HBAndy Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Sweet SixteenJust watched this film. Really astounding, it felt so realistic and hard and the central character, played brilliantly by Martin Compston, took the whole film through a range of emotions from start to finish. Deserves to be seen by a lot of people as it talks to young-uns in a reasonable and realistic way. Great film.If you liked this film I'd find "Dear Frankie" with Gerard Baker in it. He looks a bit odd playing "council" buts its a very good film. Thanks. I'll have a look for it. Just saw something about it and it seems like an interesting tale. Except the quote on the dvd is shit "This year's Billy Elliot" Fuck being this year's anything. Be the first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBAndy Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Just FriendsShit. Not funny. I'm a fan of Ryan Reynolds and he did his best to get the laughter out of it but it just wasn't there. It felt more like a chick-flick than an out and out comedy which it was advertised as. I hate misleading an audience. Oh well.i cant bring myself to go and see this...i dont understand how so many people like this kinda flick, loads of boys i know are like 'cant wait to go see just friends', and those who have seen it, loved it...im just thinking, what the fuck? the film just looks corny as fuck.a boy in work with me couldnt believe the newspaper gave it 2/5, his words 'the film was brilliant'. :crazy:maybe im just getting old... Well, I'm 18 and didn't like it. Maybe I'm getting old too. The type of audience it attracted was laughable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Edler Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 What is Havoc about anyways? I hear Anne Hathaway gets her tits out, which is reason enough to make me interested. Yeah, but you can download that sort of thing - you have to sit through another 80 odd minutes with that pile of wank (no pun intended). There's one really odd scene which involves latino's, the two main females, and rape. Weird.I watched Old Boy the other night/morning. Was very weird, i caught onto it pretty early though and quite enjoyed it - it's gorey in part, but not as bad as i had been prepared for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 I too just finished watching Green Street: SPOILER I love the way i was swinging between liking and disliking some of the characters. Pete, for example, came in in the first scene he's in and he's a loudmouth prick. Then by the middle, and he's somebody thats followed, he mellows out towards Matt.Elijah Wood. Originally i thought 'what the fuck', to this choice, but it's perfect. Sure, we know he's a wimp. Thats why it works.The final fight scene was immense. The main fight of Pete and Tommy, and then when he brings up the death of Tommy's kid...Also, Jake Moon~. SPOILER Know what you mean about swinging between like and dislike for the characters. I hated Bovver throughout the film but you really want him to do the business in that last scene! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrellcreed Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 Watched 'The Ringer' which i thought was suprisingly funny for Knoxville,Watch out for Terry Funk Also watched 'Crash' recently which i loved, one of the best films of last year imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DJM Posted January 8, 2006 Share Posted January 8, 2006 (edited) Dark Water (2002) An enjoyable and pretty interesting ghost story film. It is pretty predictable (you should be able to guess what is going on pretty quickly), and has a slow pace for most of the duration, but has a creepy edge, hints of Ringu, good acting from the two main cast members (the mother and daughter), and a good last 15-minutes. (**1/2) Â Â Dark Water (2005) A good film, which has more explanation than the original Dark Water, and makes more sense. However it has maybe too much explained, to the point where there is no subtlety to some of the story (whereas in the original movie there were a few things not fully explained (and the viewer was left to have their own thoughts and opinion), in this remake everything is given to the viewer and they do not have to think too much while watching the film). The movie also has a good cast (Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly, Tim Roth, Dougray Scott, Pete Postlethwaite), and even though it is more of a drama than a thriller/horror for the most part, it is on the whole more enjoyable than the original. (***) Edited January 8, 2006 by DJM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members bAzTNM#1 Posted January 8, 2006 Paid Members Share Posted January 8, 2006 Just back from that "Running Scared" movie with Paul Walker there. Pretty bland stuff with various plot twists. Not very good. The couple trying to get that kid from "Birth" to film kiddie porn was rather strange. Didn't like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DJM Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Ong Bak Watched it again, and it is still a great film which shows how athletic and quick Tony Jaa is, and how good his (Muay Thai) fighting skills are. It also has a perfectly acceptable story (but the story doesn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted January 11, 2006 Paid Members Share Posted January 11, 2006 Mean CreekA poor film, which starts slow, gets better as it reaches the 40-minute mark, then gets poor again soon after. It is mildly entertaining and interesting at times, but has no real impact for the most part, the acting ranges from acceptable to poor, and on the whole is predictable and dull.(*) disagree...i loved that movie, very realistic and quite disturbing IMO...touches on a pretty harsh subject and pulled it off.great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members bAzTNM#1 Posted January 12, 2006 Paid Members Share Posted January 12, 2006 Seen "Speed" last night. Didn't think it was much cop despite all the people, well on IMDB.com, ranting and raving about it.Also seen "Magnum Force" a few days ago. Dirty Harry is awesome. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cum Doctor Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 I agree than Mean Creek is a pretty good movie.Anyways.I watched Kicking and Screaming last night. Not a big fan of Ferrell so I'm not surprised that I didn't like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Stevie C Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 After watching the Jonathan Ross "Asain Invasion" last night I stuck a load of films on my 'to be watched' list (screenselect rules, had all of them bar one...)AuditionBoiling PointViolent CopGozuSteamboySpirited Awayand the one they didn't have...The Calamari WrestlerBut I'll find that bastard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted January 12, 2006 Paid Members Share Posted January 12, 2006 After watching the Jonathan Ross "Asain Invasion" last night I stuck a load of films on my 'to be watched' list (screenselect rules, had all of them bar one...)AuditionBoiling PointViolent CopGozuSteamboySpirited Awayand the one they didn't have...The Calamari WrestlerBut I'll find that bastard... awww what! i missed that, is it on again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBAndy Posted January 12, 2006 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Twelve Angry Men  What an incredible film. One of the simplest and greatest tales I've ever seen on film. The story is about 12 jurors who are set to decide whether a young punk kid is guilty of murdering his father, the film we see is them deciding guilty or not guilty. The story, the characters and the acting are so wonderful that it makes you wish every film was like this. It's so simple, yet so brilliant.  Saw  What a fucked up film this is. I was genuinely scared for about the first hour, the people that thought up the torture situations must be crazy. Did such a good job and scaring the freaking pants off you yet somehow made me desperate to see the sequel right away. Modern classic in the horror genre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted January 12, 2006 Paid Members Share Posted January 12, 2006 Brotherhood - brilliant Korean war movie about 2 brothers who get forced into fighting in the national war, this film shows how much war can fuck with people and just rip relationships apart...the battle scenes are awesome and the breakdown of the brothers plays out really well. The final scenes are heartbreaking, tears were rolling... Â brilliant film! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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