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Evil One
19 Aug 2010, 00:27
The one from a couple of years ago? It was ~~~~ing dreary bollocks! :shock:
RadioMaster
19 Aug 2010, 00:27
as good as it gets
normally not my type of movie, but Jack Nicholson as grumpy old man is just brilliant!
best quote:
(Nicholson introducing two people): "Carol, the waitress - Simon, the fag"
roomster
19 Aug 2010, 01:17
Batman - The Dark Knight
as good as it gets
normally not my type of movie, but Jack Nicholson as grumpy old man is just brilliant!
best quote:
(Nicholson introducing two people): "Carol, the waitress - Simon, the fag"
The dog down the chute ? ... A hoot ! ... I laughed so hard I near wet m'self ! ... Imo, it's so funny because, at least I felt this way, you're led to believe it's his dog. He's being so sweet calling to it and WHOOSH... down it goes ! ... hahaha ...
RadioMaster
19 Aug 2010, 23:48
Tremors
one of those so-bad-it's-actually-good-movies
fav quote: "These creatures are unprecedented!" - "Yeah, but where did they come from?"
AndrewG
19 Aug 2010, 23:57
The Expendables. Pretty awesome action flick if you like your guns, explosions and violence. Sly at his best. Good fun.
RadioMaster
20 Aug 2010, 23:14
Deep Blue Sea
featuring one of the best movie deaths ever
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Miracle Run. The film is based on the true story of a mother and her twin autistic sons, from the boys' ages of about six to fifteen years old. I laughed a bit and cried alot and sometimes did both at the same time ! ... lol ... The strengths and convictions of the mom and sons were just incredible. I enjoyed the film immensely.
Evil One
22 Aug 2010, 22:30
The Spy Who Loved Me. It hasn't aged well at all. Last week I watched The Man With The Golden Gun, and I thought it had aged much better. :shrug:
The Spy Who Loved Me. It hasn't aged well at all. Last week I watched The Man With The Golden Gun, and I thought it had aged much better. :shrug:
Do you find yourself doing the same as I when watching old movies ~ "Now, if he had access to a cell phone and internet, this film would be over in a flash." ? ~ lol ...
We watched a fun film about women's roller derby called Whip It. It's Drew Barrymore's debut as a film director. We're fans of Drew and Juliette Lewis was in it as well and Ellen Page. It was a fun film. We laughed and cried a bit at the sentimental parts. We liked it much !
PanicLord
22 Aug 2010, 23:02
The Spy Who Loved Me. It hasn't aged well at all. Last week I watched The Man With The Golden Gun, and I thought it had aged much better. :shrug:
It is very dated, but still quite good fun.
Last film I saw was Knight and Day - thought it was quite entertaining, mainly due to Tom and Cam. Nothing new about it, but passed the time enjoyably enough.
The Sum Of All Fears, can't beat a bit of Tom Clancy escapsim!
The Angry Hills
Not Robert Aldrich's best movie but good entertainment anyway.
Donny Brasco starring the deppie one ... The film's about an FBI agent who went undercover to infiltrate the Mafia/ mob and is based on a true story. I've watched the film many times and when it gets to this one scene, I STILL ask myself how the guy could ever have brought himself to do what he had to so the mob guys wouldn't catch on. Omg ... :shock: ...
samurai7
25 Aug 2010, 16:19
Chloe, with Amanda Seyfried, Julianne Moore and Liam Neeson. Not bad.
Got a few more to watch tonight.
Patrick (!!!)
Thanks to AndrewG for making me aware of it. Not very scary but interesting 1970s horror flick. Must be a great role for an actor: Lying in bed motionless without ever saying a word and having the same facial expression throughout the whole movie. (I saw him blink once. :p)
"Er... she comes to us in the wake of an unstable domestic situation, Doctor." - "Hire her!"
RadioMaster
25 Aug 2010, 20:53
Piranha (1978.)
entertaining, but nothing overly special...quite similar in style to other Joe Dante movies like The Howling or Gremlins.
Piranha (1978.)
As far as I remember you hardly see any piranhas in that movie, right? At least not in a way that they'd scare you. The movie is unintentionally funny at times. For example, when the piranhas attack and the people are actually quite close to the bank but instead of leaving the water they all just scream like hell and get even more into the reach of the nasty fish. I love horror movies. :lawl:
Piranha (1978.)
entertaining, but nothing overly special...quite similar in style to other Joe Dante movies like The Howling or Gremlins.
The Howling is a fave film of mine. The ending took me by surprise.
RadioMaster
26 Aug 2010, 06:29
Didnt like the Howling...must confess I didnt even make it to the end...
Last one was the Pick of Destiny :metal:
Patrick (!!!)
It just occured to me that it's about a guy who's in a coma, lying in a hospital bed and a nurse who is taking care of him (even though her name isn't Jenny... or Julia... or whatever), LOL.
Tremors
one of those so-bad-it's-actually-good-movies
fav quote: "These creatures are unprecedented!" - "Yeah, but where did they come from?"
i liked the old asian getting eaten XD
The gun nut was the best.
Battybarb
26 Aug 2010, 11:47
Big Daddy..watched it with the kids last nite,love it
The gun nut was the best.
oh yes. Burt rocked. he was in every movie in the series I believe.
Public Enemy or is it "Public Enemies" ? No matter, it's the deppie one and I like it.
firefly
26 Aug 2010, 17:27
Dorian Gray with Ben Barnes and Colin Firth
Brilliant film!!!
Evil One
26 Aug 2010, 17:38
It's a terrible film!
RadioMaster
26 Aug 2010, 23:17
Tremors II
AndrewG
27 Aug 2010, 02:15
Salt. Great film I thought, quite underrated in fact. Angelina Jolie is fab in this, probably best film I've seen with her in it. She's quite a stunner too.
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Wacky, weird, funny and great. Wasn't as overwhelmed as with Salt but still a fab time. Would def recommend.
2012, someone got to carried away with the CGI button on this one, and not in a good way like with Avatar. Avatar was a masterpiece.
J. xo
Couch Potato
27 Aug 2010, 05:44
Shutter Island - workd it out 30 mins into it - none the less, still a good film
I predict that the next last movie I see will be The Book Of Eli.
AndrewG
27 Aug 2010, 18:52
I predict that the next last movie I see will be The Book Of Eli.
It's awesome imo.
It's awesome imo.
Good, since we've already rented it from BT Vision as a result of checking to see if they'd fixed the problems we were having.
Public ENEMIES ... again ... oh, just to be sure of the title ... :twisted: ... lol ...
I predict that the next last movie I see will be The Book Of Eli.
Didn't see the twist coming, but then again neither did Eli :lmao:
Hypnobabe
28 Aug 2010, 12:00
In The Line Of Fire -hubby's choice, but John Malkovich does make a good villain!
In The Line Of Fire -hubby's choice, but John Malkovich does make a good villain!
Ahhh, you are so correct about JM ! Totally creepy in that one. It's a fave in the tink hut ... :-) ...
RadioMaster
28 Aug 2010, 23:44
Piranha 3D
God, this movie brought exploitation to a whole new level! :))
I liked all the (more or less) subtle Jaws references lol
AndrewG
29 Aug 2010, 00:09
Piranha 3D
God, this movie brought exploitation to a whole new level! :))
I liked all the (more or less) subtle Jaws references lol
Did Kelly look nice? ;)
I watched "Wings for Wheels - The making of Born to Run" again. Love the insight into how this came to be 35 years ago.
samurai7
29 Aug 2010, 19:24
Shutter Island - workd it out 30 mins into it - none the less, still a good film
Same here.
