't equate to loud noises or car chases or funny looking people running around in otherworlds. :lol:

Though I'm no arty-smarty. I like a good romp as much as the next guy. ;) I just like to study 'art' and what makes one thing 'arty' and another thing not.

Watched "Sinister" night before last.

It was very not bad.

Oh, and "Flight".

A+!

I really want to see Flight.

On their way: Apocalypse Now Redux AND Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse.

The documentary has footage shot by Eleanor Coppola (Francis Ford's wife) who turned it over to a coupla directors who made the film. It was in the book 1001 Movies to See Before You Die...and is supposed to be really good. I guess making the film was a horrendous experience. I can't wait to see the behind the scenes. So I'll watch ANR, then watch the documentary, then re-read Heart of Darkness. A trifecta of the arts!

Hearts of Darkness was pretty good. Did you know Sheen had a heart attack while filming that movie?

I actually just read that. That was one of the many stumbling blocks apparently.

I can't wait to see it!

I also got The White Ribbon. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1149362/

(I got the above and the Apocalypse movies yesterday, am waiting for the weekend. Or a snow day. Please please please snow day.)

And on its way Requiem For a Dream. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0180093/

Finally watched this last night. Best movie I've seen in a long time.

Yup, watched it. Can't 'member why.
Might be the same reason as you, Infi.
Oh wait, no, I read the book before I saw the film. Still can't 'member why.
Might be the same reason as you Infi.

I think I'd best go clean the bathroom now.
Before I forget.

Recently watched:

Flight -- ****

Seven Psycopaths -- C-

Beasts of the Southern Wild -- Excellent. I might add this to my purchase list. Very well done, highly "atmospheric" (ha!), immersive, moving. Strongly recommended.

The Man Who Knew Too Much (Hitchcock's remake with Jimmy Stewart and Doris Day) -- Very good.

Flaming Star (Elvis Presley) -- Very good. Mentioned by Quentin Tarrantino, so, had to see it.

The Shadow People (ooooh, scary. Not really...but done in a much different 'actual footage' kind of way than the scary movie fare of late. I rather liked it. What's funny is I have seen Shadow People...in a moment of half awake/half asleep and I SWEAR there is someone suddenly standing over me, their face coming closer and closer. I scream myself awake and it's over.) ;)

Running With Scissors (Liked it. I like Jill Clayburgh [RIP] and Annette Bening.

Moonrise Kingdom (will have to start this one over...I was too distracted)

I liked Moonrise Kingdom, but i have to admit the tittle is dumb. After I saw it, somebody was mentioning Moonrise Kingdom and asked if I had seen it, and since it sounded like some movie about, I dunno, a romance in India or something, I said no. They should call it Camp Ivanhoe Diaries, or something like that.

Magic Mike - it was a Mrs. Z choice.

Meh. People making poor life decisions. Fun for the ladies, though.

Zing 1 and I watched The Avengers. I like a mix of humor and action, so this was right up my alley. Zing 1 liked it as well.

I watched the Lemmy movie and then re-watched Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage over the weekend. Now I want to go pick up my bass and pretend I can be like Geddy Lee...I might be able to get away with Lemmy...

Assuming you mean Lemmy Kilmister, doesn't he strum chords rather than playing notes and runs?

Yeah, he basically plays chords. Combine that with his setup and it's a very unique sound in the bass world.

Just finished Season 1 of Brothers and Sisters. It's getting even more family melodramy but I like it. Nice diversion on Saturday afternoon.

But I wanted to say to whomever recommended it: I got The Seven Wonders of the Industrial World and I can't wait to watch it. Probably this weekend. Or hopefully anytime this week after today. ;)

Oh heck, now I can't remember the name of it ... but it was a very dramatic documentary by National Geographic about the World's Coluimbian Exposition and the first American Serial Killer. I'm listening to the Audiobook of Devil in the White City, so it put pictures to what I'm reading.

(the documentary didn't spoil the ending for me because I read the book a couple years ago)

I have Season 3 of Soap coming tomorrow. God, I love that show...

Oh, I also started watching Trailer Park Boys tonight. I dig it...it's like an American trailer park with different accents.

Ah man, Soap!

Do do do de do....do do do do. Do, do do de do...do do do do.

Sorry...that was my impression of the theme tune...was going to do the rest but the dos and des started getting confused with the das and it all fell apart.

I watched the first 2 seasons online, then Netflix and Starz had their fallout last year. I decided to sub to DVDs again so...it'll be here today!

