Last film you watched?

[Lemonade]

The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas - a film setting during WWII which tells the story through the eyes of an 8-year old German boy who is too young to understand what's going on. When his father, who is a general in the Nazi party is moved to a new home in the country, the boy is lonely and sets about rambling in the woods near his house, where he discovers a concentration camp and befriends a Jewish child in the camp through the fence. Really enjoyed this film, of course I'm too manly to cry during films but your girlfriend will sob at this.

****

JCVD - A weirdly post-modern Belgian film where Jean-Claude Van Damme plays himself in a fictional story where he gets caught up in a bank robbery. Van Damme's performance in this film is stunning, and he gives a warts-and-all account of how his career has hit rock bottom, he's doing straight to DVD movies for little money, he's out of shape and he's ruined his life doing drugs. His 6 minute monologue to the camera near the end is astonishing. And here's a sentence no-one ever thought they would ever say, and I can't believe I'm about to type it, but Van Damme really could have had an Oscar for this film.

****

The House On Haunted Hill - A remake of the old Vincent Price horror which drops the ball badly. The first hour or so is creepy as hell, and edge-of-the-seat stuff, but then for the last half hour they do the big "reveal" of what it is that is actually chasing them and it's fucking laughably bad. It completely ruins all the good work they did in the first hour and makes a truly chilling film into a load of old crap. Watch the Vincent Price one instead.

**

[Bigsby]

Planet 51. Kiddies animated film about a spaceman who lands on an Alien planet which is going though a spate of 50s style alien paranoia. Not in the Pixar league, but pretty good.

[Pierre Von Mondragon]

ANVIL: the story of ANVIL (demands capitalisation), had been after seeing this for a while, esp as they were the first live band I ever saw (supporting Motorhead at the Capitol, 1983) aged 12, I had no scoober as to what was happening, but i was very impressed by it all. Liked the film, note that the band are tight as fuck no matter what is going on, ace.

[Paulscoconutass]

JCVD - A weirdly post-modern Belgian film where Jean-Claude Van Damme plays himself in a fictional story where he gets caught up in a bank robbery. Van Damme's performance in this film is stunning, and he gives a warts-and-all account of how his career has hit rock bottom, he's doing straight to DVD movies for little money, he's out of shape and he's ruined his life doing drugs. His 6 minute monologue to the camera near the end is astonishing. And here's a sentence no-one ever thought they would ever say, and I can't believe I'm about to type it, but Van Damme really could have had an Oscar for this film.

I truly couldn't comprehend how good an actor he was after seeing this, seems like such a waste of a career looking back. I know it's supposed to be ironic but thought it was pretty shit how the box makes it look like an action-fest / generic Van Damme film when it's anything but that. Would totally recommend it. My review

Saw The Wolfman at the weekend. So phenomenally bad that I should have walked out. Honestly couldn't believe that some respected actors got duped in to this. 2/10

[Lemonade]

I truly couldn't comprehend how good an actor he was after seeing this, seems like such a waste of a career looking back. I know it's supposed to be ironic but thought it was pretty shit how the box makes it look like an action-fest / generic Van Damme film when it's anything but that. Would totally recommend it. My review

Saw The Wolfman at the weekend. So phenomenally bad that I should have walked out. Honestly couldn't believe that some respected actors got duped in to this. 2/10

Aye, agree with what you said in your review. I remarked at the end "Who knew he could actually act as well as kick people in the face"? That monologue at the end was completely from the heart and if the tears were scripted then he's even a better actor than I'm giving credit for because it seemed very natural. I'm not even sure he was acting at that point, just sat in front of the camera pouring his heart out about where it all went wrong.

I was also expecting a typical Van Damme slug-fest, but in this film he lets himself get pushed around by everymen during the heist and he only does one kick in the whole film, which turns out to be fantasy. Great film.

[Shaki]

In the Valley of Elah - Utter dogshit. 1/10

[DJ Jo-D]

The Lovely Bones. Latest from Peter Jackson, told from the perspective of a young girl who has been murdered.

Very good, although the fantasy/CGI elements were ropey. Don't the likes of Jackson/Lucas et al look at these effects before they release the film and realise they look crap?

The book was really good, I will have to watch this I started it but fell asleep

[Lemonade]

The book was really good, I will have to watch this I started it but fell asleep

Agreed, that was a really great book. I can't help but think that Peter fucking Jackson is probably going to make it shit though, the beardy cunt that he is.

Still, not as big a cunt as Michael Bay though.

[Monster Zero]

Me, Myself and Irene

I do like a Farrelly Brothers film for a bit of comedy, even if they have inspired a host of lesser effort that fail to hit the mark in the same way that they do. This one is not one of their more heralded efforts such as 'There's Something About Mary' and 'Kingpin' but personally I think it's as good as either (although Kingpin always gets a bit more kudos for the amazing Bill Murray comb-over alone).

