# 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:** 27
**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 6, 2024, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/521 "2024-11-06T17:48:45Z")
> [@MagicEyes](#): > > > [@wolfpup](#): > > > > I was a little confused by this list as it sort made it seem like Werner Herzog made _Vampire in Venice_. > > If I had meant that, I would have punctuated it in a different way. šŸ˜‰ Well, since this the Dope, the epicenter of nitpicking, how **would** you have punctuated it? In the way that you phrased it, a comma would be required between the name of the movie and the preceding descriptor, like so: > So far Iā€™ve watched the original Nosferatu, the 1979 Warner Herzog version, _Nosferatu the Vampyre_, ā€¦ So when you said: > So far Iā€™ve watched the original Nosferatu, the 1979 Warner Herzog version, Vampire in Venice, ā€¦ I was honestly confused, and wondered if Herzog had made a movie called _Vampire in Venice_. But please kindly note my title. I am a pedantic canine. šŸ• ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/522 "2024-11-06T20:53:11Z")
Also saw Conclave about a week ago and agree with the recommendation. We enjoyed it very much. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2024, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/523 "2024-11-07T02:02:48Z")
I am now re-watching ā€œ_Violent Night_ā€ - super gory, but actually pretty good. An action film, not a horror film. ---
**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 7, 2024, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/524 "2024-11-07T02:45:03Z")
That is a fun one. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2024, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/525 "2024-11-07T04:15:25Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Well, since this the Dope, the epicenter of nitpicking, how **would** you have punctuated it? > So far Iā€™ve watched the original Nosferatu; the 1979 Warner Herzog version, Vampire in Venice; and Shadow of the Vampire. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2024, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/526 "2024-11-07T06:26:11Z")
I just started _Blazing Saddles_ on Starz, and yep, the cut out the N word. I am two minds about it- clearly Mel Brooks and crew were not racists. And it was funny- back then, but now it is even worse that "fuckā€™. But- it hurts many people. So I ask you my fellow SDMBers- should the N-word be in all its nasty glory in Blazing Saddles on Cable TV, or is it okay to censor 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 7, 2024, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/527 "2024-11-07T07:33:47Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > should the N-word be in all its nasty glory in Blazing Saddles on Cable TV, or is it okay to censor it? Any kind of censorship of this nature has to be justified by a very, **very** compelling reason. Do I think it was OK to censor the n-word in this instance? I think whoever made that decision is completely incompetent and should be fired. It not only lacks any justification whatsoever, it also ruins one of the movieā€™s best jokes (unless youā€™re thinking of a different scene that the one Iā€™m thinking of). As a movie lover I absolutely loathe busybodies who go around butchering films, whether itā€™s for puritanical reasons or shortening them for commercial TV. ---
**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 7, 2024, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/528 "2024-11-07T11:51:36Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > So I ask you my fellow SDMBers- should the N-word be in all its nasty glory in Blazing Saddles on Cable TV, or is it okay to censor it? No, leave it in. Come on, itā€™s part of the comedy and all the fools in the movie are the ones using it. You know, morons. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2024, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/529 "2024-11-07T13:14:12Z")
I think a preface that explains the context, and Richard Pryorā€™s participation, would be a good thing, but I definitely wouldnā€™t edit it. But easy for me to say. ---
**Author:** ![JohnnyEcks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnnyecks/32/18197_2.png) [@JohnnyEcks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnnyEcks)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2024, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/530 "2024-11-07T14:30:40Z")
Just rewatched the Hudsucker Proxy. It remains my favorite Coen Brothers film, despite its commercial failure. Itā€™s just so good hearted and stylish. The trademark Coen cynicism is there, but itā€™s balanced with idealism, and every shot looks fantastic. Fun fact- the beautiful art deco skyscraper models were supposed to have been destroyed after filming, but wound up sold instead and featured in The Shadow, several Batman movies, the ā€˜90s Godzilla, and, oddly, Bewitched. ---
**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 7, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/531 "2024-11-07T14:38:31Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > I think a preface that explains the context, and Richard Pryorā€™s participation, would be a good thing, but I definitely wouldnā€™t edit it. But easy for me to say. Cleavon Little was terrific, though. He wins my award for best comedic line in almost any movie: **ā€œHey, whereā€™re all the white women at?ā€** I can picture my Dad almost falling out of his chair when this line was delivered. Itā€™s not just that he antagonizes the KKK, itā€™s just such a great choice for a line. