I watched Shutter Island at the weekend. It was pretty good with a good twist.
8/10
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I watched Shutter Island at the weekend. It was pretty good with a good twist.
8/10
Invader's from Mars on youtube. It was AWESOME! ly bad that is. No, it was great. I saw this movie when I was about 9 or 10 years old, after school one day and it scared the c*** out of me. I have always remembered the beginning and the ending and I've wanted to see it again for a long time. It was much, much cheesier than I remembered (why did that surprise me?), the acting was, quite simply, atrocious, the sets could have been made by me and my schoolmates, but all in all, I'd give it a 9/10. A classic, in all senses of the word. :D
Just watched True Grit last night.
Utterly breathtaking! I'm not really a fan of Westerns, but I really love the Coen Brothers' stuff, so I was definitely up for watching. The scripting, acting and cinematography are as perfect as one would expect. The whole film is expertly poised, with a understated sense of elegaic pathos throughout, coupled with some wonderfully timed comicly dark moments.
There's not a single bad performance in the film, but I must single out the two leads. Jeff Bridges gives, in my opinion, his best performance since The Big Lebowski - John Wayne doesn't come close. The characterisation is subtle, and despite the lumbering nature of the character, Bridges gives an emotional physicality to the role that belies the sadness of the man underneath. Hailee Steinfeld, at the tender age of fourteen, also turns in an incredible performance, that captures both the steely determination of Mattie Ross, as well as occasional glimpses at the vulnerable child underneath.
I cannot recommend this highly enough: if you like good cinema, see this film! 9.5/10.
I watched Annie Hall last night in a brief few hours off. I've never watched it fully beyond clips of it; I really liked it and Allen's style. Got the box set so I will be watching more of them in the coming weeks if I can.
8.3/10.
I enjoyed watching The King's Speech. 10/10
Geoffrey Rush and Colin Firth both were brilliant and I wish them good luck in the Oscars.
I watched Toy Story 3 for the second time... Mature, I know.
9.5/10
That movie was insane; one of my favorite psychological thrillers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulclem
Hey, I love the Toy Story movies, and I say that with pride.Quote:
Originally Posted by jmnixon95
La Chinoise by Jean-Luc Godard
9/10
Quote:
Originally Posted by jmnixon95
I think I have seen at least 5 times!
I just watched Charlie Bartlett.... for the second time and I still like it, Anton Yelchin is really good
Just watched No Country for Old Men again. Great psycho! He's a bit like the two killers in Pulp Fiction in that he has a moral code which just happens to be different to anyone else's.
Watched A Scanner Darkly last night - again. Great movie. I'd certainly watch it again. Lots of humour and a brilliant twist.
Dick's dedications at the end are pretty poignant.
Shelock Holmes with RDJ and that one dude from Enemy at the Gates
Rating: Slightly above dog feces
Match Point, directed by Woody Allen, excellent, very enjoyable romance/thiller.
9/10.
Available on i-player at the moment!
It genuinely scared me, and I don't know why. After I watched it I kept pulling my feet away from the edges of the bed when I was trying to sleep.Quote:
Originally Posted by jmnixon95
True Grit 9/10 I really liked it and for once it looked like the old west probably looked. I didn't really care for the ending, though, I wish they had not showed them twenty-five years later. I think it would have been better to have the voice over with Mattie riding home on a train.
"Demon Seed" dir. by Donald Cammell
9/10
Not the end of civilisation as we know it, merely another step along the way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NKWhhrv288
:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Emil Miller
Watched another Woody Allen flim last night (well got about 25 minutes left as I had to go to bed) Manhattan, I really enjoyed it - I'm getting quite addicted to Woody Allen.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
4/10
Why am I not surprised that it only got 4/10?Quote:
Originally Posted by BienvenuJDC
You Don't Know Jack. This biopic starring Al Pacino on Jack Kevorkian was very, very good. I wasn't aware of what was going on with the whole Kevorkian things when it was happening, and this movie was very informative (and, from what I've read, pretty accurate) and it makes for a very good story. And it also once again displays why Pacino is one of the great actors.
9/10.
P.S. I think Cowboys Versus Aliens looks pretty cool. :nod:
Currently watching Love and Death whilte drinking Wolf Blass white wine:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbk9YFxRDqE
I was being very generous too...Quote:
Originally Posted by Emil Miller
Neely, the film is irredeemably corny, judging by your clip, and Wolf Blass wine is therefore a fitting accompaniment, as the below indicated publicity for that winery clearly shows.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neely
When winemaker Wolfgang Blass started producing his style of red and white wines he claimed they would "make strong women weak and weak men strong"
If only.
Well, perhaps it has not aged as well as some of the other Allen films, like Manhattan, Annie Hall for sure, but still there were a few good lines and witty moments in there 6.8/10 (Match Point which is on i-player is recommended!)Quote:
Originally Posted by Emil Miller
This last week I have started with the white wine having lost the stomach for ale and the tooth for cider (hopefully it is a temporary thing). I had the yellow label Wolf Blass the other day and thought it was a fine little drink, have you tried it? Can't say that the normal one today was any good though, so maybe that lived up to the weird and stereotypical 80s sexist Australian attitude as presented in the quotation above?!?
Just Go with It - 3/10. Cannot stand Sandler.
I'm Number Four - 7/10.
Taken - 5/10.
True Grit - 8/10.
Due Date - 7/10 I only give it a 7 because the annoying character was so annoying that my enjoyment of the film diminished because he was SO annoying.
