Mary Poppins.
Kung Fu Panda was fun. Entertaining without being too taxing. I laughed out aloud a couple of times !!
Of what I saw of Million Dollar Baby was good, but I was knackered and the call of bed was too great.
Last film I saw was Wall.E. Very good.
But you have to watch to the very end of the credits...
Prince Caspian, as good a way as any to while away a transatlantic flightI'm scared to see that, after they made a bit of a mess of TLTWATW. Cheap CGI looked like Quake II, appalling soundtrack and just didn't manage to capture the soul of it.
Prince Caspian, as good a way as any to while away a transatlantic flightDitto!
Hellboy, another great film from Guillermo del Toro.I am so gonna see Hellboy II - The Golden Army - on the biggest screen I can find...
Meet the Spartans - Utter shite, but quite funny in places, but you need to have seen 300 firstFast forwarded through Cloverfield on a plane. Thank god I didn't pay to see it....
Cloverfield watched on a computer rather than the TV ( not through choice) added to the handheld ambience. Thoroughly fantastic film.
Led Zeppelin The song remains the same. The best guitar based band ever
The AristoCats on Saturday night with TLD and Mrs T, and now I have THAT song stuck in my head.....
2nd last film I watched ;)
Oldboy
But I think the last film I'll admit to seeing was "Brother" with Kitano Tikashi (yes, I am now a japanese movie byff, not that I'm japanese.
But I think the last film I'll admit to seeing was "Brother" with Kitano Tikashi (yes, I am now a japanese movie byff, not that I'm japanese.
Have you seen his version of 'Zatoichi'? Absolutely brilliant... Did you know that very strangely in Japan most people don't even know he's a film director? They just think of him as a (rather crap and overexposed IMHO) TV comedian... whereas everyone over here has very little idea about his 'comedy' and thinks he's this art-house kinda guy...
The AristoCats on Saturday night with TLD and Mrs T, and now I have THAT song stuck in my head.....
Everybody wants to be a cat cos a cat's the only cat who la la la at...
I'm not keen on AristoCats. I love Jungle Book though.
I too watched in Bruges. Loved it. Esp as had to endure 3 days there earlier this year. Watch it!
In Bruges last night as I'd suddenly heard a flurry of good reviews.Excellent, dark and funny film.
No Country for Old Men.
Will Smith in I am Legend as the kids insisted. It is really interesting - not because of the plot which appeasr to have been assembled from teh Hollywood zombie/virus leftovers bin.IANAZME
There Will Be Blood - I was very tired and dropped off halfway through it, then woke up again several hours later and it was still going. Kind of enjoyed it but I'll have to watch it again when I'm less tired. Daniel Day Lewis is... astonishing.
There Will Be Blood - I was very tired and dropped off halfway through it, then woke up again several hours later and it was still going. Kind of enjoyed it but I'll have to watch it again when I'm less tired. Daniel Day Lewis is... astonishing.
Try watching it again, I watched it a while ago, thought I wouldn't enjoy it during the first 30 minutes or so then I really got into it, and DDL's descent is so well done it's unreal.
Oh and seeing a certain person get his comeuppance makes the film worthwhile....
Nordwand - German-language account of the attempt on the North Wall of the Eiger by Andreas Hinterstoisser and Toni Kurz in 1936. Deeply harrowing stuff even if you already know the outcome.I do know what happened to Kurtz, so as a climber can't watch that film
Capricorn One
The Baader Meinhof Complex, last night. Awoke old memories of news stories from when I was growing up.I sought this one out a few months ago as well.
Stop Making Sense. Sadly not on the big screen, but engaging nonetheless.why you little ... Now I have to watch it again :)
Stop Making Sense. Sadly not on the big screen, but engaging nonetheless.why you little ... Now I have to watch it again :)
Footloose
watched Moon last night. very good, really enjoyed it
Wargames - an unappreciated seminal movie of its time replete with cinematic motifs recycled endlessly by other movies (unless of course, Wargames got them all from somewhere else...)
Pop quiz:
1) What does WOPR stand for
2) How old was Falken when described by Lightman (Broderick) as 'pretty old'
3) What exactually was the female technician walking around the WOPR processor with all the flashing lights carrying a clipboard doing?
4) Why was including Seattle on the list of targets an inherently bad idea?
5) Having 'sealed up the mountain' with massive deadbollted steel doors, how exactly are survivors supposed to get out if (a) teh power failed or (b) more likely, bombardment induced shockwaves cause the doors to loose alignment causing the bolts to stick like an IKEa drawer?
but I've never seen better footage of a bike race.
Wargames - an unappreciated seminal movie of its time replete with cinematic motifs recycled endlessly by other movies (unless of course, Wargames got them all from somewhere else...)
Pop quiz:
1) What does WOPR stand for
2) How old was Falken when described by Lightman (Broderick) as 'pretty old'
3) What exactually was the female technician walking around the WOPR processor with all the flashing lights carrying a clipboard doing?
4) Why was including Seattle on the list of targets an inherently bad idea?
5) Having 'sealed up the mountain' with massive deadbollted steel doors, how exactly are survivors supposed to get out if (a) the power fails or (b) more likely, bombardment induced shockwaves cause the doors to lose alignment causing the bolts to stick like an IKEA drawer?
Wargames - an unappreciated seminal movie of its time replete with cinematic motifs recycled endlessly by other movies (unless of course, Wargames got them all from somewhere else...)
Pop quiz:
1) What does WOPR stand for
2) How old was Falken when described by Lightman (Broderick) as 'pretty old'
3) What exactually was the female technician walking around the WOPR processor with all the flashing lights carrying a clipboard doing?
4) Why was including Seattle on the list of targets an inherently bad idea?
5) Having 'sealed up the mountain' with massive deadbollted steel doors, how exactly are survivors supposed to get out if (a) the power fails or (b) more likely, bombardment induced shockwaves cause the doors to lose alignment causing the bolts to stick like an IKEA drawer?
Q4 - Seattle was Lightman's home town.
Q5 - See Cheyenne Mountain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheyenne_Mountain#Design)
NOBODY knows what that female techie with the clipboard was doing though....
Yes, when you're 17 or so, 41 is pretty old. I know I was shocked when I found out Debbie Harry was more than 20 years older than me!I guess someone has to break this to you ...
You cock-juggling thundercunt.;D
"I'm sorry...I ate a lot of sugar today"
Blade Trinity.QuoteYou cock-juggling thundercunt.;D
"I'm sorry...I ate a lot of sugar today"
Blade Trinity.QuoteYou cock-juggling thundercunt.;D
Yes, when you're 17 or so, 41 is pretty old. I know I was shocked when I found out Debbie Harry was more than 20 years older than me!I guess someone has to break this to you ...
She still is. Sorry dude.
Debbie Harry (whose posters occupied my bedroom wall circa 1978/1979) was born during World War 2.
Blade Trinity is a guilty pleasure."I'm sorry...I ate a lot of sugar today"
Blade Trinity.QuoteYou cock-juggling thundercunt.;D
Mr Welshness watched that last night whilst I was iplayering, it looked like there was some great acting on that film ;D
Blade Trinity is a guilty pleasure.
:facepalm:
Have you seen Jessica Biel all pumped up and strapped up in leather?
A must see.
it looked like there was some great acting on that film ;D
Caught a chunk of T2 last night. A real stand up movie 18 years old now. Hasn't dated at all.
Hot Fuzz.
A Serious Man.
Dark. Funny. More than a little painful. Classic Coen Brothers.
I can suspend disbelief for pentadactyl mammalian humanoid aliens (though it's not easy)
Breakfast on PlutoExcellent film :thumbsup:
In the loop. Last night. Excellent profanity.
In the loop. Last night. Excellent profanity.
Hell, no. Having enjoyed the Thick of It, I set out to watch this last night, and gave up after the first half-hour or so. It was like watching the same three-minute joke being looped endlessly. Gave up and went to bed.
Breakfast on PlutoExcellent film :thumbsup:
Did you recognise Brian Ferry?
eXistenZ
"Are we still in the game?"
He has a cameo as the slimy creep that tries to strangle the main character.Breakfast on PlutoExcellent film :thumbsup:
Did you recognise Brian Ferry?
I didnt. When I saw the film I was in bed kind of semi watching at 2am on a Sunday morning :-[
I have a copy on dvd which I will watch again soon and look for him :)
Tis a top film btw :thumbsup:
I went to see 'Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll' on Thursday night.
I really enjoyed it. Serkis plays really great part as Ian Dury and his vocals are excellent.
I've not seen a new film in ages, apart from being sidetracked by borrowing a DVD boxset of The Wire from a friend I'm catching up on a load of stuff I've been wanting to watch for ages and has only recently been issued on DVD. Last one was Patrick Keiller's Robinson in Space.The Wire!
You may, however, find the rape scene somewhat disturbing - one punter sitting in the same row as us walked out at this point.
The Reader. Worth watching.
The Reader. Worth watching.
I read the book a while back, but have yet to watch the film. MrDeborah is eager to see it, but I think that might have something to do with the presence of a naked Kate Winslett. I'm pleased to hear that it is worth watching. You've enticed me to rent the film.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in frustrating NARROWSCREEN on Channel 5 last night. I eventually got pissed off with missing half of the film and turned it off. I couldn't bear to watch the bullfight scene and only be able to see one of the characters.PAN AND SCAN old chap
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in frustrating NARROWSCREEN on Channel 5 last night. I eventually got pissed off with missing half of the film and turned it off. I couldn't bear to watch the bullfight scene and only be able to see one of the characters.PAN AND SCAN old chap
PAN AND SCAN.
And yes it makes good films rubbish, grainy due to the blown up zoom, and missing stuff.
:sick:
No it's not a feature on the telly.The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in frustrating NARROWSCREEN on Channel 5 last night. I eventually got pissed off with missing half of the film and turned it off. I couldn't bear to watch the bullfight scene and only be able to see one of the characters.PAN AND SCAN old chap
PAN AND SCAN.
And yes it makes good films rubbish, grainy due to the blown up zoom, and missing stuff.
:sick:
Hmm, my TV probably dates back to the Age of Steam, so I doubt it has that function.
I'll just get the DVD from the library.
Yes, I like it very much. I was a bit dubious before seeing it, knowing Perkins only from Psycho, and fearing a very Americanised version of a book I live, but it was well handled.
Shutter Island. Chosen by Mrs B, as usual. Cast including Ben Kingsley (though not as good as in Sexy Beast, Max von Sydow, the lovely Emily Mortimer, & some bloke called DiCaprio.
Last night was "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo", I've not read the book so can't compare the two. An effective, well acted thriller and the leading lady is Hawt! :PI'm just in from seeing that. Really enjoyed it. Especially when
Ver' good. Parallels to Silent Running and 2001 are obvious. Gerty rocks. :)
I saw Moon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_(film)) last night. Like Andy says:Yes, top class SF. It had an air of 'Solyaris',Ver' good. Parallels to Silent Running and 2001 are obvious. Gerty rocks. :)
it's very good. Certainly at the start it reminded me of 2001, and to some extent at the start [iThe Shining[/i]. Impressive what it's possible with, essentially, one actor.
