Recommended Films

[DIFChick]

Was just thinking this earlier, Is filming complete?.
If not they would have to re-shoot the whole film?

Dark Knight is in post production and set for release in the summer. I'm just wondering how Warner Bros are going to handle the marketing now. Are they going to pull all the ad's/trailers? Stick with the original release date?

I feel awfully sad thinking about his little girl growing up without her father...

On a happier note: Colin Farrell's new film was opening the Sundance Festival. I watched the trailer and it looks pretty good. "In Bruges" it's called, check it out.

[Aberdonian Stu]

On the Oliver Reed thing, I was of the understanding that they had to change the ending somewhat because of his death as apparently his character was meant to survive to the end of the film.

[Bondvillain]

On the Oliver Reed thing, I was of the understanding that they had to change the ending somewhat because of his death as apparently his character was meant to survive to the end of the film.

Not quite.

Reed was meant to have some exit dialogue during the escape scene which was originally to feature about 3/4 way through the finished movie. This dialogue would intimate that he was going to high tail it out of there, look after himself, and that Maximus was on his own, as Reed's character wasn't going to stick around for the carnage to follow.

After Reed's death, Scott couldn't film the scene despite the advances in technology available to him, and as he said himself , it worked out better using the near-silent CG footage , as the dimly lit reaction shots gave the Proximo character a more noble end, in light of Reed's tragic passing, but aside from some that slight restructuring (using already-shot footage and manipulated CG shots) no further adjustment to the script was required.

[gilberto_eire]

Don't know if anyone mentioned Remember the Titans, He got Game or the Hurricane(kinda a sports movie but more a story)
3 great movies from one of my fave all time actors denzel washington.... Man on Fire and malcolm X 2 other mentions for him also amongst others

Has to be the greatest actor in the world right now IMO(would have been Tom Hanks until he dissappeared of the radar...well until recently anyway).
You know your going to see a cracker when his names on the list!.

Three of the best films ive seen in the past year were ''Deja Vu'', ''American Gangster'' and his newest film ''The Great Debaters''. I dont think the last one is getting a cinematic release here as i watched it online a number of weeks ago and still havent seen any sign of it since.

Also all the films you mentioned are amazing although i have'nt seen ''Man on Fire'' ive heard good things about it

Really looking forward to watching ''Cloverfield'', anyone who went to the Transformers would have seen the 3/4 minute clip, That left you on the edge of your seat wondering ''What the hell just happened''. Amazing form of advertisment, not even a name was given to the film until recently!!

[TonyD]

Has to be the greatest actor in the world right now IMO(would have been Tom Hanks until he dissappeared of the radar...well until recently anyway).

Daniel Day Lewis for me. Incredible actor. Everything I've seen him in he's completely different. You wouldn't think it was the same person in My Left Foot and Gangs of New York for instance.

[Bondvillain]

Has to be the greatest actor in the world right now IMO(would have been Tom Hanks until he dissappeared of the radar...well until recently anyway).

Tom Hanks dissapeared off the Radar? We are talking about the same Tom Hanks , right?

He's been in at least 1 Award winning movie, a blockbuster hit, or a Worldwide newsworthy flop almost every year for nearly 25 years without a break!

Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
The Da Vinci Code (2006)
Cars (2006) (voice)
The Polar Express (2004)
The Terminal (2003)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Road to Perdition (2002)
Cast Away (2000)
The Green Mile (1999)
Toy Story 2 (1999) (voice)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
That Thing You Do! (1996)
Toy Story (1995)
Apollo 13 (1995)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Philadelphia (1993)
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
A League of Their Own (1992)
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
Turner & Hooch (1989)
The 'burbs (1989)
Big (1988)
Dragnet (1987)
The Money Pit (1986)
Bachelor Party (1985)
Splash (1984)

Pretty much spot on about Day Lewis though. Along with De Niro & Pacino, he's one of the last of the true method actors.

[geysir]

I only just noticed this thread!
I didn't mean it as in why didn't you see that it has been mentioned before.
Its a multi page thread so some films will get mentioned multi times

I watched half of 2 days in Paris last night and I am not so inspired to watch the second half, is it worth the effort?
So far the 3 best scenes have been the ones with the taxi drivers, about 20 seconds each.

