# 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:** 453
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/9060 "2024-04-08T19:52:16Z")
> **[Alienoid: The Return to the Future (2024) ⭐ 6.6 | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20201212/?ref_=tt_urv)** > > 2h 2m Actually saw this back-to-back with a rewatch of the first film, which was still pretty good. This sequel was not as good, but at least it wraps up the story this time (except for the parts that were never explained). Wild VFX-heavy mash-up of sci-fi and old-school period Martial Arts fantasies brings 14th century characters into the present and features lots of fun action, mass destruction and tentacles along with a few story lulls. Extensive alienoid pwnage at the climax helps. ---
**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:** [April 8, 2024, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/9061 "2024-04-08T23:26:29Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > I watched a fairly unknown and underrated comedy today, _[Real Men (1987)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093828/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_real%2520men)_ starring Jim Belushi and John Ritter. This is pretty much the only thing I’ve seen Jim Belushi in where I thought he was good. Yeah, it wasn’t as bad as the bulk of his work. But for me the only really great scene was where the late great Dyanne Thorne plays Belushi’s dad. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/9062 "2024-04-09T01:12:10Z")
There was the bit where Belushi goes to hand the map to his boss, only for a breakaway-faction agent to reveal himself: swiping it, and swiftly getting it to a confederate, before being taken into custody. “Henderson was with them?” “Yeah. He didn’t get the map.” “What was that?” “It was a message: telling them to give up, I know who their leaders are.” “Who are their leaders?” “…I dunno.” ---
**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:** [April 9, 2024, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/9063 "2024-04-09T01:48:07Z")
> [@TRC4941](#): > > We watched _ **The Little Things** _ (2021) starring Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, and Jared Leto. It’s a cop drama. I can only say - Meh. I was hoping for a lot more with that cast. Yeah. A lot of vibes, a little plot. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2024, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/9064 "2024-04-09T02:26:11Z")
I guess _Real Men_ isn’t as unknown as I thought it was. Happy pie? ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/9065 "2024-04-09T02:36:50Z")
**Le Samourai** - The 4K restoration of Melville’s 1967 neo-noir, telling the story of an ice-cold assassin (Alain Delon) betrayed and seeking answers. The inspiration of a bunch of greats in the genre from John Woo to David Fincher. If you haven’t seen it, go! If you’ve seen it, get to a theater and experience cinematography as a character on the big screen. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/9066 "2024-04-09T03:54:10Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > > [@TRC4941](#): > > > > We watched _ **The Little Things** _ (2021) starring Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, and Jared Leto. It’s a cop drama. I can only say - Meh. I was hoping for a lot more with that cast. > > Yeah. A lot of vibes, a little plot. It felt like a tired rip off of **Seven**. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2024, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/9067 "2024-04-09T04:19:29Z")
**Amadeus** (1984) I watched this again for the first time in 40 years and it’s even better than I remember. And funnier. And I don’t mean Tom Hulce’s Mozart as much as F. Murray Abraham’s slow burn as Salieri. He’s like some kind of repressed Larry David character and he’s absolutely hilarious. The 3hr director’s cut doesn’t have a slow moment in it and just flew by. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/9068 "2024-04-09T16:16:21Z")
**Men** (2022, Paramount+) It was alright. It was mentioned above that this film improved on a subsequent viewing and that intrigued me. I love all film, but rarely go back to a horror because the gimmick is given away. So for another film fan to not only watch a horror film again but say it improves was enough to try it. It was alright, but I can’t comment much more than that. It was different, and I have thought about it days later. I’d say it qualifies as social commentary and that it is a horror is part of the conversation it wants to have. I don’t think I’ll gain much more on further viewings but like it enough that I would see it again. That is no small achievement. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/9069 "2024-04-09T16:22:15Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > **Amadeus** (1984) > > I watched this again for the first time in 40 years and it’s even better than I remember. And funnier. And I don’t mean Tom Hulce’s Mozart as much as F. Murray Abraham’s slow burn as Salieri. He’s like some kind of repressed Larry David character and he’s absolutely hilarious. The 3hr director’s cut doesn’t have a slow moment in it and just flew by. 100% agree. The extended scenes fill out Salieri’s role in the story and do a far better job of showing Mozart’s issues with his father which are necessary for the final Opera. The original length is great, but I am glad the extended cut exists and prefer it. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/9070 "2024-04-09T16:23:16Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > I don’t think I’ll gain much more on further viewings but like it enough that I would see it again. That is no small achievement. Is there even a clear message? “All men are the same”? “Men = bad”? I’m not sure. