Johnny Canuck3
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I watched a movie called Knowing, with Nicholas Cage. That should have been my first clue.
Don't waste your time with this.
Don't waste your time with this.
What DVD / Video did you watch last night? (pt2)
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butchersapron
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Todo Moro - late Elio Petri, vicious vicious attack on all the central structures of the post-war Italian state, great peformance by Volonte (a barely disguised Aldo Moro), but an even better one by Marcello Mastroianni. Brilliant.
edit: oh yeah, a lot of the ideas here re-appear in Il Divo...
edit: oh yeah, a lot of the ideas here re-appear in Il Divo...
Buffalo 66 - finally.
Better & very different from what I was expecting, tbh.
I mean it's late 90's pretensions look a wee bit dated now, but overall it's a very enjoyable film.
It was rubbish - well it started off ok-ish I suppose - but I've never seen a movie fall apart quite as spectacuarly as that one did in the second half.
Better & very different from what I was expecting, tbh.
I mean it's late 90's pretensions look a wee bit dated now, but overall it's a very enjoyable film.
It was rubbish - well it started off ok-ish I suppose - but I've never seen a movie fall apart quite as spectacuarly as that one did in the second half.
QueenOfGoths
Fuck you Dave!
Deathnote 2 - the movie. Excellent, like in the first film the performances are strong and I thought they tied the story together effectivey and intelligently.
The CGI of Ryuk and, especially Rem, seemed better too
The CGI of Ryuk and, especially Rem, seemed better too
jeff_leigh
What happened to Dubversion ?
jeff_leigh
What happened to Dubversion ?
Have you seen the Anime series? How does it compare?
going to watch again 
QueenOfGoths
Fuck you Dave!
Intermittantly - but Mr. QofG's is a big fan and has watched the anime. He says that they are both good, there are some differences in plot, the anime is a bit more involved, has more characters and takes more time over certain issues/plot points.
He says he would happily watch both the anime and films again - and probably will!
As for me the episodes of the anime that I have seen were compelling and I liked the darkness of certain episodes but I did like the films as I felt they distilled the story down well and I enjoyed the performances of the leading characters - especially "L" who I tought was excellent!
If you know the anime I would certainly recommend watching the films as i am sure you would find it interesting to see the story in a different genre
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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My wife loved those films. I can't say I was a big fan. It was very J Drama in style but I understand it had a proper cinema release.
butchersapron
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I watched them and the spin off thing and found them all very confusing
QueenOfGoths
Fuck you Dave!
I didn't know that - funnily enough watching it last night I thought how it might do quite well commercialy as, particularly the second film, has a sstrong uspense/thriller element to it.
I doubt if we would ever had watched it for the anime, which Mr. QofG's is a big fan of.
The leading boy - Light - is, I think, also one of the leads in "Battle Royale"
I now have an awful fear of an American remake with Zac Efron or someone
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Little Children again. I have to say it really is a great movie.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Indeed he is. I really don't like him in anything I have seen. BRII is the worst though.
QueenOfGoths
Fuck you Dave!
Yeah - I really liked Battle Royale but BRII is just odd. Mr. QofG's is reading the novel of "Battle Royale" at the moment, which he is enjoying..if that's the right word!
ViolentPanda
Hardly getting over it.
The first series of early 1980s children's tv series "Into the Labyrinth".
andy2002
To the Bat-poles!
I understand why the complete change of direction towards the end might have alienated some viewers but I thoroughly enjoyed it. It wasn't predictable and the twists made for a gripping last 20 minutes.
jeff_leigh
What happened to Dubversion ?
Martyrs - Very disturbing movie
butchersapron
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The Tenth Victim - Elio Petri tries to do pop-art and it doesn't really work.
State of Play - new movie version.
Not a patch on the original of course,& some massive but understandable ommisions, but admittedly quite well watered down all things considered.
Crowe was ok, but I felt nothing for any other characters. Particular shame they borked the Editor & Domanic Foy who were brilliant original characters.
Probably a fine thriller for US audiences with no knowledge of the UK series.
Not a patch on the original of course,& some massive but understandable ommisions, but admittedly quite well watered down all things considered.
Crowe was ok, but I felt nothing for any other characters. Particular shame they borked the Editor & Domanic Foy who were brilliant original characters.
Probably a fine thriller for US audiences with no knowledge of the UK series.
krtek a houby
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A spaghetti Eastern, if you like.
Utterly bonkers
A spaghetti Eastern, if you like.
Utterly bonkers
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