What DVD / Video did you watch last night? (pt3)
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Reno
The In Kraut
The Danish costume drama A Royal Affair, based closely on a real 18th century royal scandal which brought about some revolutionary reforms. It's an interesting story and Mads Mikkelsen is excellent as a commoner who becomes the real power behind a ineffectual and mentally ill king while knobbing the queen but like a lot of costume dramas it's a little staid and lifeless. From a film produced by Lars Von Trier's Zentropa studio I would have expected something a little less conventional and polite.
The Fear. Not a dvd but the 4 part series from ch4 this week with Peter Mullen and Richard E Grant.
Not a bad idea, gangster gets dimentia. It was carried entirely by Mullen though imo, the actors playing his sons were particularly poor and the timeframe between different events wasn't always clear.
Not a bad idea, gangster gets dimentia. It was carried entirely by Mullen though imo, the actors playing his sons were particularly poor and the timeframe between different events wasn't always clear.
Idris2002
canadian girlfriend
Les Boys.
Quebec hockey film from 1997. A motley crew of simps , feebs and three-time losers particpiate in the hockey team of their local pub. What they don't know is that their manager, the pub landlord is in hock ot the local gangster, and the result of the match will determine who owns the pub afterwards.
Not bad for what it is.
Quebec hockey film from 1997. A motley crew of simps , feebs and three-time losers particpiate in the hockey team of their local pub. What they don't know is that their manager, the pub landlord is in hock ot the local gangster, and the result of the match will determine who owns the pub afterwards.
Not bad for what it is.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Did you recognise Viserys Targeren off of Game Of Thrones playing the more sensible son?
Reno
The In Kraut
Not wearing a Barbie joke shop wig here, I presume.
Wasn't bad was it? You could guess where it was going though. I think that was the point, everyone could see it apart from him. Same goes with the continuity and timing you mention, that was also deliberate. It helps add confusion and discord to the character's perspective.
I agree Mullen carried it off very well.
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
Haywire.....Soderberg does hitman flick....was good 5. Gina Carano looks like one to keep an eye on. Fights and acts!
DaveCinzano
WATCH OUT, GEORGE, HE'S GOT A SCREWDRIVER!
I rather liked that too.
stethoscope
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London: A Modern Babylon.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Skyfall- very routine but I guess you have to be be a fan of Bond films to really appreciate it
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
Drive - Great Mann meets Melville via To Live and Die in L.A thriller...fuller of 80s nods from credit fonts, tangerine dream-like score. Ryan Gosling gives good Alain Delon, supporting cast are all top notch.....the plot was quite flimsy, but it was a well crafted film. Mu only real gripe is the driver's 5 minute rule. Surely the aim of a getaway driver is to get you away and not leave you after 5 minutes regardless of where you are.....
Texas Killing Fields - Standard policer/true story - coulda been a channel 5 afternooner, although it was pretty good. Stephen Graham was wasted, he steals every scene he's in and he's not in enough.....they guy that played the Comedian in The Watchmen was good as a religious cop with a need to get his man.....They didn't really go deep enough with the themes around texas attitudes and outsider communities etc, traditions, and secrets and family life....there was hints of Mississipi Burning about it (although the film was about the same subject) - Hit Girl was in it too.....she dawdled around being all waif like, poor, and lost....but in a good way....
Texas Killing Fields - Standard policer/true story - coulda been a channel 5 afternooner, although it was pretty good. Stephen Graham was wasted, he steals every scene he's in and he's not in enough.....they guy that played the Comedian in The Watchmen was good as a religious cop with a need to get his man.....They didn't really go deep enough with the themes around texas attitudes and outsider communities etc, traditions, and secrets and family life....there was hints of Mississipi Burning about it (although the film was about the same subject) - Hit Girl was in it too.....she dawdled around being all waif like, poor, and lost....but in a good way....
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
That there 'Predators' on TV.
Never has there been a more predictable movie. You could see everything coming a mile off, more like a parody movie than a real film. People popped up and did weird things simply to hit 'plot' points in the script. Characters motivations changed (rather heavy handedly) solely to facilitate the plot bingo, it was really quite amusing.
Nothing was quite as funny though as Adrian Brody, with his terrible lines and comedy action hero voice. There must have been a point where the director said "hey, try putting on a tough guy voice" and he did, and they shrugged their shoulders and said "yeah that'll do". Or Adrian said "Hey how about I do this voice", and everyone looked at their shoes and were too embarrassed to day anything.
Never has there been a more predictable movie. You could see everything coming a mile off, more like a parody movie than a real film. People popped up and did weird things simply to hit 'plot' points in the script. Characters motivations changed (rather heavy handedly) solely to facilitate the plot bingo, it was really quite amusing.
Nothing was quite as funny though as Adrian Brody, with his terrible lines and comedy action hero voice. There must have been a point where the director said "hey, try putting on a tough guy voice" and he did, and they shrugged their shoulders and said "yeah that'll do". Or Adrian said "Hey how about I do this voice", and everyone looked at their shoes and were too embarrassed to day anything.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
I think I actually enjoyed it because is was so amusingly crap. I don't think I could watch it again though.
TruXta
tired
The original two were great 80s action flicks. Not up there with Alien(s) but still.
Reno
The In Kraut
I still remember seeing the first one when it came out and I just found it really disappointing. The intergalactic Rasta look always struck me as more silly than scary. But then I'm not a huge Schwarzenegger fan either. I actually slightly preferred Predator 2, thanks to his absence.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
Not the biggest fan of QT's latest stuff but I am currently in the process of acquiring this...
Quite looking forward to watching it as I have had a painful weekend of putting up with whatever ITV broadcasts
RZA?
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Yeah, I didn't really care for the first one apart from the lines "If it bleeds, we can kill it" (which is what I first wanted to call my band) and the "Jeez you got a big pussy" joke.
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
the 'tang had fairly good beat em up as I recall, not as good as def jam one but good
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
with the def jam one snoop was the final boss, and I bet the cunt made that a stipulation to his inclusion 'I get be the baddest fighter in the game, right?'
Is that the Julien Temple thing? I found it very interesting but it really irritated me how it was edited to look like some media student's final year project. The 100 year old woman in Hackney was awesome
stethoscope
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Is that the Julien Temple thing? I found it very interesting but it really irritated me how it was edited to look like some media student's final year project. The 100 year old woman in Hackney was awesome
Yeah. It's pretty good and its certainly full of great footage, but I dunno I found the lack of flow a little off-putting at times - although its intended to be a 'collage' and so thats why the editing is like it is.
I appreciate it was probably a near-impossible task for Temple to include so much material without it exceeding the already 2 hours running time.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
I went to the UK launch of that.
It was pretty shitty event, and as I recall the game was rubbish too.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
Are run dmc in it?
DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
nope, no jurrasic 5, tribe called quest or de la soul either. Just the fighty rappers
Nanker Phelge
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
Not the biggest fan of QT's latest stuff but I am currently in the process of acquiring this...
Quite looking forward to watching it as I have had a painful weekend of putting up with whatever ITV broadcasts
The soundtrack is cracking. The deluxe version has the score, the original RZA songs and some great old soul and funk tracks.....it's well worth aquiring....
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