What have you watched recently?

johnny_ultimate · 20-06-2011 05:42PM

Harold and Maude - brilliant black comedy from Hal Ashby. The film follows the relationship between a young man whose morbid hobbies include staging elaborate fake suicides, and an elderly woman with a fondness for grand theft auto. They meet at a funeral and sparks fly. It's pretty damn funny (love the harakiri scene) and well acted and directed. It's quirky sensibilities may annoy some, but hey it predates Wes Anderson by decades! And I never thought I'd say this but the Cat Stevens soundtrack works great.

Awesome stuff.

Mike Litoris · 20-06-2011 08:03PM

Sad Professor wrote: »

Watched LA Confidential on Blu-ray last night. Really good film. The Rollo Tomasi plot device is genius! I also fell asleep before the extended epilogue that I hate so much.

What are the extras like on BR?

Watched Source Code just now. I cant believe this utter boIIox after the superb Moon from Duncan Jones. Am I the only one not getting this? Ratings seem very high.

Harrocks · 20-06-2011 08:34PM

127 hrs on blu-ray why did i sit through this rubbish very poor.
How to train your Dragon now this on the other hand was fantastic family entertainment.
Four Lions was gettn sleepy when this went on but most rent it again as the 1st 45 mins were pretty funny.

SarahBM · 20-06-2011 09:06PM

I thought How to Train Your Dragon was brilliant. so didnt get the respect and fame it deserved.

Glico Man · 20-06-2011 09:22PM

Senna - Just brilliant. As I was very young when he was in his prime so the only experience I have of his racing was youtube videos and grainy videos, I really appreciated being able to see at least part of what made him great. My only criticisms are that 1. it unfairly portrays Prost as an arsehole and 2. it could have used more footage of his great races like Donington. Would love to see the extended version.

X-Men First Class - What could have been really. The 60's setting is fantastic the H.J cameo was inspired and for the most part, the cast were very good. Some scenes though were quite pointless, like the one where they're all sat around talking about what best to call themselves ?? All in all, a good idea that just wasn't done properly.

krudler · 20-06-2011 09:28PM

SarahBM wrote: »

I thought How to Train Your Dragon was brilliant. so didnt get the respect and fame it deserved.

if it wasnt for Toy Story 3 it would have won best animated picture oscar

Marty McFly · 20-06-2011 09:31PM

krudler wrote: »

if it wasnt for Toy Story 3 it would have won best animated picture oscar

I might be on my own in this one but I thought it was better than Toy Story 3.

craftypaddy · 20-06-2011 09:50PM

5 days of war, brilliant camera work and realistic action, val kilmer is in it, barely recognized him though

Turtyturd · 20-06-2011 10:08PM

Toy Story 1, 2, & 3.

These have been on in the house pretty much non stop since the baby got them for christmas and I think I can almost recite them by this point. I never got caught up with Toy Story on it's initial release, dunno why (maybe I thought I was too cool for it), and even now I still feel they are not Pixar's best work.

For me the first one stands out over the others. Yeah the animation is not that good with cars being particularly blocky but I think the comedy provided by the delusional Buzz is something missing in the sequels (although they attempt to repeat it in the second with the new Buzz action figure, and third with Spanish Buzz). And the developing relationship between Buzz and Woody is really enjoyable to watch. One thing I find strange about it though is how Playskool were happy to have Mr Potato Head portrayed as such a horrible character.

The second one doesn't really grip me although it is my girlfriends favourite, the story is ok but nothing about it really sticks out bar the Star Wars references, however the animation takes a giant leap forward.

I enjoy the third one although I do think that it got a lot more praise than it should. Maybe I expected more from Pixar and they seemed to be repeating old ideas with the friendly toy who turns out to be bad, and again they attempt to recapture the comedy of Buzz with the Spanish version. However the ending of the movie is touching and the climax actually makes you believe that the worst is going to happen. One thing about the movie really does annoy me

, during the escape Woody, Bullseye, and the 3 Aliens come across Big Baby who is sitting on the swing staring into the sky. They attempt to sneak past but one of the Aliens falls making a noise and this causes Big Baby to walk towards them. They duck down out of sight behind a path before Big Baby sees them. However as he walks towards them the camera cuts to his face before cutting back away to show Woody et al have disappeared and are hiding in a bucket yet Big Baby fails to see them moving.

Another thing that I really like about the 3 movies is the continuity displayed across all 3. Little things like the Pizza Planet van showing up across all 3 movies is a nice touch, as is Sid showing up in the third one.

Enjoyable films but I prefer The Incredible's and Finding Nemo.

The Mad Hatter · 20-06-2011 10:36PM

Turtyturd wrote: »

Another thing that I really like about the 3 movies is the continuity displayed across all 3. Little things like the Pizza Planet van showing up across all 3 movies is a nice touch, as is Sid showing up in the third one.

More than just those three

Paddy Samurai · 20-06-2011 10:48PM

Priest

AVOID!...........Damn I was looking forward to this .:(

krudler · 20-06-2011 11:00PM

Starship Troopers

"RICO'S ROUGHNECKS, H'UH!"

craftypaddy · 20-06-2011 11:04PM

Paddy Samurai wrote: »

Priest

AVOID!...........Damn I was looking forward to this .:(

i got this and was looking forward to it, ah well thanks for the heads up

Manco · 20-06-2011 11:21PM

Finally got around to watching Zatoichi, Good show, lags a bit in places but has one of the best endings in a film I've seen in ages.

Must check out the rest of Kitano's stuff, previously only knew him as the teacher from Battle Royale.

