# 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:** 300
**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:** [February 7, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5996 "2023-02-07T18:18:29Z")
I watched _[Save the Tiger (1973)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070640/?ref_=hm_rvi_tt_i_1)_ yesterday. Another in a long line of moves for which I’d seen bits and pieces but never the complete thing all in one sitting. What a strange movie. It takes place over the course of one day documenting a “successful” president of a fashion company. He’s got all the trappings - a maid, a car phone, a mistress; it’s a 70’s cornucopia of, “holy shit that’s what we used to call luxury” - who’s company isn’t as successful as it seems. He jumps through every corrupt hoop to try to wrangle one more season. Beyond that, it’s really full-on art house. It’s a think piece about longing for the good life at the expense of one’s morality. There are elements of anti-war, anti-capitalism, questions of generation gaps. Many, many fantastic scenes with crisp dialogue and amazing acting from Jack Lemmon and Jack Gilford. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5997 "2023-02-07T20:04:21Z")
> [@slicedalone](#): > > It just seemed like an affectation in that film. Too much work to keep reading the subtitles when they switched to Chinese, and to listen to their English when they switched back. This is the way immigrant families communicate. It’s very common, if not almost universal. > [@slicedalone](#): > > just didn’t enjoy seeing a movie that emphasized the two languages in such an awkward way. What was awkward about it? ---
**Author:** ![slicedalone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slicedalone/32/12515_2.png) [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5998 "2023-02-07T20:21:15Z")
> [@Yookeroo](#): > > What was awkward about it? Me needing to switch from reading the subtitles to watching the actors and back again to reading the subtitles. In a foreign film, I know that I need to read the subtitles every time someone speaks, and I adjust to that. Here, I only needed to read the subtitles at more or less random intervals, which detracted from my enjoyment, which was minimal for other reasons. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/5999 "2023-02-07T20:54:41Z")
Interesting. I never had any problem with it. Just chalk it up to differences in language processing, I guess. Speaking of brain differences, one of the co-writers of EEAAO was trying to make a movie that reflects the feeling of having ADHD. In the course of his research he realized he has ADHD. (From their Death, Sex & Money podcast interview.) I have ADHD. Never made the connection while watching it. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2023, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/6000 "2023-02-09T02:18:02Z")
Just saw Tär. To be frank, I’m not too sure it was a good movie? Maybe a bit quieter than I was expecting, her downfall seemed amazingly quick, which I can only explain as her assistant letting loose the Dogs of War prior to her quitting. If you like movies about pretentious people doing pretentious things who get pretentious comeuppances, Tär was written for you. I’ll give it 4 of 5, mostly because I think I wasn’t prepared for how subtle some of it is. I think the thing I missed, especially early in the movie, is that nobody really liked or supported her, and her political support within her world was razor thin. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2023, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/6001 "2023-02-09T05:19:20Z")
I watched _Sophie’s Choice_ again after not seeing it since soon after its release. I found it as powerful a film as ever. Meryl Streep’s performance deserves all the accolades it has received—nuanced and flawless. Streep is known for nailing foreign languages for roles and her German and Polish accents in this film (which she learned specifically for the film) were quite convincing. And, of course, her _“choice scene”_ will forever go down as one of the finest scenes in film history. Her silent scream with only the sound of her daughter’s scream seemingly coming out of her mouth is painful to watch, but unforgettable. Kevin Klein also nailed his portrayal of a manic depressive paranoid schizophrenic, and his performance deserves all the accolades it received. I’ve read reviews that say Peter MacNicol’s performance as Stingo and narrator was the weak link in the film, but I beg to differ. It was like Ringo Star’s role in the Beatles—no flash, but necessary for finding the groove and keeping the beat. Ringo/Stingo: coincidence? I think not. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2023, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/6002 "2023-02-09T14:33:29Z")