Didn't see the twist coming, but then again neither did Eli :lmao:
Really? I thought it was fairly obvious, but hey :lol
I'm about to watch either Cemetery Junction or Kick Ass. Anyone got any recommendations? Also have Burning Bright too...
Cherry.Loaf
29 Aug 2010, 20:05
Scott Pilgrim I liked it and also went to school with a scott pilgrim which amused me
RadioMaster
29 Aug 2010, 20:51
I watched "Wings for Wheels - The making of Born to Run" again. Love the insight into how this came to be 35 years ago.
rewatched that one today as well, had to laugh at the "songs talking back to each other" bit
AndrewG
30 Aug 2010, 02:33
Piranha 3D. Ok, they delivered what was to be expected I guess. Very gory film. Kelly Brook looked very nice. The Jaws references were well executed, but that's a much, much better film obviously.
Dinner for Schmucks. Great comedy with a good heart. Steve Carell at his movie best.
RadioMaster
30 Aug 2010, 09:01
The Cave
neat little monster movie. nothing special, but a good way to spend a lazy sunday night
Forrest Gump. I've seen the film many, many times and have always enjoyed it. Well, apparently there's some change going on in my brain, because the film hasn't changed and is the same film I've always watched, but this time around I was left with a bad feeling in my stomach, similar to the one I get with a viewing of Slingblade. WTF is going on with me ? ... :shock: ...
allrevvedup
30 Aug 2010, 13:35
expendables...mad crazy, lots of explosions and exactly what you'd expect from a Stallone action film.
*Note to those with a weak stomach, if you didn't like how graphic the last Rambo movie was you might not like this*
RoknRollJesus
30 Aug 2010, 19:48
THE LAST EXORCISM
Good flick - lotsa Exorcist/Rosemary's Baby influence. Not very scary but it was creepy. Enjoyed it.
firefly
31 Aug 2010, 13:57
Pirhana 3
Very stupid film tbh!!!
Hypnobabe
01 Sep 2010, 10:13
Ahhh, you are so correct about JM ! Totally creepy in that one. It's a fave in the tink hut ... :-) ...
We followed it up the next night with Con Air, just for fun....
Then Die Hard With A Vengeance, and The Expendables - a good old leave your brain at home shoot 'em up....
Law Abiding Citizen, I think it's called ~ starring Jamie Fox and Gerard Butler. Some scenes were filmed a block from my day job office.
RadioMaster
04 Sep 2010, 08:05
Cube
would have been good if there wouldnt have been 15 minutes missing in the middle...
Evil One
05 Sep 2010, 21:44
For Your Eyes Only. Very 80's but very good. It has aged well. :up:
allrevvedup
05 Sep 2010, 21:45
Salt: Two hours of action and Angelina Jolie kicking arse and looking fine while doing it. If there was anything else in the film I didn't notice...
AndrewG
05 Sep 2010, 21:48
Duel, Spielberg's first.
Still pretty damn awesome and shows you can make a film without a huge budget or effects and still be extremely compelling. Has to be in my top 10 films of the 70s easily.
RadioMaster
05 Sep 2010, 23:38
always meant to see that one, havent gotten around to it yet though
duke knooby
06 Sep 2010, 00:01
duel is an excellent movie!
Being from Northern Germany, I never thought I'd say this but I have to praise Bavarian television. Two days ago they had a great evening program:
1) Help! - Silly but funny Beatles flick. The TV guide had announced a "new dubbing" :yikes: but it turned out that it was the original, English version with German subtitles. :D
2) Stones in Exile
3) Gimme Shelter
4) Blow-Up
So I got to see two good movies and two interesting documentaries. Beatles, Stones and Michelangelo Antonioni. German TV hasn't gone to the dogs yet. :cool:
Duel, Spielberg's first.
Still pretty damn awesome and shows you can make a film without a huge budget or effects and still be extremely compelling. Has to be in my top 10 films of the 70s easily.
A masterpiece, one of the first movies I started my DVD collection with.
Couch Potato
06 Sep 2010, 16:30
I watched Kick Ass last week and four lions, despite both getting bad reviews at the flicks, I thought both films were great, and cannot wait for Kick Ass 2!!
Also watched Liar Liar and Transformer last week n'all
I love films
PanicLord
07 Sep 2010, 00:12
Salt: Two hours of action and Angelina Jolie kicking arse and looking fine while doing it. If there was anything else in the film I didn't notice...
My most recent one too. Nope, I think that was about it, but that's more than enough for me :lol: Actually, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Very entertaining, some surprising bits, and Jolie was AWESOME. The 2 main blokes were also very good as always.
PanicLord
07 Sep 2010, 00:14
For Your Eyes Only. Very 80's but very good. It has aged well. :up:
I really like that one - Roger Moore almost takes it seriously. Topol is also brilliant.
Only major downers are that he really needs a haircut, and why so many cardigans?
Just back from the movies. We watched The Expendables!
Sick but brilliant!!! :mrgreen: The great old action movie stars meeting the new ones and they´re kicking ass BIG TIME!!!! Approximately 15 minutes of dialogues and the rest is well packed with fines fight scenes, guns and lots of explosions lol :up:
THE LAST EXORCISM
Good flick - lotsa Exorcist/Rosemary's Baby influence. Not very scary but it was creepy. Enjoyed it.
Well said, Jo, and I agree. :)
J. xo
I also saw "The Fourth Kind" it's based on the true account of a town iin Alaska(it's Nome in the movie, but not sure if it's actually it or not, for real) where people have literally vanished over the yrs and no one knows why or how. This movie is weird to watch in spots due to several small screens being used at the sametime. What's interestingl about the movie is what is insinuated happened to these people.
Also saw "The Stepson", your average thriller. :)
J. xo
Colin Farrell is Irish and all but to me he's very overrated even in the film Phonebooth.. his first successful movie. Never thought he was any good to be honest. Gabriel Byrne now there's a great actor. The last film I seen was Saw 5, and I thought it was the greastest load of rubbish.
AndrewG
07 Sep 2010, 02:47
I also saw "The Fourth Kind" it's based on the true account of a town iin Alaska(it's Nome in the movie, but not sure if it's actually it or not, for real) where people have literally vanished over the yrs and no one knows why or how. This movie is weird to watch in spots due to several small screens being used at the sametime. What's interestingl about the movie is what is insinuated happened to these people.
Also saw "The Stepson", your average thriller. :)
J. xo
Loved the Fourth Kind on first cinema viewing. Thought it was very scary, much more so than Paranormal Activity.
Loved the Fourth Kind on first cinema viewing. Thought it was very scary, much more so than Paranormal Activity.
Paranormal Acitivity 2 will be coming out soon enough, and I can't wait.
Battybarb
08 Sep 2010, 23:01
Iron Man 2
RadioMaster
08 Sep 2010, 23:06
About Schmidt
meh
I can appreciate the good acting, but the movie itself wasnt really my cup of tea
AndrewG
08 Sep 2010, 23:21
Resident Evil
Not bad. Didn't like the monster they had at the end but decent video game spin off I'd say.
Cristina
08 Sep 2010, 23:26
Shrek III
Hypnobabe
08 Sep 2010, 23:53
Also watched Liar Liar and Transformer last week n'all
Ditto
Resident Evil
Not bad. Didn't like the monster they had at the end but decent video game spin off I'd say.
There is a new one coming out soon Resident Evil: Afterlife....it should be good.
Grey Gardens ... This is such a fave movie, I could just watch it five times in a row ... lol ...
A good year
If you need explosions, sex and violence every 10 seconds to keep your attention then no this film is not for you.
