Good films I watched this weekend (Vol 2)

[daddy cool]

I watched "47 Ronin" last night - had expected a more serious Samurai film, not fantasy hokum like that. No-one does expressionless and disinterested like Keanu Reeves.
4/10

[blindswelledrat]

That's just too many Ronin for me I think.

[Rick_1138]

daddy cool said:

I watched "47 Ronin" last night - had expected a more serious Samurai film, not fantasy hokum like that. No-one does expressionless and disinterested like Keanu Reeves.
4/10

Yeah, it was supposed to be massive but bombed hard and the studio didn't know what to do to boost bums on seats, it appeared on DVD quite quickly#

[moanthebairns]

THE LEGO MOVIE - 9/10 EVERYTHING IS AWESOME

Trees, frogs, clogs
They're awesome
Rocks, clocks, and socks
They're awesome
Figs, and jigs, and twigs
That's awesome
Everything you see, or think, or say
...Is awesome

Everything is awesome
Everything is cool when you're part of a team
Everything is awesome, when we're living our dream

BIG FISH, WEE FISH, CARBOARD BOX......

[RESSE]

toasty said:

Shame there isn't a mediocre midweek film thread but here goes, my Sky+ is a little lighter now.

World War Z - Brad Pitt, zombie apocalypse. Tired genre and this brings nothing new. 5/10

This is the end - Seth Rogen and crew as themselves in a stoner apocalypse film. Better than WWZ but only just. 5.5/10

Fright Night - The eighties version, cheesy horror comedy when a vampire moves in next door. 5/10

Pain and Gain - Dumb bodybuilders kidnap a client to get his money. True retarded story. Expected more. 6/10

6/10 from me also for Pain and Gain:

There were some laugh out loud moments which surprised me due to the nature of the film (based on a true story).

Worth a watch (I picked up the dvd from Morrisons for £7).

[irocfan]

daddy cool said:

I watched "47 Ronin" last night - had expected a more serious Samurai film, not fantasy hokum like that. No-one does expressionless and disinterested like Keanu Reeves.
4/10

I enjoyed it - but fk was it depressing

[Daniel1]

irocfan said:

daddy cool said:

I watched "47 Ronin" last night - had expected a more serious Samurai film, not fantasy hokum like that. No-one does expressionless and disinterested like Keanu Reeves.
4/10

I enjoyed it - but fk was it depressing

i sort of enjoyed it but all the best bits were in the trailer

I watched Pompeii the other day. Its a solid 5/10 because it makes an interesting Saturday night movie that i will probably never watch again. BUT Its lacks character development, the gladiatorial fighting scenes look like they were choreographed for a school play, the location of Pompeii is inaccurate, the eruption of Vesuvius was inaccurate but most distrubing of all Keifer Sutherlands accent making him sound like Simon Gruber from Die Hard With a Vengence.

Oh and there is no way even The Rock could snap a horses neck, let alone the Jon Snow character

Fun for a saturday night but forgettable five minutes after it has ended

[chris watton]

Daniel1 said:

i sort of enjoyed it but all the best bits were in the trailer

I watched Pompeii the other day. Its a solid 5/10 because it makes an interesting Saturday night movie that i will probably never watch again. BUT Its lacks character development, the gladiatorial fighting scenes look like they were choreographed for a school play, the location of Pompeii is inaccurate, the eruption of Vesuvius was inaccurate but most distrubing of all Keifer Sutherlands accent making him sound like Simon Gruber from Die Hard With a Vengence.

Oh and there is no way even The Rock could snap a horses neck, let alone the Jon Snow character

Fun for a saturday night but forgettable five minutes after it has ended

Such a shame, I was looking forward to watching this for months!

Given the director, I really should have known better - I was stupid enough to watch his version of the three Musketeers, in which his wife seemed to act out her RE Alice roll....

[DervVW]

Her
Voice by Scarlett Johanessn

Given how close people are with their smart phones, its an interesting and slightly humorous look at the next step (possibly)

[Ali2202]

'Oblivion' tonight.

They really should've been accurate and called it 'A Big Bag of wkste'

[mike-r]

Disappointed about 47 Ronin since seeing the trailer, the actual story, true or not, sounded quite interesting but to introduce so much fantasy nonsense seemed like a bit of a betrayal to the title. Still sat on my HD waiting to be watched.

Saw Her quite recently, which was pretty disappointing. Took me two separate sittings to get through, although probably not helped by reading the entire plot on Wikipedia beforehand.

Decided to knock out the 1987 Robocop after suffering through the reboot. Quality film.

[ESOG]

Just finished viewing a film titled Squatters. It was a very good film with a gorgeous lead actress. Definitely worth a viewing.

[irocfan]

chris watton said:

Daniel1 said:

i sort of enjoyed it but all the best bits were in the trailer

I watched Pompeii the other day. Its a solid 5/10 because it makes an interesting Saturday night movie that i will probably never watch again. BUT Its lacks character development, the gladiatorial fighting scenes look like they were choreographed for a school play, the location of Pompeii is inaccurate, the eruption of Vesuvius was inaccurate but most distrubing of all Keifer Sutherlands accent making him sound like Simon Gruber from Die Hard With a Vengence.

Oh and there is no way even The Rock could snap a horses neck, let alone the Jon Snow character

Fun for a saturday night but forgettable five minutes after it has ended

Such a shame, I was looking forward to watching this for months!

Given the director, I really should have known better - I was stupid enough to watch his version of the three Musketeers, in which his wife seemed to act out her RE Alice roll....

