Lazarus 0 Posted March 1, 2008 Share Posted March 1, 2008 Murder Set Pieces - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0422779/ Shite. The BBFC have just banned this from distribution in the UK cos of the violence against children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5882 Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Be kind rewind The true definition of. . . .'the trailer shows all the best bits' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Dead Man's Shoes. Thought it was fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12447 Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Just watched the Black knight on BBC I knew it was corny trash the whole time but still enjoyed it, Martin Lawrence is hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakehips 0 Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Went to see There Will Be Blood on Friday. Turgid. Waste of money, if I'm honest. 4/10 on the hips scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Went to see There Will Be Blood on Friday. Turgid. Waste of money, if I'm honest. 4/10 on the hips scale. Get out of town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Dead Man's Shoes. Thought it was fantastic. Thought you would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Bubba ho tip - strangely watchable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay 8 Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Semi-Pro - Good laugh, not as good as blades of glory but funny none the less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally 0 Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 There Will Be Blood Absolutely quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 The Spirit Of The Beehive. Beautifully shot 1970's Spanish film set in Franco's Spain, found it very moving in it's own way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus 0 Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 30 Days of Night - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389722/ Excellent, i thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13806 Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Master and Commander. Quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Behind Enemy Lines. Thought it was canny like. A sudden urge to join the US Navy mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magma 0 Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Rambo 3 - Fully Enjoyed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 133 Posted March 4, 2008 Author Share Posted March 4, 2008 Behind Enemy Lines. Thought it was canny like. A sudden urge to join the US Navy mind. I really enjoyed that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 The Spirit Of The Beehive. Beautifully shot 1970's Spanish film set in Franco's Spain, found it very moving in it's own way. Quality film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Taxi to the Dark Side Apart from Sicko, the Best Documentary category at this years academy awards was dominated by American made films about the 'troubles' in Iraq/Afghanistan (Michael Moore was already ahead of the curve on that one). Taxi to the Dark Side took the award and you have to be impressed at oscars persistence in rewarding those that tear a new arsehole for the Bush Administration. Scathing, it shows that war crimes commited in Guantanamo, abu graib and Bagram which contravened the Geneva convention were comparable with nazi torture. In particular that they were conceived at the highest levels of office and repeatedly acknowledged by top brass. The difference being disciplinary action has been taken only against those at the lowest levels, against soldiers that carried out the vaguest of orders. While George Bush and his cronies are guaranteed immunity from prosecution under laws signed and passed by themselves. The film was made by the director of Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and has a similar anger in the face of corruption & institutionalised criminality. Well worthwatching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8947 Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 Taxi to the Dark Side Apart from Sicko, the Best Documentary category at this years academy awards was dominated by American made films about the 'troubles' in Iraq/Afghanistan (Michael Moore was already ahead of the curve on that one). Taxi to the Dark Side took the award and you have to be impressed at oscars persistence in rewarding those that tear a new arsehole for the Bush Administration. Scathing, it shows that war crimes commited in Guantanamo, abu graib and Bagram which contravened the Geneva convention were comparable with nazi torture. In particular that they were conceived at the highest levels of office and repeatedly acknowledged by top brass. The difference being disciplinary action has been taken only against those at the lowest levels, against soldiers that carried out the vaguest of orders. While George Bush and his cronies are guaranteed immunity from prosecution under laws signed and passed by themselves. The film was made by the director of Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and has a similar anger in the face of corruption & institutionalised criminality. Well worthwatching. Firmly and fully believe that you cannot hold the individuals entirely responsible in cases like this for this reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Human Traffic - it's alright like. Canny dated already though. Some bits are spot on but some bits are cheesy as fuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Control - Really enjoyed it. It no doubt helped that I am a fan of Joy Division although it's worth checking out anyway. It looks great in b&w too imo and the lad who played Curtis was excellent, as was Samantha Morton as his wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5882 Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 The 6th man. I can see some of it coming true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 No End In Sight Another of the oscar nominated films on Iraq with the involvement of Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Taxi to the Dark Side) though this time he produces rather than directs. This probably had me most engrossed of them all. I can see why Taxi won the oscar, it's angrier polemic is a reaction it’s easier to get with, given the flagrant abuse of international law it concentrates on. But No End in Sight looks broadly at not just the war in Iraq, but it’s entire context, going as far back as Donald Rumsfeld courting Saddam back in 1983. The scope makes it a lot drier, but all the more depressing. The number of high ranking Americans lining up to denounce actions taken over there is incredible. There are no Bush bashing political hacks people can sweep under the carpet as loony lefties, it includes a good number of the movers and shakers that worked within the administration on the re-structuring of Iraq. It had me thinking of a nuclear breakdown, they say one can’t be caused by a single fault, you need 12 faults all to happen in a row. The number of mistakes they highlight speaks volumes about how opportunities to turn it around have been wasted and almost every action taken has served only to heighten tension. Of the people the film holds most culpable, it’s a surprise that Bush actually isn’t one of them, having delegated re-structuring of the country, you could argue that was his one mistake, but the level of stupidity of the likes of Rumsfeld, Cheney, Wolfowitz and Bremer defies belief. Eye-opening and disheartening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Sounds interesting. I caught a bit of a documentary a while back where US government officials were looking at Rough Guide and Lonely Planet books on Iraq prior to the invasion. I shit thee not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Sounds interesting. I caught a bit of a documentary a while back where US government officials were looking at Rough Guide and Lonely Planet books on Iraq prior to the invasion. I shit thee not. I can believe it. The person hired to redesign Baghdad's entire traffic infrastructure was fresh out of college and spoke no Arabic. She couldn't believe she got the job either. Lot's of jobs went to kids whose parents donated to Bush's election campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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