Movies Movies Movies....

[Doom_Dude]

I finally watched Transformers and I liked it.

[Mystic]

Stardust: Very good despite the main character being badly cast, he seems a bit too young but I guess thats deliberate to suit a certain audience age group. Some scenes were filmed in one of my favourite bits of Scotland. Anyway a really entertaining fairytale for adults, as rare as hens teeth, hollywood usually screws up these type of movies.

The Golden Compass: Enjoyable fantasy despite kids being the main characters, this is story driven and beautifully made. Ive never read the books so dont give a damn if theres a difference. Was only annoyed by the ending which leaves you sort of hanging on for the sequel.

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian: Utter crap, this one. Unlike the above movie the young cast in this just cant act and seem to have been picked because someone liked their posh english accents, I found the whole thing to be very annoying and a total waste of some great CGI and more importantly some valuable movie watching time.

[Falci]

Fight Club: Second time I see it. Rocks a lot. :D

Shaun of the Dead: fun... in an English way. :P

[blood imp]

28 Days Later: It's strange how movies that are advertised as terrifying I rarely find terrifying. This one wasn't all too frightening, although it was still good. It was a zombie flick with a relatively developed plot, well-executed acting and effects, and a great soundtrack. A not-so-good ending though :/
7.4/10

[Falci]

I hope you're not meaning it should have ended with everybody-dies-and-zombies-take-over-the-world kind of ending, because that would suck. I hate when movies end like that. Specially when people go all "Oh my god this is such a brilliant movie!" when they end like that... (briefly thinks about SAW).

[Doom_Dude]

I watched The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior...... what a load of rubbish. The first Scorpion King film I liked, this on the other hand is terrible. The whole story was horrible, the effects looked stupid and the actors were boring. Boo!

[sLydE]

Jeepers Creepers was terrible, btw.

I saw Appaloosa this weekend, and it was relatively good. If Reese Witherspoon's character was not even in it, it would have been 100% better.

[blood imp]

I hope you're not meaning it should have ended with everybody-dies-and-zombies-take-over-the-world kind of ending, because that would suck. I hate when movies end like that. Specially when people go all "Oh my god this is such a brilliant movie!" when they end like that... (briefly thinks about SAW).
No, I don't mean that. It just had a... empty ending, in my opinion. It's nice how it showed what happened to the infected, and how our heroes were doing, but something about it was just meh-ish. Perhaps it was the cheesy line at the end "do you think he saw us this time?".

[Mystic]

Ghost town : enjoyable in a understated sort of way, no laugh out loud bits but plenty of mildly amusing dialogue and nice to see an 'ordinary' looking guy as a romantic lead. Ricky Gervais does really well with a script that could have come from his own hand. The most annoying thing about it is the way Hollywood makes Ricky wear too much makeup, making him look like an old poof. They did that to him in 'a night at the museum' too. Dunno why they cant just let actors look like themselves.

[Nomad]

No, I don't mean that. It just had a... empty ending, in my opinion. It's nice how it showed what happened to the infected, and how our heroes were doing, but something about it was just meh-ish. Perhaps it was the cheesy line at the end "do you think he saw us this time?".

If you have the DVD handy, watch the alternate ending storyboard. It would have been much better, IMO.

[Mystic]

Mutant Chronicles : One of the most annoying movies Ive seen in a long time, could so easily have been much better. reminded me of Aliens 4, no flow to the story, just one excuse for an action scene after another. A shame, the cast was quite good but let down by a very poor script and even poorer directing.

Im guessing its based on a comic or a game.

Seemed like its aimed at all those treenage boys obsessed with console action/horror games who never actually go to the cinema and the only DVDs they buy are crappy quality bootlegs and whose favourite actors only appear in 'straight to DVD' action flicks.

[Falci]

It's actually based on an RPG turned card game. There's a SNES and Mega Drive (Genesis) game too, a side scroller shooter, it's called Doom Troopers: Mutant Chronicles.

A shame it sucks, because I was interested in watching it. :(

[Nomad]

Fatal will be proud to know that I watched The Man Without a Past today. Quite possibly the worst acting in a movie I've ever seen--yet, at the same time, the movie itself wasn't that bad. I guess it's not so much the acting, but the actors are not very emotive at all. It's like an entire cast of Keanu Reeves. I hope not all Finnish movies are this... peculiar.

[Mystic]

lmao, they probably are. Fatal is unusually outgoing for a Finn, my cute tells me that in Latvia they have a joke about Finns where theres two Finns in a room sitting quietly for hours then they get up, thank each other for a great conversation and go their separate ways. Its not that they dont like the Finnish, Latvians admire and respect them for many reasons going way back in time, they like to think of themselves as more scandinavian than european/slav.

Anyway. I think it was fatal or ghost who advised me to watch a movie called 'idiocracy'. Its damn good, very funny but also a bit depressing, the UK seems to be heading in that direction too.

[FATAL]

Fatal will be proud to know that I watched The Man Without a Past today. Quite possibly the worst acting in a movie I've ever seen--yet, at the same time, the movie itself wasn't that bad. I guess it's not so much the acting, but the actors are not very emotive at all. It's like an entire cast of Keanu Reeves. I hope not all Finnish movies are this... peculiar.
Silly American! That movie has great acting (can't you just sense the rage in that supervisor who lost it all in the depression? He could've snapped any moment!), and well deserved the #1 position at Cannes film festival years ago. Your oscars have nothing on the glory they hand out there.

Also, I am not very outgoing at all, but the internet may give a false impression on stuff like that. Unfortunately most aren't like me, especially the younger folk, but luckily small talk is still considered odd at the very least.

[Mystic]

The internet usually does give a false impression, it misses all the little expressions and voice tones etc also it enables otherwise introvert types to become more extrovert without being am-bare-assed.

LMAO I love that "luckily small talk is still considered odd". Thats just like my cute, she hates small talk, never chats with her workmates or strangers if she can possibly avoid it, took me a couple of months to get a conversation out of her when I first knew her. Almost every question I asked was answered with "why do you want to know?" She loves Finland.

[Nomad]

Silly American! That movie has great acting (can't you just sense the rage in that supervisor who lost it all in the depression? He could've snapped any moment!), and well deserved the #1 position at Cannes film festival years ago. Your oscars have nothing on the glory they hand out there.

