Movies: Last Movie You Watched and Rate it | {Insert Appropriate Seasonal Greeting Here}

[Nakatomi]

Well I was curious enough and passed a deal with the gf to watch 2 films, each of us choosing one. Thanks for the recommandation, it was nominated for Academy Awards, but I had never heard of it.

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (Fabian, 2022) - Shameless "feel good" movie about poor people daring to dream of luxury. 2h advertisement for Dior and the picture perfect progressive European culture of the 50s. Good luck not throwing up in your mouth watching this. It does have Isabelle Huppert*. 2/10

Looking for Mr. Goodbar (Brooks, 1977) - What a weird little piece. Narratively, it's a mess, especially in the first few minutes of the film. You get used to its weak storytelling and editing, but it's certainly not a nice film, in any sense of the word. Great cast, and amazing performance by Keaton. It's unique enough to be enjoyable, despite its reactionary bleakness. The source material was written by a woman (and wikipedia tells me she "detested" the movie), I don't know if she too flirted with misogynistic undertones, but here it doesn't always (nor often) feel like its part of a critical reflection. 4.5/10


*Kind of ironic seing this the day after The Substance, as Huppert was famous for being superbly picky about the projects she'd accept to appear in, now at 69 y/o doing this shit (she still looks to only pick very particular projects, a luxury that's probably rare for an actress her age, so probably just a brain freeze when she signed for that one)

You know, reflecting back, had I waited a few more days to rate, I'd have had Mr. Goodbar more in the 5.5 or so range. I just didn't see the final scene playing out quite as it did and I felt it was pretty powerful. But that alone should not skew the overall perception of, as you put it, something so narratively messy.

Still something I'd recommend for people to see once since it really is something a little different.

 

[Pranzo Oltranzista]

You know, reflecting back, had I waited a few more days to rate, I'd have had Mr. Goodbar more in the 5.5 or so range. I just didn't see the final scene playing out quite as it did and I felt it was pretty powerful. But that alone should not skew the overall perception of, as you put it, something so narratively messy.

Still something I'd recommend for people to see once since it really is something a little different.

100%. I myself could be tempted to push it at 5/10. It weirded out my gf for days, so it's highly efficient in its questionable intentions.

 

[Babe Ruth]

Cinema Verite (2011)

The story of what's considered America's first reality show ('An American Family'). It recreates the path to getting this reality show on TV, and how it impacted American culture in 1973.
Good scene where the producer fights with his film crew.. that distills the pros and cons of filming real life, for mass entertainment.
I watched it on DVD, but I think it streams on HBO Max.