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

A Separation (Ashgar Farhadi 2011) Another excellent Iranian film. A powerful and insightful portrayal of the messiness of life.
 
Either Way - affable road movie/odd couple type thing. Road line painters in remote iceland come to realise they have more in common than they first thought! If that doesn't get your juices flowing i don't know what will. Affable harmless smiley fun.

How to Kill a Judge - Damiano Damiani's attempt to do a Investigation of a Citizen above Suspicion type expose of italian surreal corruption, but it doesn't have the lightness of touch of the latter and ends up being an overlong wordy denunciation rather than the laughing finger pointing of the former. Needed some serious editing in all depts. Nero was good as ever though.
 
Any good?

Yes. It is long but unlike some films I didn't really notice, and it felt appropriate considering the subject matter and the way it was shot.

I only saw it this afternoon so I am still absorbing it really, I couldn't write a review at this point. I do recommend it. I was quite moved at some points, and in a genuine rather than contrived saccharine sentimental way.
 
Watched some 1993 sci-fi/action film called 'Nemesis' recorded off BBC2. Very wtf - shit dialogue, shit acting, but some actually not bad action scenes. Looked very straight to video. I was actually kinda puzzled as to why the beeb would even show it.
 
All Is Lost.

Robert Redford on a boat, alone, almost no dialogue (I'm talking 30 words, max).

Ooh, sounds great, why I have never heard of it? 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, will give that a go.

We watched Grand Budapest Hotel, just the best, best shaggy dog story ever, Ralph Fiennes having a ball :D
 
Ooh, sounds great, why I have never heard of it? 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, will give that a go.

We watched Grand Budapest Hotel, just the best, best shaggy dog story ever, Ralph Fiennes having a ball :D
It's brilliant, honestly. And I loved Grand Budapest Hotel, too :D
 
Heartbeats (Xavier Dolan 2011) French Canadian film about love, obsession and friendship. Enjoyed it more than I thought I was going to.
 
The Trench

follows a group of soldiers in ww1 trenches in the last days before the Somme big one. Better than expected. Daniel Craig is the grizzled sergeant (his attempt on a regional accent is awful though, not sure where in the north of england he's meant to be from.) Cillian Murphy is in it, and Danny Dyer!

on iplayer.
 
The Trench

follows a group of soldiers in ww1 trenches in the last days before the Somme big one. Better than expected. Daniel Craig is the grizzled sergeant (his attempt on a regional accent is awful though, not sure where in the north of england he's meant to be from.) Cillian Murphy is in it, and Danny Dyer!

on iplayer.

I saw that with my Grandfather, who was like an Irish version of the Scottish lad on Dad's Army. . .

MILD SPOILER:

When the officer told the lads in the trench that it was going to be a walkover thanks to the intense shelling that would precede their attack, my grandad said 'the stupid bastard'.
 
Filth. It was alright, had a few amusing moments. I read the book ages ago but didnt finish it as i got bored with it so the ending was a surprise.
 
A Separation (Ashgar Farhadi 2011) Another excellent Iranian film. A powerful and insightful portrayal of the messiness of life.

Watched this yesterday, very good. The only Iranian film ever to have won an Oscar.

Also watched 'The Double'. Had high hopes but despite the excellent sound and visual production, the story and execution was a bit wanky. Chris Morris has a bizarre cameo in it as well.
 
This evening I watched Singin' In The Rain followed by The Apple.

A selection at complete opposite poles of the musical genre.

And now I feel quite disoriented :D
 
The Quiet Ones. Boring, few scary bits I suppose.

Trailer Park Boys. Countdown to Liquor Day. Fucking hilarious :D :D :D
 
I watched the new trailer park boys one, don't legalize it. Oh my boys - what have you done. Not very good apart from a few classic Lahey scenes. Looked tired and at the end of the road.

Caruga - good little film that can be read as a warning of how good political intentions (bolshevik in the story) can degenerate into banditry if taken up opportunistically or a warning of how capitalism can degenerate into banditry and violence. Given the film was made in Yugoslavia in 1991...
 
I watched the new trailer park boys one, don't legalize it. Oh my boys - what have you done. Not very good apart from a few classic Lahey scenes. Looked tired and at the end of the road...

Yeah I went to watch that and it didn't work very well in the first ten minutes, weaker humour than usual, just swearing and falling over. Shame. Watch Countdown to Liqor Day though. Best thing they've done :)
 
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