# 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:** 267
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2022, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5336 "2022-11-26T11:03:14Z")
I watched _Barbarian_, which was gross but well-done (though I genuinely thought the lead actor was someone else until I saw her name). Then I watched _Giant From The Unknown_ so I could sleep. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5337 "2022-11-26T15:57:59Z")
And to complete the circle: the first movie little Sammy Fabelman/Spielberg saw, that broke his mind and set him on his path – _The Greatest Show on Earth_, directed by C.B. de Mille and starring Charlton Heston. ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2022, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5338 "2022-11-26T16:47:53Z")
Our regional library offers a streaming channels from which you can watch up to 10 videos a month. Back in the late ‘70s I’d enjoyed a French film, **Get Out Your Handkerchiefs** , and the library channel provided a way to revisit. The film won the Oscar for Best Foreign, and starred Depardieu (which meant nothing to me in the ‘70s). It’s a deadpan comedy about a simple man who’s in a panic because his wife is losing interest in everything — including their marriage. His solution is to ask random strangers for help and advice. The movie was still charming, but there were maybe five elements that have become less socially acceptable in the last 45 years — things like a light face slap, and casual female nudity without reciprocal male nudity. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5339 "2022-11-26T19:48:53Z")
Two more … As mentioned in my post about Swedish director Ruben Östlund’s _Triangle of Sadness_, I was inspired to follow up with his earlier 2017 production, **[_The Square_](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/how-square-used-a-naked-ape-man-pull-films-intense-unexpected-scene-1054658/)**. Despite its outrageous dinner scene rivaling anything in _Triangle of Sadness_, I thought it was overall a bit more subtle and cryptic than the latter. It has quite a few funny moments and won tons of accolades, but I suspect many would find Östlund to be something of an acquired taste. The above link is a good overview of the film. I enjoyed it but not sure I can recommend it for everyone, although it was yet again a favourite at Cannes, and it, too, won the Palme d’Or. Another one I just saw was _Boiling Point_, a British production from 2021. It centers entirely around one night’s events at an upscale restaurant from the standpoint of the kitchen and wait staff. Sounds kind of boring but it isn’t; it’s extremely well made and got many award nominations and a handful of wins. It’s meant to be a straightforward dramatization of the stresses and challenges of that environment and how people react to it, but there’s enough richness of interaction and social hierarchies on display that if one is so inclined it could be taken as a metaphor for modern society. It was filmed entirely on location at Jones and Sons, an upscale restaurant in Dalston, East London. ---
**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:** [November 26, 2022, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5340 "2022-11-26T19:50:10Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > I watched _Barbarian_, which was gross but well-done (though I genuinely thought the lead actor was someone else until I saw her name). Then I watched _Giant From The Unknown_ so I could sleep. Definitely one of the “I did not see _that_ coming!” movies of this year. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2022, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5341 "2022-11-26T20:02:12Z")
What did you think of _Triangle of Sadness_? ---
**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:** [November 26, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5342 "2022-11-26T20:12:59Z")
Shit, you dated her too? (sorry) ---
**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:** [November 26, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5343 "2022-11-26T20:50:10Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > What did you think of _Triangle of Sadness_? Would you believe I have been so interrupted, I have about 30 minutes left still? Rare for me to breakup movies this much, but I’ve been interrupted. It is MUCH better once…well, once the cruise on the yacht…is not so nice. ---
**Author:** ![Didi44](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2022, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5344 "2022-11-27T00:28:26Z")
I watched _Steel Flowers_ last night and it was a unique viewing experience of this beautiful heartwarming film for me. This was the first time I’ve watched a foreign language (Korean) movie without any subtitles and without understanding the language. Fortunately, there’s very little dialogue and these reviews summarize the movie well: [https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/steel-flower-review-busan-film-festival-1201609645/](https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/steel-flower-review-busan-film-festival-1201609645/), [Modern Korean Cinema: Busan 2015 Review: STEEL FLOWER Offers Wilted View of Korean Youth](https://www.modernkoreancinema.com/2015/10/busan-2015-review-steel-flower-offers.html) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9Hs49eYKps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9Hs49eYKps) Huge credit to Jeong Ha Dam whose expressions and movements say far more than anything she could express with words in her often mute performance. Ha Dam deservedly was nominated for and won several film festival Best Actress awards for her performance in _Steel Flower_ Here’s a beautiful reading of some of the scenes by her: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF9Lzts04TA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF9Lzts04TA) ---
