# 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:** 76
**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 24, 2025, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1501 "2025-02-24T00:55:15Z")
> [@rippingtons\_fan](#): > > I just watched on DVD, **THE ABOMINIBLE DOCTOR PHIBES** , starring Vincent Price. Thoughts? I just saw Theatre of Blood, a themed Vincent Price killer movie where he kills everyone with a Shakespeare flair. Fun. ---
**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 24, 2025, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1502 "2025-02-24T00:55:17Z")
_A League of Their Own_ 1992 Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Lori Petty etc. On Sundance I enjoy it more and notice new details after every viewing. Wonderful movie and a great legacy for Penny Marshall. You don’t need to be a baseball fan to enjoy this movie. The story and characters are bigger than the game. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1503 "2025-02-24T03:07:17Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Ray Bradbury wrote the screenplay. Not having read the book, I always wondered how much cool dialog was Melville, and how much was Bradbury. “There will come a day at sea when you smell land where there be none, and on that day Ahab will go to his grave. But he will rise again, within the hour…rise, and beckon…and all - all, save one – will follow.” ---
**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 24, 2025, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1504 "2025-02-24T04:01:15Z")
_An American Werewolf in London_ 1981 David Naughton, Griffin Dunne, and Jenny Agutter A thread earlier reminded me of this movie. I hadn’t seen it since it was released to theatres. It holds up well. There’s not as much comedy as I remembered. It feels more like a 1950’s film. Slow pacing and suspense until the werewolf attacks. Prime doesn’t offer a buy option. It can be watched free with ads. I recommend it, if gore doesn’t freak you out. Wikipedia says John Landis wrote the first draft of _[An American Werewolf in London](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_American_Werewolf_in_London)_ in 1969 and shelved it for over a decade. He finally got funding after the successful comedies, The Kentucky Fried Movie, Animal House and The Blues Brothers. ---
**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 24, 2025, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1505 "2025-02-24T06:23:29Z")
The special effects for the famous transformation scene are incredible. ---
**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 24, 2025, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1506 "2025-02-24T12:41:05Z")
American Werewolf won Rick Baker an Academy Award for Best Makeup. He won that award 7 times throughout his career. The werewolf transformation still looks very impressive. Also Griffin Dunne’s makeup as the undead corpse looks awesome. **Spoilers** > **[10 Reasons Why “An American Werewolf In London” Is A Horror Classic](https://www.top10films.co.uk/47210-10-reasons-why-an-american-werewolf-in-london-is-a-horror-classic/)** > > Patently unsettling and well made, An American Werwolf In London also strikes a uniquely fine balance between horror and humour... ---
**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 24, 2025, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1507 "2025-02-24T14:14:28Z")
> [@iamatractorboy](#): > > The special effects for the famous transformation scene are incredible. True. I am not actually a huge fan of the movie otherwise, but it’s quite impressive. ---
**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 24, 2025, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1508 "2025-02-24T15:14:35Z")
MotW: _[Ordinary Angels](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4996328/)_. Starring Hillary Swank. A woman in a Kentucky town decides to help out a family that has a serious health issue for one member. “Based on an actual story.” (I don’t see anyone mentioning this movie here.) This is a soap opera-ish, tearjerker wannabe, etc. type movie. It is seriously overplayed in this regard. But because of the “actual story” bit, they were probably limited although they clearly added Hollywood touches. E.g., a key scene IRL took place in daylight. They moved it to nighttime. No “names” of any sort, AFAIK, among the rest of the cast. Although there is a “Skywalker Hughes”. Give it 2.5 shingles. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1509 "2025-02-24T15:55:11Z")
Rewatching _Glengarry Glen Ross_ after all these years only reaffirms its place as a cinematic powerhouse. The film’s stellar cast delivers gripping performances, seamlessly bringing David Mamet’s razor-sharp dialogue to life. High tension from start to finish, it offers a hard look at the ruthless world of cold-call, door-to-door sales. With its masterful execution and unforgettable performances, _Glengarry Glen Ross_ remains a masterclass of top-tier acting. Highly recommended! _Tin Men_, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Danny DeVito, and Barbara Hershey. _Tin Men_ takes a more comedic route into the world of door-to-door hustlers. Unlike the high-stakes intensity of _Glengarry Glen Ross_, this film leans into sharp humor and charismatic performances to drive its story. That said, you can’t help but feel that Danny DeVito’s character, Tilley, deserved a bit more of a reckoning. Even so, Tin Men is a highly entertaining, hilarious, bittersweet take on the misadventures of small-time conmen. Watch it, you’ll like 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:** [February 24, 2025, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1510 "2025-02-24T16:26:06Z")
