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  • JennyFlexFanJennyFlexFan Posts: 1,497MI6 Agent
    Yes, I saw the documentary (very good) but never the film. I'll have to tune in and see. Thank you!
  • AlexAlex The Eastern SeaboardPosts: 2,694MI6 Agent
    You're welcome, :)
  • Mr MartiniMr Martini That nice house in the sky.Posts: 2,703MI6 Agent
    Alex wrote:
    Now how was that? I've been meaning to see that movie (United 93) but never got around to it.
    The A&E Channel aired a documentary over the weekend. They played the film, then came the actual story. You'll have to see it for yourself. I can't rate this film as I would any other. But yes, please do watch it.


    Was it the same United 93 that was in the theaters awhile back, or was it A&E version of the movie?
    Some people would complain even if you hang them with a new rope
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent Speeding in the Tumbler...Posts: 3,676MI6 Agent
    BATMAN BEGINS...gets better like fine wine. :x
    Mrs. Man Face: "You wouldn't hit a lady? Would you?"

    Batman: "The Hammer Of Justice is UNISEX!"
    -Batman: The Brave & The Bold -
  • darenhatdarenhat The Old PuebloPosts: 2,029Quartermasters
    The Lavender Hill Mob...a fun little caper movie, with a 'perfect' heist being pulled off by two inexperienced thieves. As always, Alec Guiness is always a delight to watch.
  • Lazenby880Lazenby880 LondonPosts: 525MI6 Agent
    edited August 2006
    Dan Same wrote:
    Thank You For Smoking
    I loved it. It's a terrific satire with a great central performance from Aaron Eckhart. A very funny film, it takes aim at most of the people involved with Tobacco (lobbyists, journalists, politicians, health groups etc..) and IMO to brilliant effect. I would very much recommend it.
    I loved Thank You For Smoking. All the performances, bar one (Katie Holmes, unfortunately, was the weak link), were first rate and the cast was a most impressive collection of actors. The writing was solid, and I appreciated the underlying message that we should question the prevailing wisdom. Of course, the picture is, at its base, a quirky comedy and on that level it succeeded admirably.

    My only problem (excluding Holmes) was during the Senate investigation near the end where Naylor criticises them for not wanting to slap a warning label on cars or planes and the lead Senator (William H. Macy; brilliant) complains that the total fatalities are incomparable. Surely such an avid anti-smoking campaigner would have made the rather obvious point that while tobacco is directly related to a variety of health problems, air and car travel are not. Instead he just flusters that the total number of deaths are not analagous.

    The most credit must go to Aaron Eckhart who does a superb job in a very difficult part. Somehow he manages to make Naylor charming, human and funny; and although most audiences will instinctively want to loathe him they will nevertheless end up emphasising with him to a far greater degree than they would like. Eckhart makes an ambivalent character into a sort of wonderfully loathsome hero and was perfectly cast.

    Overall, probably my favourite movie of the year thus far. A witty, black satire that does not patronise or condescend. Quite an accomplishment nowadays.
  • steelydan3steelydan3 Posts: 65MI6 Agent
    Wayne's World on TV last night. Very funny, probably not to everyone's taste, but a good comedy film.
  • Mr MartiniMr Martini That nice house in the sky.Posts: 2,703MI6 Agent
    Inside Man


    This movie was better than I expected. The plot wasn't what I expected either. I must say it was 2 hours of my time well spent. Spike Lee knows how to direct a movie. I'd recommend this movie.
    Some people would complain even if you hang them with a new rope
  • Dan SameDan Same Victoria, AustraliaPosts: 6,054MI6 Agent
    edited August 2006
    2:37
    It's a small Australian film which is almost certainly yet to be released in the US and the UK. It's (this isn't revealing anything) about a suicide and it's very effective; a little OTT but extremely well done. It's not the kind of film that one can 'enjoy' or not but I would recommend it to anybody who is interested in seeing a film of that nature. It's been compared to the Gus Van Sant film Elephant, however I'm yet to see it so I can't really comment. 2:37 is worth seeing though. It's a very powerful film and I did very much enjoy it, although enjoyment may not be the appropiate word.

    The People vs. Larry Flynt.
    I recently rewatched it. I've seen it numerous times, including at the cinemas, and I think it's a great film which features a fantastic performance from Woody Harrelson and which I agree with to a great extent on an ideological level.
    "He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake. and then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you’re finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Death of a Salesman
  • Mewtwo3090Mewtwo3090 Posts: 72MI6 Agent
    Mr Martini wrote:
    Inside Man


    This movie was better than I expected. The plot wasn't what I expected either. I must say it was 2 hours of my time well spent. Spike Lee knows how to direct a movie. I'd recommend this movie.


