Saw Jack Reacher and Skyfall last week. Jack Reacher was watchable to nothing to really write home about. Enjoyed skyfall, apart from ending at the house thought that was pretty poor. Off to see Django unchained on wednesday with high expectations. Also got a copy of this crazy looking beauty to watch......
Anyone seen it? I know a lot of people rave about Jodorowski's work, especially El Topo.
Watched 'Looper' last night. You need to concentrate on this one a little as it involves time travel and a couple of the scenes are a little confusing though it gets clearer as you progress through the film. "Criminals" are sent back in time to be killed by contract loopers. It gets a bit complicated when the loopers themselves in the future are sent back to be killed by their younger selves to "close the loop". Bruce Willis plays the older looper and J. Gordon Levitt plays Brucie's character as a young man (you don't actualy see Brucie till about 15 minutes into the film)
I enjoyed it :thumbup:
The holy mountain is fantastic. First 25 minutes are easily the weirdest things I've ever seen, and I've seen some stuff. After that the dialogue starts and a vague plot develops. Remains weird throughout but strangely intriguing. You can easily see why it has gained cult status, and I'm eager to see some more of Jodorowski's work. Think El Topo will be next.
Anyway just short of 12 hours till Django unchained, and boy am I excited!
The Wicker Man.
A fascinating period piece and all the practice in hammer films comes good to create a genuinely creepy and weird atmosphere. Christopher lee is genuinely disturbing.
Best film I've seen for a long time is the best exotic marigold. very much a who's who of british acting.. simple movie, but just very watchable.
I enjoyed skyfall, thought the ending was a tad odd.. all that for M to die anyway.. wanted to know where the final scenes were set as they were in glencoe for a bit, but the end looked more east highlandsy.. turned out that was all down in the south.. surrey or somewhere..
So Django. Well to put it short its brilliant. Stand out performers are Christoph Waltz and Samuel L Jackson.
Don't want to spoil it, just go and watch it you won't be disappointed.
Watched Django... really liked it.. I thought Jamie Foxx was great too.. in fact I thought everyone was, a tarrantino classic..
Thought it a good one to see on the big screen too..
Point Blank (1967, Lee Marvin) - bought myself the Dutch R2 DVD for crimbo - full 1:2.35 anamorphic - gorgeous!
re-watching right now with the commentary soundtrack (John Boorman talking with Steven Soderbergh)
Excellent choice Daz :thumbup:Originally Posted by DazTheSlug
Point Blank (1967, Lee Marvin) - bought myself the Dutch R2 DVD for crimbo - full 1:2.35 anamorphic - gorgeous!
re-watching right now with the commentary soundtrack (John Boorman talking with Steven Soderbergh)
I watched 'J. Edgar' over the weekend. Its Clint Eastwood's biopic of J. Edgar Hoover and how he more or less single handedly set up the FBI. A fairly sentimental portrayal and probably needed a bit more on the nasty things he got up to which didn't get a lot of attention in the film. Good portrayal by de Caprio of Hoover and a nice little cameo of Hoover's mum by Judi Dench.
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