I saw Moon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_(film)) last night. Like Andy says:Yes, top class SF. It had an air of 'Solyaris',Ver' good. Parallels to Silent Running and 2001 are obvious. Gerty rocks. :)
it's very good. Certainly at the start it reminded me of 2001, and to some extent at the start [iThe Shining[/i]. Impressive what it's possible with, essentially, one actor.
Last night: Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Your_Eyes_%281997_film%29)It's much, much better than the American remake, Vanilla Sky (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_Sky). :sick:
Frustrating as some of was very good but so much was too slow and too many aspects weren't developed. Overall - worth watching.
Mars attacks!:o But Tom Jones saves the world! ;D
Never seen it before, wished I hadn't bothered :facepalm:
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Mrs B's choice, as usual. We both liked it, but Mrs B found some of the violence a little shocking, mostly because of its realism. She appreciated the realism, though.
Tried to follow the Swedish, but with very limited success.
Zombie Land.Watching it tonight, banjo boy!
Thank god for red necks!
Swedish and Norwegian are tonal languages, where the "singing" is part of the meaning, but Danish isn't. I can read Danish (which isn't a language, but a disease of the throat), but when I try and speak it I get accused of being Norwegian. The vowel sounds in Swedish, at least around Bohuslan, bizarrely remind me of North Welsh...Mars attacks!:o But Tom Jones saves the world! ;D
Never seen it before, wished I hadn't bothered :facepalm:The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Mrs B's choice, as usual. We both liked it, but Mrs B found some of the violence a little shocking, mostly because of its realism. She appreciated the realism, though.
Tried to follow the Swedish, but with very limited success.
All the way through I was thinking that Swedish sounds like garbled English, in the same way that Dutch does - it almost sounds like English, but not quite. :)
Mars attacks!:o But Tom Jones saves the world! ;D
Never seen it before, wished I hadn't bothered :facepalm:
Howl's Moving Castle
Not as good as Spirited Away. Too long and the story seems a bit incoherent. Beautiful drawing though.
Would like to see it with Japanese voices - Miyazaki's films usually seem to work better with Japanese voices and subtitles.
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Watched 'Elizabeth - the Golden Age' a few nights ago, what a pile of poo that was.
Howl's Moving Castle
Not as good as Spirited Away. Too long and the story seems a bit incoherent. Beautiful drawing though.
Would like to see it with Japanese voices - Miyazaki's films usually seem to work better with Japanese voices and subtitles.
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2001: A Space Odyssey at the Prince Charles, Leicester Square. Stunning and waaaay ahead of its time. Definitely one for the cinema rather than telly.
V for VendettaSee also - The Evil Dead series.
I had forgotten it included a scene involving application of a shovel with extreme prejudice.
Being John Malkovich
I've seen it at least twice before but not for a while and I'd forgotten how very, very dark it is. Also very funny. And brilliant.
We let the nearly-12yo watch with us, which we might not have done if we'd remembered how dark it was. But he seemed to enjoy it, even if there were some bits he didn't really get (doesn't have a clue who John Malkovich is for a start). Some of the language is quite unsuitable for a 12yo, and the action gets a bit steamy at times, but tbh I'd far rather he watched high-quality films with occasional rude words and mild sex scenes than some of the mind-rotting dross that passes for children's entertainment.
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Runaway Train (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runaway_Train_(film))
Not as bad as the title would suggest.
Runaway Train (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runaway_Train_(film))
Not as bad as the title would suggest.
Avatar.
Simply brilliant and thought provoking too.
The men who stare at goats.Yup there was a few points that I pissed myself but a bit bizarre too
Watched it whilst eating dinner. Bad idea - definite choking hazard. Very funny film.
I'll admit that I hated it but am genuinely curious what you got from it.
...
Went to see [...] Four Lions.
Hot Fuzz.
An all time favourite of mine.
"If you wanna be a big cop in a small town, f**k off up the model village!"
;D
Because I've just bought an ED-209 T-shirt from "Last Exit to Nowhere" (Shameless Plug), I felt I had to rummage through my VHS collection for Robocop, taped off the telly a long time back."You have 15 seconds to comply."
Some great quotes:
"I'd buy that for a dollar"
"Dead or alive, you're coming with me"
"6000 SUX - A Great American Tradition (8.2 mpg)"
Before Lemke's "Lost" my life was nothing. I was nothing. But after viewing this masterpiece, I have learned things about myself I never before suspected. I haven't been this excited about art since Micheal Curtiz's "The Seahawk". I hope this brilliant young director will continue to shower us with the fruits of his massive wisdom and intellect. Films never transcend life itself, but "Lost" took me to another plane, another level. A place I had never been before, and it has left me with an insatiable hunger--for more Darren Lemke. I pray that I might meet Mr. Lemke one day, and that he might find me to be a suitable mate, and that science might discover a way for two men to procreate, and that we could have glorious and beautiful offspring.
...Charlotte Rampling, for nostalgia.
She's getting on a bit....Charlotte Rampling, for nostalgia.
'nostalgia'. That's a new name for it.
She's getting on a bit.It was so nice to know you.
The Boat that Rocked on DVD last night.... :thumbsup:Now I heard in the majority of reviews that it was a load of tommy tank...too harsh?
The Boat that Rocked on DVD last night.... :thumbsup:Now I heard in the majority of reviews that it was a load of tommy tank...too harsh?
It's got Bill Nighy in it. Most things (Richard Curtis excepted) can be forgiven on that basis.
It's got Bill Nighy in it. Most things (Richard Curtis excepted) can be forgiven on that basis.
It's got Bill Nighy in it. Most things (Richard Curtis excepted) can be forgiven on that basis.
Is having Bill Nighy in it enough to forgive it for the comedy rape scene?
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District 9 was the best film of last year, I reckon. :thumbsup:
Just watched The Way of the Gun which was ok. Good action scenes (that is, realistic techniques rather than flying through the air cabbying off rounds from your bottomless magazine) and most impressively - Ryan Phillipe isn't totally punchable all the way through. Incredible! ;D
Fitzcarraldo. A film about a madman, directed by a madman and starring a madman :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Fitzcarraldo. A film about a madman, directed by a madman and starring a madman :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
WERNER HERZOG!!! Man could even kill a damn narwhal just by looking at it sideways. Mother****er!
Which is partly why I got very cross with the video wossname a couple of months ago when it decided that the last five minutes of Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes wasn't worthy of its attention >:(
Bloke lures girl into bedroom then leaves room and sends other bloke in to fuck her, the joke being that cos the lights are off, she won't notice it's the wrong man.
Hilarious. ::-)
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National Treasure : Book of Secrets. Good silly escapist fun, although rather too many amazing secrets hidden where any number of people could have stumbled across them!
It always makes me chuckle when they have these fantastic mechanisms, in films like this, and Indiana Jones, where nobody has done maintenance for decades or centuries, and yet they still work!
... and why does Nicholas Cage always get the girl, he looks a bit strange to me, and often tends to act like a jerk. :-\
(Still on iPlayer (http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00snc7q/National_Treasure_Book_of_Secrets/) until 4-35 tomorrow afternoon).
Which is partly why I got very cross with the video wossname a couple of months ago when it decided that the last five minutes of Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes wasn't worthy of its attention >:(
What a film! May be my favourite of his, although there are so many great ones: Cobra Verde, the aforementioned Fitzcarraldo, his version of Nosferatu...
I prefer his documentaries. Wodaabe, Herdsmen of the Sun, is a good example.
YouTube
- Wodaabe
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVI914vMHcQ)
It always makes me chuckle when they have these fantastic mechanisms, in films like this, and Indiana Jones, where nobody has done maintenance for decades or centuries, and yet they still work!
... and why does Nicholas Cage always get the girl,
I prefer his documentaries. Wodaabe, Herdsmen of the Sun, is a good example.
YouTube
- Wodaabe
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVI914vMHcQ)
Oh, yeah, they're great too. If you want to be very depressed read some of the comments on that YouTube clip
Except it doesn't happen...
Fitzcarraldo. A film about a madman, directed by a madman and starring a madman :thumbsup: :thumbsup:Yuh. Woz on telly. Was Kinski acting? I thought that was him being himself. ;D
Fitzcarraldo. A film about a madman, directed by a madman and starring a madman :thumbsup: :thumbsup:Yuh. Woz on telly. Was Kinski acting? I thought that was him being himself. ;D
Rush - Beyond the Lighted Stage
A rockumentary about Rush from the makers of other heavy metal documentaries that I can't remember. Probably for fans only.
I saw Moon last week - what a lovely film it is. :)
'Is Anybody there?' - absolutely beautiful, and a mesmerising performance from Michael Caine. :thumbsup:Easter Promises is on next.
Valhalla Rising. What the buggery chuff was all that about?He can see into the future.
The Titfield Thunderbolt, last week.
She's into Fellini* and Russ Meyer* films so I'm hoping for some interesting viewing coming up.
Sexploitation or "sex-exploitation" describe a class of independently produced, low budget feature films generally associated with the 1960s and serving largely as a vehicle for the exhibition of non-explicit sexual situations and gratuitous nudity. ...
Meyer was a proper director. ...
Thanks Zoidburg and Tim, I was half expecting it to be the actresses/actors that were exploited.Other way round - the film exploits a certain cross section of the viewing public.
The Wolfman (2009) Bloody awful! The transformation effects were great.
Acting wooden. the cast should be shot! :sick:
The Wolfman (2009) Bloody awful! The transformation effects were great.
Acting wooden. the cast should be shot! :sick:
... or possibly staked through the heart? ;D
Legion.
A load of hilarious wank but highly entertaining hilarious wank that they have clearly put a lot of time and effort into, I liked it for the same reason I keep rewatching Dune.
Toy Story 3.
Good, but didn't live up to the billing.
I had heard too many near perfect reviews of it. Still certainly a good and well made film.Toy Story 3.
Good, but didn't live up to the billing.
I didn't hear much about it so it didn't need to beat any hype. I thought it was excellent.
The CGI "lighting", especially during the sad Clown's monologue, is wonderful and the "friends 'til the end" hand-holding near the end I found quite moving. It's what Pixar are so good at.
Not strictly a film and not even watched yet but I have in my grubby mitts the series one DVD boxset of the "Sons Of Anarchy" which is worth a look just for the Ron Perlmeister and Henry Rolllins.
I can't see it being more violent than the actual real bike gangs. ;DNot strictly a film and not even watched yet but I have in my grubby mitts the series one DVD boxset of the "Sons Of Anarchy" which is worth a look just for the Ron Perlmeister and Henry Rolllins.
It is indeed brilliant, but Mr Henry "Black Flag" Rollins doesn't appear 'til series two!
District 9.
Absolutely fantastic. Set in South Africa with a cast I've never heard of and half the main characters are Prawns.
A bit like a cross between Independence Day and Starship Troopers but a lot less Hollywood. Would definitely recommend it.
Dead Snow - Norweigan film about Nazi zombies. Can't have too many Nazi zombie films. :thumbsup:
Newtoncap got it about right. Nominally District9 was tailor made for me but it rather collapsed under the weight of apartheid allegories, trendy fake documentary styling and paper thin characters. V.Disappointing.District 9.
Absolutely fantastic. Set in South Africa with a cast I've never heard of and half the main characters are Prawns.
