Recommended Films

[jebus]

Knocked Up is actually quite good if any of you are heading to the cinema in the next few days/weeks

[shakermaker1982]

Yep I'd go along with Jebus on Knocked up - entertaining but could have been sharpened up if they lost a few scenes. Very unrealistic though - I mean as if that blonde babe is gonna sleep with that porker???!!! :)

[Dodge]

Knocked Up is actually quite good if any of you are heading to the cinema in the next few days/weeks

Fully endorsed.

As for the Just Friends/Evan Almighty comments :( Very poor lads...

[Risteard]

The HOAX is good.

[First]

Fully endorsed.

As for the Just Friends/Evan Almighty comments :( Very poor lads...

The comments or the films:confused:

[shakermaker1982]

I watched Alpha Dog on DVD the other night and though it was decent, based on a true story (lad gets kidknapped over a drug feud). Boxing fans out there should note that Fernando Vargas acts very well in it.

[Dodge]

The comments or the films:confused:
The films, and the positive comments on them

[Risteard]

Heading to cinema later.
I don't no anything about No Reservations. Whats that?

[Billsthoughts]

saw that super bad last nite. would well recommend it. very funny.

[SaucyJack]

Mysterious Skin (with Joseph Gordon levitt of 3rd rock fame) is a pretty disturbing but wrenching film that I'd recommend highly.

[Risteard]

1408 anyone?

[gustavo]

saw Primer , enjoyed it but didnt have a clue what was going on for the last 20 minutes

and Apocalpyto was good entertainment with plenty of Hollywood cliches thrown in

[Jerry The Saint]

Reign Over Me - great acting from Don Cheadle and the most underrated actor in Hollywood - Adam Sandler (up there with his performances in Punch-Drunk Love and Happy Gilmore)

[BohsPartisan]

Saw Hallam Foe tonight. Excellent film, highly reccomended.

[paudie]

Simpsons Movie is only ok. Not many belly laughs.

[jebus]

Saw Hallam Foe tonight. Excellent film, highly reccomended.

Looking forward to that alright, is it showing in the IFI? Suppose I could just look that up myself through the magic of the internet :o

[passinginterest]

Mysterious Skin (with Joseph Gordon levitt of 3rd rock fame) is a pretty disturbing but wrenching film that I'd recommend highly.

I'd back that up too. Had totally forgotten about it, but, it really was very good.

[Dodge]

Looking forward to that alright, is it showing in the IFI? Suppose I could just look that up myself through the magic of the internet :o

Showing pretty much everywhere

http://entertainment.ie/movie_reviews/Hallam+Foe/5132.htm

[SaucyJack]

"Road to Perditon" if nobody has mentioned it, loved it, great music score, and cinematography.

Also "Happiness" by Todd solondz, a black comedy about Peodophilia, truly deranged.

[BohsPartisan]

Showing pretty much everywhere

http://entertainment.ie/movie_reviews/Hallam+Foe/5132.htm

Yeah but you get a great sense of film buff superiority watching it in the IFI!
:D

[Thomo]

woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown, cool spanish film, almodovar.

other spanish films to check out

spirit of the beehive
viridiana ( dir: bunuel)
la ardilla roja ( dir: medem)
vascas ( Dir: medem)

[tetsujin1979]

Anyone mention From Dusk 'Til Dawn yet?
Great hijack flick turns into bonkers vampire shoot out in a bar in Mexico.
Also contains the scene I would quite happily die acting out

[gustavo]

Saw Atonement last night , have to say I thorougly enjoyed it , might not be to everyones taste , but worth going to see for a fantastic tracking shot on the beach at Dunkirk alone

[DIFChick]

Saw "3:10 to Yuma" yesterday, class film. Cinematography was very good and the acting wasn't too bad either. Christian Bale is one of my favourite actors, did a good job as Batman (next Batman movie looks very good too!) and I loved Harsh Times. Also look up The Machinist, American Psycho, The Prestige and The Empire of the Sun.

Thought 1408 was very poor. Rushed at the end and if they're going to use a lot of CGI then at least make sure it's well done which I didn't think they did in this movie. It's just one of those Stephen King novels that are better left as a book.

