Rate the last film you saw

[John83]

Watched 'Kingdom of Heaven' on TV during the week, and confirmed my initial opinion from a few years ago that it, and Orlando Bloom, are lightweight nonsense.
I've seen neither, but I hear the director's cut is much, much better.

[don ramo]

was the the cinema version, or the directors cut, i tried watchin it when it first came out on dvd, selling points being neeson and gleeson, but half an hour in i turned it off, directors cut it suppose to hold the story together much better,

[Spudulika]

Saw Inception tonight, dozed off twice, as did everyone I spoke with afterwards (or at least once in some cases). Very disappointed and the plot was clear from the beginning with too many special effects trying to cover up the holes in the storyline. I've grown to be a Di Caprio fan (though it was only a wobble for The Man in the Iron Mask) and he is maturing, but this was beneath him. Very poor script and far too long, 90minutes would have done it justice. A couple of decent laughs but overall I've yet to meet a single person who though it was above mediocre fare. 2/5.i Maybe I shouldn't have read the feedback on here - damn you all to hell!

Incidentally, watched Mean Machine (english) and The Longest Yard (Sandler) in the last couple of days, lovely to turn your brain off to.

[Dunny]

Gotta love ROBOCOP, just finished watching it for the first time in years. 10/10

Use to have the action figure made of steal and the black Ford cop car to go with. :D

[Spudulika]

Because I did my MA on the period in question (Kingdom of Heaven) and the background to it is fascinating, so I kind of enjoyed it a little more than I should have (the whole love link was a joke, the portrayal of Reynald a bit ott and even Saladin was a bit off - especially the bit where he uprights the cross at the end, which would never have happened). The one thing that wasn't played out was the fact that Guy de Lusignan (whose family were favourites and related to the Angevin's) recruited heavily from Ireland and his personal bodyguard consisted of at least 20 Irish hobelari, who strangely remained in Jerusalem when the army was masacred at Hattin.

[ParkLife]

Saw Inception tonight, dozed off twice, as did everyone I spoke with afterwards (or at least once in some cases). Very disappointed and the plot was clear from the beginning with too many special effects trying to cover up the holes in the storyline. I've grown to be a Di Caprio fan (though it was only a wobble for The Man in the Iron Mask) and he is maturing, but this was beneath him. Very poor script and far too long, 90minutes would have done it justice. A couple of decent laughs but overall I've yet to meet a single person who though it was above mediocre fare. 2/5.i Maybe I shouldn't have read the feedback on here - damn you all to hell!

Incidentally, watched Mean Machine (english) and The Longest Yard (Sandler) in the last couple of days, lovely to turn your brain off to.

The fact you dozed off twice makes me think either A. you didn't get it or B. your 12 years old??
Movie of the year by a mile...

[Razors left peg]

Inception is one of the greatest movies ever made, absolutely blew me away.Nolan is a genius

[Spudulika]

The fact you dozed off twice makes me think either A. you didn't get it or B. your 12 years old??
Movie of the year by a mile...

Fortunately neither, nor reduced to childishness and such comments. As a movie it leaned too heavily on flashy effects and could have been completed in an hour and a half, easily. I love movies and I like most of the actors involved in thi effort, though from my and all but 2 of the people I spoke with since it was mediocre. Again, it's subjective.

[ParkLife]

Fair enough...did you not think the effects were needed to convey the dream sequences correctly??
I thought all the actors gave top notch performances..especially DiCaprio, Gordon Levitt and Tom Hardy(especially Tom Hardy).
I can't see how you could have done it in 90 mins either... you need time to develop all the characters, and to let people get the ideas that are being conveyed. I think it was the fastest 2 and a half hours I've spent in a cinema in a long time.
also...what was your understanding of the ending?? Blank it out so you don't spoil it for others.

[shakermaker1982]

Inception - quality. Looking forward to the blu ray version
The Road - awful. Slow, boring and Omar only gets a 2 minute cameo.

[Spudulika]

Saw The A-Team a couple of days ago. Does what it says on the tin, pure entertainment, good special effects, good acting and some very funny moments. Liam Neeson surprised me as I thought it was awful casting, the accent is edgy at times, but he pulled the role off. For anyone who grew up watching the show, wondering how planes, choppers and cars could crash, explode and yet everyone walk away from them, this doesn't disappoint.

[Dunny]

I thought Neeson was decent as Hannibal tbh. I thought your man who done Murdock was excellent, really enjoyable film.

