Movie review thread...

[Tim]

Once again I am watching The Insider. Michael Mann is such a master of mood.

[Bovidae]

@MiketheSnow Yeah, when I was scanning the winners the 1970s stood out by far.

I've only seen a few of the pre-1970s movies but one of those is the original All Quiet on the Western Front.

[dogmeat]

@MiketheSnow
If you look at 1969-1978 you replace Kramer v Kramer with Midnight Cowboy

That's quite the ten-year run.

Fucking 1980 - Ordinary People won ahead of Raging Bull, The Elephant Man, Coal Miner's Daughter and Tess

[Rancid Schnitzel]

Just what people were screaming out for. A Willy Wonka origin film. Ffs

[Crazy Horse]

@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Movie review thread...:

Just what people were screaming out for. A Willy Wonka origin film. Ffs

I see Hugh Grant is playing an oompa. Are we not allowed to cast dwarfs in the role any more?

[Machpants]

@Crazy-Horse said in Movie review thread...:

@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Movie review thread...:

Just what people were screaming out for. A Willy Wonka origin film. Ffs

I see Hugh Grant is playing an oompa. Are we not allowed to cast dwarfs in the role any more?

racist!

[Nepia]

@Victor-Meldrew said in Movie review thread...:

@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:

I wish I hadn't seen Crash.

The Cronenberg one?

No, the one that won the Best Picture Oscar in the 2000s.

[antipodean]

@MiketheSnow said in Movie review thread...:

Just went through the list

1920-1999
Watched 50

2000-2009
Watched 7

2010-2019
Watched 5

2020-2023
Watched 1

Best decade IMHO
1970-1979

Patton
The French Connection
The Godfather
The Sting
The Godfather Part II
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Rocky
Annie Hall
The Deer Hunter
Kramer vs. Kramer

Looking at the list, from memory I've watched 48. Most of them from 1970
onwards.

1970-1979: 7

1980-1989: 5, possibly 6.

1990-1999: 9, possibly all of them. Can't recall watching Dances with Wolves completely.

2000-2009: 8.

2010-2019: 7.

2020-2023: 0

[Nepia]

2000 - 2023: I've seen every one aside from The Artist and Chicago. I'll watch The Artist some day but likely will never watch Chicago as I don't like musical films (I like musicals in the theatre though).

1990-1999: Seen them all.

1980-1989: Seen them all except Out of Africa.

1970-1979: Seen them all.

1960s: Seen 7 of them.

1950s: Seen 4 of them.

1940s: Seen 1 Casablanca.

[Kruse]

I'll play:
40s - 1
50s - 2, maybe 3
60s - 2
70s - 7, maybe 8
80s - 1
90s - 9
00s - 5.5
10s - 0.5
20s - 1

[dogmeat]

Me too:
20s - 1
30s - 4 poss 5
40s - 8
50s - 9
60s - 9 Never seen Sound of Music
70s - 8 One Flew OTCN and Kramer
80s - 10
90s - 7 poss 8
00s - 5 poss 6
10s - 2
20s - 1

[Bovidae]

I'm concerned so many of you have seen Annie Hall. That's the only 1970s movie I have never seen, and never will.

[MiketheSnow]

@Bovidae said in Movie review thread...:

I'm concerned so many of you have seen Annie Hall. That's the only 1970s movie I have never seen, and never will.

Give it a go
It’s genuinely laugh out loud at times

[Victor Meldrew]

@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:

No, the one that won the Best Picture Oscar in the 2000s.

I found that one pretty forgettable, TBH.

[Catogrande]

@Nepia said in Movie review thread...:

2000 - 2023: I've seen every one aside from The Artist and Chicago. I'll watch The Artist some day but likely will never watch Chicago as I don't like musical films (I like musicals in the theatre though).

1990-1999: Seen them all.

1980-1989: Seen them all except Out of Africa.

1970-1979: Seen them all.

1960s: Seen 7 of them.

1950s: Seen 4 of them.

1940s: Seen 1 Casablanca.

Keep it that way.

[dogmeat]

@Bovidae
Diane Keaton was in those days a very hot prospect

Woody Allen at his least wanky. Wordy but worked. The awkwardness resonated before it became cliched

Plus lots of wimmin at uni identified with it - so …..

[MiketheSnow]

@dogmeat said in Movie review thread...:

@MiketheSnow
If you look at 1969-1978 you replace Kramer v Kramer with Midnight Cowboy

That's quite the ten-year run.

Fucking 1980 - Ordinary People won ahead of Raging Bull, The Elephant Man, Coal Miner's Daughter and Tess

Great call

[Nepia]

So I watched The Artist this afternoon to round off the 2010s. Decent enough movie, but, I can't stand the constant music, it was doing my head in. I don't think I would have liked the silent era although maybe I'd be used to the music if it was the only thing I knew?

[MajorRage]

i shall play. I suspect I'll be the least watched, which is odd as I love a good movie. Although I tend to find now watching movies is a brilliant way of going to sleep.

20/30s - 1 (gone with the wind)
40/50s - 1 (bridge on the river kwai)
60s - 1 (sound of music)
70s - 6
80s - 2
90s - 9 (not seen the English patient as bud told me is sucked)
00s - 8
10s - 2
20s - 1

So thats 31 in total. Equal with Kruse!

[Nepia]

@Victor-Meldrew said in Movie review thread...:

I found that one pretty forgettable, TBH.

I found it really bad.

@Catogrande said in Movie review thread...:

except Out of Africa.

I think I'm a bit of a completist so will likely end up watching it some day.