What Was The Last Film You Saw?

Are you one of those guys that enjoys movies that are so bad you can't help but watch? I too have seen Cobra more times then I care to announce and it is fucking horrible. As for Out for Justice anything with Steven Seagal is usually pretty horrible but I watch them because of him. Same can be said for Jean Claude he has made some absolute crap post 2002.

So The Master was even better a second time. Bobber what did you make of the ending?

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Specifically Freddie and Lancaster's final meeting. I kinda took the whole film to be almost a romance story between the two of them, and the final meeting was Dodd almost telling Freddie to go and be free to save him from eventual trouble if he stayed with the Cause. Still not totally sure what the end scene with the girl was, but I think its probably him giving into his animal nature but at the same time using the things he learnt from Dodd to keep himself calm, or something. I'm still processing that one.

And Amy Adams character is still really intriguing to me. To me it seemed like she was the main driving force of the Cause, that she was the one who ultimately kept them pushing forward with Dodd being the charismatic 'poster boy' to see it through. A lot of layers and intensity in her performance.

Such a fucking good film, so rich in ideas and themes, I'm really glad I got to see it again. Wish I could have seen it on 70mm, bet it would have looked stunning. Love Greenwood's soundtrack too, it seems to shift and morph throughout.

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Yeah, when I said romance I should have put bromance. Think they very much were obsessed with each other but for different reasons, but ultimately they were bad for each other. Like you say, Dodd was looking for a project and perhaps somebody to experiment with (I think at some point he even calls Freddie his guinea pig, and thinking about it he treats him like a dog for most of the film), whilst Freddie was looking for somebody to give him the easy answers and some direction, or maybe he just wanted some pussy and rocket fuel, or the father figure he didn't have. I think maybe Dodd wanted him around because he was different and actually challenged him.

Urgh, I could happily watch it again tomorrow. I'm going to make it my job this weekend to sit down and watch Magnolia.

It's weird, my taste in those films varies. I genuinely believe Out for Justice is terrific because it's genuinely entertaining for the right and wrong reasons. Like William Forsythe is just a force of nature in that film, pure evil for the sake of evil. But then knowing what Seagal is like I just love this moment in time where everyone thought he was the business so they made a film where he was allowed to do what he wanted when he wanted. His character is called Gino Felino for fuck's sake.

With Cobra it's just terrible. Pure shit, but it has to be seen. It would die today, but that was a huge success at the time.

Then there's crap like Forest Warrior which is just stupid.

I love action films if they have humour in them or there's something more to the action, but terrible action is good if there's time to reflect on how awful the main character is. That's why I can't stand Chuck Norris films because he says nothing and it's just kicking and explosions. It's boring.

Not seen Magnolia yet?? It can be a bit much, and it is my second least favourite PTA film, but it's still fucking amazing, and I'm blown away every time I see it.

Just curious, what's your favourite to least favourite PTA films? Magnolia's probably one of my favourites.

I haven't seen Hard Eight, and most cinemas in the UK stopped showing The Master after like a week, when I couldn't see it.

I'm going to have to watch them all again, but upon first viewing (I only saw them all for the first time in the last few months) Magnolia stuck with me the most.

They're not, though they both appeared at festivals that year, so IMDb lists them as 2011.

1) The Master
2) Jeff Who Lives At Home
3) Skyfall
4) Moonrise Kingdom
5) Looper
6) Magic Mike
7) Killer Joe
8) 21 Jump Street
9) Killing Them Softly
10) The Grey

How's Jeff Who Lives At Home? Been meaning to catch up with it but haven't got round to it yet. Completely forgot about The Grey, need to give that a rewatch at some point.

Not sure if I've actually seen 5 films from 2012 yet.

TDKR and Lawless (which I just finished watching) are the only ones I can remember from the top off my head.

February 1st your ass better be in line to see Joaquin Phoenix jerk off on a beach.

Swedish première of The Master?

Had a fairly productive day of film viewing today, watched Headhunters, Lawless and The Bourne Legacy so far, might end up watching yet another film before I go to bed.

Had a fairly productive day of film viewing today, watched Headhunters, Lawless and The Bourne Legacy so far, might end up watching yet another film before I go to bed.

Pssst.. Jeff Who Lives At Home.. hey, pssst.. hey.. hey..