Anyone seen any good films lately - Part the second (Read 1139179 times)

tommytwotone · July 25, 2008, 10:46:30 am

You're right there...even 'hardest man to please in film review' Peter Bradshaw of the Graun liked it!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/jul/25/actionandadventure1

Dr T · July 25, 2008, 06:48:12 pm

DARK KNIGHT - 10/10
awesome - a few false endings but certainly as dark as it deserves to be
Better than the last one by a long stretch (and that was excellent)
Oldman is especially good
go see it

Zods Beard · July 25, 2008, 07:08:10 pm

Did it have the trailers for Watchmen, and the new Terminator film?

Dr T · July 26, 2008, 10:10:54 am

Quote from: Zods Beard on July 25, 2008, 07:08:10 pm

Did it have the trailers for Watchmen, and the new Terminator film?

No but hell-boy looks amazing....

SA Chris · July 28, 2008, 08:25:34 am

I must admit to getting excited by the Hellboy II trailer. Judging by the lass's reaction I will be going on my tod. Really enjoyed the Dark Knight. Not quite 10/10 for me, but not far off.

Plattsy · July 28, 2008, 09:50:38 am

Dark Knight - 9/10.

superfurrymonkey · July 28, 2008, 10:21:02 pm

Watched Control the other night and it sent shivers down my spine an amazing film with an amazing performance from Sam Riley as Ian Curtis then I had a brainwave and found this why aren't the youtube links not working anymore?

slackline · July 29, 2008, 04:40:41 am

Quote from: superfurrymonkey on July 28, 2008, 10:21:02 pm

why aren't the youtube links not working anymore?

Probably something to do with the 'ftp' bit of the URL your using, change it to 'www'....

Falling Down · July 29, 2008, 10:46:51 am

We turned up at the iMax last night to watch the Dark Knight and there had been a powercut!

Jaspersharpe · July 29, 2008, 12:46:26 pm

Surely more........

? How very annoying.

dave · July 31, 2008, 09:27:49 am

I'm probably going to make one of my bi-annual cinema visits to see batman soon, (the other one will be the bond film) but shortie is also banging on about wanting to see the x-files film. Anyone seen this? I must admit that when the tv series was originally out in the mid-90s i loved it and had a raging hardon for gillian anderson (what can I say, i was 15) but after the first film in '98 i lost interst as the series lost quality and went on far too long (in many ways like Last of the summer wine). i wouldn't want to go to see this film and be dissappointed - but more to the point does GA look hot in it?

Plattsy · July 31, 2008, 09:45:34 am

Seen the trailor twice and all I could think was "This reminds me of Scooby Doo". Some monster/supernatural force at work only for it to turn out to be the old man Barnaby in really bad fancy dress. Giving it "I would have got away with it if it wasn't for you pesky FBI investigators".

Negatives - Reports say it's been slated state side. Trailor looks shit.

Positives - Billy Connolly is in it. Gillian appears to have aged well.

dave · July 31, 2008, 09:52:20 am

Quote from: Plattsy on July 31, 2008, 09:45:34 am

Positives - Billy Connolly is in it.

Positive? what is he playing, Angus McSellout, an alien disguised as an irritating lottery marketing tool?

Quote from: Plattsy on July 31, 2008, 09:45:34 am

Gillian appears to have aged well.

i'm hearing you on VHF.

SA Chris · July 31, 2008, 09:54:59 am

Quote from: dave on July 31, 2008, 09:52:20 am

Positive? what is he playing, Angus McSellout, an alien disguised as an irritating lottery marketing tool?

No, the Big Yin is playing a seer and a stigmatic, if the trailer is to believed. Purple beard does not feature. I would spend the whole film waiting for him to go into a comedy rant. And be disappointed when he doesn't.

GA looks a bit filthy milfy now.

DD is still a pr0n star.

Fiend · July 31, 2008, 10:01:52 am

X-Files film has been slated generally and I would tend to believe that - I'm with you Dave, was a superb series when it started out but after a while ran out of steam and turned into a parody of itself.

