Last movie you watched......

The Man Who Never Was

Very good WW2 movie involving deception to obfuscate the invasion of Sicily.

 

...which could have been explained better had Nolan spent 60 seconds giving a quick explanation of the multiverse. A near impossible task, though.

 

Still could not have save the movie for me because it would still be predicated on McConaughey entering an adjacent space or quasi-space, staying alive, maintaining consciousness and awareness, and being able to perceive, in some form, his own situation as well as beings able to perceive and manipulate occurrences in the adjacent reality from which he came.

The character dying in an act of sacrifice with no guarantee that the action would result in the continuation of the species - that would have been a good ending.
The character trapped in the quasi space watching his original reality unfold and realizing the consequences of his choices as the quasi space closes around him - that would have been the best ending.

 

Love that movie. Didn't the actual Montague (sp?) have a brief role in the film? IIRC, he might have played one of the army types sitting around the conference table when Clifton Webb pitches the idea of floating a corpse.

 

Seen a couple of older movies for the first time.
First, a 1999 made-for-TV movie with Sidney Poitier - The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn. Pretty decent for what it was, a cheesy, feel-good, predictable movie. The dialogue was ridiculous at times, but Mary Louise Parker was good and Dianne Weist actually won an Emmy for the movie.

Second, 1944's Lifeboat - a Hitchcock directed movie. Took place during WWII, about folks, including a Nazi soldier, stranded in the middle of the ocean on a, you guessed it, lifeboat. Even now, the movie holds up. Reminded me of Life of Pi, without the flash-forwards or magic islands. Hitchcock was the master of suspense and created plenty of it in this one. The ending was abrupt, yet somehow fitting. Hitchcock was ahead of his time making the film.

 

Excellent take on Lifeboat, Ron. It might sneak in at No. 5 in my top-5 of Hitchcock movies. Did you catch Hitchcock's appearance? I'll admit I didn't the first time I watched it many years ago.

 

Steve Carell & Emma Stone will star in a Bobby Riggs-Billy Jean King movie. Great casting, IMO.

Game, Set Match? Searchlight Serves Up ‘Battle Of The Sexes;’ Dayton & Faris Direct Emma Stone As Billie Jean King, Steve Carell As Bobby Riggs | Deadline

 

It is for Riggs.

Emma Stone doesn't seem particularly well suited for her role.

 

Actually I did not.

 

Insurgent. Yes, I am a 15 year old girl.

 

Saw the Avengers sequel today and had a perfectly fun time. Didn't think it was quite as good as the first (or The Winter Soldier) but it delivered exactly what the trailers promised.

 

Watched The Imitation Game last night and really enjoyed it. It was quite a bit better than Birman, I thought, though not nearly as ambitious (I get why Birdman won Best Picture, but I won't bother to ever watch it again). Imitation Game wasn't groundbreaking or anything, but it was an intriguing, well-told story with some excellent acting and it was beautifully shot. You can't ask for much more.