Recommended Films

**Billsthoughts** · 04/03/2008, 4:51 PM

seconded. really loved this film and soundtrack was excellent.

Has anyone seen that Vantage Point?
Is it worth watching?

**HarpoJoyce** · 04/03/2008, 8:06 PM

Czech-born Tom Stoppard wrote a play/BBC Production in response to the Charter 77 movement in Czechoslovakia countering the regime there at the time.

Its about a philosophy academic who takes up an invitation to give a speech on ethics in Prague, but he took up the invite 'cos England were due to play a World Cup qualifier at the same time [no historical match took place].
While he is there, one of his former students, Hollar, arrives at his hotel and asks him to smuggle out a paper for him, the professor initially refuses.

The academics of the conference share the same hotel as the International players and journalists so there is some interaction.

There's small references to football, also ethics and the correct thing to do.

IN the BBC production Peter Barkwith stars and Stephen Rea plays the Czech former student (y'know scruffy, long hair)

Review
http://www.complete-review.com/revie...pt/profoul.htm

Wikipedia Review with spoilers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_Foul

**pete** · 04/03/2008, 9:15 PM

Originally Posted by Billsthoughts

Has anyone seen that Vantage Point?
Is it worth watching?

Not impressed by trailer but I could be wrong.

Did see a clip which is supposed to be Spain i think (filmed in Mexico) where guy runs up to car & drags out the driver shouting "secret service" as he commandeers the car. Aside from the language barrier I think a Spaniard who neither know are care who the secret service was.

**John83** · 05/03/2008, 10:08 AM

Originally Posted by pete

Not impressed by trailer but I could be wrong.

Did see a clip which is supposed to be Spain i think (filmed in Mexico) where guy runs up to car & drags out the driver shouting "secret service" as he commandeers the car. Aside from the language barrier I think a Spaniard who neither know are car who the secret service was.

Now that's one for that mangled clich�s thread we had a while back.

Now, if only I could find it.

**deecay** · 05/03/2008, 11:38 PM

Malcolm X,just over 3hours long.Amazing film

**Dr. Ogba** · 06/03/2008, 12:26 PM

Originally Posted by pete

Not impressed by trailer but I could be wrong.

Did see a clip which is supposed to be Spain i think (filmed in Mexico) where guy runs up to car & drags out the driver shouting "secret service" as he commandeers the car. Aside from the language barrier I think a Spaniard who neither know are care who the secret service was.

agreed, if the trailer is higlighting the best bits of the film then I'll be steering well clear. Despite the good cast the acting looks dreadful...

**green army** · 09/03/2008, 6:06 PM

saw in brugge with brendan gleeson and colin farrell. did anyone else see it. thought it was very good. a few laugh out loud moments

**Dr. Ogba** · 10/03/2008, 11:13 AM

Saw 2 films over the weekend:

Semi-Pro - Now I'm a big fan of Will Ferrell (for my sins

) but this was by far one of the worst films I've ever seen. A one-joke film where the one joke isn't even funny.

The Prestige - This came highly recommended to me by a friend and I was also a fan of Nolans previous work (Memento in particular) so I was really looking forward to it. Very disappointed by the ending, I was hoping for something unexpected but it just ended up a bit silly....

Thumbs down on both!

**jmurphyc** · 10/03/2008, 11:23 AM

"There Will Be Blood" was the best movie I've seen at the cinema in a long time. Daniel Day-Lewis was immense as usual. Saw the start of "Vantage Point" at the cinema yesterday before walking out (for the first time ever) and thought it was woeful, though perhaps the ending makes up for it. I would not recommend going to see it to anyone. I saw "In Bruges" too yesterday. I really wasn't looking forward to it, but ended up loving it. It was pretty funny and Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson are great together in it. It's definitely worth a look.

**anto1208** · 10/03/2008, 3:07 PM

Havent seen vantage point but i like the concept of the same part played over 8 times , Johnathan ross was raving about it and Forest is one of my favourite actors , ill be seeing it soon hopefully

**Wangball** · 11/03/2008, 10:13 PM

I bought a Christopher Guest box set ages ago and finally got around to watching Waiting for Guffman, its brilliant, if you liked Spinal Tap or Best in Show its well wort a look

**ken foree** · 12/03/2008, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by Wangball

I bought a Christopher Guest box set ages ago and finally got around to watching Waiting for Guffman, its brilliant, if you liked Spinal Tap or Best in Show its well wort a look

yeah man say it again! GUFFMAN is the masterpiece of mockumentaries. often over-looked in favor of the latter two you've named but corky and ron albertson are far and away some of the funniest sh!t i've ever seen. the albertson's audition for the play, uh, the mind reels...