SaltyTON Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 Miami Vice (2006) Wow that was terrible! Mann tried to make it "Uwe Boll style", of using set pieces to make up for a complete lack of plot and acting ability... however he made the non-target parts too expensive so it negated the effectiveness of the set pieces! Jamie Foxx goes from Oscar winner, to crap on the sole of someone's shoe in about three years, a difficult task achieved... Don't watch this mess!!! 2/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinkinFighter Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 The Book of Eli - 6.5/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurph Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Trainspotting. Never watched it before, and read half of the book. I really enjoyed it, don't really have much other comments. Didn't like the whole injecting themselves thing going on, but that's just because I'm sick if someone shows me a needle. My arms went numb, it was fucking horrible. 9/10. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud To Be A Diamond Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Trainspotting. Never watched it before, and read half of the book. I really enjoyed it, don't really have much other comments. Didn't like the whole injecting themselves thing going on, but that's just because I'm sick if someone shows me a needle. My arms went numb, it was fucking horrible. 9/10. Absolutely brilliant movie. Just watched it there as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuggie_Murray7 Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Trainspotting. Never watched it before, and read half of the book. I really enjoyed it, don't really have much other comments. Didn't like the whole injecting themselves thing going on, but that's just because I'm sick if someone shows me a needle. My arms went numb, it was fucking horrible. 9/10. The book is phenomenal. Just watched it on Film4 for the first time in an while. I've seen it loads of times but it never gets old 9/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 The book is phenomenal. Just watched it on Film4 for the first time in an while. I've seen it loads of times but it never gets old 9/10 Fantastic film, didn't see it tonight but I have seen it enough times to give it a 10/10. I saw Shallow grave last night, a solid 9/10, I had wanted to see this in ages but always forgottern to buy it. Had a great ending and I though Ken Stott was great in a pre-Rebus, Rebus type character. I might get the DVD as I would love to watch it again. I am also excited as my copy of 'Tavisota' came in the mail. I actually have about 8 DVDs I need to watch! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyTON Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Stripes (1981) Really funny Police Academy type film, set in the Army. Bill Murray as usual is brilliant, although it has aged quite a lot in nearly 30 years. Well worth the purchase of the Murray box set (Ghostbusters, Stripes and Groundhog Day) 8/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewartyMac Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Restless Natives 6/10 Decent wee scottish film that I hadn't seen for over 20 years so bought the dvd, StewartyMac will be delighted to hear that I thought the soundtrack was not bad as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uberman Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 Tokyo Zombie 6/10 A couple of failed martial arts fighters battle against zombies who arose from Tokyo's rubbish mountain, a few funny bits here and there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplyTON Posted January 16, 2010 Share Posted January 16, 2010 District 9 - 6/10 Couldn't decide what it was trying to be documentary, funny, gory, social commentary All about Steve 2/10 How the feck did I get dragged into watching this 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Hutchwright Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 The Road Having read, and been hugely impressed by, Cormac McCarthy's novel, I did approach this with a little wariness but, for the most part, this is a really fine adaptation. I don't feel it quite managed to capture the sparse beauty of McCarthy's prose, and the unremitting bleakness it portrayed, and could possibly have done with being a bit longer to better emphasise the sheer relentlesness of the father and sons struggle for survival, but it was a powerful and affecting film nonetheless. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 (edited) The Road Having read, and been hugely impressed by, Cormac McCarthy's novel, I did approach this with a little wariness but, for the most part, this is a really fine adaptation. I don't feel it quite managed to capture the sparse beauty of McCarthy's prose, and the unremitting bleakness it portrayed, and could possibly have done with being a bit longer to better emphasise the sheer relentlesness of the father and sons struggle for survival, but it was a powerful and affecting film nonetheless. The thing about the book which they obviously they can't do with the movie, is the lack of punctuation to show that there's like nothing left, I thought that portrayed an extra bit of how desperate they were. Edited January 17, 2010 by Nathan Drake 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Hutchwright Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 The thing about the book which they obviously they can't do with the movie, is the lack of punctuation to show that there's like nothing left, I thought that portrayed an extra bit of how desperate they were. By it's very nature, the film was always likely to struggle to recreate McCarthy's novelistic style and, given that it's a novel that people seem to feel quite strongly about, the film was always likely to suffer in comparison. Certainly those I know who saw it prior to me were somewhat underwhelmed by it, so I did go to see it with pretty low expectations. However, for all that it undeniably does compare unfavourably with the book, they did make a pretty good fist of it, and the two central performances really are excellent. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyTON Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 All about Steve 2/10 How the feck did I get dragged into watching this A Sandra Bullock comedy, how could anyone possibly have thought that was a good idea? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uberman Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 The Dreaded 1/10 Possibly the worst vampire film of all time 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 I watched the re-make of The Day The Earth Stood Still, 'starring' Keanu Reeves. It was dreadful. Not just any old rubbish though, the kind of genuine tripe that takes a rare amount of talent to display. I mean, you'd think the script could get slightly interesting for 2 minutes by accident, or the plot start to make some sort of sense at some stage, but no, it was resolutely and stubbornly crap throughout. 1/10, the 1 point is for me watching it on Sky + so that I could forward wind it at various points making it shorter pish. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyTON Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 The Dreaded 1/10 Possibly the worst vampire film of all time Worse than this horrific mess? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uberman Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Worse than this horrific mess? That's got lezzers in it so is guaranteed at least 2 points right away 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widge Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 Saw Daybreakers the other day, a good gory film, plot was a bit predictable in places, but overall a very enjoyable film, if all you want is a bit of a laugh, but with soem parts that will give you a wee fright. 8/10 PS- dont watch if squemish or dont like blood. For a 15 it is incredibly violent and graphic in its head rippings. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BasraTon Posted January 17, 2010 Share Posted January 17, 2010 The Book of Eli last night 8/10 Recommended 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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