I remember watching it as a little kid and loving it. I love it even more now.

have recently watched:

Million Dollar Baby with Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, and Morgan Freeman. Excellent, shocking. four stars.

Valley of the Dolls because of something I'd heard about/from Roger Ebert during the news stories around his death. Patty Duke I recognized and she's short. Sharon Tate's babelicious. Next up is Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.


the multiple threads about methods of streaming and renting and owning and over the air and individual title threads ... confuses me when I'm thinking about posting about what I've been watching lately. I know, my problem, not yours. I have been watching a lot, and some of it's been pretty good, some not.

Watching The Seven Wonders of the Industrial World (recommended by someone here.)

I love it.

I've watched the first 3 segments:

1) The Great Ship (the design and construction of the SS Great Eastern, in the 1850s)
2) The Brooklyn Bridge (fascinating from a diver's perspective: they had no idea about decompression sickness and called the ailments of the guys who had to go down into the caissons 'cassion disease.')
3) The Bell Rock Lighthouse (built in the early 19th century: so many seafarers died from this reef that hid just below the surface of the North Sea when the tide was up.)

So to whomever recommended it: I'm loving it! I plan to look for similar videos.

Seven Psycopaths - excellent movie, good characters and storytelling

recently:

argo
million dollar baby
apollo 13 (rewatch)
arsenic and old lace (rewatch)
suspicion (hitchcock)
strangers on a train (hitchcock)
hitchcock
lincoln

since the levy passed our library is getting new (and new-old) movies all the time!

it's the unemployment thing. plus i'm reading a book almost every day. yes, i do leave the house, too...why do you ask? ;)

Saw Silver Linings Playbook the other night. I knew nothing about it going in, and was impressed with how good it was. Mostly I was impressed with Jennifer Lawrence. I thought she was just a teenage fluff actress from that Hunger Games movie, which I never saw, but she's really good. She's a real actress, and I think she'll be around for a while.

i first saw jennifer lawrence in winter's bone. the first time i tried to watch it i was in the wrong mood, and panned it.

then i really watched it. she's amazing.

(i don't know from game of thrones...so winter's bone was my first impression of her talent.)

will watch silver linings playbook soon.

You haven't seen GoT yet???

Infi...box set time, honey. Seriously good tv. Best fantasy drama on tv evah.

Not very high rated, but it was a dark suspense movie set up in space: Pandorum. Immediately I started searching for similar flicks and came up with:
-Sunshine
-Event Horizon
-Moon
-Apollo 13
....and most were good enough for me.

Watched Reach and Parker lately but ... A Fish Called Wanda! An oldie but better than goodie.

Jamie Lee Curtis is perfect. John Cleese is divine! Michael Palin - omg. And Kevin Kline ... evil genius!!

life of pi
mystic river
the bone collector
dan in real life

Love love LOVE a Fish Called Wanda, but like Fierce Creatures even BETTER!

I disagree with your ranking of those two movies Ocean's Edge. A Fish Called Wanda is far better, classic!

Here we've been making our way through the season five discs of the True Blood franchise. There was a long gap in our viewing, and it's taken a few episodes to catch up with who's who. Nom nom nom nom Vampires!

True Blood- Awful show. I love it.

bwaahahahaha!!

Indeed.

Just finished the 2009 Star Trek. Have never watched a Star Trek show or movie before in my life, but I loved this! Glad they made it accessible to new audiences.

Been watching lots of old DVDs because we got a new Sony BR/DVD player and can watch a lot of the DVDs I ripped from rentals a few years ago with DVD Shrink. They quit playing on our old LG player and most would freeze up in the last 1/2 hour or so which was really a frustrating way to end a movie. I wasn't sure if they were just copies going bad or a bad player. Turns out for the most part it was the player as we have only had a couple of them hang up with the new one.

Last night we watched Woody Allan's "Play it Again Sam."

I loved how Tony Roberts was constantly calling his office to tell them the phone numbers where he could be reached, even the Chinese restaurant where they were having dinner. Funny reminder of how cell phones have changed our lives. :rolleyes:

The new Star Trek

Iron Man 3

Meh, on both counts.

Jennifer Lawrence is in "Game of Thrones"? How did that get by me?

I watched "Winter's Bone" and called her out as a future star. I think she will be one of our great actresses.

She isn't it Game of Thrones. Maybe a slip up since she's in Hunger Games? Different game. :)