Let’s Talk Movies! #31: Pandas, Zombies, Male Models, Superheroes, Greeks and…Caesar!

[PeterG]

Saw Pride and Prejudice and Zombies today. I have mixed feelings about. Overall, I'd say the movie was a "fail" although there is much to like about it. It's always tricky when you mix up genres. I was hoping this movie would succeed as a period piece and as an action/zombie flick and as a parody of both genres (or either genre would have been acceptable). I would say it succeeds for the most part as a period piece. But it just threw in the zombies and fight scenes to attract a new audience to older British literature. They could have done a lot more with the zombie aspect of things and the whole parody possibility wasn't really explored. At the end I said to my friend, "with this cast, I would have loved to have seen a straight-ahead version of Pride and Prejudice without the whole zombie aspect added. I found the two leads Lily James (Elizabeth) and Sam Riley (Mr. Darcy) both fairly cold for the first half of the movie, but as the movie progressed and they warmed (individually and to one another), then I warmed to them as well. Others in the cast I enjoyed included Jack Huston as George Wickham, Douglas Booth as Mr. Bingley (who is fun, awkward and of course GORGEOUS) and stealing the movie easily is Matt Smith as Parson Collins who deserves award consideration for his spot-on characterization and wondrous bit of comic relief. I'd recommend this to anyone who would enjoy a fun, interesting twist of their beloved Pride and Prejudice story, but not so much for zombie movie lovers and definitely not for parody movie lovers.

For me, the ending of a movie is extremely important as it's the last image or impression that it leaves the viewer. I think some of the greatest movie endings I've seen might include Bonnie and Clyde, Shame (Skammen), The Blue Angel, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Korczak, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Brazil, Pixote A Lei Do Mais Fraco, Salaam Bombay, La Historial Oficial, Raging Bull, The Wicker Man (the older one), Dogville (I found that ending to be very very satisfying), The Bicycle Thief, Planet of the Apes, Chinatown, and The Godfather.

Thank you for remind me of these two movies. Both will be added to my best films of all time list I'm working on. I re-watched all the Planet of the Apes movies a few years ago and loved them as much as I did as a young teen. And Dogville was such an amazing movie. I was such a Lars Von Trier uber at the beginning of his career. But he climbed out further and further on that tree limb until the limb broken and uprooted the tree it was attached to. The tree hasn't died, but unless he gets himself together, he'll become a "he was so good in the beginning...what happened???" guy.

Sorry I'm in this thread late, @PeterG There were 6 of those movies listed that totally interest me. Since I have a hard time going to see movies anymore, I usually wait and watch them on Netflix. I also have what's called the HD Extra Pack (Sony Movies, HDNet movies, MGM), FX, A&E, AMC and have found that some of the year old movies eventually show up on those channels.

Anyway, I just want to thank you for taking the time to find all the trailer videos and information. I know that takes a lot of time and effort. It's appreciated.

You're most welcome! I love getting feedback on what I post. I keep doing it because I love movies so much, but I love hearing what other people think....about whatever!

 

[Jay42]

Saw Pride and Prejudice and Zombies today. I have mixed feelings about. Overall, I'd say the movie was a "fail" although there is much to like about it. It's always tricky when you mix up genres. I was hoping this movie would succeed as a period piece and as an action/zombie flick and as a parody of both genres (or either genre would have been acceptable). I would say it succeeds for the most part as a period piece. But it just threw in the zombies and fight scenes to attract a new audience to older British literature. They could have done a lot more with the zombie aspect of things and the whole parody possibility wasn't really explored. At the end I said to my friend, "with this cast, I would have loved to have seen a straight-ahead version of Pride and Prejudice without the whole zombie aspect added. I found the two leads Lily James (Elizabeth) and Sam Riley (Mr. Darcy) both fairly cold for the first half of the movie, but as the movie progressed and they warmed (individually and to one another), then I warmed to them as well. Others in the cast I enjoyed included Jack Huston as George Wickham, Douglas Booth as Mr. Bingley (who is fun, awkward and of course GORGEOUS) and stealing the movie easily is Matt Smith as Parson Collins who deserves award consideration for his spot-on characterization and wondrous bit of comic relief. I'd recommend this to anyone who would enjoy a fun, interesting twist of their beloved Pride and Prejudice story, but not so much for zombie movie lovers and definitely not for parody movie lovers.

