My most favorite recent movie-going experience was on Halloween:

The Last Man On Earth


and before that it was

Le Doulos directed by Jean-Pierre Melville


and before that it was

The Wind Will Carry Us directed by Abbas Kiorastami

WillyWonka said:

I read the book, and started to watch the film on movie links but it stopped a third of the way in I do want to see the whole thing. I loved Doom Generation for what it was but mysterious skin is a whole other kettle of fish

Went to the flicks to see Death At A Funeral today.
I loved it. Very funny British story that has a cliched plot, but some great jokes and great acting.
I urge EVERYONE to see it!

THIS IS ENGLAND.....totally ace!!!!

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

Agreed! Not least for the inclusion of 'Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want' at the end.

I notice your Mozza quote- he's coming back to UK for a handful of dates in January- yay! Been almost a year since I've seen him in the flesh- i need a fix.

Me , You and Everyone We Know

Lonesome Cowboy

If any of you's like The Princes Bride, then you will all love Stardust. Hunky lead actor, and just the fun to see DeNiro prance about in a dress and make-up

vikki said:

I wish they would've used the original but being the geek that I am, I watched the entire movie over with commentary and they mentioned why they didn't. They wanted to make the end look like Shaun was moving on so they used a more modern version.

I wish I could see Morrissey in England.
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I thought Sunrise was really good. 30 Days Of Night was good. No Country For Old Men was good but I left it feeling annoyed for some reason. I'll have to watch it on video and see what I think the second time.

But Sunrise was definitely a beautiful movie!

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

Thanks for that nugget- there's absolutely no excuse for not using Moz's incredible vocals though. You've had our Man over with you all year- you can have Prince on loan & we'll welcome Morrissey back with open arms! He's gonna Come Back to Camden. Saw him in Manchester last Christmas which was quite incredible. Speaking of being a geek, Moz indirectly introduced me to many wonderful Brit films of the 60's- Saturday Night Sunday Morning, Taste of Honey etc. ('Remembers this is a film thread')

vikki said:

I'm going to have to be on the lookout for those movies. Thanks.

HamsterHuey said:

I'd like to see it. Maybe when it comes out on DVD or gets on TV.

I saw The Darjeeling Limited and American Gangster recently, those were nice.

And I think I'm going to see the new Ian Curtis biopic this weekend.

We went to see Control last night. Fantastic movie. British, black and white, covers the (short) life of Ian Curtis of Joy Division. Captures 70s Britain very well and is also quite moving. And funny. Tears brimming at the end.

Also recently watched Pan's Labyrinth again. If you haven't seen it please go and rent it. It's a must. Wonderful acting, wonderful story, wonderful direction.

Many other Orgers seen Requiem for a Dream? Or on a funnier note Grindhouse? That'll be the double bill from Rodriguez and Tarantino. Breath of fresh air in an often stale genre.

No Im in the mood for a good drama/romance...something like The Notebook

Mara said:

I just read your post having just posted Tell me your thoughts on Tony Wilson if you've seen 24 Hour Party People (I've just read something that adds lots of meat to my boney thoughts too). I couldn't help but think one thing. And hopefully you'll enjoy the movie too.
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Ratatouille

The Mist was alright. To me, the ending was predictable.

MajesticOne89 said:

Really? I read the short story a loooong time ago, and the ending of the movie was COMPLETELY different.

It was depressing.

I've sucked at going to the movies in recent years, I think that'll change when I move cos in the town where I'll live there just isn't a lot to do I will DEF see Stardust and Beowulf (NEIL FRIGGING GAIMAN PEOPLE!!!!!) and of course 30 Days of Night.

Teacher said:

Är du på väg bort från Stockholm?

Varför? Nytt jobb?

retina said:

Avesta. Inget jobb, ta hand om mamma som har långt framskriden KOL.

Teacher said:

Åh nej! Verkligen tråkigt att höra.

Det är samma sak med min farmor, hon kommer troligen att få permanentboende på vårdcentralen snart på grund av all uppmärksamhet hennes KOL kräver. Jag kan knappt tänka mig vilken panik man måste känna när man HELA TIDEN inte kan andas ordentligt.

retina said:

Jag vet Mamma var inlagd 2 ggr i oktober, 2 veckor av 4. Hon har en inhalatormaskin hemma som hon måste använda 2 ggr per dag, och dessutom har hon hjärtsvikt. Hon blir andfådd bara hon går genom lägenheten så hon klarar sig inte ensam längre, och hon har inte råd med hemtjänst... så det blir jag. Äh, deprimerande ämne på en lördagkväll. Vet du nån som vill hyra en 2:a i Skarpnäck i 2:a hand?

Teacher said:

Är det verkligen så illa att man lämnas att dö om man inte har råd med hemtjänst? Farmor ska som sagt snart få permanentboende och jag vet inte vad det innebär för kostnader. Innan dess fick hon ASIH då och då (akutsjukvård i hemmet). Hon har ingen vidare ekonomi men kanske ändå tillräckligt för att betala för sådant? Ärligt talat hade jag inte ägnat pengarna en tanke i hennes fall utan förutsatte (naivt kanske) att hon skulle tas om hand oavsett om hon kunde betala eller inte.

Tyvärr känner jag ingen som är ute efter en lägenhet men du får nog inte så svårt att hitta någon. Senast jag listade min lägenhet på Bostad Direkt fick jag i alla fall ett dussin svar.

retina said:

Japp, så illa är det. De erbjuder allehanda tjänster men man får betala för dem, och mamma klassas inte som tillräckligt gammal (57) och för "för" sjuka finns det inget boende på det viset. Vet inte om det är olika i olika landsting kanske, ASIH har jag inte hört något om och det hade säkert sjukvården upplyst mamma om så många gånger som hon behövt åka till akuten.

Äh, lördag kväll.

I really liked "Rendition"

I saw THE HITMAN. The writing was crap.

I'm Not There
Into the Wild
Margot at the Wedding