What is The Last Movie You Watched?

[Ben]

Sorry Ben its not even close to the original -Sean Bean looks mean very well, Rutger Hauer IS a psycho, a man living on the razor blade edge of extinction and daring others to take the trip with him...

I should check it out, I guess. To compare it.
The latest craze in Hollywood is the remake. Whether it's Halloween or The Fog or whatever.
It's kinda annoying when they mess around, as it were, with the original. But then again Hollywood isn't motivated by art -- ha! ha!

[robertlouis]

Watched the final instalment of Stieg Larsson's brilliant Millennium trilogy, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest on DVD.

Please see the original before Hollywood totally fucks it up. It amazes me that Noomi Rapace in the title role of Lisbeth Salander has been overlooked for acting awards - she lived in the character for more than two years while they shot the books back to back. As a piece of brilliantly sustained characterisation of an individual on the edge it'w without parallel imho.

[theone1982]

Watched the final instalment of Stieg Larsson's brilliant Millennium trilogy, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest on DVD.

Please see the original before Hollywood totally fucks it up. It amazes me that Noomi Rapace in the title role of Lisbeth Salander has been overlooked for acting awards - she lived in the character for more than two years while they shot the books back to back. As a piece of brilliantly sustained characterisation of an individual on the edge it'w without parallel imho.

I haven't seen any of those, but I really want to! By the way, have you seen the Swedish film Let The Right One In? I've seen the remake Let Me In, and I was really blown away by the acting and the subtext of the movie, and was wondering if, as they usually are, the original is better.

[robertlouis]

I haven't seen any of those, but I really want to! By the way, have you seen the Swedish film Let The Right One In? I've seen the remake Let Me In, and I was really blown away by the acting and the subtext of the movie, and was wondering if, as they usually are, the original is better.

I've seen both versions too. The Hollywood one is not that bad, to be fair, but it lacks the subtlety and intimacy of the original, and the kids are just not in the same ball park as actors. The other thing is that the original has no special effects whatsoever - the suspense and strangeness of the movie is all about the atmosphere; the lighting, editing and also the slow pace add to that.

When it comes to subtle suspense the Asians and the Europeans know how to do it. All too often Hollywood substitutes special effects, loud bangs and extra gore. They just don't get it.

[theone1982]

I've seen both versions too. The Hollywood one is not that bad, to be fair, but it lacks the subtlety and intimacy of the original, and the kids are just not in the same ball park as actors. The other thing is that the original has no special effects whatsoever - the suspense and strangeness of the movie is all about the atmosphere; the lighting, editing and also the slow pace add to that.

When it comes to subtle suspense the Asians and the Europeans know how to do it. All too often Hollywood substitutes special effects, loud bangs and extra gore. They just don't get it.

Thanks! I actually thought the acting of the girl in the remake was really good, but the boy was just average.

[fred41]

Thanks! I actually thought the acting of the girl in the remake was really good, but the boy was just average.

I agree...

[fred41]

Just saw " The Housemaid"

[robertlouis]

In the original the kids are just extraordinary. You hardly notice the adults - they are almost incidental.

Let the Right One In was the best film I saw in all of 2010.

Best so far this year has to be the Argentinian thriller The Secret in their Eyes which won the best foreign film oscar last year.

You guys should get over the subtitles hurdle - you miss some great movies otherwise.

I'm lucky that there's a great independent cinema in Cambridge where the best foreign movies come. Otherwise they never make the multiplexes and you have to wait for the DVD.

[theone1982]

In the original the kids are just extraordinary. You hardly notice the adults - they are almost incidental.

Let the Right One In was the best film I saw in all of 2010.

Best so far this year has to be the Argentinian thriller The Secret in their Eyes which won the best foreign film oscar last year.

You guys should get over the subtitles hurdle - you miss some great movies otherwise.

I'm lucky that there's a great independent cinema in Cambridge where the best foreign movies come. Otherwise they never make the multiplexes and you have to wait for the DVD.

I personally don't mind subtitles. I enjoyed Apocalypto and The Downfall, which are completely in subtitles. I thought The Passion of The Christ had amazing cinematography, but the dialogue was somewhat incidental to that film, it was much more of a visual experience.

[fred41]

Hey, it's not like subtitles are all that accurate either. A lot of the Asian films have awful subtitles...however, at least you get to hear the emotion in the performers voices instead of some added on dubbing...I prefer subtitles also.



...but it does make me sleepy to have to read when I'm stoned...lol.

[robertlouis]

Hey, it's not like subtitles are all that accurate either. A lot of the Asian films have awful subtitles...however, at least you get to hear the emotion in the performers voices instead of some added on dubbing...I prefer subtitles also.



...but it does make me sleepy to have to read when I'm stoned...lol.

You're right about Asian films - around 20 years ago it was as if they deliberately set out to make the subtitles and translation really funny. Did you get the Japanese series Monkey in the US? It was a classic of that type.

However, with European films the translation is pretty faithful - I speak German and French fluently, and the English versions are usually excellent.

[Ben]

YouTube - ‪GASLAND Trailer 2010‬‏ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZe1AeH0Qz8)

[icarus2112]

Hangover 2 starring Yasmin Lee and some other people

[maaarc]

lair of the white worm - Amanda Donohoe was one of the sexiest people to ever live and it's great freaky little cult flick

[HbgDon]

Skyline
The Great Outdoors
Escape From L.A.

[mikelpo]

Cop out, 2 hours of my life I'll never get back.

[Marinus]

City of God: good story but pretty violent ...

[Yvonne183]

Transfixed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SbGdec4iAU

[rockabilly]

Watched "Easy A" last night.

[CORVETTEDUDE]

"Inglorious Bastards" ... Frickin' outstanding!

[fred41]

The Troll Hunter....cute film.

YouTube - ‪The Troll Hunter Official trailer ENGLISH version!‬‏ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy2nAOdBUlw)

[trish]

THOR
I like a man who pounds with a big hammer.

[Jenny Johnson]

Hangover Part 2 :):):)

[You Love Us]

Magnum Force (I'm working my way through alll the Dirty Harry films).

[maaarc]

The Troll Hunter....cute film.

YouTube - ‪The Troll Hunter Official trailer ENGLISH version!‬‏ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy2nAOdBUlw)

Troll hunter was a great movie :)

[fred41]

Troll hunter was a great movie :)

...also one of the very few movies where the hand held camera isn't annoying at all ...and actually adds to the film.

[loren]

Faster:rock2

[MHarrigan82]

The Hangover 2 not as good as the first but was funny. The funniest movie of the year so far is Hall Pass that was hilarious.

[pantybulge69]

at the theaters - FAST FIVE

at home on my Roku - "Shiver of the Vampire " . :)

... can't wait to see XmEN: First Class due this Friday !!

[south ov da border]

Hangover Part 2 :):):)
:werd::werd::werd:

[HbgDon]

The Mechanic

[Yvonne183]

German film-Nobody Loves Me.

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

[Human-After-All]

Watching Judge Dredd right now, just watched The Running Man!

