# What Movie Have You Seen Today? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Movie Discussion\ **Created:** [September 17, 2017, 3:02am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343 "2017-09-17T03:02:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**Author:** ![glidrose](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ce73a5/32.png) [@glidrose](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/glidrose)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 7:49pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/347 "2019-02-05T19:49:17Z")
> [@secretagentfan](#): > > **North Sea Hijack** > > Wow, it had been decades since I last saw this Roger Moore vehicle, one of those late 70´s, early 80´s movies about an anti-terror commando which, for some reason, always are enjoyable for me. > [@Bryce\_003](#): > > NSH is a must see and a personal favorite. American film critics Siskel & Ebert put it on their list of the ten worst films of 1980. ---
**Author:** ![TheDove](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/thedove/32/1543_2.png) [@TheDove](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/TheDove)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 8:23pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/348 "2019-02-05T20:23:32Z")
Watched a couple of movies yesterday… First was **_The Oxford Murders_** with Elijah Wood and John Hurt… Ugh…it was AWFUL! 😝 but then for something in a lighter and funnier tone, **_The Grand Budapest Hotel_**. Loved it… I hadn’t seen it since it was out in theaters and had forgotten just how great Ralph Fiennes and the rest of the cast were. Just a fun romp as they say! 😁 ---
**Author:** ![secretagentfan](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/secretagentfan/32/504_2.png) [@secretagentfan](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/secretagentfan)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 8:40pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/349 "2019-02-05T20:40:09Z")
Inconceivable. ---
**Author:** ![odd\_jobbies](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/odd_jobbies/32/548_2.png) [@odd\_jobbies](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/odd_jobbies)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 10:02am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/350 "2019-02-06T10:02:04Z")
Humbug! ---
**Author:** ![Stbernard](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@Stbernard](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Stbernard)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 11:06am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/351 "2019-02-06T11:06:48Z")
I think it’s one of Moore’s best performances ---
**Author:** ![odd\_jobbies](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/odd_jobbies/32/548_2.png) [@odd\_jobbies](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/odd_jobbies)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 11:28am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/352 "2019-02-06T11:28:07Z")
Just watched an excellent movie… I guess I could narrow down my all time favourite directors to Leone, Kubrick, Lynch, Woody Allen and (not in order of preference) _John Carpenter_. So when I read that the off again-on again remake of Carpenter’s nihilistic cult masterpiece **Escape From New York** was back up and running with a new Director attached, _Leigh Whannell_, I tracked down his latest movie **_Upgrade_**. It’s the kind of movie, full of style and invention that deserves an in depth review, but I don’t want to spoil it, nor bore, so I’ll keep it brief(ish), suffice to say that it’s an impressive second feature. Apparently the budget was a mere half a million dollars, but at no point do you see this limitation. He obviously knows where to put the cash and how to exploit the budget, rather than be limited by it. That’s a very attractive quality to interested studios. When you stand back and look at **Upgrade** it’s a trope fest, but he plays it out with such canny awareness of this and passion for the medium that nothing ever really feels like a cliche. Instead it’s an immersive ride to a dark and highly palausible (thanks to his writing & direction) near future. It’s been compared to **Venom** with it’s host/parasite theme, but be assured it’s a far better movie. _Venom_ has Hardy and some funny asides in the host/parasite relationship to boast of. But where Leigh Whannell turns trope into fresh thrills, _Venom’s_ are merely cringeworthy cliches. If people really still bought dvds _Venom_ would go straight from screen to bargain bucket. **Upgrade** could well become a cult gem and much later a prophetic warning. Whannell has a good visual style and knows how to marry it to the right music. His shot selection allows the edit to ‘show, not tell’ and his mise en scene is cluttered and sparse at the right times to inform the viewer with no more, no less than they need in order to focus on what’s important. …Many a new director starts out with great mise en scene (as much a symptom of a tiny budget, as artistic choice), but then when the studios throw money at their new talent for the next feature mise en scene is one the first casualties, as the director crams every scene with detail just because they can. The same can be said of story and the number of integral characters. John Carpenter is one of the few directors to have resisted such temptations and pressures as his success grew. I hope Leigh Whannell can do the same. To sum up **_Upgrade_** in the laziest way possible, it’s **Venom** meets **Knightrider** with a hefty dash of prime _Cronenberg_ and the aesthetics of **Drive**. I can absolutely see why he’s been tapped for _Escape From New York_ and I’m excited and impressed with the executive nouse to make that match. He’s also a Blumhouse rep and they are probably the most exciting outfit opporating in Hollywood right now. While their **Halloween** sequel ultimately fell into the trap of an over cooked finale that nullified The Shape’s supernatural terror, the rest of the movie was a masterful excersice in how to pick up from the maestro, Carpenter and not frack it up. Blumhouse are obviously well aware of Whannell’s talent since he’s also rostered to helm their Dark Universe remake of The Invisible Man after EFNY. My one concern for EFNY is that **Luther** writer Niel Cross is still down as it’s scribe (he worked on the previous remake attempt that was to be directed by Rob Rodriguez). While Cross can nail sadistic urban serial killer scenarios better than anyone, his dialogue is often hackneyed, his story telling is utterly predictable and his characterisations rely heavily upon a narrow set of tropes that he repeats endlessly and seemingly in leu of the will or ability to give them a third dimension. His scripts play out like he’s been to many a writing seminar and simply colours in between the outlines of technique they’ve furnished him with. Luther’s had some great moments and beats, but they float in a swamp of cliche. Let’s not even mention his recent diabolical BBC ‘drama’ **Hard Sun**. I fear that unless Whannell does a serious pass on the EFNY script he’ll be pushing mud uphill as he tries to un-cliche Snake Plissken and un-telegraph the narrative. Not a dissimilar state of affairs to my hopes on CJF and the Bond 25 script. ---
