I'm only going to see it to see how Hermione is 'coming along'.
Good heavens Gran Tourino blew satans' cock from start to finish. It's drivvel. You must've seen some dire films this year BB.
Watched 'The Hangover' tonight. Funny. Worth seeing. Clever, quite subtle in places, nicely done, less crass than I was expecting, quite a lot of laugh out loud moments and some genius lines.
Quote from: Obi-Wan is lost... on July 29, 2009, 11:45:00 pmWatched 'The Hangover' tonight. Funny. Worth seeing. Clever, quite subtle in places, nicely done, less crass than I was expecting, quite a lot of laugh out loud moments and some genius lines.Agreed, was going to post about this one today. 3.5 out of 5 i reckon. Wasn't what i was expecting.
Soul PowerThis is sort-of a prequil to the magnificent When We Were Kings (about the 1974 Ali-Foreman " Rumble in the Jungle"); the two would make a great double-bill. It's a documentary set around the concert that Stewart Levine, Hugh Masekela, and promoter Don King put on as part of the lead-up to the big fight. They wanted African American (mostly) artists to perform in Africa and some of the film is about the varying responses of the Americans to Zaire: for some it is a homecoming, for others pan-Africanism is just another way to make a buck. It doesn't pull any punches in showing the wheeling and dealing in getting the show set up. There is also some excellent footage of Ali training for the fight, blazingly charismatic. The performances are from people like James Brown (on top form), BB King, Detroit Spinners, The Crusaders, Celia Cruz, Sister Sledge, Miriam Makeba, and Bill Withers (a great surprise if all you know is 'Lovely Day'). Lovely 70s colours in the film stock and the fashions on show. On limited cinema release and looking and sounding great on a big screen. I just wished it had been a bit longer.