RedAndWhite91 Posted 24 July, 2009 Share Posted 24 July, 2009 Recently watched Superbad which was good (7/10), and Cass, which was also good (8/10). Probably will watch Falling Down later, after my mate said it was good. HMV doing all sorts of sales at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesaint sfc Posted 24 July, 2009 Share Posted 24 July, 2009 Falling Down is brilliant. They don't make them like that any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesaint sfc Posted 24 July, 2009 Share Posted 24 July, 2009 I showed a friend Scar Face for the first time a few days ago. 10/10 Best film ever. If only Al Pacino had stuck with that sort of character a bit more, I would call him the greatest actor of all time. Had a bit of a strange career though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedAndWhite91 Posted 24 July, 2009 Share Posted 24 July, 2009 Falling Down is brilliant. They don't make them like that any more. Wicked, i'll make myself a sandwich and watch that then, sorted. I showed a friend Scar Face for the first time a few days ago. 10/10 Best film ever. If only Al Pacino had stuck with that sort of character a bit more, I would call him the greatest actor of all time. Had a bit of a strange career though. Quality film, loved it, and I agree that he should have played that sort of character a bit more. He was superb in playing Tony Montana... One of the best films ever made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stain Posted 24 July, 2009 Share Posted 24 July, 2009 I showed a friend Scar Face for the first time a few days ago. 10/10 Best film ever. If only Al Pacino had stuck with that sort of character a bit more, I would call him the greatest actor of all time. Had a bit of a strange career though. On the contrary, it's his tendency to fall back on the same old talking reasonably like your buddy then SUDDENLY SHOUTING routine that he used in Scarface that kept him typecast for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbul Posted 24 July, 2009 Share Posted 24 July, 2009 We'll be watching Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead Later. "Buckwheats....you're all buckwheats." I know, it's a bit old, but I like it. If it's not too late we'll do Chopper too. "You alright Keithy?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mao Cap Posted 24 July, 2009 Share Posted 24 July, 2009 Falling Down is brilliant. They don't make them like that any more. The golf course bit is fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlehead Posted 25 July, 2009 Share Posted 25 July, 2009 Falling Down is an excellent film. The missus watched The Deer Hunter tonight whilst I was at a Testament gig - that film is hugely over-rated and actually, I would say, sh*t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedAndWhite91 Posted 25 July, 2009 Share Posted 25 July, 2009 Falling Down is brilliant. They don't make them like that any more. It was brilliant! Totally agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbul Posted 25 July, 2009 Share Posted 25 July, 2009 Falling Down is brilliant. They don't make them like that any more. £3.99 on Play....Quality film, had to buy it to replace my old VHS copy.. The bit in the burger bar is classic. "I am not a vigilante. I am just trying to get home to my little girl's birthday party and if everyone will just stay out of my way, nobody will get hurt." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff leopard Posted 25 July, 2009 Share Posted 25 July, 2009 On the contrary, it's his tendency to fall back on the same old talking reasonably like your buddy then SUDDENLY SHOUTING routine that he used in Scarface that kept him typecast for years. I've gotta agree. Pacino's performance in Scarface is a 'turned up to 11' version of his role in Godfather part 2 which IMO is him at his very best. For the vast majority of GF2 he's just this simmering ball of rage waiting to explode, and in the couple of occasions he does he's truely terrifying. But in scarface he just repeats it until he ends up as a cartoon version of himself. I think he's a better actor when his rage is more internal, playing rather desperate and doomed characters. He's amazing in Dog Day Afternoon, Insomnia, Glen Gary Glenross, Serpico, Carlito's Way to name a few, Heat just fails to make the cut as the wrong guy dies at the end, which spoils the whole film for me. :confused: I watched the bourne films back to back and they still rock. the thing that makes them so good for me is that they go back to the bond films pre-CGI, where people would see films again and again just to watch incredible stunts being done FOR REAL. The rooftop chase in Bourne 3 makes the one at the start of Casino Royale seem contrived and over-choreographed, and of course the jaw dropping bourne scene when he leaps out the window, across the street and in through a lower story