What DVD / Video did you watch last night? (pt2)

[Orang Utan]

i saw martyrs recently - fuck me, first time in ages i've flinched at violence on screen - it was quite an ordeal though the ending threw me a little. maybe i misunderstood it, but it didn't work for me.

 

[rollinder]

the last half or so of The Good The Bad And The Ugly on five the other night

 

[butchersapron]

Sin Nombre/Without Name - small family of Hondurans try to get to 'The North' but get into trouble with the Mara Salvatrucha on the way - that's it for plot. Told totally straightforwardly and simply, so much so that it remined me of some of those Cagney films from the 30s just updated to today. Extremely well made with some great shots from amongst the bodies on top of the trains they've hitched onto as well as showing what these people have to go through just to reach the US border. Just a little too conventional at times though. First film for the director who will probably go onto larger stuff after this - probably have room to be a bit more expansive as well.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

the last half or so of The Good The Bad And The Ugly on five the other night

Did it have those weird bits in where they have been newly dubbed and suddenly have the voices of super old men?

 

[Sunspots]

At the cinema last night (-finally! ): Drag Me To Hell

I'm not much of a fan of horror films, but this was great. Particularly the scene with the (-oh-so-conveniently-hoisted... ) anvil. I couldn't stop laughing at that bit. Pure Looney Tunes.

 

[rollinder]

Did it have those weird bits in where they have been newly dubbed and suddenly have the voices of super old men?

extended 'new' print according to the credits so probably (missed those bits if so)

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

extended 'new' print according to the credits so probably (missed those bits if so)

Maybe they are not as jarring as I remember. I was looking out for them and I did know the film really really really really so maybe that's why they leapt out.

When I was a kid (about 12 I think) I taped the audio off the telly speaker and would listen to it over and over. I don't know if that makes me super cool or super un cool.

 

[Voley]

Watched Che (Part 1) last night which was great. Best film I've seen in a long time. Looking forward to the second part a lot.

This evening I watched The Road To Perdition on the telly. Not bad, a bit cheesy at times but Tom Hanks was surprisingly good. I don't like him normally.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Waterboys.

Pretty good romp and pretty funny as long as you ignore the characters motivations and the sudden leap from not having a clue to putting on an amazing show.
Bit it's not a thinkers film.

 

[andy2002]

The Mist - genuinely creepy and imaginative horror film based on a Stephen King novella. Extremely bleak in places.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

"The Host" - excellent Korean horror though tbh it is a mix of drama, comedy and monster fantasy rather than horror. Great acting, characters and good monster behavoir. Enjoyed it a lot!

 

[butchersapron]

Hot Snow - bog standard, but epically bog standard, Soviet one about Stalingrad.

 

[DaRealSpoon]

High Plains Drifter

I'd forgotten how good this film is All the 'lovecraftian' wierdness and a great sound track

 

[moonsi til]

Watched series 1 & 2 of Spaced last night and still found it very funny..

 

[baldrick]

Watched series 1 & 2 of Spaced last night and still found it very funny..

that must have taken hours!

i try not to rewatch it too often in case that spoils it for me

 

[jeff_leigh]

Satan - French movie with Vincent Cassell (La Haine) as a mad shepherd.

 

[kyser_soze]

The Dark Crystal...still some excellent puppetry, and now comes with added insults to the Gelfling west country accents and whole general hippy vibe to the whole thing...

 

[butchersapron]

re-watching Berlin Alexander Platz to see if it's a s good as i remember.

Also watched a Sion Sono one called Hair Extensions - good bit of fluff. Nothing special - sort of horror pisstake of those japanese hair horrors of recent years.

 

[butchersapron]

Satan - French movie with Vincent Cassell (La Haine) as a mad shepherd.

I enjoyed that - you should check out Martyrs mentioned above.

 

[purves grundy]

Harsh Times. A good un.

 

[Orang Utan]

I enjoyed that - you should check out Martyrs mentioned above.

that's well brutal

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

3 eps of Black Books series 2 while I sewed some jeans.

 

[Orang Utan]

the shield season 2 - it is the wire for divs, but it's a lot of fun

 

[butchersapron]

that's well brutal

It is. It's an odd film - i can't make my mind uop about it. It certainly blew all the other recent french extreme films out of the water either way.

 

[Orang Utan]

i didn't really get the ending - the religious business.
i read about a similar cult in the fortean times but i'm still none the wiser.

 

[Belushi]

the shield season 2 - it is the wire for divs, but it's a lot of fun

The Shield is awesome

 

[Pie 1]

Final final episode of Six Feet Under.
(Yes, we both lost it too )

What a fucking outstanding joy to watch that show has been.

 

[Orang Utan]

i had to watch that on my own

 

[Yetman]

I enjoyed that - you should check out Martyrs mentioned above.

My mate gave me that the other night to watch

I watched Saw 5 last night. Pretty good if your into Saw films. A bit silly and that obviously.

Got Gommorah to watch soon as well

 

[Diamond]

Transformers & The Untouchables - Surprisingly similar films. Both not very good.

The Seventh Seal - Great stuff. How come no-one mentions how funny Bergman's films can be.

Memories of Murder - S'alright. Not great.