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/9071 "2024-04-09T16:29:18Z")
These are online men. These assholes, even the weird punk kid, are all online male toxic behavior. Every interaction she has with men in the film is degrading, mean, or uncaring. But the film doesn’t stop there, there is more to unpack. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2024, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/9072 "2024-04-09T16:31:11Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > These are online men. These assholes, even the weird punk kid, are all online male toxic behavior. Every interaction she has with men in the film is degrading, mean, or uncaring. But the film doesn’t stop there, there is more to unpack I dunno. I’ve seen it twice and I didn’t pick up on them being online men. I’m both fascinated and honestly lost at what they meant with this movie. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/9073 "2024-04-09T16:35:31Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > I watched this again for the first time in 40 years and it’s even better than I remember. This was one of my favorite films when I was young (I played piano then). I just saw that it’s coming to Netflix and am planning on watching it again; like you, for the first time in a long while. Is the director’s cut on Netflix or did you watch that somewhere else? ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/9074 "2024-04-09T16:35:48Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > > [@Sitnam](#): > > > > These are online men. These assholes, even the weird punk kid, are all online male toxic behavior. Every interaction she has with men in the film is degrading, mean, or uncaring. But the film doesn’t stop there, there is more to unpack > > I dunno. I’ve seen it twice and I didn’t pick up on them being online men. I’m both fascinated and honestly lost at what they meant with this movie. I always entertain the possibility that I can be wrong, but I sat through this entire film believing it was attempting to say something profound rather than just trying to scare you. It wasn’t that scary and I don’t blame people for being confused if that is what they thought the intention of this film was. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/9075 "2024-04-09T17:01:41Z")
Above average femsploitation, elevated by Rory Kinnear’s giving it 110% ---
**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:** [April 9, 2024, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/9076 "2024-04-09T17:34:06Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > **Amadeus** (1984) > > I watched this again for the first time in 40 years and it’s even better than I remember. And funnier. And I don’t mean Tom Hulce’s Mozart as much as F. Murray Abraham’s slow burn as Salieri. He’s like some kind of repressed Larry David character and he’s absolutely hilarious. The 3hr director’s cut doesn’t have a slow moment in it and just flew by. I saw it not long ago, with the score performed live by the Cleveland Orchestra, and loved it all over again. Did you notice a very young Cynthia Nixon as the maid Salieri places in the Mozart household as his spy? My latest five: _F for Fake_ A self-indulgent, late-career Orson Welles movie, prominently featuring him. A meandering tale of art forgery and the blurry line between illusion and reality. Meh. _Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves_ Silly, adventurous fun, and a must-see for anyone who’s ever played D&D. Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez and Hugh Grant lead the cast; Justice Smith is a standout as an aspiring wizard with low self-esteem. Two thumbs up. _Dune: Part Two_ An exciting and worthwhile sequel, moving Paul Atreides, his mother, her unborn child and the Fremen of Arrakis ever closer to their shared destiny. _Sakamoto: Opus_ In-studio recital movie featuring the late Japanese movie-music composer Ryuichi Sakamoto playing his works on solo piano. Very little dialogue; quite a lot of beautiful music. _A Night to Remember_ A 1958 British epic about the RMS _Titanic_ disaster. I didn’t like it as much as the 1997 James Cameron blockbuster; it’s melodramatic and sometimes the sfx are obviously fake, but it’s still a pretty good movie about the sinking. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/9077 "2024-04-09T17:34:49Z")
> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > Above average femsploitation, elevated by Rory Kinnear’s giving it 110% Sure. That’s how they got a rando to buy a ticket. Agreed. **Barbie** is ‘Men are Bad so Fight the Patriarchy!’ but at least it was fun and somewhat funny. If **Men** offered nothing else it would be a shame. However, I think there is more to it. Look at me, defending this film I didn’t really like. ---
**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:** [April 9, 2024, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/9078 "2024-04-09T18:04:21Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > If **Men** offered nothing else it would be a shame. However, I think there is more to it. It offered the greatest birthing scene since Xtro. I’ll spoiler link the Xtro moment below since it is pretty intense. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M7oT1l0J0w](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M7oT1l0J0w) ---
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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > _F for Fake_ > A self-indulgent, late-career Orson Welles movie, prominently featuring him. A meandering tale of art forgery and the blurry line between illusion and reality. Meh. Orson Welles actually came to Cambridge Massachusetts to present this at the Orson Welles Cinema (the only time I’m aware of that he actually appeared there.) when the film first came out. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906.md?page=452) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906.md?page=454)