Moderators Astro Hollywood Posted July 29, 2007 Moderators Share Posted July 29, 2007 True.I'm just going to crawl back into my hole now.You do realise that the fact you didn't "get" some obscure reference isn't a slight on your character? Chin up, big man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainCharisma Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 True.I'm just going to crawl back into my hole now.You do realise that the fact you didn't "get" some obscure reference isn't a slight on your character? Chin up, big man.But I'm not with the c00l crew~ now. :(I suppose I'll live.Anyway, some 4 word reviews for you;Die Hard 4 : It Kicked Major AssTransformers : Better Than Die HardBenny And Joon : Quirky, Cute, Nothing AmazingThe Lost Boys : Entertaining 80's Kidult FilmYeh I'm done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vito Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 The Lost BoysPeople talk about The Lost Boys as if it's this spectacular movie masterpiece, I thought it was garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Seven Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vito Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 Hammy acting, lame clich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukedge87 Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 The Parole Officer Caught this on C4 last night, and I always enjoy watching it. Sure Coogan plays a bad Partridge, some of the jokes are stinkers and the plot is bonkers, BUT there are some cracking one liners, and a golden feel good feeling. The final 30 minutes is a lot of fun and fans of Brit-com will probably be amused by this inoffensive flick. Rocky II After 'going the distance' with Creed and losing Rocky retires with a grim degree of satisifaction. However when his life starts to fall apart at the time when he needs to support his pregnant wife the prospects of a happy ever after ending look slim. So when Apollo publicly taunts Rocky in the mass media, its the final straw. This film picks up right after the first one ends, with Rocky's bloodied body being taken to hospital after the match of a life time. He is told the vision in his left eye is impaired and recomended never to box again. The film chooses not to go down the easy 'rematch' route for the first hour. And its the best hour of the film, as we see Rocky struggle with living outside of his means, having to go back to manual labour to make ends meet and being seen as a failure by the 'hood. Its Rocky's darkest hour and everything goes from worse to worse. And it's gripping. Really gripping. This means that by the time the fight scene rears up, Rocky is fighting for everything and the viewer feels every punch and is literally cheering from the arm chair. Sadly, Stallone's performance doesn't quite match that of his in the original (he almost seems too comfortable in the character already), not to say that it isn't a strong performance, it's just not awe-inspiring. Also it sees the start of the Rocky films where all it takes is a training montage to win the finale. Manages to have enough drama not to be the formulaic style of Rocky 3 & 4, and so is probably worth a watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vito Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Toki Wo Kakeru Shōjo Toki Wo Kakeru Shōjo, or 'The Girl Who Leapt Through Time' to us Westerners, is a Japanese Animated Movie about a young student named Makoto who, after almost being killed in an freak accident involving dodgy bicycle breaks and a train, discovers that she has the ability to quite literally leap backwards in time. At first Makoto uses her newfound power for selfish and trivial purposes but she soon learns that messing with the past can have dire consequences so she sets about trying to make the future a better place for the people closest to her. When I downloaded this movie (it hasn't been released on DVD outside of Japan yet so it's not illegal) a few days ago I didn't have any expectations, I hadn't heard of the title or the studio who created it before but I gave it the benefit of the doubt firstly because I'm a sucker for a good time travel movie and secondly because I liked the look of the animation. After about five minutes I realized that this was something really special and after ten minutes I was glued to the screen. Clocking in at a mere ninety minutes the movie doesn't drag on, the gags (mostly consisting of Makoto crashing into things post-timejump) are plentiful yet falls perfectly short of overshadowing the overall plot which is actually quite serious, although it never gets too serious, if you know what I mean. Despite being a story about time travel the movie refuses to alienate the casual viewer by delving too deep into the hows and whys of time travel, if you're expecting something like Twelve Monkeys you'll be disappointed. If you're sick of crappy Hollywood CGI-fests and you feel like watching something a bit different you could do a lot worse than checking out Toki Wo Kakeru Shōjo, it's easily the best film I've seen this year and the fact that it's free means that you've no excuse not to check it out. Rated 8.3/10 (based on 466 votes) on IMDB. Get the Torrent here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cum Doctor Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Letters From Iwo Jima Great movie. Makes me want to see Flags of Our Fathers. I liked the battle scenes which, while not as spectacular as some, was pretty frantic and put you right in there. Most of the characters were pretty good and my only gripe was that it might have been a bit too long. Still, good stuff. 