[cheifo]

I didn't mean it as in why didn't you see that it has been mentioned before.
Its a multi page thread so some films will get mentioned multi times

I watched half of 2 days in Paris last night and I am not so inspired to watch the second half, is it worth the effort?
So far the 3 best scenes have been the ones with the taxi drivers, about 20 seconds each.

What a coincidence I gave up on two Days in Paris at same point.The answer to your question is no:)

[gilberto_eire]

Tom Hanks dissapeared off the Radar? We are talking about the same Tom Hanks , right?

He's been in at least 1 Award winning movie, a blockbuster hit, or a Worldwide newsworthy flop almost every year for nearly 25 years without a break!

Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
The Da Vinci Code (2006)
Cars (2006) (voice)
The Polar Express (2004)
The Terminal (2003)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Road to Perdition (2002)
Cast Away (2000)
The Green Mile (1999)
Toy Story 2 (1999) (voice)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
That Thing You Do! (1996)
Toy Story (1995)
Apollo 13 (1995)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Philadelphia (1993)
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
A League of Their Own (1992)
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
Turner & Hooch (1989)
The 'burbs (1989)
Big (1988)
Dragnet (1987)
The Money Pit (1986)
Bachelor Party (1985)
Splash (1984)

Pretty much spot on about Day Lewis though. Along with De Niro & Pacino, he's one of the last of the true method actors.

Ya basically from 2002 until 2007 he made 3 DECENT films. While Denzel has 3 out nearly in the past year alone!!:D

[Unreal Madrid]

Ya basically from 2002 until 2007 he made 3 films. While Denzel has 3 out nearly in the past year alone!!:D

What school did you go to, he made 7.:o

[Bondvillain]

Ya basically from 2002 until 2007 he made 3 films. While Denzel has 3 out nearly in the past year alone!!:D

Yeah.

Im not great at maths, but I'd go with the guy who said 7. Because he can count. And he counted that one correctly. You said 3. You were wrong.

Counting Denzel's movies from Jan 2007 to Jan 2008 I get ...Errrmmm...American Gangster. (That's "1" )

He's been quiet this last few months.

(The Great Debaters , good as it is, will be straight to DVD Spring 2008. ) Wrong there too. Unlucky , dude.

Bearing in mind that it has only been out in the last 3 months in the U.S. , a limited release in the UK or Ireland would be the best we could expect in the next few months.

EDIT :CORRECTING 2007 TO 2008 An incorrect year error - and obviously so. Nonetheless, subject to selective quoting.

[gilberto_eire]

I know there was 7, i was only counting decent/motion/heard off pictures. i.e ''Catch me if you can'' ''DaVinci Code'' and ''Charlie Wilsons War''

Would hardly class the two animated films, and never heard of the other two, so stand by the ''disapeared off the radar''comment. Has'nt appeared in enough motion pictures the past few years to hold the best actor award.

So just stick the word decent before the 3 so

[gilberto_eire]

Yeah.

Im not great at maths, but I'd go with the guy who said 7. Because he can count. And he counted that one correctly. You said 3. You were wrong.

Counting Denzel's movies from Jan 2006 to Jan 2007 I get ...Errrmmm...American Gangster. (That's "1" )

(The Great Debaters , good as it is, will be straight to DVD Spring 2007. ) Wrong there too. Unlucky , dude.

Eeeerrr, unluck dude ''The Great Debaters'' was released in America, Xmas 2007, American Gangster-2007 and Deja Vu- Nov 2006. See if you read my post right i said '' has 3 out NEARLY in the past year alone''

So next time your gonna take the ''smug'' post route, read the post properly and get ALL the facts right. ;)

[Bondvillain]

I know there was 7, i was only counting decent/motion/heard off pictures. i.e ''Catch me if you can'' ''DaVinci Code'' and ''Charlie Wilsons War''

Would hardly class the two animated films, and never heard of the other two, so stand by the ''disapeared off the radar''comment. Has'nt appeared in enough motion pictures the past few years to hold the best actor award.

