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

[maya]

"Roll Bounce". It's about, erm, "a crew of rollerskate disco youths in 1970s Chicago..."

 

[Grandma Death]

Two films.

The Hurt Locker. I kinda liked it and it had its moments but I couldnt help thinking it was slightly overrated.

Fish Tank...excellent movie. Fassbender really is an ace actor and the rest of the cast were really good. This movie was an excellent follow up to Red Road.

 

[Orang Utan]

"Roll Bounce". It's about, erm, "a crew of rollerskate disco youths in 1970s Chicago..."

aw yeah that sounds sweet. details?

 

[ooo]

Watched XXY.

It was alright I thought.

It made me think when the father said, 'She was perfect when she was born.'

 

[butchersapron]

A Shot in the Factory - fantastically relevant film about the shutting down of a finish metalworks, or more accurately about how the workers respond. Seems to have been wiped from film history.

Second part of the Torrente comedy trilogy about a disgusting francoist sleazebag cop/private eye. Great fun.

 

[Biddlybee]

It is better than deadwood. S3 starts June 13 so you've got a month to catch up in time for the new shizzle

I dunno about that, I really like em both. Got one more episode of series 2 to go.

 

[N_igma]

A Shot in the Factory - fantastically relevant film about the shutting down of a finish metalworks, or more accurately about how the workers respond. Seems to have been wiped from film history.

Sounds interesting how did you get a copy of this? Downloaded aye?

 

[butchersapron]

Sounds interesting how did you get a copy of this? Downloaded aye?

Yep, i can give you an invite to the site if you like, just pm me an email address (not hotmail though).

 

[N_igma]

Yep, i can give you an invite to the site if you like, just pm me an email address (not hotmail though).

Ahhh I only have one e-mail address and it's hotmail. Tell ya what bud I'll get an e-mail address from somewhere and send ya it on Sunday.

 

[sojourner]

Episodes 7, 8 and 9 of TrueBlood S1

I'm trying to limit myself to 1 or 2 at a time, but after 8 we just HAD to watch 9!

Did I mention that I fucking love this show? Reading the blurb on the tellybox, and it says 'contains scenes of violence, strong language, and scenes of a sexual nature', and I realised that ALL of my favourite HBO series say exactly the same Give the people what they want!

 

[5t3IIa]

I watched Office Space again as was too ill to do anything else. Still good

 

[avu9lives]

The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus! Worth seeing for the Jethro Tull performance of a "song for Jeffrey"

 

[Badgers]

More Dark Angel

 

[wtfftw]

Just watched Kung Fu Hustle. finally!

 

[ramjamclub]

The Bounty hunter
6/10 typical Hollywood comedy romp with predictable ending

 

[maya]

aw yeah that sounds sweet. details?

Don't remember many details (we were a bit spaced out, frankly), but it has a reasonably realistic portrayal of the era: Sets and clothes looked pretty authentic, loads of rad afros, street-skating youth with HUGE headphones w/radio antennas D), rivalry between top talents for both the roller disco contest throne AND the pretty girl, allright music, not too bad acting although of course pretty standard fare in places, FANTASTIC "showdown" scene in the end when the competition between the baddies and the good guys from "our street" compared strengths, some very pretty girls (and probably men, too? didn't notice)
It's got that bald headmaster from Boston Public (Chi McBride) playing the dad of our protagonist, IIRC (?)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roll_Bounce

 

[Part 2]

Last night: The Bicycle Thief...blimey, I thought it might have a happy ending The reason it's so great is probably the fact that it doesn't.

This morning: Leningrad Cowboys go America...funny for about 15 minutes and in parts it was like it was unfinished (maybe that was intentional). :?

 

[Part 2]

Revanche

Ending becomes obvious quite early in the film but it's played out very well.

E2A: In fact it's not that it's early in the film, but at a point the end becomes obvious and there's still plenty of film left. A very good film all the same, 7/10

 

[marty21]

The Long Riders

haven't watched it since it came out 30 years ago, it was aged well, excellent film

alwasy thought it was 3 sets of brothers in it, turns out there are 4!

Carridine x 3
Keach x 2
quaid x 2


and



guest x 2

 

[DotCommunist]

Stayed up maaaad late waiting for some kind soul to put the new True Blood up streaming. Was worth the wait. Eric is on form and the werewolf pack (AKA the Fuck You Crew) look like promising baddies.

 

[avu9lives]

Somers town! Realy really enjoyed it++++ Gave me a nice warm fuzzy feeling it did- or maybe it was the drugs.... Anyways pretty descent brit flik but not that long a film''''''' think it was just over an hour long but i wanted more i tell ya MORE!!!!

 

[Hellsbells]

I saw the Diving Bell & the Butterfly on Saturday night. Best film I've seen in AGES. Am going to go and hunt out the book in my lunchbreak

 

[Nanker Phelge]

The Long Riders

haven't watched it since it came out 30 years ago, it was aged well, excellent film

alwasy thought it was 3 sets of brothers in it, turns out there are 4!

Good film.

Walter Hill made some good men chase men films.

Southern Comfort
Long Riders
Warriors

 

[Ranbay]

I love you Phillip Morris - rather gay but really good. and based on a true story.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I love you Phillip Morris - rather gay but really good. and based on a true story.

Yeah I though it was OK. It oddly seemed to be presented in its press release and ads as a sort of cable guy type film where Carey stalks Ewan. Not so by a long chalk. Maybe they were afraid the real content might put film goers off.

 

[marty21]

Good film.

Walter Hill made some good men chase men films.

Southern Comfort
Long Riders
Warriors

yep, Warriors is one of my fave films

'Warriors come out to playayay, WARRIORS COME OUT TO PLAYAYAY!"

 

[DexterTCN]

Last night I watched A Room for Romeo Brass, which I'd recorded off TV a few days ago. Shane Meadows is brilliant at this kind of thing. I need to get that scorseze thing he did - it's the only one I haven't seen I think.

Paddy Considine does a wonderful turn in Romeo Brass.

 

[Biddlybee]

yep, Warriors is one of my fave films

'Warriors come out to playayay, WARRIORS COME OUT TO PLAYAYAY!"

Oooh, recorded that the other day, still not got round to watching it, but can't help saying that every time I see it on the harddrive list

Last night I watched A Room for Romeo Brass, which I'd recorded off TV a few days ago. Shane Meadows is brilliant at this kind of thing. I need to get that scorseze thing he did - it's the only one I haven't seen I think.

Paddy Considine does a wonderful turn in Romeo Brass.

Another good film I've not seen for a while

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Last night I watched A Room for Romeo Brass, which I'd recorded off TV a few days ago. Shane Meadows is brilliant at this kind of thing. I need to get that scorseze thing he did - it's the only one I haven't seen I think.

Paddy Considine does a wonderful turn in Romeo Brass.

I like how nearly all the characters go from hero to baddie or baddie to hero in the film almost purely on how we are perceiving them at the time with the information given.

 

[DexterTCN]

I like how nearly all the characters go from hero to baddie or baddie to hero in the film almost purely on how we are perceiving them at the time with the information given.

Yes, it's a changing experience.
IMDB

Despite the natural chemistry of Andrew Shim and Ben Marshall the two actors almost came to blows during a scene due to Marshall's obnoxious behavior. Paddy Considine admitted in the DVD commentary he had no problem filming the scene at the seaside where he threatens Marshall's character, saying he "couldn't wait to get his hands on the little shit."

If this is, as stated on imdb, Considine's first part - it's a wonderful one.

This film is engaging and interesting.