Good films I watched this weekend

[Big Raff]

Octopussy - One of the good ones IMO, some great scenes! 8/10

Tower Heist - Enjoyed this one as well...Eddie Murphy back to his I Spy best...7/10

[Obiwonkeyblokey]

hapless said:

Funny old world: I like a stupid action film, but I thought Colombiana was absolutely wretched. Nonsensical, irksome, unappealing, unexciting, action-free balls.

Fair enough, I was watching it ona long train journey whilst getting pissed on red wine. still enjoyed it though.

[nonuts]

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, was very impressed, haven't read the book and had no idea what to expect but though it was very well done and with a great cast.

[qube_TA]

Watched 'The Shining', bought it on BD as my DVD copy had gone walkies, must say the print was stunning, was particularly impressed with the sound. The Wendy/Walter Carlos analog synth score just sounded immense!

I'm sure everyone has seen this classic, still stacks up as one of the best.

[130R]

toasty said:

bobo said:

killer joe, very different, very interesting ....

very disturbing

I also watched this, thought it was pretty good. Definitely different. 7/10

[LuS1fer]

The Wrestler - long overdue viewing. Not bad but not sure it merited Oscar nomination status. Then again, I did believe he was a wrestler and the heartstring part was welldone (though in reality the father/daughter thing only ever works in Hollywood).

Didn't really feel there was any emotional connection between him and the stripper either if I'm honest. 6/10.

[AshVX220]

Special Forces - French subtitled film about a French SF unit rescueing a journo from the Baddies in Pakistan.

Really good film I thought.

[Mr E]

dxg said:

The Book of Eli was great.

I'm not completely convinced it hung together as well as it might, but I've played fallout a lot and that is *exactly* how I expected it to look and feel. I liked it.

SWoll said:

Don't think I'v ever seen a film where so many positive reviews point out how good it looked or sounded without mentioning much else.

Is this the point where I wax lyrical about The Fall?

Agoogy said:

'Drive' is up there...but then it doesn't really pretend to be anything other.....

Watched it this weekend. Really rather better than I expected; so my thanks to whoever suggested it.

garrykiller said:

yeah i didnt get drive, it was really odd, and nothing really happened.

And I think it's a better film for it. I was expecting a crappy hollywood CGI-fest with little thought but things exploding.

What I got was Bullet meets Goodfellas (if you've had two glasses of red and squint a bit).
Ending was a little disappointing.

hapless said:

This is the trouble with scores. I think an 8/10 film should be a hugely rare treat of endless rewatchable enjoyability. An eight should be nigh-on a masterpiece, the like of The Godfather or Citizen Kane or whatever.

Nine is an unassailable, unarguable work of absolute genius, unanimously seen as wonderful.

There can never be a ten, of course.

All in my opinion.

Indeed. I'd call a 5/10 "watchable".

Edited to add; And I'd state that "The Cat Concerto" is a 10.

Edited by Mr E on Monday 29th October 13:45

[AndyClockwise]

Date night (Steve Carrell and Tina Fey)

9/10 very funny film although very very far fetched

[Legend83]

AndyClockwise said:

Date night (Steve Carrell and Tina Fey)

9/10 very funny film although very very far fetched

I didn't want to get into this debate again, but 9/10 for Date Night?!

As in, up their with Shawshank, The Godfather, Some Like it Hot, Casablanca etc?

Hate to think what sort of film would get a 7!

[LuS1fer]

I agree but would Give Some Like It Hot about 2/10.
Didn't like The Godfather at all either....

[Legend83]

Fair one, and I guess the old mantra of "life would be boring if we all liked the same thing" applies but on that basis I won't be taking any recommendations from someone who gives Date Night 9/10!

[LuS1fer]

Ultimately, you should only rely on yourself. Airplane was probably a technologically terrible film but it made me laugh like a drain back in the 70s so would get a 9/10 for it's "genre". I also like the two Wayne's World movies. Sometimes it's nothing to do with the technical genius, just whether you had a great time.

[Halb]

Legend83 said:

I didn't want to get into this debate again, but 9/10 for Date Night?!
As in, up their with Shawshank, The Godfather, Some Like it Hot, Casablanca etc?
Hate to think what sort of film would get a 7!

Probably Prometheus!

[Ali2202]

Watched Man On Wire again yesterday. It never fails to remind me that with endeavor we are all capable of great things. Also incredibly poignant to watch considering the fate of The Twin Towers.

Just a truly Wonderful film.

http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt1155592/

Edited by Ali2202 on Monday 29th October 15:22

[fatpasty]

I'm not watching good films at the minute ...

Watched 'The New Daughter' yesterday. Think it is a Kevin Costner film.

That was a strange strange film. Not really my cup of tea and can't say I would recommend it either. Anyone else seen it and what you make of it?

[SWoll]

fatpasty said:

I'm not watching good films at the minute ...

Watched 'The New Daughter' yesterday. Think it is a Kevin Costner film.

That was a strange strange film. Not really my cup of tea and can't say I would recommend it either. Anyone else seen it and what you make of it?

You must have been paying a lot of attention if your not sure whether Kevin Costner was in it or not.

Mr E said:

Agoogy said:

'Drive' is up there...but then it doesn't really pretend to be anything other.....

Watched it this weekend. Really rather better than I expected; so my thanks to whoever suggested it.

garrykiller said:

yeah i didnt get drive, it was really odd, and nothing really happened.

And I think it's a better film for it. I was expecting a crappy hollywood CGI-fest with little thought but things exploding.

What I got was Bullet meets Goodfellas (if you've had two glasses of red and squint a bit a frontal lobotomy and can't see the TV).
Ending was a little disappointing st.

EFA

Edited by SWoll on Monday 29th October 16:08

Edited by SWoll on Monday 29th October 16:09

[AndyClockwise]

Legend83 said:

I didn't want to get into this debate again, but 9/10 for Date Night?!

As in, up their with Shawshank, The Godfather, Some Like it Hot, Casablanca etc?

Hate to think what sort of film would get a 7!

Because it is genre specific.

Shawshank, Godfather etc are absolute classics and in my book are 10/10.

Date night is a comedy and so gets a 9/10 on the comedy scale rather than the greatest all time film of all time scale

[goldblum]

AndyClockwise said:

Because it is genre specific.

The genre is "Good films", it's in the thread title.

If the OP thinks the movie is worth 9/10 and everyone else thinks he's talking out of his arse then so be it.


I'll start: Transvestite Explosion.9/10. Good for the genre. No real action though..or plot..or fx..or comedy..or atmosphere..





















Actually I'd give it 2/10, for the reasons mentioned above.

[im]

goldblum said:

The genre is "Good films", it's in the thread title.

If the OP thinks the movie is worth 9/10 and everyone else thinks he's talking out of his arse then so be it.


I'll start: Transvestite Explosion.9/10.

What 'genre' is it? Sounds like comedy porn...