I went to see Made of Honour, with Patrick Dempsey and last week What happens in Vegas. Dunno what it is about Cameron Diaz, i just can't work out if i think she's good at acting or not!
not fussed about Sex in the City as didn't really watch the series, although when its on telly i'm sure i'll sit through it and chuckle. the trailer certainly did make me laugh.
I want to buy Juno on dvd though as heard it is awesome, any recommendations?
Amores Perros - Watched this last night. Great film, excellent acting, good story. Would recommend.
Control - It was good. Very good.
My Super Ex-Girlfriend - Someone in my house got this for their birthday. Oh my god. Has anyone else seen it? Has to be one of the worst films ever made.
Saw 'The Mist' (Stephen King adaptation by the same fella who directed 'The Green Mile' and 'the Shawshank Redemption'). I thought it was utterly ****ing awesome - the ending in particular is superb. Acting is a bit ropy in places, and some of the CGI is overdone (only a tiny bit mind, most of it is superb) but the direction is top-class and, if you get the chance, watch the black & white version - it oozes atmosphere.
Recommend The Bucket List...Jack Nicholson just gets better with age...perfect foil in Morgan Freeman, excellent film 4 and a half stars.
The Diving Bell and the butterfly......quirky but brilliant, very sad end. 4 Stars
Charlie Wilsons Private war....Tom Hanks, not bad something to watch on a plane rather than a cozy night in. 2 and a half stars
Now if you like realism and fact based crime thrillers, I highly recommend you seek out an Aussie TV series now available on DVD called UNDERBELLY.....it was so good I watched all 13 hours of it over three nights. The real Sopranos, Aussie style.....excellent viewing. 5 Stars. Awesome sound track to boot
Odd feeling about There will be blood.....bloody awful film in the way it left me feeling...couldnt fault the acting, but hated the Daniel Day Lewis character....just a blood sucking lowlife...cant say that I felt entertained.....quite the opposite
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My Super Ex-Girlfriend - Someone in my house got this for their birthday. Oh my god. Has anyone else seen it? Has to be one of the worst films ever made.
Watched it on a plane about 18 months ago - absolutely awful!
Its been out a while, but watched 'once' the other night , moving simple story, filmed on a hand camera, low budget, excellent music especially if you like nick drake/damien rice kinda stuff. ideal for cosy film watchin with the missus and a beer or two.
[cite]Posted By: MariaCAFC[/cite]Watched a good one on Sat night on Sky Box Office called Captured (Or something like that - can't remember off the top of my head) Great twist to it!
Went to see it last night, and thought it was excellent.
I know a lot of the hype was built up to do with Ledger's death, but I think the film does actually live up to the hype and I thought Ledger played the part of the Joker brilliantly.
Its hit home how sad his death is because he could really have gone on to become a true great in my opinion.
PS, I'm not a huge fan of Batman so don't ask me how this compares to past films!
Went to see Wall-E last night & am ashmed to admit quite enjoyed it. Not much Dialogue as the two main Character robots only say one word each all film, but story was good, recommended for both young & old kids.
cinema- go see funny games, truley amazing dark film, shades of clockwork orange about it, 2 nutty youths take a family hostage, have seen the german orignal and the hollywood version is word for word the same, its dark, violent and will really make you think about the world we live in.
Home- Rent 'Be kind Rewind' one of the greatest films of all time imo, its made by Michele Gondre (french artist/director who started off making pop videos ;foo fighter, white stripes beck, then found fame with 'eternal sunshine of the spotless mind with jim carey) stars Jack Black and Mos Def, wont ruin it but the work in a crapy video store and all the tapes get deleted so they make there own versions!! looki out for ghost busters and driving miss daisy nearly wet myself at that point.
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The Diving Bell and the butterfly......quirky but brilliant, very sad end. 4 Stars
You're aware it's a true story? I agree, thought it was one of the best films I've seen lately.
Kenny - Australian (don't let that put you off) mockumentary about a guy out on the road who organises the portaloos at events. His philosophies on life (and taking a dump) are hilarious. Definitely well worth a rent.
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The Diving Bell and the butterfly......quirky but brilliant, very sad end. 4 Stars
You're aware it's a true story? I agree, thought it was one of the best films I've seen lately.
Kenny - Australian (don't let that put you off) mockumentary about a guy out on the road who organises the portaloos at events. His philosophies on life (and taking a dump) are hilarious. Definitely well worth a rent.
Quailty film - ''Funny part is parents look at me and say 'that's not much of a job, is it?'. And I say 'well you had kids'. 'You spent the first two years handling their shit, and you weren't getting paid for that'. They shit green, the only things that should be green are pears, apples and Martians.''
Hancock was great but unfortunately missed the best bit according to my mates. They re-enacted it for me outside the cinema, got just a few strange looks.
One thats been on Sky recently. Will Ferrell film called 'Stranger Than Fiction'. Not his usual kind of film but absolutely loved this one. He hasn't made a film yet that I haven't enjoyed. Dustin Hoffman, Maggie Glynnenhal and Emma Thompson also make this a great watch.
Saw Batman last night and although well over hyped the Joker was one evil, sinsiter minister really well done by Heath Ledger, it's not an exageration when people say you want him to come back on the screen as he is a loony! Quality film all round.
The female lead looked bloody strange though and got stranger as the film went on, not sure why just looked a bit not right.
Michael Caine was good too
There Will Be Blood - very very long - it should be called 'There will be backache' if you see it in an old cinema. It's a bit too long and drawn out but very impressively done.
Juno - I loved this. Could be considered a bit corny but I thought it was just a very nice story with nice music. Helps if you're expecting a baby as we were.
Les Premiers Cri - a French film. It's a very good documentary about birth but not for a visit to the cinema.
