What Was The Last Movie You Saw? Welcome Cinephiles.

[Tierney]

This past weekend I watched Dallas Buyer's Club - excellent movie. Matthew did a great job in working his character. Just affirms what most of us already know in regards to insurance companies and pharmas. Glove and hand.

Then I watched The Fault in our Stars - I was so afraid this was going to be a "chick" flick. (not that there is anything wrong with them) Which I guess to a certain extent it was. However, the premise of the movie was so touching - and the actors so good - that it never felt like that that glossy-cotton candy type movie. I am glad I decided to watch it. The soundtrack to it was wonderful as well.

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Avengers: Age of Ultron

[WildHorses]

The Human Centapide part 1

[homoe]

Last night we caught Ride on Demand. Hunt as a helicopter mother of a 19 year old. It may not be for everyone, it's one of those comedies that then takes a more serious tone. The actor who plays her driver has some pretty good scenes as well. If you're a fan of Helen Hunt and Luke Wilson, check it and see what you think

Yes, I liked it

[JDeere]

Originally Posted by Tierney

This past weekend I watched Dallas Buyer's Club - excellent movie. Matthew did a great job in working his character. Just affirms what most of us already know in regards to insurance companies and pharmas. Glove and hand.

Then I watched The Fault in our Stars - I was so afraid this was going to be a "chick" flick. (not that there is anything wrong with them) Which I guess to a certain extent it was. However, the premise of the movie was so touching - and the actors so good - that it never felt like that that glossy-cotton candy type movie. I am glad I decided to watch it. The soundtrack to it was wonderful as well.

I loved The Dallas buyers club!

[*Anya*]

Loved it! Wild, entertaining, exciting and had an almost steampunk vibe (to me):

Mad Max!

98% critics rating on Rotten Tomato's when I checked last night.

I should also say that I just love action movies.

The girlfriend does not, so she wasn't crazy about it but we take turns seeing flicks the other wants to see.

[MsTinkerbelly]

Noble.

A true story about Cynthia Noble, a woman who goes to Vietnam because she feels she is needed there, and stays when she finds her calling helping the street children of Vietnam.

Bring tissues

[JDeere]

Still Alice, it was about Alzheimer's, early onset of it.

Julianne Moore was the lead actress and did a superb job.

A tear jerker for sure.

[Gemme]

I saw Pitch Perfect 2 today. It was good. One of my favorite parts of the trailers was not in the movie so that was unexpected. Actually there were two parts in the trailer that are not in the movie.

I liked it though.

[homoe]

Last night we watched The Seven Five, a documentary about the dirtiest cop in NYC history. Michael Dowd! He stole money and dealt drugs while patrolling the streets of 80s Brooklyn. I enjoyed it but may not be for everyone!

[Tierney]

Originally Posted by JDeere

Still Alice, it was about Alzheimer's, early onset of it.

Julianne Moore was the lead actress and did a superb job.

A tear jerker for sure.

I REALLY want to see this - and I am a huge Julianne Moore fan. Have this on my list.

[Tierney]

These will arrive tomorrow:

The Hobbit - The Battle of the Five Armies

Atonement - This sweeping English drama, based on the book by Ian McEwan, follows the lives of young lovers Cecilia Tallis (Keira Knightley) and Robbie Turner (James McAvoy). When the couple are torn apart by a lie constructed by Cecilia's jealous younger sister, Briony (Saoirse Ronan), all three of them must deal with the consequences. Robbie is the hardest hit, since Briony's deception results in his imprisonment, but hope for Cecilia and her beau increases when their paths cross during World War II.

[JDeere]

Originally Posted by Tierney

I REALLY want to see this - and I am a huge Julianne Moore fan. Have this on my list.

I hope you get to see it soon.

[Cole610]

Originally Posted by *Anya*

Loved it! Wild, entertaining, exciting and had an almost steampunk vibe (to me):

Mad Max!

98% critics rating on Rotten Tomato's when I checked last night.

