Bigmouth Strikes Again Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 This sounds cracking, I'd never even heard about it before now. Would you say the book or the film is better? They're both excellent. I read the book first, obviously is gets a little bit more 'in depth' about the amount of nastiness that went on. Saw a trailer for that when it was out but never got around to seeing it. It did look good from the trailer so glad that it seems to have lived up to that. Get it watched. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11thHour Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Muriels Wedding - 7/10 Really enjoyable flick that I haven't seen in years. Toni Collette is great in it. Now I just need to see Priscilla queen of the desert. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Watched three films last night: Taken (9/10) The King of Comedy (7/10) Yes Man (7/10) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big River Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 The Devils Double. The true story of Latif Yahia forced to be psychotic Uday Husseins (Saddam's son) body double, in the late eighties, early nineties. The excellent Dominic Cooper plays both parts Uday/Latif and its directed by Lee Tamahori, its a fascinating story of absolute power, madness and debauchery, and although the ending is slightly different from the book, its now definetly in my top five. Brilliant. 9/10 I watched this quite recently and forgot what it was actually called. Can only echo what you have said, superb film. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmouth Strikes Again Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 I saw the uncut version, and it was just same shit, slightly more extreme. It was still fucking awful, and added nothing to the film. The cuts included: Martin masturbating with sandpaper around his penis; graphic sight of a man's teeth being removed with a hammer; graphic sight of lips being stapled to naked buttocks; graphic sight of forced defecation into and around other victims' mouths; Martin with barbed wire wrapped around his penis violently raping a woman; a newborn baby being killed; and the graphic sight of injury as staples are torn away from individuals' mouths and buttocks. Whats the basic storyline on this? The looney surgeon in the first one was shot through the skull, so is there someone else doing the looney surgery? I accidently saw the first one on some cable channel, horribleness in the extreme. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Whats the basic storyline on this? The looney surgeon in the first one was shot through the skull, so is there someone else doing the looney surgery? I accidently saw the first one on some cable channel, horribleness in the extreme. It's about a weird English guy obsessed with the first Human Centipede film so he decides he wants to do it as well all be it in a far crueder fashion. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmouth Strikes Again Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 It's about a weird English guy obsessed with the first Human Centipede film so he decides he wants to do it as well all be it in a far crueder fashion. Fucking hell, I would'nt have thought that was possible.:o 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyTON Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 The Scorpion King: Rise of a Warrior (Video 2008) By God that was awful! A prequel to a prequel of a sequel to a remake. I mean really, why bother? It's only not getting the lowest mark for the wee hilarious Chinese guy telling a guard that his mother services water buffaloes, and for the new black king giving the black power salute in ancient Greece! 2/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Raccoon Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Fucking hell, I would'nt have thought that was possible.:o Well in the first the guy making the centipede was a surgeon, in the second it's a mentalist armed with some masking tape and a staple gun. Brutal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Gary Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 So, erm, yeah, I finally watched A Serbian Film. I don't really know what to say. Err .. 1/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmouth Strikes Again Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 (edited) Well in the first the guy making the centipede was a surgeon, in the second it's a mentalist armed with some masking tape and a staple gun. Brutal. Think I'll give it a body-swerve. Edited January 18, 2012 by Bigmouth Strikes Again 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewbo Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 (edited) The Deer Hunter - 7/10 I was pretty disappointed with the deathly slow start to this so called classic. I didn't feel that the first half hour of the film really offered anything other than background story for the characters. Christopher Walken gives a great performance throughout as do most of the supporting cast but I found the story to be quite dull. The Russian roulette scenes are ruined by the terrible effects (I know it was a long time ago but they could have at least tried to make it look realistic) and some of the scenes in Vietnam are pretty dire IMO. The relationships between the characters are what really make this film and I feel its down to the three lead actors that this is established. A good watch, just not as good as its made out to be. The Tree Of Life - 5/10 Another Cannes film festival Palme d'Or winner. Having been massively impressed with the other winners that I've seen I was expecting big things, especially considering Brad Pitt and Sean Penn are billed as the leading roles. It starts out quite enthralling, the lead actress reading a religeous type monologue which makes you think 'this looks pretty great'. As soon as she and Pitt are off screen though you immediately lose interest. Between the great scenes of the family, there's a variety of weird scenes including swimming jellyfish, dinosaurs, planets, internal shots of cell division and all sorts of similar crap that really makes no sense. Oh I almost forgot to mention Sean Penn, probably because I have no idea what he does in it, I'm not even sure he has any lines, all he seems to do is wander around on rocks for a minute or so before the scene cuts to more planets and lava I think he was supposed to be BP's son that died and he became reunited with them in 'Heaven' at the end but I'm not really sure Maybe