Last Seen Movie - The Latest Movie You Have Seen; ratings

dreaMaker · Post by **dreaMaker** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 3:50 pm

The Green Mile (Frank Darabont, 1999)

9/10

Post by **flipp525** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 3:01 pm

Sabin wrote:
Cool Hand Luke (1967) - Stuart Rosenberg

9.5/10

Paul Newman was R-O-B-B-E-D for not getting an oscar for this performance. A masterpiece.

I mean, the fact that he was nominated in lieu of Sidney Poitier was reward in itself. He was up against Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, Rod Steiger, and Spencer Tracy. I think Dustin Hoffman was robbed that year. You don't get much better than The Graduate.

For those who are particularly interested in this year's race, you should definitely check out the book Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood which has been mentioned in other threads. It exhaustively and thrillingly chronicles the making of the five Best Pictures of that year, four of which were represented by the actors in that slate.

It's amazing that Poitier, who had three high-profile roles, two of them in Best Picture nominees, did not find a place in this line-up.

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Post by **Big Magilla** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 2:10 pm

If ever there was an argument for a six nomination field this was it. I treasure all five nominated performances and Poitier's in In the Night of the Night as well.

I think, though, that Steiger, while never one of my favorites, deserved the win.

Sabin · Post by **Sabin** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 1:58 pm

Cool Hand Luke (1967) - Stuart Rosenberg

9.5/10

Paul Newman was R-O-B-B-E-D for not getting an oscar for this performance. A masterpiece.

I mean, the fact that he was nominated in lieu of Sidney Poitier was reward in itself. He was up against Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, Rod Steiger, and Spencer Tracy. I think Dustin Hoffman was robbed that year. You don't get much better than The Graduate.

dreaMaker · Post by **dreaMaker** » Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:59 pm

Nurse Betty

6.5/10

Fun. Renee is great.

mlrg · Post by **mlrg** » Thu Jul 23, 2009 4:17 am

Cool Hand Luke (1967) - Stuart Rosenberg

9.5/10

Paul Newman was R-O-B-B-E-D for not getting an oscar for this performance. A masterpiece.

Sabin · Post by **Sabin** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:01 pm

Chicago 10 (Brett Morgen) - 6/10
Modern technology applied to "present tense" (ish) documentary. I felt angry NOW. That it happened months ago or a year ago and that it's not happening now. It's a well-calculated surface gesture.

/28 Days Later.../ (dir. Danny Boyle) - 8/10
The enemy, in fact, is us. Really like this film in spite of how ramshackle the third act is. I think this is the best acted Boyle film to date. I prefer the bleak(est) ending.

Post by **Damien** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 7:48 pm

Heksagon wrote:Mamma Mia! (Phyllida Lloyd, 2008) 2/10
--The actors can barely sing...

And in this movie they can hardly act.

Plus it must be the most godawful score for any musical. Ever. Even "The Story of the Archies" would be prereable.

dreaMaker · Post by **dreaMaker** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:54 pm

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

10/10

God, what a masterpiece.

Zahveed · Post by **Zahveed** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 1:20 pm

Sonic Youth wrote:Precious Doll, what's the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning? Pee, or turn on the DVD player?

Perhaps pee in the DVD player? Precious Doll can never seem to catch a break with the bad movies.

Post by **Sonic Youth** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:23 pm

Precious Doll wrote:3 Day Weekend (2008) Rob Williams 2/10

My Friends, My Lovers (2008) Lorraine Levy 2/10

The Hot Box (1972) Joe Viola 4/10

Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937) David Butler 5/10

Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (1937) Alfred E Green 6/10

The Unconquered, Helen Keller in Her Story (1955) Nancy Hamilton 8/10

My Life in Ruins (2009) Donald Petrie 2/10

Departures (2008) Yojiro Takita 5/10

Precious Doll, what's the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning? Pee, or turn on the DVD player?

Post by **Heksagon** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:50 am

Nosferatu - Phantom of the Night (Werner Herzog, 1979) 3/10
--Indeed, doing remakes of classic movies is not a recent idea. Why would someone like Herzog feel that it was a good idea to do a remake of Murnau's timeless masterpiece?

Mamma Mia! (Phyllida Lloyd, 2008) 2/10
--The actors can barely sing...

The Sea Is Watching (Kei Kumai, 2002) 3/10
--A decent screenplay ruined by an overly cyrupy direction

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (Yves Simoneau, 2007) 7/10

The Blue Kite (Tian Zhuangzhuang, 1993) 8/10

First Name: Carmen (Jean-Luc Godard, 1983) 7.5/10

Post by **Precious Doll** » Wed Jul 22, 2009 7:58 am

3 Day Weekend (2008) Rob Williams 2/10

My Friends, My Lovers (2008) Lorraine Levy 2/10

The Hot Box (1972) Joe Viola 4/10

Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937) David Butler 5/10

Mr. Dodd Takes the Air (1937) Alfred E Green 6/10

The Unconquered, Helen Keller in Her Story (1955) Nancy Hamilton 8/10

My Life in Ruins (2009) Donald Petrie 2/10

Departures (2008) Yojiro Takita 5/10

dreaMaker · Post by **dreaMaker** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 7:01 am

Roger Dodger

6/10

Zahveed · Post by **Zahveed** » Mon Jul 20, 2009 3:24 pm

Sabin wrote:Son-in-Law the best film of Pauly Shore's career. It's physically impossible to watch ... without convulsing into a seizure. In retrospect, it makes perfect sense. The Academy Awards actually have a strong history of awarding the film with truly strong ... distaste.

Ah, the power of quotes.

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