# 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:** 230
**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:** [July 28, 2022, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4595 "2022-07-28T23:41:33Z")
Watched [Mad Max: Fury Road.](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392190/plotsummary) Tried to, anyway. The stupid was too strong. A world where gas is so precious and water in such short supply, yet they have no qualms about wasting either. I got halfway through and decided I did not deserve the punishment. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4596 "2022-07-29T00:17:10Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > A world where gas is so precious and water in such short supply, yet they have no qualms about wasting either. I don’t know where you live, but I don’t have to wait for the future to see that every single day. ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4597 "2022-07-29T09:26:15Z")
Agree with you on all points! The punishment some actors put themselves through in the name of their art really disturbs me sometimes (see also C Bale in The Machinist). ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4598 "2022-07-29T18:59:22Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > I’ll also add **Apt Pupil** to the list of good SK adaptations. I don’t hear it mentioned much in SK threads but I think it’s pretty chilling. Ian McKellen as a former Nazi is quite the performance. You’ll want to see his British Fascist interpretation of _Richard III_ next - simply brilliant: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjftFyJE-NM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjftFyJE-NM) > [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > Watched [Mad Max: Fury Road.](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392190/plotsummary) > > Tried to, anyway. The stupid was too strong. A world where gas is so precious and water in such short supply, yet they have no qualms about wasting either. I got halfway through and decided I did not deserve the punishment. I saw it all the way through, and liked it well enough, but was then _amazed_ by the rapturous reviews it got. It wasn’t all that. ---
**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:** [July 29, 2022, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4599 "2022-07-29T20:22:10Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > I saw it all the way through, and liked it well enough, but was then _amazed_ by the rapturous reviews it got. It wasn’t all that. In a world where gas is so precious that you’ll kill anyone with reckless abandon, you don’t specially fit a tanker truck to haul amplifiers and guy playing an electric guitar that spits fire. Not to mention distributing water to your thirsty masses in a manner where almost all of it is immediately wasted. Those alone took me right out. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4600 "2022-07-29T20:39:49Z")
MMFR was simply guided by the Rule of Cool. And all the Mad Max movies had this flaw, so at least Miller was consistent in his inconsistency. ---
**Author:** ![XOldiesJock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ec9cab/32.png) [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4601 "2022-07-29T21:42:46Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > _I saw it all the way through, and liked it well enough, but was then amazed by the rapturous reviews it got. It wasn’t all that._ I hated it, and I’m a Mad Max fan going back to the start. It was nothing but a long, tedious, unending chase scene. I was flabbergasted it was actually nominated for Best Picture that year. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4602 "2022-07-29T21:55:22Z")
Not to mention that the whole “water” shtick was done better and 35 years earlier with [World Gone Wild.](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096465/) ---
**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:** [July 29, 2022, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4603 "2022-07-29T23:05:59Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I rarely quit movies. I’m straining to remember the last movie I did not finish. I may very well just push this one behind me and forget I ever started it. I finished **The Gray Man** last night because I had no other movie in my queue. Totally mindless, completely forgettable. I recommend everyone skip it. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2022, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4604 "2022-07-29T23:12:37Z")
> [@XOldiesJock](#): > > I was flabbergasted it was actually nominated for Best Picture that year. But… But… _Flamethrower Guitar!_ If that ain’t worth an Oscar, I don’t know what does! 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2022, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4605 "2022-07-30T00:17:41Z")
Loved, loved Fury Road. It wasn’t everybody wasting water. Just the guy that controlled it and was never in any threat of running out. Money is pretty precious and in short supply to most but the filthy rich sure seem to blow it in extreme ways just to demonstrate how rich and in control of it they are (Dubai). And gas wasn’t necessarily rare. Just worshipped and highly valued since the “haves” used it to give meaning to an otherwise desolate living. No value in hoarding it. Much more value in using it. ---
