delboy Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 the boy in the striped pyjamas and it was rather good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Tank Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Tales of the Earth Seas , Good but the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Vicky Cristina Barcelona....agree with the general opinion. It wasn't absolutely top-notch Woody, but definitely a step in the right direction. I enjoyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 I quite enjoyed RocknRolla last night.Tonight we watched Vantage Point, not too shabby, got slightly daft towards the end but the storyline kept you guessing for a good while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbroken Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 i watched trailer park of terror the other day. was pleasing.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 i saw a charming film from 2003 called heartlands this morning with michael sheen and a cast of some usual brit suspects - celia imrie, mark strong, mark addy, jim carter and a pre gavin and stacey ruth jones and james cordon. and paul 'hi de hi ho de ho' shane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Deathnail Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 Went to see Benjamin Button last night. Was mostly entertaining but the corn syrup is quite liberally applied and some parts were far too close to Gump Land. It was long as well. Would I see it in the cinema again? No.Would I buy it? No.Would I fall asleep in front of it on a Sunday with a hangover? Probably.Still strikes me as an unusual choice for Fincher to make this movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Elvis Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 The Man with the Screaming Brain with Bruce Campbell. Awesome cheesy Bruce Campbell goodness!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted February 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 I watched Notorious last night, which was absolutely brilliant.I don't really know enough about Biggie as a person to comment on how accurate the portrayal of him was, but they painted him as a sort of gentle giant who didn't want to hurt anyone, and was sucked into the world of drug dealing and gangs against his will to look after his daughter. I'm not entirely convinced this really is the case (especially given that the contributors to the movie were his best friend P Diddy and his mother), but it made for pretty compelling viewing.The actor who played him put in a great performance, as did the actress who played Lil' Kim, and the guy who played Tupac. My only complaint about the movie was that it felt really rushed in places, and the running time could have done with being a bit longer to delve into his character a bit further. For example his year in prison passed in about 20 seconds, and they didn't really touch on his other arrests and brushes with the law. The East Coast / West coast rivalry, which is pretty central to Biggie's life, wasn't touched on until the last half hour of the film, and then suddenly it was just there, they didn't really explain how it all began and didn't go into much detail about how Tupac suddenly and ferociously turned on Biggie. They omitted the fact that Biggie and Puffy were implicated in, and largely blamed for, Tupac's murder, instead showing Biggie greiving for his fallen ex-comrade, and later implied that Biggie was only killed because he was East Coast, with no mention of the fact that it was seen as a revenge killing. Suge Knight was only glimpsed very briefly in the film and you didn't see him stirring up the rivalry, and you didn't see all the stuff about Tupac pretty much calling out and threatening to kill the entire East Coast scene on his records. There wasn't any mention of the fact that Bad Boy and Death Row were business rivals, and crucially they didn't mention the fact that when Biggie came on the scene, rap was firmly centered on the West Coast and he pretty much single handedly shifted the attnetion back to the East Coast. I know it's a lot to cram into a 2 hour film, but it did feel really rushed in places and it could have easily filled 3 hours.For all it's faults though, it was a truly excellent film, really compelling stuff, the 2 hours fly by. An absolute must see for anyone, whether they are into Biggie's music or the hip-hop scene, or otherwise. Highly recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted February 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 This video was Tupac's response after he was shot the first time and blamed Biggie and Puffy for setting it up. He's basically threatening to kill Biggie, Puffy, the whole of Bad Boy records, Lil' Kim, Junior Mafia, Mob Deep, Jay-Z ,and saying he fucked Faith Evans! It pretty much escalated the whole thing from arguments into shootings and led to him being killed.YouTube - Tupac - Hit Em Up(Uncensored) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 This video was Tupac's response after he was shot the first time and blamed Biggie and Puffy for setting it up. He's basically threatening to kill Biggie, Puffy, the whole of Bad Boy records, Lil' Kim, Junior Mafia, Mob Deep, Jay-Z ,and saying he fucked Faith Evans! It pretty much escalated the whole thing from arguments into shootings and led to him being killed.YouTube - Tupac - Hit Em Up(Uncensored)If you haven't already, you should check out Nick Broomfields doc about Biggie as an accompaniment. Some of the archive footage of his rap battles is incredible. I'm looking forward to seeing Notorious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Jo-D Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 Extreme Movie - Extremely Sh1t!Swing Vote - K.Costner gets to make the deciding vote for the US president..however it was his daughter who tried to vote in the first place...kinda reminds me of a weekday afternoon five movie...but with famouse people in it...nothing specialHard Candy - not what I was expecting, some twists and seeing the peado thing from the other side made it bit different to other movies similar story lines - worth a watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted February 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 Extreme Movie - Extremely Sh1t!Swing Vote - K.Costner gets to make the deciding vote for the US president..however it was his daughter who tried to vote in the first place...kinda reminds me of a weekday afternoon five movie...but with famouse people in it...nothing specialHard Candy - not what I was expecting, some twists and seeing the peado thing from the other side made it bit different to other movies similar story lines - worth a watchI squirmed all the way through that castration scene. Sheesh... *crosses legs*The twist at the end was a bit rubbish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afro Droid Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 I squirmed all the way through that castration scene. Sheesh... *crosses legs*The twist at the end was a bit rubbish.Agreed, although I still thought overall it was pretty good.Check out Pretty Persuasion for a similiarly themed, but better (IMO), film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Jo-D Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 I shall do cheers!Just watched Bolt, nae bad, hampsters pretty funny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 i saw the acid house on film 4 last night, it was nae bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 ive been making my way throught the National Lampoons Holiday Vacations this week, muchos banter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted February 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 ive been making my way throught the National Lampoons Holiday Vacations this week, muchos banter.The first one is worth watching just for Beverly D'Angelo's epic tits I used to love them films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 The first one is worth watching just for Beverly D'Angelo's epic tits I used to love them films.i have the 4 chevy chase ones on dvd, they never get old!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 ive been making my way throught the National Lampoons Holiday Vacations this week, muchos banter.Holiday ro uuuhh ooohhh oooooh oooh ooh oaaad! what a tune! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afro Droid Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 The first one is worth watching just for Beverly D'Angelo's epic tits Indeed they are some righteous boobies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TelecasterSam Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Went to Cineworld last night, took the kids to see "Hotel for Dogs"I must admit, I quite enjoyed it.Had a nice meal at Frankie & Bennys too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsby Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Vicky Cristina Barcelona.Overall very disappointing. I'm a big Woody fan (leave it) but I didn't think much of this at all. Ms Cruz was very good however and deserves her Oscar.I should probably point out though that I watched it while getting steadily drunker and fell asleep briefly before the end. However I scanned through it the next day and didn't seem to miss much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Watching 28 Days Later now. Excellent usage of Godspeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 Had a nice meal at Frankie & Bennys too!I once bled out a bit in Frankie and Bennys before being taken to hospital. True irrelevant Nefarious C trivia.Saw Benjamin Button. Pretty full on at the start, I was almost in tears at the bit about the reversing clock. Held my attention for the full three and a bit hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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