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[the_wonderchild]

There wasn't much of a push/promotion for the film [Into the Wild] per se like your blockbuster titles, but it was very easily overlooked and polarised some viewers.

Anyways, watched 2001: Space Odyssey on Blu-Ray last night. I'd imagine most if not everyone here has seen it before, but its execution is still unique to this day in my opinion. Fairly good quality too far a restored 40 year old film.

[nofixedaddress]

I’m going to do my bit for community service here and issue a warning.


Don’t, whatever you do, watch "The Happening" starring Mark Wahlberg.


Take your mother-in-law skinny dipping, get a prostate check (even if you don't have one!), stick a pencil in your eye - do something, anything, other than sit down to view this film.


It’s a NO film. No plot, no script, no acting, no direction, no cinematography, no continuity, no involvement, no plausibility, no......


The only point that held any interest for me was seeing how many different shades of blue/grey, of Zooey Deschanel’s eyes, were created. There’s loads of puppy eye shots.


Horrid film.


Trust me, you will thank me for saving 1hour 35 minutes of your life from being wasted.


NFA

[the_wonderchild]

Hahahah.....great synopsis NFA.

I must say, all the negativity almost makes me want to see it.

[nofixedaddress]

Hahahah.....great synopsis NFA.

I must say, all the negativity almost makes me want to see it.

Go on - I dare you!

But don't come round here crying afterwards.

NFA

[hired goon]

G'day,

Saw "Wanted" on the big screen at Southbank this arvo ... a big dumb action flick that is the bastard child of The Matrix, Three Kings, Tarantino, and (bizarrely) Office Space.

I had no idea what this film was about when I entered the cinema, but I had so many WTF? moments that I still don't know what it was all about. Apparently based on a comic book.

Not bad for $6. YMMV.

This evening I watched "Walk Hard - The Dewey Cox Story", and chortled aplenty. I'm guessing that I should have previously seen Walk The Line and Ray to appreciate this faux music biopic more fully, but funny stuff regardless as John C. Reilly traces a career that touches on Johhny Cash, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson, Jim Morrison, etc.

Loved the songs, too: "In my dreams you're blowing me ... ... ... some kisses".

--Geoff

[Tweaky]

The "Bank Job" is an Ok movie to see IMHO....nothing flash but at least all the characters are developed and the story is based on an actual indecent.

[the_wonderchild]

Oh yeh, forgot to say i saw Batman Dark Knight in cinemas last week.

Turned out to be quite good considering the enormous hype surrounding it; found the ending to be the major letdown of the piece, in my opinion.

[hired goon]

G'day,

[...] found the ending to be the major letdown of the piece, in my opinion.

All the superhero movies (Dark Knight, Iron Man, Hulk) this year have had weak endings: the hero battles an evil version of himself, in a scene that is not as exciting or as spectacular as the rest of the movie.

--Geoff

[Jake]

Forbidden Kingdom

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You gotta love a Jackie Chan flic and even better when he's paired up with Jet Li.
Throw in a modern Monkey, a couple of hot Asian chicks and some top shelf kung fu action and you've got a recipe for a top movie.

It wont be mentioned at the Oscars, and you will probably never watch it more than twice, but personally I just love the whole genre, and this one's a keeper.

Cheers,
Jake

[Tweaky]

Forbidden Kingdom

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You gotta love a Jackie Chan flic and even better when he's paired up with Jet Li.
Throw in a modern Monkey, a couple of hot Asian chicks and some top shelf kung fu action and you've got a recipe for a top movie.

It wont be mentioned at the Oscars, and you will probably never watch it more than twice, but personally I just love the whole genre, and this one's a keeper.

Cheers,
Jake

IF you like that sort of stuff,well either you or your kids will love CJ7

[Jake]

IF you like that sort of stuff,well either you or your kids will love CJ7

Thanks Tweaky, looks good. Completely different genre to Jackie Chan/Jet Li, but looks like fun all the same. Very reminiscent of Kung Fu Hustle (same director).
Cheers,
Jake

[Tweaky]

This up coming movie looks ...Intriguing!

