What is The Last Movie You Watched?

[Vic]

Keeping it real, it was Sabrina Valentina (Transexual Superstars)! And I must admit, she is a very beautify t-girl! In my opinion, I thought that the fucking in this one was somewhat passive. I like to see a pounding take place in transgendered videos; I guess that I'm a little jaded, and have seen a few too many Shemale flicks? I would give it a 7 out of 10; lets face it the girl is sexy as Hell!

[Stavros]

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

Taken seriously, Satantango asks demanding questions of both the audience and the directors (Tarr and his partner Hradnitzky). Tarr has said something like 'cinema is about reality', and if it takes eight minutes for a herd of cows to wander into a field then thats how long it takes -Antonioni used this tactic in L'Avventura so its not new -but some of Tarr's takes stretch the boundaries of endurance and one has to ask -how long can a take be? Also the film is structured like a tango -six steps forward, six steps back, twleve scenes in all, but not in simple order. The overall impact of the film is profound -my guess is that people who have hated it have ducked out of the complete experience, but it is a trial I am not denying that. I went to the premiere of Straub and Huillet's From the Cloud to the Resistance at the London Film Festival years ago-must be 1980 or 81-and there was one exceedingly long take of a man on a cart -someone in the audience even shouted cut! at one point. When a member of the audience asked an unforgettable question of Jean-Marie -'Why did you break all the rules of editing?' he, unforgettably, exploded: 'Whose rules??!! Whose rules???!!'. Satantango is a tough call, I do rub it but that's just me being provocative. The film is in a box set of 3 dvd's. Unfortunately perhaps, its not much of an advertisement for Hungary although I am sure outside Budapest its got something other than mud and rain.

There is also a Bela Tarr box with Werckmeister Harmonies, Damnation, and The Man from London. His latest film, The Turin Horse, can be read about on imdb.

This is a fair assessment of the film:
http://www.avclub.com/articles/satantango,41563/

[Prospero]

Stavros... I got the whole thing overnight by free download but NO SOUND!!! and subtitles in Italian. So gonna have to buy it.

if you enjoy Hungarian culture then try to see the photographic exhibition which just opened at the Royal Academy - masterful (if familiar) work by the likes of Kertesz, Brassai, Moholy-Nagy, Capa and others less familiar (to me). A reminder of the mighty creativity of the magyars.

[Stavros]

Thanks for the tip I wasn't aware of this exhibition. Its a pity that so many of Jancso's films are hard to get hold of, I used to go the Academy Cinema in Oxford St when I lived in London -it was set up by an Hungarian emigre, George Hoellering who used to bring in some of the best East European films of the day.

[Stavros]

Jarhead last night -one of the more intelligent films about Americans at war, probably because its a true story, and also Sam Mendes directing. I like Jamie Foxx as an actor in many of the films he has been in -and the ones that bombed weren't his fault; and also Jake Gyllenhall although I didn't like either Donnie Darko or Brokeback Mountain. My only quibble about Jarhead is when they draw close to the burning wells and camp overnight -surely it would have been impossibly hot? The sudden appearance of the horse is an amazing moment.

[Prospero]

I forgot Jarhead when I drew up my list of top ten war films. it was pretty good . Didn't realise it was Sam Mendes (His Richard III in London right now is stupendous)

[Stavros]

Richard III has had some of the best reviews of a 'new play' in London I have read for years, so I am assuming everyone can't be wrong. I saw the 'transexual' Richard III at the Globe in the summer of -2003? Can't recall the precise year; even with uneven acting it was magical. Olivier's film is a travesty of another kind, a vehicle for that over-rated actor's limitless vanity and unworthy of Shakesepeare. I don't know but I think making the King gay is where the director of Richard III in The Goodbye Girl got the idea from which Richard Dreyfuss finds so hard to achieve. Particularly at the end where Richard at Bosworth field in his pantyhose raises the sword and swishes his legs like a ballerina -one of the most ridiculous things I have ever seen. Presumably Larry was thinking of Danny Kaye and a tryst and assumed the sword was a cock, and so on and so on.

[Stavros]

Kiss the Girls -Ashley Judd is outstanding in this film, but oh dear, there is Brian Cox with another phoney southern drawl, I mean surely America has actors from North Carolina who could do it even if it isn't much of a part -? And why are the nastiests villains nearly always cops or senior officers in the CIA/FBI -is there some cryptic message about public confidence in law enforcement going on here?

[Prospero]

Anybody here from Missouri or Arkansas? Especially the Ozarks? The last film I saw was "Winter's Bone" a brilliant but bleak picture of life among some very poor folk in the Ozarks. Boy - this is a part of the US that the modern world gave only bad stuff to. The picture is one of unremitting darkness and ignorance with the central character a young girl trying to take care of her family the only real moment of redmeption. Terrific though.

[HbgDon]

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

[maaarc]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CCq3uyIPAo

love Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce

[runningdownthatdream]

Anybody here from Missouri or Arkansas? Especially the Ozarks? The last film I saw was "Winter's Bone" a brilliant but bleak picture of life among some very poor folk in the Ozarks. Boy - this is a part of the US that the modern world gave only bad stuff to. The picture is one of unremitting darkness and ignorance with the central character a young girl trying to take care of her family the only real moment of redmeption. Terrific though.

It was a terrific movie! I recently watched another movie situated in another part of the US that isn't often portrayed in popular film (Upstate NY) called Frozen River. Lead actress was also outstanding.

[nonnonnon]

what a depressing movie
April Bride (2009) - IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1435613/)

[russtafa]

"rise of a foot soldier" left me numb.that's what i call a gangster film

[Jericho]

High Noon

[robertlouis]

High Noon

Classic movie which has resonated since childhood. The look of cold disdain as Gary Cooper throws down his badge at the end left me with a lifelong loathing of Harry Morgan, even when he played the genial Col Potter in Mash.

Last night I watched a French/German/UK co-production of a 19th century story which combined elements of Dickens, Hardy, Zola and others, called Verborgenes Feuer. Beautifully acted and well-paced.

And it did have Sophie Marceau as the female lead, another of those beautiful and sexy French women who can act everyone else off the screen.

'Nuff said.

[mikelpo]

Watched fan boys and grown ups. Didn't think much of grown ups, Fan boys was ok if your a star wars fan.

[Stavros]

The next last film you see might be the film you saw before the last one: remakes are all the rage according to an article in today's Observer -can you believe a remake of Don't Look Now where the excuse is as follows:
"The original was very atmospheric, so we'll provide a little more of the narrative that audiences expect," producer Mark Gordon said.

I can't think of a director whose visual sense and editing style is so individual as Nicolas Roeg, and I can handle all sorts of 'narratives' Mr Gordon! A remake is an insult -not just to Roeg, but to me as well...

Link is here
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/jul/10/smiley-starts-a-row

[Jericho]

The next last film you see might be the film you saw before the last one: remakes are all the rage according to an article in today's Observer -can you believe a remake of Don't Look Now where the excuse is as follows:
"The original was very atmospheric, so we'll provide a little more of the narrative that audiences expect," producer Mark Gordon said.

I can't think of a director whose visual sense and editing style is so individual as Nicolas Roeg, and I can handle all sorts of 'narratives' Mr Gordon! A remake is an insult -not just to Roeg, but to me as well...

Link is here
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/jul/10/smiley-starts-a-row

That film scared the living shite out of me when I was kid, and thinking back, still gives me a bit of a shiver.
Can't see a remake having the same effect!

[fred41]

That film scared the living shite out of me when I was kid, and thinking back, still gives me a bit of a shiver.
Can't see a remake having the same effect!

I hated this movie...to me - one of the most disappointing endings in a movie of this nature.

..(not to mention, the whole thing plays like a bad television movie)

[Stavros]

I hated this movie...to me - one of the most disappointing endings in a movie of this nature.

I saw it when it was first released and was also disappointed, but have now seen it five or six times and I wonder if you should try it again -the end you don't seem to like is visually present in the first shot in the film where Donald Sutherland is editing a slide of a Venetian church -I won't say precisely how as that would be a spoiler. Let's just says that primary colours are an important part of the film's narrative, as are the colours and contours of Venice out of season. Its also one of Du Maurier's ghost stories -it has more and more in it the more you see it, please give it another chance.

