Rate the last film you saw

"Insidious",a family move into a new home and it starts off like a possessed house type of film but it turns out it's not the house that's haunted as they discover when they move house yet again,entertaining enough horror 7/10.

"The Children",I have to say I was expecting more from a film with a theme like this,2 families have a christmas together in a remote snow bound house and the kids decide that it's not going to be a merry Xmas for the adults,maybe I had too high expectations having read the reviews but I was disappointed.5/10

Friends With Benefits

Mila Kunis is incredible. That's about all you need to know to make this worth seeing. I'm a bit of a sucker for a rom-com too and despite setting out to subvert the genre somewhat it does end up pretty much reverting to type. It's good natured and funny enough to hold the interest. Timberlake can be a bit irritating but he's bearable. Oh and did I mention Mila Kunis? Only disappointment is she used a body double for the naked ass shot.

7/10 for the film. 10/10 for Mila.

"Blitz"-Cop flick, with Paddy Considine, Mark Rylance, Jason Statham,,,, avoid, avoid, avoid.... why do actors with some serious acting credits(with the exception of Statham) sign up for these types of movies? Money, I guess, but this movie is so hare-brained and dumb that it diminishes the work they've done elsewhere. I couldn't even begin to explain the silliness of this movie, so I won't, just avoid it.( I got suckered by a blurb again)

^ I watched that last night, 2 hours or whatever of my life I'll never get back. Rewatched an old DVD recently - Lord of War. Cracker film, has got probably one of my favourite opening scenes to a film.

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It's about the life of a international arms dealer, I think it was part funded by Amnesty I think(?) not your typical cheesy action film, definitely worth a watch 8/10.

"Attack The Block",horror/comedy movie that has a Shaun Of The Dead feel about it but without the zombies though,a small alien lands in the middle of a tough flat complex in London and ends up being killed by the local gang of 15 year old scobies,the small alien though is only the precursor for the bigger aliens who soon arrive to cause havoc in the area.

Loads of holes in the plot but who cares considering the subject matter,can't say I knew any of the cast bar Nick Frost (not a huge part considering),but enjoyable escapism for horror/gore fans. 7.5/10

Contagion - a complete mess of a film that meandered and was a morality play on factory farming, anti-Chinese and basically a star vehicle disaster pic. 90 odd minutes I won't ever get back, feels like I've been out in Inchicore again! 2/10

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"Attack The Block",horror/comedy movie that has a Shaun Of The Dead feel about it but without the zombies though,a small alien lands in the middle of a tough flat complex in London and ends up being killed by the local gang of 15 year old scobies,the small alien though is only the precursor for the bigger aliens who soon arrive to cause havoc in the area.

Loads of holes in the plot but who cares considering the subject matter,can't say I knew any of the cast bar Nick Frost (not a huge part considering),but enjoyable escapism for horror/gore fans. 7.5/10

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I watched that lately too.
I really wanted to see it because Joe Cornish of Adam and Joe fame directed and wrote it, and I've been a fan of theirs for years.
Was slightly disappointed, i think with a bigger budget it could have been better but it is still very enjoyable.

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I watched that lately too.
I really wanted to see it because Joe Cornish of Adam and Joe fame directed and wrote it, and I've been a fan of theirs for years.
Was slightly disappointed, i think with a bigger budget it could have been better but it is still very enjoyable.

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That's the worst thing about really looking forward to a movie as you have an expectation before you see it,I had a complete blank slate going in to watching this one.

Trollhunter

Norwegian take on the blair witch style 'actual footage thing about mythical creatures.

Pretty good effects, and loads of really dry humor. And an Ant/Dec look alike.

Probably the funniest thing I've seen this year.



See it before the yanks ruin it with their remake.

watched Four Lions last night. I thought it was excellent. 8/10.

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Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point. As the wheels fly off, and their competing ideologies clash, what emerges is an emotionally engaging (and entirely plausible) farce. In a storm of razor-sharp verbal jousting and large-scale set pieces, Four Lions is a comic tour de force; it shows that-while terrorism is about ideology-it can also be about idiots.

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"Yeah, f*ck mini-babybels."[/

Just watched "Kidulthood" on BBC2 there, nothing great but a decent enough film about teen life in London

"Blitz"-Jason Statham plays a plain clothes London Policeman trying to track down a killer (brilliantly played by Aidan Gillen) who has an unhealthy habit of shooting cops in the face.

Not quite as many fight sequences as normal but I think in this instance less is more,if you like JS you'll like this-7/10.

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"Blitz"-Jason Statham plays a plain clothes London Policeman trying to track down a killer (brilliantly played by Aidan Gillen) who has an unhealthy habit of shooting cops in the face.

Not quite as many fight sequences as normal but I think in this instance less is more,if you like JS you'll like this-7/10.

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We must be watching all the same films...

Anyway, I only really rented it because Paddy Considine was in it. Was very worried abut "THE STATH" being in it and his voice annoyed me, that said he play that unorthadox cop well and i could see him do a few movies with as the same character, ala Clint Eastwood.
6/10 for me.

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Anyway, I only really rented it because Paddy Considine was in it.

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He's an excellent actor any played his difficult part really well in this movie.

In the past coulple of weeks I've seen:

Stripes: 7/10 - Not the funniest I've seen but generally amusing, perhaps dragged on a bit for a couple of funny moments. Would have been 6.5 but for the mud wrestling scene.
Dumb and Dumber: 8.5/10 - Hadn't seen this years (sometime in the mid-late 90's) when I was too young to get it and finally got around to seeing it again and it didn't disappoint
Whale Rider: 2/10 - What a terrible film, watched it in class and bored the hell out of me. It doesn't get a 1/10 because it did make me laugh a couple of times. This in spite of the fact that I find Maori culture interesting.

Midnight in Paris - Woody allen's "return to form" apparently. not bad but not great. Stars Owen wilson, Marianne cotillard and Rachel McAdams 7/10

Crazy, Stupid, Love - above average romcom with Ryan gosling, Steve Carell, emma Stone and Julianna Moore - 8/10

Inception - Yeah wasnt too bad, maybe a little too long, but not half as good or as clever as they might like to think.

Route Irish - Ken Loach's movie about security firms work in Iraq, very good as you would expect from a Loach movie, doesnt pull any punches, great acting, and a very good ending. Enjoyed it, even if it is always harrowing to watch a Loach film

The Kings Speech - Really enjoyed it, good story, good acting, and for a change good to see a simple movie with no CGI or whatever do well.

The Guard - Wasnt expecting much as the trailers looked awful but was good and the rapport between Glesson and Cheadle was good.

Adam and Paul - Finally got round to seeing this movie about two junkies wandering around the streets of Dublin. Loved it and easily the best movie I have seen this month.

Warrior - Great movie and a big surprise how much I enjoyed it. 9/10

Midnight in Paris - Nice film, not too long as well. Owen Wilson is one of my favourite, very likeable. 7/10

The Guard - Loved it, funny cause I bet you get Guards like that in the back of beyond in places like Galway! 8/10

I Spit on Your Grave (2010) - The original was extremely controversial and widely banned for it's graphic violence and depiction of gang rape. It pushed the boundaries of film at the time and reflected elements of the feminist movement and female empowerement. The new version is basically just standard "torture porn", it doesn't really have any of the impact of the original or the same sense of fighting against societal norms and repression. It's relatively watchable but no more than a 5/10 and a pointless remake.

the human centapeide- Funny sick horror flick 8/10 for being so original