The Movie topic

Grim... · **Posted:** Sun Nov 11, 2012 19:34

Craster wrote:

Have you watched Southland Tales yet?

The box makes it look great!

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Grim... wrote:

Craster wrote:

Have you watched Southland Tales yet?

The box makes it look great!

Yes. Yes it does.

Goddess Jasmine · **Posted:** Sun Nov 11, 2012 23:53

Runcle wrote:

Goddess Jasmine wrote:

Just watched Arlington Road. I must have been thinking of another film though because I was expecting it to be set in the gangster era with Tom Ganja. :shrug:

Eta: Hanks... ?:|

Road to Perdition?

That's the one!

Goddess Jasmine · **Posted:** Sun Nov 11, 2012 23:54

AtrocityExhibition wrote:

Goddess Jasmine wrote:

Just watched Arlington Road. I must have been thinking of another film though because I was expecting it to be set in the gangster era with Tom Ganja. :shrug:

Eta: Hanks... ?:|

That's a great auto-correct, assuming that's what it is.

Probably not a word that's in most dictionaries by default.....

It was auto correct, sorry.

Four_Candles · **Joined:** 27th Sep, 2009 **Posts:** 876

Skyfall sure doesn't live up to the hype - I found it pretty snooze-worthy. Casino Royale is a hell of a lot better (but let's not mention the awful Quantum of Solace - whoops, I just have).

KovacsC · **Posted:** Mon Nov 12, 2012 13:25

I have been getting free movies in the hotel I use.

I watched
Cowboys V Aliens
Russel Crowes - Robin Hood.

Well I am glad I did not pay for them both 5/10

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

Pusher remake then.

Certainly loses a fair bit of the charm in translation, but at least Milo is still around. It doesn't hit the same highs and lows of utter biting desperation as the original, but the performances are basically solid. Dennis Pennis is good in it, even if he just turns up a couple of times to shout "fucking".

Dunno if they'll bother doing the other two films. They probably only did this remake because Drive was such a big hit, but they did a fairly decent job of it.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

KovacsC wrote:

I have been getting free movies in the hotel I use.

I watched
Cowboys V Aliens
Russel Crowes - Robin Hood.

Well I am glad I did not pay for them both 5/10

Robin Hood was utterly, utterly dire. Especially Crowe's baffling accent.

Cowboys vs Aliens was, however, every bit as awesome as the title suggested.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Cowboys vs Aliens was terribly except for Olivia Wilde.

Morte · **Posted:** Tue Nov 13, 2012 13:18

Craster wrote:

Cowboys vs Aliens was terribly except for Olivia Wilde.

An appalling waste of talent, money and most importantly my time.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Oh, I don't agree with that at all. Because Olivia Wilde.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Craster wrote:

Cowboys vs Aliens was terribly except for Olivia Wilde.

You're broken. You really are.

Just to sense check this - did Nirjkhenengnene liek it?

devilman · **Posted:** Wed Nov 14, 2012 0:56

Last couple of films watched -

Urban Legends - Bloody Mary. Wasn't expecting much and didn't get much.
The Raid. Excellent stuff.

In-depth reviews as ever.

GazChap · **Posted:** Wed Nov 14, 2012 1:04

Craster wrote:

Oh, I don't agree with that at all. Because Olivia Wilde.

And on the Craster scale?

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Nada.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22277

Watched Total Recall last night, the new one. It wasn't bad actually, overlong like all blockbusters these days, and the evil plan behind the plot didn't make any sense at all, but ignoring that it was pretty good. Good action, good effects, kept me entertained.

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

My main issues...
Two colonies left on opposite sides of the world, the plan was to send and army of 50000 through the fall to take out oz. 50k robots against probably 250 million people?
Plus only one fall? And it could only take 50k at a time? Hardly the enslaving force was it? How was that cost effective to ship people all the way through the world to work, and they would have to work next to the fall to get home again for the evening. What about the rest of the people and businesses that live 1000 miles away from the fall?
Why make robots that are basically no stronger than a man and can be beaten in a fist fight?
How could Cohagen fight the premier secret agent in the world and almost win?
The rest of the world had been abandoned, yet you were fine to walk around it in a facemask? Why abandon the whole world then, just seal the buildings and issue facemasks.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Nov 15, 2012 10:32

How much did it have in common with the original?

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38467

Trooper wrote:

the evil plan behind the plot didn't make any sense at all

"Open your miiiiiiiiiiind!"

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22277

Grim... wrote:

How much did it have in common with the original?