[fred41]

I hated this movie...to me - one of the most disappointing endings in a movie of this nature.

I saw it when it was first released and was also disappointed, but have now seen it five or six times and I wonder if you should try it again -the end you don't seem to like is visually present in the first shot in the film where Donald Sutherland is editing a slide of a Venetian church -I won't say precisely how as that would be a spoiler. Let's just says that primary colours are an important part of the film's narrative, as are the colours and contours of Venice out of season. Its also one of Du Maurier's ghost stories -it has more and more in it the more you see it, please give it another chance.

okay, I will...but seeing Donald Sutherland naked was the scariest part of the movie for me...eeecch.

[Stavros]

okay, I will...but seeing Donald Sutherland naked was the scariest part of the movie for me...eeecch.

Ok but it doesn't last that long...

[Stavros]

Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut was on tv last night, I missed the first half hour but watched most of the rest, and its even worse than I thought. I have turned against most of Kubrick's films, not for their technical prowess but largely because Kubrick's depressing view of life is repeated throughout his oeuvre: however hard you try to change things, they always remain the same. There isn't much more to the core of his films, the rest, like David Lynch is wrapping paper. Now I find there is someone called Jeremy Bernstein whose labours of love include a shot-by-shot analysis of Eyes Wide Shut, I read through some of it and unfortunately it only confirmed for me how self-indulgent this film is; but I will let BM's make their own minds up. The Bernstein link is here:
http://www.jeffreyscottbernstein.com/kubrick/index.html

[Prospero]

The praise accorded to Don't Look Now by Stavros is holly apprirate. This was a superbly well structured film - hahnting and clever. The notion of a remake is just plain idiotic. It is deeply depressing that the money guys who run the Hollywood film system these days cannot bring themselves to fund clever new writing, but instead sanction re-makes. Are there any remakes that are better than the original? Maybe - if you think of films that were originally made as silent films or as obscure B Movies. But this is like commissioning a sunday painter to re-do the Last Supper by Michelangelo.

Nicholas Roeg at his best was one of the finest british film directors of the past few years - starting with his work with Donald Cammell on Perfomance and then getting into his solo stride with Don't Look No, Walkabout, The man Who Fell to Earth and then Bad Timing. After this something happened and he lost the plot. Most of his latest films went straight to video without a cinematic release. Before he was a director he was a DOP - and worked on many film films including Fahrenheit 451

[Prospero]

Anyone seen "Tree of Life' yet?

[Stavros]

Before he was a director he was a DOP - and worked on many film films including Fahrenheit 451

He was second unit director for David Lean, working on Dr Zhivago, and as 2nd Unit director on Lawrence of Arabia, mostly the action scenes in the desert, much of which was shot in the Wadi Rum...

Bad Timing is a work of genius -I never tire of watching it; and yes, his films deteriorated thereafter, I have Eureka and have seen it 3 times now, but it doesn't work; there is a similar lack of focus in Insignificance, Track 29, and Castaway which is an uncomplicated film for a man who loves/loved complexity. Although I would have thought Roeg is the only director (in the English-speaking world) who could do justice to Joseph Conrad's elliptical prose, Roeg's Heart of Darkness is apparently a disaster, according to this review:
Heart of Darkness (TV 1993) - IMDb@@AMEPARAM@@http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTYwMzUzOTg1MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDQ5NTAyMQ@@._ V1._SX76_SY140_.jpg@@AMEPARAM@@BMTYwMzUzOTg1MV5BMl 5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDQ5NTAyMQ@@@@AMEPARAM@@SX76@@AMEPAR AM@@SY140 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110002/)
Maybe he lost touch with his genius when Teresea Russell left him...

ps Tree of Life has not had good reviews..

[Prospero]

No totally true - I've seen glowing reviews for Tree of Life... though all say it is flawed...

[Edwoodwoodwood]

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Recorded of TV the other week and watched at weekend.

Not a classic in my opinion, long, drawn out and pretty damm wierd.

[Prospero]

Benjamin Button - gawd... when i saw it i wondered if it were ever going to end. Unremitting drivel and I'd have walked out, but was in a place where awe and respect for the industry is the prevailing tone and no escape was possible.

[Edwoodwoodwood]

Yep, I wanted to say that but couldn't quite find such descriptive words as your Pros.

Basically SHITE ! (The movie not your words) lol.

[Stavros]

but was in a place where awe and respect for the industry is the prevailing tone and no escape was possible.

Sounds like the NFT...

[European21]

serpico,
i like that movie so much!
I see it couple of times and i love it more and more.I think this is best Al Pacino movie.

[Stavros]

You think Serpico is better than either The Godfather I or II???

[robertlouis]

No totally true - I've seen glowing reviews for Tree of Life... though all say it is flawed...

I loved Jason Solomons in the Observer trying to describe the 17-minute sequence which apparently pulls in as many facets of the universe as possible, when he admits defeat and simply says "Malick really goes off on one." :dancing:

[robertlouis]

Anyone seen "Tree of Life' yet?

No, but as an absolute believer in Malick's powers as a film-maker I know that I will. It's at the Arts in Cambridge next week.

[Stavros]

I watched Crank with Jason Statham on tv last night, one of the most stupid films ever, and hugely enjoyable...in fact I rather like Statham, the first Transporter was pretty good, as I have no interest in cars I just dont know why I like car chases in films -good ones, but not the Dukes of Hazzard....

[Edwoodwoodwood]

I saw a bit or Rambo III on TV on Monday night. You've gotta say no question the Americans / Hollywood have made some great films over the years but this one was absolute drivel.

[robertlouis]

I watched Crank with Jason Statham on tv last night, one of the most stupid films ever, and hugely enjoyable...in fact I rather like Statham, the first Transporter was pretty good, as I have no interest in cars I just dont know why I like car chases in films -good ones, but not the Dukes of Hazzard....

Ah, Jason Statham - the thinking man's Danny Dyer.

Discuss. :geek:

[Prospero]

Gulp - I don't know who either of those chaps are. I watched that lesbian drama last night - all flashbacks and stuff. The blitz sequences were very powerful. Best evocation I've seen in a drama of the sheer horror of that.
Next week - the tree of life and oh yes, Harry potter part the last.... (well I've seen all the rest. I am a completist)

[King_Krollen]

Just watched Battle: Los Angeles. Pretty good flick, don't watch if you get motion sick easy.
Very scetchy rumor that they might make a sequel or two.
Speaking of sequels... They are finally making a sequel to a series of movies that I have never been able to sit through.

Evil Dead 4

[Stavros]

Ah, Jason Statham - the thinking man's Danny Dyer.
Discuss

Danny who?

[Stavros]

Incidentally Ocean's 12 was on tv last weekend I think it was, and there is a scene in the movie where Matsui (played by Robbie Coltrane) talks gibberish, such as If all the animals along the equator were capable of flattery, then Thanksgiving and Hallowe'en... would fall... on the same day...its something the dealer does when talking with people he doesn't know or trust: I think Soderbergh lifted this idea from the film Nueve Reinas/Nine Queens, made in Argentina in 2000 -not sure if anyone has seen it but Nine Queens had me guessing to the last moment in the film, and even when I watched it again I enjoyed it. Fantastic film.

I also note that the character Don Cheadle plays in Oceans -with a horrific 'English' accent, is called Basher Tarr, surely a sly dig at an Hungarian maestro...?

[pantybulge69]

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


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

i cant complained, i found it entertaining.
they substituted car races for car chases in this F&F film and there's
a ton more shooting than any of them together. the addition of the Rock
was a added treat.

the film was moving and going at a good enough pace. i would have liked to seen more Tyrese-humor into it but with so many additional faces it had to be short and sweet.

[uchetal]

Unstoppable


http://www.google.com/images/icons/sectionized_ui/play_c.gif

(http://www.google.com/url?url=http://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DJM-0Ywc7wNY&rct=j&sa=X&ei=wI0lTvHoNITv0gGQiqDjCg&sqi=2&ved=0CDEQuAIwAQ&q=unstoppable&usg=AFQjCNHUfwVR0wUdcqfwraa6aSQRM88boQ)www.youtube .com/watch?v=JM-0Ywc7wNY

[Jericho]

The Crimson Pirate
Yeah, it's shite, but it's fun...I smiled all the way through it. :)

[Jericho]

Ah, Jason Statham - the thinking man's Danny Dyer.
Discuss

Danny who?


