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MaD dOctoR
13-01-2009, 20:23
damn right...was that first one, one of Graverobber's?
when you think back about it, do you do a little shudder everytime one of those (many) bad parts enters your mind...
Paul Sorvino talksinging
***shudders***
dOc
Graverobber, Shilo, Paris and several prostitues.
"Zydrate comes in a little glass vial..."
At least Paul Sorvino actually managed to delve into actual singing territory a few times, as opposed to the guy who played Luigi, who just yelled the entire film.
Also, Pavi... is Nivek Ogre! Insane.
MaD dOctoR
13-01-2009, 21:35
oh yes...Ogre...isn't he from that...Skinny Puppy...wonder how that's gone down with fans of his :eek:
he did have the best make up though :D
dOc
And now for something completely different... Watchmen!
The film's going out as planned after Warner and Fox 'reached an agreement'
And the agreement is, just as I said, a settlement and box office share. So well done Fox for sitting on your arse for 20 years, and jumping in at the last minute forcing Warner to pay you for something you didn't do.
In other news, I'm watching Repo again.
VisualFallacy
16-01-2009, 11:21
I got the Dark Knight on Blu Ray for my birthday... I hadn't seen it before (yes I know, shame on me!) I may be 39201831 years late but I was impressed, I didn't think it was actually going to be as good or as funny as it was!
MaD dOctoR
16-01-2009, 15:35
In other news, I'm watching Repo again.
:eek:
dOc
MaD dOctoR
16-01-2009, 15:36
I got the Dark Knight on Blu Ray for my birthday... I hadn't seen it before (yes I know, shame on me!) I may be 39201831 years late but I was impressed, I didn't think it was actually going to be as good or as funny as it was!
:eek:
dOc
That's nothing. I'm listening to the new ohGr album and Bill Mosely does spoken word poetry on 4 of the tracks!
I'm guessing Ogre decided to include him on it after working with him on Repo.
MaD dOctoR
16-01-2009, 16:15
:eek: (multiply the size of the eyes by a million)
dOc
It's actually quite good. Proper spoken word, none of that faux-singing.
Though, at this rate, I'm expecting to see Paul whatsisname on the next Skinny Puppy album...
Or Paris.
MaD dOctoR
16-01-2009, 16:25
18514
dOc
cookiee_munster
16-01-2009, 23:45
sweeney todd
Sherry Baby
It's half an hour too short but good all the same
Sherry Baby
It's half an hour too short but good all the same
I agree. A bit too short.
Maggie Gyllenhaal's performance is just sooo very good in this one.
cookiee_munster
17-01-2009, 02:00
Jurassic Park
CaravanBoy
17-01-2009, 02:38
Since I have heard that Goldfrapp was mentioned in this movie,
I finally managed to drag my ass to Blockbuster to rent Hard Candy.
Probably the most twisted, freaky, disturbing, and retarded movie
I have seen in 2009. It's just --- weird. Not really worth seeing if
you're just watching it to hear the band Goldfrapp.
Probably the most twisted, freaky, disturbing, and retarded movie
I have seen in 2009.
:p
Terrific movie, on the other hand!
cookiee_munster
17-01-2009, 03:32
Since I have heard that Goldfrapp was mentioned in this movie,
I finally managed to drag my ass to Blockbuster to rent Hard Candy.
Probably the most twisted, freaky, disturbing, and retarded movie
I have seen in 2009. It's just --- weird. Not really worth seeing if
you're just watching it to hear the band Goldfrapp.
i remember watching this at uni with my mates, and everyones heads turning to me whenever a character would say something about Goldfrapp. tut... :p
Peter Jeffery
17-01-2009, 17:13
I heard that the central character says that she hates Goldfrapp. I'm glad I haven't seen it. Such blasphemy!
Not really worth seeing if
you're just watching it to hear the band Goldfrapp.
If you're watching a film just to hear the band Goldfrapp, there's something very wrong with you.
CaravanBoy
17-01-2009, 17:22
I heard that the central character says that she hates Goldfrapp. I'm glad I haven't seen it. Such blasphemy!
If you're watching a film just to hear the band Goldfrapp, there's something very wrong with you.
Peter -- Actually, she says "By the way, I fucking HATE Goldfrapp", which was a shocking moment because obviously she's had way too many screwdrivers. :) (Only those who have seen the movie would get what I just said)
Kiyuri -- There is something wrong with me, and obviously I did just rent the movie just because the band Goldfrapp was mentioned, but seriously, am I not the only one? :rolleyes:
Peter Jeffery
17-01-2009, 17:25
Peter -- Actually, she says "By the way, I fucking HATE Goldfrapp", which was a shocking moment because obviously she's had way too many screwdrivers. :) (Only those who have seen the movie would get what I just said)
That is an even worse thing to say. :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: I would definitely avoid the movie so as not to have my ears contaminated by such filth!
Of course, I'm used to hearing people say "who are they?" (of Goldfrapp) in real life -- which is plenty bad enough!
Kiyuri -- There is something wrong with me, and obviously I did just rent the movie just because the band Goldfrapp was mentioned
Step 1 is admitting the problem. There's hope for you yet!
CaravanBoy
17-01-2009, 17:29
That is an even worse thing to say. :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: I would definitely avoid the movie so as not to have my ears contaminated by such filth!
Of course, I'm used to hearing people say "who are they?" (of Goldfrapp) in real life -- which is plenty bad enough!
Hahaha don't worry, it wasn't that terrible.
See, I had no idea before I rented the movie, that the main character was Ellen Page (Juno), and when I first watched the movie I'm like 'OMG it's Juno!!!!'. :)
I'm actually watching it right now, very intense.
She's cutting off a man's testicles.
CaravanBoy
17-01-2009, 17:29
Step 1 is admitting the problem. There's hope for you yet!
What's Step 2, dare I ask?
... uh, I think it involves whipping, a depraved walrus, a tub of lard and 3 bitter Irish nuns.
Also, Ellen Page isn't Juno, she's Kitty Pryde. You can't stop her, she'll phase right through you!
CaravanBoy
17-01-2009, 17:32
... uh, I think it involves whipping, a depraved walrus, a tub of lard and 3 bitter Irish nuns.
Also, Ellen Page isn't Juno, she's Kitty Pryde. You can't stop her, she'll phase right through you!
Ummm she's definitely Juno.
:rolleyes:
That's a cover story for her secret life as a superhero.
"I saw Twilight and I liked it"
CaravanBoy
17-01-2009, 18:11
"I saw Twilight and I liked it"
Good for you! :)
I really loved that movie, I saw it opening night. :D
CaravanBoy
17-01-2009, 18:12
That's a cover story for her secret life as a superhero.
Wow she looks good there.
Cuz in this movie she has really short hair.
"I saw Twilight and I liked it"
Good for you! :)
I really loved that movie, I saw it opening night. :D
You should be both sent to an island housing other Twilight fans and have potentially dangerous products tested on you, it's just so terrible. Glittery vampires!?
CaravanBoy
17-01-2009, 21:16
You should be both sent to an island housing other Twilight fans and have potentially dangerous products tested on you, it's just so terrible. Glittery vampires!?
Ohhh Shamie, lay off the South Park, will ya?
Moving Violations, just watched it. It was okay.
You, who so liked Interview. Ugh!
I don't know what's worse, the fact you defended Twilight or the fact you don't like Interview...
Either makes you an idiot.
I'm not defending Twit-light
......I think you're losing it again, is it the recent sightings of Skank that have you flustered?
I'm hardly flustered. I just found it odd that you'd knock the film for being glittery while designating the Cruise-Pitt-Hollywood -glamour-vampire-duo-debacle as a benchmark.
Just cause they're pretty boys doesn't mean they can't act
I thought as much. Happens at a certain age I believe.
Big Bird
17-01-2009, 23:12
Just seen Slumdog millionaire. Good film but our local Odeon have just put the entrance fee up to £8.50 each. I thought there was supposed to be a recession on.
Peter Jeffery
17-01-2009, 23:13
I watched two films this evening:
Dagon -- gory
Blithe Spirit -- witty
Dagon -- gory
Isn't it such a strange movie?
cookiee_munster
18-01-2009, 00:37
Just seen Slumdog millionaire. Good film but our local Odeon have just put the entrance fee up to £8.50 each. I thought there was supposed to be a recession on.
say what!?!?
You should be both sent to an island housing other Twilight fans and have potentially dangerous products tested on you, it's just so terrible. Glittery vampires!?
Ooo hark at Barry Norman ;) , I`ll take your disapproval , write it on a piece of paper and file it under "Replies from the Bianca from Eastenders looky likey" :D , liked the film but nowhere near loved it at all . My benchmark for "shit" is `Blue Velvet` , possibly the biggest pile of pretentious poo Ive ever seen in my life , hours of my life that I`ll never get back , Twilight is positively Oscar material comparatively ... think I`ll lie down now , Im having flashbacks of Hopper with an oxygen mask aaarrgghhh
MaD dOctoR
18-01-2009, 02:25
Hahaha don't worry, it wasn't that terrible.
