Guest alex Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 The Lives of Others Good film, as it shows how banal and dull life for Stasi agents were, and how corrupting the system had become. There was a numbing atmosphere about the film. Have to break into my Infernal Affairs Trilogy soon, although I might end up watching Downfall again. Infernal Affairs is mint man, get those watched. The first two are the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9103 Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Fast & Furious exactly what you think it will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Star Trek. Sad to report it is very average on the whole with one or two killer action scenes. 6/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Castell 0 Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 The Lives of Others Good film, as it shows how banal and dull life for Stasi agents were, and how corrupting the system had become. There was a numbing atmosphere about the film. Have to break into my Infernal Affairs Trilogy soon, although I might end up watching Downfall again. Infernal Affairs is mint man, get those watched. The first two are the best. They are rated. I bought them as I used to live in Hong Kong in the early 1990's, so it'll be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14128 Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Star Trek. Sad to report it is very average on the whole with one or two killer action scenes. 6/10 Away to see it tonight in the bowels of the Millennium Dome. First time I've been to the cinema since... god knows actually. Children Of Men or The Queen probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney 0 Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Oldboy. Watched Lady Vengence last night. Both of them are class. I must get round to watching Mr Vengence Can't wait to see them if they're a patch on Oldboy. Gonna 'acquire' them over the weekend I think. Oldboy really is one of the best films I've seen. I have Akira(already seen + loved) and Battle Royale to watch this weekend too. A friend passed on about 200gig of moves to me, so I have some catching up to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Star Trek. Sad to report it is very average on the whole with one or two killer action scenes. 6/10 Fuck, my hopes now rest on you actually having no taste! For one thing the baddie has almost no storyline or character development, which makes his menace (apart from having a massive ship) plasticky and unbelievable. The strongest part is the stuff that revolves around a young Spock. It's one of those films where if they had put the 'redundant' (on the cutting room floor) footage back in, would be much better for it. The narrative drive is unrelenting like a Star Wars but without the voodoo or mystery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 1 Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 The Boat That Rocked. So-so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Oldboy. Watched Lady Vengence last night. Both of them are class. I must get round to watching Mr Vengence Can't wait to see them if they're a patch on Oldboy. Gonna 'acquire' them over the weekend I think. Oldboy really is one of the best films I've seen. I have Akira(already seen + loved) and Battle Royale to watch this weekend too. A friend passed on about 200gig of moves to me, so I have some catching up to do. From what I've read elsewhere Mr Vengence is better than Lady Vengence which I thought was excellent. Not as action packed as Oldboy though. Battle Royale is very good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Oldboy. Watched Lady Vengence last night. Both of them are class. I must get round to watching Mr Vengence Can't wait to see them if they're a patch on Oldboy. Gonna 'acquire' them over the weekend I think. Oldboy really is one of the best films I've seen. I have Akira(already seen + loved) and Battle Royale to watch this weekend too. A friend passed on about 200gig of moves to me, so I have some catching up to do. From what I've read elsewhere Mr Vengence is better than Lady Vengence which I thought was excellent. Not as action packed as Oldboy though. Battle Royale is very good too. Every 'Beat' Takeshi film I've seen has been quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 14128 Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Star Trek. Sad to report it is very average on the whole with one or two killer action scenes. 6/10 Fuck, my hopes now rest on you actually having no taste! For one thing the baddie has almost no storyline or character development, which makes his menace (apart from having a massive ship) plasticky and unbelievable. The strongest part is the stuff that revolves around a young Spock. It's one of those films where if they had put the 'redundant' (on the cutting room floor) footage back in, would be much better for it. The narrative drive is unrelenting like a Star Wars but without the voodoo or mystery. I'll echo that. Good fun as a popcorn movie, but I expected better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 2929 Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Now the South Africans make the Battlestar Galactica movies, Star Trek has got a hope in hell of winning back the trekkies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Bob Almighty! 0 Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Village Of The Damned. what an awesome movie, scary kids mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 133 Posted May 8, 2009 Author Share Posted May 8, 2009 Star Trek. Loved it ! absolutely fucking loved it ! I would have gladly cued up and watched it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackas 0 Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 The Departed. Tre-fucking-mendous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 1 Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Fast & Furious exactly what you think it will be. Fast and furious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 The Departed. Tre-fucking-mendous. You should watch Infernal Affairs as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Star Trek. Loved it ! absolutely fucking loved it ! I would have gladly cued up and watched it again. Mong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 About Schmidt An absolute turd. How exactly is it a comedy? Its not. It's really not. For a supposedly comedic movie, I didn't laugh once. Jack Nicholson takes a road trip in his RV that was bought for him and his wife to enjoy retirement. Cue alot of soliloquay that really doesn't go anywhere other than to tell the viewer that he's lonely, which we gathered from the opening. If this wasn't bad enough, the movie is just so ridiculously sad and depressing that I almost burst into tears when the ice cream had ran out. It was an emotional trip over nothing other than a lonely old man, and there's only so much of that you can put up with in the narrative before you really start wondering what the film is trying to put accross other than Jack Nicholson is having a hard time dealing with being lonely. Too pedestrian, not enough funnies for a comedy (it didn't even work as a black comedy for god sake) genre and even though I thought Nicholson's performance was as very good, the overall movie was just like visiting your grandparents on a sunday afternoon when it's greay and pissing it down outside, whilst they recollect to you stories of how they walked the dog or had someone in to fix the roof. Very poor. 2/10 I've been watching too many Kermode film reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackas 0 Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 The Departed. Tre-fucking-mendous. You should watch Infernal Affairs as well. I'll keep an eye out for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 The Departed. Tre-fucking-mendous. You should watch Infernal Affairs as well. I'll keep an eye out for it. The Departed was a remake of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackas 0 Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 The Departed. Tre-fucking-mendous. You should watch Infernal Affairs as well. I'll keep an eye out for it. The Departed was a remake of it. Oh right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 3989 Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Watched High Fidelity last night - had seen it before but still enjoyed it a lot - anyone who whinges about the transfer to the US should just imagine Hugh Grant as Rob. I'm a fan of John Cusack - Gross Pointe Blank is probably one of my top 5 films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 The Departed. Tre-fucking-mendous. You should watch Infernal Affairs as well. I'll keep an eye out for it. The Departed was a remake of it. Oh right. Both are excellent imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney 0 Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 (edited) The Departed. Tre-fucking-mendous. You should watch Infernal Affairs as well. I'll keep an eye out for it. The Departed was a remake of it. Oh right. Both are excellent imo. Thought I.A. was a bit better. Great stuff though. Watched 'Lars & the Real Girl' last night. Very good. 7.5/10 Gosling is fantastic. Edited May 9, 2009 by Barney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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