Rate The Last Movie You Saw.

[Shannon]

Just watched Mud. Excellent, excellent, excellent movie. Five out of five.

[Still Servant]

My spoiler free review of The Drop.

[Randall Flagg]

You nailed it.

[Still Servant]

Thanks, RF.

[Ricky]

The Maze Runner:

The Maze Runner is a master class in creating suspense not just for YA films but for films in general.

Full Review

Spoiler-ish pet peeve:

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I loved the movie, but why does every YA book or movie have to be dystopian?!

[fernandito]

Excellent review, Ricky.

I'll be honest - I'm one of those whose initial inclination is to blow off YA films, precisely for those reasons you mentioned. The melodrama and the shoehorned love triangles. It grates on my nerves. Glad to hear this is one of those few that buck the trend. The premise is intriguing, so I might give this a whirl.

[Ricky]

My spoiler free review of The Drop.

Great review, Mike. I had heard of The Drop, but it doesn't seem like it's getting a ton of exposure. I might have to check it out when it's on DVD or VOD.

I also like how you included the trailer. I was surprised to realize that I hadn't seen it yet.

Excellent review, Ricky.

I'll be honest - I'm one of those whose initial inclination is to blow off YA films, precisely for those reasons you mentioned. The melodrama and the shoehorned love triangles. It grates on my nerves. Glad to hear this is one of those few that buck the trend. The premise is intriguing, so I might give this a whirl.

Thanks, Fernando!

Yeah, I would definitely recommend it to people who aren't usually fans of YA films. I didn't know what to expect going in to it and was surprised that it was very action- and suspense-based. A local reviewer mentioned its Predator-like aspect, which is something I think you might appreciate.

The characters are a little underdeveloped and there are quite a few mysteries unanswered at the end, but I bumped up my rating because it was so much fun.

[Shannon]

Absolutely amazing short film. If you have seven free minutes, spend it on this.

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

[Still Servant]

Really solid review, Ricky. Like I mentioned before, I didn't really have any interest in The Maze Runner until I heard you say that you liked it. I'm hoping to see it in the coming weeks.

Thanks for noticing I linked The Drop trailer. You are exactly right about the trailer for that film, it just didn't get a lot of attention. I love trailers and I'm always looking for them, but I didn't see The Drop trailer until about 3 weeks ago. I know it's not going to open at most theaters, but I urge everybody to check it out on DVD or On Demand.

[mae]

I think some of you have already seen Coherence, but if not, get thee to a copy NOW. It's one of the few films that made me want to watch it again right away after it ended. Mind-bending doesn't begin to describe it. Definitely one of my favorites of the year (even though it technically came out in 2013).

[Ricky]

I think some of you have already seen Coherence, but if not, get thee to a copy NOW. It's one of the few films that made me want to watch it again right away after it ended. Mind-bending doesn't begin to describe it. Definitely one of my favorites of the year (even though it technically came out in 2013).

Yes, yes, and yes.

My Review

[Jean]

have watched Contact
the story is ok, but altogether it's exactly the kind of film bears don't like. Some five or so minutes close to the end were good (after she is back, and before the corny finale)

[mae]

have watched Contact
the story is ok, but altogether it's exactly the kind of film bears don't like. Some five or so minutes close to the end were good (after she is back, and before the corny finale)

I'm a sucker for those kinds of corny things

[Jean]

bears are sorry they couldn't like it! they really tried

[Mattrick]

Bears should watch Her...that is sci-fi for bears to fall in love with as I did. It's near perfect filmmaking.

[Jean]

bears remember!

[Mattrick]

Citizen Kane: While it was a great film with one viewing it's hard for me to say it's the best film of all time, or one of the best, and repeated viewings may make me appreciate it more. It's defitinitely a film with a lot to take in. A lot of nice little subtle touches, like the quotations around 'singer'. There was some good humour in it (some of that was me and my friend laughing at the Bobo episode of The Simpsons and various other simpsons references to the film) which was nice. In some ways it has parrallels to Wolf of Wall Street, especially when Kane brought in all those dancers and was having the parties lol, was almost expecting them to break out the blow. The cinematography is amazing, especially an early scene after they screened the opening video, the backlighting, the silhouettes, the smoke...that's the kind of thing you can only find in black and white, and I wish more current films used black and white like Good Night and Good Luck and Nebraska did. The best scene in the movie was the dinner table exchanges between Kane and his wife overtime, it gives a great sense of the changes in him and their relationships, capped off by the very subtle fact she's reading The Chronicle lol. Kane is definitely a tragic character who could have everything he wanted, and did, except those days of childhood before being shipped away from home. I am not sure if

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the fact Rosebud was in his pile of stuff that was getting burned at the end meant that he bought so much he didn't even realise he had it or if he bought it and he realised it was just a thing and could do nothing for him.

