# 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:** 21
**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:** [October 24, 2024, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/401 "2024-10-24T23:51:33Z")
Ahem. > [@ShadowFacts](#): > > Matthew Sweet (who just had a stroke, poor guy). ---
**Author:** ![cieskokid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cieskokid/32/5374_2.png) [@cieskokid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cieskokid)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2024, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/402 "2024-10-25T03:06:44Z")
Public lib’ary is still my best source for all manner of films & TV on DVD. Usually have 2wait a bit for new ones but it’s 100% free & I get them for 7-21 days with renewal option. Currently re-watching ‘‘The Sopranos’’ Season 5 & ''Mary Tyler Moore Show ‘’ Season 3. Also Led Zep’s “The Song Remains The Same” 2001 re-master! ---
**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:** [October 26, 2024, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/403 "2024-10-26T00:55:41Z")
I just rewatched _The Sixth Sense_ for the first time since we saw it in the theater. It really is well done, better than I remembered after all the memes and references kind of degraded it in my memory, and I was fifteen minutes in before I even realized that Cole’s mom was played by the magnificent Toni Collette. I’m really glad I happened to scroll HBO and see it starting. ---
**Author:** ![Cumberdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8c91f0/32.png) [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2024, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/404 "2024-10-26T02:16:16Z")
I rewatched Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home for the first time probably sense I saw it in the theaters. It is such a fun movie. It may well now be my favorite of the Trek movies. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2024, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/405 "2024-10-26T02:51:48Z")
“No, I’m from Iowa….I only work in outer space” may be one of the best movie lines of all time. ---
**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:** [October 26, 2024, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/406 "2024-10-26T13:25:20Z")
> [@Movies you've seen recently (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/9968): > > Trap. 42/100. It’s not just that Shyamalan (as he often does) piles one implausibility atop another, but some of the writing and dialogue are just…clunky. > > There’s been lots of praise for Hartnett, but he gets a little eye-twitchy as he chews up the scenery, though overall he’s still fun to watch. > > The kid who plays his daughter is great. (I was just skimming the IMDb page, and see she’s an Aussie…I had no idea!) > > His daughter was fine in the pop star role. > [@Movies you've seen recently (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/9969): > > I’m sitting outside the vet now while they bring her in and update her vaccinations, and I’m thinking about this movie, and now I’m at 35/100. I should just stop thinking about it, huh? Oh, wait. This movie, about a PARENT in a TRAP, featured Hayley Mills (as the FBI profiler). I think I have to go back up to 40, certainly that’s worth five points of credit. ---
**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:** [October 26, 2024, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/407 "2024-10-26T14:01:04Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Oh, wait. This movie, about a PARENT in a TRAP, featured Hayley Mills (as the FBI profiler). I think I have to go back up to 40, certainly that’s worth five points of credit. Yes, it’s a joke, though M. Night has said he just casts interesting people. It’s Hayley Mills in a movie…to Trap a Parent. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/408 "2024-10-26T15:48:45Z")
> [@Movies you've seen recently (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-1/699906/8983): > > **Late Night With the Devil** > > A found footage/documentary horror, the concept is that we are watching an episode of a famous 1970s late night talk show that aired on Halloween night 1977 when eerie things started to happen… > > This was **really** good! They got the look and feel of a late night talk show from that era _perfectly_. David Dastmalchian is excellent as the host in a ratings war with Carson. He’s one of those “that guy” actors who’s appeared in so many things in supporting and small roles and it was great to see him as the lead carrying a film. I hope this leads to more starring roles for him! I saw this yesterday, after noticing it was available on Hulu. Normally I avoid horror movies and almost never see them in the theater but am willing to see a few at home. It was good. ---
**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:** [October 26, 2024, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/409 "2024-10-26T18:57:02Z")
**Frankie Freako** Somewhat recommended. This is the next movie from the creators of Psycho Goreman. This is probably the weakest movie of theirs, but still a very fun and kind of bizarre film in its own right. I would call this a family film, but then in some parts it is quite inappropriate, so I’m not sure what the idea was. It’s cute. A guy calls a hot-line to have more fun and a bunch of puppet monsters come and kind of ruin his house and are way too wild for him. I watch Redlettermedia’s Youtube channel and this movie features Rich Evans, Mike Stoklaska, and Jay Bauman in voice roles. It isn’t their movie at all. It’s a movie they are hired to be in. It’s fun. Cute. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/410 "2024-10-26T20:36:54Z")
Just back from **Venom: The Last Dance**. It’s a pretty good entry to the franchise - the usual comedy, Tom Hardy slapstick, and CGI blobfights the first two films had. If you liked those, you’ll like this. If you didn’t like those, why the hell are you watching a third one? Everything has to be taken with a very large grain of salt, but it’s a fun ride for all that. And Chekhov’s gun makes a giant blinking neon sign of an appearance early on, so I hope no one was hoping for a clever twist at the end. Weird to see Juno Temple (late of _Ted Lasso_) with a rather strident and not entirely convincing American accent, but nice to see her getting work, I guess. Rhys Ifans likewise trots out his American skills. There is a mid-credits scene setting up whatever is next in the franchise (featuring Andy Serkis CGI’d into unrecognizability) and an end-credits scene that does likewise. ---
