What DVD / Video did you watch last night ?

[Leica]

Gertrud, by Carl Dreyer.

 

[jeff_leigh]

Thunderbolt & Lightfoot

 

[ramjamclub]

Great action

Apocalypto
One of the best films seen this year. Was fast paced action from start to finish, no dull moments. rated 10/10
not a film for the faint-hearted.

 

[Dubversion]

well I'm trying and failing to enjoy Casino Royale.. just don't see why it was so well-received

 

[May Kasahara]

House of Flying Daggers (on tv). It's a right load of old shit, isn't it? Nice music, but intensely irritating film.

 

[May Kasahara]

I really can't express enough how annoyed I am that I've wasted two hours watching such a lame film. I love a shit film as much as the next person, but not a joyless, bombastic, sterile, overglossy shit film that thinks it's the best thing ever made. I was even starting to get sick of looking at Zhang Ziyi's extraordinary face, and I never thought such a thing would be possible.

 

[goldenecitrone]

'Sunshine' and it was rubbish - probably would have been a lot better on a big screen, where'd it would have been easier to let the excellent visuals distract you from the tired old plot.

You're not codding. From the very beginning 'Oh I wonder what happened to the first mission?' the entire movie was completely predictable. And the effects weren't even that good. The best bit was watching the extras and seeing all the thick actors claiming what an amazingly philosophical script it was. My arse.

 

[passenger]

Apocalypto
One of the best films seen this year. Was fast paced action from start to finish, no dull moments. rated 10/10
not a film for the faint-hearted.

totaly agree loved it

 

[Badgers]

Watched some Sopranos and Black Books

 

[Pieface]

House of Flying Daggers (on tv). It's a right load of old shit, isn't it? Nice music, but intensely irritating film.

I only managed half an hour of that.

"Watched" (fell asleep for a bit) Casino Royale. God it was dull - it's only interesting in relation to the other Bond films - the plot was BO-RING I know it's all about how he becomes the hard Bond we know and love/hate/put up with, but it was still cack.

BUT.....and I think you probably saw this coming, Daniel Craig can get naked any time his bad self feels like it. Oh lordy.

 

[rekil]

The Running Mate. Very good political drama series on Irish telly. Here under drama if anyone's interested. There's a first class use of swearing about 48 mins in for the lo com denoms amongst you.

 

[andy2002]

Severance – The same "strangers hunted and killed by inhuman savages" movie we've seen a thousand times before except it was really good. Well written and bloody funny. Danny Dyer was actually likeable in it.

 

[andy2002]

The Host – overlong and, at times, fairly impenetrable Korean monster movie. The first half-hour's great though.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Cross of Iron.

 

[corporate whore]

Closer - good script, nice watching Clive Owen act Jood Law off screen and out the door.

"So where's the apology? Ya cunt."

 

[London_Calling]

Closer

Outstanding! Really enjoyed Julia Roberts as well.

Never, ever been able to believe in Clive Owen though.

 

[Dubversion]

Closer - good script, nice watching Clive Owen act Jood Law off screen and out the door.

that's like saying Westlife are better than Boyzone - wooden Clive Owen in 'marginally less wooden than wooden Jude Law' wood showdown.

Dreadful film too, IMO

 

[g force]

well I'm trying and failing to enjoy Casino Royale.. just don't see why it was so well-received

I think it's more "well recieved comapred to the Bond shite that preceeded" that clouded a lot of the reviews, rather than them looking at it as a standalone film. Also thought it was shite....Daniel Craig wasn't bad and the house in Venice collapse was pretty enough but the rest was tedious shite.

Tonight's DVD will be disc 1 of Northern Exposure Season 5

 

[Dubversion]

ah, didn't know it was out

 

[g force]

Yup...but no comedy puffa jacket cover for non-US versions

 

[corporate whore]

that's like saying Westlife are better than Boyzone - wooden Clive Owen in 'marginally less wooden than wooden Jude Law' wood showdown.

Dreadful film too, IMO

Clive Owen towers above the Law, simultaneously pissing on his head and kicking his arse. A man of many talents, in that respect.

Dreadful film? Yeah, I'd go along with that.

 

[corporate whore]

Never, ever been able to believe in Clive Owen though.

He does exist. Trust me on that one.

 

[Orang Utan]

What annoyed me about Closer was how horrible the characters were to each other - no-one's that cuntish are they or am I being hopelessly naive? It didn't ring true anyway and I couldn't identify with anyone

 

[corporate whore]

What annoyed me about Closer was how horrible the characters were to each other - no-one's that cuntish are they or am I being hopelessly naive? It didn't ring true anyway and I couldn't identify with anyone

I'd go along with that - exploration of contemporary sexual mores? Exploration of contemporary cunts more like it..

Not since I saw the talented mr ripley have I watched a film so devoid of sympathetic characters. Now, who's the common denominator there?

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

well I'm trying and failing to enjoy Casino Royale.. just don't see why it was so well-received

I gave up after about 10 minutes, I can only assume it didn't get any better then.

 

[Dubversion]

I gave up after about 10 minutes, I can only assume it didn't get any better then.

well it got a little better, i guess - in that it was less bad. There was some proper acting and tension around the card game, but it really didn't redeem the rest of it. I never thought I'd prefer Roger Moore twatting around in a powerboat..

 

[Dubversion]

I'd go along with that - exploration of contemporary sexual mores? Exploration of contemporary cunts more like it..

Not since I saw the talented mr ripley have I watched a film so devoid of sympathetic characters. Now, who's the common denominator there?

I didn't mind that the characters weren't sympathetic, just that they weren't credible - as orang said, everyone was so singularly vile. For something that seemed to be putting human relationships under the microscope, you'd expect some credibility. It was just nonsense.

 

[rollinder]

just watched Rarg

if it wasn't for the random find of the video in a charity shop I'd have completly forgoten that this existed. Should be as well known as the Snowman. The ending is as sweet and fluffy as I remembered.

 

[rollinder]

Just watched an old Arena about Philip K Dick - A Day In The Afterlife (from @94) - ain't bit torrent wonderful

I'd forgetten how inventive Arena was.

 

[May Kasahara]

Last night we watched The Core on one of the random free cable channels we've started picking up. Started off enjoyably shit, finished up depressingly beyond shit. Shame on everyone involved!