# 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:** 241
**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:** [August 23, 2022, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4815 "2022-08-23T13:29:13Z")
It absolutely is a comedy, just jet black. ---
**Author:** ![Boycott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boycott/32/6741_2.png) [@Boycott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boycott)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4816 "2022-08-23T15:15:13Z")
Watched this on Saturday night. Pretty enjoyable. Holds up well as a murder mystery 91 years later. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3wdn_c33m5k/maxresdefault.jpg "Murder at Midnight (1931) | Full Movie | Aileen Pringle | Alice White | Hale Hamilton") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wdn_c33m5k) ---
**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 23, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4817 "2022-08-23T16:20:21Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > …Random thought – Leo G. Carroll played the leader of the spy group – “The Professor”. Later he played Alexander Waverly, the head of U.N.C.L.E. in the TV series _The Man from U.N.C.L.E._. … Ha! He might even have been playing the same dude. > [@Mahaloth](#): > > **Midnight Run** > > I’d never seen it. Essentially a buddy cop movie, just with no actual cop in the film. We have Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin getting on each other’s nerves and the whole thing is a lot of fun. Grodin was a master of…a kind of acting I can not quite describe. Being a nuisance? > > A very fun movie and one of the better performances I’ve seen from De Niro, who is very hit or miss in things. I _love_ that movie and have seen it several times. Agreed as to what everyone’s already said about De Niro’s comedies, and it’s a career-best for Grodin, too, I think (along with _Heaven Can Wait_ and _Dave_, in both of which he’s playing essentially the same character - funny, but a very narrow range). As to “no actual cop” - what was Yaphet Kotto, chopped liver? My hands-down favorite scene from _Midnight Run_: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rofWLjPm8zY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rofWLjPm8zY). De Niro’s little frown and headshake after making his threat, reassuring Grodin, are freakin’ comedy _gold_. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4818 "2022-08-23T17:16:56Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > My hands-down favorite scene from _Midnight Run_ My favorite scene is a little moment that’s almost off-screen. They’re at the house of deNiro’s ex, and her little boy goes over to Charles Grodin as de Niro and wife are talking Kid: Are you _really_ a criminal? You don’t look like one. Grodin: I’m a white-collar criminal. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4819 "2022-08-23T17:33:46Z")
Gawd, I haven’t seen that movie in ages. Now, I gotta watch it again. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4820 "2022-08-23T17:40:47Z")
A memorable line from Midnight Run if I’m remembering correctly: DeNiro to Grodin “I have 2 words for you: shut the fuck up.” ---
**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 23, 2022, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4821 "2022-08-23T19:49:10Z")
**Clint Eastwood day on TCM** I watched _The Gauntlet_. I mistakenly thought this was a Dirty Harry movie. No, its not Harry, but might have well as been. I soon came to the conclusion this was some sort of Avent Gard Comedy that I just didn’t get. This was confirmed by the disclaimer at the end of the film: _“Law enforcement procedures depicted in this film do not necessarily represent those of any law enforcement agency mentioned herein”_ No kidding? Up next was _Where Eagles Dare_. I’ve seen this before, in parts. You can’t follow this mess with a GPS and a Seeing Eye Dog. Tip: watch the opening credits with the plane flying around and the troops ready to jump. Go directly to sleep and wake up a couple hours later to see the same plane flying the survivors home. You’ll get just about as much out of it, and a nice nap as a bonus! Jezus, what a disaster of a movie. ---
**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 23, 2022, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4822 "2022-08-23T20:49:30Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > De Niro’s little frown and headshake after making his threat, reassuring Grodin, are freakin’ comedy _gold_. I missed it when I watched it. Great move, perfect. ---
**Author:** ![cormac262](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@cormac262](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cormac262)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4823 "2022-08-24T17:49:50Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Up next was _Where Eagles Dare_. I’ve seen this before, in parts. You can’t follow this mess with a GPS and a Seeing Eye Dog. Tip: watch the opening credits with the plane flying around and the troops ready to jump. Go directly to sleep and wake up a couple hours later to see the same plane flying the survivors home. You’ll get just about as much out of it, and a nice nap as a bonus! Jezus, what a disaster of a movie. If you sleep through the bulk of the movie you will miss Mary Ure ! And she is not worth missing ! I love this movie, but I have to admit it took watching it maybe 3 times to really understand what was going on. To this day, I still use “Broadsword calling Danny Boy” to hail a friend on Slack ! The setting (castle) is amazing, and any movie where Clint gets the use of 1) a machine gun, and 2) explosives can’t be all that bad (certainly better than “The Gauntlet”, which was just a waste). ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4824 "2022-08-24T18:15:36Z")
_Belle._ The true story of a mixed race daughter raised by her father’s aristocratic family. Nicely acted and beautiful, if a tiny bit self-congratulatory. ---
