The King Of Swing Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Bollocks even with its faults V for Vendetta is no way near the disasters that are X3 and AvP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted March 29, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted March 29, 2011 It's in there with X Men 3 and Alien Vs Predator as the biggest missed opportunities in cinema history. Â I can't agree with that. On the surface the idea of Alien Vs Predator is a cool one, but when you boil it down and try and think of how you could place that into a film that lived up to the quality of the original Alien and Predator films and for it to live up to their (general) quality, I think it was pretty much an impossible task. It was always going to be Sci-Fi Channel Mega Snake Vs Gateroid level junk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted March 29, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted March 29, 2011 Didn't want to create a new thread for this so it can go in here.... but thought it was pretty funny. Disney are doing an Agatha Christie's Miss Marple film. This is what the character looks like in all movie and TV adaptations, and how she is described in the books.  So clearly there is only one choice as to who Disney could cast for the role:   source  Much as I would love to stick my dirty sex in Jennifer Garner, that idea sounds rather bloody stupid, and ill thought-out. A huge chunk of the point of Miss Marple, as opposed to any other generic detective, is that she's able to move around, make enquiries and put things in motion without drawing suspicion, because people continually under-estimate her as a busybodying old lady. Much how Columbo's bumbling detective act plays a huge part in his eventual success in his cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Green Posted March 29, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted March 29, 2011 V for Vendetta - Gets better with every watch. Didn't really enjoy it first time out coz I was a huge fan of Big Ally Moo-Moo's work, but now I genuinely think it's better than the GN. The Kings Speech - It was...well...it was stinking, and I didn't enjoy one minute of it. I don't know why Colin Firth was nominated for sounding like a pompous Simple Jack. The missus loved it though...  v For Vendetta is one of the worst movies ever made. It's in there with X Men 3 and Alien Vs Predator as the biggest missed opportunities in cinema history. It is absolutely unbelievably appalling in every concievable way. It's pretentious, poorly acted, poorly directed...it's a big fucking lump of shit. While I wouldn't go THAT far, I agree that V For Vendetta is very poor. The graphic novel is one of my favorites and I just thought the film missed so much of the story that would've worked perfectly in the film. It sucks because I love the majority of the cast but I just couldn't get into the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The King Of Swing Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 (edited) The GN may have been the shit when it was first released but it has dated badly imo and I struggled to even finish it myself. Edited March 29, 2011 by The King Of Swing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Scott Malbranque Posted March 29, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted March 29, 2011 v For Vendetta is one of the worst movies ever made. It's in there with X Men 3 and Alien Vs Predator as the biggest missed opportunities in cinema history. It is absolutely unbelievably appalling in every concievable way. It's pretentious, poorly acted, poorly directed...it's a big fucking lump of shit. The Kings Speech on the other hand is quite good. Colin Firth did alot more with his role than sounding pompous and deserved the praise he got. Not my favorite film of last year by any means but alot better than the above piece of film making cancer.  That's a bit bleedin' strong, isn't it? By that reckoning and on that logic, I could call The Kings Speech a Tom Hanks Philadelphia lesion on the body of movies I've seen in the past year...but I won't. Coz I'm a gentleman. Ah no, I didn't enjoy it because I found it boring, poorly paced and the only saving grace for me was when Guy Pearce was chewing up the scenery. First watch, I didn't really like V for Vendetta. Second watch, I enjoyed it more...and then I got addicted. I was a fan of the GN since I was a teen so I was apprehensive about the flick from the off, BUT, it won me over in the end. Hugo Weaving's voice has always captivated me, and I think Portman made for a great Evey. I thought John Hurt was underutilised, granted, and Stephen Rea can have some shitters, but I think McTeigue I agree with the Swing there, the GN has dated at this stage. Still revolutionary at points, but I think the flick, now, is better and more relevant. Like, I'm a HUGE Hellblazer fan and have a stack of Johnny Constantine comics, and you know what, I love the flick it spawned, despite it's flaws. Except Shia LaBeouf. I can't defend that. Actually, I'm going to pop that on me little box now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted March 30, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted March 30, 2011 saw World's Greatest Dad tonight and thought it was fantastic. Â It's a very weird movie in terms of story, i think the less you know going in the better but it deals with something i've actually thought about quite and it is something that kind of bothers me. Robin Williams is fucking great in the movie and it's a brutally honest look at how human's react to tragedy. Williams needs to qut doing his family