Here ya go, Stav, more than you ever wanted to know:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0245705/

[Stavros]

Thanks Jericho, I looked at his list of credits but am none the wiser not having seen any of the films, and, as I do, avoiding tv programmes like The Bill, Foyle's War. Its just occurred to me, does Jason Statham actually think? In his roles, I mean. He drives a lot, scowls a lot, and doesn't shave...whatever....

[Deimos]

SUCKERPUNCH

wtf was Zack Snyder on? lol what ever it was I want some. This movie is awesome!

[Jericho]

Thanks Jericho, I looked at his list of credits but am none the wiser not having seen any of the films, and, as I do, avoiding tv ...

Well yeah, that's all he's required to do, init!
If you've not seen it, check out 'Ghosts of Mars", John Carpenter at his, well, john carpenterish. No thought required, would have been better without the ending (imo)

[liisawinklergirl]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 ... what else :D

[Prospero]

The new - and final - Harry Potter film. One of the best of the franchise and quite thrilling as entertainment. But glad the whole thing is over.

[trish]

Ditto; i.e. Harry Potter. Nicely done. Now I can get on with my life.

[Prospero]

The Big Lebowski.... old now but i think the best film the Coens ever did. It's still pretty misanthropic but very funny.

[envivision]

Horrible Bosses... The funniest movie since The Hangover 1.

[okcboi]

hangover 2

[LibertyHarkness]

sky captain and the world of tomorrow

[Stavros]

The Big Lebowski.... old now but i think the best film the Coens ever did. It's still pretty misanthropic but very funny.

I like the scene where the Dude gets thrown out of a cab because he doesn't like The Eagles, brilliant! But Burn After Reading is the best of that 'misanthropic' style.

[LibertyHarkness]

you should all join me in love of warhammer 40k and watch the ultramarines movie ...

‪ULTRAMARINES Movie - Trailer2‬‏ - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vF_VLZotWc)


now tell me that trailer doesnt give you a woody :) i love the movie ... for the emperor !!

[fred41]

Saw "True Grit"...and as someone else had stated, I believe it is superior to the original...mostly due to the actress playing the lead role. On a side note - it is very hard to understand Jeff Bridges' Rooster Cogburn sometimes...lol.

[Lindseylong]

The Shawshank Redemption...Love this movie!

[Deimos]

Dead Snow

One of the most bizarre, but well done foreign zombie films in recent years

[runningdownthatdream]

Dead Snow

One of the most bizarre, but well done foreign zombie films in recent years

Like foreign zombie films? Try this: ‪RAMMBOCK - Trailer HD‬‏ - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8StJgFa-Hq4)

[runningdownthatdream]

Recently watched AND highly recommended:

The Secret in their Eyes: ‪The Secret in Their Eyes‬‏ - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2cLlFjbQ8g)
Cell 211: ‪Cell 211‬‏ - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbfadZUFrX4)
Submarino: ‪SUBMARINO (2010) - Trailer [HD] - English subtitles‬‏ - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXQsSStHI5c&feature=youtube_gdata)

[Deimos]

Like foreign zombie films? Try this: ‪RAMMBOCK - Trailer HD‬‏ - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8StJgFa-Hq4)

seen it lol. not bad at all.

[Stavros]

I watched Black Hawk Down for the second time last night. I think its one of the best war films of recent years, and one of the few that emphasises the intensity of the relationships that develop between service personnel when they are in the thick of fighting. The futility of attempting to abduct Aideed is not so important, the production is terrific in its ability to convey the chaos of Somalia (even if filmed in Morocco which can be chaotic in its own way in certain places...), and the way in which the details of combat have been thought through. It probably helps that it is based on a true story and an eyewitness account, many war films seem to work when based on this. I don't know Josh Hartnett much but he is outstanding in this film. It is violent and gory, but for once it serves the story rather than being a bloody gloss on reality, and moves across the Rangers involved without idolising or selecting one over another, although I suppose the Hartnett character has a little more screen time, a true ensemble piece. Also, the absence of any sense of triumph -and not just because the mission was a costly failure-gives the film an edge, a depth that is lacking in the kind of war film I detest -of which Saving Private Ryan, soaked more in treacle than blood, is a good/bad example. Perhaps the Somali side could have been given more weight, but the only element that is truly unforgiveable is the use of a requiem style music at the end, completely inappropriate for this film which doesn't need tear-jerking music moments; a cop out by Ridley Scott who should have known better.

[European21]

UP!'

[Prospero]

"The 39 Steps" - Hitchcock from the 1930s. Before that The Wave - German film about how fascism can arise in the most innocent situations

[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

Reviews are in. The two papers that gave this film negative reviews, the San Francisco Chronicle and The Settle Times, complained about the opening sequence where the lead character gets mugged and after the aliens have landed, the muggers become heroes as the victim teams up with them.

" ... this fabulously inventive debut feature, written and directed by the British comedian Joe Cornish, never flags."
- Jeannette Catsoulis, The New York Times

"Spirited and exciting, 'Attack the Block' is so-called geek cinema done right."
- Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times

"Writer-director Joe Cornish, a veteran of British TV, has delivered a brisk blast of bloody good fun, sci-fi with a little social commentary as subtext."
- Roger Moore, Tribune Newspapers

" ... an entertaining thriller in the tradition of 1970s B-action films, with an unknown cast, energetic special effects and great energy."
- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

" ... sporadically funny but never as entertaining as it should be, and the presence of the usually reliable Nick Frost, of 'Shaun of the Dead' and 'Hot Fuzz,' doesn't add much zip."
- Moira Macdonald, The Seattle Times

"In Britain, it's probably just a regular bad movie, but here - with accents that are barely comprehensible and in-jokes about council flats, ... it's surprising this thing ever got released."
- Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

"Stacked against this summer’s CGI-driven blockbusters, 'Attack the Block' is definitely the fastest action ride, and quite possibly the most fun."
- Jennie Punter, The Globe and Mail

" ... the action is bloody, funny and no character is above meeting a nasty end."
- Linda Barnard, The Toronto Star

[LibertyHarkness]

The Eagle - the new roman movie came out monday.,., utter pile of shite ..

[Edwoodwoodwood]

Crash - 1996 with Matt Dillon, Thandie Newton to name just two.

Great movie, seen it several times, very clever integration of several interlinking stories. I challenge anyone not to shed a tear at the scene with the alarm guy and his daughter when they get shot.


‪crash trailer‬‏ - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEQ_ftkpb18)

[Stavros]

Curious as I also watched Crash again recently, and yes that moment is electric. The film works because none of the ensemble lords it over the other and the pieces all fit together; it has a chilling resemblance to Los Angeles, although I only know the place from unwelcome visits. Multi-layered stories have to have that delicate balance to work, Magnolia, for example, was a failure; Babel a Success; Mammoth a failure, and so on.

[HbgDon]

http://graphicpolicy.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/captain-america-first-avenger-poster.jpg

Great movie!!!

[Edwoodwoodwood]

Curious as I also watched Crash again recently, and yes that moment is electric. The film works because none of the ensemble lords it over the other and the pieces all fit together; it has a chilling resemblance to Los Angeles, although I only know the place from unwelcome visits. Multi-layered stories have to have that delicate balance to work, Magnolia, for example, was a failure; Babel a Success; Mammoth a failure, and so on.

Glad you share my view on that Stavros, other movies in a slightly similar multi-layered vein to Crash which I enjoyed are; Lucky Number Sleven, Go (Katie Holmes), Jackie Brown & Kill Bill 1&2. Love a bit of over exuberant Tarantino.

[Ineeda SM]

Watched "Secretariat" with On Demand. Great story about the triple crown winning horse.

[runningdownthatdream]

Im July which is clunky and cliched but I guess that's what happens when Germans and Turks try to tell a love story:
‪In July (Im Juli) - 2000 - Theatrical Trailer (w/ English Subtitles)‬‏ - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr7WImqnKBM)

and 13 Assassins which is brilliant:
‪13 Assassins (2011) - Official Trailer [HD]‬‏ - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgPC74-Tde8)

[lancecd]

Cowboys and Aliens.....

