Wide Eyed Angel
Forgeddaboudit!
Watched Murder by Death which was silly funny and Paranoid which we watched purely for Jessica Alba, which is just as well as the film itself is rubbish!!
What DVD / Video did you watch last night ?
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Juice Terry
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Shiri, enjoyable but rather predictable and some really lame editing or was the version I watched not the original and just cut badly?
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Juice Terry said:
I've had this on the shelf unwatched for two years, from the description you have given (from what Mrs Suplex tells me) that is still the origonal cut (I don't think there is another is there?)
Juice Terry
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Must just be crap editing then, theres one really bad sequence where the bad guys are totally cornered out on the street surrounded by about 10,000 tooled up cops and then it cuts and they've suddenly escaped, no explanation at allATOMIC SUPLEX said:
Its not a bad film as it goes though, whatshisface from oldboy does a good job as a North Korean super assassin.
Minnie_the_Minx
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Juice Terry said:Must just be crap editing then, theres one really bad sequence where the bad guys are totally cornered out on the street surrounded by about 10,000 tooled up cops and then it cuts and they've suddenly escaped, no explanation at all
Its not a bad film as it goes though, whatshisface from oldboy does a good job as a North Korean super assassin.
Can't remember half of it. Think I watched JSA the same weekend and Shiri just took a back seat
*Makes a point to watch it again*
Wide Eyed Angel
Forgeddaboudit!
Four Brothers, it was pretty ridiculous but as long as that's not offputting it's not bad
Irreversible
got disoriented in the beginning.
a disturbed story. but the film was playing in a reverse-chronological order which somehow makes you wish the end of the film (the beginning) was the actual happy ending.
got disoriented in the beginning.
a disturbed story. but the film was playing in a reverse-chronological order which somehow makes you wish the end of the film (the beginning) was the actual happy ending.
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I saw that on a plane last week and have compleatly forgotton about it.Wide Eyed Angel said:
I really can't remember what happened. I do remember it being better than I expected. Did they all die in the end or something?
electrogirl
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Grosse Pointe Blank
Really enjoyed it. Different take on the High School Reunion movie theme.
I *heart* John Cusack.
Really enjoyed it. Different take on the High School Reunion movie theme.
I *heart* John Cusack.
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thedyslexic1 said:
That is one of the shittest films I've ever seen. I got it as a freebie DVD a couple of years ago, I think it went straight onto ebay but was unsold.
What did I watch I hear you ask?
'Oh Mikey' the unbelievably weird Japanese tale of American shop window dummies that move to Japan. It's only funny because it's mental. All the Oh Mikey DVDs have English subs so none of you have any excuses.
Orang Utan
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Closer - I liked it. I wasn't expecting to. The characters are shits but I still thought it had a lot to say about love and sex, despite being completely cynical about it. I did get annoyed though cos I don't think people are really like that. Or am I being hopelessly naive?
Structaural
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I like that - it was Jude Law's character getting his cummupence that I enjoyed.
I watched 12 Angry Men last night - last saw it when I was about 16. Classic film - riveting to watch even though its all filmed in the same room.
I watched 12 Angry Men last night - last saw it when I was about 16. Classic film - riveting to watch even though its all filmed in the same room.
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Who wants to be a millionare DVD until 4am.
I bet this is rubbish sober, but fairly interseting when you have drink to cheer you on.
I bet this is rubbish sober, but fairly interseting when you have drink to cheer you on.
electrogirl
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Orang Utan said:
I think the main problem with this film is it has kept it's play-like feel. The script is kept nearly word for word, and it's very theatrical. While this works ons stage, I think you notice it more in film i.e "Have you ever seen a human heart..it looks like a fist wrapped in blood!"..noone would ever say this really!
Unfortunately I think people are like that, but the characters themselves weren't very likeable which made it seem they were acting hopelessly cruelly, whereas, when you think about it, alot of the things they do happen quite often.