[GrimFusion]

The Hangover II actually.

[betts]

Cedar Rapids

[maaarc]

Dr Strangelove - one of the best ever made
Precious Bodily Fluids

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1KvgtEnABY

[south ov da border]

short bus...

[Ineeda SM]

Just finished all 10 Star Trek movies on BluRay HD in 7.1 surround sound. WOW!

[theone1982]

just finished all 10 star trek movies on bluray hd in 7.1 surround sound. Wow!

khaaaannnn!!!!!:)

[loveboof]

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

I thought it was fantastic!

[Ineeda SM]

khaaaannnn!!!!!:)

The expression on Kirk's face as he hollers Khan's name, always cracks me up.

[theone1982]

The expression on Kirk's face as he hollers Khan's name, always cracks me up.

Yep! I actually prefer The Search For Spock.:wiggle:

[hard4janira]

Bridesmaids.

Funniest movie I've seen in 10 years

[Ineeda SM]

I still get a lump in my throat everytime I see the Enterprise blow up.

Kirk looks like he just got a big surprise up his ass. He always did overact a bit.

[theone1982]

I still get a lump in my throat everytime I see the Enterprise blow up.

Kirk looks like he just got a big surprise up his ass. He always did overact a bit.

As long as he doesn't sing, it's cool.:)

[MichelleTGirl]

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

I thought it was fantastic!

Channel 4? I watched it as well. It was so beautiful and sad. I admit that I cried. :(

[loveboof]

Channel 4? I watched it as well. It was so beautiful and sad. I admit that I cried. :(
Yes :)

I have to admit I was quite choked up a couple times too, but other times had me laugh-out-loud. I was totally sucked in.. loved that film!

(David Fincher has made some absolute corking films)

[nohj68]

Just watched a bootleg copy of "Fast Five." It was OK.

[Ben]

I'd recommend: Mean Girls. It's quite funny. And it's written by: TINA FEY....

YouTube - ‪Trailer "Mean Girls"‬‏ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBAYiBoy43M)

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[Yvonne183]

Midnight Cowboy Great film.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMoXQOmIcgo&feature=related

[kylieam1]

new xmen movie friday night

[Ineeda SM]

Just watched Victor/Victoria on DVD earlier. Julie Andrews is wonderful in this flick.

[HbgDon]

A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
The Green Hornet

[robertlouis]

An Education

[fred41]

Miike's "13 Assassins"
...

[mikelpo]

Midnight run, pretty good

[Ben]

The Expendables. Or: I tried to watch it. Couldn't get into it. I mean, the dialogue was lame. And I've seen these scenes a million times before: punch ups in the middle of a city (um, where are the police -- ha! ha!), gun fights. Again, where are the police -- ha! ha!
And car chases. Again, where are the police??? ha! ha! ha! I mean, it seems as soon as a Sly Stallone character enters a city the police magically disappear -- ha! ha!
But you gotta hand it to him. He's... what... like 64, 65... and built like a tank.

[nevada64]

"Born Into This"
A Charles Bukowski Documentary.

[HbgDon]

X-Men: First Class

Shooter

Ticked Off Trannies with Knives

Shark Attack 3: Megalodon

No Country For Old Men

[Stavros]

New York, I Love you -I discussed it in the culture thread but I guess its too challenging for some BM's...film is a flop by the way.

[Jericho]

The remake of I Spit On Your Grave.

[seamonkey]

Super 8. It's basically a TEEN MONSTER MOVIE and follows that formula pretty closely. It is well made (JJ Abrams, Spielberg) and kids will love it. As the plot was kept very secret until it opened, I was disappointed. I probably would have waited for the video release.

[Dino Velvet]

I finally saw the first Hangover. Funny flick.

My favorite part.

YouTube - &#x202a;The Hangover - Nice Lady&#x202c;&rlm; (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZH4h4etigo)

[amberskyi]

YouTube - &#x202a;I Saw The Devil - Official Trailer [HD]&#x202c;&rlm; (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkwEFKdTckk)
i wonder if dino seen this one?

[Dino Velvet]

YouTube - &#x202a;I Saw The Devil - Official Trailer [HD]&#x202c;&rlm; (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkwEFKdTckk)
i wonder if dino seen this one?

The Korean film? Haven't seen it but I have it on my To Buy Later list on Amazon. How was it? If you like Asian Horror, PM me for tons of suggestions. Crazy Hong Kong Cat III stuff too.

[amberskyi]

The Korean film? Haven't seen it but I have it on my To Buy Later list on Amazon. How was it? If you like Asian Horror, PM me for tons of suggestions. Crazy Hong Kong Cat III stuff too.

dude.you need to get netflix lol...oh wait i forgot your a serious collector

[Dino Velvet]

dude.you need to get netflix lol...oh wait i forgot your a serious collector

Everybody recommends NetFlix to me. I like the box art and everything. I'm a super geek who likes to own the movie. Lucky I'm not into memorabilia or I'd go broke.

Seriously, if you like Horror, let's talk. I have Silent German Films from 1917 to all the franchise films of current day. I love talking Horror.

[theone1982]

The remake of I Spit On Your Grave.

Is it good? The original one is gnarly!

[Jericho]

Is it good? The original one is gnarly!

Better acted (slightly), but not as shocking as the original.
Still, a few fuck, that made me wince moments, mind :shrug

[saifan]

Ticked off Trannies with Knives on Netflix instant.

[nonnonnon]

I've been watching a lot of trans movies lately,and no not THAT kind.
this was the latest one, pretty cheesy but the lead girl is a 10!

[southern81]

Thor

[theone1982]

Return of the Jedi. Cheers to my boy, the Emperor. "Everything is proceeding as I have foreseen it.":wiggle:

[maaarc]

Beau Geste

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Tsnrb9mE0k

[HbgDon]

Ticked off Trannies with Knives on Netflix instant.

I laid in bed watching that Saturday night. It was terrible.

[kylieam1]

the mechanic not the original the one that just came out on dvd

[iamdrgonzo]

YouTube - &#x202a;Johnny got his gun - Original Trailer&#x202c;&rlm; (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB7j4C6hBBA)

[dderek123]

Just watched X-men: First Class on the weekend. I really enjoyed it. It is much more story driven than the other X-men movies. If you are familiar with the comic book series you'll enjoy it. But there is a little too much dialogue at times.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-odYF4wjxI-c/TdhmHiuBCBI/AAAAAAAAAJA/TSkZmNbIWuQ/s1600/X-Men%2BFirst%2BClass%2BAzazel.jpg

[Prospero]

"Pina" by Wim Wenders - three D documentary about the late great german choreographer Pina Bausch

[Stavros]

But was it any good? It didn't get positive reviews. I am not a Wenders fan, I find him pompous and pretentious.