[Tiffany Starr]

Captain America: the first avenger. It was ok, kinda want to be railed by the main actor though,

[Merkurie]

Lola Rennt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbs-CEVUX5E&feature=related

[trish]

Cowboys and Aliens: AWESOME. I'm drooling for Daniel Craig.

[Nicole Dupre]

I just watched the trailer. lol

‪Something Weird Honey Britches‬‏ - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TJ2uhS06Tk)

[fred41]

"Despicable Me"
...it's adorable...








...Yeah...yeah...of course I'm stoned..

[pantybulge69]

women behind bars (dvd)

Captain America (at theaters)

Ip Man 2 (netflix-blu-ray net)

[ValerieNelson]

Dinner for Schmucks.

[Yeah]

Just got done watching Unthinkable. What a crazy movie.

[Stavros]

I watched Kill Bill 1 and 2 back to back, not having seen them since their release. I wasn't a fan at the time, and watching them again, they are both great productions, and have the characteristic cross-references Tarantino is addicted to, in this case Spaghetti Westerns, Japanese comics, and some vague link to westerns. The fundamental problem is that I didn't care about Beatrix Kiddo and her revenge mission, I understand the satirical way in which Tarantino uses violence, but the films don't have the fizz and existential sparkle (?) of either Reservoir Dogs or Pulp Fiction -both of which also have better scripts -the only films that Tarantino so far will be remembered for. I am not a fan of Uma Thurman but thats not important. Accomplished film-making to no purpose, I am going to give these 2 DVD's away and will not miss them.

[Makeshift]

The Way Back, it sucked

[loveboof]

I just saw Paul on a plane. It was great! :)

[HbgDon]

http://www.filmgoat.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Hobo-With-A-Shotgun.jpg

[loren]

Cowboys and Aliens:rock2

[HbgDon]

http://damngoodcup.com/wp-content/uploads/sucker-punch-poster.jpg

[HbgDon]

http://www.shockya.com/news/wp-content/uploads/battle_los_angeles_spaceship_poster9.jpg

[russtafa]

iron clad is a ripper of a film blood and guts from start to finish

[King_Krollen]

Whiteout

[mcaextreme69]

Insidious

[fred41]

The Eagle

IMDb - The Eagle (2011)@@AMEPARAM@@http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTY1MjYwNTQ4Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMjYwNzAxNA@@._ V1._SX94_SY140_.jpg@@AMEPARAM@@BMTY1MjYwNTQ4Ml5BMl 5BanBnXkFtZTcwMjYwNzAxNA@@@@AMEPARAM@@SX94@@AMEPAR AM@@SY140 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034389/)

...not bad.

[iamdrgonzo]

Bye Bye Life - "All That Jazz" 1979 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNcl0L7eJUY)

[dderek123]

Blitz it was okay.

[BLKGSXR]

The Town- 2010.

[Mz.Brownsugah]

"Jumping the Broom" ...omg, how cute is Romeo?

[Jericho]

Four Brothers.
So much better than i thought it was going to be.

Four Brothers Trailer - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLbEGkjmTxg)

[LibertyHarkness]

red sonja last night on channel 5

[ValerieNelson]

Edge of Darkness.

[Nashvegas]

Indiana Jones 4. Was good for about an hour then it just got weird & stupid.

[rockabilly]

"Get him to the Greek". It's a fave of mine.

[dderek123]

"Get him to the Greek". It's a fave of mine.

Clench and sneeze!

[Willie Escalade]

Belly. The movie was bad, but the cinematography was excellent. Always have been a fan of Hype Williams' style...

[BellaBellucci]

Back To The Future.

'When this baby hits 88, you're gonna see some serious shit.'

~BB~

[fred41]

"Win Win"...just a good little movie with an awesome cast.

[robertlouis]

"Sarah's Key", French film starring Kristin Scott-Thomas as an American journalist in Paris who turns up the shameful true story that when the Jews were rounded up in 1942, it was all conducted by the French authorities with little or no involvement from the Germans.

A lot of French films can rightly be criticised as pretentious and obscure, but this is an example of just how well they can do a mainstream film too. Very highly recommended.

[pantybulge69]

Columbiana !! ...cool ass movie. i haven't seen a gal totally
whoop ass in a movie like that in quite awhile. :dancing:

[Prospero]

"Sarah's Key", French film starring Kristin Scott-Thomas as an American journalist in Paris who turns up the shameful true story that when the Jews were rounded up in 1942, it was all conducted by the French authorities with little or no involvement from the Germans.

A lot of French films can rightly be criticised as pretentious and obscure, but this is an example of just how well they can do a mainstream film too. Very highly recommended.

Damn I was meant to see that on Friday evening but had to cancel my plans.

[runningdownthatdream]

Recently watched The Cranes are Flying - Made in post WW2 USSR. Fantastic movie.

[robertlouis]

Recently watched The Cranes are Flying - Made in post WW2 USSR. Fantastic movie.

I agree. Have you seen Come and See?

[runningdownthatdream]

I agree. Have you seen Come and See?

Not yet but it's been added to my list.

[Stavros]

Come and See is one of the most compelling films about war I have ever seen. I watched The Victors on BBC-2 yesterday afternoon and thought it was incoherent rubbish by comparison.

[partlycloudy]

:arrow:

[Stavros]

I watched Iron Man 2 last night. The first was let down by its hollywood Arabs-as-demons (again), but had a good script which is also true of this one. For some reason I like Robert Downey Jr even though he doesn't have a wide repertoire of abilities; it can't be taken seriously, and as always when these films decline, one Iron Man can't be beaten by a minor army of Iron Men, probably because they were built by a Russian (code=never could beat America). I can't see a third one coming along, the plot lines are getting, er...rusty? Scarlet Johansson looks good in a tight dress, as does many a transexual...

[LibertyHarkness]

pirates of the carieban 3 - worlds end

[Jericho]

Zombieland...Again! :shrug

[tsnajwa]

Das Boot for like the fiftieth time..

[Ben]

What's the matter w/ Kansas. It's interesting.

"What's the Matter with Kansas?" Theatrical Trailer (Jan 2010) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0dVBovsdZM)

[robertlouis]

Das Boot for like the fiftieth time..

Great choice, Najwa! Did you ever see the original six-part TV series from which the film was edited?

Yet another reason to like you! :Bowdown:

[nevada64]

I watched two lately.

"Mondo Hollywood" & "True Grit"

[kukm4]

Outrage trailer - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaTsmXaw5NQ)

[urBIGGESTfan]

i just saw x-men origins: wolverine for the second time wicked film!

419955

[Jericho]

Blitz.
Not brilliant, but entertaining!

http://peliculas-y-series.programasfull.com/wp-content/uploads/Blitz-2011-poster.jpg

[TsJizelle]

Just watched "Grave Encounters"

I'm a hugee horror freak!!!! Especially paranormal ones!!!!

This actually had me hiding under my covers at times.

*note to self...I need a cuddle buddy next time I try to watch something like this hahaha..any volunteers?????

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8FBRATbJoA

I just also don't understand how movies like "Shark Night 3D" makes it to theatres and this doesn't....whoever is in charge of these decisions needs a slap in the head

[Jericho]

*note to self...I need a cuddle buddy next time I try to watch something like this hahaha..any volunteers?????


Wasn't quite what i had in mind, but....! :shrug

[Dino Velvet]

Classic Lucio Fulci

http://a4.l3-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/72/75bd8bd21d4740db962f50b69b482bc8/l.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dEiuIwGsiB4/ThyyhdzVbyI/AAAAAAAAAYI/kH3DY2eXM2c/s1600/New+York+Ripper+%2528Fulci%2529+1982+Poster+Cover. jpg

[TsJizelle]

Wasn't quite what i had in mind, but....! :shrug

hahahahaha well one thing always leads into another

[southern81]

x-men first class not bad movie way better than last stand. just wish they would get the time line correct for the chars.