So just stick the word decent before the 3 so

Jesus.

Stephen Spielberg's' $100m grossing The Terminal with Catherine Zeta Jones,

The Oscar Nominated 'Cars' with Paul Newman, for which Hanks took centre stage in all the European press conferences for, despite the fact he had just a cameo role, and

The Polar Express, Robert Zemeckis triple oscar nominated (in the Movie categories, not "animated") Christmas film, which, again, Hanks took pole position in promoting...

And finally, Award winning "American Beauty" director Sam Mendes' Oscar winning 'Road to Perdition' , again , with the Oscar Winning Paul Newman (which had another 6 oscar nominations, a Bafta & Golden Globe win, as well as an Empire award Nom for Hanks as best Actor)


And still he was "Off the radar" ?

You didn't count ANY of these? (or, rather, count any of these as "decent" ?)

Do you WATCH films at all?


Just because you havent "heard off" them doesn't mean Hanks has been off the radar. (We suspect Someone has been, but we don't think it was Tom Hanks... )

[Bondvillain]

Eeeerrr, unluck dude ''The Great Debaters'' was released in America, Xmas 2007,
So next time your gonna take the ''smug'' post route, read the post properly and get ALL the facts right. ;)

Well, go to see 'The Great Debaters' in America in 2007 then, instead of wondering (as you did in your earlier posts) whether it's going to get a cinema release "here".

Be specific. USA or "Here" .

Oh, and if you're going to accuse me of being smug just because I research facts instead of blathering out random shyte, you should at least learn to spell "Unlucky" correctly, so you dont look like a complete tool when you're trying to look clever.

[cheifo]

Watched "The Miracle of Berne" last night on RTE2.It was a light hearted look at the 1954 WC victory by the Germans who beat the then wizards of world football Hungary in the final.Good wee film which apparantly won a few awards.It recreated a real sense of time and place which imo a lot of films struggle to do.Switched over from Remember the titans starring our mate Denzel which was looking way too predictable.
BTW re:Tom Hanks I thought Catch me if you can was very enetertaining and a little underestimated.

[gilberto_eire]

Jesus.

Stephen Spielberg's' $100m grossing The Terminal with Catherine Zeta Jones,

The Oscar Nominated 'Cars' with Paul Newman, for which Hanks took centre stage in all the European press conferences for, despite the fact he had just a cameo role, and

The Polar Express, Robert Zemeckis triple oscar nominated (in the Movie categories, not "animated") Christmas film, which, again, Hanks took pole position in promoting...

And finally, Award winning "American Beauty" director Sam Mendes' Oscar winning 'Road to Perdition' , again , with the Oscar Winning Paul Newman (which had another 6 oscar nominations, a Bafta & Golden Globe win, as well as an Empire award Nom for Hanks as best Actor)


And still he was "Off the radar" ?

You didn't count ANY of these? (or, rather, count any of these as "decent" ?)

Do you WATCH films at all?


Just because you havent "heard off" them doesn't mean Hanks has been off the radar. (We suspect Someone has been, but we don't think it was Tom Hanks... )

I'd say a lot more people would have trouble associating him with those two MOTION films aswell, I go the cinema a good bit and watch a lot of films, and wouldnt have been able to name him in them.
As for the animated films, i'd hardly still call him on top of his game for that.

What differs the likes of himself and a few others from the bunch is the performance he gives through visual impact. That isnt visable is an animated film so i wouldnt count them!.
Can you class the actress who does Marge Simpsons voice a great actor?, after all i think she is the one who has never done any work bar voice acting. All in all its an art in its own but would'nt let someone hold the greatest actor accolade as there not actually featuring!!


Well, go to see 'The Great Debaters' in America in 2007 then, instead of wondering (as you did in your earlier posts) whether it's going to get a cinema release "here".

Be specific. USA or "Here" .

Oh, and if you're going to accuse me of being smug just because I research facts instead of blathering out random shyte, you should at least learn to spell "Unlucky" correctly, so you dont look like a complete tool when you're trying to look clever.

''Be specific USA or here'':rolleyes:, Didnt i say that i watched it on the net, hence my question what was the story with it in europe!!.

