What DVD / Video did you watch last night? (pt3)

[DexterTCN]

Finding Neverland. Extremely well-done story about the creation of the Peter Pan story with Johnny Depp. Sometimes tries to make you cry, at other times you genuinely have a little tear.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Finished the tv series Life On Mars. What an excellent show. Too bad it was only two seasons, although I guess they could only carry on the 'man in a coma' thing for so long. First exposure to Philip Glenister - he's a good actor.

These British tv programs can be counted on to deliver top-notch scripts and dialogue.

 

[thriller]

watched the grey last night. not bad. but the trailer is very misleading.

 

[keybored]

Hesher
Best bereavement film ever.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Nokas...Good true story robbery film, usual farcical antics from dibble and robbers alike with a lot of lucky civilians wandering about as it happened. Coming in at 86 minutes which was about right to hold my attention and maintain the suspense. Made me think I should watch Dog Day Afternoon again.

Heartily concur. Best laid plans and all that.

I like the snatch of conversation on the way to the job where one robber talks about how heist movies like Heat get details wrong, such as how much cash you can carry. The set up has all these little details which make you think, "this is a serious-minded, professional crew," only to have these niggling doubts at the back of your mind when they do certain things a certain way. Ditto the reaction of the Politi.

I liked the almost narcotic moments, capturing one individual in time, no exposition, no dialogue, not always making movie sense but on reflection always making perfectly real human sense. I didn't realise until afterwards that it was directed by the Insomnia chap.

 

[purenarcotic]

The Hurt Locker.

Excellent.

 

[magneze]

The Road

So very very bleak. Good film. Tiny moments of lightness every now and again, but just so very bleak most of the time. Which is the point really.

 

[Ranbay]

Get The Gringo - aka - How I Spent My Summer Vacation

Rather enjoyed it really, fast action packed and stupid shoot outs, and reminded me of the book marching power with the prison being like it was.

 

[belboid]

first four episodes of Boardwalk Empire.

Does it get any better? Cos so far the only bits worth watching are Nuckies. The rest is, basically, shit. I dont care about wotsisname, hanging out with Al Capone, Kelly Mcs charcters motivation, and indeed character, seems all over the shop, and the guy playing the main Fed must be the worst actor Scorcese has ever dealt with, truly wooden.

 

[Reno]

first four episodes of Boardwalk Empire.

Does it get any better? Cos so far the only bits worth watching are Nuckies. The rest is, basically, shit. I dont care about wotsisname, hanging out with Al Capone, Kelly Mcs charcters motivation, and indeed character, seems all over the shop, and the guy playing the main Fed must be the worst actor Scorcese has ever dealt with, truly wooden.

Tedious series that doesn't live up to the hype. I bailed half way through season 1.

 

[butchersapron]

Breathing - German film about a kid trying to keep a job so he can get released from borstal. Didn't really like this whilst watching it, thought about it afterwards and realised what i didn't like whilst watching (the kids stilltedness, his caution etc) were actually part of the films strengths. Well worth the time.

edit: Austrian! apols

 

[Reno]

Breathing - German film about a kid trying to keep a job so he can get released from borstal. Didn't really like this whilst watching it, thought about it afterwards and realised what i didn't like whilst watching (the kids stilltedness, his caution etc) were actually part of the films strengths. Well worth the time.

edit: Austrian! apols

Saw that at the cinema a couple of weeks ago. I liked its mood and realistically unattractive cast, but I thought that everything coming down to one defining childhood experience was too neat. That's fine for stylised Freudian melodramas like Hitchcock's Spellbound or Marnie but too pad for a film that strives so hard for naturalism.

I watched Steven Soderbergh's action flick Haywire, which was entertaining enough, but also so lighweight as to be instantly forgettable. At just under 90 minutes at least it didn't outstay its welcome and I preferred it to the similar, more pretentious girl-kicks-butt-flick-by-art-house-director Hanna.

 

[butchersapron]

Saw that at the cinema a couple of weeks ago. I liked it's mood and it's realistically unattractive cast, but I thought that everything coming down to one defining childhood experience was too neat. That's fine for a stylised Freudian melodrama like Hitchcock's Spellbound or Marnie, but too pad for a film that strives so hard for naturalism.

That's an intersting point, i think it was suggesting an ongoing series of events - that it was still happening - rather than a one off. I can def see where you are coming from on that though.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Not last night, but today.
Shaolin Scoccer. I have not seen it for years, I forgot how mad it was (apart from the actual concept being pretty mad in the first place).
It's a shame the end match drags on too long, but it's a great film.

Like Kung Fu Hustle the romantic side story is a bit poorly executed.

 

[Dhimmi]

Ozombie, the ObL zombie film. Atrocious even for a low budget zombie movie.

 

[rubbershoes]

Finished the tv series Life On Mars. What an excellent show. Too bad it was only two seasons, although I guess they could only carry on the 'man in a coma' thing for so long. First exposure to Philip Glenister - he's a good actor.

These British tv programs can be counted on to deliver top-notch scripts and dialogue.

the follow up Ashes to Ashes isn't as good but is still worth a watch

 

[DaveCinzano]

And whatever you do, avoid the 90s-set third strand, Tin Machine.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

the follow up Ashes to Ashes isn't as good but is still worth a watch

I'll try it if it's available on Netflix.

I tried watching the US version of Life on Mars last night; I just don't think I can do it. It looks like a really insipid copy of the original.

Also, as far as verisimilitude goes: NYC in 1973 was different, but the gulf between then and now in NYC, isn't the same as the gulf between then and now in Manchester, or at least so it seems to me.

 

[Reno]

The Grey. It was alright for a cast-getting-picked-off-one-after-one film. Maybe I couldn't really get into it because my flat was really hot and this is such a wintery film.

 

[purenarcotic]

Cathy Come Home. Final scene where they take the kids off her is pretty fucking horrendous.

 

[Captain Hurrah]

The BFI DVD I had included this old film about slum clearance from the 1930s, interviewing poor tenants in London and steps taken to build social housing. One father living with his family in one room talks about finally getting a home that has a bath.

 

[Orang Utan]

Ooh which one? I love old BFI doc compilations

 

[Reno]

It was an extra on the Cathy Come Home BFI DVD.

 

[Orang Utan]

Oh right, d'oh, I see

 

[ringo]

The BFI DVD I had included this old film about slum clearance from the 1930s,

Cheers for that

 

[krtek a houby]

Watched the doc on the doors lp "l.a. woman" which was always my least fave of theirs but I "got it" after seeing the doc. Also the Scorsese docs on George Harrison - what a great, lovely bloke. Spiritual but still able to take the piss out of organised religion and blind faith.

 

[DexterTCN]

The Iron Giant - just as good as when I saw it years ago. Vin Deisel in a good movie? Surely not.

 

[sleaterkinney]

Haywire - a fast paced, interesting thriller. Really good movie, keeps your attention from start to finish.

Fassbender doesn't keep his english accent though.

 

[Reno]

Haywire - a fast paced, interesting thriller. Really good movie, keeps your attention from start to finish.

Fassbender doesn't keep his english accent though.

He's Irish (and German)

 

[sleaterkinney]

He's Irish (and German)

I know that, but he was playing an Englishman in Ireland which must be confusing.