What have you watched recently?

pipeliner · 07-04-2009 8:48pm

i watched full metal jacket for the first time last night. I loved the first half, it was one of the funniest 20 minutes i have ever watched.

One thing i love about watching an old classic for the first time after a few years of its release is to catch all of the references taken from the movie in tv shows like the simpsons or south park and finally realise where it came from.

SeekUp · 07-04-2009 8:51pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Diaz is'nt in the Departed. Are you refering to Gangs of New York perhaps?

Dammit!!! I meant Gangs of New York! I always do that! (Funny enough, I lost interest during The Departed and didn't finish watching it . . . )

SeekUp · 07-04-2009 9:02pm

purple_hatstand wrote: »

What? Did they change the cast every night? Or did they only do one production?

Well the "truth" is never revealed in the play (or the movie for that matter), so the other actors never knew what the actor playing the priest was told. Presumably, the role of the priest was played a bit differently depending on whether the actor was told he was guilty or innocent; I think it was more for the actor's motivation.

If that makes sense!

Professey Chin · 07-04-2009 9:45pm

Watched Rambo on blu-ray last night. High def blood rules

Lobelia Overhill · 07-04-2009 9:48pm

On DVD -

Iron Man
Jumper
Only You
Wall.E
Meet Dave
Quantum of Solace

-osborne- · 07-04-2009 9:56pm

quantum of solace : didn't really like it, story is a bit stupid
the departed : one of the best films i've seen in my life
body of lies :good film, enjoyed it
taken : good film,liked Liam Neilson in the film
yes man : was a nice sorta film

joeystrider · 07-04-2009 11:21pm

The Departed - I was wrecked watching it, had seen half before and had been told a spoiler. However - what a movie!!!!

The Changling - How did Jolie get a nomination for that. Basically she just repeated "I want my son" for the entirity.

The Watchmen - Long, convulted yet enjoyable I thought.

My new plan is to watch films that don't start with "The"

Macsimus · 08-04-2009 1:56am

bullet64 wrote: »

hello i am new to this forum lark and don't know how to go about it. seen a great film on rte 2 foreign film about a couple who meet as kids and dare each other to do things each time one of them won they had to pass back a tin box that the boys mother gave to him does anybody know the name of this film or where to find it, best film i have seen in a long time. also watched GRAN TORINO latley clint eastwood is brilliant in it thanks:D

Dude you are killing me- i saw that movie too and its excellent , but also couldnt remember the name, but had to find out - after 30 mins of Googling its 'Love me if You Dare' in English or Jeux D'enfants (i think) in french - highly recommended

some other films I saw recently:

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - brilliant film - watch it

Benjamin Button- pure feckin rubbish

The Fall - enjoyed it but wont be for everyone

The Reader - decent story

Milk - Penn and Brolin are excellent

Outlander - Like the 13th warrior meets Predator - but on a small budget and with Jim (Jesus) Cavizel as star - corny b movie, but i loved it - if your missus makes you watch mama mia or some other chick flick tripe, get your own back by making her watch this

The Class - the title says it all - top notch

Buba Ho Tep - saw this again recently - quality Campbell- Also saw 'My Name is Bruce' - meh

Twillight - pooh on a stick

Chocolate - with Jeeja Yanin - enjoyable martial arts flick - we'll definitely see Yanin alongside her hero Tony Jaa in the future

Man on Wire - good stuff

Hunger - thought it was great

Frost/Nixon - excellent movie

Mongol - beautifully shot film - bit slow in the middle though

Macsimus · 08-04-2009 1:59am

joeystrider wrote: »

The Departed - I was wrecked watching it, had seen half before and had been told a spoiler. However - what a movie!!!!

The Changling - How did Jolie get a nomination for that. Basically she just repeated "I want my son" for the entirity.

The Watchmen - Long, convulted yet enjoyable I thought.

My new plan is to watch films that don't start with "The"

not sure this is a sound plan - especially as its 'Watchmen' and 'Changeling', neither has a 'the'

joeystrider · 08-04-2009 4:08am

Ooops!

Oh everything seems to have a the in front of it these days I get confubbled.

sillyputty · 08-04-2009 8:49pm

Quantum of Solace on Blu-Ray its the first time i have noticed a difference in quality but TBH i didn't like the movie, Bond's not my thing

That_Guy · 09-04-2009 12:04am

This week so far I've watched Barton Fink and Taken.

Barton Fink was decent but I was slightly confused in the second half of the film. Worth a watch.

