Scorge Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 Senna - Really captivating, and well thought out docu-film about one of the greatest natural talents ever to grace F1: it is slightly biased, but not so much to spoil it. Even if you know where the film ultimately ends, it's no less affecting.Hangover 2 - Nowhere near as funny as the first one, it's basically the same movie but in a different country. There are a few chuckles (mostly involving Chow) but not a film I'd watch again in a hurry.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girl anachronism Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 You've Been Trumped I can quite honestly say, without any exaggeration that I have never been so moved by a film. I literally sat there feeling physically sick for a large proportion of the film, and with a tear in my eye and a lump in my throat for the remainder. It just beggars belief that there's been such a media blackout of the relentless destruction of the beautiful Menie wilderness by Trump and his cronies and that the horrifyingly thuggish behaviour of Grampian Police has gone unchecked. I always thought Trump a very vulgar and brash individual anyway, but this has just thoroughly amplified my feelings. Anyway, people should definitely see this film for themselves and make up their own minds, it's actually quite an apolitical account of the whole situation, people may think it biased, but I think this is only due to the fact that so many people involved declined to be interviewed. This is definitely a film that needs to be seen by as many people as possible. There are already plans for screenings in Edinburgh and Glasgow, heading towards a large screening in New York on the 7th of July. 10/10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 Bad Lieutenant - wait... what?**** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke1976 Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 Mystic River. A murder mystery film and so much more. Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 Senna - Really captivating, and well thought out docu-film about one of the greatest natural talents ever to grace F1: it is slightly biased, but not so much to spoil it. Even if you know where the film ultimately ends, it's no less affecting.Saw this at the cinema last night. I thought it was brilliant and very moving. Once the graphic appeared on screen stating "San Marino Grand Prix, Imola 1994" chills ran down my spine. That whole sequence, although being the climax of the film, was very uncomfortable to watch. Brought back memories of watching the footage live on TV at the time. I started watching F1 as Senna was dominant but I think at the time I was very much a Williams fan so the importance of Senna kind of passed me by as I was concentrating on Nigel Mansell and Ricardo Patrese. This film really pushed home just how much he meant to the sport and Brasil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeanette Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 Saw Bridesmaids on Friday night. I thought it was great. A film for forgetting everything else that's happening and just full of giggles (lots of ridiculous toilet humour!) Bit of a lull in the middle but overall it's pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 X-Men First Class - Simply amazing film. James McAvoy is very decent as a young Professor X. Shows how the X-Men came to be and how they found each other and why certain people were evil and certain people were good. Oh, and apart from Sigourney Weaver in Paul It has one of the best thought out cameos I've seen in a while. Look out for it when they're scouting for mutants Definitely one to see if you liked the other ones and definitely one to see if you didn't. **** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 Penny Serenade ...Cary Grant & Irene Dunne in an old film about relationship/marriage/adoption...slow but OK. Unlikely to appeal to under 60s.The Early Bird ... Norman Wisdom..made me laugh when it came out, and still raised a chuckle today. Good nostalgia fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 A Very Long EngagementFrench movie by Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amelie, City of Lost Children, Delicatessen, Alien: Resurrection) about a young woman (Audrey Tautou) searching for her fianc who went missing, presumed dead, during World War One.Stunning movie. Emotive, heartfelt, some amazing performances and gloriously dark as I've come to expect from Jeunet. One or two minor pacing problems but overall, a triumph.9/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaki Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Hotel Rwanda An absolute cracker of a film based in a hotel in Kigali during the Rwandan genocide. It is based on true events and characters with Don Cheadle playing a hotel manager who goes to extraordinary lengths to protect innocent civilians. It was a tough ride, particularly because it is based on truth but I thought it was brilliantly paced and very tense. I was actually pleased at the 12 certification because it meant that the machete action wasnt as gruesome as it might have been. A must see 9/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Walk The LineI finally got around to watching this excellent biopic about the Man In Black. Great performances all-round, especially from Joaquin Phoenix as the flawed, but basically good Johnny Cash. Reese Witherspoon - despite having a voice that could strip paint - is superb as June Carter. Good support from ole' T1000 himself, Robert Patrick, as Cash's less-than supportive father. He seems to have aged badly in the 14 years between T2 and this movie. A must-see. 9/10Sex and the City 1 & 2Naw, really!I bought my partner the complete box set for Xmas last year and we've been working our way through this irritating, but entertaining series that should only connect with those fortunate enough to have a salary in excess of $250K per annum.For those of you not familiar with SATC, it's set in an alternative universe where fashion is God and all of the world's problems can be solved by a pair of Manolo Blahnik slingbacks and a Manhattan cocktail. The main characters are three completely neurotic women, who, in the 12 years their universe has been in existence, have demonstrated ZERO personal development. There's a fourth character, who's grounded, but has the sex drive of a randy orang-utang. In this world, all men are useless and need only to have a single flaw (e.g. wrong cufflinks) to be discarded and cast from the women's lives forever...until they meet again under ridiculous circumstances and engage in a quick, regret-filled knee-trembler, the details of which we, the viewer, have to endure the next time these airheads meet for breakfast.TV Series - entertaining and had it's moments (Sam's sex scene's were hilarious) 7/10Movies - Shite. 