I've got this lined up for later - it can't be worse than The Legend of Hercules, total dogwk

[moanthebairns]

irocfan said:

chris watton said:

Daniel1 said:

i sort of enjoyed it but all the best bits were in the trailer

I watched Pompeii the other day. Its a solid 5/10 because it makes an interesting Saturday night movie that i will probably never watch again. BUT Its lacks character development, the gladiatorial fighting scenes look like they were choreographed for a school play, the location of Pompeii is inaccurate, the eruption of Vesuvius was inaccurate but most distrubing of all Keifer Sutherlands accent making him sound like Simon Gruber from Die Hard With a Vengence.

Oh and there is no way even The Rock could snap a horses neck, let alone the Jon Snow character

Fun for a saturday night but forgettable five minutes after it has ended

Such a shame, I was looking forward to watching this for months!

Given the director, I really should have known better - I was stupid enough to watch his version of the three Musketeers, in which his wife seemed to act out her RE Alice roll....

I've got this lined up for later - it can't be worse than The Legend of Hercules, total dogwk

I thought it was horrendous, really I mean I've watched a lot of terrible films but this was in a league of its own... As I said before, dantes peak meets Gladiator, but 10 times worse

[chris watton]

moanthebairns said:

irocfan said:

chris watton said:

Daniel1 said:

i sort of enjoyed it but all the best bits were in the trailer

I watched Pompeii the other day. Its a solid 5/10 because it makes an interesting Saturday night movie that i will probably never watch again. BUT Its lacks character development, the gladiatorial fighting scenes look like they were choreographed for a school play, the location of Pompeii is inaccurate, the eruption of Vesuvius was inaccurate but most distrubing of all Keifer Sutherlands accent making him sound like Simon Gruber from Die Hard With a Vengence.

Oh and there is no way even The Rock could snap a horses neck, let alone the Jon Snow character

Fun for a saturday night but forgettable five minutes after it has ended

Such a shame, I was looking forward to watching this for months!

Given the director, I really should have known better - I was stupid enough to watch his version of the three Musketeers, in which his wife seemed to act out her RE Alice roll....

I've got this lined up for later - it can't be worse than The Legend of Hercules, total dogwk

I thought it was horrendous, really I mean I've watched a lot of terrible films but this was in a league of its own... As I said before, dantes peak meets Gladiator, but 10 times worse

I actually watched it last night - it is bad. There wasn't even any blood in the gladiatorial fights!

And the chariot and horse and rider dodging the fallout as they go hurtling through the streets of Pompeii was on a par with the limo scenes from the movie 2012 for utter ridiculousness.

[DAmiJO]

Generation Iron-narrated by Mickey Rourke

From the producer of the original classic Pumping Iron', comes "Generation Iron" the long awaited true story of dedication, rivalry, victory, defeat, redemption and triumph... The film examines the professional sport of bodybuilding today and gives us access to the lives of current bodybuilding stars Phil Heath, Kai Greene, Branch Warren, Dennis Wolf, Victor Martinez, Hidetada Yamagishi as well as ambitious newcomer Ben Pakulski and European sensation Roelly Winklaar on their journey to be crowned Mr. Olympia. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2205904/?ref_=nv_sr_1


47 Ronin was disappointing. Try Afro samurai with Samuel l Jackson. It's a 5 part mini series but the DVD plays it as a film .

In a strange world of swords, guns and kimonos, cell phones and cybernetic body parts - a black samurai, Afro Samurai, seeks revenge from a man named Justice who killed his father and also happens to be the #1 fighter in the world. After Afro earns the rank of #2 fighter needed to challenge the #1, he starts his lonely walk to revenge. He faces bounty hunters, bar thugs and fanatical monks - all of whom seem to have clues to the whereabouts of Justice and all of whom covet the position of #2 for themselves. Also along the way we are introduced to Afro's chatty companion - the light hearted Ninja Ninja. Written by Nick Miles. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465316/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Edited by DAmiJO on Saturday 10th May 11:25

[RESSE]

The Railway Man 9/10.

Outstanding performances by all, especially Colin Firth. I could not stop crying during the final scenes. Based on a true story and compelling viewing.

During World War II, Eric Lomax is a British officer who is captured by the Japanese and sent to a POW camp, where he is forced to work on the Thai-Burma Railway north of the Peninsula of Malaysia. During his time in the camp, Lomax is tortured by the Kempetai primarily for building a radio.

Years later and still suffering the psychological trauma of his wartime experiences, with the help of his wife Patti (Kidman) and best friend Finlay (Skarsgård), Lomax (Firth) decides to find and confront one of his captors. He returns to the scene of his torture after he has tracked down Japanese officer Takashi Nagase (Sanada) "in an attempt let go of a lifetime of bitterness and hate"

Edited by RESSE on Sunday 11th May 11:56

[BryanC]

Last week it was
Blue Ruin - I give it 5 /10 cos it was just nasty, gory and a story made up from a stupid family misunderstanding. I felt cheated after seeing it because I was not entertained. There are better films than this on the circuit.

This week it was
Before the Winter Chill 9/10
A french take ( with subtitles ) on Fatal Attraction but as you expect - the twist is 'Oh Crikey that could easily have be me'. And the French know all about having a bit on the side don't they ?
Kristen Scott Thomas can do no wrong but teamed up with Daniel Auteuil, its a winner.

Stay Cool....

The Two Faces of January next week unless I hear different.

[dudleybloke]

Its not Hollywood. Docufilm about the Australian film industry in the 70's and 80's. A very good watch indeed.

[North West Tom]

Downloaded Non-Stop yesterday and gave it a watch. Was probably one of the worst films I've ever seen. Poor acting, poor editing, awful music and sound effects. I thought they were being clever and made the watcher try and spot Liam Neeson as I was getting a bit confused as to why he hadn't appeared 30 mins before the film finished. It then clicked that this wasn't the right film. It turns out that I downloaded a TV film with the same name. Oh well.