Paid Members bAzTNM#1 Posted August 8, 2006 Paid Members Share Posted August 8, 2006 Mumzie bought Stephen King's "It" today on DVD. Been hunting for this for years.Came out on DVD yesterday.I remember it being tremendous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
False Alarm! Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 Mumzie bought Stephen King's "It" today on DVD. Been hunting for this for years.Came out on DVD yesterday.I remember it being tremendous.You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cum Doctor Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 I got "It" also.Love it. Absolutely love it, and have done for years. When I heard it was being released, I absolutely blew my top. Watched the first half today. Pennywise still has a pretty creepy effect after watching it so many times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 (edited) Speed, special edition: the commentery is great. Also, I learned that Joss Whedon (firefly, Buffy) wrote most of the dialogue uncredited which makes a lot of sense if you go back and watch it. The film itself, is, of course great.Speed 2: saw it on E4 last night. Crap. The boat looks like it's going 2 miles an hour and the guy who plays Annie's boyfriend is pretty bland. Edited August 8, 2006 by Garrett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_the_Lion Posted August 8, 2006 Share Posted August 8, 2006 I got "It" also.Love it. Absolutely love it, and have done for years. When I heard it was being released, I absolutely blew my top. Watched the first half today. Pennywise still has a pretty creepy effect after watching it so many times.The creepiest thing about that film is john-boy's mole........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylesclash05 Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 Just watched Sexy Beast with Ray Winstone in it. Was a pretty decent crime flick. The dialogue was witty and the performance by Ben Kingsley was amazing. The only criticism is that they didn't spend long enough on the actual heist but it was a good way to spend 90 mins this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerryndave Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 recently watched my super ex girlfriend ...Uma thurman and nacho libra funny film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam G Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 I had Dawn Of The Dead, Jason Goes To Hell and Land Of The Dead in front of me waiting to be watched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted August 9, 2006 Paid Members Share Posted August 9, 2006 Heads up on Jason Goes To Hell, it is completely insane...and not in a good way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam G Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 I'll watch that one first then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam G Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Couldnt even finish Jason Goes To Hell, Land Of The Dead wasnt anything special at all, atleast Dawn Of The Dead was pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members bAzTNM#1 Posted August 10, 2006 Paid Members Share Posted August 10, 2006 Whats the Friday the 13th with the front cover being a cool Jason picture in front of a picture of the World Trade Centre?Thinks.......Oh yeah, its Jason Goes to Manhattan. Bloody terrible. Don't check that one out Adam_Gard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van_Dammer Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 (edited) Dead Man's Shoes A disaffected soldier, Richard, (Paddy Considine) returns to his hometown to get even with the thugs who brutalized his mentally-challenged brother, Anthony (Toby Kebbell), years ago.Dead Man's Shoes is an intense revenge movie. Nearly every aspect of it is so well executed that you desperately want to see Richard avenge the mistreatment of his brother, Anthony, from the very beginning. One of the reasons is that Anthony is a very sympathetic character as he was essentially bullied and you can see that he has a good heart whenever he's with his brother. I think it's easy to support Richard as a protagonist, too. Obviously, his actions are justified and the character is just great. He's a ruthless individual, but he's also methodical in his approach. There's an immense amount of rage in his eyes, but he has self-control and, as a result, seems like a legitimate threat who could, if he pleased, calmly disembowel those who tormented his brother and enjoy every minute of it.There is a decent balance, though, as the film also depicts a fair amount of activity of the opposing side. Basically, they're a bunch of thugs. Initially, their character development is pretty concise, but more is uncovered about them as the back story slowly unravels. Interestingly, Dead Man's Shoes features a few moments of high comedy, which come directly from the thugs.Nonetheless, it's a revenge film. As one would expect, there is a degree of violence, but I don't think it's particularly extreme, although it is occasionally rather graphic. The drugs scene, about an hour into the film, exemplifies this. In other respects, Dead Man's Shoes is considerably explicit and does present some strong themes at times.All-in-all, this is a very good movie. In my opinion, if done right, revenge stories are incredible. The likes of Oldboy, Thriller: A Cruel Picture, Kill Bill, V For Vendetta, Lady Snowblood and Shinku - Deep Red are fine testaments to the genre. I don't think Dead Man's Shoes is on the same level as those films. However, it is a really solid, excellently directed film that is definitely worth watching. Edited August 10, 2006 by Van_Dammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van_Dammer Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 (edited) Hackers A young boy is arrested by the US Secret Service for writing a computer virus and is banned from using a computer until his 18th birthday. Years later, he and his new-found friends discover a plot to unleash a dangerous computer virus, but they must use their computer skills to find the evidence while being pursued by the Secret Service and the evil computer genius (Fisher Stevens) behind the virus.The protagonist in Hackers, Dade Murphy, is played by Jonny Lee Miller, who has little on-screen presence or charisma. His character is pretty much a misfit; he's not necessarily a geek, but he's not exactly the popular kind either. After transferring to a new school, he befriends a group of fellow hackers, which when the film really becomes entertaining. They're complete outcasts and totally fun to watch, whether they're acting silly or spurting random nerdy dialogue. The luscious Angelina Jolie sports a short hairstyle in her role as Kate Libby, a girl at the school who soon becomes involved the hackers' affairs.So, the film relatively begins well and has the potential to be great, but there are many negatives. Most notably, the dialogue ranges from great to downright cheesy. Similarly, any time the actors have to talk about computers, they seem very unconvincing, as if they have no idea of what they're actually saying. Quite frankly, I don't blame them because whoever wrote Hackers obviously knows fuck all about computers. I remember when I first saw this film at the age of 10. At the time, I thought that the hacking depicted on screen was unrealistic. 8 years later, it seems so inaccurate that it's laughable. Combined with a villain who likes to skateboards, Hackers is a movie that definitely has its weaknesses.However, it is rather entertaining. The chemistry between Angelina Jolie, who is undoubtedly the saving grace of the film, and Jonny Lee Miller is quite good, despite Miller's lackluster performance. The unconventional characters are also enjoyable and will certainly interest the cyberpunk audience. To some extent, the story is even engaging enough to forgive it for being so flawed.Taking everything into consideration, Hackers is an extremely average film at best, but is absolutely terrible at times. It's still strangely likeable, though. In a nutshell, it's a cult movie that's nothing special, yet is bizarrely appealing. Edited August 11, 2006 by Van_Dammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cum Doctor Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 Four BrothersThis was fun. I wasn't bored for one second of this thing, and there was some brilliant moments. The night time car chase was brilliant to watch. The shoot out at the house is also one of the better scenes of that type. Makes for a good way to spend a couple of hours, and Wahlberg's performance is great IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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