Taken was very good. I was very impressed. I knew the jist of what the story was but didn't realise as to how much of an actioner it really was. Good to see Liam Neeson doing a very different role for a change.

eagle eye · 09-04-2009 1:47am

sillyputty wrote: »

Just watched 'The Big Lebowski' for the first time ... brilliant, i love it when i discover a movie that everyone already knows about and actually like it.

My favourite movie ever.

I've watched

Appaloosa: A decent western, nothing spectacular but a decent movie nontheless.

Hero Wanted: Not the best ever, but its watchable. Modern day set in a seedier world than most movies. I like it.

Echelon Conspiracy: Could have been so much better, a rip off of Eagle Eye which is probably a worse movie imo.

Twelve Angry: My Second time this year already, and I'm talking about the 1957 version. I love this movie, one of my all time favourites. A must watch for everybody.

Mink · 09-04-2009 5:21pm

Amelie - If you don't like subtitles, forget it. Great French film altogether

The Davinci Code - I've seen it before & I was let down cos I read the book & thought the film didn't compare but for some reason I watched it again. Not amazing but still entertaining enough.

Jumper - Not great. I REALLY didn't like Rachel Bilson in it. She was the same as in OC, wooden. She drove me nuts the whole way through.

Richard Dower · 09-04-2009 6:59pm

I REALLY didn't like Rachel Bilson in it. She was the same as in OC, wooden. She drove me nuts the whole way through.

Jealous female, right? :rolleyes:

Mink · 09-04-2009 8:12pm

Richard Dower wrote: »

Jealous female, right? :rolleyes:

I know it sounds that way, but really I'm not. She was dire.

Podge2k7 · 10-04-2009 1:03am

In Bruges~7/10

Green Street 2~6/10

Mr. Frost · 10-04-2009 1:07am

Friday the 13th (2009)

Just awful. I was very disappointed as I thought Marcus Nispel did a good job on the "Texas'' remake.

This tripe just made no sense in parts. Poorly executed. Liked the way Jason ran and was a bit inventive though.

albert-bundy · 10-04-2009 11:31am

watched twilight http://snazzyjobs.ie/directory/index.php/reviews/dvd/47 god that was so bad serious can not believe all the hype about this movie

That_Guy · 12-04-2009 1:59am

Today I watched Aliens, O Brother, Where Art Thou? and There's Something About Mary.

Aliens is absolutely fantastic. I would highly recommend this movie. In my opinion James Cameron did a much better job than Ridley Scott did.

O Brother, Where Art Thou for me was very boring. I thought the soundtrack was great but I never really got into it. Nothing really grasped my attention that much during the course of the film.

There's Something About Mary.......... Absolute rubbish.

I also watched Memento for the third time on RTE last night. Fantastic film but watching it three times just felt boring because I knew what was going on. Maybe just watch it twice.

tommybrennan15 · 12-04-2009 4:44pm

Recently i have watched The boy in the stripped pyjames(omg wat a film)
Superbad(prop the funniest film ive ever seen)
School of rock(one of the most enjoyable films ive seen)
and any Adam Sandler film there all great

That_Guy · 12-04-2009 4:49pm

tommybrennan15 wrote: »

Recently i have watched The boy in the stripped pyjames(omg wat a film)

I'm actually about to watch that. I've heard good things about it so hopefully it can live up to expectation.

Just watched Milk there. Absolutely amazing. Really enjoyed it. Would highly recommend it.
James Franco is superb in it.

Creamy Goodness · 12-04-2009 4:51pm

the snapper.
run fatboy run
zak and miri make a porno

Delirium · 12-04-2009 6:15pm

Aliens V Monsters. Was pretty enjoyable movie.

Don't mess with the Zohan. Was watchable, nothing overly exciting about the movie.

Persepolis. Really enjoyed this movie. Like the at the animation and the sense of humour in the movie.

artielange · 13-04-2009 1:27pm

BopNiblets wrote: »

Zero Effect
Bill Pullman as a reclusive private investigator claiming to be the best in the world,
Ben Stiller is his assistant gets him a case of a man who lost his car keys which hold the key to a safe deposit box, and he is being blackmailed to get it back. Of course nothing is as it seems!

Quite funny in places, Pullman is great.

+1 very good film indeed

That_Guy · 14-04-2009 6:42pm

Watched The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas just there.

Really good film but I think they could have added a little more into it. Still very good and quite sad.

Ann22 · 14-04-2009 7:07pm

That_Guy wrote: »

Watched The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas just there.

Really good film but I think they could have added a little more into it. Still very good and quite sad.

