welsh_gamer Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Flushed Away Great humour, voice acting (apart from Shayne Ritchie) and the animation is pretty good for Aardman's first CGI film. Spike: Danger is my middle name! Whitey: I thougth it was Lesley. Always make me 'lol', along with spotting the rat version of Han Solo in the freezer. 8/10 The Bourne Supremacy Yawn. Yawn. Yawn. Very disappointing, considering I enjoyed the first. I was realy looking forward to watching Ultimatum, but now I'm not too sure. Hopefully it will be able to impress me as a standalone film. 3/10 Planet Terror Awesome! Great acting, dialogue, action, directing, everything! All men will enjoy something about this film, but I doubt women would enjoy it very much. I also want Machette to be made into a real film! 9/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipaul Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Exactly the score I predicted from thee, meister killthenet. Do you like Huey Lewis and the news? Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercial and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far much more bitter, cynical sense of humour. In '87, Huey released this, Fore, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip to be Square", a song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about the band itself. *Oxigen_Waste bashes Jimbob in the head with an axe, and blood splatters over him* Seriously... he had it coming, the heretic... HEY PAUL!!!! GEEEAARRRGGGHHH! xD Awesome reference there, love that film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 The Bourne SupremacyYawn. Yawn. Yawn. Very disappointing, considering I enjoyed the first. I was realy looking forward to watching Ultimatum, but now I'm not too sure. Hopefully it will be able to impress me as a standalone film. 3/10 B] Don't worry, I thought 1 and 2 were mediocore, but Ultimatum is EASIILLLYYYY the best. Easily. Literally no contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triforcemario Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 [quote name='welsh_gamer;699020 Planet Terror Awesome! Great acting' date=' dialogue, action, directing, everything! All men will enjoy something about this film, but I doubt women would enjoy it very much. [u'] I also want Machette to be made into a real film! [/u] 9/10It is. Although it was originally going to be filmed as a pack-in for Planet Terror, Robert Rodriguez announced a few months back that it was now going to be released in cinemas. I can't remember when it'll be out... Check the Wikipedia or IMDB or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monopolyman Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Just to add to theCrash debate, I watched for the first time last night, and I couldn't believe how underdeveloped the script was, including the story, the characters and the themes. It all ended too fast, with really very little character resloutions, and the underlying racism message fell flat. I didn't hate it, though. Hell, I'd give it about 5 or maybe 6 out of 10. I like the acting and photography, and I also liked how Haggis tried to reach different areas in the films overall theme, e.g. whether racism is unavoidable, responsibilities for your own actions, affirmative action etc. If Paul Haggis just nailed one or two of these, I perhaps would have liked it more. Also, I really hated the score. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Collateral I'm in the mood for a long review now, so bear with me. I suppose the common theme in Michael Mann's films is people who are good at what they do and their toll. Ali is the bets example, which is the hardships the worlds greatest boxer had to go through; and also Heat, where the two main characters fell from grace due to their dedication. Collateral is no different. A skilled taxi driver (Max) picks up a seemingly invincible hit-man(Vincent), and because of his skill, Vincent holds Max hostage to carry out his hits 'because he's good'. I suppose similarly, Vincent found his mission more difficult than usual because he convinced Max too much about the Darwinian adaption to the surroundings, pitting himself against Max. I won't spoil much, but this leads to an overall exciting movie. Well built characters, a plot, helped with an well written screenplay, where you don't know where exactly it is going (but in a good way, if that makes sense), and all this leads up to a well executed climax, which is, again, tense, due to the direction, in particular Mann's use of light and space (something else which is common throughout his films). A couple of things harboured the experience for me though. For example, there were too many daft decisions made by characters to move the plot along. I mean, how fucking stupid do you have to be to not only run away from a hit-man with his briefcase, but to throw it onto the fucking highway. Surely just trying to get the fuck out of there as fast as possible should be the only thing on your mind. Also, the soundtrack. I might just be me, but I felt that the songs used were just placed in random places with no particular significnace. I know these are just nit picks, but I still find them rather distracting. Having said that, it's still a great film. I would recommend it, and I might even watch it again in future months. 