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

[sleaterkinney]

The Master

Really good film. Loved the characters but you can tell there was crossover between it and There will be Blood. The pacing is great, really slow at times but no wastage.

 

[Reno]

Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13, which I hadn't watched in a few years. Still fantastic.

 

[redsquirrel]

Comrades - Bill Douglas' story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs. Magnificent, beautiful both visually and emotionally it's three hours long but never drags. The performances are great, especially Robin Soans who I've seen in loads of things in bit part roles but never as the lead before. A Guardian review sums well

As well as Allen, well-known names like Vanessa Redgrave, Imelda Staunton and Michael Hordern play their part, but the real star, playing the Martyrs' leader, is an actor called Robin Soans. If there was any justice, Soans's powerful, engaging performance would have made him one of the country's major actors, but it never really worked out like that, and he came to concentrate on playwrighting instead. Let's hope he gets his acting dues now.

Great.

 

[Part 2]

The Sound of my Voice ....... has a conclusion that some may find frustrating.

Watched it last night. I preferred Another Earth. And the end, yes that's how I felt. I was a bit drunk mind.

 

[frogwoman]

Watching "Last day of the dinosaurs" about the asteroid which killed all the dinosaurs. Enjoying it so far but I'm not sure of its scientific accuracy, I'd love it if someone recommended some more documentaries on this theme.

 

[Reno]

Watching "Last day of the dinosaurs" about the asteroid which killed all the dinosaurs. Enjoying it so far but I'm not sure of its scientific accuracy, I'd love it if someone recommended some more documentaries on this theme.

I worked on this:


When it comes to dinosaurs and scientific accuracy, most of it is theory and it will stay that way till someone invents a time machine.

 

[frogwoman]

I worked on this:


When it comes to dinosaurs and scientific accuracy, most of it is theory and it will stay that way till someone invents a time machine.

wow, that looks amazing nice one!

yeah i'm just finding it a bit hard to believe that all (or the majority of) the dinosaurs went extinct in such a short time after the asteroid hit. Maybe they did though?

 

[marty21]

Parade's End - the TV series - I thought it was wonderful, really well done.

 

[Yetman]

Hobbit - fell asleep
Zero dark thirty - fell asleep

 

[Part 2]

I watched The Red Ballon earlier. 1956 short film about a boy in Paris who finds a red ballon which then follows him around. Just like The Little Fugitive I watched the other day it's a real historical document as most of the areas of Paris shown are no longer. It's a wonderful little film and I can imagine people watching it at the time would be wondering how the makers got the balloon to follow the lad around. Worth half an hour of anyone's time.

Here you go...

 

[DexterTCN]

I watched The Red Ballon earlier. 1956 short film about a boy in Paris who finds a red ballon which then follows him around. Just like The Little Fugitive I watched the other day it's a real historical document as most of the areas of Paris shown are no longer. It's a wonderful little film and I can imagine people watching it at the time would be wondering how the makers got the balloon to follow the lad around. Worth half an hour of anyone's time.

Here you go...

Absolutely, it's excellent, timeless.

 

[Frances Lengel]

Sightseers.

How brilliant was that! Been waiting to see it for ages although I've managed to avoid reading anything other than it was going to be 'like Nuts in May', wasn't expecting Nuts in May crossed with Natural Born Killers. I loved it.

Thanks for that - One thing that film proves to me though - Only heroin addicts can look cool in berghaus gear.

 

[Frances Lengel]

I watched The Red Ballon earlier. 1956 short film about a boy in Paris who finds a red ballon which then follows him around. Just like The Little Fugitive I watched the other day it's a real historical document as most of the areas of Paris shown are no longer. It's a wonderful little film and I can imagine people watching it at the time would be wondering how the makers got the balloon to follow the lad around. Worth half an hour of anyone's time.

You ever seen the white bus? You probably have but just in case..

 

[Part 2]

I've not, but I'll check it out

 

[Frances Lengel]

Mint film - Even down to the city father being a perv - Should that be covered by spoilers, I don't reckon - We had to find out the hard way about that sorta thing.

 

[thriller]

Mikey and Nicky (1976). Columbo and john cassavetes re-unite. Not a bad film.

 

[rubbershoes]

Horrid Henry The Movie

It was better than it could have been . Having Rebecca Front, David Schneider and Richard E Grant gave it some professionalism even if they were serving up thick slices of ham

 

[The39thStep]

Thanks for that - One thing that film proves to me though - Only heroin addicts can look cool in berghaus gear.

Yes I have often admired their fashion sense as they stand outside the magistrates courts bumming fags

 

[Part 2]

You ever seen the white bus? You probably have but just in case..

Great stuff. I'll tell the teenager to have a look at that, he was watching Hell is a City the other day to check out 'old' Manchester but TWB has loads more recognisable in it.

 

[Reno]

The 1989 Kathryn Bigelow thriller Blue Steel. I had not seen this since the early 90s when I really liked the film. Apart from a good performance by Jamie Lee Curtis this hasn't really dated that well and the multiple implausibilites are a bit of a head scratcher. Quite stylish though.

I also re-watched the remake of Fright Night with a friend. I think it's great fun and the rare horror remake that is a genuine improvement on the original. The film runs a little out of steam towards the end but it's very well cast, Buffy screenwriter Marti Noxon writes characters and relationships of some depth and wit and there are at least a couple of genuinely great set pieces, including a car chase mostly shot in one take and a long suspenseful sequence where the hero attempts to rescue his neighbour from the vampire's house.

 

[DotCommunist]

Hobbit - fell asleep
Zero dark thirty - fell asleep

in the end they kill the bearded man

 

[Reno]

(((((Gandalf))))))

 

[starfish]

This weekend we have watched:

Fish Story - Great, fantastic. A delightfully cheeky little film.
Penumbra - Argentine/Spanish horror/thriller with a twist.
Sightseers - Fell asleep but ms starfish thought it was really good.

 

[DaveCinzano]

Hobbit - fell asleep
Zero dark thirty - fell asleep

You don't score extra points by cribbing your reviews off Atomic Suplex.

 

[Reno]

Spine Tingler, slightly superficial but entertaining documentary about B-movie schlockmeister William Castle.

 

[TruXta]

Just saw Ozon's In The House. A bit uneven, not sure what I make of it really.

 

[imposs1904]

Second season of Girls. Not enough Adam in this season for my liking. I loved the episode where Adam and Ray travel to Staten Island.

 

[thriller]

jack reacher. liked it. all this ho ha about cruise being wrongly cast - rubbish. cruise was perfect for me.

 

[sleaterkinney]

Side Effects - it was alright. Rooney Mara is very good as a person with MH issues but Zeta-Jones is unconvincing, I'm not really sure she can act. Jude Law is ok.

 

[marty21]

In honour of the great Richard Griffiths - watched Withnal and I

What fucker said that !