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Tell No One: French thriller about an innocent guy caught up in a bunch of murders. At over 2 hours long I thought the film would drag a bit but as the story twists and turns its fairly edge-of-your-seat cinema that keeps you watching - the biggest problem was that, by the end, the twist-o-rama gets pretty confusing. Another minor downside is the presence of so many similar-looking women that its all a bit confusing in the middle of the film. The actings superb, given that there are no French heavyweights in the cast and the overall look and feel are very realistic. Ultimately, a very good piece of cinema should go down well with anyone that likes a good film. 8/10 Crank: holy-shit has pretty much won the worst film Ive seen all year title already. Its like someone polled the nuts and zoo readers asking the 100 things youd most like to see in a film, then tried to link them all together, but failed - epically. Someone obviously put Latino Gangsters because our old pal Noel Gugliemi made another appearance as the ultimate typecast! More like watching someone play Grand Theft Auto than a film. Full of: bad product placement, terrible acting, mostly pointless scenes and rubbish stereotypes. Id almost slipped into a coma by the end of it. Less substance than a low-budget porno avoid like the plague. 0.1/10 (only because theres a boob) The Darjeeling Limited: (with Hotel Chevalier). The fact that theres a pointless short film before the main feature shows how needlessly up-its own arse this one is. Not a big change from any of his previous features with the usual themes, style, casting and characters; so if you like other Wes Anderson films you should love this. The whole film is pretty quirky and contains loads of pretentious symbolism / imagery, as well as the occasional cheesy line. The three brothers play well off each other, and although theyre relatively safely cast its entertaining to watch their spiritual journey. The soundtrack dominated a lot of the film, and was clearly put in to make the it exponentially cooler. The decent strong story saved this one from being another Life Aquatic... 7/10

Tom's are actually pretty cheap for string compared to most of the shops in town, if you're buying single packets.

So you think you can dance!!!!

I've got Sky Broadband... 2GB d/l, but can pay more for 8GB... the line's pretty stable although the routers are touch and go. 1st router was fine, hardly ever dropped out. 2nd router is pretty gash and takes a 2 minute break every hour. They're sagem ones, although netgear also provide Sky broadband with routers. (Have this because it's dirt cheap with Sky TV and the free skytalk)

Chopper Read's apparently a stand-up comedian these days... his website reckons you'll laugh your ears off! (No joke)

4 Months, 3 weeks and 2 days: didn't even read the synopsis for this one (wish I had so it didn't rock my face off!) but watched it because of the critical acclaim it's generated. Pretty brutal - subtly and graphically in parts - and realistic drama that hits home pretty hard. The acting's extraordinary and there's a lot of long single-take shots that heighten the drama drama - similar to Michael Haneke films. More than anything, the film's about the extremes of friendship. A must-see if you like your world cinema, but for others it'd be very much love/hate. 7/10

The Fall [DVD] [2008]: Amazon.co.uk: Justine Waddell, Lee Pace, Robin Smith, Catinca Untaru, Tarsem Singh: DVD 4.98 on Amazon too... also on Blu-Ray, which would be phen-fucking-ominal!

Office Angels - Back Wynd

Red Sonia: not the type of film you're going to sit down and properly analyse, so here's my favourite things about it. bunch of blondes with long swords (and longer pins) 60 foot squatting stone Buddha, 30 foot stone bull, and other the massive props Arnie's RAGING cod-piece Arnie's RAGING growl at the kid Everyone's unnecessarily impractical fighting gear Bunch of bad guys wearing jeans (in the middle-ages) Agile mechanical dragon-serpent (in the middle-ages) Brigette Nielsen's outstanding pins - before she turned into a mess. Everyone trying their hardest to see who can act the worst. Overall I love how Arnie keeps appearing, and risking his life to save an incompetent ginger woman that hates all men!!! Would be brilliant after a few drinks. Utter cheese, but totally watchable. 6/10

Saw that guy at the Lemon Tree last night... Absolutely top notch... My face is still sore from laughing. I think the fact that he's from Glasgow makes is all the better.

