# Movies you've seen recently (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [September 29, 2014, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906 "2014-09-29T21:53:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 144
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/2871 "2021-09-07T05:22:24Z")
Watching A Few Good Men on Sundance. I’ve seen pieces of it channel surfing. This is the first time I’ve watched from the beginning. I’m enjoying it. I wish Sundance didn’t censor language. It’s certainly far fetched that 2 men facing life in prison for murder would reject a plea deal for 2 years. But, you wouldn’t have a movie without a trial. I’m willing to play along. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/2872 "2021-09-07T05:27:13Z")
IFC and TCM dont censor their films. I usually wont watch films on the other channels. The sad thing is that they are cable networks and they dont have to censor their films. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/2873 "2021-09-07T05:33:35Z")
Sundance aired Fast Times at Ridgemont High earlier this afternoon. I’ve seen it several times on DVD. I had no interest in seeing it censored on Sundance. There is an audience that wants to see movies that have been made family friendly. I prefer seeing the original version. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/2874 "2021-09-07T12:34:24Z")
(raises hand) Never saw The Goonies. We watched a Simon Pegg movie called [Kill Me Three Times](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2393845/). It was like a Tarantino movie, without the snappy dialogue. It was odd to see Pegg in a movie that wasn’t really a comedy, though it did have some laughs. We liked it fine. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/2875 "2021-09-07T12:44:50Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > > [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > > > You’ve never seen Goonies? I thought everyone had. > > I’m another person who’s never seen _The Goonies_ . I was twenty-four when it was released and I’m not a big Spielberg or Columbus fan. It’s _possible_ that when I said “everyone” saw The Goonies, I might have been exaggerating slightly. I recognize that there is _no_ film _literally_ everyone has seen. However, I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that it was a popular and commercial movie from about 36 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/2876 "2021-09-07T13:07:21Z")
_Goonies_ had only the 9th highest box office gross in the U.S. in 1985. The only way I can think to classify it as that popular is that it was the only one among the top 10 highest grossing movies in 1985 that was aimed at kids. I presume then that what you mean is that it was the film that almost everyone (in the U.S.) your age saw that year: > **[1985 in film](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_in_film)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > The following is an overview of events in 1985 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable births and deaths. > The top ten 1985 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: > The year was considered an unsuccessful one for film. Despite a record number of film releases, many films failed at the box office, and ticket sales were down 17% compared with 1984... ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/2877 "2021-09-07T13:49:02Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > The only way I can think to classify it as that popular is that it was the only one among the top 10 highest grossing movies in 1985 that was aimed at kids. If we’re going to nitpick, I’d say that _Back to the Future_ was also aimed at kids or at least teenagers. (And I was nineteen and in college when The Goonies was released.) ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/2878 "2021-09-07T13:58:32Z")
I saw a few movies over the weekend. **False Positive** (Netflix) - I don’t know why I even attempted this one as birth / pregnancy stories have no interest for me and this one was no different. I ended up only watching about a half hour but Pierce Brosnan as the “brilliant but unconventional” doctor was worth it.Just watch him lube up that speculum I also was quite put off by the lead actress, though I can’t put my finger on why. I won’t go so far as to say “avoid it” because I think there are some good elements and the subject matter might be more interesting to other folks. **Apostle** (2018) Good, scary period piece with Dan Stevens as a failed missionary who travels undercover to a remote island to rescue his sister who is being held there by a religious cult. Interesting premise and some great performances, especially by Michael Sheen. There’s one scene that is _especially_ gory. **Spell** (Hulu, I think) - A captive situation a la _Misery_, with Loretta Devine doing a wonderfully sadistic turn as a “root worker” (Hoodoo practitioner). Not the most original but I thought it was spooky fun. ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/2879 "2021-09-07T15:25:53Z")
I just watched the AppleTV documentary 9/11 inside the president’s war room. Regardless of politics and opinions on Bush et al, it does give a good breakdown of the timing and the whole’fog of war ’ situation but nothing earth shattering Worth watching if you have the time, but I wouldn’t go out the way to obtain the time. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/2880 "2021-09-07T15:38:35Z")
