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

[Nanker Phelge]

terminator salvation. it wasn't boring. i'll give it that.
and it made my mind confused as those films always do.

Action was quite good in it. Easily forgettable otherwise.

I saw it at the Ritzy, screen one, nice and loud.....blew some cobwebs away.

Jnr liked it.

 

[ilovebush&blair]

Just watched Until The Light Takes Us a documentary about Norwegian black metal.

 

[rollinder]

last half of Mighty Jack
just watched The Jacket on the telly - fucked up but beautiful sad & warm at the end.

think I <3 Adrien Brody

credits reaction = 'that was Kris Kristofferson? !' and 'oh that was Daniel Craig - of course', had that thing of recognising but not recognising him

 

[5t3IIa]

Angel Heart

Never seen a Mickey Rourke film before (fuck knows how not) and he really was very beautiful and very good in a slightly shonky movie.

 

[100% masahiko]

Angel Heart

Never seen a Mickey Rourke film before (fuck knows how not) and he really was very beautiful and very good in a slightly shonky movie.

That's a good film.
Loved it as a kid.

 

[imposs1904]

Regeneration

 

[Orang Utan]

Regeneration

and?

 

[Orang Utan]

I Love You, Man
The Hangover

and?

 

[Orang Utan]

capitalism: a love story.

and?

c'mon people!

 

[Orang Utan]

Oh I forgot about him!!!
Werner Herzog...what an unfortunate name.

why is it unfortunate?

 

[100% masahiko]

why is it unfortunate?

and?

 

[Orang Utan]

and?

please

 

[nicksonic]

and?

c'mon people!

yes good point, although a thread was started about 'capitalism: a love story' so i desisted from commenting further.

 

[imposs1904]

Young Soul Rebels

Fucking awful. Unbelievably bad.
(That four word review is especially for Orang Utan.)

 

[Pie 1]

Last ever ep of 24.

Well, that's that then.

 

[Scaggs]

'A Bit of Tom Jones' Had to turn it off after about twenty minutes. Shite!

 

[neonwilderness]

Watched Kick Ass a couple of nights ago, enjoyed it despite hearing mixed reviews.

 

[Orang Utan]

black cat white cat
the first kusturica film i've seen and it certainly won't be the last as it's a pure joy to watch.
its exhuberance reminds of me of those 'it's a mad mad mad world/genievieve' caper films, except it's enormous fun.
the detail on screen is so rich, every shot crammed with odd things going on, such as a pig devouring a car.
the plot's like a shakespeare comedy but it's all about the characters - i loved the balkan john c reiily dancing gangster fella.
i haven't laughed so much at a film in ages.
if you haven't seen it order it NOW.

 

[dlx1]

Sympathy for Lady Vengeance

See abit of this last night on telly going to have to get this.

 

[stethoscope]

Young Soul Rebels

Fucking awful. Unbelievably bad.
(That four word review is especially for Orang Utan.)

That's a film I just so wanted to love when it came out - turn of the 90s soul/dance music scene, pirate radio DJ's, a gay sub-plot, and was so disappointed!

 

[Part 2]

The Corporation, well put together, free download, easy to follow, not too over my head or preachy.

Will go to look for the Capitalism thread but I suspect it's not such a good film

 

[Kid A]

This is Spinal Tap. My girlfriend hadn't seen it, and I hadn't seen it in ages. There were lols.

 

[Badgers]

Watched Goodnight Mr Tom today. Good film although I think I preferred the radio version we listened to recently.

Tonight i think we are going to do the 'Fifth Element' and 'Twelve Monkeys' double bill. Not sure what order to watch in though?

 

[frenchman]

Watched Goodnight Mr Tom today. Good film although I think I preferred the radio version we listened to recently.

Tonight i think we are going to do the 'Fifth Element' and 'Twelve Monkeys' double bill. Not sure what order to watch in though?

Though it might be considered by some as arty-farty, I think the film that inspired 12 monkeys, The Pier (or The Jetty) by chris marker, is at least worth a try. One of my all time favs.

 

[Biddlybee]

Lazy telly day... last episode of series 5 of the wire, was even better second time round I think. Then Love, Honour and Obey. Not sure what's next... maybe Blue Velvet?

 

[Part 2]

Episode 4 Our Friends in the North.

 

[Robstarr]

I watched Garage

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garage_(film)

 

[imposs1904]

I watched Garage

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garage_(film)

Saw the film Adam and Paul by the same team behind The Garage a few months back.

Christ, that was grim.

 

[ilovebush&blair]

The Weather Underground and Zapatista. Hopefully gonna watch Der Baader Meinhof Komplex tonight.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

Shutter Island.

Felt like a remake of The Wicker Man with psychiatry replacing Celtic Paganism and......

Spoiler: Shutter Island

...and a lighthouse replacing the Wicker Man

....sussed the 'twist' after about 20 minutes....and the 'good man' reference also harked back to the Wicker Man.

Not sure what Scorsese is really about these days....and I wonder if he has only ever been as good as his collaborators and their efforts.

Taxi Driver and Raging Bull were really driven by Schrader and DeNiro, Goodfellas and Casino by Nic Pileggi. Mean Streets is rough and energetic, but uneven, saved by Keitel and DeNiro's performances. King of Comedy and New York New York are flawed and again, saved by great DeNiro turns.

I'm not sure if any of his Dicaprio films really amount to much. The Departed got close to being a great film, but it was a remake and the original was a great film.

I look forward to Boardwalk Empire and hope some HBO magic will breathe some life back into Marty's work. Based upon Nelson Johnson's book Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times and Corruption of Atlantic City, it has every chanve of being the best thing he's done in a long long time.