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Hypnobabe
14 Nov 2010, 10:40
Currently watching Donnie Brasco - doing my bit for the body count Neil!

Sue K
14 Nov 2010, 11:38
Currently watching Donnie Brasco - doing my bit for the body count Neil!

I love that film. Based on a true story. What a bunch of losers those mob guys are. Not cool, like in The Godfather... lol ... And 'Babe, that one scene, in the cellar after Donnie and the his group of mob fellas gun down the competing mob fellas, what they have to do. I can't imagine how the FBI could ever train you for that ! Poor guy must STILL be having nightmares.

I watched Alice In Wonderland, the deppie one as the Mad Hatter and it was DELICIOUS !!!! Mother-in-law had no interest, husband said he liked it, cried a bit (he's a very emotional man... lol ... ) I cried a bit, laughed a bit and totally loved it. I think it would have been a bit overwhelming for me if I'd seen it on a huge screen as well as in 3-D. I'm so old and old school ... lol ... I really don't need all that. Loved it and will watch it again !

Hypnobabe
14 Nov 2010, 13:51
I love that film. Based on a true story. What a bunch of losers those mob guys are. Not cool, like in The Godfather... lol ... And 'Babe, that one scene, in the cellar after Donnie and the his group of mob fellas gun down the competing mob fellas, what they have to do. I can't imagine how the FBI could ever train you for that ! Poor guy must STILL be having nightmares.

I've had the DVD for ages and only just got round to watching it... I don't know how you could do that sort of job, pretend to be someone so completely different from who you've always been, and stay sane...

Speaking of sanity, I'm delving into the mind of Mr. Tim Burton with The Nightmare Before Christmas - it's the fault of that blooming' advert on TV at the moment, but I can't say I mind too much ;0)

RadioMaster
21 Nov 2010, 20:23
The Fog

as with most carpenter movies, I can see how this must have been terrifying in its day, but it doesnt really stand the test of time as a horror movie. A few good scenes, but overall was too slow and too little tention.

(I really like The Thing though, that's the JC movie that breaks the rule!)

Sue K
22 Nov 2010, 15:05
I watched The Crazies and LOVED it ! The idea of how things came to be was a bit like Outbreak, but sans the monkey and Dustin Hoffman to save the day ! And the victims were much like, well... ZOMMMBiEEEEES !!! ... lol ... I love a zombie !!! Tonight I watch the latest episode of The Walking Dead ~ ZOMBIEEEES !!! ... lol ...

allrevvedup
22 Nov 2010, 18:05
(I really like The Thing though, that's the JC movie that breaks the rule!)

i agree it's the real deal

RadioMaster
22 Nov 2010, 18:13
The Fog

as with most carpenter movies, I can see how this must have been terrifying in its day, but it doesnt really stand the test of time as a horror movie. A few good scenes, but overall was too slow and too little tention.

(I really like The Thing though, that's the JC movie that breaks the rule!)

I might add I watched 28 weeks later right afterwards... though it was clearly an inferior movie, I thought it was a lot scarier.

The Flying Mouse
12 Dec 2010, 21:44
:twisted: Watched Being John Malkovich last night.

It wins the f*cked up movie of the year award from me. :nuts:

Seemed very slow and drawn out to start, but pretty damn funny at times.Some scenes needed playing more than once, especially when Molkovich becomes Malkovich.


I think this movie warrants a second watch at some point 8)

RadioMaster
12 Dec 2010, 21:46
Neil I just got around to watch the original Dawn of the Dead. Gotta say it's quite good, I still prefer the remake though. Its the cheap effects (zombie makeup for example) that makes it unintentionally funny at times. Also I think running zombies are much more frightening!

A Slice Of English
12 Dec 2010, 21:49
Saw Cats & Dogs earlier today. STILL love that film nearly 10 years later!!

The Flying Mouse
12 Dec 2010, 22:15
Neil I just got around to watch the original Dawn of the Dead. Gotta say it's quite good, I still prefer the remake though. Its the cheap effects (zombie makeup for example) that makes it unintentionally funny at times. Also I think running zombies are much more frightening!

:twisted: It's cheesy, and fun, and although running zombies are scarrier there are a few chilling moments.
Most of all it's pretty goofy lol.

Running zombies was a pretty radical idea, but I think things went too far in Land Of The Dead where a zombie starts acting like a leader and thinking and problem solving.
Goes too far for me when zombies can engineer explosions.

AndrewG
12 Dec 2010, 22:20
Running zombies suck in my opinion. George A Romero thinks so too. :up:

A slow moving army of the undead which grows ganging up on you and eventually surrounding you is how it should be done imo.

The remake of Dawn of the Dead is completely forgettable. Nothing interesting going on. Original is one of the best, if not THE best Zombie movies that will ever be made. RJ you are simply discovering this stuff far too late imo.

RadioMaster
12 Dec 2010, 22:56
maybe it's just a generation thing... Same with Halloween. I never understood what was so great about this movie. I guess today we're spoiled with so much action, shock and gore that the old stuff doesnt scare us anymore...

regarding running zombies:
In movies like the Dawn remake or 28 days/weeks later the zombies are scarier because they act like wild, ferocious (sp?) animals, not like a bunch of people who just broke out of a retirement home...

A Slice Of English
12 Dec 2010, 23:02
28 Days was a genius film and I absolutely love it.

I actually like the zombies when they're slow and shambling but as they begin to smell blood or sense human activity, their speed increases as they begin to act like feral animals to slake their thirst. Love that!

On a side note, I am currently enjoying The Walking Dead. Anyone else watching that?

AndrewG
12 Dec 2010, 23:13
28 Days later was good. 28 weeks was only disturbing in my opinion. Seeing a woman tied down to a table having her eyes pressed out is one of the most awful things I've ever seen. It's nothing to do with quality horror in my opinion.

Sue K
12 Dec 2010, 23:15
... Same with Halloween. I never understood what was so great about this movie.

I like the original Halloween starring Jamie Lee Curtis alot. I think I like it because of her character. She came off well as a bright, normal high school girl, not one of those big-boobied bims so often used in slasher films. In the film, she was spooked by whomever it was she felt was following her and I don't remember once having to tell her "DON'T LOOK IN THE CLOSET !!" She seemed to know to stay away. It drives me MAD when character in films seem to know something bizarre is going on and still they go to investigate every weird noise ! In Halloween 2, JLC character became a wimp. I know she went through alot, but still I felt she was overtly wimpy and after that I was pretty much done with the Halloween series. Imo, the doctor, portrayed by Donald (can't think his last name at the moment) was scarier and creepier than Michael ! ... :lol: ...


On a side note, I am currently enjoying The Walking Dead. Anyone else watching that?

I enjoyed the first season of The Walking Dead immensely and look forward to the next !!! ... :D ...

MeatGrl1
13 Dec 2010, 01:03
Showgirls

AndrewG
13 Dec 2010, 01:18
Showgirls

The Paul Verhoeven one?! :shock:

Sue K
13 Dec 2010, 12:15
Sometimes They Come Again, I think it was called. It was based on something written by Stephen King. Michael Gross and Hilary S~~~~ starred. It was creepy and icky and I liked it, not loved it, just liked it ... lol ...

PanicLord
13 Dec 2010, 17:37
Lol. You can't have "Hilary S~~~~" censored. :lmao:

The Flying Mouse
13 Dec 2010, 19:43
:twisted: Took me a while to work out the deleted bit :lawl:

Not watching movies at the moment.
Jo and I are half way through season 5 of Supernatural.
Have just got season 4 of Frasier too, so don't know when we are going to get back to movie land.

Wario
13 Dec 2010, 20:28
LMFAO Hillary S~~~~

Sue K
13 Dec 2010, 22:58
Lol. You can't have "Hilary S~~~~" censored. :lmao:

OMG!!! That's too feckin' funny ! ... lol ... Who'da thunk, hunh ? ... lol ... Hilary Sw*nk, maybe ? ... :lol: ...

