Tooj 17 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Having a Tarantino day. Just watched Reservoir dogs and about to watch Dusk til Dawn. The guy is a genius and his scripts are just delicious. "Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!" Hadnt watched this for about 4 or 5 years and its strange with truly great films how you think you know them, yet theres so much you forget. For example I tottaly forgot who the rat was and all about the four cops in the netty. Highly reccomended Most of his stuff is highly derivative and shit. Have you seen them though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Having a Tarantino day. Just watched Reservoir dogs and about to watch Dusk til Dawn. The guy is a genius and his scripts are just delicious. "Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!" Hadnt watched this for about 4 or 5 years and its strange with truly great films how you think you know them, yet theres so much you forget. For example I tottaly forgot who the rat was and all about the four cops in the netty. Highly reccomended Most of his stuff is highly derivative and shit. Have you seen them though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldstott 0 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Saw The Watchmen last night fucking gash film - lasted an eternity too FYP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldstott 0 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Love Actually Collection of short stories about love in different guises. Unrequited, platonic, burgeoning, dwindling, young, familial, fantasy.... Far too many stories in the end though. That wifey whose brother was hospitalised. Her story didn't relate to anyone else's whatsoever and she must have got a total of 3 minutes screen time. As much of a christmas cash in as the novelty single it's built around. In my favourite top 10 films of all time and a family "must watch" every christmas. One of Richard Curtis's finest moments. Hey, I'll stick up for Love Actually too. Lols... it's one of the few movies my wife breaks out when it's her turn to pick that doesn't make me die inside. I mean, it's a rom-com, so guys aren't supposed to like it, but it does have some pretty hilarious moments in it. Would I rather watch Memento or something? Sure, but if I have to watch a rom-com, it'd be that one before anything else. You want to talk about an entire genre of film that is at least 99% shite? Rom-coms. American action movies are a close second. Rom Coms are great. The Apartment Groundhog Day Tootsie Eternal Sunshine His Girl Friday Annie Hall Manhattan My Sassy Girl True Romance Princess Bride etc. I'm amazed anyone would consider Love Actually before any of those. True Romance is a romantic comedy? True Romance as in Clarence and Alabama? True Romance as in, "It's better to have a gun and not need it than need a gun and not have it?" True Romance? That's not a fucking romantic comedy. I think you missed the memo. It's been re-classified, along with Natural Born Killers and Schindlers List... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Having a Tarantino day. Just watched Reservoir dogs and about to watch Dusk til Dawn. The guy is a genius and his scripts are just delicious. "Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!" Hadnt watched this for about 4 or 5 years and its strange with truly great films how you think you know them, yet theres so much you forget. For example I tottaly forgot who the rat was and all about the four cops in the netty. Highly reccomended Most of his stuff is highly derivative and shit. Isnt everything? I had this debate 10 years ago about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Having a Tarantino day. Just watched Reservoir dogs and about to watch Dusk til Dawn. The guy is a genius and his scripts are just delicious. "Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!" Hadnt watched this for about 4 or 5 years and its strange with truly great films how you think you know them, yet theres so much you forget. For example I tottaly forgot who the rat was and all about the four cops in the netty. Highly reccomended Most of his stuff is highly derivative and shit. Isnt everything? I had this debate 10 years ago about him. Five years after everyone else then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Having a Tarantino day. Just watched Reservoir dogs and about to watch Dusk til Dawn. The guy is a genius and his scripts are just delicious. "Somebody's shoved a red-hot poker up our ass, and I want to know whose name is on the handle!" Hadnt watched this for about 4 or 5 years and its strange with truly great films how you think you know them, yet theres so much you forget. For example I tottaly forgot who the rat was and all about the four cops in the netty. Highly reccomended Most of his stuff is highly derivative and shit. Isnt everything? I had this debate 10 years ago about him. Five years after everyone else then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Pusher 8/10. Quality film. The director and lead actor deserve a lot of credit for being able to make to care about a character who is both stupid and a cunt. Looking forward to the rest of the trilogy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26802 Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Sherry Baby - Ex-junkie, hard knock life, separated from her kid, blah