I want to see this movie so badly and I have no one to go with. I'm not ashamed to admit a significant reason behind my wanting to see it is because of Matt Smith's involvement. He played my favourite version of the Doctor from Doctor Who and I've enjoyed watching him in everything else I've seen him in. But none of my friends here want to see it and I really don't like going to movies alone. So I'll just have to wait until it comes out on DVD/bluRay.

 

[olympic]

I rented 'Suffragette' on PPV and thought it merited a solid grade of 'B'. I was engaged nearly the whole time: Carey Mulligan was great. She is a fine actress, and it was also nice to see Helena Bonham Carter revert to a more traditional, dramatic role, but it lacked something I cannot put my finger on. The 73% Rotten Tomatoes rating was fair.

Watching previews earlier in the year, it would seem to have been award season material, but upon watching it, it missed something.

A few weeks back, I also watched 'The Martian' on PPV. Definitely better than what I had anticipated: Engaging.

I missed 'Carol' in the theaters and I'm desperate to watch it once it's available. I'm surprised after winning Cannes and the NY Film Critics Circle's choice awards (most prestigious in the U.S.), it was snubbed by the Academy. I mean, Bridge of Spies over that? Bridge was good, but c'mon ...

 

[Seerek]

It's a real shame about Hail, Caesar!, because it could have been incredibly good. The material is all there for a really good movie. But they wasted it all.

Month of release usually is a signal as to how confident producers are as to a film's critical/commercial success.
I can't even recall the last time a Coen Brothers' film was released in February - that alone was enough warning to me that it was likely to be a hot mess.

 

[Jay42]

Month of release usually is a signal as to how confident producers are as to a film's critical/commercial success.
I can't even recall the last time a Coen Brothers' film was released in February - that alone was enough warning to me that it was likely to be a hot mess.

While that is definitely accurate. February, and January, to a lesser degree, are kind of dead zone months for movies. January's saving grace tends to be the awards movies that got a limited release at the end of December and go wide in January. However the last couple of years there have been some surprisingly good movies out in February. 2014 had The Lego Movie. 2015 had Kingsmen: The Secret Service. I know not everyone here liked it but it was well reviewed. This year we have Deadpool so far. There is a horror movie called The Witch that's out this week as well as a Columbia's Foreign Language Oscar nominee Embrace of the Serpent (only in New York) that are both out this week and are currently sitting at 86% and 91% respectively on Rotten Tomatoes. The only other movie I can see coming out this month that might end up being well reviewed is Eddie The Eagle, which is sitting at 70% on Rotten Tomatoes but also isn't out until the 26th. I think it's current reviews are mostly from it's Sundance screening.

There is still a greater degree of evidence for February being a dump zone for bad movies. But the studios seem to have realised that it's better for them to put out some good stuff at the beginning of the year to at least keep seats filled.

 

[Artistic Skaters]

We watched Freeheld with Julianne Moore, Ellen Page & Steve Carell. It's the one about Laurel Hester & the NJ freeholders who won't pay her pension benefits to her partner when she dies because she worked for the county & not the state. Based on a true story about a well known case. Have a box of tissues handy, even the dogs will make you cry.

Also since we saw it on DVD, it included the original award winning documentary.

 

[watchthis!!]

'The Revenant' & 'Brooklyn' Best Film Winners at 2016 BAFTA Awards
http://www.firstshowing.net/2016/the-revenant-brooklyn-are-best-film-winners-at-2016-bafta-awards/

This article mentions that often the BAFTA award winners don't match up with who wins the Oscar, but I think this year might see a lot of similarities.

 

[PeterG]

Weekend Domestic Chart for February 12th, 2016

Ryan Reynolds must be so haaaaaappppy!!! He finally has a hit movie and what a hit! Deadpool made 135 million in North America and 125 million internationally. You have to go back to the Christmas weekend for a movie that out-performed Deadpool and that was the little movie subtitled The Force Awakens (which made 146 million it’s second weekend). For Deadpool’s production budget of 58 million, 260 million in three days is pretty good box office. I’d even go so far as to say that there will be a sequel to this!

Deadpool made a $37,943 per theatre average. The last movie to do better than that was again, The Force Awakens, which made a $59,982 per theatre average. So Deadpool is close to being in the same league as the third biggest grossing movie of all time. Time will tell if Deadpool has legs anything like Star Wars, which is still in the top 10, at #7 in it’s eighth week of release.

Kung Fu Panda 3 drops to #2 and two comedies come in at #3 (How To Be Single, almost 19 million) and #4 (Zoolander 2, 15.5 million). I thought the 15 year wait for part two of Zoolander was going to mean Stiller would leave Rebel Wilson in the dust, but what do I know?

