Me too, Bons! Oh, I'm glad someone else saw it. I didn't really know what to expect, but it had such good reviews I felt I should give it a go.

The performances were really subtle, but also very strong.

Loved the bit on the cross-trainer, which actually made me LOL and that doesn't happen much these days.

Wild Hogs - Not a film you have to think about but it`s one to just sit back and have a good laugh 7/10


Alpha Dog - Bit of a slow beginning for me but turned out to be a really good film 7/10


The Fog - Terrible remake and one I won`t be watching again 3/10

This weeks viewing...

At home:
Sole Survivor - didn't get it...:huh: 1/10
Collateral - Just love it! 10/10

At the cinema:
The Perfect Stranger - Bruce Willis & Halle Berry - Crime THriller - kinda had it sussed but it was still quite clever in parts... 7/10

The Shooter - Mark Wahlberg (yummy body) - Conspiracy - bit dissapointing on the whole but good to see Danny Glover back on the big screen... 6/10

Unknown - Jim Caveziel (lovely eyes) - Crime/Mystery/Thriller - I rather enjoyed this intriguing little number with well known but not huge stars... 8/10

Next week I shall be going to see Fracture - Anthony Hopkins & Ryan Gosling :good:

Watched Wild Hogs last Sunday, good laugh :)

Half Light - was much better than I thought it would be. Made me laugh because it`s all supposed to be in Scotland but was actually filmed North Wales

Fracture - New Anthony Hopkins/Ryan Gosling crime thriller - not bad but a tad predictable - 6/10

The Painted Vail - Edward Norton and some actress woman - not my usual cup of tea as it is a period drama but it has Edward Norton in so I had to go. I was disapointed and a tad bored - 4/10

We watched Back to the Future Part II last night - god I love those films!

the 80s hairstyles
the 80s clothes
the 80s style (Ok I made that last one up!!)

We watched Back to the Future Part II last night - god I love those films!

the 80s hairstyles
the 80s clothes
the 80s style (Ok I made that last one up!!)

I watched 'This is England' the other day at the cinema...it's based on the writers experiences in the 80's when he was 'adopted' into a skin head gang. It was excellent and the girls were dressed in that good old Boy George stylee etc...the fashion and music took me back it did :bag:

I watched "The Queen" and "Children of Men" this weekend. I kinda didn't get the hubaloo of "The Queen", although Hellen Mirren was good...and "C O M" was just so abrupt...did they find the group...did the girl make it...what was the deal?? Clive was scrummy though!!:sun:

COM didn't do it for me either MsG...

Nor did Next - Nicholas Cage - I wasn't all that keen on going to see it anyway but there was nothing else remotely interesting on that I hadn't seen already. I should have stayed at home and watched more House! :bored:

I watched United 93 last night about the 4th plane to be hijacked on 9/11.

It was good. I thought it was quite a powerful movie, whereas Mr.B thought it was boring.

I watched United 93 last night about the 4th plane to be hijacked on 9/11.

It was good. I thought it was quite a powerful movie, whereas Mr.B thought it was boring.


Ooo I was hooked from start to finish. Although much dramatic licence was probably played it was still a powereful piece of film making IMHO :nerd:

Yes United 93 was very well made and very moving. You can`t imagine getting on the phone to your loved ones and saying goodbye to them.


Watched Arlington Road - an older film but one I had not seen before. Was very good.

Arlington Road is one of the few things that has caught me out...it's excellent! :cool:

I watched Ray today...taped it the other day when it wa son the box - seen it at the cinema - gotta love that sound! :thumbsup:

I've had a bit of a filmtastic weekend actually (for "filmtastic" sustitute "boring"!!)

Anyhoo started off with The Entertainer - Laurence Olivery which was very watchable but way too many loose ends and not enough pathos to satisfy a melodrama (imho!) and his daughter looked old enough to be his wife (as I beleive she was in real life). Good film though and always interesting to see the background in old black and white films - in this film there were scenes of Brighton in the 1960s - very quaint!

ALso watched something called "Walking Tall" or something like that starring The Rock - obviously my son's choice - still you have to indulge them sometimes don't you! absolute crap - although it could have been very good - basic storyline (based on true story apparently): good guy comes back to home town after being away in army; town's gone bad and has corrupt sherrif in charge; good guy runs for sherrif; gets made sherrif and stomps out the corruption. It was so poorly exeucted it was unreal - about 1 minute spent running for election and getting elected and the rest of the film mashing bad guys with a base ball bat!!

