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

[Reza]

Julie & Julia (Nora Ephron, 2009) 6/10

I enjoyed the period detail, the music and the relationship between Julia and her husband in the Parisian ''Julia'' sequences. The ''Julie'' sections with Amy Adams were also surprisingly quite enjoyable.

After all the critical dissection of Meryl Streep in the Best Actress threads, I can now understand what everyone was saying. What a ''busy'' performance she gives here....that voice, accent and mannerisms......although I did not find it annoying. Was amused to see her gain height.

[Zahveed]

The Road - 8/10

A very powerful, realistic (one would guess) portrayal of a post-apocalyptic world right down to cannibalism. Its execution of the dream scenes are probably the most plausible I've ever seen in a film. The entire piece is utterly depressing with only a few pencil holes in the box to let in some kind of light.

The Fantastic Mr. Fox - 10/10

I couldn't find anything not to like about this film.

Let the Right One In - 9/10

Disturbingly touching, in a way. I haven't read the book, but I have particular interpretation of this film.

Shaolin Soccer - 7/10

This was pretty funny, but Kung Fu Hustle had a better story and better choreography.

[Bog]

Brothers (2009) Jim Sheridan- 7/10

I found this a pleasant surprise with little expectations going in...in the hands of a different director you'd have the potentially for a pretty shitty film. The performances across the board were impressive.

[Big Magilla]

Julie & Julia (2009) Nora Ephron 7/10

Better than I expected. The Julia segments rule, but I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the Julie segments.

Public Enemies (2009) Michael Mann 7/10

Great cinematography, art direction and costume design but the this Bonnie and Clyde wannabe provides nothing really new to the Dillinger legend.

Terminator Salvation (2009) McG 4/10

Interminable nonsense but second lead Sam Worthington who stars in Avatar is definitely a tar on the rise.

Orders to Kill (1958) Anthony Asquith 8/10

Under-rated gem about the training of an American assassin who is then ordered to kill a Frenchman who may or may not be guilty of betraying allied spies. Knockout performance by Irene Worth as his French handler for which she won a Bafta as did star Paul Massie as best newcomer.

Gambit (1966) Ronald Neame 8/10

Where has this film been? The Universal Region 2 DVD release with a commentary by 98 year-old Neame indicates this to be a much better caper film than its contemporary competition, How to Steal a Million, featuring charismatic performances by Michael Caine, Shirley MacLaine and Herbert Lom and plenty of twists. It was nominated for 3 Oscars, but has pretty much falling into obscurity.

[danfrank]

Sugar (2008) Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck 7/10

This is a sports story that Hollywood would never make. It's a small, poignant film that doesn't try to be more than what it is. It's about baseball but ultimately more about the importance of community, culture, and economic opportunity. I really like that, even though things don't go well for the protagonist, there are no obvious villains in the movie. Definitely worth checking out.

[Reza]

Pursued (Raoul Walsh, 1947) 7/10

Gun Fury (Raoul Walsh, 1953) 4/10

[anonymous1980]

Peeping Tom (Michael Powell) - 10/10

[Precious Doll]

Greek Pete (2009) Andrew Haigh 4/10

The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009) Rebecca Miller 7/10

Trade (2007) Marco Kreuzpaintner 1/10

Rage (2009) Sally Potter 2/10

Mark of an Angel (2008) Safy Nebbou 7/10

Skin (2009) Anthony Fabian 4/10

The Immortal Woman (1963) Alain Robbe-Grillet 4/10

[Big Magilla]

A Christmas Carol (1954) Ralph Levy 6/10

Truncated musical made-for-TV version with a score by Bernard Herrmann and lyrics by Maxwell Anderson.

Hermann's background music is superb as always, but the songs, all sung by minor characters, are instantly forgettable.

Fredric March won an Emmy nomination for his performance and he's good as usual but even so can't hold a candle to Alastair Sim's interpretation of just three years earlier.

Basil Rathbone, who would play Scrooge himself in a TV production two years later, makes a scary Jacob Marley and all but steals the show from March. It would be nice to someday see how well he did as Scrooge.

Ray Middleton has a dual role as Scrooge's nephew and the Ghost of Christmas Present. Marilyn Horne dubs the singing voice of Belle, young Scrooge's sweetheart, and ten year old Bonnie Franklin plays one of the Cratchit girls.

Director Levy is best known for directing the pilot episode of I Love Lucy and dying on that show's 50th anniversary.



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[anonymous1980]

Two Lovers (James Gray) - 8.5/10

[Hustler]

People I´ve seen a Jewel: Grbavica directed by Jasmila Zbanic 9/10 This movie won the Golden Bear at the Intl Berlin Film Festival in 2006.

[Sabin]

Up in the Air - 6/10

[Reza]

2012 (Roland Emmerich, 2009) 4/10

Mindless entertainment with great effects. The bits where the characters actually talk to each other were a bore but the action set pieces were fun to watch.



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[HarryGoldfarb]

Leaves Al Gore's powerpoint presentation in the dust.

Great line... totally captures my feeling towards that film. While an interesting though plain film, I never understood the "greatness" of it neither how it got so critically acclaimed by then. Maybe by the time I finally got to see it my expectations were really high...



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[Reza]

Point Blank (John Boorman, 1967) 9/10

Wonder why this film did not get the acclaim it deserved when it first came out? Superbly directed crime caper with a brilliant performance in the lead by Lee Marvin. Great cinematography and also a very good performance by Angie Dickinson. Highly recommended.