EdgarusQPFC Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Hitman (2007) - 8/10 Watched this again last night, a brilliant adaption from the videogame series. Timothy Olyphant is excellent as the cold indifferent Agent 47, and plays the role excellently when hes faced with the utterly stunning Olga Kurylenko making passes at him, you can really feel his awkwardness at having someone so close to him. The fight scenes are good and i think the film really shows the style of the games, there are scenes where he kills silently, and others scenes where theres a major balls up and he has to go on a small massacre, which is what happens in the games. My only complaints of the film is the fight scene against the other 4 agents where they pull small samurai swords out of nowhere and start fighting, it doesnt fit with the games at all and didnt fit correctly in my opinion. And Henry Ian Cusick (Desmond from Lost) playing the main villans brother, his part in the film is fairly small but whats annoying about him is his really piss poor attempt at a russian accent, to me he sounds more like he has a bad cough. The scenes between Timothy Olyphant and Olga Kurylenko are the best parts of the film, its excellent to watch the progress from disliking each other to forming an attachment. Dougray Scott plays an interpol agent who has been hunting 47 down for the past 3 years and "knows his man" Hes pretty cheesy throughout. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHallSaint Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 The rise of Planet of the Apes - 5/10 It was alright, if you hadnt watched any others before you new exactly what was going to happen. Wasnt exactly bad but wasnt exactly great either. See what happens in the next one, should be better Just watched this and feel pretty much the same, wouldnt rush to see it again but wouldnt mind if it was on 6/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albino Rover Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 127 Hours (2010) Really good film, the breakdown of Ralston was well portrayed by Franco and it was well directed by Boyle. Not quite sure how it won NO Oscars from the six it was nominated for! 8/10 - the points of are for showing him forgetting the knife at the very beginning (that should have been added as a memory) and for the misuse of the song from the Tetley adverts, it was used far too early! Which awards do you think it deserved? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albino Rover Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 I watched Raging Bull for the first time ever last night. Thought De Niro was brilliant, but just didn't think it was a great film, but I'm not a fan in general of Boxing type films like Rocky etc. 6/10 Watch it again. I preferred Raging Bull the second time around, like with most Scorsese films. Mentioning it in the same sentence as Rocky isn't appropriate, as is calling it a boxing film. Agree Robert De Niro gives a brilliant performance, though. One of my top 3 De Niro performances. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albino Rover Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 The Hurt Locker 6.5/10 Would have probably scored higher if I wasn't knackered watching it. Was a bit disappointed in the ending, but it was fairly entertaining up to then. You're spot on here. I was knackered when I first watched it and wasn't particularly impressed. Watched it again and it blew me away. Agree the ending didn't sit right and bits of the screenplay were B-standard but it's intense, exciting and very very suspenseful. Also one of the best edited films of the last 10 years. If I could give it one Oscar that's the one it undoubtedly deserved. Brilliant on Blu-ray also. 9/10 for me after multiple viewings. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 The rise of Planet of the Apes - 5/10 It was alright, if you hadnt watched any others before you new exactly what was going to happen. Wasnt exactly bad but wasnt exactly great either. See what happens in the next one, should be better Just watched this and feel pretty much the same, wouldnt rush to see it again but wouldnt mind if it was on 6/10 seen it the day, enjoyed it, but I don't think they will make another one. 7/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyTON Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Which awards do you think it deserved? Adapted Screenplay and Original Score. ------------------------------------- Eclipse (2010) This was a bit closer to a vampire film from the mess that was New Moon, to the point of being passable. The vampires are a bit more vengeful, there's fighting scenes (despite the ridiculous way the vampires die) and the story is more entertaining. 5/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUNTS Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 The Devils Double. A chilling insight into the madness of Udai Hussein and the man who was forced to be his body double. Very well acted by Dominic Cooper who plays both men. Some really chilling scenes but a good watch nontheless. Solid - 7/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.T Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 127 Hours I didn't think I was going to enjoy this but it was actually really good. James Franco puts in an amazing performance. Aron Ralston comes across as a bit of a dick but it was impressive to see how he went about amputating his arm. 9/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans_Husband Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Potiche French farce set in the late seventies starring Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu, adapted from a stage play. By rights I should loathe just about everything to do with this film, but I liked it. Maybe it was the mood I was in or the fact that the audience (of which many clearly spoke French) loved it and laughed throughout. Whatever the reason, it was an amusing way to spend 1hr 45mins. 7/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albino Rover Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Adapted Screenplay and Original Score. Never! I think The Social Network's screenplay (by Aaron Sorkin, no less) was far superior to the other contenders, one of the best screenplays in recent years. Right enough the Original Score was better than the winner but I'd have given that to The King's Speech. I can't belive Danny Boyle didn't get a nomination. I thought the sound was excellent too, would have been nice to see it nominated but Inception deserved those awards no doubt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nessies long lost ghost Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 James Bond - On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 8 / 10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyTON Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Never! I think The Social Network's screenplay (by Aaron Sorkin, no less) was far superior to the other contenders, one of the best screenplays in recent years. Right enough the Original Score was better than the winner but I'd have given that to The King's Speech. I can't belive Danny Boyle didn't get a nomination. I thought the sound was excellent too, would have been nice to see it nominated but Inception deserved those awards no doubt. The Social Network would have won Best Film, out of the ones I've seen (6/10). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffcsam Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 SALT Was not too bad but I was not expecting too much tbh. Passed a couple of hours away 6/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nessies long lost ghost Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Before the Devil knows you're dead - 8 / 10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.T Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Close Encounter Of The Third Kind Classic Film. The effects don't look completely dated considering it was made 30+ years ago. Storyline is gripping and it moves along at a nice pace. 9/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomDom Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Insidious ( 2011 ) The one thing I noticed right away was that the soundtrack is tacky as f**k and it makes the movie very hard to take seriously. The incredibly bad dialogue doesn't help in any way, so it then comes down to the plot and performances to try and make this one worth watching and thankfully it doesn't disappoint much. Some pleasant surprises in the scare department and it was a lot more reliant on pure creep factor than I thought it was going to be. It goes downhill with... The astral projection stuff. ... but I can take that. This was a very decent horror movie with what I thought was a pretty good ending as well. 7/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.T Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Insidious ( 2011 ) The one thing I noticed right away was that the soundtrack is tacky as f**k and it makes the movie very hard to take seriously. Do you mean the title music in the beginning sequences when it says Insidious? I thought that was cool as f**k. Reminded me of The Omen and other classic horrors. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomDom Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 It wasn't just the opening titles. It was the whole way through. The whole "IT'S LOUD SO IT MUST BE SCARY" tactic bugs me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyTON Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 (edited) Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011) I HATE COMEDIES! But I laughed all the way through this, and so did pretty much everyone in the cinema. I HATE JIM CARREY! But in this he worked, perfectly! I HATE ANGELA LANSBURY! But again, she suited the role of the owner trying to be hard-selled by Carrey perfectly! But most importantly it's got loads of penguins! 10/10 - Aside from The Blues Brothers and Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, only the third comedy film with a person on screen to get this mark... the penguins may have played a part in this though... Edited August 16, 2011 by SaltyTON 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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