HEY_SIDNEY Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 LAYER CAKE: Daniel Craig, Sienna Miller, Tamer Hassan, Colm Meaney and other usual suspects in this. Decent enough throughout, Mortys (character) acting in it is atrocious. Sienna Miller in the stockings tho was a real eye opener - cue the jokes. I enjoyed it though so cant complain. 6.5/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammysbackcomb Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 The Mighty Ducks 8/10 Great performances and genuine conflict augmented by excellent plot twists and a stunning surprise ending. Emilio Estevez has rarely been this good. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyTON Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 The Descent: Part 2 (2009) The Scottish lassie from the first film goes back down a hole for some reason, and well the shit hits the fan, quite literally in some cases! This time though it's not as terrifying, it's not as claustrophobic as the first one... but they've kind of turned it into a comedy horror. Some funny lines, funny deaths and of course a Scottish lassie gieing a monster a Glesga kiss! Beautiful! Not a classic by any means, but fun for what it is! 6/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McB Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Well, I knew nothing about it before watching and still understood it. Intellectually in terms of comprehension of the story I guess it is probably on a par with something like Fight Club, but easy to keep up with when it's as gripping as it is, I found. The narrative was genius. Some will say all over the place but it worked for me. A very rewarding film certainly. Not as much gore as some masterpieces! Did Goodfellas lose marks for that? I'm not much of a cineaste so I've never actually seen Goodfellas I just felt the bit in Istanbul where the wee Russian burd comes back to find her eviscerated husband in the bath was a bit OTT, as was her brain ending up all over the wall of the interrogation room later, but then I suppose that was the point. It was really the denoument that I struggled to understand fully - how did they eventually find out it was Firth's character who was the spy? And why did that other bloke subsequently shoot him? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 I just felt the bit in Istanbul where the wee Russian burd comes back to find her eviscerated husband in the bath was a bit OTT, as was her brain ending up all over the wall of the interrogation room later, but then I suppose that was the point. It was really the denoument that I struggled to understand fully - how did they eventually find out it was Firth's character who was the spy? And why did that other bloke subsequently shoot him? I think in the film this is the reasons Firth's character getting shot: Prideaux is sent to Budapest and captured. Haydon being the mole must have told the Russians that there was a British spy trying to uncover Haydon's identity as the mole. When Prideaux returns to Britain he's obviously traumatised after the events, and he finds out that Haydon is the mole. Shooting him was an act of revenge after the betrayal. The book apparently makes reference to a potential relationship between the two. Both are good friends (as the film mentions) but I didn't pick up any undertones of a relationship between the two whilst watching it. That would explain why Prideaux has a few tears following the shooting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McB Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 I think in the film this is the reasons Firth's character getting shot: Prideaux is sent to Budapest and captured. Haydon being the mole must have told the Russians that there was a British spy trying to uncover Haydon's identity as the mole. When Prideaux returns to Britain he's obviously traumatised after the events, and he finds out that Haydon is the mole. Shooting him was an act of revenge after the betrayal. The book apparently makes reference to a potential relationship between the two. Both are good friends (as the film mentions) but I didn't pick up any undertones of a relationship between the two whilst watching it. That would explain why Prideaux has a few tears following the shooting. Thank you! Have a green dot 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widge Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Aye, Firth's character was having a relationship with Prideaux. Really gives a good image of British intellegence, a bunch of gays and traitors. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stimpy Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 The Searchers, 9.8/10 (only because I don't do 10's) Just watched it on TCM, absolutely love this film, from the harshness to the comedy to the lump in my throat at the end. The Duke at his best. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Mongo del Fantastico Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Watched Don't Be Afraid of the Dark today. Not that scary. Not too bad though. 6/10. