Last Movie you Watched?

QsAssistant

Courageous 5/10

Don't know how many people have actually seen this film. It was okay for a religious flick (and I'm not a highly religious man). The acting is pretty bad but from what I know it was made by a church group from Texas and they have made a few other films like this. IMHO, I don't have much of a desire to see the others.

Creasy47

@QsAssistant, I'm in the same boat - not a religious man by any standards - but I haven't seen the film, nor do I plan on it.

thelivingroyale

@DarthDimi imo Fight Club is much better than Alien 3 (which I think is the worst one).

DarthDimi

thelivingroyale said:
@DarthDimi imo Fight Club is much better than Alien 3 (which I think is the worst one).

Well, most people seem to be in that boat. :) I know, it's surprising that my ranking is what it is. Like I said, I just can't explain. ;-)

nobodydoesitbetter

I recently watched "KICK ASS". It was the first time that I saw it and I was really surprised at how much I enjoyed it! It was actually a lot more entertaining than some recent comic book movies that I have seen!...I thought Matthew Vaughn did a great job...

Creasy47

nobodydoesitbetter said:
I recently watched "KICK ASS". It was the first time that I saw it and I was really surprised at how much I enjoyed it! It was actually a lot more entertaining than some recent comic book movies that I have seen!...I thought Matthew Vaughn did a great job...

I'm glad you liked it. I enjoyed it, as well, and you'll be happy to know, then, that more talk is springing up on the web that they are getting into gear to do the second one, with most of the cast returning.

nobodydoesitbetter

Creasy47 said:

nobodydoesitbetter said:
I recently watched "KICK ASS". It was the first time that I saw it and I was really surprised at how much I enjoyed it! It was actually a lot more entertaining than some recent comic book movies that I have seen!...I thought Matthew Vaughn did a great job...

I'm glad you liked it. I enjoyed it, as well, and you'll be happy to know, then, that more talk is springing up on the web that they are getting into gear to do the second one, with most of the cast returning.

I thought it was fresh and highly original. Hopefully the sequel will be just as good...

DarthDimi

nobodydoesitbetter said:
I recently watched "KICK ASS". It was the first time that I saw it and I was really surprised at how much I enjoyed it! It was actually a lot more entertaining than some recent comic book movies that I have seen!...I thought Matthew Vaughn did a great job...

This film made me love Chloe Moretz. What . A . Performance!

thelivingroyale

I heard that it was the 25th anniversary today, so I watched Predator

Great action, Arny at his best, and the creature is really impressive. One of things I love about this film is you actually feel sad when the characters die (sort of rare for action films). I also played some of the AvsP game as the Predator. It was fun hunting humans and Aliens, they did a great job using the creatures abilities.

Shardlake

I've just booked tickets for the Jaws reissue, I'm literally giddy with excitement to see this masterpiece on the big screen, the finest blockbuster of all time and Spielberg has never made a finer film. To see this in a Theatre for the first time will be my cinema highlight of the year!

I know for sure what will be the best film I see on the big screen in 2012, sorry TDKR & Skyfall but you could never be this good!

http://www.myvue.com/latest-movies/info/cinema/leeds-the-light/film/jaws

Baltimore_007

thelivingroyale said:
I heard that it was the 25th anniversary today, so I watched Predator

Great action, Arny at his best, and the creature is really impressive. One of things I love about this film is you actually feel sad when the characters die (sort of rare for action films). I also played some of the AvsP game as the Predator. It was fun hunting humans and Aliens, they did a great job using the creatures abilities.

I know this film back to front and inside out, and don't know about you but I always thought having Carl Weathers as one of the team was just inappropriate, it's like...''what's Apollo Creed doing in this', he just seems totally unsuitable to be part of Schwarzenegger's team, of course we have the obligatory muscle types in tow, i.e Jesse Ventura, Sonny Landham etc and Mr Schwarz himself for good measure. Did you know at the very end when the chopper arrives to pick Dutch up, the pilot was actually Kevin Peter Hall (The Predator) himself

Spoiler:

I usually get frustrated when Billy stands on the log bridge with his hunting knife waiting for the alien monster to turn up and he just expects to kill it, common sense dictates he wouldn't have stood much of a chance, and the Predator seems able to cover a great distance in almost seconds it seemed, it would of had to rely on trees to move above for the most part, but above all else, it's a great mixture of science fiction and bloody adventure mayhem

Creasy47

@Baltimore_007, watch the spoilers. Don't add tags in one area and neglect them in another.

