Saw Night Watch a while back, it is good! But cheers I didn't realise it was part of a trilogy.. Megavideo here I come.
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Posted 13 December 2010 - 09:41 AM
Saw Nightwatch & Daywatch recently. Excellent stuff. Have they made Twilight watch yet?
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Posted 13 December 2010 - 10:06 AM
Kopite Girl, on 12 December 2010 - 07:22 PM, said:
I highly highly highly recommend two films from the same trilogy of novels. Night Watch being the first and Day Watch the latter. Absolutely brilliant. But if you really want to experience this, i'd read the novels first. There are three books. Night, Day, and Twilight Watch (don't worry, nothing whatsoever to do with the teen saga).
Tetralogy.
Good movies, yep.
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monza gorilla, on 13 December 2010 - 09:41 AM, said:
Have they made Twilight watch yet?
No. Unlikely.
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2 Russian ones about crime/action. Yet to see 'em but they'll be good in all probability.
Brat http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118767/
Brat 2 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0238883/
Brat http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118767/
Brat 2 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0238883/
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Posted 13 December 2010 - 09:01 PM
monza gorilla, on 13 December 2010 - 09:41 AM, said:
Saw Nightwatch & Daywatch recently. Excellent stuff. Have they made Twilight watch yet?
Not yet, but read a couple of months back will be going into pre-production mid next year. Can't wait for the finished product. Have you read the novels?
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Posted 14 December 2010 - 02:19 PM
Nope. Not read any of them yet. Keep threatening to buy them but then another bit falls off the house and the dosh gets spent on keeping the rain out.
EDIT: Watched Children of Men again the other night. Damn good.
EDIT: Watched Children of Men again the other night. Damn good.
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monza gorilla, on 14 December 2010 - 02:19 PM, said:
Watched Children of Men again the other night. Damn good.
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Watched The American. Despite the title, it's quite a low-key, understated movie. Nice movie. The best thing about it? The va-va-voom Italian actress Violante Placido. Lordy lord, what a fine example of the female species. She's in her b'day suit for practically every minute of her on-screen time. *smitten*
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Persevere, on 23 May 2010 - 08:57 PM, said:
As for Watchmen, a young fellow loaned it to me this past winter and insisted I give it a try. I did. I wish I could get that block of time back.
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The Professor, on 02 April 2010 - 12:32 AM, said:
Recently watched "Kick-a##". Funny in parts but in total quite poor and rather weird too. I went to the cinema to see a film billed as a comedy and it shows a child getting seriously beat up by the "villain" of the movie (it's a superhero movie). Pretty weird and not really what I was expecting.
“We keep on working, we do our thing,” Vettel shouts over the team radio, “We are who we are!”
"Vettel is a champion. That’s not referring to his achievements, but rather to his approach to everything he does. He wins. All the time. His preparation is meticulous, his attention to detail reminiscent of Michael Schumacher at his peak, and his performance on the track is almost always flawless. Vettel is capable only of domination. He knows no other way... Vettel is not in Formula One to be liked. He is there to win. And in the words of Ayrton Senna, perhaps the greatest of all Formula One drivers, “Nice men don’t win.”"
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The Professor, on 09 February 2010 - 06:29 PM, said:
Last film watched: The Bourne Identity. Fun, and nothing more. Only problem is I can't help look at Matt Damon and remember that scene in Team America 
lovely stuff
Edited by BradSpeedMan, 14 December 2010 - 04:15 PM.
“We keep on working, we do our thing,” Vettel shouts over the team radio, “We are who we are!”
"Vettel is a champion. That’s not referring to his achievements, but rather to his approach to everything he does. He wins. All the time. His preparation is meticulous, his attention to detail reminiscent of Michael Schumacher at his peak, and his performance on the track is almost always flawless. Vettel is capable only of domination. He knows no other way... Vettel is not in Formula One to be liked. He is there to win. And in the words of Ayrton Senna, perhaps the greatest of all Formula One drivers, “Nice men don’t win.”"
