I just saw Old School. Its was an ok movie for me up to the point when they were recruiting new pledges for the frat. Master of Puppets !!!
Sir MilesThe Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 27,912Chief of Staff
Just watched Hellboy and really enjoyed it. Nothing spectacular, but it was entertaining and has quite a few laughs in it - it would be nice to see a sequel.
scaramanga1The English RivieraPosts: 845Chief of Staff
I just watched Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon - again Oh and Gothika again.
Michelle Yeoh is fantastic opposite Chow Yun Fat, and Halle Berry is much better in Gothika than I think she is likely to be in Catwoman.
BestBondSeanA Bavarian in CornwallPosts: 108MI6 Agent
mhmm Catwoman..... candidate for the turkey award i think.... nothing to do with Selina Kyle..
something rather funny: Sharon Stone is the villain, and has a special cream which she applies to make her go stiff!!!!!!!!!!!
(I don't think i want to know what that means )
anybody who knows, enlighten me :-)
last film i watched in the Cinema was Spiderman 2,
thought it was marginally better than the first one, both good if nothing special.
In the cinema:
I,robot - really enjoyed this, i expected something full of "atitude" but instead it was pretty interesting, mature and well thought about
At home:
The Bourne Identity - I loved this film and it's made it's way into my top 10 already. The whole storyline is gripping, gritty and realistic. Also it's anti-hollywood presence is reassuring..
And as for the Pam Grier festival, try Friday Foster (with Yaphet Kotto!) - or the Big Doll House Or Arena Or any of 'em, Pam rocks!
I'd chose either one of the three first, maybe The Enforcer.
Of your Grier suggestions, I saw Big Doll House at a local DVD shop but opted for not buying it, as apparently Grier is not really in it for the whoole film through, right?
Last night at home I watched Livewire, which I've seen before.
Cinema, Laws of Attraction, I thoroughly enjoyed it and thought it very funny.
I love the LOTR trilogy, Gollom is great.
I want to see The Passion, Farenhiet 911, I Robot, Thunderbirds and Garfield.
When I go to bed I'll be watching Die Another Day.
Take care and enjoy
Omega
The League of Extraordinary Gentleman. It's an impressive DVD with incredible picture quality. It is highly entertaining, and in his mid-seventies Sir Sean that he is still the grandest of all action movie heroes. I definitely recommend this film.
Hugo DraxLeeds, United Kingdom.Posts: 210MI6 Agent
Jackie Brown. I'm not a Tarantino fan, but this never fails to crack me up. And the 70s music just seals the deal.
I recently watched Morituri on DVD, after FINALLY finding it! What a great film! Yul Brenner and Marlon Brando are brilliant, and I loved Janet Margolin in this!
Today I watched my beat up videotape of The Wonderful World Of The Brothers Grimm with Lawrence Harvey, Barbara Eden, and Terry Nichols. Grand flick made in the tradition of the big hearted family movies of the early sixties. They don't make them like this anymore.
I just saw the German Film Goodbye, Lenin!, and I absolutely loved it. It came out in theaters in June, but it's available on DVD now. The actors all give great performances, especially the actor playing Alex whose name I have temporarily forgotten.
Flattery will get you nowhere, but don't stop trying.
scaramanga1The English RivieraPosts: 845Chief of Staff
Well it was time for a switch movie. So I watched a film written by Ed Wood last night. It's called Orgy Of The Dead and it was made a couple of years after Goldfinger.
In Wood's film, (directed by AC Stephens and starring Criswell the Incredible and Ghoulita the Ghoulish Goddess of the Undead) we see a woman in a gold cauldron, Shirley Eaton style.
Only by Wood (now where'd I put my angora sweater)
Sir MilesThe Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 27,912Chief of Staff
Finally got around to watching One Hour Photo, really enjoyed it - thought Robin Williams was excellent. Looking forward to more straight-acting roles from him.
I've seen it several times. It's just as good every time.
"Now what?"
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jfm
D'you know it was my last one too ... before that Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Monsters Inc and Thunderbirds ... hmmm, I think my children have far too much control over my television!