Yeah, and about the only smile I saw in the movie was the alcoholic husband of the lady that helped him! Even when "M" and Irma are hanging out and obviously enjoy each others presence, they don't even crack a smile (Although M has a bit of one after he got a little somethin' somethin' and was having his after-sex cigarette! If this is representative of typical Finnish behavior, it must be very awkward indeed!

Also, is everyone in Finland a chain smoker!? Holy shit!

[FATAL]

No it's just that everyone in that movie is living a poor life where they've been kicked in the head since their birth. That's how Kaurismäki's movies are. Also they smile on the inside rather than outside. :3

[blood imp]

lol finland

[Falci]

For a Few Dollars More: Fantastic.

[Nomad]

Watched The Postman with my girlfriend the other day. Her first time viewing, but my probably fifth time. Is a pretty good movie.

Also, been watching parts of The Patriot as my "before bed winding down" viewing material. Also a pretty good movie.

[Giftmacher]

Ooh! Ooh! The postman! That took place around my (still alive) great-grandma's neighberhood! That big outside staircase the guy goes up at some point in the movie, I've gone up those stairs!

[Mystic]

I love that movie, one of costners best. The critics who slagged it dont know their arse from their elbows.

On another note, I was with my cute in Rome, at the Colliseum when they were filming 'Jumper'. we never noticed they were filming and were rushed out of picture by some 'stewards' just as the scene where the young starring couple walk past some japanese tourists was filmed.
Something similar happened to us just a few days ago in a Spanish town called Tarragona. we couldnt get into the cathedral because there was a scene being filmed around the entrance area involving some 'cool' looking types sitting outside one of those little corner restaurants and across the square some soldiers and police. No idea what they were filming, a movie or tv, only time will tell but I did get some nice pics of cast and crew.

[Big_al]

I love that movie, one of costners best. The critics who slagged it dont know their arse from their elbows.
Certainly was better than Waterworld, not a bad movie, bit long at nearly the 3 hour mark though.

[Mystic]

Theres one thing that ruins it at the end, the unveiling of the statue. How the hell could the sculptor know about the postman grabbing that letter from the wee boy and what he looks like???. That bit always annoys me but I still love the movie.

[ghost]

Watched a Moore Bond Octopussy. I've got all the James Bond DVDs and I was hell of a fan when I was younger, still like them a lot today. Gonna watch the new release Quantum of Solace tomorrow. Screw those whinging bastards who claim the movie is crap, it's a frickin Bond movie, what do you expect, Oscar material??

[blood imp]

Finally, FINALLY I saw The Godfather. Excellent movie. Perhaps not the best, but up there.

[Goveynetcom]

Yeah I'm trying to get all the Bond movies and I have recently watched Goldfinger and Dr. No. As soon as I have all of them me and my friends are having a James Bond-a-thon. I also might go see Quantum of Solace I think it looks good. Btw I think my favorite Bond is Sean Connery or however you spell it. I trying to find Goldeneye I always wanted to see it. Oh, I also saw Saw V didn't see the rest of them but I didn't really like it. I love the plot but everything else sucks.

[ghost]

Can't beat a James Bond marathon! I've got all the DVDs! Maybe I'll do it when Quantum of Solace is released on DVD and watch them all in order. Goldeneye is one of the best, no doubt. Sean Connery is certainly the 'original' Bond, although I think the beauty of all different actors portraying Bond is the different interpretations of the character (humour, charming, realistic grit, dead pan, tough, sexual, etc) which is quite enjoyable I think.

A bit of TL/DR post here:

I have saw Quantum of Solace last night. My opinion? This isn't the usual bond. I think the people whinging are just exaggerating their 'hatred' (no gadgets! no Q, no sex!! ARGH, it doesn't need all those to make it a bond flick!). I enjoyed it. The actions scenes were quite enjoyable, the quick camera shots concept was great (the lack of clearly seeing what is going on increases suspense and confusion resulting in excitement like most fast paced events should be) but maybe overused a bit, the editing was a bit overdone. People were saying it was like Bourne or Rambo, screw that comparison, it was ALL bond! The directing could have been improved as said before, it was 'okay', there were a bit too much quick shots, which gradually gets a tad frustrating at certain times. The music was good, most of the tones and even silence of dialogues replaced with epic background music suited the contexts very well. Storyline was interesting, requires listening and concentration though, not for the ignorant. Acting was pretty good, perhaps some amateurity showing within some actors, but certainly nothing to complain about. Daniel Craig's Bond character excellent yet again.
Overall, it isn't Oscar material, but certainly isn't a bond flop. Casino Royale is one of the best bonds (which I enjoyed more) and it is quite a challenge to follow it up with another masterpiece, so it is understandable that people would have been disappointed with Quantum of Solace, but lighten up anyway! I recommend this movie, but don't raise your expectations too high like most ignorant people did and expect a different but oh so Bond movie.

[Mystic]

The fast editing really annoyed me, a bit like a pop music video where if you blink you miss it. I think there were far too many annoying 'action' bits in the movie that were only there for the games players to nod at. Thats happening in far too many movies now, it ruined king kong and will ruin more movies Im sure.
I really wish they had just concentrated on making a movie and did the stupid game separately.
I will not be buying it on DVD anyway after buying casino royale only for it to hang my PC everytime at the same bit due to sony copy protection. ( I dont have a tv so watch my dvd's on my pc) If they are going to use protection like that there should be a warning on the box. I gave casino royale away to stop someone else giving sony their money.

[Giftmacher]

Was taken to see Space Chimps with my family last week. It wasn't my decision to see it, but by the time it was over (and it's a very long movie) and it was time to get up and go, I felt very embarassed to be there, even though everyone else who would see me had payed to watch just like me. In all, worst CG movie I've ever seen.

[Goveynetcom]

Just got Moonraker gonna watch it later. I also just saw Clerks for the first time (or most of it) and I am still laughing my ass off. Best movie ever! If anyone hasn't seen it yet I recommend it if you like comedies. *caclaf* *cachap* :D

[Mystic]

wtf?? this is really strange how all of us seem to be getting bond movies at the same time. efexgee has a lot to answer for.

