The Last Film Watched Thread .................continued

[Kenny]

First topic message reminder :

I took the kids to the cinema yesterday to watch Rise of the Guardians , it's good but not great .......but the kids loved it so if your stuck for something to do then it's a good way to keep them entertained for a hour and half or so .

[bhb001]

Watched Oblivion last night, decent watch. Nice little twist and set up when all is revealed at the end.

Statue of Liberty half buried in the sand?

Those stinking apes!!!

[Guest]

Iron Man 3 - I'm not a comic book buff and therefore not going to go into meltdown like some did over it but it was enjoyable enough. It's probably best to adopt the attitude whereby you going not expecting anything earth shattering and you likely to end up feeling relatively satisfied.

Paltrow's screen time is kept to a minimum and that for me elevates the film above the mediocre

[nadeem2099]

snitch

[Guest]

snitch

Started watching it, got to the bit where the Rock meets the drug dealer and offers to haul stuff for him...fell asleep.
Is it work sticking with?

[STC]

Snatch

[mystiroakey]

Snatched

[STC]

Snow Dogs.

[mystiroakey]

Invasion of the body Snatchers

and

Straw Dogs

[nadeem2099]

snitch

Started watching it, got to the bit where the Rock meets the drug dealer and offers to haul stuff for him...fell asleep.
Is it work sticking with?

No. The whole plot is stupid. And the ending is bs.

[mystiroakey]

Snitch yes. I enjoyed it.It is trash though I agree. But half decent trash

[Rowley]

Am watching the Ice Man tonight. Read the book some time ago and enjoyed that well enough so have high hopes for it. Will let you know tomorrow,

[mystiroakey]

Watched it last night.

I wont spoil it for you  

[Rowley]

Given I have read the book I would have to imagine spoiling it for me would be quite tricky.

[mystiroakey]

ok well it was very average- 5/10

[mystiroakey]

and the comment was in relation to you banning me if i spoiled BB for you..

by the way my episode ratings

09 7/10
10 8/10


its a slow start - but then I suppose it has to be!

[Rowley]

Damn it, might not bother watching it now. Knew I should not have tested you.

[mystiroakey]

Sorry..  

[Rowley]

I threaten to ban a lot of people. Most tend to ignore me as they have realised by now I rarely follow through with my threats.

[mystiroakey]

Oh well thats ok then...

Its not bad btw - Just not very good. I would recommend getting it from a cheap to free source.

[Rowley]

Mate who is a bit of IT geek is about as cheap as it gets mate.

[mystiroakey]

good good. well its worth it then.

It does have a pretty decent IMDB rating tbh.But probably better to go in with low expectations

[Mr Bounce]

Watched 2 Guns last night. Mark Wahlberg plays a Naval Intelligence Officer who teams up with DEA Agent Denzel Washington who rob $43 million from a bank believing it to belong to a Mexican Drug Baron when it actually belongs to a dodgy CIA boss played by Bill Paxton.

There's plenty of wisecracking, some double-crossing and a whole load of guns rather than just the 2 mentioned in the title (I'd counted about 17 by the first 20 minutes...). Corruption rules in this film; it's fun enough and there are some pretty good lines although it's all a bit predictable and a little forced in places. In fact they've made Denzel's character so "cool" it's almost a charicature. Not one for the DVD collection but good enough to watch on a Saturday night if nothing else is on. 6.5/10

[Rowley]

Watched the Ice Man, was generally disappointed. Having read the book it does not really go far enough as to how crazy he actually was. Had it not been for an excellent performance for Shannon and the cast in general would not really have had too much to recommend it.

[mystiroakey]

I think you need to be an exceptionally good actor to pull this one of without more revealing scenes or dialogue..His stare in certain scenes was telling and pure evil. But I just couldn't buy the premise due to bad screenplay writing, bad direction or just inadequate acting(but i cant blame the actors for that really because its clearly a tough part the way its written).BUt then you do want the Iceman to be completely lacking in emotion. So I suppose maybe they pulled of what they wanted to . I don't know but for me it was overly mundane without being revealing enough. The end scene where he was talking should have had a much bigger impact. But I just didn't buy it or care.

[Rowley]

The book is worth reading as it goes into his childhood more and so you get a better insight as to how he became how he was because as you can imagine it was pretty brutal. The film was not very accurate to be honest as in real life whilst he was protective of his family he also beat his wife on a pretty constant basis. Guess if they showed him in that light he would have been a character without any redeeming features.