blah blah. Got 45 minutes into it and had to turn it over. At least Maggie Gyllenwhatsherface did her usual trick of getting her baps out, it was some comfort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Pusher 8/10. Quality film. The director and lead actor deserve a lot of credit for being able to make to care about a character who is both stupid and a cunt. Looking forward to the rest of the trilogy. Great film. The other 2 are quality too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cid_MCDP 0 Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 (edited) Love Actually Collection of short stories about love in different guises. Unrequited, platonic, burgeoning, dwindling, young, familial, fantasy.... Far too many stories in the end though. That wifey whose brother was hospitalised. Her story didn't relate to anyone else's whatsoever and she must have got a total of 3 minutes screen time. As much of a christmas cash in as the novelty single it's built around. In my favourite top 10 films of all time and a family "must watch" every christmas. One of Richard Curtis's finest moments. Hey, I'll stick up for Love Actually too. Lols... it's one of the few movies my wife breaks out when it's her turn to pick that doesn't make me die inside. I mean, it's a rom-com, so guys aren't supposed to like it, but it does have some pretty hilarious moments in it. Would I rather watch Memento or something? Sure, but if I have to watch a rom-com, it'd be that one before anything else. You want to talk about an entire genre of film that is at least 99% shite? Rom-coms. American action movies are a close second. Rom Coms are great. The Apartment Groundhog Day Tootsie Eternal Sunshine His Girl Friday Annie Hall Manhattan My Sassy Girl True Romance Princess Bride etc. I'm amazed anyone would consider Love Actually before any of those. True Romance is a romantic comedy? True Romance as in Clarence and Alabama? True Romance as in, "It's better to have a gun and not need it than need a gun and not have it?" True Romance? That's not a fucking romantic comedy. I think you missed the memo. It's been re-classified, along with Natural Born Killers and Schindlers List... Lols. Exactly. Saw Zack and Miri Make A Porno over the weekend. Had's its moments, but not Kevin Smith's strongest work. Mewes is pretty funny in it though. EDIT: Oh, almost forgot! Caught the tail end of Goal! over the weekend! Funny story, went to a party with my wife and a bunch of her friends. Proceeded to get completely smashed. Passed out around 1am. Woke up around 3:30. I wander out into the front room where the 4 remaining party people sit in front of a TV showing the local network lateshow which just happens to be the last 20 minutes or so of Goal! I'm all, "Hey. This movie is about Newcastle United.", whilst pointing at my Toon jersey. Sure enough, next thing you know they're rushing that kid to SJP and then there's Shearer and everybody. These four strangers are all looking at me (all quite drunk and high) going, "Oh my God. What's the odds of this shit?" Edited March 18, 2009 by Cid_MCDP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Love Actually Collection of short stories about love in different guises. Unrequited, platonic, burgeoning, dwindling, young, familial, fantasy.... Far too many stories in the end though. That wifey whose brother was hospitalised. Her story didn't relate to anyone else's whatsoever and she must have got a total of 3 minutes screen time. As much of a christmas cash in as the novelty single it's built around. In my favourite top 10 films of all time and a family "must watch" every christmas. One of Richard Curtis's finest moments. Hey, I'll stick up for Love Actually too. Lols... it's one of the few movies my wife breaks out when it's her turn to pick that doesn't make me die inside. I mean, it's a rom-com, so guys aren't supposed to like it, but it does have some pretty hilarious moments in it. Would I rather watch Memento or something? Sure, but if I have to watch a rom-com, it'd be that one before anything else. You want to talk about an entire genre of film that is at least 99% shite? Rom-coms. American action movies are a close second. Rom Coms are great. The Apartment Groundhog Day Tootsie Eternal Sunshine His Girl Friday Annie Hall Manhattan My Sassy Girl True Romance Princess Bride etc. I'm amazed anyone would consider Love Actually before any of those. True Romance is a romantic comedy? True Romance as in Clarence and Alabama? True Romance as in, "It's better to have a gun and not need it than need a gun and not have it?" True Romance? That's not a fucking romantic comedy. I think you missed the memo. It's been re-classified, along with Natural Born Killers and Schindlers List... Lols. Exactly. I'd definitely call Natural Born Killers a romantic comedy. You don't think it's a darkly humorous film centrered around a girl and boy who get it on and live happily every after....like True Romance? Schindlers list is hilarious. Did you see the kid jump into the shitty pissy commode? ROFL Not so romantic like...apart from the rape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Gran Torino. Simple but effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 26802 Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Schindlers list is hilarious. Did you see the kid jump into the shitty pissy commode? ROFL Not so romantic like...apart