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

[Badgers]

I bet i know which one you put on first? just to check like

B** & B*** or something....

That is quite a tan you have mate, been out much or just sitting under the Hydroponics at home?

 

[cliche guevara]

Baise Moi. Was shockingly graphic, although not actually very good. Worth watching though.

 

[Ranbay]

B** & B*** or something....

That is quite a tan you have mate, been out much or just sitting under the Hydroponics at home?

does my dick look smaller than before tho

 

[ViolentPanda]

"Edge of Darkness", episodes 1-3.

 

[Wintermute]

National Treasure 2.

Fuck me that's an appallingly bad film. Seriously, fuck ME. The acting is merely rubbish, but the plot... there's a giant Inca temple buried under Mount Fucking Rushmore. And some other stuff, all of which pushes your suspension of disbelief way past "This is just silly" and well into "Why the fuck am I even watching this?"

Don't watch it. Really, don't. I'm considering sending it back to BitTorrent and complaining

 

[Ranbay]

yeah i thought the first one was ok ish, then when i stuck the other one on and fuck me i nealry smashed the TV in.

 

[Grandma Death]

"Edge of Darkness", episodes 1-3.

Class drama from the BBC-up there with Threads IMO

 

[ruffneck23]

Hellboy, ready to go off and see the sequel

watched hellboy ( directors cut ) last night and then the sequel this evening ( there is an excellent R5 dvd quality on usenet ) , both pretty good , if you liked the first one you will like the 2nd me thinks

 

[El Jefe]

The end of the first half of season 4 of Battlestar Galactica. On the whole, this series hasn't been up to par, but the last episode was great

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

21 with Kevin Spacey. It's a bit of fun; forgettable pap.

Why do the idiots keep going back to the same casino? I haven't been to MIT, and even I can figure that one out.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Episodes 4-6 of "Edge of Darkness". Like Grandma Death says, classic BBC drama. Timeless.

 

[Part 2]

Meantime. Was always one of my favourite Mike Leigh films but I expected to find it dated and give up halfway.

It didn't and I still love it, Mark (Phil Daniels) is funny as fuck and there are bits like the dole queuing that are spot on.

 

[Grandma Death]

Episodes 4-6 of "Edge of Darkness". Like Grandma Death says, classic BBC drama. Timeless.

...and in the same breath I'd argue its up there with Boys from The Blackstuff too.

 

[bubba_jones]

Not sure if this has been on the thread already, but just watched 'The Orphanage' - a Spanish horror movie directed by the same guy who did 'Pan's Labrinyth'.

Family move into an old orphanage, their little boy starts playing with invisible friends, then suddenly goes missing. Increasingly mentally fragle mother goes looking for him.

Sounds like your average horror movie, but it was done really well. Very creepy and atmospheric.

The night before watched "Zombie Strippers" and don't know whether it's the best or worst movie I've seen ... it's self-conscisouly tacky shite, but you've got to respect a movie that has dialogue that varies between:

In From The Sticks Newbie Jesus Freak Stripper: "Perhaps, but listen to that [roars of crowd in background] .. that acceptance, that praise, that confidence and sense of pride ... self."
Cynical Roll Your Eyes Seen It All Before Stripper: "That's not a sense of self but a rushing towards the mean."
In From The Sticks: "But it's so fucking cool ..."

And:

Big Baddy Zombie Stripper: "Skank Zombie Whore Bitch, prepare to die !"
Bitchy Rival Zombie Stripper: " Been there, done that, loser !"

Well you have to give it at least some consideration ...

 

[Part 2]

Going through the box of videos with the teenager so last night it was Quadrophenia.

Still the best yooof cultcha film ever.

Was the film responsible for the mod revival at the time or was that already in motion? I never realised the album was so much older than the film until now.

 

[May Kasahara]

Four more episodes of Firefly. Mostly so cheesy I actually felt embarrassed watching it, with the occasional flash of genuine Whedon gold. Why did everyone get so upset about this being cancelled?

 

[rubbershoes]

Blood Diamond

Mrs shoes wont accept it was just hollywood fluff

 

[Vash]

Funny games US, which after seeing the original was probably the worst film I've ever seen. Totally wooden killers and the asides too the camera just seemed crap and emotionless. It didn't even have the bit where the film stops half way through after the child gets shot.

 

[ViolentPanda]

...and in the same breath I'd argue its up there with Boys from The Blackstuff too.

Agreed. Then again, ITV pulled off "Made in Britain", so they did put out some good drama too, just not as much as the Beeb.

 

[Grandma Death]

Agreed. Then again, ITV pulled off "Made in Britain", so they did put out some good drama too, just not as much as the Beeb.

Made in Britain *sigh* why can't ITV make shows like that anymore? Now its the home of twee television dramas-certainly nowhere near as challenging as Made in Britain.

I watched Before Before The Devil Knows Your Dead-superb stuff from Lumet. As per normal Hoffman turns in a great performance-the guy is one of the greatest actors in cinema today.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Made in Britain *sigh* why can't ITV make shows like that anymore? Now its the home of twee television dramas-certainly nowhere near as challenging as Made in Britain.

A few years ago I asked a mate who worked for an independent production company why "challenging" stuff didn't get made, and he reckoned it's all down to money and risk. If you make something anodyne but with a "big name" in it you're more likely to sell it to a network. That's why stuff like "Life on Mars" gets such an appreciative audience; people are hungry for good tv.

I watched Before The Devil Knows Your Dead-superb stuff from Lumet. As per normal Hoffman turns in a great performance-the guy is one of the greatest actors in cinema today.

I love the way Hoffman plays Jeanne D'Arc's conscience in Besson's "Joan of Arc - The Messenger". Just enough menace that you can't be sure whether he's an angel, a devil or an inner voice. The man does "subtle" just as well as he does "full on".

 

[ViolentPanda]

Yesterday was "Bowling for Columbine" and "Nosferatu".

 

[Grandma Death]

The man does "subtle" just as well as he does "full on".

Indeed and if you like his full on stuff check out Punch Drunk Love....very very funny performance from him.

 

[Orang Utan]

Cloverfield - much better than I expected it to be - didn't like the characters much but it was reasonably exciting for a monster movie
Jumper - pretty dire - it's a children's film really

 

[corporate whore]

Family Plot - lesser seen late-era Hitchcock. All good.

 

[sojourner]

An Angel at my Table - god, what a fantastic film. Really enjoyed this - absolutely everything about it

Kes - fucking classic

 

[Juice Terry]

Cloverfield - I thought it was shite, just Blair Witch made with a big monster instead, characters so bad I was glad when they died.

In Bruges - Excellent, laugh out loud moments especially the scene with the dwarf and the hooker.

Son of Rambow - Fun sunday night viewing

 

[Jon-of-arc]

Teeth (on pirate) - quite funny, nice disembodied peni (ie the ones on the floor...) but lack of detail on the shots of the guys groins when their knobs are supposed to be cut off - just a load of blod. I wanted to see the stump in glorious technicolour.

 

[Fictionist]

Currently watching 'The Ninth Gate'.

 

[Orang Utan]

The Cottage - silly piece of fluff b-movie horror/comedy - meh