[don ramo]

I thought Neeson was decent as Hannibal tbh. I thought your man who done Murdock was excellent, really enjoyable film.

yeah, hell be to go to guy for crazy people in the future, he was class in district 9 to, stole both shows,

rewatched Gladiator for the first time in about 7 or 8 years, i didnt think it was anything special before, now i think its probably one of the best films ive ever seen, 11/10 :D

[culloty82]

Fair enough...did you not think the effects were needed to convey the dream sequences correctly??
I thought all the actors gave top notch performances..especially DiCaprio, Gordon Levitt and Tom Hardy(especially Tom Hardy).
I can't see how you could have done it in 90 mins either... you need time to develop all the characters, and to let people get the ideas that are being conveyed. I think it was the fastest 2 and a half hours I've spent in a cinema in a long time.
also...what was your understanding of the ending?? Blank it out so you don't spoil it for others.

DON'T READ TIL YOU'VE SEEN IT!!!

Going by the ending, it's hard to see how di Caprio's character escaped limbo, so my take is that the movie itself is a dream and that his wife never died. Sounds like a bit of a cop-out, but it makes the most sense.

[Magicme]

Taking the kids to see Toy Story 3D and leaving them at the cinema to watch The A-team while I shop. Cant wait.

[juan]

and leaving them at the cinema to watch The A-team while I shop. Cant wait.
If you have a problem...if no one else can mind your kids while you shop...and if you can find them...maybe you can hire...The A- Team.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MVonyVSQoM

[Razors left peg]

Watched Brooklyns Finest this evening, had so much more potential with a really good cast but it was pretty flat and boring. Not a crap film by any means but could have been much much better

[Magicme]

Nice one Juan!

Toy story was great, laughed and cried during it but wouldn't recommend it for under 5s coz its a wee bit scary in parts and there is eh um moderate violence. Loved it but shouldn't have bothered with 3d as it did little to enhance it.

My boys, my bro and my sis loved the A-Team too and I got loads of shopping done so a successful day all round.

[Dunny]

Toy Story 3, an emotional rollercoaster eh Magicme? :D

[juan]

My boys, my bro and my sis loved the A-Team too and I got loads of shopping done so a successful day all round.
I love it when a plan comes together!

[Magicme]

I love it when a plan comes together!

Oh god! Are you related to me? Thats exactly what my 2 brothers would have done! :D

[Dunny]

There Will Be Blood 10/10

Another brilliant performance from DDL. His character sounded alot like Sean Connery!

[don ramo]

just finnished the millenium trilogy, (the girl with the dragin tattoo, the girl who played with fire, and the girl who kicked the hornets nest), superb trilogy, based on the stieg larssons millenium trilogy books, i remeber the first one being in cinema last year, deffinately worth watching of you can get your hands on them, i dont think the second 2 films will be on DVD here for another bit,

[John83]

just finnished the millenium trilogy, (the girl with the dragin tattoo, the girl who played with fire, and the girl who kicked the hornets nest), superb trilogy, based on the stieg larssons millenium trilogy books, i remeber the first one being in cinema last year, deffinately worth watching of you can get your hands on them, i dont think the second 2 films will be on DVD here for another bit,
I think the second one will have a limited release here around Christmas.

[A N Mouse]

just finnished the millenium trilogy, (the girl with the dragin tattoo, the girl who played with fire, and the girl who kicked the hornets nest), superb trilogy, based on the stieg larssons millenium trilogy books, i remeber the first one being in cinema last year, deffinately worth watching of you can get your hands on them, i dont think the second 2 films will be on DVD here for another bit,

Could have sworn seen this advertised, on tv(?), the other day :shock:. Uk release date 27 Aug

What was the literal translation of the third book? Something about castles in the sky?

[don ramo]

Could have sworn seen this advertised, on tv(?), the other day :shock:. Uk release date 27 Aug

What was the literal translation of the third book? Something about castles in the sky?

the girl who kicked the hornets nest is the third, book and film,

also i heard there gonna be playing extended cuts in swedish tv this year, adding something like 60-90 minutes to the overall story

[bennocelt]

Saw Casino Royale the other day. Dont know what all the fuss was about, thought it was dire stuff. Might has well have Jackie Chan as the new bond with all the silly fighting in it, and some of the dialogue was Mave Binchy stuff. Still, though,Craig was decent as Bond

[Ciaran W]

Basketball diaries, brilliant film :)

[SkStu]

Basketball diaries, brilliant film :)

agreed.

Didnt enjoy the girl with the dragon tattoo movie too much, loved the books. I hear Daniel Craig will be playing Kalle Blomqvist in the hollywood adaptation.

[Ash]

Went ot see Expendibles yesterday ... I knew it was going to be bad, but didnt realise just how bad!
Action sceanes (which was pretty much the entire film) were funny in parts though

[osarusan]

One flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was on Film4 during the week. Reminded me once again that it's one of the best films ever made.