**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:** [November 27, 2022, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5345 "2022-11-27T01:02:02Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > What did you think of _Triangle of Sadness_? I finished the movie and thought it was good, but not outstanding. Nice to see something different, but it didn’t really make that much of an impact on me. It won’t make my top 10 of the year and I’m surprised it won the Palm d’Or. Good, though. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2022, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5346 "2022-11-27T04:53:00Z")
I just watched _See How They Run_. I would describe it as a farcical meta take on an Agatha Christy whodunit that seems to be trying really hard to be a Wes Anderson film. Without revealing too much, it was enjoyable but at times kind of got lost in it’s own cleverness. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2022, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5347 "2022-11-27T12:12:23Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > > [@wolfpup](#): > > > > What did you think of _Triangle of Sadness_? > > I finished the movie and thought it was good, but not outstanding. Nice to see something different, but it didn’t really make that much of an impact on me. I have no quibbles with that. I’m glad to have seen it and I think it makes an entertaining and humourous statement about how the rich and famous live in an artificial world largely of their own creation, and how useless many of them are, but I don’t think of it as a particularly impactful movie. As I said after watching _The Square_, Östlund is something of an acquired taste. Still, I’m planning to watch _Force Majeure_ next, probably his highest rated film. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2022, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5348 "2022-11-27T14:27:38Z")
Last night, for the first time ever, I watch the original Planet of the Apes all the way thru. OMG - was there no subtlety in 1968? The music, I assume, was meant to be dramatic. I found it to be jarring and almost painful. The acting was just a tad over-the-top. The message, or the allegory, or the symbolism - whatever - was so in-your-face. Then again, it was made over half a century ago and I had to keep reminding myself of that. And to be fair, I’m not much for sci-fi (if that’s the correct category for this movie.) I was proud of myself, tho - I refrained from snarking. Spousal unit doesn’t like when I snark about movies that he likes. And that’s the movie I’ve seen more recently. Thank you for your attention. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2022, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5349 "2022-11-27T14:40:41Z")
For years, I was surprised that Rod Serling could be involved in writing something so unsubtle, given some of the things he’d done on The Twilight Zone. What I didn’t realize was that he wasn’t a co-writer, he was a first draft writer, and all sorts of hijinx happened after he was done with the script > **[Mythbusting the Original "Planet of the Apes" - Rod Serling Memorial Foundation](https://rodserling.com/mythbusting-the-original-planet-of-the-apes/)** > > In late 1963, Rod Serling was hired by King Brothers \[…\] ---
**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:** [November 27, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5350 "2022-11-27T18:00:57Z")
Watched **The Wizard of Oz** for the first time in probably decades. It’s just as delightful as it’s always been, despite Judy Garland’s awful backstory. Available on HBO, if you’re interested. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2022, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5351 "2022-11-27T20:03:05Z")
Just finished watching _King’s Row_ this morning (I was interrupted yesterday). Very representative of its time (early 1940s). Probably Ronald Reagan’s most well thought of performance. He was o.k. I’ll never forget “Where is the rest of me?” I didn’t know much about it ahead of time, but my sister read up on it. The character that was supposed to be insane and was killed by her father who then shot himself? In the book, the murder/suicide was really over father/daughter incest. Guess that was a bridge too far for the times. It was long and rather slow, and I think Bob Cummings was miscast, but it kept my interest. Ann Sheridan was good. Typical bombastic intrusive movie score. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5352 "2022-11-27T20:21:24Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > Typical bombastic intrusive movie score. Some of it was used as the temp score for Star Wars, hence why it sounds so similar to John Williams. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/tysCiL1-24w/maxresdefault.jpg "Kings Row; Main Title (From "Kings Row")") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tysCiL1-24w) ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2022, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5353 "2022-11-27T20:24:00Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > **Pearl** > > This is a prequel to X, which was not that great of a movie. However, Pearl is vastly superior and there is absolutely no reason to go see X as this movie stands alone entirely. > > Mia Goth gives a great performance in this film as a desperate and crazy woman who, well, takes matters into her own hands. > > I recommend this movie quite a bit. Really great and Mia Goth should be nominated for an Oscar. Just finished watching it, and I totally agree. Fantastic performance by Goth. I’d never heard of her before although I now see she’s appeared in about a dozen movies before, including _X_. She also co-wrote the script for _Pearl_. Very talented young lady. I highly recommend this movie to anyone interested in a smart, psychological horror thriller. I’ve seen it described as a “slasher” film which I think is very unfair as it’s not in that mindless genre at all. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2022, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5354 "2022-11-27T20:27:07Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > I highly recommend this movie to anyone interested in a smart, psychological horror thriller. I’ve seen it described as a “slasher” film which I think is very unfair as it’s not in that mindless genre at all. There really are not that man kills and the “kill kill kill” style is nowhere to be seen in this. This isn’t Terrifier 2 or a mindless kill-fest. It’s really about her character and that final shot that they hold during the credits is still in my mind. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2022, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5355 "2022-11-27T22:01:18Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Some of it was used as the temp score for Star Wars, hence why it sounds so similar to John Williams. So I wasn’t hallucinating? I knew I was hearing it! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906.md?page=266) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906.md?page=268)