Be Excellent To Each Other

I really don't like this sort of thing. Reckon it's the film for me?

Give it ten minutes. If you don't like it by the end of that you can safely abandon ship. I can totally see it's not a film for everyone.

"A Night in the Museum" is quite entertaining.

Watched 300 last night. Quite good innit? Does anybody know the statistics on 'merican adolescents now claiming Spartan descent?

Termy 4 this week.

I don't care what they say... it's going to be BRILLIANT.

300 is the most homoerotic film i've ever seen.

Latest watchings:

Gran Torino: Absolutely loved it.

A woman under the influence: a '74 cassavetes film. Interesting in parts and nice acting but way too long.

http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/263379/ ... about.html

Some interesting entries on that list, especially the proposed Ron Howard Lensmen project and the new film from the folks who made Cube.

I also need to see this but can't find it anywhere.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmfzKKM49uY

The wife made the mistake of saying that she hadn't seen Ace Ventura, so I watched that again last night (with her, obv). It's still brilliant, even 16 (sob) years on.

"Llllllllike a glove!"

I imagine that's how you regularly park.

Oooo, I've just caught the trailer for 'Red Cliff' on the telly box. Further investigation reveals it's Dynasty Warriors the Movie.

Yeah, certainly looks like it :0)

It looks rather ace, but also looks like it will have an annoying and entirely superfluous love interest.

Set phasers to Jesus Fucking Christ.

Fucking Hell.

Johnny Five's raped!



Malc

Wouldn't you like to be a remake too?

remade into what?

a 23 year old version of myself? yes please!

anything else? no thanks.

Malc

So it's done by the blokes who were once producers on the mighty 'Pete's Perfect Film' Tremors, but who then gradually ran it into the ground writing and directing shockingly inferior sequels and a rather pointless TV series? Good job I don't give a shit about Short Circuit, then.

Apart from in general, about this whole 'franchise reboot' craze going on. I almost feel like going and trucking over a lifetime's supply of top chocolatte mint sweet Mingles to James Cameron, solely because the upcoming Avatar isn't based on a comic book, novel, other film, toy, cartoon or anything.

Anyway, Moon is coming soon. And that cheers me up.

Is Moon based on the James Herbert book?

Nope, entirely new thing. Look for the trailer online, it looks fab and has Sam Rockwell and is directed by Zowie Bowie. Old skool Twilight Zoney sci-fi. No explosions! Made on a low budget (about four million I heard) and it looks beautiful.

Fucksake, 2010, get your own film ideas.

I'm amused by these cunts trumpeting forthcoming comic/graphic novel adaptations as "dark reimaginings." If you want to make dark, gritty, realistic movies, why not make some that aren't based on childrens' stories to begin with? Half the battle!

Shit, I should have been more tactful about that. I'm like the uncle who let slip that there was no Santa.

Stunning idea.

I watched Sex Drive last night. I liked it.
I especially liked The Judge, Rex and Ezekial.

oh, yes, that's like those people who say videogames are just for kids...

I still don't understand the appeal of comic/graphic novels though

*cries*

And not just because it was one of the early films made in Toronto because it was cheaper to film there than New York and so is full of landmarks.

I went to see Red Cliff a couple of weeks ago and thought it was really good. There are certain liberties taken with historical accuracy but it's still awesome. In the UK it's 2h20 long which is only half the full run time but it covers the whole story. In China it was done in two parts and is available in HD from (all good importers - Ed)

Sun Shang Xian features strongly in the film but you never see her fight.

Sadly there are no musou attacks seen in the film and no sign of Zhang He. Or Lu Bu (but then he's supposed to be dead by now or something).

Another peculiarity is that Zhuge Liang is referred to as XongMing or something like in the cinema version I saw but then in the HD version I have he's called Zhuge as he should be.

Little Miss Sunshine is really excellent.

Yes.

Three movies this weekend.

[rec] - Pretty awesome. Takes a while to get going, but it's worth it

Ratatouille - Generally regarded as the runt of Pixar litter, I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected. It's good.

Christine - I read a book while the wife watched this.

Last night I watched Alejandro Jodorowsky's "El Topo" for the third time, I still don't get it but I was in the mood for something weird.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067866/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtGUx4kXIEY

That looks fantastic.

I would consider Cars to be the weakest Pixar offering. Saved by some utterly heart-breakingly beautiful visuals.

Curious, I thought that it had been very well rated, and that Cars was the runt. Anyway, I think Ratatouille is probably my fave Pixar film, and Anton Ego is one of the most wonderful characters I've seen in animated films.

I saw 'The Hangover' at the cinema on Saturday.

Excellently funny film.

It also sets the bar for my coming Stag Do in October.

Ratatouille is great. Still not watched Wall-E yet, must fix this.

You must. It's fantastic.

Me neither. I'm purchasing it now.

Wall-E made this prematurely middle-aged cynic all warm and fuzzy. It made me feel like a kid. Really.

I struggle to name a top 10 of movies generally cos I like so many, but Wall-E would be in the top 3, no doubt.

Trading Places was on the other night. I love Trading Places

I especially love certain bits with Jamie Lee Curtis in.

She's a man, dude.

Did Snopes do that urban myth about her being born as a hermaphordite and her parents having to choose what sex she should be? *googles*

Snopes says they can't prove it either way.

There was something in the Times a while ago about there being some big thing her dad woudln't talk about with the journalist - he raised teh "something" in the interview and was all odd.

She's definitely had both sets of undercarriage.

Totally would, though.

She has way too good boobs for a man though.

She really hasn't.

Hormone treatment.

Also - you haven't seen Craster's, Ruysan. Phwoooar.

well, last time i saw them in a movie i still was a kid, so maybe the fact that they were boobs were enough. I have to check them again, just to be sure.

Yeah, but they're ginger.

Last nights weird film was "Freaks", for the millionth time.

I love Freaks, it's like a twisted Disney story or a Tim Burton film. It also has a fascinating background, what with it being banned for years & its use of an all star cast of genuine freaks. The best example being the Hilton Sister's (siamese twins) gruesome end.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022913/

You need to tell us about stuff like this before the event, Wullie.