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 **Kenny** Mon 24 Oct 2011, 11:57 pm

Watched Escape to Victory this afternoon , you just cant help rooting for the allies to win . And then Sly saves the penalty Very Happy

by Mickado Tue 25 Oct 2011, 8:55 am

Paranormal activity. Scared the life out of me. Won't be watching the sequel.

Saw a documentary called "This film is not yet rated" about the rating system in the US, very interesting.

by Mickado Tue 25 Oct 2011, 8:57 am

Also, downloaded this last night. Can't wait to watch it. Looks hilarious!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1401143/

by Mickado Tue 25 Oct 2011, 9:04 am

Also, downloaded this last night. Can't wait to watch it. Looks hilarious!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1401143/

by theundisputedY2D2 Tue 25 Oct 2011, 9:26 pm

Finished watching 'The Secret in Their Eyes' tonight, was bloomin' brilliant.

by legendkillar Wed 26 Oct 2011, 6:59 pm

I watched Tracker. It is hard to find words to sum up the film.

I shall have to think.

by **Kenny** Thu 27 Oct 2011, 10:25 am

legendkillar wrote:I watched Tracker. It is hard to find words to sum up the film.

I shall have to think.

That the one with Ray Winstone set in New Zealand ?

by President Trump Thu 27 Oct 2011, 10:30 am

Paranormal activity. Scared the life out of me. Won't be watching the sequel

Nobody should its terrible, the first is brilliant though

by Mickado Thu 27 Oct 2011, 10:43 am

Saw half of "unthinkable" with Samuel L, Michael Sheen and Carrie Anne Moss last night. Absolutley fantastic, will be watching the rest tonight!

by Bull Thu 27 Oct 2011, 11:38 am

Real Steel , very good and better then i expected worth a watch
8/10

by President Trump Thu 27 Oct 2011, 3:02 pm

Is it that good Bull? the kids want me to bring them to see it I might well do know thumbsup

by **Enforcer** Thu 27 Oct 2011, 4:22 pm

Real Steel is very good, didn't expect to like it but my wife and me both really enjoyed it!

Last film I watched was Drive Angry, not a bad film and quite enjoyable in parts. Amber Heard is stunning though which made it a bit better!

by The Galveston Giant Thu 27 Oct 2011, 7:51 pm

Tintin, really good, enjoyed it more than the kids.

by Bull Fri 28 Oct 2011, 12:20 am

Dicey Reilly wrote:Is it that good Bull? the kids want me to bring them to see it I might well do know

its very good dicey i was suprised to see it was that good i thought it would be an average 4/10 film but was very good worth a watch

by ReallyReal Fri 28 Oct 2011, 5:47 pm

Mickado wrote:Also, downloaded this last night. Can't wait to watch it. Looks hilarious!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1401143/

What did you think, personally I loved it.

I watched Margin Call ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1615147/ ) last night, what a cast, brilliant acting (for the majority) and a decent script, though I've no idea just how accurate it was.
Overall a very respectable 8.5/10

by Marcus Fri 28 Oct 2011, 7:11 pm

Titanic 2

by Luke Sat 29 Oct 2011, 7:02 pm

Watching THE STING, absolutely brilliant film.

by Guest Sat 29 Oct 2011, 10:40 pm

judgement night with emilio estevez and cuba gooding jrn. quality story/action with nice soundtrack

by Cari Sun 30 Oct 2011, 5:48 pm

This afternoon I watched "Tara Road" on TV. It's an Irish made film based on a novel by Maeve Binchy about two different women from either side of the Atlantic who swap homes for a month or so to overcome their grief and family problems. It wasn't as twee as I feared it would be, and thankfully there wasn't a dodgy Irish accent in sight - just a few familiar faces. It passed the time wasn't so bad that I had to switch off, but it probably wouldn't suit everyone.

by legendkillar Sun 30 Oct 2011, 8:59 pm

I watched Paranormal Activity 2 with the missus as she has been following it more than me.

All I can say was that the best actor/actress in the film was the dog.

I don't understand the following behind this franchise.

by Adam D Sun 30 Oct 2011, 9:48 pm

John wrote:judgement night with emilio estevez and cuba gooding jrn. quality story/action with nice soundtrack

I remember that - great film!

I watched a remake of the Wizard of Gore starring Crispin Glover. Quite enjoyable for the schlock it was.

by Guest Sun 30 Oct 2011, 9:52 pm

legendkillar wrote:I watched Paranormal Activity 2 with the missus as she has been following it more than me.

All I can say was that the best actor/actress in the film was the dog.

I don't understand the following behind this franchise.

