Cypher

I bought this film on DVD last year and didnt really think much of it, however it was recently shown again on Ch4, having completely forgotten that I bought it,I sat down to watch it (again)

I realised within a min or two that Id seen it before, but it seemed much better on the second viewing. There are quite a few twists and turns in the plot and this continues right up until the end of the film.

An original film with a good story. 7/10

I saw that the other night on Channel4, I thought it was really good.

Dougal

Saw the cast for this--Judy Dench, Whoopie Goldberg, Jon Stewart, William H. Macy, Kylie Mynogie and that chap who played Gandalf in LOTR, and thought: oh! It's probably a delightful, small-scale comedy with witty British dialogue and excellent Pixar-level performances by the supertalented cast.

Is it, fuck.

Not a single laugh or memorable reading, and the animation sucked.

the remake of Dawn of the Dead. I was expecting it to be better than it was. Maybe it lost something seeing as I was watching at 6am. 5/10.

Shaun of the Dead was far better. I know you cant really compare the two, but still.

Beau Geste (1939) - With Gary Cooper, Robert Preston, Ray Milland as the Geste brothers and the excellent Brian Donlevy as their evil sergeant in the Foreign Legion. Great "boys' own" stuff with a twist at the end I didn't see coming (as I haven't read the book.) 8/10

Boogeyman

Saw it at the cinema and watched it again on DVD here in Poland.

Do you know they typical price of a DVD is around 1-2 pounds here? They are sold kind of like magazines, and most DVD come free with crappy womens mags.

Anyway, this was cack the first time and cack again last night.

Good opening sequence though, it starts off really well but falls flat on it's arse after ten minutes.

2/5

uh, why does the original thread require a part 2?

The Bourne Supremacy

Not a patch on the first one, but a watchable film that you don't need to think about that much.

6/10 - but that's only because I'm feeling generous.

25th Hour

Saw it for the second time last night and had forgotten how good it was. Especially the 'fuck everybody' sequence. An ignored gem.

8/10.

AI: Artificial Intelligence.

Hmm. Was this the same train crash I remember from the cinema upon release?

Btw - Did you know this was going to be called simply AI before SS added the explanation? Then again, SS has done a thorough job of smothering any element of mystique or interest the project may once have had with his own brand of treacle. AI is a film where the germ of an interesting idea (cloning/replacing reality with imitation reality) gets thrown away for the sake of his well-trodden, and now tiresome, themes of wish fulfilment, parental issues and separation. It’s not hard to see the smaller, better film trying to get out, especially in the first hour (there’s a nice dinner scene that touches on child deformity), but once robot David sets out to find the Blue Fairy the film goes to pot and reaches its nadir with a Robin Williams voice-over purely to steer the narrative into greater contrivances. AI loses further marks for the annoying genre switch at the end – suddenly aliens are involved, but you’ve long since past caring really. It’s just another bad idea thrown on to the pile. A few visuals impress (a woman’s face opening up like an old cassette deck, say) but little else does.

Yup, same train crash. 3/10

Exorcist: The Beginning

Better than Dominion (the other prequel) as a whole, but an equally shit ending. Felt rushed and stuck on at the last minute. Was quite creepy in places. Better than I expected, but I expected it to be dreadful.

5.5/10

Deliverance - 7/10
The film kind of slows down after they kill the first guy, but its a good film

The Hills Have Eyes (remake)

Not scary, although quite uncomfortable in places (the trailer/caravan scene). Very gory - not for the squeamish. Spose it was alright.

6/10

Deliverence is a classic, one of my faves.

I watched The Machinist last night with Christian Bale. It was OK, but a bit weird. Would not watch it again.

Also watched Green Steet with Elijah Wood who plays a Harvard dropout who moves to London and is introduced to the world of Football hooliganism. Wasn`t a bad film

Deliverence is terrific. In some ways a better horror film than other proper horror films.

The Best of Bowie (2 DVD set)

Not a film I know, but what the hell. It’s been on in the corner throughout the day. All four hours of it.

It’s odd how someone with such a visual reputation has never actually made a classic video. The early stuff sounds great, but you could do better with your camera phone. Ashes To Ashes seemed wow at the time, but has dated badly. Featuring Steve Strange: last heard of being arrested for shoplifting a Teletubby.

However, the really gruesome stuff comes later. Dancing in the Streets is as awful as you remember, but even that pales next to the full-on mid-eighties horror that is Absolute Beginners. Then you get a load of shit with the Muppets that beggars belief.

Thankfully it gets slightly better, with Mark Romanek’s Jump They Say video the best of the whole lot. A black mark for the buy-by-the-yard MTV gothic chic of Heart’s Filthy Lesson though. Anyone could do that, Dave.

5/10

Walk The Line 8/10

Really enjoyed it. Thought Reese W was very very good and Joaquim fella a plausible Cash. Faithful to real life, well acted, quite endearing.

Elf

Will Farrell in a kids movie?


Fookin ace :D


In geek terms........


LMFAO!!

THe Inner Elf (http://www.elfmovie.com/)

The Boondock Saints - 8/10

Amazing anarchistic assasain action adventure. 2 Oirish brothers in Boston go on a mission from God to rid Boston of its scumbags and find themselves tracked down by mysterious assasain Billy Connoly and gaylord Willem Defoe.

Troy Duffy made his debut with this movie and was rated as the next big thing till he pissed off lots of people in Hollywood and got ended. At times, the directing is a bit heavy handed, but other times he gets the action spot on.

Audition 7/10

I don't want to talk about it.

Audition 7/10

I don't want to talk about it.

why not? awesome film, especially the needles

I said I don't want to talk about it

/me hides in a corner.

Saving Private Ryan
This is one of them films, that for some reason I'd never seen - despite hearing nothing but praise for it. I bought the dvd a couple of months ago, and have kept meaning to watch it since, last night though I'd had enough of it catching dust and put it on.
Right from the beginning I was blown away, I just couldn't believe how fantastic this film was, right the way though. From the very detailed, gory beach landings, to waiting and luring in the german troops to the derelict french town. The actual main story of searching for James Ryan I thought was a bit hollywood, but that didn't overshadow the brilliance of this.
10/10

I never thought I'd watch a film that would (worringly) make me want to go to war, and that I'd prefer more than Fight Club.

Saving Private Ryan made you want to go to war? What the fuck?

Do films with drugs in make you want to go out and score some smack?

I blame Trainspotting for my heroin addiction :(

My Neighbour Tortoro

Ace film, so cute it made me go 'awww'.

8/10

Natural Born Killers

Watched it for Shocking Cinema on my film course, but I didn't think it was that shocking really. Braw film though, I loved the filming style, especially the montages in it. I liked the ending as well.

7/10

....Do films with drugs in make you want to go out and score some smack?

Yes, well maybe not smack. When I used to watch The Doors I used to get stoned.

Snakes on a Plane - I was expecting to have a good time by laughing at the crapness of the film. I ended up having a good time because the movie was entertaining. With out the stupid internet cult that raised everyone's expectations through the roof, it wouldn't be getting quite such awful reviews. 8/10

darkstar (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069945/)
Its amazing to think that this film predates star wars and alien and is pretty much unknown even tho it obviously influenced both George lucus and Ridley Scott in afore mentioned films.
Dark star was John carpenter (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000118/)'s first film , he went on to make classics like 'they live' and 'the thing' amoungst others.
Anyways seeing as this film is over 20 years old its now officially retro cool, the SFX are crap, the acting is a bit pants, but its still very funny. Its a space comedy after all.

I give it a (relative) 9/10.

PS Im now seeding this film on torrentspy at the mo. Get it whilst you can ;)

darkstar (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069945/)
Its amazing to think that this film predates star wars and alien and is pretty much unknown even tho it obviously influenced both George lucus and Ridley Scott in afore mentioned films.
Dark star was John carpenter (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000118/)'s first film , he went on to make classics like 'they live' and 'the thing' amoungst others.
Anyways seeing as this film is over 20 years old its now officially retro cool, the SFX are crap, the acting is a bit pants, but its still very funny. Its a space comedy after all.

I give it a (relative) 9/10.

PS Im now seeding this film on torrentspy at the mo. Get it whilst you can ;)


hehehehe quality "crap" film

the beachball/tomato/pet type thing is just hilarious :D

The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

I liked it. Expected it to be shit, but it was pretty good. Not in the same league as the LOTR's films, but better than the Harry Potter series.

Wasn't quite as grandiose as maybe it could have been, however. For example in the LOTR's you get the sense that Middle Earth is fucking enormous.. Narnia din't really achieve that until the big battle scene towards the end.

The little kid annoyed the fuck out of me, but I generally don't like kids.

Erm, yeah. Pretty good.

7/10

Barry Lyndon

Stretching its very elegant legs all through yesterday afternoon on BBC2.

Bliss.

10/10

Watching Enigma on BBC1 right now, Excellent movie, shows the hidden side of WW2 and how it was the cryptographers who were the real winners of the war.
8/10

Barry Lyndon

Stretching its very elegant legs all through yesterday afternoon on BBC2.

Bliss.

