Be Excellent To Each Other

Inglourious Basterds is a film I watched in HD recently. I was massively impressed with the way it was made. I wasn't so impressed with the film as a whole. It could have been really good if it wasn't for the excessively quirky bits.

It was damn good, greater than or equal to pulp fiction anyway. Surpassed recent Coen Brothers stuff too.

It was a better made film than Pulp Fiction but not as interesting. Jackie Brown is supposedly the highlight according to Mark Kermode. It's been too long since I've seen it but I recall it being a tad disappointing. I was a little upset at Bridget Fonda being slutty, which presumably wouldn't be a problem for anyone else here..

I agree with Kermode. Not about Basterds, as I ain't ssin it.

Just back from seeing Avatar in 3D. I understand now what Dimrill means when he says he loves a game which pulls him in so real life is forgotten while it's on. Avatar did that for me and I loved it. The 3D wasn't really a huge part of it, it just made me more immersed and all it really added was the subtle differences in depth. Except at one or two moments when suddenly things were floating in front of the screen which fitted in perfectly with the feelings being experienced on screen. The world they created was gorgeous and made me happy. I think if you go to see it thinking you are going to see a major cinematic event then you may leave dissapointed but I went to see it in the neutral and numb mood I've been living with recently and was sucked into a wonderful film without even noticing. I loved it.

I also must agree with Kermode with regards Jackie Brown. Easily Tarantino's best. Inglorious is definitely in the top 3 though, with Pulp Fiction.

Does True Romance count as a Tarrantino movie? He wrote the script..

I need to watch Jackie Brown again to decide what I think. I liked it enough to buy the video back in the day. Currently my top 3 would go:

Pulp Fiction
True Romance
Kill Bill Part 2

But if I can't have True Romance.. I'll go for Jackie Brown anyway.

True romance is great.

Watched Quantum of Solace last night. Really excellent stuff.

Harry Brown is great.

I found Quantum Of Sol-Feace literally unwatchable. The editing was so rapid it made me feel ill.

I watched Cloverfield the other night. Didn't think too much of it. Preferred MegaShark vs Giant Octopus that I watched last night.

I'm still figuring most of it out, and I've since read the Wikipedia page and a few other web sites about it. Apparently it does make complete logical sense if you're prepared to watch it a few times. It makes Memento look straightforward though. I particularly like how you're well over halfway into Primer beforeand the el primo headfuckery takes place.

So,

Your second spoiler (which I had to copy & paste into a note - sort it out, Grim...!) is roughly what I thought. I need to watch it at least another time. Thankfully it's quite short.

Bah. What phone / browser are you using?

iPhone, Mobile Safari — Highlighted text stays hidden in that browser.

Wouldn't it have been quicker to just hit 'quote'?

Shut up, that's why.

You can stick your Avatars, I surely can't be the only person here desperate to see Andy Serkis's Ian Dury bio pic?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1393020/

Bah. Cheap.

I SHALL FIX.

Saw the trailer for this last night. I will watch the film.

Primer is awesome. There's a timeline diagram on wikipedia that looks like the London Underground

Ooo, new Kick-Ass trailer. Is this why Rossy is not that bothered about working anymore...send the missus out to earn the cash?

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/43574

That looks excellent!

After seeing some of the early trailers i tracked down the comic books (which still have not 'finished' yet) and the story is just brilliant as well.

Oh and I know "citation needed" but the wikipedia page suggests that "Glen Michael" will have a bit part in the film

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kick-Ass

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Michael

After the conversation on here I have just watched primer , and echo Malabar Front [0 ?]'s and Doc G [0 ?]'s comments.

Just saw Avatar 3D at imax.

What a load of bollocks.

Utter bollocks.

Very disappointed, I was expecting it to be pointless pretties, but it wasn't even that pretty.

Watched Blood Simple last night - great film. The audio commentary is also hilarious.

Speaking of which, The Hudsucker Proxy is on Dave shortly. Top film.

Yeah, watched that one last week it's on sky player too I think.

So I watched this the other night, only on BETEO would I be recommended a film that requires the viewer to refer to a fucking enormous flowchart to have any chance of understanding what the fuck is going on. I enjoyed it, though.

Saw Sherlock Holmes last night. Despite the sound and picture quality being awful (Vue at Cheshire Oaks can suck my balls if they think they're getting my money again) it was reasonably enjoyable. RDJ mumbling through the first half hour was hard work, and there were no surprises in terms of plot or character turns, but it was a diverting romp nonetheless.

Extra points for filming scenes in the dilapidated dock area of Liverpool, thereby reminding me that the urban decay that surrounds me is *vintage* decay.

I give you that flowchart.

That Lord Of The Rings flow chart is a thing of beauty.

"And the award for Nerdiest post of the morning goes to....."

There should be a separate Jurassic Park flow chart for Samuel L Jackson's cigarettes.

Have I not warned you about that place? It's over-priced rubbish.

Interestingly, they've abandoned the fancy ticket office now in favour of only selling tickets at the food counter, except on Wednesday nights from what I've witnessed so far.

Unfortunately, our friends live in Bebington and MrsP is too nice to insist that they cross the river to come to us.

Tell them to go to Bromborough, then. It's still rubbish, but it's slightly quieter and you get to choose your seats in advance.

Birkenhead might be a better bet, but I don't like leaving the car there.

Nor should you, the vile place. If you do, however, pre-remove the wheels.

I watched "Premonition" lat night.

It was OK.

I watched Cass last night, it was excellent. Normally I hate films with football violence as the main theme but this one didn't have Danny Dyer so it was ok.

Wasn't what you expected?

I had a feeling it wouldn't be.

It was better than I thought it was going to be, but the ending left me a bit cold.

When trying the upscaling capabilities of my new Blu Ray player (have I mentioned that yet?) I whacked the Tron DVD in and decided to sit and watch it. I used to love that film and bought the DVD a few years back. Never bothered to watch it since getting the DVD though.

There's no plot! None! The villain (well, the 3 villians) does nothing of any consequence. The brief epilogue is frustrating and the technobabble is frankly laughable.

But, bugger me if it still doesn't look lovely.

I watched The Wedding Singer last night. I liked it. I was amazed to find out that Adam Sandler's "comedy" voice appears to actually be his real voice.

I also watched Primer after you guys were talking about it and I really enjoyed, even though I also have no idea what on Earth happened.

I was hoping to sneak in a second viewing last night, but Lady Z decided she wanted to watch Pirates Of The Caribbean: At Worlds End instead. 2 hours 45 minutes later and I'm convinced that of the two movies, Primer has the easier to follow plot.