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  • #662
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    A V A wrote: »
    iv seen harry potter 4 on tg4 at 10 o'clock at night in irish!! the 4th film is pretty dark and is classed as a n adults film aswell :P

    No it's not, it's a film made for and aimed at kids and a young teenage audience. None of the Potter film have been made for an adult audience and while they may be dark that does not mean that they are not kids films.


  • #663
    A V A
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,755 ✭✭✭A V A


    the lady her self said that the films have grown to be a dark and have started to appeal to the older audience because of the darker scenes etc, the films are portrayed differently than the books ,im just going by the peson who wrote the books :)


  • #664
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    A V A wrote: »
    the lady her self said that the films have grown to be a dark and have started to appeal to the older audience because of the darker scenes etc, the films are portrayed differently than the books ,im just going by the peson who wrote the books :)

    The only way that you could argue that the later films appeal to an older audience is because the audience has grown up with the films. There is nothing in the films far which one could classify as being for adults and as I said being dark does not make it adult. Plenty of kids films have very adult themes but they are still kids films, see Return to Oz, The Monster Squad, etc,etc.


  • #665
    A V A
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,755 ✭✭✭A V A


    Deleted User wrote: »
    The only way that you could argue that the later films appeal to an older audience is because the audience has grown up with the films. There is nothing in the films far which one could classify as being for adults and as I said being dark does not make it adult. Plenty of kids films have very adult themes but they are still kids films, see Return to Oz, The Monster Squad, etc,etc.

    my mates didnt grow up with/liking harry potter!! only with the past 2 or 3 films they have started to like them because of the darkness and appeal to it!so i dont think you can really say it appeals to the older audience that has grown up with it, even my mates parents like the films now because they dont see the latest potter films as kids films,they see them as big movies and movies they can watch that appeal to them so that they are interested!! there are some scenes in the past 2 potter films which have been very dark and have shocked people because they didnt expect it in the films and havent seen anything like it in previous films , not saying thats purely for adults but , as rowling said , the films have progressed into more dramatic scenes and darkness which is different to what the harry porter books are portrayed to be !!!


  • #666
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    A V A wrote: »
    my mates didnt grow up with/liking harry potter!! only with the past 2 or 3 films they have started to like them because of the darkness and appeal to it!so i dont think you can really say it appeals to the older audience that has grown up with it, even my mates parents like the films now because they dont see the latest potter films as kids films,they see them as big movies and movies they can watch that appeal to them so that they are interested!! there are some scenes in the past 2 potter films which have been very dark and have shocked people because they didnt expect it in the films and havent seen anything like it in previous films , not saying thats purely for adults but , as rowling said , the films have progressed into more dramatic scenes and darkness which is different to what the harry porter books are portrayed to be !!!

    Theyre still primarily films for the 10-15 age group. While they appeal to older kids and adults you cannot seriously argue that they are adult films. I would classify the Potter films as an entertaining and enjoyable series and like many films aimed at the young adult market they appeal across the boards.

    To me dark adult cinema is films such as Zodiac, The killer Inside Me, Martyrs. If its dark adult fantasy that were solely talking about then I would suggest the upcoming Game of Thrones series from HBO or the superb Pan's Labyrinth.

    I think that far too many people mistake dark as being adult. I've heard numerous people state that Toy Story 3 is an adult film given how dark it is and while there are some adult themes in play it is for all intents and purposes a film made for children. Up was the same, it may deal with adult issues but at the end of the day it's a kids film through and through.


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  • #667
    Elmo
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    A V A wrote: »
    iv watched a film in irish before with the brother , cant remember what film it was but it was defo was in irish !?!?!!?!! and iv seen harry potter 4 on tg4 at 10 o'clock at night in irish!! the 4th film is pretty dark and is classed as a n adults film aswell :P

    As a person who watches TG4 I have never seen an Adult non-Irish Language movie re-dubbed into Irish. TG4 have funded films aimed at an adult audience such as Kings which was produced in Irish and which should never be re-dubbed into any other language IMO (that goes for all films in any language).

    RTÉ have the rights for the Harry Potter movies in English. As for their Darkness I don't know they don't appeal to me they seem long and overly explanatory.

    Harry is in Wizard School. Harry this is how we make spells. Harry this is how we play a game called quidage. Harry this is how you get into the mind of a evil villian. Harry this is a makey up animal and this is how it reacts to Wizards. Harry are you listening? Harry? We have 2 more hours to go please get with the story, a 1000 pages does not get written in a day :mad:

    Finally South Park is the only adult programme re-dubbed but that is an animation and a bit of a novelty.

    As for a 10pm showing of Harry Potter I think you may have seen it at 6pm alright but unlikely 10pm. Also I don't think they have got as far as HP4 in Irish.


