What's The Latest Film You Have Seen?

Guybrush · 11-10-2009, 08:37 AM

Rambo : first Blood (1982)

Would you believe I'd only seen bits and pieces of this and not the full thing until a few days ago? I've been missing out, it's a great movie - kind of an action-filled suspense drama. Everyone knows the war vet character Rambo of course. In the first film, John Rambo is treated pretty badly by the police in a xenophobic hick town and escapes out into the wilderness. When the cops come after him, he puts up quite a fight.

Semi spoiler alert : It was a good film but what really made it special was Rambo's monologue close to the end. Through much of the film, he seems a bit like an efficient killing machine .. but in the end he reveals all his weaknesses and we see that the machine has some broken parts and is ultimately just a man. That scene was even a little touching, brilliant acting by Sly - brilliant! Now on to part 2.

WolfAtTheDoor · 11-10-2009, 08:47 AM

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Semi spoiler alert : It was a good film but what really made it special was Rambo's monologue close to the end. Through much of the film, he seems a bit like an efficient killing machine .. but in the end he reveals all his weaknesses and we see that the machine has some broken parts and is ultimately just a man. That scene was even a little touching, brilliant acting by Sly - brilliant! Now on to part 2.

Agreed. Amidst all the action, I thought that monologue was the definite highlight. It caught me off-guard, and showed off some surprisingly fantastic acting skills by Stallone. I have only watched Rambo recently also, it never really struck me as a film I would enjoy. Needless to say, it exceeded my expectations and managed to be something more than an over-the-top actioner. I've heard nothing good about the sequels, though, so I'll probably give them a miss.

Guybrush · 11-10-2009, 09:16 AM

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Agreed. Amidst all the action, I thought that monologue was the definite highlight. It caught me off-guard, and showed off some surprisingly fantastic acting skills by Stallone. I have only watched Rambo recently also, it never really struck me as a film I would enjoy. Needless to say, it exceeded my expectations and managed to be something more than an over-the-top actioner. I've heard nothing good about the sequels, though, so I'll probably give them a miss.

Nice to see it's not just me who thought the monologue was brilliant

I've seen the third a couple of times, the fourth I saw in the cinema, but the second I've only seen bits of. The way the first movie ended really makes me want to pick up the second one.

The third is a bit of a cheesy action farce. It's quite entertaining if not exactly brilliant. Besides, the one man army takes on a whole damned soviet battalion or what you call it in Afghanistan and it has an interesting showdown between a tank and a helicopter. I'd say it's worth the watch if you're interested in Rambo and where the stories take him, but if not - then meh.

The fourth I liked a lot. Again, Rambo's a very mysterious figure in that one and the character doesn't have a lot to say. It's not so much substance as it is a gore-fest. Most of the film is absolute carnage and instead of blood flying around, it looks more like ground meat splatter. Anyways, I'd say it's entertaining and a good action flick if not much else.

the_dp · 11-11-2009, 08:21 PM

Where the Wild Things Are and it was the worst film ever

storymilo · 11-11-2009, 08:24 PM

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Where the Wild Things Are and it was the worst film ever

Your face is the worst film ever

Antonio · 11-11-2009, 08:41 PM

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NumberNineDream · 11-11-2009, 11:04 PM

Watched it last monday:

So it's a an American movie by Moroccan director Nabil Ayouch, featuring Egyptian and Lebanese renown actors. So the original language is English as Lola, the title character, is an American not so successful ballet dancer who was always fascinated by the Orient. So stuff happen, and long story short, she winds up in Egypt asking one of the greatest belly dancers there (Ismahan) to teach her how to belly dance. Ismahan on the other hand, has renounced dancing because of something, we don't know about, that happened in her past.
So this movie's message in a nutshell, showing the sweet and sour lives of the Arabs (specifically Egyptians in this movie) as they love life but they still live in a very conservative society making life somehow forbidden.

Anyway, I didn't like the movie. It was kind of cute, and it did show a genuine image of Egypt. However, all in all, the movie seems too artificial. The problem comes with all the different nationalities from the crew to the actors. It was like they wanted to put as much nationalities as possible, without any reason. Plus, in some places, it does seem like they are making a publicity or a propaganda movie to make us love Arabs and all middle Eastern countries. Like they have for goal to convince as many people as possible that Arabs are not terrorist. OK! we got it! ...But after the first 15-20 minutes, the awkwardness fades away and you just enjoy the movie.

