A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Banter Hall What good movies have you watched lately?

I watched Mad Money last night with Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, and Katie Holmes.....it was okay. I mean it wasn't great but I didn't hate it.

Just now we finished watching Cloverfield. Talk about a freaky movie. Have a headache from watching it though, with the way it was shot being on a handheld video camera and all the jerkiness to it. It was interesting. Not what I'd normally watch but I got it for Mark.

I also have The Last King of Scotland here to watch with Forest Whitaker. Haven't gotten around to it yet.

So what movies have you watched lately that you've enjoyed?

OMG, Loz. I just can't sit still long enough to watch one. I try but it never works out...good thing for our cable, they play the same movie all week. it takes me about 4 or 5 days to catch the whole movie.

We're on a roll with James Bond, loz.

We've seen Tomorrow Never Dies and The World Is Not Enough with P. Bronson as Bond and now we are nearly through with Octopussy w/ Roger Moore as Bond.


We like Bond, James Bond.






Merme

I remember mad money!
we watched an oldie the other day, I thought the kids would enjoy it and they did. money pit with diane keaten and tom hanks.
has anyone seen the previews for that new movie where the fam moves into a new neighborhood and gets harrrased by his next door neighbor? the neighbor is a cop, so even though the guy gets a lawyer it doesn't seem he can rid himself of this crazy guy. it looks very funny. can't remember the name.

Indiana Jones and the kingdom of the Crystal Skull Pretty much the same as others,, ~~ but still liked it it held my interest
Hancock ~ ~~~~~~~Will Smith Like it Super Hero Movie Good twist in it.
The Happening,, ~~ Kinda Like it weird and unexpected ending
Eight Below,,~~~~~ Liked it A Mans best friend type movie in the Antartica
National Treasure,~~~~ Loved it I like anything with Nicolas Cage
Cloverfield..... Weird, and too slow moving couldn't watch it all
One missed call ~~ Good `` makes ya want to put your cell phone down and walk away from it.

Awake ~~~ Love it~ I like Jessica Alba I'd like her and Nicolas Cage to star in a film together!

I'd love to hear more about hancock. I just love Will Smith! we have I am Legend on dvd and watch it at least once a week. ha ha

Oh Loz, The Last King of Scotland is GREAT. I can't wait for you to watch it. Are you old enough to have been around with Edi Amin was around. He was such a horrible person. Forest does a wonderful job of portraying him.

Merme, I like Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan as Bond, James Bond. Do you know that Ian Flemming got that name from the author of a book about birds? My head is full of trivia.

And Diane, I like Nicholas Cage. He is HOT. Raising Arizona is one of my favorites. (he's not so hot in that movie but it's funny)

I'll second THAT!

Will Smith aint so bad himself!

Yup. Will is HOT. I didn't leave during Legend but I didn't like it.

When Leonardo DiCapprio was young I thought he was too baby faced. But he grew into himself and plays a good bad a--.

Will Smith has superpowers and thought he was a loner,, well he was a loner, lived on the street as a homeless person,, No one seemed to appreciate his heroism much until ... One day he saved the 'right' person and the events that followed adds a whole new twist to the story,

and yesssssss Will Smith is Hot with a Sizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzle
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We watched it last night and I wasn't sure how Mark would take it because he's your typical high action, things blowing up, big box office movie kind of guy.

But we both really liked it. It was shocking in parts, and sad, and just an all around wonderful movie to watch. It was great. And Forest did do an AMAZING job. He deserved that Oscar.

Oh and I love Will Smith also. I really liked I am Legend a lot and I can't wait to see Hancock. I think the worst movie he was ever in was that Wild Wild West or whatever it was called.

And I absolutely loved Pierce Brosnan as James Bond. I know that Connery will always be the iconic version of Bond, but I enjoy Brosnan more. I think that he just had that debonair, stylish factor with his killer looks.

Our library gets tons of newer releases and I can take out 3 at a time so I'm always checking them out for free. Sure beats paying at the movie store.

Loz, did you see Sling Blade? It was on HBO again last night. I always watch it and Jar Heads. I watch that everytime it comes on HBO too. Mark may not like them because they aren't high action.

The Birdcage is on now. Another one I always watch.

We are into Shirley Temple films today. We've seen Curly Top and now we are watching Captain January.


Merme

we get lots of movies from the library too, but they don't have many new releases.
last time we were at the library looking for a movie a lady sugguested 'Akella and the B'. I had never heard of it, but it turned out to be a really cute little movie. especially for kids, but I ended up watching it three times myself! it's PG and a few bad words here and there, but other than that a very inspirational kids story.

love Shirley Temple movies.

Have you ever wtched the movie "The Perfect Storm" with George Clooney? I really loved that movie, I can honestly say I can sit through it without moving

I forgot george clooney was even in that movie. that WAS a good one!

Now we are into Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang. Maxi was fascinated when I told him that Ian Fleming wrote the story.... Maxi knows that as the author of Bond, James Bond.


Dick Van Dyke is always fun on screen.



Merme

I've always loved the mary tyler moore show. (but, i'm getting off topic)

growing up we watched that movie about 8 million times. It astounds me that so many people I know here in the US have never watched it.

Yep Sheri, I have watched Slingblade. Not Jarhead though.

Cricket, does your library have a county website? I go on mine and there are about 8 libraries in our county. Whatever I find on the website I can put on hold and have shipped to my library for pickup. They get really super new releases. Really surprises me.

Dad has always loved Shirley Temple movies, I believe he has a set of them. It amazes him that she was such a good actress at such a young age.

yea, we do that sometimes. we have about 5 other libraries in our county. I had books shipped in a LOT when my daughter was in 1st grade and struggled with her reading so much. I liked to get the books that were rated for different reading leveles. I haven't done it much with movies though. don't know why?

I LOVE Slingblade, Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmhuh! We use the slingblade MMMMMMMMMMMMMhuh at work a lot,, just to aggravate the jerk boss, Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmhuh

Diane, on the phone the other day I started to say I like the way you talk.

really?? I think I sound like a mix of slight southern and uh uhhhhhhhhhh hmmmmmm any way I'll take your compliment!

In Charlotte there is a theatre that shows a lot of art movies. It's been there since at least 1970 and they haven't made it a multi-plex. It's basically the same as it was then. We love going to that theatre. Yesterday we went to see Tell No One which is a French subtitled suspense movie. It was great.

Oh last night I watched a movie called
Pans Labyrinth 'fantasy' a story of a little girl living in Civil War Spain era,, She discovered a Labyrinth Garden that becomes her haven during this war,, where mystical creatures and powerful talisman resides,,, a Faun that has 3 faithful fairys somewhat befriends the little girl and well this is a great story all enter twining with the Civil war,,,,,( Not animated other than the fairys)

I highly recommend this story!
"part fairytale, part drama, part magical an fairy tale for adults with emotional power"

http://www.panslabyrinth.com/