What DVD / Video did you watch last night? (pt3)
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avu9lives
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Party Girl! (1995) jesus nooooo! not a chik flick eh! Another hour an a half wasted of me life i thought ta meself! feck me! it turned out ta be pretty darn good. One of those little gems from the 90s ya find ya self watchin that turn out ta be pretty good. librarians and the early (NY) rave scene about sums it up.
Trollhunter...I enjoyed it, it was daft. I've not done much of the 'found footage' genre but got the idea it wasn't taking itself as seriously as the stuff that's meant to be scary, Blair Witch/Paranormal Activity etc. The bits where the trollhunter was explaining how knocked down trees and power lines happened was like the kind of stories you'd tell kids to wind them up and there were bits with trolls farting.
Also if the idea was to get me to want to go to Norway it worked, some really beautiful locations.
Also if the idea was to get me to want to go to Norway it worked, some really beautiful locations.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
Recent viewings include:
The Greatest Story Ever Sold - perfectly decent and reasonably entertaining account of product placement.
The Guard - reasonably amusing lightweight bit of old guff.
Bridesmaids - better than expected fluff, despite the unworked out ending.
The Trotsky - a schoolboy believes himself to be the reincarnation of the great Russian revolutionary leader, with hilarious consequences. Pretty rubbish, you'll be shocked to learn.
Senna - absolutely magnificent, would move even someone who couldn't give a fuck about F1 to tears. Superb.
The Greatest Story Ever Sold - perfectly decent and reasonably entertaining account of product placement.
The Guard - reasonably amusing lightweight bit of old guff.
Bridesmaids - better than expected fluff, despite the unworked out ending.
The Trotsky - a schoolboy believes himself to be the reincarnation of the great Russian revolutionary leader, with hilarious consequences. Pretty rubbish, you'll be shocked to learn.
Senna - absolutely magnificent, would move even someone who couldn't give a fuck about F1 to tears. Superb.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
Donnie Brasco. Depp is only shit under burtons direction it seems.
pacinos turn as the slightly pathetic old wiseguy= good stuff
pacinos turn as the slightly pathetic old wiseguy= good stuff
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
A doc on Sigur Ross on Sky Arts last night, lovely Icelandic backdrops to the music
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
There was an album released as well.
Reno
The In Kraut
Saint (aka "Sint"): Dutch horror film about the murderous "real" Santa Claus of legend let loose in modern Amsterdam. Return to the horror genre by Dick Maas, director of cult horror films Amsterdamned and The Lift and this is similarly loopy fun, even if the budget isn't always up to the ambitious special effects requirements. A rotting monster Santa galloping across the roofs of Amsterdam on a zombie horse and killing children after snatching them through the chimney is pretty cool though.
I let myself be talked into upgrading to Sky the movies package for a reduced price by some call centre drone and have watched a lot of mainstream dross I've missed out on. Last night I got sucked into watching the Cher/Christine Aguilera vehicle Burlesque at 2am, a film aimed at the gay audience that gave Showgirls a second life as a camp cult hit (me!). I have a vague awareness of Aguilera, but couldn't tell you what any of her hits are and this apparently is her acting debut. She sure can belt out a song and the film is oddly entertaining in a bad movie way. It's somewhat let down by the star's lack of charm and acting ability and her character comes across as a strident bitch when she's supposed to be loveable in a "you go girl!" sort of way. Cher's now completely immobilised face looks like bad CGI and has moved into the uncanny valley. Educational.
I let myself be talked into upgrading to Sky the movies package for a reduced price by some call centre drone and have watched a lot of mainstream dross I've missed out on. Last night I got sucked into watching the Cher/Christine Aguilera vehicle Burlesque at 2am, a film aimed at the gay audience that gave Showgirls a second life as a camp cult hit (me!). I have a vague awareness of Aguilera, but couldn't tell you what any of her hits are and this apparently is her acting debut. She sure can belt out a song and the film is oddly entertaining in a bad movie way. It's somewhat let down by the star's lack of charm and acting ability and her character comes across as a strident bitch when she's supposed to be loveable in a "you go girl!" sort of way. Cher's now completely immobilised face looks like bad CGI and has moved into the uncanny valley. Educational.
imposs1904
Thread Killa'
Gentlemen Broncos - woeful.
Kill the Irishman - disappointing.
Kill the Irishman - disappointing.
The Dogs Of War - Christopher Walken. Pretty good but very 1979.
Unknown - Liam Neeson gets very angry and punches people. A lot. Plot stolen from Bourne Identity, action from Taken. Unoriginal, uninspired, but entertaining.
Unknown - Liam Neeson gets very angry and punches people. A lot. Plot stolen from Bourne Identity, action from Taken. Unoriginal, uninspired, but entertaining.
DexterTCN
Troy and Abed in the morning
Horrible Bosses. After watching Captain America, Kill List and The Guard then HB is the best of them...and I hate to say it.
Plenty of bad language, filth and nastiness with a goofy blanket and tongue in cheek performances from all involved (Spacey and Farrell particularly) delivers a much better film than The Guard, which is the best of the other lot.
Not knowing who was in it...I thought Jennifer Aniston was Demi Moore. heh
Plenty of bad language, filth and nastiness with a goofy blanket and tongue in cheek performances from all involved (Spacey and Farrell particularly) delivers a much better film than The Guard, which is the best of the other lot.
Not knowing who was in it...I thought Jennifer Aniston was Demi Moore. heh
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Submarine - very good, very funny and very warm.I was thinking at one point how English it all was with the references to Open University but then thought it could easily be set in America.
Best bit was when his mother explained that she only gave her lover a handjob to relax him.
Best bit was when his mother explained that she only gave her lover a handjob to relax him.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Kill the Irishman actually exceeeded my expectations
Season five of 'Criminal Minds', I've managed to get my mum and best friend addicted. 
Reno
The In Kraut
magneze
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Yes, but you have to keep reminding yourself of this. Arguably more incredible than Rise of the Planet of the Apes.That's why they call it a documentary.
Reno
The In Kraut
Yes, but you have to keep reminding yourself of this. Arguably more incredible than Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
I actually prefer Rise of the Planet of the Apes as a piece of film-making but it's startling how similar the films are in many ways. I wasn't keen on Nim as a documentary. The way it blends archive footage with re-constructions, the way it has been edited and scored struck me as unnecessarily manipulative and even fraudulent. It's such a fascinating story, it didn't need the embellishments. I have no such problems with Rise, because never pretends to be anything else than a superior Hollywood blockbuster.
magneze
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The parallels are quite striking - I imagine the scriptwriters for Rise must have known about Nim's story.
Reno
The In Kraut
I doubt that it was a major influence. Parallels like that happen in films all the time. Rise is really a loose remake of Conquest of the Planet of the Apes and features a prison film scenario common to many films.
Reno
The In Kraut
Huh ?
Yetman
Cheesecar Fucksquad #1
Nice one for the spolier dick I was gonna watch this today
Monroe (the series) - sort of House but with a neurosurgeon and not American.
Yetman
Cheesecar Fucksquad #1
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