[HbgDon]

Batman Begins

Daredevil (Director's Cut)

[theone1982]

Batman Begins

Daredevil (Director's Cut)

I heard the Director's Cut is like a completely different movie, which is good, because, in my opinion, Daredevil is a terrible film! Like Howard the Duck terrible!:)

[robertlouis]

Thor

That often happenth when a girl hath a big penith. :wiggle:

[Ineeda SM]

Just finished the 3 "Starship Troopers" movies on BluRay in 7.1 surround sound. These movies were meant to be serious sci-fi adventures. But there is funny shit in every scene.

[theone1982]

Just finished the 3 "Starship Troopers" movies on BluRay in 7.1 surround sound. These movies were meant to be serious sci-fi adventures. But there is funny shit in every scene.

The first one is good. Whole lot of tits in that movie!:) I haven't seen the other too.

[Ineeda SM]

The first one is good. Whole lot of tits in that movie!:) I haven't seen the other too.

The second movie is a little slow, but has a good story if you can hang in there. All different cast with no big stars. The third is pertty good with some of the original cast, but still not as good as the first.

Yeah I love the unisex shower scene in the first movie. How do the guys keep from getting hard ons? I'm glad they made slo-mo and frame by frame buttons. It's amazing what you can catch with frame by frame.

[HbgDon]

I heard the Director's Cut is like a completely different movie, which is good, because, in my opinion, Daredevil is a terrible film! Like Howard the Duck terrible!:)


It really is a different movie and fills in all of the plot holes that the theatrical version had. I'm looking forward to the reboot.

[HbgDon]

Zombieland

The Town

[betts]

I Saw The Devil.

Now streaming on Netflix, it's fantastic.

[ValerieNelson]

Black Swan.

[chankie888]

Cat fish. Would not recommend

[robertlouis]

Jar City, a brilliant and dark Icelandic murder mystery. Recommended.

[Ineeda SM]

Just watched "The Rock" with Sean Connery on BluRay. Good action flick. And Connery is one of the best imports from the U.K. I've never seen a bad Conney movie yet.

[Jericho]

I've never seen a bad Conney movie yet.

Check out Zardoz or Shalako! :hide-1:

[Ineeda SM]

Check out Zardoz or Shalako! :hide-1:

LMAO. Yeah I forgot about Zardoz. That was a bit off the wall for Connery. Never saw Shalako though.

[Jericho]

LMAO. Yeah I forgot about Zardoz. That was a bit off the wall for Connery. Never saw Shalako though.

That's probably a blessing! :yayo:

[runningdownthatdream]

A few of the most recent I've watched and enjoyed tremendously:

4 Months 3 Weeks 2 Days
Uzak
In the Mood for Love
I've Loved You so Long
Lovers of the Arctic Circle
Cache
I Am Love (Oh Tilda how I love thee!)

[robertlouis]

Just watched "The Rock" with Sean Connery on BluRay. Good action flick. And Connery is one of the best imports from the U.K. I've never seen a bad Conney movie yet.

And isn't it amazing too that whether he's playing an American, a Russian or an Irishman, they all have broad Edinburgh accents?

But it doesn't matter - it's Sean Connery, innit?

[robertlouis]

A few of the most recent I've watched and enjoyed tremendously:

4 Months 3 Weeks 2 Days
Uzak
In the Mood for Love
I've Loved You so Long
Lovers of the Arctic Circle
Cache
I Am Love (Oh Tilda how I love thee!)

I've Loved You So Long has the best female performance of last year. How Kristin Scott-Thomas doesn't win awards by the bucketful is beyond me. Maybe because she does so few English language films these days

[Prospero]

A company I worked for some years back had a particularly thick receptionist. We got back from lunch one day and she announced: "There's some geezer called Sean Connery phoned for you/" Strewth....

My last film was "Pina", three D documentary about the German choreographer Pina Bausch directed by Wim Wenders. Rather avant garde and only recommended if you like contemporary dance.

[mikelpo]

Watched salt & narc. Salt was an ok popcorn movie. Narc was pretty crap

[robertlouis]

I've Loved You So Long has the best female performance of last year. How Kristin Scott-Thomas doesn't win awards by the bucketful is beyond me. Maybe because she does so few English language films these days


Waiting for her most recent movie, Leaving, to drop through the letterbox from LoveFilm.

[Prospero]

I've Loved you So Long - totally agree. Hugely moving and the french girl who played her sister was really first class also.

[robertlouis]

I've Loved you So Long - totally agree. Hugely moving and the french girl who played her sister was really first class also.

Very rarely watch any of the crash bang wallop crap from Hollywood that passes for movies these days, for years in fact. French, Spanish, German, Korean, new European and Japanese mostly. I'm lucky that the Arts Cinema in Cambridge has a proud tradition of concentrating on world cinema, otherwise I'd only see films on DVD.

[robertlouis]

And I forgot Latin American cinema too. The Secret in Their Eyes from Argentina is the best film I've seen so far this year.

[Prospero]

Late night screenings at the Arts Cinema was my early education in great filmmaking. Glad to hear it is still going strong. Sadly these days I DO watch most of my movies on DVD. Awaiting arrival of a box of some fifty new European films from the EFA real soon. My onerous task is helping choose best european film of the year.

[robertlouis]

Late night screenings at the Arts Cinema was my early education in great filmmaking. Glad to hear it is still going strong. Sadly these days I DO watch most of my movies on DVD. Awaiting arrival of a box of some fifty new European films from the EFA real soon. My onerous task is helping choose best european film of the year.

Onerous? Lucky bastard, more like. Need any help???

If it's strictly 2011, my pick would be Potiche which I saw last week.

If it's the last twelve months, then I'd go for Julia's Eyes.

Not that I'm trying to influence you in any way, old chap.

[Prospero]

Yet to see Potiche.... a great flm, if it's finally released here, is The Double Hour. And a wonderful european documentary Armadillo which follows a Danish unit in Helmand province. Compelling for grim.

[weedsshowtime]

Ghobi Ghat

[weedsshowtime]

http://www.keral.com/picturegallery/First-look-of-Dhobi-Ghat/First%20look%20of%20Dhobi%20Ghat.jpg

[Prospero]

Tell us about Dhobi Ghat?

[Stavros]

After Terrence Malick won the Palme d'Or for The Tree of Life I realised I had only seen Badlands, and that was on its release. So I decided to buy the available films, all of them except for his early short film from 1969, Lanton Mills, which I can't find. I watched them out of sequence but am now re-watching them in the sequence in which they were made -Badlands (1973), Days of Heaven(1978), The Thin Red Line (1998), and The New World (2005). Obviously I haven't seen The Tree of Life and don't know when it will be available in the UK. Apparently people either love or hate Malick, he is either a crushing bore or profound -I am not going to comment until I have watched them all at least twice, but I am an enthusiast.

Of the Europeans, I have been very impressed with Jacques Audiard -A Prophet, See How They Fall and The Beat That My Heart Skipped (a remake of Fingers); and although I detest Funny Games and The Piano Teacher, Michael Haneke's other films are outstanding -Code Inconnu in particular, but that's also because Juliette Binoche is at the top of the range -yes, Scott-Thomas was awesome in I've Love You So Long, but she didn't need an award to be recognised for it -Oscars and other gewgaws have no meaning or value, other than the extra cash they generate....

