Rate the last movie you watched

[Daniel 89]

Rocky Balboa

The final film in the brilliant Rocky series :( what a great way to end it I loved it already seen it twice in a week I just think its really sad where

Highlight to show spoiler:

Adrian dies if you've seen the other films you'd be really upset by this

I just can't see why you wouldn't like this the acting and plot are great

10/10

:D

I didn't see any other thread like this before posting

[BIG D 04]

Girls Gone Wild: Mardi Gas 2K1 - 9/10

It was great you should really check it out, the way they move is just amazing.

[kurosaki7]

lol that is the first post of yours that actually got a laugh. Kudos for your repeated attempts at comedy sarcasm though, still needs some polishing.

Anyhoooo, i watched two films tonight the first being Sentinal, it is quite slow in places which did not help the film one bit, overall it was an interesting watch though although Eva Longaria (is that right) definately is not destined for a career in movies, unless she continues to play the stand there and look amazing part in every film. That aside i would say its worth a rental. 7/10

The other one was that adam sandler time manipulation thing, has a few laughs near the start, but otherwise total trash stay well away from it. 3/10.

[xXMFx Massacre]

mine was 1 night in paris the full colour version great 10/10

[Tob3z]

^^^ I was going to put something about Keeley Hazell but mods might not be impressed.

[Demon]

The other one was that adam sandler time manipulation thing, has a few laughs near the start, but otherwise total trash stay well away from it. 3/10.

Click?

I watched that the other night, I thought it was pretty good, plus Kate Beckinsale <3 :D - 9/10

[carocat]

Pirates of the Caribbean and the Curse of the Black Pearl (http://imdb.com/title/tt0325980/) 8/10

Pirates of the Caribbean: dead Man's chest (http://imdb.com/title/tt0383574/) 9/10

I absolutely love both of them, especially the second one. Originally I thought the second one was a bit crap, especially story related (just how many islands did they go to?), but when I realised just how many references (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean:_Dead_Man%27s_Chest#Refer ences_to_and_similarities_with_the_first_film)ther e are to the first one and just how genius it is it is definitely my favourite out of the two.

Captain Jack Sparrow is a great character and Johnny Depp (although I don;t like the actor that much) just really pulls it off and makes it believable.

I can't wait for the next one and I hope it will be as good.

Just how are they going to pull Barbossa's return off though? And how are they going t integrate Will's dad?

[gradinator]

Trainspotting, it's brilliant 9/10

[FiveOhOne]

Shopping (http://imdb.com/title/tt0111173/) -9/10 - Like the Block Rockin' Beats video, but better...

[zcaliber]

Death Note: The Last Name (the 2nd movie)

Verdict: Stick to the anime

[Chet Webley]

A Scanner Darkly.

looks awesome, has some great dialogue in it. robert downey junior is brilliant. you have to watch it in an 'alternative' frame of mind.

9/10

[Retro]

French conenction- 8.5/10

[DayC]

Rocky Balboa was an excellent film I thought not just the story and the acting but the editing was pretty decent too I still want to know how to create that effect black and white fight scene which had a tiny bit of colour in like the blood dripping from his nose. 9/10

Will be watching the DOA movie tonight so will put a mini review here when i'm done and will be going to see Hot Fuzz when it is released next Wednesday!

[Tob3z]

Will be watching the DOA movie tonight
I would try to change your mind but your not going to...

[Razor]

Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny

6/10

[DayC]

your not going to...

Lol why not? If it's **** just say why and I won't watch it :p

[KONSPIRACY]

A Scanner Darkly.

looks awesome, has some great dialogue in it. robert downey junior is brilliant. you have to watch it in an 'alternative' frame of mind.

9/10
Yeah saw this the other day...grx very similar to the "13". Completely useless trying to follow it straight headed cos you get confused by the characters moving all the time let alone tryin to follow the plot!

Straight headed: 3/10
Chemical Enhancement: 9/10

[Pirate Balloon]

Rocky. The ending was an anticlimax. 7/10

[carocat]

Rocky. The ending was an anticlimax. 7/10
Is that the new Rocky?

[Pirate Balloon]

Yea, i couldnt be arsed finding out how to spell his surname.

[Burning Toast]

'The Thing' a few nights back, late on ITV (i think), had to stay up to watch. Classic - 9/10

[Tugsy]

"Pirates of the Caribean 2"

Keira Knightley is beautiful - 10/10.

[Tob3z]

Lol why not? If it's **** just say why and I won't watch it :p
Because we all know why we wacthed it... for Holly Valance and "that scene".
'The Thing' a few nights back, late on ITV (i think), had to stay up to watch. Classic - 9/10
I watched it on ITV4/3... I think. Awesome film.

[carocat]

The Hole (http://imdb.com/title/tt0242527/). 7/10

Great little film with an interesting twist. Well worth watching and it's got Keir Knightley for all you that are fans of her (Tugsy!).

[Pirate Balloon]

Watching a movie solely for who's in it is pretty lame, espacially rating it high for that reason.

[carocat]

Are you referring to me? I couldn't care less about her. If it was Brad Pitt however.... Never mind. ;)

[Pirate Balloon]

Nah not you specificically, just to people like that in general.

[I KrAzYkInG I]

Hostel

Uber sick and gory in bits, no real plot, but for some reason I really liked it lol!

8/10

[Liam]

Casino Royale. Daniel Craig or whatever his name is was better than I expected 9/10

[KONSPIRACY]

Click.

Cant say I've seen a non-funny Adam Sandler movie so always a safe bet for a half decent flick. Tells the story of a remote control that can control your life n ends up in fast forwarding most of his days...basically enjoy life n dont take work too seriously is the moral of the story (I'm in no danger there! lol :D). Oh yeah...n whoever plays his wife/mother of his children is absolutely stunningly beautiful.

8/10.

[IcemanLeigh]

"Pirates of the Caribean 2"

Keira Knightley is beautiful - 10/10.

Ive met her.. ;) And yes, yes she is.

Anyway. Last night went to the cinema with the girlfriend to watch Blood Diamond. Was actually very impressed. Even with Leonardo Di Caprio's somewhat suspect sounding accent for some of the film, ("god left here a long time ago") it was very enjoyable. Definitely one of the best films that i have seen in a long time. Would definitely reccomend it, lots of action, some good emotional moments too i guess for those of you that have them, along with a good overall morale to go away with without it being too corny or sounding like it was preaching to you.

Superb film, great direction. Some great scenes, my favourite being the mining scene towards the end with the helicopter. You would know it as soon as you saw it.

9/10

[carocat]

I was debating to see that as the story sounds quite good. Cheers, Leigh.

I watched Chronicles of Riddick last night and it must have been ages since I last watched it, as I'd forgotten quite a bit about it. Prettu good film. 7/10

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Madagascar. Surprisingly funny. 7/10

[Tim]

Crash

8/10 great film.

[Gaskin]

Rocky Balboa.

Hadn't seen any of the previous ones and was actually going to the cinema to see blood diamond but we missed it. Was surprisingly impressive, have to watch the rest now. Good morales in there too, along with a great boxing match and some emotional moments for you soppy gits. My favourite part of the film - easily the final scene after the fight.

9/10

DOOM

Was on Sky movies today and I caught it half hour through in so I don't know about the start but..
Not as bad as people were rating it, good action throughout. The part where it goes into a first person shooter is incredible and possibly one of my favourite movie moments - easily the best part of the film. The Rock is generally immense so he made the film even better.

8/10

[carocat]

Crash

8/10 great film.
Did you mean this one (http://imdb.com/title/tt0375679/)? If so, that's a genius film.

[Gaskin]

I think he probably did. That film is brilliant, my girlfriend didn't get it though. *Rollseyes*

[carocat]

Sahara. Forgot how generic it is. 5/10

[IcemanLeigh]

Still cant believe no-one has even slightly recognised that i have met keira knightly. I am highly dissapointed.. ;)

[Tim]

Did you mean this one (http://imdb.com/title/tt0375679/)? If so, that's a genius film.

yup thats the one.

[Retro]

Sexy Beast
Never seen it before, alot of people rate it, but i hated it, it seemed so sort and the plot was someone boring.

4/10

[Hursti]

The Butterfly Effect

I thought it was a great film, really made me think about what would happen if i was never born or what would happen if i changed something in the past.

9/10

[danitfc]

tokyo drift today
7/10
awesome

[ScK ReVeNgE]

7/10, awesome?

That must be the worst awesome film ever.

[Darth Geordie]

Pan's Labyrinth. The most underated film of 2006. 9/10

[Retro]

tokyo drift today
7/10
awesome


You need to get out and see some more films.

[Equinox SMz]

You need to get out and see some more films.



Watched mr and mrs smith 6/10

its alright nothing special mind

[carocat]

I really liked that film. So over the top, but for some reason it worked. And I like the music.

[kHz HaVoK]

Casino Royal in london at the odion i fink it was!
10/10

[danitfc]

mr and mrs smith was ok but not that great

do not watch apocaliptic its crap
the one by mel gibson

[IcemanLeigh]

I hate you all.

[Hursti]

National Treasure

Great film, all that needs to be said.

8/10

[danitfc]

no national treasure was crap
3/10

[Hursti]

Well maybe in your opinion but i thought it was good. so just because you say its crap, doesnt make it crap. im sticking with 8/10

[Pirate Balloon]

Dan, can you please explain why you think they are crap?

