I loved this film and was very happy that I could see it uninterrupted on TCM. But I never saw it in the theater, only on network TV years ago, so seeing it uncut surprised me. Whatever cuts I had seen were obviously heavily dubbed, because I don’t remember all the bad language. Still love the film though, and especially that last scene.
Not meaning to excessively nitpick (but after all, pedantry is what I do!) what I’m saying is that Robbie and McAdams aren’t British. And they aren’t. McAdams hails from the same Canadian city where I spent many years of my youth, although unlike the Tim Lake character in the movie, I neither met her nor ever had sex with her. 
You’re really stretching here. To us colonials on this side of the pond, “British” – or at least the term “British Isles” if you want to be pedantically accurate – encompasses Ireland, much as that may offend locals. And Lydia Wilson was born, raised, and educated in England.
I’m American and I would never use “British” to include both U.K. and Irish citizens.
Domhnall Gleeson has appeared in three films from the Stars Wars franchise and two from the Harry Potter franchise, as well as True Grit, Ex Machina, Brooklyn, and Mother!, so I would say that he’s reasonably well known to people who go to a lot of movies. Bill Nighy has appeared in one film from the Harry Potter franchise, one film from the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, and one film from the Pink Panther franchise, as well being nominated for an Oscar and winning a Golden Globe. He’s 74 years old and has been acting in movies since 1979. I’d say that he’s well known to anyone who seen many movies over the past four decades. Watch some more of his films.
Yes, it’s a bit like calling a Canadian “American”.
(The British having massacred a bunch of Irish several times over the centuries makes it a sore point)
The Mayor: “Shit! Piss! Fuck!” 
Ha! I liked the language. It was real. Apparently the producers wanted someone else for the Matthau role, but he didn’t like the language and passed on it. I say put a warning at the beginning for those with tender ears to let them make the choice. For those of us for whom non-gratuitous swearing is not a problem, let us hear how real people talk.
Honestly, if anyone’s going to swear like that, it’s gonna be a bunch of guys trying to manage New York transit.
Ah, now I begin to see the explanation! I have no interest in Star Wars, and even less in Harry Potter, and I have no recollection of seeing any of the others you mention. As for watching a lot of movies, my frequent posts in this thread would suggest that I watch a lot of movies, and I do. Just apparently not the ones that Domhnall Gleeson has appeared in. I have nothing against the guy.
I must say, though, that only on the Dope can one get into spirited bickering arising from a post whose basic message was “I enjoyed this movie and you’ll probably like it, too!” 
It’s probably been talked about to death, but I saw Dune and Dune Part 2. I had never read the books. I didn’t really like either one. I mean, They should have made it into a mini series or something, instead of cram that whole story in there. I know they changed some stuff the make it more adaptable, my problem is that there were things I needed explained that I had to look up what the book said happened, but if they changed things for the film, you can’t really trust the book as a reference.
Absolutely! That’s one of the best lines in the movie:
How the hell can you run a goddamn railroad without swearing?
Funny that the mayor character had a distinct Ed Koch vibe but the movie came out before he was mayor.
Yeah, my sister was reading me some of the imdb trivia on the movie as we were watching it, and when she said “New York mayor” given the year of the film, I instantly got a picture of John Lindsay in my head. Then, she said Koch – but he wasn’t mayor yet. Of course, it wasn’t very complimentary to their fake mayor – I loved the scene where you know the mayor had shown up near the subway entrance because the crowd started booing.
Police chief: Whatta y’know, it’s the Goddamn Mayor.
I’ll bet New Yorkers love this movie even more than I do.
The main thing I found strange in the films is that…he was apparently out in the desert with the Fremen for just a few months. His mother was pregnant…and still pregnant when she came back at the end of the movie.
The book is clear he is gone for years. So much so, his sister is born and is 6-8 years old when they come back. SHE kills Harkonnen, by the way, not Paul.
Godzilla Minus One
Highly recommended.
This would have made my top 10 list for 2023 had I had a chance to see it during the calendar year. It really was terrific and I am so impressed the effects were done by a very small team. They looked great. This is the first Godzilla movie* I’ve seen that actually felt like a proper movie, not just a very cheesy monster-attack film.
I can’t be the only one that thought main-dude would kamikaze into Godzilla in the end. Kudos to them for subverting expectations, though it was awfully cheesy. Still, I liked the mini-love-story and his own struggle to overcome difficult emotions about the war.
Great movie.
*Actually, I do rather like the American ones of late. I don’t consider them the same as the Japanese ones, though.
Arthur the King (2024). The movie starts off a little slow in the first 30 minutes, and then appears to be about adventure racing, a grueling multi-modal extreme sport that involves competitive running, cycling, climbing, and kayaking over a period of 10 days and over 400 miles. But soon they’re joined by a beautiful stray dog, who determinedly keeps up with their grueling routine. As the dog and the team leader of one of the competitive teams begin to bond, the movie becomes more about the dog and soon entirely about the dog.
I don’t want to say more than that because I don’t want to spoil it – it deserves to be seen and appreciated on its merits, which are considerable, though as a confirmed dog lover I’m probably biased. But it isn’t sappy or mawkish, and indeed is based on a true story, except that the real adventure racing team was from Sweden and in this movie the team leader was from Colorado, and the site of the race was switched from Ecuador to the Dominican Republic, where most of the action was filmed on location.
I’ll just say one thing. Ukai, the Australian shepherd/border collie/Bouvier mix who played Arthur, deserves more than just a Palm Dog from Cannes – that dog deserves an actual freaking Oscar! Very highly recommended. There’s a trailer on Rotten Tomatoes if you’re interested in a preview.
Unfrosted
Maybe recommended?
Hear me out. It’s incredibly silly. Incredibly. I mean, this whole thing feels like a children’s movie for the most part. It’s zany, wacky, goofy, and is mostly just joke after joke. I see it is rated PG-13, but it is almost G-rated or PG at most for about 99% of it.
My son was laughing a lot because whole thing is just so zany and silly. I smiled here and there, but really it isn’t all that funny and I have no idea what Jerry Seinfeld was hoping for when he made it. It’s just a very silly goofy comedy that feels like it is from another time.
I can’t even rate this one, but I can disagree with the Chicago Sun Times who said it is one of the worst movies of the decade. Bizarre? Yes. Atrocious? Not really.
Just very strange.
Tarot. Another "friends in a race against time to discover how to lift a curse from ______ object while they get picked off one by one. In this case it’s the eponymous tarot deck. Even though we’ve seen this done many times and often better (The Ring, Talk to Me) it could have still been good(ish) with even a modicum of effort. Instead it’s the usual loud music, continuous jump scare, shitty actor crap that keeps getting released. I didn’t expect it to be good; my friend got to choose the movie. Not recommended unless you’re hosting a tween sleepover.
The Fall Guy - I liked this a lot more than I thought I would. It’s very much a perfect movie for a hot summer day. It’s dedicated to stunt men, and there are a suitable number of practical stunts throughout (there must be some CGI, but it isn’t apparent). There is a fairly complicated plot involving the disappearance of the leading man from a mega budget sci fi film (which, from all appearances is awful), but it doesn’t take itself seriously, so the plot moves along sharply with the non-stop stunt action propelling it. Stick around for the credits, where there are some behind the scenes looks at the stunts and the actual stuntmen involved. It’s certainly a lot better than Hooper (1978), but it’s no The Stunt Man (1980), which, if you haven’t seen, you need to see.