If you just want a relaxing, well-acted, non-American crappy plot popcorn movie then go check it out.
AndrewG
09 Sep 2010, 11:08
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Not bad, first one is better I guess. Some interesting action sequences.
All That Jazz ... I was happy to see it on the tv because it's a fave.
AndrewG
10 Sep 2010, 01:56
Resident Evil: Extinction
That's more like it! Mad Max 2 meets Day of the Dead meets Avatar/Matrix. I thought this was a really cool movie and so far the best I've seen from the franchise.
Good stuff and makes the fact I bought the boxset worthwhile after the slightly disappointing first two in this trilogy. Looking forward to catching the new one at the cinema.
Loved the Fourth Kind on first cinema viewing. Thought it was very scary, much more so than Paranormal Activity.
I liked both films, and found them equally scary, for differant reasons. :)
J. xo
Burning Bright :-)
It was a really good movie .. I loved the ending !
Pudding
10 Sep 2010, 08:12
Salt - Angelina Jolie in panties and a bra...you can't go wrong :heart: Oh and the story was pretty good too :))
roomster
10 Sep 2010, 08:39
The hunt for Red October
RadioMaster
10 Sep 2010, 10:41
Burning Bright :-)
It was a really good movie .. I loved the ending !
lol the ending was the only thing I disliked. They went for the realistic approach, no cgi or anything and had a tiger that was supposed to behave like a real tiger and then they go for such a schmaltzy hollywood ending.
Last thing I watched was "In the Loop"
British political comedy about the things that (presumably) lead to the iraq war.
I was kinda disappointed, after the raving reviews and the trailer I would have expected more...
AndrewG
10 Sep 2010, 22:58
Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D.
The movie out of the franchise I really wanted to see, hence I caught up with the previous 3 this week as I hadn't seen these yet.
Excellent popcorn action zombie / living dead / matrix-esque movie.
Absolutely STUNNING 3D effects, of the same quality as Avatar. Great movie and leaves you with still wanting more so that's good as the movies only seem to be getting better. Onto number 5 soon I hope. :))
lol the ending was the only thing I disliked. They went for the realistic approach, no cgi or anything and had a tiger that was supposed to behave like a real tiger and then they go for such a schmaltzy hollywood ending.
Good point ... :lol:
RadioMaster
11 Sep 2010, 00:03
Wag the Dog
similar theme to In the Loop, but executed a lot better.
The Offence
One of Sean Connery's best performances.
duke knooby
11 Sep 2010, 00:52
The Offence
One of Sean Connery's best performances.
did he sound like sean connery in it?
Evil One
11 Sep 2010, 00:54
Doeshn't he shound like Shean Connery in everything he shtarsh in?
duke knooby
11 Sep 2010, 00:59
sorry, i was trying to clarify what best performance meant
Evil One
11 Sep 2010, 01:04
Sean Connery is a great actor, but has a limited selection of characters he can play. The same with Morgan Freeman.
The same with them all to be honest...Johnny Depp is probaly the most versatile one that springs to mind.
The same with them all to be honest...Johnny Depp is probaly the most versatile one that springs to mind.
I agree. As fond as I am of Jack Nicholson, Dustin Hoffman and several others, I can always see Jack and Dustin in characters they play (oh, except Dustin as Captain Hook in Hook... lol... very good, imo, or fun at the very least... lol ). When I sit down to watch JD in a film, I start out... "ahhh, there is he" and after a few minutes, "WHERE'D HE GO ?" ... lol ... Imo, his versatility is absoluting amazing. Sam from Benny & Joon is Captain Jack Sparrow ??? ... uhn uhnnnn... lol ...
RadioMaster
12 Sep 2010, 01:24
Event Horizon
pretty good, I read some review that described it as Star Trek meets Hellraiser, which I think it quite fitting. There's also a lot of references to Alien or The Shining in there.
Hard to believe this comes from the same guy who 'blessed' us with Alien vs Predator or Death Race :wtf:
duke knooby
12 Sep 2010, 01:29
Event Horizon
thats a club in belfast ;)
RadioMaster
12 Sep 2010, 01:30
a gay bar??
duke knooby
12 Sep 2010, 01:38
before 2am i think it might be lol
Julie in the rv mirror
12 Sep 2010, 02:01
I just saw the Avatar re-release- they added about ten minutes worth of deleted scenes. It was my fourth time seeing it on the big screen in 3D (one time was IMAX- the flying scenes were beyond stunning :up: ), but IMO, this is one movie you absolutely have to see in that format.
On DVD, I watched Beaches the other night...still requires a box of Kleenex. :(
Tigerland
Interesting, although I'm not a fan of Colin Farrell.
From Hell, again ... lol ... Why not ? JD is gorgeous in it ... lol ...
AndrewG
18 Sep 2010, 15:21
Devil
Pretty good, if a little short.
The Other Guys
Insanely funny. Mark Whalberg shouting all the time was annoying and unnecessary and the story was all over the place. But the jokes and craziness do make up for it.
The Other Guys
Insanely funny. Mark Whalberg shouting all the time was annoying and unnecessary and the story was all over the place. But the jokes and craziness do make up for it.
Is that the film about cops ? I saw the ads and thought it looked very funny. Thanks for the review ... :D ...
PanicLord
19 Sep 2010, 23:31
Prince of Persia. Passable. Lead actors are very good. Annoyingly over directed (camera whizzes about everywhere). Lots of OTT ham acting and fun (ie cheesy) dialogue. But all seems a little bit... amateurish... unpolished. 3/5.
Public Enemies, again, still starring the deppie one. It was husband's choice, so who am I to argue ? ... :twisted: ...
Three Kings. Saw this when it first came out many years ago, recorded it when it was on TV a little while ago and finally got round to watching it at the weekend. It's stood the test of time well. Next on the list is In Bruges.
RadioMaster
20 Sep 2010, 17:46
did they portray Carl, Mike and you appropriately?
George Clooney played me, and he's a little short really. Mark Walhberg couldn't get Karl's accent right. But Ice Cube was a deadringer for Mike!
The Expendables. What a good film.
Hypnobabe
21 Sep 2010, 09:47
Worried About The Boy - a made for tv job about Boy George getting into the music biz....
allrevvedup
21 Sep 2010, 12:19
But Ice Cube was a deadringer for Mike!
You wouldn't believe how many times I've been told that...plus wasn't it george clooney and not Mel Gibson?
For some reason this occurred to me a moment ago and I corrected my mistake before anyone noticed :sneaky:
I've tried to watch Nine...don't know if that counts...I will try to finish it as well one of these days...
The last movie I've watched left me with no desire to watch another movie ever - Valentine's Day - chock full of stars and nothing else...I kept waiting for kitchen sink to marry toilet bowl...
RadioMaster
21 Sep 2010, 21:35
The fearless Vampire Killers aka Tanz der Vampire
been a long time since I've seen the actual movie...in my memory it was better
PanicLord
22 Sep 2010, 08:46
Ridley Scott's Robin Hood. Entertaining - Cate Blanchett is superb, Russell Crowe very good apart from the accent. Prince / King John reminds me of the lion from the Disney version - very slimy. Sheriff of Nottingham very underused and campy. All in all a good film - I reckon 3.75 / 5.
RadioMaster
22 Sep 2010, 09:18
ordered the dvd ages ago, think it should arrive today or tomorrow
AndrewG
22 Sep 2010, 11:50
Robin Hood just seemed like Gladiator 1.5 to me, hence I never watched it. :shrug:
AndrewG
25 Sep 2010, 01:56
The Hole in 3D. Meh, ok but it never gets REALLY scary which it could have been. More of a family scary movie. A bit too repetitive in places. I'd wait for DVD or TV for that one. End sequence not too bad though.
