What did you watch today? v 13.0

Tell everyone what you watched, what you thought, and what's up next.

The first post in this thread is # 3005

Thanks to all of you for making this the most popular main-board thread, (I think) and pushing it past the 3000 post milestone!

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Permalink Reply by Wretched on September 2, 2008 at 7:55pm: Ha! So much for my guess. Sorry man, thought you might like Kontroll a little more, though I also gave it three.

Permalink Reply by oedipussy on September 2, 2008 at 8:16pm: No need to apologize - it held my interest. I was just expecting it to be an action movie for some reason so it was a little disappointing on that level. I still thought it was pretty good though.

Permalink Reply by Gabriel_w/o_Wings on September 3, 2008 at 3:31pm: finally watched:

The Straight Story (2 Stars) This isn't a bad movie, in fact it's a good film. Just isn't my cup of tea...Don't bother if you are looking to see a David Lynch film--it isn't one...

Permalink Reply by The Professor on September 3, 2008 at 9:30pm: I watched a new film, which is a bit unusual for me. I struggled mightily to get through The Diving Bell and the Butterfly -- not because it was bad (it certainly isn't), but because the circumstances of the film are almost too difficult for someone of a similar age / position in life to contemplate.

Permalink Reply by Knaldskalle on September 3, 2008 at 10:31pm: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is a very moving experience.

Permalink Reply by joeoftexas on September 4, 2008 at 7:10am: Great film... one of the very best in 2007 !

Permalink Reply by joeoftexas on September 4, 2008 at 6:59am: Tuesday night I watched the documentary
Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time (2004) on Netflix Instant Watch
Nice overview of various burlesque striptease legends, primarily from the 1940's and 1950's, using actual film clips of them performing.
Approx 50 minutes
4 1/2 stars

Last night I watched
Salò: Bonus Material (2008)
Excellent bonus DVD disc to Pier Paolo Pasolini's
Salò / Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)...
the kind that we've all come to expect from Criterion.
5 stars

Permalink Reply by Professional Bum on September 4, 2008 at 12:17pm: Did you finally get the Salo film itself? I'm still on Very Long Wait.

Permalink Reply by joeoftexas on September 4, 2008 at 6:25pm: I actually didn't queue the Salo film itself...

I've seen it twice before already, in a movie theater on the big screen in the late 1970's & later in the mid 1990's on VHS.

I was more interested in seeing the Pasolini interviews & the recollections of the cast and crew about filming the movie.

Permalink Reply by Dianne on September 4, 2008 at 9:23am: I finally watched Blade Runner: The Final Cut. It wasn't my favorite movie I have ever seen, but I did really enjoy it. It was much better than I had anticipated.

Up next: Crank (I'm in the mood for some straight up action, plus I love Jason Statham)

Permalink Reply by Knaldskalle on September 4, 2008 at 10:45am: I like Jason Statham in "Lock, Stock..." and "Snatch" but both "The Transporter" and "Crank" sucked in my opinion... I want my action films to have a minimum of logic, somethong sadly lacking in these.

Permalink Reply by Dianne on September 5, 2008 at 3:49pm: Well...I wish I would have read your response before I watched the movie. You were right, there was way too much bs and not enough action. I'm surprised they're making a sequel.