The Official Last Movie You Saw Thread (Part 2)

[Joneslab]

I always hated the song.

Maybe not a popular opinion, but I always felt that Aerosmith's stuff was...weak. The later stuff was almost universally terrible. That song that became a hit from Armageddon was terrible in an almost profound way.

The only good thing that ever came from late Aerosmith was the video that had Tyler's daughter and Alicia Silverstone in it. I was about 14 at the time and used to watch that thing on a loop.

[Spiritof96]

I always hated the song.

Maybe not a popular opinion, but I always felt that Aerosmith's stuff was...weak. The later stuff was almost universally terrible. That song that became a hit from Armageddon was terrible in an almost profound way.

The only good thing that ever came from late Aerosmith was the video that had Tyler's daughter and Alicia Silverstone in it. I was about 14 at the time and used to watch that thing on a loop.

I also hate every rendition of the song.

I remember those videos being popular for the stated reasons, both girls were very pretty.

[Blue Heaven]

How many times did we see Tyler pulling a Michael Jackson? Shirt unbuttoned. Wind blowing. Screaming into the bandana laden microphone. Anywho, Armageddon was one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Deep Impact did it MUCH better, imo.

[Joneslab]

Midnight Special.

Jeff Nichols, who made the masterpiece Mud, tries his hand at a Starman homage that's wildly uneven. The first five minutes of this are crazy good. Then it settles into a narrative that just doesn't have much going for it. There are a few sequences that are stunning to look at (Kirsten Dunst hello!), but for the most part this commits the most grievous movie sin: it's boring.

Recommended if you like off-beat sci-fi, and it definitely opens up some interesting questions about alien life, but this is a shell of the movie Mud was.

[Joneslab]

Spotlight.

This was reviewed above, but it's excellent. Has a driving propulsion that makes it fascinating to watch even though the subject matter is ghastly, but the acting makes this. This might be the best thing that Mark Ruffalo has done, and that's saying something.

Highest recommendation.

Eye in the Sky.

Drone thriller that's a master class on suspense filmmaking. The most interesting thing about this is the tech. We watch the action through various surveillance devices, and this gives the film a kind of breathless intensity that it manages to keep throughout. There's an interesting moral question that the film brings up--Schindler's List echoes--but for the most part this is pure Hitch****************ian drama filtered through a plot that couldn't be more timely and relevant.

If you like movies get your hands on this. Flat-out great.

[Spiritof96]

Spotlight.

This was reviewed above, but it's excellent. Has a driving propulsion that makes it fascinating to watch even though the subject matter is ghastly, but the acting makes this. This might be the best thing that Mark Ruffalo has done, and that's saying something.

Highest recommendation.

Eye in the Sky.

Drone thriller that's a master class on suspense filmmaking. The most interesting thing about this is the tech. We watch the action through various surveillance devices, and this gives the film a kind of breathless intensity that it manages to keep throughout. There's an interesting moral question that the film brings up--Schindler's List echoes--but for the most part this is pure Hitch****************ian drama filtered through a plot that couldn't be more timely and relevant.

If you like movies get your hands on this. Flat-out great.

I believe you that these are great movies; but given some of the recent discussion in the political forum the subject matter for both of them is SO to a type... LOL!

I remember seeing a trailer for Eye in the Sky it did look interesting. I don't think I will ever willingly sit through a story about kids being abused.

[Joneslab]

I believe you that these are great movies; but given some of the recent discussion in the political forum the subject matter for both of them is SO to a type... LOL!

I remember seeing a trailer for Eye in the Sky it did look interesting. I don't think I will ever willingly sit through a story about kids being abused.

Eye in the Sky doesn't really offer up an opinion. Shows both the need to kill terrorists and the cost of drone warfare. It's basically an action movie with some political undertones. (I will say that it definitely takes a bit of a pro-Britain angle at times.)

My family is Catholic. My wife wouldn't watch Spotlight. Had to wait until she was gone for the night. It's more a movie about the church and how they handled the situation than it is the abuse. (Having said that, there are some tough scenes.)