See, I had no idea before I rented the movie, that the main character was Ellen Page (Juno), and when I first watched the movie I'm like 'OMG it's Juno!!!!'. :)
I'm actually watching it right now, very intense.
She's cutting off a man's testicles.
...you may want to watch that part again...;)
I think that film got too much hype...
dOc
I still remember seeing that film for the first time, brings back bad memories, still can't really watch it.
CaravanBoy
18-01-2009, 02:33
Why? What's wrong with it?
Well the guy in the film is identical to the guy i was going out with at the time, so it was sorta like watching him getting tortured. I snuck into the cinema to see it (i was only 17 at the time) so i saw it all on the big screen. I almost through up on the "bounce" line, and almost shouting "bitch!" at the Frapp line.
MaD dOctoR
18-01-2009, 02:35
I'm hardly flustered. I just found it odd that you'd knock the film for being glittery while designating the Cruise-Pitt-Hollywood -glamour-vampire-duo-debacle a benchmark.
I think you missed the point...the film wasn't glittery...the FUCKING VAMPIRES WERE :eek:
and how could you not like Interview With The Vampire...great cast, strong performances all round and a great story...plus the vampires aren't glittery...thank fuck for that...
none of this..."Oh I can't go out in daylight cause I look like I'm wearing glitter" more "Oh I can't go out in daylight cause I'll burn to a crisp...literally"
but i don't want to start this vampire row all over again ;)...well...maybe I do...:D
dOc
CaravanBoy
18-01-2009, 03:41
Wait why the hell don't u like glitter?
Uhhh.. Goldfrapp? uses? glitter?
Seriously... :rolleyes:
MaD dOctoR
18-01-2009, 03:58
I did not like it because the cast was horrible, the performances were weak, and they completely ruined the story. They may not have worn glitter, but they appeared as if they were walking a ridiculously goth-Hollywood version of the red carpet. Droll, insipid, laughable, a complete mockery of a great work of 20th-Century literature.
hmmm...that's odd...especially when the actual writer of the story was shocked by how well Tom Cruise played Lestat...after initially hating the idea of him playing that part...
plus...who gave a weak performance in it? and the screenplay was by...Anne Rice...;) I'm no big book fanatic but the same person who wrote the novel writing the screenplay has to be pretty much as close as you're likely to get to a perfect movie version...don't you think?
what would you call a better film than IWTV? just for comparison...not for argument...of course that depends on what film it is ;)
dOc
cookiee_munster
18-01-2009, 04:03
Magnolia. its just... amazing!
I snuck into the cinema to see it (i was only 17 at the time) so i saw it all on the big screen.
......but it's 15's...:confused:
Oh and as expected, Hellboy 2 was fuckin' shit.
MaD dOctoR
18-01-2009, 15:27
I don't know what to say, dOc. You're addressing me as though you're presenting a logical argument. Anne Rice's opinion of Cruise? Yeah, so what? Her authorship of the screenplay? Apparently, she's a mediocre screenwriter. I could go on, but it doesn't make sense to me to try to rationalize my opinion of a piece of commercial art. Do you expect me to do so every time I express my opinion? I tried that as an undergrad and got humbled every time until I realized that opinions aren't worth the paper you write them on. They are fun to express though. That's why I prefer to dash in, speak my mind, and dash out. I'm only answering this because, after reading your comments, I felt kind of bad for you. But no matter; if you feel that strongly about this Hollywood blunder, then you may have it.
By the way, a nearly perfect vampire movie would be The Hunger, even with the deviation from the original ending.
on this occasion we'll have to disagree about the film, and I need no pity from you, I base my opinions on what I see, not what I feel towards Hollywood, I've seen it many times, there are so many people that criticise a film made in Hollywood, just for that fact alone. I doubt whether you are one of those (at least I hope you're not)
;)
and The Hunger was a terrible film from what I remember of it.
what about Innocent Blood (a vampire comedy which was actually quite bloody) I remember being pleasantly surprised by that one. none of the over thought plot, just a basic vampire girl meets mafia guy, and kills a lot of people type movie :D
dOc
MaD dOctoR
18-01-2009, 15:32
Hard Candy was an 18
it is a 15 in some countries...and even a 14 in Romania :eek: (if that's what C-14 means of course ;)) but yes UK rating was and is an 18
dOc
The Carpathian
18-01-2009, 16:03
and The Hunger was a terrible film from what I remember of it.
I thought that was a belting film that captures all of the constant loss and eroticism without all the Übermensch-pretence, bats & teen angst. I've not seen a film do this on the subject except maybe Trouble Every Day.
MaD dOctoR
18-01-2009, 16:38
I guess it depends on what you're looking for...I remember that film being bad, not sure I'd want to see it again, but If I come across it, I may give it another try...maybe I'll feel differently about it...but it's doubtful.
I'm not sure If I've seen Trouble Every Day or not...I remember your description of it being bloody...I can't quite think if it's something I've seen or not...was it a foreign film...or at least had some foreign spoken scenes...I remember a film being more like a cannibal film than a vampire film...but can't think of the title nor the actors involved.
dOc
The Carpathian
18-01-2009, 16:46
I guess it depends on what you're looking for...I remember that film being bad, not sure I'd want to see it again, but If I come across it, I may give it another try...maybe I'll feel differently about it...but it's doubtful.
I'm not sure If I've seen Trouble Every Day or not...I remember your description of it being bloody...I can't quite think if it's something I've seen or not...was it a foreign film...or at least had some foreign spoken scenes...I remember a film being more like a cannibal film than a vampire film...but can't think of the title nor the actors involved.
dOc
There are two scenes like that so you may have caught it - it's French with Beatrice Dalle & Vincent Gallo.
It also (as a bonus) has an amazing soundtrack by Tindersticks.
MaD dOctoR
18-01-2009, 17:17
if it's the one I'm thinking of I'm not sure whether I liked it or not (which is never a good sign)...Vincent Gallo...that name sounds familiar...
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001252/
oh yes...I think it was that film...
dOc
Hard Candy was an 18
It's definitely 15's here, which is weird because usually the english certs are more lenient than ours for most films.
CaravanBoy
18-01-2009, 20:00
You call it 15 and 18?
Oh, we go by G, PG, PG-13, R, and NC-17.
:confused:
Ours goes
U, PG, 12-PG,12, 15,15A (which I think they know call 16) and 18
CaravanBoy
18-01-2009, 20:12
Ours goes
U, PG, 12-PG,12, 15,15A (which I think they know call 16) and 18
Wow that seems very odd.
Wow that seems very odd.
They've expanded it alot, it used to just be U,PG, 12,15,18
MaD dOctoR
18-01-2009, 20:47
Ours goes
U, PG, 12-PG,12, 15,15A (which I think they know call 16) and 18
don't you mean Uc U (Universal) 12A, 12 (no one younger than 12) 15, 18, and R18 (porn ;))
the American classifications are slightly strange, where we use age in numbers they use letters G (general audiences) PG, PG13, R, and NC-17 (No Children under 17)
as much as I hate the way the BBFC has worked most of the time, I do prefer the basic system, as it's clearer to see what a film's rating is.
R (which means Restricted) should be the higher rating...but it's NC-17...both have the 17 age limit but one allows under 17''s in with a parent...
dOc
don't you mean Uc U (Universal) 12A, 12 (no one younger than 12) 15, 18, and R18 (porn ;))
No Uc, just U ( universal) and we don't have R18, just 18. At 18 anything goes really.
I just finished watching Tropic Thunder, pretty fuckin' funny, the middle drones on a bit but the start and last few scenes are hilarious. I was surprised I liked it.
CaravanBoy
18-01-2009, 22:43
R (which means Restricted) should be the higher rating...but it's NC-17...both have the 17 age limit but one allows under 17''s in with a parent...
dOc
Well, R means that you have to be 18 if you're seeing the movie by yourself, not 17, 18, but if you have an adult 18 or older with you, you're allowed to see it. But yes NC-17 means that only people that are 17 years old or older are allowed to see the movie, even if you have an adult with you.
MaD dOctoR
18-01-2009, 23:04
Well, R means that you have to be 18 if you're seeing the movie by yourself, not 17, 18, but if you have an adult 18 or older with you, you're allowed to see it. But yes NC-17 means that only people that are 17 years old or older are allowed to see the movie, even if you have an adult with you.
http://www.mpaa.org/FlmRat_Ratings.asp
not what it says on the official site.
R states "Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian" so that means 17 or over is fine.
there is no mention of being 18, which is what my point was...R restricted should really be the top rating...as Restricted sounds more like a rating for adults...but it's not really...it's almost like our 15 rating.
and I've just looked again at the official stamp for NC-17 it looks like it actually means 18 as it says "No One 17 and under admitted" so why not just say 18? it's more complicated than it needs to be...but then it is the MPAA...not known for being logical ;)
dOc
MaD dOctoR
18-01-2009, 23:23
No Uc, just U ( universal) and we don't have R18, just 18. At 18 anything goes really.