    Yes, Same here. It was the best Clive Owen movie ever! But my last was Ultimate Avengers 1&2
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,462Chief of Staff
    Have spent today as a total couch potato, ably assisted by Son Of. I let him pick the movies, so we watched:

    The Pink Panther As a fan of the old series I was apprehensive about Steve Martin assuming the role of Clouseau, but it worked surprisingly well. Clive Owen as 006 was worth a laugh, but I'm still glad he didn't play Bond.

    AVTAK Enjoyed thoroughly by both of us. Of course!

    Jurassic Park: The Lost World We hadn't seen that for years.

    Dirty Harry Clint as the coolest, cruellest cop ever.

    (Co-written by Son Of Barbel)
  • Dan SameDan Same Victoria, AustraliaPosts: 6,054MI6 Agent
    edited August 2006
    Barbel wrote:
    Dirty Harry Clint as the coolest, cruellest cop ever.
    Hear Hear {[]

    Tell Son Of that anybody who picks Dirty Harry is cool in my book. :D
    "He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake. and then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you’re finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Death of a Salesman
  • Son Of BarbelSon Of Barbel Posts: 227MI6 Agent
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  • RogueAgentRogueAgent Speeding in the Tumbler...Posts: 3,676MI6 Agent
    To Sir With Love & The Concrete Jungle
    Mrs. Man Face: "You wouldn't hit a lady? Would you?"

    Batman: "The Hammer Of Justice is UNISEX!"
    -Batman: The Brave & The Bold -
  • Sir Hillary BraySir Hillary Bray College of ArmsPosts: 2,174MI6 Agent
    Bend of the River. 1952 Western, starring Jimmy Stewart as a former Missouri border raider trying to turn his life around by helping a group of homesteaders settle in Oregon. Very straightforward morality play, well-shot and well-acted, with Stewart showing his tougher side. Not a bad way to spend 90 minutes.
    Hilly...you old devil!
  • AlexAlex The Eastern SeaboardPosts: 2,694MI6 Agent
    The 60s Batman with Adam West and Burt Ward. Lots of frosty beverages helps too.
  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,420MI6 Agent
    The Right Stuff.

    Worthy treatment of the early US test pilots from the late 40s to mid 60s; you think it's gonna end with man on the moon but it doesn't.

    Verges from documentary style, reverent treatment of the pilots and jokey attitude towards top brass.

    It's very stylised. The Right Stuff wasn't a big hit on its release and I can see why, it looks good but lasts 3 hours and takes its time... some of it seems to have popped up in later films like Top Gun, Batman and The Untouchables (in particular the noisy, camera clicking press men) and maybe Pearl Harbor (the medical inspections...)

    I would like to see one movie where Texan businessmen/politicians are not portrayed as jovial, sinsister figures who probably had a hand in the death of JFK. Lyndon Johnson is depicted as a charicature, a buffoon with a nasty side.

    The film skirts around the pilot's infidelities and affairs, or rather addresses them simply in order to skirt around them...

    Then again, the cast are very good and the characters seem to be represented on their own terms... Ed Harris v good as John Glen.
    "This is where we leave you Mr Bond."

    Roger Moore 1927-2017
  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,420MI6 Agent
    Also, Jabberwocky.

    Terry Gilliam's dark ages comedy seemed worth a look simply for its phenomonal British cast: Michael Palin, Harry H Corbett, John Le Mesurier, Max Wall, Bernard Bresslaw, that bloke who played Tom in Waiting for God, the verger from Dad's Army and many many more.

    Gilliam gets the period detail authentic and grimy enough, there's not an ounce of Disneyfication here.

    But he also forgets to transfer the laughs. There aren't any. Palin is the lead, a gormless fellow with a "Pennies for an ex-leper" voice throughout., not sympathetic. I'd have preferred to see Eric Idle or Graham Chapman in the role.

    All the cast seem wasted.
    "This is where we leave you Mr Bond."

    Roger Moore 1927-2017
  • Mr MartiniMr Martini That nice house in the sky.Posts: 2,703MI6 Agent
    The Sentinel

    Just finished wacthing this movie. Not the best movie I've seen but it did keep my attention. The movie is based upon a book written by Gerald Petievich (a former secret service agent himself). Basickly it's about Keifer Sutherlands charector (David Breckinridge) trying to uncover a mole in the secret service. There's a plot to kill the president, and a secret service agent is in on it. All the evidence points to Michael Douglas' charector (Pete Garrison). This is where the movie starts to pick up. I'll leave off here, because the movie then goes into some spy techniques which are really cool. Also there's some cues in the movie the secret service uses to protect our president. Nothing major, just small things.


