Last Film Watched Thread

by I Blame Coco Thu 21 Apr 2011, 3:09 pm

First topic message reminder :

Bit of a running thread we could hopefully keep going....

Meet Joe Black - Never seen it before, thought it was great but maybe a bit too long at 3 hours. One of Brad Pitt's best performances.

Source Code - Bit of a head f**k, won't lie to you i didn't fully understand the ending.

by Scott is Back Thu 01 Sep 2011, 10:47 am

I have watched a few recently with various results....

Dinner for Schmuks - Brilliant - Steve Carrell at his best, The scene with the Mouse and the cat was hilarious.

The Chaperone - Easily one of the worst films i have ever seen, Predictable, Poorly Acted (Im looking at you HHH) and just down right turd!

& Last night i had the poor fortune to watch The Inbetweeners Movie....

This one is a bit of an enigma to me, cos i didnt find it particularly funny, not sure if this was the film or the hype surrounding it. Not a bad film, and not a bad round up to, the far superior, Episodes/Series, but i just didnt really laugh much. I will have to watch it again when it comes out on Blu-Ray but as it stands i was very disappointed.

by westisbest Thu 01 Sep 2011, 12:54 pm

I might be going to watch Inbetweeners on saturday.

I watched Beastly on monday - brutal.

by **Notch** Fri 02 Sep 2011, 1:47 am

I watched Hanna the other night;

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0993842/

Enjoyed it. Saoirse Ronan is fantastic as the title character. It's a strange film though, real mesh of genres. Highly stylised in parts; real confluence of genres. It could be uneven but it all works fairly well! Not as good a film as Atonement maybe but really watchable.

by **Kenny** Sat 03 Sep 2011, 1:28 am

The Warriors, love this film had to watch it again .

by Adam D Sat 03 Sep 2011, 7:36 am

Notch wrote:I watched Hanna the other night;

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0993842/

Enjoyed it. Saoirse Ronan is fantastic as the title character. It's a strange film though, real mesh of genres. Highly stylised in parts; real confluence of genres. It could be uneven but it all works fairly well! Not as good a film as Atonement maybe but really watchable.

I read quite a lot in the build up to it in Empire magazine but it kind of disappeared from the public eye very quickly.

It was directed by someone [semi]famous wasnt it?

by **Kenny** Sat 03 Sep 2011, 12:41 pm

Adam D (Hobo) wrote:
Notch wrote:I watched Hanna the other night;

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0993842/

Enjoyed it. Saoirse Ronan is fantastic as the title character. It's a strange film though, real mesh of genres. Highly stylised in parts; real confluence of genres. It could be uneven but it all works fairly well! Not as good a film as Atonement maybe but really watchable.

I read quite a lot in the build up to it in Empire magazine but it kind of disappeared from the public eye very quickly.

It was directed by someone [semi]famous wasnt it?

Joe Wright directed it who did Atonement , The Soloist , Pride and Predjudice and is filming Anna Karenina .

by westisbest Sat 03 Sep 2011, 1:42 pm

Source Code is pretty good.

by Guest Sat 03 Sep 2011, 2:17 pm

I could take or leave Source Code, thought it was kinda predictable and got a bit bored with the same scene beginning. It was like Groundhog Day with bombs

I went to see Cowboys and Aliens. Was expecting so much more considering it had Sam Rockwell was in it and Jon Favreu was behind it, but dudn't really live up to my hype of it

by **Derbyblue** Sat 03 Sep 2011, 6:43 pm

Watched Scott Pilgrim VS The World for the first time last night, I thought it was very good (my girlfriend would disagree as she fell asleep).

by Nay Sat 03 Sep 2011, 6:54 pm

Watched Tron (original) for first time, don't get the fascination with the film at all im afraid

by Guest Sat 03 Sep 2011, 7:24 pm

Derbyblue wrote:Watched Scott Pilgrim VS The World for the first time last night, I thought it was very good (my girlfriend would disagree as she fell asleep).

Actually love that movie. couldn't believe it had music from Zelda in it, just awesome

by **Notch** Sun 04 Sep 2011, 1:42 pm

gazzyD wrote:
Derbyblue wrote:Watched Scott Pilgrim VS The World for the first time last night, I thought it was very good (my girlfriend would disagree as she fell asleep).

