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offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2008-05-19 13:07 [#02208241]
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Semi-Pro (2008) * * * I know it's not original etc,
but I'm a sucker for Will Ferrell and I like the fact that
it just exists in its own little world, with almost nothing
to do with ours.

Chocolate (2008) * * * ½ Thai film from the stable
that brought us Tony Jaa, about a autistic girl who becomes
embroiled in gangsters from her mother's past. Nice action
and some touching sequences, though a bit overdone.


 

offline skeksi23 from ∆ on 2008-05-19 13:16 [#02208243]
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"Ran" by kurosawa, 5/5 amazing



 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2008-05-21 17:12 [#02209068]
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Gomorra 5/5

it's a movie about the Camorra, the most cruel crime
organization of the last 30 years, taken from the book of
Roberto Saviano, Gomorra. i didn't read it and i've found
the movie quite disturbing, figure out.

you can read a very interesting article here NY TIMES REVIEW

closing track by Massive Attack LAZY_NAJA


 

offline mohamed from the turtle business on 2008-05-21 17:24 [#02209077]
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ah, one thing that the review doesn't say is that the
Camorra invested in the reconstrution of the Twin Towers in
NY city, too.


 

offline Cliff Glitchard from DEEP DOWN INSIDE on 2008-05-22 14:27 [#02209321]
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Alien vs Predator Requiem - didn't finish the film, turned
it off half way through when i realised i just didn't care
about any of the characters, and or any conclusion to the
very poor storyline. 0/10

Shrooms - didn't finish the film, turned it off half way
through when i realised i just didn't care about any of the
characters, and or any conclusion to the very poor
storyline. 0/10

The Nines - after the last two films i watched i was
expecting very little, but cover me in chocolate and call me
jenny...it was brilliant. one of the best films i have seen
in the last two years. 9/10 (obviously)


 

offline dariusgriffin from cool on 2008-05-22 15:25 [#02209344]
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Alien vs Predator Requiem is cool, characters and story are
terrible things to care about.


 

offline Cliff Glitchard from DEEP DOWN INSIDE on 2008-05-22 16:13 [#02209360]
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so i just view films like i do porn then?

i getcha.

* unzips and puts on Schindler's list *


 

offline evolume from seattle (United States) on 2008-05-22 16:41 [#02209380]
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Speed Racer 3/5

Saw this yesterday. It kinda (kinda) starts out alright.
The driving parts are pretty cool. The style of the film,
looking just like the cartoon, is kinda cool at first but
then gets really distracting and annoying.

Then the characters start going into these plot-advancing
monologues or exchanges that just go on and on, all talking
boring lawyer-speak or heavy melodrama which feels really
inappropriate for what is essentially a cartoon.

Plus the film has none of the innocence and cuteness of the
original show, so the harsh language and violence feel
really out of place and disturbing but not in a good way.

but the driving is cool. I'd say if you don't see this on a
big screen then don't bother watching it at all.


 

offline wolfman from Newcastle on 2008-05-22 16:50 [#02209386]
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bon bon 4/5


 

offline wolfman from Newcastle on 2008-05-22 16:53 [#02209390]
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bonbon el perro that is


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2008-05-22 17:27 [#02209425]
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License To Drive (1988) TheTwoCoreys/10


 

offline QRDL from Poland on 2008-05-22 19:01 [#02209467]
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - 6/10

This is really the most I can give. You could say that Indy
movies are all about self-references and pushing adventure
genre to the extreme, but it was so cliched, uninventive and
over-the-top that I dozed off for a good minute in the
second half in a very loud theatre.
If anyone remembers the game Fahrenheit and was also
embarrased by how it all went downhill about 70% into the
story than you know the feeling. This however goes downhill
much sooner.

Seriously unimpressive.


 

offline Sano on 2008-05-22 20:01 [#02209482]
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The Aviator 4/5

Great movie, I loved the character work done by the pretty
boy DiCaprio, probably the best modern movie I've seen in a
while.


 

offline Sano on 2008-05-22 20:11 [#02209485]
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How are the sidekicks in this Indy movie? That always
worries me since I saw Indiana Jones 2! Worse sidekicks
ever.


 

offline glasse from Harrisburg (United States) on 2008-05-22 20:12 [#02209487]
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What did you think of Cate Blanchett as Katharine Hepburn?
She is good but sometimes her performances are a tad
intense.


 

offline Sano on 2008-05-22 20:27 [#02209488]
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Yeah intense would be the right word to describe her I loved
the way she talked, it really brought me to that period. I
can't compare her to the real Katharine Hepburn since I've
never seen her movies but at least the likeness was well
matched.


 

offline glasse from Harrisburg (United States) on 2008-05-22 20:29 [#02209489]
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I thought she was good in Coffee and Cigarettes. I still
need to see that Bob Dylan joint but I heard she was really
good in that too.

Galadriel ... yea I dunno.


 

offline QRDL from Poland on 2008-05-22 20:33 [#02209490]
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HAHA, the sidekicks... feel warned, you are not gooing to
like this movie.


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2008-05-23 04:40 [#02209571]
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Is Shia LeBoeuf still crap?


 

offline QRDL from Poland on 2008-05-23 08:42 [#02209592]
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Still? Was he crap in something else? I don't know the guy
to be honest, but yes, he's utter crap.


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2008-05-23 08:48 [#02209593]
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He was in... Transformers :-S


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2008-05-23 08:52 [#02209595]
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Read this and have a bucket handy.


 

offline PS on 2008-05-23 10:09 [#02209601]
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Heat 3.5/5
Which came first, the story or the actors? I'm guessing the
latter. A few good action sequences, then how the action
affects families, and then a little bit of both. At the
end, Pacino and De Niro shake hands.