[Goveynetcom]

Yeah it is weird maybe there is a big conspiracy or some other crap... um Bond rules!!!!!!!

[Falci]

Once upon a tiem in the west - It's a good movie, but not the best from Sergio Leone.

[Mystic]

I saw that one a long time ago, my memory gets it mixed up with 'a fistfull of dynamite' so I guess I have to watch them both again.

The Good, the bad and the ugly, Sergio Leone at his very best.

[sLydE]

We saw Quantum of Solace last week. It was alright, very action-y, not enough Bond moments. The computer interface was pretty cool. Overall, I'd say see it, but don't expect too much.

[Goveynetcom]

Just saw (finished it like 30 min ago) Tenacious D and The Pick of Destiny *bang* *guitar* it was ok I heard from a friend it was funny. I also got the Bourne Trilogy for my birthday got watch that soon (again a friend told me it was good). Finished Clerks with a good friend of mine and we laughed our assess off for several hours*hstrcl* *caclaf* *cachap* . Gonna get Clerks 2 soon hope it's good.

[Mystic]

The Bourne trilogy is unusual in that the sequels are actually better than the first one. So dont judge them until you watch all three.

[sLydE]

My wife and I just watched and loved "Bender's Game" the latest Futurama movie.

[ReX]

Stewart Griffin: The Untold Story on DVD. Although I am a big fan of the Family Guy, and Stewie Griffin in particular, this hour-and-a-half length feature film on DVD fell sadly short of my expectations. There were the occasional laughs, no doubt. But the story took too long to set up, and everyone seemed to simply be going through the motions. The writing was definitely weak, but I suspect that the Family Guy is not suited for a format that is longer than the half-hour TV slots (which actually works out to about 23 minutes with all the commercials). Thankfully I didn't pay full price for the DVD.

[Falci]

The Unforgiven

Great Western movie. :D

[sLydE]

Just saw "Australia", which was 2:45 long. While this could have been a potentially bad thing, this was one of the few movies that I've actually sat through from start to finish in the theatre without wincing from bladder pain.

Each hour was almost a completely different movie. A western, a love story and a World War II action movie. It was probably the best movie I've seen in a long time. It's from the director of "Moulin Rouge", and has a touch of the fantasy in it, but overall it's a very grounded film that I would recommend to anyone looking for a bit of entertainment.

[FATAL]

Just saw "Australia", which was 2:45 long. While this could have been a potentially bad thing, this was one of the few movies that I've actually sat through from start to finish in the theatre without wincing from bladder pain.
You Americans with your child-like attention spans! What you need is Tarkovski or some classic mafia movies like Once upon a time in America or possibly the even classicer The Godfather trilogy.

[sLydE]

You Americans with your child-like attention spans! What you need is Tarkovski or some classic mafia movies like Once upon a time in America or possibly the even classicer The Godfather trilogy.
OH, I really enjoy long movies, the limiting factor is not my attention span, but rather the size of my bladder. That's why I enjoy watching things at home: Pause.

[FATAL]

SOME WORDS I DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT
Silly Americans!

[Mystic]

Traitor: Bloody good movie, extremely well written, directed and acted by a top notch cast. Its one of those movies which tends to linger in the memory. Dont watch it if you expect a dumb action movie, its a slow burner and the action scenes it does have are almost an annoying distraction from the story. I can usually predict the outcome of these type of movies but this one took me by surprise without resorting to Agatha Christie type tricks.

[ReX]

I Am Legend on DVD. I had not seen any previews for this movie, and although I had heard about it I didn't know what it was about. Therefore, I was very surprised to find out that it belongs in the horror genre. In many ways it's a classic zombie movie, with some twists and some good scenes of suspense. Overall, however, it was not one of Will Smith's better movies. Only recommended if you are a die-hard Will Smith or zombie movie fan.

Quantum of Solace in the movie theater. A thriller this may be, but a Bond movie it is not. This movie has been compared with the Bourne trilogy of movies, because of the frenetic pace and the way the movie has been cut and edited. I would tend to agree. However, the comparison ends there. While I was easily able to get into the Bourne movies, I cannot say the same for Quantum of Solace. The plot was extremely obscure, the villains poorly defined, and the overall motivation of the characters quite ambiguous. I later found out that this movie is really a continuation of the previous Bond movie (Casino Royale), and as I had not seen that one I could not always follow what was happening in QoS. Also, as someone else has pointed out, this movie was missing all the cool gadgets to which we have become accustomed in a Bond movie. And where's the famous love scene in the end, where Bond and the Bond Girl float lazily away somewhere, while M desperately tries to get him on the phone?

[sLydE]

I Am Legend on DVD. I had not seen any previews for this movie, and although I had heard about it I didn't know what it was about. Therefore, I was very surprised to find out that it belongs in the horror genre. In many ways it's a classic zombie movie, with some twists and some good scenes of suspense. Overall, however, it was not one of Will Smith's better movies. Only recommended if you are a die-hard Will Smith or zombie movie fan.
Make sure you watch the alternate ending!

[ReX]

Make sure you watch the alternate ending!
Unfortunately, the alternative ending does not appear to be on my single-disk edition of the DVD. It probably is on the 2-disk special edition (which, btw, is available for a mere USD 9.00 on buy.com), but I am reluctant to buy that after I went and bought the single-disk version.

Bastards!

[Mystic]

Dont let quantum of solace put you off Casino Royale, they are worlds apart, Casino Royale is a cracking good movie. Im pretty sure quantum of solace was made just to sell the game, its not really a continuation of the other movie at all, that bits just tacked on to give Bonds character a revenge motive

[Ninja_of_DooM]

The alternate ending for I Am Legend is ok and that edition of the film also has some extended scenes, which is quite nice, but I prefer the standard ending. But hey, each to their own. Either way, it's a cracking film. :D

Lately I haven't been buying many DVDs but I got a copy of Iron Man yesterday. Still as good as it was it those first 2 times in the cinema and well worth it.
Also, I took a break from my usual film diet, or whatever, and picked up a copy of Dead Space Downfall for about £4. In short, a feature length animation based on the moments leading up to the actual game with lots of Necromorphs, blood and gore and death. Usually all at once, just like the game.
Now while I haven't played the game, and probably never will, you don't really need to in order to watch this. (though admittedly I have watched the game from start to finish on various youtube walkthroughs and stuff.) Anyway, it's pretty darn good. Thumbs up. :D

[sLydE]

Unfortunately, the alternative ending does not appear to be on my single-disk edition of the DVD. It probably is on the 2-disk special edition (which, btw, is available for a mere USD 9.00 on buy.com), but I am reluctant to buy that after I went and bought the single-disk version.