This evening I saw The Town, which is a great cops and robbers film, probably the best one since Heat. Well done Mr. Ben Afflleck! Highly recommended.
PanicLord
25 Sep 2010, 02:00
Robin Hood just seemed like Gladiator 1.5 to me, hence I never watched it. :shrug:
Funny - that was why I watched it!
AndrewG
25 Sep 2010, 02:02
Funny - that was why I watched it!
I can understand that in a sense, but somehow I've never been that bothered about movies set in the middle ages. Think I saw the Kevin Costner one once. Just find it a dull era of history and very difficult personally to connect to drama wise. :shrug:
duke knooby
25 Sep 2010, 02:17
saw 2
RadioMaster
26 Sep 2010, 10:26
Robin Hood
bit too long for my liking (directos cut just under 3 hours)... could have done with a bit more suspense. Not particularly great movie, but not particularly bad either...:shrug:
AndrewG
26 Sep 2010, 12:08
The Fourth Kind
Still like it.
Hypnobabe
26 Sep 2010, 12:53
The Color of Money... Paul Newman reprising his rôle as Fast Eddie Felsom and a very young Tom Cruise with a really bad haircut....
Monstro
26 Sep 2010, 13:19
Fallen, rather enjoyed it
Caught Paulie on telly today, I love that movie
Thanks for the reviews on Robin Hood. I saw the ads on tv and thought it looked good. I'm very fond of the acting of Cate B.
I started to watch Angels & Demons last night before being off to bed. I don't know. Tom Hanks just seemed so, so, wooden and OLD ... lol ... I think I won't go back to it and just remember the story from the book... lol ... In the book, though Langdon has no OTT personality, he does seem to have a personality and seems he can be a bit in awe and interested in things around him. Tom H just seems to be plowing through with his delivery like he's late getting to lunch. Anybody see it ? Did you like it ? Ta in advance !
Evil One
26 Sep 2010, 18:10
It was ok, but a bit dull and it drags on a bit.
It was ok, but a bit dull and it drags on a bit.
Yes, I see it's over two hours long. Maybe I'll watch it a little at a time, like reading the book. We'll see. Thanks !
Evil One
26 Sep 2010, 20:48
Speaking of dull: Never Say Never Again. It was shit the first time I saw it and it's still shit now.
The Flying Mouse
26 Sep 2010, 21:40
:twisted: Der Untergang (Downfall).
Amazing film.
No messages, excuses, or moral lessons, it just sets out to tell the true story as truthfully and acurately as possible.
More films should be made with this ethos.
daveake
26 Sep 2010, 21:46
Speaking of dull: Never Say Never Again. It was shit the first time I saw it and it's still shit now.
Remember ... Never Watch Never Say Never Again Again
RadioMaster
26 Sep 2010, 21:53
:twisted: Der Untergang (Downfall).
Amazing film.
No messages, excuses, or moral lessons, it just sets out to tell the true story as truthfully and acurately as possible.
More films should be made with this ethos.
went to the cinema with a few pals when it came out. We were just a bunch of pubescent boys, so we usually did all kinds of crap and never shut up about anything... after this movie ended, none of us said anything for about 10 minutes ... that's the kind of impact it had on us
The Flying Mouse
26 Sep 2010, 21:54
Remember ... Never Watch Never Say Never Again Again
:twisted: Reminds me of.................
They put us on the Waiting To Exhale waiting list, but they said don't hold your breath.
RadioMaster
26 Sep 2010, 22:20
lol classic
daveake
26 Sep 2010, 22:28
:twisted: Reminds me of.................
Being compared to Homer J is a career high for me :lol:
The Flying Mouse
26 Sep 2010, 22:32
Being compared to Homer J is a career high for me :lol:
:twisted: That'll be 50 quid thanks :mrgreen: :lol:
MeatGrl1
30 Sep 2010, 01:52
:heart: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street - Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham-Carter :heart:
allrevvedup
30 Sep 2010, 02:11
Scott Pilgrim vs the world which is good but a little but long
resident evil in Imax 3D, only worth seeing it for 3D otherwise it's rubbish.
The Flying Mouse
30 Sep 2010, 22:09
:twisted: Watched Black Dog last night.
RadioMaster
30 Sep 2010, 22:55
Sharks in Venice
brilliantly bad! Any movie featuring stock footage of great white sharks, medieval treasures, Indiana Jones-ruins, the mafia, motorbike chases, shoot outs and chainsaw fights *deep breath* HAS to be seen!
AndrewG
03 Oct 2010, 21:02
Buried
Very morbid and disturbing. Do not see if you are freaked out by the thought of people being buried alive. Extremely well put together though and awesome cinematography all seeming to have been set in such a confined space.
Back to the Future
Absolutely mesmerising to see this in digital projection. It makes a HUGE difference for quality I have to say. I thoroughly enjoyed watching what is probably my favourite film ever, once again but this time on a big screen which has been the only one out of the trilogy I never saw in the cinema before. Some coincidences really stood out to me during this viewing:
-When Marty skateboards over to Twin Pine Mall you faintly hear a train in the background, this coincidentally echoes the train line you see in BTTF3 but who said Hill Valley actually had a train station before they conceived of that idea? Very interesting imo.
-Doc Brown coincidentally tells Marty when he has revealed the time machine that he plans to go 25 years into the future: 2010. :))
A beautiful cinema experience. A movie that I would definitely class as "perfect".
Battybarb
03 Oct 2010, 21:09
been watching Marmaduke again...just love it
RadioMaster
03 Oct 2010, 23:47
Blood Diamond... pretty good film actually, but the kind you watch once and never again. (in that sense it probably wasnt a good idea to buy the dvd lol)
Battybarb
03 Oct 2010, 23:54
see spot run...just love soppy films
Witness to Murder
Good old 1950s Hollywood thriller starring Barbara Stanwyck. The movie was obviously altered / censored for the German viewers. According to IMDB, the villain has a German name, while in the German version he appears to be Hungarian. Maybe it was due to him yelling that he was going to be more successful than those guys from Austria, Italy and Georgia (don't know if their actual names are mentioned in the original movie) in creating a new world order in one scene. Very odd, over the top scene, it didn't seem to fit into to the story very well. He was more believable and scary as an "ordinary" villain than as a crazy wannabe Mussolini. Good movie anyway, in spite of a few implausible scenes.
Michael ~ The film makes me laugh and cry and laugh again ... lol ...
The Flying Mouse
04 Oct 2010, 23:10
:twisted: Hell Boy II
RadioMaster
04 Oct 2010, 23:22
Kill Bill 1&2
brilliant movies
AndrewG
04 Oct 2010, 23:36
Kill Bill 1&2
brilliant movies
Indeed.
The Flying Mouse
05 Oct 2010, 23:44
Kill Bill 1&2
brilliant movies
:twisted: They are 8)
Last night was Deep Blue Sea & The Three Fugitives.
That sounds like it could be one movie :bleh:
From the makers of Rainman comes a new heart warming comedy horror
Nick Nolte fresh from being released from prison is taken hostage by a comically inept shark during an armed bank heist.Can the grizzled ex con win the heart of the tragic and silent 2nd gen female, find a cure for Alzheimers, stay one step ahead of the law, and do it all before 32,000 tonnes of water get inside the facility, splintering the struts like toothpicks.