The only other debut of note is Michael Moore’s, “Where To Invade Next” which opened at #19, playing at 308 theatres where it averaged $3,030 per screen. Are we now living in a post-Michael Moore world?

 

[Kasey]

I'm such a non-movie person, I just now, today, finally watched "Brokeback Mountain".
Awww, Heath

 

[Wyliefan]

Other than the movies I want to see (in bold print), I was most impressed by Aditya Roy Kapoor, who is starring in "Fitoor", an Indian version of Dickens' "Great Expectations".

I saw Fitoor so I could review it for my Dickens blog. It's beautiful to look at, but the story is way, way watered down. It's all about the love story, which is so not the point of Great Expectations. Or at least not the only point.

But now I've seen my first Bollywood movie. So there's that!

 

[PeterG]

New movies coming out this weekend below. Only The Great Gilly Hopkins looks like a must-see to me. Race and The Witch looked good, but not quite good enough to really grab my interest. And Risen looks like a well made film, but not really my thing. And I like the cast of Forsaken, but the trailer looks kinda blah...

Feb. 19th – Race – Sports drama with Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Irons and William Hurt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQIe4JKjYn4

Feb. 19th – Risen - Drama with Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felton and Cliff Curtis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxgm2TJr2m0

Feb. 19th - The Witch – Horror with a new cast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQXmlf3Sefg

Feb. 19th – The Great Gilly Hopkins (Limited) – Family drama with Kathy Bates, Glenn Close, Octavia Spencer, Julia Stiles and Sophie Nélisse [The Book Thief]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K37cOnb3VvE

Feb. 19th – Forsaken (Limited) – Western with Demi Moore, Kiefer Sutherland, Donald Sutherland and Brian Cox
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO8xbYx6tco

Feb. 19th – Admiral (Limited) – Biographical war drama with Charles Dance and Rutger Hauer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gz9M_lBURY

Feb. 19th – Crazy About Tiffany's (Limited) – Documentary. From imdb.com: “A past to present fully authorized documentary of Tiffany & Co.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVuQMQl5ljM

Feb. 19th – Rolling Papers (Limited)- Documentary. From imdb.com: “At ground zero of the green rush, The Denver Post became the first major media outlet to appoint a marijuana editor. Policy news, strain reviews, parenting advice and edible recipes are the new norm in the unprecedented world of pot journalism.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew5HwXz2sWA

Feb. 19th – We Are Twisted F***ing Sister (Limited) - Musical Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW5VD5rx2tQ

Feb. 17th – Embrace of the Serpent (Limited) – Colombian adventure drama, Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOa9pjl37Lo

Feb. 19th – Colliding Dreams aka The Zionist Idea (Limited) – Historical documentary recounting “…the dramatic history of one of the most controversial, and urgently relevant political ideologies of the modern era.” (Imdb.com)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UChvMGkjEg

Feb. 19th – Snowtime! (Limited) – Animation. From imdb.com: “When winter break arrives, a boy and his friends are joined by the new girl in town for a prolonged snowball fight.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX2xHODzuN4

 

[Cachoo]

Oh I like the Snowtime! trailer. And I like the idea too. I think if I could have free access to another job one dream "internship" would be to see how trailers are created. I saw the Pink/Go Ask Alice trailer during the Grammy's and loved it only to discover I love this earlier one more: https://youtu.be/anvGUW-vsLE for Through The Looking Glass. Just drenched in color and imagination...

 

[Buzz]

I am definitely going to see Race!

 

[watchthis!!]

Movie news.

Emily Blunt in Talks for Disney’s ‘Mary Poppins’ Sequel
http://www.slashfilm.com/emily-blunt-as-mary-poppins/

The sequel will be set twenty years after the original movie. Rob Marshall will direct, his previous directing gigs include Chicago, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Into The Woods (where he directed Blunt).


Amazon Buys Woody Allen’s Movie Starring Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell
http://variety.com/2016/film/news/woody-allen-amazon-kristen-stewart-steve-carell-1201709868/

Amazon will open the film this summer with a traditional nationwide theatrical release. Following its theatrical run, it will become available exclusively to Prime members through Prime Video.

Also in the movie will be Jesse Eisenberg, Blake Lively, Parker Posey, Corey Stoll, Anna Camp and Judy Davis.


