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

[TruXta]

...it's silly though.

Of course. You can't really compare it to the Aliens movies (first three anyway), as that makes it seem that much worse. Luckily I didn't have my hopes up before seeing it.

In a way I think of Pitch Black as the best Aliens movie since Alien 3.

 

[DotCommunist]

Shame about the sequel

 

[starfish]

Crushed - Man has one night stand with neighbour who is a bit mental. Mental neighbour then goes even more mental as man rejects her, he is already engaged of course. Theres lots of blood, guts, gore & a fair bit of torture. Im not usually one for wincing at these types of films but one scene in particular did make me go wteffingf ouch that mustve hurt

 

[TruXta]

Shame about the sequel

I've a soft spot for it, truth be told. Isn't the third one in production now?

 

[DotCommunist]

has been for ages, I'm hoping they pare it down. I think there was a good film in chronicles of, drowned in bloat

 

[TruXta]

has been for ages, I'm hoping they pare it down. I think there was a good film in chronicles of, drowned in bloat

I saw some rumours saying it would be more in line with PB rather than CoR.

 

[Reno]

I like Pitch Black but always thought Vin Diesel was the least interesting thing about it, hence sequel fail.

 

[DotCommunist]

I always identified with the cowardly vino swilling englishman in pitch black.

 

[Reno]

I always identified with the cowardly vino swilling englishman in pitch black.

And he has a rather ace death scene directly inspired by Pee-Wee's Big Adventure.

 

[TruXta]

I like Pitch Black but always thought Vin Diesel was the least interesting thing about it, hence sequel fail.

I like Vin, he seems quite humble about the whole stardom thing. Not a great actor or nuffink of course.

 

[Reno]

I like Vin, he seems quite humble about the whole stardom thing. Not a great actor or nuffink of course.

The whole macho asthma voiced anti-hero thing gives me the hives. I really liked Radha Mitchell though who really was the main character. I think it's the first film I ever saw here in and she's been a likeable lead in genre films since.

 

[TruXta]

The whole macho asthma voiced anti-hero thing gives me the hives. I really liked Radha Mitchell though who really was the main character. I think it's the first film I ever saw here in and she's been a likeable lead in genre films since.

I didn't remember it was her in Silent Hill until I saw it on IMDB just now And PB was made 13 years ago #toofuckingold

 

[DotCommunist]

I like Vin, he seems quite humble about the whole stardom thing. Not a great actor or nuffink of course.

the monolouge that opens pitch black is his finest hour for me.


They say most of your brain shuts down in cryo-sleep. All but the primitive side. The animal side. No wonder I'm still awake. Transporting me with civilians, sounded like 40, 40 plus. Heard an Arab voice; some hoodoo holy man. Probably on his way to New Mecca. But what route? What route? Smell of a woman – sweat, boots, toolbelt leather. Prospector type, free settlers. And they only take the back roads. And here's my real problem. Mr. Johns. Blue eyed devil. Plannin' on taking me back to Slam. Only this time he picked a ghost lane. A long time between the stops. A long time for something to go wrong.

 

[Reno]

I didn't remember it was her in Silent Hill until I saw it on IMDB just now And PB was made 13 years ago #toofuckingold

She barely was given a role to play in Silent Hill, but she was great as the plucky tour guide in Rogue, the Citizen Kane of giant crocodile pics.

 

[TruXta]

the Citizen Kane of giant crocodile pics.

A never-seen-before sentence to say the very least

 

[Part 2]

Compliance. Fast food restaurant receives call from hoaxer pretending to be a cop. Manager then holds employee while she's strip searched and more. Based on true events. It's all a bit WTF! and like The Imposter it's easy to sit and think "Did they really believe that?" There were apparently 70 similar crimes though. It would've been better if it had some background to the characters maybe and I didn't see why they needed to 'out' the hoaxer midway through the film.

