Movie review thread...

taniwharugby

The Mist; average 'horror' film, had heard good things about it. 5.9/10 
 
Thick as Thieves - Morgan Freemen & Antonio Banderas, crime thriller/drama. Not too bad, twist at the end is reasonably easy to see coming. 6.4/10 
 
Wall-E - finally watched right through (son stops, starts it often) pretty good film, 7.4/10

Kirwan

AICN has news that they are remaking Total Recall, hopefully by using the Phillip K. Dick source material more closely but I doubt it. 
 
And in Arnold news, he's joined the cast of Sly's The Expendables as a cameo as governor. Jean Claude got asked as well but turned it down! What a moron, Sly almost had all the 80s action icons in one film. His reason was he wanted to see a script. A script?!? Has he not seen any of his OWN films???? 
 
The cast list for that film is getting incredible, for those keeping track; 
 
Mickey Rourke, Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jet Li, Eric Roberts, Dolph Lundgren, Forest Whitaker and with Sandra Bullock and Ben Kingsley still rumoured.

Tim

[i]Demon Seed[/i]. Julie Christie gets imprisoned and raped by an intelligent super computer. Donald Cammell film. 7/10. 
 
[i]Colossus: The Forbin Project [/i]was better.

Virgil

[quote name='taniwharugby'][b]The Mist; average 'horror' film, had heard good things about it. 5.9/10[/b] 
 
Thick as Thieves - Morgan Freemen & Antonio Banderas, crime thriller/drama. Not too bad, twist at the end is reasonably easy to see coming. 6.4/10 
 
[b]Wall-E - finally watched right through (son stops, starts it often) pretty good film, 7.4/10[/b][/quote] 
 
 
Your a harsh critic, thought both were very good films especially Wall-E 
The Mist was enjoyable, have read Stephen Kings original story and it was right on except the ending. Which was Hollywooded.

allblackfan

[quote name='Virgil'][quote name='taniwharugby'][b]The Mist; average 'horror' film, had heard good things about it. 5.9/10[/b] 
 
Thick as Thieves - Morgan Freemen & Antonio Banderas, crime thriller/drama. Not too bad, twist at the end is reasonably easy to see coming. 6.4/10 
 
[b]Wall-E - finally watched right through (son stops, starts it often) pretty good film, 7.4/10[/b][/quote] 
 
 
Your a harsh critic, thought both were very good films especially Wall-E 
The Mist was enjoyable, have read Stephen Kings original story and it was right on except the ending. Which was Hollywooded.[/quote] 
 
I thought the Mist was alright, no great masterpiece though and wouldn't bother seeing it again. Couldn't quite understand why the AJ's suicided by the way.

taniwharugby

[quote name='Virgil'][quote name='taniwharugby'][b]The Mist; average 'horror' film, had heard good things about it. 5.9/10[/b] 
 
Thick as Thieves - Morgan Freemen & Antonio Banderas, crime thriller/drama. Not too bad, twist at the end is reasonably easy to see coming. 6.4/10 
 
[b]Wall-E - finally watched right through (son stops, starts it often) pretty good film, 7.4/10[/b][/quote] 
 
 
Your a harsh critic, thought both were very good films especially Wall-E 
The Mist was enjoyable, have read Stephen Kings original story and it was right on except the ending. Which was Hollywooded.[/quote] 
 
will clarify on The Mist, average HORROR, not sure how youd categorise it, but a horror it was not. So despite the pretty good story (loved the psycho religious woman) and the shite end, I did like it, just not a horror.

allblackfan

Watched Even Money, not bad but can't imagine any guy being so patient when his wife regularly stays out late at a 'coffee shop' to write and, doesnt check his bank balance until $65,000 is whittled away on the pokies. This is particulalry the case when the guy is played by Ray Liotta .I kept expecting him to go ballistic and the mafia to show up. He's typecast for me I'm afraid. 
 
