Last Movie You Watched? - Page 87

SCI-Nurse · 02-13-2012, 10:23 PM

Just got to see a sneak preview of Act of Valor this evening (with the Cinema Society).

Docudrama about the Navy SEALs that was initially started as a recruitment project, and then turned into a feature length film. Based on real SEAL actions in the war on terrorism. The SEALs in the film were acted by real SEALs, with the "bad guys" played by actors. Not all the SEAL acting was great, but they did a credible job. Lots of action, shooting, explosions, but also clearly strong "band of brother" relationships, and also shows SEALs depicted with their families at home. Regardless of your political beliefs and feelings, this is a movie to see.

Anyone else seen A Separation?? Likely to be the Oscar winner for best foreign film (as Incindies was last year). Will be at the foreign film Academy seminar on the Saturday before the Oscars to meet all the foreign film nominee directors. Looking forward to it. I thought this film was one of the best I have seen this year.

(KLD)

thebeingworkshop · 02-15-2012, 05:31 PM

Just finished Guns Germs and Steel.
I swear I could fall asleep everyday to Jared Diamond and the narrator's voice.

lynnifer · 02-23-2012, 04:49 PM

Perfect Sense with Eva Green and Ewan McGregor

A chef and a scientist fall in love as an epidemic begins to rob people of their sensory perceptions.

Eva Green is one of my favourites - all of her movies/roles are weirdly fascinating (still haunted by Womb). Need I say more about Ewan McGregor? He gets some genuinely quirky roles too.

If not for the full frontal nudity of Ewan alone, but for the hot love scene that almost had me rhythmically moving with it ... definitely a case of the tinglies in my nether regions, lol. I want a clone of Ewan McGregor!

SCI-Nurse · 02-23-2012, 06:20 PM

This week for the Cinema Society we had a new film that sadly will probably not get a commercial release, but has already gone to DVD. It is called The Hammer and is based on the true story of Matt Hamill, currently a UFC competitor. Matt was born deaf, and this covers his early years, but primarily his years wrestling for RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology) and ultimately winning the national collegiate champion in his weight class.

Unlike most movies about people with disabilities, two of the major characters, including the lead actor Russell Harvard and actress Shoshonnah Stern, are played by deaf actors. Michael Anthony Spady, who plays Hamill's best friend and roommate in collage, is also a deaf actor, and was a speaker at our film presentation this week.

I thought they did a good job on this film. You don't have to be a wrestling or UFC fan to enjoy this film, which is both a film about overcoming obstacles but also a love story, and a story about family relationships.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1094666/

(KLD)

WahWah · 02-23-2012, 06:22 PM

Texas Killing Fields.

Frightening movie based on a real story about a series of murders of young women.

Two Aussies played key roles in this movie, Sam Worthington as a hard ass young detective, Mark Sounder and Jason Clarke as Rule, a sleazy rapist/murderer all round bad guy.

Funnily enough, I once saw Jason Clarke on the Queenscliff ferry with his parents, back when he was a struggling actor doing a few aussie tv shows. It's funny he looks a bigger bum now he's semi famous than he did when he was a total unknown...lol.

I guess Hollywood is a cruel mistress.

Oh, hey Sam Worthington played the dude in the wheelchair in Avatar...yeah I just remembered that. Hmm, jesus you'd hope they'd have cures by then for SCI and even stupid conditions like my Beckars MD.

november · 02-24-2012, 02:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lynnifer

If not for the full frontal nudity of Ewan alone, but for the hot love scene that almost had me rhythmically moving with it ... definitely a case of the tinglies in my nether regions, lol. I want a clone of Ewan McGregor!

They showed his pp?

feisty · 02-24-2012, 07:37 PM

^He always shows his wang. I saw some arty movie with him in it once where he worked on a riverboat, and his wang practically had a monologue and time to make 'pew pew' air guns.

SCI-Nurse · 03-01-2012, 08:46 AM

I just saw a sneak of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, which was a charming and funny movie about a bunch of English retirees who are induced to move to India to a retirement "resort" which is not quite what it was billed to be. Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighly, Dev Patel, and Tom Wilkinson are among a few of the great actors who appear in this film. This is an adult film in its themes, but probably would also work for teens. I recommend it.

(KLD)

My395 · 03-01-2012, 11:29 PM

"The Help". Did not read the book. Loved the movie.

lynnifer · 03-01-2012, 11:54 PM

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

You will cry, but it's a beautiful story about 'The Falling Man' photo from 9/11.

The young actor is amazing as he plays a manic-curious child bordering on Asperger's Syndrome who tries to find a message from his father who perished in the WTC attacks.

Sandra Bullock and Tom Hanks were great as always. Max Van Sydow earned a well-deserved supporting actor nomination as a mute grandfather.

Cannot wait to read the book.

