[bnt]

Last night I watched Antichrist. I must admit my attention wandered during some of the more talky sections, so I may have missed some crucial talking point, and I have no wish to see it again. I think the general thesis was quite clear, though: Spoiler: a couple's kid falls out the window while they're having sex, so They - especially Her - blame themselves and their sexuality for the tragedy. He makes matters worse though, being a psychologist who gets over-analytical, treating their grief dispassionately, until She resorts to some [B]very[/B] drastic measures to try to make Him feel her pain and extirpate Her guilt.

I didn't find it all that shocking, though I imagine that the film would be contraindicated for someone who recently lost a loved one. There's more going on mentally than physically, though I did wince at the sight of Spoiler: Her drilling a hole in His leg and bolting a grindstone to it. I thought the director went out of his way to make the infamous "scissors" scene look fake and spare us a little.

[Skinfull]

Watched The Skulls last night and enjoyed it enough. Pretty throw away movie set in the underground secret society of a university. Nice performance from Joshua Jackson but very little brought to the table by everyone else involved, both cast and crew.

Dont reckon I'll be following it up with Skull 2 and 3 though!

[mikemac1]

The Headsman

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau would be main actor who had a great career as an army officer but left it to become town executioner Spoiler: so he could marry his sweetheart and raise their son and stay in the area

It's a necessary job but whoever does it becomes an outcast and must live outside the town

Set back in the middle ages and to do with Catholic Church trying to stamp out Lutherism, Spoiler: the Archbishop is ruthless and ordering the Friar to crack down or he'll crack down on the Friar. So do it or else

And then the Spanish Inquisition arrives, they're some ruthless devils

I like the genre and I liked the film, thumps up

Nothing in my post realy as a spoiler but I'll stay safe

[Sir Digby Chicken Caesar]

mesrine public enemy number 1

finally got around to watching this again after watching part 1 last week

not as good as #1, just jumps all over the place where killer instinct had more of an actual story to it. still a fantastic film, vincent cassel pulls it all together.

[mcmacness]

Just back from The Hunger Games, I really enjoyed it. I'm just finished the second book in the series so myself and two of my friends went to see it. One of them has read the books aswell. My sister happened to be at it too with her friends, the expressions on their faces were comical because they weren't aware of what was about to happen like we were.

I thought that the way Spoiler: in which Seneca died (by being forced to eat the poisoned berries was much better than in the book. I thought it was a great change by the script writers. Really looking forward to the second one now!

[Biggies]

I've just watched one of the most disturbing films I've ever watched, specially from the point of view of a Christian. It's called Silence, a 40-year old Japanese flick dealing with Jesuit priests coming to Japan at the time that Christianity is forbidden. Spoiler: What would you do if not just your life, the life of hundreds of other Christians, depended on you formally renouncing your faith? I just watched it and I'm still torn apart by his decision, so much that I can't still decide whether to recommend this film to other Christians like myself. Anybody else has seen it?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067755/

[Skinfull]

Currently rewatching a show called Two guys and a girl starring a very young Ryan Reynolds and Nathan Fillion (swoon). Sitcom, follows sitcom rules, but its funnier than most that are out there at the moment.
Same lead Writers from American Dad, Mad about you & Roseanne, Director from Friends & Greek

Quality show, check it out.

[johndoe99]

watched Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) last night, it was very good, but a little dry in areas. Gary Oldman was great though.

I'm gonna watch the TV series (1979) tonight, anyone seen this yet.

[johnny_ultimate]

The Myth of the American Sleepover - sombre, somewhat dreamy look at a group of teenagers in one town spending their last night of summer holidays at various sleepovers. It's an honest, bittersweet look at teenage live, devoid of the usual hyperactivity you find in the teen genre. Despite its unusually subdued tone, one could certainly argue there's a lack of new insight underneath the confident delivery. It's slight, then, but it's unusual and engaging enough to be worth a watch. Closer to Freaks & Geeks then Dawson's Creek, if that means anything to you

[TommyKnocker]

The Stoning of Soraya M. (see here for more details) watched on US Netflix

It is a film about an Iranian mother falsely accused of infidelity by her abusive husband and sentenced to death by stoning. As a middle aged guy, this brought tears to my eyes and it is sickening to think that even now, in the 21st century, there are women around the world who still endure this barbarity and cruelty, who can be convicted on the flimsiest of "evidence"

Nikita (Watched on US Netflix.)

TV series about a female who was taken from death row by a secret government agency and turned into an assassin. However after they kill a guy she becomes involved with she turns rouge and vows to bring the agency down. Bit like a female Jason Bourne and Maggie Q. and Lyndsy Fonsecca are two beautiful young women (IMHO) who play their parts really well.

2 Broke Girls (Downloaded)

TV series starring Kat Dennings (aka Max) and Beth Behrs (aka Caroline).

Taken from Wikiepdia

Set in the Williamsburg neighborhood of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, the series chronicles the lives of two waitresses in their mid twenties—Max (Kat Dennings), who comes from a poor working-class family, and Caroline (Beth Behrs), who was born rich but is now disgraced and penniless due to her father, Martin Channing, getting caught operating a Bernard Madoff-esque Ponzi scheme—working together at a Brooklyn restaurant. The two become friends and build toward their dream of one day opening a cupcake shop. Among those working with them at the restaurant are their boss, Han Lee (Matthew Moy); Oleg (Jonathan Kite), an upbeat but perverted Ukrainian cook; and Earl (Garrett Morris), an older African-American cashier. Also featured is their neighbour and part time boss Sophie (Jennifer Coolidge) a Polish immigrant who runs the cleaning company Sophie's Choice. At the start of each episode Max is shown serving a table and at the end of each episode, a tally shows how much they have made toward their goal of $250,000.

I find this show and the humor really funny.

[Mickeroo]

Exit Through the Gift Shop: Finally got around to seeing this. Thought it was brilliant. Very funny documentary. I don't know what to make of the whole Mr. Brainwash thing, whether Banksy was behind it all we'll never probably know I guess.

The Devil's Double: Very entertaining film with Dominic West playing Sadam Hussein's son and his double. Really enjoyed the first hour, then the last half hour goes a bit down hill. Either way it was an entertaining film but I seriously question the level of truth in it.

[Tony EH]

Originally Posted by johndoe99

watched Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) last night, it was very good, but a little dry in areas. Gary Oldman was great though.

I'm gonna watch the TV series (1979) tonight, anyone seen this yet.

Yes. It's excellent, as is 'Smiley's People'.

It's a slow burn, but worth every minute and Alec Guinness IS George Smiley.

[GAAman]

I watched Icarus last night, one of the worst feckin films I have seen. Dolph Lundgren's crappy "acting" was surpassed only by the stupidity of the script. Allow me to elaborate on one stand out scene below.

Hitmen are dispatched to kill lundgren, lundgren arrives at ex wife's house to hide out and is met by ex wife and ex wife's current husband/boyfriend. Two minutes later hitmen put a bullet into the new beau's eye inches away from ex wife's head, four minutes after that lundgren and ex wife are rolling around in bed together like the other guy never even existed!

I laughed at it and wished I could rewind it so I could laugh again!

[JohnK]

Watched Hugo tonight - good film and it looked fantastic but I felt the story could have moved a bit faster. I was very impressed by the kids in it though and it certainly made me a bit more hopeful that the Ender's Game movie will work out.

[rednik]

Hugo 3D. Superb use of 3D and a fantastic movie. Excellent cast with Ben Kingsley giving a great performance.