I watch that last night. Thought it was very poor. Much preferred the first one. I think its because with the first one you didn't know what was going to happen.
Door opens. Door closes. Door opens. Pan drops.
Yeh, I seen stuff like this before, do something different!

by Adam D Sun 30 Oct 2011, 9:54 pm

bizarely I watched the first 1 the other day and thought it was pants.

Wont be looking out for PA2 at this rate.

by Dass Sun 30 Oct 2011, 11:33 pm

"Once Upon A Time In The West".

A masterpiece of a film and what I consider to be the best western ever made. Leone in his second phase takes things up a notch from his Dollars trilogy and Morricone's score is genius, the use of music and mundane sounds to create not only atmosphere but pacing is a delight to behold.

Its hard to believe it was a box office flop and negatively received by critics upon its release. Why you should never trust what someone else says until you've seen it for yourself.

by Cari Mon 31 Oct 2011, 8:12 am

Dass - if you like the Spaghetti Westerns, I'd highly recommend Leone's spoof of them called My Name Is Nobody. It's very funny and available on DVD I believe. Morricone did the soundtrack to it as well.

by legendkillar Mon 31 Oct 2011, 9:14 am

Y I Man wrote:
legendkillar wrote:I watched Paranormal Activity 2 with the missus as she has been following it more than me.

All I can say was that the best actor/actress in the film was the dog.

I don't understand the following behind this franchise.
I watch that last night. Thought it was very poor. Much preferred the first one. I think its because with the first one you didn't know what was going to happen.
Door opens. Door closes. Door opens. Pan drops.
Yeh, I seen stuff like this before, do something different!

All it needed was for a voice to say "11:56pm in the house and the pool is being cleaned"

It is god awful rubbish!!

by liverbnz Mon 31 Oct 2011, 11:46 am

Watched Paranormal Activity 3 last night after being told 'it's the best yet'.
It's not. It's exactly the same as the 2nd which is excatly the same as the 1st.

by BigPhil Mon 31 Oct 2011, 3:16 pm

Saw paranormal activity 3, i've not seen the other two films but it seems like it could have been a lot more frightening. Perhaps the first film was so.

by Dass Mon 31 Oct 2011, 3:44 pm

Cari wrote:Dass - if you like the Spaghetti Westerns, I'd highly recommend Leone's spoof of them called My Name Is Nobody. It's very funny and available on DVD I believe. Morricone did the soundtrack to it as well.

Cari, I've seen pretty much everything Leone has done (though there isn't a huge amount) but thanks for the recommendation.

by legendkillar Tue 01 Nov 2011, 11:47 am

I purchased Screwed at the weekend on DVD. After being disappointed with Ghosted, which was a prison film which lacked such direction in so many ways. British Films are certainly come back into vogue that we are not waiting for the next 'Gangster' film.

Back to Screwed which focuses on a soldier who fought in Afghanistan comes back and struggles to get to grips with the reality of his life and un-employment. He takes on a job at a prison as a guard. As his life spirals out of control as he starts to drink and take drugs and lose control of his life at home. While his friends are branching out into the drug world, an in-mate manages to strike a chord with him by understanding his character, understanding his thinking, understanding the reasoning behind is logic. Often struck by how to perceive the prisoners, his mind begins to play tricks on him.

The lead character was for me far too complex. How someone who had spent years of strict self discipline was able to lose such control. I was not so sure that the 'pyschology' of soldiers is understood and not sure if they were the audience would connect or relate to it. I remember Sean Bean in Outlaw for me portrayed the best soldier post-war because of the emptiness and soul searching which he captued superbly.

For me the movie, 6/10

by **Kenny** Tue 01 Nov 2011, 12:53 pm

Watched an all time classic last night The Exorcist , for me one of the best horror films ever .

by President Trump Tue 01 Nov 2011, 3:40 pm

I watched Ponyo with my kiddies the other night, such a beautiful heart warming tale Very Happy

Also watched Hellboy - Sword of Storms, its the first animated outing with the actors/actress' of the films doing the voices and also directed by Del Toro, it wasn't the worst thing ive watched but not as good as the films

Last night I watched League of Extradinary Gentlemen which I thought was enjoyable

by B91212 Wed 02 Nov 2011, 2:17 pm

Occupant (2010). Horror - poor rip off of the first Paranormal Activity. Nice gruesome ending though - 5/10.

Re-watched the Shinning the night before (they were showing it on tv for Halloween). Not as good as I remembered but still enjoyable and reminded me of what a good actor Jack Nicholson is.

by GG Wed 02 Nov 2011, 4:32 pm

Watched Life of Brian the other day. It was Brilliant!

by Guest Wed 02 Nov 2011, 7:39 pm

Went to see Ghostbusters while it was back on for Hallowe'en. My favourite movie of all time

by CFCNick Wed 02 Nov 2011, 10:03 pm

Recently bought a new laptop with a blu ray drive and invested in the Star Wars blu ray boxset. Epic doesn't begin to explain how awesome it is.