[robertlouis]

Blitz.
Not brilliant, but entertaining!

http://peliculas-y-series.programasfull.com/wp-content/uploads/Blitz-2011-poster.jpg

Ah, Jason Statham, the thinking man's Danny Dyer. (C) Robert Louis 2011.

[rockabilly]

X-Men First Class

[partlycloudy]

Exit Through The Gift Shop - bksy 1 of 6 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmCnBLVXZhw)

Exit Through The Gift Shop - bksy 2 of 6 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LTPBM_u29s)

Exit Through The Gift Shop - bksy 3 of 6 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8DumJtLsLY)

[partlycloudy]

Exit Through The Gift Shop - bksy 4 of 6 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0D_rGBnLBA)

Exit Through The Gift Shop - bksy 5 of 6 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpyOOP3jeyc)

Exit Through The Gift Shop - bksy 6 of 6 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LafsJBq-Y_Y)

[ValerieNelson]

Paul
Paul International Movie Trailer 2 Official (HD) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdHUQtnJsyQ)

[Prospero]

"Habemus Papem" - brilliant new Italian film about a newly elected Pope who has a panic attack and its aftermath. Funny, moving and very original.

[Ben]

Daybreakers. Couldn't really get into it. The idea was interesting: the world is overrun by vampires. But the movie was a bit too slow... and, well, kinda tedious.

Daybreakers- Trailer - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGrpoxBlCNo)

Whereas John Carpenter's Vampires is quite good:

John Carpenters Vampires trailer - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkQSCxC7xC0)

[runningdownthatdream]

Exit Through The Gift Shop - bksy 4 of 6 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0D_rGBnLBA)

Exit Through The Gift Shop - bksy 5 of 6 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpyOOP3jeyc)

Exit Through The Gift Shop - bksy 6 of 6 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LafsJBq-Y_Y)

I've been meaning to watch it - is it worth the time?

[Bobby Domino]

"The Trip" with Steve Coogan & Rob Brydon. Excellent English humor


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8BPP4ASQWo&feature=feedwll&list=WL

[runningdownthatdream]

A Serbian Film - thanks for recommending Dino. It's a disturbing but I think very good movie. Seems like the director watched 8MM and decided to turn it up a notch althoug his bad guy isn't quite as good as Dino Velvet!

Die Welle - a good psychological study if somewhat predictable and cliche'd. Somewhat of a Germanic version of Lord of the Flies in my opinion

Sarah's Key - absolutely brilliant and yet another outstanding performance by Kristen Scott Thomas

Cold Fish - Dino you should watch this Japanese movie!

[partlycloudy]

I've been meaning to watch it - is it worth the time?
if you're a fan of banksy or have an interest in street art, yes.

[Bobby Domino]

watched one of the clips. very cool doc. Didn't know about Bansky, but then I moved to the South


Exit Through The Gift Shop - bksy 4 of 6 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0D_rGBnLBA)

[Instrumental]

The new film "Drive" with Ryan Gosling and Bryan Cranston. It was phenomenal.

[dskreet2]

Contagion - It was ok. The movie started on day two and ended with what happened on day one. Like a Quenton Tarentino movie.

[pantybulge69]

Hannah. :)

[Prospero]

The thing I still haven't quite figured out about "Exit Through The Gift Shop" (which is really excellent) is if the American artist in it is a complete fabrication by Banksy or genuine.

[Edwoodwoodwood]

The Daparted, love that film, watched it many times. Jack Nicholson is brilliant in it.

[partlycloudy]

The thing I still haven't quite figured out about "Exit Through The Gift Shop" (which is really excellent) is if the American artist in it is a complete fabrication by Banksy or genuine.
it's a hoax.

[Iori]

Green Lantern :I
well at least it was no Sucker Punch

[Prospero]

The Trip - Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. Droll omnibus of the tv series.

[Prospero]

Two more - "Tinker, Talior, Soldier, Spy" - brilliant though I am ure that most people will have no idea what is going on most of the time.

"Melancholia" - Lars von Trier's newest film with Kirsten Dunst and Charlotte Gainsburg. A bleak, bleak and haunting masterpiece about the end of the world.

[robertlouis]

Two more - "Tinker, Talior, Soldier, Spy" - brilliant though I am ure that most people will have no idea what is going on most of the time.

"Melancholia" - Lars von Trier's newest film with Kirsten Dunst and Charlotte Gainsburg. A bleak, bleak and haunting masterpiece about the end of the world.

Hoping to see Tinker Tailor next week. Five star review from Bradshaw in the Grauniad, and they are handed out very parsimoniously indeed.

[Prospero]

I'd recommend Melancholia too - unless you're feeling downcast. Opens in UK at the end of the month.

[robertlouis]

I'd recommend Melancholia too - unless you're feeling downcast. Opens in UK at the end of the month.

Good fit with my music in that case.

[Prospero]

Another depressing film - "We Need To Talk About Kevin" - nerve wracking and grim picture of a mass murderer

[runningdownthatdream]

Submarine - brilliant!
The Whistleblower - muddled and dull
Persepolis - very enjoyable
Mysterious Skin - depressing but well-done. think Lolita from the victims' point of view.....

[Stavros]

Prospero, how does Tinker Tailor compare to the tv version with Alec Guinness?

I watched some oldies this week: Tarkovsky's Mirror; Bergman's Summer with Monika; and two films by Ozu Late Spring and Early Summer. The Ozu and the Bergman, in their own ways, are about family love and the fate of young women -I can't imagine Ozu would ever comprehend the emotional anarchy of Summer with Monika -two interesting contrasts, the excessively controlled Japanese environment compared to restless youth in Sweden. There is a moment when Harriet Andersson suddenly looks staight into the camera, defiant, insolent, challenging -she was in her late teens when she filmed it and again, is poles apart from Setsuko Hara, Ozu's principal female muse -I can't fault either of them, they have been among my most favourite screen females for decades, but the scene shot at the No theatre in Late Spring is devastating, Ozu has the power to do that in a brief moment -and again, the moment when Harriet Andersson dies in Cries and Whispers is profound. I could go on about these two genii for hours.

[Bobby Domino]

it's a hoax.

"Exit Through The Gift Shop" is exquisitely cunning. A great mockumentary. I was hooked from the start. Cheers for sharing this, whoever it was:Bowdown:

[Bobby Domino]

TrollHunter - ok Norwegian mockumentary, not very exciting, nice scenic shots
Tokyo Gore Police - Japanese blood & guts exploitation, second half is better than first half
Story of a Junkie - follows an junkie life in mid-80's LES Manhattan. Shitty quality, but love the shots from the old neighborhood
Death Valley - MTV episode (Reno 911 plus zombies, vampires & werewolves) funny

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg5mG87QL18

[Bobby Domino]

Very compelling & interesting Frontline, The Interrogator"


http://video.pbs.org/video/2129422572/

[Prospero]

Stavros - I cannot compare the TV series with the new fim (Tinker Tailor etc) because i never saw the TV show. This new film is grey and grave and lugubrious and sinister and intelligent.

[Bobby Domino]

A Serbian Film (uncut) - I fell asleep for the 3rd time watching this flick. I need to watch it a 4th time. All I can say is "Newborn Porn!!!!" I have some questions for Dino, if he sees this...

[Ben]

Machete.... It was OK. I was curious to see it.
I wish they'd hire, say, Bailey Jay in the flick instead of Jessica Alba. But our country isn't, well, that left leaning yet. Sad to say....

JESSICA ALBA Interview at "Machete" Premiere - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFuUwxsckBw)

BAILEY JAY at 2011 AVN AWARDS Red Carpet Arrivals - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6zstSLU-So)

[Prospero]

PŘEŽÍT SVŮJ ŽIVOT (Surviving Life) - a wonderful new Czech animation film by the great animator Jan Svanmajer. Not released in the UK or US yet, but its a moving and funny and weird film about sleep, dreams and the oedipus complex.


Surviving Life (Theory and Practice) Trailer - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=row-LlGN--w)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=uikjxNLOCAI

[European21]

prospero you watch czech movies ? goood:-)

[Prospero]

You should see this one European. Very original as Svanmajer always is.