  • #668
    MagicMarker
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    ITV4 @ 11.15 - Tremors :)


  • #669
    SVG
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    Se7en is on tonight at 9pm on TCM.


  • #670
    mike65
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    Deep Red (Profundo Rosso) 1975. Dario Argentos suspense masterpiece being shown in its complete version (126 mins) on The Horror Channel/+1 Friday 11.05 pm/Saturday 00.05am. The screening is introduced by genre journalist and Argento specialist Alan Jones


  • #671
    SVG
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    Apocalypse Now is on tonight at 9pm on TCM and 1.25am on TCM2.


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  • #672
    Elmo
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    Letters From Iowa Jima tonight 21:35 TG4*

    *In English I hope :rolleyes: ;)


  • #673
    bnt
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    Elmo wrote: »
    Letters From Iowa Jima tonight 21:35 TG4*

    *In English I hope :rolleyes: ;)
    Sore kara, Nihongo ga wakarimasen ka? :cool:

    Later on, though ...
    RTE One: The Ice Storm, 12:55am. This is one of my all-time favourite films, about weird goings-on in 1970s American suburbia. Doesn't sound like much, but then tragedy strikes and raises some very serious questions. Directed beautifully by Ang Lee with a stellar cast, and they're all good: Sigourney Weaver, Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Christina Ricci, Tobey Maguire, even Katie Holmes and a young Elijah Wood.

    RTE Two: The Deer Hunter, 1:05am - an essential Vietnam War classic, which most people have seen by now, but if you haven't ..! :cool:

    In its pure form, fascism is the sum total of all irrational reactions of the average human character.

    ― Wilhelm Reich



  • #674
    Elmo
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    bnt wrote: »
    Sore kara, Nihongo ga wakarimasen ka? :cool:

    Damn Google translate, it is picking up the words as Sundanese:confused: Watashi wa airurando hanasu ki ni shinai ????

    Sosh1te, watashi wa jimaku o yomu koto ga dekimasu ????? (Sorry to all Japanese people for abusing your language like this, love the censorship boards.ie)

    Right now on RTÉ ONE Airport '79: Concorde

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8ZyKcQr-JA


    We've got to get him to a Hospital!
    What is it?
    He might die! This is serious!


  • #675
    Jesus Wept
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,243 ✭✭✭✭Jesus Wept


    The Burbs just started on ITV4.


  • #676
    Elmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    Superbad RTÉ Two NOW

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3UFV1in5Qk


    Thirteen TG4 21:30 Tonight (NEXT).

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yxrc2W-czA


  • #677
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    ITV4 7:20pm-10:00pm Licence to Kill (1989) Timothy Daltons 2nd outing as 007, full of nasty goodness, and hot babes

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3z17ku1iBBU


  • #678
    SVG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 504 ✭✭✭SVG


    Goodfellas is on tonight at 10.05 on RTE2.
    RTE must have been paying attention to the favourite movies poll!

    Also on tonight is This is Spinal Tap at 11.20 on Gold.


  • #679
    bnt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,228 ✭✭✭✭bnt


    TG4, Monday 21:30: The People vs Larry Flynt. It's about a pornographer, but it's not pornography. With Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love and Edward Norton.

    In its pure form, fascism is the sum total of all irrational reactions of the average human character.

    ― Wilhelm Reich



  • #680
    SVG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 504 ✭✭✭SVG


    A Mighty Wind is on UTV tonight at 2.55am.


  • #681
    bnt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,228 ✭✭✭✭bnt


    RTE Two, 1:35 PM: Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), starring Spencer Tracy, Ernest Borgnine, Lee Marvin, directed by John Sturges. One of those films you hear other directors talking about, but which I haven't seen yet. Tracy was nominated for an Oscar for this, but Borgnine won for a different film in the same year (Marty).

    In its pure form, fascism is the sum total of all irrational reactions of the average human character.

    ― Wilhelm Reich



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  • #682
    James T Kirk
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    It's a great film. Draws you in and keeps you hooked. A must see. The best I can see on tonight though is Albino Alligator. On 3e at midnight. Worth a watch, as far as I remember. Indie kind of film with snappy dialogue. I'll give it 3 stars from vague memory.


  • #683
    mike65
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    Dawn of the Dead (1978) BBC4 tonight.

    Its Roger Moore 007 week on ITV4, Man with Golden Gun tonight then two films per night
    for the rest of the week (the first being a repeat of the previous nights second film if you follow!)

    Golden Gun
    Golden Gun/Spy
    Spy/Moonraker
    Moonraker/For Your Eyes only
    For Your Eyes Only/Octopussy
    Octopussy

    No A View to a Kill for some reason....


