just finished watching Antichrist on Film4
Blimey.
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just finished watching Antichrist on Film4
Blimey.
Is that the one with William Defoe? If so i'm been wanting to see it for ages.Quote:
Originally Posted by DazTheSlug
that's the one
it might be on again in the next few days - keep a look out on Film4
difficult to add to my one word review - wouldn't want to spoil it anyway - but I'll say it again:
Blimey.
I like Willem Dafoe - Light Sleeper is one of my fave movies
I've just seen it and enjoyed it :thumbup: Having watched his recovery in the prison I think we have the same physio :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by The devil's own
Anne Hathaway was really good as Selina Kyle (Catwoman) though the name "Catwoman" was never used in the film. She stole quite a few scenes :D
Watched "Battleship" and thought it was pants! Oh apart from the handbrake turn in the USS Missouri and the old salts manning her :cool:
Senna (2010)
More a documentary than a film and very sad as you know its conclusion. His face before the race at Imola bordered on resignation aften Ratzenberger's death.
Mission Impossible 3:Ghost Protocol
Ridiculous! Completely stupid! Total Nonsense! Tripe! Drivel!
Enjoyed every second of it! :thumbup:
Impossible not to like, Mission complete:thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by dominion
Submarine, and Bonbon: El perro enjoyed both, very heart warming and amusing :thumbup:
Great film. Terribly tragic, but a brilliant reminder of what a fantastic talent he was. Wasted money on the Blu-ray version though; old archive footage from 80-90s doesn't translate well to HD. Ho-hum. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Alf
Just finished watching The woman in black. Definitely the scariest film I seen in sometime, very impressed :thumbup:
Rio Bravo on 5USA now
just getting to the good bit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5U4TtYpKIc
Anyone seen it? Looks very good imo.
'Broadway Danny Rose' - Not seen it for a long time but a marvelous film and a great performance by Mia Farrow as Tina Vitale. She is unrecognisable till late in the film when she is shown in front of a mirror. I always thought Woody Allen put that mirror scene in so people could actually recognise it was Mia Farrow as her voice and makeup was so good up to that point! A blind xylophonist, a ventriliquist with a stammer, a one legged tap-dancer and a bird act with the star bird eaten by a cat..he manages the acts noone else will touch :D
Moneyball with Brad Pitt. Easily the best sports film I've ever seen apart from maybe the Damned United. Both as good as each other in fact and both true stories really well told.
An American Werewolf in London - I had this on a VHS tape but I can’t play that anymore so when I saw a Blu-Ray offer in my local store and this was one of the included films I snapped it up with a couple of other films. The “Yorkshire Moors” (actually the Black Mountains in Wales) looked good in Blu-Ray. John Landis made a great film with an excellent cast and storyline. The main reason I like this film of course is that the gorgeous Jenny Agutter is in it http://i592.photobucket.com/albums/t...gebit/like.gif.
Maybe this one's already been posted on 'ere?
Anyway...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGlZrK9WYpo
Crazy :))
It's sort of a deathrace 2000 B movie for real
Finally got round to watching Avengers assemble last night.
First half of the film was a bit annoying and diassapointing, second half much better.
Feature Presentation in the Slug Household last night was Seven Samurai
all 3hrs 10mins of it
what an absolute flipping timeless masterpiece! :thumbup:
Hi Daz.Quote:
Originally Posted by DazTheSlug
That's a classic movie, up there as one of my all time favs, good choice for the slug household!:thumbup:
Andy
I finally watched Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy the other week and really enjoyed it. I noted that a few of the male characters shed a tear or two. You don't get that in James Bond. Some genuine emotion in situations of loss and betrayal, good stuff!
Men in Black 3 :thumbup:
It tied up the Trilogy nicely. Basically the same quality as the first two and a good cast with the exception of Emma Thompson, how did she get in there ? Oh yes Rip Torn got busted in real life for breaking into a bank while carrying a gun under the influence of alcohol in 2010. That's still not bad enough to inflict Emma Thompson on us though! Josh Brolin was excellent as the young Agent K.
Go and see 'intouchables' - bloody brilliant:thumbup:
Finally got myself a copy of Big Wednesday. Great film, thanks for the tip DT :thumbup:
Madagascaaaarrrrrgghhhhhhh!!!!
http://news.uk.msn.com//blog/trendin...308d50&_nwpt=1
do not waste your time with "brake" its sh...ocking!!
Skyfall...