 

[Motown_ben]

Watched the last two episodes of Les Revenants and it is one of the best horror TV series I've seen. Things gradually get more weird and spooky as the series goes on. Though there is no comedy, what it reminded me most of is Lars von Trier's Riget/The Kingdom, it has a similar sense of foreboding. While it answers some questions by the end, it ends on a bit of a cliffhanger. Just as well season 2 is already in the works. Also one of the most beautiful looking TV series I've seen, it often reminded my of the work of photographer Gregory Crewdson.[/quot

Heard a few good things about this and your post has inspired me to go look for a torrent of it now. cheers.

 

[Part 2]

Les Revenants coming to channel 4, although I think I'll download it too

http://www.channel4.com/info/press/programme-information/rebound

 

[Reno]

I wouldn't have downloaded Les Revenants if I'd known it will be on Channel 4, simply because it's a beautifully shot series and the downloads I found aren't that great quality wise. If you have a large telly, wait for the Channel 4 screening and ideally watch it in HD.

 

[Part 2]

Hmm, already got 4 episodes and the rest nearly done

 

[Reno]

On the other hand I want people to watch, so I can talk to someone about it as I've been borderline obsessed with it since I saw it.

I think the cinematography of the series was strongly inspired by the artist Gregory Crewdson.

Crewdson:

Les Revenants:

Crewdson:

Les Revenants:

Crewdson:

Les Revenants

 

[belboid]

A Royal Affair.

Danish historical drama, based on the attempt to move Denmark into the age of enlightenment. Entertaining and well made, its a slighlty superior costume drama, made more interesting by the fact that the vast majority have absolutely no knowledge of Danish history, so we didnt know how it'd pan out.

Well worth a watch, despite the incredibly annoying subtitles - white type on a white background really isnt a very helpful way of conveying information.

 

[Motown_ben]

Les Revenants coming to channel 4, although I think I'll download it too

http://www.channel4.com/info/press/programme-information/rebound

Good heads up but any idea when its bening shown tho?

If i can find a torrent of decent quality with subs il probably go down that route anyway. I like to be able to watch a few back to back rather than wait a week at a time and have to ffw through the ads and stuff.

 

[Reno]

Good heads up but any idea when its bening shown tho?

If i can find a torrent of decent quality with subs il probably go down that route anyway. I like to be able to watch a few back to back rather than wait a week at a time and have to ffw through the ads and stuff.

It will be shown this summer, but no date has been set yet.

 

[JimW]

Coconut Revolution, documentary on the anti-mining corporation/independence uprising in Bougainville, an island part of Papua New Guinea (though really part of Solomon islands, colonial fuck up with borders) - only briefly mentioned but later leads to Sandline Affair when PNG govt tries to hire the mercs but their own army rebel, sadly onlyexpelling the mercs rather than summarily executing. Great stuff and full of amazing technical innovation etc the people made while under total blockade for years. Searched and saw it's got a few mentions on here before. Highly recommended, anyway: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Coconut_Revolution

 

[Me76]

The Guard. It has its moments but needed to be more consistent IMO.

 

[redsquirrel]

Thor is silly. It's not that memorable but it has charm and it makes a nice change from all those superhero films that take themselves way too seriously. Eventually plays out more like an 80s fish out of water comedy along the lines of Splash!

Aye, it's not a masterpiece or anything but I thought it was pretty enjoyable.

I really liked Radha Mitchell though who really was the main character. I think it's the first film I ever saw here in and she's been a likeable lead in genre films since.

Doesn't get enough (decent) roles IMO.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Ill Manors. Wow. Sweaty palms.

Big up Ben Drew!

 

[mentalchik]

Just watched a cracking german thriller The Silence...........proper creepy and dark

 

[Reno]

It Always Rains on Sunday, Ealing film from 1947 but not a comedy. Mixture of crime film and early kitchen sink drama. Bethnal Green housewife shelters her ex, who has just escaped from prison, under the noses of her family. Very good. Odd coincidence: the entire film takes place on the 23rd of March.