[Razor]

no national treasure was crap
3/10

You gave 7/10 to Fast and the furious Tokyo drift therefore any film ratings you give from now on are invalid. :)

[Tim]

7.8/10 The Science of Sleep

Weird but in a good way and quite funny.

[carocat]

Lord of the Rings: The two towers. 8/10

I'm still not sure whether that or the last one are my favourite Lotr film, but I was nice watching it again last night. Love the final battle for Helms Deep.

[Tim]

Hot Fuzz 9.5/10

A little slow starting but by the end I was almost in tears of laughter, such a good film.

[Duke87]

Lucky Number Slevin
V for Vendetta
Collateral

I haven't watched many films recently, but these three blew me away. Definitely worth a watch.

[danitfc]

rate them then

[Liam]

Hot Fuzz 9.5/10

A little slow starting but by the end I was almost in tears of laughter, such a good film.

I was going to go and see that but it was fully booked. Ended up going to McDonalds instead... :rolleyes:

[KONSPIRACY]

The Sentinel
Rating: 8/10

All star cast n some good performances...pretty impressed by Michael Doglas tbh cos I've never really liked him since marrying CZJ! lol :D

Secret service agent gets framed for tryin to assassinate the US president but saves the day in the end after having an affair with the first lady n retires because of old age! * yes its an amazing storyline...but true! :D *


The mrs forced me to write this one...

Nanny McPhee
6.5/10

Kids film about a bunch of retarded misbehaving kids providing a few minor laughs and a fairytale ending. Aaaaw bless em!

[Pirate Balloon]

I was going to go and see that but it was fully booked. Ended up going to McDonalds instead... :rolleyes:You didnt exactly refuse, so dont give me the roll eyes >: (

[Razor]

Grandma's Boy
Rating - 8/10
By day, 38-year-old Alex is the world's oldest video game tester, but by night. By night, he is privately developing the next big game for the X-Box generation. When his room mate spends all the rent money on Filipino hookers, Alex is kicked out of his apartment, and finds himself forced to live with his grandmother and her friends Grace and Bea.

Seriously worth a watch from every user of MB360.

[Pirate Balloon]

Blawk Hawk Down, first time i sw it i would have gave ti an 8/9, but after reading the book then watching it i give it no more then a 7.

[phatmuther]

Grandma's Boy
Rating - 8/10


Seriously worth a watch from every user of MB360.

Haha, the best part of that film is where they're all taking the mick out of the main guy in the cubicle and he walks off, then comes back looking around thfloor saying he forgot something and kicked that guy in the leg, I pissed myself watched it over and over :D


The film makes you laugh, but mainly because of the inacuracy of it, the only copy he has of his game is on one DVD? No code on a comp or nothing! :p

[gradinator]

The departed 6/10

Nothing impressive or original, no memorable scenes that we got in the likes of GoodFellas and only a handful of quotes worth quoting, that and it's overly long, confusing and has a silly ending.

[Hursti]

The Good Shepherd 1/10

Probably one of the shittest films I have ever seen. It's so hard to follow and doesn't exactly go anywhere. But if you're into politics and that kinda stuff, then you might just enjoy it...definitely not my type of film though.

[Pie In The Sky]

The Untouchables 6/10

Good film in itself, but compared to others in it's genre such as The Godfather it doesn't reach the standard. Pretty poor performance by Sean Connery I thought aswell. However, it is still an extremely clever and well thought out film. If you like gangster films then I highly reccomend it.

[Dark]

join this site if you like films:

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[gradinator]

The Untouchables 6/10

Good film in itself, but compared to others in it's genre such as The Godfather it doesn't reach the standard. Pretty poor performance by Sean Connery I thought aswell. However, it is still an extremely clever and well thought out film. If you like gangster films then I highly reccomend it.

I wouldn't see it as a gangster film myself, second only to Die Hard as an action movie.

[Pie In The Sky]

Well granted it isn't about gangs, but I think it has the same kind of feel as other gangster films.

[Cackhandedchimp]

Forest Gump - 10/10

[Demon]

Sin City - 9/10

[Pirate Balloon]

Forest Gump - 10/10Yeah, i'll have to agree on that one. I watched it all the way through recently as i'v only ever seen bits of it and was very suprised (in a good way). It was way better than i rememberd/expected it.

[Gaskin]

Fortress - 9/10

Old movie I'm guessing, was on after Prison Break last night. Good story line and some blood and gore. Not scary though, slight bit of nudity at points.

[carocat]

Ice Age 2 - The meltdown. Was quite amusing, nothing on the first one though. 7/10

[Cackhandedchimp]

Fortress - 9/10

Old movie I'm guessing, was on after Prison Break last night. Good story line and some blood and gore. Not scary though, slight bit of nudity at points.

You are a sad, sad little man. Judging films by gore and nudity, even if in jest? And you have a gf as well, that should be all the nudity you can get.

As for Ice Age 2 - don't get me started on how boring that was. The only good bits were the total of about 3 minutes in the whole film which had that acorn squirrel thing in it. That's how the advertised the whole film, purely on that merit. The acorn squirrel.

[Gaskin]

When did I judge it by gore and nudity? Why are you always out to cause an arguement? Taking a stab at me whenever possible, surely that makes you sad? The film's good because the film's good, I just stated that there was blood and gore, slight nudity. Sorry master next time I won't let my opinions be known.

[Pirate Balloon]

When i read it i thought you meant that it wasn't scarey because there was nudity at the end.

And yeah Ice Age, just going by the tailers you could tell that it was gonna be weak :s

[Cackhandedchimp]

Sorry master next time I won't let my opinions be known.

Good. That's a start. I prefer the term 'Jesus' though, stick to that.

As for the nudity thing - why even mention it?

And as for the argument thing - I'm allowed to like people/dislike people and express those opinions - this is a forum after all (at least that's what I've been told).

[carocat]

And yeah Ice Age, just going by the tailers you could tell that it was gonna be weak :s
It isn't weak as such. 7/10 is still a good film. [I rate things: 1=being absolute crap, 5=does what it says, but nothing more, 10=best film in the world].

It is a very good film, had some unexpected things, made me laugh, so 7/10. :)

[Cackhandedchimp]

It isn't weak as such. 7/10 is still a good film. [I rate things: 1=being absolute crap, 5=does what it says, but nothing more, 10=best film in the world].

It is a very good film, had some unexpected things, made me laugh, so 7/10. :)

How can you say it was good?

The way I see it, kids' films are either:

A) Good for kids. Awful for adults. Examples: Ice Age.
B) Good for kids and appeal to an adult audience. Examples: Toy Story and The Incredibles.

[Pie In The Sky]

That's very closed-minded, you forgot forgot about option C) Awful for everyone :p
I dunno though, I thought Ice Age wasn't that bad for what it was, havn't seen 2 yet though.

[carocat]

Ice Age 1 is a lot better.

Anyways, saw Brothers Grimm last night - I expected a lot more from the film. It's just really not good. Story is crap, acting isn't great, it's one of those films I wish I'd never watched. 3/10 :rolleyes:

[Pirate Balloon]

Story is crap, acting isn't great, it's one of those films I wish I'd never watched. 3/10 :rolleyes:You do realise the story is based on the legendary fairy tales written by the brothers grim?

[carocat]

You do realise the story is based on the legendary fairy tales written by the brothers grim?
I have read the Bothers Grimms fairy tales many, many times when I was a kid. I love them, they are great, although a bit too brutal at times. The film picks up on some of the fairy tales, like Rapunzel, Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel [not familiar with the English names of the tales, sorry] and uses symbols from them, such as the red hood, breadcrumbs and the tower with the hair. That's it though.

The actual story of the film is how Willhelm and Jakob Grimm are thiefs, liars, deceptive and only aim to make money. It is a film on how the fairy tales could've come together in their book [as after all the Brothers Grimm didn't 'invent' them, the tales and legends were passed through the generations and all the bothers did was write them in a book] and the film isn't about the actual fairy tales.

The story with the French occupation was rubbish, the characters very unbelievable and the locations looked rubbish, must have all been filmed on set.

EDIT: There are moments though which make you smile, because you recognise them, such as "Who is the fairest of them all?" and "What big eyes you have", but it doesn't make sense. All the tales have been ripped out of context. Hansel and Gretel don't see the house, they only follow a scarf. Rapunzel isn't Rapunzel, but connected with two other fairy tales. The whole film doesn't make sense. It's just one of those films where the writers wanted to be so much cleverer and bring in familiar elements, just to never explaing the connections and ****ing it up completely.

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Starsky and Hutch - 5/10

[Hursti]

Ghost Rider - 6/10

Expected so much more from this film, is worth a watch but cant say it is as good as the other marvel comics films.

[Spindryer]

Animal Farm - 8/10

The plot was hard to understand and tbh the acting was weak at times but for the special effects its a must see.

[Pirate Balloon]

Animal Farm - 8/10

The plot was hard to understand and tbh the acting was weak at times but for the special effects its a must see.You do realise it's based on the legendary novel, right?

[The Meanmachine]

Outlaw. Created by the same people who made Football Factory and The Business. Went to see the advance screenings, and im glad the tickets were free. It is nothing on The Business. I would rate it an average 5/10

[Cackhandedchimp]

Ghost Rider 6/10 - set my hopes extremely low and was pleasantly surprised!