Movies to keep a look out for:
American Gangster - Ridley Scott
The Heartbreak Kid - Farrelly brothers
No country for old men - Coen brothers
Sweenet Todd The Demon Barber from Fleet Street - Tim Burton

I could go on forever but I won't! :D

[shakermaker1982]

Anyone mention From Dusk 'Til Dawn yet?
Great hijack flick turns into bonkers vampire shoot out in a bar in Mexico.
Also contains the scene I would quite happily die acting out

excellent film. Mental but in a good way.

Which scene was that then? Watching Salma Hayek dance??!!

[tetsujin1979]

excellent film. Mental but in a good way.

Which scene was that then? Watching Salma Hayek dance??!!
The bit where George Clooney sucks wine off her toe. I'd die quite happy if I got to suck wine off any part of Salma Hayek!!

[John83]

The bit where George Clooney sucks wine off her toe. I'd die quite happy if I got to suck wine off any part of Salma Hayek!!
It's Tarantino who gets that particular pleasure.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayACsykYOQ0
The entire scene for the interested - tetsujin1979 is talking about the bit about 2 and a half minutes in.

[Newryrep]

[QUOTE Which scene was that then? Watching Salma Hayek dance??!!

[/QUOTE]

There is a better one in Dogma - see you tube

[BohsPartisan]

Saw Fugitive Pieces at the Atlantic Film Festival on Saturday night. Excellent adaptation of Ann Michaels's novel. Very moving.

[Raheny Red]

Seen two films yesterday and both were easily the worst films I've ever seen. The Terminal on RTÉ last night and Disturbia in the pics yesterday afternoon and my god they made painful viewing.

[SaucyJack]

Seen two films yesterday and both were easily the worst films I've ever seen. The Terminal on RTÉ last night and Disturbia in the pics yesterday afternoon and my god they made painful viewing.

yeah, saw Disturbia several weeks back, essentially a "teen" movie which I hate and didn't realize at the time.

would recommend "The Look-out" though.

[Risteard]

Thats what the trailer promised but i thought there were one or two real scary moments.

[shakermaker1982]

gonna keep clear of disturbia then. Anybody seen death proof yet? Have seen very mixed reviews for it.

[John83]

gonna keep clear of disturbia then. Anybody seen death proof yet? Have seen very mixed reviews for it.
I haven't seen it, but it looks like Tarantino fans are finding it okay, though nothing spectacular.

[Thomo]

i've seen death proof and really enjoyed it. very cool film. although to be fair kurt russell is one of my favourite actors(ever since he put on the eye patch to play snake pliskin, even though technically that was before i was born LOL). death proof is not a typical tarrantino film , there is something which feels like an action movie about it, but i'd definitely reccomend seeing it, just for some of the car chase scenes if nothing else, performed by the actress involved, without a stunt double. very impressive.

i would also reccomend planet terror the otehr half of grindhouse, its amazing!!!

[John83]

...the car chase scenes if nothing else, performed by the actress involved, without a stunt double...
This being the professional stunt woman who's barely acted?

[Thomo]

yeah, you'd never tell though, shes a pretty good actress IMHO, pulls the role off well.

[jebus]

Isn't Disturbia just a poor teenage re-hash of Rear Window? Haven't seen it (Disturbia), but thats what it comes across as

[BohsPartisan]

Isn't Disturbia just a poor teenage re-hash of Rear Window? Haven't seen it (Disturbia), but thats what it comes across as

Yes pretty much so but the really disturbing thing is the number of movies Shia Le Boeuf has been in this summer. Move over Heath Ledger!

[Kildare Lad]

Superbad is absolutely hilarious!!

[Raheny Red]

Superbad is absolutely hilarious!!

Agreed, seen it over the weekend. Fogol (sp??) is an absolute hero :cool: :D

[gustavo]

Agreed, seen it over the weekend. Fogol (sp??) is an absolute hero :cool: :D
You mean McLovin :D

[DIFChick]

Saw "Eastern Promises" last week, extremely laboured dialogue and the acting isn't great. But I got to see Viggo Mortensen naked in a sauna...mmmm...so that somewhat compensates for the bad acting. Some of the violence is pretty realistic, opening scen is especially gruesome.