from the rape. Well there was that shower scene [/Gervais] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Pusher 8/10. Quality film. The director and lead actor deserve a lot of credit for being able to make to care about a character who is both stupid and a cunt. Looking forward to the rest of the trilogy. Great film. The other 2 are quality too. Aye courtesy of Happy Face I have all three of them so I expect I will watch them soon. Shame that Frank isn't in those two though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldstott 0 Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 I watched 'Pursuit of Happyness' last night again. I realise this is tantamount to announcing a love of the music of Coldplay but I really like Big Will (king of the hill). The movie itself is hideously uplifting in a way only Hollywood can be. It could be a documentary re-titled "The land of opportunities - the story of the American dream". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6321 Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Watchmen - really enjoyed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 1 Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Bronson. Entertaining, but glorified him a wee too much IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 18043 Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 Saw 'The Wrestler' at the Tyneside on Wednesday, first time there since the makeover (nice job). I'd found it almost impossible to see this in the mainstream cinemas when it was first realeased. A good film I thought, although again one that perhaps doesn't quite deserve all the plaudits (one reviewer I read compared it with Raging Bull which is frankly way ott). The highlights for me was Micky Rourke seemingly waiting until the arse end of his career to prove he really is a fine actor, and the behind-the-scenes look at the wrestling fraternity which was class. I wonder if there really is that much camaraderie involved, be nice to think so. I wasn't sure about the ending, it seemed to leave to many loose ends, but maybe that was the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 (edited) Saw 'The Wrestler' at the Tyneside on Wednesday, first time there since the makeover (nice job). I'd found it almost impossible to see this in the mainstream cinemas when it was first realeased. A good film I thought, although again one that perhaps doesn't quite deserve all the plaudits (one reviewer I read compared it with Raging Bull which is frankly way ott). The highlights for me was Micky Rourke seemingly waiting until the arse end of his career to prove he really is a fine actor, and the behind-the-scenes look at the wrestling fraternity which was class. I wonder if there really is that much camaraderie involved, be nice to think so. I wasn't sure about the ending, it seemed to leave to many loose ends, but maybe that was the point. I've not seen Diner or Barfly, but he's supposed to be great in them. Edited March 20, 2009 by Happy Face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 20, 2009 Share Posted March 20, 2009 I really enjoyed Barfly (2J sorted me with a copy as it's hard to get). I really like Bukowski so I probably would have found it interesting anyway but I thought his portrayal got closer to the humour of the man than the deadpan delivery of Matt Dillon in Factotum. I thought the latter was good too though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Pusher 8/10. Quality film. The director and lead actor deserve a lot of credit for being able to make to care about a character who is both stupid and a cunt. Looking forward to the rest of the trilogy. Great film. The other 2 are quality too. I didn't fancy Bronson (the new British film about the heed the ball prisoner) at all. Thought it would be more shitty Cockney gangster Guy Ritchie lite bollocks....but it turns out it's directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, who did the Pusher trilogy, so it might be worth a gander. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 Pusher 8/10. Quality film. The director and lead actor deserve a lot of credit for being able to make to care about a character who is both stupid and a cunt. Looking forward to the rest of the trilogy. Great film. The other 2 are quality too. I didn't fancy Bronson (the new British film about the heed the ball prisoner) at all. Thought it would be more shitty Cockney gangster Guy Ritchie lite bollocks....but it turns out it's directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, who did the Pusher trilogy, so it might be worth a gander. Meant to be shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13915 Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 The Duchess (6/10) Not as cack as I thought it would be. I got it for my Mother for Mothers day - that and some free chocolates from Tesco , So I thought I would at least sit down and watch it with her. Definitely a women's film like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted March 22, 2009 Share Posted March 22, 2009 The Duchess (6/10) Not as cack as I thought it would be. I got it for my Mother for Mothers day - that and some free chocolates from Tesco , So I thought I would at least sit down and watch it with her. Definitely a women's film like Shocking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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