THANK YOU! Everyone I talk to is like, "That's such an awesome movie!" No, it's not!Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
[QUOTE=Neely;1013098]I had the yellow label Wolf Blass the other day and thought it was a fine little drink, have you tried it? QUOTE]
No I haven't tried it as I tend to avoid all wines with weird labels and especially Australian ones with names like Billabong Creek claret, Tuckerbag Chardonnay and also American wines including such weirdos as Blossom Hill Italian Zinfandel Rosé Sparkling Wine. People who take their drink seriously do not indulge in the French produced red (with an eye for the English market) called Fat Bastard or drink bitter called Old Tosser, even though the names are usually an accurate description of those who do.
Please return to quality before it is too late and you end up on the meths.
The Town
6/10
I give Afleck a lot of credit for doing what he and Damon said they would. Afleck is now writing and directing movies - something that very few actors are ever able to pull off.
But this movie turned out to be a pretty generic crime caper flick. There was nothing particularity gripping about any of the characters. I was impressed by the performance of the girl who played the love interest
But this movie's biggest flaw, and the reason I rate it pretty low, is it is a Heat rip-off. From the heists, the "realistic" shootout scenes. Even things copied almost exactly from Heat - such as the crook running with a duffel bag in the street, while shooting it out with a machine gun in one hand. And even the girlfriend setting a trap for the guy - calling him in with the FBI standing in the same room, only to give him a warning at the very last second - almost direct Heat rip-offs
[QUOTE=Emil Miller;1013304]Well as you know quality is my calling nature so there is no fear about me descending so low. However I think that you might be being a little harsh on the new world wines. I do not know much about wine it is true, or at least I know more about ales and ciders, but I believe that the new world wines are an emerging force and something to be considered, at least not to be so harshly dismissed. For sure the Blossom Hill is five star junk and I completely avoid wine/beer with vulgar names; one I sort of object to the vulgarity and two, it clearly rings of a cheap marketing ploy to sell junk, but the new world wines (at least not the mass market ones) are supposed to be on the up?Quote:
Originally Posted by Neely
Wolf Blass is a big step up from the likes of Blossom Hill - maybe you should give it a try, the yellow label one anyway, costs around £7.50 a bottle? I'd like you to try it in order to test my winebuds - can I trust my winebuds, I don't know? I can trust my beerbuds I know that, but my winebuds tell me the yellow label Wolf Blass is pretty drinkable (although people naturally vary).
Also, in terms of films (seeing as this is a film thread) Manhattan might be more of your thing if you've not seen it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuU6XU0_Gfs
I've just had Resident Evil's latest instalment drop through my letter box. Zombies, machine guns and all action. Ok for a miserable Tuesday night.
I've just signed up to Love film and they post films to you when you choose them on the internet. Super. I've also found Trafic by jacques tati and added it to my list. It's virtually silent, with a lot of visual humour. I really enjoyed it about 30 years ago, but could never find it. I just hope it lives up to the memories.
[QUOTE=Neely;1013333]Please don't take what I say seriously unless it concerns the arts/social issues, although, even then, there is sometimes an amusing angle to them. The rest of the subjects are just a bit of fun and tend to invite frivolity. As for wine in general, I am firmly entrenched in Europe and avoid these young whippersnappers from the antipodes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Emil Miller
Getting back to films, I have never thought of Allen as other than a clever charlatan. Born the archetypal nerd he nevertheless turned his nerdiness in his favour by sending himself up. I've been around long enough to see through the pretence but for anybody who doesn't, I hope they enjoy his films.
[QUOTE=Emil Miller;1013447]I never take what anybody says seriously. You should try the Wolf Blass yellow label though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neely
Ah, I like Allen, I like his witty nerdy style.
[QUOTE=Neely;1013463]I have just discovered that Wolf Blass is owned by Fosters:willy_nilly:Quote:
Originally Posted by Emil Miller
How could I bring myself to buy something from a company that sells beers such as BeezNeez and Pure Blonde naked?:biggrin5:
[QUOTE=Emil Miller;1013473]Really? Oh heck. Fosters? How could you buy something from a company that sells Fosters?Quote:
Originally Posted by Neely
[QUOTE=Neely;1013493]The following from Wickipedia says it all:Quote:
Originally Posted by Emil Miller
Foster's United Kingdom web site claims that "Brits drink over 30 pints of the Amber Nectar every second". While international marketing of the beer often focuses on its Australian connections, Foster's does not enjoy widespread popularity in Australia.
No I was wrong - it was rubbish. 1/10 I couldn't bring myself to finish it. I've seen it all before, and I wasn't impressed. It's gone back into the post and is at this moment winging its way back to LoveFilm.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulclem
Hopefully the next one will be better. It could be The Black Death with Sean Bean. Hmmmm
Last night I watched "Institute Benjamenta" by The Brothers Quay.
9.5/10
Those guys never cease to amaze. I always blown away by their abilities to create such an incredible mise-en-scène, not to mention the most unusual narrative to go with it. I want to be a Quay brother. Visionaries.
Last night, in theaters, I watched Vanishing on 7th Street. I had high hopes because I like Brad Anderson for The Machinist, Session 9, and Transsiberian but I was unfortunately disappointed. I don't think it was his fault though. It was a weak screenplay, in my opinion. There were some good elements, though. 6/10
Last night, on DVD, I watched The Living Dead Girl by Jean Rollin. Good stuff. I liked it. 7.5/10