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PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2009 15:42 
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I normally like war stuff but we started watching that and it just didn't grab me at all. Also it has the worst opening credits of anything ever.


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It gets very good. I suggest you watch some more.

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I normally like war stuff but we started watching that and it just didn't grab me at all. Also it has the worst opening credits of anything ever.


yes, the opening credits also almost put me to sleep, even before i get to the remote control to skip it


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I watched Le Pacte Des Loups (Brotherhood of the Wolf) last night. Undoubtedly the best film Mark Dacascos has been in. He puts in a decent performance but to be fair he doesn't have to do an awful lot. It felt odd hearing him speak French though. The film was stunning though. It would really suit an HD release as there's huge detail in the cinematography, costume design and set design. It's really excellent stuff.


It all went a bit balls up at the end though, didn't it? Also, how come it's only in European films that middle-aged portly guys get to shag multiple hot women in the same movie? (Apart from pornos and Bond films I mean). See also, that Gerard Depardieu film where the insanely hot stripper loves him. Or any Gerard Depardieu film, for that matter.


I must admit it did lose it a bit toward the very end. Like last 15-20 minutes. But it didn't detract enough from the overall experience to be that much of a problem.



Yeah. agreed on all counts. I'd have liked it to be a lot darker, but it's still well worth watching. And that Émilie Dequenne in the red suit with the enormo-rifle, eh? Crikey. I don't usually get excited about people on the telly, but she looked uncannily like a girl I went out with years back, too.

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now, something i want to get out of my chest.

For some years i've used imdb as a very useful guide. Usually scores were a good indication of the movie worth. Very rarely i would agree, but at least it was enough to know if it should waste my time with a movie. In the last couple of years it seems 7 is the new 5. Movies have their scores stupidly inflated. Dark Knight among the best movies of all time? Cock off!
Taken has 8, and in all seriousness, is one of the worst movies i've ever seen. These days i no longer care about the score, and just follow the advice of people i trust.


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imdb is very, very handy for movie facts, like who played what part and who wrote what, who directed what, etc. For judging quality, however, it is absolutely, entirely useless. Swarms of cretins litter the place, giving a constant stream of 10/10s to any old shit, and giving 1/10s to anything that offends their delicate moron sensibilities.

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imdb is very, very handy for movie facts, like who played what part and who wrote what, who directed what, etc. For judging quality, however, it is absolutely, entirely useless. Swarms of cretins litter the place, giving a constant stream of 10/10s to any old shit, and giving 1/10s to anything that offends their delicate moron sensibilities.


imdb method removes any kind of extreme values. Like giving 1's to Lord of the Rings does absolutely nothing, like giving 10 to Biodome (i don't know these statistical terms in english, but i think everybody understand)

In fact i disagree with you. The thing is quite the opposite. Newer movies getting stupid scores. There are older movies which are much more deserving. Dark Night is 6th place in the best movies ever list. Go figure.


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I normally like war stuff but we started watching that and it just didn't grab me at all. Also it has the worst opening credits of anything ever.


yes, the opening credits also almost put me to sleep, even before i get to the remote control to skip it


Crumbs, I like the opening credits. In fact, I love nearly the entire thing. To my mind it's the best US army film/drama made so far. To those who gave up I say, stick with it. At least until Carentan, then you'll know if you love it or not.

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I watched Le Pacte Des Loups (Brotherhood of the Wolf) last night. Undoubtedly the best film Mark Dacascos has been in. He puts in a decent performance but to be fair he doesn't have to do an awful lot. It felt odd hearing him speak French though. The film was stunning though. It would really suit an HD release as there's huge detail in the cinematography, costume design and set design. It's really excellent stuff.
Oh good, you liked it then :)

I watched Let The Right One In on Saturday - got it on BluRay from the states (it's region free). Mesmerising it was, though why it's being marketed as a horror movie is bizarre - it's more lyrical than that. Definitely one I will be watching again.

I also watched Eagle Eye last night. Um, let me try that again, I watched most of it but gave up as it was seriously shit.

