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

[foo]

The Darjeeling Limited.

Far better than I was led to expect, although not fantastic by Anderson's standards. I did really enjoy it

heh talking about this film at work in the caff - and my lovely, but terribly po faced and pompous, colleague was banging on for ages about the film not showing the 'real' India etc. etc. he kept looking at our Indian colleague for confirmation as he pontificated.

she waited til he'd finished, smiled sweetly, then told him he was talking utter crap.

 

[Orang Utan]

It's lovely looking film - all those blues and yellows


Last night, I saw Robert De Niro's The Good Shepherd, which was surprisingly absorbing for a 2 and a half hour history of the CIA. Matt Damon is excellent in it (though his aging make-up isn't).

 

[Goatherd]

I'm on a Jonathan Meades binge. The 'Collection..' DVD set is fantastic stuff, but I do wish they'd release the whole lot.

 

[Part 2]

The Truman Show. Must be the third time I've watched it.

I think it's top.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

I watched Brick. Thought it was cool.

That said, it's a bit of a film fan's film. If I wasn't aware of noir as a genre, I might not appreciate it.

 

[dlx1]

Ronin

1st time see

Robert De Niro
Jean Reno
Natascha McElhone
Stellan Skarsgard
Sean Bean

 

[jeff_leigh]

Pans Laberynth - Beautifully shot movie

 

[CharlieAddict]

There Will Be Blood - a very, very, very good film. beautiful. kinda like a faustian tale set in the west during the time of industralisation. community vs profit. superstition vs science. seriously recommend cos it's so well acted and brutal.

In Bruges - again another excellent film. kicked myself for not catching this in the cinema.

The Kite Runner - overrated.

 

[Fictionist]

Tonight I shall be watching 'High Fidelity' - hopefully it will be better than the book!

 

[Ranbay]

Started to watch Ninja Cheerleaders but had to turn it off, was sooooo bad

So i stuck on the Rocker... Which is rather good, not amazing, but better than most shite.

 

[jeff_leigh]

The Orphanage

 

[dlx1]

nothing new

Bringing Out the Dead

 

[sheothebudworths]

I went through the last few pages of the thread yesterday for inspiration and since then, have watched Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Knocked up, both of which I hugely enjoyed...defo got my Saturday nights laughing quota filled!

Also watched The devil wears Prada - which was nothing special, but entertaining enough (and I thought Meryl Streep was great as the Anna Wintour part).

V for Vendetta next I think.

 

[Badgers]

The whole first series of Weeds yesterday. Took a bit of getting into but really quite liked it and will no doubt plough through these quickly.

 

[El Jefe]

Not a DVD, but watched Secretary again. It's just a great movie, Spader is perfect.

 

[Ranbay]

The whole first series of Weeds yesterday. Took a bit of getting into but really quite liked it and will no doubt plough through these quickly.

It's good there is another 3 season to go an all

 

[Badgers]

It's good there is another 3 season to go an all

Cheers for those mate, these are very watchable and just right for a lazy evening on the sofa

 

[Pie 1]

Welcome to Collinwood - abismal doesn't even come close.

Made up for it with an ep of The Wire S5

Tonight I shall be watching 'High Fidelity' - hopefully it will be better than the book!

It's done very well. Very enjoyable film.

 

[Part 2]

Watched The Godfather with the teenager. Think he was a little underwhelmed tbh.

Gangsters mean something different to kids thesedays I think, it never really struck me that it doesn't go into the actual crime before now.

 

[Sadken]

There Will Be Blood - a very, very, very good film. beautiful. kinda like a faustian tale set in the west during the time of industralisation. community vs profit. superstition vs science. seriously recommend cos it's so well acted and brutal.

I watched this again recently. Think it might even be making inroads into my top 10.

 

[d.a.s.h]

1980 arty Brit road movie. Interesting document of its time but beyond that nothing special imho.

 

[Yetman]

The Brood - stopped being scary after you see their faces but still does the business for a film thats nearly 30 years old. 3/5

 

[Iam]

American Gangster.

It was ok, but no better than last time I saw it.

 

[silver]

3:10 to Yuma, it was better than I expected actually

 

[El Jefe]

1980 arty Brit road movie. Interesting document of its time but beyond that nothing special imho.

And Sting's as crap as ever in it

 

[jeff_leigh]

Revolver - Pretty much what I expected from Ritchie but I gotta say I thought the Hitman played by Mark Strong was one of the coolest since Leon and Chow Yun Fat's character in "The Killer"

 

[JohnnyOrange]

The Onion Movie. Much funnier than I thought it would be. I'd pay money to see 'Cockpuncher.'

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/03/the_onion_movie_trailer_finall.html

 

[MightyAphrodite]

30 days of night (lame)

dreamgirls ( love that film )

 

[vogonity]

Hard Candy: enjoyable, low-budget movie - just overplayed its hand a little... Strangely enough, it was the first film from the director of 30 Days of Night! Wow... as you were.

 

[d.a.s.h]

And Sting's as crap as ever in it

He's not quite as bad as he was in Quadrophenia and he's not on the screen for very long, but yes viewers of a sensitive disposition may wish to look away.