[European21]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R8dwv_vQJk

some short movie from Jan Švankmajer
prospero i know some movies from him and i think is great film maker

[European21]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yK6R6vtFJnU&feature=related

best short movie from sv.

[European21]

Jan Svankmajer - Leonardo's Diary (1972) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEuEKr1Ejz4&feature=related)

[russtafa]

TrollHunter - ok Norwegian mockumentary, not very exciting, nice scenic shots
Tokyo Gore Police - Japanese blood & guts exploitation, second half is better than first half
Story of a Junkie - follows an junkie life in mid-80's LES Manhattan. Shitty quality, but love the shots from the old neighborhood
Death Valley - MTV episode (Reno 911 plus zombies, vampires & werewolves) funny

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg5mG87QL18
fuck that looks cool

[Stavros]

European 21 -thanks for the link to Svankmajer -he is a brilliant satirist -I ended up watching the football film whose name I forget, and The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia, which is wickedly funny, if grim at the end...

[robertlouis]

prospero you watch czech movies ? goood:-)

Closely Observed Trains is one of my favourite films of all time. A brilliant satire on the sclerotic nature of Czech/Soviet bureaucracy, carefully disguised as a loyal polemic about the nazis. I saw it many years ago in the old Glasgow Film Theatre, and when I bought it recently on DVD was delighted to find that it is still every bit as fresh, sharp and relevant as when it was first released.

[Prospero]

A new French production called "The Artist" - black and white and silent! It's all about the moment when the silent movies gave way to the talkies at the end of the 920s. A very novel and rather cute film which references the style and approach of the romantic melodramas of the era. It's actually "in English"(ie the captions are in English). Really original.

[LibertyHarkness]

Aliens yesterday... and i am about to watch it again today for the 200th time :)

[Prospero]

Two days running... wow. Is the alien bursting out of John Hurt's chest the bit that makes you keep coming back? For me the best thing about the whole series of Alien films was Sigourney Weavers role. Good to see a really strong female character in sci fi.

[LibertyHarkness]

no this is the second one aliens :) pulserifles and smartguns :) i love aliens i know it word for word and alien :)

[Bobby Domino]

Sleepaway Camp - pretty awesome. I haven't seen a, kitchy, low-budget, early-80's thriller in a while.

Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS Poster - erotic, silly, TITTIES!!!

[Dino Velvet]

http://www.chud.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/EXTERMINATOR1.jpg

[justafreak]

funny in a creepy sort of way

[Prospero]

Two ....

Page One; Inside The New York Times. A reminder of ow much we have to lose if the malaise affectiin the press finally brings down the Times.

And "La Piel Que Habito - The Skin I Live in" - Pedro Almodovar's deeply distrubing new film about plastic surgery and transexualism.

The Skin I Live In Trailer 2011 Official - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EolQSTTTpI4)

[robertlouis]

Last night watched a new French thriller on DVD, A Bout Portant, Point Blank in English, and NOT a remake of John Boorman's excellent US thriller of the same name from 1967.

Directed by Fred Cavaye, who made the equally gripping Anything for Her, badly remade in the US as The Next Three Days, it is a taut, relentless thriller in the mode of Tell No One, and I can't offer higher praise than that. It starts as a kidnap and develops with various twists into a police corruption thriller. I don't think I drew breath in the entire 80 minutes. It's yet another demonstration that in addition to the arthouse and leftfield aspects, French mainstream cinema remains the best in the world.

Watch the original before Hollywood fucks it up again.

[runningdownthatdream]

Last night watched a new French thriller on DVD, A Bout Portant, Point Blank in English, and NOT a remake of John Boorman's excellent US thriller of the same name from 1967.

Directed by Fred Cavaye, who made the equally gripping Anything for Her, badly remade in the US as The Next Three Days, it is a taut, relentless thriller in the mode of Tell No One, and I can't offer higher praise than that. It starts as a kidnap and develops with various twists into a police corruption thriller. I don't think I drew breath in the entire 80 minutes. It's yet another demonstration that in addition to the arthouse and leftfield aspects, French mainstream cinema remains the best in the world.

Watch the original before Hollywood fucks it up again.

The French make great movies......Tell No One, La Haine, Cache, I've Loved You So Long, L'Appartement, Manon des Sources, Vatel, Inspector Bellamy are a few that I have watched recently. They really seem to understand storytelling is an art.....

[Bobby Domino]

Last night watched a new French thriller on DVD, A Bout Portant, Point Blank in English, and NOT a remake of John Boorman's excellent US thriller of the same name from 1967.

Watch the original before Hollywood fucks it up again.

Robertlouis, I appreciate the review. Thanks for sharing!!!

[xVICx411]

I watched Green Lantern for the first time last night. I have to say, people were wayyyy to harsh on that movie! Don't get me wrong, it wasn't a work of art or anything, but I truly enjoyed the movie! Ryan Reynolds did a great job as Green Lantern, and hopefully will do an even better job as Deadpool!

[timxxx]

Watched 'Fast Five' against my better jugement,a crass,bombastic,imperialistic load of crap.

[Stavros]

I tend to agree with Bobby Domino and RobertLouis re French films of recent vintage, I like Jacques Audiard -A Prophet, in particular. I also recently watched those Chris Marker films on one dvd: La Jetee, and Sans Soleil -Marker (named after the pen!) must be one of the most original film-makers in the last 50 years, I failed to see most of the ones the NFT showed in the 1980s and that was a mistake as they are rarely shown and I dont think they are on dvd.

¥SANSSOLEIL¥1¥ (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8240960507863855068)

[HbgDon]

Scary Movie

Halloween H20

[Bobby Domino]

I tend to agree with Bobby Domino and RobertLouis re French films of recent vintage, I like Jacques Audiard -A Prophet, in particular.

A Prophet was a wonderful surprise!!! I literally fell upon that movie. One of the best threads, imo. I've seen so many new movies as a result. Cheers, all!!!

[robertlouis]

A Prophet was a wonderful surprise!!! I literally fell upon that movie. One of the best threads, imo. I've seen so many new movies as a result. Cheers, all!!!

Have you seen Mesrine, Bobby? Vincent Cassel has never been better.

[Bobby Domino]

Have you seen Mesrine, Bobby? Vincent Cassel has never been better.

You know what's funny, I watch so many movies, one after the other, I had to go back to my library of "viewed films" to confirm. And yes, I have seen it, but I vaguely remember anything, except Cassel's 70's mustache.

There is a movie I'd like to recommend in the same light as Mesrine. It's called, Carlos (2010), a biopic of the Venezuelan global terrorist all the way through the mid-90's.
I believe it's a 3-part movie/episode similar to Mesrine. The actor, Édgar Ramírez, is incredible!! He speaks 5 languages fluently throughout and the filming is outstanding.
I smoked many cigarettes watching that one, lol

However, I'm a big fan of Dobermann (1997), a bank job à la francaise, Natural Born Killer/Pulp Fiction-style of movie, with Cassel and Bellucci. I believe that movie is what got them together. It's really well done.

Also Killing Zoe, with Eric Stoltz & Jean-Hugues Anglade (from Betty Blue) but then I could go forever......

[Helvis2012]

Frankenstein then Nosferatu

[Bobby Domino]

Frankenstein then Nosferatu

nice!!!

[Prospero]

Mesrine was certainly a tour de force for Vincent Cassell, but i loathed that film. it seemed to have no real point apart from being a grim catalogue of one man's deeply unpleasant rampage through the world. Far better was last year's little seen six hour film on Carlos the jackal. It had political human and moral points to make as well as a cracking story.

[Stavros]

I agree with Prospero, the perennial problem with biographical films is they leave stuff out -in the end, Mesrine was a criminal who sought self-glorification and justification he didn't deserve.

Went last night to see Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy -made up of approximately 60 three-minute scenes which prevent any character development, the 'spies' are stereotypes: the suave, laid-back ladies man; the excitable and ambitious shorty; the immigrant who wears bow-ties; and the other one (Ciaran Hinds) who doesn't do anything. There are aso the obligatory queers, and the sex-driven field agent who, guess what, falls for a blonde Russian on the other side. John Hurt plays John Hurt, as he has now become the go-to guy if you need end-of-career wise-but-worn-out; the dress-code is 1950s-60s even though it claims to be 1973; there is a phone-booth with stickers even though these didn't appear until the 1980s, and so on. The shock that there is a mole at the top of the intelligence service lacks credibility even in 1973 given that it had already happened with Burgess and Maclean in the 1940s-50s; much of the film is shot in half-light; the story is thin, the characters thinner, it is a complete waste of time and had it been possible, I would have asked for my money back, but the box office was closed.

