# 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:** 314
**Author:** ![Smid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@Smid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smid)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6264 "2026-08-26T17:49:19Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > It’s scads better than _Young Sheldon_ which is also recommended to us all the time. If you want an autistic person being very likeable and entertaining, you want Abed in Community. I’ve not seen Young Sheldon, but the old one is a dick as well as being autistic. Not because. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2026, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6265 "2026-08-26T18:20:00Z")
> [@Smid](#): > > If you want an autistic person being very likeable and entertaining, you want Abed in Community. I almost mentioned that. It’s still one of the best, I think. That and Dr. King in _The Pitt._ ---
**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:** [August 26, 2026, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6266 "2026-08-26T22:13:24Z")
I understand autism can be different in people. I wasn’t diagnosed until college. I’m thankful the symptoms weren’t worse in my case and they’re easier to control in adulthood. **Cape Fear** (1991) Robert De Niro Nick Nolte, Jessica Lang, Juliette Lewis AMC streamed it today Outstanding performance by De Niro. He’s one terrifying tattooed, psychotic killer. Nolte was playing against type. I think He lost weight to look more vulnerable. His transformation from meek law-abiding lawyer to crazed killer protecting his family is astonishing. They’re rolling around in the mud & water like primitive men 8,000 years ago. Literally bashing each other with rocks. It’s a must see movie. 10 out 10 ---
**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:** [August 27, 2026, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6267 "2026-08-27T03:43:09Z")
**Noises Off…** Recommended. We watch the same 1st Act of a play three times. We start with rehearsal, which goes poorly but everyone is trying. Then we get to see the act months later when the cast is angry with each other. This time, we see it from behind the scenes, but we know the Act well enough and you can really enjoy the comedy from behind the scenes. The final time we see it, the entire show has fallen apart because the cast can’t work together and everyone has become unreliable. It feels like a precursor to “Christmas Carol Gone Wrong” and all the “Gone Wrong” shows you might have seen. Those are a lot funnier, but this movie is quite entertaining. Not amazing, but amusing throughout. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2026, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6268 "2026-08-27T08:34:36Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > It feels like a precursor to “Christmas Carol Gone Wrong” and all the “Gone Wrong” shows you might have seen. Those are a lot funnier, but this movie is quite entertaining. On that side note, I recently saw (live on stage) “The Comedy About Spies” by the same writers and actors as the “Goes Wrong” plays. They are absolute masters of farce and this was no exception. Relentlessly hilarious. I understand the stage version of **Noises Off** (which I haven’t seen) is better than the film version (which I have). I’m of the opinion that farce really needs the pace and energy of live performance to have full effect, but the film is still pretty good. Would also reecommend. ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2026, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6269 "2026-08-27T10:51:10Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > **Noises Off…** > > Recommended. Just about anything with Michael Caine is recommended, add in Carol Burnett, John Ritter and Christopher Reeve and how could it go wrong? A fun movie from start to finish. I once worked on a production of _Play On!_ by Rick Abbott which has a similar structure and theme, though not exactly. I believe I had seen Noises Off by the time I worked on the play so it felt familiar to me as soon as I read the script. `//i\\` ---
**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:** [August 27, 2026, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6270 "2026-08-27T13:07:14Z")
> [@icon](#): > > Just about anything with Michael Caine is recommended, add in Carol Burnett, John Ritter and Christopher Reeve and how could it go wrong? A fun movie from start to finish. It was great to see Christopher Reeve be funny and he did a great job. I really think he was a terrific actor, one of the best out there, and so many only see/saw him as Superman and Clark Kent. Agree with the idea that this was clearly a stage production and would thrive in a stage setting. I’m still glad they made a film and it was very well done. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2026, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6271 "2026-08-28T02:20:34Z")
**Deathtrap** Recommended. It’s free on Youtube right now and if you haven’t seen it, you really should. My wife had not seen it before and I had and it was a lot of fun watching it and also fun watching my wife watch it. I won’t spoil anything. You should really go in blind. It’s a lot of fun. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2026, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6272 "2026-08-28T03:31:17Z")
Oh, yeah, excellent. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2026, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6273 "2026-08-28T05:08:17Z")
Today’s special showing in the theater was 1962’s _The Manchurian Candidate_. The parallels with the current regime are striking. “She calls everyone she disagrees with communist.” We watched it with the fans of public radio crowd, so when Senator Jordan said he gave all the lawsuit settlement money to the ACLU, the audience actually applauded! It was neat to see it with obviously a bunch of people that had never seen it. There were audible gasps of surprise at the surprising points. ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6274 "2026-08-28T10:02:54Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Today’s special showing in the theater was 1962’s _The Manchurian Candidate_. The parallels with the current regime are striking. “She calls everyone she disagrees with communist.” I remember when I first saw this, and thought “Angela Lansbury did something other than Murder She Wrote?” I can’t remember exactly why I watched it, maybe to find out where the term came from, but I thought it was great. `//i\\` ---
**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:** [August 28, 2026, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6275 "2026-08-28T12:33:00Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Today’s special showing in the theater was 1962’s _The Manchurian Candidate_. The parallels with the current regime are striking. “She calls everyone she disagrees with communist.” There’s also the recent announcement that North Korea has “57” nuclear missiles. > [@icon](#): > > I remember when I first saw this, and thought “Angela Lansbury did something other than Murder She Wrote?” You’ve just been Gaslighted into thinking otherwise. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2026, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6276 "2026-08-28T12:51:39Z")
ISWYDT ---
**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:** [August 28, 2026, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6277 "2026-08-28T13:22:05Z")
[Meatballs (1979) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079540/?_ssoLoop=1) Not great, but really …nice. Surprisingly inoffensive for a movie of its time. This is the BillMurrayest movie I’ve ever seen. The kid (Chris Makepeace) was pretty good too, I’d have expected him to go on to a bigger career. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2026, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6278 "2026-08-28T13:26:17Z")
I really liked Meatballs. It had more heart than you’d expect. And as for Chris Makepeace, no, he didn’t have a big career but _[My Bodyguard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Bodyguard)_, released the following year, was also good. ---
**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:** [August 28, 2026, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6279 "2026-08-28T14:01:37Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > but _[My Bodyguard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Bodyguard)_, released the following year, was also good. Man, talk about a movie that sticks with you and exceeds expectations. Everyone acted their asses off. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6280 "2026-08-28T14:40:34Z")
> [@icon](#): > > I remember when I first saw this, and thought “Angela Lansbury did something other than Murder She Wrote?” _Murder She Wrote_ was fairly late in Lansbury’s 80-year acting career. ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6281 "2026-08-28T15:02:59Z")
> [@Wendell\_Wagner](#): > > _Murder She Wrote_ was fairly late in Lansbury’s 80-year acting career. Although that is true, she did spend 12 years of her acting career doing so. And _The Manchurian Candidate_ came out in 1962 which is before I was born. As was another movie Gyrate mentions that she was in: > [@Gyrate](#): > > You’ve just been Gaslighted That one came out in 1944 `//i\\` ---
**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:** [August 28, 2026, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6282 "2026-08-28T15:18:49Z")
Some of you clearly didn’t grow up watching _Bedknobs and Broomsticks_. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/6283 "2026-08-28T17:00:34Z")
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