A bit like a cross between Independence Day and Starship Troopers but a lot less Hollywood. Would definitely recommend it.
We could never be cinema buddies Crusty....I walked out of this film, it was awful!!!! However I did go and see 'Eclipse' with Daisyhill and Mrs Obi last night...and boy did we laugh! ;D
Spookily enough the club house of a well known large MC is just across the road.
Newtoncap got it about right. Nominally District9 was tailor made for me but it rather collapsed under the weight of apartheid allegories, trendy fake documentary styling and paper thin characters. V.Disappointing.
Death Note (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758742/) (on Film 4 the other night)
Transporter 3, which although a fairly violent film, at least does this in a fairly cleanly goody beats up baddies way, most of the time.
Transporter 3, which although a fairly violent film, at least does this in a fairly cleanly goody beats up baddies way, most of the time.Is it about a bridge in Wales?
Finally got round to watching Slumdog Milliner this evening.
in Bruges is on tape for tonight, looking forward to it.The ideas mill had seriously run low by then.
I have just accidentally watched the Venice canal chase from Moonraker. dear Lord - I always loved the humour in the Bond films, but were they always that cheesy? Visibly speeded up action, gondola-turned-hovercraft in St Mark's square ... the Craig movies start to look good again ...
Hot tub time machine. Not the original arthouse French version though ::-)Watched this last night.
Goodfellas
really really enjoyed
loved the way the story is told and the way it evolves over the decades
Mulholland Drive.
:-\ :o
To be fair, after the first half hour I had the i-Pod on and was reading a book because I was so bored. I looked up to see BOOBS everywhere. Crusty seemed to like it though.
A bit too clever for me.
Just tell me a story, and tell it well. Put in some explosions, massive natural disasters as a bonus, maybe a bit of science. That'll do.
Goodfellas
really really enjoyed
loved the way the story is told and the way it evolves over the decades
What a cracker of a film that is, one of the few films that I have lost count of how many times I have seen it – famously it lost out to Dances with Wolves for the best picture Oscar.
Mulholland Drive.
:-\ :o
To be fair, after the first half hour I had the i-Pod on and was reading a book because I was so bored. I looked up to see BOOBS everywhere. Crusty seemed to like it though.
A bit too clever for me.
Just tell me a story, and tell it well. Put in some explosions, massive natural disasters as a bonus, maybe a bit of science. That'll do.
I love Mulholland Drive but then I like most David Lynch stuff.Goodfellas
really really enjoyed
loved the way the story is told and the way it evolves over the decades
What a cracker of a film that is, one of the few films that I have lost count of how many times I have seen it – famously it lost out to Dances with Wolves for the best picture Oscar.
Did it? Crikey that's an appalling decision, Goodfellas is superb.
Goodfellas
really really enjoyed
loved the way the story is told and the way it evolves over the decades
What a cracker of a film that is, one of the few films that I have lost count of how many times I have seen it – famously it lost out to Dances with Wolves for the best picture Oscar.
Did it? Crikey that's an appalling decision, Goodfellas is superb.
As long as you don't get the ruined-for-TV version...
300, which was a lot better than I expected, and certainly an improvement on Kingdom of Heaven. The Persians were a bit orc-like athough Xerxes was a big jessie.
300, which was a lot better than I expected, and certainly an improvement on Kingdom of Heaven. The Persians were a bit orc-like athough Xerxes was a big jessie.
I watched it again last night. I saw it the first time on a plane, and made Mrs MV endure it last night. Funny what tricks altitude, wine and memory can play. It was awful, trite, tedious shite.
Children of Men
We liked it. Thriller. Future dystopia. Fantastically atmospheric presentation.
Children of Men
We liked it. Thriller. Future dystopia. Fantastically atmospheric presentation.
Brilliant isn't it? One of my favourite films.
Children of Men
We liked it. Thriller. Future dystopia. Fantastically atmospheric presentation.
Brilliant isn't it? One of my favourite films.
Yes, it is good. But the book is so much better.
Children of Men
We liked it. Thriller. Future dystopia. Fantastically atmospheric presentation.
Brilliant isn't it? One of my favourite films.
Yes, it is good. But the book is so much better.
Tamara Drewe.
Correct. And she's rather good. The bored village girls are also quite entertaining. I enjoyed it, & Mrs B loved it. She's got rather keen on British films.Tamara Drewe.
Oooh what was it like? I hear that the divine Tamsin Grieg is in it!
It has Gemma Arterton in hotpants. What more do you need to know? ;)She appears in a lot less than hotpants. A bit of make-up & tousled hair, in one scene. :thumbsup:
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Tamara Drewe.
Oooh what was it like? I hear that the divine Tamsin Grieg is in it!
Keeping Mum. A witty comedy with a cracking cast and a smart twist at the end . . .But what about her (character's) daughter?
It also haz Kristin Scott Thomas and that's all I'm saying.
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Totally and utterly barking and very funny.
Land and Freedom.
I've got issues with certain aspects of the film but some scenes hit me just as hard as the 'Play the Marseillaise" scene in Casablanca, the "Time to die" scene in Bladerunner (and, probably just me, but the bit where the Clown and the Wolfman head off for the last time in Restless Natives).
Magic stuff.
Just finished watching 'Prince of Persia'. It was atrocious.
Hellboy. 100% Stupidz and utterly splendid.
It's probably not the same film, but with a similar plot, Con Air is the only film I have ever walked out of in the cinema because it was so utterly dire.
It's probably not the same film, but with a similar plot, Con Air is the only film I have ever walked out of in the cinema because it was so utterly dire.
Con Air is a spoof, or at least it is very, very ironic. Do people not realize this? It's one of the most deliberately over-the-top films ever made, and absolutely filled with movie references and in-jokes. I guess if you watched it thinking it was going to be a serious action film then you might be disappointed...
It's like spoofing gratuitous nudity by fliming ... gratuitous nudity.What's wrong with that?
Well I was going to watch Pitch Black lat night whilst doing my Anfractuous accounts in the front froom but it seems the DVD player has packed. I noticed this on my last trip to Tesco a 20" flat screen TV with integrated freeview and DVD for £169 which struck me then as a good replacement for our CRT TV*, FreeviewBox and DVD, even better now the DVD has packed.
*Yeah, I know, its like the dark ages round here...
If you want to BE a spoof, you have to be spoofing something. You can't have people pointlessly killing each-other and just claim it's ironic. It's like spoofing gratuitous nudity by fliming ... gratuitous nudity.
perhaps these films are so far gone as to be un-spoofable...
So good you watched it twice?
De Ja Vu on BBC3 tonight...
If you find 'Con Air 'to cerebal there is always 'Snakes on a Plane'.Now that's a film that knew what it was doing!
So good you watched it twice?
perhaps these films are so far gone as to be un-spoofable...Con Air is weird. I wouldn't call it a spoof as such, more a film that's aware of the ridiculousness of its premise and plays up to it. Straight-faced? Really? John Malkovich for one is camping it up to the max from the off. The whole thing is very knowingly OTT. I get it, but I'm with Jo - it's all just a bit too self-indulgent for my liking.
And how did you find the plot?
Me too. What an enormous steaming pile of shite.
And how did you find the plot?
American Beauty.
What. A. Film. :thumbsup:
"You wanna see the most beautiful thing I ever filmed?"
The Quatermass Xperiment. Now Quatermass was supposed to be a genius - and a BRITON, but we'll let that pass - which explains how he rocked up at the crash site in a VW Microbus, opened the engine bay and revealed a radio rather than an air-cooled flat-four. I imagine it was actually powered by dilithium crystals or something.Flux capacitor?
Has anyone seen Song Of The South lately?
First Strike. Jackie Chan kicks people :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
3hr or 5hr version?
The story of Kim's double, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez aka Carlos . Not too bad, and a memory jog for those of us of a certain age, but nowhere near as well done as Der Baader Meinhoff Komplex.
3 hour version, I didn't know about the 5 hour version till I got home and googles for reviews.3hr or 5hr version?
The story of Kim's double, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez aka Carlos . Not too bad, and a memory jog for those of us of a certain age, but nowhere near as well done as Der Baader Meinhoff Komplex.
3 hour version, I didn't know about the 5 hour version till I got home and googles for reviews.Lightweight ;)
A film to make you think hard about a number of things, not least...
Will Julianne Moore ever be mine?
Surely the whole point of multiplexes is to show lots of different films rather than the same film 12 times at once? >:(
No. The purpose of multiplexes is to sell grossly overpriced popcorn and suchlike to as big a captive audience as they can muster, hence why they don't allow you to bring your own.
Hence why I wear a puffy coat with an inside pocket, large enough to fit a half bottle of wine and my own supermarket bought snacks. :smug:
Anyway, that's why they show Harry Potter non stop. Because lots of people want to see it on the big screen. They won't sell so much overpriced junk food if there are fewermugscustomers to but it.
No. The purpose of multiplexes is to sell grossly overpriced popcorn and suchlike to as big a captive audience as they can muster, hence why they don't allow you to bring your own. <snip>
My two local multiplexes have signs saying no food or drink bought outside may be consumed in them.
No. The purpose of multiplexes is to sell grossly overpriced popcorn and suchlike to as big a captive audience as they can muster, hence why they don't allow you to bring your own. <snip>
I've not seen that in my two local multiplexes. In fact I've often been surprised that they don't have that kind of policy. I've often openly carried in food and drinks bought elsewhere.
No Country for Old Men. Best film I've seen in a long time.
Tonight it's part 2, Manon des Sources.
North By Northwest.
Harry Potter and the Everlasting Franchise.
Gods, that was dull! :sick:
North By Northwest.
I've been working on that one for years, but I can't get the right bracket.
Mesrine - L'Instinct de Mort
And tonight shall be Mesrine - L'ennemi public no1
A single man - with Colin Firth & Julianne Moore. Well filmed and acted, but not really my cup of tea.
The eldest found it odd watching a 'historical' film and listening to mum and Dad commenting on what it was like when Mandela was released, etc.
Invictus. A good effort, I thought. Mrs Manotea will like it. I was home when Mandela was released, with the TV on waiting for hime to walk down that road.The eldest found it odd watching a 'historical' film and listening to mum and Dad commenting on what it was like when Mandela was released, etc.
This reminds me of the time I told my dad we were learning about the second world war in history at school and he said, "That's not history!" ;D
Mesrine - L'Instinct de Mort
And tonight shall be Mesrine - L'ennemi public no1
Ah, those look like fun... and I love Vincent Cassel
Swordfish. Deeply silly but loads of killin's an' splosions :thumbsup:
Barbarella. Woo! What drugs were they on when they wrote that?
I don't understand why they didn't just give the Ring to the eagles and get them to fly to Morrrrdorrrrrrrrrrrrr and drop it in the volcano.Now that would have cut out 200-300 pages of battles.
I don't understand why they didn't just give the Ring to the eagles and get them to fly to Morrrrdorrrrrrrrrrrrr and drop it in the volcano.Tune in Next week, when Kirst explains how to escape from Daleks*.
I don't understand why they didn't just give the Ring to the eagles and get them to fly to Morrrrdorrrrrrrrrrrrr and drop it in the volcano.
