The Film Thread

[lemonjelly]

Is super 8 exciting anyone?

 

[Lord Knows]

Is super 8 exciting anyone?

Didn't really get going for me, and fell between a children's film and a family adventure.
Special effects were good, and Rick Parfitt had a cameo as a young girls father, well it was a lookalike with poor acting skills.

 

[The Bear]

Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes looks very good.

 

[YoungWolf]

The Departed was fantastic. I have to say (and I am aware that I will be in a significant minority here) but I preferred it to Goodfellas...

Just been catching up this thread, and think I agree with you on this! I really enjoyed both though.

Anyone seen Source Code, or Unknown?

 

[Del Woppio]

I watched Source Code last night, well worth a watch. If watching with a girl it might be worth watching an episode or two of quantum leap first so that they understand the concept of different realities etc. She understood it in the end, but I had to pause it a couple of times.

 

[OldGoldnBlack]

Source Code was very good. Is the concept really that tricky to get your head round?

 

[The Bear]

Source Code is available for 35p on iTunes at the minute if you're an Orange customer. Through their fim promotion they've got on at the minute.

 

[nimrod]

source code is ok - does give you a sense of deja vu

unknown is not as good as taken. the concept is certainly flawed, but it's fun.

 

[YoungWolf]

Just wondered what others thought, I have seen both and liked them. I had no idea it was coming in Unknown but my Dad who had watched it before me, reckoned he had worked it out right at the beginning!

I haven't seen taken, who is in it?

 

[Del Woppio]

Taken is a phenomenal film, Liam Neeson. Also contains one of my favourite lines ever:

"
"I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my daughter go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you."

His delivery is just :adore:

 

[OldGoldnBlack]

yeah, i know the one now. It's good

 

[Lord Knows]

Taken is superb, Unknown has so many holes in the plot.

 

[Langers]

Hot Shots is on E4 at the moment.

I love this film.

 

[Lord Knows]

Hot Shots is on E4 at the moment.

I love this film.

So many good one liners, cyber warriors could have a field day with some of the classic ones.

Topper Harley: Yeah? Well, keep it up, you'll be carrying your face home in a doggie bag.

 

[So Long Architect]

Just for Langdale:

Saw The Inbetweeners movie last night. Not quite up to the standard of the TV show but still plenty of laughs to be had.
It's all very familiar now so the dialogue doesn't see quite so fresh and snappy but it does capture that lad's holiday thing quite well - everyone else seems to be having a wonderful time while you're sitting in an empty bar wondering where the fun is and where the easy women are. And there's always a fight with your best mate. That was my experience anyway.

 

[Wolf Hunting]

Taken is superb, Unknown has so many holes in the plot.

Come on guys, 'Taken' is ok. It's an entertaining film, but it's hardly a great film, there's loads of things wrong with it.
One thing that comes to mind is when he's chasing the boat towards the end. He spots the luxury boat slipping away about 200 yards away so he gets in his car and sets off after it. He belting down the road swerving in and out of traffic, overtaking dangerously, all exciting stuff and then he spots the boat and it's still just in front of him! It's a luxury cruise vessel, not a GP Formula speedboat. He's been doing 90 for 3 or 4 minutes and the boat's still in front?
What?
I have to say though there are some neat touches in it and the story line's not bad either.
The way people in the CIA fall into place and the way he just pullls allof that electronic tracking stuff out of the cupboard etc etc, suggest there's about 10 scenes edited out. It makes that section a bit of a leap.

The editing is extremely tight throughout.
To the extent that in all of the fights you can see the bloke about to crunch the other guy but you don't quite see contact. Some of the fight and contact scenes are so brief they're almost subliminal. They're extremely tightly shot and edited. You think, "Wow", but it's the speed of the action not the violence that grabs you.

There could have been a little heavier sex content as well. Unless that got edited out too so that it could get a lower censor rating...

Good film to watch at home, but if I'd gone out to the cinema with all that involves, I'd have been disappointed.

 

[Kenny]

Well I watched Mr Poppers Penguins yesterday. If you are after a film to entertain the kids in the final weeks of the school holidays, take them to watch this. Ticks all the boxes for a family film, inc plenty of fart jokes.

 

[Jinky]

I watched The Inbetweeners Movie last night and I really enjoyed it. It's sad to think that might be the last we see of them. Personal highlights -
"I stopped believing in God when I realised it was Dog spelt backwards"
The scene where they all dance towards the girls in an empty club.
When Simon dives off the boat with everyone bouncing around and cheering - then a cut scene later he is drowning.
The Pussay Patrol t-shirts...

 

[So Long Architect]

I watched The Inbetweeners Movie last night and I really enjoyed it. It's sad to think that might be the last we see of them. Personal highlights -
"I stopped believing in God when I realised it was Dog spelt backwards"
The scene where they all dance towards the girls in an empty club.
When Simon dives off the boat with everyone bouncing around and cheering - then a cut scene later he is drowning.
The Pussay Patrol t-shirts...

The utter child in me thoroughly enjoyed the repeated appearances of the sunburnt cock on Will's back.

 

[Stan Hullis]

Will's face as the girl is stripping in front of him