[Prospero]

You didn't like it then, Stavros?

[russtafa]

i love iron clad the bloke chops people right down the middle

[liisawinklergirl]

Friends with benefits last weekend! :D

[Stavros]

Lisa do you see many Filipino films? I wanted to see a film called Lola by Brillante Mendoza, esp after his earlier film Kinatay won an award at Cannes a few years ago...I can't get hold of The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela...None of these films ever make it to the Uk.

[Bobby Domino]

Movies I've watched this week. I watch a lot of movies; don't judge me, lol

French movies

A Bout Portant (Point Blank) - fast-paced, high-intensity, action, cop thriller

Les Petits Mouchoirs (Little White Lies) - friends go on a weekend vacation - strong characters

Delicatessen - finally watched it. The French OWN this visual style of filming

Priceless - light comedy with Audrey Tautou (Amlie fame)

Roman de Gare - great suspense/mystery with Dominique Pinon (Amelie, Delicatessen)




Ryan Gosling movies -

Drive - not what you would expect from the previews. This movie rocked!!! There are only 6 characters. It's filmed in an 80's - not gritty but dark - style, 80's (or 80's-inspired) soundtrack!!!, very little talking, the car chases don't even dominate the movie. Highly highly recommended

Half Nelson - imo, the best Ryan Gosling movie, yet. He plays a crack-addicted high school basketball coach

Blue Valentine - co-stars Michelle Williams. An intense relationship drama. Super Indy feel

[Prospero]

Wow Bobby - are you in the business? That's a lot of films and i'm impressed you saw Little White Lies. I didn't realise that had gone on release yet.

Delicatessan is brilliant. Have you seen the equally visually imaginative (But much less good) City Of Lost Children? The director Jean-Pierre Jeunet also directed Amelie and Delicatessan and also another great film A Very long engagement. Great song by Marianne faithful written and arranged by Angelo Badalamenti. (Twin Peaks composer) in City Of Lost Children.

Marianne Faithfull & Angelo Badalamenti - Who Will Take My Dreams Away - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtX85WqylDI)

I share your admiration for Carlos. I watched the whole thing in one sitting when i was ill last year.

[Bobby Domino]

Wow Bobby - are you in the business? That's a lot of films and i'm impressed you saw Little White Lies. I didn't realise that had gone on release yet.

Delicatessan is brilliant. Have you seen the equally visually imaginative (But much less good (City Of Lost Chuldren?

No, I'm not in the industry; I'm just resourceful. I have OCD for certain things, mainly music & movies.
I prefer French films to any other for a myriad of reasons - content, style, humor, perspective, etc. I also speak the language so that helps.

To be honest, I've watched more movies than I listed but I was choosing to be thematic. Dino's got me watching Asian gore movies. And I recently received 26 Jan Svankmajer shorts...

Yes, I saw City of Lost Children a long long time ago. Ron Pearlman pops up in the most curious films. That movie might merit a revisit. I also own Micmacs, another film by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, which I plan on watching this weekend. Cheers!!!

[Prospero]

The brand new Svankmajer is good... i saw it last week

[Bobby Domino]

The brand new Svankmajer is good... i saw it last week

the shorts I received go no further than 1992. Looking into your new info now. THX

[Stavros]

Another French film: Carlos. I now realise there is a longer TV version and that may explain why the film suddenly leaps 10 years from 1979 to 1989 with no explanation; for whats worth the tv mini-series must be better than the film.

The film begins with a disclaimer saying that it is fiction, which is apt, as some of it is. Wadi Haddad, portrayed brilliantly by Ahmad Kaabour, formed the military-political group the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine with George Habbash in 1967, after having set up the Arab National Movement in exile in the 1950s. The difference was that after 1967, the PFLP decided to take the 'struggle' into a new phase of violent confrontation with Israel and its allies, mostly through hijacking aeroplanes, something the PLO and Arafat had actually been opposed to. In the film, Carlos meets Haddad before the Vienna 1974 operation and says 'Habbash is finished' -yet Haddad had been expelled by Habbash from the PFLP at this time. The film also does not point out that Haddad and Habbash had been receiving $1m a month in protection money from European airlines terrified of losing business to hijacking, so that while the PFLP enjoyed protection from Arab regimes, it was financially independent -they also had poor relations with Iraq who sponsored Abi Nidal after the PLO split in 1973. The climax of the film with the seizure of the OPEC Ministers in Vienna does not explain why Sheikh Yamani and Jamshid Amouzegar are not instantly killed as instructed by Haddad. As for Andropov flying in to Baghdad to 'order' the assassination of Sadat...oh dear; Sadat was murdered by Jihadis but there isn't a Jihadi in sight in this film; which is enjoyable as far as it goes, and succeeds to a degree in portraying Carlos as an essentially selfish, pompous individual; but maybe on the basis of his interviews its the problem of director Oliver Assayas dealing with the ghosts of his pseudo-left wing past in the 'Situationist International'...

[rockabilly]

I'm watching " Scream 4 ".

[robertlouis]

no this is the second one aliens :) pulserifles and smartguns :) i love aliens i know it word for word and alien :)


"Word for word", Libby?

As I recall the dialogue was mostly screaming, gurgling, crying and the occasional "FUUUUUUUUUCK!" :dancing:

[robertlouis]

Lewis Milestone's 1930 film of "All Quiet on the Western Front". Poetic, moving and heartbreaking, it remains for me the yardstick by which every serious war film that has followed should be judged.

[Prospero]

You only just saw that? Late developer, eh?

[robertlouis]

Lewis Milestone's 1930 film of "All Quiet on the Western Front". Poetic, moving and heartbreaking, it remains for me the yardstick by which every serious war film that has followed should be judged.

Ho ho ho, yeah, right. It's one of those films that repays watching time and again, not only for its wonderful narrative, but also because it was the first major war epic to use sound, and the scene composition and the tracking shots are so innovative.

[Prospero]

Delivered in the flattest of voices with an irish brogue

[robertlouis]

Delivered in the flattest of voices with an irish brogue

Jasus now, what are you sayin' Shamus?

BTW, did you note the centenary of Flann O'Brien/Myles na Gopaleen/Brian O'Nolan last week? At Swim Two Birds is one of the most sublimely funny books ever written, and I also love (and possess) a wonderful anthology of his columns from the Irish Times. Last Thursday's cryptic crossword in The Guardian was all about him and his work and I'm pleased to say that I finished it without having to resort to my bookshelves.

[russtafa]

The other guys is a great film

[robertlouis]

The other guys is a great film

It made me laugh more than most of that genre, that's for sure.

[liisawinklergirl]

Lisa do you see many Filipino films? I wanted to see a film called Lola by Brillante Mendoza, esp after his earlier film Kinatay won an award at Cannes a few years ago...I can't get hold of The Amazing Truth About Queen Raquela...None of these films ever make it to the Uk.

yes i do watch a lot of Filipino films but the recent trend for me has been more on indie films because they're so raw, sometimes they dont cater to the mainstream too much and the directors are very talented...I wanted to watch "Kinatay" but havent seen a good copy around yet, i love to watch in high quality if not in the theater anyway...LAst Filipino film I watched was an indie " Patayin sa Shokot si Remington - Zombadings" just a couple of weeks ago...:). I dont know how Filipino DVD copies of movies are distributed in different parts of the world but a good place to look for them is probably online? LOL

[Stavros]

Thanks Lisa -the short answer is that there is a lot of online stuff from the PI but it seems to be mostly soap operas from tv; and at the moment I am not buying anything online. Also, because of region differences the UK/Europe doesn't get the dvd's that are exported, mostly to the USA. However, I know some Filipino people here and will ask about the Remington film, which presumably is about shaving...

