I watched that last week. I enjoyed it too, was a pretty entertaining film tbh.

Bangkok Dangerous.

Are, it's KOK alright.

Boooring! I mean I rated Nic Cage in Face Off, Con Air & The Rock, but since those he's been shite, horrible wooden muppet.

Matchstick Men? Snake Eyes? Bringing Out The Dead? Lord Of War? I recall him being good to great in all those. I suspect he probably will be in Bad Lieutenant as well.

Please not a remake of the Abel Ferrara fillum?

Yup! But, and this'll conflict you, it's Werner Herzog directing.

Remake. Booo.

Herzog in Hollywood. Yay!

Nic Cage. Booo.

Val Kilmer! Yaaay!

Yeah. But I don't like Abel Ferrara anyway and the only bit I liked in the original was Harvey Keitel's racist rant in the car about Daryl Strawberry. I know it wasn't supposed to be funny but I thought it was.

Here it is!

Fucking hell, that is conflicting the fuck out of me!!

Gladstone, I love that scene, better than the one where "Little Harvey" makes an appearance. Did Keitel have it written into his contract that during a spell of films he could get his wanger out? Seems like it.

Yeah, he always had his nob out in the 90s, didn't he? Also, he seemed to always have to do the trademark Keitel wail.

I'd reckon that the remake will probably be great, I can't imagine that Herzog would waste this chance.

Great cast. Cage can be good, Kilmer is great, then you've got Brad fucking Dourif (an old Herzog hand), and the lovely Eva Mendes, Jennifer Coolidge, and Xzibit who's actually not bad.


Yes, Brad Dourif. An actor's actor. I've never seen him less than brilliant.

It's not a remake, Herzog not only hasn't seen the original, but he'd never even heard of Abel Ferrara - he only watches two movies a year. It had its first screening at the Venice Film Festival earlier this month, and every review I saw said it was absolutely fucking crazy, and that it was a 4-5 star movie. Apparently there's a two minute musical section comprised entirely of closeups between Cage and a pair of lizards that are giving him the stink-eye. Don't ever doubt Werner Herzog, aka the greatest living artist in any medium.

Actually, you are right. It was probably in Empire where I saw that quote that Herzog said he'd never heard of Abel Ferrara. I don't think Ferrara is too happy though but I doubt Herzog gives a flying fuck.

Going back to Cage, he has had a completely unpredictable career and has picked some awful films. What I like about him though is that he is one of the few Hollywood guys around who is as convincing doing a daft action role like in Con Air as he is doing a 'proper' role.

I can't think of a better modern day foil for Herzog's vision than Nick Cage when he's being Nick Cage. This movie is very exciting.

There's a review for the film at Ain't It Cool News. Here's a titbit about the lizard thing I mentioned earlier.

Speaking of Cage, here's something awesome. His costume test for Tim Burton's aborted Superman movie.



http://www.cinematical.com/2009/09/22/cris...cages-superman/

Auditioning for "The Darkness", perhaps?

Whilst I'd love that to be true, isn't that clearly Cage's face photoshopped onto another photo? The facial proportions are all wrong.

I think Cage is capable of both great heights and stinking depths. Whereas Brad Dourif is always great. Let's hear some love for Dourif.

Ever seen Graveyard Shift? Total shit - except for Brad Dourif.

It's funny actually because most people see him as a B-movie and straight to video actor and actually seem to have a greater fondness for him in those roles. Yet he's had major quality roles in Mississippi Burning, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Blue Velvet, Murder In The First and others as well.

He's quite mesmerising in Deadwood, where he's surrounded by other career-best performances, so it's no mean feat.

I also vividly remember his performance in Dune.

Douriff is great in everything.

I've seen the graveyard shift. Hillariously cheesey stephen king horror movie. I liked it.

Shit, I remember even in a season 1 X Files episode he was in one episode and totally owned it, and this was season 1 X Files where pretty much every guest actor they had on it was bollocks.

I watched Sunshine not too long ago. The main plot is that the sun is dying and a team have to go to the sun to save it. Visuals are good and builds up some tension. A bit far fetched to begin with but worth a watch. I give it 7 out of 10.

Luther Lee Boggs! Shit, yes, he was amazing in that episode.

Critters 4. the worst of the critters movies, and still Brad Dourif makes it watchable.

watched St Trinians remake last night

Its a great british movie and plenty of potential that wasn`t wasted.

The plot is simple, the schools getting closed down cause its ran up debt, the girls make a plan to save it.

I cant really fault it because its a stupidly fun film thats there purely for the fun of it. It doesnt claim to be anything more.

BUT

Morally its way over the top. The overuse of sexual schoolgirls, although in my opinion you can never get enough of that (when your alone), makes it uncomfortable to watch with others, especially since i was watching it with my daughter. The drug references were not needed, especially the secratery who handed out uppers and downers to anyone interested and the offering of `poppers` during a hockey game! This content was far too old for a teen audience.

But morals aside it was a good film and the sequel will be getting a cinema viewing.

(and the dvd will be getting a private viewing! )

30 Days of night.

Ahhh, stupid.

I mean aside from CM Punk's cameo it was dull, with just no running logic, like they went 28 days under solid fear without going mental? Nah, also who was that girl the Mellisa George went to help? Where did she come from after 29 days?

End was daft as well..

SPOILER - Highlight the black box to read
Like after Hartnett killed the lead Vampire, the rest just went away? Just like that?
Not having it.

I don't remember the film well, but I remember that it was rubbish.