I just finished watching Tropic Thunder, pretty fuckin' funny, the middle drones on a bit but the start and last few scenes are hilarious. I was surprised I liked it.
I take you are not under these guys then http://www.ifco.ie/IFCO/ifcoweb.nsf/web/news?opendocument&news=yes&type=graphic
G, PG, 12A, 15A, 16 and 18 hmmm
are you not under BBFC? or is there another Board in Ireland?
oh yeah and Tropic Thunder great film, love the little kid at the end stabbing Ben Stiller :D
and Tom Cruise was amazingly funny too...maybe he isn't so bad after all...
dOc
Film ratings are silly.
Thankfully none of them apply to me anymore because I'm old.
I watched on'tellybox last night Sin City. Yes I did.
I take you are not under these guys then http://www.ifco.ie/IFCO/ifcoweb.nsf/web/news?opendocument&news=yes&type=graphic
G, PG, 12A, 15A, 16 and 18 hmmm
are you not under BBFC? or is there another Board in Ireland?
dOc
Where the hell has my U gone?......I work in a video shop, I should really know this. I thought a G might be in there somewhere, then I thought I must just be getting confused with PG.
Hahaha yeh that was the funniest part in the whole film was the kid stabbing him with the tiny knife, I was in bits laughing at that.
MaD dOctoR
18-01-2009, 23:52
Where the hell has my U gone?......I work in a video shop, I should really know this. I thought a G might be in there somewhere, then I thought I must just be getting confused with PG.
Hahaha yeh that was the funniest part in the whole film was the kid stabbing him with the tiny knife, I was in bits laughing at that.
and when he threw him away :D...spinning :D
I'd say the funniest part (in the cinema) was the Steve Coogan scene (not saying anymore, don't want to spoil that for anyone :D)
so are they new ratings then? I'd love to know what a 16 film is?
dOc
MaD dOctoR
18-01-2009, 23:55
Film ratings are silly.
Thankfully none of them apply to me anymore because I'm old.
I watched on'tellybox last night Sin City. Yes I did.
yep...just wish they'd all just fuck off and let us make our own decisions :D
one of the things I remember pissing me off a lot was the BBFC making them cut out headbutts in films to get the lower rating (Matrix was one of them) so on DVD you've got the US version which has the headbutt but the UK version has it cut out...so...shooting people is fine...but headbutting them isn't...OOOOOO K, they really don't get it do they...
dOc
and when he threw him away :D...spinning :D
I'd say the funniest part (in the cinema) was the Steve Coogan scene (not saying anymore, don't want to spoil that for anyone :D)
so are they new ratings then? I'd love to know what a 16 film is?
dOc
16 is new. I don't know what 16 year olds are better equipped to deal with that 15 year olds but there ya have it
MaD dOctoR
19-01-2009, 00:11
sex...oh no wait...that would be 12 year old's ;)
dOc
Are you implying there's something wrong with having sex with 12 year olds?
CaravanBoy
19-01-2009, 01:56
http://www.mpaa.org/FlmRat_Ratings.asp
not what it says on the official site.
R states "Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian" so that means 17 or over is fine.
there is no mention of being 18, which is what my point was...R restricted should really be the top rating...as Restricted sounds more like a rating for adults...but it's not really...it's almost like our 15 rating.
and I've just looked again at the official stamp for NC-17 it looks like it actually means 18 as it says "No One 17 and under admitted" so why not just say 18? it's more complicated than it needs to be...but then it is the MPAA...not known for being logical ;)
dOc
Hmm I guess you're right.
They must've changed it, because I know that's what it used to be.
~
Mirrors.
Horrible movie, stupid plot, shitty production, and fucked up special effects.
By fucked up I mean the worst possible special effects since the Goosebumps movies.
MaD dOctoR
19-01-2009, 02:00
Are you implying there's something wrong with having sex with 12 year olds?
ShAmIE I don't think anyone needs to imply that ;)
Let's not forget the perfect movie soundtrack. What a way to introduce Romantic and romanticized Baroque music to pre-teens!
*feels terribly sorry for dOc*
*considers becoming one of those*
I don't feel sorry for you for not liking Interview, so please don't feel sorry for me for not liking a shit 80's film :D
now let's bury the stake :)
dOc
MaD dOctoR
19-01-2009, 02:24
The NC-17 rating stands for No Child Under 17 (not even with a legal guardian).
NC-17 states "No One 17 and Under" meaning NO ONE of 17 years of age...meaning 18...that's why I think they should just put 18...but like I said...it's the MPAA ;)
from their site
"An NC-17 rated motion picture is one that, in the view of
the Rating Board, most parents would consider patently
too adult for their children 17 and under."
dOc
MaD dOctoR
19-01-2009, 02:38
hehehehe well...it'll be the cinema's fault more than yours...but...I doubt parents would feel that way :D
it is a very weird rating though...NC-17 looks like 17's are allowed...whereas if it was just an 18 (or even an NC-18) there would be no confusion over it, and the R as well, as I live in the UK, I used to think that the R was the equivalent of our 18...;)
dOc
MaD dOctoR
19-01-2009, 02:56
that's the reason they should change it though, there will be people who have no idea it's even changed, which brings up the problem for them if they don't want their children (17) going to what should be an 18 rated film...I'm surprised no one has taken them up on that legally...very surprised...as it's still NC-17 not NO-17 ;)
ah well...if kids want to see someone getting killed all they need to do is turn on the News, and if it's sex they want to see...there's always the internet.
dOc
MaD dOctoR
19-01-2009, 02:59
...did she say anything about a box of chocolates?
dOc
CaravanBoy
19-01-2009, 05:26
NC-17 states "No One 17 and Under" meaning NO ONE of 17 years of age...meaning 18...that's why I think they should just put 18...but like I said...it's the MPAA ;)
from their site
"An NC-17 rated motion picture is one that, in the view of
the Rating Board, most parents would consider patently
too adult for their children 17 and under."
dOc
Uhhhm... noooo!
You can be 17 to see an NC-17 movie!!!!
Get your facts straight
Who the hell cares? Really?
MaD dOctoR
19-01-2009, 15:54
Uhhhm... noooo!
You can be 17 to see an NC-17 movie!!!!
Get your facts straight
not my facts...it's the official MPAA facts :)
dOc
Goodwill Hunting ... hmmm good flick...
I saw My Bloody Valentine in 3D tonight. It's crap. Save yourself some money and rent out Switchblade Romance instead.
I'm going to see "Let the Right One in" tomorrow.
Hope it will meet my expectations...
It's pretty good, let me know if the main kid irritates you, it might just be me. He doesn't do anything irritating, he just...is.
Irritating kid... hmmm
Like Bastian from Neverending Story kind of irritating?
Irritating kid... hmmm
Like Bastian from Neverending Story kind of irritating?
Kind of, this is more of a whining arrogance irritating almost than Bastians " I'm thick as a plank and ride giant dogs" irritation
Has anybody watched Eden Lake? Thinking of watching it...
Kind of, this is more of a whining arrogance irritating almost than Bastians " I'm thick as a plank and ride giant dogs" irritation
Dare I say Macaulay Culkin?
Has anybody watched Eden Lake? Thinking of watching it...
I have, I'm still unsure about how I feel about it, I think it's good because as far as I know it's based ( I'm not sure how loosely) on a true story, if so then it makes it interesting.
Weird ending however, very far fetched.
Dare I say Macaulay Culkin?
You can't hate him, he kicked Joe Pesci's ass! With paint cans and blow torches
Has anybody watched Eden Lake? Thinking of watching it...
I've seen it. There's some pretty disturbing scenes in this one.
The ending seemed a bit rushed. Somewhere between a 6.5 and a 7 for me (so yeah: The Descent is better)
Gotta love Kelly Reilly though. She's quite alright in this one.
I have, I'm still unsure about how I feel about it, I think it's good because as far as I know it's based ( I'm not sure how loosely) on a true story, if so then it makes it interesting.
Weird ending however, very far fetched.
Alright, I think I'll give it a go! :D
You can't hate him, he kicked Joe Pesci's ass! With paint cans and blow torches
I hate him just a bit more and more every Christmas...
(so yeah: The Descent is better)
Now there was a let down. I avoided it when it first came out coz it looked shit. Then I've been hearing over the last year that it's amazing, so I watched it.
Crap.
Then to find out they're making Descent 2.
Super Crap.
PS: If you want something nice n gruesome, watch the Hammer scene of Seed, terrible movie but aside from some spats of bad animation, it's quite the scene. Just find the scene though, the movie's just not worth it.
The Descent is great, in my opinion!
Now there was a let down. I avoided it when it first came out coz it looked shit. Then I've been hearing over the last year that it's amazing, so I watched it.
