Author Topic: What was the last film you watched? (Read 959931 times)

rogerzilla · « **Reply #2075 on:** 08 January, 2012, 08:11:42 pm »

Ice Cold In Alex, and now I know where John Williams got the "Star Wars" theme from.

CAMRAMan · « **Reply #2076 on:** 09 January, 2012, 01:27:57 pm »

Ice Cold in Alex is great. Couldn't have been made 10 years earlier, I suppose. Rather too fraternistic. The bar scene with the Carlsberg is superb, though I would fire the barman - not the way to pour gassy lager!

Since the clan returned from their Magyar sojourn, they have been enthralled by the Shrek trilogy. I've watched bits of it and it seems very good. Pity they got a septic to do the Shrek voice though.

spindrift · « **Reply #2077 on:** 09 January, 2012, 01:30:07 pm »

Mike Myers is Canadian I think.

CAMRAMan · « **Reply #2078 on:** 09 January, 2012, 01:36:48 pm »

Ooops! He's not a Jock, thobut...

tiermat · « **Reply #2079 on:** 09 January, 2012, 01:51:24 pm »

Quote from: A Warwickshire Lad on 09 January, 2012, 01:36:48 pm

Ooops! He's not a Jock, thobut...

But he has Scottish family....

andrewc · « **Reply #2080 on:** 10 January, 2012, 06:49:27 pm »

Well it was going to be 2001..... on a decent size screen....but they'd sold out

bomber · « **Reply #2081 on:** 10 January, 2012, 10:35:25 pm »

Baise moi. Meh.

Wascally Weasel · « **Reply #2082 on:** 11 January, 2012, 12:05:08 am »

Saw 'The Artist'. Lovely film, go see it in the cinema, it won't be the same on telly.

LEE · « **Reply #2083 on:** 11 January, 2012, 01:23:09 pm »

51st State

Samuel L Jackson & Robert Carlyle in a "Cool American comes to Liverpool gangland/Brookside" scenario.

I hated it.

I don't mind graphically violent films, I don't mind comedy films and I don't mind kitchen-sink dramas but I hate films that try to mix all three and add a mix of terrible accents.

Summed up by Robert Carlyle getting shot (by his assassin ex-girlfriend, as you do) up the arse-cheek with a Sniper Rifle (from 100 yards) and then seen shagging her in the bath the next day (bloody underpants on show).

I'm no balistic expert but I imagine that a rifle bullet in the arse cheek would smart somewhat for a few days.

Just a pile of cack.

1/10

The one redeeming feature of the film is that it introduced me to this song from the soundtrack, so I'm really glad I watched it (because I think it's one of the greatest Blues/Soul songs I ever heard).

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/vMH0dy7W1-8&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/vMH0dy7W1-8&rel=1</a>

Now you can listen to the song without watching the cack film.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #2084 on:** 11 January, 2012, 01:33:47 pm »

A Life Less Ordinary. Got a bit of a panning when it was released but I rather like it. Especially the bit near the beginning featuring Cameron Diaz with a black one-piece swimsuit and a gun.

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #2085 on:** 11 January, 2012, 01:48:03 pm »

I'm rather fond of that as well. Ewan Mc in his best type of role; ineffectual loser.

The angels losing it and going postal is funny.

LindaG · « **Reply #2086 on:** 11 January, 2012, 11:33:20 pm »

The Well Digger's Daughter (La Fille du puisatier) tonight, with my friend MrsTrainer1,which is a good thing because this was a lovely, romantic film, set in Provence between the wars, which Crusty would've hated due to the lack of asteroid action and space ships.

We both want to buy floaty dresses and straw hats now.

And this. Film. Looks. Gorgeous. Shots of fields of grass, waving in the wind, the southern light, oh it was lovely. A nice, gentle, uplifting film, just perfect for a grey day.

Steph · « **Reply #2087 on:** 13 January, 2012, 08:21:57 am »

[Digs out copies of Pagnol films]

I watched 'Attack the Block' last night, and while it was well-made, with occasional amusement, I found it hard to enjoy fully as there was only one sympathetic character in the whole thing. And she was the nurse.

Almost everybody else in the film was an arsehole.

LindaG · « **Reply #2088 on:** 13 January, 2012, 08:49:53 am »

Quote from: Steph on 13 January, 2012, 08:21:57 am

[Digs out copies of Pagnol films]

I watched 'Attack the Block' last night, and while it was well-made, with occasional amusement, I found it hard to enjoy fully as there was only one sympathetic character in the whole thing. And she was the nurse.

Almost everybody else in the film was an arsehole.

What, really?

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Steph · « **Reply #2089 on:** 13 January, 2012, 01:22:22 pm »

I don't want to reveal any spoilers but yes, really.

