Good films I watched this weekend

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adycav

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216 months

Monday 2nd March 2009
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gregd said:
I watched "Zidane" which was on BBC4 last week. More like an art installation or screen saver than a movie but strangely kept my attention all the same.

Also working my way through the (Connery) Bond movies on Sky HD plus series two of The Wire.
I watched Zidane too - I'm not even that much of a footy fan but I find this mesmerising.

Ooh, you're in for a treat with The Wire - wait until you get to season four.

Evil Jack

1,619 posts

227 months

Monday 2nd March 2009
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AlexKP said:
Let me stop you right there.

Here is the review of that steaming pile of a movie that I posted on the IMDB.com


Possibly the worst film in many years, 26 January 2009
1/10
Author: BlokeWithABrainUK from United Kingdom

* * This comment may contain spoilers ***

For some reason I ordered this on DVD (it was released this weekend). I had glanced at the IMDb score and thought "Good score, must be a fun way to kill a couple of hours..." How tragically and naively wrong I was.

Clearly the IMDb rating has been influenced or manipulated in some way by those with a vested interest. Nothing else could explain the current rating in relation to the vast majority of reviews.

So please pay attention to the following message: DO NOT BUY THIS FILM ON DVD - IT IS BEYOND DREADFUL.

I buy a lot of DVD's, but I am actually really angry that I wasted £10 on this, it is so staggeringly poor. I truly wish I could get my money back as I feel conned.

OK - the film. Well, many others here have already commented, but I am moved to say that rarely has such a total lack of talent been put before the public. I liked Stiller in "Zoolander" - pithy and clever. I quite like "Night at the Museum", and "Meet The Parents" was good fun.

"Tropic Thunder" on the other hand is a whole different barrel of excrement.

Given that it is written by, produced by, scripted by, directed by and starring Mr Stiller, I can only conclude that a/ he has not watched the film himself, or b/ it is noble of him to take the blame.

Some key points: - The script is incoherent, as is Downey Jnr (and most of the rest of the cast).

- The script is desperately poorly written.

- The plot premise is promising, but squandered in minutes.

- The opening two minutes of the film (the spoof trailers) are the only amusing part of the film. It then goes off a cliff like a weighted Artic carrying a lorry load of lead balloons.

- It's crude and crass. Not funny crude and crass. Just nauseatingly puerile and unpleasant. I can't even suggest it is schoolboy humour, as it isn't that sophisticated.

- It isn't satire (satire is intelligent and makes a point). It isn't a spoof (a spoof is ludicrous and funny). It isn't "comedy" either (comedy makes you laugh and smile). It is actually almost a new genre entirely of it's own.

- Jack Black is the worst he has ever been, and his character - a bloated "comedy star" obsessed with hard drugs is so repellent that I spent the entire agonising length of the movie with my face a fixed mask of horror (according to my better half who also attempted to endure this).

- Tom Cruise achieves staggering new heights of embarrassment. His rabid expletive ridden tirades are not biting satire, they are just cringeworthy and forced.

- Nolte is pointless and looks uncomfortable as if he has a horrible sinking feeling throughout. Matthew McConaughey, a great actor when he tries, gives his best shot. But given that his character is effectively one joke which isn't funny in the first place, he is on a hiding to nothing from the start.

- Steve Cougan actually manages to be the best actor in all this hideous mess, and he is dispatched early on anyhow. I think he should be grateful as he is the only one to escape with a shred of dignity.

The stellar cast must be appalled at what Ben Stiller has created. Overblown, pointless, unfunny visual diarrhoea with no discernible redeeming qualities whatsoever. Surely Mr Stiller will never again be able to persuade such actors of note to take part in another debacle.

It saddens me that at no point in the pre-production process did someone have either the nerve or the knowledge to say "Hang on a minute Ben, this just simply isn't funny." Ben Stiller has committed the cardinal film making sin - a comedy that is not only devoid of any laughs, but actually so poor it is offensive to a viewer with any level of discernment.

Having just about managed to watch it (a supreme act of will in itself), I feel insulted and scammed out of my money. I turned to my wife and said, "That was possibly the worst film I have seen in a decade". She not only agreed, but used one of the overused expletives from the movie to describe her dissatisfaction at a wasted 1hr40min of her life.

If I could give it less than one star I would.
jbudgie said:
Must agree, 'Tropic Thunder' is absolute rubbish
Me too. Love Ben Stiller. Loved Meet the Parents, Zoolander etc. But Topic Thunder, after the opening scene, was just not funny at all - and I really hate to say this, but I actually found the whole 'Simple Jack' thing O F F E N S I V E.

Edited by Evil Jack on Tuesday 3rd March 08:59

Mars

8,653 posts

213 months

Monday 2nd March 2009
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Taken - probably the best film I've seen in a year. Neeson is utterly stunning in this. His opening gambit on the phone to the bad guys was inspired.

QoS - Average. Brain-off fun.

Iron Man - Loved it. Downey Jr is cool in that. Looking forward to further installments.

Dark Knight - Very good. At last someone does Batman the way it always should have been done.



