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Old 02-10-2009, 06:39 PM   #2351 (permalink)
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I didn't finish it. It's just so boring...was he trying to make a serious film? I'm not a big fan of Ritchie's work but I expect at least a bit of adrenalin...:\

And the gay angle? Wtf?
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Old 02-10-2009, 06:40 PM   #2352 (permalink)
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No, I've never even heard of it. Is it any good?
It was a British sitcom that ran for two series from 1999 - 2001. Written by Simon Pegg and a British comedian Jessica Stevenson (who is very briefly in Shaun Of The Dead) and directed by Edgar Wright. Nick Frost is in it too. One of the episodes in the first series is actually what Shaun Of The Dead was based on.

Were getting a bit off topic really so I will just say this - get it watched.
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Old 02-10-2009, 06:44 PM   #2353 (permalink)
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Thanks, Ill netflix it.
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Old 02-10-2009, 11:57 PM   #2354 (permalink)
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X Men: The Last Stand - **

Ok, but nothing special. But what do you expect when Bryan Singer isn't even the one directing this film and instead they get (gasp) Brett Ratner? Ian McKellen is still awesome as Magneto though.

Finding Neverland - ***1/2

Entertaining, old fashioned movie about JM Barrie's inspiration for Peter Pan, Depp gives one of his best performances yet, and Winslet is equally great.

City of Embers - **

Interesting concept for a kids film, it's a post appocalyptic film about an underground city where the people haven't been to the outside world in hundreds of years, until three kids decide to journey there, some good ideas, I thought it had promise, but it gets too caught up in it's convoluted plot and dosen't even try to entertain. Tim Robbins and Bill Murray are wasted here.

Million Dollar Baby - ***1/2

A formulaic story for sure, but Eastwood manages to keep things fresh and compelling, with a lot of help from excellent performances from Swank and Freeman. A fascinating film even for non boxing fans.

Spiderman 2 - ***1/2

I'd have to say, this is the best comic book movie I've seen after The Dark Knight. A great improvement over the first film, more character development, a more interesting villian, better special effects and a more balanced mix of humor and thrills. Excellent.

Superman Returns - ***

A lot of people hate this movie but I liked it. Spacey is excellent as Lex, Brandon Routh is surprisingly effective as the man of steel and holy f*cking sh*t Kate Bosworth is hot. I wish John Williams did the music, though it does a great job of imitating his original score. Film does kinda plod towards the end, but it's a worthwhile ride me thinks. Bryan Singer does a great job of staying loyal to the previous Superman films while improving on their flaws at the same time, even if it adds a few new ones.

The Godfather - ****

What else is there to say? I got my grandmother to watch it, she never seen it before, I think she liked it.

City of God - ****

Excellent film. Fascinating, brutal, stylish. One of the best films this decade by far. Lil Ze has to be one of the most terrifying characters ever.

12 Angry Men - ****

Essential viewing for any avid supporter of the death penalty, remarkable debut for Lumet, it's amazing the amount of character study that could be done in what was esentially just one long scene. It left it's mark on modern filmmaking rest assured, and it hasn't dated a bit I don't think.

One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest - ****

Love this film, Nicholson gives what is probably his best performance. Louise Fletcher is great as the cold and heartless Nurse Ratchett. The supporting cast (this one launched the career of many a character actor) is also very good, Scatman Crothers is great in a small role. A great mix of humor and tragedy, sad but not mellodramatic, uplifting but not sentimental. Plays everything right. Awesome movie.

Memoirs of a Geisha - **

What a bummer, if sights and sounds were everything this would be a perfect 10. It looks absolutely beautiful, the setting, the costumes, the cinematography and of course the stunningly beautiful Zhang Ziyi. Gong Li's a hottie too. The music by John Williams is gorgeous, and easly the best thing about the movie. If only everything else was just as good. Ziyi does her best with a poorly underwritten character, and Ken Watanabe is good too. But the rest of the cast consists almost entirely of shallow and loathsome characters and the acting is nothing to write home about, Gong Li's character is just heavy handed and a complete biatch. For such a pretty looking film, it's just so damn bleak and depressing, when you get past all the razzle dazzle this is just a standard soap opera, an incoherent one. I keep waiting for something special to happen but it never comes, no, we get two hours of unpleasantness, cruelity, melodrama and no real character development, with a bullsh*t fairy tale ending thrown in at the last minute. This entire movie was a chore to sit through, the story never sucked me and it seemed like I was waiting for it to end as soon as it began, shame, it looked so damn promising. There just wasn't any emotion, warmth or substance of any kind to warrant such an elaborate production. Makes me wonder how much better this would have been under Spielbergs direction.
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It still makes me laugh...I can't help myself.
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Old 02-11-2009, 08:26 AM   #2356 (permalink)
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Watched these two for reviews in my horror thread. Alas subsequent viewings have dulled the initial excitement of multiple viewings



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I have this one at home, but I've been putting off watching it for some reason. Need to get on that...
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Old 02-11-2009, 08:35 AM   #2358 (permalink)
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^^Seen'em both .. I'm quite fond of Bruce, so of course I like Bubba Ho-Tep. Versus was not really my thing, though.

The last movie I saw was Pineapple express, a kind of dope comedy from last year with Seth Rogen and James Franco. It was quite fun, Rogen was good as usual and Franco's character Saul was especially likeable. Recommended!
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Old 02-11-2009, 08:53 AM   #2359 (permalink)
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I have this one at home, but I've been putting off watching it for some reason. Need to get on that...
It's really, really good but this was about my sixth viewing and I'm the sort of annoying twat that can find holes in films if they are there to be found
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Old 02-11-2009, 10:07 AM   #2360 (permalink)
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They had this at my school library (where they have a ton of good ****). This movie was pretty funny though it didn't quite make sense at all times. Like when they randomly decide that the main character is going to be speaking Spanish to his wife, or simply saying what it is he wants to say for example instead of saying "hello!" when he comes home he says "generic greeting!"

I definitely want to watch this one again. Its great. The director plays the main character and the main character's doppleganger who looks just like him and who his wife is cheating on him with. Its craziness.

As the director says; "if you don't understand this film, it's your fault and not ours."
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