# 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:** 70
**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 9, 2025, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1381 "2025-02-09T03:53:57Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > The only one I’ve seen in the bottom 100 is Highlander II: The Quickening. I remember being annoyed at how bad it was as a follow-up, but I can’t opine on whether it’s as bad as all that It is extremely bad. Extremely. ---
**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 9, 2025, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1382 "2025-02-09T05:19:19Z")
We watched the Mike Myers Cat in the Hat again with my oldest son, for the first time since 2010 or so. As with our last watch, we all pretty much liked it, though I think some of that is we didn’t have a strong attachment to the original book. I’d forgotten a lot of it, included the very Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory acid trip near the end. And Alec Baldwin is clearly having a good time. The adjusted IMDb score for this movie is 4.1, but the unweighted average is 6.1. I think the unweighted average is about where I would put it, or maybe a little higher. ---
**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:** [February 9, 2025, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1383 "2025-02-09T05:29:01Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > And, of course, Canadian Bacon is so much better. _Canadian Bacon_ is especially worth mentioning in these crazy times, because it parodies an American invasion of Canada. Really well done, and has parts that are very funny. I really must see it again soon! ---
**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:** [February 9, 2025, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1384 "2025-02-09T07:07:04Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > Direct [link](https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/worst-movies-of-all-time/) to RT’s 100 worst list. _Problem Child_!? No way. I remember seeing that in theaters when I was a kid and thinking it was hysterically funny! I know I saw it a few more times when it came out on VHS and really liked it. Of course, I _would_ have been around 8-9 at the time so guess it hasn’t aged well… ---
**Author:** ![MagicEyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2025, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1385 "2025-02-09T21:08:02Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > It is extremely bad. Extremely. It’s so bad that I’ve never seen this movie, and I have heard many times how very extremely bad it is. > [@wolfpup](#): > > _Canadian Bacon_ is especially worth mentioning in these crazy times, because it parodies an American invasion of Canada. Really well done, and has parts that are very funny. I really must see it again soon! Is this going to be one of those parodies that’s too close to the truth? I never thought it was possible, but it looks like we’re headed that way. 😢 ---
**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 10, 2025, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1386 "2025-02-10T04:38:18Z")
Instead of watching the Super Bowl, we decided to go with one of the longer movies we have on our watch list. We ended up watching Andrei Tarkovsky’s Stalker (1979), an excellent exercise in slow, thoughtful cinema. One thing that did throw me - I had read the source material, a 1972 Russian science fiction novel called _Roadside Picnic_, and it turns out that it’s barely even a framework for the movie. So that threw my expectations off for a while, but it was all good in the end. ---
**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 10, 2025, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1387 "2025-02-10T12:33:17Z")
I watched _Ford vs Ferrari_ 2019 with Matt Damon, Christian Bale, and Jon Bernthal during the Super Bowl. It loosely tells the true story of Carroll Shelby’s work with Ford to build winning cars for Le Mans. Ken Miles was one of Shelby’s drivers. Christian Bale steals the movie with his excellent portrayal of Ken Miles. I briefly checked a few Wikipedia articles and it appears the movie gets the basic story correct. [Ford cars did win the Le Mans in the 1960’s.](https://www.motortrend.com/features/how-ford-beat-ferrari-at-the-1966-42-hours-of-le-mans/) I enjoyed the movie. It reminded me of Paul Newman’s movie _Le Mans_. The filming of the racing scenes is well done. Rented on Prime [Ford is returning to Le Mans in 2027](https://sports.yahoo.com/ford-thrilled-decision-return-le-114354791.html) ---
**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:** [February 10, 2025, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1388 "2025-02-10T12:38:18Z")
I watched an uncharacteristically large number of movies this weekend. On Friday we watched **Cocaine Bear** (which neither my wife nor I had seen). We followed this up with **Farmageddon** , and Aardman Animation “Shaun the Sheep” film that we ran last year at Arisia, but which Pepper Mill had never seen. Lots of in-jokes about science fiction, especially Doctor Who. While cleaning up, I put on **Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone**. I’m not sure if I’ve even seen this since I first saw it in the theater, but Pepper Mill has seen it a gazillion times, because our daughter watched it over and over. Followed it up with **When World Collide** , a 1950s science fiction epic from George Pal that isn’t shown much these days. It’s a weird mixture of really good and incredibly bad, but it’s definitely worth watching. ---
