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

[Voley]

Oh and I watched Scarface for the umpteenth time a few nights back on telly, too. God I love that film. I've decided I want a horrible black-painted wall with a day-glo palm tree on it and a door in the middle in my flat now. And a circular bath in the middle of my living room floor.

 

[marty21]

Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince. First Harry potter film I've ever watched all the way through. The only other one i've ever seen had that fucking Dobby thing in it and had me hitting the off button about 15 minutes in. Quite enjoyed this one, though. Maybe I should watch one of the others.

I still haven't watched any of them - how many are there ?

 

[starfish]

We were going to watch Moon but it took over 2 1/2 hours to download via the PSN so we'll watch it this weekend.

 

[Reno]

Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince. First Harry potter film I've ever watched all the way through. The only other one i've ever seen had that fucking Dobby thing in it and had me hitting the off button about 15 minutes in. Quite enjoyed this one, though. Maybe I should watch one of the others.

The first two Chris Columbus directed Harry Potter films (the one with the house elf was the second and worst in the series) are tedius, poorly designed, whimsical fantasy by numbers rubbish, but the third film was directed by Alfonso Cuaron (Y tu mamá también, Children of Men) who is one of the greatest directors currently working and he steered the series into an entirely different and much darker direction. The films have been pretty good ever since.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

as usual I spent too long posting about films to watch any

 

[Reno]

The Hangover - Not really my type of thing, but OK for what it was. The Las Vegas section of Go is still better and funnier.

Paranormal Activity - Looks like I'm among those immune to the films scares. Blair Witch was the same for me.

 

[kyser_soze]

Burn After Reading. Good film, typically Coen Bros stuff tho - top laffs punctuated with horribly real violence, bit meandery, superb cast acting superbly (Malkovich and Clooney especially) leading up to a final scene of such blackly comic genius I was laughing for about 5 minutes after the film finished.

 

[kyser_soze]

Oh and I watched Scarface for the umpteenth time a few nights back on telly, too. God I love that film. I've decided I want a horrible black-painted wall with a day-glo palm tree on it and a door in the middle in my flat now. And a circular bath in the middle of my living room floor.

I might have to go and buy that on Bluray today on my way home. I haven't watched it for ages, and the idea of being able to see that giant pile of coke in HD so good you can see the grains appeals to me.

 

[pboi]

Dorian Gray - was alreet

 

[kyser_soze]

GAH! We watched about 1/2 of that 2 nights ago, and I thought it was so shockingly bad as to not merit mention on this thread!

 

[pboi]

well im hungover and its the morning..but yeh, alreet is the best i can muster

 

[ViolentPanda]

The Falcon and the Snowman. Sean Penn's whiny fantasist still makes me smile.

 

[snackhead]

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Step Brothers

 

[Reno]

Watched The Brood last night, the best of David Cronenberg's early horror films and my favorite of his films overall. This is one of the best horror films of the 70s and should be much better known. It's very atmospheric, full of great ideas and has a few set pieces that are still quite shocking, if not as gory as the exploding head in the better known, but inferior Scanners.

Also watched Galaxy Quest on Blu-ray. It's still class.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

The Hangover - who on earth is that film aimed at!

It was weak.

 

[pboi]

funny film

 

[butchersapron]

Did it win a grammy or not Pauline? I dont see how it could myself being a film and all.

 

[butchersapron]

I watched the unbutchered full length version of 1900 - could've been wonderful if the terrible casting and too obvious manipulation in the 2nd half had been sorted. Still some wonderful ideas, images and ambition.

Also been having a mini Taviani bros session - The Subversives, Kaos, Padre Padrone, Under the sign of Scorpio

 

[Reno]

Also been having a mini Taviani bros session - The Subversives, Kaos, Padre Padrone, Under the sign of Scorpio

Have you seen the Taviani's The Night of San Lorenzo (aka The Night of the Shooting Stars) ? One of my all time favourite films.

 

[butchersapron]

I have, i love the battle in the wheat (or corn or whatever it was). Wonderful film. I'm contemplating watching The Lark Farm tonight.

 

[Mungy]

gray's anatomy

 

[Nanker Phelge]

funny film

If it's aimed at you I can see why I didn't enjoy it.

It wasn't that funny at all.

A naked chinese man was the funniest thing in it.

A bunch of posh white people get drunk, do some dumb shit, treat everyone they meet like cunts, go home, and stay friends forever.

They were all horrible wankers, with horrible lives.

 

[pboi]

its a comedy, get over yourself

 

[Nanker Phelge]

its a comedy, get over yourself

It wasn't funny.

 

[pboi]

just watched Up, thought it was really really good. Made me wish I watched it as a young boy, would have blown my mind!

 

[Nanker Phelge]

I thought UP was great.

 

[London_Calling]

Just finished the 36th and final hour of Deadwood. The second finest visual entertainment I've ever seen; just so wonderfully conceived and executed.

What on earth can follow after The Wire and Deadwood . . .

 

[butchersapron]

Watch some films?

 

[pboi]

The Shield

Rome

US Office

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Arrested Development

The Sopranos

Band of Brothers

 

[London_Calling]

Maybe some films, European I guess. Prob time for the French New Wave - maybe a few months of that.

Yep more HBO; Rome, Oz, etc - I'll dig out all the threads that talk abut HBO and related gigs.

Phew, Deadwood was some ride . . .