What DVD / Video did you watch last night ?

[Shippou-Sensei]

I think it is prehaps my least favorate Ghibli film apart from Umi ga kikoeru (maybe called 'I can hear the sea' or something in english) and and Kurenai no buta (crimson pig). That reminds me, I have never seen omoide poro poro and I even have that Ghibli idents DVD.

it's called Ocean Waves (thank you nausicaa.net)

i must say i'm still not a huge ghibli fan even though i have seen all the miyazaki directed ghibli films apart from howl. i can apreciate the feel of the films and admire the animations but for me i just don't love them. i can never really identify with the charactors i supose i see them more as iconic figures than as peaple

but also i know what you mean about Kurenai no buta/Porco Rosso there was some nice animation and some intresting moments (like the dead pilots flying) but it left me seriously unimpressed

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

it's called Ocean Waves (thank you nausicaa.net)

Well thats a rotten and rather lazy translation then.

Not as bad as 'the cat returns' for 'neko no ongaeshi', which really should be 'the cat returns a favor' or something.

Or how about 'wisper of the heart' which has nothing to do with 'Mimi o sumaseba'. Mind you 'listen very closely with your ears' is a shit name for a film.

but also i know what you mean about Kurenai no buta/Porco Rosso there was some nice animation and some intresting moments (like the dead pilots flying) but it left me seriously unimpressed

Strangley one of my wifes favorates.

 

[G. Fieendish]

Started on the first disc of Neon Genesis Evangelon (Platinum Edition)
Only another 6 discs to go....

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Started on the first disc of Neon Genesis Evangelon (Platinum Edition)
Only another 6 discs to go....

I bought these ages ago but haven't watched them yet. I got the VHSs and the first DVD sets so I'm waiting to forget what happened before watching it again.

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

don't get me started on dubious translations i have spent hours swearing at the computer for some of the translations they come up with

mind you this probably has more to do with me being a sad basterd

 

[Bob_the_lost]

The core.

My god that was a bad film. I knew it was going to be bad but it needs a warning attached to it.

I'm having to watch the magnificent 7 just to try and recuperate.

 

[Jim2k5]

and tonights film was Severance dunno why but at the moment i seem to be doing alot of the horror/comedy genre. this one was ok but not as good as films such as boy easts girl and shaun of the dead imo.

 

[Onslow]

Broken Flowers, staring Bill Murray, doing his Lost in Translation role again.

The critics seemed to love it, i thought it was okish. Left you thinking.

 

[lynne8]

Pretty lightweight viewing last night for me. I watched "Click" and "The Break Up"

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Pretty lightweight viewing last night for me. I watched "Click" and "The Break Up"

Is Click worth the rental fee?

 

[holden]

Tonight I watched "A very British Coup" on DVD, for anyone that hasn't seen it, its' essential viewing. First shown on TV in 1988, adapted from Chris Mullins' book, it recounts the political consequences following the election of a genuinely left-wing government in Britain. Why isn't there more of this calibre of TV political drama today, instead, you have the lamentable "A very social secretary."

And I followed that up with some of the third season of "Sex and the City".

I am nothing if not eclectic in my viewing taste.

 

[Bob_the_lost]

Severance.

Funny.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Tonight I watched "A very British Coup" on DVD, for anyone that hasn't seen it, its' essential viewing. First shown on TV in 1988, adapted from Chris Mullins' book, it recounts the political consequences following the election of a genuinely left-wing government in Britain. Why isn't there more of this calibre of TV political drama today, instead, you have the lamentable "A very social secretary."

The new series of Spooks has gone into this sort of territory a bit, I think...

 

[Moggy]

Saw 1 & 2 again in preparation for number 3 coming out next friday

 

[mr_eko]

kidulthood which I enjoyed thought it was a pretty accurate portrayal of what's going on with some of today's yutes.

 

[sojourner]

Watched Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas again last night, just HAD to in between reading the Steadman book. Great film, and as a fan of the book, I felt it did all I wanted it to and more. Gilliam was perfect to direct it.

Then watched Big Fish, which despite having Albert Finney and Steve Buscemi in it, turned into a schmaltz-fest which was quite cringeworthy at times. Ewan McGregor should have been shot - what a fucking awful piece of acting - who thought they could get away with that accent?!

 

[red_gordon]

Girl, Interupted which i fell asleep to only cos i was tired. Good film

 

[Groucho]

Then watched Big Fish, which despite having Albert Finney and Steve Buscemi in it, turned into a schmaltz-fest which was quite cringeworthy at times. Ewan McGregor should have been shot - what a fucking awful piece of acting - who thought they could get away with that accent?!

Saw it at the cinema and was disappointed. Was really liking Tim Burton films up to that point. Planet of the Apes was worse I suppose, but Big Fish really did have so much promise - squandered.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

I really loved Big Fish actually...

 

[sojourner]

I really loved Big Fish actually...

Care to say why?



I don't know why precisely, maybe it was the twee fantasy involved, but it reminded me of Finian's Rainbow in a funny kind of way

 

[CharlieAddict]

'the english patient.'

oh my god! where have i been?!!!!
what a film!!!!

i liked 'big fish.' and as corny as it is, i thought the father/son relationship was touching as hell. i cried in the cinema. my partner at the time, said i was a sad twat and we never spoke about that film again.

 

[sojourner]

as corny as it is, i thought the father/son relationship was touching as hell. .

I thought it was mawkish and stereotypical prodigal son shite meself - they were the most cringeworthy parts of the whole film

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

I really liked Big Fish, the sort of magical realism. I guess I'm biased as I like almost everything Burton has done (except the PLanet of the Apes) but still I think it was easily as good as most of his other stuff.

 

[sojourner]

I really liked Big Fish, the sort of magical realism. I guess I'm biased as I like almost everything Burton has done (except the PLanet of the Apes) but still I think it was easily as good as most of his other stuff.

I like a couple of Burton films myself, but I just don't think this one works. What did you think of Ewan McGregor? Did you not think he ruined parts of it with that fuck-awful accent?

See, mawkish worked in his animated stuff, but I find it just doesn't translate to non animated

 

[Lea]

I watched Closer and really enjoyed this film about relationships and deception.

Also watched another film about relationships High Fidelity but thought it was rather long and boring. Rather disappointed as I am a big John Cusack fan.

 

[Lea]

'the english patient.'

oh my god! where have i been?!!!!
what a film!!!!

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Loved this film. Great scenery and photography. Saw it three times at the cinema when it first came out but then I'm a big fan of Ralph Fiennes. Great actor. Have seen him in a couple of Shakespeare plays at the theatre too.

 

[Bob_the_lost]

The last starfighter.

Stunning graphics and a script that's without peer:

"I've been to another planet ma!"

 

[May Kasahara]

Napoleon Dynamite.

Frickin' sweet!

 

[CharlieAddict]

Loved this film. Great scenery and photography. Saw it three times at the cinema when it first came out but then I'm a big fan of Ralph Fiennes. Great actor. Have seen him in a couple of Shakespeare plays at the theatre too.

yeah, i like him too.
i have a tendency in staying away from 'academy award winner' films cos they're usually shit.

 

[Johnny Canuck3]

Jarhead.

Full Metal Jacket for a new generation, but not directed by Kubrick.