Crap.
Then to find out they're making Descent 2.
Super Crap.
Okay. The Orc-like creatures were a let down. I'll give you that.
But I enjoyed the rest of it. The claustrophobic stuff.
Btw: Descent 2 is written by the guy who did Eden Lake (who also did Little Eye, anyone seen that. I thought that one was a bit underrated)
PS: If you want something nice n gruesome, watch the Hammer scene of Seed, terrible movie but aside from some spats of bad animation, it's quite the scene. Just find the scene though, the movie's just not worth it.
I've recently taken a vow not to watch anything made by Uwe Boll ever again.
So sorry...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO3fDA3XyBI
Just watch the scene.
*watches*
After Beautiful though... ;P
Okay, that was fucking sick! I love movies like Saw and Hostel because of the gore but that scene was sick. :eek:
It would have been alot better if the animation wasn't so terrible when he really gets into it
I couldn't tell, actually, too low video quality. I just thought the head disappeared and he was hitting thin air that spew blood. :P But it was still sickening.
Even better again
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoID=943336746
I was looking for that clip, since I read about it in the comments to Hammer Scene. That was brutal and looked better than the Hammer Scene.
It's better alright, I'm D/L the movie as we speak
Okay so I watched the clips.
But are we comparing a Uwe Boll movie to Irreversible now?
Because that movie's a totally different ballgame alltogether.
It's genuinely disturbing. It's even got a plot. Something Uwe would never even think of.
note: Irreversible is not a gory horror flick at all. The gruesome scenes in this one actually have a purpose (just wait till you've seen the rape-scene. it's horrible and it's meant to be horrible)
I'll show you another sickening torture scene from a movie called The Traveler. Just hold on for a while... The movie sucks ass and is laughable as hell but the torture scenes are gruesome.
EDIT: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mW7OE66-CDA Enjoy these until that clip comes up.
We weren't comparing them, I was just showing the Hammer scene and then came across irreversible which I will have in 3 more hours now
We weren't comparing them, I was just showing the Hammer scene and then came across irreversible which I will have in 3 more hours now
Okay.
It's just that the thought of Irreversible being compared with stuff like Seed, Saw, Hostel and other kinds of torture shit seemed a bit weird to me.
As you've probably guessed by now, I've seen Irriversible and it's not a movie in that category. It's genuinely disturbing. It's good though.
Not as I had remembered it - but here it is. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RQDozZ2qXjg
That sound when he saws off the neck just gives me shivers...
EDIT: For contrast, http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=c_LwOkOMmfM . My personal favourite clips from one of my favourite movies Top Secret! This is how parody should be done. You'll love this if you love Hot Shots, Airplane and The Naked Gun! :)
reading this i thought you guys were talking about those ukrainian boys who filmed themselves killing people in the woods with hammers and saws and things.
i actually, literally, physically puked after seeing their video though.
AHH i found the link!
http://www.documentingreality.com/forum/f166/real-murder-video-ukraine-dnepropetrovsk-maniacs-victim-11928/
just if you're curious. but really i'll warn you.. it's quite insanely gruesome..
The Descent was a waste of 2 hours or so.
Watch Ichi The Killer. Of if you are truely screwed up, I have read about and seen pics of Tumbling Doll Of Flesh. Not watched that, takes my gore limit a bit TOO far. Ichi and Audition are good though.
Irreversible was fantastic, the rape didnt effect me as much as when he was smashing in her head.
AHH i found the link!
http://www.documentingreality.com/forum/f166/real-murder-video-ukraine-dnepropetrovsk-maniacs-victim-11928/
just if you're curious. but really i'll warn you.. it's quite insanely gruesome..
That was pretty fuckin' bad. The worst part about it is just how long the guy
stays alive for. Pretty horrendous.
I don't dare to watch that video. :/
I advise you not to. Nothing good can come from it
It's pretty good, let me know if the main kid irritates you, it might just be me. He doesn't do anything irritating, he just...is.
I've seen it (Let the Right One in) and liked it.
It's pretty good indeed. The pool scene... wow indeed.
I can see what you mean with the main kid.
Possibly because he's so annoyingly passive most of the time.
On the other hand, the girl plays Eli very well. With that hollow look in her eyes.
Stephanie
21-01-2009, 18:51
I finally saw Blade Runner for the first time Sunday night and I have to say I wasn't impressed. Corvy maybe you can explain all the critical praise for this film but I just didn't like it. I thought the storyline was lacking, the characters were simplistic and Harrison Ford was a pussy!
StillSaintSkank
21-01-2009, 20:17
The Howling, my god, what a stupid fucking movie. Turned it off half-way through.
I remember at the age of 13 all the boys were all, “It’s like PORN!”. So I checked it out. I didn’t get it and remember thinking, “Straight sex looks so boring.” and “They turn into monsters!“
THAT’S gonna be my excuse. I am so ahead of the curve.
CaravanBoy
21-01-2009, 20:51
Watching The Invisible right now, pretty good movie.
Kinda cheesy, though.
The Carpathian
21-01-2009, 21:06
The Howling, my god, what a stupid fucking movie. Turned it off half-way through.
I like a heavy thought-provoking film and I love a dumb-as-they-come gory splatter.....but I've *never* understood why people hold that film in such regard. Maybe it just hit at the right time when a generation were at the right age to lap this stuff up. Hell, even the first "Ginger Snaps" is a better werewolf movie and that is stupidly heavy-handed on the puberty metaphor.
I finally saw Blade Runner for the first time Sunday night and I have to say I wasn't impressed. Corvy maybe you can explain all the critical praise for this film but I just didn't like it. I thought the storyline was lacking, the characters were simplistic and Harrison Ford was a pussy!
Oh blimey - where do I start !!! :eek::(:rolleyes::p
Satin Chic
21-01-2009, 21:56
I watched the remake of Funny Games, as the original was out.
Was really poor, I really thought I was going to like it. Firstly they all had too much make up on, and you couldn't tell if it was supposed to be like that or not. It was too predictable, and over played, and wasn't subtle. I think Michael Haneke was essentially playing to a formula, and it was really obvious. I did like parts though, like the long scenes of dealing with the trauma of it, finding it difficult to do basic things. But in the end, I had no sympathy for the characters, and didnt much care if they lived or died.
Did not like. I wish the original was there and I didnt bother with the remake. I dont know, prehaps the original wont be much better. I just think the incongurual psychpath has been done, it's not exactly shocking anymore. Playing Classical music and heavy metal, paired with scenes of wealth, and educated, well spoken psychopathic sadists isn't exactly edgy anymore, and hasnt been since A Clockwork Orange.
I watched the remake of Funny Games, as the original was out.
Was really poor, I really thought I was going to like it. Firstly they all had too much make up on, and you couldn't tell if it was supposed to be like that or not. It was too predictable, and over played, and wasn't subtle. I think Michael Haneke was essentially playing to a formula, and it was really obvious. I did like parts though, like the long scenes of dealing with the trauma of it, finding it difficult to do basic things. But in the end, I had no sympathy for the characters, and didnt much care if they lived or died. I felt like it was trying to be clockwork orangy.
Did not like. I wish the original was there and I didnt bother with the remake.
I probably would have even liked Funny Games if they didn't
A. Talk to the camera
B. Rewind a scene in the movie via remote
Those two scenes alone ruined the whole thing for me. Other than that it was well directed, the long scenes were great and really added to it. They just blew it.
Did not like. I wish the original was there and I didnt bother with the remake.
The remake is almost a shot-by-shot copy of the original.
So I don't think that it would've made any difference for you.
I probably would have even liked Funny Games if they didn't
A. Talk to the camera
B. Rewind a scene in the movie via remote
Those two scenes alone ruined the whole thing for me. Other than that it was well directed, the long scenes were great and really added to it. They just blew it.
That's the whole point. You're supposed to hate the rewind.
I think you're meant to not want it rather than hate it. It just ended up fuckin' a spanner in the works of a potentially good movie
I finally saw Blade Runner for the first time Sunday night and I have to say I wasn't impressed. Corvy maybe you can explain all the critical praise for this film but I just didn't like it. I thought the storyline was lacking, the characters were simplistic and Harrison Ford was a pussy!
Don't tell me that you didn't like Rutger Hauer?!
Or music?
I think I'm loosing my consciousness...
I think you're meant to not want it rather than hate it. It just ended up fuckin' a spanner in the works of a potentially good movie
Hmmm. good point.
It kind of ruined it for me too.
Have you seen Caché? Haneke's best imho.
Hmmm. good point.
It kind of ruined it for me too.
Have you seen Caché? Haneke's best imho.
Never saw it, I've never heard of Haneke until Funny Games, well that I was aware of but first impressions certainly done him no favours with me.
Satin Chic
21-01-2009, 22:49
I probably would have even liked Funny Games if they didn't
A. Talk to the camera
B. Rewind a scene in the movie via remote
Those two scenes alone ruined the whole thing for me. Other than that it was well directed, the long scenes were great and really added to it. They just blew it.
