Movies I have watched since being quarantined

[Another Steve]

Reckoning on netflix. Held my attention and now have to wait for the next season.

 

[Batman]

If you liked Groundhog Day 1993, I'd suggest Palm Springs 2020, with Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti (mom from How I met your Mother), J.K. Simmons.

New twist on a hilarious concept! :0074

 

[The Joker]

If they gave an Oscar for "Best Scene", in 1993 it would have gone to Walken and Hooper in True Romance.

If they had an Oscar for Best Scene All Time, it would go to Walken and Hooper in True Romance (except for, maybe, Salma Hayek in Dusk to Dawn.)

More currently . . .


Movie update; caught Knives Out and Jo Jo Rabbit this week.

Knives out: started out strong, faded late in the pic, my interest waned a bit.
Christopher Plummer - is he ever NOT good, in any role? I don't think so.
Jamie Curtis - uncomfortable to see her as a grey-haired old lady,
almost as unsettling as seeing James Bond talk with a southern accent.

Jo Jo Rabbit: If you're the type of movie viewer who just can't wait for Hollywood to put out the 11th remake of King Kong then this is probably not a film for you. I appreciate it even more so when I compare its originality to almost everything else being produced these days.

Waititi is a rare talent.
It is extremely difficult to be funny and disturbing at the same time, and he can do it not only over the course of an entire film, but in as little as one line: Jo Jo to Elsa, "Tell me, where does the Jew Queen lay her eggs?"
To remember that Nazi's actually thought that way, and acted upon that hatred, is a bit chilling.

Quirky funny, layered, deep. Great acting all around, from the kids Jo Jo and Elsa, Rebel Wilson, Steven Merchant, Waititi as Hitler, Theon Greyjoy (doing more with expressions than most "actors" can do with dialogue) and Sam Rockwell (Rockwell is another who is good in every role he takes on.)
A great script (Oscar winner), good editing.
And, for me, one of the best ending scenes in many years, a slow development gradually increasing to a full-on onslaught of expressing freedom, harkening back to an answer Elsa gave Jo Jo earlier in the film when he was questioning her.
And a bit of Bowie is always a good thing.

I'd highly recommend it.

Jo jo was a big surprise. Really well thought out. :0008

 

[JT]

A couple of westerns, 'Man from Laramie' and 'Nevada Smith.' Good stuff.

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[The Joker]

A couple of westerns, 'Man from Laramie' and 'Nevada Smith.' Good stuff.

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Man from Laramie is great!

Never saw Nevada Smith. Will give it a shot. :0074

 

[hawkeye]

Still have not watched any!!opcorn2

 

[Old School]

Still have not watched any!!opcorn2

getting ready for WNCAA Buckets?

 

[hawkeye]

No. Might be a year to take off from any of it.:0074

 

[Betone]

Watched "The Assistant" last night.................xstopxstopxstop
Complete waste of time, no plot, subplot or ending........Completely useless movie!!!!
The weather channel would be more entertaining to watch :lol:

 

[MadJack]

Watched "The Assistant" last night.................xstopxstopxstop
Complete waste of time, no plot, subplot or ending........Completely useless movie!!!!
The weather channel would be more entertaining to watch :lol:

Terrible. Yet I watched the whole thing. I guess I was waiting for something to happen. When it ended I was like :facepalm:

 

[Betone]

Terrible. Yet I watched the whole thing. I guess I was waiting for something to happen. When it ended I was like :facepalm:

Exactly :lol:

 

[AR182]

A couple of westerns, 'Man from Laramie' and 'Nevada Smith.' Good stuff.

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Really liked The Man From Laramie & thought Nevada Smith was only OK....

Laramie was 1 of a group of movies that starred James Stewart & directed by Anthony Mann, who was known at the time as a director of gritty movies....

Other movies starring Stewart Mann directed were....

The Far Country
The Naked Spur
Bend of the River
Winchester 73

After the war Stewart wanted to change his image from It's a Wonderful Life type of roles to a hardened character type of roles which is why he worked with Mann....

All good movies in my opinion....

 

[AR182]

Watched "The Assistant" last night.................xstopxstopxstop
Complete waste of time, no plot, subplot or ending........Completely useless movie!!!!
The weather channel would be more entertaining to watch :lol:

If The Assistant is the movie with DeNiro playing the assistant then I definitely agree with you. What a waste of his talent!

 

[Betone]

If The Assistant is the movie with DeNiro playing the assistant then I definitely agree with you. What a waste of his talent!

The main actress is Julia Garner who was excellent in the Ozark series. The entire movie was 98% about one caricature which was Julia. This may be a knock off of the Movie you are thinking of, I am not sure :0008
I am sure this may have been the worst movie I have watched EVER :142smilie

 

[yyz]

If The Assistant is the movie with DeNiro playing the assistant then I definitely agree with you. What a waste of his talent!

I think that was The Intern.


I thought it was a nice movie.

 

[Old School]

If The Assistant is the movie with DeNiro playing the assistant then I definitely agree with you. What a waste of his talent!

THE INTERN


A retired successful business owner and widower lands an internship at a fashion website run by a young, career-driven woman. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Rating: PG-13 (for some suggestive content and brief strong language)
Genre: Comedy
Directed By: Nancy Meyers
Written By: Nancy Meyers
In Theaters: Sep 25, 2015 Wide
On Disc/Streaming: Jan 19, 2016
Box Office: $60,886,513
Runtime: 121 minutes
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

 

[Old School]

I think that was The Intern.


I thought it was a nice movie.

me too:0008

 

[Old School]

The main actress is Julia Garner who was excellent in the Ozark series. The entire movie was 98% about one caricature which was Julia. This may be a knock off of the Movie you are thinking of, I am not sure :0008
I am sure this may have been the worst movie I have watched EVER :142smilie

"The Assistant" follows one day in the life of Jane (Julia Garner), a recent college graduate and aspiring film producer, who has recently landed her dream job as a junior assistant to a powerful entertainment mogul. Her day is much like any other assistant's -- making coffee, changing the paper in the copy machine, ordering lunch, arranging travel, taking phone messages, onboarding a new hire. But as Jane follows her daily routine, she, and we, grow increasingly aware of the abuse that insidiously colors every aspect of her work day, an accumulation of degradations against which Jane decides to take a stand, only to discover the true depth of the system into which she has entered.Rating: R (for some language)
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Suspense
Directed By: Kitty Green
Written By: Kitty Green
In Theaters: Jan 31, 2020 Limited
Runtime: 87 minutes
Studio: Bleecker Street

Critics Consensus
Led by a powerhouse performance from Julia Garner, The Assistant offers a withering critique of workplace harassment and systemic oppression.


92%
TOMATOMETER
Total Count: 207
25%
AUDIENCE SCORE
Verified Ratings: 206

 

[JT]

I agree Laramie was better but I thought Nevada Smith was more then ok but it could be bias due to being a big McQueen fan. On average, Mann was a better director then Hathaway.

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[kickserv]

I just finished Richard Jewell. I prejudged that one is why I didn't watch it sooner. It's really good. 7.5/10

Good flick I'd give it a 7.4 outta 10. I would have liked a little more on the FBI side of things, but yep, well worth watching.