Tho it has an interesting soundtrack, with an interesting cover of Sarah Vaughn's "Whatever Lola Wants", with an Oriental feel, by Natacha Atlas. So here's the video to it, [very ugly video-editing, I don't know if a fan made it or if it's the official one] anyway ...

FETCHER. · 11-12-2009, 03:25 AM

Ghost town: it was a romcom and it was awful mostly, the funny parts did have me giggling for a while but there was only like 2 funny scenes. It was just overall lousy. Don't watch it, it isn't really worth it.

noise · 11-12-2009, 11:38 AM

just saw this, fantastic film. and now i'm grabbing all the Air i can get my hands on. of course i've heard of them, but i never heard them. i had no idea how sweet their sounds are!

SATCHMO · 11-12-2009, 11:43 AM

I watched Zombieland last night

It was allright.

11-10-2009, 08:37 AM	#4501 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Rambo : first Blood (1982) Would you believe I'd only seen bits and pieces of this and not the full thing until a few days ago? I've been missing out, it's a great movie - kind of an action-filled suspense drama. Everyone knows the war vet character Rambo of course. In the first film, John Rambo is treated pretty badly by the police in a xenophobic hick town and escapes out into the wilderness. When the cops come after him, he puts up quite a fight. Semi spoiler alert : It was a good film but what really made it special was Rambo's monologue close to the end. Through much of the film, he seems a bit like an efficient killing machine .. but in the end he reveals all his weaknesses and we see that the machine has some broken parts and is ultimately just a man. That scene was even a little touching, brilliant acting by Sly - brilliant! Now on to part 2. __________________ Something Completely Different

11-11-2009, 11:04 PM	#4507 (permalink)
NumberNineDream Blue Bleezin' Blind Drunk Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The land of the largest wine glass (aka Lebanon) Posts: 2,200	Watched it last monday: So it's a an American movie by Moroccan director Nabil Ayouch, featuring Egyptian and Lebanese renown actors. So the original language is English as Lola, the title character, is an American not so successful ballet dancer who was always fascinated by the Orient. So stuff happen, and long story short, she winds up in Egypt asking one of the greatest belly dancers there (Ismahan) to teach her how to belly dance. Ismahan on the other hand, has renounced dancing because of something, we don't know about, that happened in her past. So this movie's message in a nutshell, showing the sweet and sour lives of the Arabs (specifically Egyptians in this movie) as they love life but they still live in a very conservative society making life somehow forbidden. Anyway, I didn't like the movie. It was kind of cute, and it did show a genuine image of Egypt. However, all in all, the movie seems too artificial. The problem comes with all the different nationalities from the crew to the actors. It was like they wanted to put as much nationalities as possible, without any reason. Plus, in some places, it does seem like they are making a publicity or a propaganda movie to make us love Arabs and all middle Eastern countries. Like they have for goal to convince as many people as possible that Arabs are not terrorist. OK! we got it! ...But after the first 15-20 minutes, the awkwardness fades away and you just enjoy the movie. Tho it has an interesting soundtrack, with an interesting cover of Sarah Vaughn's "Whatever Lola Wants", with an Oriental feel, by Natacha Atlas. So here's the video to it, [very ugly video-editing, I don't know if a fan made it or if it's the official one] anyway ... __________________ Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats?Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Do bats eat cats? Welcome to the Black Lodge

11-12-2009, 11:38 AM	#4509 (permalink)
noise thirsty ears Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Boulder Posts: 742	just saw this, fantastic film. and now i'm grabbing all the Air i can get my hands on. of course i've heard of them, but i never heard them. i had no idea how sweet their sounds are! __________________ my flac collection

11-11-2009, 08:21 PM	#4504 (permalink)
the_dp Self Reliant Independent Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 181	Where the Wild Things Are and it was the worst film ever

11-12-2009, 11:43 AM	#4510 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,708	I watched Zombieland last night It was allright.