I should also say that I just love action movies.

The girlfriend does not, so she wasn't crazy about it but we take turns seeing flicks the other wants to see.

What a lovely day!
I thought it was great.

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by *Anya*

Loved it! Wild, entertaining, exciting and had an almost steampunk vibe (to me):

Mad Max!

98% critics rating on Rotten Tomato's when I checked last night.

I should also say that I just love action movies.

The girlfriend does not, so she wasn't crazy about it but we take turns seeing flicks the other wants to see.

I haven't been able to see your link (shows up as a white box for me) but I knew what you linked so it's no biggie. My computer's a little weird I guess.

I had some free tix so I went to see this and Age of Adaline today. Both were excellent in their respective genres.

Anya, you are right....Mad Max is steampunk driven, given the nature of the storyline. There were some truly and fantastically incredible visuals! It gives you perspective to know that the vehicle chase scenes in the movie took more than half of the total time put into the film. Several months and it showed. Thrilling action flick!



I do have to say one thing though....if I were in the war party and I had to listen to that guy play the guitar for the hours and hours they must have been driving, I would have shot someone in the face.





This was quality in all aspects. The story was well put together, the acting was good and it was interesting and even though it involved something not entirely realistic, everything else was as I expected if such an event did occur. I won't elaborate to conserve the integrity of the story but it was very, very good.

[Allison W]

Originally Posted by *Anya*

steampunk vibe

Mad Max!

I've been told the turn of phrase for settings like those of Mad Max is "dieselpunk." I think it fits well enough, even if you could call it more gasolinepunk or petrolpunk or whatev.

Anyway, I just saw it today (with my first cousin once removed), and it was bloody glorious. I don't really even watch movies, let alone action movies, but it was an excellent piece of cinematography: a film that works because it's a film and because the entire work was designed from the ground up for a visual medium, as opposed to all the movies out there that work better as books. No scene or visual is wasted: every single one tells you something about the world and the people in it, and well enough so that you can grasp what's going on even with very little dialogue, owing both to the quality of the scene-setting and the quality of the acting. You don't have to be told what's going on, because you can see it clearly, in a way so well-presented that it makes the unbelievable believable. It's an action movie, and yet it works as well as it does because it has a narrative and a world that feel real, and because the narrative isn't a flimsy justification for what's happening on-screen but rather is what's happening on-screen. It also fits a great deal into two hours as a result of being fast-paced and not lingering on anything more than it needs to, but is still put together with enough skill that it's easy to follow in spite of this. The only real challenge is enduring the sheer intensity, because it is a very visually rich and powerful work. There may be sensory overload.

Also, it manages to be very creepy and intense and tackle profoundly dark subject matter while somehow showing the restraint to not degenerate into a vulgar exploitation flick. It's definitely an R-rated movie, with violence and with segments that made me squirm a bit, and yet it avoided violence for the mere sake of titillation and limited itself to what actually served the narrative. This may be part of the complete lack of wasted time, where for being a two-hour movie it is nonetheless very concise and only shows what actually serves the experience. It's entirely possible that quite a bit ended up on the cutting-room floor.

Suffice it to say there's a lot that can be said about the movie without spoiling it, because what makes it great isn't simply the plot itself but how that plot is executed.

I am still left wondering one thing, though. The conventional wisdom is that action movies don't make their money off of women viewers. I find myself wondering if that holds true for Fury Road--or if it would hold true if more action movies were like it.

[MsTinkerbelly]

We finally saw "Far from the Madding Crowd" this evening.

It was a period piece; not something i go to on purpose, but my Kasey likes that type of thing.

Great movie! I laughed and cried, and for a couple of hours lost myself in the romance.

[*Anya*]

Great article!

Re: Mad Mad: Fury Road

Everything you may have wanted to know about dieselpunk!

http://www.dailydot.com/fandom/diese...ginners-guide/

[deathbypoem]

I really didn't think I'd like this but I gave it a shot. Damn. I loved it!

Great movie