10/10
Very under-rated movie. The cinematography is utterly groundbreaking, the use of candlelight in all the interior shots and the soft lighting on exteriors make it timeless, but perfectly capturing the period.
Nice soundtrack - suitably over-dramatic and typically Kubrick. I still think the pistol duel is totally nail biting.

Watched The Cave, a lot better than The Descent but films that are constantly in the dark annoy me after a while


Poseidon was disappointing but mainly because I had grown up watching the original and got to know the characters. This one, although better special effects didn`t let you get to know the people involed in any detail.

Peeping Tom

Watched it as part of my Shocking Cinema course. Was an okay film, I liked the way the character of Mark was portrayed but I felt the whole story was quite predictable. I was expecting something really 'shocking' at the end but it just didn't come.

5/10

I just caught Blood Sucking Freaks on the Horror Channel.

:wtf:

-5/10

Click. Not really and Adam Sandler fan but really enjoyed this one. A remote control comes into his possesion which he can use to fast forward or pause his life. He can also press the rewind to look back on his life. Things get out of control when the remote learns which parts of his life he would rather fast forward. 7/10

"A cock and bull story"

I think that's what it's called. Mrs S isn't a Tristram Shandy fan and was intensely bored by this. I love Tristram Shandy and I was intensely bored by the seemingly endless bits about Steve Coogan. if you love Shandy, and don't mind them fucking up the bits where Slop curses Obadiah and wher Toby shows Widow Wadham where he was wounded then you'll like this.

5/10

American Sweethearts

just watched it all the way through for the first time in ages (god bless Film 4)
very funny
7/10

oh and that Cusack is not bad either

Marathon Man

Overwrought, slightly pretentious, but still very efficient thriller that never quite marries the big themes and big thrills as much as it wants to. Interesting to note that this was what a mainstream piece of adult entertainment was in the mid-seventies compared the pap we get these days though.

Is it safe? 7/10

Dogma.

First film I've watched starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. I quite enjoyed it.

Alan Rickman was fab, as usual. Alanis Morrisette was good. Spent much of the film thinking the evil bloke was Ryan reynolds, but it wasnt.

7/10

Jason Lee ( earl)

only Kevin Smith film I've seen
8/10

Barefoot Gen
Quite an old anime about a boy who survived the Hiroshima bombings and has to look after his mum. I really liked it, it reminded me of Grave of the Fireflies, and the way it was drawn was pretty similar as well. Very sad but definately worth watching.

8/10

Barefoot Gen 2
Not as good as the original but still an awesome film. It shows the effects of what happened 3 years on with radiation sickness and homeless orphans. Has a few amusing parts but still very sad. After watching both of these films in a row I was left feeling well depressed.

7/10

Spent much of the film thinking the evil bloke was Ryan reynolds, but it wasnt.

So it isn't just me that gets confused between Ryan Reynolds and Jason Lee then?

They're nothing like each other.

"He's got a pineapple on his head"!

http://tinyurl.com/r6vq5

:haha:

Uno, its not just you. Here's hoping they dont do a film together. That would really confuse me.

Rules Of Attraction Was On The Other Night ON Four. Hope You All Watched It

(Obviously) Not As Good Or As Twisted As The Book, But Still Makes Me Want To Cry. Probably Makes A Better Adaptation Then Less Then Zero And American Psycho


9/10

Rules Of Attraction Was On The Other Night ON Four. Hope You All Watched It
9/10

I watched it. I'd heard it was utter shit but it wasn't as bad as that. Best thing about it was Jessica Biel in skimpies! Hardly a classic though - 6/10.

I watched "Cigarettes and Coffee" which looked as if it was directed by Jim Jarmusch last night. (I mean I watched it last night). Not very amusing, not very anything. And Steve fucking Coogan pops up atowards the end.

7/10, less 2 for Coogan

So it isn't just me that gets confused between Ryan Reynolds and Jason Lee then?

Bizarre. Two of my favourite actors and I never noticed the resemblance. Now I do. Now it will probably bug me.

The Departed - 9/10

Brilliant movie. I'm not a big fan of DiCapacino, Damon or Wahlberg, but they are all excellent in this film. Obviously, Ray Winston, Jack Nicholson, Martin Sheen and Alec Baldwin aren't half bad either.
Reckon it's better than Infernal Affairs, much better than Casino, just as violent and shocking as Goodfellas and the script is just as good as Taxi Driver - there's some awesome lines, shared out amongst Baldwin, Nicholson, Damon and Wahlberg.

From what i've heard Dicaprio is fantastic in this film, he's a very hot favourite for the Oscar too. Didn't i always tell ya :):):):):):):):):):)

Ichi the killer


Top notch japanese Yakuza/slasher film.

A mob boss goes 'missing' so his number 2 (who happens to be a masochist) gets a gang together and torture their way to find him. All the time being stalked by a sadist killer (Ichi)

Very gory, violent and supremely cheesy, with the classic Japanese flashback/mindtrip/whatthefugginhellwasthat? ending.

Pick it up cheap in the Virgin sale, now!

^Really want to see Ichi! My brothers got it but he's buggered off to uni. I was too pussy to watch it on my own when he was here last. I have a feeling I've seen the worst of it though, because a few years or so ago I walked in on him watching it and everytime I went in the room it was a big gory scene.

A scanner darkly

An awesome film/cartoon hybrid of a film. Trippy as fuck, Slick, clever, gripping.

8.5/10

See...this...film...go...now...

Purple Rose of Cairo

8/10

Hate Woody Allen. Loved this.

Also in a similar vein- Pleasantville.

9/10

Bloody great.

Vacances De Monsieur Hulot

"Monsieur Hulot goes on a holiday to a seaside resort, but accidents and misunderstandings follow him where ever he goes. The peace and quiet of the hotel guests don't last very long with Hulot around, because although his intensions are good, they always turn out catastrophically."

Next to no plot, next to no dialogue, yet engaging and charming. A treat to watch.

8/10

I watched Nanny McFee with my 6 year old niece. It was quite enjoyable for a childrens film although Colin Firth seemed totally wrong for the part

RV on the plane back from Greece

Complete and utter arse.

0/10

Children of Men.

6/10

I was more interested in the sci-fi aspect than the action. I wanted to know why women were infertile, why the female lead wasn't, and what happened after the movie ended.

There were two or three really cracking scenes though, and Michael Caine was fantastic. The rest of the acting was so-so, even from the leads.

Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas

8/10

yeah it was all weird and seemed kinda pointless, but it was interesting and entertaining and the acting (depp and del toro) was superb.

Thumbsucker.

Was ok, watchable if you like this sort of movie. The acting couldnt be faulted, and the interaction between characters was obviously well thought out.
so all in all, A well written teen angst/coming of age type film, with a happy ending. :yay:

A respectable 6.5 out of 10.

Saw III

8/10.
I actually felt like I'd got my £8 worth, which rarely happens. It was sick and gorey, lots of special effects, loads of dingy and dirty settings and some classic corniness. The acting was fine and some parts of it were just lovely to watch. :)

Dead Man's Shoes

Only partly successful Midlands-based revenge drama from Shane Meadows, given a neo-realism sheen and laced with knowing genre conventions (the black-clad villain and his goonish henchmen say). Moments startle, and Paddy Considine is terrific in the lead role, but the twist is somewhat pointless and really only there for its own sake. Deeper themes are hinted at, especially at the end, but the feeling that all you're watching is Death Wish for the art house brigade remains firm throughout.

6.5/10


War. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing......or film's that prove it's good for nothing?

Full Metal Jacket

Penultimate entry in Kubrick oeuvre, this blackly comic epic always seemed to be the one that brought the least new to the table. The opening half is as merciless as cinema gets – the camera as a weapon, while the later sequences show a greater dimension of concern. Death, desensitization, and the breakdown of communication are all swilling around - but was any of this really a challenge for its maker? There are enough strokes of genius on show all right, but it still feels like a certain something is missing. And there’s no hiding that thin, southern counties daylight no matter how smart your lenses are.

8/10

Brick

Bizarre murder mystery teen angst film bolstered by good performances and bogged down with incomprehensible dialogue. Plus that's the emptiest Los Angeles neighborhood/high school I've ever seen.

Plus who knew that Lukas Haas would be so good at portraying ultimate evil?

Saw III

Quite undecided on this one. It was full of plot holes and I found that it relied on 'gore' to make the film any good. The gore wasn't even as bad as I expected, especially as I've heard of people fainting and throwing up because of it.

The twists at the end were quite clever...but there were so many that it felt really rushed and was too much to take in.

Kept me entertained throughout though, unlike moments in the first that bored me to death. Still haven't seen the second one either.

5/10

Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Mans Chest

The second of the Pirates of the Caribbean films (the third is reportedly being filmed now) is easily as good as the first. Lots of characters from the first film appear along with plenty of new ones. Johnny Depp gives another great performance as Captain Jack Sparrow.

If you liked the first film you'll like this too.

8/10

The twists at the end were quite clever...but there were so many that it felt really rushed and was too much to take in.

I thought the twists in this one were crap, and had so many possible 'but that wouldn't have happened if..' moments, it became laughable at times.

Saw 1 > Saw II > Saw III

Shame there's gonna be a 4 and 5.. despite the weaker third film, it is a decent trilogy.

