# 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:** 269
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5364 "2026-04-20T20:05:32Z")
> [@Red\_Wiggler](#): > > some of the disdain for Cruise might stem from a few formulaic movies early in his career. _Top Gun, Cocktail, Days of Thunder,_ _Far and Away, The Color of Money,_ even _All the Right Moves_ – confident young man suffers setback, often as a consequence of his own ego and actions, sees the light and perseveres to success at the end. That would explain why he was the Coen Brothers’ first choice to play Norville Barnes in _The Hudsucker Proxy_. ---
**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:** [April 20, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5365 "2026-04-20T21:34:33Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > The big question is does Tom Cruise run in this movie? Looking at the video, you could argue that _Minority Report_ is where Cruise perfected his action-movie run - the determined look, the pumping arms, the break-neck speed, it all comes together for the first time. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5366 "2026-04-20T22:00:56Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > I haven’t seen _Minority Report_ because I find Tom Cruise just awful as an actor. Can’t watch him. > [@TroutMan](#): > > Tom Cruise bugs me too, but Minority Report is fantastic. It’s worth trying it to see if you can get past him. I completely agree with this. I cannot _stand_ Tom Cruise, but the movie is worth it. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2026, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5367 "2026-04-20T22:05:46Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > I think the dislike of Cruise has more to do with being the poster boy for a dangerous and exploitive cult than it does his acting I disliked him long before I knew he was a scientologist. He’s a good actor, but he’s not everyone’s cup of tea. ---
**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 20, 2026, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5368 "2026-04-20T23:07:17Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > I completely agree with this. I cannot _stand_ Tom Cruise, but the movie is worth it. His Mission Impossible movies are very impressive, at least for the most part. I’m definitely anti-scientology-woo, but he does dedicate himself to stunts. Note: Mission Impossible 2 and the very last one(8?) are pretty bad. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 are all quite well done. ---
**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:** [April 20, 2026, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5369 "2026-04-20T23:32:44Z")
Did you know that Tom Cruise does his own stunts? If you didn’t, he’ll be sure to let you know. ---
**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 20, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5370 "2026-04-20T23:33:28Z")
/_snerk_ ---
**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 21, 2026, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5371 "2026-04-21T01:35:44Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > > [@peccavi](#): > > > > **Dust Bunny** A children’s tale (or so it seems at the start) that is not at all suitable for children. A little girls enlists the help from the man across the hall to kill the monster under the bed, which she believes has taken her parents (among others). Set in a John Wickian universe (tinged with _Leon: The Professional_), the narrative constantly pulls the rug out from under the audience. I enjoyed the hell out of it, but it’s not for the squeamish or the linear of thought. > > Definite Leon vibes (but with none of the creepiness), and some live-action Coraline feel as well. I loved this movie, and I think the horror label it’s gotten is technically correct but doesn’t really do it justice. It’s a fun narrative with a lot of familiar and unexpected faces, and the kid is terrific. Visually delightful as well. Some of the tonal shifts were a little abrupt, but it all worked out. Dust Bunny is on HBO now. I may have liked it even more the second time around. ---
**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:** [April 21, 2026, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5372 "2026-04-21T09:13:57Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > The big question is does Tom Cruise run in this movie? Because that’s not something you typically see him doing in a movie. Don’t forget this one: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bstVqe9gxAM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bstVqe9gxAM) ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5373 "2026-04-21T15:03:45Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > Did you know that Tom Cruise does his own stunts? If you didn’t, he’ll be sure to let you know. He’s getting older so I hope interviewers keep asking about it. No one is forgetting his creepy Oprah or Letterman interviews so let him jump out of moving cars on some Mission Impossible set cause it all keeps getting funnier. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5374 "2026-04-21T15:11:12Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Cruise perfected his action-movie run As good a ‘run’ as Cruise has, I can’t think of a better action movie run than Will Smith hauling it up the Guggenheim in MiB. ---
**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:** [April 21, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5375 "2026-04-21T15:17:55Z")
Yeah, that’s one of the best. Another would be Chris Evans as Captain America, in any of his films. ---
