# 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:** 304
**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:** [July 26, 2026, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6064 "2026-07-26T20:28:19Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > **Old Henry** (2021) Tim Blake Nelson is just outstanding as the title character in this fantastic western. I watched this last night and agree. He’s a tremendous actor. HOWEVER, DO NOT LOOK THIS UP ONLINE - the cast credits spoil the movie immediately, BIG TIME. I’m not exaggerating. Just go watch it on Netflix or Kanopy or wherever. I wouldn’t even look up the description because it strongly hints at things to come. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6065 "2026-07-26T21:00:48Z")
Definitely. I was lucky to be completely oblivious to the big reveal. When it came — KABOOM! Couldn’t have been happier with a film. ---
**Author:** ![XOldiesJock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/ec9cab/32.png) [@XOldiesJock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XOldiesJock)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6066 "2026-07-27T01:11:01Z")
I tried watching **“Wicked”** …and absolutely hated it! I must be in the minority. It was an immensely popular film adaptation of one of the most popular stage shows of the last couple of decades, and being an “Oz” fan from way back, I thought I would enjoy it. I made it through about half of its 160-minute running time and shut if off. It was a feast for the eyes, I’ll grant you that. But it was filled with boring, repetitive songs that constantly interrupted the action. I’ve always rather enjoyed musicals, but the music has to be GOOD. And this was only PART ONE?!!! It was like watching an opera, a form of artistic expression that I know I would also find tedious. ---
**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:** [July 27, 2026, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6067 "2026-07-27T02:38:29Z")
Wow. The first act of Wicked has some of the _best_ songs. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6068 "2026-07-27T03:07:44Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > The nostalgia crowd that were 9yrs old in 1983 have aged out of movie-going Dafuq? Personally, I was considerably older than 9 in 1983, and I still go to movies quite a bit. Where’d you get the idea that 50+ is too old to go to the movies? Nearly 50% of US adults 50-64 went to movies in the past 12 months: > **[As the Academy Awards approach, a look at moviegoing habits in the United States](https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/03/06/as-the-academy-awards-approach-a-look-at-moviegoing-habits-in-the-united-states/)** > > About half of Americans (53%) said in a summer 2025 survey that they had seen a movie in theaters in the past year. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6069 "2026-07-27T03:09:44Z")
I’m specifically talking about the ones interested in nostalgia based movies, not just general movie goers. I also admit I am speculating on a possible explanation on why nostalgia movies haven’t done well despite being good films. ---
**Author:** ![Stanislaus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stanislaus/32/3391_2.png) [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6070 "2026-07-27T14:10:53Z")
Went to see **The Invite** this weekend. It’s very good! Sharply observed, well acted, inevitably a bit stagey seeing as its an adapted play, but the direction is sharp and keeps things pacey. It’s a culture clash/comedy of manners - on one side, an uptight, unhappy couple (Seth Rogen, Olivia Wilde - also the director) struggling to deal with the fact that life has got away from them somewhat, on the other an achingly trendy and mutually happy couple (Edward Norton, Penelope Cruz) who throw the foregoing into sharp relief. The Invite in question is a catalyst for examining/stress-testing these relationships, there are flirtations, revelations, shifting dynamics, precipices walked up to and either tiptoed back from or hurled into - all with a strong comedy vein, most overtly from Seth Rogen, which doesn’t undermine the dramatic foundations. The last 15 minutes lose a lot of subtlety and become extremely didactic in a way that is clearly deliberate, but all in all a good night out at the movies. ---
**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:** [July 27, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6071 "2026-07-27T14:25:34Z")
After finishing the last season of _Dark Winds_ with Franka Potente playing a psycho hired killer, we decided to watch her breakthrough film from 1999, **Run, Lola, Run** for the first time since it was in theaters. I’d forgotten how funny it actually is - the humor in German films often alludes me. My only complaint is the pompous opening narration and unnecessary literary and sports quotes. A very fun film. ---
**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:** [July 27, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6072 "2026-07-27T14:29:10Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > After finishing the last season of _Dark Winds_ with Franka Potente playing a psycho hired killer, Having Potente and Udo Kier show up in that season was an unexpected delight. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6073 "2026-07-27T14:32:34Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > Last night we watched _[The Mad Adventures of “Rabbi” Jacob](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069747/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_2_nm_2_in_0_q_Rabbi%20jwcob)_ (Prime Video), a 1973 French comedy about a bigot who is forced to disguise himself as a Rabbi to escape from terrorists he accidentally got mixed up with. It’s a very broad comedy with an almost _Airplane!_ level of gags (although not as much wordplay and parody). > > In case you’re wondering, its treatment of Jews is sensitive and entirely inoffensive. (My wife and I are Jewish.) The lead character is Catholic, and the terrorists are implied to be Muslim, but no religion is made the butt of jokes. > > It’s just 95 minutes of silly fun. Highly recommended. I agree. I saw this movie when it was new, and thought it was great. I mentioned this to a foreign student, who agreed with me. Apparently the guy who played “Rabbi” Jacob, Louis de Funes, was extremely popular and appreciated overseas, but practically unknown in the US. ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6074 "2026-07-27T14:38:45Z")
I just saw [Truck Turner (1974)](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072325/) with Isaac Hayes as Mack ‘Truck’ Turner. Pretty formulaic blaxploitation, but what made it fun (for me anyway) was Lt. Uhura playing a foul-mouthed madam, at one point saying that her girls were “going to learn how to sell [hoo-hoo] in Iceland.” ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6075 "2026-07-27T23:56:30Z")
