Rate the Last Movie You Saw

[Ben Staad]

How far I have fallen as an SK fan. I didn't even know they remade this movie.

Anyone check out the new Firestarter movie? I was kinda bored with it.

[brlesh]

Anyone check out the new Firestarter movie? I was kinda bored with it.

Plan on going to see it sometime this week, though the reviews have been awful.

B

[brlesh]

Interesting. I didn't realize there was a book and had no idea Tim Lebbon wrote this story. Probably worth a read.

https://www.amazon.com/Silence-Tim-Lebbon/dp/1781168822

Thanks!

Definitely worth a read.

The novel, IMO, was great.

B

[Brian861]

Anyone check out the new Firestarter movie? I was kinda bored with it.

[Ben Staad]

Interesting. I didn't realize there was a book and had no idea Tim Lebbon wrote this story. Probably worth a read.

https://www.amazon.com/Silence-Tim-Lebbon/dp/1781168822

Thanks!

The book is much better than the movie in my opinion. I have not seen A Quiet Place yet, but it sounds a lot like The Silence to me.

[brlesh]

The book is much better than the movie in my opinion. I have not seen A Quiet Place yet, but it sounds a lot like The Silence to me.

I would agree.

The novel by Tim Lebbon is great.

Have not seen the movie of The Silence.

I am a fan of both of the Quiet Place movies.

Apparently there is a third QP movie set to be released in 2023.

B

[Martin]

The Silence starring Stanley Tucci. This is A Quiet Place with different bad guys and not done as well. I'm still a sucker for end of the World stories and thought this one was entertaining enough with a strong performance from the younger female lead. 3 out of 5 stars.

So if you have a free afternoon, like end of the world stuff, creatures, and survival flicks give this one a try.

The book is much better than the movie in my opinion. I have not seen A Quiet Place yet, but it sounds a lot like The Silence to me.

[Ben Staad]

The Silence starring Stanley Tucci. This is A Quiet Place with different bad guys and not done as well. I'm still a sucker for end of the World stories and thought this one was entertaining enough with a strong performance from the younger female lead. 3 out of 5 stars.

So if you have a free afternoon, like end of the world stuff, creatures, and survival flicks give this one a try.

[brlesh]

Went to see The Northman the other night, which was basically Shakespeare’s Hamlet told from a Viking perspective.

What a disappointment. It was awful!

B

[sholloman81]

[Ben Staad]

I re-watched Robocop recently as well and thought it's held up to time. There is a good amount of drama which I didn't remember and think it's still a solid movie.

I think the last movie I watched was a revisiting of RoboCop. I bought the new 4k edition and had to see how it looked upgraded like that. My wife hadn't ever seen it, so it was her first time.

Some of the special effects look a little dated, but overall, it holds up well. Still a damn fine movie.

[TacomaDiver]

I think the last movie I watched was a revisiting of RoboCop. I bought the new 4k edition and had to see how it looked upgraded like that. My wife hadn't ever seen it, so it was her first time.

Some of the special effects look a little dated, but overall, it holds up well. Still a damn fine movie.

OH! I guess we did see the most recent Spider-Man - No Way Home. Really enjoyed this one - movie audiences are lucky to have Tom Holland - he's a treasure. Almost as much of a treasure as Zendaya.

Anyways, I took the day off (to celebrate my wife's birthday) and we are headed out to see the new Doctor Strange movie.

[Ben Staad]

Cool. I thought it was a very interesting movie and would have rated it 4 out of 5 if it had tied a little bow to the end of the movie.

Spoiler!

I don't mind having the viewer draw conclusions however I think this movie would have been a bit stronger if they showed the wait staffs reaction to the child showing up or, at the least, showing the child arrive at the top floor.

I really like THE PLATFORM. Caught it at Fantastic Fest one year and it was one of my favorites from that year’s lineup. I’d probably rate it a tad bit higher than you (maybe a 4.2 out of 5), but I’m a big fan of both Spanish thrillers and dystopian stories so this hit a sweet spot for me.

[Sock Monkey]

The Platform:

This is a Spanish film which I watched on Netflix. It's an allegory with very few twists to it however it had some interesting dialogue, drama, and more than enough gore. Essentially this story follows a character in a prison which is multi leveled. Each level holds two people with a hole in the center of the floor. Each day a platform of food lowers to each level allowing the prisoners a chance to eat for two minutes. The quality and quantity of food obviously degrades as the platform goes to each lower level. Each month the prisoners are drugged and moved to another level with no discernible pattern. The lead is confronted with the ugliness of the place, the atrocity of other people, and tries to come to grips with humanity.

I liked it. 3.5 out of 5 stars.

I really like THE PLATFORM. Caught it at Fantastic Fest one year and it was one of my favorites from that year’s lineup. I’d probably rate it a tad bit higher than you (maybe a 4.2 out of 5), but I’m a big fan of both Spanish thrillers and dystopian stories so this hit a sweet spot for me.

[Ben Staad]

The Platform:

This is a Spanish film which I watched on Netflix. It's an allegory with very few twists to it however it had some interesting dialogue, drama, and more than enough gore. Essentially this story follows a character in a prison which is multi leveled. Each level holds two people with a hole in the center of the floor. Each day a platform of food lowers to each level allowing the prisoners a chance to eat for two minutes. The quality and quantity of food obviously degrades as the platform goes to each lower level. Each month the prisoners are drugged and moved to another level with no discernible pattern. The lead is confronted with the ugliness of the place, the atrocity of other people, and tries to come to grips with humanity.

I liked it. 3.5 out of 5 stars.