Bastards!
Obviously, spoilers, but here's the alternate ending:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YePiZsmB8KM

[ghost]

Watched The World is Not Enough. A very underrated Bond movie IMO, one of Brosnan's best, probably his best followed by Goldeneye. Should have been his last movie instead to leave with grace and respect. My favourite Bond movie, but probably not the best of all, still near the top.

[Falci]

XIII - The Conspiracy

A 3 hour movie based of the XIII comic book series. It's actually a 2 episode mini series packed as a movie. Captures the feeling of the comic pretty well and makes up for a great action spionage thriller. It's a shame that most characters were completely altered, some for best, most for not.

Scored 8.5 as a movie, 6.5 as an adaption.

[ReX]

Obviously, spoilers, but here's the alternate ending:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YePiZsmB8KM
As an alternative ending it was predictable, and I actually liked the original ending more. Nevertheless, many thanks for the link.

[Falci]

Transporter 3

As much fun as the earlier movies. Just turn off your brain and enjoy the ride!

[Giftmacher]

I don't know if I've said it already or not, but everyone here needs to go watch Jacob's Ladder right now. I don't care what sort of movies you like, go watch it. It's the most underrated movie of all time.

On a more on-topic note, I watched bits and pieces of Wall-e yesterday, and I'll probably be digging into the special features of my new The Dark Knight DVD today as well.

[Doom_Dude]

I dug into my DVD stash and pulled out the X-Men movie and really liked it. Now I have to watch the other 2 that I had in my stockpile of unwatched films. :D

[Nomad]

The third one sucks.

I'm craving to watch Cube again. Unfortunately I don't have it.

[Goveynetcom]

I don't know if I've said it already or not, but everyone here needs to go watch Jacob's Ladder right now. I don't care what sort of movies you like, go watch it. It's the most underrated movie of all time.

On a more on-topic note, I watched bits and pieces of Wall-e yesterday, and I'll probably be digging into the special features of my new The Dark Knight DVD today as well. As a matter of fact I watched Jacob's Ladder a while ago. A decent movie but still not to good (in my opinion). I also just recently saw some more of Monty Python's Flying Circus: The Complete Circus, and I was not disappointed. In the mood for comedies, I have decided to get a shit load of Monty Python movies. I am looking forward to watching one of the movies, I think it was Meaning of Life, that makes fun of religion. Anyone seen it before?

[Nomad]

You're thinking The Life of Brian, and yes. Holy Grail is better, IMO, but Brian is pretty good too.

[FATAL]

They all make fun of religion you sillybottoms.

[ReX]

Titan A.E. on DVD. A very enjoyable movie with terrific animation, although the primary characters were a bit too much like the Star Wars theme to be original. The movie has top voice acting talents, including Matt Damon, Bill Pullman, Janeane Garofalo, John Leguizamo, Nathan Lane, Drew Barrymore. Recommended for all fans of animated sci-fi movies.

[Doom_Dude]

Yes, Titan A.E. is a very good animated sci-fi film. I didn't get any Star Wars vibe from it tho.

I also agree the Holy Grail is better. It's certainly more memorable, at least for me. :D

[ReX]

Yes, Titan A.E. is a very good animated sci-fi film. I didn't get any Star Wars vibe from it tho.
Some of the similarities:
1. A young novice who has no clue about his destiny (Luke vs. Cale).
2. A seasoned veteran who is also a rogue (Han Solo, smuggler vs. Corso, space pirate).
But otherwise, yes, I agree that there are no significant similarities in plot and action.

[Doom_Dude]

Oooh ok. I never thought of those things ReX.

I watched the 2nd X-Men film... X-Men United. I thought it was pretty good for a 2nd film. Next I'll watch the third that people seem to say is sucky.

[Nomad]

Some of the similarities:
1. A young novice who has no clue about his destiny (Luke vs. Cale).
2. A seasoned veteran who is also a rogue (Han Solo, smuggler vs. Corso, space pirate).
But otherwise, yes, I agree that there are no significant similarities in plot and action.

Those apply to just about every science fiction and fantasy movie out there.

[ReX]

Those apply to just about every science fiction and fantasy movie out there.
Now that you mention it, you're quite right. In the case of Titan, A.E., however, the similarities struck me right away.

[Mystic]

I don't know if I've said it already or not, but everyone here needs to go watch Jacob's Ladder right now. I don't care what sort of movies you like, go watch it. It's the most underrated movie of all time.

If you mean the Tim Robbins one I agree but its not the sort of movie you watch more than once, like Taxi Driver it sort of makes a place in your memory and refuses to budge.

[ReX]

Road to Perdition on DVD for the second time. Fine performances by Paul Newman, Tom Hanks, Daniel Craig (yes, he of the Double-Oh-Seven fame), and Jude Law in this 1930, prohibition-era story of organized crime and revenge.

On a related note, I read the original graphic novel (an euphimism for "comic book") on which the movie is based. Mostly, the movie follows the comic. However, they differ mainly in the significant role in the movie given to Harlen Maguire (played by Jude Law), the assassin hired by the mob to kill Michael Sullivan (played by Tom Hanks).

[Mystic]

Thats a fine movie, one of Hanks best performances.

[ReX]

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button in the movie theater. Good performances by Cate Blanchett and Brad Pitt in this fairy tale-styled movie. Set mostly in New Orleans, the movie develops languorously (some might say "too slowly") as it portrays the occasionally intersecting lives of the two protagonists. I quite enjoyed the movie, although it is not usually the type of movie I go for. No explosions. Heh. Wait! I take that back. There was indeed an explosion, and a fairly spectacular one at that. But it sure as heck wasn't no Star Wars.

[sLydE]

Just saw Valkyrie and 7 Pounds. Both were entertaining. I was severely disappointed in the seemingly "twist ending" nature of 7 Pounds, as I called it about 10 minutes into the movie.