Jessica Chastain Is in Talks to Lead Aaron Sorkin’s Directorial Debut, Which Is About a Celebrity Poker Ring
http://www.vulture.com/2016/02/chastain-in-talks-for-aaron-sorkins-poker-movie.html#

If this happens, Chastain will play Molly Bloom, who wrote a book bout running a celebrity poker ring (which included Ben Affleck, Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire) before it was taken down by the FBI.

 

[manhn]

Just watched Far From the Madding Crowd. Some nice moments and performances (and I love the score) but ugh, I cannot take anything seriously when there's a love story involving a pornstache.

ETA: W&P should totally skate to this score!

 

[peibeck]

I'm going to the movies for a movie marathon today (and next Saturday) to see all the Best Picture nominees. "Bridge of Spies," "Room," "Mad Max" and "The Big Short" today. Looking forward to it, but feeling exhausted thinking about it already.

 

[Cachoo]

I watched "Our Brand is Crisis" and was pleasantly surprised given the tepid reviews for the film. And although this is set in Bolivia, the idea of convincing people there is crisis to push your candidate certainly reminded me of many on the Republican side running for President. It doesn't belong on the "best films" list but I still thought it was worth watching.

 

[PeterG]

I watched Murder On The Orient Express (1974) a little while ago. Mainly due to our discussion about Ingrid Bergman. I realized watching it that I had seen it before, specifically the snowbank part in the story. But I probably saw it in my teens or early twenties, so a few decades ago! Bergman's performance was adequate I suppose, but for her to win the Oscar for that? Why she was out-acted by Wendy Hiller as Princess Dragomiroff in the very same movie! I still have to watch Gaslight and re-watch Casablance (at some point) and probably a few other Bergman films. But I remain perplexed how she has three Oscars to her credit when someone like Glenn Close has zero. Should be the other way around in my opinion.

Okay, so back to MOTOE. Wondrous cast, story that's a lot of fun. Very watchable movie. Albert Finney I find to be somewhat annoying, but I guess Hercule Poirot is supposed to be a bit strange and make the viewer feel somewhat unsettled? Not sure if I've seen another movie with Poirot before. This is making me think of Ten Little Indians (1965), which I'm pretty sure I watched in high school and has stayed with me to this day. Think I'm going to re-watch it! The other cast member that stood out to me was John Gielgud, although he had so little to do, so I might have enjoyed his presence as much as his acting. Somehow he just added to the film by being there! And I'm not specifically a Gielgud uber, he's somebody I should look into a lot more as to movies of his that I should watch.

In my case, I always preferred watching movies on my TV as opposed to my computer. I'm kind of old school.

I'm always irritated when I have to watch something on my computer. Seems like work instead of having a TV screen to watch, a remote control in my hand and a couch to lie back on. I have a list of movie to see that I haven't found anywhere but online. That list is being ignored until all my other lists are depleted. Which might never happen because I keep adding titles to them!

Does anyone like the 1976 version of Carrie? I thought it was deliciously over-the-top and hysterically funny, especially Piper Laurie's performance as Margaret.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GToOFNVrQ6E

How one interprets this movie might depend on personal experiences...as well as one's mood when they watch it. For some of us who had a horrible high school experience, the movie became personal in a way that others probably wouldn't understand. And if your family situation was complicated in one way or another, that added to the impact of this movie. So I found the movie to be haunting and shocking and overwhelming to some extend. Sissy Spacek's performance is one of the best of all time...going back to the discussion we had around that subject. And Piper Laurie was over-the-top, but I think the movie required her to almost other-worldly in her extremity. I'm pretty sure I saw this in a theatre when I was in high school and the gymnasium scene stunned people. And the ending had a big impact as well. I have to go now and add this movie and Spacek's performance to my "Best Of All Time" lists.

 

[Allskate]

I'm always irritated when I have to watch something on my computer

Yeah. I bought a Fire TV device just so that I could stream on my tv rather than my computer. It's hard to do youtube with it, but I always stream movies on the tv rather than the computer.

 

[Xela M]

I watched Murder On The Orient Express (1974) a little while ago. Mainly due to our discussion about Ingrid Bergman. I realized watching it that I had seen it before, specifically the snowbank part in the story. But I probably saw it in my teens or early twenties, so a few decades ago! Bergman's performance was adequate I suppose, but for her to win the Oscar for that? Why she was out-acted by Wendy Hiller as Princess Dragomiroff in the very same movie! I still have to watch Gaslight and re-watch Casablance (at some point) and probably a few other Bergman films. But I remain perplexed how she has three Oscars to her credit when someone like Glenn Close has zero. Should be the other way around in my opinion.

