yoda Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 (edited) The Dark Knight Rises A daring and brave effort from Nolan. It combines the best parts of the previous two films to give an incredible experience. Pfister is in top form here. It does have it's flaws, so I won't give it full marks. That said, it has a fascinating plot. Some of the best characters the Nolan brothers have written are on show as well. Christian Bale's Bruce Wayne performance is his best acting ever IMO. He offers so much. Hardy is Hardy: intense and displaying his obvious talent as an actor. Hathaway was surprisingly good, and I thought she was excellent. Oldman, Levitt and Caine all have scenes which show them at their best. It will divide opinion though, more so than the two previous films which were almost universally appreciated (from my experience at least). My younger brother loved it - he's not really a fan of Batman or Nolan - but two of my mates weren't that impressed. One of them - who loved the previous two films - even launched a "critique" (his words not mine) on it: Definite spoilers here! He said there was no development of Bruce Wayne as a character. He argues that we don't see anything different in Bruce Wayne/Batman from any other Batman film. He said the John Blake twist was irrelevant. He said it was too long and the first hour without a man in a Batman costume was pointless. Basically he didn't appreciate the parts of the film which made it so good! 9/10 (although take into account that I am one of the prominent Nolan fanboys on this site) Edited July 22, 2012 by yoda 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyTON Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 The fight scenes were nowhere near boring. They were boring as f**k. Punch, punch, punch, punch, punch, Batman falls down, Batman gets back up, punch, punch, punch, for minutes on end. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albino Rover Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Salty and yoda: as two of my most trusted reviewers on P&B based on what you have to say, it looks like I'll enjoy this but it won't sum up to the be-all-and-end-all everyone's been expecting. Glad to hear it's well-shot, I look forward to an advance on Inception, and that probably means yet another nomination for a Golden man for Wally! Mystic River One of Clint Eastwood's great films- murder mystery/drama with lots of very complex characters expertly performed by some supreme players- the two that won their Oscars deserve them fully. It's all about the plot- so well developed, and some amazing cinematography from Tom Stern that gets the camera right into the story. Dark, dark, dark, but so fluent and engaging that you never feel uncomfortable watching. 8/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustOneCornetto Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Jindabyne (2008) Saw this excellent Australian film about 3 years ago but watched it again on BBC2. The story is about 4 friends who head out on a fishing trip and find the body of an Aboriginal girl floating in the river. They decide to continue their trip and do not report the find till 3 days later. This decision creates a tense atmosphere and the film explores the various family relationships and the moral dilemmas they have. There are also some great sweeping views of the Australian landscape creating a sort of mystique similar to Picnic at Hanging Rock. 8/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 They were boring as f**k. Punch, punch, punch, punch, punch, Batman falls down, Batman gets back up, punch, punch, punch, for minutes on end. You should probably stick to films like "Crocodile 4 - This Time It Eats An Alligator". I've heard that the intern who delivered water to the director's trailer was the same guy who filled up the producer's car on "Mega Piranha Attacks Giant Squid As MASSIVE Octopus Looks On", it sounds right up your street. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bee thousand Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 The original Texas Chain Saw Massacre - Never ever got round to seeing it before so plussed it a wee while back and watched it last night.....pretty tame compared to Horror films of today but it must have tightened a fair few sphincters back in the day - Pretty well made seeing as it cost peanuts to make 7/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampden Diehard Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 (edited) The Troll Hunter Norwegian take on The Blair Witch Project, with mythical yeti-like beasts giving the film its name. I watched it in Norwegian and subtitles rather than the dubbed version. A college film crew follows round this rough n ready park ranger who hunts down the big beasties that move off isolated troll reserves. The effects are pretty good for what will be a low budget film. A wee bit tongue in cheek, but that only added to my enjoyment. Well worth tracking it down on dvd, and I'd give it 7/10. Edited July 22, 2012 by Hampden Diehard 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dane-don Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Christian Bale's Bruce Wayne performance is his best acting ever IMO. Behave. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyTON Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 (edited) King Kong (2005) Looks really good (obviously, it got three Oscars for style over substance) but it's boring as hell and laughably bad at parts. Naomi Watts is hot, as always, and the best bit was her doing vaudeville for Kong, and he finds it funny and keeps poking her to make her fall over. 5/10 Edited July 22, 2012 by SaltyTON 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyblair Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Had a vote with the kids as to whether to go and see Ice Age 4 (one hand - mine) or The Lorax (three hands - theirs) yesterday. The Lorax - 6/10 - Probably not as good as Ice Age 4 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the jambo-rocker Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 The Change up and Real Steel - Both Shite out of ten. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Co.Down Hibee Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 I watched the film ROLE MODEL on ch 4 last night , not bad had the guy from American Pie and McLovin from Superbad in it , some funny moments ,6.5/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayBees Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 I watched the film ROLE MODEL on ch 4 last night , not bad had the guy from American Pie and McLovin from Superbad in it , some funny moments ,6.5/10 Yeah I saw this. As these types of generic comedies go it had funny moments and the characters were likeable enough. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the jambo-rocker Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 I saw them both available on sky and have absolutely no interest in either of them. Real Steel in particular looks terrible. I'm very on top of my Sky+ right now and I thought what the hell? Big mistake. Next week's selection is absolutely pish as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Fright Night (remake) - Despite the fact it was a remake and Colin Farrell was the vampire in this one it was actually pretty good, David Tennant in particualr was great in his role 7/10 Drive - Had been recommended before and my mate even has the scorpion jacket.. Dont ask. Tho the film itself played out well tho it was hard at first to relate or get to know the character seemed very closed off and detached from everything. That said some really brutual scenes and a good watch 8/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyTON Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Fright Night (remake) - Despite the fact it was a remake and Colin Farrell was the vampire in this one it was actually pretty good, David Tennant in particualr was great in his role 7/10 Have you seen the original? I thought that Farrell was better in the role than Chris Sarandon, plus it didn't have the awful Amanda Bearse in it! Don't watch the sequel from 1988, it was pretty guff! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quentin Taranbino Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 I have change up and real steel on my sky as well, I take it I should be deleting them 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forehead7 Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 I thought the Change Up was pretty funny I absolutely love Jason Bateman though... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lau03143 Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Beerfest I know this film is awful... But I just can't help but love it! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Cosmopolis It looks great. Robert Pattinson was decent enough, although it did seem like a challenging role. It's a well constructed film (plenty of effective imagery) but it's just really dull, bar the sequences with Paul Giamatti and Pattinson. It's impossible to connect with any character - unfortunately this seems intentional - so you really don't care about how the film pans out. The supporting cast - excluding Giamatti - delivers their lines in a really painful manner. I couldn't get into it at all, despite liking the look of the film. Add into the fact that I don't really care for Cronenberg and it was a fairly unenjoyable experience. Some people will love it, I have no doubt about that. I'm not one of those people though. 5/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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