# 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:** 235
**Author:** ![rippingtons\_fan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rippingtons_fan/32/11767_2.png) [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4695 "2022-08-11T02:28:47Z")
On DVD I just watched The Battle of Algiers. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2022, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4696 "2022-08-11T04:59:52Z")
> [@Red\_Wiggler](#): > > I was a little surprised to see Turner Classic running the first two _Tarzan_ movies last night… > > There were some cringeworthy scenes in those movies by today’s standards. I watched a few movies last week and at least two featured major N-word Bombs. _The Unforgiven_ (Burt Lancaster/Hepburn) and another I can’t remember. > [@jsc1953](#): > > Gene Kranz. My dad knew this guy! Mom told me about having dinner with him and his wife many times. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4697 "2022-08-11T12:08:37Z")
I just realized, The Old Guard passes the Bechdel Test. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4698 "2022-08-11T15:42:11Z")
> [@TRC4941](#): > > I watched The Age of Adeline on Netflix last night. Blake Lively is the lead. I really enjoyed it! I did, too. I remember when it first came out and I thought, “Hmm, that looks interesting,” but then I didn’t see it until a year or so ago. Lively was very good, and so was the actor who plays the young Harrison Ford character - and who looks and sounds remarkably like him. I almost think he could have a niche career playing a young Ford whenever needed. Here’s an excerpt, for those who haven’t seen the movie: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwLv993khfI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwLv993khfI) > [@aceplace57](#): > > _Road to Perdition_ 2001 with Tom Hanks > … > This is the first time I’ve seen Hanks play a very sinister character. He’s a mob hitman that is betrayed by his employer’s weak, half-crazy, POS son. The heir to the mobsters territory. Daniel Craig does a noteworthy job playing this unlikable and contemptible character… > > My only complaint is Jennifer Jason Leigh’s forgetable role. I’m surprised she took such a small part with very little dialog. She barely says a dozen words to her husband (Hanks) or kids. This was just a few years after her starring roles in _Last Exit to Brooklyn_ and _Single White Female_. I liked the movie - a good Depression-era period piece - but wouldn’t describe Hanks’s character as “very sinister.” He’s more of a hitman with a heart of gold. Agreed as to Craig, and as to Leigh - she was wasted in that part. Paul Newman is very good as the aging, world-weary Irish Mafia boss, though. ---
**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 11, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4699 "2022-08-11T22:22:53Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > This is the first time I’ve seen Hanks play a very sinister character. He’s a mob hitman that is betrayed by his employer’s weak, half-crazy, POS son. The heir to the mobsters territory. Daniel Craig does a noteworthy job playing this unlikable and contemptible character. Tom Hanks is sinister in: - The Ladykillers - Cloud Atlas if you would like to see him as a villain in other things. I am not sure how many other times he’s been a villain. ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4700 "2022-08-12T01:23:32Z")
TCM recently showed the Milton Berle 1949 movie [Always Leave Them Laughing](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041115/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk). I wasn’t really sure what to make of it. On one hand it was fun to see Milton Berle at his best (during the height of his TV career), but the jokes were certainly of a different time. I had to rewind the piano sketch to watch it a second time - lots of fun but also lots of groaners in there. What caught me off guard was seeing Bart Lahr as an aging vaudeville star, doing some of his best work - hey, that’s where the Cowardly Lion’s mannerisms. We all know the jokes and expressions; they’ve entered our consciousness, but movie audiences of the time probably had a great time watching it. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4701 "2022-08-12T09:49:29Z")
Rewatched _Kung Fu Hustle_ for the first time in years. It was even better than I had remembered it being. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4702 "2022-08-12T10:11:09Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > if you would like to see him as a villain in other things. I am not sure how many other times he’s been a villain. His A&R guy in _That Thing You Do!_ wasn’t exactly a villain… but he wasn’t a good guy, either. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2022, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4703 "2022-08-12T11:07:59Z")
I watched Scream 2022 and the original Scream from 1996. It was interesting to see the changes in the original cast. Neve Campbell,David Arquette and Courtney Cox have been associated with the movie franchise for 24 years. I appreciate the dark humor and parody of the horror genre. I probably won’t bother with the sequels 2,3, and 4. I doubt the plots are much different. They’re not currently on Paramount+. Paramount+ is dropping several movies Aug 31. I’m watching as many as I can while they’re available. My years subscription ends January 2023. I’m still debating if I want to renew. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4704 "2022-08-12T11:15:40Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I watched Scream 2022 and the original Scream from 1996. It was interesting to see the changes in the original cast. Neve Campbell,David Arquette and Courtney Cox have been associated with the movie franchise for 24 years. Your math seems a little off. (_“There’s a formula to it! A very simple formula!”_) ---