Ditto. I have extended my post after I thought about it more.
Did not like. I wish the original was there and I didnt bother with the remake. I dont know, prehaps the original wont be much better. I just think the incongurual psychpath has been done, it's not exactly shocking anymore. Playing Classical music and heavy metal, paired with scenes of wealth, and educated, well spoken psychopathic sadists isn't exactly edgy anymore, and hasnt been since A Clockwork Orange.
Satin Chic
21-01-2009, 22:53
I think you're meant to not want it rather than hate it. It just ended up fuckin' a spanner in the works of a potentially good movie
The guy I was watching it with turns to me after it and says, "uhhh I actually do want plausible plot development"
The whole movie was too predicable and unoriginal.
Satin Chic
21-01-2009, 22:57
I finally saw Blade Runner for the first time Sunday night and I have to say I wasn't impressed. Corvy maybe you can explain all the critical praise for this film but I just didn't like it. I thought the storyline was lacking, the characters were simplistic and Harrison Ford was a pussy!
Yeah it doesnt look like my type of movie in the slightest. I looked at what the movie is about on wiki, and confirmed this.
Funny thing is, when I hear Blade Runner, I automatically think people are talking about SlingBlade for some reason. So when they said Blade Runner is being re-released, I was like "what is with all the hype about Sling Blade?" hehehe
MaD dOctoR
21-01-2009, 23:34
That's the whole point. You're supposed to hate the rewind.
I love the movie...and the rewind made it even better.
I had never seen the original, so never knew what it was about before going to see it, and was very pleased by how good a film it was.
and yes, it is a shot by shot remake of his original film...almost identical I believe.
I think myself and my uncle were the only people in the cinema who appreciated it...I think I remember a few people walking out...there were only about 20 people there to start with :eek:
the best scene for me (though there are quite a few in it that makes it hard to choose) was the part where one of the guys goes to make a sandwich...and the camera follows him...rather than staying with the action...;) :D
all I have to say is...
Can I borrow some eggs?
:D
dOc
MaD dOctoR
21-01-2009, 23:36
I think you're meant to not want it rather than hate it. It just ended up fuckin' a spanner in the works of a potentially good movie
no, you're meant to want an ending that suits the formula...at least that's what i think they were going for...rather than what we get :D
dOc
Stephanie
21-01-2009, 23:45
Don't tell me that you didn't like Rutger Hauer?!
Or music?
I think I'm loosing my consciousness...
Nope and even the music couldn't save it. The characters were unlikeable, the underlying themes of the movie (evils of genetic engineering, evils of overpopulation, evils of pollution, evils of big corporations etc) were thinly veiled by a boring storyline. I really don't understand why people like this film, maybe it's the sort of film noir sci fi style? I just don't get it :confused:
The Carpathian
22-01-2009, 00:01
Don't tell me that you didn't like Rutger Hauer?!
Or music?
I think I'm loosing my consciousness...
{hugs you}
Nope and even the music couldn't save it. The characters were unlikeable, the underlying themes of the movie (evils of genetic engineering, evils of overpopulation, evils of pollution, evils of big corporations etc) were thinly veiled by a boring storyline. I really don't understand why people like this film, maybe it's the sort of film noir sci fi style? I just don't get it :confused:
{hugs you too}{but still wishes it wasn't so}{:D}
cookiee_munster
22-01-2009, 00:32
Blade Runner is a little like marmite to many friends i have, i just tend to accept the fact that not everyone will be into it. even though i think it has a perfect blend of action and sumptuous visuals :)
... plus the soundtrack
makes me just wanna get out of bed now and watch it! :p
hollywoodboi1
22-01-2009, 02:36
Gone With The Wind
awww Scarlett is such an idiot.
I finally saw Blade Runner for the first time Sunday night and I have to say I wasn't impressed. Corvy maybe you can explain all the critical praise for this film but I just didn't like it. I thought the storyline was lacking, the characters were simplistic and Harrison Ford was a pussy!
I wasn't impressed when i saw Blade Runner for the first time either (i saw the 1992 Directors Cut), but i gave it another shot with the Final Cut and enjoyed it a whole lot more the second time.
hollywoodboi1
22-01-2009, 03:10
She's hot as fuck though
She aight. My poor and sexy Rhett.
Stephanie
22-01-2009, 03:50
Yeah it doesnt look like my type of movie in the slightest. I looked at what the movie is about on wiki, and confirmed this.
Funny thing is, when I hear Blade Runner, I automatically think people are talking about SlingBlade for some reason. So when they said Blade Runner is being re-released, I was like "what is with all the hype about Sling Blade?" hehehe
SlingBlade was an excellent movie, I wouldn't bother with Blade Runner....stay with your intuition.
{hugs you too}{but still wishes it wasn't so}{:D}
Sorry, I can't help having good taste :p:D
I wasn't impressed when i saw Blade Runner for the first time either (i saw the 1992 Directors Cut), but i gave it another shot with the Final Cut and enjoyed it a whole lot more the second time.
I don't think I could watch this again...ugh just the thought.
Satin Chic
22-01-2009, 11:43
SlingBlade was an excellent movie, I wouldn't bother with Blade Runner....stay with your intuition.
Hehe I know, but I cant help but getting them mixed up, which makes no sense. Then I get stuck with the SlingBlade voice in my head.
Just about to watch The Axe, on SBS (government channel which has a lot of good progaming and good world movies on it) it is directed by the same guy who did the Remake of Funny Games. So he has one last shot to win me over.
MaD dOctoR
22-01-2009, 12:02
it is directed by the same guy who did the Remake of Funny Games. So he has one last shot to win me over.
also the guy who did the original Funny Games ;)
dOc
I finally saw Blade Runner for the first time Sunday night and I have to say I wasn't impressed. Corvy maybe you can explain all the critical praise for this film but I just didn't like it. I thought the storyline was lacking, the characters were simplistic and Harrison Ford was a pussy!
guess you have to be a replicant to feel an empathy with this ;-) a mythical arc than runs through Milton (Paradise Lost) ..through Shelley (Frankenstein) ..problems about what is it that defines / informs identity ...
superficially it is often a criticism that the characters aren't quite fleshed out ..but remember: they are synthetic beings they have a four year life span, implanted memories, along with real memories ... and the genetically human characters are simple for a good reason, how many people who you met were deep and thought too much about things, most people are pretty one sided ..well that's my take on humanity ...
but then again the humans in the film are all 'rejects' and haven't passed the medical to leave an earth that is an ecological disaster ... but Steph ..how many story lines do you want ..there are a least two ... you gotta look and use your eyes if you watched the Final Cut then aaaaw fuck look at the emotions in the principle characters faces as they watch their own individual worlds falling apart ... it's literally about empathy...
... okay I don't get it Steph . "did you take that test yourself?" ;-)
After hearing about Funny Games here, I watched it. The remake. It was excellent, I loved every minute of it!
An Xboxer and you like Funny Games, my hell is filled with people like you. ;)
Stephanie
22-01-2009, 17:55
guess you have to be a replicant to feel an empathy with this ;-) a mythical arc than runs through Milton (Paradise Lost) ..through Shelley (Frankenstein) ..problems about what is it that defines / informs identity ...
superficially it is often a criticism that the characters aren't quite fleshed out ..but remember: they are synthetic beings they have a four year life span, implanted memories, along with real memories ... and the genetically human characters are simple for a good reason, how many people who you met were deep and thought too much about things, most people are pretty one sided ..well that's my take on humanity ...
but then again the humans in the film are all 'rejects' and haven't passed the medical to leave an earth that is an ecological disaster ... but Steph ..how many story lines do you want ..there are a least two ... you gotta look and use your eyes if you watched the Final Cut then aaaaw fuck look at the emotions in the principle characters faces as they watch their own individual worlds falling apart ... it's literally about empathy...
... okay I don't get it Steph . "did you take that test yourself?" ;-)
I probably would have failed that test miserably ;).
I just have loads of issues with this film, I think the screenwriting was poor and I bet you that the books that this film were based on are probably 10x better. To me it seems like people are more in love with the "idea" of this film and it's thinly veiled themes then the film itself.
I probably would have failed that test miserably ;).
I just have loads of issues with this film, I think the screenwriting was poor and I bet you that the books that this film were based on are probably 10x better. To me it seems like people are more in love with the "idea" of this film and it's thinly veiled themes then the film itself.
not so ..the film is based on Phil Dicks Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? although it diverges quite lot. Even Dick, who was initially scathing of the film, thought it was ace and he blessed the film and the screen play by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples. Do Androids has a different slant on the replicants, they are definately less than human, this was Dicks point ..Deckard and the other humans in the book are dehumanised to the point of being less than the replicants/androids. In Blade Runner Scott has reversed this .. making the replicants coterminous with humans ... and asks the question can origins sufficiently define identity, in an age where artificially created/beings of synthetic origin are now common place? and how does the simulation affect the original? -- this whole problem was discussed by the French philosopher Jean Baudrillard in his book Simulations ... effectively the simulation undermines the original ..he cites the fake Lascaux cave .. interesting stuff all this ..