Off to see Into the Wild this evening, written and directed by Sean Penn. Oscar material according to the critics, so hoping this is as good as they say.

Also seen Ratatouille last week. When it comes to storyline it's definetely not in the same league as Nemo and The Incredibles but still well worth seeing if you're into great animation. It's almost 2 hours long, a bit too long to bring the kids to, no?

Keep an eye out for American Gangster next week (Fri 16th). Gangster movie by Ridley Scott who's my favourite director.

Anyone else seen anything good lately?

[passinginterest]

Saw "Eastern Promises" last week, extremely laboured dialogue and the acting isn't great. But I got to see Viggo Mortensen naked in a sauna...mmmm...so that somewhat compensates for the bad acting. Some of the violence is pretty realistic, opening scen is especially gruesome.

Off to see Into the Wild this evening, written and directed by Sean Penn. Oscar material according to the critics, so hoping this is as good as they say.

Also seen Ratatouille last week. When it comes to storyline it's definetely not in the same league as Nemo and The Incredibles but still well worth seeing if you're into great animation. It's almost 2 hours long, a bit too long to bring the kids to, no?

Keep an eye out for American Gangster next week (Fri 16th). Gangster movie by Ridley Scott who's my favourite director.

Anyone else seen anything good lately?

Went to Saw 4 last Saturday having not been in the cinema in ages. More of the same really, not nearly as original as the first in the series and a few plot holes you could poke a mountain through, still if your into that kind of thing it'll keep you entertained.

Ended up back in the cinema again on the Sunday and it was a choice between Eastern Promises and Ratatouille, went for the lighter animation. It's good fun and the two hours went fast enough, was definitely a few restless kids though. The animation is phenomenal at times, the scene where the rats are washed down the river is truly spectacular.

[DIFChick]

passinginterest - agree on the animation and most part of Ratatouille is fast paced animation which I thought was well made.

Am a bit reluctant to Saw 4 as I didn't like the third installment at all. I think I'll wait until it comes out on DVD.

I can recommend 3:10 to Yuma. Went to see it without knowing anything about it and loved everything about it, acting, script, cinematography, music etc.

[dahamsta]

Went to Ratatouille with the youngfella a couple of weeks ago and thought it was good fun. Going to Elizabeth tonight I think, thought the first in the series was very good when I saw it on DVD recently; despite being incredibly annoyed by StupidFirstName Blanchett's looks.

Watched a classic last night, 2001: A Space Oddysey. For some strange reason I'd never actually seen it. The design and effects were brilliant, and some of the sci stuff that wasn't all that fi, for a movie made in '68. However in general the whole thing was a bit trippy for me. Worth watching, but never again I reckon.

adam

[Risteard]

Would definitely recommend Eastern Promises.
It's kind of like the Godfather meets . . . . eh . . . . . . . a Russian.

[geysir]

Saw the 3:10 to Yuma, in contrast to DIFCHick I thought it was one of the worst remakes ever, somewhere in the overkill remake genre. It defiles the original.

The original B&W 3:10 To Yuma is a B&W classic. It is tight and intense. Full of athmosphere where the tension slowly builds up, the farmer's (Van Hefflin) dilemma, the outlaw (Glenn Ford) trying to psyche him out in the hotel room and the get me to the station on time.
What you have with the remake
For every one bullit fired, now we have 1000
Instead of 3 or 4 deaths, we have 200
Instead of a farmer's wife, we have Gretchen Mol
Instead of an outlaw we have super-outlaw.
It has turned a totally believable plot into something that is all over the place, an adventure into science fiction.

[Stevo Da Gull]

Haven't read most of the previous posts so I'm guessing some of these will have come up already:

The Departed
A History Of Violence
The Learning Curve
The Girl Next Door
Saw (1+2, haven't seen 3 or 4)

It's so annoying, I've seen quite a few films on TV that I though were great but can't remember the name (you know those films, not a lot of big names, probably low-budget, and brilliant).

[strangeirish]

It's so annoying, I've seen quite a few films on TV that I though were great but can't remember the name (you know those films, not a lot of big names, probably low-budget, and brilliant).
Ah yes, 'Debbie does Dallas' and 'Deep Throat'?:D Masterpieces!