[Prospero]

... and the wider audience

[runningdownthatdream]

I've Loved You So Long has the best female performance of last year. How Kristin Scott-Thomas doesn't win awards by the bucketful is beyond me. Maybe because she does so few English language films these days

With you on KST - I was a believer since I saw the English Patient. A remarkable actress like so many other actors out of the UK. Quite surprised at some of the less famous ones like those in:

Benny & the Bull
Somers Town
The Big I Am
London Boulevard
London to Brighton
Tamara Drewe

[runningdownthatdream]

Onerous? Lucky bastard, more like. Need any help???

If it's strictly 2011, my pick would be Potiche which I saw last week.

If it's the last twelve months, then I'd go for Julia's Eyes.

Not that I'm trying to influence you in any way, old chap.

I just finished watching Julia's Eyes which I enjoyed particularly the last 3rd of the movie. While stylish, I thought the story was a little weak and if not for the cinematography and the performance by the lead actress and the killer it would have been a bit of a joke.

[runningdownthatdream]

After Terrence Malick won the Palme d'Or for The Tree of Life I realised I had only seen Badlands, and that was on its release. So I decided to buy the available films, all of them except for his early short film from 1969, Lanton Mills, which I can't find. I watched them out of sequence but am now re-watching them in the sequence in which they were made -Badlands (1973), Days of Heaven(1978), The Thin Red Line (1998), and The New World (2005). Obviously I haven't seen The Tree of Life and don't know when it will be available in the UK. Apparently people either love or hate Malick, he is either a crushing bore or profound -I am not going to comment until I have watched them all at least twice, but I am an enthusiast.

Of the Europeans, I have been very impressed with Jacques Audiard -A Prophet, See How They Fall and The Beat That My Heart Skipped (a remake of Fingers); and although I detest Funny Games and The Piano Teacher, Michael Haneke's other films are outstanding -Code Inconnu in particular, but that's also because Juliette Binoche is at the top of the range -yes, Scott-Thomas was awesome in I've Love You So Long, but she didn't need an award to be recognised for it -Oscars and other gewgaws have no meaning or value, other than the extra cash they generate....

Haneke is unpredictable I find - some great stuff like The White Ribbon and then some crap like Time of the Wolf. Really liked The Prophet which I found understated but powerful, like Gomorrah.

[Stavros]

have watched Gomorrah twice, bleak but brilliant, and another reason to avoid Naples at all times...even if I did have some hair-raising sometimes successful encounters with the ts hookers near the railway station (but not since the mid-1980s)...

For some reason those damn emoticons appear when I type numbers -Days of Heaven was released in 1978 and The Thin Red Line in 1998...

[LibertyHarkness]

transporter 2 lastnight and it was more like a comedy lol

[Ineeda SM]

Just watched "McHales Navy" the movie version (DVD) with Tom Arnold. Not many people like Tom, but I think he's funny. I recently saw one of his uncensored concerts, and I was rolling on the floor laughing.

[Willie Escalade]

Just saw Takers again...fuckin' love that movie...

[suttonporksword]

Risky Business was on last night, not seen in years "sometimes you just have to say 'what the fuck'" good advice....

[russtafa]

battle of Las Angeles with my girl a real ripper of a film

[altarica]

Quantum Of Solace. Not very impressed.

[tgirlfansg]

Green Lantern and it sucked!

[CORVETTEDUDE]

Does this give you a hint???:wiggle:

[trish]

Super 8: great fun and full of homages to earlier Lucas films.

Midnight in Paris: I adored it. Artfully cartoonish vignettes with a very little twist of inception.

[Jericho]

Aussie film, Alexandra's Project.
Jeez, it was like wading through the Minge Chronicles, though kinda worth it, Helen Buday does have nice norks! :shrug

[ValerieNelson]

Taken.

[Stavros]

The Quiet American was on the BBC last night, a different version from the 1958 Joseph Mankiewicz version, and one that apparently is more faithful to the book by Graham Greene, not much of a recommendation in my view. Greene's initially 'amoral' Times Correspondent (Thomas Fowler, played by Michael Caine -an invention as Fowler did not exist in real life) is eventually so disgusted by the lies he has been told by an 'Aid' worker who actually works for the CIA (Brendan Fraser) that he colludes in his murder, not sure where the morals went there. A dreary film with no depth, rather like Graham Greene's dreary books...

[loren]

Battle of Los Angels:rock2

[Ineeda SM]

Just saw "BURLESQUE" with On Demand. A whole lot better than I thought it would be. Christina Aguilera is looking hot and sounding great. I have to admit that even Cher looks pretty good for 90 years old. Even she belted out a couple good numbers. But Christina owned the entire movie.

[southern81]

Swat

[robertlouis]

Aussie film, Alexandra's Project.
Jeez, it was like wading through the Minge Chronicles, though kinda worth it, Helen Buday does have nice norks! :shrug

At last! The successor to Pauline Kael. You have a truly cosmopolitan sensibility for the art of cinema, Jericho.

Well, maybe not Cosmopolitan, more the Big Bazonkas end of the market..... :wiggle:

[maaarc]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxEJEUc8zGE

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

recommend both

[Jericho]

At last! The successor to Pauline Kael. You have a truly cosmopolitan sensibility for the art of cinema, Jericho.

Well, maybe not Cosmopolitan, more the Big Bazonkas end of the market..... :wiggle:

Well, it's a tough job, but...
Plus, it gives you something to do with yer hands! :shrug

[Prospero]

The Messenger - newly released in UK, out in the USA for some 18 months. A very downbeat film about war - a soldier in final months is ordered to join the detail who must break news of casualties to the nearest and dearest of the slain. it's a very sobering film and a good antidote to all those dumb ass films like Rambo. It joins The Hurt Locker and Restrepo and Armadillo and Lebanon as sensible films about the complexities and costs of combat.

[LibertyHarkness]

about to watch Brazil while webcamming :)

[Stavros]

There is a John Wayne film where, at the end, he goes off to write letters to the families of the men who died in the war -I think its the civil war but I can't recall. A poignant moment, not sure if an entire film on the subject is excessive. I didn't like The Hurt Locker or that other one set in the Emerald City with Matt Damon -the only half-way decent film to come out of the Iraq experience was In The Valley of Elah.

Has anyone seen Tank? I thought Waltzing with Bashir was awesome.

[Prospero]

The Valley of Elah was one of films of that particular year. Hugely underated and nowhere near as successful as it should have been. Try Armadillo (documentary about a danish unit in Afghanistan) or Lebanon (film about israeli tank team in the Lebanon) and yes Waltzing with Bashir was fabulous. You might also then like Lemon Tree.

[Edwoodwoodwood]

I didn't like The Hurt Locker or that other one set in the Emerald City with Matt Damon -the only half-way decent film to come out of the Iraq experience was In The Valley of Elah.


