Simon Pegg just didn't feel right and Karl Urban trying desperately to be Deforest Kelly didn't really work for me either.

Coraline (3D) - Superb stuff.

Most people usually say that but you see I'm the only one who sees the Emporer is naked so there.

Also that being transported into the water system was totally stupid crap.

I've just come back from watching Coraline. In 3D.

It was most enjoyable, and a proper child scaring fairytale.

I recommend it.

I really want to see this, but nobody seems interested in going with me Maybe I shall brave it and go alone (on a weekday when pesky school children are at school)

Most people usually say that but you see I'm the only one who sees the Emporer is naked so there.

Just so we're clear, you're wrong.

Thinking about it, it's probably the most successful Lovecraft adaptation I've seen (including the late 60's Dean Stockwell vehicle 'The Dunwich Horror') it has just the right feeling of 'otherness' without going overboard and becoming silly and captures the spirit of the story.

I saw 'Cthulu' this week. I was put off by the idea of Torri what's her tits being in it but luckily she only has a marginal role in the film. Interesting film and a rather splendid version of 'Shadow over Innsmouth' which is a difficult story to adapt as it's mainly the protaganist being told things. Thinking about it, it's probably the most successful Lovecraft adaptation I've seen (including the late 60's Dean Stockwell vehicle 'The Dunwich Horror') it has just the right feeling of 'otherness' without going overboard and becoming silly and captures the spirit of the story.

Have you seen In The Mouth Of Madness? It's a Lovecraft story in all but name and does an excellent job of capturing the atmosphere of weird, otherworldly menace with monsters you never at any point get a decent look at.

It's also the last time that John Carpenter was Any Good.

the silent movie "call of cthulu" was excellent. I also saw one spanish "Shadow over Innsmouth" version called "Dagon". It was watchable, altough my expectations were very low.

You know, V for Vendetta is actually a really good film. Third viewing now, present one on London to Stroud train.

I keep mean to buy teh graphic novel of this.

Just watched "Very Bad Things", a late-90's film that I'd heard of but never seen.

Has a good ensemble cast including Christian Slater, Cameron Diaz, Jeremy Piven & Jon Favreau.

Starts off like a fairly normal thriller/drama but gradually descends into a very amusing & some-what bad-taste black comedy.

Don't want to delve into the plot as it's far more fun if you go into it not knowing what to expect (was for me anyway).

Slater is on top form and steals the film, though everyone else is good too.

Very enjoyable all-in-all. 8/10

Ooooh, that does look good.

In a similar "post apocolyptia" vein, what was that film where Scotland goes squinky and all Mad Max and gets walled off?

Ooooh, that does look good.

In a similar "post apocolyptia" vein, what was that film where Scotland goes squinky and all Mad Max and gets walled off?

But still bad, right? I found it dull as shit. Nothing happened.

The action scenes were pretty nifty though.

Watched The Rookie followed by Death Wish II last night. Man, the eighties were awesome.

Tell No One.

Utterly brilliant French mystery thriller about a doctor who is attacked and left unconscious while a serial killer murderds his wife. Eight years later, two more bodies are found in the same area, the case is re-opened, and the doctor comes under suspicion. Then he gets an email from someone who knows something only his wife should know.

I don't want to tell any more than that, but it is one of the best films I've seen for years. Well written, brilliantly acted, great, plausible, unpredictable but sensible plot that unravels perfectly, and even the music and editing and mis en scene are great. Best of all, everyone in it is intelligent. People succeed or fail and things happen because of intelligent, reasonable thinking and behaviour, not because everyone else is just a fucking idiot, like in 99.9% of other films.

Couldn't recommend it more, frankly.

I have acquired this. I will watch this. It better be good, chap.

Everybody who hasn't already seen it go and catch Coraline in 3D before it goes off the cinema screens at the Cineworld branches, the last showing is at 6:10 Thursday night. It's the best children's film in my opinion of the last ten years, outside of Studio Ghibli. Utterly ravishing to look at, a really scary monster, some great laughs, frights, a clever plucky lass as the lead - it's just brilliant, okay? Oh! And soundtrack is fab too.

Gaiman's having a far better run film wise than poor old Moore, methinks.

We were going to watch this, but I really didn't enjoy A Nightmare Before Christmas, so thought I might do well to avoid this.

It is, honestly, way, way better.

I haven't seen Coraline yet (tbh, the book was a little disappointing Imhotep), but you're both VERY WRONG IN THE HEAD!

The Nightmare Before Christmas is an all-time classic.

*STOMPS OFF*

Everybody who hasn't already seen it go and catch Coraline in 3D before it goes off the cinema screens at the Cineworld branches, the last showing is at 6:10 Thursday night. It's the best children's film in my opinion of the last ten years, outside of Studio Ghibli. Utterly ravishing to look at, a really scary monster, some great laughs, frights, a clever plucky lass as the lead - it's just brilliant, okay? Oh! And soundtrack is fab too.

Gaiman's having a far better run film wise than poor old Moore, methinks.

Jumper was shit, Cthulhu was a real banquet of a film, stark and fanboy pleasing whilst keeping the cannon elements as relative cameos... to ultimately good effect. Open-minded and will probably reveal new twists in repeated viewings. Tori Spelling was fine in it.