Ya i left out the Y in unlucky because i was typing from my bed and my eye sight is'nt great, regardless i don't care i was'nt been the initial smart-arse here was i?;)

Well then if your pointing out more things, you said ''Spring 2007'' that would mean it came out on DVD here last year so:rolleyes:

Not sure why so many posters on here have to be so smart about everything, nothing going on in your real lifes so ye have to create drama?

Anyway let the thread get back on topic, like it was!!

[biscuit]

Road to Perdition is a great flick, Newman was fantastic in it. I liked the terminal too, suprising too because i usually dont like that kind of movie!
De Niro and Pacino are simply greats. I really enjoyed "this boys life", not that well known but great performances from de niro,di caprio and ellen barkin!Once upon a time in america, raging bull and taxi driver were excellent also. Wasnt impressed with hide n seek though.
Pacino is just great in every role iv seen him! The devils advocate, any given sunday, scarface and the godfathers my favourites.

[Wolfie]

Pacino is just great in every role iv seen him! The devils advocate, any given sunday, scarface and the godfathers my favourites.

Don't forget "Scent of a Woman".

"I'm in the Dark Here!!!!!!!!"

[anto1208]

Saw Walk hard the Duey cox story . Very funny i hadnt heard much about it went to it when no country for old men was sold out laughed all the way through piddle take of Walk the line .

[Billsthoughts]

Road to Perdition is a great flick, Newman was fantastic in it. I liked the terminal too, suprising too because i usually dont like that kind of movie!
.
didnt like Road to Perdition at all.....liked the terminal and catch me if you can..de bronx tale is very good de niro film imo

[Bondvillain]

Can you class the actress who does Marge Simpsons voice a great actor?



Julie Kavner?

Me personally, no I just think she's 'alright'.

But the people who nominated her for 10 acting Emmys and 4 Golden Globes throughout the 70's 80's and 90's do. And so Does Woody Allen. He's cast her in most of his New York movies. I dont personally consider myself a fan of Allen, but it's generally accepted that he knows good actors.

I made enough drunken errors in my posts for you to gain the upper hand without having to say mad, groundless things. You should look out for those opportunities in the future. It'll save you being embarrassed when one unneccesary piece of rhetoric turns out to be shaky, as the example above proves.

Fin.
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Regarding Pacino, one that tends to be forgotten is "And Justice For all" , a tight little courtroom drama co-starring John Forsythe ( Blake Carrington out of "Dynasty" and the voice of the eponymous Charlie from "Charlie's angels")

Very 70's in tone (and synthy soundrack) focussing on a Lawyer (Pacino) & his personal dilemma when appointed to defend a corrupt Judge (Forsythe) in a Rape trial. The Judge may be innocent of THIS crime, but will Pacino's knowledge of the Judges previous actions affect his duty to the truth or his perception of the law?

While the movie itself is largely (sadly) neglected (it's one of Director Norman Jewison's best) , most film fans are at least aware of Pacino's performance in the key "Contempt" scene where an outraged Pacino prowls the court, having been told by the presiding judge that his comments were out of order, he rants "YOU'RE out of order! YOU'RE out of order! This whole damn TRIAL is out of order!" (They're aware of it primarily for it being a Joey Tribiani audition scene in "Friends".... Still, C'est la vie...)

[jebus]

I dont personally consider myself a fan of Allen, but it's generally accepted that he knows good actors.

I disagree with that. The guy hasn't cast a decent female lead in a couple of decades (who here rates Scarlett Johansson for her 'acting'?), and thinks Johnaton Rhys Meyer is quality.

[Bondvillain]

I see your point, especially on Myers and Johannsen , but in general the "female lead" comment is a little harsh - See:

Chloe Sevigny in Melinda and Melinda
Christina Ricci in Anything Else
Helen Hunt in The Jade Scorpion
Elaine Stritch, Tracey Ullman & Elaine May in Small time Crooks
Samantha Morton in Sweet and lowdown
Judy Davis in Deconstructing Harry
Natasha Lyonne in Everyone says I love you
Mira Sorvino in Mighty Aphrodite
Diane Weist in Bullets over Broadway.

