I freakin' love that film, so emotional yet gently humorous. Jack Nicholson is a freakin' GOD.

Jack Nicholson as The Joker > *

probably my favourite film ever (behind Big Trouble In Little China obviously)...

I did that when I was 14.

Oh, and my dad made me watch Yellow Submarine when I was 7. Can't sleep, meanies'll eat me

Darkness
Darkness is an interesting film with an interesting haunted house story, and is reminiscent of the Amityville Horror. There is good acting from Anna Paquin throughout, and a few nice twists. The film also has an entertaining final 15-minutes or so, leading into a poor/weak ending though. Darkness is too short really at 80-minutes, and is not scary, has no real tension, and not all that creepy for a horror movie. There are also a lot of questions left unanswered by the end. An acceptable film to watch if there is nothing else, but not a film I could recommend. (*1/2)


Violent Cop
A very good film on the whole, which takes about 30-minutes to really get going, but is very good thereafter. Takeshi Kitano is great as usual playing a cop who doesn’t care what he has to do to uphold the law! The story is good and easy to follow, and the film also has a good and unexpected ending. It is a violent and bloody film, but fans will have come to expect such from film involving Takeshi Kitano. My only problem was some of the subtitles seemed to be missing on the version of the movie I watched (Region 2, Tokyo Bullet). A must for Takeshi Kitano fans, and worthwhile viewing for everyone else! (***1/2)


Boiling Point
A good film, but not upto the quality of other Takashi Kitano films like Brother and Violent Cop. The story is interesting and strangely compelling, even though the film has a pretty slow pace for the most part and is slow starting for the first 30-minutes or so. It does get alot better when Takeshi Kitano’s character appears about 50-minutes in, as he brings a good mix of violence and humour, and Kitano is great for the 30-minutes he is in the film. The movie does have a strange and interesting ending, but Boiling Point is certainly a must for Takeshi Kitano fans. Not the best Takeshi Kitano film available, but worth watching. (***)

Be cool.
Everyone told me to avoid this movie, but i found it quite fun, had some good humour, but the plot was a little confusing.
Vince Vaughn was awesome in this, very funny!

Sonatine
A great film, with an interesting story and a good mix of violence and humour. It is a violent and bloody film, but as usual with a Takeshi Kitano film the added humour seems to complement the violence very well. The movie also has a good end few minutes, which lead into a strange yet interesting ending. Takeshi Kitano is great yet again (as he is in all of the films he stars in), and he really seems to help to make the film as good as it is! Sonatine is better than Boiling Point and Violent Cop, and as good as (and maybe even better than) Brother. An easy recommendation for fans of Takeshi Kitano, and really worthwhile viewing for anyone who want to see what Kitano’s films are like. (****)

See no evil,hear no evil

Such a great comedy duo.Pryor and Wilder..such chemistry. Straight after watching this film I put on Stir crazy

Lord Of War

Let's start off on a shocking note. I was wrong. Last week I proclaimed 'Four Brothers' as "easily the worst film of the year". And I was wrong.

Very wrong.

Lord Of War stars Nicholas Cage, Jared Leto, Ian Holm, Bridget Moynahan, Ethan Hawke and Oz's Eamonn Walker. It tells the story of Yuri Orlov (Cage), born in the Ukraine but raised in Brooklyn, he has yet to really carve out a niché for himself, so he turns to gunrunning and arms dealing, as you do.

I'm not going to bother going into much more of the plot, mostly because if you have half a brain you can figure out the rest. It's shockingly predictable, you really can tell what is going to happen 3 or 4 minutes before it occurs. For me, the biggest problem with this piece of shit is it thinks it's making a big important statement. It thinks it has a strong message. It thinks it's saying something of value.

And it isn't. It really, really isn't.

The acting isn't the problem, with the exception of Leto, who is an absolute embarrassment as Cage's drug addled wildman younger brother (and really, if you can't tell his fate 5 minutes after seeing him, you're an idiot), Moynahan does the troubled trophy wife as best as the script allows. Ethan Hawke is Ethan Hawke as usual, although his character's name in this ("Jack Valentine") is fucking hilarious. Ian Holm adds little to the film and Eamonn Walker is fine in his comicbook villain role.