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About Kick a##, a good movie in its own right, but apallingly poor when compared to the comic. A lot of stuff has been "mainstream-ized" at the behest some studio hotshot who thinks he has the right to decide what the audience wants. Violence has been watered down, Hit Girl's dad is a just vigilante, the hero gets the girl (not Hit Girl, but his classmate), interesting stuff like the creation of a new swear word "Tunk" has been ignored and so on.
Mark Millar, the guy behind the comic, must be embarrassed by the finished product. Wonder how the sequel will stay true to the next comic, given the first ones had different endings.
Mark Millar, the guy behind the comic, must be embarrassed by the finished product. Wonder how the sequel will stay true to the next comic, given the first ones had different endings.
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I watched Kick-a## a week ago - everyone said it was so great and whatnot, but I didn't like it much. If there's a comic I gotta try it.
Now, I wanted to shut my mouth about this but... George, you MUST watch Scott Pilgrim vs the World and tell me what you think of it. One of the funniest movies I've ever watched, if there is a fault is that everything happens very fast (cramming 6 comic books into a 2-hour movie, humm XD). I wouldn't tell anyone else to watch it because it's quite a "nowadays youth, what the hell" movie, but exactly what I like
Now, I wanted to shut my mouth about this but... George, you MUST watch Scott Pilgrim vs the World and tell me what you think of it. One of the funniest movies I've ever watched, if there is a fault is that everything happens very fast (cramming 6 comic books into a 2-hour movie, humm XD). I wouldn't tell anyone else to watch it because it's quite a "nowadays youth, what the hell" movie, but exactly what I like
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Posted 15 December 2010 - 05:01 PM
I've already seen it Tanita! But.. I didn't like it very much. I was just sat there thinking "this is such a weird film". For me, it was one of those things which shouldn't have been converted to a film because it just didn't work.
At least we agree on Kick-a## though
Saw In Bruges recently. Very good.
At least we agree on Kick-a## though
Saw In Bruges recently. Very good.
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Posted 15 December 2010 - 07:30 PM
Yeah. I liked In Bruges too. Not too heavy, not too light. Perfect when you can't decide what type of film you want to watch.
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The Professor, on 15 December 2010 - 05:01 PM, said:
I've already seen it Tanita! But.. I didn't like it very much. I was just sat there thinking "this is such a weird film". For me, it was one of those things which shouldn't have been converted to a film because it just didn't work.
At least we agree on Kick-a## though
Saw In Bruges recently. Very good.
At least we agree on Kick-a## though
Saw In Bruges recently. Very good.
It does work way better in the comic, but it's a solid effort to adapt something so surreally real xD I'm gonna start reading Kick-a## tomorrow (when my dad goes, because he disapproves if I read comics XD) and I'm sure I'll like it better than the film.
And meanwhile, I'm finally gonna finish watching Star Wars on Friday, for some reason the only film I haven't seen is on TV - I'm in luck XD
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You've never seen Star Wars? Hm. First film I ever saw in a theatre at the wee little age of 7 was Star Wars. This could be why I'm nuts.....
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Posted 16 December 2010 - 07:58 AM
lol Mike, wouldn't say you're nuts. Just a little crazy!
Like I can talk
Anyhow, I watched the first Sex and the City movie. Very disappointing. Not like the groundbreaking series at all. My favourite character from the series was Kim Cattrall's Samantha. The character in the film is completely the opposite!
I hope the second film isn't as disappointing. I never go for chick flicks but I guess more or less every woman watched Sex and the City on TV.
Another film I watched was Miller's Crossing again last night on the TV. Excellent film. Gabriel Byrne does it justice.
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Anyhow, I watched the first Sex and the City movie. Very disappointing. Not like the groundbreaking series at all. My favourite character from the series was Kim Cattrall's Samantha. The character in the film is completely the opposite!
I hope the second film isn't as disappointing. I never go for chick flicks but I guess more or less every woman watched Sex and the City on TV.