0BradyM0Bondfanatic7

Creasy47 said:
@Baltimore_007, watch the spoilers. Don't add tags in one area and neglect them in another.

Is @Baltimore_007 the resident spoiler king now? And all recently too.

Creasy47

@0BradyM0Bondfanatic7, I do believe so. No amounts of heads up or warnings suffice. It's irking me, but thankfully, all of the films I've read the spoilers of were films I have already seen. If that wasn't the case, and it was for never-seen films, I would be livid. I don't take kindly to spoilers either way.

PrinceKamalKhan

Underrated Marx Bros. comedy with a great final 1/2 hour where a circus is set up on Margaret Dumont's front lawn during a high society party resulting in plenty of fun mayhem and mischief. Also, Groucho sings his famous "Lydia The Tatooed Lady" in it. Eve Arden is quite good as the bad girl who walks on the ceiling.

0BradyM0Bondfanatic7

PrinceKamalKhan said:

Underrated Marx Bros. comedy with a great final 1/2 hour whether a circus is set up on Margaret Dumont's front lawn during a high society party resulting in plenty of fun mayhem and mischief. Also, Groucho sings his famous "Lydia The Tatooed Lady" in it. Eve Arden is quite good as the bad girl who walks on the ceiling.

What is the Marx Bros. comedy with the "I shot an elephant in my pajamas" line?

Creasy47

@0BradyM0Bondfanatic7, that is 'Animal Crackers.'

thelivingroyale

Baltimore_007 said:

thelivingroyale said:
I heard that it was the 25th anniversary today, so I watched Predator

Great action, Arny at his best, and the creature is really impressive. One of things I love about this film is you actually feel sad when the characters die (sort of rare for action films). I also played some of the AvsP game as the Predator. It was fun hunting humans and Aliens, they did a great job using the creatures abilities.

I know this film back to front and inside out, and don't know about you but I always thought having Carl Weathers as one of the team was just inappropriate, it's like...''what's Apollo Creed doing in this', he just seems totally unsuitable to be part of Schwarzenegger's team, of course we have the obligatory muscle types in tow, i.e Jesse Ventura, Sonny Landham etc and Mr Schwarz himself for good measure. Did you know at the very end when the chopper arrives to pick Dutch up, the pilot was actually Kevin Peter Hall (The Predator) himself

Spoiler:
I usually get frustrated when Billy stands on the log bridge with his hunting knife waiting for the alien monster to turn up and he just expects to kill it, common sense dictates he wouldn't have stood much of a chance, and the Predator seems able to cover a great distance in almost seconds it seemed, it would of had to rely on trees to move above for the most part, but above all else, it's a great mixture of science fiction and bloody adventure mayhem

@Baltimore_007 Yeah that bit always annoyed me too. I mean sure, it may be a big alien creature from another planet that's just killed two guys with ease, but hey, I'm sure a little hunting knife will do the trick.

Anyway, another intresting fact about the Predator is that Jean Claude Van Damme was originally meant to play the creature, if he had done then it would be like a ninja rely on martial arts skills to fight Arny rather than brute strength, but compared toArny and the others Van Damme wasn't that physically threatening (and he complained about the suit alot), so they hired the 7 foot Hall.

Volante

Iron Sky, 2012. About Nazis who live on the moon. Yes, space Nazis. It's the most B Grade movie I've seen in a long time (I've seen pornos with better plot lines and acting), but it was weirdly enjoyable. 6/10, and I'm feeling generous. Check it out if you want an hour and a half of mindless entertainment.

DarthDimi

DD's David Fincher retrospective

part 5

PANIC ROOM (2002)

Panic Room is a great little thriller. Yes, I'm going to show my hand early. This is yet another fan favourite of mine. From the creative opening titles to one of the greatest shots ever made, presented near the end of the movie, Panic Room is absolutely amazing. It's a dark film with a fairly simple plot, but overall well scipted and well acted.

Jodie Foster isn't my favourite actress. In fact, I rather like Stewart's acting in this film. That said, along with Silence Of The Lambs and Contact, this film presents the 'type' of Jodie I enjoy best. Forrest Whitaker and Jared Leto give a more than decent performance as well. Then there's our AVTAK's Patrick Bauchau with a small but not insignificant part.

What appeals to me about this film is the concept of the back-and-forth interplay between the subjects with a panic room as the focal point, and then also the setting of the big dark house. Fincher has the ability to light the place ever so slightly so that one sees all there is to be seen whilst maintaining a sense of obscurity. Howard Shore's haunting score amps the vibes.