Actually love that movie. couldn't believe it had music from Zelda in it, just awesome

That was magical!

by Mickado Mon 05 Sep 2011, 11:40 am

Watched the documentary Spellbound last night.
Very good. Mad kids.

by Scott is Back Mon 05 Sep 2011, 11:43 am

I watched "Friends with Benefits" last night, not bad, bit of a chick flick, but one of the better ones. Mila Kunis is gorgeous when you can see past the fact she was nobbed by Macaulay Culkin!

by Azabache Tue 06 Sep 2011, 3:21 pm

Caught "Robin & the 7 Hoods" on Saturday. Forgot how good it is: terrific cast-Sinatra, rest of Rat Pack, Crosby, Peter Falk relishing a comic Chief Hood role, Barbara Rush; two or three marvellous songs.

They don't make 'em like that any more!

by **Kenny** Tue 06 Sep 2011, 4:02 pm

Just watched Patriot Games on sky thriller , a brilliant film Sean Bean is great as a mad irish terrorist and Harrison Ford is the american James Bond .

I had forgot what a really good film this is .

by Sir. badgerhands Tue 06 Sep 2011, 4:07 pm

Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 - Very much enjoyed, perfect bit of escapism.

Fright Night - Wasn't half as bad as I presumed it would be.

by Guest Wed 07 Sep 2011, 11:18 pm

went to watch Apollo 18 last night.

I was so annoyed because they have a really good idea for a movie in that it was a mission to the moon that was covered up for the reasons that we see in the movie, yet the execution was absolutely awful. Any idiot could have made that movie better , 80 minutes of my life I'm never getting back

On a more positive note I watched Cinderella man tonight....WOW!!!

by Cari Thu 08 Sep 2011, 5:17 am

Azabache wrote:Caught "Robin & the 7 Hoods" on Saturday. Forgot how good it is: terrific cast-Sinatra, rest of Rat Pack, Crosby, Peter Falk relishing a comic Chief Hood role, Barbara Rush; two or three marvellous songs.

They don't make 'em like that any more!

I watched that and really enjoyed it, I hadn't seen that musical before. Love the song about "Mr Booze" and that whole sequence. You're right they don't make them like that anymore. If they remade it, it would be shiiit.

by **Kenny** Fri 09 Sep 2011, 1:01 pm

I watched Shank yesterday , its a british youth gangland type film set in the near future . I wasn't impressed really and wouldn't watch it again .

4/10

by Mickado Fri 09 Sep 2011, 3:01 pm

If anyone likes a good documentary, I saw Freakanomics and “POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold” this week.
Both very interesting.

by **Derbyblue** Fri 09 Sep 2011, 5:17 pm

Watched The Social Network on Sky movies earlier not sure I would watch it again.

by pauline1981 Sat 10 Sep 2011, 7:41 pm

i watched not another movie 10 out 0f 10

by **Kenny** Sun 11 Sep 2011, 3:12 pm

Derbyblue wrote:Watched The Social Network on Sky movies earlier not sure I would watch it again.

Yeh i watched it lastnight and although it was ok i wouldn't watch it again .

by Mickado Mon 12 Sep 2011, 11:28 am

Saw a great documentary called “Taxi to the darkside” about torture in Afghan prisons. Very good stuff, really sad though.

Started watching Troll hunter last night but fell asleep. It looked good though, it’s a Norwegian monster movie. Looks like a good version of Cloverfield.

by AberdeenSteve Sun 18 Sep 2011, 12:01 am

Paranormal Activity. I don't think I have ever been so scared in my life...

NOT.

