What DVD / Video did you watch last night ?
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I watched Gothika t'other night.
Gaping holes in the plot. Like the fact that just because Berry's character helped find a kidnapped girl doesn't excuse the fact that she hacked up her husband with an axe and bathed in his blood. Very odd. Got to the end of the film and discovered that, according to the film, the US legal system is farly lenient to possessed demon killers so long as they escape mental asylums and chance upon random locked up females.
Plus, the sheriff: He didn't need to blow his cover in the office, because...there was no proof! a gentle bit of cajoling from Berry and he's off on one.
Not overall impressed with this one.
Who else has seen Gothika and thinks it's plot resembles swiss cheese.?
Gaping holes in the plot. Like the fact that just because Berry's character helped find a kidnapped girl doesn't excuse the fact that she hacked up her husband with an axe and bathed in his blood. Very odd. Got to the end of the film and discovered that, according to the film, the US legal system is farly lenient to possessed demon killers so long as they escape mental asylums and chance upon random locked up females.
Plus, the sheriff: He didn't need to blow his cover in the office, because...there was no proof! a gentle bit of cajoling from Berry and he's off on one.
Not overall impressed with this one.
Who else has seen Gothika and thinks it's plot resembles swiss cheese.?
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Pete the Greek said:
I saw this at a press screening and the whole audence was laughing and shouting pointing out the plot holes and yelling 'huh?'. I have never seen such a bad reaction from a press audience ever. When it finished we all got up and shrugged our shoulders and laughed at each other. I could tell it wasn't goning to get good reviews. All press screenings were canceled after that.
Johnny Canuck3
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The Matador.
Pierce Brosnan looking pretty scruffy. Ok, in an art-house sort of way. Funny in parts.
Pierce Brosnan looking pretty scruffy. Ok, in an art-house sort of way. Funny in parts.
CharlieAddict
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the corporation - best documentary ever!!!!!! touching. talks about everything.
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Jim2k5 said:
i'm like that as well. it's such a waste of money if you don't watch it and a waste of time if you do.
Bob_the_lost
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Spooks Season 1
Still good.
Still good.
jeff_leigh
What happened to Dubversion ?
Kiss Kiss BAng Bang - which I did enjoy 
Orang Utan
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I loved it too - the pissing scene cracked me up.
The plot was hard to follow at times and they spoke/mumbled too fast at times, but it was a lot of fun
The plot was hard to follow at times and they spoke/mumbled too fast at times, but it was a lot of fun
I really enjoyed this, didn't make me laugh out loud, but I wasn't expecting to anyway. Bits of nostalgia for me though, with the music, and loved the drug monstersojourner said:
I've never read owt about it, just a quick snippet on the dvd rental site, so didn't know what to expect. That's the key though innit, not knowing about it beforehand. Drives me mad when you get preview scenes before watching a film 
Johnny Canuck3
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Beowulf and Grendel.
Iceland looks like a strange and wonderful place, and I didn't mind the movie, although explain to me again: why did Grendel schtup that woman, but only once?
Iceland looks like a strange and wonderful place, and I didn't mind the movie, although explain to me again: why did Grendel schtup that woman, but only once?
Blue Murder:
http://dvdownunder.com.au/reviews/bluemurder.htm
'This is the gripping story of police corruption in the NSW Police Service in the late 70’s and early 80’s. It centres around the real life story of Det Sgt. Roger ‘The Dodger’ Rogerson (Richard Roxburg), hardened criminal Neddy Smith (Tony Martin II) and honest cop Michael Drury (Steve Bastoni). This two part series produced by the ABC in 1995 was unable to be shown in NSW due to Neddy Smith awaiting trial. It’s a no holds barred view of police life & culture with the mateship with criminals; the shakedowns; the endless drinking sessions and the odd murder etc.'
http://dvdownunder.com.au/reviews/bluemurder.htm
'This is the gripping story of police corruption in the NSW Police Service in the late 70’s and early 80’s. It centres around the real life story of Det Sgt. Roger ‘The Dodger’ Rogerson (Richard Roxburg), hardened criminal Neddy Smith (Tony Martin II) and honest cop Michael Drury (Steve Bastoni). This two part series produced by the ABC in 1995 was unable to be shown in NSW due to Neddy Smith awaiting trial. It’s a no holds barred view of police life & culture with the mateship with criminals; the shakedowns; the endless drinking sessions and the odd murder etc.'
V for Vendetta, really loved it. I'm a bit thick so it took me awhile to realise that the clipped, slightly odd speech patterns were a nod to 40s cinema (probably a more specific 40s genre, but I'm too thick to pinpoint it).
Natalie Portman is just great, haved loved her ever since The Assassin, and Stephen Fry had a nice little cameo.
I have a feeling that being away from blighty for so long has numbed my "awful-overdone-cod-British-schtick" - o -meter a bit, so it might be that the picture of this 1984-esque future Britian could have been a bit cringey for a Brit audience, but it didn't bother me any more than EastEnders.
The plot twists were quite obvious, but somehow it didn't matter. Just a quite gripping, really different film.
Natalie Portman is just great, haved loved her ever since The Assassin, and Stephen Fry had a nice little cameo.
I have a feeling that being away from blighty for so long has numbed my "awful-overdone-cod-British-schtick" - o -meter a bit, so it might be that the picture of this 1984-esque future Britian could have been a bit cringey for a Brit audience, but it didn't bother me any more than EastEnders.
The plot twists were quite obvious, but somehow it didn't matter. Just a quite gripping, really different film.
The Island.
Odd but, well, interesting. - sort of - eeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrr
errrrrrrrmmmmm - maybe I'll watch it again.
Odd but, well, interesting. - sort of - eeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrr
errrrrrrrmmmmm - maybe I'll watch it again.
Vixen said:We finishedoff series one of Twin Peaks yesterday
Have to get the next series ASAP!
Me too! But I feel compelled to wait til the second series comes out on dvd. A friend has the second series on video, but I won't watch it til I have the dvd set. Lynch promised it would be released this year. So I'm holding my breath and am going purple.
You took a long time to watch it...
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