ReZourceman Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 I agree. Its got fantastic actors in, and proper critics are morons, so yeah should be great. Anyway, this is on so Ill rate it. Men In Black Excellent characters, script, one liners, effects. Probably one of my favourite films (Top ten Id imagine) At one point I watched it everyday in a half term. 9.5/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 it has Olyphant in who had a most excellent stint as a lone ranger made good in Deadwood- I've never seen such a convincing portrayal of a 'good' man with a capacity for vicious violence as his in that show. a good cast can be undermined by the scripts of genres with a track record like game adaptations though- see Reign of Fire for reference. £5 says it's dogshit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Why would I bet on something that is opinion based? It looks like a fun film, and Im sure I will enjoy it...cant you just accept that? Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bard Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Holy crap you were right! :wink: Hey, I have a nice ass. I would Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayseven Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 it has Olyphant in who had a most excellent stint as a lone ranger made good in Deadwood- I've never seen such a convincing portrayal of a 'good' man with a capacity for vicious violence as his in that show. You like deadwood? I really enjoyed the first season, second one less so and gave up with the third. Bugged me a little that they used the same actor for two different roles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razz Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 I'm sorry, the language just pisses me off. You don't, it's just the overall culture. =S I also hate my country, so... I figured why not give it a try.Oh, just one thing, does the "Il" have to be there? Can't it just be "Capo Bastone della Cosa Nostra Portoghese"? Yeah, otherwise it would be like saying "I couldn't find hat" instead of "I couldn't find the hat". Sorry, that's the best example I could think of to explain it. Then again like you said, it's the internet, who cares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monopolyman Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Ok then: So, Tarantino makes homages, right? It's what he does. So, he decides to make an homage (and pay attention... it's an homage, not a spoof) to everything bad about the 70's. Okay, this could work... except it doesn't! Tarantino's magic touch works this way: he picks up dog shit from the floor, embraces it and molds it into something good. Except... this one time, he made it worst. I understand that the movie is an exercise in style... but Tarantino's charm is that he always follows that style with some sort of awesome plot. So, consider this, because here it is: he decides to make a plotless gore-fest about nothing... and guess what? It sucks. There's no point to to film, it's not enjoyable, the action and the gore look ridiculous (sure, it's on purpose, but I don't care how many times you poop on your mom's head on purpose, it's still fucking ridiculous) and the music is great. So, this sounds right... but feels and looks awfull, right? So... let's release it worlwide!!! And he did it. Peer pressure led for many people to enjoy the movie just because they believe they should... and while it may be the sweetest wet dream a nerd mind can have, that doesn't change the fact that the movie has an awful plot, no message whatsoever, absolutely no meaning and an absurd presentation. And yet people seem to consider it "good" just because it's conscientiously bad. A good film is a work of art. Art has meaning... a soul, intricate interpretations. Kill Bill has blood, ass, guts, a blonde Bruce Lee with tits and absolutely no soul whatsoever. It's not art. It's Superbowl meets porn. Yeah, I'm a bit late into this arguement, but I'll have to disagree here. The Kill Bill series was a masterfully created film. Reading your post, it seems that you're just judjing Vol.I, but I think it's best to view both Vol. I and II as one film, the first being the action, and the latter focusing heavily on the story. I also don't think that there is anything wrong with Kill Bill being homage driven either. True, it was supposed to be a homage of the 70's Bruce Lee type kung-fu flicks, but it was well created. Notice that KB has all the elements of one of these films; for example, a lot of violence, hell of a lot of blood, extreme gore over realism, the old, wise and almost invicible teacher; the cryptic yet fatal move which is extremely hard to pull off etc. Personally, as a kung-fu flick following this list, I can see very few flaws. (BTW, there are going to be some slight spoilers in this next paragraph) And I don't by this criticism of Kill Bill, as a film, being empty, or a style-over-substance film. I mean, it has a beginning, a middle, an end, characters you can care about and skillful writing and directing. For example, Tarantino managed to characterize 'The Bride' quickly in Vol.I as powerful and highly trained, which in portrayed in many ways, such as her ability to realise that she has been in a coma for 4 years by looking at her hands. Also, Tarantino is a great writer and a fantastic director and shows it in these films. I'll prove my point by looking at the scene where Bill has shot The Bride, and is about to bury her alive in that coffin. Of course, we are going to have to see the bride whilst she is in this dark coffin, so a light is needed to let the audience see what is going on. Rather than come up with some ludicrous explanation for Budd to give The Bride a light, Tarantino's script just lets Budd explain that "[not exact line, but anyhow] if you're good, you get a light, but if you're bad, you get the pepper spray". Also, when burying The Bride, rather filming the actual burial/dumping of the soil like a lesser director might do, Tarantino films it from inside the coffin The Bride is in, where you can hear the soil being dumped on the wooden lid of the coffin, giving a sense of claustrophobia. Anyway, I respect your opinion no matter what you think of Kill Bill, but I hope I have shown that it is more than just a cheap entertainment flick. Anyway, the film I've seen for the first time (which is quite a while ago, actually) was American Gangster, and I don't know what to think of this movie. 'm in two minds about it. I love the Gangster genre, and American Gangster has all the trends of a gangster movie. Violence, gangs, betrayal, the appeal of easy money, power, the traditional rise & fall story and such; but what I also liked was how Lucas's fall was not simply introduced at the end, but was continuosly told from the start, thanks to Crowe's parralell story (who gave a fantastic performance, along with Washington.) However, there were some gaping flaws in the film that stopped me from loving it. My main criticism being that it had some major pacing problems. Crowe's story took too long to get into. We hear about his story about how he found one million dollars in unmarked bills and turned it in, and his divorce, way too much before the ball starts rolling. On the other end of the scale, Lucas (Washington) seemed to meet up with his soon-to-be wife and propose to her too fast, but the audience doesn't really see anything between them. Despite that though... 