Think I'm going to do a little run through of the classics I've had for a bit and haven't watched....Lost Horizon, Blow Up, Sunset Boulevard, Manhattan, Shane, Touch of Evil

[Heather19]

So glad you enjoyed it Matt. I think you'll appreciate it more the more times you see it. From a film making standpoint I think it is absolutely amazing, and I really don't think another film comes close.

As per your spoiler...

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I believe Citizen Kane was one the first films to really utilize deep focus. This is crucial for a particular scene early on in the film. As it allows you to see him playing outside in the snow, so happy and full of life, and inside you see his mom pretty much signing his life away. That moment will forever change who he is as a man. So I think to him rosebud symbolizes who he was and brought him back to a time in his life where he was purely happy and loved and with no worries. Which is a huge change from who he became.

You should definitely watch Sunset Boulevard. I actually just rewatched this one semi-recently. Great film. And Touch of Evil, while not on my list of best films, is definitely worth a viewing, if only for that opening shot.

[Still Servant]

Watched The Equalizer - 8.5, A Walk Among the Tombstones - 7.5 and The Maze Runner - 8.0 check out my site for mini-reviews on all three films.

Pop Cultured with Movie Mike

Most of the movies I've seen in recent weeks are under Quick Flicks on the first page.

[Randall Flagg]

I thoroughly enjoyed "The Equalizer". Well paced, beautifully shot (eyes, just watch the eyes), violent, but not gratuitous violence, and a great acting job by Denzel Washington. A "hero" doesn't always have to take his shirt off and show rippling muscles to be powerful.

“Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

[Tommy]

Think I'm going to do a little run through of the classics I've had for a bit and haven't watched....Lost Horizon, Blow Up, Sunset Boulevard, Manhattan, Shane, Touch of Evil

Some of my very favorite films listed there, so jealous of anyone getting to watch great films for the first time
Pauline Kael called Citizen Kane "a shallow masterpiece" and I tend to agree with her, there is so much sumptuous viewing to take in but very little beneath the surface I think, what you see is what you get but it is one of the most gorgeous films I've ever seen and that alone is enough to keep me coming back for more

[DoctorDodge]

I thoroughly enjoyed "The Equalizer". Well paced, beautifully shot (eyes, just watch the eyes), violent, but not gratuitous violence, and a great acting job by Denzel Washington. A "hero" doesn't always have to take his shirt off and show rippling muscles to be powerful.

“Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

I'm as curious about that as I am about the original series, although I must admit, Washington is a far cry from Edward Woodward. XD I'll check it out if reviews are good enough. This is definitely a good start, though.

[pathoftheturtle]

have watched Contact
the story is ok, but altogether it's exactly the kind of film bears don't like. Some five or so minutes close to the end were good (after she is back, and before the corny finale)

That's my favorite part, too. Of course. To me it is a good movie overall, but just a few minutes are really great.

[Still Servant]

I thoroughly enjoyed "The Equalizer". Well paced, beautifully shot (eyes, just watch the eyes), violent, but not gratuitous violence, and a great acting job by Denzel Washington. A "hero" doesn't always have to take his shirt off and show rippling muscles to be powerful.

“Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

I'm as curious about that as I am about the original series, although I must admit, Washington is a far cry from Edward Woodward. XD I'll check it out if reviews are good enough. This is definitely a good start, though.

I've never seen the original series, but I'm pretty sure this film resembles the TV show in name only and a few other themes. This is more in the vain of Denzel's other action films. He's fantastic as usual and if it was some second tier actor, this would probably be just an average film.

[fernandito]

I'll watch anything Denzel is in so I'm sure I'll end up watching this at some point.