stuff and get back to more serious roles, he's f'n awesome. I've been looking over on the shitty imdb boards and everyone's kind of torn on the ending...i loved it. Â I think it's the kind of movie that gonna be a love/hate thing, most people just don't enjoy stuff like this...people seem to be complaining about the lack of laughs in the film i think most viewers missed the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Justice Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Heads up for the DL'ers out there. A legit copy of HP & The Deathly Hallows Pt.1 is available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted March 30, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted March 30, 2011 v For Vendetta is one of the worst movies ever made. It's in there with X Men 3 and Alien Vs Predator as the biggest missed opportunities in cinema history. It is absolutely unbelievably appalling in every concievable way. It's pretentious, poorly acted, poorly directed...it's a big fucking lump of shit. The Kings Speech on the other hand is quite good. Colin Firth did alot more with his role than sounding pompous and deserved the praise he got. Not my favorite film of last year by any means but alot better than the above piece of film making cancer.  That's a bit bleedin' strong, isn't it? By that reckoning and on that logic, I could call The Kings Speech a Tom Hanks Philadelphia lesion on the body of movies I've seen in the past year...but I won't. Coz I'm a gentleman. Ah no, I didn't enjoy it because I found it boring, poorly paced and the only saving grace for me was when Guy Pearce was chewing up the scenery. First watch, I didn't really like V for Vendetta. Second watch, I enjoyed it more...and then I got addicted. I was a fan of the GN since I was a teen so I was apprehensive about the flick from the off, BUT, it won me over in the end. Hugo Weaving's voice has always captivated me, and I think Portman made for a great Evey. I thought John Hurt was underutilised, granted, and Stephen Rea can have some shitters, but I think McTeigue I agree with the Swing there, the GN has dated at this stage. Still revolutionary at points, but I think the flick, now, is better and more relevant. Like, I'm a HUGE Hellblazer fan and have a stack of Johnny Constantine comics, and you know what, I love the flick it spawned, despite it's flaws. Except Shia LaBeouf. I can't defend that. Actually, I'm going to pop that on me little box now!  The Constantine movie though is a case of the film being so radically different from the source material in every way you can't really compare them. Constantine is a pretty good supernatural thriller, nothing to complain about but nothign to really write home about.  The V For Vendetta film is just bollocks. The opening scene where he says every letter beginning with V in the alphabet, the Benny Hill scene, the rioters all with V masks on...the film has no proper message, no political agenda, no tension, no excitement...it's just an embarrassment. I'm sure everyone who made it felt they were making an intelligent movie and gave themselves a right pat on the back. They should have shot themselves through the head so that such idiotic nonsense would never be released to the public ever again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WU LYF 4 LYF Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Saw 'Rebel Without A Cause' for the first time. Really enjoyed it, and James Dean was very intriguing to watch, although I thought the storyline at the end was a bit forced and unbelievable, as if they'd just been reaching around for ideas so they could give it a tragic ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Dammer Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 I saw Unknown at the Cinema, was ok, quite a fun film with a slightly interesting plot and twist. Quite a cool setting though and Neeson does well with a limited script, 6/10. Â Also, caught the final 3/4 of The Witches last night. Was the first time id seen it and I reckon id have shit myself if I saw this as a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted March 30, 2011 Paid Members Share Posted March 30, 2011 It's in there with X Men 3 and Alien Vs Predator as the biggest missed opportunities in cinema history. Â I can't agree with that. On the surface the idea of Alien Vs Predator is a cool one, but when you boil it down and try and think of how you could place that into a film that lived up to the quality of the original Alien and Predator films and for it to live up to their (general) quality, I think it was pretty much an impossible task. It was always going to be Sci-Fi Channel Mega Snake Vs Gateroid level junk. I put off watching AvP for ages, because I couldn't imagine how it could live up to being any good, and only watched it because it was in the Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Dent Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Just watched Cop Out and it was truly dire. Tracy Morgan is beyond awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted March 31, 2011 Moderators Share Posted March 31, 2011 I enjoyed Cop Out. Â Hugely predictable, but funny nonetheless. The soundtrack was great, too. I could see how if you didn't like Tracy Morgan you wouldn't like the film though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamtheman Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 i really like tracy morgan and i hated the film  to me i think the writing on 30 rock makes him seem funnier than he actually is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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