**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:** [August 12, 2022, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4705 "2022-08-12T11:20:20Z")
I just woke up and the coffee is brewing. 26 years. 😉 I can barely spell my name before that first cup of joe. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2022, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4706 "2022-08-12T11:35:30Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > His A&R guy in _That Thing You Do!_ wasn’t exactly a villain… but he wasn’t a good guy, either. His character isn’t a good guy in his current movie _Elvis_. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2022, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4707 "2022-08-12T12:40:08Z")
Did Hanks give up Comedies after Joe vs Volcano? He made some good comedies early in his career. His Dramas keep getting better and better. I want to watch _Apollo 13_ this month. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2022, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4708 "2022-08-12T14:33:03Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Did Hanks give up Comedies after Joe vs Volcano? He made some good comedies early in his career. _JvstV_ came out in 1990. He did the _The Ladykillers_ in 2004. Plus there’s voice roles, comedy guest appearances, and tiny bits like in _Elvis Has Left the Building_. (How many Elvis-related-ish movies has he made? Let’s see there’s _Forrest Gump_, and …) ---
**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:** [August 12, 2022, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4709 "2022-08-12T15:06:41Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > His A&R guy in _That Thing You Do!_ wasn’t exactly a villain… but he wasn’t a good guy, either. I don’t think you can make that call. At the end of the movie he was a _sort of_ antagonist, but that was because Jimmy quit, TBP disappeared and Lenny was in Vegas marrying a showgirl. _Somebody_ had to take care of business. If he wasn’t a good guy he could have torpedoed Jimmy ever recording for Play-Tone again. Yet Jimmy recorded for them multiple times after the events of the movie. If you watch “Dance With Me Tonight” you see Mr. White getting _into_ the music. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4710 "2022-08-12T15:31:13Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I don’t think you can make that call. At the end of the movie he was a _sort of_ antagonist, but that was because Jimmy quit, TBP disappeared and Lenny was in Vegas marrying a showgirl. _Somebody_ had to take care of business. If he wasn’t a good guy he could have torpedoed Jimmy ever recording for Play-Tone again. Yet Jimmy recorded for them multiple times after the events of the movie. If you watch “Dance With Me Tonight” you see Mr. White getting _into_ the music. He was a pragmatist. He recognized that the Wonders were just a medium-talent band who had one hit in them, maybe two. He pushed them as far as they could go, made whatever money he could and cut them loose when they were spent. If Jimmy could make him some more money afterwards, then why not work with him? Again, he wasn’t a bad person. But when dealing with a bunch of enthusiastic kids who are just finding their way in show business, a good person would have been perhaps more genuinely sympathetic and less predatory - although I’m not sure a good person would have been in his business in the first place. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2022, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4711 "2022-08-12T15:49:34Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > although I’m not sure a good person would have been in his business in the first place. On behalf of A&R people everywhere…you are probably right! ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4712 "2022-08-12T21:59:57Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Did Hanks give up Comedies after Joe vs Volcano? I consider _The Terminal_ a comedy. Not many people like that movie, but I think it’s delightful. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4713 "2022-08-12T22:23:12Z")
Don’t the _Toy Story_ movies count as comedies? ---
**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 12, 2022, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4714 "2022-08-12T23:37:15Z")
**The Lone Ranger** (2013) Flawed, but the way it was panned by critics is unfair. The movie needed some tightening up, but it is actually quite a bit of fun. If you skipped this one due to poor reviews, you should really pick it up and check it out. If you don’t do that, you should at least check out one of the final 10 minute or so sequences that is one of the finest action set-pieces and sequences ever put on film. Really an incredible achievement. If you like, the “best part” starts at 2 hours, 4 minutes. It’s about 10 minutes long and is fun, funny, exhilarating, and breathtaking. Here is part of it, but you really need the whole thing: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2FqdIhEfVnY/maxresdefault.jpg "Lone Ranger Final Train Chase Scene") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FqdIhEfVnY) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906.md?page=234) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906.md?page=236)