7/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyBoy Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Hmm, funny, out of all I said, you picked the only sentence that even resembles my opinion in the slightest. Bravo. Consider things as a whole, darn it!. I'm sorry you're right. i should consider things as whole, like, oh I don't know, judging a film by the whole thing as opposed to one large fight scene? Ah, but Snakes On A Plane is a fantastic Spoof. That's just it, Kill Bill is homaging shit, not spoofing it! That, plus, Snakes On A Plane doesn't look ridiculous.. Snakes on a plane doesn't look rediculous!? I think our problem might be you have your definition of rediculous confused. Watch the scene with the snake swallowing the British guy and say that again. And that's Mr. Right Dick, pretty please??? It's true, I'm a complete bastard here. I know I know, it's just the way I am sorry about it and all that. : peace: Everyone is entitled his own opinion and should be respected and blah blah blah... I just... can't. I guess I should feel sorry for you a little. The fact that you can't respect others opinions and thus always think you're right must be more a curse than anything else. I mean socialising has got to be a bitch for you right? You know bastards can change. Maybe you could start by laying off Triforce_Keeper because he (*gasp*) doesn't agree with you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfire Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Hot Fuzz Can you guys believe the movie just premiered in Portugal now? Anyways, fan-fucking-tastic. Incredibly funny and well directed. Simon Pegg, once again I bow to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 You like deadwood? I really enjoyed the first season, second one less so and gave up with the third. Bugged me a little that they used the same actor for two different roles. I watched part way in to 2. It's a pretty solid character drama that I should pay more attention to really. It's miles better than most tv, like, ever. for the record, who was in it twice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayseven Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 The guy who plays Woolcott in the second series also played the kid who killed Wild Bill in teh first. To be fair it isn't obvious as they did a good job with make-up, but it did bug me a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxigen_Waste Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Au hasard Balthazar This must be the fifth time I've watched this... Every single time I watch it, I feel that the world will never offer anything that can quite match this drama. Robert Bresson was a genious like no other, and if it wasn't for Kubrick, he would be my favourite director... everything is just executed to perfection. It's depressing to see that there is nobody capable of making a film this powerfull in today's world. For the fifth time, I am speechless. 10/10 :bowdown::bowdown: :bowdown::bowdown: :bowdown::bowdown: :bowdown::bowdown: :bowdown::bowdown: :bowdown::bowdown: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddage Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Casino Royale Just watched it cause I can't sleep and it's easily the most enjoyable Bond film I've ever seen, simple as that. 9.5/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr-Paul Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Garden State Loved it, totally random at points, but great. 9/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfire Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 It's depressing to see that there is nobody capable of making a film this powerfull in today's world. If more people could do that it wouldn't be that outstanding would it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Saw ridiculously better than its sequels really- actually clever, grim and interesting to watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 The Big Lebowski - 8.5/10, funny, dark, twisted, Mr. Pink, The Dude, all good. Flight of the Navigator - 7.5/10, a concept that disturbed me as a child, a bizzare film with a soppy ending and an opening I completely and utterly could not remember at all. The eye thing freaks me out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolness Bears Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 In Bed with Lenin (not the actual title as i have forgotten it) This would probably make for a more interesting Movie! It was about a mother who has a heart attack and slips into a coma for 8 months , during this time the berlin wall falls down and the East Germany she knew before no longer exists! when she awakes from it a single shock could cause her to have another heart attack so her son goes about recreating how East Germany was before the West moved in even though by now (1990) the time had changed a lot. 5 Bears out of 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demuwan Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Holy crap you were right! :wink: Nice One Done you there mate:heh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCK Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Saw IV The larger part of the movie is better than Saw 2 and 3, but the ending is underwhelming. 7/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodleman Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 In Bed with Lenin (not the actual title as i have forgotten it) This would probably make for a more interesting Movie! It was about a mother who has a heart attack and slips into a coma for 8 months , during this time the berlin wall falls down and the East Germany she knew before no longer exists! when she awakes from it a single shock could cause her to have another heart attack so her son goes about recreating how East Germany was before the West moved in even though by now (1990) the time had changed a lot. 5 Bears out of 7 Goodbye Lennin, fantastic film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolness Bears Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Goodbye Lennin, fantastic film. *snaps his fingers* That's the one! Thanks. It was indeed an excellent film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodleman Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Mullholland Drive : Quite suprised i've only just got round to watching this, I was sure I had seen it before. Anyway, fantastic film I love David Lynchs films, I love the fact that he never explains them so it is up to you to interpret it. Brilliantly shot and acted what more could you want. 9/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfire Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Shoot'em Up Bloody awesome! It's just way too funny, it's exactly what I was expecting to see. Also great soundtrack and Monica Belucci :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcj metroid Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 Shoot'em UpBloody awesome! It's just way too funny, it's exactly what I was expecting to see. Also great soundtrack and Monica Belucci :P brilliant movie. Loved it 8/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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