Quote from: Falling Down on June 13, 2011, 07:54:07 pmThe Secret in Their Eyes - A great slow burning Spanish subtitled thriller that won the Oscar for best "foreign" film last year (I think). Currently on Sky movies if you know someone who has it. Once again a fine recommendation FD.
The Secret in Their Eyes - A great slow burning Spanish subtitled thriller that won the Oscar for best "foreign" film last year (I think). Currently on Sky movies if you know someone who has it.
Just went to see the girl with the dragon tattoo with my dad. He's read the book and I haven't. Like all films based on books they have had to cut a lot out. He really enjoyed it though. I thought you still got a very good idea about the plot and character development. I thought it was great. They've toned down the violence and sex a bit for the film but it's not something to take the grandparents to Strongly reccomend it!
I watched Kill List the other day. I must admit that I wasn't really in the right frame of mind to appreciate it. I think the right frame of mind would probably entail having crashed a very nice new car and then discovered that your insurance actually started tomorrow rather than today - along the lines of nihilistic ennui. I found it quite horrible - the main protagonist is played by the guy who was the fat bloke in Football Factory. I disliked him intensely in the latter (but that's really Nick Love's fault) and I still find him hard to bear. Anyway, it's a curious, mysterious, bleak and fucking violent, and not entirely resolved film, which I think is exactly what the director intended.
I also watched something from about 5 years ago - the Rise of the Footsoldier. Repellent, monstrous shit of the highest order. Its only redeeming feature is amusement relating to a hideous wig sported by one of the main characters. Not sure if the costume department intended that to be the case, but even so, it's still pretty funny. But totally shit otherwise.
I watched A Lonely Place to Die recently ... like a low rent deliverence with a touch of the Wickerman at the end but though that description sounds pretty bad, I enjoyed it.
In Time - Hollywood retard vehicle for Justin Timberlake that would've been lame if it had come out in 1992, but in this day and age it's truly unforgivable. Quite why I bothered to sit through it I'm not sure.
Also a bit slow off the mark, but got round to watching Transformers on Film 4 the other night. Super low maintenance, but loved it, especially the special effects are fantastic. And Megan Fox. Are the sequels on a par?
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley was the only redeeming feature, and even then...
Don't let me put you off! It's powerful stuff. The Irish guy is a great character - think he's Miranda Sawyer's husband actually.
Drive I guess most people have seen this by now. Beautifully filmed but I didn't wholly see the point.
I didn't even think it was that well filmed, it annoyed me, there were too many long pauses in dialog for no apparent reason and the story was a bit shit AND bloody what'shisface didn't even take his top off which should be written into all his film contracts as he's not a good enough actor to get by on his skills without flashing his torso.
I know I'm about 6 years too late for the party with this one but I watched Perfume last night.I was completely mesmerized by the visuals and filmmaking but the ending was either done poorly, or just poor I couldn't decide which. Has anybody else watched this and rated/hated it?
Quote from: thesiger on January 07, 2012, 09:02:28 amDrive I guess most people have seen this by now. Beautifully filmed but I didn't wholly see the point.I didn't even think it was that well filmed, it annoyed me, there were too many long pauses in dialog for no apparent reason and the story was a bit shit AND bloody what'shisface didn't even take his top off which should be written into all his film contracts as he's not a good enough actor to get by on his skills without flashing his torso.