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Old 07-05-2012, 06:37 AM   #11881 (permalink)
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Saw Ted last night and loved it. Hilarious in a way I thought Seth could never be.
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Old 07-05-2012, 09:14 PM   #11882 (permalink)
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yeah four lions is crazy funny.

Really love british comedies as of late. In bruges, attack of the block and four lions have been refreshing.

I'm sick of being stuck with judd apatow type stuff for the past decade and we are still green lighting kevin smith projects its terrible
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Old 07-06-2012, 08:46 PM   #11883 (permalink)
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yeah four lions is crazy funny.

Really love british comedies as of late. In bruges, attack of the block and four lions have been refreshing.

I'm sick of being stuck with judd apatow type stuff for the past decade and we are still green lighting kevin smith projects its terrible
Ohhh the horror of Judd Apatow movies!!!
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Old 07-07-2012, 06:40 PM   #11884 (permalink)
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Best British film of the 80's;

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Old 07-07-2012, 07:20 PM   #11885 (permalink)
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Four Lions (2010)

Well this is awkward, it's a slapstick comedy about terrorism that somehow manages to present the mindset of a terrorist in a more three dimensial way than any serious depiction I've seen over the last decade. It also features some surprsingily (and refreshingly) modern takes on Islam and how one can practice their faith while disbarring the notions that have been hammered into the minds of most Westerns for the last decade. And despite all that it's a comedy that basically presents a "what if" scenario, ostensibly saying "what if the three stooges were terrorists?"

Every one of the terrorists is a colossal moron, one in a well-meaning, one in an angry, one in a confused, and one in a completely baffling way and the plot does concern their constant bickering over what makes a good target, the contradictions in their plans, and who is the biggest idiot of the group, yet you still bond with them despite their irreprehensible plan. It's like in that Kevin Bacon film The Woodsman (2004) where he plays a pedophile who was just released from prison. You don't want to like him, but damned if you don't feel something for him by the end of the movie. Four Lions does the same way, but by the time the third act roles around you kind of know the fates of each of the characters is cemented because there's no real way to end the film that wouldn't be taking the cowards way out. Despite how funny these guys are, what they were planning to do was wrong and the film does not try to make it into a shades of grey thing.

Basically, heavy premise aside this is easily the funniest movie I have seen in a very long time and is definitely something I feel the need to share with people. It's pitch dark comedy so it's audience is already limited, AND it's pretty entrenched in its British heritage so some of the jokes may go over your head, but I would highly recommend this movie.
Already a cult classic here, the balance between weighty subject matter and comedy is handled superbly.

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Best British film of the 80's;

Great film but give me Withnail & I any day for best British 80's comedy film.
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Old 07-08-2012, 12:46 AM   #11886 (permalink)
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Old 07-08-2012, 01:54 AM   #11887 (permalink)
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Has anyone seen J.Edgar? Is it worth watching? I borrowed it from a mate and he said it was a bit slow to get into.

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It was really weird seeing Seann William Scott play someone who was sensitive and genuinely nice.. with a badass punch. I overall enjoyed the film, it brought the laughs.
Goon just popped up on my Netflix que so I decided to watch it, and I have to say I really liked what I saw. Still isn't as good as Slap Shot which is pretty much the definitive hockey movie (unless you're a little kid in which case it's The Mighty Ducks). I enjoy it when films with international releases portray Canada in a modern, non wilderness light. Jay Baruchel's character was kind of annoying, but I liked how the film pretty much dropped him right after Doug moves to Halifax.
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Great film but give me Withnail & I any day for best British 80's comedy film.
Won't argue with that ^
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Old 07-08-2012, 08:39 PM   #11889 (permalink)
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I watched The Big Lebowski, Drive, and Shame today. I'm too tired to write reviews, but I'll get to it tomorrow, maybe.
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Old 07-10-2012, 05:22 AM   #11890 (permalink)
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wish i could say it was "amazing" but it's not, really. it reaaaaaaaalllllyyyyyy drags - the build-up is too slow for my liking. didn't like the stereotypical usage of using someone with a British accent to make the villain sound more intelligent and villainous. to be fair, Andrew Garfield is a much better actor than Maguire and lends extra weight to his role. otherwise, i don't see how this betters the Raimi versions in any way. it only gets a bit "interesting" in the last quarter - but the Lizard looks horrible and looks nothing like the comics version. some points here for being "faithful" to the comic in the Gwen/Capt. Stacey/Spidey interaction but that's about it, really

sorry, but i can't give this more than a 4/10



ok, starts off promisingly enough - fairytale elements, Scottish mythology. but quickly descends into the kind of tired over-sentimentality that led Disney to decline with "Pocahontas". The rendering is very good, that's about the best i can say about this. and the voice-acting all sounds like Americans putting on a Scottish brogue. Bleh!

3/10
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