HP7Amazing that she's one of the highest earning actresses in the world yet she can't act.
Was good, I thought. I was expecting less, after the last film, which I thought was poor. I also thought that Hermione was way better - not hamming it up like in previous outings.
Andy's mom is pretty hot considering she must be, like, 45.
Finally got round to watching The Damned United, which I've had knocking around for ages. Very good. The 12yo, who's too young to know anything about Brian Clough, was totally absorbed by it. :thumbsup:
d.
I went to see the first two films with my then bloke. He hadn't read the books and even though the first film starts with all the back story about Isildur and all that and how the Ring is really bad, and then they get to Rivendell and decide to destroy the Ring and Frodo says he'll go and the others say they'll go with him, at the end of the first film he wasn't really clear about what was happening so I talked him right through it. A year later we went to see the second film. A couple of weeks before we were going to see the third one, he asked me "Kirst, you know in Lord of the Rings? Where's Frodo going with the Ring?"
Because the Eagle in charge would have suddenly come over all nasty and started crapping on my car (and suchlike) instead of ditching said Ring.
It's a fairly intrinsic part of the story that it's a difficult thing to get rid of.
I've not seen the films for a while now but I may dig out Part 1 and re-watch the death of Boromir chapter. I think it's a simply stunning piece of cinema (although it does start to cross into Monty Python's "Black Knight" ("tis but a scratch") territory)
I went to see the first two films with my then bloke. He hadn't read the books and even though the first film starts with all the back story about Isildur and all that and how the Ring is really bad, and then they get to Rivendell and decide to destroy the Ring and Frodo says he'll go and the others say they'll go with him, at the end of the first film he wasn't really clear about what was happening so I talked him right through it. A year later we went to see the second film. A couple of weeks before we were going to see the third one, he asked me "Kirst, you know in Lord of the Rings? Where's Frodo going with the Ring?"
Because the Eagle in charge would have suddenly come over all nasty and started crapping on my car (and suchlike) instead of ditching said Ring.
It's a fairly intrinsic part of the story that it's a difficult thing to get rid of.
I've not seen the films for a while now but I may dig out Part 1 and re-watch the death of Boromir chapter. I think it's a simply stunning piece of cinema (although it does start to cross into Monty Python's "Black Knight" ("tis but a scratch") territory)
::-)
I went to see the first two films with my then bloke. He hadn't read the books and even though the first film starts with all the back story about Isildur and all that and how the Ring is really bad, and then they get to Rivendell and decide to destroy the Ring and Frodo says he'll go and the others say they'll go with him, at the end of the first film he wasn't really clear about what was happening so I talked him right through it. A year later we went to see the second film. A couple of weeks before we were going to see the third one, he asked me "Kirst, you know in Lord of the Rings? Where's Frodo going with the Ring?"
::-)
Good film. mini citoyen can't be too sensitive to use of the f-word then, from what I remember... ;)
Tron legacy
The 3d doesn't add anything to the film, but is decent.
Some good performances. Story is right - it follows on well from the first film. Nothing special, tho'
I am no longer surprised that cinema is losing its audience.
I am no longer surprised that cinema is losing its audience.
Except it isn't.
"In the nine years from 2000, cinema admissions have averaged 162.3m a year, up from 119.2m in the 1990s and just 77.5m in the 1980s.Despite the upward trend there are signs that growth is stagnating, with 2002 still the best year in modern times."
Report from last year.
In my very limited access of cinemas over the last few years I think I've noticed that old, uncomfortable. badly equipped cinemas fare worse than more modern ones.
This could just be because in a crappy cinema the lack of proper bass, the wobbly seats and poor viewing angles etc. make it look less used.
Ironman 2.
Made the first 'Ironman' film look like Shakespeare...
I am no longer surprised that cinema is losing its audience.
Except it isn't.
"In the nine years from 2000, cinema admissions have averaged 162.3m a year, up from 119.2m in the 1990s and just 77.5m in the 1980s.Despite the upward trend there are signs that growth is stagnating, with 2002 still the best year in modern times."
Report from last year.
I'm just going by what I saw
I've not seen the films for a while now but I may dig out Part 1 and re-watch the death of Boromir chapter. I think it's a simply stunning piece of cinema..
I don't have any figures to hand, but IIRC the gains are mainly in teenage boys. Hence the mulitplexes show nothing but teenage boy fodder.I am no longer surprised that cinema is losing its audience.
Except it isn't.
"In the nine years from 2000, cinema admissions have averaged 162.3m a year, up from 119.2m in the 1990s and just 77.5m in the 1980s.Despite the upward trend there are signs that growth is stagnating, with 2002 still the best year in modern times."
Report from last year.
:thumbsup: Jenny Agutter
I don't have any figures to hand, but IIRC the gains are mainly in teenage boys. Hence the mulitplexes show nothing but teenage boy fodder.I am no longer surprised that cinema is losing its audience.
Except it isn't.
"In the nine years from 2000, cinema admissions have averaged 162.3m a year, up from 119.2m in the 1990s and just 77.5m in the 1980s.Despite the upward trend there are signs that growth is stagnating, with 2002 still the best year in modern times."
Report from last year.
If you own your own place, watcing a DVD with loved one is quite appealing; if you live with your parents, escaping to the flicks with your mates is more attractive.
I watched 'The Other Boleyn Girl' last night. I quite enjoyed the Philippa Gregory book, so I tuned in. It was shockingly awful.
300… haven't seen that much homo-eroticism since the volleyball scene in Top Gun.
Armageddon. What a roller-coaster ride of Complete Bollocks and One Liners that is :thumbsup:.
300… haven't seen that much homo-eroticism since the volleyball scene in Top Gun.
There is a minor cult for setting 300 to It's Raining Men. I encountered it because I thought of doing a treatment of the wet PBP footage, honest. This is a short version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONRUwwLrAa0&feature=fvw
300… haven't seen that much homo-eroticism since the volleyball scene in Top Gun.
There is a minor cult for setting 300 to It's Raining Men. I encountered it because I thought of doing a treatment of the wet PBP footage, honest. This is a short version.
YouTube
- Broadcast Yourself.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONRUwwLrAa0&feature=fvw)
"I was just doing research" is what Pete Townsend used...unsuccessfully.
There is a minor cult for setting 300 to It's Raining Men. I encountered it because I thought of doing a treatment of the wet PBP footage, honest. This is a short version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONRUwwLrAa0&feature=fvw
not the appalling Canoe Reeves remake
This afternoon Forbidden Planet on BluRay. Brilliant piece of classic sci-fi. Tonight will be The Day The Earth Stood Still. (the Michael Rennie original, not the appalling Canoe Reeves remake). That will be followed by The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Armageddon. What a roller-coaster ride of Complete Bollocks and One Liners that is :thumbsup:.
Inception… just now. Going to make a cup of tea and watch it again shortly, try to unravel the macramé plot.
Mrs Z and I are of the opinion that she is a Bit Odd Looking and has poor bone structure. But that's just being picky; the real problem is that Steven Tyler would pop into your head at inopportune moments :sick:Armageddon. What a roller-coaster ride of Complete Bollocks and One Liners that is :thumbsup:.
Yup, but there's no doubting that Liv Tyler is fully hot.
"Up". And I cried :'(
/Because/ of the wobbly wobbly stop-motion animation, surely?
d.
Just tried to watch Spielberg's War of the Worlds. Since I slated it when I saw it at the cinema, I thought I'd give it a second chance.
It's still rubbish.
Just tried to watch Spielberg's War of the Worlds. Since I slated it when I saw it at the cinema, I thought I'd give it a second chance.
It's still rubbish.
I'm waiting for someone to make a film that bears any resemblance to the book.
Kick Ass. Much fun.
This afternoon Forbidden Planet on BluRay
Just completed a one day marathon of all three Lord of the Rings films (extended editions of course).
It really does take all day, about 13 hours all told, with a bit of faffing time included. I enjoyed it but am not in a hurry to repeat it.
Massive deprogramming to follow.
Taken
Watched Casablanca yesterday. Not the first time I'd seen it, nor will it be the last, it is such a great film. Ingrid Bergman is so feminine in it, if she looked at you and smiled, it would make even the Pope go weak at the knees.
One of my top films ever. Miles ahead of any modern crap.
The Tourist.
Simply dreadful.
H
Just completed a one day marathon of all three Lord of the Rings films (extended editions of course).
It really does take all day, about 13 hours all told, with a bit of faffing time included. I enjoyed it but am not in a hurry to repeat it.
Massive deprogramming to follow.
Great way to spend a lazy day. I find it is helped by a good single malt and plenty of 'picking' food on hand.
Inglourious basterds - I hated it - both the underlying premise and the gratuitous and graphic violence
(Much preferred Strictly ballroom and Filth - about Mary Whitehouse which were on tv last night)
Love Actually.
Soppy trash.
I loved it ;D
Conan the Barbarian is a classic film
(Much preferred Strictly ballroom and Filth - about Mary Whitehouse which were on tv last night)Having seen brief snatches of ballroom dancing on TV, I appreciate Strictly Ballroom much more now than when I first saw it. I can see them doing all the crap the film takes the piss out of.
The Green Mile. Sublime.
The Green Mile. Sublime.
I presume you are joking... aren't you?
I'm watching Grease just now.
I'm watching Grease just now.
The Green Mile. Sublime.
I presume you are joking... aren't you?
No, I'm not. In my opinion The Green Mile is an absolutely superb film.
I prefer My Fiend Totoro.
The Green Mile. Sublime.
I presume you are joking... aren't you?
No, I'm not. In my opinion The Green Mile is an absolutely superb film.
I agree. Cracking movie. Makes me cry when I'm drunk.
I prefer My Fiend Totoro.
Does he take you to see good films, then?The Green Mile. Sublime.
I presume you are joking... aren't you?
No, I'm not. In my opinion The Green Mile is an absolutely superb film.
I agree. Cracking movie. Makes me cry when I'm drunk.
I'm with Flying Monkey on this one; Green Mile is simplistic, sentimental mush. It's not just that it is as emotionally manipulative as any of Spielberg or Capra's drippiest output; it's the kind of film which pretends to address serious issues (racism, capital punishment) but which is actually so synthetic and dishonestly comforting (e.g. only one of the prison guards is racist and violent, while the rest are all noble and kind) that it reassures the uncritical viewer into feeling that the problems aren't really that hard and are already being tackled by reasonable people.
Kick Ass - what it says on the tin.
I prefer My Fiend Totoro.
Does he take you to see good films, then?The Green Mile. Sublime.
I presume you are joking... aren't you?
No, I'm not. In my opinion The Green Mile is an absolutely superb film.
I agree. Cracking movie. Makes me cry when I'm drunk.
I'm with Flying Monkey on this one; Green Mile is simplistic, sentimental mush. It's not just that it is as emotionally manipulative as any of Spielberg or Capra's drippiest output; it's the kind of film which pretends to address serious issues (racism, capital punishment) but which is actually so synthetic and dishonestly comforting (e.g. only one of the prison guards is racist and violent, while the rest are all noble and kind) that it reassures the uncritical viewer into feeling that the problems aren't really that hard and are already being tackled by reasonable people.
