Rate the last film you saw

**BohsPartisan** · 21/09/2009, 5:18 PM

Originally Posted by ken foree

bohspartisan have you ever seen 'stalker'?

No but I actually like the Clooney/Soderberg Solaris aswel as the original.

**ken foree** · 22/09/2009, 2:07 PM

Originally Posted by ParkLife

It's nothing like Alien Nation.....it's the first film I've seen in a long time that is an original idea. Not a re-make/ re-hash/rip off. The aliens take a bit of getting used to...but once you get over that, it's brilliant. Of course it's a total reflection of Apartheid in Africa. The main actor is excellent. One of the best performances I've seen all year. And considering the budget the special effects are top notch. Go see it.

it seems good, i might. fyi, google "district 9 alien nation" to see all the comparisons people have found with the two movies. as soon as i saw the trailer i thought "alien nation directed by 'children of men' guy". but it's not a major criticism, just that people should be perhaps a bit wary of believing it to be utterly original - e.g. i'm sure 'alien nation' copped some other classic sci-fi tropes that i'm too young(!) to be aware of...

**ken foree** · 22/09/2009, 2:11 PM

Originally Posted by BohsPartisan

No but I actually like the Clooney/Soderberg Solaris aswel as the original.

stalker's another tarkovsky film where three questing individuals (a writer, a professor, and a "stalker") look for a fantastical room inside a dangerous 'zone' where residual effects of an alien crash-landing create hazardous traps and disorienting situations. the room in question grants one's deepest wishes (not always a good thing!). very good, up there with his solaris.

**micls** · 22/09/2009, 2:16 PM

Originally Posted by ken foree

hmm well it seems to cop a lot of stuff from that 80s(?) sci-fi movie 'alien nation' - but it could be just that there are old farts like me who remember crappy b-movies better than good ones. i would see it though, it looks a bit like 'children of men' in tone, which i loved.

'moon' - bohspartisan rec'd this very highly i believe, i'll have to rent it, looks fantastic, i own both the original solaris (clooney/soderbergh one was a joke) and 2001 so this slow-paced paranoid sci-fi seems right up my alley. bohspartisan have you ever seen 'stalker'?

Alien Nation-quality, had forgotten about that.

Wouldn't compare the 2 at all though, very different kinds of movies

**shakermaker1982** · 28/09/2009, 11:50 AM

Duplicity - why did I bother?

**John83** · 28/09/2009, 12:12 PM

Duck Soup, one of the Marx Brothers most celebrated films, which lived up to its reputation.

Switchblade Romance, which has more plot holes than a script made of cheese.

The Fall, which is the prettiest move I've ever seen, though a little thin on plot.

**tetsujin1979** · 28/09/2009, 2:16 PM

saw Toy Story in 3D on saturday morning
the 3D didn't add much (which was surprising) and its still a great film 15 years (!!) after it first came out

don't remember Woody being such a d!ck the last few times I saw it though....

**SkStu** · 28/09/2009, 3:07 PM

Adventureland.

Pretty good actually. Some good laughs and some funny performances and i think Kirsten Stewart is a fine ting.

**thischarmingman** · 28/09/2009, 10:17 PM

Originally Posted by SkStu

Adventureland.

Pretty good actually. Some good laughs and some funny performances and i think Kirsten Stewart is a fine ting.

She is indeed. Thought it was pretty good myself, sweeter although maybe not as raucous as Superbad. The main guy was very likeable.

Saw Creation at the weekend.

Really didn't expect much from it (I thought it might be standard BBC costume drama fare), but it was one of the best films I've seen this year, Bettany turns in a really strong performance. It's a far more complex and deeper film than I would have thought going in, with some really moving scenes. Yes, it concerns itself with the science v religion argument but it's a film about faith and family and belief, whether that's belief in yourself, someone else, an idea or even in a memory. It's genuinely a really good, well made film.

**eamo1** · 29/09/2009, 12:07 AM

Seen the Soloist on Saturday night.A v.good film(but not a great film) with an unexpected ending.At least for me and the gf we thought the ending was unexpected,it didnt follow the usual route these type of films do,which wasnt a bad thing at all.Jamie Foxx is a decent actor too i have to admit.
Worth a look,7.5/10.

**ParkLife** · 29/09/2009, 9:00 PM

Adventureland..really enjoyed it. Main guy is very good, Ms. Stewart is fine. First film I've seen her in.

Let the Right one in...Excellent. Hard to describe it....Vampire film but not a horror. Sort of a romantic movie between the two young actors, who are superb in it. It's a Swedish film, so subtitles. Go rent it....I loved it.

**SaucyJack** · 30/09/2009, 1:48 PM

Rented "Observe and Report", a movie about a hapless mall security guard(Seth Rogen). I'm not a fan of Seth Rogen, but the trailer for the movie looked decent.
The movie itself was dreary and depressing and I think got one laugh out of it.

Rented another movie "The Chaser", a Korean action-thriller, pretty decent, but kind of falls apart in the last half-hour.

**DeLorean** · 30/09/2009, 2:30 PM

Enjoyed The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Thought it would be a bit long in 2hrs45mins but went by steady enough.

**thischarmingman** · 02/10/2009, 7:24 AM

Originally Posted by joey4ireland

Tropic Thunder. Absolute snooze fest. I lost interest after 20 minutes and it seemed to drag on for another 20 hours. First film I actually found painful to watch. Especially towards the end. Just not one bit funny.

Totally overrated. The number of people I meet who tell me it's the funniest thing they've ever seen...

A bunch of Hollywood A-listers proving how 'down' they are by poking (very gentle) fun at the movie industry. While pocketing massive paychecks.

Conversely, Pineapple Express came out around the same time and was overlooked because of the Tropic Thunder hype- it's a little gem of a film.

**tetsujin1979** · 02/10/2009, 11:21 AM

saw both Tropic Thunder and Pineapple Express around the same time last year. I remember I laughed more at Pineapple Express, but thought some of the jokes in Tropic Thunder were funnier

**DeLorean** · 02/10/2009, 3:36 PM

Although I enjoyed Robert Downey Jnr and Tom Cruise's hands in Tropic Thunder, I would have to agree that it was grossly overrated. Long spells of nothingness. Totally agree about Pineapple Express, had a pain in my stomach from laughing at times, especially the foot in the windscreen bit

**gustavo** · 02/10/2009, 3:54 PM

James Franco is class in it ! but he owes a bit of a debt to Brad Pitt's performance in True Romance

EDIT just read up on that - apparently it's intentional

**don ramo** · 02/10/2009, 6:18 PM

Originally Posted by joey4ireland

Tropic Thunder. Absolute snooze fest. I lost interest after 20 minutes and it seemed to drag on for another 20 hours. First film I actually found painful to watch. Especially towards the end. Just not one bit funny.

ben stillery is what i call what happens to films starring well ben stiller, i think since meet the parents his films are getting progressively worse, hes always saved by other actors, hes now gotten so bad that even a black RDjnr didnt have a chance to save this film,

anyway saw the international last night decent show, noting special i expected better, since it stared clive owen and naomi watts,