What have you watched recently?

Mindkiller

Black Oil wrote: »

Winter's Bone.

I'll be watching it for a second time as it was a blind buy on DVD, but I was little underwhelmed here. I can't fault the acting, the pacing, the direction or the mood of the piece. I don't know, can't put my finger on why it didn't win me over completely.

Probably the fact that it was super boring.

DazMarz

The Matrix

Had forgotten how utterly class this film is. The story is pure genius, the action is so brilliantly executed, the effects are breath-taking (even 13 years later) and the characters are brilliant.

But the best aspect of this film for me is the power of the antagonists: namely the uber-sinister and evil Agents. Led by the now legendary Agent Smith, the other Agents are no less intimidating or frightening. They look like ordinary men, dressed in black suits with sunglasses. Like a bad parody of the FBI, really. But these are superhuman, almost unstoppable, heartless, remorseless, almost invincible killing machines. The first time we see an Agent (Agent Brown, not Smith) we are shown how truly intimidating these guys are. The only hope our protagonists have is to run, and run like f*ck. These are one of the best baddies ever committed to celluloid. And this is just one of the hugely brilliant aspects of a film that is brimming with awesomeness...

ntlbell

Mindkiller wrote: »

Probably the fact that it was super boring.

You were expecting a new Terminator right?

That_Guy

Wild Bill:

Really enjoyable film with a pretty good cast. I watched the trailer and it's very misleading. It makes it look like 'Snatch' or one of those other British gangster films a little bit.
While there is an influence of gangsters/drug dealers, there's a lot more to it than that.

It's quite a believable film and I really related to the characters. Will Poulter is a superb actor. Really like the chap and I think he has a huge career ahead of him.

If you're planning to see this, don't watch the trailer. I watched it, expected something, got something completely different but I didn't mind it. I was satisfied and really enjoyed it.

Turtyturd

The Hunger Games: Think it has already been covered, Battle Royale lite, spends too much time focused on some aspects of the story and ignores/fails to explain others that are important later on, the action scenes are terrible, unless they were filmed by an epileptic camera man mid seizure. Also has racist issues in the portrayal of some characters.:pac:

D'Agger

Turtyturd wrote: »

the action scenes are terrible, unless they were filmed by an epileptic camera man mid seizure.

LMBO

mikemac1

The Fan

Second time seeing and liked it just as much as the first time
De Niro is just scary and obsessed, he does it well.
And Wesley Snipes was excellent I thought, one of his first films was Major League but this is a far more serious film

Good film, would recommend
However quite a few I've talked to thought it was an awful film
Make up your own mind


And on that note if you'd like this film I'd recommend Big Fan
It's a bit of a dark, depressing movie but I liked it a lot
This one is over football, not baseball

Sad Professor

Fucking Amal (aka Show Me Love)

This has been on my to-watch list for a while. It's a charming little Swedish film directed by Lukas Moodysson about a shy teenage girl who has a crush on another girl at school. Brilliantly captures the awkwardness of being a teenager. I can't imagine anyone not relating to it. The final scene is very funny and uplifting.

bnt

You're not going to believe this, but: Avatar, for the first time. I split it over two evenings. Only two-and-a-bit years after everyone else, but I was in no rush. Story: incredibly predictable, I could tell way in advance that the end would consist of (a) a big battle, (b) a duel between the main protagonists, (c) Jake gets his reward and becomes one of them. I thought I was going to be wrong about (c), but they got to it in the end.

Spectacular CGI, as everyone knows, though some of the physics was way off e.g what was going with the gravity on Pandora? They said it was a low-G planet, and that seemed to be the case when e.g. the armoured suits jump out of the "carrier", but not when characters fall off things. Oh well, I can now say that I've seen Avatar.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

got Mesrine on bluray this week so watched killer instinct tonight. wish i'd started it earlier as i dont have time to watch part 2 now, will have to wait till tomorrow. one thing thats annoying me that's not related to the movie is I watched Un Prophete the same night I first watched Mesrine, and didn't buy that on blu ray.. so when i finish mesrine tomorrow there's going to be a prophet sized hole on my tv

fantastic movie, will have to go on a cassell binge some time soon

willmunny1990

The devil inside: Possibly the worst film i have ever seen.

