Meenzer 14068 Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Sounds Like Teen Spirit It's a genre that's been done to death of late, the "documentary about subgroup of kids with a weird interest" thing, and I freely admit that my Eurovision fetish makes me a far from unbiased observer - but this is just lovely. Equal parts funny, poignant, powerful and downright entertaining, I defy you to watch it without grudgingly admitting it's a canny flick. And it's on at the Tyneside later this month so you've no excuse. Be warned, though: you might end up wanting to adopt a camp-as-a-row-of-tents doe-eyed Cypriot boy. It's one of four films being shown in Melbourne this month as part of a music film series. Mine's one of the other three Haha, excellent! Make sure you catch it when it's there. It won't exactly be your musical cup of cocoa, but something tells me you've a soft old heart in there somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammynb 2929 Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Sounds Like Teen Spirit It's a genre that's been done to death of late, the "documentary about subgroup of kids with a weird interest" thing, and I freely admit that my Eurovision fetish makes me a far from unbiased observer - but this is just lovely. Equal parts funny, poignant, powerful and downright entertaining, I defy you to watch it without grudgingly admitting it's a canny flick. And it's on at the Tyneside later this month so you've no excuse. Be warned, though: you might end up wanting to adopt a camp-as-a-row-of-tents doe-eyed Cypriot boy. It's one of four films being shown in Melbourne this month as part of a music film series. Mine's one of the other three Haha, excellent! Make sure you catch it when it's there. It won't exactly be your musical cup of cocoa, but something tells me you've a soft old heart in there somewhere. You been talking to people again?!?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Silent Running 5/10. Fairly poor really. I've not seen it but I did think it was more bollocks from Kermode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/35...lm-factory.html These films are a quite important for the observations of that time and those moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Silent Running 5/10. Fairly poor really. I've not seen it but I did think it was more bollocks from Kermode. If it's the one with the space garden, it's one of my fav sci fi films of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Silent Running 5/10. Fairly poor really. I've not seen it but I did think it was more bollocks from Kermode. If it's the one with the space garden, it's one of my fav sci fi films of all time. Not as good as that surfing into the atmosphere one though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Silent Running 5/10. Fairly poor really. I've not seen it but I did think it was more bollocks from Kermode. If it's the one with the space garden, it's one of my fav sci fi films of all time. Not as good as that surfing into the atmosphere one though. Dark Star? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonraider 0 Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 I have a collection of old films for a 'vampire fest' movie week. Lost Boys (I can watch that again and again) Lost Boys 2 (never seen it though I gather its very poor) Bram Stoker's Dracula.Wes Craven's Dracula 1 and 2. Twilight. Van Helsing. (I watched Interview with a vampire recently) I also have the complete collection of Angel to watch too!!!!!! I've gone vampire crazy since I watched the entire Buffy compilation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Silent Running 5/10. Fairly poor really. I've not seen it but I did think it was more bollocks from Kermode. If it's the one with the space garden, it's one of my fav sci fi films of all time. Not as good as that surfing into the atmosphere one though. Dark Star? Aye, it can only be randomly viewed at 3am when you're feverishly ill/drunk/high/near death however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Not a patch on Morons from Outer Space tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Rather good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM4 0 Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 Boat that Rocked - so very average. And having seen it with mates I'm guessing it's probably not as good as I thought it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney 0 Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Sympathy for Lady Vengeance 7.5/10 I was expecting more plot twists or gore after seeing Oldboy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted May 13, 2009 Share Posted May 13, 2009 Sympathy for Lady Vengeance 7.5/10 I was expecting more plot twists or gore after seeing Oldboy. Any film with so much gore they have to put a tarp down is gory enough like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1117 Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 F For Fake - 6/10. Interesting but not something I would say was a great film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney 0 Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Sympathy for Lady Vengeance 7.5/10 I was expecting more plot twists or gore after seeing Oldboy. Any film with so much gore they have to put a tarp down is gory enough like. That's a cracking scene where they pierce the tarp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9015 Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Vanishing Point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 17828 Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Star Trek- Really enjoyed it, would recommend to people too. good quality block buster which sets itself up as the beginning of a rebranded franchise. Well cast and with the right mix of humour and peril But with an awful time travel paradox plot which completely spoiled it for me. Unless I'm mistaken they destroyed the traditional Star Trek Universe as told through the series at the same time? So unnecessary, surely they could have used this excellent cast to deliver a slightly more believable and less contradictory plot? Oh, Simon Pegg let the cast down too. Since when was Scotty such a joke character? 5/10 from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 In Bruges. Thought it was quality. Thought the ending was a bit corny like, but thought the rest of it lived up to what I expected. Really dark, very humerous and lovely scenery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norbert Colon 0 Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 In Bruges. Thought it was quality. Thought the ending was a bit corny like, but thought the rest of it lived up to what I expected. Really dark, very humerous and lovely scenery. Thoroughly enjoyed that film - watched Transsiberian last week - was really good - maybe lacked the grand finale but i like those sort of tense thrillers that make you think rather than jump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Star Trek- Really enjoyed it, would recommend to people too. good quality block buster which sets itself up as the beginning of a rebranded franchise. Well cast and with the right mix of humour and peril But with an awful time travel paradox plot which completely spoiled it for me. Unless I'm mistaken they destroyed the traditional Star Trek Universe as told through the series at the same time? So unnecessary, surely they could have used this excellent cast to deliver a slightly more believable and less contradictory plot? Oh, Simon Pegg let the cast down too. Since when was Scotty such a joke character? 5/10 from me. Some sanity at last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 70 Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 In Bruges. Thought it was quality. Thought the ending was a bit corny like, but thought the rest of it lived up to what I expected. Really dark, very humerous and lovely scenery. In my 2008 top 10 dontcha know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 9015 Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Franklyn just shit, could have been so much better, even staying with the obvious.. I daren't even say "twist", it was just a bit of a let down really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 133 Posted May 17, 2009 Author Share Posted May 17, 2009 Star Trek- Really enjoyed it, would recommend to people too. good quality block buster which sets itself up as the beginning of a rebranded franchise. Well cast and with the right mix of humour and peril But with an awful time travel paradox plot which completely spoiled it for me. Unless I'm mistaken they destroyed the traditional Star Trek Universe as told through the series at the same time? So unnecessary, surely they could have used this excellent cast to deliver a slightly more believable and less contradictory plot? Oh, Simon Pegg let the cast down too. Since when was Scotty such a joke character? 5/10 from me. I know exactly what you mean regarding the change of the timeline, and I did have a "WTF" moment myself but I think for the purpose of the prequals I think it's a stroke of genius, if not any future movies (and they must be planning a series of movies) would just be a retread and have to follow the ready well documented events of the Star Trek universe, but now they have a blank page on which to create a whole new saga, a masterstroke in my view but one that will clearly not be universally popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3210 Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Star Trek- Really enjoyed it, would recommend to people too. good quality block buster which sets itself up as the beginning of a rebranded franchise. Well cast and with the right mix of humour and peril But with an awful time travel paradox plot which completely spoiled it for me. Unless I'm mistaken they destroyed the traditional Star Trek Universe as told through the series at the same time? So unnecessary, surely they could have used this excellent cast to deliver a slightly more believable and less contradictory plot? Oh, Simon Pegg let the cast down too. Since when was Scotty such a joke character? 5/10 from me. So let me get this straight in this Star Trek film filled with Aliens, warp travel, photon torpedoes, phasers, tractor beams, and transporters you found the time travelling plot not believeable enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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