therickster Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 A Room for Romeo Brass is quality! Paddy Considine is the man. 25th hours not bad 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uberman Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Nightmare City 3/10 Poor Italian zombie movie. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Booth Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Joy Division. A special showing tonight at the Grosvenor as part of Mental Health Awareness Week. Having seen "Control" last year, which is an adaptation of Deborah Curtis' book and as such is "the Ian Curtis Story", this is much more rounded in exploring the whole band...its origins, influences and their influence on British rock music. Director Grant Gee was present to answer questions and give some insight into the making of the movie. It ostensibly came about because "Control" made the other members of the band "look like c***s" and JD was a chance for them to tell their side of the whole story. It was an enjoyable documentary and anyone who previously didn't know Curtis had epilepsy was made aware of this. Full of live performance clips and a small interview clip of Curtis speaking (all too rare, sadly), it will be of interest to fans and anyone interested in the history of post-punk music, especially as it was recently released on DVD. 7/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyTON Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Madagascar (2005) Very boring, barely watchable animation with annoying voice-overs like Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett and David Schwimmer. Just gets the lowest passing grade as one scene made me laugh, but I can't even remember what it was, so clearly not that memorable (despite the obvious flaw in that sentence). 5/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingfaetheSooth Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Joy Division. A special showing tonight at the Grosvenor as part of Mental Health Awareness Week.Having seen "Control" last year, which is an adaptation of Deborah Curtis' book and as such is "the Ian Curtis Story", this is much more rounded in exploring the whole band...its origins, influences and their influence on British rock music. Director Grant Gee was present to answer questions and give some insight into the making of the movie. It ostensibly came about because "Control" made the other members of the band "look like c***s" and JD was a chance for them to tell their side of the whole story. It was an enjoyable documentary and anyone who previously didn't know Curtis had epilepsy was made aware of this. Full of live performance clips and a small interview clip of Curtis speaking (all too rare, sadly), it will be of interest to fans and anyone interested in the history of post-punk music, especially as it was recently released on DVD. 7/10 Thanks for the heads up - must get that on DVD. I went to see a French film titled 'Il y a longtemps que je t'aime' (I've loved you so long) on saturday. It stars Kristin Scott Thomas who has been released after 15 years in prison for committing a terrible crime. The film has been described as the best French film since Amelie and relies on strong human relationships and has the theme of guilt running through it. Amazing performance by Scott Thomas and a good twist at the end. 8/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supras Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Hostel - 9.5/10VERY GRAPHIC But not scary, decent enough idea though. Green Mile 7/10 Not as good as I thought it would be, engaging enough. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-r-cfc Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 The Mummy : Tomb of the Dragon EmperorYet more fun from this lot, and it doesn't seem to have dropped in quality since last time. This is definately a case of "leave your brains at the door". 6/10 i thought this was one of the worst films i've seen recently 4/10 the other 2 were mile better 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyTON Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 i thought this was one of the worst films i've seen recently4/10 the other 2 were mile better Aye, that's what I gave it. We made up a better version during it as it was so stupid. I still demand a mummy, as there was none in the film!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Booth Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Thanks for the heads up - must get that on DVD. There's a bit where Peter Hook says he was the first to find out IC had died when he got a phone call from the Police. He and his missus were at Sunday lunch and after the call he just continued tucking into his food. "Who was that?" his missus said, "oh just the Police, they said that Ian had committed suicide" and he continued eating. As Hooky said, in those days, men didn't talk about depression or what was troubling them and he and Bernard didn't even go the wake after the funeral because "they were 22 and far more interested in going to the pub". He then said that was the biggest regret in his life, not going. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gall09 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 The 25th Hour - 8.5/10 I've just finished watching it, and to be honest it blew me away. Edward Norton is tremendous in it as a likeable gangster who has 1 day left before he goes to jail for 7 years and trying to work out who among his friends/family/associates he can trust. Not that i would know, but it seemed so realistic the way he seems to accept his fate at first, but as his D-Day draws closer starts sizing up his options eg running and going into hiding. Good performances too from Philip Seymour Hoffman and Barry Pepper as his lifelong friends who are trying to cope in different ways with Norton's dilemma. Brian Cox is solid as usual as his father. Truly engrossing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkBlue62 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 The 25th Hour - 8.5/10I've just finished watching it, and to be honest it blew me away. Edward Norton is tremendous in it as a likeable gangster who has 1 day left before he goes to jail for 7 years and trying to work out who among his friends/family/associates he can trust. Not that i would know, but it seemed so realistic the way he seems to accept his fate at first, but as his D-Day draws closer starts sizing up his options eg running and going into hiding. Good performances too from Philip Seymour Hoffman and Barry Pepper as his lifelong friends who are trying to cope in different ways with Norton's dilemma. Brian Cox is solid as usual as his father. Truly engrossing. An Edward Norton film. I must watch it! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Taken Good quality suspense film. Liam Neeson is brilliant. 8/10 Step Brothers Not as good as I had hoped but there are a few cheap laughs and thrills. 6/10 -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomDom Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 In The Name of the Father ( 1993 ) Jesus christ, this was phenomenal stuff. You'd never guess what was to come from the first 20 minutes. It's all uphill from the intense interrogation scenes though. 10/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyTON Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 In The Name of the Father ( 1993 )Jesus christ, this was phenomenal stuff. You'd never guess what was to come from the first 20 minutes. It's all uphill from the intense interrogation scenes though. 10/10 How many films have you given (or would give) 10/10? You only have to list them if you have them stored on IMDb (or equivalent). I'm at 25 just now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomDom Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 [REC] The Wizard of Oz Unforgiven The Truman Show Star Wars : The Empire Strikes Back The Shawshank Redemption Se7en Reservoir Dogs Magnolia Pan's Labyrinth In The Name of the Father The Godfather Part 2 Fight Club E.T. The Conversation Breaking the Waves Blade Runner 12 Angry Men 18 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uberman Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Superbad 5/10 Predictable gags, 2 points for the cool soundtrack. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggio Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Stone of Destiny Pretty inoffensive, unless you are English. A nice wee film, no more no less. Can't see it doing much business outside Scotland. 6/10 Burn After Reading is on next week. Looking forward to it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaltyTON Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 The Cottage (2008) Reece Shearsmith and Andy Serkis try their best to save this monstrosity after the main protagonist of shite (Jennifer Ellison) kills thankfully killed off not a moment too soon, about half way in! Your basic spoof formula goes pretty well as Shearsmith holds the comedy side together and Serkis is very good at deadpanning his comedic moments. A few nods to the League of Gentlemen, and the main story is taken from TCM. A good cameo appearance from Doug Bradley as a local, that almost made up for 45 minutes of Jennifer Ellison's whining fucking voice, and hackett fucking face. 3/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans_Husband Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Hunger Saw a preview and it really is brilliant. Minimum 8 but probably 9 out of 10. The huge, one take scene between Bobby Sands and the priest that will make all the press is simply amazing. The only reason not to see this film is if you'll barf at the sight of shite smeared all over walls - there's a lot of that. I'm sure a lot of people will have preconceptions about this one but I doubt it will be exactly what you expect. It really does manage to focus on the human side of what was going on in the Maze prison at that time without being a political lecture. Catch it if you can though I don't know if I'd fancy watching it in Glasgopw Cineworld on a Saturday night. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dougalldogg Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Freedomwriters Second time I watched it last night, absolutely brilliant movie, really gripping storyline, even though I had already seen it couldnt turn it over when I saw it was on 9/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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