**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 21, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5376 "2026-04-21T15:41:23Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > As good a ‘run’ as Cruise has, I can’t think of a better action movie run than Will Smith hauling it up the Guggenheim in MiB. Won’t call it an action film, but Jerry Lewis running up those stairs iin, uh, that one film was amazing. He literally had a heart attack after running up it. ---
**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 21, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5377 "2026-04-21T15:53:39Z")
Meh. Now, Cary Grant knew how to fucking run…. [![](https://media.tenor.com/38SWYCF9P1IAAAAM/cary-grant-north-by-northwest.gif) ](https://media.tenor.com/38SWYCF9P1IAAAAM/cary-grant-north-by-northwest.gif) ---
**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:** [April 21, 2026, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5378 "2026-04-21T16:42:48Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > I disliked him long before I knew he was a scientologist. He’s a good actor, but he’s not everyone’s cup of tea. Same here. But I think he’s a very one-note actor. > [@Mahaloth](#): > > I’m definitely anti-scientology-woo, but he does dedicate himself to stunts. I’m not much of a stunt-based movie fan, so that doesn’t help me. I prefer movies with depth of characterization, and Cruise comes across as shallow. And when he tries to show depth all he has in his toolbox is his constipated-looking grimace. ---
**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:** [April 21, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5379 "2026-04-21T16:44:27Z")
He’s a method actor, so the only way for him to achieve that appearance is to become actually constipated. (Such dedication to his craft!) ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5380 "2026-04-21T17:36:40Z")
_Who Framed Roger Rabbit?_ (blu ray checkout from the library) Amazing bit of film making where the toons and the humans interact as if they were real. Bob Hoskins really has the skill at looking at something that wasn’t there. I find it fascinating how much like Chinatown it is. Both noir-ish films that involve simple infidelity cases that end up mired in a city wide scandal over infrastructure machinated by powerful public figures. And one has a talking rabbit. I hadn’t seen it since it was new. I liked it then, but one thing I had not noticed is how LOUD Roger is in every scene. Like annoyingly loud, even if you like cartoons. I guess I got old. The disc had some making of features. The film is so old, they used blue screens instead of green screens for the special effects. 🙂 One humorous bit: the guy that voiced Roger had a simple rabbit suit made to help keep in character. He would be off screen speaking his lines during filming. On one early day in filming they all went to the cafeteria for lunch, and all the other film people were laughing “get a load of that rabbit suit! Is that what they are using? That movie is gonna BOMB big time.” ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5381 "2026-04-21T19:33:49Z")
**Space Station 76** (Tubi) This is an odd one and I was kind of surprised at how the movie progressed. It’s about the crew on a space station in an alternate 1976 and I was expecting a little more retro futuristic goofiness but other than the clothing and equipment, it was mostly played straight. Patrick Wilson is the captain and is a closet case struggling with alcoholism, Liv Tyler is the new co-pilot coming onboard the station. Marisa Coughlan is the ship’s nutritionist and is a really awful, narcissistic character. She’s pretty much irredeemable, imo. Her character has a daughter played by Kylie Rogers and I was honestly impressed with her performance. She wasn’t just a flat, bland actor standing around taking up space - she showed good depth and emotional range for a 10-year-old. Jerry O’Connell as well as a few more people - it’s a fairly small cast. It really wasn’t “ha ha” funny, but there was a very humorous sequence with the captain talking to the robot psychologist. Things finally come to a head at a Christmas party when all the secrets of the crew start to come out. Then an asteroid collides with the station and destroys their shuttle, leaving everyone stranded. Like I said, this one is a bit odd. It’s low budget, but the sets and CGI looked pretty good, there were some funny moments, but it really wasn’t that much of a comedy, and the drama felt palpable. I do recommend it though. ---
**Author:** ![iamatractorboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iamatractorboy/32/21261_2.png) [@iamatractorboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamatractorboy)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5382 "2026-04-21T20:04:06Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Who Framed Roger Rabbit? I loved that film as a kid (I remember seeing it when it was released), and I still love it nearly 40 years later. But good god was Judge Doom terrifying. Incidentally, talk about a giveaway, I mean is an impartial, good natured judge going to be called Doom?! ---
**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:** [April 21, 2026, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/5383 "2026-04-21T20:06:45Z")
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