Aye, that link is fairly making the rounds on the inter-office e-mail train... Sounds like a British version of TuckerMax.com stories

Breaking the Waves: Set in Scotland c. 1970s, it tells the story of a local lass who marries a Norwegian oil worker and their life after an accident. My biggest issue was that it was too long: 2 hours of slow churning, a 30 min spike of insane drama and then back to the churn for another 20 mins. It's not exactly uplifting, mainly because it covers topics like love / monogamy / religion / disability. It's filmed using a shaky-cam, which can get quite annoying and the very last scene is 100% totally stupid. The biggest reason to watch this film is Emily Watson's outstanding performance, first major role and she absolutely stole the show. The rest of the cast are also brilliant - which makes the story more believable and essentially keeps you watching. The soundtrack's also pretty good. I love Lars Von Trier's stuff, but this isn't his strongest film. A good piece of film that's well worth watching... if you can last to the end. 6/10

YouTube - Flash Point End Fight Scene - HD This is one of my favourites, watched it 3 times through on the night I saw the film.

Been my favourite film ever since it's release... well overdue a re-watch now!!!

I've just started watching 8 out of 10 cats and it's much more watchable than the stand up he does. Sean Locke and Jason Manford carry the show though.

If there are any tickets left you should be able to get them from the AECC site itself. I personally wouldn't pay 30 to see him though (especially for the furthest seats). Guys like Russel Howard / Ross Noble / Ed Byrnes are all coming in at about 1/2 the price.

Finding Nemo: having recently read that this film made it in to Time Magazine's "100 greatest films of all-time" list (!) and held the record of biggest-selling DVD of all time (!!) I figured it'd be worth checking out. The film is technically outstanding: looks amazing & vibrant, animation is great, the surround-sound track is among the best I've heard and the research in to the ocean and ocean life shines through. Lots of good jokes throughout for both adults and kids. However, it's not a very original story, has about 30 minor characters that you want to know more about, manages to downplay a family massacre, and dozens of cultural references / homages / stereotypes. Overall: I wouldn't have put this in the 100 greatest films of all time myself, but it is a great film, very enjoyable - even if it's not quite on par with Toy Story. 8/10

Not likely that there's a dedicated restaurant for vegetarians, but I'm looking for a place that puts on a good selection of veggie dishes (not just macaroni) that would be suitable for a special occasion. Does such a place exist up here?

I Am Legend: was quite skeptical about this but ended up thoroughly enjoying it. Will Smith did a pretty fine job of holding his own through the first hour of the film as the only character. A couple of gratuitous action scenes thrown in to keep the masses amused. Details on why some people are immune aren't given, which pissed me off. Trying to squeeze in the Omega Man this week as a comparison, but this is definitely worth a watch. 7/10 Ghost Rider: just no. I always wonder why established actors like Cage agree to such shite, over substantial roles, surely he doesn't need the cash!?!? The whole concept is crap, even by 'comic adaptation' standards and the only redeeming feature is Eva Mendez. The CGI is ok, but a flaming skeleton walking around pointing at people like Hulk Hogan will always look ridiculous. Barely watchable. 2/10

Every time I see someone Aberdeen-Music-ish in the real world I shit myself because of this thread.

Charlie Wilsons War: pretty solid story with top acting but the biggest selling-point for me was the script, which threw up loads of funny & witty one-liners as well as some comedy situations. Seymour-Hoffman steals the show, and the film should keep you amused and informed, although the light-hearted mood makes it difficult to gauge how much of it is accurate. 7/10 Princess (2006): mostly animation, but spliced with real video. A film about one mans bad-blood against the porn industry. Weird story, weird animation and some royally fucked-up subject matter Worth a look for those that like their films different, but slow pace to begin with may put people off. 6/10 http://www.aberdeen-music.com/forums/movies-tv/54247-fall.html#post755084 2nd time in a couple of months, still enjoyed it tremendously. Cant beat this film for looks, the storys simple and actings great. A Must see! 9/10 Ratatoulie: not as good as other pixar offerings and a pretty textbook story: misunderstood animal / robot has to change attitudes and be accepted for one life passion - succeeds. Entertaining, but more for the kids than films like Toy Story 6/10 Juno: 3rd/4th time round, still affa enjoyable. Really like the quirky indie feel, despite the relatively established cast and the director shoving his 'cooler-than-you' influences in all over the place. Great story, although it totally glorifies teen pregnancy to the maxxx! 8/10

This is only 5 in the HMV sale at the minute. Picked it up at the weekend & watched it again... brilliant!