If the film was about those problems I would agree, but it isn't, it's a fantasy based in a fictional thirties death row. If you wanted a hard hitting anti-racism/capital punishment film perhaps you should have found a documentary to watch. I maintain it is a superb film which achieves perfectly what it sets out to do: entertain.
If the film was about those problems I would agree, but it isn't, it's a fantasy based in a fictional thirties death row. If you wanted a hard hitting anti-racism/capital punishment film perhaps you should have found a documentary to watch. I maintain it is a superb film which achieves perfectly what it sets out to do: entertain.
I disagree with you about the first part; I don't think it's so easy to disassociate the trivial purpose of the film from from it's subject matter. But even if I agreed with you on that, I wouldn't bother with you because of my first criticism of the film; that it is emotionally manipulative rather than creating worthwhile characters or plot which can genuinely engage your real emotions. This is something a fantasy can do - something that Spirited Away, mentioned earlier, certainly does. Green Mile is schlock.
As for Spirited Away, a cartoon? Be serious.
As for Spirited Away, a cartoon? Be serious.
As for Spirited Away, a cartoon? Be serious.
You called Green Mile a fantasy, so I compared it to another one. Green Mile doesn't show a fraction of the imagination, narrative skill, emotional honesty or respect for the intelligence of its audience. What it does do, in spades, is ttreat its audience as emotional simpletons.
Ah well... I like it.
Yours
An emotional simpleton :)
As for Spirited Away, a cartoon? Be serious.
You called Green Mile a fantasy, so I compared it to another one. Green Mile doesn't show a fraction of the imagination, narrative skill, emotional honesty or respect for the intelligence of its audience. What it does do, in spades, is ttreat its audience as emotional simpletons.
As for Spirited Away, a cartoon? Be serious.
You called Green Mile a fantasy, so I compared it to another one. Green Mile doesn't show a fraction of the imagination, narrative skill, emotional honesty or respect for the intelligence of its audience. What it does do, in spades, is ttreat its audience as emotional simpletons.
Isn't that what visual entertainment media is for? So we can switch off and just enjoy?
Last night, we had the marvellous double-header of Wall-E and The Men Who Stare at Goats.
Wall-E was a lovely movie, though they did clag on the mush towards the end. The first half hour was beautiful. Good spork action, too.
The Men Who Stare at Goats was a bit disjointed (it was probably spoilt for me by my having read the book, so the journalist's story always felt tacked-on), but at times hilarious. Gnarly trained killers practicing oogy-woogy new age mumbo jumbo :thumbsup:
I too enjoyed District 9 but couldn't help wondering how it is that aliens with technology so much superior to ours end up living in slums under our control IYSWIM.
Frantic mainly because of Emmanuelle Seigner :o and not Mr. Ford.
I loved Edward Norton in "Fight Club" and elsewhere but here...I get the idea that he's smirking behind his moustache because he knows no-one will be convinced by the preposterous plot. Gorgeous cast and costumes though.
I too wondered about the fine detail (though didn't let it spoil my enjoyment ;) )
My contribution to the pot of possible scenarios were that they were all tentacledressers or telephone sanitisation engineers.
I too wondered about the fine detail (though didn't let it spoil my enjoyment ;) )
My contribution to the pot of possible scenarios were that they were all tentacledressers or telephone sanitisation engineers.
Either way, it's a corker of a film, which someone from this forum had a hand in. Jakob?
The Damned United (again). I think Timothy Spall was miscast (Peter Taylor was actually quite sinister in demeanour,and rather taller) but Colm Meaney absolutely nails Don Revie.
The best bits are when Clough is in the Leeds boardroom being unbelievably obnoxious and arrogant. They deserve it, though.
Tonight I will be watching all three hours of Stephen Poliakoff's Shooting The Past. A brilliant drama made in the late 90s with Timothy Spall and Lindsay Duncan.:thumbsup:
I too wondered about the fine detail (though didn't let it spoil my enjoyment ;) )
My contribution to the pot of possible scenarios were that they were all tentacledressers or telephone sanitisation engineers.
Either way, it's a corker of a film, which someone from this forum had a hand in. Jakob?
Well, we did beat Avatar in one category at the VES awards!
VES Announces 2010 Winners of the VES Awards | Visual Effects Society (http://www.visualeffectssociety.com/file/ves-announces-2010-winners-ves-awards)
The Hunt For Red October. I'm afraid that Shir Shean as a Lithuanian stretches my credulity beyond its elastic limit.Give her two pingsh on the bowsh Mr Vashshily.
Wall-E was a brilliant film for so many reasons, here are a few:
1) I *do* like a bit of robots-who-aren't-evil sci-fi and Disney/Pixar design robots almost exactly how my imagination does.
The King's Speech; just now (Orange Wednesday preceded by 'spoons, what a cheap date ;))
I'm not a great royalist or even that up on the history of it all but all the main characters, Bertie, Liz, Edward VIII, Simpson the slapper and Churchill are just brilliant.
expect it to Hoover up at the Oscars
The Hunt For Red October. I'm afraid that Shir Shean as a Lithuanian stretches my credulity beyond its elastic limit.
I loved Edward Norton in "Fight Club" and elsewhere but here...I get the idea that he's smirking behind his moustache because he knows no-one will be convinced by the preposterous plot. Gorgeous cast and costumes though.
But isn't it wonderfully preposterous? I really enjoyed The Illusionist, although I thought Norton was the weakest in terms of facial hair. I am definitely going to go for that Rufus Sewell combo at some point.
Is this the one where, pre-embarkation, they all line up and sing* on the dock by the sub, in the dark and rain? I find that scene incredibly moving (assuming it's the right sub film!)The Hunt For Red October. I'm afraid that Shir Shean as a Lithuanian stretches my credulity beyond its elastic limit.
But the soundtrack Mr Larrington! It's bloody gorgeous :) And seeing that chap from Spooks I always find a surprise!
Is this the one where, pre-embarkation, they all line up and sing* on the dock by the sub, in the dark and rain? I find that scene incredibly moving (assuming it's the right sub film!)The Hunt For Red October. I'm afraid that Shir Shean as a Lithuanian stretches my credulity beyond its elastic limit.
But the soundtrack Mr Larrington! It's bloody gorgeous :) And seeing that chap from Spooks I always find a surprise!
*For Those In Peril On The Sea, IIRC
Is this the one where, pre-embarkation, they all line up and sing* on the dock by the sub, in the dark and rain? I find that scene incredibly moving (assuming it's the right sub film!)The Hunt For Red October. I'm afraid that Shir Shean as a Lithuanian stretches my credulity beyond its elastic limit.
But the soundtrack Mr Larrington! It's bloody gorgeous :) And seeing that chap from Spooks I always find a surprise!
*For Those In Peril On The Sea, IIRC
127 hours.
Not a film that you say you can 'enjoy'. Intense.
Had my daughter (17) in tears.
Tropic Thunder is truly pathetic bilge, with scarcely a laugh.
Watched Green Hornet 3D. Thoroughly enjoyed it ;D
There must be something seriously wrong (or juvenile- or both) with me as I thought Tropic Thnder was a real hoot.+1
Watched two films this weekend. Tropic Thunder and Don't mess with the Zohan.
My stepson has really really lousy taste in films.
The best that can be said about 'Don't mess with the Zohan' is that it makes Tropic Thunder look good.
Stepdaughter said, in agonized tones "Why did I watch that? I could have done homework; it would have been more fun."
Tropic Thunder is truly pathetic bilge, with scarcely a laugh.
American History X. I don't know how but this slipped by me and I've only just seen it for the first time. It was ok, predictable in parts. Edward Norton was excellent, the man is a chameleon!
The Black Swan (as in Natalie Portman, ballet, Tchaikovski).
Intense. Melodramatic.
And I just wanted to feed Natalie Portman some pies.
127 hours.
Not a film that you say you can 'enjoy'. Intense.
Had my daughter (17) in tears.
The King's Speech; just now (Orange Wednesday preceded by 'spoons, what a cheap date ;))
I'm not a great royalist or even that up on the history of it all but all the main characters, Bertie, Liz, Edward VIII, Simpson the slapper and Churchill are just brilliant.
expect it to Hoover up at the Oscars
"La Jetee"
The basis for Terry Gilliam's "12 Monkeys". A man stuck in a time-loop.
26 minutes of black & white photos with a narrator. More a slide show than a movie.
Score out of 10? I really don't know, it's so different, so minimal.
OK, 6/10. Worth watching if you liked the (excellent) Gilliam adaptation.
Well, yeah, she did need a feed. But then I guess it would have been less convincing with an actress that didn't look like a real ballerina. At least they cast someone who's always been skinny, and with a petite build, rather than forcing someone to lose 3 stone for the part :hand:And I just wanted to feed Natalie Portman some pies.
I've always wanted to do that too.
"La Jetee"
The basis for Terry Gilliam's "12 Monkeys". A man stuck in a time-loop.
26 minutes of black & white photos with a narrator. More a slide show than a movie.
Score out of 10? I really don't know, it's so different, so minimal.
OK, 6/10. Worth watching if you liked the (excellent) Gilliam adaptation.
'Highlander', with the young 'un.
What a disappointment. Made me realise how much sword and fantasy films have improved. Well, except that the Princess Bride did it better than any film before or since ("My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die").
Sure the story is good (well apart from the naff last 45 seconds). The action scenes are pure crap. The 'clangy clangy' swords hitting one another sound ridiculous and the sound doesn't sync with the action.
'Highlander', with the young 'un.Princess Bride is (like Kickass and Airplane) a bit of a genre-breaker; it's hard to take seriously any subsequent film you see in a similar genre!
What a disappointment. Made me realise how much sword and fantasy films have improved. Well, except that the Princess Bride did it better than any film before or since ("My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die").
What's with these murder for hire types listening to classical music before the big moment?
Le Diner de Cons. Old fashioned farce. Hilarious. :thumbsup:
I watches a bit of "Cockles And Muscles" the other night when it was on TV. Went to sleep 15 minutes in as I was tired and has seen it before. If you haven't seen it it's worth watching. It's a French farce about a family spending summer at a holiday villa by the sea. Maybe I like it just because Valeria Bruni Tedeschi is in it ...
'Wall Street II - Money Never Sleeps' - it was OK, there were some good bits but the ending was so mawkishly ah-everyone-makes-up that it seemed crass. Michael Douglas still has that je ne sais crois about him.
Ahh I think he is great! What I meant to say is that he has presence :)'Wall Street II - Money Never Sleeps' - it was OK, there were some good bits but the ending was so mawkishly ah-everyone-makes-up that it seemed crass. Michael Douglas still has that je ne sais crois about him.
You don't know that you believe... ? You can't believe you're watching such a ham? You can't quite fathom how he could be such a blurry and diminished reflection of his father? I know how you feel.
So does an overripe Camembert.
I'm saying his 'acting' comes with a thick layer of cheese; which is fine, as long as the actor acknowledges it.So does an overripe Camembert.
Blimey Charlie :o
Lost in Translation.Oh, I love that. It's all so subtle and tragic. And I love Bill Murray in just about anything.
In the category of "Films where nothing whatsoever happens" this is definitely my favourite. It's top TV wallpaper to fall asleep in front of, beside a blazing wood burner, on a cold winter's night.