Do you mean the Green Zone with Matt Damon? I thought it was a brilliant film. The most poingnant moment was right at the end just before the closing credits where the American troops were driving along the Iraq highways in their humvees and the camera pans & pulls out to show them driving towards all the oil refineries in the distance. Some hidden depth in that shot with regards to America's perceived involvent in the whole affair.

The other good film set in that part of the world I thought was Body of Lies with Leonardo di Caprio & Russel Crowe, again quite thought provoking.

[robertlouis]

about to watch Brazil while webcamming :)

Good taste Libby. One of the best films of the 80s and Terry Gilliam's most complete film to date.

[Prospero]

I'd say it was the ONLY good film Gilliam ever made. I always found his bits of the Monty Python show dull too.

[Stavros]

The problem I have with Green Zone is that I read the book on which it was -admittedly loosely- based, and it is far superior to the film. I know the film is a drama with a heavy dose of fiction, but in both Green Zone and The Hurt Locker you have scenes with an American soldier wandering around Baghdad at night on his own -how stupid is that? Also in Green Zone you have the cliche of the idealistic, energetic youth who becomes progressively disillusioned as the weapons of mass destruction fail to appear, and the jaded, cynical CIA agent with one foot in the departure lounge, the cruel heartless bureaucrats, and so on -we are back to all those 'moral' films about Vietnam which rarely featured Vietnamese and were mostly about Amercian angst -so far we haven't had a film on Iraq from an Arab perspective, and Green Zone is just another slice of Hollywood-Goes-to-War. The reality was far worse than anything captured in these films.

[mikelpo]

Green zone was crap. I switched off after about 45 mins.

[Edwoodwoodwood]

and Green Zone is just another slice of Hollywood-Goes-to-War. The reality was far worse than anything captured in these films.

Fully agree Stavros but it is Hollywood box office stuff and to my knowledge was never meant to be sold as a factual story / drama.

I just think that it symobises what the average joe in the street thinks about the war in that the whole WMD thing was just a bloody excuse and the real reason was to control the oil. Thats all im saying.

Anyway siting in my armchair with an ice cold bud and the speakers on high volume I found it simplisticly entertaining.

[Ineeda SM]

Just watched, "The Prince Of Persia". Interesting magical tale.

[robertlouis]

Fully agree Stavros but it is Hollywood box office stuff and to my knowledge was never meant to be sold as a factual story / drama.

I just think that it symobises what the average joe in the street thinks about the war in that the whole WMD thing was just a bloody excuse and the real reason was to control the oil. Thats all im saying.

Anyway siting in my armchair with an ice cold bud and the speakers on high volume I found it simplisticly entertaining.

You've gone down in my estimation, Ed. We need to re-educate your palate, old man. :wiggle:

[ValerieNelson]

The King's Speech. Watched bits and pieces of it beforehand, but finally got to watch it all.

[Jericho]

Priest.
Not great but not as bad as the reviews.

[robertlouis]

Partir (Leaving) new French film with Kristin Scott Thomas. The film itself isn't as compelling as I've Loved You So Long, but the lady herself is mesmerising as always.

[nonnonnon]

ooh I liked this one
Confessions
Confessions (2010) - IMDb@@AMEPARAM@@http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTY1NDQ1MzkzNF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNjYwNzg1NA@@._ V1._SX98_SY140_.jpg@@AMEPARAM@@BMTY1NDQ1MzkzNF5BMl 5BanBnXkFtZTcwNjYwNzg1NA@@@@AMEPARAM@@SX98@@AMEPAR AM@@SY140 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1590089/)

[StlyeMeCunty]

HRMMMMMMMMM.... I've seen a few good ones recently:
True Grit- I found myself turned on by the 14 year old girl at the beginning :( I think its because of her masculine attitude I liked that LMFAO! It's a good movie with a LOVELY soundtrack.
Christopher and His Kind- If you u think the current Dr. WHO, Matt Smith, is hot then that's plenty the reason to watch this flick! Its based on the writer Christopher Isherwood.
The Philadelphia Story- One of my all time favorite movies! KATHERINE HEPBURNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN! If you haven't seen it then I feel sorry for you!

[Ineeda SM]

I still prefer the original "TRUE GRIT" with John Wayne and Kathrine Hepburn. Two actors that can not be replaced.

I loved The Philadelphia Story. Hepburn was one of the most realistic actresses of all time. And such a beautiful woman inside and out.

[robertlouis]

I still prefer the original "TRUE GRIT" with John Wayne and Kathrine Hepburn. Two actors that can not be replaced.

I loved The Philadelphia Story. Hepburn was one of the most realistic actresses of all time. And such a beautiful woman inside and out.

Tricky memory there, Ineeda. Katherine Hepburn wasn't in True Grit.

But she was one of the greatest actresses of them all - and one hell of a woman. Despite what Dorothy Parker said in a theatre review.....

[Ineeda SM]

Tricky memory there, Ineeda. Katherine Hepburn wasn't in True Grit.

But she was one of the greatest actresses of them all - and one hell of a woman. Despite what Dorothy Parker said in a theatre review.....

Oooops. You are right. My bad. I was thinking of the film "Rooster Cogburn" which I saw recently with Wayne and Hepburn. Wonderful movie too.

The original TRUE GRIT partnered John Wayne with Kim Darby. Another sweetheart of the old movie days. This is still the better version of this movie.

[robertlouis]

Oooops. You are right. My bad. I was thinking of the film "Rooster Cogburn" which I saw recently with Wayne and Hepburn. Wonderful movie too.

The original TRUE GRIT partnered John Wayne with Kim Darby. Another sweetheart of the old movie days. This is still the better version of this movie.

Tough call. A lot depends on whether you prefer John Wayne or Jeff Bridges in the role. I favour Jeff. And last year's version was closer to the book, which I read and enjoyed immensely, and had a lot more "grit" (sorry!) and darkness.

And the lass who played Mattie was just wonderful too.

[Ineeda SM]

Tough call. A lot depends on whether you prefer John Wayne or Jeff Bridges in the role. I favour Jeff. And last year's version was closer to the book, which I read and enjoyed immensely, and had a lot more "grit" (sorry!) and darkness.

And the lass who played Mattie was just wonderful too.

Jeff Bridges is a great actor, and he was good in True Grit. I am just one of those who thinks remakes should be outlawed. You want to compare it to the original, and the remake is rarely ever as good as the original. I am a John Wayne fan to the end. Wayne was a unique actor that many have tried to copy, but failed horribly. There are some actors that should never be replaced in remakes. Wayne is one of them.

But that is just my opinion and I could be wrong. (even though I'm not).

[robertlouis]

Jeff Bridges is a great actor, and he was good in True Grit. I am just one of those who thinks remakes should be outlawed. You want to compare it to the original, and the remake is rarely ever as good as the original. I am a John Wayne fan to the end. Wayne was a unique actor that many have tried to copy, but failed horribly. There are some actors that should never be replaced in remakes. Wayne is one of them.

But that is just my opinion and I could be wrong. (even though I'm not).


