What DVD / Video did you watch last night ?

[andy2002]

The Matrix Revolutions. Had it on DVD for yonks but put off watching it as I'd heard it was shite. Turns out that it isn't quite as bad as I'd heard but not far off. The climatic fight between Agent Smith and Neo is good, although largely cribbed from Alan Moore's Marvelman comic strip.

 

[metalguru]

'Mondo Hollywood'

...A documentary on odd and eccentric characters in Hollywood circa 1966,with a good soundtrack. Has a Eurotrash feel about it, with some 60s go-go girls and psychedelic body-painting footage.

 

[Juice Terry]

Dawn of the Dead, not a bad remake.

 

[andy2002]

The first three episodes of Oz (Season One). It's about an American top security prison and is as brutal and uncompromising as you'd expect a HBO drama to be. Gripping stuff.

 

[Wide Eyed Angel]

freaky friday, possibly one of the lamest films i've ever seen, but thought i'd give it the benefit of the doubt and see it through to the bitter end, maybe not the best idea ever

 

[Juice Terry]

The first three episodes of Oz (Season One). It's about an American top security prison and is as brutal and uncompromising as you'd expect a HBO drama to be. Gripping stuff.

Great series this, not officially released on dvd in the uk yet though

Note to self - MUST GET BROADBAND

 

[dlx1]

Absolute Power
Directed by: Clint Eastwood and staired Clint Eastwood Gene Hackman

I see it add on tv so dig the video out not add braks

Net was on last night to I never knew you can do a right click with a Mac

 

[Loki]

Blazing Saddles. Not the most sophisticated of comedies I'll grant you, but still pretty fucking funny in places in a slapstick kinda way.

 

[maya]

"3 non-blondes"... which we had to literally stop midways,because we were giggling too much...(we were eating dinner while watching it) nice bit of comedy...

...also,some film about an irish immigrant family in New York,which left me fast asleep on the sofa until they woke me up and nicely had done the washing-up and everything...aww..

 

[fen_boy]

last night I watched Fahrenheit 9/11 - which I thought lacked cohesion for the first 20 minutes and then was pretty interesting for the rest of it.
Also watched Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkhaban which was shit all the way through.

 

[888]

"The Anarchists" - an action film about Korean anarchists fighting the Japanese in 1920s Shanghai. Alot of it didn't make much sense, but I still liked it.

 

[Poi E]

"Ghosts of Mars" from John Carpenter. Not bad, could've done with sharper editing, really just a re-working of JC's "Assault on Precinct 13". Some good amputation/decapitation scenes and the lovely Natasha Henstridge in ass-kicking form.

 

[shoddysolutions]

The Godfather

First time viewing for the don of gangster movies. Al Pacino as the psychopathic son of Marlon Brando's ageing mafioso taking over the family 'business' during an all-out mob war.

Great camerawork and performances and a superb storyline, but a little overlong IMO. Great story on several levels, family dynamics, religious hypocrisy, corruption, greed and power, birth, death and destiny.

"Michael Corleone - Do you renounce Satan?"

"I do" (cut to several mobsters simultaneously getting shot)

 

[Elpenor]

Insomnia. Had the reverse effect on me.

Absolute shite.

 

[(empty)]

24 Hour Party People
Eureka

 

[Loki]

The Shining - another Kubrick masterpiece.

* hides under blanket *

 

[Bajie]

fahrenheit 9/11, which I liked, though there seemed to be inconsistencies in the narration at times (particulary about American troops) but thinking about it now I reckon this is probably the effect Moore wanted, he intended to make not just a documentary but a film that would purposefully touch an emotional nerve with American viewers. And this at times makes it feel overly sentimental.

 

[Jeow]

Once upon a time in Mexico.
An amazing Cast (OK, and Enrique Iglesias) and since its El Mariachi Tres, no suprises or disappointments in the content either...

 

[Loki]

Stir Crazy (1980)

Gene Wilder & Richard Pryor. Last time I saw this I was a teenager. Not the deepest of comedy films but still pretty funny even now.

 

[dlx1]

^ best line in that film for me is " he said hes deaf not stupid "


last nights dvd >> Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
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edit:

best line in that film for me is " he said hes deaf not stupid "

wrong flim

 

[happytobe...]

The Butterfly effect. Was a bit weird in places but I liked it. Was nice to see Ashton Kutcher playing someone different, I think he did well.

 

[Elpenor]

This Is Spinal Tap.

Very funny. The bassist has the best lines though

 

[chaz]

meen girls

 

[MysteryGuest]

Laibach (well it was tonight actually)

 

[Pingu]

blackhawk down

dunno why, but i enjoyed it anyhow

 

[Bajie]

Outfoxed - Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism

Pretty good documentary film for it's small budget, concentrating on the Fox 'News Channel' and it's blatant use to propagate propaganda. Lots of intresting interviews with former Fox employees. And analysis of Fox disinformation and presentation techniques.

The last 10 minutes is really lame though, lets the whole documentary down.

http://www.outfoxed.org/

 

[Bomber]

Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind ~ it was pants

 

[shoddysolutions]

Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind ~ it was pants

I disagree, but maybe only for the reason that Kate Winslet is fantastic and that I was finally pleased to find a film in which Jim Carrey was not an irritating twunt

I watched a couple of episodes from Season 4 of the Sopranos last night. I am beginning to find it a little tedious and formulaic, where it used to be fresh and exciting.

 

[akirajoel]

Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind ~ it was pants

no way!!! i love that film.

last night i watched Back to the Future Part II - the best sequel ever made?

probably...

 

[Elpenor]

Tonight it will either be The Four Feathers (colonial military thing in Sudan which I haven't seen), Finding Nemo, or Girl With A Pearl Earring. Round my mates house - she's cooking .

Hopefully whatever we watch will be good...