[Hursti]

Ghost Rider - 6/10

Expected so much more from this film, is worth a watch but cant say it is as good as the other marvel comics films.

Ghost Rider 6/10 - set my hopes extremely low and was pleasantly surprised!

LMAO, I expected it to be better and give it a 6/10 and you expected it to be worse and give it a 6/10...glad someone agrees with me lol

[Cackhandedchimp]

Well when it got an average score of 35/100 at Metacritic (http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/ghostrider?q=ghost%20rider) I wasn't exactly enthusiastic.

[gradinator]

Curious, did anyone else LIKE the departed?

Seems to be overhyped and overrated it's average at best.

[Pirate Balloon]

I have it but havent got round to watching it yet. The web community i got it from is a little bit elitist and they all seem to like it.

[sub]

The Departed - 8.5/10 - Really liked this film, just slightly too long, could've done with having about 15 minutes chopped out.

Munich - 8/10 - Very surprised at this movie, I was expecting a really crap attempt at a thriller/action movie but it was excellent.

Casino Royale - 7/10 - Good, but bloody confusing, I think I need to rewatch this one on my own system, the surround sound in the living room is way too bassy.

[KONSPIRACY]

Stay - 6/10

Pretty much seen everything down the local Blockbusters so decided to go for a film that I've been meaning to see for a while but never really felt the urge to pick it up off the shelf...kinda wish I hadnt bothered now!

The cast featured Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts in leading roles so its gotta be half decent right? Well in parts the film was mildly entertaining but on the whole the story (or direction of) was at best confusing. If a film ends and the first thing you think is "what the **** was that all about?!" then you know somethings not right.

All I can figure is that he met his wife (with suicidal tendancies) following a car crash which involved all the characters and centred around Ewan McGregors suicidal patient...all a bit Crash-esque. The film then pans around a non-reality version of events preceeding/following the crash/suicide attempt.

All very confusing...

[Retro]

Very bad things- 8/10

The best film i have seen in ages. Christian Slater was immense in it.

"The film revolves around the preparations for one couple's wedding. The wife-to-be Laura (Diaz) is obsessive, annoying, and screams a lot, wanting her wedding to be completely perfect. Kyle, her fianc?e is more laid back but knows not to annoy her. His friends Robert (Slater), Charles, and brothers Michael and Adam decide to go to Vegas for the weekend before the wedding to indulge in gambling, drugs and sex before he is tied down. Kyle is reluctant, but Robert has a reputation for going to far. When a prostitute (Kobe Tai) is brought in for Kyle, he cannot betray his wife, but Michael decides he'll take a ride, and while in the act, in the bathroom, he accidentally kills her, impaling her head on a hook. While everyone panics, deciding to phone the cops, Robert takes control saying they should hide the body. When a hotel worker intervenes, Robert kills him too. The bodies are sawed to pieces and buried in the desert. They return home for the wedding, but various pressures begin to build before the big day, and other deaths occur.

As the events get more and more chaotic you feel the absurdity of it all, and at times the unsavoury stuff will bore its way inside you. It is interesting to watch all the typical American values and clich?s on happy life being torn apart, and there is some flashy direction. The performances are mostly good, though the characters are each thoroughly unlikeable, and it is clear there will not be a happy ending. Slater is good as the evil Burke, Diaz is annoying, but that is perfect for the character, and the rest are suitably argumentative. It is comedy meant to tip us over the edge, meant to be more sick than anything that has gone before, but it is the constant dark tone throughout, rather than the deeds which makes it disturbing. You get the feeling that everyone gets what they deserve in the end, and there is no-one to relate to. It is though, completely over-the-top and has some funny moments, and should not be taken seriously.

An excellent film, much better than i was prepared for it to be, its quite a dark film. And some might call it sick with some of the scenes can cause quite a rumpous.

best quote of the film Allow me to be the first to say that what we have done here is *not* a good thing. It's definitely not a good thing. But it was, given the circumstances, the smart play.




Grad i recommend mate, an ispiration for your work i would say.

The first thing i thought about after watching was how much it reminded me of your scipt, which i ahve yet to return :p

[StompingFreak]

My film of the Year.. HOT FUZZ>>

Nicholas Angel is the finest cop London has to offer, with an arrest record 400% higher than any other officer on the force. He's so good, he makes everyone else look bad. As a result, Angel's superiors send him to a place where his talents won't be quite so embarrassing - the sleepy and seemingly crime-free village of Sandford. Once there, he is partnered with the well-meaning but overeager police officer Danny Butterman. The son of amiable Police Chief Frank Butterman, Danny is a huge action movie fan and believes his new big-city partner might just be a real-life "bad boy," and his chance to experience the life of gunfights and car chases he so longs for. Angel is quick to dismiss this as childish fantasy and Danny's puppy-like enthusiasm only adds to Angel's growing frustration. However, as a series of grisly accidents rocks the village, Angel is convinced that Sandford is not what it seems and as the intrigue deepens, Danny's dreams of explosive, high-octane, car-chasing, gunfighting, all-out action seem more and more like a reality. It's time for these small-town cops to break out some big-city justice.

This movie is a rollercoster of laughs, sickness, and full on gore. Sences not to be missed are the death at the church..which funny enough only TLB and me found funny, and where one of the crazy villagers calls for his mum(laughed for a good 10 mins..STO members know what thats like on live).

Simon Pegg and Nick Frost work their magic as the pair of hell rised coppers.
The rest of the cast(Edward Woodward,Timothy Dalton, Julia Deakin to name a few) are amazing. Look out for the rest of the cast from Spaced that didnt make it into SHARN OF THE DEAD.
If you only get to see one film this year.. make it HOT FUZZ

StompingFreak

[carocat]

A Knights Tale - 6/10.

I was expecting so much more, but even a goodlooking Heath Ledger didn't really do it for me. Story was crap and didn't make sense and the only thing that made the film worth watching was the absolutely brilliant Paul Bettany as the announcer/writer.

[WalX]

Hello guys, i have to agree, Hot Fuzz is a great film, i liked the bit where he lifts everybody in the pub for underage drinking. Has enybody seen Employee of the month, i'm hoping its good like American Pie, but it will probably just be another dumb american comedy Happy gaming

[KONSPIRACY]

Borat: 9/10

Never really liked "Borat" as a character but my opinion has definitely been reveresed with this film. Completely takes the piss and questions the mental stability of a lot of the general American public. Pure class.


The Prestige: 8/10

A highly entertaining film with some high profiles actors in the leading roles. Set in the early 1900s, two magicians/illusionists battle it out for the secret of their tricks with a good old case of revenge thrown in for good measure. Theres a good twist at the end. Better than expected and well worth a watch.

[The Meanmachine]

The Illusionist - 8/10

Not normally my type of film, and wouldnt have gon to see it if I hadnt been dragged along lol. Good story line with a hell of a twist to finish on. Worth a watch, especially if you have a partner who likes films like this.

[Retro]

The buisness- Absoulte bullcrap. Worst English cockney gangster film i have ever seen, so cliche.

With that a side, Danny Dyer, who seems to play the same guy in every film he is in, does it so very well. He has the qualitys that make him look like a london builders and sound like one two. geeezzzaa

Collateral-Surprised by Tom cruises performance, seems a starge fole for him to play, but he does it well.

Well driven storyline. Didnt think i would like it, but i very much enjoyed the film. Towards the end it becomes a little boring and strange but i loved the actual ending.


300. on Wednesday.

[gradinator]

Taxi driver 9/10

It was intresting, thought provoking and effective film

[IcemanLeigh]

The Prestige: 8/10

A highly entertaining film with some high profiles actors in the leading roles. Set in the early 1900s, two magicians/illusionists battle it out for the secret of their tricks with a good old case of revenge thrown in for good measure. Theres a good twist at the end. Better than expected and well worth a watch.

Decent twist.. But I had predicted it very early on..

Agreed that it is a very good film though. I really enjoyed it and have just bought it on dvd

EDIT:

Scrap that. No I didnt. Just thinking back on the film. I predicted one twist but not the other. Was a very good twist at the end actually, completely unexpected and very well done.

[gradinator]

Twists don't make good films, theres nothing clever (from a production stand point) about flipping over a story after an incident, it doesn't show the brilliance of a film but measures only the whits of the audience.

Twists are simply standard now, no matter how unexpected they may be. If a film is to artfully manipulate you into believing falseties the twist needs to change and twist several things at once. Like Shawshank Redemption's denurement that pulled things from the start, middle and end of the film into a very clever bit of memorable film making.

Now directing, signaturation and captavating the audience with artfulness is a much better recipe for a much better film.

[DinnyHoon]

Click - 5/10

I mean.. WTF? He's dead! Oh no wait, it wa all a dream. Hurray, he's had an epiphany.

[Hursti]

Maybe you should put that in a spoiler tag for people who haven't seen it...

[Mazzy]

5/10 Are you mad ! it has the hoff in it , THE HOFF ! its at least a 7 because of that facter alone !

[Hursti]

I must admit, I did think it was a corny ending but the film itself wasn't bad. I agree 7/10.

[IcemanLeigh]

Yeah the end of click was very cliche, but I thought that the rest of the movie was pretty good. I think that they probably purposly made the ending corny, since everyone knows that it was once a very overdone cliche ending as an attempt to provide the audience with a happily ever after feeling.