As for Cage? Well he's not bad, but he's not all that good either. His narration is extremely weak, all monotone and mini-speeches about nothing important. His character is an absolute dickhead though, so you don't really connect with him, but that's hardly Cage's fault. He does his best, although he's essentially playing the same role here as he has done in many other films.

Visually the film isn't bad either, and the direction is fine. It's just the story. You can have the best people for the worst story and it will still be dreadful, and that's the case here. Too much of this film is unintentional comedy, and to think it's got something relevant and informative to say is just insulting.

Four Brothers is a fucking masterpiece compared to this pretentious dross. Avoid.

I thought this was good too though everyone I know hated Get Shorty too which I loved.

When Im up to date with ROH im taking a break and watching some films. I just aquired

Sin City
The Longest Yard (While flickin through did I see Kurt Angle ?)

Thoughts on these two ?

And I have just rented Dr Strangelove from the local Library. Lets hope its not scratched to fuck so I can rip it as I love this movie. Kubricks best after The Killing.

Sin City is awesome. The Longest Yard is not. It starts off pretty funny but has too many serious moments and not enough humour. And the end Football game is exactly the same as the one in The Waterboy with all the jokes taken out.

The Fog (1980)
A good film, with some good acting and good special effects. It also has an interesting story, some good tension, a few good jumpy moments to the film, and a soundtrack that fits the mood of the movie. It is a little short at just over 80-minutes, but is still worth watching. Fans of John Carpenter should find The Fog good, while non-fans should still enjoy the film. With a remake being released in the UK early next year (staring Tom Welling(Smallville), Maggie Grace(Lost, Oliver Beene), and Selma Blair(Hellboy, Cruel Intentions)), it is worth watching the original to see which is the better film.
Some good extras on the 2-disc special edition DVD, including a couple of interesting documentaries (an 8-minute long 1980 documentary and a 28-minute long 2002 documentary), a commentary by John Carpenter and Debra Hill, a storyboard-to-film comparison, outtakes, and some trailers. (***)


Sin City is great and easily one of the best films this year.

I went to see Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit a couple of hours ago. It is a daft but very good film, with enough in it for both adults and children to enjoy. Great fun, clever, and above all else funny for most of the duration. (***1/2)

I have Cinderella Man and Lords of Dogtown to watch, has anyone seen either of these, worth wasting my time?

I nearly snorted myself to death during Wallace & Gromit, more packed in with jokes from every angle than any comedy film I can remember for a long time. The Plant Suite, Dogwarts, Bright Eyes, all top-quality gags.

I went to my local car-boot sale and I managed to pick up a very rare VHS called "Number One" with Bob Geldof.

Heres what Sendit.com says..



Mel Smith is actually quite good in it as he's playing the heel bookie and I've never seen him play such a dark character. Geldof's mumbling becomes tiresome after a while but the comic relief happens when Geldof does the hot sex scene with some chick. It rivals Hogan's from "No Holds Barred" it really does. Hes just on top of the chick and thrusting up and down. Scary stuff. Has Phil Daniels and Ray Winstone in it it. Mildy recommended. You'll never find it though.

Napolean Dynamite - Very good if you pretend it isn't a comedy.
Team America, World Police - Fucking awesome
Clerks - Very very awesome.
Sin City - Wow. Just fucking wow. Sexy in every way.

Top 100s are a bit much, but why don't we try to come up with a UKFF top 30 films of ALL~! time?

The Howling
An entertaining film, which starts of as a serial killer movie (for the first 30-minutes or so), and then moves into a werewolf movie. It has an interesting story, very good special effects (impressive since the film was made in 1981), capable actors (Patrick Macnee, Dee Wallace, Robert Picardo), good acting, and a good director (Joe Dante). It is not without it problems though, as a lot of the action takes place in the last 15-minutes or so, it is pretty predictable, it is somewhat short at 84-minutes, and some things are left un-explained by the end. It is worth watching if you are a fan of werewolf films, but American Werewolf in London is a better film on the whole. (***)

I saw a preview showing of Broken Flowers today. I found it to be pretty poor really. It wasn't as funny as it could have been (or it thinks it is), and for the most part it is pretty boring. It has a good cast (including Bill Murray), but the film is just not good. There is also no real ending to the movie either! If you liked Lost in Translation you might find the film of some interest, but others should stay away! (*)

Overnight - documentary about a guy Troy Duffy, who's given a huge recording contract and is given the chance to direct the script to his first movie 'The Boondock Saints'...anyway, the guys tipped as the next big thing but he fucks it all up....excellent stuff, properly shows how fame can turn someone into a an ego-obsessed cunt. Check this...