Jim Carrey plays a mild-mannered Rhode Island highway patrolman called Charlie Baileygates who has been bottling up years of aggression for people taking advantage of his good nature before snapping one day in a supermarket and unleashing Hank Evans, his alter-ego, on the various people who chose that day to mess with him. He is assigned a job to escort minor criminal Renee Zelwegger back to New York state. It turns out that her shady ex-employer has made her privy to some dodgy info and so corrupt police authorities want her bumped off. An attempt to kill her at a motel leads to her and Charlie being on the run minus his medication and so Hank makes numerous appearance during the journey back to Rhode Island. The perfect role for Jim Carrey as he gets to play on the split-personality aspect to his hearts content. 9/10.

The Machinist

Christian Bale gets a lot of bad press, especially after that rant at some sound guy that popped up on t'internet, but I think he is one of the finest actors out there when he gets the right part. He dropped a huge amount of weight to play this part (down to about 7 stone I think) and it's actually quite unnerving to see his skeletal frame. He plays a guy who has chronic insomnia and works in a machine shop. Strange visions start to plague his life leading to an accident in the shop and strange messages start appearing in his flat. Can't say too much about the plot really as it will spoil it but if you like 'memento' and the films of David Lynch you will probably enjoy. 9/10.

Batman

The first Time Burton effort with Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman and Jack Nicolson overacting wildly as The Joker. I went to see this in the cinema when it came out and at that age it seemed very drawn out, nowadays I think it's a pretty good film but is paling in comparison to 'Batman Begins' and 'The Dark Knight'. Michael Keaton was always a strange choice but he does a good job - trouble is that Christian Bale has proven to be the Bruce Wayne/Batman that bears most resemblance to the traditional comic book rendition and also the modern fight scenes in those 2 films have made the odd karate kick in the Burton films a bit pathetic. The film still looks good though. 8/10.

Into the Wild

I bought this for a fiver ages ago in Asda but hadn't got round to watching it. Great movie with an engrossing storyline, even knowing the outcome. The lead actor Emile Hirsch I thought did a great job and Sean Penn directed what I think is his best effort to date. Ace music too. I have now ordered the book and soundtrack. 10/10.

[Alkaline]

Agreed, that was a really great book. I can't help but think that Peter fucking Jackson is probably going to make it shit though, the beardy cunt that he is.

Still, not as big a cunt as Michael Bay though.

Bad Boys and Bad Boys 2. Bay can be as much of a cunt as he wants in my opinion, those films are awesome.

[Monster Zero]

Bad Boys and Bad Boys 2. Bay can be as much of a cunt as he wants in my opinion, those films are awesome.

See also the first Transformers film, amazing CGI robots beating the crap out of each other. It's a fine line though, the second one overdid that exact thing....

[Lemonade]

Into the Wild

I bought this for a fiver ages ago in Asda but hadn't got round to watching it. Great movie with an engrossing storyline, even knowing the outcome. The lead actor Emile Hirsch I thought did a great job and Sean Penn directed what I think is his best effort to date. Ace music too. I have now ordered the book and soundtrack. 10/10.

The book isn't great tbh, but the soundtrack is fantastic. Every track on the CD is Eddie Vedder solo stuff, and all of it better than anything Pearl Jam have done in the last 10 years.

[Monster Zero]

The book isn't great tbh, but the soundtrack is fantastic. Every track on the CD is Eddie Vedder solo stuff, and all of it better than anything Pearl Jam have done in the last 10 years.

Hmm, I thought the book would be good also...oh well was only a shade over a fiver.

Have you heard the soundtrack for 'Dead Man Walking', Eddie Vedder did a couple of great songs on that?...with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan or whatever you call him...

[Lemonade]

Hmm, I thought the book would be good also...oh well was only a shade over a fiver.

Have you heard the soundtrack for 'Dead Man Walking', Eddie Vedder did a couple of great songs on that?...with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan or whatever you call him...

The book is OK, but it doesn't really go into much deeper detail than the film did, and it does a pretty good job of making McCandless sound like a spoilt little dick, despite the author obviously being obsessed with him. It's not a bad read like, but don't expect too much.

I haven't heard that soundtrack. Might try and track it down...

[Monster Zero]

I haven't heard that soundtrack. Might try and track it down...

There's loads of good stuff on it - Springsteen, Johnny Cash, Tom Waits...in fact if you go for the bog standard 1 disc effort it is only 1.57 on Amazon...there is a spiffy new version with DVD's and everything for just over a fiver, I can't vouch for that however, I've still just got my old copy...