Absolutely awful, terribly cliched and nothing scary about it in the slightest.

by **Kenny** Sun 18 Sep 2011, 7:21 pm

Watched Telstar this afternoon , the story of record producer Joe Meek . The music was great i really enjoyed the film probably not everyones cup of tea but worth a watch .

by westisbest Tue 20 Sep 2011, 11:46 am

Watched Fast5 last night, thought it was ok.

by legendkillar Tue 20 Sep 2011, 12:19 pm

After some disappointing films such as Cherry Tree Lane and The Veteran, I recently watched Bonded By Blood. I tend to find with stories 'based' on true events can be hit and miss. The plot itself was good. I felt of the dialogue to be sloppy and somewhat amateur given the environment. A drug dealer knocking the door of a supplier who is banging your wife and yet you manage to fob off a drug fuelled lunatic with scared jumble. That doesn't work for me at all. I felt that even the climax of the film was again sloppy. Again I think it showed a lack of research as I can't imagine the main antagonists being the main players on the drug scene. I did expect outside interest. I have seen documentaries around the murders in Kent in 1995 and I can say that they are even scared of linking anything to victims that night and to the people that were 'charged' who are believed to be innocent. again the supplier didn't really portray that type of fear.

I watched Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Initial reaction after the 2 hour marathon......What could've been.

It is story-telling in it's weakest form. After the cull in World's End of some of the main characters like Davy Jones, James Carrington, Will Turner, Calypso, Elizabeth Swann, The Flying Dutchman, The East India Trading Company. It leaves a whole new world opened and un-tapped in the previous films which leads to such weak story-telling. There is so much that can be achieved with this franchise. Harry Potter, Star Wars 2 very long Franchises which was able to the keep the characters within the storyline, knowing when to introduce them and when to withdraw them. Had Blackbeard been mentioned only by name in the other 3 films or even the Spanish or Jack's former love interest in any of the previous 3 films or a brief cameo would've made it easier to accept a 4th installment. It works in reverse too with even a mention of the Pirate Lord or the Flying Dutchman would've had me interested in what could and can be with this story.

Again Johnny Depp is fantastic as Captain Jack. Even the mutiny scene is Jack at his best. Ian McShane was brilliant as Blackbeard. He really did capture the fear that goes with the character. Penelope Cruz I felt had so much to live up to and was limited as I am not sure about the character and that the portrayal was weak as she tried to be emotionally flat. If you take the chemistry between Jack and Elizabeth Swann, even though they started off as strangers and as the film trilogy grew, even though Jack and Elizabeth had moments of great chemistry, both were aware of what they wanted and were willing to cast the other aside if needed. Didn't get that feeling from Cruz.

If there is to be sequels, they need to deliver big time!!

by compelling and rich Tue 20 Sep 2011, 1:20 pm

Speaking of depp, I watched the tourist last night. Thought it was pretty average I guessed the twist very early on, in fact straight away, pretty predictable

by President Trump Tue 20 Sep 2011, 2:34 pm

Last film I watched was the A-Team which was disappointing to say the least, The Losers was much better.

I have the Expendibles up next and then one of my favourite movies Cheech and Chongs: Next Movie

by **Derbyblue** Tue 20 Sep 2011, 9:41 pm

legendkillar wrote:I watched Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Initial reaction after the 2 hour marathon......What could've been.

It is story-telling in it's weakest form. After the cull in World's End of some of the main characters like Davy Jones, James Carrington, Will Turner, Calypso, Elizabeth Swann, The Flying Dutchman, The East India Trading Company. It leaves a whole new world opened and un-tapped in the previous films which leads to such weak story-telling. There is so much that can be achieved with this franchise. Harry Potter, Star Wars 2 very long Franchises which was able to the keep the characters within the storyline, knowing when to introduce them and when to withdraw them. Had Blackbeard been mentioned only by name in the other 3 films or even the Spanish or Jack's former love interest in any of the previous 3 films or a brief cameo would've made it easier to accept a 4th installment. It works in reverse too with even a mention of the Pirate Lord or the Flying Dutchman would've had me interested in what could and can be with this story.

If there is to be sequels, they need to deliver big time!!

I agree with this, I mean there's only Captain Jack, Barbossa and Gibbs in terms of returning characters and The Black Pearl is rarely mentioned, could really have been a completely different franchise of pirate films. The ending to the film suggested to me the next one could be better.

by **Kenny** Fri 23 Sep 2011, 12:12 am

The wife put on a dvd lastnight as it was a crap night on the tv , some romantic thing called August Rush about a young boy trying to find his parents and them all being brought together through music .