[ReX]

Valkyrie in the movie theater. A fast-paced and highly entertaining story based on a true-life assasination attempt on Adolph Hitler by members of Germany's armed forces. Tom Cruise does an excellent job as Col. von Stauffenberg, and he is supported by a stellar cast of players, including Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, and Tom Wilkinson. Highly recommended.

[rustyslacker]

I enjoyed Valkyrie as well, but Tom Cruise was too much Tom Cruise. He seemed quite American.

[Giftmacher]

Hah, that's exactly what my mom said. :p

[ReX]

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor on DVD. In keeping with the previous two Mummy movies featuring Brendan Fraser, Mummy 3 is rife with car/vehicle/(insert name for strange means of transportation here) chases, strange creatures, and of course the resurrection of hideous and malevolent undead beings that the heroes are trying to prevent (i.e., mummies). Maria Bello replaces Rachel Weisz as Evelyn O'Connell, and Alex O'Connell (the kid in the first two movies) is all grown-up. Aside from that the general plot pretty much follows those of the first two movies. Still, it is entertaining.

[Nomad]

A lot of people bitched about that movie, but I liked it! Jet Li is the shit!

[sLydE]

I won't see it because Rachel Weisz isn't in it.

My family went to see The Tale of Despereux last night. 4 adults and 4 children, the total night was almost $100 o_0. Fucking ridiculous. Anyway, the movie wasn't all that great, but had a serious lineup of stars in it. My 2 year old definitely didn't care what was going on the whole time.

[Doom_Dude]

I enjoyed Valkyrie as well, but Tom Cruise was too much Tom Cruise. He seemed quite American.I haven't seen Valkyrie yet but this reminds me of Kevin Costner playing Robin Hood.... he just seemed like an American in England. Or how about John Wayne playing Ghengis Khan in The Conqueror (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1VK3JZ4Qt4).... lol

I watched The Dark Knight and thought it was pretty good.... Heath was great as the Joker. I bet that was a fun film to see at the theater. I also watched Hellboy 2 and I liked it... I had a feeling it was going to be crappy and was surprised it wasn't all that bad.

[Nomad]

I had the same reaction to Hellboy 2. Not bad at all!

[Doom_Dude]

Just watched Iron Man. I liked it but it just seemed to be getting going and it was over. Hopefully Iron Man 2 will be great now that they got all that suit development stuff out of the way..

[Ninja_of_DooM]

I lied those film. Hellboy 2 and Iron Man I mean. I thought they were quite decent flicks.

I got a copy of Stephen King's 'IT' a couple of weeks ago and just got to watching it. I must say, I do enjoy watching the film adaptations of his books. This one was particularly good, especially Tim Curry's depiction of Pennywise the clown.

And I'll assume some, or most of us, have heard about the new Terminator film? It's supposed to extend into a trilogy from what I heard.

[Nomad]

All I know is that it's got Christian Bale in it, so it is going to be awesome! And also, ITS ABOUT FUCKING TIME. We have three movies and a television series spanning two decades, fortelling a big war between man and machine--WHERE THE FUCK IS IT!?

[Doom_Dude]

Damned straight.... bring on more Terminator!

Agreed Ninja... Stephen King's 'IT' is good stuff.

[Aliotroph?]

The last Terminator movie sucked.

[FATAL]

Yeah, there are only two good Terminator movies. *cackew*

[ghost]

The first two terminators were awesome indeed. The third one should be considered an unofficial sequel.

Watched 'Dead Man Walking' with Sean Penn and Susan Sandaron, it made me bawl my arse off, and there aren't many movies that make me do that.

Also watched 'Taken' with Liam Neeson, quite an enjoyable action flick, Neeson did the role quite well.

[Nomad]

Third Terminator movie was awesome too?! Why do you say that?

[Doom_Dude]

I liked the third Terminator film.

[FATAL]

Third Terminator movie was terrible!


I win by picking the correct answer! *cacchz* *cacchz* *cacchz* *cacchz* *cacchz*

[ghost]

Third Terminator movie was awesome too?! Why do you say that?

The third terminator movie should be considered as an unofficial sequel because it ruins the first two movie as a whole. Why the fuck didn't they ask Jimmy Cameron to direct Terminator 3???

[Nomad]

How does it ruin the first two movies? I thought it was pretty damn good.

[ghost]

Well to be honest, the film itself was okay but I didn't think it was as close to the first two terminators and it could have been a lot better made. A let down methinks, lack of James Cameron involvement in the movie possibly. Sorry if it wasn't clear so I'll rephase it, It didn't ruin the first two movies but rather the series. Maybe the new Terminator movie will make up for it.

[sLydE]

Just saw The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and it was really good. I don't think it was Picture of the Year quality, but I was very engrossed in the whole thing, not even noticing that it was about 3 hours long. My wife, however, found it very emotional.

[Mystic]

just seen 'Pride and Glory' a really good cop movie. Also just sat through 'Che. part one.' Brilliant but not to everyones taste, if you never liked Che Guevara this wont change your mind. I want to see part two now.

[Falci]

Wall-E

Fun, but Presto was better. :P

Big points for the part where the fat woman realises for the first time ever that there is something around her. And that there's a pool.

[ReX]

Milk in the movie theater. A serious film (with funny moments) about the first openly gay person to hold major political office in the U.S. Sean Penn, as always, is at the top of his game and is so utterly different from the ruthless characters he played so well in Mystic River and Dead Man Walking. James Franco does an able job in the supporting role, as do the other major players. Josh Brolin (son of James Brolin and alleged grandson of Clark Gable) plays Harvey Milk's restless and disturbed political rival, and he plays it well.

Worth the price of admission.

[Doom_Dude]

I watched Star Wars: The Clone Wars film. I didn't expect it to be as good as it was and I really enjoyed it.

[Dutch Devil]

Death Race, I enjoyed it.

[Mystic]

the last couple of days Ive sat through 'Unforgiven', 'Unbreakable', 'From Dusk to dawn' and 'eXistenZ'. I enjoyed them all.

[Nomad]

I watched Star Wars: The Clone Wars film. I didn't expect it to be as good as it was and I really enjoyed it.

