# 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:** 68
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2025, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1341 "2025-02-05T15:26:34Z")
You probably want to put this in the “Series You’re Watching…” thread. (And we’re watching Bookie and like it a lot.) ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1342 "2025-02-05T15:29:16Z")
I know - I realized it after I posted it so I flagged it for the moderators to move it. I wasn’t able to delete it. Thanks ---
**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:** [February 5, 2025, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1343 "2025-02-05T15:36:52Z")
> [@dirtball](#): > > how do you not check out a movie about a guy who can whoosh all kinds of stuff, including people, into his butt? If you prefer one about a guy who can whoosh stuff _out of_ his butt, I can recommend **Thunderpants**. For a movie based entirely on one fart joke, it’s more entertaining than one might imagine. Also, keep an eye out for an early Keira Knightley cameo. ---
**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:** [February 5, 2025, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1344 "2025-02-05T15:56:29Z")
Watched I’m Totally Fine, which I thought would be a sci-fi movie. I mean, it sort of was. A woman has arranged a party for her friend, but the friend dies suddenly, and then reappears because an alien life form is using her body while it does a study of human beings. So they go ahead with the party plans, and the woman gets all kinds of closure and shit. It was mildly entertaining, although way more focused on relationships than aliens. > **[I'm Totally Fine (2022) ⭐ 6.0 | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14122288/)** > > 1h 23m | TV-MA ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1345 "2025-02-05T15:57:27Z")
Noted. I have to pace myself on that kind of entertainment, but I’m certainly okay with it on occasion. ---
**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:** [February 5, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1346 "2025-02-05T16:05:12Z")
**Companion** (2025) Somewhat recommended. Go in blind, the movie has spoiler-points that are worth avoiding. Anyway, a pretty good movie, but not a great one. Four friends get together at a house and some bad things happen. Better to just seek it out yourself Or not, it was only OK. Worth a stream some night, though. Anyone else seen this one? ---
**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:** [February 5, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1347 "2025-02-05T16:11:59Z")
My daughter and her friend went to see it. They liked it but did not offer much in the way of details. ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2025, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1348 "2025-02-05T17:08:00Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Anyone else seen this one? I saw it over the weekend. I enjoyed the ride. Sort of an _Ex Machina_ crossed with _Ready or Not_. Plot holes the size the size of the Grand Canyon, though, so if you are the type that is bothered by such things, stay away. ---
**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:** [February 5, 2025, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1349 "2025-02-05T17:46:34Z")
> [@peccavi](#): > > I saw it over the weekend. I enjoyed the ride. Sort of an _Ex Machina_ crossed with _Ready or Not_. … Both much better than this movie. ---
**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:** [February 6, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1350 "2025-02-06T15:57:31Z")
_Destination Tokyo_ 1943 Carey Grant, John Garfield, Alan Hale Sr. Highly Recommend It’s one of the earliest Submarine war films. Destination Tokyo is my favorite in that genre and one of Carey Grants best roles. The film was a key recruiting tool for the submarine service. Carey Grant is a warm and personable skipper. The men have strong personalities and they shown as dedicated members of the Navy. The story is very interesting. They going into Tokyo Bay to gather intel for the Doolittle Raid. It’s on Max Some Triva, Production used the USS Wahoo to familiarize themselves with submarine procedures and operations. The captain and crew talked with cast members. The USS Wahoo was lost at sea a few months afterwards with no survivors. Sunk by Japanese aircraft in October 1943. ---
**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:** [February 6, 2025, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1351 "2025-02-06T17:19:09Z")
Nitpick: Cary, not Carey. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1352 "2025-02-06T19:31:11Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > _Destination Tokyo_ 1943 Carey Grant, John Garfield, Alan Hale Sr. > > Highly Recommend I just watched that last week too. I’m a sucker for old submarine movies. ---