I thought the twists in this one were crap, and had so many possible 'but that wouldn't have happened if..' moments, it became laughable at times.

Saw 1 > Saw II > Saw III

Shame there's gonna be a 4 and 5.. despite the weaker third film, it is a decent trilogy.

The twist with Amanda I liked, the rest were just outrageous! And I saw the last one coming.

Eurgh, god knows how 4 will happen, rumour has it people we thought were dead actually survived (I won't say who 'cause it could ruin the plot, but I'm sure those who have seen it will get me). I heard 5 is gonna be a prequel. There's quite a bit of info on IMDB but everyone on the messageboard is fucking stupid.

Oh please god no, not a 4 and 5? Don't get me wrong because I liked all three (I actually think I < II < III) but they really need to quit while they're ever so slightly ahead.

There are so many plot holes in each one that the producers/directors/writers/whoever is in charge of them must have realised and left them in for some reason.

If you-know-who isn't dead then it's just pathetic, because he should have been dead at the end of II. Now that I think about it the flashbacks in III are probably foreshadowing a prequel. And yes, IMDB users are lyk compleet twatz.

Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire

5/10

The books are now too long to fit into a film and as a consequence seem compressed. Fuck knows what the next one will be like.

A Benny Hill sketch.

The prestige 8/10
classy and intriguing movie well acted ( with the exception of Bale but even he is better than usual).
Also Scarlett Johannsen ( spelling?) in a little magic outfit..heh heh

Borat, I laughed so hard I had difficulty breathing. You can tell a lot of the stuff is set up, or edited to make it appear different to what actually happened, but still very very funny 8/10.

Saraband. Last night. I was completely pissed, thank fuck, yet still it's quite powerful. What it's about I haven't much clue, but it's quite profound, and the shots of peoples faces were rather beautiful. The longer shots were, it seems to me, edited by a amphetamines freak wearing oven gloves. Yet nevertheless I was quite moved.

The Prestige 7/10

not bad at all, not great, but a good excuse to meet up with some pals and go to the flicks on a Tuesday when it's only £4

La Jetee

Only 28 minutes long but I really loved this film. It's quite old (1962) and is basically just a montage of images with a voiceover, there's no moving film at all. Was quite odd to watch at first, but I audjusted quite quickly and really enjoyed it. The plot is quite confusing and hard to follow, but I thought the end made sense and even though it was depressing, worked well.

8/10

Casino Royale

To be frank, I was a little dissapointed given the hype its getting. It was a good film in its own right, but just not bond. Having said that I think daniel craig will make a good bond if they give him some more traditional bond like material.

It started well, I particularly liked the opening credits (arty bit between the first scene and rest of film) which made a nice change to the the standard sihloettes (sp?) of naked birds. I found it very slow towards the end though. A lot of fuss has been made about the stunts, but I don't think there was anything original or amazing in there, apart from a long stint of street running which was fun to watch, but just felt too much like they were pandering to popular culture.

6.8/10

Kontrol -
Worthy of a mention and a watch; A Hungarian black humoured indie thriller / horror about a motely band of underground ticket collectors and the odd characters they meet, fight and chase around the place. Somewhere in the centre of the stories about what drove them to such an unappealing job is a sub-plot of a maniac who goes about pushing people in front of trains.

This is a debut film from a director who is clearly meant for big things, although some of the film is a bit raw, it has a good energy and humour.

3 Guppys

Casino Royale

Bland and extremely overhyped would be the best way to describe it. Daniel Craig wasn't bad, but he certainly wasn't Bond. The Bond of this film may has well have been played by Arnie or Robert Patrick - he was more like the Terminator.

Granted, they tried to do something different.. and show more of a cold-blooded killer, but it was completely lacking in feeling and emotion,. Even the ending which should have been very emotive.. I didn't feel any empathy whatsoever. TBH, the last half an hour dragged on and I just wanted to leave.

The first hour or so was pretty good though.. I liked the opening chase scene.

Disappointed with the theme song (even though I like Chris Cornell) - as pretty much like the rest of the film.. it just wasn't Bond

5.5/10

I liked Casino Royale - The action was immaculately edited and the set peices were impressive.
I reckon Daniel Craig played the hardest Bond since early Sean Connery days (before he got chubby). I related more to that, rather than a suave gentleman who is the product of good fight choreography.
They have cut down on the glib remarks, poor punchlines, stupid gadgets, elaborate villain headquarters & henchmen and the predictable relationship between Bond and M. Instead they have portrayed a more realistic character (hard instead of cool), more believable setting (casino instead of some hidden super-lair), more acceptable gadgetary (invisible car anyone?).

Works for me - Bond is a no brainer, sit back and watch him piss off the enemy, get the bird, kill loads of people and make espionage look easy.

X-Men 2. 8/10

Did exactly what it set out to do and there were some nice touches to it. No complaints.

Howl's Moving Castle (http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/castle/)

Another quality animated film from Studio Ghibli , a joy for all ages i'm off to buy the book that this film was loosely based upon

9/10

Howl's Moving Castle (http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/castle/)

Another quality animated film from Studio Ghibli , a joy for all ages i'm off to buy the book that this film was loosely based upon

9/10

I love Howls Moving Castle and really want to read the book. Apparantly it's totally different to the film but still an awesome read.

I have nearly all of the Studio Ghibli films now and if you haven't seen 'Kiki's Delivery Service' or 'My Neighbour Totoro' I reccomend checking them out! I think most of the DVDs have gone down to around £10, rather than the £20 they were when I bought them all...damn :headbang:

X-Men 2. 8/10

Did exactly what it set out to do and there were some nice touches to it. No complaints.

It's an ace film, much better than the first I thought and better than the third one too :yes:

Napoleon Dynamite

Get to see this for my Film Studies course and I love it, it makes me lol. I think I preferred watching it the second time round, the first time it was a bit weird.

7/10

I love Howls Moving Castle and really want to read the book. Apparantly it's totally different to the film but still an awesome read.

I have nearly all of the Studio Ghibli films now and if you haven't seen 'Kiki's Delivery Service' or 'My Neighbour Totoro' I reccomend checking them out! I think most of the DVDs have gone down to around £10, rather than the £20 they were when I bought them all...damn :headbang:





Just added them both to my rental list on ilovefilm.com i managed to catch a lot of them when film 4 started up again on freeview all quality

Lord of the Rings: Return of the king.

First time seeing it after seeing the other 2 films ages ago. I quite liked it even without being a fan of the series. Well acted out, great ending to the film, but they should've just ised a catapult i the first place to launch him into Mordor ;)

Munich

Thought it was going to be completely biased seeing that Spielberg directed it. However, I was pleasantly surprised. Good attention to period detail except there seemed to be someone riding a vespa in every town in Europe... 9/10

I liked Casino Royale. They did away with the cheesey lines, the overly complicated gadgets and the sappy Bond Girls.

The ending was a bit dragged out though.

I liked Casino Royale. They did away with the cheesey lines, the overly complicated gadgets and the sappy Bond Girls.

The ending was a bit dragged out though.

it was a good half hour too long

I know. I kept looking at my watch.

That blonde chick looked odd.

The Japanese guy who was playing poker was called Fukutu.

Brothers Grimm, very disappointing for a Terry Gilliam film 5/10 and i think that's being generous

Brothers Grimm, very disappointing for a Terry Gilliam film 5/10 and i think that's being generousNot a proper Gilliam production though, is it? Wasn't he just a hired hand under studio control, or thereabouts?


Mission: Impossible:III

Oh dear. Your mission, should you wish to accept it, is to sit through the second wanking up of a once promising franchise. JJ Abrams may have married the domestic with the fantastical to persuasive effect with Lost, but comes a right cropper trying to do the same here. Plodding action, derivative plotting and a dramatic structure that kills all drama are the main culprits, but the worst is how it utterly ruins the playful mystique that made the original so good. Why show us how the masks are made? Or the IMF headquarters (which screams 24/CTU)? Something at this level should be leading rather than following. The only amusing bit is the end, in which Cruise’s new wife proves herself handy in a tight spot. See? Underneath ordinary human beings there’s a scientol-, sorry, IMF agent just bursting to get out.

4/10

Not a proper Gilliam production though, is it? Wasn't he just a hired hand under studio control, or thereabouts?




According to the blurb he was the director

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0355295/

As I can no longer go to the cinema, I have to wait for stuff to come out on DVD so's we can watch it on our own private cinema. My other half brought Dead Mans Chest home a couple of days ago and, as expected, it was awesome. Some very funny lines again, superb acting and camera work, brilliant costumes and the gorgeous Johnny Depp Dressed as a Pirate, who could ask for more? Not I, certainly :yarr: 10/10
He also brought home Cars but I haven't seen it yet to rate it, I'll let you know when I do

Taladega nights: 8/10

I thought this would be waash, despite loving Anchorman. It's quite funny, very silly but very likeable.

The Lady in the Water 7/10

Not bad, guy who made 6th sense and Unbreakable and stuff made this. It has a nice feel to it, it's basically a fantasy story, but wanders every so often into the pretentious.

The Host 7/10

Excellent creature effects are probably the main reason to see this flick. It's a bit of a bizzaire all rounder - a Korean horror / comedy / family drama.