CTHULHU...have a look.

http://www.cthulhu-themovie.com/

[nofixedaddress]

I third the "into the wild" comments and a most excellent soundtrack from mr Ed

I also third the dark knight comments. Heath's performance is (for me) worth the price of admission alone.

It even inspired me to watch Batman Begins again last night (seen this one a number of times but last night was first in Hi Def).

I have also recently watched:

The Matador - fairly average
Wolf Creek - Scary
Aeon Flux - Charlise is hot
Darkman - where the comic book adaptions started
Feast - funny horror movie with Henry Rollins cameo
Harsh Times - Christian Bale movie (straight to video for a reason?)

Happy to provide more in depth reviews if anyone is interested in a particular title

Another happy watcher of "Into the Wild" here. A gritty movie with a good sound track as previously noted. Two Thumbs up.

Wolf Creek I did enjoy that one - but the geographical clangers kept annoying me. Had no one in the film production actually been to Wolf Creek Crater?


A few I've watched lately -

HoneyDripper With Danny Glover - a nice movie with a music theme. Even had Keb Mo playing in the movie. Something for a wet Sunday arvo.

Meet Dave another Eddie Murphy movie that fails to hit the spot. A few chuckles for the adults but more for the tweenies.

Now a couple for recommended viewing.

The Trap a foreign film directed by Srdan Golubovic. Totally devoid of "hollywoodness". Gutsy movie with twists. Not action nor horror just human relationships. Works on the viewers emotions.

The Shadow of the Moon directed by Ron Howard. A doco that looks at the Apollo Missions. Great piecing together of interviews with some of the astronaunts. Some good stories told but as a whole shows these guys to be just very fortunate humans with a lot of courage. They have a dig at the conspiracy theorists at the end. Worthwhile viewing.

NFA

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[Tweaky]

A few that I have watched in the last few days are.

Wall-E...http://disney.go.com...ictures/wall-e/
Good kid movie with a green bent.
Hellboy 2...http://www.hellboymovie.com/
Ok but a bit smulthzy......hellboy and the gill guy getting soft of women sort of leaves it sort of lacking.
Super High Me...A comedian whose main topic is being stoned tries the Super size me diet with marijuana.

[Grumpy]

Super High Me...A comedian whose main topic is being stoned tries the Super size me diet with marijuana.

Sounds like a Cheech and Chong type of theme.

[the_wonderchild]

Wall-E appears to be another Pixar gem.

If you have seen any other Disney/Pixar films, how does it compare to some of them? I'm interested in this one, because the character doesn't seem to have the same degree of appeal as past entries.

[Tweaky]

Wall-E appears to be another Pixar gem.

If you have seen any other Disney/Pixar films, how does it compare to some of them? I'm interested in this one, because the character doesn't seem to have the same degree of appeal as past entries.

It has a environmental bent to it,Wall-E is the last working waste disposal robot and all humans have left earth over 700 years ago and are on a cruise type space ship,the ship sends out probes looking to see if earth is habitable again.
One of the probes is called EVE and Wall-E falls in love with it.
I don't want to post spoilers,but It all ends up happy ever after for all concerned,as is the norm for Disney.
Not the best Pixar/Disney movie ever,plays on the "Puppy looks" of Wall-E a bit too much IMHO.

I watched "Tropic Thunder" last night.



Some very funny parts in this movie [the set destruction at the beginning is hilarious]and Steve Coogen goes out in a very Pythonish fashion but ultimately gets very silly just over half way in and the ending was very B grade,Tom Cruise as an over weight hard arse studio head doing this dance is classic.
Jack Black is the weak point,his part could of been written out of the script and it would of made a better movie IMHO.
Russell Crowe gets the piss taken out of him big time by Robert Downey jr,worth watching just for that.

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[the_wonderchild]

Thanks for the rundown Tweaky. Sounds a lot different than i imagined, but nothing typical or cliche as per usual from the company.