Then we watched Hitch - lightweight comedy with a silly plot line - but hey it did have Will Smith in it - THE most handsome man in films surely!

Today I watched the Aviator with Leonardo Dicaprio - I know some people here don't rate him but I thought he was very good in the role. It was a long film and only took us up to him being about the age of 35 - I'd like to have seen him sitting in his room with long finger nails, long hair surrounded by bottles and bottles of pi$$ ... oh well!

Watched Ray- was very well done

I can see why Jamie Foxx got an oscar for it

I watched Hellraiser one and two ..... safely viewed from behind a cushion.

I also saw 'the break up' with Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston. It was quite good TBH. It certainly passed a few hours.

The i watched 'Pleasantville' with Tobey Maguire and Reese Witherspoon. This was very well done - and i enjoyed it, although it went on for too long.

I enjoyed Pleasantville and would have liked to have seen it again.

Watched Hostel - don`t bother - totally cr*p

Zodiac - at the cinema - doesn't warrant it's own thread - a huge dissapointment. Had allot of potential but simply didn't deliver. Basically it tells the stories of the lives effected by the Zodiac killer who was running around during the 60's and 70's in California...they never caught him but are pretty sure who it was.

I watched the 2005 version of 'The Fog' last night. What a pile of smouldering poo that was :pooh:

I watched The Departed tonight. Very good film. Unusual for DiCaprio to be in a film I like! He was very good in it. Not the happiest, fluffiest films though.

I watched The Departed tonight. Very good film. Unusual for DiCaprio to be in a film I like! He was very good in it. Not the happiest, fluffiest films though.

This is actually the first time I have seen Leo in a film that I thought he was good in! In all others he is naff IMHO. Also Matt Damon went up in my estimation...I really enjoyed it! :cool:

I watched Die Hard again yesterday...still one of the best heist/cop movies ever made IMHO :applause:

I watched one of the best films last night that I've seen in a long while! It was "The Astronaut Farmer". It had Billy Bob Thornton in it and Bruce Willis has a cameo...I had been a little sceptical about BBT, but he was just brilliant in this!! Very funny and the meaning behind the whole premise of the plot was so neat!! It really touched me.:thumbsup:

Ooo I'd forgotten about that film...it's one I wanted to watch at the time and never got around to it! :ohmy:

Thanks for remoinding me MsG! :bye:

'Hot Fuzz' - was pleasantly surprised, as I thought 'Sean of the Dead was overrated. They seem to have got it together a bit more in this one.

I watched the 2005 version of 'The Fog' last night. What a pile of smouldering poo that was :pooh:

Just watched this and I agree, it wasn`t a patch on the original

'Hot Fuzz' - was pleasantly surprised, as I thought 'Sean of the Dead was overrated. They seem to have got it together a bit more in this one.

And misspelled, it would seem! Slap my :offtopic: ass and call me Lucien.

I thought the opposite - loved Shaun of the Dead (have watched it more than several times) and was only mildly amused by Hot Fuzz (although not seen it all the way through yet).

I watched 'The Custodian' the other day (Anthony LaPaglia flick where he uses his native Aussie accent...cos it's an Aussie film)

and

I watched...K-Pax yesterday afternoon because I could and it is ok to do that. :cool:

Today I hope to get along to the cinema!

United 93. Very well made and moving, I thought.

A few good men - I've seen it about four times now - and it just gets better and better. I just love the end scene with Jack and Tom "you want the truth etc etc" ... brilliant!

"Is that clear...IS THAT CLEAR!"

"Crystal"

I watched 'The Last Boy Scout' again yesterday...didn't remember half of it and well...if you take your brain out for an hour or so it works! :cool:

I watched 'True Blue' with Tom Berringer last night.

118 minutes of my life flushed down the toilet. Utter Sheet.

'Fallen' - Denzel Washington further confirming the fact that Denzil can only ever play Denzil! :bored:

Film wasn't that bad in concept by the droning speak over dialogue just seemed to be an excuse to make a 1.5hr film into a 2hr one! :sad:

I saw Die Hard 4 on Sunday and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix the week before. Both great and very entertaining.

Jaws.

Such a great film!

Jaws.

Such a great film!

one of my favourites - so many great quotes - my personal favourite being in your signature Grouch!

Had a major B/W movie fix the other day...couldn't believe the run of fabby classics they had on the box on Saturday..

