TV & Film Movie Lounge

[Raven]

I tried to get back into that series Below, but I thought it got quite dull. We watched Masters of the Universe which was good fun!

 

[Chryssie]

I just watched "The Whisper Man" on Netflix which stars Robert De Niro, Michelle Monaghan and Michael Keaton. This is a very dark, creepy, psychological thriller which is based on a book. It's about a serial killer who kidnaps young boys.

 

[ewomack]

Another blast into the past. Watched "Kiss Me, Stupid" from 1964, directed by Billy Wilder. In many ways a very funny film, though it inevitably contained some of the prejudices and mores of its time (which isn't surprising, but not everyone enjoys watching such things). Dean Martin played himself, and it's surprising that he wanted to be portrayed as a boozing sex-starved womanizer to such an extent (perhaps it bolstered his persona). In the film, he has no qualms about hitting on married women, pinching them, groping them, touching them, etc. It's something that once seemed ubiquitous and normalized. The movie also seems to suggest adultery as a way to get what one wants and as a way to strengthen a marriage. One could read it as a critique of the typical American success ethos (i.e., "getting ahead at all costs"). Or one could read it in more sinister ways (interpretation remains, perhaps inevitably, a fluid enterprise). Many condemned the film as horrendously vulgar in its time and cited it as an example of media's contribution to the degradation of morals. It was genuinely funny in places, disturbing and uncomfortable in others, and intriguing and thought-provoking in others. An interesting movie, especially from an anthropological or historical perspective.

 

[Emma JC]

my honey put the 1984 The Philadelphia Experiment on - I had never watched it before and yet know a lot about it as we tend to be aware of those kinds of things - it was very interesting and loved all the old cars from the 40s and also from the 70s and 80s

Emma JC
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[SuicideBlonde]

OMG. I LOVED the movie claytace. They made you feel so much for the main character. I think it's one of my favorite movies this year.