I have never been a fan of these "found footage" horrors, i have not seen a good one yet but this was by far the worst. I thought nothing could surpass the Blair witch in being sh*t but this did.

Funglegunk

Sad Professor wrote: »

I watched Pandorum the other night. Sci-fi horror starring Dennis Quaid and Ben Forster. The editing is a bit much, but overall I thought it was pretty good. It's no Alien, but it beats that '90s cheese-fest Event Horizon.

I like this movie if only for Forster's performance and the 'ship porn' during the end credits. I found the monsters pretty boring.

Tony EH

bnt wrote: »

You're not going to believe this, but: Avatar, for the first time. I split it over two evenings. Only two-and-a-bit years after everyone else, but I was in no rush. Story: incredibly predictable, I could tell way in advance that the end would consist of (a) a big battle, (b) a duel between the main protagonists, (c) Jake gets his reward and becomes one of them. I thought I was going to be wrong about (c), but they got to it in the end.

Spectacular CGI, as everyone knows, though some of the physics was way off e.g what was going with the gravity on Pandora? They said it was a low-G planet, and that seemed to be the case when e.g. the armoured suits jump out of the "carrier", but not when characters fall off things. Oh well, I can now say that I've seen Avatar.

Only saw it for the first time a couple of months ago too and have to say, it didn't even make a dent on me.

One of the most overrated films in recent history. Totally undeserving of the lavish praise that was heaped upon it and I have to say that I wasn't all that blown away by the CGI either.

barone

PARKED

with colm meaney and colin morgan

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1571409/

quality acting by lead two.. worth a view.. slow moving

Mal-Adjusted

I was The Hunger Games last thursday. I really can't understand the praise heaped on it. the structure was a bit of a mess. It starts out like it wants to be a social commentary and setting up the world of the books, with the bit people paid to see, the actual fight, only starting in the second half. we are then subjected to terrible editing, shaky-cam, and quick-cuts to create the illusion of violence without actually showing much (to keep the rating low)

THe acting was very good, but the film never really decides what sort of tome it wants to be and the whole experience comes across as "only okay".

OldeCinemaSoz

I liked ZOMBIE FLESHEATERS.

It had a lot of guts.

mikemac1

made for TV film

Ike - Countdown to D-Day

Tom Selleck is superb in it as General Eisenhower
A realy different role for him, just top acting

Very good film, realy enjoyed it

Judgement Day

The Halo Effect (2004) - DVD €2 from Chernobyl Orphanage charity shop. If you like Stephen Rea and Simon Delaney - you'll like this movie. Fatso (Stephen Rea) is the owner of a North Inner City Dublin chip shop, in hock to his ears with various money lenders, beset by useless staff, deadbeat customers and a with a chronic gambling addiction....Panned by some critics I found it a great late night movie!

craftypaddy

barone wrote: »

PARKED

with colm meaney and colin morgan

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1571409/

quality acting by lead two.. worth a view.. slow moving

i liked this film as well didnt have a clue what it was about but i was pleasantly surprised

SarahBM

When Saturday Comes
football film staring Sean Bean.
I enjoyed it, thought it was good, but not completely blown away. maybe because I had heard it was very good from so many people I thought it would be better.
I love Sean Bean, but your wan playing the love interest had the most god awful "Iorush" accent I have ever heard. Id put it up there with Tom Cruise in Far and Away.

Escape to Victory is next in the "To Watch" pile

Sad Professor

Missing (aka Sil Jong) — South Korean serial killer film. The Chaser/I Saw the Devil, it is not. Deranged chicken farmer abducts attractive young wannabe actress and tortures her in the usual ways. Then the girl's sister comes looking for her with predictable results. Other predictable things happen. It's not a gore-fest like Saw or Hostel, not even close, but it still plays out like voyeuristic torture porn. It reminded me of The Girl Next Door - not a good thing.

The Uninvited — Awful American remake of A Tale of Two Sisters. The original is a masterpiece of atmospheric horror. This is basically a teen movie with loads of gratuitous bikini and cleavage shots. And good thing too or else there would be no reason to watch. The relationship between the two sisters and the final revelation has none of the heartbreaking resonance of the original. If you haven't seen the original, then do. Avoid this dross!