For a horrific movie on abuse that's wrenching to sit through, there's the documentary Deliver Us From Evil. That one is just about one priest.

The tale told in Spotlight is a story that needed to be told, but it took bravery to tell it, particularly in a Catholic enclave like Boston.

[Joneslab]

Actually I take that back. Eye in the Sky does offer up an opinion: that drone warfare has a psychological cost. However, I think that's pretty factual. There are people who've done it who've talked extensively over the last few years that it isn't really as easy as pushing a button.

So that may be a political stance in some ways, I guess. The movie does offer up the clear and obvious fact that Islamic terrorists are going to blow people up if those drone pilots don't act. The plot pivots on a group of radicals who are strapping suicide vests to themselves as the eye in the sky looks on.

[Spiritof96]

Actually I take that back. Eye in the Sky does offer up an opinion: that drone warfare has a psychological cost. However, I think that's pretty factual. There are people who've done it who've talked extensively over the last few years that it isn't really as easy as pushing a button.

So that may be a political stance in some ways, I guess. The movie does offer up the clear and obvious fact that Islamic terrorists are going to blow people up if those drone pilots don't act. The plot pivots on a group of radicals who are strapping suicide vests to themselves as the eye in the sky looks on.

My comment was based more on the IMDB blurb than the actual content and I found it funny. I have a family member who was a gunner on an Apache attack helicopter. He claims it IS as easy as pushing a button and scoffs at drone pilots and their psychological cost (especially their PTSD). I suppose different people will be impacted differently. My family member did plenty of button pushing on 3 deployments.

[Joneslab]

My comment was based more on the IMDB blurb than the actual content and I found it funny. I have a family member who was a gunner on an Apache attack helicopter. He claims it IS as easy as pushing a button and scoffs at drone pilots and their psychological cost (especially their PTSD). I suppose different people will be impacted differently. My family member did plenty of button pushing on 3 deployments.

Isn't the difference in the Apache that you just target and fire? If this movie is true to life, and I'd assume it is, you can see everything from those drone cameras down to facial expressions.

[TrueblueCATfan]

Saw The Shallows on Tuesday......best shark movie since Jaws

[Blue Heaven]

.....best shark movie since Jaws

Not to hard to achieve as all the ones after it has SUCKED.

[Spiritof96]

Isn't the difference in the Apache that you just target and fire? If this movie is true to life, and I'd assume it is, you can see everything from those drone cameras down to facial expressions.

No. they are tracking and id targets via direct view / tv camera/ night vision / and thermal optics. It is analogous to most of the strike drone optics I have seen. The detail is remarkable even in infrared. I am sure there are some modern surveillance optics that are more advanced; but they were not at the center of the drone pilot PTSD thing.

[Joneslab]

Daddy's Home.

Since it's been an abysmal summer for movies, we picked this one up on video this weekend. It's surprisingly good. Several laugh-out-loud moments. And as always Mark Wahlberg kind of steals the movie. He has the steely, tense-jawed straight man down pat at this point, and he's more funny on the whole than Will Ferrell.

There's nothing fresh or new about this, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Recommended if you're looking for a comedy. (Added bonus: there's an Anthony Davis cameo.)

[KCKUKFan]

The Purge: Election Year - another year, another Purge film. And more entertaining pulp trash. Can't really recommend it, but will say that if you liked the second (the first was awful), then you'll like this one.

Midnight Special - Jeff Nichols' first dud, after two near-masterpieces with "Mud" and "Take Shelter." This movie, as Will noted above, was technically proficient, but boring.

Finding Dory - Adorable, funny, beautifully animated. Pixar does it again.

Sideways - Went back and watched this one again and was reminded how great it is. It moves at its own pace, it's equal turns funny and terribly sad, and it's very unique. Alexander Payne is one of the most underappreciated filmmakers working today and this might be his masterpiece (although "Election" is close).

Eye In The Sky - Great flick. Very thought-provoking and entertaining. Timely subject matter. Plus we get to see Breaking Bad's Jesse Pinkman in a role deserved of his talents.