    3.5 stars out of 5 stars.
    Some people would complain even if you hang them with a new rope
  • TonyDPTonyDP Inside the MonolithPosts: 4,303MI6 Agent
    Alex wrote:
    The 60s Batman with Adam West and Burt Ward. Lots of frosty beverages helps too.

    As does the sight of Lee Meriwether in that catsuit. Meow indeed!
  • Dan SameDan Same Victoria, AustraliaPosts: 6,054MI6 Agent
    edited September 2006
    Terminator 3
    I recently rewatched it on TV after having previously seen it at the cinemas. I am a massive Terminator fan but I have never realy loved this film. Unlike the first two, which are both among my favourite films, I find this to be too ordinary. Nonetheless I do enjoy it and I am certainly looking foreward to Terminator 4.
    "He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake. and then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you’re finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Death of a Salesman
  • AlexAlex The Eastern SeaboardPosts: 2,694MI6 Agent
    Viewed my latest, This Island Earth - and the picture quality looks clear with great color.

    Glad I waited, as Universal released this at the beginning of dvd and it had gone out of print. Seemed to have become a little collector's item because online hawks were charging outrageous amounts for a copy. A special edition would have been appreciated though, at least there's a trailer.

    I hear Warner has one in the works for Forbidden Planet. Definitely plan on snatching that one up. An Anne Francis :x photo shoot would be nice too. :v

    Castle Of The Living Dead, a German film with Karin Dor, Lex Barker, (always my favorite Tarzan) and the great Chris Lee. Very nice production values with one of the creepiest forest landscapes I've seen. Miss Dor is lovely and gets along well with the likable hero played by Lex. Lee of course is awesome and they keep his actual voice. Dubbing this man is a sin.

    Same year as YOLT, although her hair is a little longer.
  • TonyDPTonyDP Inside the MonolithPosts: 4,303MI6 Agent
    edited September 2006
    Alex, Forbidden Planet is one of my favorites as well (probably only behind 2001 as best sci-fi film ever IMHO though I often waffle on their order).

    FYI there will be 2 versions of Forbidden Planet released on November 14. Here's some links to Amazon for more info. I'll definitely be picking one of these up, but I'm still trying to figure out what the ultimate edition has that the other one does not.

    2 Disc 50th Anniversary Edition

    http://www.amazon.com/Forbidden-Planet-Two-Disc-Anniversary-Special/dp/B000HEWEDK/sr=1-5/qid=1157465831/ref=sr_1_5/104-4297657-1658339?ie=UTF8&s=dvd

    Ultimate Collector’s Edition

    http://www.amazon.com/Forbidden-Planet-Ultimate-Collectors-Wilcox/dp/B000HEWEEY/sr=1-4/qid=1157465831/ref=sr_1_4/104-4297657-1658339?ie=UTF8&s=dvd
  • AlexAlex The Eastern SeaboardPosts: 2,694MI6 Agent
    edited September 2006
    Now you've gone and done it - That ultimate edition resembles what they did with the Kong tin. Always loved the original poster art, so probably will purchase the entire package. Worth the cost I'd imagine.
  • AlexAlex The Eastern SeaboardPosts: 2,694MI6 Agent
    Django

    Starring Franco Nero - The fireplay is over the top and brutal. And I read this is the movie Tarantino took the ear scene in Reservoir Dogs from. (this segment is very graphic for 1966) Not the epic touch of Leone's movies but extremely captivating in it's own right. Why is this man draging a coffin around? Watch and find out for yourself.

    A classic which I highly recommended for lovers of the Italian west. (but then you folks have already seen it, haven't you)
  • darenhatdarenhat The Old PuebloPosts: 2,029Quartermasters
    Alex wrote:
    And I read this is the movie Tarantino took the ear scene in Reservoir Dogs from. (this segment is very graphic for 1966)

    You mean Tarantino *gasp* COPIED someone's elses movie?! I'm shocked! SHOCKED!

    ...sorry - couldn't resist! :p
  • TonyDPTonyDP Inside the MonolithPosts: 4,303MI6 Agent
    Alex wrote:
    Django

    Starring Franco Nero - The fireplay is over the top and brutal. And I read this is the movie Tarantino took the ear scene in Reservoir Dogs from. (this segment is very graphic for 1966) Not the epic touch of Leone's movies but extremely captivating in it's own right. Why is this man draging a coffin around? Watch and find out for yourself.