I just finished The Pale Blue Eye on Netflix. It was pretty good. The actor that played Edgar Allen Poe, Harry Melling, was a good casting choice. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2023, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/6003 "2023-02-09T15:02:18Z")
> [@slicedalone](#): > > THE BANSHEES OF WHEREVER was almost as mundane. If not for the Irish setting which was lovely to look at, this was a plotless movie. Watched this and it seems to me that it is full of itself. I would say the same for the filmmaker [Martin McDonagh - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1732981/?ref_=tt_ov_dr). It seemed to repeat some motifs of the makers previous work, [Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5027774/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0) - main character is super grumpy about something, and acts out in unpredictable outrageous ways, everyone else kinda stands back and goes WTF? Oh, and there’s a fire. Yes, the setting and historical placement are visually compelling, and the references to the nearby war give it some potential metaphorical layering, but ultimately I was not a fan. I feel that in the future I will avoid McDonagh’s works. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/6004 "2023-02-11T14:59:50Z")
Triangle of Sadness. What a pretentious load of crap. I’ve lost all respect for the judges at Cannes. Our story is presented in three parts. It could’ve started in part two and it would have made perfect sense. It could’ve started in part three and worked perfectly well. So why didn’t it? It’s 2.5 hours long as it is. Our Director likes to place the action as far away from the camera as possible, or put his actors out of frame entirely. It’s edited in a way that makes you constantly think you missed a scene. Why did the ship blow up? Who cares. Let’s have more shots of passengers vomiting. The most interesting story line is the one that’s ripped off from The Admirable Crichton, but the Director loses interest in that quickly. It ends ambiguously just as a final “fuck you” to his audience. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/6005 "2023-02-11T15:01:20Z")
My favorite Woody Allen films are _What’s Up, Tiger Lily?_ (a hilariously redubbed Japanese spy movie), _Sleeper_ (a sardonic sf parody), _Take the Money and Run_ (terrific mocumentary about a bungling criminal), _Crimes and Misdemeanor_ (a powerful meditation on sin) and _Midnight in Paris_ (Corey Stoll as a young, intense Hemingway is alone worth the price of admission). ---
**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:** [February 11, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/6006 "2023-02-11T16:24:50Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Triangle of Sadness. What a pretentious load of crap. I’ve lost all respect for the judges at Cannes. I liked the island portion of the movie, but this was a long way from being a great movie. Let’s just say I don’t think about it very much at all. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2023, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/6007 "2023-02-11T16:33:02Z")
We watched **Paddington** on a whim. It’s definitely a kid’s movie, but was charming enough, and CGI has certainly improved the genre. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2023, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/6008 "2023-02-11T16:41:46Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > My favorite Woody Allen films are _What’s Up, Tiger Lily?_ (a hilariously redubbed Japanese spy movie) I was just thinking of this film the other day, because I watched _The Leopard._ Long, slow, historical epic, but on an intimate scale. Beautifully subtle performance by Burt Lancaster. He was dubbed, but he was obviously speaking his lines in Italian. Once I adjusted to a different voice coming out of his mouth (took very little time) it just seemed natural. Gorgeous production with strong historical accuracy. I loved the quick scene at the final ball where he peeks into the little room a the army of chamber pots. More humor than I was expecting, but it was still a bittersweet farewell to an era. ---