I know both movies and I've read the book. The Coen brothers' film wasn't a remake, it was a faithful interpretation of the original novel.

Now, as for their "reinterpretation" of the Ealing classic, The Ladykillers, that was undiluted shite from start to finish, a travesty.

[fred41]

I've always hated Kim Darby...so I would probably prefer the new one ...though I have yet to see it.

I wanted the little demons to kill her immediately in "Don't be Afraid of the Dark".

[fred41]

..Oh yeah, just saw "Stake Land".

[bte]

Last movie I watched was Oldboy

[fred41]

Last movie I watched was Oldboy

"Oldboy" was awesome

...my personal favorite was "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance"...

[European21]

Lily was here

[Edwoodwoodwood]

You've gone down in my estimation, Ed. We need to re-educate your palate, old man. :wiggle:


Fear not dear boy, there is nothing finer than a nice cold bud, better than that real ale shite. Of course if you are talking about wine then thats a different thread altogether.

[Prospero]

Original Czech Budvar I hope and not that fizzy american burpy stuff....

[Edwoodwoodwood]

Original Czech Budvar I hope and not that fizzy american burpy stuff....


Oh no can't stand that malty Budvar crap. Ice cold American bud, just the way good old Uncle Sam serves it.

[Prospero]

I think I am going to throw up....

[robertlouis]

I think I am going to throw up....

Prospero, we need to save Ed's soul before it's too late.

[Prospero]

Yep sounds like we should plan an evening of carousing etc

[robertlouis]

Yep sounds like we should plan an evening of carousing etc

Damn fine idea. Mind you, don't know what we'll talk about. Nothing in common, is there? ;)

:dancing::party::dancing::party:

[Prospero]

We could always talk about the Middle East spring - and Liberty

[robertlouis]

We could always talk about the Middle East spring - and Liberty


Yes, we could ask her along to give us an illustrated talk about her work, then we could have tea and scones. Sound ok?

[European21]

Czech bears like budvar and Pilsen are best in whole world!!!!
We Good Czech people in my country, we makes 100% best stuff!!!!

[Prospero]

Czech bears? I didn't know that there were bears in the Czech republic or that they drank beer... but that could explain their aggressive behaviour. American bears of course are full of hot air cos they drink Millers, Schlitz or Budweisers.

[fred41]

Czech bears? I didn't know that there were bears in the Czech republic or that they drank beer... but that could explain their aggressive behaviour. American bears of course are full of hot air cos they drink Millers, Schlitz or Budweisers.

:) You mean these type of beer drinking bears?...

[European21]

Prospero im sorry im so stupid:iagree:I want say(write) beer
But in Czech Several bears really live:dancing:

[Prospero]

What type of bears? I thought the Russian bears all went home.

[European21]

bears from russia returned home after 1989.:-)

[Stavros]

Go to the Martin Beck Theatre and watch Katharine Hepburn run the gamut of emotions from A to B
Dorothy Parker's review of The Lake (1933). The irony is that Parker meant it as a joke as she liked Hepburn, but over-rated Hepburn's talent. I can't think of any other so-called 'actress' who appeared in films, other than Marilyn Monroe, who makes me feel so embarrassed when I see them -and luckily its on tv so I can switch over or off as soon as she appears. Its a pity we can't go through the prints and erase her from history. Parker, incidentally, died in a drunken stupor and left the residue of her estate to Martin Luther King (it was actually passed on to the NAACP).

[robertlouis]

Went to see Bridesmaids last night with my goddaughter.

Laughed ourselves silly. A really funny film with some wonderful dialogue and real roles for women.

At last - a romcom you wouldn't be ashamed to confess to watching.

[Dino Velvet]

Watching Season One of Louie. Funny show. Louis CK is always good.

http://www.justpressplay.net/images/stories/DVDcovers/louie_season_1_dvd.jpg

[Ineeda SM]

I love Louie CK. Did you ever see his short lived HBO series? That was hysterical.

[Prospero]

Bridesmaids. I know, I know. I know. Don't ask. It was better than I feared, but worse than I hoped.

Just read Robert Louis's remarks... well sorry i thought the vomit and shit scene was just OTT and the rest didn't make me laugh at all. The leading lady was cute though - but the denouement was way too sentimental.

[CORVETTEDUDE]

Lonesome Dove....All frickin' day long!!!

[European21]

Pink floyd the wall.....
one of best movies ever....

[Ineeda SM]

I just received the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine complete TV series on DVD. Seven seasons on 48 discs will take 4 to 6 weeks to watch even with marathons.

[Stavros]

I just received the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine complete TV series on DVD. Seven seasons on 48 discs will take 4 to 6 weeks to watch even with marathons.

You must be a masochist then, or a man with a lot of time to kill, I mean, Star Trek!

Anyway here in the UK we had a choice of Miami Vice (Michael Mann) or Arlington Road -I was watching Miami Vice but the reception is poor where I live and I couldn't understand what most of the people were saying, but Arlington Road was so silly. Anyway I like Michael Mann as a director, his films always look good, I don't like the music but can see how it fits; I also think he has a skill at action/drama films, there is no fat, its all very tightly woven, although I believe he either chooses to or has had to re-edit films to make them shorter (eg The Keep). His initial Hanibal Lecktor film (Manhunter) is vastly superior to Silence of the Lambs, and Miami Vice is a film I will watch again on dvd just to se Gong Li...its anyway much better than the tv series except for the two actors who are dire -and I dont know why Americans hire people from the UK to play Americans, they rarely get the accent right and I am sure there are home-grown Americans who can do it.

[mikelpo]

Just watched jackass 3.5 not bad for a DVD release. Rip Ryan Dunn. For Michael Mann films you can't beat heat.

[robertlouis]

Bridesmaids. I know, I know. I know. Don't ask. It was better than I feared, but worse than I hoped.

Just read Robert Louis's remarks... well sorry i thought the vomit and shit scene was just OTT and the rest didn't make me laugh at all. The leading lady was cute though - but the denouement was way too sentimental.

Come on Prospero, it's a romcom, not Bergman! :dancing:

I confess that part of the attraction for me was that the lead actress is a dead ringer for a lass who worked as my PA a few years ago, down to the mannerisms and sense of humour as well as the looks.

[Dino Velvet]

I love Louie CK. Did you ever see his short lived HBO series? That was hysterical.

Lucky Louie? Sure did. Everything Louis CK does is golden. I never miss him or Norm MacDonald when they're on Conan.

You guys gotta see Louis C.K: Hilarious. He fucking kills.

http://dvdmedia.ign.com/dvd/image/article/113/1138867/louis-ck-hilarious-20101210100220935-000.jpg

[eagleman12]

Red Cliff

YouTube - &#x202a;Red Cliff - Official Trailer [HD]&#x202c;&rlm; (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3qIXQCHf94)

[Jericho]

La Horde
Not a fan of quick zombies :shrug

[betts]

2001: A Space Odyssey

[maaarc]

Once were warriors

[Prospero]

Yep - I agree Stavros re Bits being hire to play Americans. You say they rarely get the accent right, but the real issue is they think there is such a thing as "an American accent.' There are hundreds if not thousands of different regional accents there and most british actors offer a melange of all of them. I know NYC pretty well and in that city alone class and geography offer up a wide range of variations. The worst UK version of "an American" accent i ever heard though was on stage. Frances Barber in a revival of Night of The Iguana by Tennessee Williams. Her attempts at a Southern" accent sounded like something from The Goon Show.