Another film I watched was Miller's Crossing again last night on the TV. Excellent film. Gabriel Byrne does it justice.
In the sweetest child, there's a vicious streak.
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In the strongest man, there's a child so weak.
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freaky2, on 14 December 2010 - 09:09 PM, said:
I watched Kick-a## a week ago - everyone said it was so great and whatnot, but I didn't like it much. If there's a comic I gotta try it.
Now, I wanted to shut my mouth about this but... George, you MUST watch Scott Pilgrim vs the World and tell me what you think of it. One of the funniest movies I've ever watched, if there is a fault is that everything happens very fast (cramming 6 comic books into a 2-hour movie, humm XD). I wouldn't tell anyone else to watch it because it's quite a "nowadays youth, what the hell" movie, but exactly what I like
Now, I wanted to shut my mouth about this but... George, you MUST watch Scott Pilgrim vs the World and tell me what you think of it. One of the funniest movies I've ever watched, if there is a fault is that everything happens very fast (cramming 6 comic books into a 2-hour movie, humm XD). I wouldn't tell anyone else to watch it because it's quite a "nowadays youth, what the hell" movie, but exactly what I like
Yep, Scott Pilgrim is damn entertaining. So what if it's an ADHD movie!
The Professor, on 15 December 2010 - 05:01 PM, said:
I've already seen it Tanita! But.. I didn't like it very much. I was just sat there thinking "this is such a weird film". For me, it was one of those things which shouldn't have been converted to a film because it just didn't work.
You're too intelligent to allow your imagination to straitjacket you. There are a lot of "weird" movies out there which are hypercreative and entertaining. Do see David Lynch's Lost Highway. If not nothing, you'll at least love Patricia Arquette's T & A display.
Kopite Girl, on 16 December 2010 - 07:58 AM, said:
Anyhow, I watched the first Sex and the City movie. Very disappointing. Not like the groundbreaking series at all. My favourite character from the series was Kim Cattrall's Samantha. The character in the film is completely the opposite!
I hope the second film isn't as disappointing. I never go for chick flicks but I guess more or less every woman watched Sex and the City on TV.
I hope the second film isn't as disappointing. I never go for chick flicks but I guess more or less every woman watched Sex and the City on TV.
You've no business watching that pile of garbage. At least check out the imdb ratings before proceeding. But yes, Kim Catrall's sexy!
About chick flicks, I watch them only when I'm feeling slightly gay. And I confess I've found quite a few of them (I've felt gay that many times?! Gets foot out of mouth) to be quite entertaining. One such is Clueless. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112697/ Do see it. Alicia Silverstone is a doll!
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About Star Wars, absolute turd, all 6 (or is it bazillion?) of 'em. The only good thing is the uber sexy Jabba The Hut. I think I'm gonna jerk off to his videos.
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LabradoRacer, on 16 December 2010 - 10:08 AM, said:
Yep, Scott Pilgrim is damn entertaining. So what if it's an ADHD movie!
You're too intelligent to allow your imagination to straitjacket you. There are a lot of "weird" movies out there which are hypercreative and entertaining. Do see David Lynch's Lost Highway. If not nothing, you'll at least love Patricia Arquette's T & A display.
You've no business watching that pile of garbage. At least check out the imdb ratings before proceeding. But yes, Kim Catrall's sexy! About chick flicks, I watch them only when I'm feeling slightly gay. And I confess I've found quite a few of them (I've felt gay that many times?! Gets foot out of mouth) to be quite entertaining. One such is Clueless. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112697/ Do see it. Alicia Silverstone is a doll!
You're too intelligent to allow your imagination to straitjacket you. There are a lot of "weird" movies out there which are hypercreative and entertaining. Do see David Lynch's Lost Highway. If not nothing, you'll at least love Patricia Arquette's T & A display.
You've no business watching that pile of garbage. At least check out the imdb ratings before proceeding. But yes, Kim Catrall's sexy!