AndrewG
13 Dec 2010, 23:00
Hilary S~~~~ :drool:

allrevvedup
03 Jan 2011, 18:51
Wonder boys...very very good film

Evil One
03 Jan 2011, 19:14
Godzilla. Not a very very good film.

Sue K
03 Jan 2011, 20:19
Godzilla. Not a very very good film.

Is that the one starring Matthew Broderick ? I saw ads and thought I'd hate it. I watched it once and thought "eh". I watched it again not long after and liked it... lol ... Go figure !

It took me about four watches of Batman (starring Jack Nicholson) to end up adoring it !

Last film I watched (half asleepily ... lol .. ) was Singin' In The Rain ...

Evil One
03 Jan 2011, 20:41
Is that the one starring Matthew Broderick ? I saw ads and thought I'd hate it.
Yep :yep:. A perfect example of why too much CGI is a bad thing. No matter how good it may look at the time (and this didn't look that good at the time), it will never age well. In 20 years we'll all be saying how poor Avatar looks! :roll:

Monstro
03 Jan 2011, 20:47
Scrooged then Groundhog Day, both brilliant

Julie in the rv mirror
04 Jan 2011, 01:52
Last film I watched (half asleepily ... lol .. ) was Singin' In The Rain ...

I love that one- I had in my "Top 10 movies" ! :D

The last movie I saw was Black Swan- apparently no one else did. :lol: I'm not sure if I liked it...

Before that one, it was True Grit- the remake. That one I did like. :-)

AndrewG
04 Jan 2011, 02:05
Toy Story 3 over Christmas. One of my all time favourite films. Best animated film I've seen and I really think it deserves a best film oscar in fact.

Saw Tron Legacy at the cinema last week. It was ok. Stunning effects I have to say. Thought most of the story sucked and seemed too Matrixy for my liking. The ending was great though and a fab "Here they come" homage to Star Wars too.

"Crazies" (2010 version) this evening. It's ok for a rental, nothing I haven't seen done better by George A Romero.

The Flying Mouse
04 Jan 2011, 18:17
:twisted: Eutopia/Atoll K/Crusoe Land (it's been released under a few different names).

Laurel & Hardy's last film, and one i've not watched before.

To be honest, I wish I hadn't.
Some of the old fun was still there (certainly enough for the odd laugh) but both Stan and Ollie looked ill, old, and well past their prime (although it's worth noting in all fairness that both were taken seriously ill during the making of the film).
The production was terrible too.The sound seemed muffled in a lot of places, and the lighting of the film was very poorly done.A lot of the time faces on screen are obscured by large patches of shinning light.

As I said, there are still funny momnent in the film, but I think it's sad that this was the last film that those two giants of comedy appeared in.

Evil One
04 Jan 2011, 18:24
Goldeneye. A good film, but Piss Bros hadn't got a handle on Bond yet. Also whoever was responsible for the music score should be shot. :weirdo:

AndrewG
04 Jan 2011, 18:35
Goldeneye. A good film, but Piss Bros hadn't got a handle on Bond yet. Also whoever was responsible for the music score should be shot. :weirdo:

Éric Serra, he's French. Says enough. :twisted:

GoldenEye has good bits (Famke Janssen :drool:) but they rushed it to the cinema and apparently a whole car chase scene in the BMW Z3 was completely cut as the car wasn't ready and it's some kind of make shift model you see in the film and not the actual car. Stupid, a car chase towards the end of the film is exactly what is lacking in my opinion.

I really like what David Arnold did with the music in subsequent movies but I hate the Daniel Craig reboot stuff, they should have stuck with Pierce for another 10 years and the same style jokes and fun imo. Was getting really good by "Die Another Day" and now it's completely serious, no gadgets, no Q or R, no punch lines and thus utterly forgettable imo.

Evil One
04 Jan 2011, 18:41
10 years might be pushing it, but another couple of Piss Bros films would have been fine by me. Just no more invisible cars or Lee Tamahori :badidea:.

PanicLord
04 Jan 2011, 20:10
Éric Serra, he's French. Says enough. :twisted:

GoldenEye has good bits (Famke Janssen :drool:) but they rushed it to the cinema and apparently a whole car chase scene in the BMW Z3 was completely cut as the car wasn't ready and it's some kind of make shift model you see in the film and not the actual car. Stupid, a car chase towards the end of the film is exactly what is lacking in my opinion.

I really like what David Arnold did with the music in subsequent movies but I hate the Daniel Craig reboot stuff, they should have stuck with Pierce for another 10 years and the same style jokes and fun imo. Was getting really good by "Die Another Day" and now it's completely serious, no gadgets, no Q or R, no punch lines and thus utterly forgettable imo.

Hated Die Another Day at first. It's like a Carry On film. To be fair there are some amazing bits let down by some appalling bits. I do like it more with repeat viewings. The World Is Not Enough and Tomorrow Never Dies are his best for me.

I love Casino Royale though - thought it was the best Bond film for decades. It still has humour, some gadgets, but is back to being a serious, proper, stylish spy film. Granted, Quantum of Solace is a little too devoid of humour and needs to pace itself a bit more - I can't help feeling some interesting scenes and dialogue ended up on the cutting room floor.

Goldeneye. A good film, but Piss Bros hadn't got a handle on Bond yet. Also whoever was responsible for the music score should be shot. :weirdo:

Yes, it is just slightly uncertain. But I think I came away from it thinking he is GOING to be a great Bond. And the music is god awful except for the title track.

Monstro
04 Jan 2011, 20:14
oops, forgot, saw the third Narnia film at the flics the other day, still liking 3D films

AndrewG
04 Jan 2011, 20:15
Think Tomorrow Never Dies is my all time favourite bond. Thought Jonathan Pryce was the best, most theatrical villain ever which worked really well and such an awesome car scene in the parking lot. I think Meat Loaf would have made a good villain too. Too bad he got such a rubbish film as Formula 51 / The 51th State to work with instead of Bond. :-(

A Slice Of English
04 Jan 2011, 20:18
I actually liked 51st state.

Last saw the French film "Martyr" last night. Enjoyed it very much.

BostonAngel
04 Jan 2011, 20:58
Last movie I saw at the theatre was Repo! The Genetic Opera, back in 2009 which was actually very good even if it was panned by critics as one of the worst films ever! I obviously don't get out the the movies very much - LOL
Last movie I watched on DVD - Roadie.

Cherry.Loaf
04 Jan 2011, 23:24
Last movie I saw at the theatre was Repo! The Genetic Opera, back in 2009 which was actually very good even if it was panned by critics as one of the worst films ever! I obviously don't get out the the movies very much - LOL
Last movie I watched on DVD - Roadie.

I absolutely love Repo! I even had a Repo themed 21st in November

Last film I saw was A-Team again still love it

Evil One
04 Jan 2011, 23:28
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. George Lucas is a ~~~~ing cretin. :bicker:

The Flying Mouse
04 Jan 2011, 23:35
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. George Lucas is a ~~~~ing cretin. :bicker:

:twisted: :lawl:

It was a bit of a let down. :down:

Evil One
04 Jan 2011, 23:37
It was a bit of a let down. :down:
There was the makings of a good film in there somewhere, but it was Phantom Menaced to ~~~~~~y. :panic:

AndyK
04 Jan 2011, 23:40
Get Him To The Greek. It really shouldn't have been as funny as it was.

duke knooby
04 Jan 2011, 23:46
:twisted: :lawl:

It was a bit of a let down. :down:

i enjoyed it... but i like the indianna jones films... raiders and last crusade are excellent!!

The Flying Mouse
04 Jan 2011, 23:52
raiders and last crusade are excellent!!

:twisted: Correct :up:

Was never a fan of Temple Of Doom though.

duke knooby
04 Jan 2011, 23:54
:twisted: Correct :up:

Was never a fan of Temple Of Doom though.

aye, its a much darker movie, not so many laughs dr jones ;)

Evil One
05 Jan 2011, 09:29
But some excellent action sequences.