Also saw A Fistful of Dynamite. Didn't really like the first third of the film, which was like an inferior copy of Leone's earlier stuff, but I was really impressed by the Revolution scenes as the film went on. James Coburn's Irish accent wasn't up to much though!:pac:

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar · 20-06-2011 11:25PM

Manco wrote: »

Finally got around to watching Zatoichi, Good show, lags a bit in places but has one of the best endings in a film I've seen in ages. Must check out the rest of Kitano's stuff, previously only knew him as the teacher from Battle Royale.

hana-bi, brother, sonatine and dolls are fantastic..

all due a rewatch actually

johnny_ultimate · 20-06-2011 11:35PM

Most of Kitano's films are wee bundles of joy (except Takeshis, which is just sort of weird).

My favourite is Kikujiro: pretty much the complete opposite of his Yakuza films but heartwarmingly great. And his latest film Outrage is spectacular fun:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrGnJm6qASY

Shame it got totally ****ed over for an Irish cinema release though, was delighted to get to see it at the film festival a few months ago.

MagicMarker · 20-06-2011 11:37PM

luvbulmers01 wrote: »

I might be on my own in this one but I thought it was better than Toy Story 3.

I really don't understand the love for TS3, I thought it was average. HTTYD on the other hand was simply fantastic.

Turtyturd · 21-06-2011 12:10AM

The Mad Hatter wrote: »

More than just those three

Never actually noticed it in any of the other Pixar movies...gonna be on the lookout now. Another nice touch is Dinoco showing up in the first movie.

Jako8 · 21-06-2011 01:39AM

Hostel - I didn't like the start. Seemed like a boring road trip movie but when it actually got into the horror aspect it was actually quite enjoyable. I thought the whole area where

the people were tortured looked

great and had a suitable atmosphere. Interesting idea too. The only thing that lets it down is the first half or so. 6/10 (Still worth watching though)

Morning Glory - Boring. Seriously boring. It goes on forever and goes nowhere interesting. 3/10

Paul - Disappointing is the only word I can think of. It isn't hilariously funny in my opinion but I did chuckle at most jokes. It's made to appeal to a wide audience (not that there's anything wrong with this) but so the potential for really great niche jokes is lost because of this. There is a great scene where they

enter a bar and a band are playing the music from the Mos Eisley cantina

. It's enjoyable but not terrific. 6.5/10

bizmark · 21-06-2011 01:45AM

Paul - terrible movie in comparison to hot fuzz or shaun of the dead didnt laugh at anything apart from the

star wars reference in the bar

Duggy747 · 21-06-2011 03:13AM

Watched Kung Fu Panda 2, while it was good and had some fantastic visuals it just didn't wow me like the 1st film. The fighting (while the style was broad) didn't capture the same "woah!" moments like the 1st one did. The 1st film had far more of the extended one-shot scenes of fighting which are always a marvel to watch.

Oldman was brilliant in it but his character was just sort of.............killed pretty quickly when the big one-on-one fight had really just started.

Still, was an enjoyable movie thankfully mainly free of pop culture references and obligitary romance. But

what an easy paycheck for Hoffman

:pac:

splashthecash · 21-06-2011 09:43AM

Paul - I thought this was a very good comedy. Shaun of the Dead duo team up again in a road trip\science fiction\comedy. I think they hit the nail on the head casting Seth Rogen as the alien's voice

The Adjustment Bureau - Interesting film that ask how far would you go to be with the person you loved. Its nearly more of a love story than it is a thriller...not that I minded.

Kill The Irishman - I really enjoyed this, great true-story crime film about athe 60s\70s in a US city being run by the Mafia and an Irish fella climbing the ladder and basically annoying the **** out of them.

Under Suspicion - Two great actors, Morgan Freeman and Gene Hackman star in this thriller about a lawyer under suspicion for murdering some young girls. The two play off each other excellently and there is a little twist at the end for good measure

Im Only 71Kg · 21-06-2011 11:44AM

Exit through the Gift Shop. honest to god..horsesh*t. a load of guys going around with stencil's and spray cans. (it's not art) these guy's aren't artists. as a documentary/movie..it was frustrating to watch. 2/10.

Ash.J.Williams · 21-06-2011 11:47AM

Im Only 71Kg wrote: »

Exit through the Gift Shop. honest to god..horsesh*t. a load of guys going around with stencil's and spray cans. (it's not art) these guy's aren't artists. as a documentary/movie..it was frustrating to watch. 2/10.

What's that going over your head is it a movie..

Im Only 71Kg · 21-06-2011 11:51AM

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

What's that going over your head is it a movie..

What have you watched recently is that the title of this thread....is it not? ******.

Ash.J.Williams · 21-06-2011 11:58AM

Im Only 71Kg wrote: »

What have you watched recently is that the title of this thread....is it not? ******.

it sure is! I'm just saying that "exit through the gift shop" isn't about a bunch of lads running around with spray cans and stensils, in case anyone got the wrong idea... i really enjoyed that film.

and i can't see what you called me there....

Sad Professor · 21-06-2011 12:07PM

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

What's that going over your head is it a movie..

Im Only 71Kg wrote: »

What have you watched recently is that the title of this thread....is it not? ******.

Keep it friendly, both of you.

cursai · 21-06-2011 12:08PM

craftypaddy wrote: »

5 days of war, brilliant camera work and realistic action, val kilmer is in it, barely recognized him though

Wow. seriously. I had to turn that off after the wedding part. Thought it was very bad.

Hermy · 21-06-2011 12:46PM

Aliens: Thought it was absolutely dire. Having seen Alien a few weeks back (in Screen also) this was such a let down.

MagicMarker · 21-06-2011 12:51PM

Hermy wrote: »

Aliens: Thought it was absolutely dire. Having seen Alien a few weeks back (in Screen also) this was such a let down.

If that was your first time ever seeing it then clearly your opinion doesn't matter.

What have you watched recently?

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