What DVD / Video did you watch last night ?

[Orangesanlemons]

Yeah, I take your point - the film stayed unresolved in many ways and there was no 'eureka' moment when previous mysterious scenes became clear, but whether it was designed to stay opaque or whether it was simply badly put together or confused I couldn't say - it just seems to be the way a lot of these Korean/Japanese horrors are constructed.
I don't mind a few untied strings anyway, and it was a stroll in the park compared to 'Mullholland Drive' last week.

 

[Biffo]

Sin City (pirate copy). Very dark. Very stylish. Would look much better on the big screen. 8/10.

 

[passenger]

Hero was very good indeed gripping stuff 8/10

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

I just watched Collateral. Classy thriller. 9/10

May write my first review for the urban review page on this one!

 

[scumbalina]

Last night I saw Wonderland for the first time - t'was cool

 

[shoddysolutions]

Rushmore

Quirky US indie about a geeky 15 year old whose entire life revolves around his school. I think it's supposed to be a comedy, and even has Bill Murray in it, but I fell asleep.

 

[starfish]

Team America - World Police, did i enjoy it, fuck yeah.
Eternal Sunshine of the thingy..... - will need to watch it again sometime & try to follow it. It looked quite good though.

 

[Wide Eyed Angel]

'A Tale Of Two Sisters' by Kim Je Woon.
Apart from the dvd being annoyingly out of synch I really enjoyed this - a psychological horror that plays around with realities. And lots of blood, obviously.

i watched this last night. i really enjoyed it, but i've never been so confused by a film for a long time, even an hour and three quarters through i still couldn't come to terms with what was really going on!

 

[butchersapron]

Finally got round to watching Robert Bresson's Au hasard Balthazar - very impressed.

 

[Orang Utan]

Started watching Save The Green Planet but nodded off half an hour in. Will give it another try this weekend.

 

[Jo/Joe]

Most of Godard's Breathless, but I just ran out of steam. An energetic and sparkly film.

Stalker is next.

 

[butchersapron]

Kurosawa's Red Beard. Three hours and not once did i think of turning it off.

 

[Leica]

Volker Schloendorff, The Tin Drum

very good film... unforgettable the surreal sequence with Oscar at the nazi rally, where the serious, motionless saluting hitler youth look at each other, pick a partner and start waltzing to the Blue Danube.

 

[fubert]

passion of christ.

was alright.

 

[Jo/Joe]

Stalker. Stunning.

 

[IPRN]

Just watched Kill Bill I and II. First time I've seen them.

 

[shoddysolutions]

Lucas Belvaux's 'ONE', the first part of a trilogy, though I will be unlikely to ever get as fara s 'TWO' and 'THREE'.

Follows the misadventures of a 70s Marxist guerilla who is sprung from prison at the start of the film. To him, the class struggle is everything, but he discovers that his old friends and allies have moved on and the cops are always hot on his heels. A soulless, empty movie, with minimal dialogue and characterisation giving it some raw authenticity but also making it drag quite badly.

2046

A parade of unbelievably gorgeous women cavort their way through the memories of a melancholy pulp sci-fi writer as he reminisces about past conquests and his one unrequited love.

 

[starfish]

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead. Thought it was going to be a London Dead Mans Shoes but nowhere near as good. Had its moments though.

 

[butchersapron]

Re-watched Loach's Riff Raff - dated a bit, and i'd forgotten how overtly political it was as on top of the more subtle bits (Tomlinson's character esp) but still a great film.

 

[black dwarf]

 

[shoddysolutions]

TRUE ROMANCE

I loved this film at the time it came out for its mixture of fairy-tale romance with pimps, guns, mafiosi and coke. Gary Oldman, Dennis Hopper and Christopher walken all put in fine performances and even Christian Slater makes a likeable geek hero. Tarantino sold this script to help finance one of his other projects, so the directing duties fell to Tony Scott. Overall a likeable fanboy fantasy romp that pays serious homage to 'Badlands'. Will appeal to male adolescents of all ages.

 

[Jo/Joe]

The Woodsman with Kevin Bacon. I thought it treated it's subject matter quite well, although I think it will always be difficult to portray accurately. Bacon is great, a much better actor then most of his peers, e.g. Penn.

 

[majorleague]

Before Night Falls.

 

[Jo/Joe]

The first of Kieslowski's Dekalogs. Absolutely fantastic with an emotionally devasting end.

 

[happytobe...]

TRUE ROMANCE

I loved this film at the time it came out for its mixture of fairy-tale romance with pimps, guns, mafiosi and coke. Gary Oldman, Dennis Hopper and Christopher walken all put in fine performances and even Christian Slater makes a likeable geek hero. Tarantino sold this script to help finance one of his other projects, so the directing duties fell to Tony Scott. Overall a likeable fanboy fantasy romp that pays serious homage to 'Badlands'. Will appeal to male adolescents of all ages.

And female. I watched that at my friends house a while ago, it's one of her favourites..yeah it's her brothers so you are right about males but i thought it was really good. Would definately watch it again.

 

[ch750536]

I just watched Equilibrium. Really good film, if a bit derivative (basically a Matrix-Fahrenheit 451-Harrison Bergeron-Gattaca combo but really classily done. Convinces me even more Bale will be superb as Batman.

A bit derivative??

This film stole anything and everything from the matrix. Very poor cousin tho.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

A bit derivative??

This film stole anything and everything from the matrix. Very poor cousin tho.

I disagree. in fact the similarities are more superficial than anything.

 

[Kid_Eternity]

I watched Outfoxed. Not too bad, a little short and lacked the humour that other documentaries of this type have but worthy watch if you like to hate Rupert Murdoch!

 

[mhendo]

Sideways.

Movie is really good

Sandra Oh is really hot.

 

[MightyAphrodite]

we just watched eternal sunshine of the spotless mind....for the millionth time