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2008-05-23 10:17 [#02209605]
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The story did, because it's a remake of L.A. Takedown
directed by the same person, Michael Mann.


 

offline PS on 2008-05-23 10:30 [#02209608]
Points: 1876 Status: Lurker | Followup to marlowe: #02209605



Scott Plank and Alex McArthur came first! Thanks, I didn't
know that. Now I like it even more!


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2008-05-23 10:56 [#02209614]
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No problem :) I used to have both films on VHS back before I
had a DVD player ;)


 

offline Zephyr Twin from ΔΔΔ on 2008-05-23 12:02 [#02209639]
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"Shares the same birthday with "Jackass" (2000) star Ryan
Dunn."

Now that's what I call relevant.


 

offline QRDL from Poland on 2008-05-23 15:19 [#02209695]
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Michael Clayton - 9/10

Engaging and brilliantly acted. What a great year 2007 was.
I don't remember anything from "Network" by Sydney Lumet,
but there's something similar in these two films, I'm sure.


 

offline leech from China (Hong Kong S.A.R.) on 2008-05-23 15:52 [#02209709]
Points: 105 Status: Lurker



Past week:

La Planète sauvage - 9/10
Sileni - 9/10
Bee Movie - 2/10 - 2 for the hive action at the beginning.


 

offline catfood03 on 2008-05-23 18:25 [#02209776]
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Bambi - 6/10 (songs were terrible)

Snow White vs the 7 Dwarfs - 5/10

Dumbo - 9/10

Cinderella - 7/10

101 Dalmations - 6/10


 

offline FlyAgaric from the discovery (Africa) on 2008-05-24 04:07 [#02209824]
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he was a quiet man - 3.5/5
planet earth - caves - 5/5
planet earth - ice worlds - 5/5
planet earth - deserts - 5/5



 

offline FlyAgaric from the discovery (Africa) on 2008-05-24 04:13 [#02209825]
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gave me a chuckle when they were working on the computer and
there in big font was my name and the movie name.

D PRINS - HE WAS A QUIET MAN


 

offline chambre noire from Iceland on 2008-05-25 01:52 [#02210132]
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Badlands 4/5


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2008-05-26 17:39 [#02210563]
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Akira Kurosawa's I Live In Fear (1955) * * * *


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2008-06-01 05:04 [#02212181]
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The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) *****


 

offline FlyAgaric from the discovery (Africa) on 2008-06-01 05:12 [#02212185]
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proteus - 3/5
the rod to perdition - 2.2/5 (pssed out. didnt finish. thoms
nemon score melodrm nice. strnge thing. clssic fm plying 6ft
under theme right no)
like mike - 1/5

srry. fucking keys re broken.


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2008-06-01 05:47 [#02212195]
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No excuse, you can use your mouse to highlight a letter,
copy and paste :P


 

offline FlyAgaric from the discovery (Africa) on 2008-06-01 06:26 [#02212231]
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aye. laziness prevails.


 

offline catfood03 on 2008-06-01 07:39 [#02212263]
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oooh yeah! Akira Kurosawa!

Rashomon, Yojimbo are both excellent. I need to see 7
Samurai still.

High & Low had a terrific first half, but a weak conclusion.


 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2008-06-01 09:24 [#02212278]
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I've been getting them from BitHQ and NGs.. I would buy them
but we don't get the Criterion editions here. I picked up a
2-disc release of Kagemusha though, which was only £5,
otherwise it's about £17 for a shitty BFI release with
hardly anything on it and a weaker transfer.


 

offline catfood03 on 2008-06-01 09:51 [#02212282]
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We have a good downtown library in the city I live that
carries many Criterion discs, not just Akira Kurosawa.

Are Criterion discs import-only for non-US audiences? Sucks
if that's so.
Even domestically many Criterions are high for US consumers.
I prefer to rent before I invest in one.


 

offline Nragzxer on 2008-06-02 06:50 [#02212456]
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knocked up 8/10

wild hogs 0/10


 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2008-06-02 09:13 [#02212472]
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I watched Ang Lee's Hulk... what a clusterfuck. And the Hulk
was like 20 feet tall at certain points, WTF


 

offline evolume from seattle (United States) on 2008-06-02 17:01 [#02212601]
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well i thought that the hulk just got bigger as he got
madder. it was shit though.


 

offline evolume from seattle (United States) on 2008-06-02 17:05 [#02212605]
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[Rec] - 4/5

to be honest, i wasn't really "feelin'" this movie for the
most part. I thought a lot of the reactions of the
characters were not very natural which kind-of made it
difficult to suspend disbelief. BUT the last 10 minutes or
so of the film were sooo creepy and disturbing, it totally
made up for its shortcomings. I never get weirded out by
movies any more but... eesh. i was genuinely creeped out by
a few of the final images.


 

offline evolume from seattle (United States) on 2008-06-02 17:06 [#02212606]
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you don't get criterion in antarctica? not even at
blockbusters??


 

offline PS on 2008-06-02 17:56 [#02212623]
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Do made-for-sci-fi-channel films count as films? If so, I
give "Heatstroke" a 2.5/5


 

offline BoxBob-K23 from Finland on 2008-06-11 08:06 [#02215131]
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Juno 9/10
Recount 8/10

quite surprised by how good the latter film was


 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2008-06-11 09:02 [#02215142]
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The Changeling- 4/5, nice cheesy psychological horror with a
strangely poor George C. Scott performance. He's, like, not
even afraid. And that made me feel unafraid.


 

offline Ophecks from Nova Scotia (Canada) on 2008-06-11 09:04 [#02215143]
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Yeah, but that movie took it too far, he was near King
Kong-sized during a couple of scenes.

I think I kind of enjoyed the movie just because of how hard
it tried. It was very well meaning.


 


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