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mattc · « **Reply #2090 on:** 13 January, 2012, 01:30:37 pm »

Quote from: mrcharly on 11 January, 2012, 01:48:03 pm

I'm rather fond of that as well. Ewan Mc in his best type of role; ineffectual loser.

Hoorah! A very underrated film, Life Less Ordinary.

there's a scene early on where Ewan's character is embarassed/upstaged in a bar by [CD's character] - I think she pulls a gun and robs someone, whatever, it doesnt' matter - and as they walk away Ewan starts whinging and whining. Absolutely hilarious. Both actors sticking to their strengths

Wascally Weasel · « **Reply #2091 on:** 13 January, 2012, 01:32:44 pm »

Quote from: Steph on 13 January, 2012, 08:21:57 am

[Digs out copies of Pagnol films]

I watched 'Attack the Block' last night, and while it was well-made, with occasional amusement, I found it hard to enjoy fully as there was only one sympathetic character in the whole thing. And she was the nurse.

Almost everybody else in the film was an arsehole.

That’s not what I came away with, at least not by the end of the film. Certainly in the opening scenes the children (which is what they are, even the eldest of them, which is a point made later in the film) are clearly shown in the worst possible light. I thought that they were realistically unsympathetic and I would much rather have that than the usual awful stage show kids we used to get patronised with by UK filmmakers.

While they started off unlikeable the film shows that they aren’t all irredeemable and I thought that as the plot unfolded the film was actually quite moralistic, in the way that good low budget SciFi/Horror often does very well. The kids have made bad moral choices and via the alien revenge start paying the consequences for them – people who continue to make bad moral choices in the film suffer even worse.

Great pace, nicely inventive, a cracking little film I thought. Nice to see Nick Frost in a good supporting role too.

I do think though that back when I was having to deal more with children and young adults like that in an adversarial way on an almost daily basis that I probably could not have been able to switch that off easily enough to believe the plot of the film. Ten years ago I might not have even gone to see the film.

Asterix, the former Gaul. · « **Reply #2092 on:** 13 January, 2012, 02:26:20 pm »

The Road to Perdition.

Very impressive cinematography often surreal, decent performances from Hanks, Jude and Tyler Hoechlin et al. Daniel Craig was suitably evil and psycopathic as the main villain. "Because it's all so f*cking hilarious". Best performance probably Paul Newman as the fading gangster boss.

BrianI · « **Reply #2093 on:** 13 January, 2012, 09:42:45 pm »

Apollo 18

Glad I borrowed the movie from parents rather than bought it as it's pretty bad! Think "Blair Witch Project" in space with added helpings of Conspiracy Theories.

tiermat · « **Reply #2094 on:** 15 January, 2012, 11:55:32 am »

The Darkest Hour.

It is SHIT! Avoid at all costs, unless paper-thin plot lines and crap acting are your thing.

I only went to watch it because the girls went to watch "Chipwrecked" and the mere sight of Alvin and his Chipmunks makes me want to puke, and I didn't fancy sitting in a draughty reception area of the cinema eating over priced food and drinking overpriced pop for 1 1/2 hours.

Hope fully War Horse, which myself and Mrs T intend to go and see next week will make up for the wasted time.

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #2095 on:** 15 January, 2012, 12:01:18 pm »

The Dambusters was on ITV4 yesterday so I watched it because no matter how many times I've seen it, I still love it.

AndyK · « **Reply #2096 on:** 15 January, 2012, 12:18:43 pm »

Quote from: tiermat on 15 January, 2012, 11:55:32 am

Hope fully War Horse, which myself and Mrs T intend to go and see next week will make up for the wasted time.

Hoping this too. I loved the book.

tiermat · « **Reply #2097 on:** 15 January, 2012, 12:20:01 pm »

Forgot to say my evening wasn't improved by me coming home and watching "Fan Boys".

lou boutin · « **Reply #2098 on:** 15 January, 2012, 07:23:21 pm »

I'm looking forward to watching 'The Reader' tonight. I read. The book some time ago, but shied away from watching the Film when it was released at the cinema for some reason I now can't remember, so I'm planning on watching it for the first time tonight.

her_welshness · « **Reply #2099 on:** 15 January, 2012, 07:26:58 pm »

Quote from: Lou Boutin on 15 January, 2012, 07:23:21 pm

I'm looking forward to watching 'The Reader' tonight. I read. The book some time ago, but shied away from watching the Film when it was released at the cinema for some reason I now can't remember, so I'm planning on watching it for the first time tonight.

The book was extremely good.

We watched True Grit last night. Oh. My. God. It was bloody brilliant, and the young woman who played the main part was spectacular, as was Jeff Bridges.

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