About chick flicks, I watch them only when I'm feeling slightly gay. And I confess I've found quite a few of them (I've felt gay that many times?! Gets foot out of mouth) to be quite entertaining. One such is Clueless. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112697/ Do see it. Alicia Silverstone is a doll! Just a matter of taste Jay! I see what they were trying to do with it but I just didn't think they were doing it all that well. I didn't like the way the story was developed, just felt very unnatural and lazy (iirc). Obviously in a comic I would expect for a story to be progressed in that way, but in a film it doesn't really work for me. In other words I have no problem with the story (I've liked lots of different plots in different movies), but I didn't like the way it was told.
Also, in my defence I was watching it with my girlfriend who loves Michael Cera, and even she didn't really like it..
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The Professor, on 16 December 2010 - 04:24 PM, said:
Just a matter of taste Jay! I see what they were trying to do with it but I just didn't think they were doing it all that well. I didn't like the way the story was developed, just felt very unnatural and lazy (iirc). Obviously in a comic I would expect for a story to be progressed in that way, but in a film it doesn't really work for me. In other words I have no problem with the story (I've liked lots of different plots in different movies), but I didn't like the way it was told.
Also, in my defence I was watching it with my girlfriend who loves Michael Cera, and even she didn't really like it..
Also, in my defence I was watching it with my girlfriend who loves Michael Cera, and even she didn't really like it..
Fair dinkum. Shouldn't have judged you on basis of your reaction to a couple. Sorry about that.
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Watched Buried. http://www.imdb.com/...462758/ <br />Awesome movie. If you want to learn the meaning of claustrophobia, frustration, terror & helplessness, watch this movie. Fortunately, the director has chosen to stay true to his story than pander to straitjacketing "norms" of the audience. Ryan Reynolds has turned in a superb performance.
This movie also reminded me of a Dutch one I had seen long ago: Spoorloos http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096163/ . Another twisted movie, very disturbing. Yep, it's good, of course.
This movie also reminded me of a Dutch one I had seen long ago: Spoorloos http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096163/ . Another twisted movie, very disturbing. Yep, it's good, of course.
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Continuing with confined spaces, watched Devil http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1314655/
A good, entertaining and somewhat predictable movie. A bit surprised to see the devil not as an evil entity, but merely an overzealous vigilante with morals!
A good, entertaining and somewhat predictable movie. A bit surprised to see the devil not as an evil entity, but merely an overzealous vigilante with morals!
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Posted 31 December 2010 - 03:01 AM
Memories of Matsuko. Excellent film, very gripping. Emotional in parts, but not emotional as a conventional description of the word. Watch it, you'll see.
I can't sleep, so I watched Stephen King's Apt Pupil (again). Did the book justice.
I can't sleep, so I watched Stephen King's Apt Pupil (again). Did the book justice.
In the sweetest child, there's a vicious streak.
In the strongest man, there's a child so weak.
In the whole wide world, there's no magic place.
So you might as well rise, put on your bravest face.
Though we might have precious little...
It's still precious.
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In the strongest man, there's a child so weak.
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So you might as well rise, put on your bravest face.
Though we might have precious little...
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Hard Candy (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424136/) is a terrific crime/drama movie. Plays around with your mind as to who's right & who's wrong till the very end. Ellen Page delivers a stunning performance.
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Recommend 2 of Stephen Frears's offerings:
Dirty Pretty Things http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301199/ Superb story & direction. Not pleasant to see the ugly underbelly of life, but it sure as hell entertains. In the acting dept, Ejiofor & Tautou in top form here.
The Hit http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087414/ Superbly combines humour & darkness (nihilism?). The best thing about the movie? The Spanish babe, especially her hooters. Must thank a Perverse guy on this forum for telling me about this movie.
Dirty Pretty Things http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0301199/ Superb story & direction. Not pleasant to see the ugly underbelly of life, but it sure as hell entertains. In the acting dept, Ejiofor & Tautou in top form here.
