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

[Voley]

The Who Live At The Isle Of Wight. Ace with the surround sound up really fucking loud.

 

[redsquirrel]

I watched the little seen Julia again, a crime drama with Tilda Swinton, which is one of my favourite films of the last decade. This one got even better watching it a second time. Swinton gives one of her best performances, playing a hopeless drunk who just got fired. In her desperation she gets roped into a harebrained scheme to kidnap the young son of a mentally unstable woman who lost custody of the boy, with the promise of a lot of money. Swinton's inept criminal then plans a double cross which backfires and she has to go on the run with the boy. It's one of those films which starts with a bad situations that just gets worse and worse, but it's believable because the character is at the end of her rope. It's very atmospheric, gripping and often darkly funny with Swinton often hilarious as a fucked up anti-Mary Poppins, the last woman you would want anywhere near a kid.

That sounds really good, I'll have to add it to my list.

An Education - very good, the performances are good, Peter Skarsgaard had just the right mix if charm and creepiness, and the characters well drawn. I'm not totally sure about the direction, the director seemed to get carried away sometimes and add the odd effect that only detracted from the scene (the fast-forwarding at the greyhound track for instance) but that's a pretty minor criticism.

 

[lisayvonne]

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The Dark Knight Rises. I like Selina Kyle the most. She's so beautiful!!​

 

[Reno]

Nice dog though

It looked like a penis with teeth.

 

[The39thStep]

I watched Another Year tonight. I give up on Mike Leigh, I just find his films unwatchable thesedays.

The other day I watched Machuca. Chilean film about two boys who form a friendship when the priest opens up the posh school to the poor kids.....until the Junta takes control. It's a brilliant film that I've seen before. Having see Au Revoir Les Enfants in the meantime there's a few similarities. The performances from the kids are great, the girl especially.

I really liked Another Year, perhaps its an age thing.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Also saw Zodiac this weekend, thought it was a good period piece and was suprised to see jake gyllenhall who I had considered something of a lightweight pull a good role

The question about Gyllenhall in Zodiac is, why is he always running? Every time he goes anywhere, he's running in an awkward shuffle. Is he in a hurry to catch the killer?

 

[Part 2]

I really liked Another Year, perhaps its an age thing.

My mate gave me it to watch. She's not always good at judging my taste. I just find the characters in his films unbearable; there wasn't one who I was particularly arsed about.

What age group do you think would like it?

 

[jeff_leigh]

Manhunter is good.

It wasn't Billy Batts, though, was it?

Billy Batts was Frank Vincent jr He kinda resembles Dennis Farina

 

[The39thStep]

My mate gave me it to watch. She's not always good at judging my taste. I just find the characters in his films unbearable; there wasn't one who I was particularly arsed about.

What age group do you think would like it?

I liked the bloke who was all stressed up and made a grab for the women who gave him a lift.
I suppose I am at the same sort of age as them!

 

[Part 2]

Ah, I'm not quite there yet

 

[Firky]

Was both dull, crap and didn't really make sense.

 

[butchersapron]

I take is SMJ is back smoking crack then?

 

[butchersapron]

At least he didn't have a black leather cape.

 

[Firky]

He does a painful cover of Stagger Lee.

 

[Firky]

I didn't realise it had Justin Timberlake in it until I posted that picture. Ha!

 

[starfish]

Mesrine - Public Enemy No# 1 part 2. Was really good, Vincent Cassell was excellent. Some very lighthearted & funny moments to offset his ruthlessness.

 

[redsquirrel]

Then I Sentenced Them All To Death - Post-war Romanian film about what fear and desperation can do to people. Chock full of beautiful scenes, I particularly like the scene in with the horseman in the fields. The actor playing the child is great he's just got a wonderful face for film and the actor playing the central role, that of the village idiot, is also very good. If you want to be critical I think the notary and doctor characters good have done with a little more fleshing out, in a manner similar to the priest but that's probably being over picky.