[BigDF]

Fried Green TomatoesI think this is one of the best performances I've seen from Kathy Bates and I always love watching Jessica Tandy.:geek:

[Quiet Reflections]

Fried Green TomatoesI think this is one of the best performances I've seen from Kathy Bates and I always love watching Jessica Tandy.:geek:
I actually really like that movie. Last one I watched was I am Number Four

[Stavros]

The other night I watched Inarritu's Biutiful -I am a fan of most of his films, particularly Babel- and Biutiful gives an alternative view of Barcelona to the postcard city of Las Ramblas and that hideous squashed-wedding-cake architecture of Gaudi. This is a Barcelona of African and Chinese immigrants working on the margins of society and barely surviving -Javier Bardem plays a dysfunctional dad moving between the immigrants and the law, a middle-man with a conscience: I was moved by his fate. Interesting to compare this aspect of modern city life in Europe with the Woody Allen version in which -even in New York City- there are no blacks, no homosexuals, people dress and shop and live at a level barely even dreamed of by Chinese sweat shop labourers, but I don't suppose anyone ever accused Woody Allen of being realistic. Wonder how Inarritu's Barcelona compares to Allen's, as I didn't see his version of the city.

[pantybulge69]

FIST OF THE WHITE LOTUS.... !! (gordon lui & Lo Lieh)

[Tepres]

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[kukm4]

turn on CC for english subtitles.
Un Cuento Chino (A Chinese Tale) trailer - English Subbed / SubtÃtulos en inglés - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vZuLZ1ROzM)

[Bobby Domino]

Cold Fish - Japanese flick, don't get anywhere near this movie. 2 1/2 hours wasted

Angel-A (2005) - Luc Besson film, exceptional!!! Starring Jamel Debbouze about a street hustler who's at then end of his rope and about to commit suicide when he meets a woman about to do the same. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

A Serbian Film (2010) - a unadulterated, disturbing, raw movie about the filming of a porn which includes pedophilia & necrophilia. I have no idea how this movie was "green lit." It actually got good reviews, just be prepared for hardcore nudity & blood.

Hard Candy (2005) - intense emotional & physical movie about a man (Patrick Wilson from Little Children) who meets a twisted, very underaged teen (Ellen Page - Juno star) over the internet and invites her to his house. The entire movie is set in the house, there are only two actors and the movie managed to keep a good pace. Lots of surprises...

Little Children (2006) - character-based movie starring Kate Winslet & Patrick Wilson about a wife & a husband from 2 different marriages struggling with temptation & vulnerabilities. VERY GOOD!!!

[Prospero]

Bobby - you sure see a LOT of films. Little Children I saw when it came out and agree with you. I simply cannot track down A Serbian Film despite many folk praising it to the skies.

[robertlouis]

Bobby - you sure see a LOT of films. Little Children I saw when it came out and agree with you. I simply cannot track down A Serbian Film despite many folk praising it to the skies.

I don't think that A Serbian Film has received classification in the UK yet, Prospero.

[Stavros]

Its been on sale in our local HMV for some time.

[robertlouis]

Its been on sale in our local HMV for some time.

I stand corrected.

Stavros, old chap, from what you've said before I had the impression you lived halfway up an Alp in the middle of nowhere and there you are with a local HMV. Maybe head office have closed it but the stagecoach hasn't got there yet.....

[MdR Dave]

Bobby, I think you're right about Angel-A- pretty darn good.

I don't see a lot of movies anymore- gave up TV and video almost 4 years ago- but I go to the theater sometimes- finally saw Colombiana.

Zoe Saldana is gorgeous and lithe. Definitely a movie to view as a big-screen experience. Not much else to recommend it if you don't like action flicks.

[Kari]

Tucker and Dale vs Evil, missed it when it first came out, funny as hell...

http://data6.blog.de/media/570/4259570_8b6dc03763_m.jpg

[Stavros]

As I posted a week or so ago, the film Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is not worth seeing, being a facile parade of stereotypes in search of an assassination and an incoherent plot. I had vague memories of seeing the original 1979 TV series and bought the set, for £7. Because it runs just under 5 hours it allows the key characters to develop, something the film avoids; because of this it also make more sense, although a weakness in Le Carre's overall story is the feeble excuse the traitor gives for working for Moscow. Alec Guinness and the other actors are light years away from the useless clowns in the recent film, particularly Colin Firth and Gary Oldman; the atmosphere is right, the dialogue is right, and as with Smiley's People, which I also watched, there are scenes which last for minutes on end, something the McDonald's generation can't handle. Highly recommended.

[maxpower]

Super - starring Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page, directed by James Gunn. Indie film about a meek diner cook whose wife leaves him for a drug dealer. He has a vision shortly afterwards and is compelled to become a superhero to fight crime and save his wife. Rainn is The Crimson Bolt, and Ellen is the comic shop employee who begs him to become his sidekick. It's funny, and also touching and sad at times. It's also super-violent, which I was not expecting. But that's not a bad thing. It's like a twisted, more violent, low-budget indie Kick Ass. And Ellen Page gets really sexy in her costume.

Super Trailer - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctcURFb7XE4)

[Ben]

:)

Al Bartlett interview from Blind Spot documentary - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdeclb2xv8c)

[Prospero]

Tomboy - new French film. A delicate and touching and funny little film with superb performances coaxed from its young cast by director Céline Sciamma.

TOMBOY UK Trailer - Eng Subs (Peccadillo) - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onYkjprd-t8)

[dderek123]

I watched Insidious. It sucked balls.

[Stavros]

I watched Dogville for the second time, not having seen it for some years. I recall being puzzled by it the first time, whereas I now see the religious symbolism and the argument about love and hate, about morality and justice, punishment and redemption -but the problem with the film is not its transparent set, or even the repetitive playing of Vivaldi although that is bad enough -it is the voice-over narration by John Hurt which overloads a film that tries too hard to make all of its points. Ultimately, I don't even know if this is a film or just a play -the films of Bresson explore similar themes, yet the cruelty people inflict on each other in films like Au Hasard Baltasar, Mouchette, and L'Argent has greater depth than Trier's escapade, more visual flair, and does place Trier in the also-ran of directors, along with Godard, Almodovar and Gus van Sant.

[Nicole Dupre]

"For what they've done...


... MAKE THEM DIE SLOWLY!"

Make Them Die Slowly trailer - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mmMuW1MelI)

[Tepres]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51MHXR5JZXL.jpg

[HbgDon]

Broken Arrow

[Jericho]

London Boulevard.
The violence was ok, the rest dragged a bit. :shrug

[Stavros]

The French Connection I, still an amazing film after all these years; everything about it works -the dialogue is sharp, the music is unobtrusive and often absent giving scenes more tension; the car chase remains one of the best on screen; and the lighting too gives the night scenes an edge. Friedkin made films the way Michael Mann does today. Brilliant.

[Jericho]

The Dead.
A halfway decent zombie flick set in Africa.

[dskreet2]

I am watching The Day After Tomorrow right now as I make this post. I watched for the first time Quantum of Solace earlier.

[Prospero]

John Huston's final movie was also called The Dead - based on the Dubliners by James Joyce. Wonderful and I confess more my speed than a zombie film.

[EvonRose]

milf Anal sluts 4 and 5

[Bobby Domino]

milf Anal sluts 4 and 5

Ha ha, I think you're the first one to post porn. Hey, they asked the question and you answered.
Totally valid, of course; I'm still laughing, though. Now watch this thread take a turn....
You rock, Evon!!!!

[robertlouis]

milf Anal sluts 4 and 5

You'll have to forgive me but I read that as Anal slots 4 and 5, which still makes sense in a weird way.... :hide-1:

[tsadriana]

Don`t be affraid after dark ...

[robertlouis]

The Graduate. That film has a very special place in my heart because it comes painfully close to how I lost my virginity in my teens. Unfortunately I didn't end up with Katharine Ross though.

[Jericho]

John Huston's final movie was also called The Dead - based on the Dubliners by James Joyce. Wonderful and I confess more my speed than a zombie film.


I'm thinking you'd not be into the last film I watched, either.

Some old skool violence with Robert De Nero, Jason Statham, Clive Owen (didn't recognize him at first) and Dominic Purcell.
Killer Elite
Very satisfying.
Though i think De Nero did it for the money! :shrug