# 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:** 41
**Author:** ![simon](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@simon](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/simon)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2020, 8:26am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/813 "2020-10-19T08:26:57Z")
I had seen it already but just felt I had to chime in with similar thoughts. **Trial of the Chicago Seven** Long awaited as anything that has Aaron Sorkin’s involvement is of immediate interest. Sitting on the Netflix platform, this film starts with an editing style similar to that of Social Network, another of Sorkin’s exercises in writing masterpieces. Information flows from a variety of players, but it invites you to pay attention. And from then on, it does not let up. Being from the UK, I must admit to not even having heard of this story. Essentially seven group leaders wish to protest against the Vietnam war, land themselves in the middle of some police brutality and find themselves in court for their troubles. But the troubles are only just commencing due to the appointment of a judge whose behaviour has to be seen to be believed. A two hour film that in typical Sorkin style, zips past in the blink of an eye. I will be reading up on the wiki story later today. 5/5 ---
**Author:** ![DaveBond21](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@DaveBond21](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/DaveBond21)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2020, 12:37am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/814 "2020-10-21T00:37:23Z")
**The Lighthouse (2019)** Filmed in black & white, dark, weird, sometimes good, sometimes just crazy, it’s worth a watch. Great acting from Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe as two lighthouse keepers in the late 1800s who struggle to maintain their sanity on a remote island during bad weather. I’m glad I watched it but don’t think I will be watching again. I preferred The Vanishing. ---
**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:** [October 25, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/815 "2020-10-25T15:40:44Z")
_ **Borat 2: Subsequent Movie Film …** _ So funny. And kind of a sweet father-daughter story too, surprisingly. There’s a twist at the end, after the hyped Giuliani scene, that’s just brilliant. ---
**Author:** ![saintmark](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@saintmark](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/saintmark)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 8:38pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/816 "2020-10-26T20:38:06Z")
**Cobra & Assassins** - decent Stallone vehicles from last century, quite enjoyable actually. ---
**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:** [October 29, 2020, 6:23am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/817 "2020-10-29T06:23:59Z")
[https://www.joblo.com/movie-news/amazon-users-dont-own-purchased-content](https://www.joblo.com/movie-news/amazon-users-dont-own-purchased-content) Now that’s a dick move only corporations pull on you. ---
**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:** [October 29, 2020, 7:56am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/818 "2020-10-29T07:56:53Z")
That has always been the case\* - though in practice it’s most similar to the terms on Blu-Ray/DVD/VHS which does state that only the person who purchased it can watch it. It can’t be bought for someone else, it can’t be shown in schools or youth clubs, and the purchaser can not show it to others. With each example you had a specific memory of doing exactly that, and everyone knows that, so whilst it is in the terms that should MGM want to take back your digital copy of Goldfinger it can, it is unlikely to do so. \*I only knew that from reading I-Tunes terms and conditions whilst waiting for a new episode of Chuck to download over a very slow connection about ten years ago - the fact it was Timothy Dalton’s first appearance made it oddly relevant for where we are ---
**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:** [October 29, 2020, 8:59am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/819 "2020-10-29T08:59:14Z")
But when I buy the DVD it is in my possession. Amazon cannot come and take it away when they want. When I buy the digital file on their platform, I expect the same. But obviously they are glad to take my money and then take away the product if they feel it is time to do so? If that is their legal right, I expect a resurgence of buying discs again. ---
**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:** [October 29, 2020, 9:18am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/820 "2020-10-29T09:18:43Z")
The other option is store the file on a device not connected to the internet. The fact I have over 100 blu rays, not to mention DVD’s beyond counting, will give you an idea of my totally reasonable response to reading that in 2010 ---
**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:** [October 29, 2020, 10:25am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/821 "2020-10-29T10:25:43Z")
And I sold 75% of my collection, buying digital files, having NOT been aware of this… ---
**Author:** ![stromberg](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/stromberg/32/534_2.png) [@stromberg](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/stromberg)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 11:00am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/822 "2020-10-29T11:00:18Z")
That’s the equivalent to the people who sold all their vinyl stuff when the CD came up. The same people now go searching for the old vinyls and spoil the prices… 😆 I’m pretty conservative when it comes to that kind of things. When I buy a movie or a film or a book, I buy a physical copy, period. The reason? See above… ---