Danny
05 Jan 2011, 12:16
Der kalte Himmel (The cold heaven)
It´s a movie about a mother from a autistic, highly skilled boy.
It shows the terrifying conditions in the children psychiatry in Germany in the late sixties. Horrible to see that Germany was so a small-minded land not so long ago.

PanicLord
05 Jan 2011, 20:59
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. George Lucas is a ~~~~ing cretin. :bicker:


That was a disappointment, but to be fair I don't think all the blame can be pinned on George. I found some of the direction to be deeply uninspired and uninvolving, the script was pants in places, they wasted a great female character, and I would prefer not to think about the monkeys or the fridge thing.

I thought Harrison Ford was pretty good though, and it had a great intro.

Evil One
05 Jan 2011, 21:03
I thought Harrison Ford was pretty good though, and it had a great intro.Up until the fridge. :yikes: I can fully understand why Sean Connery chose to stay retired. Raiders Of The Lost Ark is on in 5 minutes. It is much better. :yep:

The Flying Mouse
05 Jan 2011, 21:35
:twisted: Little known Indie fact for you, apparently the bloke who played the Gestapo officer (I think he must have researched his role from Allo Allo judging from the costume :lmao: ) made a cameo appearance in Last Crusade as Heinrich Himmler in the scene where Indiana goes to Berlin to get the diary back.

I'll be looking for that next time I see the film :bleh:

Evil One
05 Jan 2011, 23:24
I'll be looking for that next time I see the film :bleh:Two weeks time then. Temple Of Dooooooooooooooom next week. :shock:

AndyK
05 Jan 2011, 23:56
Just finished watching Shallow Grave, very odd but compelling.

AndrewG
06 Jan 2011, 00:01
Just finished watching Shallow Grave, very odd but compelling.

The flat mate interview bit is fab. This was when Ewan McGregor made interesting and less predictable movies imo. Though his casting in the Star Wars prequel trilogy did help to save that from complete disaster.

Evil One
06 Jan 2011, 00:14
Though his casting in the Star Wars prequel trilogy did help to save that from complete disaster.:nope: It was still a complete disaster. :lol:

AndrewG
06 Jan 2011, 00:25
:nope: It was still a complete disaster. :lol:

What?! You didn't cry at the Darth Vader "Nooooooooooo!" bit?

:facepalm: Georgie, what have you done....

PanicLord
06 Jan 2011, 08:12
Lol - I thought Revenge Of The Sith was actually pretty good, right up until that point... which of course is probably the most important point of the whole 6 films (or maybe 9 now - apparently sequels are in the works).

AndyK
06 Jan 2011, 10:42
Lol - I thought Revenge Of The Sith was actually pretty good, right up until that point... which of course is probably the most important point of the whole 6 films (or maybe 9 now - apparently sequels are in the works).

George always had envisioned the whole sage as a 9 parter ... Journal Of The Whills was the overall title as I remember. Sadly any plot ideas he had originally will now be rewritten to take into account CGI and merchandise marketing opportunities.

AndrewG
06 Jan 2011, 10:50
George always had envisioned the whole sage as a 9 parter ... Journal Of The Whills was the overall title as I remember. Sadly any plot ideas he had originally will now be rewritten to take into account CGI and merchandise marketing opportunities.

....AND the great, great Jar Jar Binks don't forget. There's a whole trilogy of movies they could make about him. You'll love it.

http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/7148/232980-jar_jar_binks_large.jpeg

AndyK
06 Jan 2011, 11:05
As he was one of the better things in The Phantom Menace (which really doesn't say alot about the rest of film really as he was a complettely pointless character) I wouldn't be at all surprised.

AndrewG
06 Jan 2011, 11:07
BTW. the latest I heard on Star Wars is that they are not planning any more films at all. Also I don't really get what has happened with the TV series they were going to do.

Instead I've read they are announcing a Blu Ray release for later this year and then a release of all 6 films, yet again, in 3D in the cinema starting with Phantom Menace next year. After which we will get another Blu Ray 3D release. :?

Also to be rereleased in 3D is Titanic next April to mark the ships' 100th Anniversary, possibly the entire Harry Potter series and all the Shrek movies again. :?

Sarge
07 Jan 2011, 03:40
Shattered Glass, a movie about journalist Stephen Glass who fabricated a number of articles. Very interesting story and good acting. :up:

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. George Lucas is a ~~~~ing cretin. :bicker:

I'm a fan of the first three movies but this one is kind of disappointing. Appears a little uninspired to me (compared to the other movies), I don't think that a young co-star was necessary, the fridge szene is bizarre :wtf: and why the hell is Shia LaBeouf riding a present-day Harley-Davidson when the movie is supposed to take place in the 1950s (while wearing clothes that make him appear like Marlon Brando in The Wild One - but Brando rode a Triumph).

AndrewG
08 Jan 2011, 04:49
Star Trek Generations on Blu Ray.
Blu Ray certainly enhanced the movie experience with this one. Even straight from the simple graphics on the menu screen and the brilliant music by Dennis McCarthy it was a thrill to sit through.

Interesting too to see almost 30 minutes of deleted scenes including the original ending which I think wasn't too bad actually but I can see why the chose to reshoot parts.

Probably my second favourite Star Trek movie, after First Contact which I still think is the best and will probably never be surpassed.

Great stuff here too. Feels pretty timeless in fact, even though the film is already 17 years old. Fab Blu Ray presentation I would highly recommend to any fans.

Hypnobabe
08 Jan 2011, 17:16
The Brave - Johnny Depp's first and so far only attempt at directing. Very dark subject matter, but not gory, at least, not up until the point I'm at so far....

The Flying Mouse
08 Jan 2011, 21:00
:twisted: A Japanese anime film called Lupin III :wtf:
Jo and I were channel hopping at stupid o clock this morning (without much luck of finding something good) and I paused on the film just long enough to do a silly voice on the subtitles.Then another, resulting in the two of us watching nearly the damn whole film voicing all the characters between us.

In our version, a Scotish count abducted a young lady who sounded like Mrs Cohen from The Life Of Brian.
The hero (a proffessional thief) then tried to free her with his sidekick (who sounded like Joe Pesci in Goodfellas) an Australian samurai warrior, and a woman with a high squeeky voice (not Jo's :bleh: ).
The Count's gardener had a thick Japanese accent (until halfway through when he had a sex change because Jo started to do his voice) while the Japanese police detective chasing the thief seems to have spent a lot of time in Germany.
Everyone at Interpol was from Birmingham.

It was all too daft to mention, but it was a lot of laughs as me and Jo tried to keep up (especially as I kept getting my accents for each character mixed up :lmao: ).

MeatGrl1
13 Jan 2011, 23:01
:heart: Tickle Me -EP and before that The Tourist - Johnny Depp :drool: :faint: :heart:

Evil One
15 Jan 2011, 17:20
Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom. I realise it wasn't a particularly good film when it first came out, but it has aged poorly compared to Raiders Of The Lost Ark. This is the first time I've watched it in HD and the special effects are bad. Even the mine cart chase isn't as good as I remember it. I know it got hacked to pieces in this country to get a PG certificate, but even so it is a disjointed mess. The worse part though has to be Mrs Spielberg. All she does is scream through out, although given all that happens to her character perhaps that is understandable. In all a :down:

Next up on my list of shitty films: Die Another Day. :shock:

AndrewG
15 Jan 2011, 17:27
Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom. I realise it wasn't a particularly good film when it first came out, but it has aged poorly compared to Raiders Of The Lost Ark. This is the first time I've watched it in HD and the special effects are bad. Even the mine cart chase isn't as good as I remember it. I know it got hacked to pieces in this country to get a PG certificate, but even so it is a disjointed mess. The worse part though has to be Mrs Spielberg. All she does is scream through out, although given all that happens to her character perhaps that is understandable. In all a :down:

Yeah Spielberg recognised quickly what he had done with her character was all wrong in Indiana. The Laura Dern character in Jurassic Park was his response to that he said in an interview. The good thing about the quality of the visual effects in JP and other such nineties films is I doubt the movies will as a result age less quickly as for example the original Indiana trilogy seems to have. Some bits still look good but there are indeed some horrendous scenes, ie the mine cart as you say and also the blimp scene in Indy 3 looks awful.