[Tweaky]

The ..."Tropic Thunder" is as close as any American version of a Monty Python movie as it will get.

It's quite good in all honesty.

[waricle]

I saw Driving Lessons last night.
It has a bit of the old "Harold & Maud" flavor and is a really good film.
Takes the piss out of a hypocritical christian family.

[Tweaky]

I watch "The Savages" the other night,brilliant acting,an irony of life type movie that is usually the domain of french movies,funny in a droll sort of way...recommended.

Then saw "Baby Mama",I know it's a chick flick but I actually enjoyed it,well scripted and acted....If you are going to get dragged to a "chick flick"make it this one,some of the scenes with Steve Martin as the new age company owner are quite funny and you actually feel an empathy with most of the characters.

[waricle]

The Painted Veil-
A somber slow silent soliloquoy sadly short of substance.
Boy meets girl- girl plays up-boy carks it.
Chick flick

[Tweaky]

The Painted Veil-
A somber slow silent soliloquoy sadly short of substance.
Boy meets girl- girl plays up-boy carks it.
Chick flick

Based on a Somerset Maugham short story.
Beautiful photography in that movie,CHINA at it's most picturesque.
Much of a Muchness...as was ATONEMENT.

[mr-happy-pants]

Watched The Kite Runner the other night.
Great book, film did it justice.
Very intense. Older teenage son also enjoyed.
Good PQ too for SD.

[waricle]

Hellboy 11
"I'm not a baby, I'm a tumor"
Plenty of laughs and action for those who enjoy this genre.
Great sound and effects- the baddies are REALLY bad.
Their singing when they are pissed is as bad as mine!!

[Tweaky]

Righteous Kill.
New De Niro and Pacino cop movie.

I was looking forward to this after the truly abysmal Pacino movie 88 minutes.

Well,it could of been better,it wasn't bad,just sort of bland.

I don't know if it's because I watch a hell of a lot of movies that I knew what was the supposed amazing revelation at the end of the movie after about 15 min in,or that I thought both actors had lost interest,particularly Pacino,during the shoot.

Wait for the DVD is my advice.

[Jake]

Ive just finished watching the first (and only) season of this delightful musical comedy show. Now, I am the last person to advocate anything from across the dutch, mainly because of that atrocious accint, I really, really cant stand ut.
But, this show is brilliant, and I really hope they do a 2nd season. Some of the songs, although they are comedy based, are bloody great. I will chase down their music CD for sure.

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[cableconnoisseur]

I appear to be alone in the 'type' of movies I've watched recently.........

• Stop Loss (Brilliant theme)
  
• Body of Lies (not bad)
  
• In Bruges (clever)
  
• Mamma Mia (best movie of 2008 so far)

Anyhoo............just thought I'd mention a few.

Am currently halfway through Iron Man on DVD........haven't yet 'heard' the part that destroys speakers and subs though.

Russ.

[Waylander]

I watched season one and season two of the TV show Dexter.

Disturbingly good.

[hired goon]

G'day,

I watched season one and season two of the TV show Dexter.

Disturbingly good.

It's gold, Jerry. Gold. And season 3 has just started in the US, but FIIK when Ten will be airing it, considering that season 1 has only just finished here.

Also gold: Season 1 of "Heroes" (although it has really nuked the fridge now).

--Geoff

[Waylander]

G'day,


It's gold, Jerry. Gold. And season 3 has just started in the US, but FIIK when Ten will be airing it, considering that season 1 has only just finished here.

Also gold: Season 1 of "Heroes" (although it has really nuked the fridge now).

--Geoff

Yeah I enjoyed heroes season 1. May have jumped the shark but I am a sucker for anything with super powers in it

[Jake]

Heroes season 2 is great as well, and season 3 is now showing in the US.

[hired goon]

G'day,

Heroes season 2 is great as well, and season 3 is now showing in the US.

I thought season 1 of Heroes was beaut because it was obvious that the story was not being made up as they went along, and it had a rare combination of good plots and internal consistency (like "Life On Mars" on ABC).