A lot. Some scenes were straight conversions, others were close but with a few minor or major changes, and for the rest it was full of homages and references to the original.

That was part of the issue, it was too close to the original, which is why the changed overarching plan stuck out like a sore thumb. The original was ludicrous but logically kinda hung together at least.

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Nov 19, 2012 23:07

Indsidious. Well, good job I never wanted to sleep again. Wow.

devilman · **Posted:** Mon Nov 19, 2012 23:13

MaliA wrote:

Indsidious. Well, good job I never wanted to sleep again. Wow.

I'd say that was the worst film I've watched all year, but I watched Passenger 57 the other week.

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Nov 19, 2012 23:15

devilman wrote:

MaliA wrote:

Indsidious. Well, good job I never wanted to sleep again. Wow.

I'd say that was the worst film I've watched all year, but I watched Passenger 57 the other week.

What? It was ace. It had monsters hiding and jumpy bits and stuff. Sagged a bit in the third quarter and had a good ending. First half was acebest.

devilman · **Posted:** Mon Nov 19, 2012 23:26

It just seemed very predictable and wasn't scary in the least. It didn't get off to a good start with the

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

oh, there are no photos of Daddy...

setup

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Nov 19, 2012 23:28

devilman wrote:

It just seemed very predictable and wasn't scary in the least. It didn't get off to a good start with the

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

oh, there are no photos of Daddy...

setup

I thought that was just a bloke thing, and carried on quite happily then I was ZOMG! Films like that scare the shit out of me. I also never see things coming.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Nov 19, 2012 23:30

I thought it was all right. Agree about the third quarter.

BikNorton · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 10079

Lost highway dug the hole that Drive tries to fill.

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13383

Insidious sequel will feature the original cast.

http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/news/i ... -nadam.php

throughsilver · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6197

BikNorton wrote:

Lost highway dug the hole that Drive tries to fill.

If that means we're due to get Nicolas Winding Refn's Mulholland Drive next, I will misplace my pants.

Derek The Halls · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3742

Mr Kissyfur wrote:

Craster wrote:

Cowboys vs Aliens was terribly except for Olivia Wilde.

You're broken. You really are.

Just to sense check this - did Nirjkhenengnene liek it?

It's Derek Fumeh now thankyouverymuch.

Anyway I hated it so that's probably not helping your case against very much. I thought it a horrible vacuous waste of talent and everybody's time.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

No, that helps. If you'd liked it that would be the kiss of death.

Derek The Halls · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3742

I saw Argo yesterday and thought it was very good.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16561

That's a shame. I thought it looked pretty good from the trailers.

devilman · **Posted:** Thu Nov 22, 2012 19:55

Watched a couple of films today. The True Grit remake which was great and Crank, which wasn't. I can't compare True Grit to the original as I've not seen it (or any John Wayne films for that matter), but I enjoyed it. Might watch it with subtitles next time though as some of the dialogue is a little hard to pick up on.

Crank was pretty much

from start to finish.

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13383

devilman wrote:

Crank was pretty much

from start to finish.

I really liked Crank.

Crank 2 is awful though.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Crank is fucking brilliant.

GazChap · **Posted:** Thu Nov 22, 2012 20:24

As is Crank 2.

Goddess Jasmine · **Posted:** Thu Nov 22, 2012 20:28

devilman is just broken.

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6516

You know what you're getting with Jason Statham. Stunt driving, shooting machine guns, massive explosions and homo-erotic fight scenes.

throughsilver · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6197

A person at work expressed surprise today when I told him the only 'Statham film' I have seen is Expendables.

devilman · **Posted:** Thu Nov 22, 2012 20:33

Goddess Jasmine wrote:

:this: devilman is just broken.

Are we just talking films here?

I'm still not doing a good job of watching as many films as I buy though. As well as Crank, I picked up Demolition Man, Flatliners, Death Race (more Statham!) and Rocky Balboa... all classics I'm sure.

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13383

GazChap wrote:

As is Crank 2.

Crank was great, but for whatever reason I didn't enjoy Crank 2, despite them being basically the same thing.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Nov 22, 2012 21:14

Crank and Crank 2 are excellent.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22277

devilman wrote:

Goddess Jasmine wrote:

:this: devilman is just broken.

Are we just talking films here?

I'm still not doing a good job of watching as many films as I buy though. As well as Crank, I picked up Demolition Man, Flatliners, Death Race (more Statham!) and Rocky Balboa... all classics I'm sure.

They actually are! The only one out of that list that isn't is Death Race.

throughsilver · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6197