2/10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaki Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Walk The LineSex and the City 1 & 2Naw, really!I bought my partner the complete box set for Xmas last year and we've been working our way through this irritating, but entertaining series that should only connect with those fortunate enough to have a salary in excess of $250K per annum.For those of you not familiar with SATC, it's set in an alternative universe where fashion is God and all of the world's problems can be solved by a pair of Manolo Blahnik slingbacks and a Manhattan cocktail. The main characters are three completely neurotic women, who, in the 12 years their universe has been in existence, have demonstrated ZERO personal development. There's a fourth character, who's grounded, but has the sex drive of a randy orang-utang. In this world, all men are useless and need only to have a single flaw (e.g. wrong cufflinks) to be discarded and cast from the women's lives forever...until they meet again under ridiculous circumstances and engage in a quick, regret-filled knee-trembler, the details of which we, the viewer, have to endure the next time these airheads meet for breakfast.TV Series - entertaining and had it's moments (Sam's sex scene's were hilarious) 7/10Movies - Shite. 2/10Must spread... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Walk The LineI finally got around to watching this excellent biopic about the Man In Black. Great performances all-round, especially from Joaquin Phoenix as the flawed, but basically good Johnny Cash. Reese Witherspoon - despite having a voice that could strip paint - is superb as June Carter. Good support from ole' T1000 himself, Robert Patrick, as Cash's less-than supportive father. He seems to have aged badly in the 14 years between T2 and this movie. A must-see. 9/10Sex and the City 1 & 2Naw, really!I bought my partner the complete box set for Xmas last year and we've been working our way through this irritating, but entertaining series that should only connect with those fortunate enough to have a salary in excess of $250K per annum.For those of you not familiar with SATC, it's set in an alternative universe where fashion is God and all of the world's problems can be solved by a pair of Manolo Blahnik slingbacks and a Manhattan cocktail. The main characters are three completely neurotic women, who, in the 12 years their universe has been in existence, have demonstrated ZERO personal development. There's a fourth character, who's grounded, but has the sex drive of a randy orang-utang. In this world, all men are useless and need only to have a single flaw (e.g. wrong cufflinks) to be discarded and cast from the women's lives forever...until they meet again under ridiculous circumstances and engage in a quick, regret-filled knee-trembler, the details of which we, the viewer, have to endure the next time these airheads meet for breakfast.TV Series - entertaining and had it's moments (Sam's sex scene's were hilarious) 7/10Movies - Shite. 2/10I still like the description of SatC in 'Family Guy' - a show about 3 prostitutes and their mother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 I still like the description of SatC in 'Family Guy' - a show about 3 prostitutes and their mother.I've not had the pleasure - but will look it out.The Simpsons did a brief skit where Patti and Selma are watching "Nookie in New York" on the telly and claim that "it's like a window into our lives" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Sex and the City 1 & 2Naw, really!I bought my partner the complete box set for Xmas last year and we've been working our way through this irritating, but entertaining series that should only connect with those fortunate enough to have a salary in excess of $250K per annum.For those of you not familiar with SATC, it's set in an alternative universe where fashion is God and all of the world's problems can be solved by a pair of Manolo Blahnik slingbacks and a Manhattan cocktail. The main characters are three completely neurotic women, who, in the 12 years their universe has been in existence, have demonstrated ZERO personal development. There's a fourth character, who's grounded, but has the sex drive of a randy orang-utang. In this world, all men are useless and need only to have a single flaw (e.g. wrong cufflinks) to be discarded and cast from the women's lives forever...until they meet again under ridiculous circumstances and engage in a quick, regret-filled knee-trembler, the details of which we, the viewer, have to endure the next time these airheads meet for breakfast.TV Series - entertaining and had it's moments (Sam's sex scene's were hilarious) 7/10Movies - Shite. 2/10Best review in a long while in this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest E.C Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 5 Days of War - another pathetic attempt to make a gritty war movie into another ACTION DRAMA complete with corny 'heroic' one-liners. Uninteresting drivel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teabags Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Pan's Labyrinth - Fucking ace. Anti-fascist as fuck with some cool visuals. Yaldie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Pan's Labyrinth - Fucking ace. Anti-fascist as fuck with some cool visuals. Yaldie.Terrific movie and the young lass is just superb in the lead role. Mr Eyes-In-His-Hands (aka the Pale Man) has got to be the scariest character in recent memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Yep...an excellent film (Pan's Labyrinth). Watched Mystic River last night....didn't impress me as much as it did Luke 1976, but still a good watch, with a great cast. Although well-acted I wasn't particularly surprised by the plot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke1976 Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Terrific movie and the young lass is just superb in the lead role. Mr Eyes-In-His-Hands (aka the Pale Man) has got to be the scariest character in recent memory.Her new step dad was pretty damn scary too. Every time he was on screen i found myself worrying for all others concerned. Whether they were his enemy, family or a fellow facist he was brutal. I remember voting for him in a best baddie category that year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorge Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 Machete - Unbridled B-movie joy with extra helpings of cheese. Seeing Steven Seagal as a baddie makes a nice change too. I liked this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Nice Andrew Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 Rango - I was apprehensive about this as it looked like anotehr cgi kids film wih Johnny Depp, though was pleasantly surprised at it's humour and stunning visuals. Even get a cgi Hunter S Thompson cameo.8/10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Nice Andrew Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 I personally thought this was fucking terrible.You, personally? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest E.C Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Sucker Punch - god awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Mac Posted June 30, 2011 Report Share Posted June 30, 2011 Transformers - Dark of the Moon - Good visuals, terrible drawn out film. Hopefully Michael Bay is done with these and we get a decent reboot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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