What DVD / Video did you watch last night ?

[Orang Utan]

Watched Brokeback Mountain - mixed feelings about this. It was a bit slow at times and I'm a patient man. Although they had a touching, heartbreaking relationship that was very moving at times, the beginning of the relationship didn't convince - one minute they were just strangers, then they were shagging - I expected more of a build up really, especially since what they were doing was such a taboo to them.
Still, it was well directed and the female roles were incredibly well acted and written. The male leads were good, but I missed a lot of dialogue cos of their mumbling/accents (esp Ledger's) - Ledger's tragic character was the most touching and his relationship with his daughter was well-drawn.
I did keep nodding off though.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Did you notice her amazing disappearing knickers in the second film? Now you see them, now you don't.

I've been working veeery slowly through the second series of Battlestar Galactica. Top banana.

Oh boy oh boy. I couldn't hold myself back. I had the us 2.1 and went though it in a couple of days. Now I have to wait for October until 2.5.

 

[foamy]

TransAmerica.
Was better than I had expected but got a bit far fetched midway and the end wasnt great.

 

[sojourner]

Watched Brokeback Mountain - mixed feelings about this. It was a bit slow at times and I'm a patient man. Although they had a touching, heartbreaking relationship that was very moving at times, the beginning of the relationship didn't convince - one minute they were just strangers, then they were shagging - I expected more of a build up really, especially since what they were doing was such a taboo to them.
Still, it was well directed and the female roles were incredibly well acted and written. The male leads were good, but I missed a lot of dialogue cos of their mumbling/accents (esp Ledger's) - Ledger's tragic character was the most touching and his relationship with his daughter was well-drawn.
I did keep nodding off though.

Definitely read the short story. It builds the atmosphere of where they are and the tension far better.

 

[zed]

13 Tzameti.

One of the best films I have seen in the past 5 years. This film is an unheralded classic.

 

[kakuma]

ROLLERBALL!!!!!

we are all jonathan E

 

[fear-n-loathing]

The House of Wax remake, not as bad as I expected and made all the better by seeing paris hilton get wasted by a wax covered freak

 

[Orang Utan]

Definitely read the short story. It builds the atmosphere of where they are and the tension far better.

Yes, I got the impression that it would be better to see the compressed story - I like Annie Proulx - she's a fantastic writer and she looks like my mum

 

[mr_eko]

Sympathy for Lady Vengeance which is korean but not as good as i thought it would be

 

[Dubversion]

Sympathy for Lady Vengeance which is korean but not as good as i thought it would be

really? i thought it was beautiful and moving and a fantastic piece of film-making..

We watched Walk The Line.

bio-pics are by their nature episodic, but this seemed quite clumsily done in places. Phoenix got a lot of his performance wrong, i think - Cash wasn't THAT dumb - but Witherspoon was absolutely marvellous. A good movie, but not a great one.

 

[purves grundy]

21 Grams.

Top stuff!

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

21 Grams.

Top stuff!

I managed to get about half an hour in before throwing it in the bin. Is there anything good that happens later? Something about the human soul weighing 21 grams would be nice.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Sympathy for Lady Vengeance which is korean but not as good as i thought it would be

As long as you thought it would be amazing enough to make you spunk your pants or more amazing than sympathy for mr vengence that is a fair comment.

 

[Reno]

I found 21 Grams dreary and fairly pointless. For all its ponderous doom and gloom it's really just a contrived melodrama that doesn't have anything to say about the human condition.

 

[bellator]

NARC (considering we had to send it back twice to lovefilm cause it kept screwing up in the middle), found it really good - both Patric and Liotta played their roles extremely well.

 

[zed]

I loved 21 Grams. I loved the way it made me sad and angry. Any film that provokes one of the emotions is always a good sign. Plus there was the whole 'coincidence' thing too. I couldn't take my eyes off it and found it compelling and very much about the human condition. Plus it featured yet another astonishing performance from Naomi Watts ...who I think is the next Meryl Streep.

Narc was excellent too.

 

[mr_eko]

really? i thought it was beautiful and moving and a fantastic piece of film-making..

We watched Walk The Line.

bio-pics are by their nature episodic, but this seemed quite clumsily done in places. Phoenix got a lot of his performance wrong, i think - Cash wasn't THAT dumb - but Witherspoon was absolutely marvellous. A good movie, but not a great one.

don't get me wrong it was a good film and i would recommend it to anyone just as not as good as i had been led to believe.

 

[mr_eko]

As long as you thought it would be amazing enough to make you spunk your pants or more amazing than sympathy for mr vengence that is a fair comment.

hehe i aint seen sympathy for mr vengence yet (or old boy) but im definitely going to and will report back.

 

[foamy]

The Devil and Daniel Johnston

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

A documentary called 9/11: The Falling Man.

It's a documentary about one of the photos from 911. It's that guy falling head down; he looks like the Hanged Man from tarot cards.

It was an advancement. We managed to watch the whole thing with nary a tear being shed.

 

[bellator]

Just watched History of Violence, bit of a let down. The fight scenes were good though.

 

[8ball]

Just watched History of Violence, bit of a let down. The fight scenes were good though.

Yeah, there was the classic Lynch moment on the stairs but a lot of it seemed kind of empty.

 

[Jim2k5]

Nathen Barley series 1. flat mate just got it in virgin for 7.99. not amazing but worth watching if theres nothing else to do.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Watched the Repo Man. Hmm...

 

[Bob_the_lost]

Basic with Samuel Jackson and John Travolta. I should have noticed that second name and steered clear. Well we all make mistakes.

I've watched it twice now, i'm still not quite sure what the hell is supposed to be going on. In plot it's a pretty standard interrogate-discover lies-interogate some more - find truth -kill people/die - all survivors live happily ever after, but i'm not sure about the plot consistency. To say it's got holes in it would not be fair, to say that it's a single large hole with some strands strung across it's gaping cavernous mouth might be more appropriate.

Did i enjoy it? Yes, i have no taste when it comes to entertainment, is it a good film? No.

 

[Dubversion]

Watched the Repo Man. Hmm...

genius film

"let's go do some crimes. .let's buy some sushi and, like, not pay for it.. "

 

[Dubversion]

Yeah, there was the classic Lynch moment on the stairs but a lot of it seemed kind of empty.

It's not a Lynch movie..

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

hehe i aint seen sympathy for mr vengence yet (or old boy) but im definitely going to and will report back.

Just remember that it is a black comedy or it might be a little depressing.

 

[CharlieAddict]

Just remember that it is a black comedy or it might be a little depressing.

lol!

 

[Grandma Death]

Brokeback Mountain.

Not a bad film but certainly not as good as I thought it would be.