MJ23

I watched 'I love you man' tonight. Very funny. Slappin da bass

shamrock55

i saw law abiding citizen the other night with gerard butler and really enjoyed it if you havent seen it i deffo recommend it;)

Hobite

Last week I saw This means war. Beautiful actors, in some case funny. But overall nothing special. Most suitable as a background for some party or etc. :rolleyes: What I remember is nice Reese dresses

bnt wrote: »

You're not going to believe this, but: Avatar, for the first time. I split it over two evenings. Only two-and-a-bit years after everyone else, but I was in no rush. Story: incredibly predictable, I could tell way in advance that the end would consist of (a) a big battle, (b) a duel between the main protagonists, (c) Jake gets his reward and becomes one of them. I thought I was going to be wrong about (c), but they got to it in the end.

Spectacular CGI, as everyone knows, though some of the physics was way off e.g what was going with the gravity on Pandora? They said it was a low-G planet, and that seemed to be the case when e.g. the armoured suits jump out of the "carrier", but not when characters fall off things. Oh well, I can now say that I've seen Avatar.

I saw Avatar couple of times. I like fantasy and science fiction books and movies, so I really enjoyed this movie.

Hootanany

Hunt To Kill Steve Austin very good film but under the radar.

Kolido

Watched 'Dream House' last night.

I thought it was quite good, but maybe I was just in the right mood, I'm usually quite critical.

Sad Professor

I have to disagree about Dream House. One of the worst films I saw last year. Sheridan thought it was so bad he tried to have his name taken off it.

johnny_ultimate

Sad Professor wrote: »

Fucking Amal (aka Show Me Love)

This has been on my to-watch list for a while. It's a charming little Swedish film directed by Lukas Moodysson about a shy teenage girl who has a crush on another girl at school. Brilliantly captures the awkwardness of being a teenager. I can't imagine anyone not relating to it. The final scene is very funny and uplifting.

Watched this last night too. Same as yourself, had been waiting an age to watch it, and its DVD availability has been limited to a boxset where I already own the rest of the films :pac:

Saw it on Netflix and jumped. Unfortunately, the picture quality is sub- VHS: I know the film was lo-fi to begin with, but this is a ridiculously poor transfer.

But the strengths of the film shine through. It moves at a thoroughly engaging pace, the characters are very well drawn (from cruel to contemplative), and everything is handled with a real casualness and honesty. Great soundtrack too.

It's a real shame that after this, Together and (to a somewhat lesser degree as the warning signs had begun to appear) Lilya 4 Ever Moodysson disappeared up his own arse.

Boom_Bap

Last night I watched The Dilemma - Not sure why I sat down to watch this, I was looking for something that was light, a bit of humour and didnt require my brain to work too much. The Dilemma pretty much ticked all those boxes, and I honestly wasnt expecting much from the movie.

It turned out to be OK, I found myself asking how I would deal with the situation Ronny (vince Vaughn) found himself in. I think that the performances from the actors was average enough, nothing special, but they are solid enough actors to hold down a good performance without stretching themselves.

No major twists either, everything that happens is what you expect to happen.

Tatum Channing (sp) puts in a great performance, I think that he is well suited to doing comedy and looking forward to him evern more now in 21 Jump Street.

A few others I've watched recently....watch for the common denominator :

Bloodsport
KickBoxer
Black Eagle
Cyborg
Universal Soldier
Death Warrant

Outside of Van Damme, I've also watched:

Moneyball - great movie, even though I know little about baseball, it was still entertaining.

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - I really really enjoyed this. I wasnt expecting much from it for some reason, but excellent story and execution.

The Decendants - Who would have thunk there are high rise buildings and modern hospitals in Hawaii? Great movie, not sure about all the awards it's gotten, but Clooney is great, especially running in flip flops. One of the best end credit scenes ever.

In Time - pretty bad movie, interesting concet of buying and selling your time, but could have been done much better. Timblerlake is becoming a great actor though.

Birneybau

Judgement Day wrote: »

The Halo Effect (2004) - DVD €2 from Chernobyl Orphanage charity shop. If you like Stephen Rea and Simon Delaney - you'll like this movie. Fatso (Stephen Rea) is the owner of a North Inner City Dublin chip shop, in hock to his ears with various money lenders, beset by useless staff, deadbeat customers and a with a chronic gambling addiction....Panned by some critics I found it a great late night movie!

I really, really don't, so I wont...:)