ukedge87 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Didn't Empire also give rave reviews to Walk the Line?I saw that this weekend and it was the biggest load of shit.Safe to say I don't put a whole lot of stock in their opinions... in fact I've yet to find a movie critic who's opinion I can, by and large, trust to go on. If anyone's got any suggestions, that'd be cool.Mark Kermode's usually on the money.You can download his podcast or read his stuff in The Observer.He cuts away the pretenious bullshit from his reviews which is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted November 30, 2006 Paid Members Share Posted November 30, 2006 (edited) I'd love to know why the Lord of the Rings films deserved five stars.Why? You're only going to reply with a big post on how mis-cast everyone was and how poor the special effects are and it'll just escalate with no one coming to any understanding or compromise. Y'know...the exact same thing that happened in the King Kong thread.I think using stars to judge a film is shit though. Edited November 30, 2006 by LaGoosh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam G Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Casino RoyaleI thought this wasn't bad. Nowhere near the hype for it. Craig made a good Bond however. Towards the end I thought it was never going to end my arse was numb. Can someone explain the whole ending in spoiler tags please? Is it a cliffhanger like I'm thinking?Its just an introduction to the new James Bond. I agree with you, nowhere near as good as it was hyped up to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted November 30, 2006 Paid Members Share Posted November 30, 2006 **Spoilers be here** Â When A Stranger Calls - basically the opening of Scream for 85 minutes...this is decent enough in a suspenseful, jumpy thriller kind of way. With films like this you always kinda try and spot who the badguy is early, there's a few options to who you think it could be...my only gripe with this film is, the killer is just a random guy, it kinda leaves the ending flat because there was no motive for the attack. Having said that, this was a perfectly passable popcorn thriller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006  Rounders  Wow. i haven't seen a film which is so generic yet refreshing in yonks. Sure, it's 8 years or so old, but the suspense it somehow manages to keep as well as some younger Ed Norton and Matt Damon work (~) is brilliant. A must see for any Poker fans / cult film fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted December 1, 2006 Moderators Share Posted December 1, 2006 I went to see Pan's Labyrinth last night.I know it had been written about in here, but I purposely read none of what was written. I knew next to nothing about the film beforehand, which is the way I like it; I like going in fresh with no hype and no idea of what the film's going to be about.So having gone back and read what was written in here now - DJM is an r-tard; this film kicked ass. "Disappointed by the end"? That is so fucking stupid. How can you be disappointed by that ending!?If you're still umming and ahhing about whether to bother to trek into London to catch it, LaGoosh - do it!Also, if you go to the Curzon in Soho, you can go to Wong Kei's for dinner beforehand, right round the corner (Best Chinese food around and cheap as fuck). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted December 1, 2006 Paid Members Share Posted December 1, 2006 I've decided to take the shorter trek to Wimbledon and watch it there. Or Kingston maybe. Still, fuck Vue for not doing a major release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted December 1, 2006 Moderators Share Posted December 1, 2006 Hold on! You're from Croydon?!Quit yer whingeing, bitch!Granted I work up near London Bridge, but I still rock back to Purley from here every evening.. Get off your lazy arse and go see this film! (you don't want to see it Grants, anyway. That place sucks.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBAndy Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Surprisingly Pan's Labrynth is playing in Portsmouth, I'll try and catch it before it disappears forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukedge87 Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 Scum  This film from 1979 was Alan Clarke's picture on the brutality of the British Borstal. It focuses in on a number of new entrants into the borstal; Carlin (Ray Winstone), Davis and Banks, as well as examining long time inmate Archer.  This piece is very very brutal, with possibly one of the worst rape scenes in the history of flim (not only in the act itself, but the after-effects are soul scarring). The cast are very strong, with Winstone demonstrating why he is one of Britain's best, as he goes from keeping his head down to super violent angle of vengeance in the film's duration. Infact the most fluid scenes is also its most violent, as Carlin goes to the game room, fills a sock with two pool balls and batters the wing's 'daddy'.  The film also looks at the other spectrum of inmate - Archer. Intelligent, and very aware of this, Archer demonstrates his rights to the point of refusing to wear leather due to his Vegetarianism. He acts as the film's voice, vocalising Clarke's damnation of them borstal system through his intellectual arguments which get him nothing but a longer sentence.  Harrowing, yet breathtakingly well producded and shot, Borstal should be considered one of the great British films of the 1970s, and is still painstakingly effective, as the argument underlining the film is still very valid in 2006.  5/5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted December 3, 2006 Paid Members Share Posted December 3, 2006 I just got back from Pan's Labyrinth and it was the biggest piece of shit ever. Â Just kidding, it's a masterpiece. Go see it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingersplash Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 recently saw Borat at the cinemas, very funny stuff and also saw the 2 superman documentaries from the UE Tin set. If youre a true superman fan, you need to get this set.finally, the roddy piper dvd documentary, some great stuff in there, all wwe docs these days are top notch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexander Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Hey, I just watched Nightwatch on a whim and ended up really enjoying it. I had zero expectations going in, but really took the style and panache it was made with, almost Sam Raimi/Evil Dead like in it's direction, except with a mad budget. It's a trilogy apparently, which makes the wonderfully down beat ending perfect, imagine if Empire Strikes Back had been the first Star Wars film... Â Anyone else catch this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereisshenmue3 Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 I watched The Breakfst Club last night, I had forgotten what an excellent movie it was.i cant persuade my flamates to wath it though as its from the 80's! Idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted December 4, 2006 Paid Members Share Posted December 4, 2006 I thought Nightwatch was one of the worst movies I had ever seen and turned it off an hour in because it was so mind-numbing it gave me a headache.That's just me though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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