The 39 Steps
The Lady Vanishes
The Cruel Sea

Ruddy marvellous! :applause:


Dol..re Jaws...I like the bit where Quint says...

'You go in the cage...cage goes in the water...shark's in the water...' then starts to whistle...:naughty:

The Cruel Sea - excellent film


Knocked Up

Went to see it expecting a formulaic, cheesy RomCom but it was actually a lot better than I expected. A lot of good jokes which made the audience laugh out loud, especially the one-liners. It's not something I would normally have chosen, but it did make me laugh and it did make me think. A good entertaining movie.

7/10




1408

It starts off really well and I was filled with anticipation - expecting a classic, well thought out horror.

By the end of the first hour and some faintly ridiculous and over wrought nightmare sequences I was ready to laugh out loud at the absurdity of it all.

A missed opportunity. However, I will admit that I find a lot of Stephen King's work rather silly.

Watched 'Genevieve' the other day.

Simple but smart, gentle without being gooey.


I cried a ickle when the old guy starting talking about his first date with his wife in a similar car.:blush:

Sunshine

Forget it. :glare:

We went to see The Bourne Ultimatim or is it Ultimatum.....anyway, action-packed, good storyline and Matt Damon (although he did look very weary in this one), had everything a good film should have. There were bits that were a bit OTT and Jason Bourne was more like an undestructible Terminator at times but I still loved it! Definitely recommend!

Groucho - agreed! :bored:

Last week: City of God (DVD) - excellent look at the gangs of Brazil - 9/10

Tuesday: 3:10 to yum yum Yuma - pant wettingly ph ph phwoooooar...and a ruddy good story to boot - 10/10

Wednesday: Disturbia - modern twist on the Hitchcock classic 'The Rear Window' - good fun and David Morse was fabulous... 7/10

Next week will be...Shoot Em Up!

We went to see The Bourne Ultimatim or is it Ultimatum.....anyway, action-packed, good storyline and Matt Damon (although he did look very weary in this one), had everything a good film should have. There were bits that were a bit OTT and Jason Bourne was more like an undestructible Terminator at times but I still loved it! Definitely recommend!


Hi Bella! :bye: it's good to see you again! hope you are well.

I saw this film over the "summer" - I thought it was breathtaking, absolutely brilliant. I felt like crying at the end I didn't want it to end. I've seen the middle one and didn't have a clue what was going on, I'd like to see them all now - in fact if there is a box set out I think I will get it for my son for Christmas! Matt Damon was excellent throughout.

Hi Bella! :bye: it's good to see you again! hope you are well.

I saw this film over the "summer" - I thought it was breathtaking, absolutely brilliant. I felt like crying at the end I didn't want it to end. I've seen the middle one and didn't have a clue what was going on, I'd like to see them all now - in fact if there is a box set out I think I will get it for my son for Christmas! Matt Damon was excellent throughout.

Hi, to you to Dol! :photo:

The first one was the best but I enjoyed all three of them! I am definitely going to buy the box-set. Matt Damon has done so much better than his counterpart............omg, he is such a nobody now, I have forgotten his name, the one that was going to marry Jenny from the block, you know who I mean.

I do think Matt Damon is fab but I get a funny feeling about thinking he is good-looking as he reminds me of my nephew and it's just a bit too close for comfort, ifyswim!

Ben Affleck, Bella.

Have you seen Dogma? Brilliant, quite brilliant.

Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Alan Rickman, Aalllanniss Morrisssettte (or whatever). She plays God.

Disturbia - was watchable but not one I would watch again


Reeker - weird film and not that good but had a really good
twist at the end

Cheers Fee, that's the bloke! :good:

Cinema: Shoot 'em Up...Clive Owen...so unbelievably bad it's actually good...:mellow: 1/10 for dialogue plot and story line 7/10for enteratinment value!

DVD: Walk The Line - love it 8/10

My super ex girlfriend.....don`t waste your time on this

A few good men - I've seen it about four times now - and it just gets better and better. I just love the end scene with Jack and Tom "you want the truth etc etc" ... brilliant!

Watched this again last week! Jack Nicholson completely steals the show, the courtroom scene as you have said it worth watching over & over again.

Tom Cruise's character was annoying, I wonder if that is what he is like in real life!

never warmed to Tom Cruise - either his perceived personality or as an actor.

His oirish accent in 'Far and Away' or whatever the heck it was didn't help!

Can't really think of a good performance from him actually.........S'pose the Mission Imposs 'ss'si were alright..but that's about it.

