What DVD / Video did you watch last night ?

[Dubversion]

Lord Of War.

very good movie - reminded me of Three Kings in the way it kinda has it both ways - dark comedy / thriller aspect and then a 'message'. Not as clever as it thinks it is, but very watchable

 

[Iam]

Really? The Nic Cage?

I thought that was terrible. Obvious, plodding and obvious.

 

[Dubversion]

ah, well it was far from revelatory but for a Hollywood movie I thought it worked ok. Didn't expect much from it, so i guess I could only be pleasantly surprised

 

[mhendo]

16 Blocks

Fairly predictable and formulaic, but entertaining enough. Good performance from Mos Def.

 

[Iam]

ah, well it was far from revelatory but for a Hollywood movie I thought it worked ok. Didn't expect much from it, so i guess I could only be pleasantly surprised

Fair point. We weren't making up our own dialogue after 20 minutes, which has happened with some recent movies, so I guess it must've had something.

The sheer smugness of the "revelation" at the end may also have soured me to some of the good moments. The brother (Jared Leto?) wasn't bad.

 

[brokenyolk]

i am currently watching a downloaded copy of My Dinner With Andre and it is quite the most fantastic film........

 

[TheDave]

Just finished watching Pulp Fiction for the millionth time. Never gets old.

"Aww man, I just shot Marvin in the face"

 

[loud 1]

Lord Of War.

very good movie - reminded me of Three Kings in the way it kinda has it both ways - dark comedy / thriller aspect and then a 'message'. Not as clever as it thinks it is, but very watchable

yep,great film.

 

[Loki]

The Parole Officer

It's not Steve Coogan's best, but it has its moments - worth watching if you like daft comedy

 

[Grandma Death]

Episodes 1-3 of The Sopranos series 6.

 

[Badgers]

Waking Life

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Little bit of Family Guy season 5
Little bit of Trumpton

Then......................

Pan's Labyrinth!!!!!

What a great film

I don't thinik it's even a fairy tale for grown ups (as advertised).

Bottle + face.

 

[Loki]

Rosemary's Baby - first time I've seen a 100% rating on that site

 

[madamv]

Cronos & The Devils Backbone - both brilliant and beautiful films.

courtesy of my three del Torro box set which arrived on Monday.

I think I shall watch Pans Labyrinth again when I get in tonight.

 

[Sunspots]

I'm about to watch Aaltra (BBC4, 10pm).

Dark comedy about two Belgians making their way to Finland to sue the company that manufactured the tractor which crippled them.

(-Sounds hilarious, eh?... )

 

[Cloud]

Letters from Iwo Jima, it's directed by clint eastwood funny enough and is all in japanese with english subs and it's a fookin awesome film, up there and maybe beyond private ryan and the like. Maybe not as stark as Come and See but you wouldn't expect it being aimed at, i guess, a western audience but seriously good. Can't recommend it enough.

 

[Scaggs]

I've just watched 'Dead Man's Shoes'. After seeing a copy of 'This is England' last week I thought I'd check out some of Shane Meadows' earlier stuff. Brilliant film! I'll have to watch it again because the sound quality wasn't great and I missed some of the dialogue.

I remember watching 'Once Upon a Time in the Midlands' a few years back but I wasn't that impressed. Can Anyone recommend anything else he's done?

 

[Orang Utan]

Everyything else! Fucking pay for it this time!

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

ah, well it was far from revelatory but for a Hollywood movie I thought it worked ok. Didn't expect much from it, so i guess I could only be pleasantly surprised

Agreed, I quite liked it too. I think that guy (ANdrew Niccol) is one of the more interesting directors/writers working in Hollywood. Also wrote the Truman Show.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Miami Vice - shockingly shit.

I thought it was good. A classy thriller.

 

[Dubversion]

Devil Wears Prada.

fuckinng awful

 

[CharlieAddict]

Xiaohai bu ben 2 (I Am Not Stupid Too).

Malaysian Singaporean comedy dealing with the widening generation gap between the young and the old. Loved it.

Curse of the Golden Flower.

Stunningly beautiful.
Shame about the shit script.

 

[Grandma Death]

I watched Quadrophenia for the umpteenth time...just bought the new 2 disc special edition. Extras arent bad either...the one hour documentary I really enjoyed.

Also watched (again) the polish movie 'A Short Film About Killing'....its only the second time Ive seen it. Its a brutal film and hard to watch but still compelling nevertheless.

 

[Choc]

the constant gardener!

fantastic british film

 

[Cloud]

This Is England

The nostalgia meter was up to number 11.

Is that kid riding a grifter in the movie?

 

[TheNegotiator]

I watched BLOW




FFF (fucking fantastic film)

 

[Orang Utan]

Blow with Johnny Depp and Pee Wee Herman? I thought it was dreadful!

 

[Dubversion]

We're about to start another Streatham Hill Film Festival.

we have Little Miss Sunshine, The Lives of Others, Bombon El Perro, Tokyo Drifter and about 20 others to choose from

 

[Orang Utan]

Bombon El Perro is a lovely little film - 'what a nice man' is what you keep thinking throughout the film. It makes you feel all rosy inside.

 

[TheNegotiator]

Blow with Johnny Depp and Pee Wee Herman? I thought it was dreadful!

you have to be joking it is an AMAZING film