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Movies

Ilsa

(63,128 posts) Thu Dec 15, 2022, 12:49 AM Dec 2022

I watched Amsterdam on HBO a few days ago.

Christian Bale was fabulous. (He's looking a little thin, to me.)

Good story. The very end of the movie had short video of Gen. Smedley Butler.

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I watched Amsterdam on HBO a few days ago. (Original Post) Ilsa Dec 2022 OP

Just watched it tonight - excellent, anti-fascist dark comedy/mystery based on a true story. Fiendish Thingy Dec 2022 #1

It's terrific and revolves around the 1933 Business Plot revealed by Gen Butler. hedda_foil Dec 2022 #2

Ok. Sounds informative. Congratulations if you've had the opportunity to travel to Europe Anon-C Dec 2022 #3

I am so glad to see that others MuseRider Dec 2022 #4

Wonderfully cast, and the music was great! nt Ilsa Dec 2022 #5

If you like Michael Shannon TexasBushwhacker Dec 2022 #6

No I have not! MuseRider Dec 2022 #7

Well, you might want to read a bit about it first TexasBushwhacker Dec 2022 #8

Fiendish Thingy

(20,441 posts)

1. Just watched it tonight - excellent, anti-fascist dark comedy/mystery based on a true story.

Reply to Ilsa (Original post)

Thu Dec 15, 2022, 01:02 AM

Dec 2022

It flopped big time at the box office, but hopefully will do better on streaming.

I highly recommend it,

hedda_foil

(16,809 posts)

2. It's terrific and revolves around the 1933 Business Plot revealed by Gen Butler.

Reply to Ilsa (Original post)

Thu Dec 15, 2022, 01:19 AM

Dec 2022

Anon-C

(3,440 posts)

3. Ok. Sounds informative. Congratulations if you've had the opportunity to travel to Europe

Reply to Ilsa (Original post)

Thu Dec 15, 2022, 01:32 AM

Dec 2022

Butler was a great patriot and seemed to have a real moral center, even for a Marine.

MuseRider

(34,910 posts)

4. I am so glad to see that others

Reply to Ilsa (Original post)

Thu Dec 15, 2022, 02:13 AM

Dec 2022

liked it! It was here and gone in no time and I hear it did not do well. This was my husbands choice for a Birthday movie and my oldest son and I took him. It was a great show. I could not believe how much I enjoyed it, we all did.

Christian Bale was fabulous! I did not even know it was him for a while. It also had Michael Shannon, my son and I really like him a lot. The whole cast was good.

Ilsa

(63,128 posts)

5. Wonderfully cast, and the music was great! nt

Reply to MuseRider (Reply #4)

Thu Dec 15, 2022, 11:45 AM

Dec 2022

TexasBushwhacker

(20,957 posts)

6. If you like Michael Shannon

Reply to MuseRider (Reply #4)

Fri Dec 16, 2022, 12:54 AM

Dec 2022

Have you seen "Bug"? HO-LEE-SHIT!!!

MuseRider

(34,910 posts)

7. No I have not!

Reply to TexasBushwhacker (Reply #6)

Fri Dec 16, 2022, 02:39 AM

Dec 2022

My son and I are planning on catching his new movie about Tammy Wynett ( sp? I have no idea, so NOT a fan) because he is in it. I will look for "Bug" and try to cover it too. Thanks!

TexasBushwhacker

(20,957 posts)

8. Well, you might want to read a bit about it first

Reply to MuseRider (Reply #7)

Fri Dec 16, 2022, 12:06 PM

Dec 2022

It also has a stellar performance by Ashley Judd.

Take Shelter is great as well. He's such a chameleon.

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