Mrs B thought it was very Japanese. Lots of unspoken emotion. She liked it. So did I, but I wasn't sure she would, so was pleased.Lost in Translation.Oh, I love that. It's all so subtle and tragic. And I love Bill Murray in just about anything.
In the category of "Films where nothing whatsoever happens" this is definitely my favourite. It's top TV wallpaper to fall asleep in front of, beside a blazing wood burner, on a cold winter's night.
Mrs B thought it was very Japanese. Lots of unspoken emotion. She liked it. So did I, but I wasn't sure she would, so was pleased.
I didn't say she thought it was an accurate or sympathetic portrayal of Japan, but the Japan of the film is mostly background, an alien environment to point up the loneliness of the characters. Its strangeness is exaggerated to enhance that effect.Mrs B thought it was very Japanese. Lots of unspoken emotion. She liked it. So did I, but I wasn't sure she would, so was pleased.
Interesting. Mrs FM (also Japanese) thought it was a racist and ignorant heap of crap
I didn't say she thought it was an accurate or sympathetic portrayal of Japan, but the Japan of the film is mostly background, an alien environment to point up the loneliness of the characters. Its strangeness is exaggerated to enhance that effect.Mrs B thought it was very Japanese. Lots of unspoken emotion. She liked it. So did I, but I wasn't sure she would, so was pleased.
Interesting. Mrs FM (also Japanese) thought it was a racist and ignorant heap of crap
I wonder if the reception in Japan (& from Mrs FM) is partly based on resentment at a foreign film mocking things Japanese, even if their own opinion of the things mocked is low. For example, the ridiculous TV show was a parody, but one Mrs B greatly enjoyed. There are such silly shows, & Mrs B is full of scorn for them, & thinks they deserve to have the piss taken out of them. She thought the parody showed a keen understanding of the more ludicrous aspects of such shows. Some other Japanese people might react differently.
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To be honest, Bill Murray sleepwalks through films these days. He doesn't act, he just does 'Bill Murray'. That said, I thought this worked in The Life Aquatic and Broken Flowers more than Lost in Translation.
Try Girl, Interrupted.
She's very impressive in that, as is Winona Rider.
Ne'er mind that, she's gaun tae blow!
The twist core just breuk and thare's antimaterial gas awgates
Commander Dwarf: Plingon warriors do not take showers!
Withnail and I.
Haven't seen it for years and forgotten how good it was. Mrs Zep wouldn't watch it with me as Richard E Grant turns her stomache apparently. This is also why I'm not allowed to play Bowie in the house. ???
I saw 127 hours a week ago, it's a great film, but I didn't see what all the fuss was about regarding the 'gore'. The worst part fro me was when he realised he was trapped and the rest of the film is preparing you fro the inevitable. Great acting by Franco!I don't know if it's still on iPLayer, but the recent Horizon about pain was jolly interesting. There was a chap who had the "127 hours" dilemma - but in his basement!
As a climber I was much more horrified the moment when Joe Simpson broke his leg in the film Touching the Void
Black Swan, tonight.Likewise.
Black Swan, tonight.Likewise.
Thought it deserved a razzie for worst on set catering - clearly not enough pies handed out to the cast.
All a bit fightclub though.
"Casablanca" , I'm 46 and have somehow never seen it before........
'Never let me go', at the weekend. I hadn't read the book, so had full benefit of the creeping realisation of what was happening. Deeply disturbing.
'Never let me go', at the weekend. I hadn't read the book, so had full benefit of the creeping realisation of what was happening. Deeply disturbing.
Was it good? I read the book last year and found myself increasingly frustrated at the FAIL of the science to the detriment of my enjoyment. :-[
Coogan's Bluff. Clint doesn't even kill anyone.
Very poor.
"Inception" I haven't got a scooby-doo what it was about. Another 2 hours of life wasted. :-\It's only 10 mins in the real world. :thumbsup:
That's all right then! :-\"Inception" I haven't got a scooby-doo what it was about. Another 2 hours of life wasted. :-\It's only 10 mins in the real world. :thumbsup:
"What are friends for?"
"I wouldn't know"
Sigur Ros - Heima on Sky Arts just now. One for fans only, but if you like their music, you'll utterly love the film.
d.
Alien Resurrection.
Man... the laboratory scene is weird shit, and no mistake :hand:.
Excellent one liners though. "Must be a chick thing..."
Dorian Gray.
It was so-so. Lots of stuff lifted from The Pearl, I suspect, but not very well.
Always good to see Colin Firth, even with facial hair.
'I spit on your grave'.
I think the characterisation of smalltown Deep South American was maybe a bit thin. They can't be completely inhabited by inbred retarded freaks and sex crazed rapists yet apparently that is the case. Plus the storyt seems a bit incoherent in parts - I can't se how she managed to get out of the river and find her clothes again.
Right now I am watching Knight and Day - right now.
Cloverfield
Thoroughly enjoyed it ! A monster attacks New York !
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloverfield (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloverfield) for more details.
It was also a bit of light relief after watching Mon Oncle earlier in the week. All I can say is that France in the 1950s must have been fecking miserable if that was the paradigm of comedy back then.
Cloverfield
Thoroughly enjoyed it ! A monster attacks New York !
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloverfield (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloverfield) for more details.
I remember watching that ages back, and got bored with it. By the time I gave up, the monster (monsters?) had not actually appeared, and I had no sympathy or empathy with the main characters who just really annoyed me.
James Cameron's "The Abyss" :thumbsup: Just a shame it was on ye olde worlde DVD and not in blu-ray.
but can't understand why they cast someone as old as Clint Eastwood opposite Meryl Streep.
Mic Macs.
French satire on the arms industry. Directed by the chap who did Amelie and Delicatessen. Which is apparent from the cinematography, sound engineering etc. On the whole, diverting but quite forgetable.
I caught the last hour or so of V for Vendetta the other night.
I haven't made my mind up about it yet though am all for the Natalie Portman content.
I don't hate it, I reckon if I had never read the source material I would have thought the film was fantastic, as it was I thought it wasn't bad overall.
49th Parallel by Powell and Pressburger.
There's something weird about hearing the Nazis talking in posh English accents. In fact the whole cast sounded a bit Cholmondely-Warner but once I got over that it was quite enjoyable and I liked the ending.
Yes, Eric Porter. His Nazi sneer more than made up for the accent. Indeed, the final scene was excellent (Ironic, but I think the deserter was actually a Canadian!)
Kick-Ass. Good concept, well executed. But let down by the weak characterisation of the local crime boss and the increasingly unrealistic weaponry towards the end of the film.
The Straight Story :thumbsup:
What a very simple story well told
The Straight Story :thumbsup:
What a very simple story well told
A lovely film. There's an awful lot going on below the surface of that simple story though - left for you to extrapolate, rather than just tell you (which I respect massively as a storytelling style).
"Forgetting Sarah Marshall"
A word of warning...
Never, ever, ever watch this film. You'll never get that time back and you can't sue for "wasted life".
Red, which is a not bad bit of escapist nonsense. It's got a commentary track, supposedly by a retired CIA field officer, which I haven't listened to yet, although I imagine that it should be along the lines of "This bit isn't realistic, and this is just ridiculous. This on the other hand is wildly insane, and it would never happen like that ...."
A surprisingly good cast, probably better than the film deserves, but heah, if you're going to have a silly film with lots of people being killed, blown up, and shot, then you may as well have good actors, who can do dark dry comedy and wit well. I rather liked Brian Cox's part as Ivan, and Helen Mirren's frustrated assassin doing flower arranging and baking. ;D
Oh, and I can lust after Mary-Louise Parker without being creepy, since it turns out she's older than me. :)
He gets bloody everywhere (http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2010/3/6/1267910078007/Dr.-Brian-Cox-001.jpg)
Helen Mirren... Ahhh (http://www.ahhxsilk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Helen-Mirren-photo.jpg)
Helen Mirren... Ahhh (http://www.ahhxsilk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Helen-Mirren-photo.jpg)
Didn't one of the channels do a programme where they decided that she was the British Actress who had got her kit off most frequently in films?
Let Me In
Remake of the Swedish film, a contemporary coming of age film about a bullied boy and a peculiar girl who turns out to be a vampire.
If you like vampire films you will love this, I thought it was a brilliant film, may even watch it again tomorrow night.
Bucket List on ITV last night.
Don't know about anyone els but I enjoyed it.
The boy with the striped pyjamas.
We watched this on DVD on Sunday night, I knew of it and knew the ending was challenging, but wasn't prepared for an ending that left us all in silence.
I know it has been criticised for historical inaccuracies, however it wasn't meant to be a documentary and for our kids it probably had more effect than a documentary ever could have.
Bruno, the German boy was acted exceptionally well in my opinion.
Batman - The Dark Knight
A great film with a fantastic cast, Heath Ledger as the Joker is awesome.
Batman - The Dark Knight
A great film with a fantastic cast, Heath Ledger as the Joker is awesome.
One of my favourites, and inspiration for my outfit for my birthday BBQ last year (yes there are pictures, one of which lurks on this here forum)
Sleuth with michael caine and laurence olivier i really enjoyed it :thumbsup:
Sleuth with michael caine and laurence olivier i really enjoyed it :thumbsup:
Excellent :thumbsup:
Easter Parade. Screened at the care home where what's left of my mum currently resides.
Great film.
How weird that a Jew, Irving Berlin, wrote songs about the two most important Christian festivals and focused on a hat and the weather.
Charlie Wilson's War. Again.
I'll keep watching this - until we wake up to what we've done to ourselves. Fucking hell. For a supposedly intelligent species - we sure are thick sometimes.
"...and then we fucked up the end game"
Charlie Wilson
Let Me In
Remake of the Swedish film, a contemporary coming of age film about a bullied boy and a peculiar girl who turns out to be a vampire.
If you like vampire films you will love this, I thought it was a brilliant film, may even watch it again tomorrow night.
Watch the Swedish version.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. :thumbsup:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. :thumbsup:
Watched it last night too.(click to show/hide)
Hermione's tardis-like tent is quite good.
Zardoz is hilarious.
Sam
There were no sequels.
I watched 2012 and I absolutely loved it.There are two 2012 films. One describes itself as a "Christian epic"
I did turn my brain off before I pressed play so as not to ruin my enjoyment.
It's like the Day after Tomorrow meets the Poseidon Adventure meets Independence Day.
I just watched Resident Evil Afterlife, which was no spectacular classic, but a perfectly acceptable action movie, in the running away from zombies, and nasty big corporation genre.
It seems to have been a bit slated by the critics, and I'm not sure why exactly. It's all about dashing around, and shooting/stabbing people and things, so I can't say I expected detailed character development or insightful plots.
Ah well, I enjoyed it for what it is.
Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows.Did you spot Hermione and Harry sort of in the buff? As the old Birmingham Midshires TV ads used to say, "I never expected that!"
Much too long and protracted in parts.
Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows.Did you spot Hermione and Harry sort of in the buff? As the old Birmingham Midshires TV ads used to say, "I never expected that!"
Much too long and protracted in parts.