The Boondock Saints - as part of the double pack, you get the actual movie in question which remains Duffy's only film (he's currently plannin on a sequel), excellent film, a little rough around the edges but this is a wicked film, basically about a small group of irish americans who decide to kill all the bad guys in the neighbourhood and they get classed as 'saints', violent, fast moving and pretty funny this is great stuff.

check the double pack...

Just watched A History Of Violence last night.

Fucking awesome movie.

When the credits rolled, I literally thought I'd been sitting their 20 minutes. Never been so involved in a film. The quietest film audience I've ever been a part of, the place was rammed (damn Orange Wednesdays) but no-one would take their eyes off the screen for a second to do the usual annoying shite.

The atmosphere of brooding menace created was genius, really remarkable for a hollywood film. The acting was superb, especially Viggo Mortensen

I was extremely grateful to More4 the other night for screening Capturing the Friedmans, which I've meant to see for ages but never got round to it. I'm so glad I did, being a fascinating insight into a family's dirty laundry. Bizarre that such 'normal' middle-class Jewish New Yorkers could have such a dark past, and the conclusion doesn't force you one way or the other as to whether the allegations were true. Very intelligent stuff.

It was obvious somebody was guilty in that family. The found a big stack of child porn behind a piano!! That wee cunt who was lying down telling his "evidence" with his face shadowed was obviously lying though. Great documentry.

Just back from that Wallace and Gromit film. Didn't like it too much at all. /me kisses my Cineworld card due to the fact I didn't pay for it.

Nothings on at the cinema thats particulary interesting at the moment. I want to catch that new Bill Murray flick however.

Peace.

Yeah, he was fucked up. "There were giant cocks and penis leapfrog and stuff ALL OVER THE PLACE!"

"Why did nobody else see this?"

"...Because it took place quietly in a little room. I gotta go pee."



Beware of the Daily Mail chain of thought: paedophilia = SATANIC DOG DEMONS. Possessing that material is illegal, but just because he read those magazines doesn't mean that Arnold Friedman actually acted those desires out on his pupils.

PS. Hate to say this bAz, but you look a lot like Jesse.

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who carried off effectively playing two characters in such a wonderfull, subtle way I never would of guessed he was capable of.

I found it to be one of the worst films I have seen this year. Outside of the pretty good action/violence scenes, the film was boring and there was no real flow. The acting was acceptable but really nothing special, the two sex scenes added zero to the film, and the ending was poor. If the film had been kept closer to the book it was based on then it would have been better and might have been good, but as it was it was on the whole a poor movie! I cannot see where people are getting "best movie of the year" from...

It wasn't an action film. If you just wanted to see a bunch of fights and violence it was never going to be for you.

What it was, was a masterpiece of old fashioned film making. A palpable sense of menace and tension supporting an uncomplicated plot. No flow? I couldn't believe how naturally I was being led from homespun (but never cheesy) to hideous. There was exactly the right amount of violence to underline what needed to be done with out being for the sake of it.

I thought the sex scenes were amazing. The first one is funny, kind of ridiculous, touching and sexy. It felt like what a real experience of that sort would be like, and tells us about years of their marriage in a few minutes of cunnilingus. The second sex scene might as well of been a fist fight. The two scenes contrast each other perfectly, and bookend the story of the breakdown of their relationship.

Acting was fantastic. I say again, Morteson played that role just right. A lesser actor would of been twitching and gurning all over the place to convey the change. Less is more here.


And the ending was fucking brilliant. It just wasn't "Hollywood".

I look nothing like this fucking guy above me.



Older picture. I have new specs.

Last night i watched xXx 2, it was fun, i liked Ice Cube in it, he was pretty funny, the action was good, but predictable.
Fun film.

Earlier i watched a nightmare on elm street, first time i've seen it, just bought the boxset and i'm going to watch them in order.
I didn't find it scary, at one point i though Nancy mum was Freddy, but she wasn't.
I quite liked it, not scary but it was alright.