Okay, so back to MOTOE. Wondrous cast, story that's a lot of fun. Very watchable movie. Albert Finney I find to be somewhat annoying, but I guess Hercule Poirot is supposed to be a bit strange and make the viewer feel somewhat unsettled? Not sure if I've seen another movie with Poirot before. This is making me think of Ten Little Indians (1965), which I'm pretty sure I watched in high school and has stayed with me to this day. Think I'm going to re-watch it! The other cast member that stood out to me was John Gielgud, although he had so little to do, so I might have enjoyed his presence as much as his acting. Somehow he just added to the film by being there! And I'm not specifically a Gielgud uber, he's somebody I should look into a lot more as to movies of his that I should watch.



I'm always irritated when I have to watch something on my computer. Seems like work instead of having a TV screen to watch, a remote control in my hand and a couch to lie back on. I have a list of movie to see that I haven't found anywhere but online. That list is being ignored until all my other lists are depleted. Which might never happen because I keep adding titles to them!



How one interprets this movie might depend on personal experiences...as well as one's mood when they watch it. For some of us who had a horrible high school experience, the movie became personal in a way that others probably wouldn't understand. And if your family situation was complicated in one way or another, that added to the impact of this movie. So I found the movie to be haunting and shocking and overwhelming to some extend. Sissy Spacek's performance is one of the best of all time...going back to the discussion we had around that subject. And Piper Laurie was over-the-top, but I think the movie required her to almost other-worldly in her extremity. I'm pretty sure I saw this in a theatre when I was in high school and the gymnasium scene stunned people. And the ending had a big impact as well. I have to go now and add this movie and Spacek's performance to my "Best Of All Time" lists.

Have you not seen "Evil under the Sun" or "Death on the Nile"?

 

[PeterG]

Have you not seen "Evil under the Sun" or "Death on the Nile"?

Nuh-uh. Not yet, anyway!

 

[gk_891]

Death on the Nile was ok. It has a huge star-studded cast but it wasn't as eventful as Murder on the Orient Express.

 

[gk_891]

How one interprets this movie might depend on personal experiences...as well as one's mood when they watch it. For some of us who had a horrible high school experience, the movie became personal in a way that others probably wouldn't understand. And if your family situation was complicated in one way or another, that added to the impact of this movie. So I found the movie to be haunting and shocking and overwhelming to some extend. Sissy Spacek's performance is one of the best of all time...going back to the discussion we had around that subject. And Piper Laurie was over-the-top, but I think the movie required her to almost other-worldly in her extremity. I'm pretty sure I saw this in a theatre when I was in high school and the gymnasium scene stunned people. And the ending had a big impact as well. I have to go now and add this movie and Spacek's performance to my "Best Of All Time" lists.

My experiences in high school were also very negative and I recognize how this movie deals with very serious subject material. But I loved the comedic touches to the film. And both Sissy and Piper gave fantastically over the top performances. And it all worked very well since the movie had enough sense to not take itself so seriously.

 

[mrr50]

Enjoyed both "Deadpool" and "Zoolander 2". "Deadpool" was certainly not your standard superhero movie. Wasn't too interested in it until the good reports here. I had seen Reynolds in "Green Lantern" and wished I hadn't.

 

[smurfy]

I'm going to the movies for a movie marathon today (and next Saturday) to see all the Best Picture nominees. "Bridge of Spies," "Room," "Mad Max" and "The Big Short" today. Looking forward to it, but feeling exhausted thinking about it already.

At AMC Theates? Just got home from it. I had already seen Bridge of Spies - stilled love it. Rylance and Hanks were superb
The Big Short - was sooo good, funny, enteraining and educational.
Room - I had read the book - acting was awesome!
Mad Max -very impressively made movie. I was entertained and enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

 

[peibeck]

At AMC Theates? Just got home from it. I had already seen Bridge of Spies - stilled love it. Rylance and Hanks were superb
The Big Short - was sooo good, funny, enteraining and educational.
Room - I had read the book - acting was awesome!
Mad Max -very impressively made movie. I was entertained and enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

Yes, it was at a nearby AMC theater. I was most impressed with "The Big Short," though I did think the celebrity cut-away things in the first half of the film were not necessary or particularly entertaining. I really loved Steve Carrell in this movie; I would have given him the Oscar nod over Christian Bale.