It is without doubt a film about ideas, strange that you don't connect with it Steph, I certainly do but then again I'm a conceptual artist and you know enough about me to figure why the ideas in Blade Runner are Ideas that are very dear to me...along with Frankenstein - the original Shelley version - not Boris - these problems of ontology have been like an origin myth of my very own .... but as a film just to watch it's probably not gonna be of much interest . which is ironic because a lot of people love the special effects - which to be honest I don't give a fuck about .. it's like a good greek tragedy ..you keep coming back to the ideas for years ..
Stephanie
22-01-2009, 23:23
It is without doubt a film about ideas, strange that you don't connect with it Steph, I certainly do but then again I'm a conceptual artist and you know enough about me to figure why the ideas in Blade Runner are Ideas that are very dear to me...along with Frankenstein - the original Shelley version - not Boris - these problems of ontology have been like an origin myth of my very own .... but as a film just to watch it's probably not gonna be of much interest . which is ironic because a lot of people love the special effects - which to be honest I don't give a fuck about .. it's like a good greek tragedy ..you keep coming back to the ideas for years ..
Nah, I connect with the ideas, it's how they were expressed that I don't connect with. It's funny though as loads of people seem to go "ga ga" for this movie. Not me I seem to be the odd man (or girl) out, which is fine with me.......I like being the odd man out.
Did you see I heart Huckebee's yet? Now you would appreciate that film, I LOVED it. Talk about abstract concepts...haa haa loved it!
An Xboxer and you like Funny Games, my hell is filled with people like you. ;)
:D :p
You love it.
Nah, I connect with the ideas, it's how they were expressed that I don't connect with. It's funny though as loads of people seem to go "ga ga" for this movie. Not me I seem to be the odd man (or girl) out, which is fine with me.......I like being the odd man out.
Did you see I heart Huckebee's yet? Now you would appreciate that film, I LOVED it. Talk about abstract concepts...haa haa loved it!
ha ha ha I saw Huckabee's in Germany ..I sided with the Catherine character in this and my German hosts went crazy ... that painting I did was an indirect outcome of huckabee's .."there are unique moments when two people come together to share the pain of existence" "the universe is cruel, meaningless" yep I love "Huckabee's"
Eden Star
23-01-2009, 19:32
I watched Doom last night.
Bad bad bad.....
StillSaintSkank
25-01-2009, 20:48
Defending Your Life from Mel Brooks.
One of my all fav. comedies.
"Leave me alone, I'm deeeead." I still use to this day.
MaD dOctoR
25-01-2009, 21:35
Defending Your Life from Mel Brooks.
One of my all fav. comedies.
"Leave me alone, I'm deeeead." I still use to this day.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101698/
don't you mean Albert Brooks...
;)
I was alarmed to see a film by Mel Brooks that I'd never heard of before ;)
dOc
We rented Son of Rambow and it just stopped playing 1 hour into the movie :(
Not a bad movie either.
I watched The Hamiltons last night....I've had just about enough of shit films
cookiee_munster
26-01-2009, 03:09
The Ice Storm
cookiee_munster
26-01-2009, 04:18
Did you like it? I never saw much purpose in the film.
ha ha, ive seen it before, and yes i do like it, but i also get what you mean. i was having a wee and just thinking about what the hell the film is actually all about... hmm... i guess its just the whole thing about love and attraction and life and living in the 70's with big collars n stuff...
Predator
I love this movie.
Satin Chic
26-01-2009, 10:26
Predator
I love this movie.
Get to the Choppa!!
Used to be so scared of Predator coming to get me as a kid.
ha ha, ive seen it before, and yes i do like it, but i also get what you mean. i was having a wee and just thinking about what the hell the film is actually all about... hmm... i guess its just the whole thing about love and attraction and life and living in the 70's with big collars n stuff...
Priorities in life
i finally saw The Dark Knight ... i quite liked it but couldn't feel really like wow! I guess I'm just tired of action movies ... i was hoping this would be more er psychological ... having said that It was good to see them finally de-rail the batman Story firmly away from the campy comic book of Batman and Robin ... and, although I can't stand the guy, I did think Michael Caine made an excellent and far more beleivable Alfred ... but I guess all these things are just a bit too machismo for me ..I want a female super hero ... not some daft totty like you get in Xmen or FF (although Mystique is kinda cool ..) why didn't they Do Doctor Strange there's a few good witchy types in there ...?I
Peter Jeffery
26-01-2009, 15:34
Barbarella
Very 60's
:)
I watched that (at the cinema) in the late 60s and (on DVD) on New Year's Eve (26 days and some hours ago). I thought that it has aged very well. But, let's face it, Anita Palenberg voiced by Joan Greenwood is never going out of date!
MaD dOctoR
26-01-2009, 18:23
Barbarella
Very 60's
Elvira...oh yeah...she's not a superhero...just super chested :D
I want them to do Rogue from the cartoon of X-Men rather than the (though it was decent) teenage version they had in the films...she never once said "sugar"...in that raspy voice :D
dOc
Ooh.La.Lisa
26-01-2009, 18:27
Watched Juno this weekend.
I always forget just how funny it is.
Just my type of humour, hahaha :D
I ordered some films from amazon today ..Lost and Delirious ..looks sweet ... see you get back together with an ex and suddenly you start buying girly love movies again .....
Ooh.La.Lisa
26-01-2009, 18:33
Hahaha, I saw that one!
It's too funny - a bit too teenage drama, if you ask me!
Hahahaha, you'll love this *insert huge pile of sarcasm*
Well..the old you would have, if you go and be all German you might really love this!
Hahaha, I saw that one!
It's too funny - a bit too teenage drama, if you ask me!
Hahahaha, you'll love this *insert huge pile of sarcasm*
Well..the old you would have, if you go and be all German you might really love this!
it didn't cost much so I won't be too disapointed ..I saw a trailer and liked the bird.... any girl who has a thing for birds is okay with me ... what do you mean all 'German' ha ha I'll tell her you said that ;-)
Ooh.La.Lisa
26-01-2009, 18:43
Don't, you mean little thing! :D
You know damn well what I mean - we were both victims, hahaha :D
Don't, you mean little thing! :D
You know damn well what I mean - we were both victims, hahaha :D
I always have this guilty feeling she's watching too ...you see she'll suddendly sneak in with "Excuse Me" and .... we started with summoning daemons ...
MaD dOctoR
26-01-2009, 18:47
My Bloody Valentine 3D
Decent film (though the ending is not handled in the best way...;)) storyline is nothing special, but let's face it that's not what people are going for with this film (unless they are going to a 2D screening) and I seen a lot of people asking on various sites, about if you need to have the glasses for the screening...yes you do, if you don't have them given to you, you'll soon realise why you need them, unlike the original 3D with the red and greenish tint on either side of the image (looks like 3 overlapping images) in Real D (Or Digital 3D) it looks like 2 overlapping images (without the special polarized glasses) which would give you a headache in seconds.
the 3D makes the images on screen much clearer than I thought they would be, unlike regular films, the actors are brought to the front, and are much sharper, I've seen how this technology has been used for special attractions (like the Terminator 3D and Shrek 4D) at Universal Studios and it really does add to the atmosphere of the film, so it's worth it just for the idea of what can be made from it in the future.
obviously the film isn't going to win awards for originality (in 2D) but in 3D it is one to give a go if you're free for a couple of hours :)
dOc
Ooh.La.Lisa
26-01-2009, 18:49
I always have this guilty feeling she's watching too ...you see she'll suddendly sneak in with "Excuse Me" and .... we started with summoning daemons ...
Hahaha, oh she knows I don't mean it :D
I'll better prepare if you start being like it too - you never know, Rach, when the lovebug creeps up on you! ;)
Hahaha, oh she knows I don't mean it :D
I'll better prepare if you start being like it too - you never know, Rach, when the lovebug creeps up on you! ;)
I'm relying on you to keep me in check ... I've gotta reputation to maintain ;-)
Ooh.La.Lisa
26-01-2009, 18:51
You bet I will - I cannot have you girls running off to Happyland, leaving me behind.
I'm a package deal : you either stay with me, or adopt me, hahaha
cookiee_munster
26-01-2009, 19:19
Harry Potter: And the Prizoner of Azkaban. My favourite film out of all the Potter films... so far anyway... ;)
Get to the Choppa!!
Used to be so scared of Predator coming to get me as a kid.
Haha it's filled with so many great Arnie quotes.
I was reading some trivia on Predator after watching it turns out the guy who played Predator was also Harry from Harry and the Hendersons and he's 7'2!!