**Author:** ![DaveBond21](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@DaveBond21](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/DaveBond21)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 12:14am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/823 "2020-10-30T00:14:41Z")
**The Invisible Man (2020)** - pretty good, with excellent acting from Elisabeth Moss **Let Me In (2010)** - remake of the Swedish vampire film, Let The Right One In. Dark, moody, atmospheric, well worth watching this one, and excellent performances by the two young leads. ---
**Author:** ![simon](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@simon](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/simon)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 4:42pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/824 "2020-10-30T16:42:01Z")
> [@DaveBond21](#): > > **Let Me In (2010)** - remake of the Swedish vampire film, Let The Right One In. Dark, moody, atmospheric, well worth watching this one, and excellent performances by the two young leads. Both of these films are just superb. I wasn’t particularly looking forward to seeing the remake but was very pleasantly surprised. ---
**Author:** ![MrKiddWint](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/mrkiddwint/32/1772_2.png) [@MrKiddWint](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/MrKiddWint)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 7:02pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/825 "2020-10-30T19:02:10Z")
THE CAMERAMAN (1928): 4K restoration on Blu-ray disc Buster Keaton’s first movie for MGM, and a sublime late work. All the great Keaton qualities are present: precision, humor, restrained emotion, wit. He was able to wrangle enough control from the studio bosses and retain enough of his crew to make it a Keaton film. As always, the camera is where it needs to be, and I still find myself laughing out loud at the gags. THE CAMERAMAN comes at the end of one of the the most prolific decades any filmmaker every had: from 1920 t0 1929, Keaton made 19 two-reelers and 12 feature films. As impressive as the greatest of these films is, what is equally, if not more astonishing to me, is the artistic threshold below which these films never fall. Jean-Luc Godard once said that “cinema is Nicholas Ray.” It is also Buster Keaton. ---
**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:** [October 30, 2020, 8:17pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/826 "2020-10-30T20:17:35Z")
Kudos for enjoying classic film art in this crucial week. I am absolutely nervous about what will happen Tuesday onwards and seem to be only able to watch horror shows because I‘m stuck in that mood. ---
**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:** [October 30, 2020, 8:31pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/827 "2020-10-30T20:31:28Z")
I hold on to the thought from our line of work, that nothing is permanent. Every decision will change for a quicker buck…even who holds the highest seat of power, I say this as someone on a murder mystery kick. Everything has an end. ---
**Author:** ![MrKiddWint](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/mrkiddwint/32/1772_2.png) [@MrKiddWint](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/MrKiddWint)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2020, 1:50am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/828 "2020-10-31T01:50:16Z")
> [@secretagentfan](#): > > and seem to be only able to watch horror shows Horror is one of the genres–the most prominent one, in fact–that eludes me. My husband can watch any and all horror movies, and can speak about the tropes, conventions, etc. as I talk about mise-en-scene. And he will watch any horror movie–no matter how bad–to the end. His current favorite is LOVECRAFT COUNTRY. > [@Orion](#): > > I say this as someone on a murder mystery kick. Now this is more my speed. Agatha Christie was my first “adult” author when I was twelve. I still re-read some of her works–she at times has insights and depths that are often ignored. For example, “The Hollow” is on one level a fascinating novel about women, their desires, and their strategies to survive in a patriarchal society. “After the Funeral” is another good one, and both are interesting in terms of construction. What infuriates me is that her estate is “cleaning up” her novels, and regularizing her punctuation and eliminating ellipses in new editions of her work. So if you read her, try to get older editions (which are plentiful). ---
**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:** [November 2, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/829 "2020-11-02T15:26:40Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mMNTlTym8b8/maxresdefault.jpg "AllAboutAgatha interview ... Anthony Horowitz") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMNTlTym8b8) His Hawthorne series is very good. ---
**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:** [November 2, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/830 "2020-11-02T15:55:36Z")
Goldfinger, in honor of Sir Sean Connery. ---
**Author:** ![DaveBond21](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@DaveBond21](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/DaveBond21)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 1:30am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/831 "2020-11-09T01:30:00Z")
**House of Wax (1953)** Creepy Vincent Price classic has, of course, dated over the almost 70 years, but is still engrossing and macabre. **The Perfection (2018)** Inventive horror film about competitive concert cellists, initially set in Shanghai before moving to the US. This has some interesting twists as the good guys and the bad guys get mixed up. I definitely recommend it to fans of psychological horror. ---
**Author:** ![simon](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@simon](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/simon)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2020, 9:15am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343/832 "2020-11-14T09:15:07Z")
Not a movie, so apologies. **The Queen’s Gambit** : Just superb. Find it on Netflix. [Previous page](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343.md?page=40) [Next page](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/what-movie-have-you-seen-today/343.md?page=42)