Rate the last film you saw

[SkStu]

agreed - fantastic movie. Shane Meadows is one of the best British movie makers of all time and pretty underrated too.

[cheifo]

Don't think I have seen any Meadows films apart from This is England. What do you recommend?

[SkStu]

Don't think I have seen any Meadows films apart from This is England. What do you recommend?

A Room For Romeo Brass is SUPERB but even better in my opinion is Dead Mans Shoes (which BohsPartisan pointed me in the direction of).

Both are funny with dark moments, which is very much his style. Witty and socially observant. Not to mention the brilliance of Paddy Considine in both.

If you check em out, let me know what you think...

[bennocelt]

Don't think I have seen any Meadows films apart from This is England. What do you recommend?

Dead Mans Shoes is one of my all time fav movies, def worth checking out

[NeilMcD]

Saw Away we Go and enjoyed it. Not a classic but an enjoyable movie. This is England is great I agree.

[SkStu]

watched "The Informers" last night. Its a movie set in the 80's covering the pre-AIDS era of lavish excess of drug use and promiscuity. Stars Winona Ryder, Billy Bob Thornton, Mickey O'Rourke and Kim Basinger.

Sounds decent?

Absolute, total GASH. Some pointless storylines, no character development and overall just weird.

Ill give it 1/10. The one point is for Amber Heard getting her funbags out in almost every scene she is in. And her slamming hot body.

http://www.joblo.com/images_arrownews/Amber-heard-zomb11.jpg

[paul_oshea]

I think i might have posted this before but i cant remember ever reading a book from start to finish. I dont read books but even the odd one i might have picked up id never finish because of boredom. I couldn;t keep my head out of Anvil. ANyway ive never looked forward so much to buying a DVD as this one when it comes out. IS it a worldwide release on the 6th of October? Plus it will be my little contribution to them for sticking to it, through everything. WHat a book, What a story. \m/

[shakermaker1982]

A Room For Romeo Brass is SUPERB but even better in my opinion is Dead Mans Shoes (which BohsPartisan pointed me in the direction of).

Both are funny with dark moments, which is very much his style. Witty and socially observant. Not to mention the brilliance of Paddy Considine in both.

If you check em out, let me know what you think...

24/7 is worth a watch as well. Dead man's shoes is excellent. Think Travis Bickle from Taxi driver having a bad day in the East Midlands Cheifo!

[cheifo]

I think i might have posted this before but i cant remember ever reading a book from start to finish. I dont read books but even the odd one i might have picked up id never finish because of boredom. I couldn;t keep my head out of Anvil. ANyway ive never looked forward so much to buying a DVD as this one when it comes out. IS it a worldwide release on the 6th of October? Plus it will be my little contribution to them for sticking to it, through everything. WHat a book, What a story. \m/

Thanks for the heads up on the Meadows films lads.

As we get older and more cynical it gets more difficult to get that warm fuzzy feeling but I had it after renting out Anvil. Very funny in parts. The bit where they both get really intense and start crying is bloody hilarious.

[bennocelt]

I think i might have posted this before but i cant remember ever reading a book from start to finish. I dont read books but even the odd one i might have picked up id never finish because of boredom. I couldn;t keep my head out of Anvil. ANyway ive never looked forward so much to buying a DVD as this one when it comes out. IS it a worldwide release on the 6th of October? Plus it will be my little contribution to them for sticking to it, through everything. WHat a book, What a story. \m/

that figures:p

[thischarmingman]

http://www.joblo.com/images_arrownews/Amber-heard-zomb11.jpg

Thanks Stu, all of my work colleagues and managers enjoyed seeing that at work.

:(

[superfrank]

Watched Raising Arizona again last night.

It'd been years since I last saw it and it's still as good as ever. I found it hilarious and it also has a great soundtrack.

[Royal rover]

watched the firm at last week , my advice would be not to go and see it , the worst hooligan movie made yet

[paul_oshea]

http://www.joblo.com/images_arrownew...ard-zomb11.jpg
Thanks Stu, all of my work colleagues and managers enjoyed seeing that at work.

:(

was that picture taken as she was rushing to the toilet with a dose of the gallops and she forgot to close the cubicle door?

Benno i dont need to read books to have a strong grasp of the English language :p

[tetsujin1979]

saw The Invention of Lying last night
it's ok, not great. Has a decent idea behind it - no one can lie about anything, so adverts just state facts, movies are just lectures delivered by one guy, no religion, etc - until Ricky Gervais creates the lie, and he's the only one who can, and since everyone else always tells the truth, everyone believes everything he says.
but it's not enough of an idea to hold a 100 minute movie. Might have worked better as a one hour TV special IMO

[Neish]

Watched Raising Arizona again last night.

It'd been years since I last saw it and it's still as good as ever. I found it hilarious and it also has a great soundtrack.