Also Jean-Claude VanWankDam was originally the Predator and he was supposed to use martial arts but
1.He quit after two days because he was only going to be an uncredited monster
2. They went with the tall guy because Jean Claude was too short compared to the rest of the cast and they wanted Predator to be big
They're both mentioned but I don't know which is true
Peter Jeffery
28-01-2009, 11:45
The Time Machine, the 1960 George Pal movie. First time I'd seen the entire film. Apart from the ending (Hollywoodised!!) the film stuck surprising well to H. G. Wells' story (with its bleak view of the future).
CaravanBoy
28-01-2009, 16:28
Watching Ratatouille right now, cooking rats always make me smile.
;) :) :D
Ooh.La.Lisa
28-01-2009, 18:32
^Just how many cooking rats do you know ? ;)
At least 7....
Matchstick Men, a great Nicholas Cage film. One of the very few.
Satin Chic
29-01-2009, 03:02
Haha it's filled with so many great Arnie quotes.
I was reading some trivia on Predator after watching it turns out the guy who played Predator was also Harry from Harry and the Hendersons and he's 7'2!!
Also Jean-Claude VanWankDam was originally the Predator and he was supposed to use martial arts but
1.He quit after two days because he was only going to be an uncredited monster
2. They went with the tall guy because Jean Claude was too short compared to the rest of the cast and they wanted Predator to be big
They're both mentioned but I don't know which is true
I have an odd fondness of that movie. I guess it sparks memories, of snuggling into my dad and closing my eyes in the scary parts, and my little brother hiding behind the couch.
Agreed on the quoting, "right there.....through the trees......I seeeeee youuuuu"
Poncho: You're bleeding, man. You're hit.
Blain: I ain't got time to bleed.
lol, its so bad its good.
P.S I dont know how many times I watched Harry and the Hendersons. We used to rewind it over and over again when the boy says to his sister "Shut up Becky!!!".
Shut up was a swear word in our house when we were young, so hearing it was the most hilarious thing since "smell the cheese".
[Smell the cheese- when you put a fist onto your open palm and tell someone to smell the cheese. When they put their nose up to your palm, you'd joust your fist forward hitting them in the nose. lol]
Agreed on the quoting, "right there.....through the trees......I seeeeee youuuuu"
Haha that guy was great " I'm goin' get me some"
Too bad the second one was shit and then the AVP's are just dreadful
Satin Chic
29-01-2009, 03:12
Has anyone seen Valkyrie?
I was just watching a documentary about the death of Hitler, and it sparked a conversation with my younger brother about the assassination attempts. Am keen to see the movie.
I really am a nerd for history.
Satin Chic
29-01-2009, 03:13
Haha that guy was great " I'm goin' get me some"
Too bad the second one was shit and then the AVP's are just dreadful
I know! I know!
Predator in LA. Give me a break.
The concept in the first one was the best.
I also liked how it would mimic what it heard.
I want to go watch it now. I think my dad has it on DVD somewhere.
I also liked how it would mimic what it heard.
Ha yeh.
"Over here"
"Anytime"
"AHAHAHAHAAHAH"
Satin Chic
29-01-2009, 03:28
Ha yeh.
"Over here"
"Anytime"
"AHAHAHAHAAHAH"
bahahahaha. I now have that sound in my head.
CaravanBoy
29-01-2009, 03:57
^Just how many cooking rats do you know ? ;)
One too many.
:D
The Carpathian
30-01-2009, 22:21
Having had the soundtrack (Massive Attack) for a while I finally just watched the film itself.
"Unleashed" or "Danny The Dog"
(depending where you are)
Excellent stuff! I mean, what's not to like - Morgan Freeman being great as ever, Jet Li with some incredible fight scenes & possibly his best character acting to date and even Bob Hoskins hamming it up with quite some style. This all tied up with a cute girl, pianos and a Luc Besson hand at the controls.
"Pyjamas?"
"F**king Pyjamas?!"
Note - what a year 2005 must have been for Besson - "Unleased", "Angel-A" AND "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada"
Just watched Eden Lake. It was very good, not what I had expected! :)
Frost/Nixon
Quite good. Frank Langella's accent drifts over the Atlantic at times but he gives a great performance as Nixon. Michael Sheen's not bad either.
I suspect the film will resonate more with those who watched the Watergate scandal and subsequent events, with increasing incredulity and despair.
Watched V For Vendetta yesterday - Excellent movie! Why didn't I watch this before? :eek:
CaravanBoy
01-02-2009, 22:27
Has anyone seen Valkyrie?
I was just watching a documentary about the death of Hitler, and it sparked a conversation with my younger brother about the assassination attempts. Am keen to see the movie.
I really am a nerd for history.
Wanted to see that too, but I don't think I have any spare time on my hands. :(
If you see it, tell me how it goes. :)
Satin Chic
01-02-2009, 23:45
Wanted to see that too, but I don't think I have any spare time on my hands. :(
If you see it, tell me how it goes. :)
Will do.
I watched A Complete History of my Sexual Failures- a Film by Chris Wait.
Was funny. A doco-film about a guy who goes back and speaks to his ex-girlfriends to find out why he is so unsuccessful with women.
Turns out he is a dud in bed, who never had a job, was always late, scruffy, and a complete Jerk. hehe.
MaD dOctoR
02-02-2009, 01:44
Has anyone seen Valkyrie?
I was just watching a documentary about the death of Hitler, and it sparked a conversation with my younger brother about the assassination attempts. Am keen to see the movie.
I really am a nerd for history.
yes I saw it on release day, it's a very good film, but don't go expecting an all out war film though, (as some people thought it was going to be) it's more about planning and executing a well thought out operation to end the war...
my only criticism is that Carice Van Houten is underused (though it's obvious why)
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CaravanBoy
02-02-2009, 03:22
Just finished watching Lakeview Terrace.
Great plot, but a dumb movie.
Taken
Was better than I expected even if Liam Neeson does a dreadful american accent
MaD dOctoR
02-02-2009, 11:42
Just finished watching Lakeview Terrace.
Great plot, but a dumb movie.
an ok watchable film...but a bloody ridiculous ending...
Mr L was back on form though...which was nice to see.
dOc
lost and delerious .......
Moetormouth18
03-02-2009, 17:08
Dancer in the dark...
I took a tip from the movie and skipped the end...
Stephanie
03-02-2009, 17:36
La vie en Rose, finally. I dunno, granted Edith had a tragic life but she seemed to be a bit of a bitch.
The acting was brilliant though.
Revolutionary Road. I liked it. I think it is better film than American Beauty.
Man on Wire
Pretty amazing. One of the best soundtracks ever!
Peter Jeffery
04-02-2009, 13:05
lost and delerious .......
Is it good?
I bought it on DVD, but haven't yet watched it. :)
Is it good?
I bought it on DVD, but haven't yet watched it. :)
ha ha ha I cried my eyes out watched it 3 times back to back ... very moving (Lisa will tell you it's a bit teen but it isn't)... it has it's cliched moments sure but it's a beautiful story... and well it's got my bird imagery in there so yeah I identify with the central character Paully a lot ... it has all the ingrediants for a flop but somehow the three central girls and the acting drag it way way above all this ... some lovely lines in there ... tissues required ;-)
Peter Jeffery
04-02-2009, 14:36
Thank you for that, Corvy. When I watch it, I'll have tissues handy. And what you say shifts it a bit closer to the top of my viewing schedule... could be the very next film I watch on DVD.
I've been stockpiling films that look to be worth watching with the idea of being made redundant and not being able to afford them any more. You can't rely on television channels to show anything a human would wish to watch.
MaD dOctoR
07-02-2009, 03:34
The Wrestler
Brilliant film, and has one of the best job quitting scenes ever :D...and Marisa Tomei :eek: WOW...just WOW :D
dOc
cookiee_munster
07-02-2009, 03:40
Working Girl
woah, i imagine 90% of the budget for that film alone must have gone towards hair spray! big hair! BIIIIIIIIG HAIR!
Stephanie
07-02-2009, 13:26
The Wrestler
Brilliant film, and has one of the best job quitting scenes ever :D...and Marisa Tomei :eek: WOW...just WOW :D
dOc
I *really* want to see that.
I saw Coraline in 3D last night and it was amazing. Surreal, hauntingly beautiful (as well disturbing) the sort of stuff that just lingers with you for days. It's based on the Neil Gaiman book and it was directed by Henry Selick who did Nightmare before Christmas. Gorgeous work, the entire film was done in stop motion animation, everything done by hand and it shows. If you get the chance to see it in 3D then that's a must too, unfortunately I think it doesn't get released in the UK until May.
Just a brilliant brilliant film.
The Carpathian
07-02-2009, 13:28
I saw Coraline in 3D last night and it was amazing. Surreal, hauntingly beautiful (as well disturbing) the sort of stuff that just lingers with you for days. It's based on the Neil Gaiman book and it was directed by Henry Selick who did Nightmare before Christmas. Gorgeous work, the entire film was done in stop motion animation, everything done by hand and it shows. If you get the chance to see it in 3D then that's a must too, unfortunately I think it doesn't get released in the UK until May.
