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

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I thought the explosions were good, the one liners were good and that's pretty much all there is to the films so I can't see where they've gone wrong. Even Shia Lebouf didn't piss me off, which is pretty incredible.
 
I watched 13 Going on 30 yesterday :D. Needed something a bit cheery and that makes you feel happy for once. Too much stress in life right now, and too many action thrillers. Shall be watching The Usual Suspects for the first time later in the week...as a film student, I probably should have seen it already but never got around to it. My friend let me borrow his director's cut copy. Any good?
 
geekpenguin said:
I watched 13 Going on 30 yesterday :D. Needed something a bit cheery and that makes you feel happy for once. Too much stress in life right now, and too many action thrillers. Shall be watching The Usual Suspects for the first time later in the week...as a film student, I probably should have seen it already but never got around to it. My friend let me borrow his director's cut copy. Any good?
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Very good, if you can stand Benicio del Toro's mumbling and Stephen Baldwin's "acting". Clever story.
 
Hostel Part II - in conclusion then; the rich are murdering scumbags, here's some blood and boobies to prove our point.
 
Dancer in the Dark - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0168629/

Took two evenings to watch (due to my my tiredness not the film) but really liked it. Was really quite stunning and I had to hold back the 'man tears' at a few occasions.

Björk is just unique as a human being and performer :)
 
All The President's Men

Great film and fantastic performances all round. Makes you realise how few good actors there are at the moment.

The Pianist

Strangely uninvolving. Emilia Fox was rubbish, Maureen Lipman surprisingly good and Adrien Brody was excellent; but having said that the main character was just a bit flat and the rest of the film suffered as a result.
 
geekpenguin said:
I watched 13 Going on 30 yesterday :D. Needed something a bit cheery and that makes you feel happy for once. Too much stress in life right now, and too many action thrillers. Shall be watching The Usual Suspects for the first time later in the week...as a film student, I probably should have seen it already but never got around to it. My friend let me borrow his director's cut copy. Any good?
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One of my favourite, favourite movies.

Benicio mumbles but his character, Fenster, is brilliant!! And Kevin Pollock is one of those chaarcter actors who is always great yet somehow underated
 
QueenOfGoths said:
I used to be an avid fan of "Stargate: SG1" but lost track years ago, about season 4 I think. Kind of which I'd kept going with it but..:(
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10 seasons of SGI, a re-release of the original Spader/Russell movie that includes about 20 mins of extra footage that make the story flow much better (well worth investing £5-7 in IMHO), 4 seasons of "Stargate Atlantis", and the second of six films to bring the "SG-1" mythos to a conclusion has just been released.

I'm very fond of it, though, in the same way I am of Babylon 5 and DS 9; good storylines, good acting and a lack of the kind of "in your face" moralising that a lot of US TV seems to love.
 
QueenOfGoths said:
One of my favourite, favourite movies.

Benicio mumbles but his character, Fenster, is brilliant!! And Kevin Pollock is one of those chaarcter actors who is always great yet somehow underated
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Good character actors almost always are though, but without them most films would be kack.
 
ViolentPanda said:
10 seasons of SGI, a re-release of the original Spader/Russell movie that includes about 20 mins of extra footage that make the story flow much better (well worth investing £5-7 in IMHO), 4 seasons of "Stargate Atlantis", and the second of six films to bring the "SG-1" mythos to a conclusion has just been released.

I'm very fond of it, though, in the same way I am of Babylon 5 and DS 9; good storylines, good acting and a lack of the kind of "in your face" moralising that a lot of US TV seems to love.
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Never got into Babylon 5 but I loved DS9 - it's my favourite Star Trek, not a popular opinion but I don't care! Though I have avoided watching the repeats on whichever Freeview channel they are on as I know I would just get swept up/obssessed again and I spend enough time in front of the TV as it is :oops:

Battlestar Gallactica is my current favourite :cool:
 
I've been fulfilling my maternity leave promise to self and watching Buffy from start to finish (again). Currently partway through S2 :)
 
you dont mess with the Zohan... was rather good i thought, did laugh more than the other half a fair bit....

8.5/10

:)
 
Fargo - again. i saw this ages ago and was pleased to watch it again. top film.

i'm going to go around talking like Marge all day long....ya. :cool:
 
ViolentPanda said:
10 seasons of SGI, a re-release of the original Spader/Russell movie that includes about 20 mins of extra footage that make the story flow much better (well worth investing £5-7 in IMHO), 4 seasons of "Stargate Atlantis", and the second of six films to bring the "SG-1" mythos to a conclusion has just been released.

I'm very fond of it, though, in the same way I am of Babylon 5 and DS 9; good storylines, good acting and a lack of the kind of "in your face" moralising that a lot of US TV seems to love.
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I feel really sad about SG:1 - personally, I think it just went to pot after Jack (O'Neill - Richard Dean Anderson) left. He was my fave character and Ben Browder - Cameron, or whatever his name is - just could not fill his shoes. If they'd let Carter be the lead Colonel in SG:1, I think it would have worked way better, especially seeing as she'd been given the rank of Colonel when Jack got Brigadeer General. And the Orai (sp?), what was going on there???

I never really got past the first season of Atlantis - it was good, I just sort of missed a few and stopped watching. Might have to start again now Jewel Stait (of Firefly fame!!!) is in it :D.
 
geekpenguin said:
I feel really sad about SG:1 - personally, I think it just went to pot after Jack (O'Neill - Richard Dean Anderson) left. He was my fave character and Ben Browder - Cameron, or whatever his name is - just could not fill his shoes. If they'd let Carter be the lead Colonel in SG:1, I think it would have worked way better, especially seeing as she'd been given the rank of Colonel when Jack got Brigadeer General. And the Orai (sp?), what was going on there???
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I don't know about "went to pot"!, but the dynamic certainly changed, and without O'Neill's savoir faire and gentle ironicism, you're left with Ben Browder's character being brash and puppy-doggish, which is appealing for a couple of episodes, but gets old really quickly.
IIRC the reason Carter wasn't given the lead was because Amanda Tapping didn't want a lead role.
I never really got past the first season of Atlantis - it was good, I just sort of missed a few and stopped watching. Might have to start again now Jewel Stait (of Firefly fame!!!) is in it :D.
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Hubba!! :D
 
geekpenguin said:
I feel really sad about SG:1 - personally, I think it just went to pot after Jack (O'Neill - Richard Dean Anderson) left. He was my fave character and Ben Browder - Cameron, or whatever his name is - just could not fill his shoes. If they'd let Carter be the lead Colonel in SG:1, I think it would have worked way better, especially seeing as she'd been given the rank of Colonel when Jack got Brigadeer General. And the Orai (sp?), what was going on there???

I never really got past the first season of Atlantis - it was good, I just sort of missed a few and stopped watching. Might have to start again now Jewel Stait (of Firefly fame!!!) is in it :D.
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ViolentPanda said:
I don't know about "went to pot"!, but the dynamic certainly changed, and without O'Neill's savoir faire and gentle ironicism, you're left with Ben Browder's character being brash and puppy-doggish, which is appealing for a couple of episodes, but gets old really quickly.
IIRC the reason Carter wasn't given the lead was because Amanda Tapping didn't want a lead role.

Hubba!! :D
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I went to drama college with Ben Browder - nice enough guy but a little full of himself
 
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