The Last Film Watched Thread .................continued

[Kenny]

First topic message reminder :

I took the kids to the cinema yesterday to watch Rise of the Guardians , it's good but not great .......but the kids loved it so if your stuck for something to do then it's a good way to keep them entertained for a hour and half or so .

[Kenny]

The Toxic Avenger

pure B movie genius imo

[Guest]

"Surrogates"..with Bruce Willis...there's a good reason it went straight to BT Vision.

I was hoping it would be a take on the Michael Marshall Smith sci-fi novel "Spares" .......it wasn't!

[westisbest]

End Of Watch.

Good film. Very enjoyable.

[Liam]

american history X

Still love this film every time i watch it. Superb film from start to finish and i do like edward norton ever since fight club.

8/10

[Guest]

american history X

Still love this film every time i watch it. Superb film from start to finish and i do like edward norton ever since fight club.

8/10

Only thing that spoils American History X is the simplistic way Norton comes to realise he's wasted his life with this neo nazi stuff (his character certainly possesses the vocabulary to do this) and it's a missed opportunity to improve on a very good film.

[mystiroakey]

Simplistic-not sure mate

Years spent in jail could do that...

[Guest]

I think that for a film where the main character holds such deep rooted hatred for non-whites, the way he comes to realise that he's wrong comes about too easily. For a hard hitting subject matter it deserved to be dealt with a little better. Maybe that's why the writer and director fell out.

Anyone seen the "25th Hour" with Norton?

[mystiroakey]

Dave..

The way Nortons hatred came about was well done in my eyes. It was from the love of his father. the way his hatrid stopped was done over years of being in jail. Endless nightt of thinking and realisation as well as key moments potrayed in the film..

But you may be right dude!!

My main concern was the 'shock' ending. I felt it was shock over Art..

I havent seen 25th hour. Just looked it up. Looks really good. I will watch

[Guest]

Dave..

The way Nortons hatred came about was well done in my eyes. It was from the love of his father. the way his hatrid stopped was done over years of being in jail. Endless nightt of thinking and realisation as well as key moments potrayed in the film..

But you may be right dude!!

My main concern was the 'shock' ending. I felt it was shock over Art..

I havent seen 25th hour. Just looked it up. Looks really good. I will watch

Problem is, is that it didn't feel like he'd spent years in prison. His brother only appeared to have aged about six months and then shaved his head. Just didn't get the feeling that he was spending endless nights laying on his bunk staring at the ceiling

[mystiroakey]

If the brother had been cast by different actors that had an age gap- would that have made a difference to you?

By the way i thought the way they potrayed the before and present worked well. The black and white for old and colour for now. And that made the distinction for me..

[Guest]

It would have helped give the impression that a period of time had passed. Trouble with having young actors, you can't really age them without it looking stupid

Another film that suffers from an inability to accurately portray a sense of time is "Insomnia" with Al Pacino. I may have to revisit it but at the time I recall not really believing that he was awake for seveal days almost non-stop. Clearly a real directorial skill is required to fit this into a two hour film. Some have it, some don't

[mystiroakey]

I just watched insomnia. (last week)

In fact I thought it was an ok film by him/ but still imo badly miscasted.. I dont normally rate him in his non type casted roles, and did nothing to suggest he should play anything bnut a gangster( dog day afternoon from years back being the only non ganagster role to stick imo- and it was still partly gangster)..

But robin williams small part stole the show in insomina

Deniero is allways used as a direct comparision to pachino. Just look at his roles in silver linning playbook to show that he still has it(in any role )and taxi driver to show that intensity that maybe al pachino could have done(but hasnt got the ability) with insomia.,


7/10 for me..

[Nakatomi Plaza]

I think that for a film where the main character holds such deep rooted hatred for non-whites, the way he comes to realise that he's wrong comes about too easily. For a hard hitting subject matter it deserved to be dealt with a little better. Maybe that's why the writer and director fell out.

Anyone seen the "25th Hour" with Norton?

I've got it on DVD. It's my second favourite Norton movie behind Fight Club. I love the monologue scene where he blames everyone close to him for his predicament.

