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Wall E-really enjoyed it. Superb animation...slightly saggy middle section but other than that a really great movie.
What DVD / Video did you watch last night? (pt2)
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jeff_leigh
What happened to Dubversion ?
The Wrestler - fantastic film. Couldn't get used to Mickey's new face - spent a lot of time trying to see the old him in the new one, but that all fitted with the general tone of the film somehow - and he was cracking in it. Aw it made me sad though.
You couldn't have cast anyone else more suitable for the role
Earlier today - Downfall
Tonight - Full Metal Jacket.
which isn't very good, is it? I loved it at the time but seeing it again, it's fairly poor. The opening training section is a bit heavy handed, and the combat sequences just don't do much. Bizarrely, it all seems a bit cheap - especially once you know where it was filmed. It's a bunch of Viet war cliches, the dialogue is lame, there's not a great deal of the setpieces that make Kubrick films worth watching.
Meh
Tonight - Full Metal Jacket.
which isn't very good, is it? I loved it at the time but seeing it again, it's fairly poor. The opening training section is a bit heavy handed, and the combat sequences just don't do much. Bizarrely, it all seems a bit cheap - especially once you know where it was filmed. It's a bunch of Viet war cliches, the dialogue is lame, there's not a great deal of the setpieces that make Kubrick films worth watching.
Meh
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I don't think Downfall is worthy of a emoticon. Maybe a 
emoticon. Maybe a Dirty Martini
gets what he cant want
Watched They Drive By Night, not the Bogart one but the British noir film from 1938 based on James Curtis's novel, which was fine; and The System, an early Michael W***er film with Oliver Reed, which was shit.
I think it's an overrated film too, for pretty much those reasons.
I think it's an overrated film too, for pretty much those reasons.
I don't think Downfall is worthy of a
I guess i meant it made me very sad - didn't write more because I wrote loads on the Downfall thread yesterday
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dirtysweet
after much hesitation and faffing over the past couple of weeks, i started watching season 5 yesterday too
absolutely stunning of course.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Ah, didn't see that. It is quite an emotional film, but I felt the tension more than anything
yeh, totally harrowing film, and unbelievable tension building
This morning -
Salvador. (I really ought to watch something fucking feelgood)
Probably Stone's best film, but still full of the usual Stone problems.
Nonetheless a great movie and James Woods was fantastic
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Wall E.
Not sure what all the fuss was about. Pretty lame stuff.
Not sure what all the fuss was about. Pretty lame stuff.
breasticles
the smell of life
there will be blood. can't remember the last time i found myself sitting in front of the screen open- mouthed with pleasure so often during a film. too many good things to say about it really, and none of them particularly new: i really haven't a clue how it took me so long to get round to watching it, seeing as if someone told me they had mobile phone footage of daniel day lewis scratching his bum for 140 minutes i wouldn't take all that much convincing to watch it, let alone daniel day lewis directed by paul thomas anderson. the latter really is the don and has yet to make a film which doesn't at some point elicit the kind of dumb joy that i felt watching there will be blood. genius, genius movie.
rollinder
Dont walk away in silence
Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope (thanks to Sass' thread)
"original Stars Wars available for the last time" remastered but non 'special'/non widescreen edition video.
First time I've seen it without the new scenes/redits and cgi
lol at the storm troopers stopping to wonder what's going on & if it's a drill while Obi Wan does his hiding behing the technopillar sabotage thing.
"original Stars Wars available for the last time" remastered but non 'special'/non widescreen edition video.
First time I've seen it without the new scenes/redits and cgi
HANS SHOOTS FIRST!YES!!!
lol at the storm troopers stopping to wonder what's going on & if it's a drill while Obi Wan does his hiding behing the technopillar sabotage thing.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope (thanks to Sass' thread)
"original Stars Wars available for the last time" remastered but non 'special'/non widescreen edition video.
First time I've seen it without the new scenes/redits and cgi
HANS SHOOTS FIRST!YES!!!
lol at the storm troopers stopping to wonder what's going on & if it's a drill while Obi Wan does his hiding behing the technopillar sabotage thing.
I have the Laser disc editions. Bollocks to them saying they don't don't have a wide screen version to make a master from.
Watched it meself last night, didn't have a clue what it was a bout beforehand. Not sure I've seena Winslet film before, she's one of those people who'd put me off watching but I was pleasantly surprised, thought it was really good, had me thinking all the way through.
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
just watched
"Idi i smotri" aka "come and see"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091251/
very grim movie about belarus in 1943 through the eyes of a young boy who joins partisans fighting the germans
starts off fairly light hearted, two boys digging in the sand, playing at being soldiers, descends into a hellish war movie
not a date movie
"Idi i smotri" aka "come and see"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091251/
very grim movie about belarus in 1943 through the eyes of a young boy who joins partisans fighting the germans
starts off fairly light hearted, two boys digging in the sand, playing at being soldiers, descends into a hellish war movie
not a date movie
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
it is unrelenting, the horror of it all, the way the kid goes from being excited about joining the fight, to become an old man, totally fucked up by what he has seen
Gran Torino. Well worth seeing for the first few minutes alone, where Clint - literally - growls at a succession of what could quite easily be mistaken for images from a feature about Broken Britain on the news. It's a good film, as you'd expect and it's just always brilliant seeing Clint, although, sadly, his face now resembles Harvey Two Face from the Dark Night spread across one entire face. "Harvey", you'd call him. I won't spoil it, but I felt, like Million Dollar Borefest, that it went on a good 30 or 40 minutes too long, although I've no idead how long it actually ran for.
We all liked it and laughed a lot and Clint and his mates come out with some top drawer racism along the way, which made everyone round mine laugh quite a lot, because it's funny. You've got to see it to understand, probably, because I can't explain how or why it's funny without wrecking the film for you and I certainly can't be fucked to use spoilers.
We all liked it and laughed a lot and Clint and his mates come out with some top drawer racism along the way, which made everyone round mine laugh quite a lot, because it's funny. You've got to see it to understand, probably, because I can't explain how or why it's funny without wrecking the film for you and I certainly can't be fucked to use spoilers.
it was wrested out of the control of Tony Kaye - the studio (and Norton) took it over and ruined the shit out of it.
In the end, a dreadful movie, which is a shame because the first half is ace
electrogirl
dignity is overrated
American History X is okay until they try and convince me that this skinhead die hard racist turns his whole ideology around because of a cheeky chappy black fella.
I didn't buy it. It's been a while since I saw it but I find it hard to believe someone who smashed someone's skull into a kerb would suddenly go 'oh yeah, i see the error of my ways!' because of a friendship montage.
Anyway, last night I watched Across The Universe. I basically think the Wikiwhatty article for this film was severely biased, (which is the risk you take with wiki I guess), but they made it out to be an amazing cult musical, the best cult musical since Sliced Bread: The Cult Musical.
It is probably the worst thing I have seen for a while. And really boring. And really long. Wow.
I didn't buy it. It's been a while since I saw it but I find it hard to believe someone who smashed someone's skull into a kerb would suddenly go 'oh yeah, i see the error of my ways!' because of a friendship montage.
Anyway, last night I watched Across The Universe. I basically think the Wikiwhatty article for this film was severely biased, (which is the risk you take with wiki I guess), but they made it out to be an amazing cult musical, the best cult musical since Sliced Bread: The Cult Musical.
It is probably the worst thing I have seen for a while. And really boring. And really long. Wow.
electrogirl
dignity is overrated
Yeah I used to be homophobic until I saw Will and Grace, they're just so cute aren't they? I want one!
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