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

[butchersapron]

In The Beginning - one of the new spate of French recession dramas - and like most of the ones i've seen fails by not being convincing enough, not being hard enough. The Belgians seem to do this better. Had a great first 45 minutes though before meandering off to predictability. Francois Cluzet was very good as the lead who lets things spin off beyond his control (and he looks more and more like Dustin Hoffman each time i see him).

edit: oh yeah, i'll have Depardieu in the death pool please.

 

[marty21]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Cliff_(film)

Red Cliff

Epic Chinese war movie - very good, massive scale, massive battles, lots of sword play, burning ships, recommend it .

 

[butchersapron]

There's two parts marty...just in case you only got the first part

 

[marty21]

There's two parts marty...

I just found that out, will be watching the second part real soon, you seen both?

 

[butchersapron]

I have, not much diff

 

[ilovebush&blair]

i watched exit through the gift shop and everything is illuminated today

 

[starfish]

The Expendables. Was quite fun.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Cliff_(film)

Red Cliff

Epic Chinese war movie - very good, massive scale, massive battles, lots of sword play, burning ships, recommend it .

Mr. QofG's has been on about this for ages, he loved it!

I watched "Never Say Never Again" - on in the background while I was doing asome crochet and feeling a bit sickly. Rubbish. Really rubbish. Especially Rowan Atkinson.

We also watched "No Country For Old Men" which was wonderful, beautifully shot and acted. Went off the look for my copy of the book so Mr. QofG's could read it but remembered I have lent it to my brother!

 

[Orang Utan]

that stunt with the horse was so bad, wasn't it?
and bond is such a perve.

 

[100% masahiko]

Up in the Air - I felt for the Clooney character in this and been through it myself! - when he eventually realises he finds love.


Youth in Revolt - one of my fav films of this year. Love is so dramatic at first!!!

eta - very lovey today.

 

[northern_star]

Whip it - fairly bog standard coming of age thing, but good soundtrack and made me wish i was 17 again. But christ drew barrymore has suddenly really aged.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

that stunt with the horse was so bad, wasn't it?
and bond is such a perve.

It has been kind of interesting watching the latter Roger Moore ones followed by "A View to A Kill" which I think was Timothy Dalton's first outing as Bond. He is really rather good, very charming, and I think I am right (didn't see it all) that he only has one 'love interest' in the whole film. Which does make a change from seeing an aging Roger Moore bedding some young women.

I do quite like Sean Connery but he did himself no favours in Never Say Never Again - "What have they done to his head!" was Mr. QofG's comment at his dyed/false haircut!

The formula really was creaking along a bit by the time Timothy Dalton arrived

 

[belboid]

I watched NSNA too yesterday. Was suprised to realise that I'd never actually seen it before. And, then, by how absolutely, astoundingly awful it was. Just embarassing.

 

[andy2002]

The Hangover - this film's popularity eludes me. I mean, it's well-paced and the plot and premise are quite clever but someone forgot to put any jokes in. I only laughed twice. It was unpleasantly misogynistic, too. What is Hollywood's obsession with groups of emotionally retarded men-children at the moment? Maybe it was ever thus but at least films like Animal House had likeable characters (for all their faults) and killer scripts.

 

[marty21]

The Hangover - this film's popularity eludes me. I mean, it's well-paced and the plot and premise are quite clever but someone forgot to put any jokes in. I only laughed twice. It was unpleasantly misogynistic, too. What is Hollywood's obsession with groups of emotionally retarded men-children at the moment? Maybe it was ever thus but at least films like Animal House had likeable characters (for all their faults) and killer scripts.

I found it hilarious tbh

 

[belboid]

What is Hollywood's obsession with groups of emotionally retarded men-children at the moment?

teenagers go to the cinema most. And buy the over-priced shite food n drink cinemas sell.

 

[100% masahiko]

The Hangover - this film's popularity eludes me. I mean, it's well-paced and the plot and premise are quite clever but someone forgot to put any jokes in. I only laughed twice. It was unpleasantly misogynistic, too. What is Hollywood's obsession with groups of emotionally retarded men-children at the moment? Maybe it was ever thus but at least films like Animal House had likeable characters (for all their faults) and killer scripts.

It's an okay film.
Then again, I enjoyed Jackass 1 and especially 2.

 

[Orang Utan]

i watched case 39, which was much better than i expected. despite the presence of paddy ashdown-eyed squinter, rene zellweger. it managed to make me jump a couple of times. one particular scene is very effective. the ending is poor though.

 

[butchersapron]

Why does she find it's so shameful to wear glasses?

 

[Lea]

Watched Dinner for Schmucks at the cinema over the weekend. Was really disappointed. Steve Carell was not convincing as the idiot. The French version was more subtle and Steve Carell's French counterpart character was vulnerable and sympathetic unlike in the American version.

 

[smmudge]

Youth in Revolt - one of my fav films of this year. Love is so dramatic at first!!!

I loved this. Nice little homage to french new wave.

 

[DotCommunist]

Centurion- low budget brit flick about a group of roman soldiers trying to get out from behind pict enemy lines. Quite goo, simple and fairly brutal but visually pleasing as well. Dominic west is in it.

 

[rollinder]

recent viewing:
Red Dwarf - Demons And Angels
think I must've only seen this episode once,didn't remember most of the stuff about the ultra scuzzy bandit/biker/punk/fetish versions of the crew. (kept getting the feeling that maybe I hadn't actually seen it, just adsorbed photos and quotes via programmes guides)

 

[100% masahiko]

I loved this. Nice little homage to french new wave.

Yes that too!
As for plot, it's such a refreshing and humorous take (no crappy jokes or nubiles flashing their tits) look on the high school virginity thing.
Underrated and I want to see more of these films!!!

 

[DotCommunist]

I watched NSNA too yesterday. Was suprised to realise that I'd never actually seen it before. And, then, by how absolutely, astoundingly awful it was. Just embarassing.

I caught it halfway through and kept trying to place which one it was, my brain going 'hang on wasn't that the rubbish bit from...'

only good bit was where he blew that woman up with a pen

 

[TitanSound]

I got an R5 release of Predators. I liked it. Bit predictable in parts but it's a lot better than that woeful Alien v Predator shit.

 

[Orang Utan]

children of men - outstanding film

 

[Part 2]

Aardman dvd with my nipper, I'd never seen Rex the Runt before, it's piss funny. Also has A Town Called Panic and Big Jeff, nude Aussie skateboarder, brilliant stuff all round, probably the best £3 dvd ever.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

Episode 1, Dexter 5........good stuff.

 

[Badgers]

Been steaming through Deadwood tonight. Done half of series one now. Watched it before but on an old TFT that was really bad with anything dark on screen.

Have a new screen and suddenly can see what is happening