He has done some seriously dodgy movies too, I mean what the heck what Vanilla Sky all about and Eyes Wide Shut!

Mission Impossible has the special effects to make it good, but I do have to admit to loving Top Gun! I cheated on my then boyfriend to go and see this!! OMG, Top Gun came about 20 years ago or thereabouts!! Scary or what!

as an actor I've always rated Mr Cruise - well in the films I've seen - never seen Eyes Wide Shut or Vanilla Sky. Even in Top Cruise which was a turgid pile of crap (come on Bella admit it!) he raised everyone's game.

I loved him in Rainman, A Few Good Men, Born on the 4th July - heck I even enjoyed Far and Away - despite the dodgy accents (and let's face it they were ALL dodgy not just Tom's!).

but as a sex thimble - nah - just can't see it. my mum can though which scares me a bit I have to say!!

as an actor I've always rated Mr Cruise - well in the films I've seen - never seen Eyes Wide Shut or Vanilla Sky. Even in Top Cruise which was a turgid pile of crap (come on Bella admit it!) he raised everyone's game.

I loved him in Rainman, A Few Good Men, Born on the 4th July - heck I even enjoyed Far and Away - despite the dodgy accents (and let's face it they were ALL dodgy not just Tom's!).

but as a sex thimble - nah - just can't see it. my mum can though which scares me a bit I have to say!!


LOL Dol, two great minds! Top Gun was a fab movie with a brilliant soundtrack and I still cry when Goose dies.

Rainman was brilliant but then the credit had to go to Dustin Hoffman there.

He's just not in the Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt leauge of sexy though is he?

He's just not in the Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt leauge of sexy though is he?


behave - who is (Johnny Depp I mean not Brad Pitt since he took up with that hussy!).

Watched The Queen last night, Helen Mirren was fantastic and thorougly deserved her Oscar. Loved the digs at the Blairs with Cherie shouting through to Tony (in his football shirt) to tell him that his fish fingers were ready!

One of my friends said that the way they portrayed The Queen Mother as spot on, as she was indeed a twisted old bat who did look down her nose at those below her, although she played the sweet, loving old lady when the time needed. My friend's mum worked at Holyrood Palace and when QM came to stay, she was snotty and downright rude and made sure that the staff knew their place!

I felt the film did show the other side to that awful week, like how on earth do you tell two little boys that their mother has been killed and that their lives are never going to be the same? It was quite sad but the acting was brilliant but surely they could have got a British Actor to play Prince Phillip??

WAR - Jason Stratham and Jet Li 3/10 - Mindless actioneer...I only went cos it had Jason and Jet in and I like all that raw kung fu stuff (don't like the Crouching Tiger type stuff though...just give me westernised butt kicking thank-you very much):naughty:

I watched 'The Dark' with Sean Bean (who looked gorgeous with long hair in this movie). It was set in Wales, and it was a bit ghosty and myth like. I enjoyed it - as did Mr.B.

The Kingdom

Big explosion in a western compound in Saudi Arabia aka the Kingdom kills a hundred people or so. FBI team is sent over to investigate but the Saudis are reluctant hosts. FBI form a frienship with a couple of local police. Investigation goes ahead...blahdi, blahdi blah...

More than a little predictable but I just love Chris Cooper and hold Jamie Foxx in high regard so it had to be done...they weren't exactly stretched at all but...

6/10

As I say it lost points for the cliche Americans save the day...and predictableness of it all....

Shawshank Redemption = film not seen before but heard lots about. Was very good 8/10

One of my favourite films, Seab. Always gets a 10 from me.

SB - you took your time but you chose wisely when it came to The Shawshank Redemption. It's a class peice of work and the more you watch it the more you appreciate it...I agree Pats 10/10 from me also...:good:

The Lake House.

A romance where 2 people fall in love but she lives 2 years into his future. It`s the same with most time films as you are always picking holes with the plot but on the whole it was easy and fun to watch 7/10

The Lake House.

A romance where 2 people fall in love but she lives 2 years into his future. It`s the same with most time films as you are always picking holes with the plot but on the whole it was easy and fun to watch 7/10

I watched this recently, and i really enjoyed it. I would rate it a little higher at 8/10. Very watchable and romantic.

Have to agree with Shawshank, superb piece of work! It's a shame that Forest Gump was out the same year but for me Shawshank Redemption was robbed of an Ocsar.

Oooh, that's a difficult one. I love them both equally.

Went to see Attonement at the cinema at the weekend.