Last DVD I watched was Serenity. It's Pretty good, one of the better sci-fi films out there atm anyway. If you don't know already it's the Big budget movie version of the excellent but extremely f***ing annoyingly cancelled Firefly tv series, created by Mr buffy the vampire slayer, Joss Whedon.
They said you don't need to see the tv show to get the film, but, I made sure I watched the whole series first, and I enjoyed the film all the more for it. It would, and does work as a standalone film though, as there is a small amount of background included.

Me and the wife went to see "Holiday" last night,
Typical sloppy predictable love story but it just fell to bits in the last three minutes..................everyone knew what was going to happen.....................and it did !

Fell flat on it's face as far as I'm concerned !

American Beauty

9/10

I know I've got a lot of catching up on classic movies but I'm glad I've caught this gem. Kevin Spacey is an acting genius.

And Thora Birch has bigger tits than I ever realised.

According to the blurb he was the directorYes, but what I meant is that he didn't seem to have as much personal input as with some of his other projects. I quite like some of his films (but not all) so I'll try and catch up with this to see.

Casino Royale

Effective, if a bit lumpen, reboot of the Bond franchise. Craig is Bond without a doubt, and it'll be good to see how he handles later episodes when the ideas, presumably, get a bit more expansive. A sterling start, but a bit less of the product placement in future eh? 7/10

The Sum of All Fears

CH4 t'other night. Appaling, almost inept post-9/11 Tom Clancy male-fantasy thriller featuring Ben Affleck battling cliches and cheap CGI in equal measure. Too slow to begin with, too rushed at the end. A film made by accountants, and probably for accountants. Morgan Freeman and Cairan Hinds at least had the sense to phone in their performances. Avoid, in short. 3/10

Der Golem

Silent German classsic from 1920. Difficult to follow at times, and a less heavy handling would've helped here and there, but it's still very powerful and some of the imagery is masterful. Found this for three quid at Music Zone, btw.7.5/10

Paths of Glory

Early Kubrick. Kirk Douglas defends three soldiers on trumped up charges of cowardice. Not the best film ever made.

Damn close though. 10/10

Windtalkers

A brilliant chance to highlight the efforts that the native americans played in america's World War II tour of duty.
Let down phemonanally by being another clique'd hollywod venture into heroism.

Some nice scenes of blood and gore, though, made it an enjoyable 5.5/10

Holiday

Or The Holiday, not sure which it was.

It was alright... the last half an hour was spent praying it would end, it went on FAR too long. Think it was a little over two hours, could easily have been done in 90. But I have little patience for anything other than horror and I should point out that it's not something I'd choose to see, but I went with my nanny and let her choose (cos I'm a good granddaughter really).

Cameron Diaz was a bit iffy, I thought she was by far the weakest actor/ess in it. Jude Law was fab (I'm not a fan girl btw) and Kate Winslet was also good, but this movie blurred the lines between comic actress and serious actress so at points I didn't know if she was playing for laughs or what. At least she won't be typecast. Jack Black is becoming a bit like Jim Carrey, he always does strange voices and stuff, but I like him nonetheless and he was good in this.

Overall idn... I'm trying to get into the mindset of someone who enjoys romantic comedy. I guess it was about a 6/7.

Children of men (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206634/)
Set in the not-so-distant future, this is a dark, foreboding tale of the future of mankind. Its 2027 and the last baby was born 19 years ago, being that mankind has become infertile. why? The film dosnt exactly explain. Pollution? genetic engineering? frankenstien foods? who knows?
In 2027 England tho ,Illegal immagrants are rounded up like animals, which is nice.
The production techniques used in this film are excellent, its gritty, and real.
Science fiction? we shall all know soon enough.
To add, the one touch that made me smile was the inflatable pig floating outside battersea power station. The director was obv a Pink floyd fan innit.

8.5 out of 10

Switchblade Romance - 7/10

Gory and tense french slasher movie. Is close to Audition as one of the most horrific films I've ever seen. The tension is built in some scenes to almost unbearable levels. There was some aspects of the plot I'm not totally happy with, but as a straight forward horror/thriller, it's edge of the seat stuff.

Silent Hill

It looked good. Until the special effects came into play. Erm, tries to think of something else positive to say about it.

Nope, can't... utter shite.

1/10

As with Marmite, I was really impressed with children of men. The effects are so gritty, the politics are an amplified version of whats actually happening in britain today and the rebelliion scene left me feeling confused, disorientated and frightened just as tho I was there, rather like the begining of saving private Ryan made me feel.
I was gripped
9/10

I watched Rocky Balboa earlier, its not as good as my personal fave in the series Rocky 3. Its not too bad though certainly better than 5, but lacks the punch of the majority of the films. 7/10

I'm currently watching Walk The Line ,the Johnny Cash biography.

So without further adoo , I shall carry on.

Its excellent up to now , but I just needed a breather.

Tonight I watched the extended version of LOTR II: the Two Towers.

It was well worth the extra hour and a bit, 'cause you find out a lot of important stuff that you don't see in the released version (I have read the book, but a very long time ago, and had forgotten most of it). Very cool bits with the ents and the hobbitses that were cut.

Plus, the DVD (with 4 discs) was half the price of the normal one.

Silent Hill

It looked good. Until the special effects came into play. Erm, tries to think of something else positive to say about it.

Nope, can't... utter shite.

1/10

All I can say about that film is, what the fuckety fuck?

I did quite like the special effects though. :-/ Especially dude with the huge knife.

Walk The Line

Thoroughly brillopads. A romantic escapade without being the slushy type of shit we seem to become ever so immune too.
Great acting by Reese and Pheonix (and the rest of the cast) , too.

I'll give it a ring of fire 8.5/10

Didn't mind Silent Hill, thought it was watchable nonesense.

Bought my brother The Devil's Backbone for Christmas, inspired by the sublime Pan's Labyrinth (same director), and couldn't wait until I next see him so watched it last night - am I bad?

Anyways - damn good film, although not a patch on Pan's Labyrinth. Looks beautiful, is pretty creepy, and rather moving. It's kind of like a beta version of PL.

I'd give it an 8 out of 10, perhaps more if i hadn't seen PL first.

I am currently trying to watch the first Pink Panther movie.

It is testament to it's dullness that I am sitting at the computer trying to post in every single forum on the board.

Bored.

Oh poor GIR, We might put on some Zim at one point.

Anyways, halfway through 'Lady in the water' by mr Shite m shitely or what ever his name is.... a tad slow we think... so paused it and decided to make pud... (thats dessert to you GIR)... hope it picks up, and some of the actors in it seem to have the same sentament. 3/10 so far... and thats even after a spliffta!

Hmmm, I think it was the spliff I had before the Pink Panther that made me get up and sit at the computer, otherwise I would have fallen asleep.

Tried to eat my christmas pud (yes, I too say pud) tonight covered in custard and got about halfway before wanting to vomit. Very sweet.

I am currently trying to watch the first Pink Panther movie.

It is testament to it's dullness that I am sitting at the computer trying to post in every single forum on the board.

Bored.


I wondered why you'd been posting like a maniac.

Did it get any better? I've never seen it meself.

Yep, it got better. It did this by being over.

And I'm sleepy now, but don't feel like going to bed. Bah. I may just stalk these hallowed halls til I fall asleep in my chair.

Or come on MSN and doss with me, innit.

Anyways, movies. Tonight I shall be watching the Nightmare on Elm Street sequels.

Anyways, halfway through 'Lady in the water' by mr Shite m shitely or what ever his name is.... a tad slow we think... so paused it and decided to make pud... (thats dessert to you GIR)... hope it picks up, and some of the actors in it seem to have the same sentament. 3/10 so far... and thats even after a spliffta!

Full time score 3/10.

Rust, you have to admit that the writer guy had some classic lines. But yeah, that film was utter shite.

Or come on MSN and doss with me, innit.

Anyways, movies. Tonight I shall be watching the Nightmare on Elm Street sequels.

I bought the Elm Street box set earlier this year.

1, 3 and new nightmare are good.. the rest are that bad they're extremely funny. I mean, it's far fetched anyway, but the story just gets FUCKED.

The Straight Story
Supposedly based on a true story , which if it wasn't i wish it was (if it was , i'm impressed)

It basically about an old codger who travels the length of America to see his kid brother (who had a stroke) , on a Lawnwower . Magical.

A no frills film what can only be described as a heartwarming and much needed respite from the shock,awes & horrors out there.
As honest as a nuns nighty , this film rolls allong ,without any unexpected bollocks and gives out a message of true re-concilliation.
With a few tears along the way I will give it a hefty 8.5/10.

The odd thing about the Straight Story is that it's a David Lynch film.

Hoodwinked - The story about Little red riding hood, the wolf, grandma and the wood cutter. Started off a little slow but once the story got going it was realy quite good. They each had to tell their side of the story and it was good the way each story interacted with the other.


Snakes on a Plane - So bad it was good


Deck the Halls - It had the making of a good film but I think Matthew Broderink and Danny De Vito were not cast right. They just didn`t have that fun factor needed by the characters

X-men 3: The Last Stand

Started well. Then they went against EVERYTHING and killed off/made non mutant pretty much all of the main characters.