A classic, cohen bros. at their best

[Longfordian]

Body Of Evidence starring Madonna and Willem Dafoe. Madonna in probably a career defining performance, giving an early glimpse of the potential that was to come to fruition in Dick Tracy and Swept Away. Dafoe has never nailed a character so well. 9/10.

[don ramo]

saw zombieland last night, good for a few laughs, id say 6-7 out of 10

[briancool21]

zomibieland i'd give it an 8

[centre mid]

Body Of Evidence starring Madonna and Willem Dafoe. Madonna in probably a career defining performance, giving an early glimpse of the potential that was to come to fruition in Dick Tracy and Swept Away. Dafoe has never nailed a character so well. 9/10.

Thats the funniest post I've read on here for a while.

[gustavo]

Body Of Evidence starring Madonna and Willem Dafoe. Madonna in probably a career defining performance, giving an early glimpse of the potential that was to come to fruition in Dick Tracy and Swept Away. Dafoe has never nailed a character so well. 9/10.

If i recall correctly , I presume you're referring to Madonna's character ? :cool:

[tetsujin1979]

was at the premier of Couples Retreat earlier, the director, the producer and Vince Vaughn introduced the movie. Took a friend of mine and she shook hands with Vince when he passed.

Ok comedy, not great. Decent DVD rental alright.

[Longfordian]

If i recall correctly , I presume you're referring to Madonna's character ? :cool:

You do recall correctly!. Hilarious stuff.

[thischarmingman]

Saw Couple's Retreat (3.5) last night, went in with low expectations as we just wanted a no-brainer film after work. Predictably, it was er...predictable, contrived and not very clever but it did have some laugh out loud moments, it was pleasantly easy to watch, and it was not quite as bad as I had anticipated. I may have laughed more during it than I did during the equally hyped Invention of Lying (3/5), which started well, before running out of steam mid-way through.

Can't wait to see The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and Up over the next few days.

[thischarmingman]

Saw District 9 today, really enjoyed it. The beginning of it was just brilliant the way it draws you into the story and the first half blew me away. I actually felt the last third or so was a little more boring (but then I never find explosions and clanking machines that interesting) but it was certainly an intriguing film that left you with plenty to think about. The door was also pretty obviously left open for a sequel.

4/5

[Battery Rover]

Went to Up the 3D version tonight and it was an excellent film. Pixar seem to be making films that are animated which you just become part of while watching.

Watched That Damned United Friday night and thought it was excellent.

[sligoman]

Can't wait to see The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus over the next few days.Went to see it tonight, thought it was brilliant.

[thischarmingman]

Went to see it tonight, thought it was brilliant.

Class. I'm expecting it to be a feast for the eyes.*












*By 'it' I may mean Lily Cole.

[don ramo]

just saw Public Enemies, excellent show,

further enhances my opinion of depp as one of the best actors around, dillinger and jack sparrow caracters are literally worlds apart, yet he plays each so well,
bale was good also, hell the whole cast was excellent:D

[ParkLife]

Couples Retreat...Poor...Vaughn rants on and on for far too long...when he goes on about the shark attack..meant to be funny but just annoying. Some laughs but too much of a gap between them.... the women are all hot though.... 4/10

Drag me to Hell...rented it looking for a good horror for Halloween. One of the worst films I've seen in a long time. Not once was it scary. They try to make it funny too like Army of Darkness (same director), but it doesn't work.
Wasn't helped by some of the worst acting I've seen ..Alison Lohman and Justin Long being the main culprits.
1/10

[The Lep]

I watched Doghouse the other night and its one of the funniest film ive seen in years given that its a zombie film.

[Battery Rover]

Went to see Nightmare Before Christmas in 3D last weekend and to be honest seeing it in 3D does nothing for the film.

[DaveyCakes]

District 9

Very disappointing. After 15 minutes, I could have written the screenplay for the rest of it, because it was so obvious what was going to happen. And the ham-fisted South Africa-apartheid-prawns "can you see what we're doing here?" connection was pitiful.

[don ramo]

District 9

Very disappointing. After 15 minutes, I could have written the screenplay for the rest of it, because it was so obvious what was going to happen. And the ham-fisted South Africa-apartheid-prawns "can you see what we're doing here?" connection was pitiful.

15 minutes and you predicted the next 2 hours, damn i could have use you at 6 o clock when i was doin the lotto,

seriously youd have to have phycic abilities to tell what happen in that film based on the first 15 mins

[tetsujin1979]

District 9

Very disappointing. After 15 minutes, I could have written the screenplay for the rest of it, because it was so obvious what was going to happen. And the ham-fisted South Africa-apartheid-prawns "can you see what we're doing here?" connection was pitiful.

the first 15 minutes was news reports and CCTV footage, did you really predict what was going to happen to Wikus?

[DaveyCakes]

Okay, maybe 20 minutes. Whatever. Guy gets sprayed in the face by alien gunk...what could possibly happen?

He works for nasty multinational corporation. I wonder will they be interested in him, forcing him to go on the run?

Where can he possibly run to?

and so on.....