**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:** [February 6, 2025, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1353 "2025-02-06T20:33:14Z")
I really like Alan Hale. He always adds a lot to films. His son was good at comedy. The Skipper in Gilligan’s Island. I don’t believe he had the chops to play his dad’s dramatic roles. I’ve often wondered if the medics on Subs really did surgery? The large Naval Convoys probably had at least a couple doctors available. There was a interesting contradiction in Destination Tokyo. The cook donates his knives to be made into surgical instruments. Yet the crew performing the operation have full surgical gowns and masks. Pills has a procedure book and ether for anesthesia. The only supply missing was surgical instruments. 😉 It was missing for dramatic effect. ---
**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:** [February 6, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1354 "2025-02-06T20:53:32Z")
I thought it worth mentioning, Warner Brothers has dropped a bunch of free movies onto their YouTube channel. It’s a strange mix of titles, but I see some I’ll check out. [Warner Bros. Releases 31 Free Movies on YouTube—Here’s the Full List](https://fictionhorizon.com/warner-bros-releases-31-free-movies-on-youtube-heres-the-full-list/) 1. _The Wind and the Lion_ (1975) – Sean Connery 2. _Michael Collins_ (1996) 3. _Mr. Nice Guy_ (1997) – Jackie Chan 4. _City Heat_ (1984) – Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds 5. _The 11th Hour_ (2007) 6. _The Adventures of Pluto Nash_ (2002) – Eddie Murphy 7. _Chaos Theory_ (2007) – Ryan Reynolds 8. _Waiting for Guffman_ (1996) 9. _American Ninja V_ (1993) – David Bradley 10. _Mutiny on the Bounty_ (1962) – Marlon Brando 11. _Dungeons & Dragons_ (2000) 12. _The Bonfire of the Vanities_ (1990) – Tom Hanks 13. _Return of the Living Dead Part II_ (1998) 14. _The Accidental Tourist_ (1988) 15. _Critters 4_ (1992) 16. _Murder in the First_ (1995) – Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman 17. _The Year of Living Dangerously_ (1982) – Mel Gibson 18. _December Boys_ (2007) 19. _Lionheart_ (1987) – Eric Stoltz 20. _Oh, God!_ (1977) – John Denver, George Burns 21. _Crossing Delancey_ (1988) 22. _Price of Glory_ (2000) – Jimmy Smits 23. _Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane_ (2007) 24. _Deal of the Century_ (1983) – Chevy Chase 25. _Deathtrap_ (1982) – Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve 26. _The Mission_ (1986) – Robert De Niro 27. _SubUrbia_ (1996) – Directed by Richard Linklater, starring Steve Zahn and Giovanni Ribisi 28. _Hot to Trot_ (1988) – Bobcat Goldthwait 29. _True Stories_ (1986) – David Byrne, John Goodman 30. _The Science of Sleep_ (2006) 31. _The Big Tease_ (1999) – Craig Ferguson ---
**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:** [February 6, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1355 "2025-02-06T21:07:22Z")
Very smart, those are not big money-makers. I presume some kind of income will come there way from these dormant movies. ---
**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:** [February 6, 2025, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1356 "2025-02-06T21:17:28Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Very smart, those are not big money-makers. I presume some kind of income will come there way from these dormant movies Yes, I’d guess they looked at a bunch of movies barely streaming on MAX & set up this new playlist as a test. ---
**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:** [February 6, 2025, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1357 "2025-02-06T23:25:34Z")
_Critters 4_ is the Alien ripoff with Angela Bassett in it. I remember thinking it was unexpectedly good. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2025, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1358 "2025-02-07T01:03:29Z")
Oh I didn’t know there was a _Critters 4_. Those movies aren’t good but they are fun. I’ll have to look ir up. Now, one movie I LOVE on this list is _The Wind and the Lion_. Sure it’s inaccurate as the story is told but it’s got wonderful music and acting. I enjoyed when the Marine captain saluted and said “Yes sir!” when the Pasha said "Your president Roosevelt is mad " ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1359 "2025-02-07T16:01:29Z")
Finally, I can watch a _Pluto Nash_ and _Deal of the Century_ double feature! ---
**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:** [February 7, 2025, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1360 "2025-02-07T18:45:28Z")
I am actually almost curious about Pluto Nash. Is it…I mean…it really _that_ bad? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288.md?page=67) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288.md?page=69)