**Did You Hear About the Wagners?** (Netflix). Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker are an estranged New York couple who go into the witness protection program in Wyoming, hosted by Sam Elliott and Mary Steenburgen. Stale fish-out-of-water tropes. Stale estranged-couple-reconciling tropes. The only funny line is in the trailer. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/2881 "2021-09-07T17:20:55Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > It’s _possible_ that when I said “everyone” saw The Goonies, I might have been exaggerating slightly. I recognize that there is _no_ film _literally_ everyone has seen. However, I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that it was a popular and commercial movie from about 36 years ago. I understand that. But you should understand that you may be taking your personal experience and applying it in general. _The Goonies_ is a kid’s movie. I feel most of the people who have seen it, saw it when they were kids. So I feel many of the people whose childhood had ended before 1985 never saw it. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/2882 "2021-09-07T19:51:45Z")
> **[Did the Brits Burn Churches?](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2000/07/did-the-brits-burn-churches.html)** > > In the new Mel Gibson film The Patriot, British soldiers are shown committing various atrocities against colonials during the American Revolution, such... ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/2883 "2021-09-07T19:53:08Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > _Goonies_ had only the 9th highest box office gross in the U.S. in 1985. The only way I can think to classify it as that popular is that it was the only one among the top 10 highest grossing movies in 1985 that was aimed at kids. I presume then that what you mean is that it was the film that almost everyone (in the U.S.) your age saw that year: I don’t know why the box office for that is supposed to prove that it isn’t a popular or well-known film (especially since the 9th highest of the year _is_ pretty high.) This is a film that seemed to _always_ be on rotation on TV when I was a kid, and I definitely rented it on VHS. I also remember seeing it shown at summer camp in the early 1990s. None of which have anything to do with the box office in 1985. For those whose childhood’s were from the late 1970s-1990s, this movie is extremely well-known. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/2884 "2021-09-07T20:07:18Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > **Apostle** (2018) Good, scary period piece with Dan Stevens as a failed missionary who travels undercover to a remote island to rescue his sister who is being held there by a religious cult. > Interesting premise and some great performances, especially by Michael Sheen. There’s one scene that is _especially_ gory. I saw Apostle and only thought it was OK. Can you spoiler-tag remind me of the gory scene? I have forgotten. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/2885 "2021-09-07T20:15:42Z")
Wait, wait… _The Goonies_ has a non-human character? I’ll have to go back and watch it for the 187th time and keep my eyes peeled. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/2886 "2021-09-07T20:20:14Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > It’s certainly far fetched that 2 men facing life in prison for murder would reject a plea deal for 2 years. Even worse, Kaffee said they would be out in 6 months. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2021, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/2887 "2021-09-07T20:30:29Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I saw Apostle and only thought it was OK. Can you spoiler-tag remind me of the gory scene? I have forgotten. The “purification” scene where the young man is strapped down and they drill into his head 🤢 I thought it was perfectly horrifying to see Quinn turning the crank; absolutely no need to show the aftermath. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/2888 "2021-09-08T00:59:42Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > I don’t know why the box office for that is supposed to prove that it isn’t a popular or well-known film (especially since the 9th highest of the year _is_ pretty high.) It wasn’t claimed just that it was popular. It was claimed that everyone saw it. No, they didn’t. Actually, now that I look again at the list of top ten 1985 films by North American grosses, the really surprising one was _Spies Like Us_. It’s mostly forgotten now and it got bad reviews even back then. Sometimes this happens. The fact that a movie makes a lot of money quickly doesn’t mean that it will be remembered. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/2889 "2021-09-08T01:05:17Z")
I have seen the light and I shall endeavour never to exaggerate again. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2021, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/2890 "2021-09-08T02:18:02Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > It was claimed that everyone saw it. No, they didn’t. Wow, thanks for clarifying that. Until reading your post I had thought that every single human on the planet had seen that film. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906.md?page=143) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906.md?page=145)