[SkStu]

i liked District 9 but i felt it lost its way a bit. Didnt know whether to be a moralistic tale or a half funny/half shoot-em-up style movie. Id still give it a healthy 7/10.

The Education of Charlie Banks - Fred Dursts directorial debut and its actually pretty enjoyable and well acted though it is a little aimless at times. 6.84/10

also rented the Girlfriend Experience at the weekend. It was a Steven Soderberg film about a high class escort starring filthy porn star (Sasha Grey of Cumfart Cocktails 5 fame). Watched it with a box of kleenex at the ready and a sly wink at herself. I dont think there was even a pair of tits on show. Waste of my time and money.

Decent film though if you like arty stuff that sounds like its going to be w@nk-worthy but isnt. 4.13/10

[Lev Yashin]

i liked District 9 but i felt it lost its way a bit. Didnt know whether to be a moralistic tale or a half funny/half shoot-em-up style movie. Id still give it a healthy 7/10.

The Education of Charlie Banks - Fred Dursts directorial debut and its actually pretty enjoyable and well acted though it is a little aimless at times. 6.84/10

also rented the Girlfriend Experience at the weekend. It was a Steven Soderberg film about a high class escort starring filthy porn star (Sasha Grey of Cumfart Cocktails 5 fame). Watched it with a box of kleenex at the ready and a sly wink at herself. I dont think there was even a pair of tits on show. Waste of my time and money.

Decent film though if you like arty stuff that sounds like its going to be w@nk-worthy but isnt. 4.13/10


I just got a cold shiver down my back!!!

I saw the invention of lying lately, Wasn't what i hoped it would be and wasn't funny enough, that said there were moments of real quality but not enough.

[bennocelt]

Finally got to see The Damned United - have to say a little dissapointed, not even near the book, good acting but was very short.

Taken - wasnt as bad as expected, but the story was very silly - American girls kidnapped and set to be used as sex slaves in Europe, and pesky Albanian gangs running amok in Paris. Liam Neeson kicking ass!!

The Brave One - Jodie Foster does Death Wish. Not bad, but would much prefer Charles Bronsan

28 Weeks Later - sequal to one of my favs - 28 days later - rubbish effort, no new direction just rehashing the same plot/story - but looking forward to Boyle back on board for the new movie out next year

Joe Strummer - The Future is Unwritten - C4 movie doc on one of my music heros, was enjoying it but then Bono made an appearance on it and that kind of gave a sour taste. Also damien hirst and a few american actors.......I mean very little about punk in London at all.

[passinginterest]

28 Weeks Later - sequal to one of my favs - 28 days later - rubbish effort, no new direction just rehashing the same plot/story - but looking forward to Boyle back on board for the new movie out next year.

Happened to watch this last week too and I thought it was a decent effort, I thought the plot/story was very different to the first, so much so that they were almost working to a different genre, the first a slower more traditional horror, the second an action horror thriller. Overall about a 6 out of 10.

[Longfordian]

Went to Zombieland. Enjoyed it a lot. Lots of laughs in it.

[superfrank]

Two I saw recently:

Rashomon: I loved it. It's a fascinating story and I thought it was really well shot.

Muerte de un ciclista (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048394/): A great film. I was really entranced by it. It was well paced for the most part and the filming was perfect. It had a very Hitchcock feel to it. I loved this one too.

[don ramo]

saw The Men Who Stare At Goats tonight, was a bit meh, noting special, worth waiting for the dvd, 6/10

[SkStu]

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

decent but John Travolta just doesnt pull it off as a bad ass.

[SkStu]

The Soloist

good movie based generally around the issues of mental illness and friendship. A journalist from the LA Times befriends a homeless schizophrenic while writing a column about him. True story.

7/10

[Mad Moose]

Loving my International Selection of movies at the minute.

Last watched Italian for Beginners. These kind of movies grip me. Anything that shows life as close to reality as it is. Its about a group of people who live different lives in a small Danish village and the link in the end of all these individuals is the learning of Italian.

Never quite gets going for me but witty at times and I like its simplicity. The hairdresser was pleasing on the eye too. Quite a fox actually.

Probably 6/10 for me.

[the 12 th man]

- 13- Game Of Death,(Thai film)

A guy who's down on his luck and broke gets a phone call inviting him to play a game with cash prizes for tasks done,of course the tasks get harder as the money gets bigger-great idea for a movie with a proper budget.

7/10 (Much higher with more $$ available)

[Neish]

Watched Mongol at the weekend http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416044/

Good show but a bit overhyped IMO

[Noelys Guitar]

Caught "The Long Good Friday" at about 2am in the morning on whatever channel. Had not seen this movie in years. Still brilliant. Hoskins as the cockney gangster and Brosnan in a bit part role as IRA man.

[Magicme]

Watched Twilight the other nite and though "meh". The started to worry about my female creditials last night as I enjoyed beer and football and mulled over the thought that all other females who saw that movie loved it and cried during it.

My sons enjoyed it more than me. Worrying.