To say i wasn't going to watch it I really enjoyed it , Freddie Highmore played the lead role of the boy and i thought he was brilliant ..great supporting cast aswell Keri Russell Jonathon Rhys Meyers , Robin Williams as a fain esq character . An enjoyable film id give 7/10

by The Galveston Giant Sat 24 Sep 2011, 3:56 pm

The Troll Hunter.

Low Budget film but if you don't expect anything special you should enjoy it, thought it was ok.

by Sugar Floyd Louis Mon 26 Sep 2011, 7:04 pm

Right this second I'm watching 'I now pronounce you Chuck and Larry" and paused it to quickly let the good folk of 606v2 know... Watch it asap! Absolutely hilarious.

Then again is there any crap film Adam Sandler is in?

by SugarRayRussell (PBK) Mon 26 Sep 2011, 7:27 pm

Watched Wall Street money never sleeps the other night. Properly awful film. Two and a half hours and not much happened. The first one was a classic the second unfortunately was awful.

by Dass Mon 26 Sep 2011, 7:40 pm

jay-z wrote:Right this second I'm watching 'I now pronounce you Chuck and Larry" and paused it to quickly let the good folk of 606v2 know... Watch it asap! Absolutely hilarious.

Then again is there any crap film Adam Sandler is in?

Pretty much all his films post 2000 have been crap.

prettyboykev wrote:Watched Wall Street money never sleeps the other night. Properly awful film. Two and a half hours and not much happened. The first one was a classic the second unfortunately was awful.

That was the improved script version, just imagine what the original script was like.

by SugarRayRussell (PBK) Mon 26 Sep 2011, 7:43 pm

Chuck and Larry was good but Grown ups and Funny People were horrible.

by Cari Mon 26 Sep 2011, 8:01 pm

I watched The Calendar Girls at the weekend as it was on telly. I'd describe it as an enjoyable gentle British comedy drama. It's not to everyone's tastes, but I enjoyed it.

by User Name Mon 26 Sep 2011, 8:06 pm

I went to the cinema too see that, well kinda went with a bird she wanted to see that we went in i left after 10mins and sat in the bar till it finished.

by SugarRayRussell (PBK) Mon 26 Sep 2011, 8:09 pm

Never mind the boring stuff did you get any?

by User Name Mon 26 Sep 2011, 8:44 pm

Not that night no, but a few nights later i did.

by Sugar Floyd Louis Mon 26 Sep 2011, 9:15 pm

What about 'Click'? That was good!

Dass I completely disagree, Sandler has been in good films post 2000.

by **Derbyblue** Mon 26 Sep 2011, 9:22 pm

I actually found Grown Ups pretty funny and have managed to find it funny every time I have watched it, don't dare watch Funny People because a title like that is tempting fate.

by SugarRayRussell (PBK) Mon 26 Sep 2011, 9:24 pm

Grown ups annoyed me bits of it were funny but I didn't see the point of having Chris Rock in the film and not let him have any funny parts. His character was awful never suited him at all.

by Dass Mon 26 Sep 2011, 9:47 pm

Just had a look through Sandlers films post 2000 and there's only two I could say I enjoyed actually sitting through. The two films are "Reign Over Me" and "Anger Management", so on that basis I stand by my statement that pretty much all his work has been awful.

by SugarRayRussell (PBK) Mon 26 Sep 2011, 9:57 pm

I Know Pronounce You Chuck And Larry was good.

by Dass Mon 26 Sep 2011, 10:13 pm

prettyboykev wrote:I Know Pronounce You Chuck And Larry was good.

Didn't do anything for me sadly and found it quite boring to sit through, it's not his worst film since 2000 by a long stretch which says quite a lot about his other movies.

by SugarRayRussell (PBK) Mon 26 Sep 2011, 10:24 pm

I've liked some of his stuff but when you've made Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison early in your career it's always going to be downhill from then on.

A bit like a band who's first couple of albums are classics the rest never seem to match up.

by Dass Mon 26 Sep 2011, 10:35 pm

I can see what you are saying and while Happy Gilmore, Waterboy, Wedding Singer etc were good enjoyable films they are hardly masterpieces that he shouldn't be able to replicate to some degree.

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