> [@dirtball](#): > > **Duel** , 1971. Dennis Weaver as a motorist driving across the desert, getting harassed for no apparent reason by a murderous truck driver whose face is never seen. Directed by Steven Spielberg early in his career and a nice example of what you might get if you have a talented young filmmaker and give him a budget that’s enough for him to do something that looks good as long as he’s not going to get too elaborate about what he wants to put on screen. Agreed! A very fine little movie where you can see the talent that would eventually blossom into directing big-budget productions. Very entertaining and well done and celebrated as a great TV movie. ---
**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 24, 2025, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1511 "2025-02-24T17:15:51Z")
> [@Tibby](#): > > Rewatching _Glengarry Glen Ross_ after all these years only reaffirms its place as a cinematic powerhouse. The film’s stellar cast delivers gripping performances, seamlessly bringing David Mamet’s razor-sharp dialogue to life. High tension from start to finish, it offers a hard look at the ruthless world of cold-call, door-to-door sales. With its masterful execution and unforgettable performances, _Glengarry Glen Ross_ remains a masterclass of top-tier acting. Highly recommended! I watched this for the first time a couple of years ago. I’d seen the play on Broadway, but not the movie. So i hadn’t seen the Alec Baldwin scene, which was written specifically for the film. ---
**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 24, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1512 "2025-02-24T19:53:13Z")
What was the name of his character again? ---
**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 26, 2025, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1513 "2025-02-26T04:31:35Z")
Conan the Barbarian 1982 Incredible film. I think Thulsa Doom is James Earl Jones best performance. Conan played a large part in making Arnold a star. Sandahl Bergman was a dancer. Sandahl has a excellent dance sequence at the end of _All that Jazz_. Her training gives Valeria a very smooth, cat like movement in Conan’s temple scene. Valeria is on all fours quickly moving around the temple, jumping on rocks, and killing guards. I love the choreography. Highly recommended. I’d suggest watching with your older childen. Just remember the mild nudity and bloody swordfights. The decapitated heads are pretty graphic. It might be better to watch on streaming tv with that content toned down. ---
**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 26, 2025, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1514 "2025-02-26T05:14:30Z")
**Conclave**. Enjoyable performances but too many clues giving away the conclusion. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1515 "2025-02-26T06:25:42Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Sandahl Bergman was a dancer. Sandahl has a excellent dance sequence at the end of _All that Jazz_. Her training gives Valeria a very smooth, cat like movement in Conan’s temple scene. Valeria is on all fours quickly moving around the temple, jumping on rocks, and killing guards. I love the choreography. I watched the movie recently, and was struck by how Bergman was by far the best swordswoman in the film. Schwarzenegger was great at posing with a sword, but his actual fighting was pretty clumsy and amateurish. Incidentally, the version I saw was a “special edition”, with many scenes I had never seen before. Watch it if you want to see more of the Wheel of Pain, the fighting pits and Zamora, and if you want to see Conan deliver a long monologue about picking blueberries with his father. ---
**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 26, 2025, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1516 "2025-02-26T12:33:14Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Highly recommended. I’d suggest watching with your older childen. Just remember the mild nudity and bloody swordfights. The decapitated heads are pretty graphic. It might be better to watch on streaming tv with that content toned down. I was disappointed by the film. As I’ve often said, I want to see someone put Robert E. Howard’s vision of Conan on-screen, something that hasn’t been done yet. Arnold _looks_ the part, but the stories don’t have any of Howard’s tropes or feel to them. Conan as a slave? NEVER. I got more of the feel of Howard’s stories from the otherwise abysmal 1982 Albert Pyun fantasy _Sword and the Sorceror_, released the same year, and shortly before the Conan 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:** [February 26, 2025, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1517 "2025-02-26T12:58:10Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Conan as a slave? NEVER. Wait, isn’t that literally the origin story in the book? I owned all of 'em and read them over and over, but might be misremembering. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1518 "2025-02-26T15:21:56Z")
It did give us that immortal dialog about What Is Best In Life (crushing your enemies, etc) ---
**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 26, 2025, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1519 "2025-02-26T15:33:24Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Wait, isn’t that literally the origin story in the book? Only in the movie tie-in that L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter wrote _after_ the movie was made. You won’t find it in any of Howard’s writings. [https://www.blindhorsebooks.com/pages/books/18907/de-camp-l-sprague-lin-carter/conan-the-barbarian-movie-tie-in](https://www.blindhorsebooks.com/pages/books/18907/de-camp-l-sprague-lin-carter/conan-the-barbarian-movie-tie-in) ---
**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 26, 2025, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/1520 "2025-02-26T15:36:35Z")
Okay, well that’s the movie overwriting my book memories. Kind of hate that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288.md?page=75) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288.md?page=77)