Despicable Me though not as good as Disney's movies, but it was a fun to watch. So 7/10
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Despicable Me though not as good as Disney's movies, but it was a fun to watch. So 7/10
Ironclad - 7/10
Knights Templar
King John
Magna Carta
Brutality of War
I've just been watching "Don't Let Me Go" or something like that - it's absolutely rubbish, complete twaddle. I've turned it off halfway, what a silly waste of time. I can't be doing with watching rubbish like this. Avoid.
I did the same with "Mr Brooks" the other day, rubbish.
If you want good TV/film then watch the original version of "The Killing"; a Danish drama, it wipes the floor with any of this sort of nonsense.
Loved Hedwig, both on stage and the movie. Excellent score.
Last movie I saw was Conviction, which I watched on hbo. Great true life exoneration of wrongly convicted man story but not a great treatment of it. I kept thinking that, in terms of script, tone, sophistication and direction, hbo itself would have likely done a much better job, per their usual yen for assembling writing and directing talent and for emphasizing character and overcoming the pitfalls of hackneyed Hollywood formula, than the movie did. A good cast, for sure, but only Minnie Driver in a supporting role truly scored, with the script giving her something slightly beyond the generic to work with.
Still, for the story, and for the chance to see a first rate cast - Swank, Rockwell, Driver, Juliette Lewis and Melissa Leo in small but momentous gigs - worthwhile.
The Help - 7.5/10
I could have done without a certain laughably dramatic, teary scene between Skeeter and her mother. Otherwise, I thought the movie was good. The southern white women were so very deplorable. :)
Colombiana 8/10 I liked it. I'm trying not to feel guilty about it.
Watchmen - again. I fell asleep the first time and missed - well I don't know what I missed. I liked it this time though. 8/10. Really well made.
A Single Man with Colin Firth.
Good movie, Tom Ford's first work as a director. Stylistic. Thumbs up.
The problem about that film is that it's essentially a bad Luc Besson (he wrote Columbiana too though) knock off. Leon the Professional and La Femme Nikita are better movies that are very similar, if you haven't seen them before.Quote:
Originally Posted by qimissung
Thank you, OrphanPip. :) I knew it was a "good" B movie. My remark was supposed to mean that I was enjoying a guilty pleasure.
I have seen The Professional and Nikita (the latter to long ago to really have more than a hazy memory of it,which is silenced by my more recent viewing of the American version with Bridgit Fonda); and let's not forget The Fifth Element!
I watched Bullet Proof Monk last night. It has the usual hokum of a Tibetan Buddhist Monk trained in martial arts and saving the world. It was nice to hear a few lines of Buddhist wisdom in the film between the fight scenes. he fight scenes were good too. 6/10
I went to my local movie theatre and saw "The Help" I had great trouble (being an aussie) understanding the Southern accent, for me subtitles would have been great.
We saw "The Help" about a week ago. I enloyed it. However, that is not that last movie I watched.Quote:
Originally Posted by hazelk
My son and I watched "Fury of the Wolfman", one of three "Serial Chillers" on DVD.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fury_of_the_Wolfman
5/10
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"London Boulevard" was good, starring Colin Farrell.
Rise of the planet of the apes - it was awesome! i loved it, Serkis is really good (when you can't see his face) and people suck.