[compelling and rich]

I just watched insomnia. (last week)

In fact I thought it was an ok film by him/ but still imo badly miscasted.. I dont normally rate him in his non type casted roles, and did nothing to suggest he should play anything bnut a gangster( dog day afternoon from years back being the only non ganagster role to stick imo- and it was still partly gangster)..

But robin williams small part stole the show in insomina

Deniero is allways used as a direct comparision to pachino. Just look at his roles in silver linning playbook to show that he still has it(in any role )and taxi driver to show that intensity that maybe al pachino could have done(but hasnt got the ability) with insomia.,


7/10 for me..

de niro in cape fear is about as intense as it gets

[bluestonevedder]

Oblivion.

Predictable, but entertainng. 7/10. The soundtrack is amazing, and alone increase the movie from a 6 to a 7.

[Galted]

The Dark Knight Rises - fairly enjoyable load of rubbish, put your brain into neutral before watching.

[Kenny]

Dead Mans Shoes

Paddy Considine is quite disturbing in it , but i loved it

[Galted]

Dead Mans Shoes

Paddy Considine is quite disturbing in it , but i loved it

Enjoyed that as well. Funny just how disturbing little chaps with moustaches like him & Begbie in Trainspotting can be.

[Kenny]

Dead Mans Shoes

Paddy Considine is quite disturbing in it , but i loved it

Enjoyed that as well. Funny just how disturbing little chaps with moustaches like him & Begbie in Trainspotting can be.

Never thought of it like that , Trainspotting up next now you have mentioned it .

[mystiroakey]

its a dark film.. i luv it

[Guest]

Oblivion.

Predictable, but entertainng. 7/10. The soundtrack is amazing, and alone increase the movie from a 6 to a 7.

Word for word the same

[Galted]

Silver Linings Playbook - promising for the first hour, then degenerated into cliches & predictability

[Silver]

Rewatched Fight Club for the first time in years. Cracking film, just as compelling as I remembered. I actually read the book earlier this year and was distinctly underwhelmed due to the film being so heavily based on it. Should've read it first!

[teassoc]

Watched Olympus Has Fallen earlier. Elements of Die Hard with The White House as the venue. Not bad as an action film but some of storyline is a little difficult to swallow. Only about 10 people in the cinema for a 5pm screening!

Probably a 6 or at best 7 out of 10 if you are an American and feeling patriotic.

[hampo17]

Piranha DD. Not the greatest film in the world but not the worst. Left open for another sequel as well.

[ChequeredJersey]

I watched two films this weekend:

Dark Knight Rises - huge disappointment. Bane was atrocious, the twist all-too-predicable, Bale unemotional. Caine over-emotional, looking like a fool. Only Joseph Gordon-Levitt really made that film semi-acceptable. 5/10.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za5iNV_romE

[ChequeredJersey]

I fully recommend Side Effects, brilliant film even if it gets a bit ridiculous.

[Silver]

Finally got around to watching Black Swan, after seeing it in bits and pieces over the last few years. Not a bad film at all, not as good as the hype but still enjoyable and worth a viewing.

I have gained a new appreciation for Mila Kunis in the process!

[Shot 21 LCFC]

How much do you see Kunis and Portman getting it on? Im tempted to watch it purely for that scene.

[Kenny]

watched The Mask again lastnight .

My son had never seen it and loved it , reminded me how good Carey could be when playing the fool

[hampo17]

Just watched shark night. Was a load of rubbish. No film has made a shark look realistic since Jaws 1.

[Shot 21 LCFC]

The Mask is a great film!!

[bluestonevedder]

I fully recommend Side Effects, brilliant film even if it gets a bit ridiculous.

Really great movie. Never usually a fan of Law, but he was excellent in this film and carried it really well. Very, very entertaining.

[Guest]

Never usually a fan of Law, but he was excellent in this film and carried it really well. Very, very entertaining.

You know what?

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I like the films of Jude Law too

[superflyweight]

Started watching the Hobbit but turned it off after 45 minutes as could actually see the sands of time measuring the span of my life slip away. At the 45 minute mark I realised that I was only about 10% of the way through the trilogy and decided that I could do other more useful things with that time:

Learn to speak Russian fluently
Become a chess grandmaster
Learn to paint like Titian
Count to 1 million.