Next up on my list of shitty films: Die Another Day. :shock:
Lol. Didn't think it was bad. I prefer that one instead of the new James Bond shit.

Sarge
15 Jan 2011, 17:39
The Quiet American (1958 version) and 36 Quai des Orfèvres

PanicLord
15 Jan 2011, 18:50
Star Trek Generations on Blu Ray.
Blu Ray certainly enhanced the movie experience with this one. Even straight from the simple graphics on the menu screen and the brilliant music by Dennis McCarthy it was a thrill to sit through.

Interesting too to see almost 30 minutes of deleted scenes including the original ending which I think wasn't too bad actually but I can see why the chose to reshoot parts.

Probably my second favourite Star Trek movie, after First Contact which I still think is the best and will probably never be surpassed.

Great stuff here too. Feels pretty timeless in fact, even though the film is already 17 years old. Fab Blu Ray presentation I would highly recommend to any fans.


First Contact is for me the only decent one of the Next Generation films, and is an absolutely cracking film imho. Wrath of Khan and Undiscovered Country are brilliant original Trek films, and I thought the recent Star Trek XI was awesome too, and the best of the bunch. It was what previous Star Trek films could have been if they had had the budget.

AndrewG
15 Jan 2011, 19:23
First Contact is for me the only decent one of the Next Generation films, and is an absolutely cracking film imho. Wrath of Khan and Undiscovered Country are brilliant original Trek films, and I thought the recent Star Trek XI was awesome too, and the best of the bunch. It was what previous Star Trek films could have been if they had had the budget.

Well yeah, budget was a big problem with a lot of the Star Trek films. (Star Trek 5 visual effects - shockingly bad! :shock: Story wasn't too bad - liked the idea and a lot of the humour was good).
I thought the last two Next gen films were utterly useless. Such a waste of that cast. Most of the next gen episodes are better than those films. Crazy. :nuts:

I liked the new one but felt old Spock was an unnecessary character and didn't make any sense at all. Why would you get the oldest person alive flying a superfast spaceship and try to rescue a civilisation? :nuts:
In that sense the story could have been a bit different if old Spock had to be used per see, the idea is actually very similar to Generations in that respect (old character from the original series travels through time to help the new characters of the franchise).
Perhaps the baton should have been handed over from a character of the next gen series who travelled through time. Age wise it would have made more sense to have say Picard or Data fly that spaceship. They should have just forgotten about the Data Nemesis thing and gone with him I think.

Evil One
15 Jan 2011, 19:56
Lol. Didn't think it was bad. I prefer that one instead of the new James Bond shit.So do I but it's still pretty poor.

AndyK
15 Jan 2011, 20:10
Lol. Didn't think it was bad. I prefer that one instead of the new James Bond shit.

So do I but it's still pretty poor.

Remind me to put you two on ignore on Nov 9th 2012 then :))

Evil One
15 Jan 2011, 20:35
Will that be the day you announce the next James Bond film as the best thing ever, a non stop rollercoaster of emotional brilliance and a tidal wave of wonderment and awe from beginning to end? :lol:

Seriously, as long as it is more Casino Royal than Quantum of Shite and if it brings back Q, Moneypenny and a bit more humour then it can be a good film. I still would have picked Clive Owen over Daniel Craig though.

AndyK
15 Jan 2011, 20:47
No, I'll wait till the initial rush dies down to see it, if I've not had an invite to the premiere that is.

allrevvedup
15 Jan 2011, 23:18
The Next Three days

It's good, not the 100 mile a minute action packed sequence the trailer makes it out to be, but still good.

Monstro
16 Jan 2011, 00:13
Inception............not sure, gonna have to try to watch it again before I slate it

AndrewG
16 Jan 2011, 00:21
Inception............not sure, gonna have to try to watch it again before I slate it

Just slate it now. You know you want to. ;-)

AndyK
16 Jan 2011, 01:07
The Bourne Supremacy. Matt as Bourne isn't a match for Daniel as Bond.

AndyK
16 Jan 2011, 01:20
The Bourne Supremacy. Matt as Bourne isn't a match for Daniel as Bond.

Hypnobabe
16 Jan 2011, 12:06
Were you so sure of that opinion that you had to say it twice, Andy?

Salt. Good enough to keep me awake when I'd had difficulty keeping my eyes open five minutes before it started...

Evil One
16 Jan 2011, 12:34
Were you so sure of that opinion that you had to say it twice, Andy?It seems repetitive opinion expression has become contagious! :shock:

The World Is Not Enough. It has some excellent action sequences, but the two young ladies are poor. Piss Bros made an awesome Bond but was let down by all around him. If only his Bond could magically be transposed into Roger Moore's films. :D

AndyK
16 Jan 2011, 19:18
I blame BT entirely. It's never my fault ;-)

snider22
16 Jan 2011, 19:27
The Amityville Horror. The original version, not the remake

meatfanforlife
16 Jan 2011, 19:38
Meat Loaf: To Hell and Back. God knows why.....boredom set in.... :)

Evil One
16 Jan 2011, 19:40
Meat Loaf: To Hell and Back. God knows why.....boredom set in.... :)Before or during? :twisted:

meatfanforlife
16 Jan 2011, 19:41
Before or during? :twisted:

Is both possible? Haha

Just about to sit down and watch The Ghost Writer. Anyone here seen it?

LucyK!
17 Jan 2011, 00:05
Inception............not sure, gonna have to try to watch it again before I slate it

Same here, I fell asleep so it obviously wasn't enough to hold my attention!

The Bourne Supremacy. Matt as Bourne isn't a match for Daniel as Bond.

You forgot Devil!!!!!! IMMENSE!

Hypnobabe
17 Jan 2011, 00:22
The King's Speech - fantastic film, highly recommended, and with an F-word scene to rival Four Weddings!

AndyK
17 Jan 2011, 00:28
You forgot Devil!!!!!! IMMENSE!

That was the last but one film I watched ... it was IMMENSE though, Shyamalan back on form!

Wario
17 Jan 2011, 00:29
Batman Returns. Danny DeVito is still the freaking man

AndrewG
17 Jan 2011, 00:35
That was the last but one film I watched ... it was IMMENSE though, Shyamalan back on form!

Too bad he didn't direct that himself and instead opted to make a pile of poo.

Sarge
20 Jan 2011, 21:22
The Devil's General and North by Northwest

duke knooby
20 Jan 2011, 23:45
theee hitcher (with rutger)

Hypnobabe
20 Jan 2011, 23:46
From Hell

Sarge
21 Jan 2011, 14:08
Cross of Iron

One of Sam Peckinpah's best movies, great performances by Coburn and Schell. :up:

The Flying Mouse
21 Jan 2011, 16:36
Cross of Iron

One of Sam Peckinpah's best movies, great performances by Coburn and Schell. :up:

:twisted: I remember hearing that most of the uniforms and equipment used were original :shock:
Haven't seen the movie for a long long time, so it could be worth another watch in the not too distan t future.

MeatGrl1
21 Jan 2011, 17:24
bjsA0_arKtk

Fan of Kate Hudson and found this in Oxfam a few days ago, and I have to say it's an OK film, not my favourite but it's OK. Favourite of her's so far is still Almost Famous which also stars the very gorgeous Billy Crudupt. This movie was passable.

Evil One
21 Jan 2011, 23:27
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. It's still an awesome film, and definitely the best of the four. It does bug me slightly though how Marcus Brody has become such a bumbling idiot. :shrug:

Sarge
23 Jan 2011, 06:12
:twisted: I remember hearing that most of the uniforms and equipment used were original :shock:

The German stuff looks pretty authentic, though I'm not sure about the Russian uniforms and the trucks and I don't know if the Soviet air force used American Corsairs (easily recognizable by the bent wings).