window is quickly nabbed and used in Quantom of Solice. Bond, re-booted in the form of bourne, has still got some catching up to do. The bourne films also have the edge on the re-booted batman films which again, post 9/11, became all gritty and politically aware. All have been heavily influenced by the jerky camera style of The Shield, which people seem to love but compared to The Wire, its laughably two-dimensional. But for all Bourne's plus points, bourne 3 feels like a reharsh of bourne 2, albeit with amazing set pieces. I hope bourne 4 tries something new, and moves away from the annoying flash backs and endless stream of evil surrigate father figures. one strange thing i noticed is that they're very much relationship films. in Identity, bourne meets a girl and falls in love. in supremacey the relationship ends and bourne is a very unhappy bunny. in ultimatum, bourne hooks up with his ex, makes her cut and dye her hair (as he did with his lost love), leads her on but at the key moment doesn't do the dirty with her, pushes her on a bus and tells her to get lost. i think in bourne 4 he'll end up boning the surrigate-mother, Pamela Landy. its classic fruedian stuff, now he's killed the castrating father (or in bourne's case, all three of them), he can live out his mosr primal urge and covert his mom. And who wouldn't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 26 July, 2009 Share Posted 26 July, 2009 Watched Moonraker tonight, cheesy Bond but always worth it. Dr Goodhead being a particular highlight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junction 9 Posted 26 July, 2009 Share Posted 26 July, 2009 Watched Deep impact last night. Quite good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_stevo Posted 26 July, 2009 Share Posted 26 July, 2009 The Boston Strangler Crap acting, crap film. 3/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 26 July, 2009 Share Posted 26 July, 2009 Die Hard with a Vengence tonight. Cant beat a bit of Die Hard every now and agian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted 27 July, 2009 Share Posted 27 July, 2009 Watched Persepolis the other night. Hugely enjoyable french animation charting the life-story of a girl growing up in Iran during the revolution. I understand it was based on a graphic novel which itself was based on the real-life experiences of the author Marjanne Satrapi. Very moving and in parts very funny - the story charts Marjanne as she grows up and relocates to Vienna to escape the Iran/Iraq war. Well worth watching - 8/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stain Posted 28 July, 2009 Share Posted 28 July, 2009 Orphans - mid-90s Scottish black comedy. Not one I'd heard of before but turned out to be a treat. A group of siblings whose mother has died, and how they prepare themselves for her funeral. Angry Scots beating each other up, plotting murder and violently grieving. Pulls a very neat trick by being both ludicrous and frightening, but still quite touchingly real. The Stain's top recommendation 9.5/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr saint Posted 28 July, 2009 Share Posted 28 July, 2009 I watched 'Zoolander' the other day for the first time. Was odd. 4/10 Also watched 'Flightplan' a few days ago. Was quite good I though. 7/10 'Ice Age 3' - Sh!t. 2/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jillyanne Posted 28 July, 2009 Share Posted 28 July, 2009 I watched American History X last night for about the 20th time. Superb film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponty Posted 28 July, 2009 Share Posted 28 July, 2009 I watched American History X last night for about the 20th time. Superb film. I haven't even seen the first 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junction 9 Posted 28 July, 2009 Share Posted 28 July, 2009 I haven't even seen the first 9. This isn't the Muppet show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_stevo Posted 28 July, 2009 Share Posted 28 July, 2009 The International Very good, dodgy ending. 7/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoggins Posted 29 July, 2009 Share Posted 29 July, 2009 The International - very good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_stevo Posted 29 July, 2009 Share Posted 29 July, 2009 The International - very good? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserableoldgit Posted 29 July, 2009 Share Posted 29 July, 2009 Watched Shane Meadows film "Somers Town" last night. Really enjoyable little piece of cinema telling the story of a young lad arriving in London after running away from Nottingham and befriending an older, but "innocent" Polish boy. Thomas Turgoose shows what a good little actor he is turning into. Only about 70mins long but well worth a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 30 July, 2009 Share Posted 30 July, 2009 Watchmen Was a big fan of the graphic novel, so I was interested to see how this translated to the big screen. I was pleasantly surprised, while the film wasn't quite what I would've liked, it was still enjoyable and a good film to watch. It more than merits its 18 certificate though, so if you don't like rather graphic violence (and I mean GRAPHIC!) you'd best stay away. Jackie Earle Haley was great as Rorschach, and his portrayal was almost exactly how I pictured him from reading the comic. Synder's directing could be called into doubt at some points (notably the slightly ill-fitting soundtrack) but his trademark slo-mo wasn't used in the same frequency as it was in 300, so that was fine. Shame about no giant squid though 8.5/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 31 July, 2009 Share Posted 31 July, 2009 Ultraviolet Director Kurt Wimmer's follow up to his entertaining if brainless film Equilibrium, this film follows the story of Violet Song Jat Sherriff, a woman infected with a vampire type condition in a totalitarian future who fights against the humans who wish to exterminate her and her kind. The special effects are dreadful (if imaginative) the story poor, shallow and difficult to follow and the action scenes seem to be needlessly complex to try and make up for it. It's obviously been tried to be a live action comic in a similar fashion to Sin City but with more of an action emphasis and in colour, but it's just so poorly done that you should realy avoid it. 2/10 (1 point added for the gun based martial arts scene that happens towards the end, but even that is nearly screwed up.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
percy windham Posted 1 August, 2009 Share Posted 1 August, 2009 Watchmen Was a big fan of the graphic novel, so I was interested to see how this translated to the big screen. I was pleasantly surprised, while the film wasn't quite what I would've liked, it was still enjoyable and a good film to watch. It more than merits its 18 certificate though, so if you don't like rather graphic violence (and I mean GRAPHIC!) you'd best stay away. Jackie Earle Haley was great as Rorschach, and his portrayal was almost exactly how I pictured him from reading the comic. Synder's directing could be called into doubt at some points (notably the slightly ill-fitting soundtrack) but his trademark slo-mo wasn't used in the same frequency as it was in 300, so that was fine. Shame about no giant squid though 8.5/10 as a fan of the book, i honestly thought that the film complety missed the point. taken on its own though, it is a watchable film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexstar Posted 3 August, 2009 Share Posted 3 August, 2009 I watched American History X last night for about the 20th time. Superb film. Decided to watch this last night and thought it was an excellent film. Pretty emotional near the end and a very well told story. 8.5/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserableoldgit Posted 5 August, 2009 Share Posted 5 August, 2009 Watched a magnificent film last night called "To End All Wars" with Robert Carlisle and Keifer Sutherland. The true story of Allied POW`s "helping" to build the Burma railway for the Jap invasion of India. A wonderfully filmed and at times very moving piece of cinema. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff leopard Posted 5 August, 2009 Share Posted 5 August, 2009 I saw Gattaca last night for the first time and liked it (quite) a lot. It has a really striking visual style, a pace of its own and it effectively probes away at a real grey area, how society's quest for genetic perfection could result in a new kind of prejudice based on your blood type and susceptibility to disease, and how the flaws that make us human could ultimately enslave us to a place in the under-class. Ethan Hawke is on top form but Jude Law gives one of his more wooden performances. I'm no Jude Law hater but I kept wondering how he ended up with an English accent that could shame **** Van Dyke. The film reminded me of some of the other 'identity crisis' films that sprang up in the late 90s (Being John Malkovich/American Psycho/Fight Club/Momento) as well as drawing upon familiar sci-fi sources like Blade Runner. It bobs along very nicely until the last 20 mins when it feels it has to tie up all the loose ends and give us an emotionally satisfying conclusion. But even when the narrative goes slightly t1ts-up, it looks amazing. Good stuff 8/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Block 5 Posted 5 August, 2009 Share Posted 5 August, 2009 as a fan of the book, i honestly thought that the film complety missed the point. taken on its own though, it is a watchable film. Agreed. Alan Moore is without doubt one of the best writers this country has produced in the last 40 years but nobody has managed to do justice to his work when adapting it for the screen. I don't think Moore has been happy enough with any film adaptation to put his name on it. V for Vendetta was an OK film in it's own right but didn't come up to scratch. From Hell is an astounding book; deeper and darker than a coal mine..... the film was....OK. