What Was The Last Movie You Watched?

[forehead7]

The Campaign

With an election coming up it was a brilliant opportunity for some really good satire - Ferrell's done it before - but it was well wide of the mark. The funny moments were when there was some really criticism of the US political culture, but when it moved away from that and resorted to some fairly unfunny stuff from that it wasn't very good.

I didn't mind that they didn't take too many shots at actual politics, it could've made it a better film but also could descend into petty point scoring, depending on which side gets more of the hits. And probably claims that it's propaganda and shit like that.

It surely can't be any worse than the painfully unfunny "The other guys" though.

Yeah, don't go near it. It's basically Will ferrell and Wahlberg shouting every single word of the script at each other. I think I smiled once during the whole film and I can't even remember why.

Nonsense, The Other Guys is great.

[Quentin Taranbino]

I hate Will Ferrell and that whole kind of comedy. Not my cup of tea at all. I won't be going to see the campaign as I know I won't like it. I appear to be in minority that thought Anchorman was a pile of crap and not funny. I think the only Ferrell film I like is Old School and that's mainly the other characters.

But there is clearly a market for this kind of humour so each to their own

[11thHour]

Schindlers List - 7/10.

Very good film but just a tad lengthy (3 hours 15 minutes ). I really enjoyed it but I didn't think it was as good as everyone had made out before I watched it. Very hard hitting stuff but not a lot of it was gripping if that makes sense.

[yoda]

I didn't mind that they didn't take too many shots at actual politics, it could've made it a better film but also could descend into petty point scoring, depending on which side gets more of the hits. And probably claims that it's propaganda and shit like that.

They could easily take stabs at both sides (and to their credit they did). Anyway, they pretty much nailed their colours to the mast early on regarding people calling them out for "propaganda".

Edited September 30, 2012 by yoda

[EdgarusQPFC]

Kick Ass 8/10

After much harassment from my friends that I hadn't seen this film I finally watched it tonight. Pretty amusing at some points, a certain nic cage gunfight scene comes to mind. Don't really know what else I can say about this other than that I really enjoyed the film.

[EdgarusQPFC]

The Campaign

I'm beginning to get bored with Will Ferrell now. I do like some of his films but recently most of them have been almost identical

4.5/10

I accually have to agree here, I think he hasn't had a truly good film in quite a while, it could be he changed his style of comedy or I am just bored of him now. As chuffed as I am about a Anchor man 2, i worry he is simply trying to cash in on his best role. I will gladly be proved wrong tho.

[Jupiter Jazz]

Moonrise Kingdom

I'm a big Wes Anderson fan but can't help but feel let down by this. It starts off great and has some genuinely funny moments, but it didn't half drag for me in parts and by the end I couldn't wait for it to finish. Anderson clearly has an eye for the quirky but sometimes I wouldn't mind him just reigning it in a tad. 5.5/10

[Quentin Taranbino]

Moonrise Kingdom

I'm a big Wes Anderson fan but can't help but feel let down by this. It starts off great and has some genuinely funny moments, but it didn't half drag for me in parts and by the end I couldn't wait for it to finish. Anderson clearly has an eye for the quirky but sometimes I wouldn't mind him just reigning it in a tad. 5.5/10

Couldn't disagree more - thought it was brilliant and is in contention for being my film of the year. Really looking forward to seeing it for the second time

[Albino Rover]

I saw it yesterday and I'd agree. It was decent enough and there was plenty of laughs. It did the same as Ted in that the trailers showed a PG version of the scene, there was probably more but the two scenes where;

Ferrell gets bitten by a snake and shot by Galifianakis

were slightly different in the film, using more mature language etc. I quite like that, it avoids the problem that some comedies can have where the trailer has all the good stuff and the rest of the film suffers from you being too familiar with the funny parts.

Ferrell and Galifianakis were great. The others were pretty good. Aykroyd, Lithgow and Cox having decent wee cameos. The two campaign managers were decent enough as well, did their jobs well and made the two main characters look good which is what they should be doing.

