What was the last movie you watched?

[Jake]

Originally Posted by thebridge15

blowup

terrific. interesting rumination on reality mixing with pop culture and beautifully shot. also has gotta be the best movie that features the protagonist taking a detour midway through the plot to have a threesome

the 1960s movie? that was great... I said this... gulp... 11 years ago about it.

Originally Posted by Jake

Blow Up -

1966 film, first to show a simulated sex scene and boobies in Britain.


I thought it was great - great angles on some shots, kinda weird... an appearance by The Yardbirds perform in the movie when Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck were both in the band - Vanessa Redgrave before she hated Jews.

It's got a weird ending that few understand (I'm not sure I understand it ), but I'd recommend it.

[TheLastStop123]

Under The Silver Lake

Totally bizarre and yet compulsively watchable. I kinda really dug it.

[defcon]

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
on LSD

whole new experience.

[pearljammer]

Originally Posted by defcon

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
on LSD

whole new experience.

Everything is. I'll never forget the one time i dropped acid. I managed a restaurant at the time and had to get up early for work the next morning. Everyone told me it would be worn off by then and i'd be fine. It wasn't, and I wasn't. I had fun that night but the next day was so awful that I never wanted to do it again.

[junior94]

as I was just compelled to investigate this, how in the holy fuck did HEAT not get a Best Picture nomination??


fuck me it didn't even get any for score or cinematography.




oh wait, I wonder if it's at all to do with what I brought up about the movie back when I made the "Best Remake" thread for why I didn't include it as a choice there. That since Mann had technically told the majority of the same story a few years earlier as a TV movie, maybe that disqualified it for any oscars.

[thebridge15]

Originally Posted by Jake

the 1960s movie? that was great... I said this... gulp... 11 years ago about it.

yardbirds scene was amazing

[Mickey Carson]

Originally Posted by junior94

as I was just compelled to investigate this, how in the holy fuck did HEAT not get a Best Picture nomination??


fuck me it didn't even get any for score or cinematography.

It wasn't disqualified, but I completely agree with you. Heat just got screwed.

For whatever reason, there were several films about criminals/cops that year which were snubbed or minimally recognized by the Academy. This tells you all you need to know:

Oscar Nominations:
3 - Batman Forever
2 - The Usual Suspects
1 - Se7en
1 - Casino
0 - Heat

[mthawk07]

Tag. Really funny and light hearted movie. Not a classic comedy by any stretch but I enjoyed it.

[clayj41]

For the second time in as many months, I had someone sit right next to me at a reserved seating matinee when we were the only two people in the entire theater. And then I was the one who had to get up and change seats when the trailers were finished. It's moments like those that make me pray for an extinction level event.

I also watched The Lion King to celebrate it having been released exactly 25 years ago yesterday. Still flawless. It has also has to be one of the absolute best movies to watch on Father's Day weekend.

[AlpineValley804]

Originally Posted by clayj41

For the second time in as many months, I had someone sit right next to me at a reserved seating matinee when we were the only two people in the entire theater. And then I was the one who had to get up and change seats when the trailers were finished. It's moments like those that make me pray for an extinction level event.

I also watched The Lion King to celebrate it having been released exactly 25 years ago yesterday. Still flawless. It has also has to be one of the absolute best movies to watch on Father's Day weekend.

This feels like such a Constanza kind of thing.

[grilldanmo]

Originally Posted by mthawk07

Tag. Really funny and light hearted movie. Not a classic comedy by any stretch but I enjoyed it.

Yeah, that was a fun little flick.

[grilldanmo]

Wow, I swear I just posted the following:

Plus One -- predictable rom-com, but Maya was great and Jack Quaid was okay...at times (for the briefest of moments) he looked EXACTLY like his dad.

[clayj41]

Originally Posted by AlpineValley804

This feels like such a Constanza kind of thing.

I'm just as neurotic.

[junior94]

Originally Posted by clayj41

For the second time in as many months, I had someone sit right next to me at a reserved seating matinee when we were the only two people in the entire theater. And then I was the one who had to get up and change seats when the trailers were finished. It's moments like those that make me pray for an extinction level event.

I also watched The Lion King to celebrate it having been released exactly 25 years ago yesterday. Still flawless. It has also has to be one of the absolute best movies to watch on Father's Day weekend.

Originally Posted by AlpineValley804

This feels like such a Constanza kind of thing.