But season 2 (and what I have seen of season 3 so far) is just toss IMHO with none of the good points from season 1.

--Geoff

[Jake]

G'day,


I thought season 1 of Heroes was beaut because it was obvious that the story was not being made up as they went along, and it had a rare combination of good plots and internal consistency (like "Life On Mars" on ABC).

But season 2 (and what I have seen of season 3 so far) is just toss IMHO with none of the good points from season 1.

--Geoff

I would agree its not quite as good as season 1, but I think it depends how you watch it. If one were to watch the episodes once a week as they are aired on telly then you get so lost, and you lose touch with all the subtle things that happened the night (week) before.
We sit down and watch 3 or 4 episodes in a hit, full immersion, then you can tie things in properly.

Also the writer's strike would have done the show no favours. LOST suffered the same fate.

Cheers,
Jake

[Mr_Gadget]

My favourite shows at the moment are:

* Dexter (not on at the moment, only seen the first season)
* Supernatural


....thats about it.

[brumby]

There's part two of a three part documentary on the Galapagos Islands on tonight. 7:30 on ABC1. The first episode was excellent.

If you're into nature docos (a la Attenborough, Planet Earth et al) you should check it out. The photography is superb for one thing. Nobody equals the BBC in this area.

[the_wonderchild]

There was a funny movie (in the lame sought of way) that i caught a glimpse of the other day. Had Steve Martin and i think Chevvy Chase; something like Three Amigos?

Didn't see it all but it seemed very typical of the Steve Martin type movie.

[Soultone]

No Country For Old Men - 5 stars, pure gold. I can not fault this film. It is the first movie that has really got me since Donnie Darko.

Now it is time for, There will be blood.

[patjoy]

Watched "Sleepers" on TV last night and enjoyed the film immensily even with the ads. Great cast. Have to get it on dvd.

[mickj1]

Hi

Watched I'm Not There the other night - very topical given the recent rerun of the Martin Scorsese film No Direction Home - it made an interesting comparison to see Cate Blanchett and the real thing so soon after.

cheers
Mick

[andythiing]

Watched Walk the Line last night and loved it - must get some Cash and Carter!

[mr-happy-pants]

Watched Kingdom last night (HD DVD)

Drama about a group of American FBI agents in the middle east investigating an attack on US civilians over there.

Much better than I hoped for. really enjoyed it. Recommended.

[guru]

watched 4 movies today [domestic duties detail]
quantum of solace, not as good as casino royale which it follows on from,great trashing of an aston martin in the opening sequence,judy dench steals the show.
tropic thunder,funny as but really stupid ,amazing cast,so many names,you won't recognise tom cruise or robert downey.
traitor,don cheadle and guy pearse,fantastic movie that keeps you guessing right to the stunning end.
ironman,loved it but thought the 30 seconds after the titles finished to be the clincher and confirm ironman 2.
regards,guru.

[Jake]

Just watched I Am Sam.

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Somebody here mentioned the soundtrack as being a good album, so I dutifully bought it and loved all the Beatles covers.

So that led me to stumble across the movie in JBHF one day a few months ago, and finally sat down to watch it tonight. A real tear jerker, and my missus loved it
I found it very well made, a compelling storyline and great acting, and the soundtrack fabulous of course.

Cheers,
Jake

[unclemack]

watched 4 movies today [domestic duties detail]
quantum of solace, not as good as casino royale which it follows on from,great trashing of an aston martin in the opening sequence,judy dench steals the show.
tropic thunder,funny as but really stupid ,amazing cast,so many names,you won't recognise tom cruise or robert downey.
traitor,don cheadle and guy pearse,fantastic movie that keeps you guessing right to the stunning end.
ironman,loved it but thought the 30 seconds after the titles finished to be the clincher and confirm ironman 2.
regards,guru.

Hmmm Interesting. Loved Iron Man. Haven't seen the others yet. Didn't know they were out on disc yet.

You must have a GREAT video store...

Cheers

M