Panic Room isn't the greatest film ever made but it's a solid, surprisingly powerful thriller. Once again Fincher understands what it is that I seek in a film of this kind.

Final score: 8/10

DD's David Fincher retrospective score card:
Seven: 9,5/10
The Game: 8/10
Panic Room: 8/10
Alien³: 7,5/10
Fight Club: 7/10

Like I promised, I watched Tinker Tailor a second time and I like it much better now. I mean, it's not perfect as a movie and in relation with the book. But it's beautifully made and it has a great story. Probably the third time my rating will be even higher.

Shardlake

I would say TTSS is about as perfect as you can get and as good an adaptation as we could have hoped for, Alfredson kept this nice and low key like it should be, I loved the way he played down the reveal like the TV series did.

This could have been quite different if the wrong person had gotten control of it, adding suspense when it was not needed and quickening the pace which was certainly not needed. As for the cast, it was one of the best in recent memory, as for Oldman he is a revelation, a beautifully understated turn, the finest of his career and dare I say one closer to the book than AG's excellent reading in the TV series. Tinker is a cinematic masterpiece and any film this year is going to have to be exceptional to get near it's brilliance.

I don't think is a perfect adaptation, I still believe there are some character changes that didn't need to be (with location changes I don't have problems) and I missed some great lines from the book. So yes, it's great but I wouldn't call it perfect.

forgotmyusername

Just watched The Muppets - I was in tears - so touching.

Shardlake

0013 said:
I don't think is a perfect adaptation, I still believe there are some character changes that didn't need to be (with location changes I don't have problems) and I missed some great lines from the book. So yes, it's great but I wouldn't call it perfect.

I guess it comes down to how much you need it to be faithful to the book, very rarely is a film completely faithful if at all, it was clear things would need condensing and characters would not be included.

I've given up expecting utterly faithful adaptations but then I was one of those that enjoyed the book and the TV series but was more drawn to this because of Alfredson and Oldman and the cast which were all exceptional. In that respect they played it a great compliment, it retained it's cold war setting and the pace was just right, that is why I thought it was perfect but as I said I'm not as in love with the book as some.

0BradyM0Bondfanatic7

forgotmyusername said:
Just watched The Muppets - I was in tears - so touching.

Wait...really??

DaltonCraig007

0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 said:

forgotmyusername said:
Just watched The Muppets - I was in tears - so touching.

Wait...really??

I've been meaning to see that film. :)

forgotmyusername

0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 said:

forgotmyusername said:
Just watched The Muppets - I was in tears - so touching.

Wait...really??

One of my guvnors at my old school was a director of ATV (ITV now) who showed the original show in the UK. We were taken backstage to one of the shows when scenes were shot in the UK.

It brought back good time memories for me.

0BradyM0Bondfanatic7

forgotmyusername said:

0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 said:

forgotmyusername said:
Just watched The Muppets - I was in tears - so touching.

Wait...really??

One of my guvnors at my old school was a director of ATV (ITV now) who showed the original show in the UK. We were taken backstage to one of the shows when scenes were shot in the UK.

It brought back good time memories for me.

Wow, your experience was like we me and Toy Story 3. My fondest childhood moments rushed back.

MajorDSmythe

Exposé (1976)

What could I possibly say about this film, one of the very few British films to make the infamous Video Nasties List. Starring Udo Kier, Linda Hayden & Fiona Richmond (yes, THAT Fiona Richmond), has an air of Straw Dogs about about it, but the fact that this made it onto the VNL speaks for itself. Originaly marketed to capitalise on the erm... presence of Richmond, but it's actually better than such marketing would have you believe.

Paul Martin (Kier), a novelist suffering with writers block, rents out a cottage in the british contryside to try to work on his next book (a highbrow sex romp). In order to help him with the book, Paul hires typist Linda (Hayden). Right from the off, events take a downward spiral when Paul is set on by two locals (one played by Karl Howman, whom would because a british tv household name through Brush Strokes), only for Paul kicks the snot of of both. However, things really get skittish when Paul's estranged girlfriend, Suzanne (Richmond), shows up at the cottage.

This was semi-remade back in 2009, and after seeing the trailer for it, I won't even bother. Not that I think it should've happened, but if I were in charge of casting the remake, i'd cast Jennifer Love Hewitt in the Linda role. Talk about shock value, people would watch it expecting typical JLH, what they would get is something very... very different. X_X Not that different from Hayden in the original.

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