Originally Posted by clayj41

I'm just as neurotic.

okay but first of all, who are we saying was the proverbial George in this situation. It was the other guy, right?


but Clay, so did the guy make ANY sort of degree of communication at you during the trailers, did he speak or even making glancing eye contact?
because, the "reserved seating" is not enough of a mitigating factor to fully successfully ignore the most obvious thing in the world
That was kind of fucked up for him to try and stay there.

[AlpineValley804]

Originally Posted by junior94

okay but first of all, who are we saying was the proverbial George in this situation. It was the other guy, right?


but Clay, so did the guy make ANY sort of degree of communication at you during the trailers, did he speak or even making glancing eye contact?
because, the "reserved seating" is not enough of a mitigating factor to fully successfully ignore the most obvious thing in the world
That was kind of fucked up for him to try and stay there.

Clay is Costanza in this scenario. It’s not an insult.

I could never ever see George being the one to sit next to a total stranger in an empty theatre. I am not a massive Seinfeld fan (not in the sense of disliking it or feeling meh toward it, it’s just a show where I haven’t ever actually watched it in huge chunks), so I could be wrong, but based on what I have seen, it feels like something totally out of character for George to do that.

[clayj41]

Originally Posted by junior94

okay but first of all, who are we saying was the proverbial George in this situation. It was the other guy, right?


but Clay, so did the guy make ANY sort of degree of communication at you during the trailers, did he speak or even making glancing eye contact?
because, the "reserved seating" is not enough of a mitigating factor to fully successfully ignore the most obvious thing in the world
That was kind of fucked up for him to try and stay there.

There was no acknowledgment whatsoever. Guy was either your run-of-the-mill creep or an actual serial killer. Very little middle ground.

Like I said, this was the second time it's happened to me in recent months. The first time there was at least a conversation about it, though. On that occasion, I decided to move because I wasn't the one bogged down with popcorn and a drink, which I almost never buy at a theater.

Originally Posted by AlpineValley804

Clay is Costanza in this scenario. It’s not an insult.

I could never ever see George being the one to sit next to a total stranger in an empty theatre. I am not a massive Seinfeld fan (not in the sense of disliking it or feeling meh toward it, it’s just a show where I haven’t ever actually watched it in huge chunks), so I could be wrong, but based on what I have seen, it feels like something totally out of character for George to do that.

George would definitely be the one to have his personal space invaded, not the other way around.

[AlpineValley804]

Kramer would be the one to sit right next you.

[Ascf33]

Originally Posted by clayj41

For the second time in as many months, I had someone sit right next to me at a reserved seating matinee when we were the only two people in the entire theater. And then I was the one who had to get up and change seats when the trailers were finished. It's moments like those that make me pray for an extinction level event.

This would infuriate me to no end.

When I saw Endgame on a Monday morning matinee a few weeks ago, there was 5 people in the theater. We were all dead center but we were in different rows at least.

[Coolmunk too]

Originally Posted by Ascf33

This would infuriate me to no end.

When I saw Endgame on a Monday morning matinee a few weeks ago, there was 5 people in the theater. We were all dead center but we were in different rows at least.

"I like to hold hands in the movies, which really freaks out strangers"

[AlexK79]

Originally Posted by AlpineValley804

Kramer would be the one to sit right next you.

That's actually a scene in a episode. Jerry and Kramer arrive in the theater and get to their seats. Kramer sits down right next to Jerry.

Jerry: Ah ah ah, over there!
Kramer: Why?
Jerry: A little buffer zone!
Kramer: <<looks puzzled>>
Jerry: If we were at my apartment watching a movie on the couch, would we sit *right* next to each other?
Kramer: You got a point.
Jerry: Alright.

I've had Clay's exact scenario happen to me multiple times as well. Just a month or two ago the wife and I went to an early showing of Hotel Mumbai on a Sunday. The two of us, and two other guys in the entire theater. Dude One sits down immediately on our left, Dude Two sits down immediately on our right. WTF.

[clayj41]

Originally Posted by AlexK79

That's actually a scene in a episode. Jerry and Kramer arrive in the theater and get to their seats. Kramer sits down right next to Jerry.

Jerry: Ah ah ah, over there!
Kramer: Why?
Jerry: A little buffer zone!
Kramer: <<looks puzzled>>
Jerry: If we were at my apartment watching a movie on the couch, would we sit *right* next to each other?
Kramer: You got a point.
Jerry: Alright.