You'll laugh
You'll cry
You'll shit your mother f*cking pants
Would still be better than Sharks In Venice :lurk:
PanicLord
05 Oct 2010, 23:57
:twisted: Hell Boy II
I thought both of those were a bit over-rated to be honest. Reasonably amusing, quite interesting, some very good special effects, but really not much to them.
RadioMaster
06 Oct 2010, 00:10
:twisted: They are 8)
Last night was Deep Blue Sea & The Three Fugitives.
That sounds like it could be one movie :bleh:
I love Deep Blue Sea! One of my favourite bad movies ever!
Would still be better than Sharks In Venice :lurk:
hey, dont bash it before you've seen it!! :twisted:
watched Little Shop of Horrors last night
Last night I woke in the middle of it and found myself channel surfing onto Play Misty For Me. It looked very dated, like an old American tv show... lol ... but, to my knowledge, it's the film that gave the world First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Roberta Flack and when the song began to play, all sorts of memories came flooding back to me. Afterward, though, I STILL had to put on my Law & Order:Criminal Intent dvd to have Det Bobby G's gentle voice send me off to snoozeville... lol ... Restless night ...
Last night I woke in the middle of it and found myself channel surfing onto Play Misty For Me.
Interesting Eastwood film, have seen it several times.
I just watched Burning Life, a road movie with some amusing Thelma & Louise references.
The Flying Mouse
06 Oct 2010, 18:38
hey, dont bash it before you've seen it!! :twisted:
:twisted: You assume I haven't :wink:
Cherry.Loaf
06 Oct 2010, 19:01
Back to the Future on the big screen at my local posh cinema. I swear the clothes are the only thing that dates that film and even they're becoming trendy again
RadioMaster
06 Oct 2010, 22:40
the taking of pelham 123 (remake)
not bad, though I havent seen the original, so cant compare those two
The Flying Mouse
06 Oct 2010, 22:42
the taking of pelham 123 (remake)
not bad, though I havent seen the original, so cant compare those two
:twisted: I've seen the original, but not the remake, so this doesn't really help us :lol:
Was a good movie from what I remember.
RadioMaster
06 Oct 2010, 22:44
the reviews say the original is supposed to be a lot better. mediocre action movie I'd say, but enjoyable to watch. I liked John Travolta as the bad guy.
RadioMaster
07 Oct 2010, 23:16
The Rocky Horror Picture Show :cool:
Dark Water starring Jennifer Connolly!!! I have to say it was very good.
I woke in the middle of the night, channel surfed and found a movie title that sounded very familiar to me - The Narrows. It's a film featuring "be still my heart" Vincent D'Onofrio of Law&Order:Criminal Intent fame and I watched the whole thing ! I enjoyed it okay. It's about the mob in NYC, a bit, more of a kid and his dad's relation with and in it and life in general. Vincent was cast as the dad. It was from 2008 and it was just, for me, the most surreal feeling to see "Det Bobby Goren" being a dad to a grown kid and cursing and being rash ... lol ... I've seen films from when Vincent was younger, but to see him, you know ... oh never mind... lol ...
It was no The Godfather, but if you like mob movies or Vincent, it's not time wasted, imo.
RadioMaster
10 Oct 2010, 00:02
eyes wide shut
this is one weird movie :wtf:
I went to the cinema tonight to watch "Buried".
When the film was over a few people got up and said "That was the worst film ever". I actually quiet liked it, despite every minute of the film taking place inside a coffin. The last few minutes had my heart racing, and the ending had me saying WTF!!!! You just can't have an ending like that!!!
It's worth a look folks.
Hypnobabe
10 Oct 2010, 11:38
Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, (plus all of the bonus disk) followed ny Finding Neverland and In The Electric Mist...
We watched Planet 51 today. It's an animated film. I thought it cute. I think it bored my husband. It was about an astronaut landing on a planet of these funny little alien-looking people and he was considered a scary alien as opposed to the way films usually play, that aliens land on Earth and scare the hell out of all... lol ...
RadioMaster
12 Oct 2010, 00:21
Wild Things 2
Reminded me of Cruel Intentions 2, in that sense as it's basically the same as part one, with different (worse) actors. Same plot, some scenes were recreated shot by shot. Enjoyable to watch though.
AndrewG
12 Oct 2010, 00:25
It's worth a look folks.
:roll:
I'd SERIOUSLY not recommend Buried to everyone. It's an extremely claustrophobic and depressing film to watch. Probably one of the worst if not THE worst "first date" movies I can imagine in fact.
I went to the cinema tonight to watch "Buried".
When the film was over a few people got up and said "That was the worst film ever". I actually quiet liked it, despite every minute of the film taking place inside a coffin. The last few minutes had my heart racing, and the ending had me saying WTF!!!! You just can't have an ending like that!!!
It's worth a look folks.
Me and my husband were some of the people who left the cinema saying What a load of old fuc,king shite, 2 hrs of my life wasted and i paid for that ! I am sorry but after 15 mins the film is boring, at first you did feel a bit uncomfortable this bloke trapped in a coffin. But after that it was WTF ! Is this it ? i reckon it cost £2.50 to make, £2.50 too much i think !
I kept thinking something will happen, there will be a twist, the twist was that you paid to watch this drivel ! I think i would rather have had neat bleach poured in my eyes !
IMO it ranks as on of the worst films ever ! I was disappointed that Ryan Reynolds, an actor i like signed up for this shit !
Next time i will research my films, before i decide to spend money and time !
The ending sucked as well imo, this film should have gone straight to dvd and then the bin !
Most of the people leaving the pictures felt the same, like they had been robbed, at least Dick Turpin wore a mask !:evil:
Me and my husband were some of the people who left the cinema saying What a load of old fuc,king shite, 2 hrs of my life wasted and i paid for that ! I am sorry but after 15 mins the film is boring, at first you did feel a bit uncomfortable this bloke trapped in a coffin. But after that it was WTF ! Is this it ? i reckon it cost £2.50 to make, £2.50 too much i think !
I kept thinking something will happen, there will be a twist, the twist was that you paid to watch this drivel ! I think i would rather have had neat bleach poured in my eyes !
IMO it ranks as on of the worst films ever ! I was disappointed that Ryan Reynolds, an actor i like signed up for this shit !
Next time i will research my films, before i decide to spend money and time !
The ending sucked as well imo, this film should have gone straight to dvd and then the bin !
Most of the people leaving the pictures felt the same, like they had been robbed, at least Dick Turpin wore a mask !:evil:
Thanks for your review, Michelle. I only go to a movie house to see Johnny Depp films due to funding AND On Demand on tv system AND patience... lol ... Ryan Reynolds is a favorite actor of mine, too and when I heard on radio review the concept of the film, my first thought was, "Well, at least Ryan Reynolds is in it as a saving grace", but he managed not to save it, hunh ? I don't want to know how it ends, but the other thought was "and if he doesn't die, it's crap" ... lol ... Call me, WHATEVER, but I'm tired of all these last second impossible recues in films. Thanks again for your review. And I think "cynical" is the word I was floundering for there... hehe...
Yea even Ryan Reynolds couldn't save the film, the ending i won't give away but i didn't like it, just not my type of ending.
I was hoping for a last minute rescue, it arrived in the form of the end credits. If i had watched it on the telly, i would have turned it off, but seens how it costs you a small fortune to go to the pictures, we were determined to see it through. I kinda wish we hadn't ;) LOL..
I won't be back at the pictures for awhile, cos we will have a puppy to look after, i had wished we went and saw The Town instead, i heard that its canny good !
Still you live and learn, i should have looked in more detail into the premise of the film, rather than just going on the adverts, which as always show the 20 seconds of a movie that makes it look good.