Put your spoiler in a spoiler tag please, or a mod do it for him.

Oh and It wasn't a dream..;)

[Demon]

Yeah, Click was alright, I'd give it an 8/10 though :p

Just watching Shaun of the Dead on ITV2 - 10/10 Class film.

[Morgan90]

Jay and Silent Bob stike back - it is so random its funny, alot of stars in it as well.

[KONSPIRACY]

First time I've seen Shaun of the Dead last night...definitely at least 8/10.

Cant wait to see Hot Fuzz now :cool:

[Cackhandedchimp]

First time I've seen Shaun of the Dead last night...definitely at least 8/10.

Cant wait to see Hot Fuzz now :cool:

It's not as good but it's still really good.

300 4/10

[IcemanLeigh]

300 4/10

Mind telling us why? I Havnt seen the film but I have only heard good reviews..

[gradinator]

Casino 9/10

Way better than goodfellas

[Rocafella]

300 4/10

I'd give it about that. It's hard to believe these are Greek Spartan warriors when their leader has an obvious Scottish accent.

[KONSPIRACY]

It's hard to believe these are Greek Spartan warriors when their leader has an obvious Scottish accent.
Is it that bad?! :eek: :D Who plays the leader of the spartans?

[ScK ReVeNgE]

Maybe its Billy Connolly ??

[Rocafella]

Is it that bad?! :eek: :D Who plays the leader of the spartans?

Gerard Butler is their leader. His wife in the film played a part in The Parole Officer with Steve Coogan/Alan Partridge so whenever I saw her it just reminded me of that film, so when she's being serious in the film I couldn't take any of it seriously :p

[KONSPIRACY]

The departed 6/10

Nothing impressive or original, no memorable scenes that we got in the likes of GoodFellas and only a handful of quotes worth quoting, that and it's overly long, confusing and has a silly ending.

The Departed: 9.5/10

One of the best cast lineups I've seen on any movie for a long time and is well worth watching even just for the brilliant performance from Jack Nicholson. A modern day gangster movie is always going to be a tough one to pull off as it will always draw comparissons to some of the greatest films ever made in the same genre...but The Departed has a good plot, story line and the with some fine performances makes the film a worthy addition to any movie fans collection. On a side note, this was co-produced by Brad Pitt so look forward to seeing more films with him at the helm.

[xXMFx Massacre]

borat was **** i hated it bouring and if he was not a jew he would of been persecuted 0.1/10

casino royal was good 8.0/10 bit bouring during the casino bit,but overall a good film

[jodahunter]

300 9/10, my type of film and delivered the goods in droves.

If you like lots and lots and lots and lots of fighting, then you'll like this film.

It's a film in which instead of sitting and goin wow in your mind about the twists and turns of the film, you stand up and say holy **** about the fact that the guy on screen has no freakin head.

awesome

[ScK ReVeNgE]

American Pie The Naked Mile - 4/10, the series has got worse as its gone on and this one is no exception. It consists of random nakedness and unfunny sexual puns and jokes

[Pirate Balloon]

borat was **** i hated it bouring and if he was not a jew he would of been persecuted 0.1/10Then the point has gone sailing over your head. He says that stuff to get the reactions from the public. It's to show how rasicst people can be just because they think he's a foreigner, etc.

the shock value isn't in what he says, but how people react and play along.

[KONSPIRACY]

Yeah I found some of the reactions from the American public not only amusing (ie lol lol lol) but it was shocking to see what a seemingly paranoid and unfriendly nation they are (please note: I am aware that the ppl featured on the film are not representative of the whole Amercian population).

[ScK ReVeNgE]

And I very much doubt that if he gave it 0.1/10 that he watched it the whole way through. I would say that 3 or 4 out of 10 is when a movie is watchable and you don't turn it off, any lower and you couldn't watch it, hence why there has been so few 1s and 2s because people only rate films that they watched the whole way through.

[Pirate Balloon]

Note: I havent even seen the move yet, i used to watch him on Da Ali G Show.

[KONSPIRACY]

Its well worth hiring out mate...make sure you watch the extras as well!

"what is this?"

"butter"

"what is this?"

"butter"

"what is this?"

"butter"

"what is this?"

"butter"

"what is this?"

"butter"

"what is this?"

"butter"

"is that rice?"

"no, its butter"

"what is this?"

"butter"

"what is this?"

"butter"

"what is this?"

"thats butter also"

LMFAO :D

[gradinator]

Yeah I found some of the reactions from the American public not only amusing (ie lol lol lol) but it was shocking to see what a seemingly paranoid and unfriendly nation they are (please note: I am aware that the ppl featured on the film are not representative of the whole Amercian population).

Just to clarify with Borat was it not acted? Ie the Americans whom Borat dines with were definatly actors, guys in the shop where he breaks everything too, but the feminists and the people on the train were they actors?

The rodeo?

Because if everyone was an actor you can't really say this shows anything other than how funny an Asian equivelent of Mr Bean can be.





As for the Departed it was my second Scorsese film, i've since scene Casino and Taxi Driver and they have helped clarify why I don't like the Departed.

Scorsese gets our attention with really quick moving stories and then over the top violence, in the departed the violence didn't shock and we didn't feel fresh or different. Secondly goodfellas, Casino they were mob movies and thus needed a lot of F's but this did not and the F's seemed only to degrade a film that really should have been a 15.

Theres a quote 'I don't want to be a product of my enviroment, I want my enviroment to be a product of me' this is exactly what Nickloson does as he gets more screen time that he needs.

And I guess my fault was losing track of the story which made me think less of it.

[Pirate Balloon]

Just to clarify with Borat was it not acted? Ie the Americans whom Borat dines with were definatly actors, guys in the shop where he breaks everything too, but the feminists and the people on the train were they actors?

The rodeo?

Because if everyone was an actor you can't really say this shows anything other than how funny an Asian equivelent of Mr Bean can be....They weren't actors. Everything Sasha does is not with actors, thats why it's so funny.

[gradinator]

Call me niave then, how did they get to break all that proparty in that one scene?

[Xg Corkin]

Its well worth hiring out mate...make sure you watch the extras as well!

"what is this?"

"butter"

"what is this?"

"butter"

"what is this?"

"butter"

"what is this?"

"butter"

"what is this?"

"butter"

"what is this?"

"butter"

"is that rice?"

"no, its butter"

"what is this?"

"butter"

"what is this?"

"butter"

"what is this?"

"thats butter also"

LMFAO

Was it not cheese? @PirateBallon - Borat is difinitely worth a watch, funniset film i've seen in a while, laughed constantly throughout it :)

[KONSPIRACY]

Yeah he did it with cheese as well...which went on for about 5 minutes! lmao :D

I'd be disappointed if any of it was set up or with actors...but its proper funny regardless. This film created a veritable **** storm in the USA with some parties trying to take legal action against him...but again you could argue that it was set up or simply more promotion.

@ grad - the departed cannot compare to the likes of casino or good fellas but its a decent film nonetheless esp when compared to a lot of the crap out there at the minute.



Slither - 4/10

Probably one of the worst films I've seen this year. Its suppose to be a humerous horror film but I think the producer must have got confused on what he was trying to do with this project as it failed to deliver horror or comedy value. My advise...watch Shaun of the Dead instead.

[gradinator]

My Russian teacher is from Kazakstan, the chavs love to tease her about Borat.

I love how Borat was designed to take the piss out of a country most haven't heard of as it gives the ignorant an ignorant impression of Kazakstan.

[KONSPIRACY]

No need for a "pc" debate in this thread tbh. Feel free to create a new thread n discuss Borat or any other film that ppl may find offensive :cool:

[Pirate Balloon]

My Russian teacher is from Kazakstan, the chavs love to tease her about Borat.

I love how Borat was designed to take the piss out of a country most haven't heard of as it gives the ignorant an ignorant impression of Kazakstan.Was not designed to take the piss out of Kazakstan. Sasha thought up and used this Borat character as a way of showing how rascist, sexist, guilable and whatever else people can be, just because they think he is a forgiener.

The humour is in people's reactions. It's shocking the amount of people who are like "yes, i hate jews too" and they are completely serious. It's almost like a social experiment.

And you know what? It's not even that bad an impression of Kazakstan. Dont get me wrong, it is a very exadurated impression, but it does hold truth. Like the whole hating Jews thing, Kazakstan is prodominatly Muslim, and Muslims have haved Jews since year 0 (generalisation, but it is the truth).

The people who use it to take the piss out of Kazakstan obviously completely dont get it. Like you it would seem, going by these last few posts.

[Dark]

Crash 9/10
Great film

Nightmare on Elm Street 7/10
Quite funny and Freddie Krugers clawed gloves thingys are scary!

[Pie In The Sky]

Crash 9/10
Great film


I agree sir. Very good insight into how racisim is still a massive part of todays world. I thought it was great how all the stories came together at the end, very well directed.

[gradinator]

Was not designed to take the piss out of Kazakstan. Sasha thought up and used this Borat character as a way of showing how rascist, sexist, guilable and whatever else people can be, just because they think he is a forgiener.

The humour is in people's reactions. It's shocking the amount of people who are like "yes, i hate jews too" and they are completely serious. It's almost like a social experiment.