**Author:** ![Chad\_Sudan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chad_sudan/32/4509_2.png) [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2023, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/6009 "2023-02-11T17:55:36Z")
**Aftersun** A divorced Scottish father and his 11-year-old daughter spend a holiday in a Turkish resort. This film is best watched without knowing much about it beforehand. It’s naturalistic, with a seemingly inconsequential plot. But in the small details, the context is gradually revealed. Director Charlotte Wells achieves astonishing poignancy from what is not spelled out. The _Guardian_ named it Best Movie of 2022. ---
**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:** [February 14, 2023, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/6010 "2023-02-14T01:31:35Z")
**Pin** A 1988 horror(?) movie about a guy who is having a mental breakdown and talks to his father’s anatomy doll(his father is a doctor). The anatomy dummy is named Pin and via unaware ventriloquism, our protagonist has back and forth conversations with Pin. This movie is weirder than it sounds and was really great. I kind of loved parts of it. Despite its ridiculous premise, the lead actor portrays a full mental breakdown very well. At no point in this movie doe they pretend like any supernatural elements to it. He’s just nuts and boy is it gripping. Highly recommended Only available on DVD, so search your local library network for it. I believe no Blu-ray or Streaming options are available. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2023, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/6011 "2023-02-14T01:51:18Z")
Am I being trolled or is there really a horror movie about Winnie the Pooh? ---
**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:** [February 14, 2023, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/6012 "2023-02-14T02:39:04Z")
It’s real. Winnie the Pooh entered public domain so now they can do whatever they want with that character. ---
**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:** [February 14, 2023, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/6013 "2023-02-14T02:54:22Z")
_Wakanda Forever_. Pretty good, and a pretty good sendoff for Boseman. I was glad to see Sub-Mariner as well, they picked a good actor. All that said, I’m pretty Marveled out for now. ---
**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:** [February 14, 2023, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/6014 "2023-02-14T04:08:29Z")
Here’s a NYT gift article on the new Pooh movie. I don’t think I’d pay money to see it, but if it was on a platform that I already have, I’d take a look just for shits and giggles. (The link looks ugly, hope it works.) Oh Much More Than Bother: This Winnie the Pooh Is Terrifying [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/09/movies/winnie-the-pooh-blood-honey-horror.html?unlocked\_article\_code=u8EI6c0pRc1I964DpPU4-8IfHX0ZBtqre122wOLDNjOf0mGncmb98hY05WUsHzwgWj16QruxTXL8HruYCQdtuIj4V7KpFVVNvpA34MjBftyOG-gqFda5KNZbvI9DFZBxCzG40ibb26sgGHlEdToYZCCkTtbMPfRLooNfbTORa\_GdYdXLngKStcr0RsNfy9RdKwGUdARBB0Xp5OgXt45OlNlZKAb8\_Hd2\_p7L5RreE8H\_Fw0JjCZH3nZ7Z7s8ZGLrS0c7XwZplMiyb07U7qTp5WM1yWCunyg4v\_up6J6K6D86OQGMBdUpq8HMrmCNrSMMG\_0xkLwRsESTC1dkfaFicunAG8k7QWeVAp93TQ](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/09/movies/winnie-the-pooh-blood-honey-horror.html?unlocked_article_code=u8EI6c0pRc1I964DpPU4-8IfHX0ZBtqre122wOLDNjOf0mGncmb98hY05WUsHzwgWj16QruxTXL8HruYCQdtuIj4V7KpFVVNvpA34MjBftyOG-gqFda5KNZbvI9DFZBxCzG40ibb26sgGHlEdToYZCCkTtbMPfRLooNfbTORa_GdYdXLngKStcr0RsNfy9RdKwGUdARBB0Xp5OgXt45OlNlZKAb8_Hd2_p7L5RreE8H_Fw0JjCZH3nZ7Z7s8ZGLrS0c7XwZplMiyb07U7qTp5WM1yWCunyg4v_up6J6K6D86OQGMBdUpq8HMrmCNrSMMG_0xkLwRsESTC1dkfaFicunAG8k7QWeVAp93TQ) ---
**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:** [February 14, 2023, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/6015 "2023-02-14T16:18:23Z")
> [@slicedalone](#): > > THE BANSHEES OF WHEREVER was almost as mundane. If not for the Irish setting which was lovely to look at, this was a plotless movie. Someone I don’t care about doesn’t want to talk to someone else I don’t care about after several decades of friendship. If this were set in modern-day USA, would I watch even five minutes of it? I would not. I agree! I’ve tried watching it three times and have fallen asleep within the first 15 minutes every time. Granted I was watching it while in bed, but it was just bo-ring! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906.md?page=299) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906.md?page=301)