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What's The Last Movie You’ve Seen?

VINYLONE said:
I am quite glad that I made a note of this movie when you posted this.

I saw Enemy about a month ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJuaAWrgoUY

I have a friend at work who is quite the film intellect. He's also much more well read than I am, so his insight is always appreciated. But he does have a rather discerning taste and he is NOT a fan of Mr. Gyllenhaal.

Enemy is an absolutely fantastic film and when I saw it over a weekend, it kept me thinking about it. It's kind of a jarring film in the idea that you are trying to make sense of it all once you finish it. I wanted to get back to work to tell my buddy that he NEEDED to watch this movie. He did and he was affected as much as I was. We talked about it for hours one night. He also watched the DVD extras, which I didn't, and that gave a more complete picture of the story.

To say that Gyllenhaal was great in it is a ****ing understatement. His acting chops were as sharp as I had ever seen them and this is coming from someone who was rather indifferent to Jake.

RT @ 74% underrates this movie completely.
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nightmare3983 said:
I enjoyed Enemy when I watched it a few months ago and agree that the 74% rating doesn't do it justice.
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I think the fact that it is so abstract and so cryptic might have something to do with the low ratings... I am one of those people who think the movie should be able to stand on its own. There should be enough clues there on screen for viewers to be able to decipher what's going on and what some of the hidden messages are. (even if it requires multiple viewings)


The fact that we have to go away and watch the Extras and listen to Director's interviews or find possible plot "theories" online I think ultimately is a failing on the part of the Director.... I do think some of the clues could have been a bit more obvious. We want to peel the orange, but we need to know where to start.


It's the same issue I have with Mulholland Drive. I don't think I will ever understand 100% of what that movie was about and that's a real shame because it is such a great movie..
 
ONE LOVE said:
I think the fact that it is so abstract and so cryptic might have something to do with the low ratings... I am one of those people who think the movie should be able to stand on its own. There should be enough clues there on screen for viewers to be able to decipher what's going on and what some of the hidden messages are. (even if it requires multiple viewings)


The fact that we have to go away and watch the Extras and Director's interview or find possible plot "theories" online I think ultimately is a failing on the part of the Director....


Same thing with Mulholland Drive. I don't think I will ever understand everything about that movie like 100% and it's a shame because it is such a great movie.. but I do think some of the clues should have been a bit more obvious.
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Exactly, it is beyond pretentious. Made 0 sense, didn't even try to make any sense. Lazy imo. Just randomness for the sake of being a pretentious turd. Kind of like those ****ty bands that play SOOOOO fast and SOOOO ****ty and then call it some made up bull *** genre. You can't just play notes that don't go together at all and call it music. **** Enemy.
 
Beer said:
Exactly, it is beyond pretentious. Made 0 sense, didn't even try to make any sense. Lazy imo. Just randomness for the sake of being a pretentious turd. Kind of like those ****ty bands that play SOOOOO fast and SOOOO ****ty and then call it some made up bull *** genre. You can't just play notes that don't go together at all and call it music. **** Enemy.
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You think Enemy is bad - go watch Inland Empire (directed by David Lynch). It is 100 times worst and I'm not exaggerating.
 
Spoiler for enemy, maybe.









Wait guys, is Enemy that one with the spider at the end and two gyllenhals?
 
ONE LOVE said:
You think Enemy is bad - go watch Inland Empire (directed by David Lynch). It is 100 times worst and I'm not exaggerating.
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Inland Empire is interesting. I incorporated it into a presentation I gave in a film theory course in the U of U's graduate program over a year ago.

Totally understand why most people wouldn't last through an hour of it though.
 
spycam1 said:
Inland Empire is interesting. I incorporated it into a presentation I gave in a film theory course in the U of U's graduate program over a year ago.

Totally understand why most people wouldn't last through an hour of it though.
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..... you're doing well if you last more than 10 min. in that film.



Would be interested to know the gist of what you said in your presentation.
 
ONE LOVE said:
LOL .. 10 times??? Really??? I know it's good, but is it THAT good?
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Yeah.. I really like this movie. And always is on tv.. When i see it, i stop and watch again.. I don't know is tenth.. hahaha. But is something like this.

There are another films that are the same. Elite Squad I and II. I know almost every line..
 
FabioJazz said:
Yeah.. I really like this movie. And always is on tv.. When i see it, i stop and watch again.. I don't know is tenth.. hahaha. But is something like this.

There are another films that are the same. Elite Squad I and II. I know almost every line..
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Come to think of it, I've probably seen Love Actually 5-6 times as well... Identity is also always on TV for some reason.. seen that 5-6 times but it doesn't really improve over time.
 
ONE LOVE said:
Come to think of it, I've probably seen Love Actually 5-6 times as well... Identity is also always on TV for some reason.. seen that 5-6 times but it doesn't really improve over time.
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Yeah.. I know.. You are right.. But some things you never get tired of seeing, you know..

How many times have you watched Ferris Bueller's Day Off?

I grow up watching this movie.. Always on National TV here after school.. 'Always' like a two times in each year, i don't know.. Its classic
 
FabioJazz said:
Yeah.. I know.. You are right.. But some things you never get tired of seeing, you know..

How many times have you watched Ferris Bueller's Day Off?

I grow up watching this movie.. Always on National TV here after school.. 'Always' like a two times in each year, i don't know.. Its classic
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Haha.. yeah lots of times. How about Home Alone 2: Lost in New York????? About 5-6 times for me, surprisingly it's not too bad after multiple viewings, there's enough Christmasy feel good vibes there to carry it through.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX38jXwnRAM

Went and saw It Follows with my main squeeze last night. Pretty solid little horror flick. One of the better ones in recent memory.
 
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