@milgymfam
We just watched “knives out” too, terrific fun! Love this smart movie. Daniel Craig is fabulous!
Finally saw “ Notting Hill.” It was a sweet romcom that everyone has already seen.
Also saw “Blinded by the Light” and felt it was a very good story with homage to Springsteen, based on true story.
Just saw “Knives Out” (my 23 year old DS’s choice). Liked it, but couldn’t “get” the tone at first. Not sure if we were supposed to be laughing at them or laughing with them. Felt a little slow but there were some great performances. Sly humor.
I finally saw Jojo Rabbit, and I absolutely loved it. I found it funny in parts (sometimes in a very uncomfortable way), but also sad and disturbing. The way it played out was brilliant. I can’t stop thinking about it, which I consider a very good thing.
I agree!
Also, I could not make out everything Daniel Craig’s character said at the big reveal. The accent? My hearing? IDK.
H wanted to watch The Irishman on Netflix last night. Very long movie (3.5 hours); if you like movies like The Godfather and Goodfellas, you will enjoy this.
I wasn’t sure I wanted to continue watching it (not a fan of violence) but I did watch the entire film. The storytelling is superb, the actors are great, and it does an artful job of capturing the fashions, cars, decor, etc of the periods it covers.
3.5 hours?! That would probably take me three nights to get through given how easily I fall asleep while watching movies at home LOL!
@bobo44 thanks for the warning. I’ve been considering seeing Parasite because of all the good reviews, but the director’s previous movie (Snowpiercer) is on my list of top 5 worst movies. I can’t figure out how it could possible rate 7.1/10. After much discussion we are going to see Knives Out later today.
Knives Out was pretty much the perfect Thanksgiving movie for our family. A bit nerdy, mostly pretty silly, lots of sly references. I don’t usually have any luck figuring out mysteries, but I guessed the major outlines of this one, which made me feel smart. Its tone is odd though.
Just saw 21 Bridges. Action and violence but very well done. The lead actor is the Black Panther. D22 wanted to see and glad I did. Entertaining and main character was interesting.
I too saw 21 Bridges yesterday and it was much better than I had thought it would be. Hubby and DS18 plan to see it this afternoon.
A group of all ages went to see Knives Out last night and all thought it was lots of fun. What a cast!
Just watched The Irishman and I give it a C+/B- . The highlight of the film is Al Pacino as Jimmy Hoffa and his story but I had a hard time believing 75 year olds Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci when they play 30-40 year old mafia guys with CGI and other effect to “age” them. In addition, Anna Paquin’s character hardly says two words throughout the whole movie. Seemed like a wasted opportunity for her and her character. Lastly, the movie it’s very long and could have been done well in 2.5 hours.
Goodfellas, The Godfather, and Casino are much, much better mafia movies. This one is pretty forgettable, which is a shame as they had a great cast to work with and an interesting script.
I also saw “The Irishman” the other day, and I thought it was a sloppy job put together without any attempt at editing. It was at least 1.5 hours too long.
I didn’t know whether to laugh or feel sad to see the heavy makeup jobs on near octogenarian actors as young men in their primes, especially that of Robert De Niro in closeup shots. That was awful to see. Al Pacino, whose film roles I haven’t cared much for since The Godfather, was great as Jimmy Hoffa, and so was Harvey Keitel as Angelo Bruno although brief in appearance. I do agree with @socaldad2002 that Goodfellas, The Godfather and Casino are much better films. Still, I enjoyed the movie as someone who’s into this genre.
As a Korean-American who has seen just about every noteworthy Korean films of the last several decades, I was particularly interested in seeing “Parasite.” Given the unprecedented media coverage of this film, my anticipation was very high, although his previous “Snowpiercer” was a dud. As high was my anticipation, the let down was as precipitous upon watching it. I still don’t get what all that hype was about. I’m not a film expert, but I have enjoyed the director Bong Joon Ho’s earlier movies much better, such as “Memories of Murder” and “Mother.” I’ve been a long-time fan of the main character of “Parasite,” Kang Ho Song, who also appeared in the director’s earlier films, “Snowpiercer” and “Memories of Murder” and “The Host,” so perhaps my expectation was also misled by the collaborative project of the director and the actor. Still, I felt the film “Parasite” was rather unique with a creative commentary on the socio-economic chasm that exists in South Korea today between the uber rich and the uber poor. I’ve been so sick of this cliche that’s been overplayed in so many Korean weekly dramas over the years, so this creative take was rather uniquely refreshing.
Overall, I enjoyed both “The Irishman” and “Parasite,” and I’d recommend both for anyone who hasn’t seen either.
@Midwest67 – yes I missed the big reveal too. I don’t want to spoil it but someone asks the main character a question and someone in the audience yelled, full Southern accent, “Hell no!” and everyone cracked up. His accent was the aural equivalent of a thick gumbo.
@mathmom – I think we are the only 2 people who saw Snowpiercer. Glad you agree with me about the tone of Knives Out. When the movie opened and I saw the house, I groaned inwardly. I could hear the theme song of “Murder, She Wrote” gearing up. It had a sense of humor about the conventions but it could have gone farther.
Just saw Ford vs Ferrari. Enjoyed it much more than Knives Out. The telling sign (of a non-car nerd) was when Josh Lucas said “RPMs” when everyone else in the movie said (correctly) RPM.
It reminded me of how much fun it is to drive a stick shift car.
My friend and I saw Knives Out today and we both thought it was an excellent movie.
I saw A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood yesterday with my 29 y/o daughter. We loved it. It wasn’t quite what I was expecting. It focuses on the relationship between Fred Rogers and the writer who’s doing a profile on him for Esquire magazine. Matthew Rhys plays the writer and is excellent, but of course Tom Hanks as Mr. Rogers is the soul of the movie. He is brilliant. This is possibly my favorite of all his performances.
The movie is uneven in spots. There are a couple of sequences I didn’t buy into. But I highly recommend it for the performances and the opportunity to be reminded that there can be people in this world like Fred Rogers. If you love him, stay through the credits.
We saw The Irishman. It was just okay, IMO. But…I found Sheerans (de Niro’s acting) complete lack of remorse about it all to be pretty chilling. He and Hoffa were portrayed as the closest of friends.
I did appreciate somewhat the history of it all. I was very young, living in the South with no experience with any union activity/politics and vaguely aware of it all back then.
I went to see Queen and Slim tonight. I can’t recall the last time I needed a moment to compose myself at the end of a film. So well done and so powerful.