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supras Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 (edited) Adulthood 4/10. I really enjoyed the original movie Kidulthood and was told the sequel was even better but it isn't even close. For a start Plan B doesn't spend much time on screen but still exposes his complete lack of acting talent. His character is also under developed and the film focuses on him and his "crew" at the start before abandoning them till near the end. Noel Clarke stars and directs and whilst still menacing his performance doesn't have the depth to display the deep emotional scars he apparently suffers since the first movie and his lack of subtlety in revealing it - by explicitly saying it - is poor. It's hard to know if you'd be able to develop this line over such a short time span without neglecting the plot but if not they shouldn't have just thrust it in artificially. Some of the set plays are also embarrassing include the "speed up" confrontation with Plan B and the baseball bat gun standoff at the end. He's not a bad actor, just not good enough to pull off such a complex role. The pre culmination of the film tries to pass itself off as a daring and brilliant plan but in actual fact was total bollocks. Mooney does go some way to demonstrate how you can come good from this situation but his character is also weak and indecisive, and spends some of the latter part of the film following another character only to abruptly leave and not be seen again. Some characters have been artificially maintained from the first film (most notably the anonymous drug dealer who was scared) whilst some have been carelessly cast aside for poorer alternatives, like Jaime Winstones character being replaced by her "cousin" Scarlett Anne Johnson. As well as being not nearly as funny or interesting as Winstones character she is also poorly written and bizarrely reveals incredibly intimate details to a convicted murderer she met that day. The actress does the best with such a shit character but it contributes nothing to the movie and trying to artificially thrust her into the previous movie (which she wasn't in) is, well, stupid. There are some positives, however, Adam Deacon as Jay is still the shining light of the entire show delivering a fantastic performance even if he is let down by the farcical, schmaltzy and unsatisfying ending. The first film had its flaws but was still far better. Edited October 7, 2011 by Supras 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurph Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 The Lion King (1994) I always loved it as a kid and it was my favourite movie, but I haven't seen it in years since we got rid of the VHS. Naturally I was rather excited and it never disappointed. I can't say much as I'm sure you have all watched it before but I forgot how good some of it was. The characters of Rafiki and Ed - the retarded hyena - are brilliant. I also forgot parts that were in it and when I was a kid I never understood some parts - so it was kinda like watching a new movie too. 10/10 I watched it in 3D. I'm against 3D and I don't see what makes it so special, but it was pretty good in this. Quite a lot was done - more than in Toy Story 3D - but there were still some times where it looked really flat. When Rafiki held up Simba at the beginning I had expected Simba to be in my face but he wasn't which was a shame. That would have been the perfect beginning but it was not to be. There was no point in going to see it in 2D though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forehead7 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Red Quite enjoyed this. John Malkovich's character is absolutely amazing, he's an ex-CIA guy who's insanely paranoid. Stole the show. Apart from that, there's some decent humour and loads of good action scenes. A solid 6/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stimpy Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Skyline 3/10, Someone watched loads of alien invasion films then stole the good bits and remade them, badly. With not as good actors and poor special effects and an "eh?" ending. 98 minutes of my life I'll never get back. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superwell87 Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Repo! The Genetic Opera 7/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 (edited) Drive - 9/10 Excellent film, totally different from what I expected. Great story and great acting. Brutal at parts but I loved the soundtrack. Very enjoyable. Edited October 9, 2011 by rexclark 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee4Life1893 Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Hesher (2010) Loved it. Joseph Gordon-Levitt WILL win an Oscar one day. 8/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beef drippings Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Human Traffic 8/10 not sure why, but cant bring myself to give it any less. story doesnt really seem to go anywhere, but still a fuckin good watch 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellboy1991 Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Drive - 9/10 Excellent film, totally different from what I expected. Great story and great acting. Brutal at parts but I loved the soundtrack. Very enjoyable. Dying to go so this. Heard some really good reviews about it. Hopefully talk the wife into it this week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Johnny English Reborn 8/10 Some good jokes, both adult and for children, and slapstick. Really enjoyed it, as did the youngsters, we all laughed out loud on occasions. (The Three Musketeers looks good, too.) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyTON Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 The Lion King (1994) in 3D This is definitely my favourite film of all time, sorry Dawn of the Dead but you'll have to be second! These two films are also the only ones that I've seen where there was a large standing ovation at the end. For once the 3D actually added something, although as Smurph says Simba being shown to Pride Rock by Rafiki should have came out the screen. That would have made it perfect. 10/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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