Re Bridesmaids - sorry Robert louis - I did detect a difference between this and Bergman. Bergman is funnier.

[Ineeda SM]

Lucky Louie? Sure did. Everything Louis CK does is golden. I never miss him or Norm MacDonald when they're on Conan.

You guys gotta see Louis C.K: Hilarious. He fucking kills.

Lucky Louie was great on HBO. My favorite show was when his wife asked Louie to look close at her asshole in case he ever had to ID her dead body. Then she sticks her ass up in his face and he just stares at it. I lost it.

[mcaextreme69]

Sucker Punch. It's alright, not worth seeing more than once.

[Jericho]

Once were warriors

Excellent film.
Uncle Bully shouda kept it in his pants!

[Ineeda SM]

I just received the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine complete TV series on DVD. Seven seasons on 48 discs will take 4 to 6 weeks to watch even with marathons.

You must be a masochist then, or a man with a lot of time to kill, I mean, Star Trek!



All of the Star Trek series were great. We Americans love Star Trek. I have always been a Trekkie. I own the original series and all of the movies on BluRay HD. But my favorite was Deep Space Nine, and it hasn't been on TV for a while, so I bought it. DS9 was not your typical Star Trek. It was a novel written for TV. A story mostly about the people instead of the special effects.

I still run my own business but I am semi-retired and have time to watch that kind of stuff. Each disc has 4 episodes, and I can usually get in 1 disc per day, maybe 2 discs per day on a weekend. I can watch it when I want and without commercials. The episodes were only 45 minutes without breaks and interruptions.

[fred41]

"True Legend'...not bad...

[Ben]

Last night. Restrepo.

YouTube - &#x202a;"Restrepo" Trailer&#x202c;&rlm; (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DjqR6OucBc)

[Pelheckitt]

Super 8

[Stavros]

I realised when Terrence Malick won the Palme d'Or at Cannes this year that I had only seen one of his films, Badlands. So far he has only made five films, and as The Tree of Life will be released I think this week or next week (but in London probably) I bought all the available films and watched them twice, the one I can't get is Malick's short from 1969, Lanton Mills.

Malick's films are all beautiful to look at -a cynic might say so is National Geographic; but there are times, particularly in The Thin Red Line and The New World, when he has an ability to make you feel this is a world before humans, and there are times when one feels humans are making a mess of it, at other times lost in it, and again times when you feel nature is actually indifferent to people. Most of his films seem to focus on the limits of human behaviour, people who deliberately take themselves over the edge (Badlands, Days of Heaven), or who are driven there by circumstance (Thin Red Line, New World); and all but Days of Heaven are based on real events, although even Days of Heaven is historically specific and the moment before the Great War shapes its background. Malick's films need an essay, and this isn't it, but I look forward to The Tree of Life, although I expect it will disappear soon after its release, but will be on dvd.

[Prospero]

Agree - tree of life is a must

[Dino Velvet]

Not as crazy and exploitative as I was expecting. Not bad.

http://www.bilerico.com/2010/04/ticked-off-trannies-with-knives-poster.jpg

[Pelheckitt]

Not as crazy and exploitative as I was expecting. Not bad.

http://www.bilerico.com/2010/04/ticked-off-trannies-with-knives-poster.jpg

Sounds like a Saturday night around here!

[NatashaLover]

Batman

[ValerieNelson]

The Rite.

[MissBStar]

transformers 3, cause that's how i roll.

[runningdownthatdream]

Watched Frozen River which is somewhat reminiscent of Winter's Bone- excellent movie. And currently watching Days of Heaven which - aside from the cinematography and music score - isn't as impressive as I thought it would be. Maybe it's the Sam Shepard connection: his 'masterpiece' screenplay Paris, Texas was such a disappointment that I'm now prejudiced towards him.

Next will be Gods and Men.

[Jericho]

lls (Them)
Quite a tense film considering not a lot happens.

[Ineeda SM]

Right now, enjoying the weekend long "Twilight Zone" marathon on SyFy Channel.

[Dino Velvet]

Right now, enjoying the weekend long "Twilight Zone" marathon on SyFy Channel.

You need to get the big box set with every Twilight Zone episode. I love mine and think it's worth every penny. It goes on sale super cheap from time to time at Amazon.

Any love for Rod Serling's Night Gallery too? I grew up on it and watched it with my dad all the time as a kid. Seasons 1 & 2 are available. I just need the 3rd and last season.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51GJ4AXDBSL.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41OuIwN96wL.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51xWB7JBWEL.jpg

[Helvis2012]

Metropolitan. A talky mess from 1990. Funny though, in a strange way.

[Prospero]

Metropolitan was a terrific film. I quite forgot about it.

[robertlouis]

Metropolitan was a terrific film. I quite forgot about it.

Heading off on a branch line, as it were, remember Le Dernier Metro?

[Stavros]

remember Le Dernier Metro?

Plus Mal de Malle, c'est la meme chose...

[Stavros]

Transformers was on Channel 4 last night, so bad I feel asleep half-way through and turned it off when I woke up.

[Prospero]

What on earth induced you to even begin watching it Stavros. A guy who enjoys an 18 hour long Bulgarian film about tractors is never going to like transformers. Surely you've got a video of Empire State Building by Warhol if you wanted a peaceful slumber on your sofa?

[dderek123]

I saw half of Rango, enjoyed it.

[effigyc]

Transformers 3, and I didn't really like it (ducks)

[Prospero]

Does Mildred Pierce the HBO mini series count? I just watched the whole run - about six hours in all. Beautifully realised. Kate Winslet is terrific, Gotta check out the 1945 old movie version with Joan Crawford now. It's presently playing on Sky Atlantic in the UK and they've only aired one episode so plenty of time to play catch UK folks.

[dderek123]

^ The daughter was incredibly bratty!

[Deimos]

Unknown
Green Lantern Emerald Knights
and soon
Sucker Punch

[Edwoodwoodwood]

I watched a bit of a Clockwork Orange on TV last night. This was a real cult movie in the 70's and I remember watching it in some dodgy Soho cinema as it was never on general release. Looking at it now though, what a load of shite!

[Stavros]

What on earth induced you to even begin watching it Stavros. A guy who enjoys an 18 hour long Bulgarian film about tractors

I was relaxing after dinner and couldn't remember if I had seen it before -I am not a complete snob with films, I liked Iron Man, Mission Impossible, the Ocean's films even if Don Cheadle's 'English' accent was painful to listen to....in the end I watched Along Came a Spider; and for the record, Satantango is Hungarian and a collective farm -apart from the cows who occupy the first I think 8 minutes of the film, I did not see a single tractor and no, I am not heartbroken...