Last movies I saw:

Sherlock Holmes and the Spider Woman (an episode of the 1940s series with Basil Rathbone)

and

R-Point (pretty good South Korean horror flick)

Hypnobabe
23 Jan 2011, 11:24
Predator.

Monstro
23 Jan 2011, 13:17
The Book Of Eli

melon
23 Jan 2011, 15:42
Watching tears of the sun on TV now

Hypnobabe
24 Jan 2011, 19:49
The Book Of Eli

What did you think?

Sherlock Holmes, which led me to Air America... (connection being Robert Downey Jr was in both, in case you were wondering...)

Monstro
24 Jan 2011, 20:13
What did you think?



I quite enjoyed it, thought it was a bit slow in places but had a clever twist at the end

meatfanforlife
24 Jan 2011, 21:27
The Naked Gun

Jeanie
25 Jan 2011, 01:45
"Season Of The Witch", starring Nicolas Cage. Really liked it, had some great FX and CGI's. :))

J. xo

Battybarb
27 Jan 2011, 19:51
Lost Boys..just love that film

Bubbles
27 Jan 2011, 20:22
Under Suspicion starring Gene Hackman as a rich lawyer and Morgan Freeman as the detective interrogating him. Very good and intense film with an unusual ending.

Black Swan, the infamous new film with Natalie Portman. If I called Under Suspicion intense then this is hyperintense ;) very possibly my new favourite film ever, really really good. Has anyone from here seen it? I did some research and apparently the opinions range from "I hate it" to "Brilliant. Hope she'll get the oscar shes nominated for

Boys don't cry with Hilary Swanck, she was very convincing and definitely deserved the oscar. Touching film, that one

BostonAngel
28 Jan 2011, 00:37
Rocky Horror Picture Show. It is always a great movie to watch.

allrevvedup
30 Jan 2011, 12:09
F.I.S.T

another all too rare example of Stallone being a good actor.

BostonAngel
02 Feb 2011, 09:04
Killer Klowns From Outer Space! LMAO.

The Flying Mouse
02 Feb 2011, 18:50
Killer Klowns From Outer Space! LMAO.

:twisted: Klassic :mrgreen:

meatfanforlife
02 Feb 2011, 19:34
Batman Forever

MeatGrl1
02 Feb 2011, 22:53
The King's Speech

It was fantastic and quite funny though Geoffery Rush will only be Captain Barbossa to me now LOL !!

Evil One
05 Feb 2011, 22:28
Licensed To Kill. Timmy Dalton really is a charisma free zone! :shrug:

Hypnobabe
06 Feb 2011, 10:40
Not a movie, I know, but we've really gotten into Boardwalk Empire on the new Sky Atlantic channel...

PanicLord
06 Feb 2011, 23:35
The King's Speech

It was fantastic and quite funny though Geoffery Rush will only be Captain Barbossa to me now LOL !!


Lol - did he help the King by leaping out from behind statues and going "Aaaargh"?

samurai7
06 Feb 2011, 23:45
I quite enjoyed it, thought it was a bit slow in places but had a clever twist at the end

You didn't work it out? I saw it coming a mile off, but I still enjoyed the film nonetheless. In fact, most things with Denzel are watchable. Gary Oldman too, for that matter.

samurai7
06 Feb 2011, 23:48
Licensed To Kill. Timmy Dalton really is a charisma free zone! :shrug:

Yes, although he was much more like Fleming's Bond from the novels and short stories than any who had played him previously.

Battybarb
07 Feb 2011, 19:44
Gullivers Travels

allrevvedup
11 Feb 2011, 10:13
Not a movie, I know, but we've really gotten into Boardwalk Empire on the new Sky Atlantic channel...

I watched the first episode the other night, so have two recorded still to see. So far it's not bad but we'll see how it goes.

The anti-hero with a heart of gold thing has been done to death in shows recently.

I saw Black Swan the other day, really good and worth seeing. I like Aronofsky's work, especially in The Wrestler.

Sarge
11 Feb 2011, 23:48
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

Quite entertaining and visually impressive. Don't know if the movie was originally shot in black and white and colored and restored later as it is from 1939. It looked pretty good for its age. Nice colors and costumes. I would have liked to see more battle scenes though.

Julie in the rv mirror
12 Feb 2011, 00:31
Black Swan, the infamous new film with Natalie Portman. If I called Under Suspicion intense then this is hyperintense ;) very possibly my new favourite film ever, really really good. Has anyone from here seen it? I did some research and apparently the opinions range from "I hate it" to "Brilliant. Hope she'll get the oscar shes nominated for


I think "hyperintense" is a good description. I'm not sure how I felt about it. Did you think the ending was real, or not?

The Flying Mouse
12 Feb 2011, 20:17
:twisted: The Flower Of Carnage - Meiko Kaji.

AndyK
12 Feb 2011, 21:14
Watched Equilibrium last night ... interesting concept, but I wouldn't recommend it.

The Flying Mouse
12 Feb 2011, 21:52
Watched Equilibrium last night ... interesting concept, but I wouldn't recommend it.

:twisted: I've seen it a couple of times over the years.
Not a film i'd say run out and buy, but worth a watch if it comes on the telly and there's nothing else on.

duke knooby
13 Feb 2011, 02:40
Watched Equilibrium last night ... interesting concept, but I wouldn't recommend it.

was it well balanced?

Monstro
13 Feb 2011, 02:43
Watched the Expendables tonight, was ok

Hypnobabe
13 Feb 2011, 11:33
Air Force One was on last night so I watched it... Prefer the same concept with Kurt Russell - can't remember offhand what it's called - purely for the fact of Steven Seagal getting mullered and consequently being unable to singlehandedly save the world....

Monstro
13 Feb 2011, 11:37
Air Force One was on last night so I watched it... Prefer the same concept with Kurt Russell - can't remember offhand what it's called - purely for the fact of Steven Seagal getting mullered and consequently being unable to singlehandedly save the world....

Was that Executive Decision?

AndyK
13 Feb 2011, 13:55
caught the last 3/4 of Shaun Of The Dead last night. The household craving for a cornetto is subsiding slowly.

Battybarb
13 Feb 2011, 15:11
sat and watched Pet Sematary again...cant wait till monday going to see "Paul"

LucyK!
13 Feb 2011, 17:00
caught the last 3/4 of Shaun Of The Dead last night. The household craving for a cornetto is subsiding slowly.

Isn't :lol:

Technically the last film we saw was about 20 minutes of Rocky Horror...doesn't matter how many times I've seen it or even whether I own it or not, if a Meat film is on I feel obliged to keep it on 'til I've seen him!

The Flying Mouse
13 Feb 2011, 17:34
:twisted: It.
Not watched that movie in a while.
It's nowhere near as screwed up as the book :nuts:

Hypnobabe
13 Feb 2011, 19:44
Was that Executive Decision?

That's the one....

PanicLord
13 Feb 2011, 20:46
Tangled. Very funny - felt like classic Disney retooled for modern audiences. Beats any of the Shrek films over the head with a frying pan. The mouse house definitely still knows how to make em!

Adje
13 Feb 2011, 21:01
I've seen two this weekend

New Kids Turbo.

It's the Dutch movie of the year. Funny stuff, especially because they blow up my town in the movie :twisted:

Tron Legacy.

I did like the first one, saw that in 1983 and a few times since. Tron Legacy was.... oh well, I like the first one.

Sarge
14 Feb 2011, 00:28
La frusta e il corpo - 1960s horror flick with Christopher Lee. :cool:

Battybarb
15 Feb 2011, 16:54
went to see Paul last night,very funny film,well worth seeing

RoknRollJesus
15 Feb 2011, 18:00
Saw THE RITE and JUST GO WITH IT

Expected more from The Rite and expected less from Just Go With it......really enjoyed the Adam Sandler flick....it was fun.