[Guest]

Started watch Oblivion last night. Got bored after 15 minutes. Perhaps I've contracted what Azzy's got and have a very short attention span and tolerance for stuff that's not perfect

[mystiroakey]

I go through stages of loving every film I watch and then picking at every film I watch. And I am sure thats not actually coincidental.. Yeah it doesn't say much about me but I think we all have the ability to view things differently based on our moods..

[Guest]

Started watch Oblivion last night. Got bored after 15 minutes. Perhaps I've contracted what Azzy's got and have a very short attention span and tolerance for stuff that's not perfect

Short of being insulting, do you ever have any valid points to make?

[Rowley]

Started watch Oblivion last night. Got bored after 15 minutes. Perhaps I've contracted what Azzy's got and have a very short attention span and tolerance for stuff that's not perfect

Short of being insulting, do you ever have any valid points to make?

As someone who has been on forums with Dave for about five years my advice would be don't hold your breath.

[Guest]

Righto. It makes him look daft, so I don't mind one bit.

[Guest]

Azzy, you're a very precious individual aren't you? My comments are based on the fact that you criticised the Dark Knight and Dark Knight Returns quite severely and a few posters seemed bemused by your comments. No need to take such offence dear chap although in doing so, you do seems to have confirmed my suspicions that you're a hysterical girl's blouse.

However, I still like you even if Alan Sugar's people didn't!

As for Rowley, shut yer cakehole... my valid points are there to be discovered, (like needles in haystacks or the Lost City of Atlantis)

[Guest]

I love this, I really do. You just make stuff up

When on earth did Alan Sugar's people not like me? I couldn't attend the interview day, they actually wanted me there, remember? You must have short-term memory loss or something

And show me who is bemused, besides yourself. I think you get carried away sometimes. Just because I think that Batman Begins was a better film than TDK and TDKR, which I still maintain was a very poor end to the cycle, you think I have 'limited attention span' and 'tolerance'.

[Bull]

Snatch
7/10

It was average..

[Mind the windows Tino.]

Snatch
7/10

It was average..

Surely that would be slightly better than average?

[Guest]

Watched Elysium last night

its alright. Doesnt quite reach the heights that District 9 did for me though but still an entertaining movie

[Guest]

I love this, I really do. You just make stuff up
Course I do, what's the point in trawling through posts for facts, silly billy

When on earth did Alan Sugar's people not like me? I couldn't attend the interview day, they actually wanted me there, remember? You must have short-term memory loss or something
So you claim, but I firmly believe you lied and are continuing to lie about this. The fact you've persisted in maintaining this deception is ironic given the number of charlatans exposed on The Apprentice. You'd have fitted right in and you're stroppy attitude displayed here would undoubtedly have been tv gold (plated)

And show me who is bemused, besides yourself. I think you get carried away sometimes. Just because I think that Batman Begins was a better film than TDK and TDKR, which I still maintain was a very poor end to the cycle, you think I have 'limited attention span' and 'tolerance'.

Bored now, didn't get to the end of your little rant. What was the point you were making again (and again)?

[Crimey]

Stop bickering children.

[Guest]

Watched Elysium last night

its alright. Doesnt quite reach the heights that District 9 did for me though but still an entertaining movie

Thought District 9 was a very good idea although the execution let it down slightly and the end, for me at least seemed to fizzle out. Elysium looks like a reworking of "Total Recall" or similar but I'll give it a whirl. Hoping it's better than the Colin Farrell snorefest though

[Guest]

Stop bickering children.

Aw but sir he started it... I think!

[Guest]

Classic "I'm wrong so I'll pretend I didn't read it" retort

District 9 was brilliant. I am looking forward to Elysium, even if it does have Maaaaaatt Daaaaaaaaamon.

[Guest]

Classic "I'm wrong so I'll pretend I didn't read it" retort

District 9 was brilliant. I am looking forward to Elysium, even if it does have Maaaaaatt Daaaaaaaaamon.

Good job they didn't make District 10, no doubt you would have hated it!

[Guest]

Possibly. Depends if they based the entire film on one incredible performance by the villain, but neglected the plot, other actors, dialogue, and canon. Like they did in TDK

I'd love to see a District 10 though. So many possibilities there.

[STC]

District 4 has been the best one so far.

[Guest]

Say what now?

[Mind the windows Tino.]

District 4 has been the best one so far.

I prefer the Peak District.

[Rowley]

District 4 has been the best one so far.

I prefer the Peak District.

Red Light District in Amsterdam for me Tina

[Guest]

I quite like Districtly Come Dancing.

[Mind the windows Tino.]

I like District Attorney

[Guest]

I like de strict punishment that nice lady gives me for only fifty of my hard earned pounds

[Galted]

I like squeezing my nipples with tin foil.

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