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was a superb premise for a series of novels........ the film with Sean Connery was woeful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbul Posted 5 August, 2009 Share Posted 5 August, 2009 Agreed. Alan Moore is without doubt one of the best writers this country has produced in the last 40 years but nobody has managed to do justice to his work when adapting it for the screen. I don't think Moore has been happy enough with any film adaptation to put his name on it. V for Vendetta was an OK film in it's own right but didn't come up to scratch. From Hell is an astounding book; deeper and darker than a coal mine..... the film was....OK. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was a superb premise for a series of novels........ the film with Sean Connery was woeful. +1 Also noticed that Alan Moore wasn't included in the credits at the start of the film, I presume at his own request. I missed the squid too....and Tales of the Black Freighter, but this is available on a separate DVD. Btw, Apollonia Vanova....nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff leopard Posted 6 August, 2009 Share Posted 6 August, 2009 Agreed. Alan Moore is without doubt one of the best writers this country has produced in the last 40 years but nobody has managed to do justice to his work when adapting it for the screen. I don't think Moore has been happy enough with any film adaptation to put his name on it. V for Vendetta was an OK film in it's own right but didn't come up to scratch. From Hell is an astounding book; deeper and darker than a coal mine..... the film was....OK. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was a superb premise for a series of novels........ the film with Sean Connery was woeful. I'm joining the chorus of agreement. I've not read Watchmen and thought the film was pretty good. I thought the point was that, apart from Dr Manhattan, they were all vulnerable humans, and yet in the opening scene we see the Joker taking the sort of abuse that could have killed superman. He dies at the end of the scene but only after being thrown out a window. On its own merits, the film of From Hell was poor, but compared to the book its an absolute disgrace, mutilating the source material the way the ripper mutilated his victims. And where the flip did an opium smoking pixie-man come from? I'm certain that all of the police in the book are very much of their time i.e. pragmatic thugs. V for Vendetta worked pretty well as a film, apart from the sick-inducing ending, but again, compared to the book it really was a cop-out. If I had to pick a favourite Moore graphic novel then I'd probably go for the second volume of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen , where they battle H.G Wells's Martian invaders. Its just so funny and dark and inventive. And famously, Moore hates all film adaptations of his work because he sees the comic book and the film as being incompatible, what works in one usually falls flat in its face in the other. This is especially true with the kind of complex and challanging comics that Moore has made his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dark Sotonic Mills Posted 6 August, 2009 Share Posted 6 August, 2009 Watched Dark City for about the tenth time. Managed to get my 10 year old son to watch as well; unfortunately he had so many questions about what was happening that I don't really think he appreciated it as much as he could have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbul Posted 7 August, 2009 Share Posted 7 August, 2009 Watched Let The Right One In on DVD last night. Saw it at the flicks when it came out but I'd been out on the sauce in the day and nodded off a couple of times, but still came out of the cinema thinking that I'd just seen a really good film judging from what I could remember seeing while I was awake.... Anyway, watching it again at home confirmed that it is indeed a fab film; it's up there as one of my faves for the year so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicko Posted 7 August, 2009 Share Posted 7 August, 2009 I saw a fairly unknown film yesterday from the early 70's Has anybody heard of a movie called 'Because of the Cats'? It has a Clockwork Orange feel to it, but still very watchable if you get the chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Block 5 Posted 7 August, 2009 Share Posted 7 August, 2009 Streets of Blood - WARNING! Avoid this crock of shyte at all costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint lard Posted 8 August, 2009 Share Posted 8 August, 2009 Just watched 'Orphan' What a very