# Movies you've seen recently (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [August 27, 2024, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288 "2024-08-27T05:10:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 191
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/3802 "2025-11-08T15:50:51Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > The entire movie comes across as cold and soul less. The strongest theme that connects the stories is the determination to survive. Agree 100%. I expected so much more…it was just flat and lifeless. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2025, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/3803 "2025-11-08T16:24:41Z")
I loved **Dunkirk** , because it was basically an existential horror movie. ---
**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:** [November 8, 2025, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/3804 "2025-11-08T18:13:25Z")
I’d place _Dunkirk_ in the category of Anabasis movies. Of course, _The Warriors_ always gets mentioned there, but more seriously, John Ford’s _They Were Expendable_ and the French _317th Platoon_ about Vietnam. Among others that escape me now. ---
**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 8, 2025, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/3805 "2025-11-08T20:20:06Z")
**Frankenstein** (2025) Recommended. First 60% or so of the movie: Pretty good stuff about the creation of the monster. Not quite as good as I would hope, but it was good. A little long. Final 40%: _Excellent_. Once the monster is alive and active and we follow his story, the movie is terrific. I won’t go into details, but this was a great version of the monster and his story. Loved it. ---
**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 8, 2025, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/3806 "2025-11-08T20:31:19Z")
> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > I’d place _Dunkirk_ in the category of Anabasis movies. Of course, _The Warriors_ always gets mentioned there, but more seriously, John Ford’s _They Were Expendable_ and the French _317th Platoon_ about Vietnam. Among others that escape me now. Let’s not forget _We Were Soldiers_ (2002). Very powerful movie about the futility and sacrifice of the Vietnam war. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QwY2MACi2SY/hqdefault.jpg "We Were Soldiers Soundtrack") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwY2MACi2SY) ---
**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 8, 2025, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/3807 "2025-11-08T21:04:04Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Frankenstein > > Recommended. > > First 60% or so of the movie: Pretty good stuff about the creation of the monster. Not quite as good as I would hope, but it was good. A little long. > > Final 40%: _Excellent_. Once the monster is alive and active and we f Agreed. I think I’m better off not having read the novel, as most negative comments about this film refer to the movie’s failure to follow the book accurately. I think it stands alone and that comparisons only take away from the solid work done here by everyone involved. ---
**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 9, 2025, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/3808 "2025-11-09T01:53:07Z")
**Shelby Oaks** Mildly recommended. Chris Stuckman is a pretty popular film critic. I watch his reviews and am glad he finally got to live his dream and make a full-blown, full budget, movie. It’s adequate, but not great. It is mostly a found footage type movie, but not entirely. The horror has very little scares to it and one thing that is good about it is that it is actually quite short. Anyway, a pretty OK little movie. Nothing super amazing, nothing really terrible. ---
**Author:** ![MacDoc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/macdoc/32/18696_2.png) [@MacDoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacDoc)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2025, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/3809 "2025-11-09T02:13:27Z")
Good to hear - film buddy recommended Frankenstein too. 👍 ---
**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:** [November 9, 2025, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/3810 "2025-11-09T02:16:19Z")
I’m looking forward to it. I read (listened to, anyway) the book for the first time a few years ago and fell in love with it. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2025, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/3811 "2025-11-09T04:48:22Z")
I just saw “Fantastic Four”, followed by “George Of The Jungle”. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2025, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/3812 "2025-11-09T07:32:33Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > It’s adequate, but not great. It is mostly a found footage type movie, but not entirely. I wish they kept the documentary style the whole way through, imo the film would have been much more effective. It was found footage until suddenly it was not, for no reason. ---