But to be fair 24K it did get a few good reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. 74% approval rating the last time I checked. I can see why people really hated it. Comparing it to an Alfred Hitchcock type film was very accurate in my opinion. I didn't mind the ending to be honest. Nearly all films end with a happy ending these days, this was different, and I liked it.
AndrewG
13 Oct 2010, 17:24
Call me, WHATEVER, but I'm tired of all these last second impossible recues in films. Thanks again for your review. And I think "cynical" is the word I was floundering for there... hehe...
Well I call you WHATEVER. I also don't see the relevance to what you posted in relation to "Buried". The whole movie is about the rescue. :roll:
No way can you compare this film to Hitchock's work either. It's very different and much more disturbing than anything he did.
As I said this film is simply not for everyone. In fact I would say the vast majority of movie goers probably won't like it. I'm really surprised it ramped up to number 3 in the UK box office.:shock:
A movie you shouldn't miss which is great as I've said is "The Town", and Johnny Depp is not in that one either. If he was it would have sucked probably as it would all be about him instead of a clever story and extremely good directing.
Last movie I saw was Back To The Future again in the cinema last night.
The Flying Mouse
13 Oct 2010, 18:45
:twisted: Been having a Life On Mars/Ashes To Ashes marathon of late.
I watch Life On Mars every couple of years, but i've only ever seen series 1 of Ashes To Ashes.
Just finished series 2, just series 3 to go.
All this Gene Hunt wisdom has brought on an avatar change 8)
AndrewG
13 Oct 2010, 19:29
All this Gene Hunt wisdom has brought on an avatar change 8)
That's the first avatar change I've seen of you I think, ever.. ;-)
The Flying Mouse
13 Oct 2010, 22:20
That's the first avatar change I've seen of you I think, ever.. ;-)
:twisted: Chief Wiggum.
Meat Loaf.
RJ (for a couple of hours because we were all taking the piss out of him, so it doesn't really count lol).
Gene Hunt.
:roll:
I'd SERIOUSLY not recommend Buried to everyone. It's an extremely claustrophobic and depressing film to watch. Probably one of the worst if not THE worst "first date" movies I can imagine in fact.
I'd like to think that there's not many people out there who would even consider a film called Buried as an ideal first-date movie :?
Oh, and as for Gene Hunt....good god, I love him. I physically love him. And I know I can get away with saying that because the person in the next room loves him as much :lol: If only more people were like the Gene Genie, the world would be a better place! :up:
Evil One
13 Oct 2010, 22:35
Jurassic Park 2. An ok use of a couple of hours, but nowhere near the quality of the first one.
RadioMaster
13 Oct 2010, 23:09
:twisted: Chief Wiggum.
Meat Loaf.
RJ
Gene Hunt.
not sure if I like that ranking :bleh:
just watched Shock Treatment, the sequel to Rocky Horror.
I actually knew for ages there was a sequel, but somehow never felt the urge to check it out. I rented it today, and I'm glad I did. It's actually quite good. Of course you cant compare it to RHPS, but I dont think you should anyway. Very campy setup, a unique story, and some catchy tunes - what more do you want from a Richard O'Brien movie?
check out the title track:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnvVtCC-nsw
The Flying Mouse
13 Oct 2010, 23:14
not sure if I like that ranking :bleh:
:twisted: Not ranking, order they were first used :wink:
just glad now i can tell you apart from Coutch potato....
AndrewG
14 Oct 2010, 00:27
just glad now i can tell you apart from Coutch potato....
Good point, till Couch Potato changes to Gene Hunt tomorrow. :twisted:
AndrewG
14 Oct 2010, 00:28
I'd like to think that there's not many people out there who would even consider a film called Buried as an ideal first-date movie :?
Well going by some of the other reactions to that film, it sounds as if some people didn't know what was coming, hence my warning which I agree shouldn't have really been necessary. Lol. :twisted:
But to be fair Steve i don't care how many good reviews Buried has had. I thought it was shite! Good luck to those who enjoyed it and thought it was a good film. Me and hubby didn't at all !
Well I call you WHATEVER. I also don't see the relevance to what you posted in relation to "Buried". The whole movie is about the rescue. :roll:
Andrew, all I know about this film is Ryan Reynolds stars and it's about a man buried in a box with only a cellphone, a book of matches and 30 minutes of oxygen and that Michelle (24K) hated it... lol ... I don't understand what you're saying to me about "relevance". I don't know why you're so angry sounding toward me... or ... Johnny Depp for that matter ... ;) ... I'm glad you enjoyed the film. At least I think you did, right ? One minute you sound as though you're defending the film and the next wondering why it made so much money...
I'm still looking forward to POTC 4 ... :twisted: ... lol ...
Hypnobabe
14 Oct 2010, 11:18
PIN... Reminiscent of Psycho, an older film (made in 1988) that I picked up in Tesco for 50p.... Not bad for that money, lol...
Couch Potato
16 Oct 2010, 14:35
I saw the new Robin Hood and thought it was good, not sure about Crowe's accent though.
I also watched a very good Shane Meadows film called dead mans shoes
Seven Days in May - good old John Frankenheimer thriller
To Catch A Yeti
The annoying fat kid has a certain entertainment factor and that beard suits Meat very well :cool: but the yeti (???) looks like a cheap toy. Poor kids who had to watch that - and poor Meat Loaf fans who endure such flicks just because their hero decided to take part in them. At least it was was a leading part and not another "blink and you'll miss me" appearance.
To Catch A Yeti is so fantastically bad that I almost like it...it's that wierd pleasure/pain thing I think :lol:
AndrewG
17 Oct 2010, 06:07
Capitalism: A Love Story
Probably Michael Moore's best. Surprisingly good really. Almost a sequel to his Roger & Me in many ways. Enjoyed watching it (though that sounds rather strange considering the subject matter and some of the depressing things you see). It does have a kind of a happy end focusing on the Obama presidential win, though I get the impression that actually has made very little difference to communities throughout the USA so far or the country's foreign policies. There is a whole new movie Moore could make about that but doubt he will.
If you enjoyed his previous documentaries such as Fahrenheit 9/11 you will probably like this one too. Well put together and keeps you entertained or engrossed I should say.
RadioMaster
17 Oct 2010, 10:32
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
hilariously outlandish!
Hypnobabe
17 Oct 2010, 11:45
Half of The Mummy Returns.... After a night out with the girlies on Friday, I couldn't keep my eyes open long enough to see all of it!
Yesterday was a day of bonding with husband and at least watching happy endings plus an entire film I've been looking forward to seeing... lol ... Husband and I watched the end of Dirty Dancing... we cried ... I watched the end of Hair while husband busied himself in the kitchen ... I cried ... HOWEVER... lol ... I was not aware Ellen Foley was in the film Hair !!! That was a bit of a meatie connect. And when will husband learn not to channel surf with me in room ? Maybe he learned his lesson yesterday, although he WAS the one to point out Staten Island, starring... omg be still my heart... agaaain... Vincent D'Onofrio and it was coming on in two minutes and WE WATCHED IT ... lol ... It's a mob film AGAIN... lol ...Ethan Hawke was in it, too and it was a quirky , indie sort of film that I enjoyed. The character of the deaf butcher made the film for me. Will I watch it again ? Oh, yeah... :D ...
Elijah's way
19 Oct 2010, 16:16
How to Train Your Dragon
it's so GOOD!!!