And you know what? It's not even that bad an impression of Kazakstan. Dont get me wrong, it is a very exadurated impression, but it does hold truth. Like the whole hating Jews thing, Kazakstan is prodominatly Muslim, and Muslims have haved Jews since year 0 (generalisation, but it is the truth).

The people who use it to take the piss out of Kazakstan obviously completely dont get it. Like you it would seem, going by these last few posts.

I'd love to go in depth about why I can think Borat is funny even though I thought it was acted and why I am not prejudice.

I can sum it all up in one sentence though, which is good because i'm leading the topic astray.

Other people's ignorance is funny, simple as

[Tim]

SAW 3 7/10
A considerable drop from the first two films but still fairly decent.

Mr Bean's Holiday 8.8/10

Silly and predictable but still had me in fits of laughter all the way through. It may not be anything particularly clever but it was really enjoyable.

[Pirate Balloon]

I saw 300 the other day.

The whole stab-stab-spin-slash-repeat battle scenes got a bit repetitive like. And what was with the slo-mo sex scene? It was neither erotic or artistic, it was just weird. They should have just left it with the fade to black.

7/10

[Tim]

Casino Royale 9/10

Awesome, Bond at his best.

[KONSPIRACY]

Night at the Museum: 6/10

Another good cast lineup (including Ricky Gervais and Steve Coogan) but has to go down as one of Ben Stillers worst films to date. A few giggles but the message comes acrsoss as another "kids learn your history" film rather than a comedy.

[Pirate Balloon]

Yeah Steve Coogan and Ricky Gervais make me wanna see it, but at the same it just screams to me that it's a **** film, but with well known people.

[KONSPIRACY]

it just screams to me that it's a **** film, but with well known people.
Pretty much sums it up tbh.

[Pie In The Sky]

Sunshine: 5/10

Has had amazing reviews, but didn't do it for me. The visuals are amazing, and really does make you believe they are travelling to the sun, but there got to a point in the film where I just decided that it was so stupidly unrealistic that it didn't deserve the time of day, and from then on I really didn't enjoy it. But that was just my opinion, and tbh it does have the potential to be a very good film, I just lost the will to watch it by the end, which wasn't helped by the crumbiest ending ever.
So for me it scored low, I don't know what other people think of it, and actually I would be really interested to hear other peoples views.

Spoilers expaling what pissed me off

First, to be able to travel to the sun would take far longer than any one persons life-time. And all they had propelling that ship was one little rocket. Good one.
Then theres the fact that NOTHING would be able to withstand the heat from the sun when you get that close. Don't insult me by making the space suits gold so they look cooler and therefor must work.
The chemistry between the actors sucked, simple as.
The captian from the icarus 1 somehow survied a full blast from sumlight, which ****ed up his skin yet he still is alive?!
And the thing that bugged me most is why? Why the hell would the ex-captain want to kill them all. He had no motive, it was just not thought out. Made no sense. Yeah the film really pissed me off as you can tell haha.

[gradinator]

Sunshine: 5/10

Has had amazing reviews, but didn't do it for me. The visuals are amazing, and really does make you believe they are travelling to the sun, but there got to a point in the film where I just decided that it was so stupidly unrealistic that it didn't deserve the time of day, and from then on I really didn't enjoy it. But that was just my opinion, and tbh it does have the potential to be a very good film, I just lost the will to watch it by the end, which wasn't helped by the crumbiest ending ever.
So for me it scored low, I don't know what other people think of it, and actually I would be really interested to hear other peoples views.

Spoilers expaling what pissed me off

First, to be able to travel to the sun would take far longer than any one persons life-time. And all they had propelling that ship was one little rocket. Good one.
Then theres the fact that NOTHING would be able to withstand the heat from the sun when you get that close. Don't insult me by making the space suits gold so they look cooler and therefor must work.
The chemistry between the actors sucked, simple as.
The captian from the icarus 1 somehow survied a full blast from sumlight, which ****ed up his skin yet he still is alive?!
And the thing that bugged me most is why? Why the hell would the ex-captain want to kill them all. He had no motive, it was just not thought out. Made no sense. Yeah the film really pissed me off as you can tell haha.

Was planning a trip to see this, does it get anywhere close to 2001? that's why me and my mate are going, we want to see another 2001...

were sad *******s...

[KONSPIRACY]

Th13teen: 1/10

Couldnt find anything decent down Blockbuster so seeing as it was FRiday 13th, we decided to take a ranodm pick n found "Th13teen".

TBH this "film" doesnt even deserve a rating...it was shockingly piss poor from the minute it started to the end. Probably the worst film I have EVER seen. Load of soapy tit wank bolx shite!

Do yourself a favour n never watch this film as its a complete waste of an evening.

[Sladey]

Ive watched 300 and TMNT this last week.

300 is a very good film about the spartans and persians, and if anyone hasnt seen it yet then i recommend that u stop reading this post and get down the local cinema and feast ur eyes as its one of the best films this year.

TMNT is alright, it's in the style of The Incredibles as in the type of visuals (cartoony). Although it's got no Shredder and Vanilla Ice (a bad thing? nah, lol) it's still a good movie if ur a fan of the turtles. Just dont expect it to be the best thing ever, but good for a lazy evening in front of the TV.

Transformers & The Simpsons Movie Is the ones im truely looking forward too, i was a massive fan of the original Transformers when i was a kid and i cried when Optimus Prime died in the film (i was a gulible 7yr old at the time, lol). So hopefully the new one restores the greatness of the Transformers. As for the Simpsons fim, everyone who's everyone knows that thats gonna rock.

[Pie In The Sky]

Spiderman 3: 4/10
Did not meet my expectations. Amazing fight scenes, but over-crowded plots and poor acting at parts. Also things that just didnt make sense and contradicted themselves within the film.

The Prestige: 10/10
So clever and well thought out. Many twists, and chin-stroking moments. The way it is presented in terms of flashbacks etc is spot-on. Acting I thought was very good. An intelligent film that, for me, ticked every box. One of those films that makes you spot something new everytime you see it again.
Loved it.

[Hursti]

The Prestige: 10/10
So clever and well thought out. Many twists, and chin-stroking moments. The way it is presented in terms of flashbacks etc is spot-on. Acting I thought was very good. An intelligent film that, for me, ticked every box. One of those films that makes you spot something new everytime you see it again.
Loved it.

I agree, I watched this when it first came out at the cinema. It kept me guessing all the way through and is a very enjoyable watch. Highly recommended to everyone.

[KONSPIRACY]

Eragon: 7/10
I thought this was going to be complete an utter pants but was surprised to find it being half decent and watchable. You watch Rocky n you wanna be a boxer, you watch Top Gun n you wanna be a fighter pilot, then you watch Eragon...n you wanna be a dragon rider! :D

Shadow Boxer: 8/10
Hmmm...Helen Mirren gets it on with Boyz in the Hood star Cuba Gooding Jr. Ok once you get over the fact that the "Queen" is a cradle snatcher, its a pretty good film telling the tale of 2 assassins who end up taking in a mother n baby when they were suppose to kill them "on the job".

Harsh Times: 8/10
Christian Bale plays the role of a nutter pretty convincingly n Harsh Times is now exception...if anything this could be one of his strongest roles so far. Basically hes completely screwed up from the Gulf War and is trying to adjust to life back in LA whilst leaving his wife to be in Mexico.

[Tim]

28 Weeks Later: Great Film, haven't seen the first one but no I'm going to have to. The only Zombie I've ever seen that didn't make me laugh because of how ridiculous it is.
8.7/10

[Hasharin]

Saw 28 weeks later last friday- class film, well worth a watch and the first one is excellent too. The shots of a completely empty London are quite spooky I thought...

Oh and spidey 3- s'alright I suppose, but they tried to cram too much in, and Venom should have been a lot nastier!!

[KONSPIRACY]

The Island: 8/10
Another one of those films I've been avoiding but finally took the plunge as theres nothing decent out at the minute. As it turns out it was a very good film based on the cloning in the future and Ewan McGregor put in a fine performance alongside the amazingly fine Scarlett Johansson.

Children of Men: 3/10
What a waste of 2hrs that was! Last time I ever trust my mate to bring a film round when I could have been playing RB6! Basically the worlds population becomes infertile, civil war ensues and a young lady actually has the miracle of birth. Hero has to get mother n baby to a boat, they get there, he dies...the end.

[carocat]

Children of Men: 3/10
What a waste of 2hrs that was! Last time I ever trust my mate to bring a film round when I could have been playing RB6! Basically the worlds population becomes infertile, civil war ensues and a young lady actually has the miracle of birth. Hero has to get mother n baby to a boat, they get there, he dies...the end.
Completely oblivious to the themes, the style and the single shot sequences then and how this practically reflects most modern countries in some years' time?

[KONSPIRACY]

Looks like it. I watched the film at 1am on a Sunday night with one of my mates playing on XBL in the background and 2 of us trying to figure out why we were watching such a drab film. The only memorable moment was when the army were laying siege to the building and the fighting stops as they walk through the chaos with the baby crying in her mothers arms. May be we werent in the mood for film culture but we felt the need to be entertained...in which case this film failed miserably.

This film does have contrasting and divided views for those that have seen it...you either love ot or hate it. I could make quotes from both sides, but for those of you who may be interested in seeing this film then you may find the following opinions a worth while read before making your own decision:

http://www.filmfocus.co.uk/review.asp?ReviewID=20730

[Dark]

The woman in that film is my sisters friends cousin lol.