PanicLord
15 Feb 2011, 21:08
RED, on BluRay. Was very well cast and performed and quite entertaining but lacked any real sparkle.

AndyK
16 Feb 2011, 10:32
RED, on BluRay. Was very well cast and performed and quite entertaining but lacked any real sparkle.

We watched this the other night and loved it. Thought the relaxed laid back approach was refreshing for an "action movie" and it fitted with the storyline perfectly, the humour was pitched perfectly too.

*originaldancechick
16 Feb 2011, 10:41
The King's Speech is well worth watching. Luv cx

daveake
16 Feb 2011, 14:11
I watched The Game recently.

Damn, I lost already! :lol:

The Flying Mouse
16 Feb 2011, 22:38
:twisted: Duets.
Not a bad time killer.

Sarge
17 Feb 2011, 20:03
Fitzcarraldo

Crazy masterpiece! :D One of Kinski's most brilliant performances but shooting with him must have been hell: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yITx7txr-7M :bicker::angst: (I wonder what would have happened if he had taken part in Celebrity Apprentice. :twisted::p)

AndyK
19 Feb 2011, 13:34
Alien.

I still expect Sooty to appear in the chest exploding scene, damn you 80's comedy sketch show that I can't remember the name of (was it Not The Nine O'Clock News?)

LucyK!
19 Feb 2011, 15:25
We really need to start me a "Last Movie You Slept Through" thread!! :lol:

Last film I watched (from start to finish!) was Run Fatboy Run...I really like that film, really makes me feel like I should, and could, get up off my arse and do something worthwhile...but I opted for a G&T and a Magnum instead :up:

Battybarb
19 Feb 2011, 18:02
How to Lose Friends and Alienate people...such a funny film

AndrewG
19 Feb 2011, 20:56
The Illusionist.

Absolutely stunning. Straight into my top 20 favourite movies for sure. Loved it. Perfect score too.

The Flying Mouse
19 Feb 2011, 21:05
The Illusionist.

Absolutely stunning. Straight into my top 20 favourite movies for sure. Loved it. Perfect score too.

:twisted: The one starring Ed Norton?

AndrewG
19 Feb 2011, 21:28
:twisted: The one starring Ed Norton?

Yes

The Flying Mouse
19 Feb 2011, 21:32
Yes

:twisted: A decent enough film :up:
I just thought they could have made it a little more intricate.
A good watch nevertheless.

Battybarb
20 Feb 2011, 01:59
watched Paul again tonight..so funny..brilliant

Hypnobabe
20 Feb 2011, 11:28
True Grit... The re-make with Jeffrey Bridges... Well, it was hubby's birthday and he loves the original, (which I don't, so it was good of me to go, don't you think?) he seemed to enjoy this one too, but I've decided I shouldn't book cinema trips for his birthday anymore, since the last two haven't exactly been outstanding successes.....

Last year I booked tickets for Gran Torino at the Odeon Leicester Square, at £30ish, then managed to show up an hour after it started, thus year the automatic ticket machine processed my booking and ran out of paper when it came to print the tickets, and had cleared the order when refilled, so I had no tickets to get in!! Luckily a nice manager let us in without.....

Evil One
20 Feb 2011, 11:31
On Her Majesty's Secret Service. I really don't understand why so many 'Bond fans' rate it so highly. Yes it stays very close to the book, but as a film in it's own right it's pretty dull and George Lazenby is appallingly bad. :shock:

Sarge
20 Feb 2011, 13:40
The most disappointing part of that movie was the ending.

AndyK
20 Feb 2011, 13:53
Last two films (well ok one and half) that Lucy slept through were Scott Pilgrim Versus The World and Aliens.

The former is entertaining in a bizarre quirky way and the latter is a great (although somewhat dated) action movie, although the Aliens perhaps need to lay off the vicks vapour rub...

Alien 3 is on tonight, so I can see someone getting a few hours extra kip ...

allrevvedup
20 Feb 2011, 13:58
The Illusionist is a great film

Saw True Grit and The Fighter yesterday, both really good. Matt Damon is brilliant in True Grit and Christian Bale and Amy Adams steal the show in the Fighter

Evil One
20 Feb 2011, 14:48
The most disappointing part of that movie was the ending.Yes, it was a shit way to end the film. Originally it was supposed to be the opening for Diamonds Are Forever but when it became clear that Lazenby wasn't going to do it, it got added to OHMSS instead. That is how the book ends, but it's a depressing end to the film. :shrug:

Benny
20 Feb 2011, 19:35
The reef!

Great film

Sue K
23 Feb 2011, 12:37
Alice In Wonderland ~ Tim Burton-style ... featuring the deppie one. I love the bravery of Alice ... :D ...

MeatGrl1
23 Feb 2011, 15:01
Elvis The Early Years, been skeptical about this film and though Rose McGowen looked nothing like Ann-Margret and neither did the girl playing Priscilla it was good, I especially loved the army footage of the real Mr. Presley but all together this film was fair.

Hypnobabe
23 Feb 2011, 23:02
Watching The Untouchables for the umpteenth time....

The Flying Mouse
24 Feb 2011, 13:10
Watching The Untouchables for the umpteenth time....

:twisted: Epic win :up:

Skeleton
24 Feb 2011, 18:22
Diamonds are forever

One of my favourit Bond film

AndrewG
26 Feb 2011, 00:29
Drive Angry 3D.
Crazy, bit crude at times and quite a bit of nudity, so you are warned.
Fun though at times.

Why the hell was Meat Loaf's Alive covered though? Why not just use the original? :shrug:

MeatGrl1
26 Feb 2011, 02:43
Black Swan

This was good but a bit weird and confusing in parts !!

melon
26 Feb 2011, 03:57
Rocky IV

Sue K
26 Feb 2011, 12:51
Still Alice In Wonderland for me ... I really need to catch up on some film watching !!! ... but don't I ALWAYS say that ? I'm been a bit obsessed with a new to me show, Criminal Minds and watching it obsessively and compulsively... lol ...

AndyK
26 Feb 2011, 16:14
The Other Guys.

Very irreverant and off the wall, with far too many one liners to remember.

The Flying Mouse
26 Feb 2011, 17:32
:twisted: I've got a couple of movies on DVD waiting to be watched (the classic Westworld, and 1 Hour Photo, it'll be interesting to see Robin Williams in a serious role) but at the moment Jo and I are working our way back through the TV series Supernatural from season 1, so they'll have to wait until we've got through to the end of season 5 lol.

Sue K
26 Feb 2011, 18:32
:twisted: I've got a couple of movies on DVD waiting to be watched (the classic Westworld, and 1 Hour Photo, it'll be interesting to see Robin Williams in a serious role).

I'll be interested to hear your take on 1 Hour Photo, Mousie ! I'll save mine until I do. Oh, I watched the last half hour of Midnight Cowboy this morning. I can't believe my friend and I were able to get into the theater to see that when it was first released. I was 18yo and she was 17yo. I don't think we even understood half of what was going on... lol ... I was a pretty innocent teen and young adult... lol ... We went to see it because after seeing The Graduate, we became Dustin Hoffman fans. Come to think of it... how the devil did we get in to see that ??? ... :shock: ... lol ...

tink ... off to outdoor erranding ... :D ... OH and there goes the timer... soup's done !!! ... :lol: ...

Hypnobabe
26 Feb 2011, 20:44
Hope and Glory, bought at IWM Duxford yesterday by hubby after he took the boys for the day!

Sarge
27 Feb 2011, 09:07
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Can't recall how often I've watched this so far. Awesome performance by two of the best Hollywood actresses ever. Bette Davis was great. I love Robert Aldrich movies. :cool:

duke knooby
27 Feb 2011, 13:00
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Can't recall how often I've watched this so far.

if you've watched it that often, you should know what happened to baby jane ;)

Sarge
27 Feb 2011, 13:05
if you've watched it that often, you should know what happened to baby jane ;)

Yeah, it's pretty obvious, LOL. I think it's the creepiness that attracts me.