Don't bother - it wasn't very good. You need to have read the book for it to make much sense, and although I have read the book (and really enjoyed it), Mr Figgs hadn't and bluddy hated the film. Whinged all the way through it and I could see his point.

Having said that, I am quite into James McAvoy (who stars) ever since I saw him in The Last King of Scotland, which IS a very good film.

I have just started reading the book and am only a few chapters in and can't quite get into it - I think it's because I am just wanting to know what this "lie" is that the sister makes up, so not really taking any of it in iyswim.

Bella - Agreed - Shawshank was robbed...bit like Russell Crowe was robbed for A Beautiful Mind when they gave the Oscar to Denzel (look at me playing Denzel) Washington for the crud Training Day because it was an all black celebration year...oh and Rusty had clobbered a BBC exec...

Avoiding Atonement as I know I will nod off...

However...

Michael Clayton - 6/10 - bit of a disapointment really...I was waiting for it to go somewhere...anywhere in fact...and it never really did! :huh:

The Invasion - 5/10 - 5 for Daniel Craig being in it...other than that I kept laughing as it just seemed like a sci-fi non-comedic version of Shaun of the Dead! :laugh:

The Omen - the remake. No where near as chilling as the original but quite watchable 6/10


The Princess Bride (again) one of my all time favourite films 10/10

Took the girls to see Hairspray yesterday and I am tempted to go again tomorrow as it was bluddy brilliant!

We have been singing Good Morning Baltimore all day and I will be buying the soundtrack and the DVD when it comes out!

If you feel like needing cheered up or just looking for a movie that doesn't tax your brain then go and see this. It's brilliant and just loved John Travolta in his fat suit!

Hmm I must admit I thought Hairspray was rubbish. The only good parts were what was shown on the tv previews but I`m glad you enjoyed it.

Tim Burton`s Corpse Bride - Thought it was excellent and will probably watch it again as I`m sure there is loads I have missed

Rataouille - great fun - really sweet...made me go ahhhh:blush:

Isolation - 6/10

Cultish Irish horror about a cow farmer discovering a genetically engineered mutant herd is being bred on his farm. No really. Good effort all round, but lacking a bit, setting a wee bit dark and grimy and the directing was a wee bit gritty. Maybe needed a bit more gloss.

1408

Started off well, John Cussak playing the part very well especially since a lot of the time it's him in the room on his own, however great suspense led to a very disappointing ending.

7/10

Cinema viewings since last I typed...well at least those I can remember:

The Look Out - should have been better than it was - 6/10

Enchanted - great fun - 8/10

The Golden Compass - not really my thing - 6/10

We Own the Night - didn't fulfill it's potential - 6/10

I Am Legend - cool but predictable - 8/10

American Gangster - Denzel plays Denzel but Russell was amazing as always - 8/10

3:10 to Yuma - I loved it on so many levels (I am a Crowe & Bale & Western fan) - 10/10

The Assasination of Jesse James... - another than didn't fulfill it's potential - 6/10

Rescue Dawn - so much promise and yet it didn't work for me - 6/10

Bridge to Terebithia - absolute gem - magic from start to finish. 10/10

haven't even heard of that one max - doh - must keep up with latest releases....

watched 'sound of music sing-a-long' dvd at the weekend - my loving sister's christmas present to me. Bitch.

300 - a film to enjoy for so many reasons...

American Gangster (2nd time)

No Country for Old Men - could have been better given it's pedigree and had a really odd ending...

P.S. I Love you - everyone should see his film...girls take tissues!

I'm looking forward to seeing: In the Valley of Elah - this week!

I like Hindi films very much. I saw "Devadas" in last. My favorite hero Sharukh Khan played important role in this film. Songs of this film is very good.

I watched Raiders of the Lost Arc.

Can't wait for the new Indy film to come out. May 22!

Just watched flood yesterday and thought it seemed a bit to real.

Climate change and the weather playing havoc in various parts of Britain.

Although I guess I must know nothing about that is well.

Maureen
Northern angel.

Just watched flood yesterday and thought it seemed a bit to real.

Climate change and the weather playing havoc in various parts of Britain.

Although I guess I must know nothing about that is well.

Maureen
Northern angel.

All About Eve. Never seen it all the way through (very long film, very bad cold).

Bloody marvellous it was. 10/10

Also Rocky Balboa. Same cold and the film wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. 7/10

TV:
You Only Live Twice

Cinema:
The Bank Job - do see this if you like a good old british crime caper...and Jason Stratham!