[Galted]

Started watching the Hobbit but turned it off after 45 minutes as could actually see the sands of time measuring the span of my life slip away. At the 45 minute mark I realised that I was only about 10% of the way through the trilogy and decided that I could do other more useful things with that time:

Learn to speak Russian fluently
Become a chess grandmaster
Learn to paint like Titian
Count to 1 million.

I think I counted to a million during the infinite closing scenes of the Lord of the Rings.

[superflyweight]

I actually read Lord of the Rings in its entirery in the time between the scene showing th ring falling into the fires of Mount Doom and the closing credits of the film.

[Kenny]

I let the wife choose the film lastnight

and her choice ....................................................................


The Full Monty

it has been awhile since i have watched it , and got to admit i found myself loving it

[kingjohn7]

Love The Full Monty, probably my fav comedy

[Kenny]

i had forgot how enjoyable a film it is

[TRUSSMAN66]

You Brits do make the best rags to riches stories I'll hand you that...

[Stella]

Not a big fan of The Full Monty.

I watched The Five Year Engagement at the weekend. Started slow but was a good watch. Jason Segal is always good.

[Guest]

Started watching the Hobbit but turned it off after 45 minutes as could actually see the sands of time measuring the span of my life slip away. At the 45 minute mark I realised that I was only about 10% of the way through the trilogy and decided that I could do other more useful things with that time:

Learn to speak Russian fluently
Become a chess grandmaster
Learn to paint like Titian
Count to 1 million.

I'll rank those in order of difficulty:

Learn to paint like Titian
Become a chess grandmaster
Learn to speak Russian fluently
Count to 1 million

Now counting to 1 million would take you c.35 days, if you say a number every 3 seconds. But that doesn't allow for work, 606v2 posting, sleeping, eating etc. Say 100 days.

I learned to speak Russian at College and it took me 2 years to get to a good standard. And it's tough going.

I know a chess grandmaster, and he has played about 4 hours per day every day of his life, since he was about 7 years old. That sounds tedious.

No-one in the world today can paint like Titian, so God only knows how long that'd take.

But yeah, all of those would happen before The Hobbit finishes

[Guest]

Watched Gangster Squad the other day. It was OK but got the impression it's pretty much a lift of the Stephen Hunter novel "Hot Springs" I haven't read the credits so I don't know if they mention it's based on the book at all, but read the book then watch the film and tell me there isn't a similarity.

[Skydriver]

The Karate Kid (2010).

I was surprised by how much shared DNA there was with the original - story beats, characters, certain lines or moments (a couple of visual references - fly/chopsticks, waxing the car)... and even the same producer. Main differences seemed to be a younger cast, set in China, and (strangely) kung fu rather than karate. The quality of martial arts is good, to the extent that I was squirming a little at the level of violence portrayed on a 12 year old boy.

Still, I would say I prefer the original - probably because of a large dose of nostalgia/happy memories, so I wouldn't begrudge anyone (particularly youngsters) if they tended towards this new incarnation.

[hornbloweroafc]

I watched the (Matt Damon) Bourne Trilogy last week having not watched them for a while.

All 3 are fantastic films, great action and cast. 9/10 (for the trilogy)

Need to see what the new one is like.

[Stella]

American Pie - The Reunion

Enjoyed it more than the 2nd and 3rd. That may have something to do with having a couple of beers and having the wife laughing at it.

[Ent]

You are an idiot if you didn't like the hobbit.

Iron man 3 - worst of the trilogy, great final scene but the story just made no sense what so ever, hard to go into detail avoiding spoilers and not recalling iron man 2 anything mother than a glorified sequel.

Not good, beat bits about it were the trailers for thor 2 and man of steel- I pray to god for no avengers references in Thor 2...

[mystiroakey]

An Idiot if someone doesnt like the hobbit.... yawwwnnn


BTW i like it. but.................why should anyone else..

[bluestonevedder]

Was about to comment mysti!

I didn't like the Hobbit, but can see why others did. Guess that makes me.....a reasoning idiot?

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