it's just a bit too arty for me but I thought this was a supreme waste of talent and had they devoted more time to the relationship between the family it could have met my expectations. ETA: If anyone else has seen this and can help me understand it a bit better I'd be quite grateful Edited January 19, 2012 by Stewbo 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 The Tree Of Life - 5/10 Another Cannes film festival Palme d'Or winner. Having been massively impressed with the other winners that I've seen I was expecting big things, especially considering Brad Pitt and Sean Penn are billed as the leading roles. It starts out quite enthralling, the lead actress reading a religeous type monologue which makes you think 'this looks pretty great'. As soon as she and Pitt are off screen though you immediately lose interest. Between the great scenes of the family, there's a variety of weird scenes including swimming jellyfish, dinosaurs, planets, internal shots of cell division and all sorts of similar crap that really makes no sense. Oh I almost forgot to mention Sean Penn, probably because I have no idea what he does in it, I'm not even sure he has any lines, all he seems to do is wander around on rocks for a minute or so before the scene cuts to more planets and lava I think he was supposed to be BP's son that died and he became reunited with them in 'Heaven' at the end but I'm not really sure Maybe it's just a bit too arty for me but I thought this was a supreme waste of talent and had they devoted more time to the relationship between the family it could have met my expectations. ETA: If anyone else has seen this and can help me understand it a bit better I'd be quite grateful Albino Rover is your man when it comes to Terrence Malik films. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dariusz Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 So, erm, yeah, I finally watched A Serbian Film. I don't really know what to say. Err .. 1/10 It really was shit wasnt it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.T Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 On the recommendation of someone in the other thread I taped Trees Lounge (1996) Taken from IMDB "Things aren't going so well for Tommy Basilio. He lost his job because he "borrowed" money from the register, his girlfriend left him for his boss and is now pregnant, and he can't find work because of the incident. His life revolves around the Trees Lounge, a neighborhood bar over which he lives, full of the colorful eccentrics one finds in such places, like the estranged husband, or the old boozer drinking himself to death. He drunkenly wanders through his life, still in love with his ex, desperate for some sort of meaning beyond the bar, some sort of meaning to his life" There's a lot more to the story than the above. Basically his boss was his best friend, his brother also still works at the garage he was fired from etc etc, so every direction the story takes is tied together by mutual friends, family or whatever. It also has the classic 90's feel to it, which I'm a sucker for. Excellent cast as well and even a cameo from Samuel L Jackson. It might just have been me but I'm sure there's a scene where Buscemi is driving and across the street there's a group of men in black suits walking down an alley. Possible reference to Res Dogs there. On a first viewing I thought it was pretty awesome and I'll definately watch it again. 9/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Animal Kingdom This seemed to slip under the radar a bit in late 2010/early 2011. I only heard about it when I saw a trailer for the film before Black Swan (I think). All I can say is get it watched. It's an Australian crime drama based on a crime "family" in Melbourne. Essentially it's a gangster film, but these are small time gangsters compared to your typical idea of massive crime families. Tension slowly builds through the film (I thought it was slow to start and it's usually a risk to pace a film like this) and in the last 40 minutes to half and hour you just get hit when this tension unloads. A brilliant film that keeps you captivated throughout, and there are a couple of moments that were heart in mouth from my perspective. There is one scene in particular which is very uncomfortable viewing, but a fantastic scene. The cast is good, and even the small parts are well played. The standouts are the mother played by Jacki Weaver (she received an Oscar nomination for her role but lost out to Melissa Leo of The Fighter, but I think Weaver just pips her after seeing both films) and one of the uncles, Ben Mendelsohn - a fine performance from him. If you like your crime films then I couldn't recommend this enough. It's thrilling right up until the ending, and it's a great ending. 9/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 127 Hours I thought this was brilliant. Franco was just superb. His mental breakdown over the days he was trapped is portrayed superbly. Also the relief and happiness when he comes across the Dutch family was excellent, had me welling up! 8/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Following I watched this again after watching it a few weeks ago but not sticking a review on here. Very good, relatively short, low-budget, neo-noir film from Christopher Nolan. The plot almost seems to elaborate on the first watch but a second viewing and it's much easier to grasp (much like Memento, it improves on a second viewing probably because the non-linear style appears to get too tangled on one viewing). I think it's fairly obvious that I am a big fan of Nolan's work and it's good to see the first feature film he directed. Where would I rank it after a second viewing? Probably his third best film IMO (although as I said earlier in the thread outside of Memento and The Dark Knight, the others move about at will) but I've still not had a second watch of The Prestige. 8/10 Roll on The Dark Knight Rises and, to an extent, Man Of Steel. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinkinFighter Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 30:Minutes or Less - 7/10 Decent laugh, the score is quite high because Jesse Eisenberg and Danny McBride were in it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.T Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Danny McBride is fast becoming my favourite comedy actor. I also thought 30 minutes or less was a decent watch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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