  • #684
    DeepBlue
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,696 ✭✭✭DeepBlue


    Being There

    Time: 00:55 to 03:15 (2 hours and 20 minutes long).
    When: Wednesday Tuesday night/Wednesday morning 27th October on RTÉ 1

    A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television. After a run in with a limousine, he ends up a guest of Eve and her husband Ben, an influential but sickly businessman. Now called Chauncey Gardner, Chance becomes friend and confidante to Ben, and an unlikely political insider.
    Director: Hal Ashby
    Starring: Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Jack Warden, Richard Dysart, Richard Basehart
    (PG, 1979, 4 Star)


  • #685
    ShagNastii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,714 ✭✭✭ShagNastii


    The Waterboy on Film Four tonight.

    Comedy gold. Sandler before his movies became paint my numbers crocks of shíte.


  • #686
    Elmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    Strange this year seems to be one of the better years for a good fright on the TV <<<<< :o

    RTÉ

    Gremlins 13:45 RTÉ 2 Saturday
    Gremlins 2 15:45 RTÉ 2 Saturday
    The Rocky Horror Picture Show 00:00 RTÉ 1 (Saturday Night/Sunday Morning)
    Ghostbusters 14:20 RTÉ 2 Sunday
    Monster House 16:15 RTÉ 2 Sunday
    28 Week Later 22:00 RTÉ 2 Sunday
    Halloween 6 23:15 RTÉ 2 Sunday
    Poltergeist 00:50 RTÉ 2 Monday


    TV3

    The Omen 23:00 TV3 Saturday
    The Exorcist 23:00 TV3 Sunday
    The Fog 00:00 3e Monday

    TG4

    Scream 2 22:50 Saturday
    Na Cloigne 21:30 Monday (Re-edit of the mini-series, Irish Horror)


    ITV

    The Thing ITV 4 23:45 Friday
    The Mummy ITV 2 15:35 Sunday
    Casper ITV 2 19:00 Sunday
    Dracula ITV 4 01:05 Monday
    The 6th Scene ITV 1/UTV 03:15 Monday

    BBC

    Night of the Living Dead BBC 4 23:45 Saturday
    Halloween BBC 4 23:30 Sunday
    Halloween 5 BBC 2 1:55 Monday


    Channel 4

    The Disappeared Film Four 23:45 Friday
    Rosemary's Baby Film Four 01:55 Saturday
    Cloverfeild Film Four 21:00 Saturday
    Alien Film Four 22:35 Saturday
    Nightwatch Film Four 00:50 Sunday Morning
    The Others Film Four 22:00 Sunday

    E&OE <<< should be part of internet speak!


  • #687
    SVG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 504 ✭✭✭SVG


    Just in case people missed the ads or the thread in bargain alerts.
    Dman001 wrote: »
    Sjy have an upcoming Free Weekend of Sky Movies on the 29th, 30th and 31st of October. I assume you will need a Sky subscription of some sort to avail of it, but will be available in HD too. The schedule is as follows:

    Friday 29th October

    8pm Gran Torino
    10pm Role Models
    11.45pm Push
    1.45am Gran Torino
    4.25am Stone Of Destiny


    Saturday 30th October

    6.15am You're So Cupid
    8am Rugrats In Paris: The Movie
    10am Cats & Dogs
    12pm Race To Witch Mountain
    1.45pm Alex Zane's Guest List: Simon Pegg
    2.15pm Paul Blart: Mall Cop
    4pm Cats & Dogs
    6pm Confessions Of A Shopaholic
    8pm Fast & Furious
    10pm Paul Blart: Mall Cop
    11.45pm Transporter 3
    2.05am Fast & Furious
    4.05am You're So Cupid





    Sunday 31st October

    6.10am Coraline
    8am Bedtime Stories
    10am Confessions Of A Shopaholic
    12pm Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Season 3, Episode 1
    12.30pm Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Season 3, Episode 2
    1.20pm Bolt *Special showing courtesy of Disney Cinemagic*
    3pm A Bug's Life *Special showing courtesy of Disney Cinemagic*
    4.40pm Brother Bear *Special showing courtesy of Disney Cinemagic*
    6.15pm Coraline
    8pm Bedtime Stories
    9.45pm Seven Pounds
    12am Righteous Kill
    1.45am Forrest Gump
    4.15am Stone Of Destiny

    http://movies.sky.com/freeweekend


  • #688
    Elmo
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    SVG wrote: »
    Just in case people missed the ads or the thread in bargain alerts.

    Is this available on UPC?


  • #689
    Cantona's Collars
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    28 Weeks later on RTE2 at 9pm. I think it was posted in a list earlier but time was wrong.


  • #690
    [Deleted User]
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    The Exorcist TV3 now!

    Just home from a day of beer and this film still scares the **** out of me!


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  • #691
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,968 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    This is not so much a recommended as a heads up for a very rare screening - Michael Ritchies version of The Island (1980) from the Peter (Jaws) Benchley airport page-turner. Its possibly the low point of several careers but not to be missed if you like old school trashy violence and melodrama

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNr4A-6BAGI


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