I mean, WTF?? The Pheonix can't fucking die. 'Specially not due to a fucking stab from Wolverine. Meh. She's a class 5 omega-level fucking mutant for fucks sake.

-20/10

*fanboy

El laberinto del Fauno (Pan's Labyrinth)

Not bad, Quite violent in places, which was unexpected.
Parts of this seemed strangely familiar, The Monsterous toad living in a tree, Im sure I read that before, maybe not. The backdrop of the spanish civil war was quite interesting, tho it did take up most of the film. El captian was an approprate bad guy, Evil cnut he was.
The fact it was in Spanish language bothered me at first, but I never even noticed after 10 minutes, a mark of a good foreign film I think.
Anyway, I was certainly rivited till the end, beautifully filmed, well directed and a great story.

7 out of 10

Hostel

Thoroughly moronic and hopelessly plotted horror-thriller with a questionable perspective on the Europe it portrays. Does the obnoxious fratboy lead become macho hero as the film turns into an ersatz Escape from Colditz? Of course he does, because that's what its target audience wants. That, titties, and lurid nastiness. Director Roth earns points for the slick handling in the films second half - Hollywood beckons, presumably - but it's still worthless trash all told.

2.5/10

We bought Over The Hedge and Superman returns during the holiday ( He also tried to buy Ice Age 2 but came home with the original 'cos of a misplaced sticker covering where the '2' should've been! oh, how we larfed!)


Over the Hedge was brilliant, I love the trend for well animated films.

Superman Returns was... well... a Superman Film, not bad I spose but not great.

Nowhere near as good as Fantastic 4 or V for Vendetta, or even the X-Men set.

I'll give Over the Hedge 8/10 and Superman Returns 4/10

Snakes on a Plane

This was just genius. Pure genius. Who'd have thought it? Awesome film, loved it.

7/10

Hostel

The violent bits were pretty cool. I enjoyed those the most. The start was a bit boring but sexy, so I guess that gives it a few extra points too. Didn't really think the storyline was all that but it was a good lol.

5/10

Ichi The Killer

Why the hell did I put this off for years? It was nowhere near as gory as I thought it would be, infact it was fantastic! Shall definately watch it again

9/10

Irreversable.
Sick french fucks.
Too shakey to give it a rating.

Ichi The Killer

Why the hell did I put this off for years? It was nowhere near as gory as I thought it would be, infact it was fantastic! Shall definately watch it again

9/10

yay! I bought this t'other day. Still have to watch it.

Garden State

I watched this exactly a year ago for the first time, stupidly in the middle of a very bad acid trip. At the time, the movie seemed to have all these weird sub-plots, and the main characters were seriously fucked up; half the action in the film was all just fantasy, and reality kept changing to suit their weird psychoses. It's freaked me out for an entire year and I refused to ever watch it again.

After listening to the soundtrack I decided I had to watch the movie again, so watched it last night. Turns out, it was just a slightly quirky (and reasonably good) romantic comedy. Acid, eh? Never a-fucking-gain.

On acid: 5/10
Not on acid: 7/10

yay! I bought this t'other day. Still have to watch it.

Awesome! Watch it now!

Irreversable.
Sick french fucks.
Too shakey to give it a rating.

ok, i will give it a go from memory.

a film by Gaspar Noé with monica belluci and vincent cassel. now, its all done backwards (i.e. you see the 'end' of a sequence of events and it slowly goes back through the movie showing you how they got to that point) and so its kinda confusing for a while. it could also make certain people sick with the camera movement at the start.

anyway, essentially this film is about a violent and viscious attack on dear old monica. thats as much asyou need to know. oh, and that when i saw this in the cinema they gave me a little card explaining that this film was probably more violent than anything else you would have seen (outside of snuff movies). not only violent but graphically so. if you can get over that its a good (term used loosely) movie. however, take into account that when it started the cinema ws 3/4 full and when it was over i was sitting with about 6 other people. i have seen people cry whilst watching this movie.

so... for effectiveness - 9/10.
for plot - 4/10
for cinematography - 4/10
overall - if you can stand it, 7/10, if you cant, 1/10.

caveat.

An Inconvenient Truth

A lot of critics went on about this being the most important film you'll ever see, so I had high expectations that it didn't really meet. I suppose if you know nothing about global warming except media hype it would be quite a revelation, but I didn't learn anything I didn't know before (possibly because they ram it down your throat in science, geography AND citizenship today) and I found the delivery quite patronising at points. There was an unnecessary little bit about Al Gore's son almost dying, and the only purpose I could see was to generate some sympathy for him.

There were some good bits of political sattire that made me laugh and he does seem to genuinely care about the planet, and if you want to know more about global warming it's a good source of information. Terribly biased, of course.

7/10

Great Expextations

Dickens, of course. Finished about ten minutes ago. Still in a daze. David Lean's best film before the slightly pompous "epics" took over.

Jean Simmons. What larks. Magwitch at the door....

Almost unutterably perfect. 10/10

Pirates Of The Caribbean 2 Dead Man's Chest.

7/10

Whilst perhaps not as good as first one, it's still a great adventure film and a great performance by Johnny Depp.

Saw 2

Just finished watching it the now. Probably should have seen this before 3 because I kinda knew some of the ending but it was still enjoyable. Wasn't too bad, better than the third one but I still think I prefer the first. The twist was pretty good, quite clever I thought. Not as gory as I expected, but then that's because I saw 3 before this one.

6/10

Deja Vu

I didn't know what to make of this as I havent heard much about it, but I just ended up going in with a mate on the spur of the moment earlier on. I'm glad I did; it is a truly brilliant, if somewhat confusing at times film. Despite the fact there is some glaringly ott stuff in it. Namely 'Snow White' - a powerful piece of computer software that has the ability to go back in time and view events as they unfolded, from any angle you choose. Think of google earth, but with the super that you can zoom into houses and watch live video events - that aren't actually live - they're four days ago.

I don't really want to go into much detail as I'd probably give too much away. But if you like the type of films where you actually have to think once in a while, you'd probably like this. Plus Denzel Washington is unsurprisingly brilliant. Oscar nomination anybody?

Great stuff.
9/10

Deja Vu

Great stuff.
9/10

I've got the strangest feeling of... oh no wait, I see what you did there.

Has anyone seen that film Perfume?

*teehee*

why have we got 2 of the exact same review? explain it or change it. or i will.

are you getting that deja vu feeling?;)

I've got the strangest feeling of... oh no wait, I see what you did there.

Has anyone seen that film Perfume?

fucks sake. Stop doing that.

Just saw Casino Royale a couple of weeks ago. THAT was the Bond Ian Fleming wrote! Connery was good, but Daniel Craig really captured the character.

very clever boys and girls. :D

*the plaintive sound of a penny dropping*

Requiem for a Dream





Pass me a cut throat razor, I want to die.

I wish I had never seen this film

White Noise: The Light

What a an abolute shower of shite this is. There is absolutely nothing in this film that isnt utter horeshit, theres the piss poor acting, the dodgy & predectable script, the overuse of lots of shitty unnecessaries - namely dead people who look like they're leftovers from the set of Resident Evil. When you watch it, its as if its one of them made for TV efforts - you know the ones, the type of films that the production team know are so bad that they just put straight to tv - without the embarassment of taking it to cinema.
It really is poor, believe it or not. The main character, Abe is played by a guy who you'd just love to hate, I don't know why this is it just is fact (with me at least). This also applied to the bad guy in the last Mission Impossible film, M:I3 - but that was understandable - you're supposed to hate the bad guy's guts.

The only redeeming feature, if any, was the wonderfully named, Brittany Murphy lookalike, Katee Sackoff. But she smiled too much, and looked stupid.

I spend most of this film laughing because it was so bad. Maybe thats a sad, pathetic thing to do - I don't know, but I'd rather do that than try an pay attention to the poor attempt at a film that was going on screen.

Pure bollocks
-10/10

Deja Vu

Plus Morgan Freeman is unsurprisingly brilliant. Oscar nomination anybody?



I bet Morgan Freeman would be really surprised to get the Oscar for Deja Vu as he's not in it. I think you mean Denzel Washington.....

Requiem for a Dream





Pass me a cut throat razor, I want to die.

I wish I had never seen this film

I limit myself to watching it once a year, anymore and I'd go all emo.

Blast From The Past

A mad scientist genius is so afraid of nuclear war that he has his own bunker built in secret, complete with 35 years worth of supplies. An airplane crashes in his backyard and he thinks he's been bombed. He and his pregnant wife are forced underground and she give births to their son. 35 years later the son emerges for suppies and a romantic comedy ensues.

I thought I would hate this, but it made me laugh out loud an awful lot. It was quite charming and Alicia Silverstone looks stunning throughout. Beautiful girl.

It reminded me somewhat of Twins, one of my favourite movies, where Arnie first meets civilisation off his island.

10/10

I bet Morgan Freeman would be really surprised to get the Oscar for Deja Vu as he's not in it. I think you mean Denzel Washington.....

oh yeah. :s

Requiem for a Dream
Pass me a cut throat razor, I want to die.

I wish I had never seen this film

Uno's favourite film of all time. :fact:

^ Aye, it's in my top 5, makes me cry. The ass to ass scene is my favourite, it makes me cry with joy.