Last film: Hostel 6/10

Good end but the middle is so ****ed up its twisted. Seeing someone getting tortured isn't my idea of a good film although it might have been better if I was watching it with a friend instead of all by myself.

[Azure]

Pirates of the Caribbean, dead man's chest.

8/10

Good honest fun, drags a little too much 3/4 of the way through though. Lookig forwards to the sequel.

[KONSPIRACY]

Deja Vu: 9/10

Denzel Washington and Val Kilmer play detective in this entertaining crime caper that explores the possibility of satellite technology "gone wrong". Well worth a watch.

[Dark]

Starship Troopersm 8.5/10

Good action film. Lots of death and stuff. Enjoyable

[Boffy]

300: 9/10

Fantastic film with plenty of action and deaths.

The film included some awesome quotes I almost joint in with the cheering lol.

"Spartans! Ready your breakfast and eat hearty... For tonight, we dine in hell! "

[Pie In The Sky]

Pirates of the Caribbean 3 - At World's End
7/10

Ok, lets rank it first of all. I'd say ALOT better than the 2nd one, not quite as good as the 1st maybe, but getting close.
I loved it, but I'm a sucker for POTC movies.

Good Points
Johnny Depp- I swear one of the best actors about. He makes the film, he really does.
Effects- awsome to say the least. The battle scenes are pretty epic.
Story- it was confusing (I will discuss later) but once you get your head around it, it ws quite good. The amount of double crossing and backstabbing takes some time to understand. I won't go on or else I will spoil it.

Bad Points
All the other actors- Are realtivly good to be fair, but Johnny Depp just puts them to shame.
Length- I personally didn't have a problem with it, but it is getting on to 3 hours long and some might feel that too long.
Story- As I said, confusing. Well I thought it was anyway :p

Overall I thought it was great, hacn't stopped humming the theme tune all day lol. Its worth the money to see it in the cinema tbh, it needs to be on a big screen to get the full effect.

[Cackhandedchimp]

It's kind of sad when people only talk about a film's 'effects' and 'fight scenes' these days. That isn't why I go to the cinema - sure, blockbusters are fun, cheap throwaway rubbish but where are the films which make you think, have underlying messages, and good dialogue and stuff.

If anyone has seen the recent film Half Nelson - you'll know what I mean. That's what film's all about. I'd like to hear your comments on that type of film. If you want any othe recommendations just ask me. Or check my Flixster account.

By the by, that's completely my opinion, don't kill me because I don't think blockbusters are the best films available.

[Spindryer]

Adding onto "Pirates of the Caribbean 3 - At World's End"

I would say if u liked the others you will like this one, it does the other justice. I agree with Pie's rating but keep in mind that there will be some ppl give this a 10/10. For example my GF loved it and has already arranged to see it again next week.

I'm not a huge fan of the series but i thought the film was good.

[NeoKubrick]

It's kind of sad when people only talk about a film's 'effects' and 'fight scenes' these days. That isn't why I go to the cinema - sure, blockbusters are fun, cheap throwaway rubbish but where are the films which make you think, have underlying messages, and good dialogue and stuff.

If anyone has seen the recent film Half Nelson - you'll know what I mean. That's what film's all about. I'd like to hear your comments on that type of film. If you want any othe recommendations just ask me. Or check my Flixster account.

By the by, that's completely my opinion, don't kill me because I don't think blockbusters are the best films available.

Well, you'll be wasting your money if you're paying to watch anything in the cinema which isn't effects laden or is without a barrage of fight scenes, because there isn't much to waste your money on after you take out the effects and fight scenes. Unfortunately the film medium has been punching above its weight for far too long against superior mediums such as TV and Gaming.

To my mind, the best popcorn movie or blockbluster in the last few years has been Metal Gear Solid 3, and that's a game. And as for films that make you think, 'The Sopranos' could jolt a retard into a nuclear physicist, and that's a TV show.



I watched 'Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End' last night, and I got a few kicks out of it. I found Geoffrey Rush just as outstanding as Johnny Depp: I always hoped that Orlando Bloom (esp.) and company would levant and the director would let Rush and Depp talk modern day politics for three hours in-character. It was a bit too long at three hours, but it was a fast three hours - kudos to the editing team. All in all, it was a good romp.

[Cackhandedchimp]

Kudos to the editing team? They left everything in!

[Dark]

I heard POTC was really bad.

The second one made no sense to me - it didn't explain what was going on and I couldn't remember the plot from number1. Apparently the new one is like this but even worse so i'm not gonna bother to watch it.

[Pie In The Sky]

It is confusing at times, and to understand it you really do need to be able to remember plots from both 1 and 2.

[Dark]

It is confusing at times, and to understand it you really do need to be able to remember plots from both 1 and 2.

Ye trouble is they were hard enough to understand at the time.

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels 8/10

Really good plot and characters.
The way it all comes together at the end is :cool:

[Tim]

The Last King Of Scotland 8/10
Forest Whitaker creates a truly frightening Amin and makes the film well worth a viewing.

[NeoKubrick]

Kudos to the editing team? They left everything in!
Editing isn't just about cutting film; it's also how you arrange film. For a film which had no scene left on the cutting-room floor, it was pacey. It felt too long, in my opinion, but the content was more to fault than the presentation.

[Innes]

The Departed, 10/10 - nuff said.

[Spindryer]

The Departed, 10/10 - nuff said.


IMO it gets a 5 out of 10, didnt like it at all. but thats just me :P

[Innes]

aw man, i dont know how you get that tbh.

but its your opinion.

[Spindryer]

Sir we shell take this MSN , hand bags at dawn.

[Hursti]

The Last King Of Scotland 8/10
Forest Whitaker creates a truly frightening Amin and makes the film well worth a viewing.

I watched this today, not exactly my type of film, but still not too bad. Good story to it , I'd prob give it 7/10 :)

[KONSPIRACY]

The Departed, 10/10 - nuff said.
For what its worth, I'm with Innes...I gave it 9.5 :cool:

Only reason to give it any lower is if you compare it some of the other infamous gangster films, but as a film in its own right, its a lot better than most of the crap out there at the moment n well worth a watch.

[Gaskin]

Commando. - 7/10

Good action, some good shooting scenes etc.
But let's be realistic, could one man with a few guns and a knife seriously take on 100+ people, I doubt it. This is not Terminator, Arnold.

[KONSPIRACY]

White Noise 2: The Light - 6/10

If, like myself, you like stories/films about paranormal activity then this may be a good watch...if you've got nothin better to do n theres nothin else worth watchin down BBs. A pretty poor sequel with a rubbish story line so dont rush out or make any special effort to watch it.

[Dark]

Four Brothers 9/10

I thought this was a very good film. Good plot and characters and the action scenes didn't dissapoint.

[Innes]

Butterfly Effect 9/10


Very good film, nice twist at the end, everything you need, but in parts i felt it dragged on somewhat, so i dropped it down 1.

[KONSPIRACY]

Yeah I saw this last night on TV...pretty good but wouldnt be one you'd go to the cinema to watch.

[Renegade]

I saw Butterfly Effect on it's release at the cinema - considering I'm a massive fan of Donnie Darko and Requiem For A Dream and Mulholland Drive, it was an excellent addition to the 'psychological' style movie. I think it's brilliant.

10/10.

[Hursti]

I've got this film on DVD and it's awesome, but on channel 4 last night, they showed a different ending to the one on the DVD. Glad I watched it...again :).

[KONSPIRACY]

What was the alternate ending?

[Hursti]

Basically, at the end when he's watching the home movie of him and kayleigh, where he kinda tells her to piss off and never talk to him again etc, he watches a different movie where his mum is in hospital getting ready to have him, then he turns into the baby, if you know what I mean, then strangles himself so that none of the bad stuff could ever have happened. Therefore he never existed. It shows the life of Kayleigh and Lennie briefly where they get married etc. Kind of a more depressing ending really, but this ties in with the amount of still births his mum had because this might of happened before and they also killed themselves so they never existed...if you get me.

[KONSPIRACY]

A suicidal baby! OMFG!!! :eek:

[Hursti]

A suicidal baby! OMFG!!! :eek:

Well really, it was a baby with the brain of a 23 year old :eek: lol

[Renegade]

I've never seen the bit with the strangled baby! Argh going to have to buy the DVD with the alternate ending now!

Goal 2: Living The Dream -

I was a big fan of the first film, one of the better football based movies to make the silver screen, and the second follows suit - this time, Santiago Munez makes his way to Madrid from Newcastle, with the hope of securing the Champions League. Along the way his relationship with his wife is tested as Munez seeks his estranged mother and suffers an injury in an accident at home with his old Newcastle strike partner Gavin Harris. Munez must overcome the injury and help Madrid win the Champions League with his relationship in tatters.

Not quite as good as the first film, but still has some excellent football action in which big name players (Ronaldo, Zidane, Beckham, Raul, Casillas) cameo to help the on pitch action appear as credible as possible. It works well, and gives the film an edge and makes it almost believeable. Of course, the film has several cliches and drifts a little into mush near the middle, but then comes back strong and leaves the viewer thinking 'so where does he go from here?'. A light-hearted film that works, just, if you suspend a little belief. A viewing of the first film isn't completely necessary but is recommended - Munez seems like a lippy little shite unless you know his back story in Goal 1. Enjoyable, if not perfect - a good film for football fans who like a little drama. If anybody has ever enjoyed watching Dream Team, Goal 1 and 2 are excellent additions to the 'sports drama' genre.