 

[Mephitic]

Dark Shaodows.. Depp is his usual weird self as is Bonham-Carter, its kind of a cross between Edward Scissor Hands, Beetlejuice and Twilight. I think I enjoyed it, but I’m not 100% sure.

 

[TruXta]

Dark Shaodows.. Depp is his usual weird self as is Bonham-Carter, its kind of a cross between Edward Scissor Hands, Beetlejuice and Twilight. I think I enjoyed it, but I’m not 100% sure.

It was OK, a bit by the numbers IMO.

 

[DexterTCN]

I watched the Korean film Hansel and Gretel. It was on Film4's Frightfest season, I think...taped it a while back.

Firstly, it's not really Hansel and Gretel (or at all) although there is relevance. Secondly, it's not really a horror film although it is sometimes scary, often creepy and a fairy tale (which were usually horror stories anyway).

It looks wonderful, some of the scenes have almost BladeRunner depths of detail. The use of natural scenery, bedrooms, the attic and so on really are impressive. The youngest child is the cutest thing, honestly. Even watching it subtitled her voice touches you on a primeval level of wanting to protect her, if that makes sense.

I thought the film lost its way a bit (won't say when) but that was because I was expecting a Korean horror film, coz they can be fucked up. The mistake was mine.

It's not massive or an award winner but I really enjoyed it. It brings to mind some of del Toro's work, specifically The Orphanage and Pan's Labyrinth.

 

[Reno]

I watched The Kid with a Bike, which was a bit of a heart breaker. I wished someone had bought the kid a bike lock though. A whole lot of grief could have been avoided.

 

[DotCommunist]

first two episodes of 'Copper' a new BBC America show set in 1860's new york where an irish immigrant detective polices the violent gang infested five points area of new york. Not bad so far, marked lack of swearing, but thats probably cos I'm used to deadwood and underbelly razor. some off key irish accents every now and then lol.

 

[89 Til Infinity]

Wild Bill...

Charlie Creed-Miles (the copper from Harry Brown) plays Bill a guy out on parole who finds his kids have been left by their mother to fend for themselves. After one of the kids gets in trouble he has to make the decision between being a good father (and risk going back into prison) or running away from his past.

Really enjoyed it, showed quite well what routes people can take when faced with poverty

 

[belboid]

Ted. Lightly entertaining.

 

[Prince Bert]

Casino Royale. I must admit I haven't watched many Bond films, but Daniel Craig seems to be crap. He just doesn't have the range of expressions needed for the role. Too many times the camera was on him for a few seconds, but he just has something of a void about him. The bloke doesn't have the presence or something.

The dialogue was also suited to different actors. Craig and the leading lady seemed to be reading what was meant to be witty banter between each other, but they didn't bring it to life, or should I say they made it sound lifeless. The baddies were good actors, and some of the stunt scenes were good, but that's about it.

 

[Reno]

Casino Royale. I must admit I haven't watched many Bond films, but Daniel Craig seems to be crap. He just doesn't have the range of expressions needed for the role. Too many times the camera was on him for a few seconds, but he just has something of a void about him. The bloke doesn't have the presence or something.

The dialogue was also suited to different actors. Craig and the leading lady seemed to be reading what was meant to be witty banter between each other, but they didn't bring it to life, or should I say they made it sound lifeless. The baddies were good actors, and some of the stunt scenes were good, but that's about it.

I though Eva Green was great in this.

 

[Yetman]

Brave - excellent animation but weak storyline.
Another Earth - Nothing to do with another earth really, more to do with a personal struggle and emotional stuff which I wasn't really looking for at the time. Still quite good though.

 

[purenarcotic]

Ladybird, Ladybird.

Fantastic performance from Chrissy Rock, fucking miserable film though.

 

[Reno]

Another Earth - Nothing to do with another earth really, more to do with a personal struggle and emotional stuff which I wasn't really looking for at the time. Still quite good though.

It does feature another earth though, which is crucial to the plot.

 

[Yetman]

It does feature another earth though, which is crucial to the plot.

Well, yeah, spose, sort of....it's not a interplanetary communication/travel film at its core though. I was hoping for more sci-fi, less emotion.