I liked The Duchess, I like well crafted period pieces and this one is based on a true story which adds to the plot. Once again though Kiera Knightley is typecast for me so I couldn't quite take her seriously. The real Duchess must have been an extraordinary woman.

allblackfan

Just rewatched Pride and Prejudice. I liked Knightley in this which is of a similar time period to the Duchess. The only other movies I've seen her in ( from memory) are Bend It Like Beckam, Love Actually and Pirates of the Caribbean. Didn't really like her acting in Bend It and Love Actually-she seemed self concious in both those roles but seemed much more in character in Pirates and P & P. On reflection she wasn't too bad in The Duchess.

phoenetia

[quote name='Virgil'][quote name='taniwharugby'][b]The Mist; average 'horror' film, had heard good things about it. 5.9/10[/b] 
 
Thick as Thieves - Morgan Freemen & Antonio Banderas, crime thriller/drama. Not too bad, twist at the end is reasonably easy to see coming. 6.4/10 
 
[b]Wall-E - finally watched right through (son stops, starts it often) pretty good film, 7.4/10[/b][/quote] 
 
 
Your a harsh critic, thought both were very good films especially Wall-E 
The Mist was enjoyable, have read Stephen Kings original story and it was right on except the ending. Which was Hollywooded.[/quote] 
 
I havent read the book, but thats not what i would call a hollywood ending at all. 
 
[spoiler:s6zwd0of]A hollywood ending would have seen the car of peops getting rescued. The guy killing everyone, running out of bullets and then seeing salvation come around the corner was as far from hollywood as you could get imo[/spoiler:s6zwd0of]

taniwharugby

[quote name='phoenetia'][quote name='Virgil'][quote name='taniwharugby'][b]The Mist; average 'horror' film, had heard good things about it. 5.9/10[/b] 
 
Thick as Thieves - Morgan Freemen & Antonio Banderas, crime thriller/drama. Not too bad, twist at the end is reasonably easy to see coming. 6.4/10 
 
[b]Wall-E - finally watched right through (son stops, starts it often) pretty good film, 7.4/10[/b][/quote] 
 
 
Your a harsh critic, thought both were very good films especially Wall-E 
The Mist was enjoyable, have read Stephen Kings original story and it was right on except the ending. Which was Hollywooded.[/quote] 
 
I havent read the book, but thats not what i would call a hollywood ending at all. 
 
[spoiler:3studnhx]A hollywood ending would have seen the car of peops getting rescued. The guy killing everyone, running out of bullets and then seeing salvation come around the corner was as far from hollywood as you could get imo[/spoiler:3studnhx][/quote] 
 
I disagree, I think it was a very Hollywood ending (much like I am Legend) drama for the sake of drama.

Virgil

[quote name='taniwharugby'][quote name='phoenetia'][quote name='Virgil'][quote name='taniwharugby'][b]The Mist; average 'horror' film, had heard good things about it. 5.9/10[/b] 
 
Thick as Thieves - Morgan Freemen & Antonio Banderas, crime thriller/drama. Not too bad, twist at the end is reasonably easy to see coming. 6.4/10 
 
[b]Wall-E - finally watched right through (son stops, starts it often) pretty good film, 7.4/10[/b][/quote] 
 
 
Your a harsh critic, thought both were very good films especially Wall-E 
The Mist was enjoyable, have read Stephen Kings original story and it was right on except the ending. Which was Hollywooded.[/quote] 
 
I havent read the book, but thats not what i would call a hollywood ending at all. 
 
[spoiler:kmol00cr]A hollywood ending would have seen the car of peops getting rescued. The guy killing everyone, running out of bullets and then seeing salvation come around the corner was as far from hollywood as you could get imo[/spoiler:kmol00cr][/quote] 
 
I disagree, I think it was a very Hollywood ending (much like I am Legend) drama for the sake of drama.A big giant creature they cant see properly walks over them. 
[/quote] 
Its quite a good story, one of Kings best IMHO 
 
Yep that sort of Hollywood ending, not the feel good everything works out kind, but the 'how do we make it a real kick in the guts one you will never forget type ending' 
The Book doesnt have that all, basically the last act never takes place, they just [spoiler:kmol00cr]leave the supermarket and drive on[/spoiler:kmol00cr]

Kirwan

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Nepia

I saw Watchmen tonight - hugely, hugely disappointing. It was a movie that had good ideas and a good setup/beginning but that just completely lost its way. At times it seemed like it was directed by four different directors all with competing visions. The look of the early scenes are great, but the hammy CGI near the end completely takes away from it. 
Worst movie I've watched this year. 4/10. Would have been 4.5 but there's way too much blue penis in the film.

JC

I caught "Let the right one in" in the States last week. If you haven't heard of it, it's a Swedish (w/English subtitles) film about a bullied 12yo boy who hooks up with a "12yo vampire" girl. 
 