**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 9, 2025, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/3813 "2025-11-09T13:33:45Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > I’m looking forward to it. I read (listened to, anyway) the book for the first time a few years ago and fell in love with it. Just be forewarned that the biggest complaint by many is that it doesn’t follow the book. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2025, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/3814 "2025-11-09T14:56:21Z")
From what you’ve read, are the criticisms the typical fanboy nitpicks (“Victor was _left_ handed, man”)? Or was it about major changes in the narrative and themes? I definitely plan on watching. Loved the novel, and I don’t mind even major departures from the book, so long as it’s in the service of a well-told story. Just curious. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2025, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/3815 "2025-11-09T15:04:35Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Just be forewarned that the biggest complaint by many is that it doesn’t follow the book. Hmm, a lot of what I have read is that it’s one of the most faithful adaptations of the book. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2025, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/3816 "2025-11-09T15:48:04Z")
Like a lot of early novels, Mary Shelley’s book doesn’t structurally lend itself well to an overly faithful dramatization. Any film that portrays the monster as self educated and intelligent and is framed by the ice-bound ship is enough for me to call it faithful. ---
**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 9, 2025, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/3817 "2025-11-09T16:34:10Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > Hmm, a lot of what I have read is that it’s one of the most faithful adaptations of the book. I’m just relaying what I’ve seen on Reddit. I have no idea whether or not the criticisms are accurate. I enjoyed the movie, as it was a departure from the usual bolts-in-the-neck nonsense, and gave some depth to the “monster”. ---
**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 9, 2025, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/3818 "2025-11-09T17:55:25Z")
I finally got around to seeing _Glass Onion._ I didn’t like it quite as much as the first Knives Out, but I liked it overall. I managed to keep myself unspoiled, so I could enjoy any surprises (and there were a few – one a completely out-of-the-blue uncredited cameo). I thought the initial introduction of the characters was a little draggy, but it picked up once everyone was allowed to “stew.” Recommended. ---
**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 9, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/3819 "2025-11-09T19:42:18Z")
**Predator: Badlands** Recommended. Wow, it’s excellent. Such a great movie and one of the best, if not the best, of the Predator follow-ups. I won’t say anything so I don’t spoil it. I went in blind and it was actually very refreshing and new feeling. Loved it. ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2025, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/3820 "2025-11-09T21:19:19Z")
**The Rocky Horror Picture Show** (1975). I had, of course, heard about it, and the fact there are various rituals that go with it at public showings, but never actually seen it. In fact I don’t think I ever even saw a clip. I finally took the time to watch it and it was OK? I can see that it is a parody of a lot of genres and the music and the absurdity is interesting, but I guess I would not characterize it as fun. Maybe, given the right libations, I might enjoy it more. I guess my preference goes for something else released in the same year **Monty Python and the Holy Grail**. It was a bit amazing to me to realize the main character is played by Tim Curry, which I associate more with Wadsworth than any of the other characters I have seen him play. I think everyone played their role as they were expected to, but much more was demanded from him than the others, which is why he stands out the most. The visuals are very kitchy, but that is the point, so I don’t fault them. Overall, it was fine, but not something I would particularly want to re-watch. `//i\\` ---
**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 9, 2025, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/3821 "2025-11-09T21:27:44Z")
> [@icon](#): > > **The Rocky Horror Picture Show** (1975). I had, of course, heard about it, and the fact there are various rituals that go with it at public showings, but never actually seen it. In fact I don’t think I ever even saw a clip. I finally took the time to watch it and it was OK? I can see that it is a parody of a lot of genres and the music and the absurdity is interesting, but I guess I would not characterize it as fun. Maybe, given the right libations, I might enjoy it more. I guess my preference goes for something else released in the same year **Monty Python and the Holy Grail**. The difference is that _Holy Grail_ was meticulously written, in much the same way as the equally successful other Monty Python movies, and reflected the same wacky brilliance that John Cleese and his then-wife Connie Booth put into _Fawlty Towers_. Whereas _Rocky Horror_ was pretty much a fortuitious fluke – I think it’s marvelously entertaining and has some great music, but it became a cult classic pretty much by accident. They tried to do it again, and failed miserably. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288.md?page=190) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288.md?page=192)