I read that book in Hughes & Hughes in about an hour. I was waiting while my son browsed, was planning to buy it but i'm a very fast reader,

the ending was horrendous:(

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Tropic Thunder-enjoyable enough, would've been better if I'd've been able to understand half of what Rdj was saying.
The Butterfly Effect -2nd time seeing it though the 1st time was ages ago so I'd the pleasure of not knowing a fcuk what was going on, really enjoyed it.
The Cable Guy-Last night, Jim Carrey used to get on my nerves but he's really grown on me. Marvellous physical comedy actor.
Iron Man- loved it. Looking forward to the sequel.

Mac daddy · 14-04-2009 7:56pm

watched Knowing last night not bad and not great either.
And the new fast and furios rubbish film.

Hank Scorpio · 14-04-2009 7:59pm

shaun of the dead - great movie!

dance of the dead - total boll0cks

That_Guy · 15-04-2009 6:41pm

Watched Transformers (2007)

Never gets old. Blockbusting greatness at its best.

Podge2k7 · 15-04-2009 8:17pm

Fight Club-I thought it was a good movie but very confusing towards the end.I would give it 7/10.!

McGrath5 · 15-04-2009 9:48pm

Milk- Great performance from Sean Penn, really enjoyed this film

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button - Liked this film, interesting story, well worth the watch

byte · 15-04-2009 10:22pm

Marley & Me - didn't expect much before hand, and it pretty much matched my expectations.

Changeling - quite a good film I thought, Jolie played the part well.

Crank - typical Stratham flick IMO, though watchable.

Madagascar 2 - not the best, but good enough with some funny parts.

dumby · 15-04-2009 10:49pm

watching little children on film four right now, pretty good so far

this guy is going to be directing the road which I am very much looking forward to

15-04-2009 10:55pm

dumby wrote: »

watching little children on film four right now, pretty good so far

this guy is going to be directing the road which I am very much looking forward to

Getting your McCarthy adaptations mixed up. Todd Field is directing Blood Meridian and John Hillocat is directing The Road.

dumby · 15-04-2009 10:57pm

dang you're right buddy

dumby · 15-04-2009 10:59pm

which reminds me that I am relieved ridley scott isn't involved in blood meridian anymore

with all due respect to his earlier achievements and all,

Dman001 · 15-04-2009 11:08pm

Started watching The Pink Panther (Peter Sellers version). So far it is very funny. Are the sequels just as funny?

That_Guy · 16-04-2009 4:17pm

Just watched The Bank Job.

Extremely slow in starting and never really did build up to anything amazing. Slightly decent towards the end but nothing amazing.

That_Guy · 16-04-2009 4:21pm

Dman001 wrote: »

Started watching The Pink Panther (Peter Sellers version). So far it is very funny. Are the sequels just as funny?

Yeah they're classics mate. Just don't ever watch the Steve Martin remake tripe. A disgrace to Peter Seller.

mle1324 · 16-04-2009 4:33pm

i saw this film for the first time ever 3 weeks ago on the sky movies and have to say it is one of the most saddest films and thats comming from a 16 year old.how could they treat the jews so bad,even the ones from germany

Dose anybody agree with me?

That_Guy · 17-04-2009 12:22am

Watched Fracture earlier. Wasn't entirely amazing. Mr. Hopkins doing an Irish accent does not work.

lostexpectation · 17-04-2009 5:05am

just watched Tron for the first time

its AMAZING, cheesey but short and sweet, told its story clearly,fantastic funny adaption of computers/games as they make there way to the central computer, graphics are amazing, grey suits not so good.

That_Guy · 17-04-2009 12:44pm

lostexpectation wrote: »

just watched Tron for the first time

its AMAZING, cheesey but short and sweet, told its story clearly,fantastic funny adaption of computers/games adn they make there way to the central computer, graphics are amazing, grey suits not so good.

I've been looking for that film for ages but can't find it anywhere.

dumby · 17-04-2009 1:33pm

you should join screenclick

irish_bob · 17-04-2009 11:00pm

charlie wilsons war , gem of a movie although you perhaps need to be reasonably politically read to fully appreciate its suttle yet sly demeanor

17-04-2009 11:06pm

Just back from Crank 2 and it is the most insanely enjoyable film I have seen in the cinema since the first one.

CCCP^ · 17-04-2009 11:41pm

The Shining, before that...Hot Rod.

cashback · 18-04-2009 2:26am

Just watched The Host again. I love it. Just feels so different to a Hollywood monster movie.
I especially like the way we first see the monster in broad daylight, as opposed to your typical dark night.
Just some bizarre scenes in there too, where the whole family is rolling around on the floor crying.

frapp · 20-04-2009 8:05pm

Recently watched The Escapist highly enjoyable film , i really liked the over all sounds of the movie , the creeks or doors opening etc , and not to mention Brian Cox gives a performance of a life time

What have you watched recently?

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