I also enjoyed a few of the running jokes in the film;

Cam Brady '0-12, Huggins not being able to open doors and the campaign manager(for Huggins first then Brady) appearing from out of nowhere. Oh, and Brady punching babies and dogs.

I'd go with a 7.5/10, it's good and funny and unless I'm forgetting any of his films then I'd say it's Ferrell's 4th funniest film behind Anchorman, Old School and The Other Guys. On a par with the likes of Semi Pro and Blades of Glory.

Good summation, and I largely agree. Laugh-out-loud funny to a mixture of comedic tastes, with a great screenplay (some nice outrageous lines and exclamations which are food to Will Ferrell) and some cracking comedy acting all round. Falls a bit short of the best big comedies of the 21st century and probably plays to its natural strengths a little too much, eventually and inevitably going slightly over the top for my liking.

But I liked the film. See it, just don't take it seriously.

7/10

[Jupiter Jazz]

Couldn't disagree more - thought it was brilliant and is in contention for being my film of the year. Really looking forward to seeing it for the second time

Fair enough, I can see why some people would love it and it is great to look at. I just couldn't take to any of the characters and so it didn't matter to me what happened to them, plus this whole dysfunctional family thing is starting to wear a bit thin.

[yoda]

Dredd (3D)

Good story (I've not seen The Raid: Redemption but they shouldn't be compared) and although I've not read the comics I do find Judge Dredd an interesting character. And Olivia Thirlby (rookie Judge Anderson) is hot

The special effects look good and some of the action is quite good. The Judge costumes look good. It's a decent action film - no outstanding performances but no poor performances - with some surprisingly funny deadpan moments. Karl Urban's voice is a mix of Clint Eastwood and Christian Bale's Batman (I'll just throw in that Urban and Thirlby had good chemistry between each other and they worked well). It's entertaining fun and it doesn't take itself too seriously: it knows what it is.

The only thing I didn't really enjoy was the 3D. It grated and didn't work as well as I expected. Sure the film looks great but I really didn't like the "Slo-Mo" scenes mainly because the 3D became really noticeable.

Edit: I fucking knew that was Avon Barksdale. I owe myself one coconut/cigar.

I'm torn between giving it a 6.5 or 7. I'll guess I'll opt for the latter.

7/10

Edited October 3, 2012 by yoda

[gy diamond]

Just back from watching Looper and I'm still confused about what I just saw.

I will come back and rate it when I get my head round what just happened.

[P.C]

Just back from watching Looper and I'm still confused about what I just saw.

I will come back and rate it when I get my head round what just happened.

Saw it last night as well and the storyline was alot different from what I thought it would be. Did like what they tried to do with it

I would probably give it a 7.5/8, think most folks wont like it as there isnt alot of special effects with it

With regards to the bits your confused at i saw it like this

When he meets himself and the 2nd reply of it when he kills his older self thats to show what happened to the John character who lived his life to become old man living in China who then goes back to alter the past to try and stop the boy who would later become the rainmake (terminator esk). The first one you see is supposed to represent the change in the timeline when Bruce Willis escapes to try and pursuit the child. I liked the 2 sides of it with both characters fighting for their own futures and current lives

How freaky was that kid? Kinda reminded me of Firestarter (Drew Barrymore) a little with a kid having that kind of power

[11thHour]

The Usual Suspects - 7.5/10.

First time seeing this, I had put off watching it as I had heard pretty much all the main points for it so didnt bother. Firstly it wasn't "unbelievable" as most folk put it but it was very good, I reckon me knowing all the best bits about it beforehand could've possibly hindered my enjoyment somewhat but no matter as I still quite enjoyed it.

Kevin Spacey was as you would expect, top notch in this (dunno about Oscar worthy but very, very good) Benicio Del Toro was brilliant also and actually hilarious in the role.