Flags of our Fathers

This is a story that needed to be told in a sombre and unpretentious way and who better has hollywood got than Clint Eastwood? He does an excellent job. Although it looks like Saving Private Ryan and Stephen Speilberg is involved it, it really has none of the hollywood dramatics of that kind of movie. It just tells the story of what really happened at Iwo Jima in the pacific and how the picture of the marines raising the Amarican flag really came about. The real picture, the one that you are all familiar with, was actually staged for the camera; same soldiers, except diffent angle and bigger flag. It was not really done in a malicious way but rather the picture was taken because certain people understood on the day that that was the kind of picture Americans back home needed to see.

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It also tells the story of how all the fuss surrounding the picture affects the people who were actually in it.

We learn of the hardship that all the soldiers involved had to put up with during and after the war. How the three surviving guys where shipped home early for a fund raising campaign. Some will claim propaganda; others will say it just needed to be done to raise money to win the war. The film doesn't judge; it just tells the story.

Don't dismiss this film just because its 'another hollywood war movie'. Its a respectful, educational and with the obvious Iraq parallels, a very relevent film.

The Devil's Rejects, sequel to Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses.

Don't bother. Rob Zombie took an interesting horror revival collage and ran it into the ground.
3/10

The Devil's Rejects, sequel to Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses.

Don't bother. Rob Zombie took an interesting horror revival collage and ran it into the ground.
3/10

I love this movie, but I know I should hate it.

How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days

I remember liking this a lot the first time I watched it and I suppose it's mildly comic and not as awful as most romantic comedies, but it's too predictable. The ultimate cliché for this genre has to be chasing somebody who's going to an airport, in order to stop them so they can stay with you. Yepyep, this one has one of those.

5/10

I've just watched The Devils Rejects....

My mum got me it for christmas. I have to say it was pretty damn sick!


My BF was horrified! lol.


I've never seen House of 1000 corpses .... not sure I dare. :eyepop:

I like Devil's Rejects much better than House Of 1000 Corpses. The latter is a pretty cliché horror film, there are no true surprises, and Sherri Zombie (I think that's her name) puts on this really high, squeaky voice that's quite off-putting. She looks a lot hotter in the sequel, that's for sure. I think DR is as least original, and some parts are hilarious.

"Why don't you like clowns? Don't we make you laugh? Ain't we fucking FUNNY?"

I like Devil's Rejects much better than House Of 1000 Corpses. The latter is a pretty cliché horror film, there are no true surprises, and Sherri Zombie (I think that's her name) puts on this really high, squeaky voice that's quite off-putting. She looks a lot hotter in the sequel, that's for sure. I think DR is as least original, and some parts are hilarious.

"Why don't you like clowns? Don't we make you laugh? Ain't we fucking FUNNY?"



Haha, I thought I was a die hard horror fan... but The Devil's Rejects is shocking even to me...lol.

One of the most horrific parts for me was the part where the woman goes after the cleaner with her husbands face sewn over her own... and then gets run down ; the blood and guts so realistically strewn along the road.


Hope I don't have nightmares! lol. :P

Haha, I thought I was a die hard horror fan... but The Devil's Rejects is shocking even to me...lol.

That's why I loved it, it shows you everything instead of hiding it away with artsy camera angles. Much like Hostel, it pulls no punches. Things CAN be scarier when left to the imagination, but when horror is done right everything should be shown.

One of the most horrific parts for me was the part where the woman goes after the cleaner with her husbands face sewn over her own... and then gets run down ; the blood and guts so realistically strewn along the road.

Oh god I loved that bit, it was brilliant!

That's why I loved it, it shows you everything instead of hiding it away with artsy camera angles. Much like Hostel, it pulls no punches. Things CAN be scarier when left to the imagination, but when horror is done right everything should be shown.!

It's the fact it is purely based on causing pain and being as gory as possible from the start.... not a plot as such...... but I can definitely see your point. ;)

A lot of horrors shouldn't even be classed as horror...lol.



Oh god I loved that bit, it was brilliant!

It was certainly well done.

Employee of the month

Just as you would expect, this is a typical american type comedy. Obviously influenced by the funnier Will Farrel films. Some lol moments, mostly involving people hitting things/things hitting people.
Was a bit shmultsy in places but sufficantly silly in others.
Was good to see 'Pedro' out of napolean dynamite again, although this wasnt anywhere near as funny as that.
And Miss Simpson makes for some decent eye candy as usual.

A watchable, Amusing 7 out of 10.

Little Miss Sunshine 10/10

Bestest film ever. Or one of them, at least. Made even better by the mr putting "Superfreak" on this morning and me recreating the routine in the kitchen :D

Sunset Boulevard.

One of the greatest movies ever made ... in my top 3 of all time.

Sunset Boulevard.

One of the greatest movies ever made ... in my top 3 of all time.

I love that film also. Want to watch it again now

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

It was one of those Disney films I avoided until last year and I have no idea why. It's fab. The music is good, especially the opening song. I love it. I don't get if those stone statues were meant to be funny though, because they weren't really. But apart from that the story was good.

7/10

A History of Violence

Nothing like what I was expecting and completely shite. Glad I didn't pay more than 3 quid for it.

5/10 (for the fanjita shot - even if it was a hairy one)

Amelie - I got this for my birthday and wtched it last night. I know I'm pretty late to the party but still, this was an excellent film.

It's one of those films that doesn't have much of a plot as such, it's just a sequence of connected events in the life of one person but it's so excellently done. I really felt for Amelie throughout it and wanted her to be happy. It's very loose ended too which I like, it's nice to be able to fit your own conclusions to the storylines although I'd still love to know what happened to the greengrocer in the end.

The camera work is good, lots of interesting angles and lots of shots that look like they'd be perfect for a postcard or a display photograph. There's a real sense of space throughout, presumably to emphasise Amelie's isolation from the world around her.

Some of the commentary is a bit random and doesn't really fit in with the rest of the film but it does set the scene nicely in the main and doesn't detract for it enough to put you off it at any point. The character dialogue is well scripted and well delivered in the main with most of the characters feeling natural, except possibly the tobacconist girl but then I got the impression she was meant to be larger than life..


8/10

ok guys... just a quick reminder - please dont put spoilers into your reviews unless you use the 'spoiler' tags. if you dunno how to use them ask and i will show you.

i seem to have missed a couple already so i will leave them as im guessing jsut about everyone has read them by now.

thankingyou kindly.

Little Miss Sunshine - 9/10

Heartwarming family drama. Still reading? Good, actually an excellent and hillarious study of a dysfunctional family trouping across America to enter their youngest in a beauty pageant. Steve Carrell is amongst the brilliant cast, each playing a totally unique and believable oddball characters. There are some side splitting moments of dark and light humour, some great use of music and some genuinely touching scenes.

Casino Royale

If you accept that it's not a traditional Bond film and ignore the product placement then it'd s good quality action romp. 8/10.

V for Vendetta

Brilliant film that is probably closer to the truth than it intends to be. 9.5/10.

Superman returns.

I love supery heroes type films and this one ticked all the boxes, till the end. Cut off the last 20 minutes and It's a great Film carrying on the story nicely. I did feel however that, it was trying too hard to be like the spiderman franchise, with the love tangle between Supe's and Lois, still, I enjoyed it, and I thought Kevin Spacey was particularly good as Lex Luthor. 7/10

Final Destination 2

Oh how I had forgotten how funny these films really are... Great story to it, Some of these deaths could even be worthy of a darwin award or 2. There are moments in the film that are completely cringe worthy, and some you wish there was an instant replay for (or am I just being morbid?)
Anyway, it' can be a bit of a nobrainer at times, but a thurroughly enjoyable film.
7/10

Rocky Balboa

As a big fan of the series, I was really dreading this. I mean, Stallone is 60 years old - how the fuck can he get back in the ring?

Surprisingly, I thought it worked.. well. The film is much grittier and more emotionally involving that Rockies III - V, and is in many ways similar to the first film. It's cheesy as fuck in places, and has the trademark training montage - including running up to steps of the Philly museum, but the fight scene is superbly filmed, and despite being predictable has a very good ending.

I liked it, a lot.. and thought it was a good end to the series - at least the shower of shit that was Rocky V isn't know as the last Rocky film anymore.

7.5/10

Anchorman

Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate. One of the funniest films Ive seen in a very long time.

Quick Plot Synopsis - Will Ferrell is Ron Burgundy - TV news anchorman in an era where female news anchors did not exist (and nor did sensationalised news). He and his news team are the envied number one rated San Diego news team. A female journalist (Applegate) joins the station, falls for Burgundy and vice versa, but wishes to become the first female news anchor. Bashed male egos and fights between news teams ensue.

I also learnt where Wes Mantooth got his user name from by watching this film, so it was educational as well as funny.

9/10

I also learnt where Wes Mantooth got his user name from by watching this film, so it was educational as well as funny.

:D Me too. Great film. Love the bit where they break into song.

Anchorman


I've seen this before, but your review tempted me to 'acquire' it. I'd forgotten how great it is - and how fantastically hilarious Steve Carell (Brick Tamland) is.

