# 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:** 242
**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 27, 2022, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4835 "2022-08-27T01:12:05Z")
**Nope** I did not think this was a very good movie. I know Jordan Peele is getting a lot of praise and attention, but this movie was just adequate at best and kind of boring for a lot of its run time. Consider me hugely surprised. I didn’t even find the final 30 minutes, which were supposed to be very exciting, to be all that engaging. Yeah, Nope was not great. ---
**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 27, 2022, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4836 "2022-08-27T03:28:53Z")
Is it too late to squeeze in one last comment about Turkish delight? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_emwfvDN76Y/hqdefault.jpg "Billy Bob Thornton voices an opinion") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_emwfvDN76Y) ---
**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 27, 2022, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4837 "2022-08-27T03:48:23Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Yeah, Nope That should be a heading on a review. ---
**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 27, 2022, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4838 "2022-08-27T06:01:35Z")
Any clue on what the whole chimp segment had to do with the rest of it? My friend and I were conpletely clueless about that. ---
**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 27, 2022, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4839 "2022-08-27T06:17:47Z")
I just watched _Bullit_ tonight. With the exception of the car chase, it really is an exceptionally boring movie. And, really, the car chase is really poorly edited. Dents come and go, the famous hubcaps… really could have been better. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2022, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4840 "2022-08-27T06:29:15Z")
> [@iamatractorboy](#): > > Any clue on what the whole chimp segment had to do with the rest of it? My friend and I were conpletely clueless about that.- Maybe take the answer to this to the **Nope** thread where spoilers are expected. [Jordan Peele's NOPE (spoilers after OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-peeles-nope-spoilers-after-op/968540) ---
**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 27, 2022, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4841 "2022-08-27T11:08:28Z")
> [@iamatractorboy](#): > > Any clue on what the whole chimp segment had to do with the rest of it? My friend and I were conpletely clueless about that. Not really. This movie reminds me of a Seinfeld episode where they talk about Newman, Jerry’s difficult neighbor. George: “I don’t know. Maybe with Newman…there’s more than meets the eye?” Jerry: “Believe me. There’s less.” Unless Nope is revealed to be some kind of masterpiece that has a bunch of hidden meanings…I believe it is just a very simple story that was not told well. The chimpanzee was an example of that. ---
**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 27, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4842 "2022-08-27T14:14:59Z")
Ah ok thanks! ---
**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 27, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4843 "2022-08-27T14:15:42Z")
I think we share the same opinion of the film. Shame because I though Get Out was terrific. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2022, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4844 "2022-08-27T15:09:31Z")
**Thirteen Lives** (Amazon Prime). Viggo Mortensen and Collin Farrell rescue the Thai kids trapped in a flooded cave. Directed by Ron Howard. Gripping, engrossing, tense, fascinating. The word “hero” gets tossed about very freely these days, but this story is about something truly heroic. It made me wonder, though: does this kind of thing happen frequently enough that “rescue cave diver” is a job description? ---
**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:** [August 27, 2022, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4845 "2022-08-27T15:16:14Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > It made me wonder, though: does this kind of thing happen frequently enough that “rescue cave diver” is a job description? I gather that it’s not a job description; but rather a skill description. They are hobbyists whose skills are infrequently useful for such rescues. ---
**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 27, 2022, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4846 "2022-08-27T15:19:58Z")
> [@Hatchie](#): > > Is it too late to squeeze in one last comment about Turkish delight? It’s never too late for a good Billy Bob quote. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2022, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4847 "2022-08-27T21:29:31Z")
**Shazam** : I think I’m getting too old for these sorts of things. ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2022, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4848 "2022-08-27T21:59:38Z")
**Bullet Train** (in theaters). It was an enjoyable film with quite a bit of absurdity thrown in. Some of it hit and some of it missed. On the whole enjoyable, but a bit disjointed. The performances by the cast was great with some unexpected, at least for me who had not seen who was in it, appearances at different points. `//i\\` ---
**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 27, 2022, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4849 "2022-08-27T23:04:43Z")
**Ghostland** \* Holy cow, this movie is not for everyone, but I found it absolutely thrilling. It is about an intense attack on a mother and her two teen daughters and the aftermath of that attack. I was completely gripped by this movie and I think that while it is definitely pushing the edge, it never went so far as to feel sadistic-to-watch, so to speak. Other than the basic premise, this movie works best if you go in completely unspoiled. It streams on Netflix(USA) and was a thrill. I have a quibble with some of the late movie plot elements, as they felt like the movie just needed a bit of lengthening so they threw in a brief side-track. Otherwise, it was great. This director directed the movie Martyrs, a French movie that is BRUTAL and honestly about 1000x close to being just plain cruel and sadistic. Ghostland was more enjoyable and thrilling by quite a bit. \*called Incident in A Ghostland in most regions, but shortened to Ghostland in the US for…no real reasons. It is 100% not a ghost story, so the title is useless. ---
**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 27, 2022, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4850 "2022-08-27T23:21:47Z")
> [@iamatractorboy](#): > > I think we share the same opinion of the film. Shame because I though Get Out was terrific. Yeah, and _Us_ still haunts me. > [@Mahaloth](#): > > This director directed the movie Martyrs, a French movie that is BRUTAL and honestly about 1000x close to being just plain cruel and sadistic. Urgh, even with this caveat I don’t think I could watch it…even though I’ve only heard _Martyrs_ described. As with my other comment in this post, movies stay with me. ---
**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 27, 2022, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4851 "2022-08-27T23:42:43Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > Urgh, even with this caveat I don’t think I could watch it…even though I’ve only heard _Martyrs_ described. As with my other comment in this post, movies stay with me. I’d recommend skipping Martyrs, for sure, then. I don’t even think as a film, it is good enough to warrant its intensity and violence. Ghostland, on the other hand, feels like a real movie that happens to be very intense. It is nowhere near as violent, either. Just intense assault and attempts to survive and escape. ---
**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 27, 2022, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4852 "2022-08-27T23:43:38Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > Yeah, and _Us_ still haunts me. I only thought “Us” was OK, but it was about ten times better than Nope, which I would categorize as a very bad script that was made by a very professional and skilled team. You still can’t save a bad script, though. ---
**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 28, 2022, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4853 "2022-08-28T00:05:12Z")
It was more Lupita Nyong’o’s performance. ---
**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 28, 2022, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/4854 "2022-08-28T04:10:08Z")
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