[StlyeMeCunty]

Just watched the film version of "Call me Madam", one of the films staring the stage great Ethel Merman. It also stared Donald O'Connor who I ADORE!!!!!!:wiggle::wiggle::wiggle:

[urBIGGESTfan]

i just watched 300 wicked film.

[Prospero]

Sorry Stavros, I misunderestimated you. A 23 hour film about collective farms in Hungary with no tractors. Sounds way more exciting. I guess it sort of fits in with Transformers.

[Jericho]

The Poughkeepsie Tapes.
Creepy film.

[Heather Moorland]

The latest movie I watched was a danish movie (short film) caled "Ladyboy" in which I worked as an extra. :Bowdown:

But before that, the latest movie I watched, was the greek movie "Strella" (or "A Woman's Way") (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNP6IeO8cDw) from 2009. it is one of the most breathtaking movie I have seen. I was very touched when I left the theater. In more ways than one.

[tslvr]

Hart's War.

[weedsshowtime]

http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/7rfuzya3L0Y/default.jpg

[Prospero]

Heather - I'm impressed you saw "Strella" I didn't realise it had gotten any release outside of Greece. it's a great and very moving and positive film isn't it. I loved it.

[ValerieNelson]

Red Riding Hood.

[littlenookie]

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers!!! Battle for Helms Deep, one of the best battles in the modern movie era

[Stavros]

Sorry Stavros, I misunderestimated you. A 23 hour film about collective farms in Hungary with no tractors. Sounds way more exciting. I guess it sort of fits in with Transformers.

Tractors in films...there is a PhD topic in there somewhere -and no I don't intend to spend three years if my life doing it. And I now challenge you to watch Satantango, preferably over a wet weekend- it rains for most of the 7+ hours so that would help with the atmosphere... At least try Tarr's Werckmeister Harmonies.

re: Transformers: Is there a genre for fims with robots that isn't 'science fiction' or 'science fantasy'? I am trying to think back and I wonder if Frankenstein was the first 'robot'? Fritz Lang's Metropolis might have the first robot in film, not sure, but its the quantum leap in technology and the games industry that seems to have given robots a bigger profile in films. Doesn't make the films watchable.

Saw The Sum of All Fears last night, at times hysterically funny at other times just hysterical, but well-made for a film of that type and well acted too except for another daft accent: Ciaran Hinds pretending to be Rasshun, Alan Bates -a fine, dignified actor- viff a klotted kreme German akzent...not sure how the people of Baltimore felt when their city was obliterated. At least we will always have The Wire to remind us of it.

[StlyeMeCunty]

Last Exit to Brooklyn.
I enjoyed it but there is a lot more that I would like to know! I guess I will have to read the book!:wiggle::wiggle::wiggle:

[robertlouis]

Sorry Stavros, I misunderestimated you. A 23 hour film about collective farms in Hungary with no tractors. Sounds way more exciting. I guess it sort of fits in with Transformers.

Tractors in films...there is a PhD topic in there somewhere -and no I don't intend to spend three years if my life doing it. And I now challenge you to watch Satantango, preferably over a wet weekend- it rains for most of the 7+ hours so that would help with the atmosphere... At least try Tarr's Werckmeister Harmonies.



And to get the atmosphere right, Prospero, you'll need some very basic goulash and the scent of wet cows. :)

[Jericho]

Hart's War.


I remember watching that and thinking 'Faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrk, bum deal'!
Latest viewing was a spoof western, My Name is Nobody.
Apparently, Henry Fonda's last western...It was a good exit.

[Prospero]

Robot as a word was invented by the Czech writer Carel Kapek in his story R.E.R.... though this was later than Frankenstein. I don't think that monster was quite a robot though, was he?

[Stavros]

Last Exit to Brooklyn.
I enjoyed it but there is a lot more that I would like to know! I guess I will have to read the book

The book is different from, but miles better than the film and also explicit in a way you could not get into a film outside the porn genre...I suggest you read it and then watch Satantango (I am now on a mission...)

[Prospero]

Can one buy a DVD of Satantango, Stavros? Will watching it make me a wiser person?

[Prospero]

Guess what I just found a place to download it for free... in seven parts!

[iamdrgonzo]

Robot as a word was invented by the Czech writer Carel Kapek in his story R.E.R.... though this was later than Frankenstein. I don't think that monster was quite a robot though, was he?


The Greeks developed automata theory.

Frankenstein's monster could be considered a form of bio-mechanical robot.

[StlyeMeCunty]

Last Exit to Brooklyn.
I enjoyed it but there is a lot more that I would like to know! I guess I will have to read the book

The book is different from, but miles better than the film and also explicit in a way you could not get into a film outside the porn genre...I suggest you read it and then watch Satantango (I am now on a mission...)


What is Satantango? I am going to look it up!!!!

[Los Angeles resident]

The last movie I saw was "Attack the Block", an English sci-fi movie that was released in the U.K. and Ireland on May 13 and will be given limited release in the U.S. on July 29. This movie was shown in June at the Los Angeles Film Festival and was given a special showing last night (Fourth of July) at the New Beverly Theater in Hollywood. The director of the film, Joe Cornish, was there to give a Q&A after the film.

The story takes place in South London, London's roughest neighborhood consisting of housing projects and gangs. A group of teen muggers terrorize a young woman until a giant meteor lands in a car next to them. The woman escapes, the thugs look in the car to see what it is. A strange creature attacks the ringleader of the gang, but he fights him off. The creature scampers into an abandoned shed nearby. They follow it there and kill him, hauling it out of the shed like it's some trophy. They take it back home to their housing project where they show it off to neighbors. Meanwhile, the woman provides description of her attackers to police. The police show up at the project to make arrests. The woman in a nearby van identifies her attackers. Right after the police lock them up in the same van, more creatures attack the police, trapping both the mugging victim and the perps in the same van and the rest of the movie becomes a fight for survival.

"Attack the Block" pays homages to movies like "Assault on Precinct 13", "Die Hard" and "Tremors". The movie is scheduled to be released in the U.S. on July 29, probably in New York, Los Angeles and a few selected cities.

Update: In addition to New York and Los Angeles, "Attack the Block" will also open in Chicago, Austin, San Francisco, Seattle and Toronto.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b2/Attack_The_Block_2.jpg

[thebunnyman]

I saw the trailer for that and quite fancied it even though those kind of films aint my bag.

[thebunnyman]

Land and Freedom. Been reading Homage to Catalonia and a Spanish Civil War Introduction To book. Someone told me about this a few weeks ago and i watched it at the weekend. Its directed by Ken Loach, so if thats not a hallmark of a top film i dont know what is.

http://bataillesocialiste.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/land_freedom.jpg?w=450

[HbgDon]

http://www.movieposterdb.com/posters/11_04/2010/1502404/l_1502404_f0975cbb.jpg