AndrewG
20 Oct 2010, 02:55
The Town for the second time in the cinema. It's great.
meatfanforlife
20 Oct 2010, 03:06
how to train your dragon, house, and the town. WOOT GO ME
I watched Lovely Bones last night. I don't quite know what to say. It left me a bit emotionally drained for a bit after. Although I'd never want her as a mom, thank Loaf for a bit of comic relief in the form of Susan Sarandon's performance. The character of the murderer just had to be about the most horrid creature ever to come on screen. Nearing film's end, I had to turn away from him and those eyes of his... looking... watching... watching... creeped me out badly ... I'm not sure I'll ever watch this film again. It was excellently done, imo, but I can't say I enjoyed it due to subject matter.
Elijah's way
21 Oct 2010, 16:20
The Social Network, pretty good!!
The Flying Mouse
21 Oct 2010, 18:41
:twisted: Sharpe's Sword
Be a couple more Sharpe movies on tonight.
Boogeyman.
I have to say it was a brilliant film.
*originaldancechick
22 Oct 2010, 19:12
Made in Dagenem. Those women at the time were amazing. Luv cx
Revenge Of The Nerds ... a fave film and pretty topical with all the talk of bullying going on ...
Hypnobabe
24 Oct 2010, 12:55
RED at the cinema on Friday night - a good laugh, reminiscent of Ocean's Eleven and the Die Hard movies in that they don't take themselves too seriously and you don't particularly need a switched on brain to watch it.
V for Vendetta this morning, now moved on to one of my favourite films - Million Dollar Baby - get the tissues ready!
Hypnobabe
25 Oct 2010, 19:20
Schindler's List last night, and An Officer and a Gentleman this morning - well it is half term, and hubby's away again...
The Flying Mouse
25 Oct 2010, 19:24
:twisted: Casino.
One of those films i've never got round to watching before, but it was well worth the wait.
A lot of the same cast as Goodfellas, Joe Pesci was his brilliant self, as was Robert De Niro.
I especially like the way Casino (and Goodfellas) are narated by the characters as the film progresses.
After that it was Sharpe's Justice and Sharpe's Waterloo.
MeatGrl1
26 Oct 2010, 12:25
Evita with Antonio Banderas and Madonna
Just watching Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. That Harley-Davidson that Shia LaBeouf rides is NOT a 1950s bike. The engine looks like the Twin Cam model which was introduced in the late 1990s and the frame is apparently Softail. :wtf:
Sid & Nancy. Is that how she really died ? It was gory to say least and sad.
Hypnobabe
29 Oct 2010, 20:58
Since I last posted, I've watched Schindler's List, Harry Brown, Music and Lyrics, Ever After, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory....
I woke some time after 2am this morning and channel surfed to the last bit of Public Enemies starring the deppie one !
Hypnobabe
30 Oct 2010, 16:08
I woke some time after 2am this morning and channel surfed to the last bit of Public Enemies starring the deppie one !
That's what I've got on at the moment! Following on from Dead Poets' Society...
The Flying Mouse
30 Oct 2010, 19:43
:twisted: Oscar, a comedy starring Sly Stalone.
Action movie guys usually suck in comedy movies, but Oscar is a pretty funny movie about a gangster trying to live up to his promise to his dying father to go straight.
Evil One
31 Oct 2010, 01:00
Thunderball. As boring as I remembered it and pretty disjointed too.
samurai7
31 Oct 2010, 03:31
Paranormal Activuty 2.
A couple of really creepy moments, but on the whole, not as good as the first one.
Hypnobabe
31 Oct 2010, 10:51
Murder In The First, followed by Sleepers... And I'm currently watching Bright Lights, Big City....
In Search Of Eric.
Despite being a bit pointlessly shouty it's a pretty good story and the three coach loads of Cantonas at the end made it worthwhile on it's own.
Hypnobabe
01 Nov 2010, 01:31
Saw 3D....
The Kid with Bruce Willis. No matter how many times I've seen it, I still really enjoy it :-)
Zombieland and I'm not fond of either Woody Harrelson nor Bill Murray (I don't get him at all for, funny ?) but they BOTH made me laugh. In fact, I enjoyed the whole film and concept. I'm trying to talk my husband into watching it so I can see it again !
Hypnobabe
01 Nov 2010, 17:38
St Elmo's Fire, currently watching Spy Game...
PanicLord
01 Nov 2010, 23:07
Quite liked Spy Game. Robert Redford is always awesome imho. Been in some crap, but he is always ace.
I came across the film Mr. Fox this morning and stopped watching as I want to see it from start to finish. I hope it is on On Demand. I know what IS on On Demand though. Alice In Wonderland starring the deppie one !!! YAY FOR ME ! Now that baseball is over and all that is on telly today is college football, popcorn will be popped and AIW watched !!! ... :lurk: ... :cheer: ... Oops, better be careful. I'll drop all m'corn ... :lol: ...
Evil One
06 Nov 2010, 23:09
You Only Live Twice. Sean Connery's Bond films really aren't as good as legend makes them out to be. :shrug:
PanicLord
07 Nov 2010, 00:37
You Only Live Twice. Sean Connery's Bond films really aren't as good as legend makes them out to be. :shrug:
No, I agree. First 2 are awesome, Goldfinger is very good, Thunderball is boring, You Only Live Twice is kinda fun but Connery phones it in. Diamonds Are Forever is the worst film of them all. So cheap and connery looks so uncomfortable with the humour, and very old in places too.
Evil One
07 Nov 2010, 00:42
I've also noticed that the proportion of time Connery is on screen throughout the whole film seems less than that of his successors, if that makes sense. :shrug:
I do agree that From Russia With Love is a brilliant film.
The only James Bond film I've ever seen is Goldfinger and that was at the theater when it first came out and probably only because I filled with the madness of everything British thanks to the four loverly lads from Liverpool ... lol ... I'm not fond of spy films, though I was quite fond of the tv show The Man From U.N.C.L.E., I know ... lol ... a silly bit of fluff in retrospect. Maybe it's because spy films make me think too much and I get a bit lost following who's who and doing what to whom ... lol ...
Anyroad, I saw a half minute of Avatar this morning. I quick turned it off thinking I may want to see it from beginning to end. Now, do I want to do that ? Anyone ? I don't think my family will like it. The half minute I saw was a bit... lol ... WORDY.. for a couple people who watch all Die Hards, Lethal Weapons and that one with Charles Bronson there was a series of that I can't think the title of right now. So... lol ... I'm no brainiac, but will I enjoy it, ya think ?
I've also noticed that the proportion of time Connery is on screen throughout the whole film seems less than that of his successors, if that makes sense. :shrug:
I do agree that From Russia With Love is a brilliant film.
Speaking of time on screen, I read or heard somewhere that, oh awful, I can't think this morning, the actor who played Hannibal the Cannibal, he was only on screen for either 11 or 14 minutes during Silence of the Lambs ... HOPKINS... lol ... ANTHONY... there we go. I think I'll check that out. Doesn't it seem he was present forever ? I guess it was just the overwhelming creepiness of his persona that never left, plus the character became so famous particularly in that creepy mask... lol ... similar to Jason in his hockey mask ... lol ...
Evil One
07 Nov 2010, 14:49
The only James Bond film I've ever seen is Goldfinger and that was at the theater when it first came out... Maybe it's because spy films make me think too much and I get a bit lost following who's who and doing what to whom ... lol ...
Most of them don't have a difficult plot to follow! Make the effort to watch From Russia With Love as that is really good. Also Dr No, Live And Let Die, The Man With The Golden Gun, For Your Eyes Only, Licensed To Kill, Golden Eye and Tomorrow Never Dies. A lot of the Bond films have aged badly though, and some weren't too hot to begin with. :shrug:
Anyroad, I saw a half minute of Avatar this morning. I quick turned it off thinking I may want to see it from beginning to end. Now, do I want to do that ?
