JawD 99 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 10,000BC - I was told before that it was a crock of shite. I think though that my low expectations of it meant that I actually found it ok. Just ok mind. Nowt special and its easy to pick holes in. Similar story to Apocalypto. Just not as good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusoda Kid 1 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Gone Baby Gone.Terrible name (considering the subject mater) but a very promising directorial debut from Ben Afleck. I'm sure the ending won't appeal to a lot of people with the moral questions it raises rather than delivering an action payoff that many would expect but for me it makes it all the more interesting. Another very strong performance from Casey Afleck who supported strongly by the ever dependable Ed Harris and Morgan Freeman, Amy Ryan as the bairns less than sympathetic mother is possibly the stand out performance though, making you want to slap her every time she's on the screen. Only Michelle Monaghan's character feels a little bit underdeveloped but that is a small critiscism. It came out quite a while ago in America but was delayed here due to the McCann situation, and you can see why as there is an uncanny resemblence between the girl in the film and Madeline. Well worth going to see. He can't even act never mind direct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloopJohn 0 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 andrei rublev [andrei tarkovsky] 10/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 (edited) The Seventh Seal. Nearly as good as Bill and Ted. Edited May 1, 2008 by alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1219 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Gone Baby Gone.Terrible name (considering the subject mater) but a very promising directorial debut from Ben Afleck. I'm sure the ending won't appeal to a lot of people with the moral questions it raises rather than delivering an action payoff that many would expect but for me it makes it all the more interesting. Another very strong performance from Casey Afleck who supported strongly by the ever dependable Ed Harris and Morgan Freeman, Amy Ryan as the bairns less than sympathetic mother is possibly the stand out performance though, making you want to slap her every time she's on the screen. Only Michelle Monaghan's character feels a little bit underdeveloped but that is a small critiscism. It came out quite a while ago in America but was delayed here due to the McCann situation, and you can see why as there is an uncanny resemblence between the girl in the film and Madeline. Well worth going to see. He can't even act never mind direct Alfred Hitchcock couldn't act either but that didn't stop him from being one of the greatest directors of all time. Afleck may not be Brando but he's directed a very good film there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Gone Baby Gone.Terrible name (considering the subject mater) but a very promising directorial debut from Ben Afleck. I'm sure the ending won't appeal to a lot of people with the moral questions it raises rather than delivering an action payoff that many would expect but for me it makes it all the more interesting. Another very strong performance from Casey Afleck who supported strongly by the ever dependable Ed Harris and Morgan Freeman, Amy Ryan as the bairns less than sympathetic mother is possibly the stand out performance though, making you want to slap her every time she's on the screen. Only Michelle Monaghan's character feels a little bit underdeveloped but that is a small critiscism. It came out quite a while ago in America but was delayed here due to the McCann situation, and you can see why as there is an uncanny resemblence between the girl in the film and Madeline. Well worth going to see. He can't even act never mind direct Alfred Hitchcock couldn't act either but that didn't stop him from being one of the greatest directors of all time. Afleck may not be Brando but he's directed a very good film there. Hitchcock acted in almost every film he made, and they were generally classics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3807 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Balls of fury. I laughed a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Just watching The Good, The Bad & The Ugly. Aka the greatest film of all time. Just got up to the bit when Tuco finds the cemetery and The Ecstacy Of Gold is playing, probably my favourite movie scene of all time. Absolutely breathtaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Genius. Arch Stanton tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Genius. Arch Stanton tbh. The one next to Arch Stanton tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manc-mag 1 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Genius. Arch Stanton tbh. The one next to Arch Stanton tbh. Yeah...I fucking know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Genius. Arch Stanton tbh. The one next to Arch Stanton tbh. Yeah...I fucking know! I know man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloopJohn 0 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Vozvrashcheniye "The Return" [Andrei Zvyagintsev] 8/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1219 Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Modern Times - My first Chaplin and it didn't do much for me at all I must admit. It's well made and looks great for it's age and very well choriographed (I did really like the scene where he goes into the machine) but I thought it was supposed to be a comedy? I smirked a few times but that's it. Decent film but fell totally flat as a comedy. Full marks to Paulette Godard for being the first female in a silent (that I've seen) film to be a real looker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 48 Hours. You know it's good folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howay 12496 Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 48 Hours. You know it's good folks. Quality film especially the bar scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 Modern Times - My first Chaplin and it didn't do much for me at all I must admit. It's well made and looks great for it's age and very well choriographed (I did really like the scene where he goes into the machine) but I thought it was supposed to be a comedy? I smirked a few times but that's it.Decent film but fell totally flat as a comedy. Full marks to Paulette Godard for being the first female in a silent (that I've seen) film to be a real looker. Chaplin started all about the funny and got more political until there weren't that many laughs in the end. The earlier stuff is the best. The Circus and the Kid are funniest for me. full films (almost) http://www.archive.org/details/TheCircus http://www.archive.org/details/TheKid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JawD 99 Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 Doomsday Shite, but! Worth seeing. Its kinda in the same vein as Dog Soldiers etc. I mean, you know its going to be shite just through knowing what its about. But, a few cans and a lazy night its worth watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magma 0 Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 Forgetting Sarah Marshall - Was a good film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper 0 Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 hotel rwanda,- wor lass was crying her eyes out. and as usual i did the innapropriate laugh instead of cry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 hotel rwanda,- wor lass was crying her eyes out. and as usual i did the innapropriate laugh instead of cry A speciality of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 The Warriors. What a classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 The Warriors. What a classic. You only watch classics innit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 The Warriors. What a classic. You only watch classics innit? It's the best way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted May 4, 2008 Share Posted May 4, 2008 Boy and Bicycle Ridley Scott's first short film is a half hour traipse around the North East with a boy (Tony Scott) playing hooky from school. Made in 1965, I didn't recognise anywhere (though it was apparently filmed mainly in South Shields, where he was brought up). There is a reference to Harton where I went to school though. It's available as an extra on the special edition DVD of... The Duellists Ridley scott's first film proper won the Grand Prix at Cannes. It has some gorgeous scenes, not least the final one of the sun breaking over a valley as Harvey Keitel in full Napolean garb looks on, it's Herzogian in it's lingering beauty. The story didn't really do it for me however as two men persist in chasing their own version of honour over decades, forgetting the insignificant trigger for their constant duelling. Family Plot Hitchcock's last film. A bit dull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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