[A N Mouse]

the girl who kicked the hornets nest is the third, book and film,

also i heard there gonna be playing extended cuts in swedish tv this year, adding something like 60-90 minutes to the overall story

A literal translation of the third installment is 'The Air Castle that Exploded', some kind of swedish idiom - I have a vague recollection of a more poetic sounding translation, but can't find any evidence for this.

Didn't realise, until now, that the first title was not a direct translation either. Can't imagine 'Men Who Hate Women' topping many bestseller lists.

[Predator]

One flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was on Film4 during the week. Reminded me once again that it's one of the best films ever made.Great film. A friend of mine recommended that I read the book. He said he enjoyed it more than the film.

Caught the end of The Departed last night. Fantastic show. 8/10.

[don ramo]

Saw Casino Royale the other day. Dont know what all the fuss was about, thought it was dire stuff. Might has well have Jackie Chan as the new bond with all the silly fighting in it, and some of the dialogue was Mave Binchy stuff. Still, though,Craig was decent as Bond

bond is not meant to be so serious, its just the director had a hard on for jason bourne, bond has always been fun to watch never taking itself serious, and has lasted 40 years, then daniel craig comes along and ruins it,

saw salt yesterday decent show, twists and turns through the film, liev scrieber was pretty decent too,

saw the expendables, i think one "reviewer" said if you like this you have the brain capacity of a 12 year old, oh well back to school with me, :D

[osarusan]

Great film. A friend of mine recommended that I read the book. He said he enjoyed it more than the film.
The book is tremendous also, in a more subtle way, and makes greater statements about mental health and society than the film. I'd absolutely recommend it.

[tetsujin1979]

Was at the Scott Pilgrim VS The World premier on Monday. Edgar Wright, Michael Cera, Jason Schwartzman and Anna Kendrick (who is stunning in real life) introduced the film.
Takes a few liberties with the books, but one of the most enjoyable films I've seen in an age. Rock music, romance, comedy and comics books all blended together.
Go and see it when it comes out.

[sligoman]

Watched 'The Untouchables' the other night. Thought it was decent.

[Neish]

Watched "The Blindside" last night. Very good, usually hate Sandra Bullock but she was good in this

[Spudulika]

Watched Back to the Future parts 1 and 3 last week. The first is a classic and no matter what the gombeens like Clarkson say, the De Lorean was the coolest car of the 80's. Oddly the 3rd part was funnier than I remember (I saw it first in the cinema after winning freebie tickets from 2fm). The awful Oirish accents MJ and Lea were completely hammed up, while calling himself Clint Eastwood was just priceless. If anyone wants to get transported back to their childhoods (or enjoy movies with dialogue and acting) just spend a wet evening with these.

[Colbert Report]

I just wasted an hour and a half of my life watching "Salt" with Angelina Jolie. Complete muck.

[pauliek]

The Expendables was class, not an action movie fan but it was Rambo style with all the killings.

The last house on the left is a very good revenage film, watched them both the other day

[shakermaker1982]

Armoured - average. Bog standard action movie.

Holmes - awful.

A prophet - the first 30 minutes are brilliant. It dips a little after that but it's still an excellent movie.

[Lev Yashin]

The Experiment, Adrian Brody and Forrest Whittiker....Complete rubbish!!!

Based on that experiment that was done in the 70's with 24 men in a prison with some as guards and some as prisioners. Had potential but was just shockingly bad!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_prison_experiment

[paudie]

Scott Pilgrim vs the world.

Very silly but very good. 8/10

[Magicme]

Just watching This is England and I feel sick. Dont know how I will sleep tonight. God almighty. There is nothing more despicable than racism.

[Razors left peg]

Watched Toy Story 3 the other day, good fun

[Neish]

Just watched four lions, not Chris Morris best work but still pretty funny?

[passinginterest]

Went to see "The Last Exorcism" last night and my exact reaction was "meh". It's a mediocre horror, takes an interesting enough approach with a slow build, I've no problem with slow films but in this case it was meant to draw you in and make it believable as well as make the characters sympathetic and I just didn't think it really worked. The ending is also a bit on the poor side. There's a couple of nice scares but I just wasn't draw in enough to really go for them.

If your a horror fan than check it out, if not don't bother you'll hate it. As a horror fan I'd still only give it a 5.5/10. The missus is also a big horror fan and she found it a bit more engaging and would probably have given it a 7 or 8.

[John83]

Just watched four lions, not Chris Morris best work but still pretty funny?
I don't know. I'd usually assume you'd know what you watched and your opinion of it.

[Neish]

I don't know. I'd usually assume you'd know what you watched and your opinion of it.
:o That should of been a full stop