Speaking of a robbed nomination, Jacob Tremblay in "Room" was EVERYTHING.

I really enjoyed "Bridge of Spies" as well.

"Mad Max: Fury Road" was better than I expected, but I don't really get the love of it like some here. Best Picture and Director? Not for me. I mean, if it wasn't for amazing talents like Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron, there would be nothing to have drawn me in to the non-plot. It was entertaining for what it was, but I've seen a lot better action adventure movies over the decades.

 

[Jay42]

I watched Murder On The Orient Express (1974) a little while ago. Mainly due to our discussion about Ingrid Bergman. I realized watching it that I had seen it before, specifically the snowbank part in the story. But I probably saw it in my teens or early twenties, so a few decades ago! Bergman's performance was adequate I suppose, but for her to win the Oscar for that? Why she was out-acted by Wendy Hiller as Princess Dragomiroff in the very same movie! I still have to watch Gaslight and re-watch Casablance (at some point) and probably a few other Bergman films. But I remain perplexed how she has three Oscars to her credit when someone like Glenn Close has zero. Should be the other way around in my opinion.

Okay, so back to MOTOE. Wondrous cast, story that's a lot of fun. Very watchable movie. Albert Finney I find to be somewhat annoying, but I guess Hercule Poirot is supposed to be a bit strange and make the viewer feel somewhat unsettled? Not sure if I've seen another movie with Poirot before. This is making me think of Ten Little Indians (1965), which I'm pretty sure I watched in high school and has stayed with me to this day. Think I'm going to re-watch it! The other cast member that stood out to me was John Gielgud, although he had so little to do, so I might have enjoyed his presence as much as his acting. Somehow he just added to the film by being there! And I'm not specifically a Gielgud uber, he's somebody I should look into a lot more as to movies of his that I should watch.

Are we doomed to disagree on the greatness that is Ingrid Bergman? I suppose we can't all be perfect. Seriously though, Gaslight and Notorious. If you don't enjoy her in Notorious you will at least have Cary Grant.

My dad is a Poirot purist and he absolutely hates Albert Finney as Poirot. He doesn't mind Peter Ustinov who played Poirot in Death on the Nile and Evil Under The Sun but the only version of Poirot he really likes is David Suchet from the TV show. I'll freely admit a lot of my love for the MOTOE movie comes from my love of the cast. I mean Lauren Bacall, Vanessa Redgrave, Sean Connery, John Gielgud and the list goes on. Such a fantastic ensemble.

I agree about Glenn Close though, how she doesn't have an Oscar is beyond me. I'd take her over Meryl Streep any day.

Enjoyed both "Deadpool" and "Zoolander 2". "Deadpool" was certainly not your standard superhero movie. Wasn't too interested in it until the good reports here. I had seen Reynolds in "Green Lantern" and wished I hadn't.

I'm fairly sure most people who saw Green Lantern wish they hadn't. Ryan Reynolds might wish he hadn't done it. His career really started floundering after Green Lantern bombed. Hopefully Deadpool helps thing pick up again for him.

 

[Xela M]

Death on the Nile was ok. It has a huge star-studded cast but it wasn't as eventful as Murder on the Orient Express.

Of course Mia Farrow can ruin any film, but I thought it was good

 

[Xela M]

Are we doomed to disagree on the greatness that is Ingrid Bergman? I suppose we can't all be perfect. Seriously though, Gaslight and Notorious. If you don't enjoy her in Notorious you will at least have Cary Grant.

My dad is a Poirot purist and he absolutely hates Albert Finney as Poirot. He doesn't mind Peter Ustinov who played Poirot in Death on the Nile and Evil Under The Sun but the only version of Poirot he really likes is David Suchet from the TV show. I'll freely admit a lot of my love for the MOTOE movie comes from my love of the cast. I mean Lauren Bacall, Vanessa Redgrave, Sean Connery, John Gielgud and the list goes on. Such a fantastic ensemble.

I agree about Glenn Close though, how she doesn't have an Oscar is beyond me. I'd take her over Meryl Streep any day.


I'm fairly sure most people who saw Green Lantern wish they hadn't. Ryan Reynolds might wish he hadn't done it. His career really started floundering after Green Lantern bombed. Hopefully Deadpool helps thing pick up again for him.

I absolutely HATE Poirot in the TV show (and the TV series in general)

 

[gk_891]

Of course Mia Farrow can ruin any film, but I thought it was good

Oh God, she was extremely annoying in that movie! Especially in the first parts when she was stalking her ex-fiance.