**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 10, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1389 "2025-02-10T15:58:16Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I enjoyed the movie. It reminded me of Paul Newman’s movie _Le Mans_. The filming of the racing scenes is well done. Man, do I disagree. Found the movie dull. And they wasted Caitriona Balfe! ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1390 "2025-02-10T16:11:38Z")
I saw _[Becoming Led Zeppelin](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10365912/)_ yesterday, really enjoyed it. The movie documents the band’s history from their childhood days up until their 1970 performance at the Royal Albert Hall. Page, Plant and Jones tell the story in their own words along with an archival Bonham interview. Hardcore fans have likely seen the footage before but most of it was new to me. Nice seeing it in IMAX with a great sound system. Definitely worth seeing if you have any interest in the band. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2025, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1391 "2025-02-10T17:01:00Z")
Yep really good film that and interesting to hear it’s largely accurate. I love the bit where he takes the Ford boss (actually Mr Ford if I remember rightly) and scares the hell out of him in the prototype car. ---
**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 10, 2025, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1392 "2025-02-10T19:52:42Z")
Christian Bale received driver training at the Bondurant High Performance Driving School in Arizona. Bale spent several hours with Bob Bondurant and got personal insights into his character Ken Miles. Miles died in a crash in 1966. It was a test run of a new car. I guess that’s why Bale’s performance stood out. That’s not easy sharing screen time with Matt Damon. Paul Newman also trained with Bob Bondurant. Newman raced professionally and came in 2nd at Le Mans in 1979. > [@](#): > > To Nagle’s surprise, Bondurant was also close friends with Miles, and had plenty of insights to share about the late star. “The information that [Bale was] able to get from Bob was amazing,” Nagle said. “It was an almost surreal experience to be able to sit down with this guy and listen to his stories. It was phenomenal.” > > Read More: [The Truth About Christian Bale's Intense Training For Ford V Ferrari - Exclusive](https://www.looper.com/179178/the-truth-about-christian-bales-intense-training-for-ford-v-ferrari/) ---
**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:** [February 10, 2025, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1393 "2025-02-10T19:58:02Z")
I saw _Ford vs Ferrari_ in the theaters when it came out and the bit that struck me was that part of Ford’s motivation for building that sports car was an interest in a new car to appeal to the emerging baby boomers. This was in 1963 so those baby boomers were just turning eighteen and it amazed me that a brand-new car was an affordable option to kids that young then. Today, I can’t imagine most kids can afford a brand-new car, at least not without substantial parental assistance. ---
**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 10, 2025, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1394 "2025-02-10T20:58:32Z")
I really liked Ford vs Ferrari; it took a topic I had zero interest in and made it entertaining. All of the acting was great. [as a bonus, that year we got to see character actor Tracy Letts turn in two fine performances in Best-Picture-nominated films where he played a crusty, disbelieving older figure in power, eventually swayed by a young (or youngish) innovator (the other movie was Little Women)] ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1395 "2025-02-10T21:05:44Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > This was in 1963 so those baby boomers were just turning eighteen and it amazed me that a brand-new car was an affordable option to kids that young then. A basic 1965 Mustang sold for $2,320 – equivalent in purchasing power to about $23,244 today, adjusted for inflation. So yeah: relatively inexpensive as new cars go, but definitely more than you could get from the savings from your paper route. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2025, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1396 "2025-02-10T21:19:48Z")
About $200 down and $70 a month for 2 years. That about half the income of someone making minimum wage back then. [![](https://mustangattitude.com/mustang/1968/1968_00221_02.jpg) ](https://mustangattitude.com/mustang/1968/1968_00221_02.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1397 "2025-02-10T23:51:15Z")
About $200 more than for a 65 Falcon. That bought you a cooler body and three speed manual ---
**Author:** ![rippingtons\_fan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rippingtons_fan/32/11767_2.png) [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1398 "2025-02-10T23:54:56Z")
I just watched on Blu-Ray, **THE GREAT ZIEGFELD** , from 1936. ---
**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 11, 2025, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1399 "2025-02-11T03:10:53Z")
I realized today I was not sure if Carol Burnett was alive. Thank goodness, she is. 91 years old. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2025, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1400 "2025-02-11T05:43:27Z")
**Heretic**. One of those odd films that only disappoints because the good second half is overshadowed by a great first half. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288.md?page=69) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288.md?page=71)