I've had Clay's exact scenario happen to me multiple times as well. Just a month or two ago the wife and I went to an early showing of Hotel Mumbai on a Sunday. The two of us, and two other guys in the entire theater. Dude One sits down immediately on our left, Dude Two sits down immediately on our right. WTF.

People are the absolute worst.

[AlexK79]

Originally Posted by clayj41

People are the absolute worst.

I feel like maybe it's an "optimal viewing position" thing? I get wanting to be in your preferred row, but if the theater is that empty, why wouldn't you just go one row in front and take the middle seats rather than sidle right up next to a stranger?

[clayj41]

Originally Posted by AlexK79

I feel like maybe it's an "optimal viewing position" thing? I get wanting to be in your preferred row, but if the theater is that empty, why wouldn't you just go one row in front and take the middle seats rather than sidle right up next to a stranger?

Human decency trumps priority seating. If it's that important to someone, they should order their tickets online or arrive earlier to the theater.

[thebridge15]

I try to sit in the same seat every time. far right side, very near the front

[TheLastStop123]

Originally Posted by thebridge15

I try to sit in the same seat every time. far right side, very near the front

what's your logic here?

[thebridge15]

Originally Posted by TheLastStop123

what's your logic here?

I get very annoyed and distracted by people doing things in a theater (talking, moving around, etc). when I sit in the front, that stuff isn't nearly as noticeable, ideally not at all

I understand that I'm pretty sensitive about this stuff, so since I see a lot of movies in theaters I take steps to avoid potentially making myself irritable

[junior94]

Originally Posted by AlpineValley804

Clay is Costanza in this scenario. It’s not an insult.

I could never ever see George being the one to sit next to a total stranger in an empty theatre. I am not a massive Seinfeld fan (not in the sense of disliking it or feeling meh toward it, it’s just a show where I haven’t ever actually watched it in huge chunks), so I could be wrong, but based on what I have seen, it feels like something totally out of character for George to do that.

okay this totally makes sense, I gotcha now. I think I was coming at it from the POV that George is just so often annoying to other people anyway in many other scenarios

Originally Posted by AlexK79

I've had Clay's exact scenario happen to me multiple times as well. Just a month or two ago the wife and I went to an early showing of Hotel Mumbai on a Sunday. The two of us, and two other guys in the entire theater. Dude One sits down immediately on our left, Dude Two sits down immediately on our right. WTF.

then the dudes calmly turn toward each of you from their sides and say "So, WE always go by the rule that if you show up to the theater on a weekend matinee and there's only one other couple besides you that you wind up swinging with them... that's a common thing you two follow, too, right?"
I mean what the FUCK?? I ever saw something like that I'm thinking turns out I need a veeeeeery long bathroom break.
Next to you and your wife were at least the first seats they took at all, right? like they weren't already in there and then came around to join you

Originally Posted by thebridge15

I try to sit in the same seat every time. far right side, very near the front

when I was buying my End Game ticket online for the first showing Friday morning, it was either Tuesday or Wed night, I bought literally the last seat available in that screening room, it was in the very back row, all the way to the right. like technically it was usually meant for someone accompanying a handicap customer, if the space would be needed for however busy it is. and maybe it was because the theater wasn't all that massive to begin with, even being over and back that far, my view was perfectly fine. obviously I wasn't straight on the screen, but didn't hinder my experience.

[junior94]

btw, how the hell is Quicksilver still able to 'run' like he does when he's in zero gravity??

[TheLastStop123]

Originally Posted by thebridge15

I get very annoyed and distracted by people doing things in a theater (talking, moving around, etc). when I sit in the front, that stuff isn't nearly as noticeable, ideally not at all

I understand that I'm pretty sensitive about this stuff, so since I see a lot of movies in theaters I take steps to avoid potentially making myself irritable

Got it, that makes sense

Is your primary theater reserved seating? I find that most of the reserved places, even the closer rows still aren’t all THAT close to the screen.

And then the very back rows are pretty far back there.

[thebridge15]

Originally Posted by TheLastStop123

Got it, that makes sense

Is your primary theater reserved seating? I find that most of the reserved places, even the closer rows still aren’t all THAT close to the screen.

And then the very back rows are pretty far back there.

it is, and I agree. the renovated AMCs don't have seats THAT close

at normal (bunch of seat) theaters, I don't necessarily sit in the very front row. however, I usually go far enough up that it becomes a deterrent to most other people