HC and C have watched Twilight no less than three times in the past fortnight, so I think they like that, but I haven't bothered yet - not sure if I will TBH. Not unless MaliA comes around and he's seen all my other chickflicks ;)

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I normally like war stuff but we started watching that and it just didn't grab me at all. Also it has the worst opening credits of anything ever.

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I normally like war stuff but we started watching that and it just didn't grab me at all. Also it has the worst opening credits of anything ever.


yes, the opening credits also almost put me to sleep, even before i get to the remote control to skip it


Crumbs, I like the opening credits. In fact, I love nearly the entire thing. To my mind it's the best US army film/drama made so far. To those who gave up I say, stick with it. At least until Carentan, then you'll know if you love it or not.

:this:

You've made me want to watch it tonight now, but I'll wait until Joans is back around as he hasn't seen it yet.

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Is X-Men Wolverines any good? Got to see something tomorrow, orange wednesday.


Apparently it's pretty shoddy. Why not try Coraline? That's supposed to be very good, based on a Neil Gaiman story, comes in a 3D variety and is done by the bloke who did Nightmare Before Christmas.


Yeah, I saw that.

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Well, I fell asleep in the middle of escape from new york, but that is more to do with the fact that I was watching it in bed, and I didn't sleep very well last night, not a reflection on the film.


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Taken has 8, and in all seriousness, is one of the worst movies i've ever seen.


It works as a comedy. Passing off Liam Neeson - looking more dad-like and befuddled than usual - as a superhuman badass? Priceless.

Edit: Also, the whole notion of wealthy businessmen spending millions of dollars to fuck brain dead drug addicts is too stupid not to be funny.


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Grizzly Man. Werner Herzog documentary about Timothy Treadwell, a bloke who spent 13 summers living amoung bears in Alaska. Then got eaten by a bear.

Fascinating stuff with some beautiful footage of the Alaskan wilderness in general and bears in particular. The opening scene, with Treadwell talking the camera, describing himself as a "gentle warrior" who's "earned the trust" of the bears and will never be hurt by them leads you to think that he's going to be portrayed as an absolutely colossal wanker, but in fact the film gives a much more nuanced and interesting picture of the man.

Some of the interviews seem weirdly forced, even staged - every time the guy who did the autopsy on what was left of Treadwell's body is on camera for instance, or the scene where Herzog listens to the audio recording of Treadwell's last moments. But that aside, it's a terrific film that I'd thoroughly recommend.

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It was a good film that, I guess I felt sorry for him but probably more so for the poor lass who died with him.


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You are so made of Wrong you could, in fact, be me.

I'm so glad you've started embracing your extremely high level of wrongitude.

I'm following your example. You are my Wronguru.

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Heh @ disappearing Kalmar post.

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He totally changed time, dude.

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I was making an "Uluru" joke, screwed up the image link, then decided it wasn't worth it and gave up. It's the thought that counts though.


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I normally like war stuff but we started watching that and it just didn't grab me at all. Also it has the worst opening credits of anything ever.

You are so made of Wrong you could, in fact, be me.


Band of Brothers is nothing short of superb.

So much so, I still have kern's copy.

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I was making an "Uluru" joke

I think your definitions are broken.

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God I want to see the star trek movie so bad.

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Taken has 8, and in all seriousness, is one of the worst movies i've ever seen.


It works as a comedy..


Maybe. But for a "super-dad saves annoying child" movie i have Commando. Shit, the girl in Taken was the most annoying character I've ever seen. If she died while being gangbanged i would be much happier


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Band of Brothers is nothing short of superb.


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At least I know wrong from right.

As with the looking cool/looking like a dick spectrum, the right/wrong continuum is circular and meets up at the back.

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Dead Man Walking (1988) - Shockingly bad b-movie post apocalyptica. Some president's daughter gets kidnapped and his nerdy chauffeur hires action bloke to get her back from Leon from Blade Runner (Brion James). A painful experience to watch with a lot of scenes that make no sense and go on way too long. Though strangely the acting is slightly above average for this sort of thing. It wouldn't ever be a good idea to watch this unless you really are a film masochist. I pretty much am and I could barely take it.

