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 .

[JDizzle]

Has anyone seen Olympus has Fallen, got nephew staying this weekend and want something loud and undemanding and the trailers suggest this will fit the bill.

Yep. Completely ridiculous, but once you disengage brain a very enjoyable movie to waste an hour and a half with.

Watched Airplane! again last night. Brilliant, still finding jokes that I've missed the first time through.

[Rowley]

Cheers Dizzle, will give it a go, if nothing else it looks like it will be loud through the surround sound so will annoy the missus which is always a plus for a film.

[STC]

Has anyone seen Olympus has Fallen, got nephew staying this weekend and want something loud and undemanding and the trailers suggest this will fit the bill.

Looks a bit dumb to me. Also way too far fetched. The idea that terrorists could take over one of the most secure buildings in the world is a bit ridiculous.

Looking forward to White House Down though, that looks good.

[Guest]

RIPD - Basically Men in Black but with no black guys. However, people are dressed in black if it's any consolation. Tried and tested formula that somebody decided to redo but forgot the last few pages of the formula if the rushed ending is anything to go by. Still, can't say I was surprised at being underwhelmed but it killed a couple of hours.

[Ent]

Sorry Ent but I did not find Superbad "that" funny.

Ah it's great, gets even better when you area bit older and remembering your teenage days- like in betweeners in a way.

[Stella]

Liked Superbad. The characters are a little little like them from The Inbetweeners. Going to partys and looking like a spare one reminds me of mu youth as well.

[RinoGattuso]

Watched 'Now You See Me' last night, really enjoyed it, you should check it out.

[dummy_half]

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Watched Airplane! again last night. Brilliant, still finding jokes that I've missed the first time through.

And you'll still be finding new gags when you watch for the 20th time. Possibly the funniest film ever made.

Pity you can't say the same about Airplane 2...

[bhb001]

I just watched Machete. The first grind house film I've seen and loved it. Ridiculous and entertaining. Great popcorn movie.

[Guest]

I just watched Machete. The first grind house film I've seen and loved it. Ridiculous and entertaining. Great popcorn movie.

Cracking film, better than "Hobo with a shotgun" or "Planet Terror" which is was wildly disappointed with. Liked "Deathproof" but honestly can't abide Tarantino's dialogue heavy stuff these days

[The Best in the World]

just got back from the cinema watching 2 Guns, with Mark Whalberg and Denzel Washington


cracking film,those two are badass throughout the whole film

decent yet not really original plot, but the good acting and hilarious one liners and lines make up for that

very good film, would recommend it

[Mad for Chelsea]

RIPD

somewhat spoiled by a few overly soppy scenes, but there's enough silliness to make it an enjoyable watch.

7/10 for me.

[Ent]

Liked Superbad. The characters are a little little like them from The Inbetweeners. Going to partys and looking like a spare one reminds me of mu youth as well.

Aye, I always laugh at teenagers (especially girls) racing about the film/show- you don't get it!!

Watched most of gone in 60 seconds last night.

I love the story telling in this type of film, very similar to late 80s/early 90s action films.

The story is set within 3 minutes, it takes 30 seconds for cage to have a soul searching convo with his mother;

"I promised you I wouldn't do this again"

"Do what you have to do"

Then 90 minutes of car chases, brilliant.

[Guest]

Liked Superbad. The characters are a little little like them from The Inbetweeners. Going to partys and looking like a spare one reminds me of mu youth as well.

Aye, I always laugh at teenagers (especially girls) racing about the film/show- you don't get it!!

Watched most of gone in 60 seconds last night.

I love the story telling in this type of film, very similar to late 80s/early 90s action films.

The story is set within 3 minutes, it takes 30 seconds for cage to have a soul searching convo with his mother;

"I promised you I wouldn't do this again"

"Do what you have to do"

Then 90 minutes of car chases, brilliant.

The only downside being that Nicolas cage is in it

[Ent]

Aye but at least he isn't as bad as he is in Bangkok dangerous.

He clearly found a magic lamp or something to make it.

Anyone seen ghost rider 2, now that is a terrible cage film.

[Shot 21 LCFC]

And here are some good Nicolas Cage films: The Rock, Con Air and Face Off. 3 of the greatest films of all time.

Dont really get the hate for Cage on this board.

[Galted]

And here are some good Nicolas Cage films: The Rock, Con Air and Face Off. 3 of the greatest films of all time.

Dont really get the hate for Cage on this board.

It's not really hate LC, he's just an exceptionally bad actor and deserves a daily bout of ridicule.  I'm quite sure he wouldn't give a toss if he knew what we had to say about him.

[bhb001]

Face off is over rated. Con Air is awesome though, but as much due to several top notch performances by other characters as from a good performance from Cage.

[mystiroakey]

I used to really have an issue with cage. He was too american and his face seemed odd.

However now I rate him highly..



Lord of War was the film that turned me from being annoyed by him into liking him!!

The weatherman and kick ass were also decent

[STC]

.....Con Air is awesome though, but as much due to several top notch performances by other characters as from a good performance from Cage.

Horrible film. It made me hate John Malkovich for years.

[Shot 21 LCFC]

I thought he was good in Face Off as Castor f*cking Troy!

[Guest]

Con Air is ace. As is Face Off. I like National Treasure as well. Mainly for Diane Kruger, but hey...

[Stella]

Days Of Thunder

Feels even cornier now. Like me, Not aged well.

[Guest]

They don't make films like Days of Thunder any more. At the time, it was really good. As you say, it hasn't stood the test of time very well. The story is still tops though.