I went to see Wall-E recently and it was really good. Typical modern animation classic but with more atmosphere and purpose to it, and amazing animation quality. The earth / robot stuff was so well done that it was hard to believe that it was CGI (the human / ship stuff was more standard). The strongest themed parts were particularly good, some of the more generic bits were weaker. But just good overall.

lagerstarfish · August 02, 2008, 04:59:52 pm

Watched Hancock. As superhero films go its ace. Powers of Superman, moodiness of Batman, drinking habit of Oliver Reed. More could have been made of the scope for humour based around being drunk in charge of super powers, but it would probably have come over as either making fun of alcohol dependency or glamorising it. Some classic superhero elements were there - loosing powers, criminal mastermind recruiting cronies in prison and breaking out to kill superhero, anguish over not being like everyone else, but there are some fucking ace bits that are new - shoving one bad guy's head up another bad guy's arse sticks in my mind. Great line along the theme of "its not a crime to be an asshole, but it is very counterproductive". They even used an Ice T track for a prison scene - genius (or cliche, I'm not sure).
Looking forward to watching Batman to compare it.

Herbert · August 03, 2008, 07:19:33 pm

The X-Files film is dire, the plot is akin to some of the weaker episodes that cropped up from time to time in the series. I'd been looking forward to it as I'd been assured that werewolves would be involved. Sadly, no werewolves. On the plus side, Gillian is indisputably hotter than a jet of bramley apple squeezed from a microwaved apple turnover.

The Dark Knight - I enjoyed this but felt it went on for a good half hour more than I really wanted it to. Why? without spoiling it for anyone I thought the introduction of a particular character could have been saved for the next film. Bail's throaty Batman growl is ridiculous. Mark Kermode's review is good

http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/videos/kermode_reviews.shtml

Paul B · August 03, 2008, 11:47:41 pm

Despite Cineworld's best efforts (with a useless telephone and internet booking system) I managed to see the Dark Night on Saturday, although a little later than we originally planned.

Quite simply fantastic, ok so the Batman growl was a little over done but the rest seemed flawless, Heath Ledger put it a particularly good performance IMO.

Ena · August 04, 2008, 08:28:14 am

Watched The Dark Knight on Saturday, maybe 9/10, pretty damn good.

As noted, a couple of false endings but I'm OK with that. I didn't really like the way Gotham was just New York now, but hey ho. And my cinema experience was sullied by fuckwits not have the bladder control to make it through a film that long. Feck, I've got a bladder infection and I made it. Also too many small children there - just because it's a 12 doesn't mean it's a family film!

Saw the even longer version of Gladiator yesterday. Not bad.

Anyone seen Man on Wire yet?

Paul B · August 06, 2008, 02:47:52 am

Quote from: Ena on August 04, 2008, 08:28:14 am

Watched The Dark Knight on Saturday, maybe 9/10, pretty damn good.

As noted, a couple of false endings but I'm OK with that. I didn't really like the way Gotham was just New York now, but hey ho. And my cinema experience was sullied by fuckwits not have the bladder control to make it through a film that long. Feck, I've got a bladder infection and I made it. Also too many small children there - just because it's a 12 doesn't mean it's a family film!

Saw the even longer version of Gladiator yesterday. Not bad.

Anyone seen Man on Wire yet?

12a does seem to be getting stretched a lot.

(Btw im obviously a fuckwit as I needed to pee half way through, I was the first to go and everybody else who was busting obviously didn't dare be that idiot as afterwards people started to drop like flies)

Tim Broughtonshaw · August 06, 2008, 05:47:48 am

saw the dark knight on friday at the manchester imax. Awesome. seriously contemplating seeing it again.

Cheers
Tim

a dense loner · August 06, 2008, 10:52:58 am

whilst convalesing this wk with toothache from hell, and why does an emergency dentist appointment take 3 days? i watched march of the penguins. really good. morgan freeman narrating

will check times for dark knight this afternoon. make a day of it, fuck it

slackline · August 06, 2008, 12:07:57 pm

Quote from: a dense loner on August 06, 2008, 10:52:58 am

why does an emergency dentist appointment take 3 days?

Didn't you know most dentists only work one day a week?

Moo · August 06, 2008, 01:28:30 pm

I was thinking about batman the other and after my ideas about the hulk having an 18 version came up with this idea.

If when a film company was filming something like that they could shoot extra material at a relatively low cost and then release two different version of the film at the same time i.e a kids version and an adults, thus opening themselves to a much bigger market and with a greater prospect of people going to see the film multiple times. can anyone who knows anything about the film business at all tell me why this wouldn't work

SA Chris · August 06, 2008, 01:55:17 pm

Don't they do it with some DVDs?