The Hit http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087414/ Superbly combines humour & darkness (nihilism?). The best thing about the movie? The Spanish babe, especially her hooters. Must thank a Perverse guy on this forum for telling me about this movie.
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Posted 09 January 2011 - 07:01 PM
Stephen Frears has been flying under the radar for too long, Jay. Good of you to mention these.
As always, you've juxtaposed the letters in my name: must be a generational thing.
As always, you've juxtaposed the letters in my name: must be a generational thing.
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Posted 10 January 2011 - 01:49 PM
Persevere, on 09 January 2011 - 07:01 PM, said:
Stephen Frears has been flying under the radar for too long, Jay. Good of you to mention these.
As always, you've juxtaposed the letters in my name: must be a generational thing.
As always, you've juxtaposed the letters in my name: must be a generational thing.
Sure, Daveybaby. That's what it is. Sh#t. Ok, email. Crap. -looks genuinely guilty-
In the sweetest child, there's a vicious streak.
In the strongest man, there's a child so weak.
In the whole wide world, there's no magic place.
So you might as well rise, put on your bravest face.
Though we might have precious little...
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In the strongest man, there's a child so weak.
In the whole wide world, there's no magic place.
So you might as well rise, put on your bravest face.
Though we might have precious little...
It's still precious.
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Posted 10 January 2011 - 02:21 PM
Highly recommended: "Amer" ("Bitter"?) directed by French directors Cattet and Forzari.
French experimental film. Quite disturbing in that slow way only the French can handle so well. It's not about the gore, it's not about the non stop action. Almost nothing happens yet it is a thriller. No dialogues (only some phrases here and there) and a girl being watched through a keyhole.
Countdown to zero: documentary about the nuclear weapons. For those who are too young to remember what it was like to live during Cold War, when you knew in some level that any minute you could hear that somebody pressed the button and the world was about to end in 15 minutes...this film will remind you that the danger is still pretty much out there along with some shocking revelations about those old days (at least to me, like the fact that all the codes invented to prevent anybody but the President of the US from starting a nuclear war were never fully implemented so any paranoid lieutenant could have started it at any moment)
Also, reading Night Watch on account of Steph's recommendation and liking it very much so far (still on the first book). I highly recommend the Shadows of the Apt series by Adrian Tchaikowsky.
French experimental film. Quite disturbing in that slow way only the French can handle so well. It's not about the gore, it's not about the non stop action. Almost nothing happens yet it is a thriller. No dialogues (only some phrases here and there) and a girl being watched through a keyhole.
Countdown to zero: documentary about the nuclear weapons. For those who are too young to remember what it was like to live during Cold War, when you knew in some level that any minute you could hear that somebody pressed the button and the world was about to end in 15 minutes...this film will remind you that the danger is still pretty much out there along with some shocking revelations about those old days (at least to me, like the fact that all the codes invented to prevent anybody but the President of the US from starting a nuclear war were never fully implemented so any paranoid lieutenant could have started it at any moment)
Also, reading Night Watch on account of Steph's recommendation and liking it very much so far (still on the first book). I highly recommend the Shadows of the Apt series by Adrian Tchaikowsky.
"There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the Universe, and it has a longer shelf life" - Frank Zappa
"Great drivers are the ones who win the races they're not supposed to" - K.Chandhok
"On the rare occasions that I play a racing game I often think ‘you know what this needs? A boss battle or two.’ A Formula One game in which, suddenly, everybody else has a monster truck and their sole desire is to squash you. A street racing game with a tank or two blowing the roads and buildings to bits. A Nascar game with a track that occasionally bends to the right" (Adam Smith - RPS)
"Great drivers are the ones who win the races they're not supposed to" - K.Chandhok
"On the rare occasions that I play a racing game I often think ‘you know what this needs? A boss battle or two.’ A Formula One game in which, suddenly, everybody else has a monster truck and their sole desire is to squash you. A street racing game with a tank or two blowing the roads and buildings to bits. A Nascar game with a track that occasionally bends to the right" (Adam Smith - RPS)
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