11thHour Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 The Five Year Engagement - 7/10. Didnt expect to like this at all but was pleasantly surprised. Really enjoyable Rom-Com. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Have to admit that film was a bit a guilty pleasure for me, the "Scottish" nutter who was the guy from Misfit played his part brillantly and GP did a good job a well. Def a popcorn no brainer flick but good none the less Got to agree with this. Cheesy American nonsense but somewhat enjoyable 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Gary Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Piranha 3DD - it was so shite I enjoyed it. I haven't seen the first one which this was apparently just a poorer version of, but I still managed to enjoy it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placidcasual Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Finally watched Mama. I was pleasantly surprised, I think the fact that it's taken quite a bit of stick meant that it over-delivered but it's decent enough. I love Del Toro, and although he didn't direct it you can see his style throughout. Can't fault any of the acting, the female lead and the two young girls were excellent. There were one or two horror film clichés and as someone else said, the ghost was on screen a bit too often for it to be scary after a while. I'd recommend tho. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Na I thought it was shite. too many plot holes and cliches 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 The Ghost Train- A 1941 horror/comedy. A group of travellers get stuck at an isolated station. 8/10 (I would recommend this) The original play written by Arnold Ridley better known for playing Godfrey in Dad's Army. My dad says it's great, I'll need to watch it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Have to admit that film was a bit a guilty pleasure for me, the "Scottish" nutter who was the guy from Misfit played his part brillantly and GP did a good job a well. Def a popcorn no brainer flick but good none the less I have to say I expected something better from Besson, more intelligence, more humour. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Watched the evil dead remake. Really disappointed tbh, it was just a generic horror with some really dreadful acting. It wasn't scary nor was it gory in a way that had you feeling uncomfortable. The ending was just piss poor too despite it being some sort of big climax. Really poor film and not one I'd recommend at all. Another good name and opportunity wasted. I've been half-tempted to go and see this as The Evil Dead is one of my favourite film series (even the third works well if approached as a comedy rather than a horror) but the reviews have been pretty poor. Think I'll give it a miss. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Yeah it's a fairly positive portrayal, not dealt with insensitively at all. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biscuits Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 The Hobbit (at last!) Loved the lotr trilogy and although it's not as good still really enjoyed it. Sent from my GT-I9100 using Pie & Bovril mobile app 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daviehaybhoy Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Can someone give me a quick heads up? I'm planning to watch silver linings playbook with my girlfriend in a bit, but I know its got some references to mental illness in it and my girlfriend has struggled a little with depression in the past and I'm mindful of how it will affect her. Is it dealt with well? The trailer makes it seem like quite a 'feel good' movie, is that fair? It's excellent but the best feel-good movie I've seen in years is a movie called "Liberal Arts". Excellent film. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 It's excellent but the best feel-good movie I've seen in years is a movie called "Liberal Arts". Excellent film. It wasn't that good but it does have Elizabeth Olsen in it. Smitten 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daviehaybhoy Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 It wasn't that good but it does have Elizabeth Olsen in it. Smitten I thought it was very intelligent (emotionally intelligent) movie and that scene where he was let down by his former professor made genuinely lol. Well written too. An undiscovered gem 9/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 I thought it was very intelligent (emotionally intelligent) movie and that scene where he was let down by his former professor made genuinely lol. Well written too. An undiscovered gem 9/10 That was a good scene. It was well written for the most part (and as well written as a film like that could be) but Josh Radnor's character annoys me - he's Ted Mosby in everything he does. Zac Efron's cameo was a highlight. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daviehaybhoy Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 That was a good scene. It was well written for the most part (and as well written as a film like that could be) but Josh Radnor's character annoys me - he's Ted Mosby in everything he does. Zac Efron's cameo was a highlight. I like films with quirky characters but I liked the lead because he was an ordinary guy with an ego on certain things but for the most part, humble. I hadn't seen the guy in anything else tbh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Rembrandt's J'Accuse! - In 2007 Peter Greenaway made a film based on the story of Rembrandt's life around the time of painting the famous Night Watch (Martin Freeman as Rembrandt, 7/10). This comes one year later, also by Greenaway, and occasionally using parts of that film to highlight various points. It's an odd beast of a documentary; effectively a visual essay about the impoverishment of understanding images combined with the greatest art history lecture ever combined with a great overview of European politics in the 17th century combined with a whodunnit. Greenaway, perhaps a bit tongue-in-cheek, presents the idea that The Night Watch is a 'j'accuse!' that accuses a man of murder, with the image full of clues to who did it, why, and various other satires on the people's lives. He goes through 33 different aspects of the painting (e.g. the men are depicted under a theatrical version of an arch, satirising their triumphal nature, mocking their hubris. The thick fucks in the image didn't get it. Neither did I, tbf) in number order to tell us about it. It's really great, it's kind of like what TV would be if TV had any balls. 9/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 White Elephant - Pablo Trapero consistently makes good films. Like most very good Argentine films, they usually star the great Ricardo Darin. This one's set in a Buenos Aires slum that developed when a hospital closed. Darin and Jeremie Renier (from the Dardennes' films and also the blind poof from In Bruges) are priests trying to help the community who find their attempts stifled from all corners, whether it's their own church, the police, local government, drug dealers, whilst having their own issues. Features the director's wife, who's very good as always, but Trapero seems to insist on her getting them out in every film. Anyway, it's pretty good. 7.5/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Cuddy Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Just watched American Reunion as it's on Sky at the moment. Thought it was absolutely hilarious and Eugene Levy is just the perfect embarrassing dad. Great film. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Is the Number 23 any good? On Film4 the now and don't know whether to watch it. I watched A Town Called Panic (Panique Au Village) last night for the umpteenth time, superb film, one of my favouites 10/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboMikey Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 The Flowers of War Christian Bale's character tries to save a group of Chinese girls and women during the Rape of Nanking. If you're a sensitive soul then this film is an emotional roller coaster 8/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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