**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:** [October 26, 2024, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/411 "2024-10-26T22:21:03Z")
**The Remarkable Life of Ibelin** Highly recommended. A documentary about a disabled boy, who died in 2014, and the secret life he hid from his family. That life? His World of Warcraft life, where he had friends, girlfriends, and was seen as a great guy and leader. As his disability worsened, he spent 20,000 or so hours on WoW and built many relationships there, all while mainly hiding he was disabled from the online community. When he died, waves upon waves of online friends reached out to his family and they gradually learned all the impact he had made on many people in the game. Great documentary. I haven’t seen too many docs this year, but this is a great one. Check it out. Streams on Netflix. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2024, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/412 "2024-10-26T23:09:58Z")
I know a few of you have already mentioned **Longlegs** ---
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> [@Cumberdale](#): > > I rewatched Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home for the first time probably sense I saw it in the theaters. It is such a fun movie. It may well now be my favorite of the Trek movies. My favorite, too. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2024, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/414 "2024-10-26T23:37:15Z")
Whoa, that was weird. Anyway, Nic Cage I fabulously freaky and whatever’s up with Maika Monroe’s character, she nailed it. Heck, everyone’s performance was good and the atmosphere was sufficiently creepy. Unfortunately I can’t make heads or tails of the story. Pretty disappointing. ---
**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:** [October 27, 2024, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/415 "2024-10-27T00:14:52Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > Whoa, that was weird. Anyway, Nic Cage I fabulously freaky and whatever’s up with Maika Monroe’s character, she nailed it. Heck, everyone’s performance was good and the atmosphere was sufficiently creepy. Unfortunately I can’t make heads or tails of the story. Pretty disappointing The story to Longlegs is confusing? First I’ve heard. Weird, yes. Easy to follow…also yes. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2024, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/416 "2024-10-27T02:32:55Z")
_Jeepers Creepers_ 2001 Brother and Sister returning home from college are relentlessly chased by the Creeper. It’s the first film in the franchise. I kind of enjoyed it. Some of the long, high-speed, driving scenes were annoying. They’re fleeing from the Creeper but we only see two teens excitedly talking as they drive. Gina Philips and Justin Long had a lot of dialog together. Must of been difficult work. Eileen Brennan has a short appearance as the feisty cat lady. The movie was on AMC today. Watch it sometime when you need to kill time. ---
**Author:** ![Smid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2024, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/417 "2024-10-27T11:20:27Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Weird to see Juno Temple (late of _Ted Lasso_) with a rather strident and not entirely convincing American accent, but nice to see her getting work, I guess. American accent seems to be her default position, and I had to go back to question whether she was actually British (she is), because I’ve seen her in a few things since Ted Lasso, and lead in Fargo last season was up with the rest of the (admitted unusual) Minnesota accents. But seen her in things like Lost Transmissions (with Simon Pegg also doing American), Unsane and Wonder wheel, and apparently (and I’ve not seen it recently, so wouldn’t have known her), Sin City: A dame to kill for. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/418 "2024-10-27T15:47:32Z")
_Christine_ 1983 Keith Gordon, Dean Stockwell My favorite Stephen King film. The iconic 80’s cast isn’t familar to many younger people today. Alexandra Paul is remembered for Baywatch. Great soundtrack. The physical effects and camera shots in the car crusher are very good. This movie still gets referenced by Youtube car guys whenever they’re restoring a fifties car. _Don’t Kill Me Christine_. ---
**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:** [October 27, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/419 "2024-10-27T16:14:57Z")
**Venom: Last Dance** Somewhat recommended. If you did not like Venom 1 or 2, skip this one. It’s actually probably the worst of the three, but having enjoyed 1 and 2, I enjoyed this one as well. How strange that we got Venom movies and they are basically comedies, like actually buddy copy comedies where both buddies share the same body. This had a weaker plot and 1 and 2, but it did wrap up the Eddie Brock and Venom storyline, which is actually nice to see once in awhile. I don’t think a Venom 4 is in the works and it really shouldn’t be. These were, to me, very unique and I have not read all of the comic book Venom stuff, so I figured Venom was mainly a monstrous, gooey, villain. These movies turned Venom into a goofy sidekick of sorts. I wonder if there are Venom fans out there that hated this interpretation. Anyway, fun little movie, though mainly forgettable. While worse than 1 and 2, all three are only cute at best and this one isn’t _that_ much worse. Again, if you liked Venom 1 and 2, see this. It wraps stuff adequately. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2024, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/420 "2024-10-27T17:31:41Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > The story to Longlegs is confusing? First I’ve heard. Weird, yes. Easy to follow…also yes. I didn’t express that quite right. It’s not that I don’t understand the premise, just that to me, it wasn’t told in an effective way; the random pieces don’t fit together well. At the end, when the mother is telling the story, I kept thinking “wait, when did they show us that?” I _enjoyed_ watching it, just don’t think it’s what I’d call a smart movie (I’m not in any way suggesting those who like it are not smart). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288.md?page=20) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288.md?page=22)