When was CM Punk in it? Was he actually in it, or are you making a joke because there was someone who looked like him in the film?

Well not really. He clearly has a huge amount of influence on their actions and behaviour, to the point that they're almost puppets. Plus he was evidently the most powerful and impressive member of the group. With him defeated and the group without a leader/dictator, it's not unreasonable that they'd retreat.

Ahhh, nah it's a dirty dude who looks a bit like him.

Suppose it's just more of a whimper than a bang y'know, thought they at least have ganged up on him or something, just for revenge at least.

Oh whilst we're on this subject though....

I recently read one of the 30 days of night comics. Not the original that this film is based on, but one of the later ones.. and it was really good.

That said, it was written and drawn by David Lapham, so I don't know if the original book is of the same high quality.

I thought it was a great film personally - even more so in that Josh Hartnett didn't make me want to vomit blood with his acting for once.

The acting was fine, as was Mellisa George.

Just the randomness of it, people showing up late into the film, things like that.

Never, ever speak ill of Josh Hartnett.

I saw Pearl Harbour at the cinema, at the end girls were crying.

Fun times...

Just seeing that photo makes me want to watch "The Faculty" again, a film which is now 10 years old (surely due for a special edition ).

Watched The Island t'other nite on ITV+63 million or something.

Okay actioner, with overly convoluted plot, gaping holes in the plot and way, way, way, too long. Other than that twas alright. Mainly cos Scarlett Johannson looked well fit in it. It made the Michael Bay stupidity of it all seem more bareable. Plus it had Neelix in it so cant all be bad

Crank 2!!

Ahhh, not as good as the first one, due to Chev not being as mouthy, but still an awesome movie, loved it!

Bring on Crank 3!!!

I watched Sorority Row yesterday and it was exactly the mediocre horror-slasher film i was expecting it to be. It had all the usual elements, blood, boobs, a few attempts at some unusual deaths, a "twist" that sucked(just one of these days i'd like the killer to be the person you think it is) and very little suspense holding it all together. The only slightly redeeming feature this film has is that you get to see Carrie Fisher acting all bad ass with a shotgun for five minutes.

Wanted ( 2008 )

Totally ridiculous, and at the same time, so much fun. It doesn't take too long to get into the shockingly bad stuff, with somebody running so fast that he practically causes a tornado and then jumping from one building to another. Usain Bolt hasn't got a chance against this guy. I think the fact that I knew how ridiculous this movie was before hand helped me to enjoy this a lot more. It becomes a lot less fun when it gets serious, but they still keep the action coming thick and fast. I don't ask for much from an action movie, other than being entertained by it and I also want loads of action. This gave that, so I decided to go with 7/10.

Finally bought Burn After Reading as it was reduced to £6. I liked the film but felt the ending was a little flat (a theme i feel is constant in most of the Coens films). Clooney was on great form and Pitt was just a laugh from start to end. The story was very clever and Malkovich being the lynchpin was wonderful. I love the guy. Good film, very good.

Surrogates. It start off quite well, the robots are cool and so are some of the effects. The story even seems to be going somewhere, until the end just makes absolutely no sense. I seriously heard quite a few people in the cinema go "Eh?" as it ended. Not even wiki can tell me what happeend because it doesn't know itself

watched from within last night - shit film but ending wasnt to bad


watched adventrueland other day , was shit as well

gonna watch bronson tonight, mate keeps telling me how good it is

Sky Premieres this week are...


Yeah! Any thoughts on these titles?

Adventureland is the most self-indulgent piece of shit ive ever seen.

i really liked Bronson, but it is not for everyone. im a big fan of Stanley Kubrick movies, and the style in which Bronson is made is very reminiscent of a Kubrick movie. If your watching it on DVD, the Director's Commentry is very good also and sheds a lot more light on the film and its context

Fly Me to the Moon: The shit eating bugs animation one i think
Bart Got a Room: Suprisingly sweet teen comedy, needed more laughs.
Tropic Thunder: Should have been better but still good. Tom Crusie is equal parts funny and cringeworthingly embarassing
Babylon A.D.: Heard it's fucking terrible
Kill Switch: A Steven Seagal, enough said

I quite enjoyed adventurland actually. Would have liked more laughs, but not bad by a long shot IMO.

Anyone seen the Bruce Willis movie, Last Man Standing ?

Thought it was alright. Kinda boring at times and Willis with his low voice should NOT be narrating movies. Got some laughs at his guns sending guys flying 40 ft backwards though. I gave it a 6 out of 10 on IMDB.

I watched Gran Torino the other day and really liked it. A perfect ending for Clint's acting career. Some of the acting from the other cast was dodgy at times but Eastwood is just so amazing in it he carries the whole movie. Clint is also probably the last true movie badass we will ever have. Todays movie stars...not a real man among them. There is no other actor cool enough to pull off this terrifying dialogue right:

"I'll blow a hole in your face and then go back in the house. And I'll sleep like a baby, you can count on that. We used to stack fucks like you in Korea, use you as sandbags!"

Babylon A.D.

Actually though it started well, thought it was gonna be an end of days type deal, oh so wrong! Turned into utter shite with a wank ending.

"Get off my lawn" might be my favourite ever Clint line. Gran Torino is amazing.

Yeah the over the top gun battles really save it. It's cool, but can be a bit slow at times.

Watched The Soloist this eveing. Four words can decribe it. Nice story, dull film.

Will likely be watching Transformers 2 tomorrow (DVD copy avi's are out there for you downloaders). Quite looking forward to it although I have heard it isn't much cop.