I am **so** looking forward to Watchmen.

im

34,302 posts

216 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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towser said:
Taken - utter rubbish. Charles Bronson did this 10 times better 25 years ago....
Arnie in Commando?

stormin

1,304 posts

210 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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Watched Hancock at the weekend - thought it was good, but not brilliant,
then Mr & Mrs Smith which got me into an Angelina mood.... so
got Wanted coming in the post from play.com later. biggrin

Legend83

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9,941 posts

221 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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Watched 'A Time to Kill' on BBC1 last night - Matthew McConnaughey in a rare excellent turn.

And Jesu Christi, Sandra Bullock was hot in her day!

Craig@CMR

18,073 posts

205 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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bad boys in hd......although i was itching to get to the race at the end and hear the porsche at full song with my new proper surround sound..

Invisible man

39,731 posts

283 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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Red Road....a curious but captivating thing filmed in a very dingy Glasgow and featuring some unexpected hard core porn

Edited by Invisible man on Tuesday 3rd March 10:45

Darkslider

3,071 posts

188 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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Taxi - the original french version. Daft, funny and with some ace driving scenes and hilarious shootups, miles better than the crap american remake smile

Dakkon

7,826 posts

252 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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Sushi said:
the international...what a horrible horrible film...
Really? The trailer looked good, I was planning on seeing it this weekend....

skilly1

2,699 posts

194 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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*Raz* said:
Asterix said:
Benjamin Button.

Good but too long.
I loved this but thought it was long yeah
Definitely the worst film I have watched in 12 months, probably in the top 5 worst films that I have ever seen - just below Rendition. The only reason I didn't walk out was due to thinking it must get better, it was nominated for awards. G/F also thought it was terrible.

Gillet

639 posts

208 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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JCVD

new Jean Claude Van Damme film, its all personal opinion, but its BRILLIANT! i loved it from the opening scene. Take everything you think about Jean Claude and forget it, take everything you think about what this film is gonna be and forget it, then sit back press play and enjoy cinematic genius.

There's very little action, its not your typical JC film, and it shows the man can act, its low budget, but the story is great, the characters are fantastic, JC plays himself fully taking the piss out of his own career, and his monologue in the middle, unbelievable, for me its the best monologue in any film i have ever seen, so real and genuine.

Its my film of the year so far and something amazing is gonna have to come and beat it, possibly top 10 best movie ever.

LotusACBC

2,591 posts

283 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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I just saw two films:

Body Of Lies - I reccomend it.

My best Friends Girl - Shamelessly immoral. I hate movies with a tirade of sexual innuendos that are so not funny. It is amazing to me how many new one liners are continuously created using sexual content. Just another movie adding to the overall stain on younger childrens psyche.

Pablo16v

2,062 posts

196 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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Two films that I watched (and enjoyed)on a flight recently were Burn After Reading and Pineapple Express. Neither would have been my first choice but glad that I watched them now. Both were funny and fked up in equal measures.

LotusACBC

2,591 posts

283 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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Gillet said:
JCVD

new Jean Claude Van Damme film, its all personal opinion, but its BRILLIANT! i loved it from the opening scene. Take everything you think about Jean Claude and forget it, take everything you think about what this film is gonna be and forget it, then sit back press play and enjoy cinematic genius.

There's very little action, its not your typical JC film, and it shows the man can act, its low budget, but the story is great, the characters are fantastic, JC plays himself fully taking the piss out of his own career, and his monologue in the middle, unbelievable, for me its the best monologue in any film i have ever seen, so real and genuine.

Its my film of the year so far and something amazing is gonna have to come and beat it, possibly top 10 best movie ever.
YES!! This is exactly what I want to hear! I have been giving word about this film on PH ever since I knew it was being made. However I still have not seen it! I dont think it is available in the states just yet frown

KMT

70 posts

181 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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Kingdom, excellent flick - especially the tense ending.

towser

918 posts

210 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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im said:
towser said:
Taken - utter rubbish. Charles Bronson did this 10 times better 25 years ago....
Arnie in Commando?
now you mention it

Sciroccology

29,908 posts

229 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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I did watch "Pride And Prejudice" on HD DVD, with that there Keira Knightley in it, innit? Admittedly, the film is a little short on car-chases, guns and bombs, but I really enjoyed it. It harks back to a more simpler time when "taking a turn around the room" was an acceptable pastime.

It must be said, however, that Ms Knightley has the neck of an ostrich. An ostrich with an unusually long neck, come to that.


Legend83

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221 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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Sciroccology said:
I did watch "Pride And Prejudice" on HD DVD, with that there Keira Knightley in it, innit? Admittedly, the film is a little short on car-chases, guns and bombs, but I really enjoyed it. It harks back to a more simpler time when "taking a turn around the room" was an acceptable pastime.

It must be said, however, that Ms Knightley has the neck of an ostrich. An ostrich with an unusually long neck, come to that.
Not a fan due to my passion for the original BBC version.

Did I just say that?

paperbag

stockhatcher

4,418 posts

222 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2009
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Don said:
I watched Aliens vs Predator: Requiem.

It cannot be counted as a "good film" in any way. Sorry
i watched that too as well, and then i watched Cloverfield, which I thought was very good.
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