I didn't care much for it. I thought the animated miniseries on Cartoon Network several years ago was much better.

[Falci]

The Curious Case of Benjamim Button

An interesting film. Very emotional. Reminded me a lot of Forrest Gump.

[Falci]

The Forbidden Kingdom: You don't need much more than a cliche story to watch Jackie Chan and Jet Li duke it out. Fun Fun Fun.

Tomorow: Guy Ritchie's Revolver.

[Mystic]

I just watched a couple of golden oldies, 'The Long Ships' about a bunch of vikings seeking out a huge golden bell and 'Taras Bulba' about some Cossacks liberating themselves from Polish rule. Both have those cringemaking 'hollywood drunken orgy' type scenes almost all these old movies had forced into them and some ambareassing comedy bits but both movies quite enjoyable despite those drawbacks.

[Falci]

The WarLords - I thought it to be a great war kung fu movie. I was wrong. But it is an exelent one.

RedBelt - I heard a lot about this movie, but it was just a simple nice, if flawed, movie.

[Big_al]

The Mist http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0884328/
I enjoyed it, who are the worst the monsters in the mist or the people trapped in the supermarket.

[Nomad]

Is that a statement or a question.

[Big_al]

Is that a statement or a question.
A bit of both

[ghost]

Not technically movies, but watched some DVDs. A bit of 'Allo 'Allo and some Porridge, good stuff.

[Big_al]

'Allo 'AlloAre you serious?

[ghost]

"Do you not see that if you kill him with the pill from the till by making with it the drug in the jug, then you need not light the candle with the handle on the gateau from the chateau!"

I'm deadly serious.

[Mystic]

listen very carefully I will say this only once
I never knew allo allo was in the shops, I gotta go look for it now

[Big_al]

listen very carefully I will say this only once
I never knew allo allo was in the shops, I gotta go look for it now
That's sad, it wasn't funny at the time, bet it not improved with age.

[ghost]

"You stupid woman!"

Gee, how could you not find Allo Allo funny when it was first out?

Funny thing is I bought series 1234 on DVD at a Virgin DVD music shop thingy at Piccadilly circuit I think back in 2005 when I visited England. They came out in Australia several years later. They're everywhere now, shame all of them aren't subtitled, lazy bastards.

[Big_al]

Gee, how could you not find Allo Allo funny when it was first out?Just doesn't appeal to my sense of humour.

[Nomad]

I've seen your "joke blog" and I beg to question that you actually have a sense of humor!

[Giftmacher]

I'm half way through The Exorcist... jesus, I'm half-way to shitting my pants right now. I figured a movie from the 70's wouldn't be that bad, but it's not the dated special effects that are disturbing, it's the concept they're trying to visualize. It's downright scary.

[FATAL]

Bok bok bok bok bok!


I saw it when I was five, bucko.

[Giftmacher]

Hey, my post-movie-jumpiness and sleeping-with-the-lights-on-from-now-on aside, I still watched the whole thing alone, with the lights off, nothing but my coca cola by my side. :p

[Mystic]

'Slumdog Millionaire' a bloody good movie even if the main characters acting is a little wooden.
'The Reader' a very compelling drama which dares to make you sympathetic towards a German guard from Aushwitz death camp when her past comes back to haunt her with a vengeance. I wont be surprised if this one gets all the oscars instead of 'slumdog'. It has less instant appeal but is very deep and thought provoking. Theres a few shots of kate winslet naked and there are a few naughty bits which should keep certain types watching even if the rest of the movie is over their heads.

[Nomad]

I've been watching all the Hellraisers. I'm up to number 6 right now, and it's actually pretty damn good so far. It's a mind fuck, and has the best cenobites so far I think.

[Falci]

Total Recall - Great action flick! Storywise I still prefer We can remember it for you wholesale, but this is still one of the best Governator movies ever. :D

[Nomad]

Just watched Stargate Continuum. Not too bad.

[ghost]

Watched a whole series of The Young Ones.

Watched some good ol' 90's flicks: Men At Work, and Marked for Death, good popcorn flicks, heh.

[sLydE]

Just watched Stargate Continuum. Not too bad.
I thought it was pretty good, also.

Saw Coraline in 3d last week, and it was pretty good. Definitely NOT a kid's movie.

[ReX]

I'm half way through The Exorcist... jesus, I'm half-way to shitting my pants right now. I figured a movie from the 70's wouldn't be that bad, but it's not the dated special effects that are disturbing, it's the concept they're trying to visualize. It's downright scary.
The scariest stories (movies), as Alfred Hitchcock has repeatedly demonstrated, are those that make you believe they could actually happen to you. Your brain is telling you that it's just supernatural nonsense, but the little part of your subconscious mind that is being creeped out is slowly oozing out and all over your conscious mind.

Saw Coraline in 3d last week, and it was pretty good. Definitely NOT a kid's movie.
Neil Gaiman, the author of the "comic book" (aka "graphic novel") on which the movie is based, has a gothic horror bent of mind; this comes through in all his stories. Coraline is no exception.

[Giftmacher]

The scariest stories (movies), as Alfred Hitchcock has repeatedly demonstrated, are those that make you believe they could actually happen to you. Your brain is telling you that it's just supernatural nonsense, but the little part of your subconscious mind that is being creeped out is slowly oozing out and all over your conscious mind.
Exactly, it seems so believable while you're watching the movie. It's pretty much impossible, but when you're sitting there seeing this stuff you keep thinking it could happen to anybody.

Neil Gaiman, the author of the "comic book" (aka "graphic novel") on which the movie is based, has a gothic horror bent of mind; this comes through in all his stories. Coraline is no exception.
Also, yeah, Coraline was pretty scary for a "kid's" movie, although I don't consider it one. I left the theater thinking that it wasn't really a movie specifically for kids or adults, it was just a movie. I thought it was pretty kickass. (although the book was creepier)

So I watched The Silence of the Lambs today. Where the Exorcist was more imagery (although it did have some psychological scariness to it, for reasons stated above), this movie focuses on just getting under your skin (although it does use icky imagery too, when needed). Pretty spooky shit. It was a bit lacking in overall focus (was it really about Hannibal Lector or Buffalo Bill?), and not all the movie's side paths felt like they got full closure by the end imo, but it was still really well done. It didn't quite shake me like the Exorcist did, but it was definitely creepy.