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Man On The Moon
This is one of them films that I've wanted to see for a while, but never got to doing so. If you're not aware, it's about Andy Kaufman, comedic star of Saturday Night Live and Taxi - with the title coming from REM's song (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=1586913&s=143444&i=1586903) about him. Before watching this, I had heard of Kaufman but wasn't really aware of who he was. I think that helped, as I had no pre-concieved ideas about what would happen.

Put simply this is a great film, acted superbly by everyone - most notably Jim Carrey who is great.

(I would write a longer review, but to be honest - I can't be arsed.)
8/10

The pursuit of happiness
A definate change of tact for Will Smith, In a serious role, he really shows hes true colours as a fucking excellent actor. Hes come a long way since Fresh prince of bell air I tell thee.
This being a delightfull film, Smith deserves all the credit.
Also hes son (RL)puts in a scaringly Procacious performance.
8.5 out of 10

Night at the Museum

[i didnt wanna go but i went] and actually it wasn't too bad, good family fun, not as slushy as it could be with some funny gags,and better than watching jaguars eat people's faces off

7/10

Children Of Men.
A very good film, with some beautiful shots. I enjoyed Clive Owen's performance in the film, which is saying something since he annoys me on some level in everything I've seen him in. I'd give this film a 8/10.

16 Blocks with Bruce Willis and Mos def

alright, nothign special 6/10, the ending was prety predictable how he was going to set them up and the like, and Mos def had a really really annoying voice through out the whole thing which stopped me really getting into it. hopefully somehting beter is on tonight. otherwise i'm goign to need more beer

Night at the Museum

7/10

I've got to go and see this on Tuesday
I'm putting a bit of plasterboard underneath the stairwell in a showcase cinema , and have been given free tickets to see the matinee show.
can't wait.

Rocky Balboa

7.5/10

yeah, i would agree with this rating. i thought it was gonna suck but he looks hella good and in shape for his age. indeed, it was more like the first because he is back to being an underdog bum. and it is in this situation where the loveable rocky appears.

:yes:

I went to see the new Rocky film yesterday, with my son in law (neither of us could get our partners to go with them).

We thought it was a real step back to the original. Rocky only works if he is the underdog and this one worked very well. Very emotional and well worth the ticket!

The Core

I love a good disaster movie. The premise of this one is that the outer core of the earth has stopped spinning, meaning we lose the electromagnetic field that protects us from.. well.. extinction. They get the science right there, but that's where it ends. From then on it's one long run of a complete disregard for the laws of physics and, indeed, science as a whole. Don't watch this if inaccuracies annoy you, or you will explode before the end.

Besides that, I love this film. It has the required amount of cheese for the disaster genre, a surprising amount of pathos and a unique premise (well, at least it's not an asteroid...). The obligatory romance and the mandatory compuer whiz also feature (the latter is one of the highlights for me). I suppose if you know nothing about/don't care about science and liked Deep Impact, watch this.

8/10

Ultimate Limit

An asteroid is on course.. destination: Earth. Sigh. I shouldn't have got it out, there will only ever be one asteroid movie for me and that is Deep Impact. Nonetheless I gave it a try, lost interest about half the way in and only half-watched the rest. This also had the obligatory romance but it was even more ludicrous and rushed than usual. The main character's sidekick and her love-interest looked far too alike, it was a bit confusing because you didn't know who she was going to get with. The acting was rather dodgy too, especially at the beginning. The two main actors delivered everything in a rushed monotone which I can get at college thankyouverymuch.

3/10

Sharkzone

I had to get this out, Blockbuster's have a 3 for £5 range and this one was basically free. Good bloody job, else I'd be demanding my money back. I turned this off 10 minutes in. The plot was that some ship carrying priceless diamonds had crashed somewhere or other, and a team of divers go out there to try and get the diamonds. Shock horror shock, the wreck is on the site of a breeding ground for Great White sharks. Somebody whose daddy was eaten by one of them tries to get the beach closed down (the sharks have a "taste for human blood" apparently, oh noes!) but the mayor won't listen for some stupidly contrived reason or another.

Not only was the acting atrocious (think worse than Cameron Diaz) but the script didn't give the braindead cast much to work with anyway. I can't say much more about it since I didn't bother watching the end. But based on what I saw before my body ejected my liver in protest...

1/10

phaedy, i must disagree with you on deep impact and on the core. deep impact is good, but armageddon is the absolute nuts. better cast, better twist, better emotional heartstring pulling. awesome awesome movie.

now, the core is absolute bollocks. i wouldnt watch it if you threatened to pull out my fingernails. i like cheesey movies, i like disaster movies - this was still a steaming pile.

The Illusionist - 6/10
Atmospheric, but ultimately slightly dull (and probably not as good as The Prestige), tale of magicianship, romance and the occult. Ed Norton is good, but Paul Giamatti is better as the puppet-on-a-string copper. The Bavarian style accents are a wee bit ropey.

Children of Men - 9/10
I like Alfonso Cuarón, he is a brilliantly energatic film-maker that never fails to innovate and you can rely on him to get outstanding performances from his cast. Children of Men is no exception, there are some utterly jaw-dropping single shot sequences in this movie, as well as gripping plot, unforgettable moments and some deeply thought provoking social commentary.

The Prestige 10/10
Superb film-making. Christian Bale is particularly good in this, outstanding elements are also the cinematography (nominated for an Oscar), all principal performances and the beautiful and suspensful direction. The plot and narrative are probably the best thing about the movie, it's a great story that is told incredibly well.

Pursuit Of Happyness 7/10
Wasn't quite how I expected it to be. It kinda did it's job and it was an ok film. Certainly showed off aspects of the guys character were he wouldn't give up. Wish I had more resolve to be like him. But anyway, I left the cinema with loads of questions that never really got answered bar for a couple during within a bit of text in the final 120 seconds of the film. :(

The Prestige 10/10.

Ooh cool, weve got this one to watch. Missys been lookin forward to it. Nice when it gets the thumbs up from the GreatGuppy!

Hehe. My first 10/10 on here I think. Like I say, the beauty is in how the story unfolds.

One obscurity and one blockbuster from the Virgin sale. Fiver the pair.

Dead and Buried

Local residents in run-down port enjoy murder mayhem, only for the victims to come back to life. Solid, creepy horror from the early eighties, very much like a Stephen King-esque episode of The Twilight Zone. Wont give too much away as it's a big twist job, but it's a good example of what horror used to be like, i.e. the sort that'll be remade with a cast of pretty teens and wanked up completely. Nice squishy old-school make-up fx too, and well handled by Gary Sherman, who directed the marvellous Deathline. Give yourself a gold star if you've seen Deathline, btw. 7/10

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

So you finally decided on a final edit did you, Steve? Good job too.

Long consigned to ITV's cut-up-in-chunks-around-5pm slot that renders all films unwatchable, this deserves far better. On the one hand it's the emptiest film ever made, gaudily symbolic of anything you want. On the other, it's a terrific example of cinema not as an emotional or intellectual experience, but a sensory one. When it wants to blow your socks off, it does. Not that it's without weight: the marriage breakdown is very well done - harsher than you'd think - and the film carefully skirts the melodrama others may have exploited. Richard Dreyfuss is terrific, the scientists a nice, rational counterpoint, but the real star is holding the camera - only an idiot could deny there's possibly genius at work here, and this may be his best.

It's certainly better than goofy golf. 8.5/10

Delicatessen
6/10

I've seen other mentions of this film elsewhere (possibly the weird films thread) and I know it is quite highly regarded, but I really didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. I suppose I'm not a huge fan of arty, subtitled movies to begin with, but it seemed like there was a lot that could have been done better.

Rather disturbing too.

Maybe I just didn't get it. Maybe I should stick to mindless zombie movies...

watched "Over The Hedge" at the weekend. Was quite a laugh. Beer may have helped though.
We were pissing ourselves with Hammy the Squirrel on Caffeine near the end.
7/10

The Prestige 10/10
Superb film-making. Christian Bale is particularly good in this, outstanding elements are also the cinematography (nominated for an Oscar), all principal performances and the beautiful and suspensful direction. The plot and narrative are probably the best thing about the movie, it's a great story that is told incredibly well.

i watched this movie based off of this review, and i must say it is fantastic. i would rate it 9/10 as it was pretty confusing till the very end when all was revealed. but yes, a great story with many twists and turns that is told neatly and, when youre paying attention, is easy to understand.

Pursuit Of Happyness 7/10
Wasn't quite how I expected it to be. It kinda did it's job and it was an ok film. Certainly showed off aspects of the guys character were he wouldn't give up. Wish I had more resolve to be like him. But anyway, I left the cinema with loads of questions that never really got answered bar for a couple during within a bit of text in the final 120 seconds of the film. :(

I feel the same as you - I found the ending 'nice' but a bit disappointing.
Good film though

Watched on planes:

That Scorcese one with Leo Caprio and the Interchangeable Dull Action Star - pretty good, too long. Looks like the great man's been watching too many movies. Not a patch on Donny Brasco, nevertheless much better than most of the dross I seem to end up seeing and did make me nostalgic for Means Streets. 8/10

(The) Black Dahlia Brian de Palma directs some average actors and the gorgeous looking Scarlett Jorgensen in a messy hodge-podge of no particular interest. Film-grise, kept thinking LA Confidential was much better than this, and it kept proving it. 4/10

Little Miss Sunshine Ashley expected to loathe this, and only watched it because Starsky and Hutch was so unbelievably shit. Bit irritating but on the whole an enjoyable ramp with characters emerging gingerly from the cardboard from time to time. 7/10

The Starsky & Hutch one Shite, one of the defectives has a mullet and the director is clearly a retard. Had to change channels after 10 minutes 0/10

I watched Little Miss Sunshine on a plane aswell. I enjoyed it, but not as much as I should've.