Monstro
04 Mar 2011, 22:40
Struggling to get through Iron Man 2, not a patch on the first one.

Sue K
05 Mar 2011, 12:29
The last film I watched was this morning, From Hell starring the deppie one. I think this is the film that made me sit bolt upright and ask... "Who's THAT ?" ... lol ... I think the first deppie film I saw was Secret Window and I only watched that because it was based on a Stephen King book. I wasn't too impressed and felt it easily could have been a made-for-tv film. Then I saw From Hell and went back to Secret Window to get a better appreciation for "Who's THAT?" ... lol ... yummy ... I'm really looking forward to the next adventure for Captain Jack !!! ... :D ...

Wingers are crossed we'll be getting some movie watching in this weekend and next week as mother-in-law is off to visit a friend for about a week. She's not open to anything new in movies unless it concerns a dog or Bruce Willis/ Steven Segal / Mel Gibson AND Danny Glover blowing things up... I think you get the picture here... hahaha ... There's a couple oldies, but goodies I'll be opening beloved's mind to... ie Goodfellas (which I could watch over and over ... LOVE the way the soundtrack suits the action ) and Any Given Sunday ... xo

Netty
05 Mar 2011, 15:57
The King's Speech, well done for Colin Firth :up:

Battybarb
05 Mar 2011, 17:38
Run Fat Boy Run..into comedy"s at the moment,i think Simon Pegg is class

MeatGrl1
06 Mar 2011, 01:20
An old classic starring Judy Garland, Meet Me In St. Louis, I do love this film and I like the part where she beats up her neighbour after her little sister falsely accuses him of hitting her and after hitting and biting him she says;

"If it's one thing I hate, loath and despise it's a bully !"
Then storms off.. Classic :lol: !

PanicLord
06 Mar 2011, 12:52
X Men 1 - 3 + Wolverine! 1 and 2 are class, 3 and 4 are good popcorn entertainment.

AndyK
06 Mar 2011, 13:17
X Files: I Want To Believe

A poor cousin to the original series, but always good to hear that music

Evil One
06 Mar 2011, 16:42
X Men 1 - 3 + Wolverine! 1 and 2 are class, 3 and 4 are good popcorn entertainment.1 and 2 are class and Wolverine is good popcorn entertainment, but 3 was shite. :shock:

Hypnobabe
06 Mar 2011, 23:47
X Files: I Want To Believe

A poor cousin to the original series, but always good to hear that music

I've been watching the series from the start every weekday afternoon on the new Sky Atlantic channel....

Currently watching Mr and Mrs Smith...

Sarge
09 Mar 2011, 13:24
Donnie Brasco

allrevvedup
21 Mar 2011, 20:30
In the last few weeks I've seen:

True Grit, The Fighter, The King's Speech, Fair Game and Adjustment Bureau.

All very good. This cineworld unlimited card has been money well spent

allrevvedup
21 Mar 2011, 20:33
Then, at home, I've seen Invictus and The Good German

Skeleton
22 Mar 2011, 18:12
The Elephantman

The Flying Mouse
22 Mar 2011, 21:20
:twisted: Finally got round to seeing Manhunter.

Brian Cox is one of my favourite actors, and I liked his performace in this film, but i've got to give AH full credit for the creepiest Lecter 8)

Anyone seen Hannibal Rising?

AndyK
22 Mar 2011, 21:25
:twisted: Finally got round to seeing Manhunter.

Brian Cox is one of my favourite actors, and I liked his performace in this film, but i've got to give AH full credit for the creepiest Lecter 8)

Anyone seen Hannibal Rising?

Yes. Don't. It's worse than the book!

The Flying Mouse
22 Mar 2011, 21:54
:twisted: I've not read the book either.
I take it that that's not too hot either?

PanicLord
23 Mar 2011, 21:31
It is utterly bad.

1st, it reads exactly like a cheap cash in B movie screenplay.
2nd, it doesn't cover the really interesting bit which would be seeing Lector in his practice begining to kill people regularly and then getting caught.

Utterly forgettable, commercial trash.

In a sense, the film is a very good adaptation of it, in that it is also utterly forgettable commercial trash.

Not sure if I'm writing forgettable correctly there, but I can't be bothered to go back and correct it either way ;)

AndyK
24 Mar 2011, 10:16
What he said.

Both the books Hannibal and Hannibal Rising are clearly written to be made into films (in the same way that the much hyped The Lost Symbol from Dan Brown is also). Average at best, but they really should have left it where they did with Silence Of The Lambs and Red Dragon/Manhunter.

LucyK!
24 Mar 2011, 11:57
Ohhh my god Hannibal Rising....there's a couple of hours of our lives we'll never get back! I actually can't comment on how bad or good it was because the fake Russian accents were so hideous that I cannot tell you a single thing that happened in that film, in fact I think I ended up asleep :?

The Flying Mouse
24 Mar 2011, 14:28
:twisted: Dod Sno (Dead Snow).
Norweigian with English subtitles, it's the story of a group of friends who go on an Easter break at a cabin, only to meet some nasty zombies of dead SS men who used to beat up the locals during the war.

Not a film for the squeamish, lots of blood and gore. One of the characters wears a Braindead T shirt, and I don't doubt that the film makers are fans.

Daft but entertaining.

Hypnobabe
24 Mar 2011, 23:21
The Lincoln Lawyer - was pretty good, well it must have been pretty good 'cos hubby stayed awake throughout, but having just re-read the book, I wouldn't have cast Matthew McConnaughey or William H. Macy in it....

The Flying Mouse
27 Mar 2011, 19:39
:twisted: Jo and I watched The Three Amigos on DVD on Friday night, then when we put the TV back on after the movie, Anna Nicole Smith - the opera, was just starting :shock: (I shit you not).

It was acually bloody good.
I'm not a fan of opera sung in English (and Jo's not an opera fan at all lol) but we both really enjoyed it.
J Howard Marshall had the best entrance I have ever seen 8)


He came in on a giant stena stair lift


It was very well sung, and a lot of it was creally very funny.
I wouldn't mind seeing it live.

Sarge
27 Mar 2011, 21:41
Le meurtrier - old crime thriller with Gert "Goldfinger" Fröbe
In Harm's Way - WWII movie from 1965 about the attack on Pearl Harbor, more drama than war movie and not as exciting as expected, yet better than Pearl Harbor
Thunderball - one of those classic Bond movies that are so much more entertaining than the Daniel Craig "Bond" flicks

allrevvedup
28 Mar 2011, 16:16
Righteous Kill...

not the best of films unfortunately but for what little good there is in the plot is made up of Pacino and De Niro saving it.

Skeleton
04 Apr 2011, 12:18
Rango

Wonderful film: funny and well animated. :D

Evil One
04 Apr 2011, 12:24
Quantum Of Solace. The first time I saw it I thought it was an incomprehensible mess and my view hasn't changed. There are some good action sequences and there's probably a decent film in there somewhere, but the 'trendy' camera work makes it too hard to follow what's going on. :shrug:

RoknRollJesus
04 Apr 2011, 16:12
INCIDIOUS - right good scare! Great flick.

RANGO - very funny!

PanicLord
04 Apr 2011, 22:44
Quantum Of Solace. The first time I saw it I thought it was an incomprehensible mess and my view hasn't changed. There are some good action sequences and there's probably a decent film in there somewhere, but the 'trendy' camera work makes it too hard to follow what's going on. :shrug:


I felt the same way, but now each time I see it I like it more. Daniel Craig and Judi Dench are awesome, and the action is amazing. But there's too much of it, or at least not enough of the nice slow bits which James Bond needs, and not enough humour imho. They are not action films and not Bourne films and never should be.