**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 24, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4825 "2022-08-24T18:33:30Z")
> [@cormac262](#): > > > [@Gatopescado](#): > > > > Up next was _Where Eagles Dare_. I’ve seen this before, in parts. You can’t follow this mess with a GPS and a Seeing Eye Dog. Tip: watch the opening credits with the plane flying around and the troops ready to jump. Go directly to sleep and wake up a couple hours later to see the same plane flying the survivors home. You’ll get just about as much out of it, and a nice nap as a bonus! Jezus, what a disaster of a movie. > > If you sleep through the bulk of the movie you will miss Mary Ure ! And she is not worth missing ! > I love this movie, but I have to admit it took watching it maybe 3 times to really understand what was going on. To this day, I still use “Broadsword calling Danny Boy” to hail a friend on Slack ! > The setting (castle) is amazing, and any movie where Clint gets the use of 1) a machine gun, and 2) explosives can’t be all that bad (certainly better than “The Gauntlet”, which was just a waste). And a Nazi helicopter swooping among the mountains! ---
**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 24, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4826 "2022-08-24T18:40:40Z")
On DVD I recently watched “Coraline”, a feature in stop-motion animation. I enjoyed the movie quite a bit. ---
**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 24, 2022, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4827 "2022-08-24T19:01:51Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > _Belle._ The true story of a mixed race daughter raised by her father’s aristocratic family. Nicely acted and beautiful, if a tiny bit self-congratulatory. I’m trying to find the movie called Belle that is an animated movie by Mamoru Hosoda, but I presume this is not it. > **[Belle (2021 film)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_(2021_film))** > > Belle (竜とそばかすの姫, Ryū to Sobakasu no Hime, literally The Dragon and the Freckled Princess) is a 2021 Japanese animated science fantasy film written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda and produced by Studio Chizu. The story is inspired by the 1756 French fairy tale Beauty and the Beast by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont as well as the 1991 Disney animated film. > Belle premiered on July 15, 2021, at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, where it was well-received by critics with a standing ovation that las... ---
**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 24, 2022, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4828 "2022-08-24T19:07:41Z")
Probably this: > **[Belle (2013 film)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_(2013_film))** > > Belle is a 2013 British period drama film directed by Amma Asante, written by Misan Sagay and produced by Damian Jones. It stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Tom Wilkinson, Miranda Richardson, Penelope Wilton, Sam Reid, Matthew Goode, Emily Watson, Sarah Gadon, Tom Felton, and James Norton. > The film is inspired by the 1779 painting of Dido Elizabeth Belle beside her cousin Lady Elizabeth Murray at Kenwood House, which was commissioned by their great-uncle, William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, then Lord... ---
**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:** [August 24, 2022, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4829 "2022-08-24T19:13:32Z")
I saw Belle when it was in the theaters. It was good enough as a period drama. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4830 "2022-08-25T02:12:15Z")
I re-watched **Raging Bull** (1980): _“The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.”_ It was as good as I remembered it. De Niro and Pesci perform a masterclass in acting. I’m glad Scorsese shot it in black & white (except for the _home movie_ sequence)—it added to the drama and period authenticity. Shooting the fight scenes with a single camera inside the ring was also brilliant, as was shooting the later fights in a ring 4x larger than normal to demonstrate LaMotta’s growing insignificance and desperation. Scorsese studied Psycho’s shower sequence in cutting his final fight against Sugar Ray Robinson. LaMatta trained De Niro to box and said he had what it takes to go pro. He fought 3 amateur bouts and won 2 of them. Then he gained 60lbs to play the aging fighter. Great movie! ---
**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 26, 2022, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4831 "2022-08-26T11:59:59Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > **Elvis**. I really liked it a lot. Surprisingly the least favorite thing about it was Tom Hanks’ performance as Col. Tom Parker; but Austin Butler kills it in the title role. Saw this last night and totally agree. I mean, Hanks is a great actor and he does a lot with the role, but it just feels like an odd casting choice. Plus you spend a lot of time going “Man, look at all that latex!”. Butler does indeed kill it and the rest of the cast is pretty damn good too. > [@](#): > > Baz Luhrman’s over-the-top style is perfect for the subject matter. I’m sure he plays fast-and-loose with history, but it doesn’t matter; just let it wash over you. Less in agreement here - it all just seemed too much for the first hour or so of the film, where we’re given time skips all over the place and multiple songs playing at once and so forth in one big twitchy melange in usual Luhrmanesque fashion. If you didn’t have ADHD when you came into the cinema you might have it by the time you leave. I’m not say it’s _bad_ as such, but it does seem unnecessarily excessive. The second half of the film reins it in a bit more, to good effect. I don’t know if overall this is my favorite musical biopic, but Austin Butler definitely gets my best star-of-musical-biopic vote. (Also, it’s quite long - 2h40m IIRC.) ---
**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:** [August 26, 2022, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4832 "2022-08-26T13:30:17Z")
I do agree that he was terrific and I very much enjoyed the film, but for me Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles still tops the list, he was _uncanny_. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2022, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4833 "2022-08-26T22:06:08Z")
I’m not a Luhrman fan. Just a partial viewing of _Moulin Rouge_ nearly gave me a seizure. Just watched _Free Guy_. I’m not a gamer, and I avoided watching it for a while. In the very beginning, I was thinking “what a crappy video game.” About three minutes later, I was “oh, it’s _supposed_ to be bad.” I ended up really liking the film. Clever. ---
**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 26, 2022, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4834 "2022-08-26T22:48:19Z")
I also hated _Moulin Rouge._ Frantic and annoying. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906.md?page=240) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906.md?page=242)