Blood Diamond 6/10
Unimaginitive thriller set against the turn of the millenium conflict in Seirra Leone. In reality, this was an attempt to add gravity to the very basic and predictable plot. Leo Di Capacino ruins what would've been at least a 7/10 movie by acting the good guy with a bad boy streak when his character should be a lot more of a cold bastard. The action scenes are thrown in every 5 minutes in an attempt the keep up the pace and adrenelin, it really just becomes tiresome.

Pan's Labyrinth 9/10
Guillermo Del Toro was responsible for Blade II, which had some of the most eye popping visual effects of any film from that sci-fi/horror genre. In Pan's Labyrinth the effects are used with amazing success to bring to life a storybook world of weird creatures. Set against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War, this is a meticulous and beautiful movie with a fantastic story complemented by incredible atmosphere.
I you liked Amelie, you will love this.

Strange Days 8/10

I re-watched this the other night, for the first time in years. It used to be one of my favourite films and I watched it tons of times. Was afraid that it would date badly (it's a futuristic look at New Years 2000, made in 1995), but I really enjoyed it. Some classic (but cheesy) lines in there, and some brilliant music.

The soundtrack is probably one of my favourites of all time, varying from gansta rap to deep forest (with peter gabriel) and a great Skunk Anansie track (Selling Jesus). Also some PJ Harvey songs done by Juliette Lewis, who prances around nekkid for a lot of the movie.

Nice concepts, like jacking video directly into your brain, for a more personal cinematic experience.

Definitely one to watch if you haven't already.

I watched The Departed and Blood diamond today.
Just a general comment, I think I must of seen about 154 or so people being shot in the head today.

The Devil Wears Prada

Saw it in the theater and watched it again--still a vastly entertaining and well acted movie. Warmed up to Emily Blunt's character a bit more on the small screen. A few quibbles--Anne Hathaway's character would never have arrived at the museum ball so late; and that fucking useless boyfriend of hers should have finished up in Dump City. Still, Streep is excellent as the sinister but undeniably talented editor.

Great cinematic translation of a horrid, nasty, shrill, unfunny book.

Just finished watching Kung Pow- Enter the fist
Classic.

Strange Days 8/10

I re-watched this the other night, for the first time in years. It used to be one of my favourite films and I watched it tons of times.

Ditto. it's a Kathryn Bigelow movie, she did a couple of my other cheesy favourites - Near Dark and Point Break. She never really made a bad movie (from what I remember).

The Devil Wears Prada

Saw it in the theater and watched it again--still a vastly entertaining and well acted movie.

i shoulda known that of all the things you would review this would be the only one you enjoy. dude... youre sooooo gay ;) it was alright, not great though. worth a watch if youre stoned.

anyway.

movies i have seen recently (cant reber if i reviewed any of them so here goes):

the departed - excellent movie, well put together but the soundtrack is god awful. 8/10

apocolypto - fucking subtitles for no reason again, mel? go fuck yerself ya jew hating fuck. still, good movie, reasonably well told and moves at a decent pace. 6/10

clerks 2 - the latest from kevin smith, a departure from his previous owrk as its no longer written by a young man and instead tries too hard to be young and airy like his other stuff. it simply doesnt work as he has obviously grown up and this seems to be a cash cow. i still watched it andenjoyed it though, cause its kevin. 7/10

science of sleep - someone, for the love of god, tell me where the fuck the review for this is?! i 'bought' it off the back of a review on here and i cant find it now. fucking bizarre movie from start to finish. i couldnt follow it even before i started smoking but it was entertaining none the less. 7/10

children of men - fucking awesome dystopian movie set in the uk where we cant reproduce anymore and this has caused chaos and war. decent cast, kinda silly storyline but very watchable. 7.5/10

its all gone pete tong - faby movie from the guy who made dennis pennis and blackball. a famous DJ who goes deaf, his life falls apart only for him to discover how to mix decks with sound vibrations. both hilarious and grotesque in only the way that the main actor can be. 6/10

its all gone pete tong - faby movie from the guy who made dennis pennis and blackball. a famous DJ who goes deaf, his life falls apart only for him to discover how to mix decks with sound vibrations. both hilarious and grotesque in only the way that the main actor can be. 6/10

So why the 6/10? you gave gibsons a trashing and gave it a 6/10... missy introduced me to this flick and I loved it.. a hidden gem

because its a bit cheesy, the acting isnt so great and the storyline is weak. however, for the type of film it is its not bad.

Friday night lights 8/10
To get in superbowl mood I watched this movie. Someone told me it was good and I couldn't remember who so I recorded it and stuck it on. Brilliant it was too - between the acting, the atmospheric wide shots and the Godspeed style rising instrumental numbers, it was enthralling from start to finish. rest assured this isnae a film about American Football, but a film about American obsession, relationships and chances in life.

A History of Violence 6/10
A bit weak really, has a good write up on IMDB, but I found it a bit lacking in plot and the characters had no depth. Improved marginally by a couple of good but quick fight scenes.

Pft, I thought A History of Violence was dire.

Last film I watched was Miami Vice

It look good, and um, it sounded good. Other than that, weak and overly confusing plot, characters I couldn't give a horses twat about. Generally very boring.

4/10

The last film I watched was Rocky Balboa I was quite suprised it was actually really really really good Id give it an 8/10 :vhappy: :elmo:

Just watched the movie version of Pink Floyd:The Wall. I loved this movie as a kid, probably related to the fact that I love the album too. It's not as good as I remember but it's still pretty evocative. The Scarfe animation in particular sets some scenes well. The acting is pretty shoddy in places, Bob Geldof isn't bad but the supporting cast are predominantly awful. Acting aside, it visualises the album well in the main it's a good concept and the metaphors drawn within still stand up today. Can't say the film is as good as the album but that's to be expected, just like the book is always better than the film, a concept album will always put pictures in your mind that can't be recreated on celluloid. Despite its flaws though, it's still watchable and I'm glad I finally got round to getting it on DVD.

6/10

Mission: Impossible

Spangly new DVD edition with the usual extras I'll never watch. Given something of a reserved reaction upon release, this is actually a damn good film that's improved with age, and certainly one of the best blockbusters of the 90s. Clever too: in a hi-tech world of scheming double-crosses it's the forces of nature that hold sway - fire, water and even gravity all dictate the eye-popping action. Cruise is at his best as the cocky young agent suddenly on the run (and refreshingly, not once does the hero pull a trigger, something the piss-awful sequels failed to notice). De Palma is at his most effective, it's beautifully shot, and the FX are fantastic. What more could you want? About as good as these things get, frankly.

8/10

Trade (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0399095/)

Not been released into cinemas yet, but when it is, you should go see it. Really touching film. I cried like a pussy in about 3 parts. It's basically about sex trafficking in Mexico. Was really impressed :yes:

8/10

Taxidermia (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0410730/)

Gyorgy Palfi's grotesque tale of three generations of men, including an obese speed eater, an embalmer of gigantic cats, and a man who shoots fire out of his penis.

All I can say about this is...weird. So damn weird. Some parts are pretty disgusting, but again, when it's released into cinemas, I reccomend you go see it

7/10

Music & Lyrics

Went to see this last night. The film had a very funny beginning and continued to be witty, and very simple, all the way through. I loved it because Hugh Grant played his usual self-centred, gormless character, as he has done in most of his films. He's not a great actor, but has a certain likeable charm and the film didn't disappoint me.

Drew Barrymore was ok in it too, although in certain scenes I could swear that she has a false chin, it is that huge.

Anyway, the story is about an aging 80's pop star who is asked to write a song for a current day pop starlet.

I'll give it an 8/10 because I enjoyed it and felt that I had a good night out (I don't get out much)

Music & Lyrics

Ooh, Hugh Grant was promoting this on Top Gear last week and the clip that they showed was absolutely awful. I'm not against romantic comedies usually, but I thought I'd definitely stay away from this one. Glad to hear it wasn't bad!

If you can tolerate Hugh Grant, I saw a very funny movie the other day called American Dreamz, a satire on the american Pop Idol, and contrary to expectations it was actually really funny and not too clichéd. Grant's character was an absolute sleazeball, so it was interesting seeing him outside of his usual typecast character. He even put on a bit of an east london accent, which was quite amusing. Quite a dark comedy actually.

7/10

Hannibal Rising - 6
Not exactly Silence of the Lambs, but not bad though (despite the bad reviews I've heard).

The Adventures of Robin Hood

My gf bought me the HD DVD drive for my Xbox at Christmas and since then I've been buying a few HD DVDs and enjoying them: Batman Begins is very good.

However, I've been