Control - got to be the best film ever about a band. If you like Joy Division you have to see it. Even if you don't it's a good film: atmospheric, good story and excellent acting
Death At a Funeral - a great farce. A must for comedy lovers
The best films I've seen at the cinema in the last few years are 'Control', 'Keeping Mum' and 'Scoop'
Saw the Dark Knight tonight. Awesome movie and Heath Ledger was unbelievably good. He is utterly convincing and chilling as that psychopath clown and in my view blew Jack Nicholson's Joker away. Will see again in IMAX.
Wall-E was very good from an animation and humour perspective.
Also really enjoyed Iron Man. Great action and was never into the Iron Man comic as a kid so was something I went to see with no pre-conceptions.
Fave films this year so far on DVD/Blu-Ray have been American Gangster, Tell No One (French thriller) and No County For Old Men.
Saw Wall e - Thought it was OK but was spoiled for the last half our or so by my daughter announcing in a loud voice that "I'm really tired Dad and I want to go home now", every half a minute.
Saw Ironman - enjoyed the slightly raw edge to the story. The final half hour was just typical CGI stuff
Saw Kung Fu Panda - decent family light weight animated movie
Saw Indiana Jones and the Preposterous Film Title - Ok but not as good as Raiders or Last Crusade
Hoping to see Dark Knight - reviews have been mixed but always like to judge for myself
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Also saw "Walk Hard, the Dewey Cox Story" - funny film.
not fussed about Sex in the City as didn't really watch the series, although when its on telly i'm sure i'll sit through it and chuckle. the trailer certainly did make me laugh.
I want to buy Juno on dvd though as heard it is awesome, any recommendations?
The midget in the film was much, much better in The Station Agent - which is a cracking tale.
Control - It was good. Very good.
My Super Ex-Girlfriend - Someone in my house got this for their birthday. Oh my god. Has anyone else seen it? Has to be one of the worst films ever made.
The Diving Bell and the butterfly......quirky but brilliant, very sad end. 4 Stars
Charlie Wilsons Private war....Tom Hanks, not bad something to watch on a plane rather than a cozy night in. 2 and a half stars
Now if you like realism and fact based crime thrillers, I highly recommend you seek out an Aussie TV series now available on DVD called UNDERBELLY.....it was so good I watched all 13 hours of it over three nights. The real Sopranos, Aussie style.....excellent viewing. 5 Stars. Awesome sound track to boot
Went to see 88 Minutes the other week, also worth watching.
It's Captivity hon :0)
Typical Family Fun with some excellent action scenes, but a completely ridiculous Ending spoilt it for me.
Went to see it last night, and thought it was excellent.
I know a lot of the hype was built up to do with Ledger's death, but I think the film does actually live up to the hype and I thought Ledger played the part of the Joker brilliantly.
Its hit home how sad his death is because he could really have gone on to become a true great in my opinion.
PS, I'm not a huge fan of Batman so don't ask me how this compares to past films!
Can reccommend - Juno, Before the Devil Knows Your're Dead, 30 Days of Night & No Country for Old Men for DVD/Blu-ray rentals
Home- Rent 'Be kind Rewind' one of the greatest films of all time imo, its made by Michele Gondre (french artist/director who started off making pop videos ;foo fighter, white stripes beck, then found fame with 'eternal sunshine of the spotless mind with jim carey) stars Jack Black and Mos Def, wont ruin it but the work in a crapy video store and all the tapes get deleted so they make there own versions!! looki out for ghost busters and driving miss daisy nearly wet myself at that point.
You're aware it's a true story? I agree, thought it was one of the best films I've seen lately.
Kenny - Australian (don't let that put you off) mockumentary about a guy out on the road who organises the portaloos at events. His philosophies on life (and taking a dump) are hilarious. Definitely well worth a rent.
Quailty film - ''Funny part is parents look at me and say 'that's not much of a job, is it?'. And I say 'well you had kids'. 'You spent the first two years handling their shit, and you weren't getting paid for that'. They shit green, the only things that should be green are pears, apples and Martians.''
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSI15ltIacI
One thats been on Sky recently. Will Ferrell film called 'Stranger Than Fiction'. Not his usual kind of film but absolutely loved this one. He hasn't made a film yet that I haven't enjoyed. Dustin Hoffman, Maggie Glynnenhal and Emma Thompson also make this a great watch.
Worst film seen recently - 10,00000bc..awful, awful, awful
Great family film.
The female lead looked bloody strange though and got stranger as the film went on, not sure why just looked a bit not right.
Michael Caine was good too
Juno - I loved this. Could be considered a bit corny but I thought it was just a very nice story with nice music. Helps if you're expecting a baby as we were.
Les Premiers Cri - a French film. It's a very good documentary about birth but not for a visit to the cinema.
Control - got to be the best film ever about a band. If you like Joy Division you have to see it. Even if you don't it's a good film: atmospheric, good story and excellent acting
Death At a Funeral - a great farce. A must for comedy lovers
The best films I've seen at the cinema in the last few years are 'Control', 'Keeping Mum' and 'Scoop'
Wall-E was very good from an animation and humour perspective.
Also really enjoyed Iron Man. Great action and was never into the Iron Man comic as a kid so was something I went to see with no pre-conceptions.
Fave films this year so far on DVD/Blu-Ray have been American Gangster, Tell No One (French thriller) and No County For Old Men.
On Sky Box Office at the moment.
Saw Ironman - enjoyed the slightly raw edge to the story. The final half hour was just typical CGI stuff
Saw Kung Fu Panda - decent family light weight animated movie
Saw Indiana Jones and the Preposterous Film Title - Ok but not as good as Raiders or Last Crusade
Hoping to see Dark Knight - reviews have been mixed but always like to judge for myself