Battybarb
04 Apr 2011, 23:48
The Hangover

MeatGrl1
07 Apr 2011, 01:06
ombLA8Gqbpk

As a Julia Roberts fan, I might be biast but I like this one, it was on the telly again tonight and I thought, 'not watched the DVD in awhile so I'll watch it.' It's not my favourite of Julia's films but it's not bad either. You have to feel sorry for her character who's in a controlled marriage where she can't do anything incase it's wrong or seen to be wrong or she'll get a beating. Laura decided to fake her own death and for a short period of time it appeared to work till her violent husband spots her wedding band in the toilet, he then makes it his mission to find her.

Battybarb
07 Apr 2011, 02:02
Hook....lol

AndyK
09 Apr 2011, 19:58
Alien 3

Somewhat miffed that the digibox didn't record Alien: Resurrection for me a few weeks ago!

PanicLord
10 Apr 2011, 13:17
I think Alien 3 is very under rated. I've only seen the more recent special edition but thought it was excellent.perhaps some of the criticism is because it's a much less epic film than Aliens.

Resurrection has some classic moments but is so different in tone compared to the others and has some real dodgy moments that it doesn't quite work for me.

Sue K
10 Apr 2011, 13:52
Velocity of Gary (Not His Real Name) ... starring Vincent D'Onofrio as a bi-sexual ex-porn star who dies of AIDS. I could never see what all the VDO fans were on about when they were gaga over how sexy VDO is in this film... I only saw stills and thought ... "tuh" and perhaps "uh oh" as well... lol ... however... one MUST see him moving about in this film to get it... if you're only going to watch because you find VDO to be sexy... as I do ... you will, too... I laughed a bit, I cried a bit... and have now watched it three times ... I like it... aLOT ... :lol: ...

allrevvedup
10 Apr 2011, 20:28
Source Code, clever and enjoyable.

Battybarb
11 Apr 2011, 01:00
Hellboy

MeatGrl1
11 Apr 2011, 02:45
Mamma Mia !

Really love it and I love that Benny is in it very breifly too playing his piano during Dancing Queen, rock on :metal: !!
Also who the hell told Peirce Brosen he can sing :shock: ?!

BostonAngel
12 Apr 2011, 07:53
Top Gun on late night TV. I admit I love that movie, even if people call it corny and cheesy, etc.

Sue K
12 Apr 2011, 12:45
Toy Story 3 ~ Husband and I totally enjoyed it and cried about a quarter of the time watching ... lol ... Need a therapeutic good cry ? Toy Story 3 is the one for you ... :lol: ...

LucyK!
12 Apr 2011, 14:38
I'm not emotionally stable enough for Toy Story 3 any more!! :lol:

MeatGrl1
13 Apr 2011, 10:58
Top Gun on late night TV. I admit I love that movie, even if people call it corny and cheesy, etc.

It's not corney !!
I love it, but then I'm a massive Val Kilmer fan and would say that :)) LOL !!

The Flying Mouse
13 Apr 2011, 19:28
:twisted: The Mist.
Good film 8)

tribrats
13 Apr 2011, 19:48
Last movie I saw in the theater was Shrek 2.

I have a really hard time keeping to one thing at a time so even though Hubby and the kids have watched movies a lot, I think the last one I actually paid attention to was Secret Smile.

Battybarb
14 Apr 2011, 01:02
Michael

allrevvedup
17 Apr 2011, 21:13
Scream 4...wasn't bad and it is worth seeing for the last 15 minutes alone but nothing in terms of the suspense and anticipation of the first film.

The American, a little slow but it develops into a really good film and well worth seeing, the more I see Mr Clooney's films the more I appreciate him as an actor.

PanicLord
18 Apr 2011, 00:19
Quantum Of Solace - every time I watch it I like it more. Mainly for the acting (esp Bond, M, Mathis), dialogue, and travelogue style beauty shots. The action is awesome but still can't make half of it out due to bizarre editing. Also needs to take a bit more time between bursts of action.

Very excited about Scream 4. Loved 1 and 2. Mrs wont go though! grrr

meatfanforlife
18 Apr 2011, 01:24
The Fighter. Damn good movie, imo

Hypnobabe
19 Apr 2011, 20:02
Unstoppable.
It was okay, I suppose..... More of a boy thing, I think....

allrevvedup
19 Apr 2011, 20:10
Unstoppable.
It was okay, I suppose..... More of a boy thing, I think....

what's your point?!

AndyK
19 Apr 2011, 20:56
Unstoppable.
It was okay, I suppose..... More of a boy thing, I think....

We watched that the other night, thought it was pretty good for a disaster/buddy movie.

BostonAngel
19 Apr 2011, 21:48
Watched Repo! The Genetic Opera last night on YouTube. Actually watched it twice. I love that movie!

tribrats
19 Apr 2011, 22:29
We don't have cable and haven't for nearly 10 years so all our viewing is through Netflix or disc.

Watched Toy Story 3 the other night. Very cute!

allrevvedup
02 May 2011, 16:34
Saw Thor in 3D, it was fun but the ending is a bit rushed

Battybarb
08 May 2011, 02:15
Saw Thor as well,thought it was ok

Hypnobabe
08 May 2011, 10:50
The King's Speech - thanks for sending it early, Amazon!

PanicLord
08 May 2011, 17:39
Thor - thoroughly entertaining. Well acted, scripted, directed. Only problem was it was a little predictable, but definitely a 4 out of 5 from me!

RoknRollJesus
09 May 2011, 19:49
Saw THOR and WATER FOR ELEPHANTS yesterday.

THOR was fun.....totally got what I expected.
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS was way better than expected. Hal Holbrook is a gem!

MeatGrl1
16 May 2011, 21:54
:heart: CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW: I know those guns... It's the Pearl !
PRISONER: The Black Pearl ?! I've heard stories, she's been praying on ships and settlements for nearly ten years. Never leaves any survivors !!
CJS: No survivors ?! Then where do the stories come from I wonder ?!

Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl - Johnny Depp :heart:

Not seen this one in awhile so as it was on watched it again, it is very good LOL !!

duke knooby
29 May 2011, 03:07
fast five

Hypnobabe
29 May 2011, 09:56
In the last week I've watched The King's Speech (again), Black Swan, Titanic, and I've currently got X-Men Origins: Wolverine playing...

allrevvedup
29 May 2011, 13:14
Blitz...good switch off the brain film that Jason Statham and Aidan Gillen perform very well in

MeatGrl1
31 May 2011, 11:01
:heart: Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End - Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom :heart:

Before that I watched; :heart: Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest with same people the night before :heart:

:cool::lol:

Sue K
31 May 2011, 12:14
Dark House, I think it was called. It had a couple leap out at you scary moments that made me jump and giggle... lol ... and a twisty ending. I liked it well enough.

Jeanie
01 Jun 2011, 02:54
The Rite... was ok, thought they wasted Sir Anthony Hopkins talents though, when it got to the core of the film.

J. xo

suzieq
01 Jun 2011, 03:00
Kung Fu Panda 2

snider22
01 Jun 2011, 03:11
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

Hypnobabe
02 Jun 2011, 01:03
Equilibrium - a Minority Report-ish type film, with Christian Bale, Sean Bean, Angus MacFadyen and the bloke who dismantles the bomb after having a punch-up with Bruce Willis in Armageddon.

From Dusk To Dawn - Tarantino and Clooney with tattoos... Yum yum....

The Flying Mouse
02 Jun 2011, 01:10
Equilibrium - a Minority Report-ish type film, with Christian Bale, Sean Bean, Angus MacFadyen and the bloke who dismantles the bomb after having a punch-up with Bruce Willis in Armageddon.

From Dusk To Dawn - Tarantino and Clooney with tattoos... Yum yum....

:twisted: And sticking with Mr Tarantino, Pulp Fiction is on at the moment :mrgreen:
The "What" scene cracks me up every time :lmao:

Hypnobabe
02 Jun 2011, 11:35
Top Gun <3

AndyK
02 Jun 2011, 11:37
The King's Speech

Would have been a really good film if the lead character didn't have such a bad stutter...