I saw Batteries Not Included the other day, that is one film that has aged appallingly

[Guest]

"House of 1000 Corpses" - just watching "The Devil's Rejects"

[poc.sco]

Pain and Gain - not what I was expecting given I haven't researched the story the movie is based on, it looked good from the trailers.

Very weird storyline, cast a bit meh and generally let down by the movie as a whole as the concept is there for a great movie. Overall it's probably one to watch but save it for a rainy day as you might be lucky enough to fall asleep as it's definately not goign to be to everyones taste.

[RinoGattuso]

Saw We're The Millers last night, quite funny and Jennifer Aniston does a good job in getting her kit off.

[Cyril]

Spirited Away

I've been watching a bunch of Studio Ghibli stuff recently. Also re-watched My Neighbour Totoro.

Magical.

[Galted]

Spirited Away

I've been watching a bunch of Studio Ghibli stuff recently. Also re-watched My Neighbour Totoro.

Magical.

 
Spirited Away is fantastic, watched it a few months ago and was immediately hooked on Studio Ghibli.  Have since watched Princess Mononoke, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind and Howl's Moving Castle which, while good, didn't quite live up to SA.  Then I watched Grave of the Fireflies and spent the last third bawling my eyes out, absolute masterpiece of a film.

[Cyril]

Spirited Away

I've been watching a bunch of Studio Ghibli stuff recently. Also re-watched My Neighbour Totoro.

Magical.

 
Spirited Away is fantastic, watched it a few months ago and was immediately hooked on Studio Ghibli.  Have since watched Princess Mononoke, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind and Howl's Moving Castle which, while good, didn't quite live up to SA.  Then I watched Grave of the Fireflies and spent the last third bawling my eyes out, absolute masterpiece of a film.

I'm working my way through the films. Thanks for the comments. I got tearful at Totoro so I'm sure Grave of The Fireflies will get me

[Galted]

Spirited Away

I've been watching a bunch of Studio Ghibli stuff recently. Also re-watched My Neighbour Totoro.

Magical.

 
Spirited Away is fantastic, watched it a few months ago and was immediately hooked on Studio Ghibli.  Have since watched Princess Mononoke, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind and Howl's Moving Castle which, while good, didn't quite live up to SA.  Then I watched Grave of the Fireflies and spent the last third bawling my eyes out, absolute masterpiece of a film.

I'm working my way through the films. Thanks for the comments. I got tearful at Totoro so I'm sure Grave of The Fireflies will get me

 
Ouch, have to warn you that Grave of the Fireflies and My Neighbour Totoro played as a double bill when they were released & MNT cheered people up when GotF was played first.

[ChequeredJersey]

Watched Argo. It was ace. Ben Affleck deserves kudos for his comeback

[Mr Bounce]

Saw "We're The Millers" last night. Was expected a "the only funny bits were in the trailer" kind of film, but it is genuinely funny pretty much all the way through. The whole "family" is funny, both as a unit and individuals, and the supporting cast are well-chosen and also highly amusing, especially the Fitzgeralds, the other Winnebago-residing family they meet en route.

There's not much I can say that won't give the plot away so I'll just leave you with this: it WILL be making a fine addition to my DVD collection when released. 9/10

[westisbest]

Raid On Entebbe.

Not a bad film.
Decent enough.

[Enforcer]

Saw an advanced screening of Rush on Tuesday. Brilliant film, Chris Hemmsworth and Daniel Bruhl both put in exceptional performances. The racing scenes are brilliant as well, it was the part of the film that I thought may let it down but no such problem!

There are some injury scenes which are pretty graphic, but they're used in moderation and enhance the story when shown.

Even if you're not an F1 fan, I'd still fully recommend this to anyone!

[Guest]

The Lords of Salem - been a fan of Rob Zombie's films as he's a real horror nut but this one left me cold. His wife is hot but she cannot act and no amount of butt shots is going to distract me from that fact.

Was hoping it wouldn't be as poor as the reviews suggested however, I'm afraid it is a real dip in form.

[goldwolf]

All Good Things. Quite bizarre, amazed at how they can imply a guy is guilty of murder, can't believe Durst actually approved the films release, makes him look guilty as hell.

[Galted]

Happy Paddy Considine's Birthday everyone.

[goldwolf]

Jack Reacher, surprisingly really good.

[jimmyinthewell68]

world war z i loved it . good zombie flick without the gore . zombies move like a swarm of ants , fast pace good acting and its even got scenes in Cardiff

[Guest]

Jack Reacher, surprisingly really good.

WWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!???????????!???????!

[STC]

Happy Paddy Considine's Birthday everyone.

..... tuck into that!

[Rowley]

world war z      i loved it  . good zombie flick without the gore . zombies move like a swarm of ants ,   fast pace    good acting and its even got  scenes in Cardiff

I watched that as well last night, enjoyed it which surprised me as someone who is not a huge fan of the zombie genre

[Hulking_up]

Jack Reacher, surprisingly really good.

I liked it too but then i'm not a comic book fanboy.

[Rowley]

Didn’t much care for Jack Reacher and I say that as someone who has never read one of the books as they are not really my thing. Just felt the film felt really dated, felt like an 80’s action film. Had it been Seagal in the lead role rather than Cruise would not have felt out of place.

[Stella]

Cruise made the film decent. The baddies were two dimensional.

[Rowley]

Watched We’re the Millers. After getting over the disappointment that it was not a documentary about Rotherham United I enjoyed it well enough. Silly film but some laughs to be had if you are childish like me.

[Stella]

Taken 2

The first one was good but this one was pretty poor. I was hoping the annoying girl would get killed, but that wasn't going to happen.

[Rowley]

I watched that as well Stella, would agree with the general air of disappointment.

[STC]

World War Z.

It's a film about a zombie apocalypse.

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