O for awesome (thanks Kirwan!) film. Really, really disturbing, dark and scary, and some of the characters and events are seriously twisted and a bit sickening. But I couldn't tear my eyes away and left the theatre completely blown away. A word of warning, it hasn't got a single gram of horror film campiness, so if you're after an entertaining slashfest this isn't your movie. A really horrifying and unsettling film. BTW, I believe it's already scheduled for the obligatory Hollywood dumbed down remake.

red terror

[quote name='Nepia']I saw Watchmen tonight - hugely, hugely disappointing. It was a movie that had good ideas and a good setup/beginning but that just completely lost its way. At times it seemed like it was directed by four different directors all with competing visions. The look of the early scenes are great, but the hammy CGI near the end completely takes away from it. 
Worst movie I've watched this year. 4/10. Would have been 4.5 but there's way too much blue penis in the film.[/quote] 
 
Please qualify. Do you hate because as a film it sucks, or does it fail as an adaptation of a beloved book? (Are you a fan of Alan Moore's Watchmen? Like all filmed adaptations of Moore's work, he refuses to attach his name to this one too.)

Kirwan

I am, I'm seeing it tomorrow. The rabid fanboys are only complaining about one thing, but even then not so much.

Tim

160 mins. Think I'll be watching it at home. With whiskey.

red terror

Good-or-bad, The Watchmen is a movie I [i]will[/i] be seeing and [i]have[/i] to see on a big screen. It's a big-screen experience, I suspect, much like the directors' previous "300," which is an alright film in a home theater but looked spectacular on a huge screen.

MN5

[quote name='Virgil'][quote name='MN5'][quote name='Kirwan'][quote name='MN5'][quote name='Kirwan']Just back from seeing the awesomeness of Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino. Only he could get away with playing just a bastard and be so damn likable. 
 
A very clever film that plays with your expectations of what a Clint movie will be. If that's his final performance, it's a tour de bloody force. 
 
Get Off My Lawn indeed.[/quote] 
 
VERY pissed off that I still haven't seen this. I need to persuade the wife that she'll want to see it.[/quote] 
 
I took my wife and she loved it. Sounds weird but it's actually kind of sweet and in that grey area of chick/guy flick. Very funny too.[/quote] 
 
Well I'm trying to persuade her to go tomorrow night for valentines day but so far a forlorn exercise, she says "go with your mates" but everyone knows how dodgy a group of guys at the movies is !! She loved Thunderbolt and Lightfoot and Million Dollar Baby, not so keen on the Dollars trilogy or Dirty Harry series.[/quote] 
 
The Mrs and i watched Gran Torino lastnight, great movie with a wonderful performance from the great man. As previously mentioned some great lines from Clint, but more often its his expressions on that wrinkled old face of his that said more then words could. 
A great story, a must for a Clint fan like you MN5.[/quote] 
 
Thanks to a fellow ferner ( you know who you are ! xzxgood ) I finally got to see Gran Torino and as a movie to go out on I think its an absolute masterpiece. Clints racist, jaded grumpy old man is a delight to watch in a performance that only he could pull off. Clint is never gonna win an oscar for best actor but who gives a fuck, maybe his "range" isn't up there with others but as an icon and presence he is absolutely second to none. Top notch performances from the supporting actors ( all previously unknowns ) as well. Sue was a crack up, not intimidated by "Wally" in the slightest. As an aside the "pussy" kid who tries to be matey with the black dudes is Clints own real life son Scott. Once you actually know the resemblance is uncanny. 
 
Aw and my wife loved it too despite telling herself that she'd hate it ! xzxgood

Nepia

[quote name='red terror'][quote name='Nepia']I saw Watchmen tonight - hugely, hugely disappointing. [b]It was a movie that had good ideas and a good setup/beginning but that just completely lost its way. At times it seemed like it was directed by four different directors all with competing visions. The look of the early scenes are great, but the hammy CGI near the end completely takes away from it[/b]. 
Worst movie I've watched this year. 4/10. Would have been 4.5 but there's way too much blue penis in the film.[/quote] 
 
Please qualify. Do you hate because as a film it sucks, or does it fail as an adaptation of a beloved book? (Are you a fan of Alan Moore's Watchmen? Like all filmed adaptations of Moore's work, he refuses to attach his name to this one too.)[/quote] 
 
Film sucks. I'm not a fanboy but went out and read the graphic novel when I heard they were making a movie. I thought the highlighted bit above clearly showed that I thought it was the movie that was crap. 
Moore cracks me up though - I bet he happily spends the cash that he recieves for the adaptions. 
 
If you're not a fanboy I'd suggest wait for the DVD, if you are, well you wont be listening to me anyway.

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