Firstly, this isn't to be confused with any other film with the same name, or a similar name, ie: "The Aristocats". Right, with that out of the way, this is a documentary of sorts about the oldest joke in existence, the joke that starts with:

"A man walks into a talent office..."

And ends with "That's an interesting act, what do you call it??"

"The Aristocrats!"

Basically, the start and the end aren't important, but what's in between is. And what's in between is some of the most vile, filthy, offensive, taboo and downright fucked up stuff you will ever hear. A huge list of comedians ranging from Billy Connelly to Robin Williams to Andy Dick to Kevin Pollak to a whole lot more discuss the joke, it's origins, it's importance and a lot of them give their own version. Basically the whole idea is to pepper it as full of the most depraved, sick and twisted thoughts imaginable, thus making the punchline all the more silly and inappropriate.

Sounds boring right? A ton of comedians telling the same joke for an hour and a half? Well not only is it not boring, it really is laugh out loud hilarious. At one point I laughed so hard I cried.

This could be the funniest film I have ever seen. It's not for everyone, but you should see it at least once.

Ok I will rephrase that, Outside of the pretty good scenes of violence, the film was boring!!!



I felt no tension at any point during the film. And I couldn't believe how naturally I was being sent to sleep!



I still think the sex scenes added very little to the story.



Just because it wasn't "Hollywood" doesn't make it good.

Just because not much was happening, doesn't mean it's boring.



Perhaps a violin-heavy score would help you? I admit it was all done very subtly.



After my awesome explanation? Pah.



No, but the intensity of performance and skill of direction did.

On a more serious note, I do realise that this film splits opinion. Out of the four of us who went, three of us thought it was amazing and one thought it was awful. It depends what you want out of films I imagine. This movie put me in mind of all the classic Hitchcocks and French Noir, except with bold strokes of sex and violence which move the emphasis from intellectual appreciation, to gut churning involvement.

There were no explosions or vampires though, so it's not for everyone.

Man On Fire

My second time seeing it, despite having bought it when it came out on dvd. I had seen it in the cinema but only watched it for the second time there. Very good story with some fine acting from the entire cast. Dakota Fanning is an incredible little actress and this for me is Denzel Washington's best performance.

Oh yeah, and I'm not too ashamed to say I got a wee bit emotional during it too.

Also the only film DVD to have an extra on it banned. Heres the info...

http://www.melonfarmers.co.uk/rejected.htm

Scroll down for "The Howling" name.

Worst..film..series..ever.

a group of my friends went to see A History of Violence and they all said it was terrible, i kinda expected it, cause it is after-all a David Cronenberg movie...im still to see it, ill prob wait till it comes out on dvd now, im looking forward to it.

thing is with a Cronenberg movie your always gonna get split opnions, the guy doesnt make conventional movies...

i read an interview with him and he mentions being at a preview showing of Existenz, and at the end many critics and film bigwigs booed and said it was awfu, Cronenberg laughed and said 'i dont care if they hated it, its my movie and i aint changing a single scene'...guess it's that kinda attitude which has cause Cronenberg one of the most respected and innovative directors in film.

Full Metal Jacket.

"This is my rifle. There are many like it but this one is mine..."

I saw it going for £5.99 in HMV two weeks back and, although having only seen parts of it and hearing its' praise, decided to get it. Class, powerful film with some great lines and chilling music.

Batman Begins.

Missed it at the cinema, one of many films I've bought without previously seeing. Excellent film with some great actors and a decent story, one of the best films in the superhero genre.

Went to see The Corpse Bride yesterday. A good film, but too short really with a 75-minutes duration. A good voice cast, many funny moments, enjoyable songs throughout, and an entertaining story. Worth going to see, but before you know it the film has finished! (***)

So I finally got round to watching Jersey Girl and I was very, very impressed.

It's a huge step away from all the other Smith flicks but the charm, brilliant dialogue and humour remains. There's some touching moments, some funny moments and if it wasn't for Lopez's involvement this could and probably should have got more respect than it did. The kid is great in it too. Children acting without it coming across as either creepy or annoying is very rare in my opinion but this kid pulls it off. The Will Smith cameo was an enjoyable surprise, as was the usual Smith flick cameos - Jason Lee in particular, because he rules hard in everything.