[ReX]

Doubt in the movie theater. Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Amy Adams all gave stellar performances, and were all nominated for Academy Awards for their roles. This period drama, set in 1963 Bronx, continues to challenge notions and stereotypes. In the end, it leaves some questions unanswered, but the journey to the destination is worth the time.

Juno on DVD. This is a witty, warm-hearted movie about teen pregnancy. Ellen Page plays a fiesty 16-year old who becomes pregnant literally after a one-night stand with her buddy (on whom she has a crush), and J.K. Simmons (of James Jameson fame in Spiderman) plays her supportive father as they try to find a supportive couple to adopt the baby.

[Nomad]

I watched a few new movies on wednesday. Firstly The Thing. Although, I had seen part of it several years ago, I never saw the whole thing. I'd say it's the best I've seen of John Carpenter's movies.

Also saw Eraserhead. Very interesting movie. Was like watching a dream. I'm going to have to check out Lynch's other movies now.

[Giftmacher]

Haha, when I first saw the cover for Eraserhead I thought it was named that because of the main character's hairdo. :p

[Falci]

Watchmen - Pretty fun movie. Snyder tried, but he couldn't really ruin it. :P

[Dutch Devil]

Max Payne, I forgot paying attention to the second half of the movie bacause I was drunk.

Damn wodka red bull.

[Mystic]

being drunk actually helps enjoyment of that movie

[Dutch Devil]

I wasn't enjoying that movie, the alcohol only made it worse.I started to ignore it and transformed into an annoying ass, and ruined the movie for my friends.

[Nomad]

I watched about the first 20 minutes of it and got up and did something else. It was stupid.

[ReX]

The Reader in the movie theater. This is a somewhat dark story about a brief love affair between an ex-Nazi prison guard and a teenage boy who becomes infatuated with her, and the enduring impact of the love affair through the lives of these two people. Kate Winslet was awarded the Oscar for her performance as Hanna Schmitz, who is hiding a painful secret throughout her life, even though by keeping it private she is condemning herself to an existence behind bars. David Kross plays the love-struck teenage Michael Berg very well.

This movie is rated R, probably for the highly erotic scenes and nudity. If you rent this movie do not watch it with young children.

[Nomad]

I watched Memoirs of a Geisha. I've seen it before, but I saw it at walmart the other day for $5 and though it was worth getting. In the grand scheme, the plot isn't a whole lot more than a standard daytime drama, but it's still a good movie, and quite moving.

[ReX]

Watchmen in the movie theater. Actually quite a gripping and well-made movie. I was somewhat skeptical before I went for the movie, because movies based on Alan Moore's stories tend to just touch the surface of his ideas and ignore the rich details. (Notable examples are From Hell, and V for Vendetta.) This movie, at about 2 hours 45 minutes, stays relatively true to the book. Many details are still withheld (the notable example, and which the producers have cleverly parlayed into a lucrative merchandizing opportunity via a DVD release, is the sub-text present throughout the story in the form of the comic book Tales of the Black Freighter). But otherwise, the story captures one of Moore's themes that there is never any black and white, good and evil.

The action scenes are often extremely brutal (probably to the point of being gratuitous), but it typically is against people portrayed as "bad". This provides for feel-good moments, but also presents opportunities for excellent choreographing and cinematography. Of course, there are the many special effects (which are undoubtedly gee-whiz), but at the heart of it all is a cautionary tale. What price the world? Your soul?

I watched Memoirs of a Geisha. I've seen it before, but I saw it at walmart the other day for $5 and though it was worth getting. In the grand scheme, the plot isn't a whole lot more than a standard daytime drama, but it's still a good movie, and quite moving.
Excellent movie. Definitely off the beaten path, but visually resplendent and captivating. Curious, though, that they used a Chinese actress for the main role of the Japanese geisha-in-training. That immediately should tell you that it wasn't made by Japanese producers - the Japanese and the Chinese aren't terribly fond of each other.

Another excellent, but equally off-the-well-trod path is Lost in Translation. Hardly a story in there worth mentioning, but altogether an engrossing a film. Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson play the parts of strangers in a slightly bewildering world very well.

[Falci]

I've actualy seen japanese actors doing chinese roles and vice-versa quite a few times already. It isn't uncommon.

That said, I watched Stargate (the original) and Gran Torino.

Respectively good and pretty damn good!

[Nomad]

Curious, though, that they used a Chinese actress for the main role of the Japanese geisha-in-training. That immediately should tell you that it wasn't made by Japanese producers - the Japanese and the Chinese aren't terribly fond of each other

I don't know what century you're living in, but I don't think that stereotype holds very solid these days.

[ReX]

I don't know what century you're living in, but I don't think that stereotype holds very solid these days.
You'll be surprised. Old wounds heal very slowly, and despite the heedless pursuit of capitalistic ideals, there is an undercurrent of resentment. This is even more pronounced between the Japanese and the Koreans. Not only are these countries competitors in the marketplace, there are long-standing cultural differences. I've never been to Korea but I have traveled extensively in Japan. That, plus much of what I've read, points to deep-seated differences that commercial joint-ventures simply mask. My brother lived in Japan for a few years and he too definitely noticed it.

[Giftmacher]

I watched the three hour epic, IT, tonight. I didn't know it was one of those made for TV movies until looking it up later, although I kept getting that vibe while I was watching it. Pretty lame movie to be honest, but at the same time it's a fun movie, just strangely entertaining. Of course with a better soundtrack and some more professional directing, Tim Curry's Pennywise could have stood up there with Heath Ledger's Joker as one of the scariest villains ever. But even as is he did a damn good job, and every single word of his first scene kicks ass.

[Nomad]

I saw IT when it was first on TV. I was, like, five or six. It scared the living hell out of me and I had nightmares for weeks.

Saw it again a couple years ago and it was disappointing. Still some pretty scary parts, though. Tim Curry definitely is a scary motherfucker when he wants to be.

