# 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:** 252
**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:** [October 4, 2022, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5035 "2022-10-04T23:24:14Z")
I watched **The Outfit** , starring Mark Rylance. It was worth a watch. It’s a bit annoying to watch movies about Chicago gangsters use actors with NY accents to sound like tough guys. The TV show **The Bear** did the same thing. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2022, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5036 "2022-10-05T03:48:26Z")
I’m watching _Black Sabbath_ (1963, 3 shorts with Boris Karloff introducing them)… Um… my two word review is _Black Water_ (in the RV sense). ---
**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:** [October 5, 2022, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5037 "2022-10-05T08:25:10Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > It’s a bit annoying to watch movies about Chicago gangsters use actors with NY accents to sound like tough guys. The TV show **The Bear** did the same thing. If they’d used a Chicago accent, it would have been called “Da Bear”. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5038 "2022-10-05T17:36:42Z")
_Licorice Pizza_ - Amazon Prime A nostalgic character study set in early 1970s LA revolving around a 15-16 year old high school student/impresario who strikes up an unlikely friendship with an 25 year old woman who cannot find purpose in her life. More than anything, this reminded me of a kind of coming of age novel I would have read in high school (kinda like _Catcher in the Rye_) turned into a movie. It’s very quirky, somewhat self-indulgent, and quite long. It’s a movie where not a lot of “big things” happen, but there is a slow accretion of small things that lead to a fairly satisfying conclusion and character arc. Overall, I really liked it. The performances are excellent, from Cooper Hoffman and Alana Haim in particular, and there are several notable cameos from Tom Waits, Bradley Cooper, and Sean Penn, along with the entire Haim family. ---
**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:** [October 5, 2022, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5039 "2022-10-05T18:49:41Z")
**The Hearse** I’d rather be in a hearse than see this movie again. Snoozefest. Totally boring. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2022, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5040 "2022-10-06T14:10:18Z")
I just watched _ **Inheritance** _. It didn’t get very good ratings on IMDb. A lot of it is implausible, but it was entertaining enough that I stuck with it. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5041 "2022-10-06T18:51:09Z")
**The Duke**. (It has nothing to do with John Wayne). With Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren. True story of 1961 theft of Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the national gallery in London. Utterly charming, sweet, funny, excellent. See it. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2022, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5042 "2022-10-06T19:53:48Z")
Been watching 007 with Roger Moore in several films. See if you guess which ones? Hints. Bond goes in on the down low, but the villain already knows he’s there and it’s ‘him’ Several assignation ‘teams’ go after him, one after the next. Bond kisses all pretty girls. None look particularly thrilled about it. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5043 "2022-10-06T20:52:52Z")
For every [good] flick I make my daughter watch, I have to watch one of her choosing. Last night she made me sit through **Killer Klowns from Outer Space**. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ETiSMS4i1as/maxresdefault.jpg "KILLER CLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE | Official Trailer | MGM Studios") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETiSMS4i1as) It was fun, in a tongue-in-cheek, cult-film sort of way. But, the premise and many of the scenes were quite macabre and eerie (who’s not afraid of clowns?). With a director like Tim Burton and better actors, it could have been a really good horror film. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2022, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5044 "2022-10-06T21:02:57Z")
You forgot the AWSOME theme song from The Dickies. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2022, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5045 "2022-10-06T21:08:24Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > Been watching 007 with Roger Moore in several films. > > See if you guess which ones? > > Hints. > Bond goes in on the down low, but the villain already knows he’s there and it’s ‘him’ > Several assignation ‘teams’ go after him, one after the next. > Bond kisses all pretty girls. None look particularly thrilled about it. Uh… all of them? ---
**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:** [October 6, 2022, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5046 "2022-10-06T21:19:33Z")
**News of the World** , an oater with Tom Hanks doing his usual competent acting job. I liked it, but wouldn’t watch it twice. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2022, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5047 "2022-10-06T21:33:32Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > but it was an episode of _The Shirley Temple Show_ Oh, I have so many good strong memories of that series! The Princess and Curdy, the little Lame Prince, and on and on. I’m almost afraid to watch it now and spoil the memories. ---
**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:** [October 6, 2022, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5048 "2022-10-06T21:37:15Z")
> [@Tibby](#): > > It was fun, in a tongue-in-cheek, cult-film sort of way. But, the premise and many of the scenes were quite macabre and eerie (who’s not afraid of clowns?). With a director like Tim Burton and better actors, it could have been a really good horror film. No joke, they are making a video game of Killer Klowns right now. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ilwcOZTBa64/maxresdefault.jpg "Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game – Official Reveal Trailer | PS5 & PS4 Games") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilwcOZTBa64) ---
**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:** [October 6, 2022, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5049 "2022-10-06T21:59:48Z")
[matthew mcconaughey] _cool, cool, cool!_ [/matthew mcconaughey] Actually…that does look cool. ---
**Author:** ![Smid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2022, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5050 "2022-10-06T23:51:42Z")
Ah Killer Clowns from Outer space, in the early days of comedy horror that was well regarded (Evil dead 2 being the starter mainly), but Frankenhooker is a fun bit of additional viewing. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2022, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5051 "2022-10-07T00:29:45Z")
I did not enjoy Frankenhooker, but Evil Dead 2 is amazing. ---
**Author:** ![Smid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5052 "2022-10-07T08:20:07Z")
Ash is a man of few words. But effective ones. I do occasionally say the word “Workshed”. Just that word. They never really caught that aspect in followup films and series. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2022, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5053 "2022-10-07T14:54:48Z")
**Messiah of Evil** Almost an early David Lynch movie, made years before he was active(movie is 1973). Interesting at times, a snoozefest at others. Yes, very David Lynch-ian indeed. Weird, strange, but not totally satisfying or scary. I’d probably recommend skipping it, but it is very weird and does have its moments. ---
**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:** [October 7, 2022, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5054 "2022-10-07T19:59:34Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I did not enjoy Frankenhooker, but Evil Dead 2 is amazing. I thought **Frankenhooker** was a blast. You have to realize that the film is a remake/homage to the 1962 cheap shocker **The Brain that Wouldn’t Die** , about the mad scientist trying to keep his girlfriend’s head alive and get her a new body. Not only is the plot the same, but Frankenhooker opens with a shot of the brain-with-an-eyeball-in-a-flask that features prominently in the poster for The Brain that Wouldn’t Die, but doesn’t appear in that film at all. It’s played way over the top and sexier (the Monster In A Closet at the end isn’t a pointy-headed thyroid-chomping thing, but a collection of arms, legs, boobs, and butts that were the “spare parts” all fused together.) It was made by Frank Henelotter, whose **Basket Case** is schlock movie gold. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906.md?page=251) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906.md?page=253)