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The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles - My First Adventure - good
RocknRolla - complete and utter shit shit shit fucking shit - are they really gonna make a sequal to a story that didn't really exist in the first place?
Mad Max - It never fails to be different every time I watch it - sometimes it just a cars and carnage movie, others a sexually twisted homo-erotic road movie for heterosexuals, ocasionally just a piece of pulp nonsense - my 11 year old loved it ;)
 
There Will Be Blood.

Been putting it off until all the hype was behind it.

Astonishing. I'm blown away. Don't know where to start really - DDL obviously, and I thought Ely was suberb too and really don't understand the critisism I read that he's [Paul Dano] got for it.

The photography was stunning, but the thing that really knocked me out was the soundtrack - fucking sublime.
Hand on my heart, I had no idea that it was Jonny Greenwood behind it until I paused the credits to have a look - I honestly missed that one, and was actually thinking during that scene when they strike & the derrick burns down, this is almost like some mad classical Radiohead.

Brilliant, brilliant film making.

:cool:
 
Knocked Up

Sickly sentimental, predictable, and despite being presented as a comedy, not particularly funny. How this got such great reviews when it was released is a mystery to me. :confused:

I only watched it because a friend recommended it as being a cut above the usual, and I'm annoyed with myself for not trusting my gut instinct to avoid this film. :mad: :oops:
 
The Wrestler - agree with you Randy, the world is a shit miserable place. Excellent flick.

The Mist - Typical Stephen King story. Man/son relationship. Demented Christian woman and about 100 rednecks trapped inside a supermarket with monsters lurking outside. Above average horror.
 
Sunspots said:
Knocked Up

Sickly sentimental, predictable, and despite being presented as a comedy, not particularly funny. How this got such great reviews when it was released is a mystery to me. :confused:

I only watched it because a friend recommended it as being a cut above the usual, and I'm annoyed with myself for not trusting my gut instinct to avoid this film. :mad: :oops:
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I won't say it but it rhymes with shmashmortion.

sorry :oops: :D
 
Final episode of the final series of Six Feet Under. :cool:

-At last! It's taken me a few years, and I've loved this series to bits, but it's been quite emotionally draining. :oops:
 
Pie 1 said:
There Will Be Blood.

Been putting it off until all the hype was behind it.

Astonishing. I'm blown away. Don't know where to start really - DDL obviously, and I thought Ely was suberb too and really don't understand the critisism I read that he's [Paul Dano] got for it.

The photography was stunning, but the thing that really knocked me out was the soundtrack - fucking sublime.
Hand on my heart, I had no idea that it was Jonny Greenwood behind it until I paused the credits to have a look - I honestly missed that one, and was actually thinking during that scene when they strike & the derrick burns down, this is almost like some mad classical Radiohead.

Brilliant, brilliant film making.

:cool:
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I've just watched this. Epic stuff. :cool:

(-What criticism did Paul Dano get? :confused:)
 
Yeh, Dano was a marvel.

I wonder, when they were contacting the agent, whether anyone said "Book him - Dano"?




<gets coat)
 
Pie 1 said:
Oh, some bollocks about not being worthy enough to play opposite DDL, not up to the epic scale etc - blah, blah, blah.

I thought he absolutely fucking nailed it.
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I dunno, reading Wikipedia... -it suggests that originally, he was just playing Paul Sunday. Then another actor who was playing the more prominent Eli Sunday character dropped out (-possibly for the reasons you suggest), and then Paul Dano stepped up and played both roles. -If so, fair play to him for giving such a good performance at short notice! :)
 
Sunspots said:
What's funny about that? -I get it, but it's not funny. :confused:

Oh well. :)
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its just very low-brow silliness. no oscars coming thataway. :-p

Sunspots said:
Final episode of the final series of Six Feet Under. :cool:

-At last! It's taken me a few years, and I've loved this series to bits, but it's been quite emotionally draining. :oops:
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now THAT is quality tv time.

god yes @ it being emotionally draining, but soooooooo worth it. :cool:
 
Sunspots said:
Tbh, it just wasn't silly enough for me! This one didn't work because it was trying to be all mature and sensible. :mad: :D
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you gotta admit the bit where the 2 blokes go to las vegas and eat those mushrooms was a bit lol , getting scared at that show then him moving the chairs around like an idiot with his fist in his mouth...C'MON! :D

and yeah 6 feet under, i love it as much now as i did when it was a series. it wont get old i dont reckon. :)
 
6FU has such a beautiful, emotional, sentimental yet nourishing ending. I'm so glad I didn't watch it on my own.
 
I watched 'LA Confidential' again last night. Really enjoyed it. Stands up to a few viewings with the plot going off all over the place. Made me want to read some more James Ellroy - I love his stuff.

I've just got the box set of 'The Singing Detective' that I'll be watching this week, too. Doesn't look quite as dated as I thought it might. Was really into this when it came out. I was at school at the time so it must be 20 odd years old.
 
MightyAphrodite said:
you gotta admit the bit where the 2 blokes go to las vegas and eat those mushrooms was a bit lol , getting scared at that show then him moving the chairs around like an idiot with his fist in his mouth...C'MON! :D
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Nah, even though that was them freaking out on mushrooms, it was all a bit too ...er... normal. :hmm::D -I demand more absurdity! :mad::D

I don't know why I'm so disappointed by this film. I think I was hoping it'd be more like Anchorman, which despite being just as predictable, is out-and-out daft, and doesn't make any attempt at being serious.
 
MightyAphrodite said:
you gotta admit the bit where the 2 blokes go to las vegas and eat those mushrooms was a bit lol , getting scared at that show then him moving the chairs around like an idiot with his fist in his mouth...C'MON! :D

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That chair is being very droll.:D

There is stuff wrong with Knocked Up but lots is funny too.
 
The Jacket - bloody good, much better than I expected.........smacks of Jacobs Ladder slightly but a lot more polished.
 
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