Last Movie You Watched

@Maximus Mate, without a Star Wars or Marvel movie every December is kind of "meh"

 

Guys.. come now - a month of dreary movies helps the medicine go down!

 

I was writing a long-ish post about the state of Hollywood, until I realised that it basically came down to "Watch some Asian stuff in the meantime". So yeah, do that.

 

So basically Dances with Wolves over again?

 

UGH!!
SINCE THE FIRST MOVIE I HATH COMPLAINEDDDDDD

 

Not really. Much more visceral.

 

SLICE - don't waste your time. it's bad. really bad. It might be the shark jumping moment for 80s nostalgia horror.

 

The Nun, I'm not a fan of Horror films, but since I have AMC's A-List, I checked it out. Its not a scary flick, rather predictable but it got me into the franchise. i want to see all previous films in this universe.

 

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang. Making a film with primarily British and experienced cast (plus Maggie Gyllenhaal) is basically cheating. The acting will at least very good and to add to that, the script was surprisingly solid. Each of the child chracters got a bit of development and their chance to shine in the finale. Overall - a pretty good family film. I liked it.

 

Saw this one two days ago. Can't believe this was a true story.

 

I haven't seen it but it's about time they made a movie about Clayton Bigsby.

 

It's a good one.

 

Ok, so Predator (2018). It is a sequel, like the others, not a reboot. Is it good? Well, it's ok. The movie tries to be fun, so it's full of jokes and gory action. The characters aren't necessarily likable and I'm not sure are meant to be. Some of the jokes are funny, though. In turms of "science" and mythology - feels rather dumb. So yeah, that's what it is - a dumb gory action flick.



I have a very peculiar selection for this weekend, which I hope will give me something to share. So, stay at the same Сant. time, same Сant. channel.

 

Dogman. An Italian drama about a dog hairdresser and his difficult relationship with a local bully. One of my favourite films of the year, honestly. A really compelling, personal drama that is so sincere and sweet that you can't help but fall in love with the main character. If it plays in a cinema near you, go watch it.

 

Felt like seeing some Fingal Doppeling.

 

So, this weekend I decided to dig up a couple of war movies from (cinema-wise) obscure countries to see what they have to say about war, patriotism, duty etc.
Today it was Lebanon (2009) from Israel. This is an... art-house (anti-)war movie a tank crew's experience during the first day of the 1982 Lebanon war. It's shot primarily inside the tank, while everything that's outside is view through the tank's gunsight. The movie is dark and discomforting. It presents said experiences through various images and personal worries and conflicts of the crew. It is also very critical about the war and how it was conducted, although I am not sure if it's primarily war in general, or the 1982 war specifically, as it's not the first time I've seen this war portrayed negatively. Still, a good and strong piece of cinema.
P.S. All the Israeli movies war movies I've come across (this, Waltz with Bashir (2008) and Beaufort (2007)) are personal stories about horrors of war. While such movies are good and necessary, I kinda expeted a country, that keeps fighting so much, to also make movies, that are about patriotism and defending said country from it's enemies. Maybe it does, and I've just missed those movies.

 

I rewatched Spider-Man (2002) after many, many years today. Good stuff! A true superhero classic. It's much cheesier than I remembered, though. But this is also why it has a very distinctive comic book feel. It feels like a literal transition between Burton's kind of "comic-bookness" and the modern MCU-type style. Action and visual effects hold up very well (can't say that about the opening credits and other similar visualisations!). I liked how brutal the final brawl between Spidey and Green Goblin was - it seems like we don't get fights that intense these days. Also - Tobey is the best Spider-Man! He's more fleshed out than the other two.