.....and....well, what a movie! It's Bond, Jim, but not as we know it.
best opening sequence? Yes.
best drinking game? Oh, yes!!
But after that? It Morphs into a dark Shakespearean homoerotic Oedipal stew. For gawds sake, it is even slooowww in parts!
Best Bond movie ever? No. But that's because it is not a Bond movie by established convention. It takes it main cues from the Bourne trilogy and stirs in a rich helping of Bond back story. So, it is satisfying but not in the way you might think.
Hats off to Mendes for some superb cinematography. And Craig for a truly craggy performance....and surely his last as Bond?.
Saw the Bond film Friday and was very disappointed apart from a few moments. I kind of expected it but thought I'd give it another chance. Don't agree with Wheeze on the opening sequence unless he means the bridge fall which was brilliant. I do however agree with Wheeze on the 'superb cinematography.' Those scenes in Scotland were spectacular. If you like over the top explosions and chases mixed in with some serious moments then you'll like this. I'd give it 3 out of 10.
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Originally Posted by Wheeze
He has another 2 to do, the next in 2014. The only reason the gap was so long this time from the last one was the row with MGM etc....
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Originally Posted by christopher leigh
3/10
OK CL what 10/10 DVDs do you "play and play again?"
Impress me!
Sorry, I was bit imprecise. By best opening sequence I meant the credits sequence, starting from the rifle shot and then the song. The 'Opening sequence' proper is hackneyed by comparison with Casino Royale which is still miles ahead. Perhaps Craig is too old for parkour chasing now!Quote:
Originally Posted by christopher leigh
for me, a solid 8/10.
IMHO, Craig should check out now whilst he's ahead. No one likes an ageing Bond. Brosnan hung on far too long.
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Originally Posted by Wheeze
Openings?
Well there is the opening 3 1/2 minute sequence in a single-take of A Touch of Evil (dir. Orson Welles 1958) with Russell Metty as cinematographer. Every film maker knows of it. Sheer brilliance. Apart from the awesome technical expertise on display it is only after watching the film that you realise the opening is like an opera overture with all the themes hinted at.
Orson Welles: self-destructive flawed genius?
I think the opening scene in The Player was superb (for all done in one shot) - 7.5 minutes or something like that. Almost certainly as a homage to a touch of evil.Quote:
Originally Posted by Graham Breeze
As for the opening sequence of Sky Fall - it was brilliant. I loved the whole film in fact and its easily the best bond yet. Some great one liners too - the scottish gamekeeper saying 'welcome to scotland' and calling M Emma, Moneypenny saying that they were sure to a couple more close shaves. Also the best baddy in a bond film too I think :)
I agree about The Player.
I saw it the week it opened and I told everybody that would listen that it would win Oscars by the truck load.
Saw it last night and thoroughly enjoyed it, it's escapism from the real world. Agree with wheeze on the bourneishness, but nowt wrong with that, enjoyed them too. Great one liner when Bond leaps on to the back of the train and the stunned lady lets him in, 'Health and Safety':thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Stolly
I thought Sky Fall was the best James Bond film I've seen in years and really loved the return to London and Scotland for the majority of the film. Daniel Craig was superb and I hope he carries on as Bond. Judi Dench and Albert Finney were great together in the old house. I'm a big fan of Javier Bardem and was a bit unsure when he first came on the screen with that awful hairdo and repeating his lines all the time but what seemed like hammy acting turned into a performance truly in the spirit of Bond baddies and I thought he was great. Liked Money Penny and Q a lot. I thought the opening sequence was mainly a bit naff but with some really good bits among the corny ones but it was totally in keeping with the Bond film style though so I've no complaints. I like the darker grittier Bond films, they are more up my alley. Bring on the next one!
Saw 'Man on Wire' at the weekend. Fascinating documentary about a French bloke who wire-walked between the Twin Towers in the '70s. No permission for the attempt, so he had to smuggle a ton of gear up there, rig the wire overnight and walked back and forth several times with zero protection before being arrested.
And I finally watched it too...picked it up in a 2 for £10 deal at HMV. And I can see why! A waste of £5 and my evening. Poor, disjointed, unconvincing characterisation and plain boring. I readily admit to comparing it in my head to the peerless BBC production and I suppose that characters who have several episodes to develop are at an advantage. But Alec Guiness IS Smiley so I guess the film was always going to be on a sticky wicket for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hes
Oh, and JB blubbing in that one scene in Skyfall carried more power and emotion than the entire film of TTSP.