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

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Oh and I watched 'Get Low'
Billed as a Bill Murry film, which is why I watched it. Its not a Bill Murry film at all, he is maybe the fourth most important of the cast but thats pretty much all the cast so being fourth isnt that impressive. He's hardly in it. Not a bad thing though, because it's a pretty good film as it happens. Keeps you intrigued on a very simple premise. The only thing I found a bit grating was the Murry introduction, because we all know he is a big star and the films draw, he hides behind a big newspaper talking with the camera glued to him, until . . . . . . POW, hey look its Bill Murry incase you didn't know. Hey I'm THE Bill Murry. Could only have been worse if he winked at the camera.

 

[Dillinger4]

Bill Murray.

 

[Part 2]

I loved Get Low. Robert Duval plays a brilliant hermit.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Bill Murray.

Whatever.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I loved Get Low. Robert Duval plays a brilliant hermit.

Yeah Duval was great. Murray wasn't bad but I feel all the advertising didn't give Duval his dues. Mind you, having said that I might not have watched it otherwise.

 

[Orang Utan]

Duvall.
Soz.

 

[starfish]

Watched "9" at the weekend. Quite a dark & bizarre little film but very enjoyable.

 

[Dillinger4]

The Seventh Seal is on Film4 at 10.50pm tonight, if anybody wants to see it.

 

[100% masahiko]

I must have fallen asleep or something, I remember no such hard dude or water falling. Was he played by the original Tron guy and made CGI young like clu?

They made him faceless.
But according to IMDB, he was played by Bruce Boxleitner.
Maybe I missed something as well...

 

[100% masahiko]

[REC] 2 - Not as suspenseful as the original. Writers decided to go on the demonic possession (as a virus) route. Unsure if it worked cos it reminded me of the PC game DOOM muddling with The Evil Dead.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

The Lady Vanishes. Hitchcock. Good old rollicking Hitchcockian fun.

Last week: Head-On, about turks in Hamburg.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

They made him faceless.
But according to IMDB, he was played by Bruce Boxleitner.
Maybe I missed something as well...

Surely they must have shown his face at some point.
On IMDB I also see they are making another Tron movie. Plus they Have made quite a few Tron 2.0 video games over the years. I think I have Tron for my Atari 2600.

 

[krtek a houby]

Rocksteady: Roots of Reggae.

Nostalgic, easy going fare. Dawn Penn has the most amazing voice...

 

[butchersapron]

The Brest Fortress - proper old school patriotic soviet WW2 film, every cliche is there amongst some fantastic battle scenes. Very enjoyable.

 

[Captain Hurrah]

'I am dying but do not surrender! Farewell, Motherland.'

 

[8115]

Fish Tank, pretty good, loses its way a bit in the second half, some slighty disturbing scenes.
I watched an Argentinian film the other day called XXY, it's amazing, really made me think about gender plus such a good film.

 

[colbhoy]

Watched the first episode of Our Friends in the North. Got the DVD about 6 months ago and have been putting off starting it. Have seen it twice before but it is still absolutely superb.

 

[DotCommunist]

Secrets of NIMH. Very old feeling and beatifully drawn. Unnacountably trippy bits include Nicodenuses glowing eyes and this surreal scene that attempts to show the rats brains becoming intelligent. Think like at the end of 2001

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Trading Places on the telly.
Haven't watched it for years but it was all so familiar. Very short and simple film, I'm sure I used to think it was far more clever and complex. I didn't laugh once.

 

[butchersapron]

You thought that a film that you'd previously watched seemed familiar? And that's a criticism of the film?

There 3 million films you could have watched but you did that. You pointless misery. Why didn't you watch Pendas Fen?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

13: Game of Death (aka 13 Beloved). I enjoyed it

http://www.amazon.com/13-Game-Death-Krissada-Terrence/dp/B00118T61O

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Looks good.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

You thought that a film that you'd previously watched seemed familiar? And that's a criticism of the film?

There 3 million films you could have watched but you did that. You pointless misery. Why didn't you watch Pendas Fen?

I didn't criticize the film for being familiar, how did you read that into what I wrote? I was surprised how familiar, and how much of the films imagery was still with me in a film I hadn't watched in more than 20 years.
I was drinking wine and watching the telly, trading places came on, I watched it. It was interesting to see a film I adored so much as a child / teen with adult eyes. Trading Places used to be the big christmas film, event TV, every flipping year. I was tipsy and curious as to how it would stand up today. I was surprised how simple the plot was, when I used to think it was quite clever and twisty turny.

 

[Badgers]

Alien then Dead Leaves

 

[Biddlybee]

Trading Places

Bill Murray.

 

[Badgers]

Secrets of NIMH. Very old feeling and beatifully drawn. Unnacountably trippy bits include Nicodenuses glowing eyes and this surreal scene that attempts to show the rats brains becoming intelligent. Think like at the end of 2001

First viewing DC?

 

[DotCommunist]

yep- the books didn't have nicodemus's magic amulet but I liked the film. Dragged the projector and screen out to watch it home cinema stylie.

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Looks good.

Was. Have just decided to read those reviews on Amazon. Are those viewers too lazy to look up what Thai currency is? Half of them are referring to a game where the guy can win US$100m

One guy reckons it's a cross between Falling Down and the Running Man which I agree with. As soon as I started watching it, I immediately thought of Falling Down. You'll also be reminded of the Saw films, so if you like those type of films, you'll probably like it.

 

[Badgers]

yep- the books didn't have nicodemus's magic amulet but I liked the film. Dragged the projector and screen out to watch it home cinema stylie.

Good work, a story that deserves occasion I feel.
Glad you liked it after enjoying the book. Could have been awful but I think they did well

 

[Badgers]

I watched Into the Wild. I expected to hate it, but I didn't.

I had no expectations when I saw it. Had not seen any trailers or reviews beforehand which helped. Very well filmed