7/10

[Dark]

I saw Goal 1 a while ago and I quite liked it.
Few stupid moments like Beckham's acting and the winning free kick at the end taken with his wrong foot but enjoyable enough and probably a 7.5/10

[Renegade]

Yeah I agree about Beckham's acting - thankfully this time none of the cameos have spoken parts, they are all on-pitch (hugging the actors when they score or passing the ball to them - and Beckham scores two beautiful free-kicks) or in the dressing room - where Ronaldo, Raul and Zidane are doing keep-ups.

[Innes]

American History X - 10/10

Absoloutly amazing film, i was lost for words when i first saw it a few yaers back, and watched it again last night and was speechless. Such a heart touching film, especially at the end.

[Renegade]

Agreed, brilliant film. Very powerful and very thought-provoking, with all round tremendous acting.

[Retro]

Yeah i watched that last night, i quite honestly one of the best films iV seen, easily top ten material.

From start to finish it was a pleasure to watch Edward Norton take on the role as Derek, an A class performance from him and his kid brother "Edward Furlong" The little kid from T2 as Danny.

The curb stomping scene was probably the most emotional scene in any film I have ever seen. Everything about it the sound of the guys teeth on the curb, the way danny drops to the floor, and mostly the look of Derek's face as he stands there being hand cuffed in nothing more than his underwear.

A brilliant ending as well, very touching.


Only problem for me is that it could have gone into a bit deeper on why he lost his believes on racial issues in America.


Easily 10/10 made my night.

[Innes]

"Only problem for me is that it could have gone into a bit deeper on why he lost his believes on racial issues in America."


ddidnt it say it was cause that black guy in prison stopped him from getting killed, of both the whites and the blacks (The scene as he was leaving jail)

[KONSPIRACY]

Agreed. 10/10 :cool:

I think the fundamental reasons for him losing his hatred was cos he started questioning his reasons when his fellow inmates were doing dealings with the very ppl they were spose to be hating, the friendship he was developing with his work buddy, and the respect he had for his teacher...all this was sufficient to doubt n question "has anything you have done made your life any better?"

[Retro]

Yeah i know that, but i couldn't help thinking the transition from Neo-nazi boy to a clean white boy was some what blurred. And it could have gone a lot deeper. That kinda of **** dont happen over night, and the film made it feel like it did.

[KONSPIRACY]

Hmmm...I see what you're saying as it didnt really give you the feeling that he'd been inside for longer than 5 minutes. I stand corrected 9.5/10 :D

[Innes]

well i just watched hostel 2 and its ****ing shameful

i give it 1/10

it seemed like it was quickly made, no goodstory, their was a scene with a guy in a lift and you could clearly see the GreenScreen behind him - pfft, this had NOTHING on the first movie like.

[Dark]

First Hostel was twisted but ok.

Final Destination 3: 6/10

Ok. The first scene actually created some tension but I don't find these kinda films scary. Quite stupid in parts but some of the deaths are funny (nailgun anyone?).

[Innes]

Shooter

7.5-8/10

Good film, only rated down as the plot has been used in so many films, its gets a little boring.

[Innes]

heard K-Pax was gonna be showing on saturday, so decided to have a big film night last night, we watched;

K-Pax
Accepted
Number 23
Next


K-Pax 9/10 - absoloutly beautiful film, with top notch acting, i recommenf every one to give this a watch on saturday (itv, or C4). Love the story, love the acting, loved it all, but it is rather mind boggling, which is why i didnt rate it as a 10, most mates didnt know what was going on.

Accepted - now this one, i don't know, its your typical american film, boy meets girl, farfetched plan, make up college, boy loses girl, boy does some speech, boy gets girl again. - but i thought it was rather enjoyable, and i consider that good, but then again it was crap at the same time, my rating for this is quite blurred, its between 6/10-8/10

Number 23 9/10 - Great Film, loved jim carrey, vvery fact based and quite intriquing and a very enjoyable film, and an amazing twist, well infact about 6 twists, and all through the film so you're always thinking irrationally while watching, trying to figgure it out.

Next - now same as accepted, i dont knwo about this film, i liked it and the plot, and the idea that Nicolas Cage could see into the future, and yes it was enjoyable, but their was something about it that just brought it down, - it just doesn't delve deeper into the parralelling story lines, like why was the bomb stolen? who stole it? How was it smuggled in? why was it going to be detonated? - it just featured heavy on Cage and his love for some bint he met in a cafe. But i give it an 8/10 anyways, for trying.

[DayC]

Oceans 13 - 5/10

average and mildly entertaining.

[Innes]

was gonna watch oceans 13 but i downloaded the pukka and it was actually a cam, so the quality was ****. waiting on a TC or TS of it i think.

[NeoKubrick]

Avalon - I'd recommend it to gamers. To me, it's a masterpiece - and I wouldn't expect any less from Oshii.


On the subject of football: 'Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait' is absolute football. Mogwai's music provides that kick, and the stark contrast between the depiction of football through TV cameras and the depiction of the camera up close to Zizou is enlightening. So glad I got to see this in the cinema. Football fans and film buffs and cinema lovers only.

[Dark]

Assualt on Precinct 13 - 9/10

Good film although it did kinda detoriate a bit near the end.
Also, it was obvious who the traitor was. Glad that fool died.

[Renegade]

Avalon - I'd recommend it to gamers. To me, it's a masterpiece - and I wouldn't expect any less from Oshii.


On the subject of football: 'Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait' is absolute football. Mogwai's music provides that kick, and the stark contrast between the depiction of football through TV cameras and the depiction of the camera up close to Zizou is enlightening. So glad I got to see this in the cinema. Football fans and film buffs and cinema lovers only.

Woah - I downloaded this as a huge admirer of football (this cinemas weren't showing it), and found it to be the most utterly boring two hours of my life. For me the camera is too close to Zidane to see what influence he may have had on the game and the players around him, which was always why I admired Zidane so much - he changed the play around him, and this film gives no idea what impact he has on the game. It was refreshing for the first half an hour or so, the quotes and music were inspiring, but after a little while it began to get frustrating because the match in itself lost all meaning and I thought it reduced Zidane to looking like a bit-player in the overall picture. I felt he looked unfit in the match of choice, he lacked the touch we all remember him for, and got himself sent off at the end. It didn't do him any justice at all.

IMO.

[kurosaki7]

The Departed, 10/10 - nuff said.

You can 'not' give this film a 10/10, it is a rip-off of Infernal Affairs, it has taken it and managed to ruin every single aspect of the film and cheapen it with comedy.

Watch Infernal affairs 1,2 and 3 not this piece of hollywood trash.

[NeoKubrick]

Woah - I downloaded this as a huge admirer of football (this cinemas weren't showing it), and found it to be the most utterly boring two hours of my life. For me the camera is too close to Zidane to see what influence he may have had on the game and the players around him, which was always why I admired Zidane so much - he changed the play around him, and this film gives no idea what impact he has on the game. It was refreshing for the first half an hour or so, the quotes and music were inspiring, but after a little while it began to get frustrating because the match in itself lost all meaning and I thought it reduced Zidane to looking like a bit-player in the overall picture. I felt he looked unfit in the match of choice, he lacked the touch we all remember him for, and got himself sent off at the end. It didn't do him any justice at all.

IMO.

Well, I think the director never intended to do justice to the excellence of Zidane as a player. There's a hint somewhere at the start and whenever the director turns the camera to that grainy TV monitor of the football match: that the director isn't showing you Zidane, the football player. We all know Zidane is great, and it's refreshing to see that the doc didn't attempt to glorify Zidane's greatness - we can watch him turn France into a good team last summer to see that. The director wanted to show Zidane, the person, and in my opinion, contrasts the grainy picture of the match on the TV monitor (Zidane as the football player) and the clear razor-sharp picture on the pitch (Zidance as a person) to that effect.

It's a portrait of Zidane, after all. It's been little under a year since I watched it, but as you say the quotes and music were inspiring. I saw a man who was conflicted and who did and didn't want to play football - let's not forget that he was playing in a farcial Real Madrid side. The dichotomy of his actions were the central theme. It's as though, when he decided he wanted to play, he set-up a goal. When he decided he didn't want to, he got sent-off.

As a football fan, I was fascinated by the viewpoint of the action on the pitch, which you rarely get to see. As a cinema-lover, I thought it was a great piece of experimental cinema: music was great, cinematography was top-class, concept was executed. The half-time piece was a little self-indulgent; although, it did lend a certain remembrance of the past in the future quality.


It's good, but even I found it boring in parts. It doesn't erode the quality, though. And of all the films I've watched in the last year in the cinema, only this experimental film has left lasting images. Put down that Goal! DVD, and give it another try, Dan.

[Renegade]

Haha nice sly dig at Goal there at the end - yes it's trashy, but it's still one of the better sport movies around ;)

I know what you're saying, and I do think the cinematography was excellent. I'm not a Mogwai fan at all but it was the right music for the film. I think to be honest I expected something different - maybe more of an insight into what made him tick or a showcase of how his determination changed games. I need to watch it again with a more open mind about it being about a human being on an entertainment stage that at times maybe he didn't want to be on. Maybe I was just a little jaded at the time with Zidane being in every news story and in the media all the time I wanted to hear a bit more about how he altered those around him rather than a focus directly on him - and in that way maybe I watched it with the wrong attitude. I still have it and will watch again.