I saw Wicked on stage in London, after reading the book, and loved it. Pretty costumes, singing and dancing… these days I hear the tunes on the Broadway Channel and barely remember what it was all about. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2026, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6076 "2026-07-28T13:29:22Z")
**The Dink** (Apple TV) If the funniest person in your comedy is John McEnroe, you have a problem. I play pickleball nearly every day, but I sure didn’t need to see a movie about it. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2026, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6077 "2026-07-28T13:51:35Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > Which scene? Where Addie and Moze pull the con with the “birthday” $20 bill. Probably caused me to never trust anyone. Two nights ago was 1982’s _Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid_,(TCM) the Steve Martin mashup of film noir clips in a new film, directed by Carl Reiner. The blending is seamless but a lot of times the noir scenes added don’t add anything. The plot makes minimal sense. But it is enjoyable. You’d like it more if you recognize the referenced films, which I did not in 1982. Last night’s movie was 1981’s _Pennies From Heaven_, with Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters and Christopher Walken, from TCM. I’d seen it about 30 years ago and didn’t remember a thing, which is usually not a good sign, but I wanted to give it another chance. The concept was good, but - I’d call it a failed experiment. I think the biggest problem is the lead - I don’t think Martin was right for the role. The affect, the tone, of the film is too flat. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6078 "2026-07-28T13:57:12Z")
The original [British miniseries](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077060/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_accord_1_cdt_t_103) with Bob Hoskins was much, much better. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6079 "2026-07-28T14:48:09Z")
_Pennies From Heaven_ failed because people saw Steve Martin in it and thought it would be a madcap comedy, whereas it’s about as dark a comedy as you can get. The rapid switches between the fantasy musical numbers and the worsening reality for the characters will give you emotional whiplash. In conclusion, fuck you Dennis Potter, you demented genius. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6080 "2026-07-28T17:06:45Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Where Addie and Moze pull the con with the “birthday” $20 bill. Probably caused me to never trust anyone. That’s a good one and certainly shows Tatum at her best but for me it’s the [change scam](https://youtu.be/iqueZ1KNeT8) with its smooth patter. The topper is hearing the car start and drive away as the cashier is trying to figure it out. > [@commasense](#): > > The original [British miniseries](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077060/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_accord_1_cdt_t_103) with Bob Hoskins was much, much better. > [@Gyrate](#): > > In conclusion, fuck you Dennis Potter, you demented genius. Yes. I don’t know if they all did but in the mid-eighties when the PBS station in San Jose was having a pledge drive it would run _[The Singing Detective](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Singing_Detective)_ on consecutive evenings. Mind blown. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6081 "2026-07-28T17:49:09Z")
_Chicken for Linda!_ (_Linda veut du poulet !_) French animation. Only an hour and 13 minutes long. Linda’s mother Paulette punishes Linda for something she didn’t do. When Paulette learns she made a mistake, she promises Linda to make it up to her by doing anything she asks. Linda wants a dish of chicken with peppers, which her father used to make. This leads to a comedy of errors as Paulette tries to fulfil the request. This movie isn’t a great work of art, but it’s very entertaining. The animation is charming, the characters are well-drawn (both literally and figuratively), and it’s funny. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6082 "2026-07-28T18:32:42Z")
Watched Creep over the weekend, which has its own 2015 [thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creep-excellent-scary-movie/725713/37) here, but I decided not to bump it. In any case, we enjoyed it for what it was, and Mark Duplass played manic stranger pretty well. I don’t know that I’ll watch Creep II though. ---
**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:** [July 28, 2026, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6083 "2026-07-28T19:21:27Z")
**Shelter** 2026 Jason Statham I like Statham’s action movies and have watched all of them multiple times. I’ve eagerly waited for _Shelter_ to release. I’m a little disappointed. I think it’s too bleak and depressing. The Big Brother surveillance is very oppressive. Statham is usually the planner and man of action. He’s the hunter. This time he’s the rabbit being chased. It’s not a bad movie. But, I’m not excited by it either. 6.5 out of 10 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288.md?page=303) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288.md?page=305)