02-13-2012, 10:23 PM	#861
SCI-Nurse Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: USA Posts: 41,333	Act of Valor Just got to see a sneak preview of Act of Valor this evening (with the Cinema Society). Docudrama about the Navy SEALs that was initially started as a recruitment project, and then turned into a feature length film. Based on real SEAL actions in the war on terrorism. The SEALs in the film were acted by real SEALs, with the "bad guys" played by actors. Not all the SEAL acting was great, but they did a credible job. Lots of action, shooting, explosions, but also clearly strong "band of brother" relationships, and also shows SEALs depicted with their families at home. Regardless of your political beliefs and feelings, this is a movie to see. Anyone else seen A Separation?? Likely to be the Oscar winner for best foreign film (as Incindies was last year). Will be at the foreign film Academy seminar on the Saturday before the Oscars to meet all the foreign film nominee directors. Looking forward to it. I thought this film was one of the best I have seen this year. (KLD)

02-23-2012, 04:49 PM	#863
lynnifer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Windsor ON Canada Posts: 15,310	Perfect Sense with Eva Green and Ewan McGregor A chef and a scientist fall in love as an epidemic begins to rob people of their sensory perceptions. Eva Green is one of my favourites - all of her movies/roles are weirdly fascinating (still haunted by Womb). Need I say more about Ewan McGregor? He gets some genuinely quirky roles too. If not for the full frontal nudity of Ewan alone, but for the hot love scene that almost had me rhythmically moving with it ... definitely a case of the tinglies in my nether regions, lol. I want a clone of Ewan McGregor! __________________ I think over again my small adventures, My fears, Those small ones that seemed so big, For all the vital things I had to get and to reach; And yet there is only one great thing, The only thing, To live to see the great day that dawns And the light that fills the world. Anonymous (Inuit, 19th century) T-11 Flaccid Paraplegic due to TM July 1985 @ age 12

02-23-2012, 06:20 PM	#864
SCI-Nurse Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: USA Posts: 41,333	The Hammer This week for the Cinema Society we had a new film that sadly will probably not get a commercial release, but has already gone to DVD. It is called The Hammer and is based on the true story of Matt Hamill, currently a UFC competitor. Matt was born deaf, and this covers his early years, but primarily his years wrestling for RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology) and ultimately winning the national collegiate champion in his weight class. Unlike most movies about people with disabilities, two of the major characters, including the lead actor Russell Harvard and actress Shoshonnah Stern, are played by deaf actors. Michael Anthony Spady, who plays Hamill's best friend and roommate in collage, is also a deaf actor, and was a speaker at our film presentation this week. I thought they did a good job on this film. You don't have to be a wrestling or UFC fan to enjoy this film, which is both a film about overcoming obstacles but also a love story, and a story about family relationships. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1094666/ (KLD)

02-23-2012, 06:22 PM	#865
WahWah Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 433	Texas Killing Fields. Frightening movie based on a real story about a series of murders of young women. Two Aussies played key roles in this movie, Sam Worthington as a hard ass young detective, Mark Sounder and Jason Clarke as Rule, a sleazy rapist/murderer all round bad guy. Funnily enough, I once saw Jason Clarke on the Queenscliff ferry with his parents, back when he was a struggling actor doing a few aussie tv shows. It's funny he looks a bigger bum now he's semi famous than he did when he was a total unknown...lol. I guess Hollywood is a cruel mistress. Oh, hey Sam Worthington played the dude in the wheelchair in Avatar...yeah I just remembered that. Hmm, jesus you'd hope they'd have cures by then for SCI and even stupid conditions like my Beckars MD. __________________ "The problem with self improvement is knowing when to quit." "Diamond" David Lee Roth.

02-24-2012, 07:37 PM	#867
feisty Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Midtown, Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,713	^He always shows his wang. I saw some arty movie with him in it once where he worked on a riverboat, and his wang practically had a monologue and time to make 'pew pew' air guns. __________________ An administrator made me remove my signature.

02-15-2012, 05:31 PM	#862
thebeingworkshop Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: San Francisco Posts: 11	Just finished Guns Germs and Steel. I swear I could fall asleep everyday to Jared Diamond and the narrator's voice.

03-01-2012, 08:46 AM	#868
SCI-Nurse Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: USA Posts: 41,333	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel I just saw a sneak of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, which was a charming and funny movie about a bunch of English retirees who are induced to move to India to a retirement "resort" which is not quite what it was billed to be. Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighly, Dev Patel, and Tom Wilkinson are among a few of the great actors who appear in this film. This is an adult film in its themes, but probably would also work for teens. I recommend it. (KLD)

03-01-2012, 11:29 PM	#869
My395 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: California Posts: 822	"The Help". Did not read the book. Loved the movie. __________________ Adaptive Sports Forums.com http://adaptivesportsforums.com Non-commercial adaptive sports user community

03-01-2012, 11:54 PM	#870
lynnifer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Windsor ON Canada Posts: 15,310	Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close You will cry, but it's a beautiful story about 'The Falling Man' photo from 9/11. The young actor is amazing as he plays a manic-curious child bordering on Asperger's Syndrome who tries to find a message from his father who perished in the WTC attacks. Sandra Bullock and Tom Hanks were great as always. Max Van Sydow earned a well-deserved supporting actor nomination as a mute grandfather. Cannot wait to read the book. __________________ I think over again my small adventures, My fears, Those small ones that seemed so big, For all the vital things I had to get and to reach; And yet there is only one great thing, The only thing, To live to see the great day that dawns And the light that fills the world. Anonymous (Inuit, 19th century) T-11 Flaccid Paraplegic due to TM July 1985 @ age 12

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