Watching in chronological order and just finished Attack of the Clones.

by Cari Fri 04 Nov 2011, 6:17 am

I watched Life In A Day last night. It was an ambitious documentary collage giving a snapshot of life on earth on one day last summer edited down from thousands of video clips sent in from all over the world via You Tube. It was witty, poignant and unexpected. All humanity was there - birth, death, joy, sadness all giving us a brief glimpse into the lives of others. It showed how similar we all are whilst living very different lives. Just wonderful. It had been on BBC 2 so I'd highly recommend seeing on the iPlayer if you get access to that.

by rawa86 Sat 05 Nov 2011, 10:33 pm

I watched "The adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother' last night.

Big fan of Gene Wilder but this isn't one of his better films. Some funny moments alright but not a patch on young frankenstein.

by **Pal Joey** Sun 06 Nov 2011, 10:12 am

Watched "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" the other night. Anyone seen it?

I thought it was pretty edgy... Michael Douglas was great. A really well made film which gives you an insight into how those criminal corporate titans manipulated us all... driven by sheer bloody greed! Well worth a watch.

by Guest Sun 06 Nov 2011, 10:14 am

i went to the cinema saturday night, and saw 'in time', the new film with Justin Timberlake in. It's a very good film, but you have to concentrate a lot through it

by JPX Mon 07 Nov 2011, 11:57 am

This weekend I watched.....

Paranormal Activity 1 and 2......very good, put the sh*** up me anyway!

London Boulevard, was okay, saved by good acting from Farrell again.

by President Trump Mon 07 Nov 2011, 12:06 pm

I watched Horrible Bosses the other night, I thought it was brilliant, a very funny film

by JPX Mon 07 Nov 2011, 12:21 pm

Forgot one, I also watched "Unstoppable" well I say watched, it was all a bit predictable so I stopped watching after about 30 mins then swtiched bacl for the last 10 mins and that was pretty much all I needed to see!

Poor film, no imagination at all. A runaway train, I would say I won't ruin it for you, but your first guess will be right, and yes they even got the title wrong!.

by hornbloweroafc Mon 07 Nov 2011, 12:49 pm

Watched Max Payne at the weekend and thought it was an ok film considering it was based on the computer game.

by A Fine Folk. Mon 07 Nov 2011, 3:17 pm

Last film I watched, 17 again, :O

by **Kenny** Mon 07 Nov 2011, 3:35 pm

The Mean Machine ( Longest Yard ) ... Burt Reynolds as Paul Crue a gambling ex pro footballer sent to prison and forced to train the inmates into a team to play the guards . love this film Very Happy

... didn't mind the remakes either but not as good as this origanal .

by **Pal Joey** Mon 07 Nov 2011, 11:04 pm

Yeah, better than the Pele one... Escape to Victory?

by Dass Mon 07 Nov 2011, 11:09 pm

Cool Hand Luke

I can only think of one role that Newman gave a finer performance in - "Fast" Eddie Felson, The Hustler - through his entire career, a long one at that. A man against the system and ultimately against himself, able to see his own problems but seemingly unable to change his nature.

An excellent cast which includes George Kennedy, the film could easily have been another typical prison movie surrounding one man's subsequent escape from prison. In all honesty this movie could have been put in any setting all that was important was Newman's character and his own demons.

A movie that has many layers and is far more than it seems, I'd recommend it to anyone who hasn't had a chance to see it.

"What we've got here is a failure to communicate."

by **Kenny** Mon 07 Nov 2011, 11:17 pm

Dass wrote:Cool Hand Luke

I can only think of one role that Newman gave a finer performance in - "Fast" Eddie Felson, The Hustler - through his entire career, a long one at that. A man against the system and ultimately against himself, able to see his own problems but seemingly unable to change his nature.

An excellent cast which includes George Kennedy, the film could easily have been another typical prison movie surrounding one man's subsequent escape from prison. In all honesty this movie could have been put in any setting all that was important was Newman's character and his own demons.

A movie that has many layers and is far more than it seems, I'd recommend it to anyone who hasn't had a chance to see it.

"What we've got here is a failure to communicate."

Great film , gonna watch it tomorrow again . " I can eat 50 eggs "

by Soldier_Of_Fortune Tue 08 Nov 2011, 11:57 am

Dicey Reilly wrote:I watched Horrible Bosses the other night, I thought it was brilliant, a very funny film

Yer I thought it was funny. Better then what I thought it was goin to be.

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