    A classic which I highly recommended for lovers of the Italian west. (but then you folks have already seen it, haven't you)

    If you're a fan of the spaghetti western (and who isn't) then you should check out a documentary that often plays on the IFC cable channel called The Spaghetti West. It takes a very in-depth look at this genre. The piece includes a ton of interviews people like Eastwood, Leone, Corbucci, and many more. Here's a link to it on IFC's store:


    http://www.ifctv.com/ifc/what?CAT1=6686&AID=14429&CLR=black&BCLR=000000

    There's also a great book on Leone's westerns that I highly recommend. Tons of great photos and interviews collected from many different sources. Here's a link to an Amazon page for that:


    http://www.amazon.com/Once-Upon-Time-Italy-Westerns/dp/0810958848/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b/104-4297657-1658339?ie=UTF8
  • Moonraker 5Moonraker 5 Ayrshire, ScotlandPosts: 1,821MI6 Agent
    Syriana

    As you're all no doubt aware, an Oscar winning film about the oil industry and its impact on world politics and economies in the modern world. An enjoyable film over all, but very tough going at points. A text message in the middle of the film distracted my attention for, ooh, 5 minutes or so, and I had to struggle to get back on track with what's happening. Still, a very interesting film, some very good acting and only the second time I've really seen Jeffrey Wright in action (hadn't heard of him before he was cast in CR). It is, ultimately, a rather cynical piece of film making, but knowing several people in the oil business, I really wouldn't be surprised by most of it at all.

    Overall, a very good film, but not an easy night's entertainment, by any manner of means. This is a film that needs your undivided attention.
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  • Dan SameDan Same Victoria, AustraliaPosts: 6,054MI6 Agent
    edited September 2006
    Syriana
    I really enjoyed it, but what I remeber most is that during a scene in which a prince talks about democracy and women's rights, a woman in the audience yelled out 'yeh right' really loudly. I mean, yes, I didn't believe him either, but did she have to express her cycnicism for the whole theatre to hear?
    "He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake. and then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you’re finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Death of a Salesman
  • steelydan3steelydan3 Posts: 65MI6 Agent
    Right, not visited this forum for a while, and watched quite a few films since.

    Annie Hall-Great film, great writing and cast. Widely regarded as Woody Allen's best and I, for one, have to agree.

    Die Hard-What can I say about Die Hard, the more I watch the sequels, the more they pale in comparison. Not only the best Die Hard film, surely one of the best action films of all time too?

    All About My Mother- from Spanish director, Pedro Almodovar of course, whose latest offering is Volver. Another film with a great cast, female centric, and one of the best films I've seen. Although the above two are also in my favourites.

    The big adventure of Mortadelo and Filemon-Another Spanish flick, completely different in that it is based on a famous Spanish cartoon strip. It does do justice in bringing a comic to life, as you feel the characters have just walked off the page. Real slapstick humour and may be a bit childish for some people's liking, but a big thumbs up from me!

    Memento-Well, I got this out of my university library and I'm glad I did. It's one of those films that is hyped, I watch it, don't like it nearly as much as everyone else and feel bad and wonder 'Is it just me?'. I did enjoy it okay and thought it was decent enough, but glad I didn't buy it because I would be selling it on by now.

    One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest-Haven't read the book, so can't comment on that aspect. However, quite a good film to watch, didn't enjoy, again as the praise would make out I'd enjoy it, but still 2 hours worth spent. I wouldn't say no to watching it again.

    Casino Royale (1967)- Well, you could read the memorable quotes page on imdb.com for this film and still get the enjoyment out of it, as you would from watching the actual film. Yes, there are funny moments, yet they're spaced out, and they probably could have took half an hour and it would have made the film slightly better. This is the second time I've watched this, and during the first half hour, I had to use my will power not to get up and watch another DVD as this does drag in parts and I this is my only dud in my DVD collection. Still I do find the theme song a tad catchy, or should I? :))

    The Bourne Identity-I'll be unpopular, but I will say about this film-'Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear...', being told that this was better than the last few recent Bonds I feel I must disagree. I didn't like this at all, and was worried until I seen the CR trailer yesterday when some people said it was going to be like Bourne. My brother had the two DVDs for ages and never got around to watching them, but after what I seen on ITV this week, I'll save myself some time, by not bothering with Supremacy or Ultimatium next year.

    A View To A Kill-Now this seriously is in my Top 5 Bond films. I do like it and it is a lot of fun. Love Chris Walken as always and you can have tonnes of fun spotting the amount of sexual innuendos! Maybe a good drinking game? :)

    Licence To Kill, again, this is in my TOp 5 Bonds. I don't like it as much as TLD, but there is still an awful lot to like in this film I feel.

    The Living Daylights-Well, it is my favourite film ever and I'm always worried about a day when I watch it I won't enjoy it. Yet, this time wasn't one of those times. Sitting down to watch this is my idea of film heaven, I love pretty much every thing about this film. Yes, it's as familiar to me as a pair of old slippers and I have watched it four times this year, all during the summer, however, like an old pair of slippers, you still enjoy them.


    Sorry for the long post, guys!
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