jayseven Posted December 24, 2009 Posted December 24, 2009 Christmas films! I feel I've missed the majority on the telly, as the channels seem to favour showing them before the Big Day Itself. I think Elf is teh best movie in recent years (besides the soppy storyline). Die Hard has to be congratulated for taking the anger route. Tangenting a bit -- Yellow Submarine was once shown on my birthday, so I always yearn to watch the film around this time. Started watching Ninja the other night - seems to be an excellent macho OTT fightfest movie. Street Fighter was also attempted, with much LOLing and general hand-fawning-by-face.
weeyellowbloke Posted December 24, 2009 Posted December 24, 2009 Paranormal Activity: Originally I was meant to see Avatar, which was all good as I had been drinking a fair bit before hand and that could only improve the whole visual effects thing. Unfortunately the cinema was closed due to a power failure, so we went two minutes round the corner to another cinema. Man this film is fantastic. I'm not usually that affected by films, but man this creeped me right the fuck out. The timing and structure of the film is impecable in building the suspense and considering there are only three actors in the whole thing it really holds the attention. There were a few moments that I thought were a bit too staged, which sort of broke the realism, but wasn't that jarring. The sound effects were superbly subtle as well adding to the general unease. Basically if you liked Blair Witch when it first came out in the cinema and like slow built psychological horror you'll love this. If you didn't like Blair Witch you suck and don't deserve this film.
Daft Posted December 24, 2009 Posted December 24, 2009 Fucking hysterical. Criminally underrated and just generally amazing. 10/10
Mundi Posted December 24, 2009 Posted December 24, 2009 I would follow the image link to the website where it is hosted but the website is tvtropes and I promised myself to be asleep before 7 am.
Goafer Posted December 24, 2009 Posted December 24, 2009 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is indeed ultimately amazing. May have to watch it again soon.
Happenstance Posted December 24, 2009 Posted December 24, 2009 Love Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, probably my favourite movie these days. Took me long enough to convince Goafer to watch it!
Beast Posted December 24, 2009 Posted December 24, 2009 My favourite Christmas movies are: Muppet Christmas Carol (of course!) Jingle All The Way Home Alone 1 and 2 Nightmare Before Christmas Jack Frost
Mokong Posted December 24, 2009 Posted December 24, 2009 Muppets Christmas Carol is my fav Christmas film & fav version of the story... I think it's the music, haha. In fact I'm watching right now, WOOT
Fierce_LiNk Posted December 24, 2009 Posted December 24, 2009 My favourite Christmas movies are: Muppet Christmas Carol (of course!) Jingle All The Way Home Alone 1 and 2 Nightmare Before Christmas Jack Frost D'oh, I forgot about The Muppets Christmas Carol. Also, Paj, great shout with Batman Returns. I pretty much watch these films every Christmas, and love them.
Dan_Dare Posted December 24, 2009 Posted December 24, 2009 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is absolutely amazing. Required viewing.
ReZourceman Posted December 24, 2009 Posted December 24, 2009 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang isn't a Christmas film. The sequel Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 2 : Kisser Kisser Banger Banger is set at Christmas though. You're thinking of the first one with the schools.....
Oxigen_Waste Posted December 24, 2009 Posted December 24, 2009 What's wrong with colour? Nothing at all... but most colourizations feel really artificial. Never saw that particular one, but I try to avoid them.
Molly Posted December 24, 2009 Posted December 24, 2009 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang isn't a Christmas film. The sequel Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 2 : Kisser Kisser Banger Banger is set at Christmas though. You're thinking of the first one with the schools..... Hahaha! You bastard.
chairdriver Posted December 25, 2009 Posted December 25, 2009 (edited) Heathers More ridiculous than I was expecting, but in some respects it makes it better as a movie. I love at the very end, how she just walks away, cigarette in mouth, singed. Hate Christian Slater's weasel face. Love Kate Bush (Shannen Doherty AKA Prue from Charmed) in it. Good, but not really, but could be interpreted as great. Doesn't impress, but doesn't fail to impress. 8/10 --- A Hole In My Heart Quite stunning. By the end of the film, it felt like I knew the characters. Tess stunned, the rest were objects of H.A.T.E. I hate looking at surgical images, so that ruined the film for me. 8.3/10 Edited December 25, 2009 by chairdriver
jayseven Posted December 25, 2009 Posted December 25, 2009 You're becoming quite the critic, what with your paramorosydoxos! I kinda made that up. It's christmas, I can't be pokey!
chairdriver Posted December 25, 2009 Posted December 25, 2009 You're becoming quite the critic, what with your paramorosydoxos! Could be an Alanis Morissette lyric. "You knew how armslengthing can maintain doubt."
Paj! Posted December 25, 2009 Posted December 25, 2009 "You knew how armslengthing can maintain doubt." "Peonies nod in the breeze and while they wetly bow with hydrocephalitic listlessness ants mop up-a their brow"
Retro_Link Posted December 25, 2009 Posted December 25, 2009 Avatar (3D) ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT!!! Visuals were out of this world, the characters were fantastic, wonderful story, emotional, believable world, and my first 3D film which made it all the more special... couldn't believe how clear and downright incredible everything looked!! 9/10 Question about everyones 3D experience... were the things that you thought might actually be meant to come out of the screen, not doing so... there were just a couple of these instances, like the water droplet right at the start (though it looked incredibly clear, it wasn't right in front of you), and the tip of Jakes gun at one point, and a couple of those plantlike danelion/jellyfish things.
Paj! Posted December 26, 2009 Posted December 26, 2009 Snow White The nicely restored "Diamond edition". Love this film. Haven't seen it in a good 8-9 years, brought back loads of memories. Lots of the images have a kind of...tactile memory? Not the right phrase but yeah. I remember loving the way she made the pie. I remember loving the perceived texture of the apple dripping green from the cauldron etc. I love Adrianna Casselotti's voice too. Almost too much of a classic. Almost having too much of an influence on cinema.
ipaul Posted December 26, 2009 Posted December 26, 2009 Yes Man Jim Carey stars as the person he is in every other movie. Hapless guy a little down on his luck who likes to pull stupid faces every now and again. The concept of the film isn't bad and neither is the film itself, it's all just terribly, terribly middling. The story is unbelievably predictable, some scenes are mildly funny whilst others aren't and the ending is incredibly brief. The whole thing is wrapped up very quickly. It is an easy movie to watch however and makes for nice light entertainment if one is too tired to watch a challenging film. I still like Jim Carey. 5/10, but i enjoyed it.
Dan_Dare Posted December 26, 2009 Posted December 26, 2009 The Incredibles My favourite Pixar maybe. I love every second of it: The art, the characters, the world of tomorrow/ silver age homage. Everything. It's just fantastic.
gaggle64 Posted December 26, 2009 Posted December 26, 2009 The IncrediblesMy favourite Pixar maybe. I love every second of it: The art, the characters, the world of tomorrow/ silver age homage. Everything. It's just fantastic. I love LOVE that the BBC got it on iPlayer. Blade Runner's on there too, expiring tonight, FYI.
chairdriver Posted December 26, 2009 Posted December 26, 2009 The Incredibles Strikes, causing incapacitation. Hate Elastigirl's voice, but love how she's the great one of the family. Powerful women are yes. Don't like how Syndrome isn't actually that good, and doesn't really cause much threat to the family. Would love to see more scenes where it's like "Fuck, I'm crying if Violet dies." There's not enough peril. Great animation though. 8.7/10
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