movies

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

not had a movie thread int eh last coupel of weeks so what have we al watched lately then?

Saw that 50 first dates, romantic comedy thing, surprisingly good, worth a watch, quite funny.

Confesions of a teenage drama queen, not even the lovely Lindsay Lohans cleavage could save this dire film, no consistency, utter guff, avoid, Mean girls is a far superior film.

Sorcerer Roy Scheider stars in this 1977 classic. Basically him and a team have to deliver a cargo of nitroglycerine 200 miles through the jungle filled with dangers to an oil field to extinguish an oil field fire. Why they couldn;t just chopper it in close I have no idea but thats not the point is it. Worth a watch if you can find it! I bought mine from the US.

Pocahontas 2 worse than the 1st film, children will say its crap as well.

Seen all the extended versions of lord of the rings, if your buying the films get the extended versions.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

oh yeah watched tango and cash yesterday, what a film, Brilliant! never tire of it.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

rented Bulletproof monk, Big Daddy and 2001 space oddesy...

the choices were mainly with the boyo in mind, big daddy is funny, with adam sandler, bulletproof monk is alright, usual cheesy martial arts film, but worth a watch and 2001 is as it always was....weird...

i fell asleep watchin 2001...my son actually got up and said "im goin to bed" ...lol

ive noticed ITV2 seem to be puttin a film on every night at 9 now so thats always a good one to watch out for...

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

big daddy is quite good.

Bullet proof monk is so so.

2001 is one you need to be in the mood to watch. "HAL why are you trying to kill me?" "I'm not David, I'm protecting you"

Site Subscriber Joined: 24 Apr 2004 Posts: 318

went to see oceans 12 last night - loved oceans 11, one of my fav films of all time.
12 I wouldn't say was as good as 11, seemed a bit 'bitty' if you see what I mean, the whole heist bit was dissapointing wasn't anywhere near as good as in 11.

Funny film though and would recommend it as a 'chill out and don't concentrate too much' kind of film.
I give it 3/5

Also saw Ray on monday night, and loved it, great music and Jamie Fox got the whole character and menerisms(sp) of Ray Charles spot on.
Quite a long film (2.5hrs) and a bit depressing in parts but great music, ended a bit abruptly though, would like to see the full 5hr version, no doubt the DVD will have that.
5/5 for that.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

oh yeah i caught a film on late one night this weekend i thnk "Thirt13n Ghosts" i think it was called...very strange...about a mad guy who captured ghosts, imprisoned them in his amazing house, died left house to family who moved in and the ghosts got set free....

bit wierd, but one i had to stay up and see to the end.

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

13 ghosts was crap i thought! But yeah it was on the telly, I came home and the mrs was in bed crapping herself watching it! lol

I am waiting for my dvd of oceans 12 which I was meant to have weeks ago! Same for meet the fockers!

Ray looks good, Blues Brothers was another good one where the real man was in it himself! Thats a good film.

Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

oh and i watched Thin Red Line the other day....that was very good i thought

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

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Mr Quoter-vator Joined: 16 Feb 2004 Posts: 7405

its a WW2 film, bit like saving private ryan, based in the south pacific against the japs...very good, wortha watch defo.

Site Subscriber Joined: 24 Apr 2004 Posts: 318

Meet the Fockers is funny - not much else to it but then there was never meant to be Very Happy

Blues Brothers is right up there in my all time fav films.

Saw "Life is beautiful" a while ago on DVD - italian (dubbed in english) film about the jews in the concentration camps in ww2, excellent film, very serious message (obviously) but done in a very funny way - was falling off my seat in some places, yet was very respectful and sobering at the same time - it's the good old cleche (sp?) you'll laugh, you'll cry film.
6/5 for that one, a must see.

Posted: Wed Feb 09, 2005 3:41 am

Meet the Fockers was funny,
Sideways is pretty good too,

Site Subscriber Joined: 24 Apr 2004 Posts: 318

Been wanting to see The Aviator but I refuse to of principal.
I refuse to see any film with 'that guy' in it Laughing

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

I ghave it on good authority the aviator is utter crap anyway.

Site Subscriber Joined: 24 Apr 2004 Posts: 318

Thanks for that Chris Laughing

Had heard some decent reviews now I don't feel I have to force myself to watch it

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

Aviator is good, IMO

Thin Red line is ace.

Site Subscriber Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 4722

Butterfly effect...

Fantasic film...

highly recommended

8/10

Site Subscriber Joined: 24 Apr 2004 Posts: 318

hmmm, Butterfly Effect, strange but good!

Similarly Donnie Darko (sp?)

Site Subscriber Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 4722

kinda like donnie darko...

but i had no idear wtf was going on in that

i like time filmes..

can get VERY deep.

butterfly effect is quite deep.

but very good.

so if anyone can mention a good time film, where chaning the past etc..

plz let me know as there my fav type of films Smile

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

12 Monkeys is about the best time film I have seen... If you haven't seen it... highly recommended!

Site Subscriber Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 4722

hehe, thanks neal.. just edited mine to ask for any recommendations :p