Orang Utan
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Hmm, maybe I am naive then, I didn't think people were that spiteful and vindictive - what sort of a cunt would say 'don't say I am too good for you. I am, but don't say it'.
electrogirl
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Orang Utan said:
Well that's kind of what I mean about the theatrical aspect of it. Also I think their actions (always looking over your shoulder for something better etc.) are far more realistic than the actual words they say which are, sometimes, embarrassingly dramatic.
But then again, she has cheated on him with that wanker Jude Law.
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Swing Girls (no, it's not what you think)
Japanese school girls forced to form a brass band but end up doing big band swing.
Girls are stopped from playing but decide they love it.
Girls form a new band and aim to play in a contest.
Girls forget to register but end up playing at the contest anyway.
Underdogs put on a cracking performance.
Sounds shit doesn't it, but no, it's totally underdogs make good comedy by numbers but it's fucking brilliant!
From the makers of Shall We Dance and Waterboys, fucking great stuff for a movie that doesn't really have any major content as such. It's just sequence after sequence of cool and funny stuff.
Japanese school girls forced to form a brass band but end up doing big band swing.
Girls are stopped from playing but decide they love it.
Girls form a new band and aim to play in a contest.
Girls forget to register but end up playing at the contest anyway.
Underdogs put on a cracking performance.
Sounds shit doesn't it, but no, it's totally underdogs make good comedy by numbers but it's fucking brilliant!
From the makers of Shall We Dance and Waterboys, fucking great stuff for a movie that doesn't really have any major content as such. It's just sequence after sequence of cool and funny stuff.
We started to watch Weekend last night. Too bizarre! Then we watched 8 1/2 Women which was also pretty nuts but ultimately quite dull. I think I'd quite like to see the rest of Weekend at some point, if I can handle the craziness of it. We also watched Sideways 1.5 times this week; which of course was brilliant.
electrogirl
dignity is overrated
I watched Cinema Paradiso, thought it was lovely. Then I watched the extra bits from the director's cut, not sure which version I prefer. I think the original, although it is nice to have some of the loose ends tied up (i.e knowing why she never turned up).
Great film either way.
Great film either way.
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A pair of Turkish immigrants who have rejected their culture come together in a marriage of convenience. She does it to get away from her parents, he does it because she threatens to kill herself if he doesn't. Things don't quite go according to plan, however, as they form an emotional bond and find themselves getting a little too close for comfort, with consequences that will transform both of their lives.
Not too bad as a story, it didn't seem to make up its mind whether it was a gritty urban drama or a dark, allegorical fairy tale. It certainly wasn't helped in my opinion by the male lead's broody overacting.
And since when were the Sisters of Mercy punk ffs ?????
A pair of Turkish immigrants who have rejected their culture come together in a marriage of convenience. She does it to get away from her parents, he does it because she threatens to kill herself if he doesn't. Things don't quite go according to plan, however, as they form an emotional bond and find themselves getting a little too close for comfort, with consequences that will transform both of their lives.
Not too bad as a story, it didn't seem to make up its mind whether it was a gritty urban drama or a dark, allegorical fairy tale. It certainly wasn't helped in my opinion by the male lead's broody overacting.
And since when were the Sisters of Mercy punk ffs ?????
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
The Saddest Music In The World - much more accessible than I expected and quite a lot of fun, but my attention wandered quite a bit. The shorts on the DVD are rubbish though. Well, they're too weird for me to enjoy, or I am too stupid or lazy to understand.
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belboid said:
The ending makes the beginning make sense too. The first and last scenes are bookended, one is the fantasy (shot in smoky, sultry black and white), the other a more visceral and sordid 'reality'. I think Weekend is one of those films so full of ideas you can't fail to get something out of it, but you have to don your beret, become a bit pseudo and exercise your grey matter a little. After which, it will still not make any sense, but it beats talking about football IMO.
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