Guest alex Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Somers Town From the director of Dead Man's Shoes and This Is England, this is a far lighter short story of a runaway midlander making friends in London and getting away from it all. The way people had gone on (about the film being funded by Eurostar and featuring a colourised trip from London to Paris when the rest of the film is black and white) I was expecting horrific product placement on a par with Torque, but you would never guess where the funding came from. It's a funny, well made film. Though it might convince kids having a bad time to run away from home. Nice little film that although it felt more like a side project than a proper movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Somers Town From the director of Dead Man's Shoes and This Is England, this is a far lighter short story of a runaway midlander making friends in London and getting away from it all. The way people had gone on (about the film being funded by Eurostar and featuring a colourised trip from London to Paris when the rest of the film is black and white) I was expecting horrific product placement on a par with Torque, but you would never guess where the funding came from. It's a funny, well made film. Though it might convince kids having a bad time to run away from home. Nice little film that although it felt more like a side project than a proper movie. Aye, filmed in a week apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazarus 0 Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 2012 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1190080/ Very poor overall but the special effects are IMMENSE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13915 Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 In The Loop. Quality film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12899 Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 In The Loop. Quality film. SHUT IT, LOVE ACTUALLY! Do you want me to hole punch yer face? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13915 Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Castell 0 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 On a brighter note, the trailer for the new Sherlock Holmes movie starring the magnificent Robert Downey Junior in the title role and Jude Law as Dr Watson looks breathtaking. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0988045/ "Watch aht 'Olmes, 'es gotta Shoota" "Thanks Watson me old mucka, I was nearly brown bread. Let's go dahn the apples and pears and get that slag Moriarty." "Ya know 'Olmes, sahmtoimes I wish I was a Gangsta, and then people would respect me." "Maybe you will in the next Guy Ritchie film." Words cannot quantify how underwhelmed I am at this film. Guy Ritchie is a truely shit director, and Jude Law is almost Steven Segal in terms of woodeness and general shitness. Even an Olsen twins film would be better than this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13915 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Looking for Eric. Pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke 1 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Shaft. Keema Greggs!!!! Bubbles!!!1111 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottish Mag 3 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Law Abiding Citizen Was the premiere on Sunday night. A bit far fetched but like things like Die Hard 4 was good enough for just sitting back and enjoying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 (edited) The Way We Were Me-e-e-e-e-mories. Pretty average hollywood romance, still a cut above anything this decade though*. Reminded me how boring and formulaic romances are these days, they always seem to have a happy ending. I liked the 70's ones like this and Love Story and Kramer Vs Kramer where people died and got divorced. The classical Casablanca, Brief Encounter, Gone With The Wind, Romeo and Juliet approach of impossible love is always far more dramatic. *Apart from Eternal Sunshine. Edited November 19, 2009 by Happy Face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 The Way We Were Me-e-e-e-e-mories. Pretty average hollywood romance, still a cut above anything this decade though*. Reminded me how boring and formulaic romances are these days, they always seem to have a happy ending. I liked the 70's ones like this and Love Story and Kramer Vs Kramer where people died and got divorced. The classical Casablanca, Brief Encounter, Gone With The Wind, Romeo and Juliet approach of impossible love is always far more dramatic. *Apart from Eternal Sunshine. I am sure the seventies provided its fair share of dross. Personally there have been some great Romance / Tearjerkers out in the last decade and I list a few below for disection villification or simply entertainment. The Notebook http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0332280/ Elizabethtown http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0368709/ Away from her http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0491747/ Life as a house http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0264796/ What dreams may come http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120889/ Captain Corelli's Mandolin http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0238112/ The English Patient http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116209/ (just outside your decade but worth chucking in ) And one of the greatest of all time ...... Love Actually --- Sheer brilliance. I've not seen any of those. But I think they prove my point.... The Notebook - ending happified from the novel Elizabethtown - At the end, "after looking desperately for a few minutes, he finds Claire." Away from her - Fiona remembers him and the love she has for him. The film closes on their embrace Life as a house - George wins Robin back. What Dreams May come - Not from this decade and ending happified from the novel. Captain Corelli - Not from this decade and ending happified from the novel. The English Patient - Not from this decade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 On a brighter note, the trailer for the new Sherlock Holmes movie starring the magnificent Robert Downey Junior in the title role and Jude Law as Dr Watson looks breathtaking. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0988045/ "Watch aht 'Olmes, 'es gotta Shoota" "Thanks Watson me old mucka, I was nearly brown bread. Let's go dahn the apples and pears and get that slag Moriarty." "Ya know 'Olmes, sahmtoimes I wish I was a Gangsta, and then people would respect me." "Maybe you will in the next Guy Ritchie film." Words cannot quantify how underwhelmed I am at this film. Guy Ritchie is a truely shit director, and Jude Law is almost Steven Segal in terms of woodeness and general shitness. Even an Olsen twins film would be better than this. What little talent Ritchie had, that witch Madonna sucked out of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6089 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 2012 - What I expected and thoroughly enjoyed it. Some questionable morals in the tale like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 2012 - What I expected and thoroughly enjoyed it. Some questionable morals in the tale like From the reviews i've read and the trailers I've seen, it seems horrifically religious. Says the world is destined to be destroyed, but it's a good thing because the righteous will survive (the only major character to die is the unmarried adulterer, right?) and build arks with two of each animal to start over. It sounds like they started by trying to do a modern tale of Noah's ark (that infers global warming is gods will), but end literally with two giraffes getting on the boat, as if they can re-populate the earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 18049 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 2012 - What I expected and thoroughly enjoyed it. Some questionable morals in the tale like From the reviews i've read and the trailers I've seen, it seems horrifically religious. Says the world is destined to be destroyed, but it's a good thing because the righteous will survive (the only major character to die is the unmarried adulterer, right?) and build arks with two of each animal to start over. It sounds like they started by trying to do a modern tale of Noah's ark (that infers global warming is gods will), but end literally with two giraffes getting on the boat, as if they can re-populate the earth. 2012 is a film you just know will be hideously shit without watching it. Over the top CGI with a nauseating splurge of American religousity thrown in. Urghhh. Talking of Noah's ark, anyone seen Evan's Almighty? See above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marko 0 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Last film I watched was In Bruges. Frist time i've ever seen it and thought it was brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Spoilers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 133 Posted November 20, 2009 Author Share Posted November 20, 2009 Inglorious Basterd --- Loved it --- 8 out of 10 Favourite scene was the opening one between Col. Hans Landa and the dairy farmer. Had everything you could want. Great dialogue and great tension beautifully played out. one of the best scenes in cinema in my opinion, incredible !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Inglorious Basterd --- Loved it --- 8 out of 10 Favourite scene was the opening one between Col. Hans Landa and the dairy farmer. Had everything you could want. Great dialogue and great tension beautifully played out. one of the best scenes in cinema in my opinion, incredible !!! Just about to give this a watch now. In HD over my PS3 Media Server; mega. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12899 Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Quick question since I cant be arsed to look it up; was the dairy farmer in IB the bloke that played Daniel Craig's gruffer brother in Defiance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adios 717 Posted November 20, 2009 Share Posted November 20, 2009 Quick question since I cant be arsed to look it up; was the dairy farmer in IB the bloke that played Daniel Craig's gruffer brother in Defiance? No, Liev Schrieber plays the gruffer Bielski. Fuck me though, using something like Ubiquity you can check that faster than typing your message. And you can look Ubiquity up yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 39176 Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Just watched Black Book - Dutch WWII resistance movie. Excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney 0 Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Anvil. Brilliant documentary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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