You know what the best part is though? I know just from experience in the past that Affleck's going to be hilarious on the commentary track. For all the shit he gets in the media Affleck proves time and time again on commentary tracks and in interviews (usually featured on View Askew DVDs) that's he's a frigging hilarious guy in real life.

Thumbs up. Fuck Jennifer Lopez. I enjoyed watching her die.

yeh, Jersey Girl is indeed a great movie...it's not the kinda thing i usually go for, but the film avoids the cheese that usually goes with movies like this, and i aint afraid to admit i actually cried at the end too, a kinda happy-ending cry

i watched Sahara - tripe...this film is kinda entertaining, but the storyline is so stupid and un-realistic it just makes for a crappy film. It's like a poor-mans Indiana Jones movie, however lacking a great character and never as funny as it could have been. I guess it would appeal to a young audience.

I watched American History X on Film Four last night. I've seen bits of it before, and it looked so I thought I'd try watching it all.

Pretty good film, really explores the physce of racists and white nationalists in an unbiased way. However, as much as they try and rationalise; from their actions we can still tell that what they are doing is wrong, despite how much they glorify what they do. The ending was a bit of a shock, and I won't spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it (you really should try and see this next time it's on though).

Wallace And Gromit - The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit

Not bad, but nothing special. Empire magazine gave this a full five stars, which I just cannot understand.

I agree with you there brah. Everybody I've seen, and even on IMDB.com, has given it a high mark. I don't understand this.

Maybe because it is one of the better films this year, and caters for all ages (entertaining for both adults and children)?

You have predicted correctly. Excellent as usual, but that reminded me of Smith's comments when the film first got released on dvd. He said they rushed this one out but they are going to get to work on a Special Edition dvd with more extras very soon. That was ages ago. With that and "An Evening With Kevin Smith 2" seemingly forgotten by View Askew I'm disappointed.
But the fact that it's Clerks 2 that's probably holding up the process makes it seem less important.

So yeah, Affleck :tilde:

I'm not up on all the Smith stuff, but I always thought Affleck came across as an awesome guy on the HBO Project Greenlight show.

I have watched quite a lot of dvds during my month or two away from my pc.
Be Cool : Quite enjoyable. The rock & Vince Vuaghn were bloody hilarious in it.

Transformers Seasons 1,2,3 & 4: I bought these from play.com as well. Very watchable still at the age of 21. Transformers is still better than a load of the shit on tv & the most of the stuff they show kids today. Starscream~

Starsky & Hutch ( the movie) : Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn & Owen Wilson are pretty funny in it. Not bad film.

ECW One Night Stand : holy shit WWE really let Heyman pull off the show that is so authentically like ECW. Top Notch

Kung Fu 1st Season : Watched some of it. Brilliant stuff. ok storylining & very good acting from David Carradine.

Family Guy season 2: More or less pissed myself laughing

I bought all them good old play.com. & Have Lost Season 1 Part 1 on pre-order & I'm looking forward to that.

Bollocks I still havent watch the Korean film Brotherhood

After finishing the entire first season of Lost I think I can safely say it's my new favourite TV show of all time.

I'm still gutted about that.

Seen "Cabin Fever" on VHS last night. Just basic amateurish horror shit. The wee kid with the long, girly hair who keeps on biting people whilst shouting "PANCAKES" was rather strange. Well out there man.

Just seems to me like straight to video/DVD film fare. Did this ever get a theatrical release? I remember people saying it was tremendous, they must have been smoking the old wacky-backy.

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Imagine if they keep pushing the mysteries for a couple more seasons on Lost only for it to get cancelled without everything getting explained. I already know a fair few people who aren't happy that everything wasn't resolved in the first season.

For fucks sake Supremo thats two days in a row you've spoiled something for me now! Although does that really count as a spoiler!? I had a feeling it was going that wasy anyway...


...either way...you've made yourself a very powerful enemy!

Got the Waynes World Box set last weekend love those films.

For all the people in this topic *I think* who asked about American Pie: Band Camp. This is a dreaded straight to DVD/VHS release according to the Sun TV Guide. Out on Monday. Destined to be shite, only person I recognise on the cover is Eugene Levy.