Ashley Posted December 13, 2009 Posted December 13, 2009 Happy-Go-Lucky I really enjoy this film. Its nice to have something so seeped in positivity. Plus Leigh doesn't just let Poppy be an almost cartoon-like super happy person. She deals with real 'issues' and can behave like an adult, but in a happy way. Hmm rating? /10 Nah I don't do tens. But I did enjoy it.
Beast Posted December 14, 2009 Posted December 14, 2009 Halloween II ...I want my two hours back...It lacked in everything. Storyline, plot, acting...unbelievably stupid. They should have left it with the first one. All it is most of the way through is just mindless violence...crap! AVOID! 1/10
gaggle64 Posted December 14, 2009 Posted December 14, 2009 How much gay porn have you actually seen though? Slightly more then my mother knows about.
Jimbob Posted December 14, 2009 Posted December 14, 2009 City Hunter Stars our favourite martial arts action star, Jackie Chan. The movie is based on the Manga (with the same name). It has a parody of the Bruce Lee movie, Game of Death and takes a comedy look in one scene at Street Fighter. I thought this was a great movie, and one that i will definitely watch again over the holidays 8.5/10
pigfrogmonkey Posted December 14, 2009 Posted December 14, 2009 (edited) Mega Shark Vs Giant Octopus, I was really hoping for a really cheesy B movie. Sadly it wasn't, it's the worst pile of crap that i've watched for a long time. Everything about it stunk we we're laughing at it for the wrong reasons. AVOID!!! 0/10 Edited December 14, 2009 by pigfrogmonkey
Dan_Dare Posted December 14, 2009 Posted December 14, 2009 This pundit believes that to be the objective of the whole sordid affair, but whatever.
chairdriver Posted December 15, 2009 Posted December 15, 2009 (edited) Saw Brokeback Mountain for the first time. The story threw a spanner into my soul, my works. I hate the idea of regret. I'd sooner not live than regret not having lived my life the way I wanted to live it (to allude to Paj's "I'd rather throw myself off a tall building than stand near the edge"). It's painful for me to watch people living with regret. I just hated the end. To such a degree that I cried after the film had finished. And the cause of it was ultimately homophobia, which makes me the saddest. I'd heard before I watched it that one of them dies, but I had forgotten which one. I was assuming throughout that it would be Heath Ledger's character, because he was generally less good at life, but when it got to the bit where we find Jack died I was genuinely shocked, and mournful. And the fact that his wife seemed to know the truth of his murder, and acted as though she was ashamed of him rubbed salt in every possible wound. Brilliantly directed. Deserved ever Oscar it got. I hate how it was "the film about the gay cowboys" in the media, because it is so much deeper than that. I half expecting a picturesque drama with a sprinkling of soft-core porn, but it was so so much more. [As an aside, I really don't like it being one of the few mainstream gay portrayals out there. The whole point of the film is that Ennis is filled with guilt, and feels what he is doing is wrong, therefore Jack is met with violence and the relationship never fruitates, and I think its generally an unsavory portrayal of a homosexual relationship. I think there need to be more Hollywood films which deal with homosexual relationships, but not in a weird 60s/70s Wild West / Bible Bashing scenario] The acting was incredible. I hated Ennis. I loathed his character. Heath Ledger made the film. I hated his awkwardness. I hated his self-hatred. I hated his constant evasion of the fact that he was gay (or at least bi). Genuinely wouldn't have put two and two together and said he played Joker in The Dark Knight if I didn't know it. He was a superb actor. I loved how the rest of the cast are all massive stars, but in disguise. Anna Faris. Sam from ER. Anna Hathaway (actually stunning). It's a fucking fantastic movie and I never want to see it again. 10/10 Edited December 16, 2009 by chairdriver
Daft Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 Fantastic. There really isn't another vampire film like it - not what you'd expect. 9/10
Mundi Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 Please tell you that you noticed that: The vampire is actually male, everyone I talk to about put on this horrified confused look when I tell them that and it annoys me.
Daft Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 I wasn't sure until the kid looked at her changing into his mother's dress...and it was a girl.
Daft Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 You sure? Because all the synopses and reviews for the film refer to Eli as 'her' as do all the ones for the book that I've seen. Maybe they changed it for the film. They seemed to have changed a bit.