**Author:** ![Orion](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/orion/32/1276_2.png) [@Orion](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Orion)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 11:43am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/353 "2019-02-06T11:43:04Z")
> [@odd\_jobbies](#): > > they float in a swamp of cliche I want that phrase as a tattoo now. ---
**Author:** ![odd\_jobbies](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/odd_jobbies/32/548_2.png) [@odd\_jobbies](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/odd_jobbies)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 2:40pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/354 "2019-02-06T14:40:25Z")
Feel free 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![secretagentfan](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/secretagentfan/32/504_2.png) [@secretagentfan](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/secretagentfan)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2019, 6:11pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/355 "2019-02-15T18:11:12Z")
**A Star Is Born** I never thought I would write this sentence: Lady Gaga is a terrific actress. Also: I absolutely loved this movie, consider it not only as one of the best films of last year but the last decade - and Cooper is a fantastic director and actor. Why could a remake of this overfamiliar story move me so much? ---
**Author:** ![cgebby](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/cgebby/32/550_2.png) [@cgebby](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/cgebby)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 4:45am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/356 "2019-02-19T04:45:27Z")
This movie was amazing. I’m not a Lady Gaga fan either, but this was a great film about artistry, addiction, two people caring for each other, the music business, and mental health. With Sam Elliot, Dave Chapelle and Andrew Dice Clay (yes, Andrew friggin’ Dice Clay) as a supporting cast, this movie has lots of extra additions that enrich the story. I know lots of guys that hesitated to see this movie only to rave about it and all admit having a tear in their eye by the end. And that Bradley Cooper directed it, an actor that voiced a space raccoon in his previous outing, is all the more impressive. It also kind of reminded me of the Jeff Bridges vehicle Country Strong a bit. I’m not gonna say Bradley Cooper was snubbed by the Academy, but this was an impressive directorial job, let alone debut. ---
**Author:** ![odd\_jobbies](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/odd_jobbies/32/548_2.png) [@odd\_jobbies](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/odd_jobbies)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2019, 9:17pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/357 "2019-02-19T21:17:59Z")
**_The green book_** Great, old fashion Oscar bait that knows exactly how to tug those heart strings (excuse me while I wipe a tear away - credits just rolled). The script and direction handled the tricky subject matter perfectly imo. The lead performances are really outstanding. Can’t recommend this feel good movie enough. ---
**Author:** ![theSpectre](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/thespectre/32/567_2.png) [@theSpectre](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/theSpectre)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 5:39pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/358 "2019-02-25T17:39:23Z")
Moana. My daughter’s first movie. She loved it. ---
**Author:** ![odd\_jobbies](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/odd_jobbies/32/548_2.png) [@odd\_jobbies](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/odd_jobbies)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 5:57pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/359 "2019-02-25T17:57:03Z")
What a great first movie for girl. The tattoo animation is really inspired. ---
**Author:** ![theSpectre](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/thespectre/32/567_2.png) [@theSpectre](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/theSpectre)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 6:00pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/360 "2019-02-25T18:00:11Z")
It is and Dwayne Johnson sells it like he sells everything. She really loves the music though. ---
**Author:** ![odd\_jobbies](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/odd_jobbies/32/548_2.png) [@odd\_jobbies](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/odd_jobbies)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 6:04pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/361 "2019-02-25T18:04:04Z")
Good for her! My boy (James, of course) is 7 and we’re going through the Harry potters. I’d avoided them like the plague up to now, but as is often the case with pieces of pop culture one originally abhors I find that when forced to endure it I’m really enjoying it. ---
**Author:** ![theSpectre](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/thespectre/32/567_2.png) [@theSpectre](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/theSpectre)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 6:08pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/362 "2019-02-25T18:08:12Z")
My old roommate was like that too. She was a total bookworm, but never read Harry Potter until one weekend when she had the flu and read the entire series in about 3 days. Also, I should mention, as you are going through the Harry Potter films with your son James, my daughter’s name is Lily. ---
**Author:** ![odd\_jobbies](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/odd_jobbies/32/548_2.png) [@odd\_jobbies](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/odd_jobbies)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 6:10pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/363 "2019-02-25T18:10:39Z")
James sends his regards to Lily 👋 ---
**Author:** ![theSpectre](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/thespectre/32/567_2.png) [@theSpectre](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/theSpectre)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 6:11pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/364 "2019-02-25T18:11:14Z")
Same. I wonder what Harry would say… haha ---
**Author:** ![odd\_jobbies](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/odd_jobbies/32/548_2.png) [@odd\_jobbies](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/odd_jobbies)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 6:14pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/365 "2019-02-25T18:14:24Z")
Maybe, “Oi, mum and dad! Your in the wrong franchise forums!” ---
**Author:** ![theSpectre](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/thespectre/32/567_2.png) [@theSpectre](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/theSpectre)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 6:31pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/366 "2019-02-25T18:31:48Z")
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