What DVD / Video did you watch last night ?

kyser_soze · Oct 19, 2005

Opposite of Dub - Batman for me. Best film of the series so far, Bale makes a great Wayne/Bat. I agree to an extent that it didn't know what it wanted to be and Katie fucking Holmes could easily have been removed and no one would notice.

Bit like real life really, only maybe the Cruiser would notice that his shotgun bride was gone...

upsidedownwalrus · Oct 19, 2005

Dubversion said:
Batman Begins nicked its entire look from other movies, had a dreadful fucking plot, didnt know what it wanted to be, had dreadful acting and a piss poor script.

I disagree entirely, except for possibly the look bit in parts. Some bits were a bit blatantly Bladerunner-ish.

Dubversion · Oct 19, 2005

oh come on - Michael Caine, for example, sounding like Dick Van Dyke even though he actually IS a Londoner. fucking dreadful

butchersapron · Oct 19, 2005

Terrence Stamp also managed this in The Limey...

thestraightman · Oct 19, 2005

Saw Primer at the Prince Charles.
To odd to follow, but good.

Grandma Death · Oct 19, 2005

kyser_soze said:
Opposite of Dub - Batman for me. Best film of the series so far, Bale makes a great Wayne/Bat. I agree to an extent that it didn't know what it wanted to be and Katie fucking Holmes could easily have been removed and no one would notice.

Id agree with that. I watched Batman Begins on the way back from my holiday as the inflight movie. Enjoyed every minute of it-infinitely better than the last Batman film (though I'd conceed that wasnt to hard of a mountain to climb for Nolan)...but Katie Holmes....mmmm.....waste of screen time.

Grandma Death · Oct 19, 2005

butchersapron said:
Terrence Stamp also managed this in The Limey...

Though none of these examples beats the 'Atrocious Accent' award which goes hands down to Sean Connery in The Untouchables....jeez....REAL bad.

rennie · Oct 19, 2005

How about Colin Farell in Alexander?

butchersapron · Oct 19, 2005

Bad as they both were, they weren't killing their own native accents as Stamp and Caine did...

Col_Buendia · Oct 19, 2005

welshDJ said:
Though none of these examples beats the 'Atrocious Accent' award which goes hands down to Sean Connery in The Untouchables....jeez....REAL bad.

No chance. Sean Connery sounds like he was born in Killarney compared to Brad Pitt in Snatch.

<makes Oirish grrrr-ing noises angrily>

kyser_soze · Oct 19, 2005

but Katie Holmes....mmmm.....waste of screen time.

Outside of Dawson's Creek and Go she's a waste of oxygen IMO. A cute one admitteedly, but still an oxygen thief.

Grandma Death · Oct 19, 2005

kyser_soze said:
Outside of Dawson's Creek and Go she's a waste of oxygen IMO. A cute one admitteedly, but still an oxygen thief.

You see I enjoyed her in Go...loved the film. Maybe my view of her is tainted somewhat by the sickly sweet love she has for the egotistical fruit loop midget cruise. The way they parade their love for each other through the media makes me want to spew-the media whores. :mad:

MightyAphrodite · Oct 20, 2005

Closer- that film with jude law and julia roberts and natalie portman and clive owen...
i thought it would be complete rubbish....but i was really moved by it :oops:

its amazing how cruel we can treat each other....

there were some ruthless moments in that film.

walktome · Oct 20, 2005

I Am Cuba, I liked it a lot.

Ryazan · Oct 20, 2005

Got that on DVD, by Mikhail Kalatazov.

Have you seen his earlier film The Cranes are Flying with Tatiana Samiolova?

rubbershoes · Oct 20, 2005

Jackass -the movie. :oops:

It's not big or clever but bits are fucking funny. Like snorting a line of wasabi.....

I've watched it in chunks over the last week. I don't think i could manage it in one go

Grandma Death · Oct 20, 2005

MightyAphrodite said:
Closer- that film with jude law and julia roberts and natalie portman and clive owen...
i thought it would be complete rubbish....but i was really moved by it

its amazing how cruel we can treat each other....

there were some ruthless moments in that film.

Ive seen it 3 times. My partner and I watched it last week (her for the first time) and she thought it was tosh.

I thought there were some outstanding performances and it captures brilliantly the web of deceit people sometimes weave when it comes to relationships.

Grandma Death · Oct 20, 2005

rubbershoes said:
Jackass -the movie.

It's not big or clever but bits are fucking funny. Like snorting a line of wasabi.....

I've watched it in chunks over the last week. I don't think i could manage it in one go

The climatic dinky car up the arse doubled me up-as did the 'take a shit in a bathroom showroom'....childish humour but very funny in parts.

Dubversion · Oct 20, 2005

MightyAphrodite said:
Closer- that film with jude law and julia roberts and natalie portman and clive owen...
i thought it would be complete rubbish....but i was really moved by it

its amazing how cruel we can treat each other....

there were some ruthless moments in that film.

eek! i thought tht was awful. it just didn't escape the stage - everybody was still shouting at each other like they wanted to be heard at the back of the theatre. Owen did well, but Law was useless.. dreadful film IMO

walktome · Oct 20, 2005

Ryazan said:
Got that on DVD, by Mikhail Kalatazov.

Have you seen his earlier film The Cranes are Flying with Tatiana Samiolova?

Nope, I'm not familiar with anything else of his, we just watched I Am Cuba in film class.

The Pious Pawn · Oct 21, 2005

curse of the were rabbit but i feel asleep :eek:

Ryazan · Oct 21, 2005

walktome said:
Nope, I'm not familiar with anything else of his, we just watched I Am Cuba in film class.

The Cranes are Flying (Letyat Zhuravli) is a wonderful film from Soviet times, made in the late 50's and follows Veronika trying to hold on to her wits and dignity while her fiance goes off to the fight the Nazis.

It won the Palme dor at Cannes in 1958.

belboid · Oct 21, 2005

two hours of

The Simpsons - Season 16.

includiing the one about them going to China & patty's secret. Some jolly funny stuff, it still has it. On occasion.

upsidedownwalrus · Oct 22, 2005

I watched American Splendo(u)r - finally got round to it.

Great film!

Is it just me or has there been a trend for this sort of thing lately - Sideways, About Schmidt, Lost in Translation, this, the Life Aquatic... All in a similarish mould...

rennie · Oct 22, 2005

I watched Le Grand Voyage in the cinema... VERY very good film. the relationship btwn father and son (driving from France to Mecca for the Hajj) was fascinating.

Leica · Oct 23, 2005

Paolo & Vittorio Taviani, Padre Padrone.
Very good film.

andy2002 · Oct 24, 2005

The League Of Gentlemen's Apocalypse. Quite clever but not actually very funny. Shame, as I'm usually a big fan of the Gents'.

knopf · Oct 24, 2005

Battle Royale II: Requiem.

Not as good as Battle Royale, but then, what is?

belboid · Oct 24, 2005

Tillsammans (Together).

still absolutely excellant

pootle · Oct 24, 2005

I watched "Oldboy" yesterday, again.

Blimus, it's good, innit?

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