[TelecasterSam]

Saw Avatar 3D tonight with my son....Its a long one though, be prepared for a numb bum!

I thought it was a great film, with some really stunning effects, made better by watching it in 3D....Recommended!

I give it 9/10

[kirsten]

Back to the Future. Again.

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Back to the Future. Again.

The best of the three, I would say.

[Le Stu]

See also the first Transformers film, amazing CGI robots beating the crap out of each other. It's a fine line though, the second one overdid that exact thing....

I'm amazed anyone has seen the sequel. I'd sooner watch two and half hours of citroen adverts b2b than another Michael Bay Transformers movie.

[Elizabeth]

The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas - a film setting during WWII which tells the story through the eyes of an 8-year old German boy who is too young to understand what's going on. When his father, who is a general in the Nazi party is moved to a new home in the country, the boy is lonely and sets about rambling in the woods near his house, where he discovers a concentration camp and befriends a Jewish child in the camp through the fence. Really enjoyed this film, of course I'm too manly to cry during films but your girlfriend will sob at this.

****

I sobbed when I saw this the first time and I'm not much of a sobber.

I saw Youth in Revolt at the weekend, there was a moment where there were slight tears of laughter. I thought it was pretty funny, quite unusual as well. Also, Michael Cera with a porn-star 'tasche can do no wrong so it's all good.

I'm pretty excited about The Lovely Bones, which I thought came out last week, but is apparently only out this week? Who knows, either way, I'll try catch it in a couple of weeks when I'm back home, 'cause it's not showing at the DCA 'til the fucking end of March or something. Bad times.

[Lemonade]

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Back to the Future. Again.

Is this the long awaited fourth Back To The Future film?

[Johnny Mac]

Solomon Kane.

It was pretty average. Some good scrapping but felt a little too Lord of the Rings lite to me.

5/10

[Monster Zero]

Near Dark

Late 80's vampire film starring Lance Henriksen and Bill Paxton. A young man in farmland America meets an attractive young lady in town and following attempts to have his wicked way with her she bites him before running off in fear of the imminent sunrise. His truck breaks down and so he attempts to walk home but starts smoking in the sunlight and as he stumbles across the fields to his home he is picked up by a camper van inside which he finds the young lady, Mae, and her group of companions who all turn out to be vampires. He is reluctant to make his first kill and Mae feeds him from her wrist but the rest of the 'family' are keen to kill him if he doesn't make his kill. Meanwhile his father and younger sister are looking for him after witnessing his apparent kidnapping.

A good film with a grungy kind of look that was the opposite to 'The Lost Boys', another vampire film that popped up around the same time. Good soundtrack by Tangerine Dream as well. Bill Paxton does good stuff as sadistic vampire Severin who uses spurs on his boots to slit his victims throats and Lance Henriksen and Jeanette Goldstein (Vasquez from Aliens/John Connors Mum in T2) play the 'Mum and Dad' of the vampire family. Features a memorable scene in a remote trucker bar where the vampires slaughter the customers to the sounds of The Cramps 'Fever'. 8/10.

[Alkaline]

Near Dark

Late 80's vampire film starring Lance Henriksen and Bill Paxton. A young man in farmland America meets an attractive young lady in town and following attempts to have his wicked way with her she bites him before running off in fear of the imminent sunrise. His truck breaks down and so he attempts to walk home but starts smoking in the sunlight and as he stumbles across the fields to his home he is picked up by a camper van inside which he finds the young lady, Mae, and her group of companions who all turn out to be vampires. He is reluctant to make his first kill and Mae feeds him from her wrist but the rest of the 'family' are keen to kill him if he doesn't make his kill. Meanwhile his father and younger sister are looking for him after witnessing his apparent kidnapping.

A good film with a grungy kind of look that was the opposite to 'The Lost Boys', another vampire film that popped up around the same time. Good soundtrack by Tangerine Dream as well. Bill Paxton does good stuff as sadistic vampire Severin who uses spurs on his boots to slit his victims throats and Lance Henriksen and Jeanette Goldstein (Vasquez from Aliens/John Connors Mum in T2) play the 'Mum and Dad' of the vampire family. Features a memorable scene in a remote trucker bar where the vampires slaughter the customers to the sounds of The Cramps 'Fever'. 8/10.

Did you get it on Blu Ray? I'm interested in the PQ/SQ as it's one of my favourite vampire films.

[Monster Zero]

Did you get it on Blu Ray? I'm interested in the PQ/SQ as it's one of my favourite vampire films.

Nah 'fraid not, I just picked up a 2nd hand 2-disc standard DVD for 4.99 in Edinburgh a while back to replace my old VHS copy...