In reply to your point about seeing the game of football from a different perspective because of the close-up of one player on a bigger pitch - it's been done, Sky had it's player cam. Thing is, that suffered the same problems - in flashes it was amazing, and showed the player making a difference and showed the vision, but at other times it emphasised the tiredness of the player and when he was having a bad game it was utterly boring. I found Zidane to be an extension of that but with music - but as I said maybe I was looking for the wrong things. Like I said, I'll put it on this weekend and really watch.

Oh, a little off-topic - do you know why we got TCS penalty points? I didn't think you were playing in the 3v3 clan league, but there was only me and you on the mailing list?

*edit* Argh, you have a quote from Rob McQueen in your sig! He is such an arse!

[NeoKubrick]

Oh, a little off-topic - do you know why we got TCS penalty points? I didn't think you were playing in the 3v3 clan league, but there was only me and you on the mailing list?

*edit* Argh, you have a quote from Rob McQueen in your sig! He is such an arse!

Well, the EAxis guy just said words to the effect that we didn't post our line-up in time. I'm participating in the 3v3 clan league the minute I get my hands on a broadband connection. And the Robbo quote was just too embarassing to not be paraded about in my sig space. ;)

[Renegade]

Isn't Dan (the other one, ApEx) responsible for posting our lineup? Bit strange though that neither ourselves nor any of UM posted a lineup or fixtures - something is going on there. I just wish clan-tcs.net and consoles.net were in English as well as German... Ah well - for once it's nice to be a Peon, things like this don't get blamed on me ;)

Rob McLean is a disgrace to PES.

[NeoKubrick]

Isn't Dan (the other one, ApEx) responsible for posting our lineup? Bit strange though that neither ourselves nor any of UM posted a lineup or fixtures - something is going on there. I just wish clan-tcs.net and consoles.net were in English as well as German... Ah well - for once it's nice to be a Peon, things like this don't get blamed on me ;)

Rob McLean is a disgrace to PES.
Our gaffer is responsible for posting the line-ups. It's a bit strange that we got penalty points, both teams haven't finished their first games, but I suppose that's the rules.

I haven't played McLean or know him too well, but any kid who puts that in their sig space is an ignorant fool.


Oh, you can get the jist of the Teutonic tongue by these sites, which should be helpful:

http://www.freetranslation.com/

http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/tr

[Innes]

Planet Earth - 15/10

this series just rocks, i've had it on dvd sinse it came out and watched it on the tele once and dvd 4 times and everytime i see/hear something i missed. - its the best nature documentry for sure. and everyone should watch it.

[KONSPIRACY]

Ghost Rider - 7/10
- Most reviews of this film completely slate it, but I found it to be light hearted fun and an enjoyable to watch. If you want to watch a film with a good plot, good acting and direction then this is not the film for you...but if you're in the mood for a light hearted slap of cheese covered in cheese with a side portion of cheese then this films for you! :D

[Renegade]

Snakes on a Plane - see above comment from Kon :D


Also - Planet Earth: I am SO gonna get that on HDDVD.

[Dark]

Ghost Rider - 7/10
- Most reviews of this film completely slate it, but I found it to be light hearted fun and an enjoyable to watch. If you want to watch a film with a good plot, good acting and direction then this is not the film for you...but if you're in the mood for a light hearted slap of cheese covered in cheese with a side portion of cheese then this films for you! :D

Ye thats what I thought of it.

That bit is so stupid when the evil guy turns round and screams for no reason at all lol. I was at the cinema and it just made me laugh because it's obvious it was just meant to make people jump.

[Retro]

Lords of dogtown-Ok

Chronicles Of Riddick-Bad

[Innes]

ah, i liked riddick - good action, very creative with all the different races and such and better that Pitch Black.

[Renegade]

Not really a rating as such - but 28 Days Later is on Channel 4 tonight at 10. Brilliant film, very atmospheric and a great watch if you havn't already seen it.

[Innes]

nah i wont be watching it, i bought the limited edition dvd when it came out a few weeks back, and watched it a few times, now im quite bored of it , but its still a good film

[BIG D 04]

I watched Bloody Sunday, very good film. I like the way it was filmed, it was as if you were there, the way the camera moved and all that crap... Yea very good. I suggest People watch it.

[Retro]

Lord of war-Bad, i wonder sometimes how Nicholas Cage keeps getting work.

50 Cent-Die rich or die trying-I hate him before, now I really hate him. A pretentious load of babble that's meant to be a true story, but i very much doubt it.

[Renegade]

I thought Lord of War was pretty good myself - but it's true that Cage should really check scripts before he accepts things! He has made some amazing movies, but needs to be careful...

Never seen 50 cent - I loved 8 mile which is why 50 cent tempted me, but never bothered with it.

[Retro]

I thought Lord of War was pretty good myself - but it's true that Cage should really check scripts before he accepts things! He has made some amazing movies, but needs to be careful...

Never seen 50 cent - I loved 8 mile which is why 50 cent tempted me, but never bothered with it.

He has made some all right films but nothing amazing, im interested too know what movies you think are "amazing" that he has been in?

Don't bother watching it. Im sitting before it starts thinking this could be quite an interesting film on how the biggest rapper since Tupac came to light. But you don't get that, you get 50 cent running around NY capping people in the knees, beating up rival drug dealers and even joining in murdering people.

Its crap and its all pretty much fake.

[Renegade]

The Rock, Con Air, Face/Off were all brilliant, just from recollection.

Then if I'm choosing his 'average but watchable' pick:

Gone in 60 seconds, Snake Eyes, 8MM

The there is the '****ing awful but good if youre trying to get laid':

Captain Corelli's Mandolin, World Trade Center

[NeoKubrick]

Snake Eyes was a great De Palma thriller, and 8mm was good.

I've never liked Nicholas Cage, though.

[Renegade]

I could watch Face/Off hundreds of times and never get bored. Gonna download it when I get in.

[Retro]

Yea I forgot about face of, i quite enjoyed that.

Was "8mm" the one where he was a private investigator looking for that girl caught up in the snuff movie? If so that wasn't too bad and "Gone in 60 seconds" was entertaining.

But over all there something I don't like about the guy. He is one of those actors who never changes and could be mistaken into thinking he plays the same guy in each film.

[Innes]

Was "8mm" the one where he was a private investigator looking for that girl caught up in the snuff movie? If so that wasn't too bad and "Gone in 60 seconds" was entertaining.



yeah it was

[KONSPIRACY]

The Return: 2/10

What can I say about this film?...well it had "Boffy" in it and they must have thought her performances in "The Grudge" would help pull this film off. Unfortunately it didnt work as it has to rate as one of the worst films I've seen recently. The storyline was so dry that it could have been done n dusted in 5 minutes yet they decided to drag it out n make a film out of it. Complete tat.

[ScK ReVeNgE]

Shrek the Third 4/10

This series has got progressively worse and this was very disappointing. Poor!

[Dark]

He has made some all right films but nothing amazing, im interested too know what movies you think are "amazing" that he has been in?

Don't bother watching it. Im sitting before it starts thinking this could be quite an interesting film on how the biggest rapper since Tupac came to light. But you don't get that, you get 50 cent running around NY capping people in the knees, beating up rival drug dealers and even joining in murdering people.

Its crap and its all pretty much fake.

Ye 50 cent is so fake its unbelievable. noone interested in the rap scene over 12 yrs old actually likes him anymore - he's gone too mainstream and he tried to win ppl back with hustlers ambition. didn't work though and UK underground is better then him.

V for Vendetta 9.5/10

I thought this was v. good. it was interesting and had some good action although there were a few things i didn't understand. It was funny near the beginning when he mentioned destroying Enfieldnbecause it was such a craphole - thats where I live lol

[Innes]

woop watched V tonight too i give it 10/10

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!! film.

btw what parts didnt you understand?

[Renegade]

I saw V at the cinema with the missus - before I went I had never heard of it, didn't know what it was about, wasn't bothered with it and only went to shut her up. Having seen it, it was absolutely superb - really makes you think, is very political, and I came out of it with my mind blown wide open. Superb film. Great in HD too!

9/10 - dropped a point because Natalie Portman looks minging when she is bald.

[Dark]

I read through a few things on the internet which solved some of it but it was mainly how did he get in prison and how did he escape (apparently they shortened this scene and so you don't find out V looked after the flowers at the prison and so had access to chemicals).

Also what was the point of testing the virus on the public?

[Innes]

the purpose of testing the virus on teh public, was to first make sure it worked, and then like it said on the movie, it was used to spread fear, and basically give more power to the governmet.

The only tested it on Gays, lesbians and prisoners though.

Read some of this, its one of the versions of the script, it says at the begining, when evey meets the fingermen, that she actually asked tehm for sex and **** for money.

Link> http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/V-for-Vendetta.html

[Darth Geordie]

Transformers. Amazing film and I'm going to watch it again tonight.:D

[Razor]

I watched V for Vendetta again last night and I give it 9.5 out of 10 no problems. The best film that I have seen in years tbh.