I just watched Resident Evil Afterlife, which was no spectacular classic, but a perfectly acceptable action movie, in the running away from zombies, and nasty big corporation genre.
It seems to have been a bit slated by the critics, and I'm not sure why exactly. It's all about dashing around, and shooting/stabbing people and things, so I can't say I expected detailed character development or insightful plots.
Ah well, I enjoyed it for what it is.
It is spectacular in 3D. My chum was foolish enough to buy a 3D telly and it left me drooling like a zombie in a labotomy lab. Mmmm, brains.
I just watched Resident Evil Afterlife, which was no spectacular classic, but a perfectly acceptable action movie, in the running away from zombies, and nasty big corporation genre.
It seems to have been a bit slated by the critics, and I'm not sure why exactly. It's all about dashing around, and shooting/stabbing people and things, so I can't say I expected detailed character development or insightful plots.
Ah well, I enjoyed it for what it is.
It is spectacular in 3D. My chum was foolish enough to buy a 3D telly and it left me drooling like a zombie in a labotomy lab. Mmmm, brains.
My BluRay player is supposedly 3D compatible (but I suspect most of them are/can be), but I haven't quite been tempted to spend the £1000 or so currently needed for a cheap 3D TV. :o
I'd also have to start buying 3D BluRay discs, which are even more expensive than the noticeably more expensive than DVDs, non-3D BluRay discs.
... mutterings about 3D TV ...
I would be more careful than I was. Too much left-right eye crosstalk for my liking on my LCD/LED TV with active shutter technology. It's just about tolerable on natural scenes, but on high contrast stuff, it's annoying.
Plasma is supposed to be much better.
Indiana Jones And The Raiders Of The Lost Ark :thumbsup:
And it would appear that Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is on tonight! (BBC3 9PM)
Indiana Jones And The Raiders Of The Lost Ark :thumbsup:I see No Country For Old Men is also on tonight, Film 4
And it would appear that Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is on tonight! (BBC3 9PM)
. ISTR it doesn't really have an ending though.Thanks for that, Mrs P. Mrs eck would tell you that a film not really having an ending is never a problem for me, as I've usually fallen asleep by then. :-[
Indiana Jones And The Raiders Of The Lost Ark :thumbsup:I see No Country For Old Men is also on tonight, Film 4
And it would appear that Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is on tonight! (BBC3 9PM)
Is it worth watching?
Indiana Jones And The Raiders Of The Lost Ark :thumbsup:
And it would appear that Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is on tonight! (BBC3 9PM)
Ooh, goody! I know what I'm doing tonight then, crusty can snore away beside me after his 200k today.
We watched Tamara Drewe last night, and rather enjoyed it.
Indiana Jones And The Raiders Of The Lost Ark :thumbsup:
And it would appear that Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is on tonight! (BBC3 9PM)
Ooh, goody! I know what I'm doing tonight then, crusty can snore away beside me after his 200k today.
We watched Tamara Drewe last night, and rather enjoyed it.
Indiana Jones And The Raiders Of The Lost Ark :thumbsup:
And it would appear that Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is on tonight! (BBC3 9PM)
Ooh, goody! I know what I'm doing tonight then, crusty can snore away beside me after his 200k today.
We watched Tamara Drewe last night, and rather enjoyed it.
how on earth can a man fall asleep in such company? :o
:D
"Withnail and I", watched with the kids.I regret I didn't, except for
They all enjoyed it, much to their surprise.
We want the finest wines available to humanity. And we want them here, and we want them now!
:hand: We will not be watching No Country For Old Men.Indiana Jones And The Raiders Of The Lost Ark :thumbsup:I see No Country For Old Men is also on tonight, Film 4
And it would appear that Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is on tonight! (BBC3 9PM)
Is it worth watching?
I enjoyed it.
I reckon the viewing experience would be improved by the consumption of beer & bridies :)
:hand: We will not be watching No Country For Old Men.Indiana Jones And The Raiders Of The Lost Ark :thumbsup:I see No Country For Old Men is also on tonight, Film 4
And it would appear that Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is on tonight! (BBC3 9PM)
Is it worth watching?
I enjoyed it.
I reckon the viewing experience would be improved by the consumption of beer & bridies :)
Mrs eck has just informed me that we've already seen it. ??? :-[
We've just watched P'tang Yang Kipperbang though. That was good. :thumbsup:
Sorry but I found it one of those movies where not a lot happens, very slowly.:hand: We will not be watching No Country For Old Men.Indiana Jones And The Raiders Of The Lost Ark :thumbsup:I see No Country For Old Men is also on tonight, Film 4
And it would appear that Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is on tonight! (BBC3 9PM)
Is it worth watching?
I enjoyed it.
I reckon the viewing experience would be improved by the consumption of beer & bridies :)
Mrs eck has just informed me that we've already seen it. ??? :-[
We've just watched P'tang Yang Kipperbang though. That was good. :thumbsup:
We watched No Country for Old Men, it was bloody brilliant :thumbsup:
Indiana Jones And The Raiders Of The Lost Ark :thumbsup:And Last Crusade is on just now. I might skip Kingdom of the Shouldn't Have Bothered tomorrow though.
And it would appear that Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is on tonight! (BBC3 9PM)
"The Blues Brothers" for the nth time. This time I was struck by the casting: Bobb is Elwood Blues! Lose the pink hat, Bobb!
Raiders of the Lost Ark. A bit tedious TBH. I did wonder how they got away with certain scenes; e.g. Jones shooting the scimitar wielding Arab
Err...that's 99.999% of all films, shirley?
Black Cat White CatI *loved* that film. Last watched a bad copy on VHS. Where did you get it?
Source Code. I liked it; Tim didn't.They should have done a lot better than they did with that film.
Tron Legacy. Finding out how many slugs will fit in my eye socket would have been only marginally less entertaining
Sam
Now you are sooooooo wrong, the bit with the ducati police chase was cool.
Did you edit the eye socket from she socket? As I was going to ask what a she socket was.
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Now you are sooooooo wrong, the bit with the ducati police chase was cool.
Did you edit the eye socket from she socket? As I was going to ask what a she socket was.
Typing on the phone is a challenge.
Sam
Dogtooth - Greek dark comedy / drama. Very good. Very strange. I understand that it's up for an Oscar.
Tron Legacy. Finding out how many slugs will fit in my eye socket would have been only marginally less entertaining
Sam
Tron Legacy. Finding out how many slugs will fit in my eye socket would have been only marginally less entertaining
Sam
Pretty, yes. Plot, who needs a plot?
Black Cat White CatI *loved* that film. Last watched a bad copy on VHS. Where did you get it?
The Lord Of The Rings. All three extended edition DVDs in succession.
I do not need to set eyes on another hobbit for quite some time.
Thor as a 3D spectacular. I recommend the purchasing loaves of bread from your local conglomerate, let them go stale then treat your local ducks - it will be far more rewarding than sitting through that dross. Further suggestions for better ways to spend your money will be proposed in the morning.
Not so mouch a piscine nature but here are my five suggestions for better ways to spend your money than upon a ticket to see Thor.Thor as a 3D spectacular. I recommend the purchasing loaves of bread from your local conglomerate, let them go stale then treat your local ducks - it will be far more rewarding than sitting through that dross. Further suggestions for better ways to spend your money will be proposed in the morning.
I'm curious - will further suggestions be of a piscine nature?
Ha! The husband and I have just finished that last night. We both wanted to see hobits in servitude and Saruman getting his just desserts in the Shire, as opposed to him stupidly falling from Orthanc >:(
Oh good lord almighty, now I doubt for your sanity. Tropic Thunder's only virtue is that it made 'Don't mess with the Zohan' look good.It delivered about as much as you could expect it to - a set of actors hamming it up with a handful of decent lines. Keep in mind that the relative ranking I gave it was against two very poor films.
The Abbys (again) which is a great film
Just got around to watching Apollo 13.
"tell no one" on bbc4 last night. One of the best films we've seen, very good indeed. In French with subtitles but had Kristen Scott Thomas, so on balance, a win.
Life of Brian
Not really sure why I'm watching it - I can recite it verbatim.
THX 1138
???
Jar City. Icelandic crimething. Not bad at all.
Bobb and I went to see Attack the Block tonight. Really enjoyed it.
Does it contain a lot of "sign language"?
Once again: "Remember the 5 Ds – Dodge, Dip, Dive, Duck, and er, Dodge!"
Yes! Dodgeball!
Kill Bill, vol. 1.
In one word: excellent! It's been ages since I've watched a film and thought "that was fun!". Yes, OTT and silly in places, but I enjoyed it.
Was it shit flavoured, or cock flavoured?
I made a terrible discovery on the weekend.Whilst I cannot comment on 'Little Fish' I can confirm that 'Queen of the Dammed' is utter dross but would add that it makes 'Twilight' seem like 'Hamlet' (or should that be 'Romeo and Juliet'?).
MrsCharly and I don't share the same taste in films.
We started watching 'Little Fish'. I was really enjoying it for the characterisation and the slow build up. She made it plain she was utterly bored and thought the film was pointless.
So we switched to 'Queen of the Dammed'. She seemed to enjoy that, whereas I thought it was dross only one level above 'Twilight'.
???
I made a terrible discovery on the weekend.
MrsCharly and I don't share the same taste in films.
We started watching 'Little Fish'. I was really enjoying it for the characterisation and the slow build up. She made it plain she was utterly bored and thought the film was pointless.
So we switched to 'Queen of the Dammed'. She seemed to enjoy that, whereas I thought it was dross only one level above 'Twilight'.
???
I made a terrible discovery on the weekend.
MrsCharly and I don't share the same taste in films.
We started watching 'Little Fish'. I was really enjoying it for the characterisation and the slow build up. She made it plain she was utterly bored and thought the film was pointless.
So we switched to 'Queen of the Dammed'. She seemed to enjoy that, whereas I thought it was dross only one level above 'Twilight'.
???
At least you can go to the cinema in peace ;)
Orphan
Recorded from C4 the other evening.
A horror about a family who adopt an orphaned Russian girl.
Enter The Dragon. Worth the price of admission just for the insane squeaking noises Bruce Lee makes when he's kicking someone's face off. Serious biff and a few helichopters at the end.
Enter The Dragon. Worth the price of admission just for the insane squeaking noises Bruce Lee makes when he's kicking someone's face off. Serious biff and a few helichopters at the end.
It’s (very loosely) set in the same fictional universe as Blade Runner – with implications that the new soldiers are some form of replicant.
There are a few direct allusions to Blade Runner such as mention of the battle of Tanhauser Gate.
Favourite quote: “I’m going to kill them all sir”.
LA Confidential. No helichopters but loads of killin's. I was mildly surprised that Russell Crowe turned out not to have been deaded after all.
LA Confidential. No helichopters but loads of killin's. I was mildly surprised that Russell Crowe turned out not to have been deaded after all.
Great film I think. Weren't Russel Crowe and Guy Pearce both in the Aussie soap "Neighbours"?
The Dark Knight, round at Wascally and Ms Weasals' home cinema and den of iniquity.
I've not enjoyed a DVD as much for ages. It was deliciously fucked up and nothing like the other Batman movies in the franchise. For the first time, you get a sense of the real horror of Gotham City's evil. Heath Ledger's Joker is so disturbingly believable - he doesn't want power or money, he just wants to watch it all burn...