**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:** [July 30, 2022, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4606 "2022-07-30T02:38:45Z")
AMC is running _Jaws_ and _Jaws 2_ tonight. I saw _Jaws_ in the theater. Hearing a crowd of at least 75 people scream is one of my favorite memories. _Jaws_ scared the crap out of everybody. Everyone was squirming and nearly jumping out of their seat. The movie isn’t quite as impressive at home. I have a 42 inch smart tv. Jaws still displays with black bars all around the letterboxing. It would be much better on a home theater and sound system. You need the large screen to fully appreciate Bruce jumping onto the boat. _Jaws_ is a great movie to watch with your teenage kids. Seeing them experience the climatic scenes for the first time is great. The shark cage scene still makes me squirm. I know what’s coming and it’s still shocking. I’ve never watched _Jaws 2_. I’ll stay on AMC and give it a try. I’ve read it’s not as good. ---
**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:** [July 30, 2022, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4607 "2022-07-30T04:23:35Z")
Jaws 4. Don’t Do It! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5J5jHhN-lfQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Richard Jeni-Jaws (1988 Tonight Show Debut)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J5jHhN-lfQ) ---
**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:** [July 30, 2022, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4608 "2022-07-30T22:41:19Z")
**Back to the Future 1-3** Showed the Back To The Future series to my kids. We own the whole set on Blu-Ray and they look amazing. Even more fun, my kids LOVED them! It isn’t the late 80’s anymore, but it does not matter. All the story still completely works and my kids thoroughly enjoyed all of it. I remember watching these with my family. We all went to the theater for Part II and III and we adored them then and they still work completely. 10/10 for all three of them, to be honest. I know there are probably flaws, but I don’t care. These movies have aged like fine whiskey. Just tremendous. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2022, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4609 "2022-07-31T01:25:29Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Even more fun, my kids LOVED them! 😢 good to know. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4610 "2022-07-31T02:35:15Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > Loved, loved Fury Road. > It wasn’t everybody wasting water. Just the guy that controlled it and was never in any threat of running out. Money is pretty precious and in short supply to most but the filthy rich sure seem to blow it in extreme ways just to demonstrate how rich and in control of it they are (Dubai). > And gas wasn’t necessarily rare. Just worshipped and highly valued since the “haves” used it to give meaning to an otherwise desolate living. No value in hoarding it. Much more value in using it. Yeah, that was my take on it too. I really enjoyed Fury Road, but I saw it in a theater, and I wonder if it would still have grabbed me so much if it had been on a small screen. I have never really had the impulse to re-watch it. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2022, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4611 "2022-07-31T16:04:17Z")
Re-watched _[Grace of My Heart](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_of_My_Heart)_ with Illeana Douglas, John Turturro, Eric Stoltz, Patsy Kensit and Matt Dillon, Douglas plays a Carole King like songwriter, singer-wannabe from the late 50s to the early 70s who makes terrible choices in men. (Not to be confused with the Carole King like figure in the recently watched _American Hot Wax_.) Goodish music. Unfortunately almost all of it is written for the movie so not a good revue of golden oldies. The early part set mostly in the famous Brill Building was the most fun. Esp. the Bridget Fonda “My Secret Love” part. Uncle Peter does a voice over. Shawn Colvin makes a tiny cameo. ---
**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:** [July 31, 2022, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4612 "2022-07-31T23:48:03Z")
> [@Hatchie](#): > > _The War Zone_, from 1999, directed by Tim Roth. I saw this when it came out, and was astonished by it; now it’s on Tubi and other streaming platforms, so rewatched it, and I can’t think of a movie where raw emotion that seethes and then explodes is more believable. I watched this movie last night and wow, what a movie. I mean, man, that took the breath out of me at various times. I clearly had the original cut. Apparently, one scene(in the bunker!) was cut or edited way down in the American release. It was shocking and horrifying and I am not one to be easily shocked. Yeah, this movie kind of sucker punched me and I think it was just brilliant. How the heck this movie has been around 20+ years and I’ve never heard if it…I have no idea. This is a movie that I will long remember, but probably never re-watch. It lingers in my mind. Yeah, what a movie. ---
**Author:** ![Hatchie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hatchie/32/3983_2.png) [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4613 "2022-08-01T00:09:58Z")
Well, it’s been 22 years but I do remember the bunker scene from the theatrical version - which I won’t describe here, but it’s pretty upsetting. Don’t think anything was cut; how much worse could it be, really? ---
**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:** [August 1, 2022, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4614 "2022-08-01T00:15:36Z")
> [@Hatchie](#): > > Well, it’s been 22 years but I do remember the bunker scene from the theatrical version - which I won’t describe here, but it’s pretty upsetting. Don’t think anything was cut; how much worse could it be, really? I’m basing it on the IMDB listing for “alternate versions”, which says: > [@](#): > > The R-rated US version has four minutes of footage, mostly involving incestuous acts, removed. Then again, who knows who added that factoid and if it is true. I am presuming the four minutes were the bunker. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906.md?page=229) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906.md?page=231)