Currently going through the Cube movies. I'd already seen the first two but I watched them anyway. Somewhere in Cube Zero right now, right after the chick wakes up and meets the other four folks trapped in there. The beginning part with the weird flesh melting fluid was pretty gross! Makes me wonder what it was--if it was acid, it would have burned immediately, and he thought it was water at first. Seems more like some substance that broke down the bonds between his cells turning him into sludge as he stands!

[Falci]

Max Payne.

I was expecting such an awfully bad movie. What I got was a reasonably good cop movie with allucinations. Sure it had some "WTF?!" parts, but hey, it ain't that bad.

[sLydE]

Just saw The Haunting in Connecticut. If you value your time, don't see it. The visuals were interesting, but it didn't make my brain shut off and go to that place of fear that good horror movies induce.

[Nomad]

I finished Cube Zero. It was pretty good, and reveals a lot about the "series", although there's still a lot of mystery (like, "who are 'the people upstairs?'" and "Are these installations run by the government or some other private party?"). I'm not sure if I like this one or the first one better. I think the character development was better in the first.

[jetflock]

Sunshine Cleaning was pretty good. I almost went into that business a year or 2 ago.

[Giftmacher]

Just saw The Haunting in Connecticut. If you value your time, don't see it. The visuals were interesting, but it didn't make my brain shut off and go to that place of fear that good horror movies induce.
I was hoping that would be a good movie, cause the trailer grabbed my attention more than any other trailer I've seen in recent memory, but after looking it up it seems that you're not the only one who didn't like it.

[sLydE]

I was hoping that would be a good movie, cause the trailer grabbed my attention more than any other trailer I've seen in recent memory, but after looking it up it seems that you're not the only one who didn't like it.
It is based on a true story, but only 1% of the film really relies on the source material. They really go out of their way to make loud noises to "scare" the audience. And they really smack you in the face with every concept, rather than being subtle.

[Giftmacher]

It is based on a true story, but only 1% of the film really relies on the source material. They really go out of their way to make loud noises to "scare" the audience. And they really smack you in the face with every concept, rather than being subtle.
It's American, do you really expect anything less? :p

[sLydE]

It's American, do you really expect anything less? :p
Absolutely agreed. You see what the did with the Ring series, The Grudge, The Uninvited (Tale of Two Sisters (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365376/) - Korean, highly recommend), Shutter....

[Giftmacher]

I still hope they don't screw up that Jacob's Ladder remake, but I have a feeling they will. The original was too subtle for most people to really appreciate it, and I think they're going to overcompensate because I'm sure they're aware that the original wasn't a huge success.

[sLydE]

Just took my 2 year old to his first 3D movie: Monsters vs. Aliens. It was pretty awesome, and I think he had a great time.

[Falci]

I just saw a Cyberpunk thriller for the masses... Eagle Eye. Like most AI-takes-everything-over movies nobody ever thinks about transmission delays and everything...

It's a bit too rushed but fun while it lasts.

[Giftmacher]

Saw the Shining last night, damn good movie. Even if there had been no creepy little girls it would have been scary, simply because Jack Nicholson is a very frightening person. Even at the beginning of the movie, before he goes crazy, everything he says makes you uncomfortable. Very, very good movie.

[jetflock]

Red Dwarf Back to Earth....it was ok.

[sLydE]

Red Dwarf Back to Earth....it was ok.
I need to turn in my geek license, I've never watched Red Dwarf. Is it good enough to go back to the first season and watch through?

[Giftmacher]

The Exorcist III and Saw. Although I'm kind of tired of hearing about it and I never trust a movie with more than two sequels, Saw was pretty good. The Exorcist III was better, though. Not really that scary but very interesting and well written.

[Falci]

Punisher WarZone.

Could be called Punisher AweSome. :P Fun all the way. Even thought I didn't quite like a few details.

[Falci]

Outlander: Sci Fi + Vikings = FUN! But it could use more Sci Fi elements though.

Blindness: Interesting story and execution, but not much to my liking.

[Mystic]

I agree about Outlander, its a lot like 13th warrior which I also enjoyed. I think they deliberately avoided adding more sci-fi to hint that maybe accidents like that are the way some ancient hero myths were born. Its a nice theory.

About Red Dwarf, Im a big fan, I loved the 8 BBC series but I find it hard to enjoy the new effort from the Dave channel even though dave is my fav channel, about the only one I watch. The new Red Dwarf tries far too hard to be clever and borrows far too much from other better written things. I think the writer has lost the plot a bit. The fault is pretty well pointed out by the cast in the interviews Dave showed after screening the new episodes. They were reminiscing about working on the old BBC series and mentioned that a lot of the time their scripts were word for word copies of their own conversations the writer overheard in the BBC canteen the previous week. Thats what the Dave episodes lacked, that improvised 'natural' humour from the casts jokey banter with each other.

[jetflock]

yeah. old red dwarf was way better.
just saw wolverine. i used to read the comics when i was a kid. they made him a weenie in the movie. and i hate that his name is james now in the comics and the movie.

[ghost]

Watched El Mariachi and Desperado, they weren't bad.

Also watched a great Australian film, Looking for Alibrandi, highly recommended for you foreigners, :p.

[Falci]

Scoop: Nice story, bad characters.

Wolverine: It was fun, but too many characters with little screen time, lot's of unnecessary fights and a few weird plot twists... In the end, some things just didn't make any sense. Too bad, because there was a great potential in there.

[Falci]

Rented Raw Deal. Even though the guys at the store warned me that I had already rented the movie a year ago, I decided to watch it again since I couldn't remember anything at all.

Even though I realized I had indeed watched it, I had a blast since I couldn't really remember much.

[Falci]

Star Trek on the movies. It totally completely rocks. Period.

[Falci]

Star Trek - The Motion Picture

The first Star Trek movie, a very nice way to understand the differences between the classic series and the new movie. And this classic movie isn't for everyone.

[Dutch Devil]

I saw Terminator Salvation yesterday, I liked it but I had hoped the movie would last an bit longer.

[sLydE]

Took my 2-year-old to see Up in 3d. It was spectacular. It might very well be my favorite Pixar movie yet.

[Nomad]

They just seem to get better and better! Wally was my favorite so far. I'm sure to enjoy Up.

[Falci]

Terminator Salvation. Fun as an brainless action movie... but it kind of ruins the point of being a Terminator film. Much of the plot seemed rather silly.