That bit with the pencil made me write a complaint to the BBFC. The film wasn't, IMO, a 12A.The Dark Knight, round at Wascally and Ms Weasals' home cinema and den of iniquity.
I've not enjoyed a DVD as much for ages. It was deliciously fucked up and nothing like the other Batman movies in the franchise. For the first time, you get a sense of the real horror of Gotham City's evil. Heath Ledger's Joker is so disturbingly believable - he doesn't want power or money, he just wants to watch it all burn...
That bit with the pencil made me jump out of my skin :o
That bit with the pencil made me write a complaint to the BBFC. The film wasn't, IMO, a 12A.
Brazil. I watched it many years ago and found that I didn't remember much of the story, but the atmosphere and "feel" was just as I remembered it.Brazil as well. I find so many little titbits in there it's worth rewatching.
Elvira! Mistress of the Dark.
Cracking movie - had me laughing out loud :thumbsup: ;D
‘The Outfit’; Robert Duvall and Joe Don Baker taking on the mob to avenge Duvall’s brother who was murdered after robbing a mob fronted bank in the Mid-West.
‘The Outfit’; Robert Duvall and Joe Don Baker taking on the mob to avenge Duvall’s brother who was murdered after robbing a mob fronted bank in the Mid-West.
Made into film from the book of the same title from Donald Westlake, writing under the nom de plume Richard Stark with a superb series of Parker novels.
And I don't hesitate in including these reviews from others:
"Whatever Stark writes, I read. He's a stylist, a pro, and I thoroughly enjoy his attitude." - Elmore Leonard
"Westlake knows precisely how to grab a reader, draw him or her into the story, and then slowly tighten his grip until escape is impossible."
- Washington Post Book World
"Donald Westlake's Parker novels are among the small number of books I read over and over. Forget all that crap you've been telling yourself about War and Peace and Proust - these are the books you'll want on that desert island."
- Lawrence Block"
Elvira! Mistress of the Dark.
Cracking movie - had me laughing out loud :thumbsup: ;D
How does that dress stay attached?
‘The Outfit’; Robert Duvall and Joe Don Baker taking on the mob to avenge Duvall’s brother who was murdered after robbing a mob fronted bank in the Mid-West.
Made into film from the book of the same title from Donald Westlake, writing under the nom de plume Richard Stark with a superb series of Parker novels.
And I don't hesitate in including these reviews from others:
"Whatever Stark writes, I read. He's a stylist, a pro, and I thoroughly enjoy his attitude." - Elmore Leonard
"Westlake knows precisely how to grab a reader, draw him or her into the story, and then slowly tighten his grip until escape is impossible."
- Washington Post Book World
"Donald Westlake's Parker novels are among the small number of books I read over and over. Forget all that crap you've been telling yourself about War and Peace and Proust - these are the books you'll want on that desert island."
- Lawrence Block"
The back of the DVD mentions the book and also says that Point Blank was written by the same author.
This is excellent advice which also applies equally well to 'Edge of Darkness' (The TV original of which also stars Joe Don Baker to bring this back full circle.).‘The Outfit’; Robert Duvall and Joe Don Baker taking on the mob to avenge Duvall’s brother who was murdered after robbing a mob fronted bank in the Mid-West.
Made into film from the book of the same title from Donald Westlake, writing under the nom de plume Richard Stark with a superb series of Parker novels.
And I don't hesitate in including these reviews from others:
"Whatever Stark writes, I read. He's a stylist, a pro, and I thoroughly enjoy his attitude." - Elmore Leonard
"Westlake knows precisely how to grab a reader, draw him or her into the story, and then slowly tighten his grip until escape is impossible."
- Washington Post Book World
"Donald Westlake's Parker novels are among the small number of books I read over and over. Forget all that crap you've been telling yourself about War and Peace and Proust - these are the books you'll want on that desert island."
- Lawrence Block"
The back of the DVD mentions the book and also says that Point Blank was written by the same author.
Point Blank/The Hunter is damn good. Hardboiled? Youbetcha. Just don't ever watch the Mel Gibson movie.
Reminds me, I must make an effort to see Edge of Darkness (original).
Paul. Laughed myself sick. ;D
Paul. Laughed myself sick. ;D
Great film... I watched it the other and laughed myself silly. :thumbsup:
Three tits, that's awesome ...
I just watched Paul too, and it was very good, although I had to look up the odd reference to things like the Black Mailbox, which I'd not come across before (I know, I'm clearly not much of a conspiracy nut).
Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels.
Spawned a host of inferior British Gangster flicks.
Guy Ritchie peaked at his first attempt.
Violent, stylish, clever plot line and, most importantly, funny.
8/10
Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels.
Spawned a host of inferior British Gangster flicks.
Guy Ritchie peaked at his first attempt.
Violent, stylish, clever plot line and, most importantly, funny.
8/10
I've seen a better film on coffee.
I've seen a better film on coffee.
Try seeing one with no caffeine.
I've seen a better film on coffee.
Try seeing one with no caffeine.
Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels.
Spawned a host of inferior British Gangster flicks.
Guy Ritchie peaked at his first attempt.
Violent, stylish, clever plot line and, most importantly, funny.
8/10
Snatch came pretty close to being as good.
I've seen a better film on coffee.
Try seeing one with no caffeine.
Am I missing some coffee reference here?
Indiana Jones And The Raiders Of The Lost Ark :thumbsup:
And it would appear that Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is on tonight! (BBC3 9PM)
Ooh, goody! I know what I'm doing tonight then, crusty can snore away beside me after his 200k today.
We watched Tamara Drewe last night, and rather enjoyed it.
We really enjoyed it - the graphic novel is excellent btw :thumbsup:
We also watched "Changeling" the Clint Eastwood / Angelina Jolie one, not the 70's ghost one. It's actually the first film I've ever seen with Angelina Jolie in it (I don't watch many Hollywood films). I'd always just assumed she was rubbish, but she was actually very good.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off, on E4 earlier.
The Eighties may have a lot to answer for, but this is one in the tick column. Apart from the soundtrack, that is.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off, on E4 earlier.
The Eighties may have a lot to answer for, but this is one in the tick column. Apart from the soundtrack, that is.
The soundtrack has some great tracks: Oh Yeah by Yello, an instrumental of Please, Please. Please Let Me Get What I Want by Dream Academy, March Of The Swivel Heads by The English Beat, BAD by Big Audio Dynamite, Radio People by Zapp, Twist And Shout by The Beatles...
In the Line of Fire (again).
Good fun film, although the romance with Rene Russo is a bit icky due to the significant age gap. Malkovich has fun chewing the scenery though (and I think the guy who shot the duck got what was coming to him).
Edit: The IRL age difference between Rene Russo and Clint Eastwood is approximately 24 years, that's actually less bad than some Hollywood movies and the film does point out that there is a large age difference between the characters.
I'm not crying, it's hay fever, mmmk?
YouTube
- Will - Trailer (2011)‏
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kICnVozGKc)
Watched Werner Herzog's Even Dwarves Started Small again on Saturday with a couple of friends. If you haven't seen it, you have missed one of the oddest, most brilliantly deliberately provocative pieces of cinema ever made...
Just watched Sunshine (again) because I LOVE it. More, every time. 8)
This here is one of the reasons that SWMBO won't watch sci-fi films with me - It inevitably leads to me picking holes in the science which, in a lot of cases, isn't exactly difficult. Despite far too many years in the IT salt-mines, there's still a little part of me which is still a physicist ;DJust watched Sunshine (again) because I LOVE it. More, every time. 8)
Not a film to watch with a bunch of space physicists. The gaps in the heliospheric physics are big enough to drive the Titanic through. ;D
(Depending on which version you mean, the above comments relate to the 2007 version).
This here is one of the reasons that SWMBO won't watch sci-fi films with me - It inevitably leads to me picking holes in the science which, in a lot of cases, isn't exactly difficult. Despite far too many years in the IT salt-mines, there's still a little part of me which is still a physicist ;D
This here is one of the reasons that SWMBO won't watch sci-fi films with me - It inevitably leads to me picking holes in the science which, in a lot of cases, isn't exactly difficult. Despite far too many years in the IT salt-mines, there's still a little part of me which is still a physicist ;D
I actually watch quite a lot of science fiction (you never would have guessed, would you!), but one of the issues I have with Sunshine is that it purports to be rigorous science in places, but really isn't. Working in space physics (although I'm really doing engineering more than physics) makes me even more aware, and sensitive, of the inaccuracies, although most people with a moderate scientific knowledge are likely to have issues with it!
I guess I'm happier with things that are utterly implausible, but relatively internally consistent.
Just about to watch "The Andromeda Strain" :thumbsup:
Just about to watch "The Andromeda Strain" :thumbsup:The original, I trust.
In The Loop. Outstanding swearing.
Just about to watch "The Andromeda Strain" :thumbsup:
The original, I trust.
I liked the sequence from the book where our heroes go through increasingly rigorous decontamination processes as they go deeper into the complex. The problem the designers had to deal with was 'how to sterilise a human body without actually killing it'.
Watched Werner Herzog's Even Dwarves Started Small again on Saturday with a couple of friends. If you haven't seen it, you have missed one of the oddest, most brilliantly deliberately provocative pieces of cinema ever made...
In a parallel universe Monkey is posting: "Watched Vin Diesel and Jason Statham in Meat of Fury 7 at the weekend, and it was bloody ace!"
In The Loop. Outstanding swearing.
"Fuckety Bye!"
The Infidel, as mentioned here (http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=49061.0).
I could have done with it either being more clever or more slapstick.(click to show/hide)
Chasing Legends- :thumbsup: Bike shit and Jens Voigt ;D
The Crow.
Brick.
Brick.
What was it like?
Brick.
What was it like?
It was ... interesting. I would usually avoid any film labelled 'cool' by a reviewer, but I chanced it and I'm glad I did. One to watch again, I think. A good detective story. The main protaganists are high school students but it's definitely not a teen movie. It opens with the main character finding his girlfriend's body in a storm drain, if that gives you an idea of the tone.
My only bugbear (as with many such films) - cartoon violence.
I'd be interested to know what you think.Brick.
What was it like?
It was ... interesting. I would usually avoid any film labelled 'cool' by a reviewer, but I chanced it and I'm glad I did. One to watch again, I think. A good detective story. The main protaganists are high school students but it's definitely not a teen movie. It opens with the main character finding his girlfriend's body in a storm drain, if that gives you an idea of the tone.
My only bugbear (as with many such films) - cartoon violence.
Thanks for that Linda :thumbsup:, we have a borrowed copy at home so will watch it.
I'd be interested to know what you think.Brick.
What was it like?
It was ... interesting. I would usually avoid any film labelled 'cool' by a reviewer, but I chanced it and I'm glad I did. One to watch again, I think. A good detective story. The main protaganists are high school students but it's definitely not a teen movie. It opens with the main character finding his girlfriend's body in a storm drain, if that gives you an idea of the tone.
My only bugbear (as with many such films) - cartoon violence.
Thanks for that Linda :thumbsup:, we have a borrowed copy at home so will watch it.
Harry Potter - the last one.