Stuck on a plane with The Prince and Me, I believe it was called. Wisconsin girl falls in love with the Crown Prince of Denmark. Which is tolerable given it's simplistic Hollywood fare, but København looked just like Praha (Prague) for some reason.
Did the film-makers think we were that dumb? Then again, Bond has substituted cities (e.g. Vienna doubling for Bratislava) but this one just got to me.
scaramanga1The English RivieraPosts: 845Chief of Staff
Watched Mystic River last night, a moving film with some fantastic performances from Sean Penn and Tim Robbins. This film was directed by Clint Eastwood. My only problem was the end - it seemed to have an extra ten minutes added that weren't needed.
Last night, I saw Dog Day Afternoon. It was very good. It was a bank robbery that was only supposed to be a half-hour but turned into a ten hour hostage situation. Al Pacino, Joe Cazale, and James broderick were all excellent. It was extremely suspenseful and it was a biting satire and black comedy of the time it was filmed, the '70s. Very good.
Hugo DraxLeeds, United Kingdom.Posts: 210MI6 Agent
Quoting scaramanga1:
Watched Mystic River last night, a moving film with some fantastic performances from Sean Penn and Tim Robbins. This film was directed by Clint Eastwood. My only problem was the end - it seemed to have an extra ten minutes added that weren't needed.
That's a wonderful film. I was surprised really because judging on the films I've seen, the actors who have become directors should have thought twice before making the crossover.
Last film I saw was The Bourne Supremacy on Wednesday. I highly recommend it.
Quoting Alex:
Only by Wood (now where'd I put my angora sweater)
Good ol' Ed Wood! The guy actually thought he was a great director! The funny thing is, he was SO bad, he was brilliant!
Johnny Depp did a great job portraying him on screen too!
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1 - Moore, 2 - Dalton, 3 - Craig, 4 - Connery, 5 - Brosnan, 6 - Lazenby
Michelle Yeoh is fantastic opposite Chow Yun Fat, and Halle Berry is much better in Gothika than I think she is likely to be in Catwoman.
something rather funny: Sharon Stone is the villain, and has a special cream which she applies to make her go stiff!!!!!!!!!!!
(I don't think i want to know what that means )
anybody who knows, enlighten me :-)
last film i watched in the Cinema was Spiderman 2,
thought it was marginally better than the first one, both good if nothing special.
I,robot - really enjoyed this, i expected something full of "atitude" but instead it was pretty interesting, mature and well thought about
At home:
The Bourne Identity - I loved this film and it's made it's way into my top 10 already. The whole storyline is gripping, gritty and realistic. Also it's anti-hollywood presence is reassuring..
I'd chose either one of the three first, maybe The Enforcer.
Of your Grier suggestions, I saw Big Doll House at a local DVD shop but opted for not buying it, as apparently Grier is not really in it for the whoole film through, right?
Foxy Brown rocks!
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jfm
Cinema, Laws of Attraction, I thoroughly enjoyed it and thought it very funny.
I love the LOTR trilogy, Gollom is great.
I want to see The Passion, Farenhiet 911, I Robot, Thunderbirds and Garfield.
When I go to bed I'll be watching Die Another Day.
Take care and enjoy
Omega
Enough said.
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jfm
I've seen it several times. It's just as good every time.
"Now what?"
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jfm
In Wood's film, (directed by AC Stephens and starring Criswell the Incredible and Ghoulita the Ghoulish Goddess of the Undead) we see a woman in a gold cauldron, Shirley Eaton style.
Only by Wood
D'you know it was my last one too ... before that Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Monsters Inc and Thunderbirds ... hmmm, I think my children have far too much control over my television!
Did the film-makers think we were that dumb? Then again, Bond has substituted cities (e.g. Vienna doubling for Bratislava) but this one just got to me.
That's a wonderful film. I was surprised really because judging on the films I've seen, the actors who have become directors should have thought twice before making the crossover.
Last film I saw was The Bourne Supremacy on Wednesday. I highly recommend it.
Good ol' Ed Wood! The guy actually thought he was a great director! The funny thing is, he was SO bad, he was brilliant!
Johnny Depp did a great job portraying him on screen too!