Daft Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Dancer In The Dark One of my favourites, so raw and unique. Not for the depressives. Not for depressives? That film isn't even for insanely happy people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goafer Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 The Thing is indeed a brilliant film. I rated it recently in this thread. If you get the chance to see it on the big screen, do eeet naaaw! It's not on until the 15th September IIRC. I need to see it at the cinema. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Holly balls, they're playing The Thing soon at my local Cineworld (as well as others). I'm totally going to see that shit yo. Oddly enough, I was recently telling a coworker how it was my favourite horror film. Its the next classic being shown at the Cineworld near me as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 I need to see The Thing! A friend keeps screaming at me for not seeing it. The Vue in town is showing Gladiator (joy). That's about it from the big franchise cinemas catering to "old classics". There's loads of independant briliant cinemas here though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McPhee Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 (edited) Inglorious Basterds 9/10 Bloody fantastic! Funny, gripping and brutally gory. My only complaint is i didn't think there was quite enough of the Basterds in it. Could have done with seeing em knock over a couple of Nazi patrols, maybe even letting Stiglitz fire off that bloody big gun of his. I thought it was odd that quite a bit of the scene was setting up the guy to be a new father and getting people to feel for him a bit, then the woman shot him for no reason. What a bitch. Oh well, she got strangled. He was gonna die anyway. Do you really think the Bastards would have let him live knowing that Bridget von Hammersmark had met with US and British soldiers posing as German officers? He'd have ruined the plan at the Cinema. Sure, they could have just kept him prisoner until after the burning of the building, however they don't take prisoners Another thing I remembered about the film. Brad Pitt as an "eye-talian" was fucking hilarious. I thought some of the humour in the film was a bit silly (not in a funny way), but that was priceless. I've been struggling all day to not laugh at the mental picture of his face. This is what i like about Tarantino films, that was clearly a Don Vito Corleone impression! The little easter eggs like that throughout his films are great (though that has to be one of the most obvious). Edited August 26, 2009 by McPhee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcj metroid Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Commando Stars Arnie. Excellent movie, need i say more. (EEVIL will think i probably will need to) 9.5/10 And now, for the recent Cinema trip (you may or may not believe me) in what way excellent may i ask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 The Accused Rape/lawyer drama with Jodie Foster and Kelly someone I've never heard of. It was alright, though did have a waft of TV Movie about it. Foster's acting was good though, read she got the Best Actress Oscar for it. I wasn't in love with it though. 6.5-7/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 The Running Man Another Arnie movie, and my first viewage of it. I thought it was pretty good for one of Arnie's earlier movies. Has several memorable quotes, but not as many as other movies. 8/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl619 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 I've read reviews that Inglorious Basteurds is a bit well.....shit and that Brad Pitt's acting is ........well the pitts :-p. Are they a being a bit harsh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mundi Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Really? What reviews? Because so far it´s been getting very positive reviews... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl619 Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Well the IGN review...and all the tabloid reviews I've seen so far hate it! hmm then again they're hardly sourced from the world's greatest film critics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 I need to see The Thing! A friend keeps screaming at me for not seeing it. GGNNAAARRRGGGGHHHH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 GGNNAAARRRGGGGHHHH! Paj, here is your screaming friend!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 I'm sorry! I'll find it on DVD at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 It's really good. I rate it with The Terminator and Alien et al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 It's really good. I rate it with The Terminator and Alien et al. I rate it way up high as well. Well worth watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolness Bears Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 (edited) The Reader (2008) It was a good story that could have been much more powerful than it was given the subject matter but for me it missed the mark and I didn't like the direction it went in. The time past quickly when I didn't want it to. I wanted more time for the story to unfold but the acting was good even though I disliked Kate Winslet's character where I think the director was trying to get you to have mixed emotions about her. However it's well made. 7/10 Sunset Boulevard (1950) Brilliant. I loved it from the very moment the narratation kicks in. The ending is perfect. 9/10 Edited August 28, 2009 by Coolness Bears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaggle64 Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 It's A Wonderful Life People have always accused this of being uber schmaltzy, but now I've seen it I find it difficult to accuse it of that. It has plenty warmth but it's genuine, and the drama is very effective. The ending might be cute but doesn't come until just after the main character experiences what amounts to an extended episode of manic psychosis mixed with suicidal depression. This slots in alongside The Shawshank Redemption and Slumdog Millionaire as one of the most bizarre and depressing feel-good films you'll ever see. The whole thing left me feeling weirdly shell shocked. It's not a wonderful life at all. It's difficult, cold and full of child beating drunks and money-grabbing bastards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roostophe Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 A second rewatch of 時をかける少女/The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Late-night 2am viewing.) Still awesome. Understand it a tad more now, and fully get its charm. Excellent film. My favourite non-Ghibli anime film atm. 10/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iun Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Pride and Prejudice The Keira Knightly version and not the good BBC adaptation. Shoddy really, amazing how they took a good story and managed to make it an empty, soulless vehicle for its two "stars". In the BBC original, Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth had chemistry whereas Knightly spent the whole time looking petulant and thoughtful and MacFayden made himself look like a twat. The BBC series was definitive, everyone was played carefully and cleverly and that scene after Darcy gets out of the pond still makes me moist. Donald Sutherland was quite good though, and just for that the film gets: 3/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Odwin Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Pride and Prejudice The Keira Knightly version and not the good BBC adaptation. Shoddy really, amazing how they took a good story and managed to make it an empty, soulless vehicle for its two "stars". In the BBC original, Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth had chemistry whereas Knightly spent the whole time looking petulant and thoughtful and MacFayden made himself look like a twat. The BBC series was definitive, everyone was played carefully and cleverly and that scene after Darcy gets out of the pond still makes me moist. Donald Sutherland was quite good though, and just for that the film gets: 3/10 I agree entirely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 I do like the Knightley P+P just to look at though. It's a really beautiful film. I've never read the book or seen the BBC version, but I wasn't in love with the 2005 one in any other way than visually. --- A second rewatch of 時をかける少女/The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Late-night 2am viewing.)Still awesome. Understand it a tad more now, and fully get its charm. Excellent film. My favourite non-Ghibli anime film atm. 10/10 Considering anime is so hit and miss for me, I really enjoyed this. Probably because it was pretty original and engaging, as opposed to some dross about cats in jackets. --- I need to see The Reader again, as I never got to see the ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzycat Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 "The Haunting in Connecticut" 5/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 The idea is to give some sort of feedback/response to it btw, which could hopefully lead to discussion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McPhee Posted August 27, 2009 Share Posted August 27, 2009 Well the IGN review...and all the tabloid reviews I've seen so far hate it! hmm then again they're hardly sourced from the world's greatest film critics Eurgh... don't tell me you actually read the Daily Mail? Save your soul while there's still time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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