Oh and I know I already knew the twist beforehand but I twigged very early on. At the start we see the line of fire being stopped by something and I wondered what it was as it was really thick and then ye seen someone pissing on it and I thought 'that was his piss? thats either boggin or shit effects' and then Kevin Spacey mentioned that when he gets dehydrated his piss gets thick and gooey. Games a-bogey.

I do have loads of questions with regards to the film now though.

[P.C]

The Usual Suspects - 7.5/10.

First time seeing this, I had put off watching it as I had heard pretty much all the main points for it so didnt bother. Firstly it wasn't "unbelievable" as most folk put it but it was very good, I reckon me knowing all the best bits about it beforehand could've possibly hindered my enjoyment somewhat but no matter as I still quite enjoyed it.

Kevin Spacey was as you would expect, top notch in this (dunno about Oscar worthy but very, very good) Benicio Del Toro was brilliant also and actually hilarious in the role.

Oh and I know I already knew the twist beforehand but I twigged very early on. At the start we see the line of fire being stopped by something and I wondered what it was as it was really thick and then ye seen someone pissing on it and I thought 'that was his piss? thats either boggin or shit effects' and then Kevin Spacey mentioned that when he gets dehydrated his piss gets thick and gooey. Games a-bogey.

I do have loads of questions with regards to the film now though.

Great film not watched it in ages tho. The Del Toro's banter with the other actors especially Baldwin is great

[DomDom]

I thought Spacey was oscar worthy. As for the others, I preferred Kevin Pollack. Peter Greene was excellent in the short time he was on screen as well.

[Enigma]

Howl's Moving Castle.

I was staying with friends on Monday. I woke up earlier than they did and was rooting through their DVD box and came across this. I have been meaning to watch a Studio Ghibli film for a long time. I have been trying to get into anime for a while. I was actually a bit apprehensive and wasn't actually expecting much. Safe to say the film was excellent. Beautiful and moving. I'll give it a safe 8.5/10 I watched it Japanese (with subtitles) rather than the dub. Oh and the music was great too. ^^

I have now ordered Castle in the Sky, Grave of Fireflies and Only Yesterday. Has anybody here seen Only Yesterday per chance? I'm going to start watching Miyazaki's TV series Future Boy Conan tonight.

Edited October 4, 2012 by Enigma

[P.C]

Howl's Moving Castle.

I was staying with friends on Monday. I woke up earlier than they did and was rooting through their DVD box and came across this. I have been meaning to watch a Studio Ghibli film for a long time. I have been trying to get into anime for a while. I was actually a bit apprehensive and wasn't actually expecting much. Safe to say the film was excellent. Beautiful and moving. I'll give it a safe 8.5/10 I watched it Japanese (with subtitles) rather than the dub. Oh and the music was great too. ^^

I have now ordered Castle in the Sky, Grave of Fireflies and Only Yesterday. Has anybody here seen Only Yesterday per chance? I'm going to start watching Miyazaki's TV series Future Boy Conan tonight.

Been watching D Gray man on netflix and its a pretty good show

[Quentin Taranbino]

The Perks of Being A Wallflower

Very good and loads better than I thought it would be. The sort of film everyone will take something different from it and its quite a thought provoking and moving film for some I would think and is quite funny as well. It took me ten minutes after the film had finished for it to finally click what had happened, and if you aren't paying attention near the end or miss a couple of sentences then you will think the film is about something totally different to what it is.

8/10

[Mr. Brightside]

The Perks of Being A Wallflower

Very good and loads better than I thought it would be. The sort of film everyone will take something different from it and its quite a thought provoking and moving film for some I would think and is quite funny as well. It took me ten minutes after the film had finished for it to finally click what had happened, and if you aren't paying attention near the end or miss a couple of sentences then you will think the film is about something totally different to what it is.

8/10

I seen it last night and I totally agree, it was fantastic, much better than I thought it would be. Logan Lerman is absolutely brilliant and it has Emma Watson in it. It is about 8 points better than I thought it would be

9/10