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  • TEL said:

    wow so much anger, be cool its just a thread about peoples opinions on films. I agree that Fosters accent was irritating and I didnt get the point, but I enjoyed the film for what it was.

    Lol. No anger, just a dislike of pomposity.
    Also, it was maybe a bit harsh to say it was 'shit' - I've seen worse films, it was just a bit disappointing when you consider the film it could have been.
  • TEL said:

    wow so much anger, be cool its just a thread about peoples opinions on films. I agree that Fosters accent was irritating and I didnt get the point, but I enjoyed the film for what it was.

    Lol. No anger, just a dislike of pomposity.
    Also, it was maybe a bit harsh to say it was 'shit' - I've seen worse films, it was just a bit disappointing when you consider the film it could have been.
    Not that I wish to join the argument...as if I would... but it seems a bit rich to call that guy pompous... and then claim to be a better writer/ director than Neil Blomkamp...
  • JiMMy 85 said:

    TEL said:

    wow so much anger, be cool its just a thread about peoples opinions on films. I agree that Fosters accent was irritating and I didnt get the point, but I enjoyed the film for what it was.

    Lol. No anger, just a dislike of pomposity.
    Also, it was maybe a bit harsh to say it was 'shit' - I've seen worse films, it was just a bit disappointing when you consider the film it could have been.
    Not that I wish to join the argument...as if I would... but it seems a bit rich to call that guy pompous... and then claim to be a better writer/ director than Neil Blomkamp...
    Lol. Good one.
  • Cafc-west gave us a single line 'review', easy when you just don't get a film or can't be arsed. There's something gripping about that film and i tried to account for what it is. If you don't want to acknowledge the social commentary it portends, i.e. the social context, or see that but don't 'like it' that's up to you of course. You choose to comment on the 'cracks in the storyline', the accent/ performance of Jodie Foster, and your personal reactions to those things make up your opinion- fine, but have you not missed something concerning what the film tries to do or how it does it!?
  • The Reluctant Fundamentalist - Good film viewed from a different angle on 9/11 - well worth a watch.
  • edited September 2013

    Cafc-west gave us a single line 'review', easy when you just don't get a film or can't be arsed. There's something gripping about that film and i tried to account for what it is. If you don't want to acknowledge the social commentary it portends, i.e. the social context, or see that but don't 'like it' that's up to you of course. You choose to comment on the 'cracks in the storyline', the accent/ performance of Jodie Foster, and your personal reactions to those things make up your opinion- fine, but have you not missed something concerning what the film tries to do or how it does it!?

    No.
    Look, I don't really want to argue this any more, I just wanted to point out the tone of your post. So I'll finish by saying we'll have to agree to disagree: I don't think I've missed the point, I just don't think it was done very well and an opportunity to make a great film has been missed. What it's trying to do is fine but, in my opinion, it fails.
    That's my point.

    Cheers.
  • Well I saw "Paranoia" this evening. It could have been a good film but rapidly lost its way trying to be a chic flick crossed with an industrial espionage thriller. Julian McMahon (he of the carefully crafted and quite ridiculous eyebrows) was cast as the menancing hardman, which kind of summed up the film really. The story could have worked but it didnt and the hurried "Hollywood" ending kind of killed it off completely. 4/10 from me.
  • Watched this last night - An amazing documentary.

    Blackfish 9 out of 10

    http://youtu.be/fLOeH-Oq_1Y
  • Going to see Insidious 2, hoping its as good as the first half of the original and not as bad as the second !
  • No One Lives 6 out of 10

    Nothing new here really . Mildly entertaining horror.

    http://youtu.be/SOh9Kw5LZAU
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  • The Worlds end You would expect this to be silly but this is so silly it's like a kids film but with the drinking and swearing. Disappointing.

    5 out of 10

    http://youtu.be/hFo7eJR2cvc
  • World War Z- Really enjoyed it. 8/10

    We're The Millers-Great comedy film. 8/10

  • The Reluctant Fundamentalist - Good film viewed from a different angle on 9/11 - well worth a watch.

    One of mine - out on DVD tomorrow :-)

  • Watched this last night - An amazing documentary.

    Blackfish 9 out of 10

    http://youtu.be/fLOeH-Oq_1Y

    Will look out for this...
  • The Worlds end You would expect this to be silly but this is so silly it's like a kids film but with the drinking and swearing. Disappointing.

    5 out of 10

    http://youtu.be/hFo7eJR2cvc

    The trailer was enough to put me off. And then the interview on Graham Norton sealed it
  • World war ZED I enjoyed this but how on earth this cost $200mil to make is beyond me.

    7 out of 10

    http://youtu.be/HcwTxRuq-uk
  • Anyone seen Rush yet. Am off to see it tomorrow night.
  • JohnBoyUK said:

    Anyone seen Rush yet. Am off to see it tomorrow night.

    Yep. Very good indeed, I am too young to have seen the actual races in question but enjoyed it anyway, went with my dad who remembers it all first hand and he enjoyed it even more. Great film.
  • World war ZED I enjoyed this but how on earth this cost $200mil to make is beyond me.

    7 out of 10

    http://youtu.be/HcwTxRuq-uk

    They reshot a huge chunk of it. Everything from the plane crash onwards was 'new'. Originally, Pitt's family were whisked off by Jack from Lost (he plays the Marine that gets them on the chopper early on) who basically wanted the family all to himself, and Pitt goes on a mission to get them back. Apparently it was too dark (thematically, not literally).
  • Dazzler21 said:

    Best film I've seen in ages was end of watch. I teared up at the end... Couldn't have been done any better.

    It may not be THE best I've seen but definitely one of the best.The ending was indeed heart-breaking.I cried,too.
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  • edited September 2013
    Saw Rush tonight. I thought it was excellent. I remember the Lauda crash very well. I'm no particular F1 fan but you don't need to be. It's a good story. Some really good humour too.
    The bloke who plays Lauda is simply ridiculously authentic. I'm fairly sure it's just old footage of him edited in, they're very clever these days.
  • Last night it was "The Best Offer" Superbly shot, with a great cast (excluding a very wooden and slightly cheesey Jim Sturgess) and a stand out performance by Geoffrey Rush playing the eccentric and very bent Auctioneer Virgil Oldman. Well worth a look and like me, you'll be surprised at how good the film turns out to be......8/10
  • Saw Rush last night. Bloody awesome film.
  • Just watched"Now is good" bloody hard to watch with a very sad ending. 8/10
  • TEL said:

    Last night it was "The Best Offer" Superbly shot, with a great cast (excluding a very wooden and slightly cheesey Jim Sturgess) and a stand out performance by Geoffrey Rush playing the eccentric and very bent Auctioneer Virgil Oldman. Well worth a look and like me, you'll be surprised at how good the film turns out to be......8/10

    Now that you mentioned it,hopefully I'll get around to watching this film soon.Been looking forward to it for some time but lost interest when I read a few poor reviews...
  • Given the above appraisal of Now Is Good, Jessie, you might be on to something there...
  • Lol......I must say Now Is Good is definitely not my cup of tea.But that said,having preconceived ideas about movies of a certain genre may not always be a good thing.For example,I'd been refusing to watch 'Atonement' for many years but eventually gave it a try several months ago.In the end,I was really glad I did.
  • edited September 2013
    The quick and the dead, Sam Raimi. Basically what happens when you give a western film to a horror director. Good film!
  • JiMMy 85 said:

    Given the above appraisal of Now Is Good, Jessie, you might be on to something there...

    My feelings on this are based on association and how people deal with the death of loved ones, maybe I should have made that clear before your snidey remark.

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