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

[Mephitic]

Irvine Welsh 'Wedding Bells' - Terrific.

 

[redsquirrel]

Red Hill - at first i was like naaaaa, then i was like oooohhhhh, and then I was all ah~ah. Some decent watching.

I was rather disappointed with Red Hill just so by the numbers that there was no suspense whatsoever IMO.

 

[Reno]

I was rather disappointed with Red Hill just so by the numbers that there was no suspense whatsoever IMO.

I'd be even less kind. Generic rubbish with a painfully transparent plot twist. The film requires characters to act like idiots and its racial politics are clumsily handled. It wants to be an Australian No Country for Old Men but falls far short. Red Hill takes the elements of The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, maybe still the greatest Australian film ever made, and reshapes them into a tacky slasher film.

 

[DaveCinzano]

But...but...STEVE BISLEY!

 

[Part 2]

Headhunters...Really fast paced and enjoyable; mad Norwegian thriller with ridiculous plot.US remake on its way apparently.

 

[butchersapron]

Out already.

 

[Orang Utan]

Is it?

 

[Reno]

No. Latest news was that Marky Mark wants to star in the US version which has been pointed out would be bad miscasting.

 

[butchersapron]

You're right - not out - apols. Got it confused with that transporting illegal stuff one.

 

[Orang Utan]

Ha, should be someone more like William H Macey

 

[thriller]

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

A perfectly decent remake of the series, some great performances, tho Kathy Burke's accent was awful. Looked very good, strong script, but not the earth shattering work of genius most of the reviews from the time would have you believe

it was boring

 

[butchersapron]

Why?

 

[thriller]

found it boring. slow. over-rated.

 

[thriller]

Contraband: Mark Wahlburg. Bit long. Usual Mark Wahlburg vehicle. Wont be revisiting it again.

 

[butchersapron]

You didn't think the rhythm was supposed to show the boring nature of the job?

 

[thriller]

maybe so, but it was still boring. And not sure why gary oldman got the hump that he didn't get recognition for his performance, when any actor could have taken on that role.

 

[krtek a houby]

maybe so, but it was still boring. And not sure why gary oldman got the hump that he didn't get recognition for his performance, when any actor could have taken on that role.

But what did he say?

 

[starfish]

Mongol. First half of the life of Genghis Khan, was quite good. Hope they do get round to making the second half.

Chocolate. A Thai (i believe) film about an autistic teenage girl who goes around with her cousin beating the shit out of various baddies & business folk who owe her mum, an ex gangster & wife of a Yakuza, money. Fight scene choreography was pretty good.

 

[r0bb0]

good copy of The Raid: Redemption out, gonna give it a go later. Its an action film set in Jakata

 

[thriller]

good copy of The Raid: Redemption out, gonna give it a go later. Its an action film set in Jakata

any links?

 

[thriller]

ignore. found it. downloading now.

 

[belboid]

Red State

About as subtle as Oliver Stone, but actually very funny in places, with some surprising turns. Shame about the crap 'we don't know quite how to finish this' ending tho

 

[Garek]

I recently watched A Bridge Too Far (stuck on a ferry for 24 hours so good time for a three hour film!). Thought it was a brilliant film. Interesting watching a WW2 about failure. The last scene is a particularly haunting contrast to earlier scenes of jubilation. Overall a really interesting film about a complete fuck up.

This bit especially cracked me up.

 

[Part 2]

I trawled the thread and did some downloading.

Breathing was first to finish so I watched that. I'm not sure what to think, it was okay but I'm not sure if I was convinced by the kid, all guilt and very little anger, I don't know, still thinking about it.

Just watched A Gentle Woman. I'd never seen any Bresson until the other week when I watched Mouchette which I really liked; I love stuff with very limited dialogue. AGW is good and again leaves a lot to the viewer to work out though I did have to do some reading afterwards. Not necessarily a bad thing.

Almost forgot I watched Rosetta the other day. More Dardennes brilliance. I'm never disappointed by their films.

 

[butchersapron]

Rosseta is pretty much an update of Mouchette - i thought so anyway.

 

[Part 2]

That's how I ended up watching Mouchette tbh, something similar in comments on IMDB

 

[Reno]

Bresson is a cinematic blind spot of mine, I never got on with his films. I always feel I'm having my face rubbed in the suffering of others, as with Mouchette. I don't mind Diary of a Country Priest and A Man Escaped of the ones I've seen.

I watched the first 7 episodes of Mad Men Season 5 over the last three evenings. I think I've got a crush on Don's new wife Megan.

 

[avu9lives]

So Fine (1981) been ages since av seen Ryan O'neal in summat! Its a pretty decent farce as it happens and cant believe its only got 4.6 on imdb. Even jaws (thats the bond baddie not the shark) is pretty funny in it!

 

[Reno]

So Fine (1981) been ages since av seen Ryan O'neal in summat! Its a pretty decent farce as it happens and cant believe its only got 4.6 on imdb. Even jaws (thats the bond baddie not the shark) is pretty funny in it!

That's an obscure one.

I just remember the poster with the bottomless jeans.

 

[Garcia Lorca]

watched the raid redemption last night, brilliant action movie. once it starts its non stop. knifes, kick, punching and guns. some tremendous fight sequences, shit story line.. but whose watching it for the story? superb action.