8/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxigen_Waste Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 The Bourne SupremacyYawn. Yawn. Yawn. Very disappointing, considering I enjoyed the first. I was realy looking forward to watching Ultimatum, but now I'm not too sure. Hopefully it will be able to impress me as a standalone film. 3/10 Grantes, Supremacy and Identity aren't that great, but a 3? And saying it's disappointing considering the first, when it really isn't (it's actually superior)... that just shows how much you rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hem Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Y tu mamá también Wow, amazing movie. I really like roadtrip aspect in films, such as what's present in this and The Motorcycle Diaries. Thought this film was powerful and enjoyed the script and the contrasting emotions throughout greatly. 9/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roostophe Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Casino Royale I'm not a Bond fan, and the only Bond film I want to see is Goldeneye (You know why ), but this film was pretty good. Got to hand it to Daniel Craig, he's a good actor. 8/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaggle64 Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Bugsy Malone You know you live in a rough area when the local kids can not only build Tommy guns and illegal racketeer empires, but also grow frakin' moustaches to match. Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodleman Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 There Will Be Blood : And there was, DDL utterly awesome as usual. His performance has definatly upped the scored by 2 marks fully deserved oscar. I just about prefered No Country For Old Men over all, both fantastic though. 9/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bard Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Saw Blood Diamond again. Doesn't have the same impact when you know whats going to happen, so 8/10. Also: Superbad, finally got round to watching it. There are some fairly cringeworthy moments ("well, the funny thing about my back is, it's on my cock") Still, was pretty fuckin entertaining 7.5/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolness Bears Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Lilo and Stich! I was helping down at the prep school again and as it was raining we watched this! It's a great film! 5 Bears out of 7! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paj! Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 I don't see how Crash is overly stereotyped, I mean the whole point was to point out the stereotyping we do, and the fact that even though we don't think we're racists, we all are inside. Made me think, and overall was a great film. Sandra Bullock's character was a bit unbeleivable, but she wasn't a mainie, so I'm over it. Crash gets 10/10 for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Star Trek: Of Gods and Men Part 2 Very entertaining. Very good for a low-budget unofficial film. Can't wait for the last part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happenstance Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 I still need to see the first part of that, I think the trailer put me off originally though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergrunch Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 The Cottage Er, lol at this. Typical cliched horror verging on comedy. We actually went in having no idea what the film was, because we'd chosen at random. 3/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intensity Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 only 3/10? I heard good stuff about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Jumper A fun film, but not great. Worth a watch for the cool jumping effects. And whatshisname has improved a bit from Star Wars. Roland was a bit one dimensional, though. 7/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergrunch Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 only 3/10? I heard good stuff about it Maybe it's good for its genre, but I prefer my films to have stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodleman Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Into The Wild : Such a fucking awesome film, best film ive seen that was released this decade. Emile Hirsch continues rising up my awesome actors list. Brilliant performance, brilliant script, brilliance all round. My affection with this film may be because I would love to have the balls to do what the main character does however. still 9.5/10 and if you get the chance watch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roostophe Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 The Bourne Supremacy There were some pretty good action sequences, but I just preferred The Bourne Identity to this one. I don't know why, though. 7.5/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfire Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Jumper A fun film, but not great. Worth a watch for the cool jumping effects. And whatshisname has improved a bit from Star Wars. Roland was a bit one dimensional, though. 7/10 He was pretty damn good (OK not THAT good) in Ep3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaggle64 Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 He was pretty damn good (OK not THAT good) in Ep3. Yes, but Ep 3 was so shittacular overall it's difficult to tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 He was pretty damn good (OK not THAT good) in Ep3. Only because Episode 3 was fantastic, as opposed to awful like Episode 2. So there was less focus on his acting ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfire Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Yes, but Ep 3 was so shittacular overall it's difficult to tell. Only because Episode 3 was fantastic, as opposed to awful like Episode 2. So there was less focus on his acting ability. Hmmm.... *scratches chin* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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