Supergrunch Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 (edited) They didn't change it for the film - I think (no source sadly) the director stated this, and it explains the "I'm not a girl" line (the main kid's probable interpretation of it implying "...I'm a vampire" isn't right) and the shot of his mangled genitals - I think the novel states his penis has been cut off and buried somewhere. It makes sense to use her though - after all, it's what the audience is supposed to think at first. Edited December 16, 2009 by Supergrunch
jayseven Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 Well I'd say the movie never really made it clear, so you can't really be annoyed at people for saying "she" when they're never told otherwise! Into The Wild Very touching movie indeed. Emile Hirsch is brilliant. 8.8/10 It's strangely haunting - I didn't know the history of Supertramp before i watched it, so I had no idea what to expect. The poor sod.
ReZourceman Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 Well I'd say the movie never really made it clear, so you can't really be annoyed at people for saying "she" when they're never told otherwise! It's strangely haunting - I didn't know the history of Supertramp before i watched it, so I had no idea what to expect. The poor sod. Exactly. It really makes you question things, and has me pondering to myself a lot. Also I want to pork Kristen Stewart.
Beast Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 Hairspray: Shake and Shimmy 2 disc edition I went to my ex's house today to drop her present off (Westlife CD, something called 'We're right here' or something) and she also got me a present too. We opened them and she was ecstatic about hers and I was with mine. My Hairspray DVD wasn't working and I couldn't be bothered to buy another one so it saved me a job and it also has another DVD of extras. Anyway, much better. It had extended scenes and deleted scenes in the movie so it was cool watching. Anyway, enjoyed it alot! 9/10
starscream316 Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 Avatar. Go see it. Possibly the most viusually stunning world ever created. The characters were great, but the whole eco-system and atmosphere was just unlike anything you've ever seen before. James Cameron, again pushing technology to its limit.
starscream316 Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 It needed more than three hours! The start of the film, could have gone on for 7 hours, it was so immersive and beautiful. Honestly, I can't wait to watch the directors cut, as the film needs more!
EEVILMURRAY Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 Aesthetics aside, would a chronological expansion be warranted?
starscream316 Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 Definately, there was a lot of things that kind of seemed kind of that it needed more. To put it another way, no one wanted it to end. Also, like Terminator 2, Aliens and The Abyss, I'm sure Cameron will have a director's cut. ANyway, hurry up and watch it!!
Mundi Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 Second that, just came from it, epically long but totally worth it. The visuals were amazing the story was good and the setting was very interesting.
Oxigen_Waste Posted December 18, 2009 Posted December 18, 2009 (edited) Avatar One of the most beautiful films I've ever seen. Bear in mind, though, that it wasn't one of the best. Visually, absolutely stunning. Perfect 10, no doubt. As for everything else, none of it was bad, rest assured (well, maybe it was just a bit too predictable, which isn't "good"), the characters are solid, the plot is exactly what you'd expect but it raises some good points, the action is solid enough although not outstanding, the narrative is usually good-ish and peppered with some bits of genious here and there. Well, to put it shortly, it's not by any means a bad movie. At all. But where it sins is in it's insistancy on playing it safe. Seriously, 12 years in the making and this is what we get? I mean, it's a good film, yeah, but I was expecting something special!!! Not a masterpiece, but at least something that didn't rely so much on this stupid old tried-and-tested formula. My main gripe with it is that it could've been the best sci-fi film since T2, the script concepts were very promising, all the pieces were in the right position... and then Cameron lost his dare and we got a film that's quite good, but never really rises above that margin of predictability. Nothing about Avatar sparks any reaction in me other than the usual fare in action adventure romps of proportions such as these. It's a good effort, but it looks like it was done half-heartedly. And being released on the same year as the brilliant District 9 only makes it look that much more of a "safe bet". But I enjoyed it for what it was. Go see it, even if you're disappointed, as I was, it'll still be worth it, it's a good one. Ambitious in it's scope, but never really pushes the envelope on anything except visuals. 6.5/10. PS: What the fuck is up with the creative minds of today? I mean, these alien races are getting less and less imaginative as time goes by! Sure, the Na'vi were pretty cool and likeable, but they were really nothing more than blue native-american basketball players! Edited December 18, 2009 by Oxigen_Waste Changed the score.
EEVILMURRAY Posted December 18, 2009 Posted December 18, 2009 The Exorcist I'm sure at its time it was considered quite scary, but with the random swearing I found parts of it amusing. But what I disliked about this film was the length, I'm glad I had it recorded, as I was able to fast forward through the non-talking bullshit, which there seemed to be too many of. Mildly entertaining, but doesn't deserve the praise it got. 5
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