Right, that's what I wanted to hear - I'll be watching it but we'll get it in good ol' fashioned 2D!
I was just tweeting you and realised you were typing in this thread - bingo :D
Stephanie
07-02-2009, 13:34
Right, that's what I wanted to hear - I'll be watching it but we'll get it in good ol' fashioned 2D!
I was just tweeting you and realised you were typing in this thread - bingo :D
That twitter thing is so damn addictive. I've been following John Hodgman and Neil Gaiman as they talk about Coraline (John is the voice of Coraline's father). Those two are very amusing :D.
2D?, you should get it in 3D as well no?!! The 3D just really draws you into this surreal world, it sort of increases its creepiness. You need to see it in 3D!!!!! I was just reading this (amazing how they created this film):
Coraline is the first stop-motion animation to be shot stereoscopically with a dual digital camera rig for digital 3-D exhibition. New tools are being developed which will give the stop-motion creators the same flexibility as CGI animators, making it possible to push objects forward and back in post-production. The characters' hands were made to be interchangeable, so more than 1000 different pairs of hands were made. Also, just creating one puppet is a three to four month process involving 10 people, and 28 puppets were used for the Coraline character alone.
The Carpathian
07-02-2009, 13:38
2D?, you should get it in 3D as well no?!! The 3D just really draws you into this surreal world, it sort of increases its creepiness. You need to see it in 3D!!!!!
I'll investigate if/where we have one nearby.....
Stephanie
07-02-2009, 13:43
I'll investigate if/where we have one nearby.....
I'm not sure it has to be a particular movie screen?? Or does it? I mean when I got the tickets they just handed the 3D glasses to us. Does the screen have to be suited for it too? (it seems like a regular movie screen to me)
I watched Sphere yesterday. It was amazing, it captivated me right from the start to the finish. I didn't even notice the movie was 2 hours 10 minutes. :D
Sure, it wasn't perfect but I thought it was very good. I love those type of movies where a group of people are isolated somewhere and there's a danger lurking, like this movie.
Ooh.La.Lisa
07-02-2009, 14:09
Dancer in the dark...
I took a tip from the movie and skipped the end...
Don't ever do or say that again! ;)
I *really* want to see that.
I saw Coraline in 3D last night and it was amazing. Surreal, hauntingly beautiful (as well disturbing) the sort of stuff that just lingers with you for days. It's based on the Neil Gaiman book and it was directed by Henry Selick who did Nightmare before Christmas. Gorgeous work, the entire film was done in stop motion animation, everything done by hand and it shows. If you get the chance to see it in 3D then that's a must too, unfortunately I think it doesn't get released in the UK until May.
Just a brilliant brilliant film.
NOOOO!!! I've read about this film last year and I just can't wait to watch it. I am big Neil Gaiman's fan and Coraline is one of my favourite books.
JEALOUS! ABSOLUTELY JEALOUS!
Peter Jeffery
07-02-2009, 23:28
You Can't Take It With You
A 1930s classic I'd never seen before.
Mister_G
08-02-2009, 13:26
The curious case of Benjamin Button
It's not half as bad as all the Belgian critics make it out to be. I think they're just being picky cause the award shows are on its side, hmm.
So anyhoo, it was good! And prizeworthy, imo, couldn't see why not.
MaD dOctoR
08-02-2009, 20:25
I'll investigate if/where we have one nearby.....
Cineworld have 3D in some of their cinemas (hint...go early morning on a Saturday as nights will most likely be packed as 3D cinemas are very few and far between...)
I *really* want to see that.
and yes Stephanie, if you can still get to see it over there, do go, it's a really good take on what a wrestler goes through...and Mickey Rourke is great and deserves every award he got...but Marisa Tomei...hubba hubba :D (I was shocked she did this kind of role :eek:)
not sure if you need to have been a wrestling fan to really appreciate it, (I was a few years back) but I think it's done in a way that anyone can pick it up.
I also recommend "Beyond The Mat" for maybe the more hardened wrestling fan, an old documentary about what happens behind the scenes...a little too heavy on the Jake "The Snake" side towards the end, but still a good watch.
dOc
The Commitments
Hadn't watched it for years. Still good fun despite some clumsy direction and dodgy acting (although, to be fair, many were non-professionals). The music still sounds great, too.
And Maria Doyle most certainly qualifies for inclusion in the sexy women thread. Angeline Ball is already in there. Ditto Andrea Corr.
Planet Terror
Well that was sure cheap, ridiculous and over the top. I suppose it delivers on what its offering though. I don't even know if i want to bother with Death Proof now though.
Planet Terror is amazing, one of the best movies ever.
Death Proof is a COMPLETELY different film. I don't think there's any gore in it at all. There's mostly just car chases and girl talk. But it's quite good.
Death Proof was boring, they should have cut that movie in half, moved the hospital scene to the end, and put it before Planet Terror, the entire thing would make a lot more sense then and be a lot less dull. If you like seriously pointless Tarantino dialogue though then this is for you
DaybreakDreamer
09-02-2009, 18:03
The curious case of Benjamin Button
It's not half as bad as all the Belgian critics make it out to be. I think they're just being picky cause the award shows are on its side, hmm.
So anyhoo, it was good! And prizeworthy, imo, couldn't see why not.
Cheers for that Mister_G:cool: Going to see this very film at the weekend, it does look/sound good have to say.
Mister_G
09-02-2009, 18:11
You won't regret it! :) It's very beautiful and just flies by. I was surprised and sad it was over already, hehe.
DaybreakDreamer
09-02-2009, 18:20
Aww, well I guess you could always go and see it again! You only start to look crazy after your fourth, fifth time of going to see the same thing, " Erm yeah would like one/two tickets (whatever) for the blah, blah screening of blah blah...:D
SiNiStEr
09-02-2009, 19:11
Star Trek Insurrection, it was on the telly, I was on the couch, it was pissing down with rain.
just watched Enigma yes Kate looks ace love those 40's fashions ..
couldn't help but smile at the ending crawl dedicated to all those who worked at Bletchley Park who's work was not acknowledged until blah blah blah ..to bad they didn't mention Alan Turing then.... who was the key person at Bletchley...
followed by Sid and Nancy which has to be amongst the most depressing films I've ever watched
cookiee_munster
10-02-2009, 02:27
secretary
"four peas... one scoop!!!"
CaravanBoy
10-02-2009, 02:29
Just watched 1408 for the seventh time.
Never gets old.
:p
I watched Event Horizon yesterday. Reviews on IMDB said "Too scary", "Excellent", etc, and I almost fell asleep during it. 4/10 from me.
The Carpathian
10-02-2009, 12:55
I watched Event Horizon yesterday. Reviews on IMDB said "Too scary", "Excellent", etc, and I almost fell asleep during it. 4/10 from me.
Really?!
I'm in the "votes it 11 out of 10 whilst cowering behind the sofa" side of things on that one.
Maybe I expected too much. I'm also very immune to horror movies and games these days, had too much of them in my life. I love psychological horrors like Event Horizon but something about it just struck me as very B-ish.
If anyone of you have any movies to recommend, that are like The Thing, Leviathan, The Abyss, Event Horizon, Alien or Sphere, please tell me. I'm on a hunt for these "people-isolated-somewhere-with-a-horror-lurking"-movies! :D
The Carpathian
10-02-2009, 13:20
If anyone of you have any movies to recommend, that are like The Thing, Leviathan, The Abyss, Event Horizon, Alien or Sphere, please tell me. I'm on a hunt for these "people-isolated-somewhere-with-a-horror-lurking"-movies! :D
I have all those on my shelves, not feet from where I am now!
I'll have a think for you.......
The Carpathian
10-02-2009, 13:32
Please do! :D
The problem is that your list covers the main ones!
Um, try Creep, it's alright, bout a lady trapped in the London Underground system overnight that gets stalked by..well a creep
Creep was such a terrible movie, I liked Event Horizon though. It wasn't scary but it was a good idea.
I prefer horrors that are sort of ghostly, something that you can't really see or stop. I loved Blair Witch and the remake of The Grudge had some pretty good creepy parts.
Also am I the only person who thinks slow zombies are way better and creepier than fast,running and snarling ones?
I prefer horrors that are sort of ghostly, something that you can't really see or stop. I loved Blair Witch and the remake of The Grudge
You've lost all your credibility right there
Also am I the only person who thinks slow zombies are way better and creepier than fast,running and snarling ones?
I do, however, agree with this
You've lost all your credibility right there
I'm not condoning remakes here, I just wanna set that straight first. But yeh The Grudge had some decent moments. I still don't understand the unpopularity of Blair Witch. Well bar the sequel, I don't know what they were thinkin' there, but the original I thought was great. Little drawn out early on but I loved it.