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2024, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/532 "2024-11-07T15:13:50Z")
**Dispicable Me 4** - RT audience gave it 87% as itā€™s a by the numbers IP doing itā€™s thing. Critics gave it 56% seeing it as a naked cash grab adding nothing interesting to the franchise but extra merch (Super Hero Minions? For why?). My 11 year old son liked it, but Iā€™m with the critics on this one. Not even a catchy tune or interesting villain, nearly everyone was just there for the paycheck. **Logan Lucky** - For years I have tried to get everyone I know to watch _The Wild & Wonderful Whites of West Virginia_, Johnny Knoxvilleā€™s documentary about a family of Appalachian people and their modern struggles. The film shows poverty, but also the worries and trials of a unique subculture. Logan Lucky is about essentially these people committing an Oceanā€™s Eleven bank heist. My wife and I enjoyed it and would recommend itā€¦ ---
**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:** [November 7, 2024, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/533 "2024-11-07T15:20:42Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > **Dispicable Me 4** - RT audience gave it 87% as itā€™s a by the numbers IP doing itā€™s thing. Critics gave it 56% seeing it as a naked cash grab adding nothing interesting to the franchise but extra merch (Super Hero Minions? For why?). My 11 year old son liked it, but Iā€™m with the critics on this one. Not even a catchy tune or interesting villain, nearly everyone was just there for the paycheck. Was it at least better than any of the other sequels? DM 1 was great, but DM 2 and DM 3 were solidly in the ā€œterrible, naked cash grabā€ territory. The first Minions movie was mildly fun; the second one (The Rise of Gru) was back to terrible again. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2024, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/534 "2024-11-07T15:24:52Z")
Far worse. I enjoyed the series and have even seen most of the Minion spin offs and thought them watchable. Iā€™d leave DM4 to completists and those with enthusiastic children. My 11 year old liked it, and he was closer to the target market than a crusty middle aged cinephile so, you know, it depends. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/535 "2024-11-07T15:26:05Z")
Oof. Sounds like I should be glad my daughter has outgrown the franchise. ---
**Author:** ![Raza](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raza/32/213_2.png) [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2024, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/536 "2024-11-07T15:37:37Z")
> [@Sitnam](#): > > Logan Lucky is about essentially these people committing an Oceanā€™s Eleven bank heist. I went in with low expectations but quite enjoyed it, particularly seeing Craig in this role. Like Oceans 11, the plot requires extraordinary levels of perfect execution and timing, but itā€™s a fun ride. The best part for me, a northerner raised in the south, is I knew people like every character in the film. The unsettling ā€œbeautificationā€ of the child for the pageant is creepy but, sadly, realistic. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/537 "2024-11-07T15:49:34Z")
Right! Even Adam Driver seemed like a real person rather than his usual ā€˜Manikin with a Speak & Spellā€™. Before this film I believed the only thing that can act on Channing Tatum was his six pack, but he delivered a blue collared flawed character the audience could identify and connect with. And the little girl played by Farrah Mackenzie is going places, we will see her again. Iā€™m liking the film even more the morning after. ---
**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 7, 2024, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/538 "2024-11-07T16:26:13Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > So I ask you my fellow SDMBers- should the N-word be in all its nasty glory in Blazing Saddles on Cable TV, or is it okay to censor it? I am against editing the language of _any_ pre-exisiting movie/TV show. However it originally released is how it should be shown, especially on a premium pay cable channel! I get that broadcast networks have to edit things, but pay cable should absolutely not be doing that. ---
**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 7, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/539 "2024-11-07T16:33:56Z")
**High Anxiety** (1977). Iā€™m on a kick of watching mostly comedies right now and this is a Mel Brooks creation that I had not seen in a long time, and just remembered it as a crackpot comedy about Brooks playing a psychiatrist who had been hired as the new director for the Psycho-Neurotic Institute for the Very, Very Nervous. Iā€™d forgotten that it was dedicated to Alfred Hitchcock and it mostly spoofed his classic movie _Vertigo_, but the story line also cleverly interweaved some of the classic scenes from _Spellbound, Psycho_, and _The Birds_. Maybe not the very best of Mel Brooks but it was still pretty funny. ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/540 "2024-11-07T16:46:33Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > (ā€¦) It is _My Name Is Nobody_, with Henry Fonda and Terence Hill. Perfect direction, perfect script, perfect music and perfect acting, (ā€¦) It is a simple western about trying to retire. **My Name Is Nobody**. (Prime ā€” Free with Limited Interruptions) Scanned this thread on election night, and chose this, hoping for something to take my mind off depressing reality. It worked okay: watched it straight through without grimaces or eye rolling. Itā€™s not a Sergio Leone film, but supposedly it was his concept, and he shot a few scenes. Score by Morricone, kind of self-mocking? Iā€™m a Leone fan, but have mild problems with his movies, apart from _Once Upon a Time in the West_. However, this was fine goofy fun. The slapstick style may have been an influence on the Coenā€™s _Buster Scruggs_ short. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288.md?page=26) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288.md?page=28)