All decent actresses, and for Woody, who has tended to write more detailed male characters since the Annie Hall era, the majority are fleshy female roles (in some very dodgy movies in some cases, but fleshy & female nonetheless...)

[jebus]

Chloe Sevigny in Melinda and Melinda
Christina Ricci in Anything Else
Helen Hunt in The Jade Scorpion
Elaine Stritch, Tracey Ullman & Elaine May in Small time Crooks
Samantha Morton in Sweet and lowdown
Judy Davis in Deconstructing Harry
Natasha Lyonne in Everyone says I love you
Mira Sorvino in Mighty Aphrodite
Diane Weist in Bullets over Broadway.



Hunt, Morton and Davis I give you, but the rest are average actresses in average roles, the three I mentioned are good actresses in average roles.

Sevigny is the most over-rated actress of this era, famous for her dress sense and giving her boyfriend a real blowjob in a film

[Bondvillain]

Different strokes I suppose.

I thought that Weist and Sorvino have never been better than in their Oscar winning roles, and having seen Elaine Strich perform in the flesh, I was left with the impression that she single handedly disproved the "women cant be funny" argument. Sevigney is , admittedly, useless to humanity, but using her as a self-obsessed porcelain waif with ideas above her station in a movie shows that Allen's casting instincts are pretty much on the money...

And Christina Ricci has capital knockers. Not a word against her will be heard. :D

[gustavo]

Hunt, Morton and Davis I give you, but the rest are average actresses in average roles, the three I mentioned are good actresses in average roles.

Sevigny is the most over-rated actress of this era, famous for her dress sense and giving her boyfriend a real blowjob in a film

Christina Ricci is a great actress to be fair.

[cheifo]

If you have'nt seen 3.10 to Yuma yet then dont bother.I struggled through to the end last night.Average is being generous and some of the scenes are cringing.

[Donegalred]

Saw Walk hard the Duey cox story . Very funny i hadnt heard much about it went to it when no country for old men was sold out laughed all the way through piddle take of Walk the line .


Anyone else see this. That RTE guide critic said it was poor.

[SaucyJack]

If you have'nt seen 3.10 to Yuma yet then dont bother.I struggled through to the end last night.Average is being generous and some of the scenes are cringing.

if you haven't seen the original with Glen Ford Chiefo, I recommend it.

[Aberdonian Stu]

I haven't seen the original 3.10 but the remake is a quality film.

As for Walk Hard, I was in stitches for large parts of it. It is a ridiculous film and don't go there looking for an intellectual feast but it is good at what it does.

[Billsthoughts]

if you haven't seen the original with Glen Ford Chiefo, I recommend it.

anyone elses brain immediately go ..."hes a saucy one" as soon as they read saucy jacks posts?
spinal Tap....excellent film....
Walk Hard got really bad reviews........that put me off going but seems to get recommended here.....I have to say I found the song in the ads quite funny...

[biscuit]

Life of Brian on rte tonight!!!
classic comedy! "biggus dickus" :D :D :D

[anto1208]

Anyone else see this. That RTE guide critic said it was poor.

If you liked Anchor man you will like it. similar type of humour. And like anchor man wont do well in the cinema but DVD sales will build a cult following.

Its a strange type of humour not main stream i had no expectations so i went in there with an open mind and loved it will watch it again a few times.

Anyone that doesnt like it will prob be the kind of person that thinks will and grace is funny.

Just to give you a feeling for the type of comedy i like Life of brian spinal tap anchor man along with shows like south park family guy mighty boosh all high on my list of favourites .

[cheifo]

Yeh Anchor man had me chuckling.Loved that bit where they were talking about their(1970s) aftershave."This one called Panther..its made from real Panther":D

[geysir]

if you haven't seen the original with Glen Ford Chiefo, I recommend it.
Ditto, the remake isn't fit to lick it's spurs.

[bennocelt]

Tom Hanks dissapeared off the Radar? We are talking about the same Tom Hanks , right?

He's been in at least 1 Award winning movie, a blockbuster hit, or a Worldwide newsworthy flop almost every year for nearly 25 years without a break!

Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
The Da Vinci Code (2006)
Cars (2006) (voice)
The Polar Express (2004)
The Terminal (2003)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Road to Perdition (2002)
Cast Away (2000)
The Green Mile (1999)
Toy Story 2 (1999) (voice)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
That Thing You Do! (1996)
Toy Story (1995)
Apollo 13 (1995)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Philadelphia (1993)
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
A League of Their Own (1992)
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
Turner & Hooch (1989)
The 'burbs (1989)
Big (1988)
Dragnet (1987)
The Money Pit (1986)
Bachelor Party (1985)
Splash (1984)
.


To be honest I cant stand Hanks. He was alright years ago doing the comedy movie but i dont think he is good at the serious stuff. He def isnt a De Nero, Pacino, Day Lewis kind of intense actor.

[John83]

To be honest I cant stand Hanks. He was alright years ago doing the comedy movie but i dont think he is good at the serious stuff. He def isnt a De Nero, Pacino, Day Lewis kind of intense actor.
Not every character has to be intense. He plays everyman characters in a way that an actor like Pacino can't.

[jebus]

Christina Ricci is a great actress to be fair.

Name 3 roles that you couldn't replace her with an actress with the same clapped out junkie look?

[Neish]

Got Three Burials out last night staring Tommy Lee Jones, Good show

[geysir]

Why dont we just use this thread for Recommended Films only
and those who want to discuss popular actors and actresses start another off topic thread?

There is only one thread in this forum for Films and it turns the thread to treacle if we have to plough through other discussions about the merits of actors and actresses.

[jebus]

Why dont we just use this thread for Recommended Films only
and those who want to discuss popular actors and actresses start another off topic thread?

There is only one thread in this forum for Films and it turns the thread to treacle if we have to plough through other discussions about the merits of actors and actresses.

How about we don't. You can't discuss films without discussing the actors/actresses in them, and I'd assume most recommendations would be made on the basis of the performance of Hanks, Ricci, whoever

[Pauro 76]

Saw Superbad last night for the first time.. absolutely hilarious, funniest comedy in years IMO..

[Billsthoughts]

Saw Superbad last night for the first time.. absolutely hilarious, funniest comedy in years IMO..

agreed....also dunno if its been mentioned already(shouldbe the name of the thread) but the squid and the whale is also very funny.

[geysir]

I'm Not There based on part of Bob Dylan's life with him being played by a nr. of actors plus Cate Blanchett.
Some parts were very good, especially the depiction of Dylan as a teenager being played by a 12 year old precocious cocky black kid.
Overall the film focuses on a few areas of his life, much of it around Dylan's time in England in the mid sixties. The Pennebeker documentary "Don't Look Back" has already done that and much better. AFAIR the real Dylan in that Documentary (the light bulb press conference) was funnier and more coherent than Cate Blanchett's portrayal.
I wouldn´t not recommend it.
For me it doesn´t stand beside the real footage in the Scorcese /Pennebaker/Newport documentaries, even Renaldo and Clara.

[Aberdonian Stu]

Have to disagree, I thought I'm not there was a great film and Blanchett gave a great performance.

[geysir]

Disagree with the double negative "I wouldn't not recommend it"
or everything?

Out of interest have you seen Don't Look Back?
or the other documentaries that many of the scenes were taken from? like where Dylan sings Hattie Carroll out of the back of a truck or the Newport appearances.

[Billsthoughts]

massive dylan fan. thought "Im not there" was rubbish. blanchet was good but agree that the real dylan footage is way more entertaining. Best performance was the young black kid.

[shakermaker1982]

anybody seen very bad things or Buffalo Soldiers? Two quirky films I rate that have probably passed many people by. Went to see No Country for Old Men and it's a return to form for the Coen brothers. Moody, dark and tense - my kind of film. The first 90 minutes are outstanding but after that it goes in a reflective direction that kind of threw me. The ending especially so. Well worth a watch. Next up for me is Cloverfield and the Valley of Elah.

[passinginterest]

Buffalo Soldiers is a good one. Some excellent black humour. Very much recommended.

Hoping to see Cloverfield myself over the weekend. Haven't been to see anything in ages.