Harry Potter And The Pensioner of Kazakhstan
(Subs please check) - Still the best harry potter story and still the best film. It's unusual that it doesn't have a bit bad guy finale which I think all of the rest have. It has a perilous situation but no immediate danger to Harry and Co. It looked brilliant in HD as well, really brought out the detail.

Star Trek (2009) - Very good and exciting but I didn't really care for the rapid editing, excessive camera movement, excessive close up faces and the making things whizz past the camera really close. Also Simon Pegg just didn't feel right and Karl Urban trying desperately to be Deforest Kelly didn't really work for me either. I couldn't quite shake the feeling that it was just a cynical money making excersize. I also can't help thinking everyone's just a bit too excited about it in an emporer's new clothes kind of way. It was jolly good fun but it wasn't quite there for me. The new Uhura had an astonishing screen presence though despite her relatively minor role. I think some of the trouble with the film was them trying to straddle some middle ground between being something new and being a tribute to trek of old. I'm in the minority here of course but clearly I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN SEE THE TRUTH.

Mad Max 2 - Watching in HD for the first time made little difference. I noticed some of the rocks looked more detailed but that's about it. It's not exactly a film with spectacular sets or breathtaking cinematography. It is a brilliant film, obviously. The night scenes looked really grainy, could have used some kind of clean up on them. It's really interesting how the way the film works is pretty realistic though. The way people act seems very much plausible.

Coraline (3D) - Superb stuff. Though the 3D didn't really add much for me. I was perhaps a bit too close for maximum effect and the screen seemed to have ghosting downwards by about half a screen. So it could have been a bit of a dodgy setup. It did feel just a touch too long but it didn't stop it being one of the best things I've seen at the cinema in quite some time (if I don't count Crank 2). It's clearly a loving creation and has taken huge effort, which has paid off if you ask me. It's not a kids film though really. It's a childlike adult dark fantasy film or something. But what do you expect from Gaiman? Superb voice acting, particularly from Dakota Fanning. It's just absolutely wonderful. Don't miss it.

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


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

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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.

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Coraline (3D) - Superb stuff.


I loved it, apart from the new character introduced in the movie who wasn't in the book. He's been bothering me slightly. None of the other changes bothered me, but I didn't like that.

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Having not read the book that didn't bother me. As a film in its own right it worked just fine. Apart from being slightly too long.

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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.


but but... it was like trying to hit a bullet with a smaller bullet while blindfolded....

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With the bullet missing pinging off a bucket which falls over making the floor slippy thus someone comes on and falls over and everyone laughs.

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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)

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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)


It's lovely. And going alone to the cinema is fine, as it's not like you talk to people in there, is it?

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


That would certainly put me off the Star Wars films.

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

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

I agree with him about Simon Pegg - he was very good, but I could only see Simon Pegg trying to "be" Scotty. But Karl Urban was fucking superb man.

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But the thing is were these performances good in their own right or was it just because they conjour up nostalgia for the older series? It's hard to look at them without having that prior knowledge interfering.

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I suppose you could say that with most prequals.

I was not a big fan of the original, but did like the film..

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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.

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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.

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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.


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.


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PostPosted: Thu May 14, 2009 15:05 
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The trailer for the new Terminator film looke quite good..

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PostPosted: Thu May 14, 2009 16:25 
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Rodafowa wrote:
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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.


I remember Mouth of Madness being good but it's been sometime since I saw it...to the downloadatron!

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PostPosted: Thu May 14, 2009 16:26 
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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.


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.


Yep, the HPLS "Call of Cthulu" is an exceptional piece of work seeing they made it for tuppence and is probably the best literal adaptation of the source material (if indeed the only one). I've heard of Dagon but never seen it....to the downloadatron!

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PostPosted: Thu May 14, 2009 18:08 
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In the Mouth of Madness was absolutely brill. Front Line Assembly sample it on the track Mortal on the album Hard Wired.

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