The special effects range from excellent to very good throughout, although I'm not sure how the cinema experience will translate to home viewing. Take those effects out of the equation though and you're not left with much. The storyline is pretty basic and Sam Worthington isn't the best actor in the world.
Most of them don't have a difficult plot to follow! Make the effort to watch From Russia With Love as that is really good. Also Dr No, Live And Let Die, The Man With The Golden Gun, For Your Eyes Only, Licensed To Kill, Golden Eye and Tomorrow Never Dies. A lot of the Bond films have aged badly though, and some weren't too hot to begin with. :shrug:
The special effects range from excellent to very good throughout, although I'm not sure how the cinema experience will translate to home viewing. Take those effects out of the equation though and you're not left with much. The storyline is pretty basic and Sam Worthington isn't the best actor in the world.
Thanks for your feedback. Sometimes on the On Demand application of our cable system Bond films are available sans ads for a month. Perhaps next time I'll pick out a few you suggested and give them a go. As for Avatar, I think I'll view that sans family. I'm not big on special effects and I seldom go to the theater so I think I'll be okay with tv viewing. Thanks again !
RadioMaster
07 Nov 2010, 22:07
Predators
there's one thing you know about a movie when Robert Rodriguez is involved: It might not be a cinematical masterpiece, but you'll have an awesome time watching it :cool:
memorable quote: Die, you space-fagg*t!
Predators
there's one thing you know about a movie when Robert Rodriguez is involved: It might not be a cinematical masterpiece, but you'll have an awesome time watching it :cool:
memorable quote: Die, you space-fagg*t!
Is he the person who directed Once Upon A Time In Mexico ? I think that film's great and not just for the fact the deppie one is in it. The violence is so over the top crazy to the point you laugh out loud. The gun battle scene in, I don't know if it's the President of Mexico's home or a State building, was just out of this world ! Sliding down bannisters and shooting bad guys so they fly backward through air on impact ! Too wild ! And of course, JD's character's showdown with the two bad guys ! Laughed like hell !
tonyloaf
07 Nov 2010, 22:42
the human catipiler SICK! (in a bad way) have to watch it to see what i mean
the human catipiler SICK! (in a bad way) have to watch it to see what i mean
I'll take your word for it ... ;) ... I watched a film years back called Freaks. It's an old black and white film. I think it was made back in the 30s. Howard Stern, the radio talk jock here in the States, was always talking about it. I saw it was going to be on tv and gave it a view and YIKES... lol ... Creeped me out for days... maybe even to THIS day... lol ... I know I'll never watch it again. Once in the blue I'll see it listed on the tv guide and my stomach kicks in... :shock: ... lol ...
PanicLord
08 Nov 2010, 01:03
The only James Bond film I've ever seen is Goldfinger and that was at the theater when it first came out and probably only because I filled with the madness of everything British thanks to the four loverly lads from Liverpool ... lol ... I'm not fond of spy films, though I was quite fond of the tv show The Man From U.N.C.L.E., I know ... lol ... a silly bit of fluff in retrospect. Maybe it's because spy films make me think too much and I get a bit lost following who's who and doing what to whom ... lol ...
Anyroad, I saw a half minute of Avatar this morning. I quick turned it off thinking I may want to see it from beginning to end. Now, do I want to do that ? Anyone ? I don't think my family will like it. The half minute I saw was a bit... lol ... WORDY.. for a couple people who watch all Die Hards, Lethal Weapons and that one with Charles Bronson there was a series of that I can't think the title of right now. So... lol ... I'm no brainiac, but will I enjoy it, ya think ?
As Evil One says, I wouldn't worry about being confused by most James Bond films. Just sit back and enjoy.
I recommend the following:
Sean Connery: dr no, from russia with love.
George Lazenby: ohmss.
Roger Moore: live and let die, the spy who loved me, for your eyes only, octopussy.
Timothy Dalton: living daylights.
Pierce Brosnan: tomorrow never dies, the world is not enough.
Daniel Craig: casino royale.
Quite a long list I know but for me these are the best of the bunch. Most of the others are very good too although to varying degrees. The ones I think are the worst for each actor are
sean: Diamonds Are Forever (cringeworthy)
Roger: View To A Kill (Rog is OLD, budget is nil, inspiration is gone)
Pierce: Die Another Day (omg. Pierce is awesome. Script seems to have been written by 2 teams of people that never met or combined their stories until the last minute. An excellent base story ruined by too many in jokes, Halle Berry, and absolutely appalling cgi tidal wave surfing. No really.)
In terms of Avatar, I watched it at home on 2d blu ray. To be honest I can't really see what the fuss was all about. Don't get me wrong, it is very well crafted, but the story is thin and unoriginal, the effects vary between admittedly stunning to computer gamey, and it all gets a bit soppy before proper war starts. Like they had a ticklist to try to appeal to the broadest consumer base... Soppy disney romance bit for the girls - tick! Guns, explosions, and big things being blown up for the boys - tick! Passable entertainment but nothing more.
I imagine however that this could be the film that imax and 3d were made for due to the amount of layered detail in various scenes.
Lordie ! Thanks much for taking time out to elaborate on the viewing of Bonds and Avatar. I will be giving the Bonds a try and I think my husband will like those. There is one he watches every time it is on, the one with alligators and Bond and a woman hung over them and it seems an impossible escape ? THAT one... lol ...
Avatar I may be watching on my own. My husband surfed onto it the other night and stayed a few minutes and is iffy on it. Maybe if we do it bit by bit, like reading a book or watching a mini-series on tv.
Thanks again !
allrevvedup
09 Nov 2010, 19:22
Kick ass...which didn't
The Losers...which did kick a lot of ass
RadioMaster
13 Nov 2010, 23:37
The Ruins
very nasty little independent horror movie... but well worth watching! Leaves you very uneasy though, last time I was that sickened by a movie was Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. - While you'd expect tons of blood and gore from a movie called "TCM", you wouldnt necessarily with a movie called "The Ruins".
Story goes like your typical teenage horror flick: Four american kids to to mexico to check out ancient ruins... but are never come back.
This one is indeed very gory. And I dont mean the type of holy-crap-it's-so-over-the-top,-it's-funny gore, but the type of holy-crap-I-can-actually-believe-that-woman-just-cut-open-her-whole-body gore...
In a strange way I enjoyed it, but I dont have the desire to see it again...
The Flying Mouse
13 Nov 2010, 23:56
:twisted: Looking over what we watch, I wonder what the body count is for this forums viewing every week :lmao:
Not watched any movies of late, Jo and I are on a Supernatural marathon.
Started at series 1 and are now on series 4.
That's us doing our (considerable) bit for the forum body count :lol:
RadioMaster
14 Nov 2010, 00:03
btw check out the trailer for The Ruins http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzdto154_to
RadioMaster
14 Nov 2010, 00:09
btw Neil, I actually rewatched the Dawn of the Dead remake the other night. Picked it up for 9,99. It's actually a lot more entertaining than I remembered. Only thing that was a bit hard to take was the woman on the bus "accidently" being chainsawed to death (lol... I guess).
Gonna take your advice and watch the original ASAP!
PanicLord
14 Nov 2010, 01:35
Quantum of Solace on blu ray. Much better than I remembered it being. Yes it needs an occasional pause for breath, a touch more humour, and a little less shaky cam, but other than that I that it was an excellent combination of old and new bond, with terrific performances from craig and dench especially.
Drumbum
14 Nov 2010, 03:22
Just watched "Up". What a funny movie!
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