very good thriller this is. When i saw the trailers i thought just a run of the mill horror flick,how far from the truth was i. I highly recomend this film,superb twist at the end. If you 'enjoyed' the broken ankle scene in Misery....mmm well... Kept me entertained and absorbed throughout the duration of the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nexstar Posted 11 August, 2009 Share Posted 11 August, 2009 Saw Munich the other night and it was about the Israeli athletes who were kidnapped and killed at the olympic games in 1972. Focused on a man who was to go out and kill 11 men behind the attacks. All based around what actually happened, but I felt the storyline became slightly repetitve and you could definitely tell it was a long film. Not Spielberg's best production. 6.75/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Bates Posted 13 August, 2009 Share Posted 13 August, 2009 Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, they're now doing a remake of 'Machete'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff leopard Posted 13 August, 2009 Share Posted 13 August, 2009 Saw Munich the other night and it was about the Israeli athletes who were kidnapped and killed at the olympic games in 1972. Focused on a man who was to go out and kill 11 men behind the attacks. All based around what actually happened, but I felt the storyline became slightly repetitve and you could definitely tell it was a long film. Not Spielberg's best production. 6.75/10 I like quite Munich, it’s a bit of a slog but it gets better with repeated viewings, and compared to indie 4, it’s a towering work of genius. I guess you could say the structure of the film reflects their mindset of the protagonists and their attitude to the mission. The first half is pretty tight and exciting but in the second half they're doubting just what it is they hope to achieve, hence it gets loose and problematic. Its brave film-making for a Jewish director to question Isreal's right to go around doing what they please and the final shot is a real kick in the nuts, but I'm not sure about of the downright disturbing sex scene though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint lard Posted 15 August, 2009 Share Posted 15 August, 2009 (edited) Just watched G.I Joe: Rise of the Cobra. Never have i seen so many explosions, close combat,and action sequences in a movie ,very thin on Plot however. Almost a 2 hour film,1hr 55mins of in your face action. Effects and CGI was good in parts but really bad in others. All American cheesefest and quite predictable,nothing groundbreaking and original. If thats your bag,fill yer boots. I do wish they could say Route instead of 'Rowt'. Appears there will be a sequel...groovy. 6/10,IMO. All Edited 15 August, 2009 by saint lard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserableoldgit Posted 15 August, 2009 Share Posted 15 August, 2009 Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, they're now doing a remake of 'Machete'. Yeah but they`ve promised that it`ll be more cutting edge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint lard Posted 16 August, 2009 Share Posted 16 August, 2009 Just finished watching this........ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6PDlMggROA Absolutely bloody brilliant movie,the documentary type style that runs in tandem with the 'main' story is great,good story,good action. The tranformation, and i don't mean the physical,of the main character from geeky bloke to somewhat wierd and then all action fella is great. 8/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint lard Posted 16 August, 2009 Share Posted 16 August, 2009 Just watched "Knowing" with Nicholas Cage.... Excellent premise to the film,great acting by Cage. Seriously eerie in parts and the disaster scenes are simply superb. Quite similar in style to The Sixth Sense and Signs but better. Definately worth a look IMO. 8/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpsaint Posted 16 August, 2009 Share Posted 16 August, 2009 Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, they're now doing a remake of 'Machete'. Sure its a remake? Was under the impression its a completely seperate film being made due to popularity of the 'trailer' shown before Planet Terror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
equalizer Posted 17 August, 2009 Share Posted 17 August, 2009 Blackball - utter ****e! 1/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonjoe Posted 18 August, 2009 Share Posted 18 August, 2009 Saw Inglorious Basterds on Sunday; it's great. See it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 18 August, 2009 Share Posted 18 August, 2009 Anything by David Lynch - they're all great and can be watched over and over, always giving me something new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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