88 Minutes Pretty absurd at times, although it's also pretty good at times too. The wooden acting of one of the people at the climax is pretty bad to watch. Infact, the entire climax doesn't make for good viewing anyways. The main good thing was in the 'whodunit?' parts of the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted July 31, 2007 Paid Members Share Posted July 31, 2007 (edited) Nevermind. Edited July 31, 2007 by LaGoosh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Stevie C Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 When I downloaded this movie (it hasn't been released on DVD outside of Japan yet so it's not illegal):DDownloading anything copywrited without paying or without express permission is still illegal! Released here or not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vito Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 When I downloaded this movie (it hasn't been released on DVD outside of Japan yet so it's not illegal)Downloading anything copywrited without paying or without express permission is still illegal! Released here or not!Technically yes, but I doubt the Men In Black would come and kick your door down for downloading a show of film that wasn't available to purchase in your home country (and probably won't ever be released there) anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted August 3, 2007 Paid Members Share Posted August 3, 2007 Jaws 3 - the shark thing in Cornwall has got me all excited so i decided to go back to something i aint seen since i was about 5. Me and my mate watched this with a few brews and despite this being one of them films than is universally dissed, i aint enjoyed a movie as much in a long time. We just laughed and shouted all the way through it, it aint scary or anything but we just went along for the ride. Lou Gossett Jr's character is classic, the effects are nowhere near as bad as people might tell you (except for the submarine scenes) and its pretty nasty (considering the fucker is rated 12!). 3.3 on imdb this has, fucking nonsense...great fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevies Left Nad Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 (edited) On a related note, I was in need of a chuckle the other day, so I re-watched Jaws: The Revenge. It's just so insanely bad that I can't help but enjoy it. The fact that anyone, even for a second, considered using this plot, let alone actually made it into a film, is incredible. There needs to be more films in which sharks go looking for revenge, set traps and roar. Genius. Edited August 4, 2007 by Stevies Left Nad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimo the great Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 I haven't posted in this thread for a while and i've seen quite a bit and can't be arsed doing lots of write ups so it's smileys all the way.Psycho Au Hasard Balthazar Millers Crossing Hud Garden State I'll add fucking terrible. Although really i should be reviewing this while pulling a Zack Braff feel sorry for me face, with people either going really fast or moving in slow motion behind while FUCKING TERRIBLE MUSIC is playing. Natalie Portman at her most annoying and thats fucking saying somethingMoucette Obsession Young And the Innocent Noose Imaginary Heroes + :crazy:So nearly very good if only it wasn't for the cliches and sign posts The Spirit Of The Beehive Napoleon Dynamite First heard about this about a year before it came out and thought it could be fun, then i saw the trailer which made it look rubbish. Watched it and is really great, very 80's(in a good way)and has lots of laughs and heart.The Scarlett Thread Could have done with an ending but the twist was goodThe Following Chrisopher Nolans debut. Clever but not a lot of thrills. Seemed odd that the guy had a Batman symbol on his door Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted August 3, 2007 Moderators Share Posted August 3, 2007 Garden State I'll add fucking terrible. Although really i should be reviewing this while pulling a Zack Braff feel sorry for me face, with people either going really fast or moving in slow motion behind while FUCKING TERRIBLE MUSIC is playing. Natalie Portman at her most annoying and thats fucking saying somethingI loathe Natalie Portman, and disliked the music also... but I actually didn't think the film was too bad.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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